From the "beyond parody" department: Pistons 120, Jazz 116
by Kevin Sawyer on Feb 27, 2011 2:00 AM EST
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So yeah, on the eve of their discontent, when the world was atempest, the Pistons ended a five year long losing streak to the Jazz.
I have no observation other than this proves, unequivocally, that intangibles do not matter. At all. Ever.
This is the NBA. Leadership does not matter. Team chemistry does not matter. Veteran savvy does not matter.
If a team spends the plane ride the night before threatening to kill each other's dogs, followed by beating each other with foam bats, it will have not one iota of impact on the outcome of the game the following day.
Like palming, intangibles exist only on paper.
That is why Ron Artest has a championship ring. It is why Antonio McDyess does not. It is why Keon Clark made $15 million playing in the NBA.
Intangibles. Do. Not. Matter.
Hitting a whole bunch of three pointers? That matters.
In fact, I'll go out on a limb and say that, if the Pistons shoot 65% on three pointers from here on out, they will win the championship.
That's what makes the game so special. Every team has a chance, as long as they do something impossible.
Intangibles? Very possible. Easy, even. The Indiana Pacers aren't tangible at all.
Doesn't matter.
Go Pistons!
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Not sure I agree, sort of ...
I think intangibles matter. I just don’t think the intangibles we want to matter are the ones that do. We want the world to be just and that just ain’t gonna happ;‘n. We want the refs to be unbiased and that certainly isn’t happening. I’ve contended that this team’s problem is in its collective heads. Perhaps this incident will exorcise some of those demons. Let’s hope. I do know that the person we want shooting the ball at the end of games is Austin Daye. Let’s hope the coaches have seen that too.
Ruminations
Herr Heidegger,
Thank you for the insight into the nature of being and time. And thank you for your ability to apply such thinking to the trevails of the Pistons. Indeed, this season they have forced me to confront many existential questions. Your thoughts have brought my own philosophies back into order.
I can explain why Artest has a ring and Dyess doesn't
Take your pick-
A) There is no God.
B) There is a God, but he’s a total asshole like Artest.
I'll serve your ass like John McEnroe!
C) God doesn’t give a crap about the NBA.
by brgulker on Feb 27, 2011 11:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Yeah, God always seemed more like a hockey fan to me.
"You’d be surprised what you can accomplish if you’re not concerned with making sense!"- PS
because it was a joke?
internet sarcasm going badly ftw!
by Biz Markie Moon on Feb 27, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
D) Artest’s ring is a role of psychotherapy in professional sports, and among black youth. Especially since he doesn’t have a ring anymore since he auctioned it off for mental health awareness.
E) Maybe Artest has become less of an asshole and more of a dick
F) Maybe Dyess will win this year!
Woody Allen
argued that the worst you could say about God is that he’s sort of an underachiever.
I’m not sure there’s really much of an argument for that, but it was delivered in amusing fashion and “Love and Death” never ceases to crack me up.
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by MrHappyMushroom on Feb 28, 2011 6:48 AM EST up reply actions
Jeez, guess I picked the wrong night
To accept an offer of free tickets a game involving my local minor league hockey team. Who lost.
I think you can take care of the tangibles the intangibles take care of themselves.
by brgulker on Feb 27, 2011 11:57 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Maybe the Pistons can do what the Bengals did in football.
Star Receivers get mysteriously injured. Rookie receivers play EXTREMELY well. Bengals actually win some games.
So maybe Tay Rip and T-Mac being hurt is the best thing to ever happen in Detroit.
My thoughts from the game (I was there)
1. The weather sucked and nobody was there. I was not surprised.
2. We can always count on AutoMotion to bring it.
3. I was really glad to see none of the mutinees (mutiners? mutinites?) started… and even more glad that they never checked in.
4. There was ZERO interior defense for the longest time… but we finally got it together a little bit.
5. Monroe was impressive.
6. The crowd was actually really into it for most of the second half. The 4th quarter was awesome.
7. For the first time in a long time after we lost the lead, I actually felt confident we would take it back.
8. This team is WAY more fun to watch and to root for.
"It might be cool, I don't know... and if not, I don't care."
-Ronald Jenkees
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