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All of a sudden the Spurs are the rebels of the NBA.
Watch Stephenson break Tony Parker’s ankles.
Tony Parker hits the deck after a vicious congratulatory butt pat from James Harden.
One quarter later, Parker stayed on the ground for nearly five minutes after a t-shirt whizzed dangerously close to his head. Spurs mascot The Coyote was assessed a flagrant-one.
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
An Alternate Opinion on the MVP Race.
Yes, LeBron James is in the midst of a great season and the Heat are doing incredibly well. This shouldn’t shock any one since LeBron James is one of the greatest players in the history of the Association and he plays along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in a weak conference (If the playoffs were to start today in the Eastern Conference, two teams with below 500 records would make the cut). All of this is expected of LeBron James. There are two things you should always be able to count on: water being wet and LeBron James having a great night. Perhaps, I have a narrow, an extremely narrow perspective on James’ game, but it just felt like what he did with the Cavaliers was more impressive than the Heat. I can’t explain it, but James seems more impressive when he has to lean on the likes of Anderson Varejao and Boobie Gibson in the clutch than Dwyane Wayne and Shane Battier.
When I think of an MVP, I think of a player that not only contributes in terms of stats but also affects the culture of the team. Look at what Tony Parker is doing with the Spurs this season. There’s Chris Paul and his complete overhaul of the Clippers. There’s Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose and Dirk Nowitzk and Lou Williams. If you want to drink the kool aid, you could even throw Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio’s names into the MVP race as well.
Look, it’s entirely too early to declare who’s the MVP of this truncated season, but it’s not a one player competition. There’s still a lot of games left.
The Daily feat. Tony Parker
Song: Jneiro Jarel “Viberian Twilight Pt. 2”
Don’t forget, weddings are temporary. Championships last forever.
“First!”
- Tony Parker
While nobody was looking, the San Antonio Spurs clinched their 14th straight playoff berth last week. Which is the longest active streak of playoff appearances in the NBA.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Today’s Math lesson is brought to you by Rajon Rondo:
22 assists + 12 points + 10 rebounds = Triple Double.
When he’s in Spider-Rondo© mode (see above) its a surprise he was only held to 6 steals. Dude is just getting outta hand on the court these days.
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O&A: Alley & Oop.
feat. Raymond Felton to Wilson Chandler & Tony Parker to Richard Jefferson
Song: Onra “Introduction”
Meet Jason Collins, Eva Longoria’s new favorite basketball player. (AP photo)
“When I say run the play, run the (expletive) play!”
- San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Greg Popovich to Tim Duncan & Tony Parker during their 111-94 win over the Golden State Warriors.
Imagine if they were losing!
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
