The NBA Gods Hate Me
Posted by SBG on Sunday, February 26th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I wasn't watching the Wolves today, in fact I wasn't even aware that the game was on. As soon as I turn the game on, the Wolves throw the ball into KG in the post. Mike Miller flops and KG is called for a foul. He flips the ball into the first row and hits a guy and is ejected. Then, the guy is a big pussy and is carried out on a stretcher. No blood. It's not like KG fired the ball into the stands, he flipped it toward the endline. He's looking for a little of KG's money.
KG had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a little more than half the game.
Update: My bad. It was Shane Battier who flopped.
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Is it odd that Mike Miller is my favorite player in the NBA?
-tootie
Miller's a South Dakota boy, from Mitchell, I believe.
Of course, the Wolves come back and win, which is odd. Is it a Ewing theory deal? Or was it that the Wolves were just better today. They had a good lead when KG got ejected.
I have a couple buddies from Mitchell and they don't have a ton of great things to say about Miller. Most of all he was just plain stupid - because he had no reason to be educated. Basketball is a big thing in Mitchell. And I believe his dad was principal or superintendent or something - nice. (I could be way off on that last statement...looks like assistant principal.)
I clapped when that weiner who had to be carried out on a stretcher after being glanced in the head by a basketball got booed by the Target Center fans. Even the announcers were making fun of him. I have to imagine they'll get in some trouble for that though.
Or maybe it's because I torched my friend with him for 41 points in NBA 2k6. Oh well, long live the great white hope!
-tootie
I live in a town 55 miles from Mitchell (close, by South Dakota standards), and have always thought there was a lot of envy of Miller in Mitchell. In high school, the team basically went through him, which now seems like an obvious good move, but wasn't always appreciated at the time. A fawning local press probably didn't help that situation, either. A lot of people didn't really think he was good enough to play major college basketball, and when he proved them wrong there, they didn't think he was ready to jump to the NBA, either. While he'll never be a superstar, I'd have to say he proved them wrong there, too.
I've never met Miller, so it's quite possible that he's a jerk. But Mitchell is a small town, and while we like to see the small town boy make good, there are times we don't want the small town boy to make "too" good. I suspect this may color some people's judgment of him.
People who are really great are not always the best actors. Miller's in the NBA. That qualifies as great when it comes to the universe of basketball.
I don't begrudge him anything at all. But, God, he flopped on KG. The right thing to do, but it was so damned obvious.
According to the Channel 11 news, the Timberwolves insisted that the guy be taken out on a stretcher--like it was a legal protocol or something. I guess they were doing whatever they could to avoid or minimize a lawsuit.
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I heard that today on Hartman's show. Hartman was saying that the owner of the tickets -- the victim was a friend of the owner -- reported that. Until I hear it directly from the Wolves, I'm skeptical. They don't cart people that get plastered by foul balls at Twins games out on a gurney.