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In this video we look back at the NBA Finals and hear from Finals MVP Paul Pierce while NBA MVP Kobe Bryant reflects on how the NBA game is becoming more like soccer. Around 2:10 into the video hear what one former NBA Star has to say about the referee controversy.
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NBA Finals Wrap Up
Posted Jun 19th 2008 6:30PM by Elie Seckbach
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos, Boston, Los Angeles, The Word, FanHouse TV
You Too Can Purchase Your Own Larry Bird Replica Mustache
Posted Jun 19th 2008 6:00PM by Will Brinson
Filed under: Celtics, NBA Fans, NBA Playoffs, Boston
The idea of purchasing a Larry Bird Replica Mustache is nothing if not intriguing. I would wear that little plastic fake fur strip a lot, to be honest and ... oh. I see. It's not fake. Someone is actually selling their real mustache hair on EBay. Go on.
Sadly, Larry Bird's mustache is no more, however, you can have the next best thing...a PERFECT REPLICA GROWN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE 2008 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. This mustache was worn during each grueling playoff game, being treated with the highest degree of care (shampooed/conditioned daily, trimmed weekly.)Inexplicably, the mustache (the real hair off someone's lip!!!) is currently selling for $5.50. Un-real. Of course, it was at $0.99 before Hot Clicks ran with it this morning, so fur-man, you can thank Jimmy Traina for that extra coin you're pocketing.
Winner will have the option of receiving the mustache by one of two methods:
1) Shaved off with an electric trimmer and inserted into a plastic, sandwich bag.
2) Waxed off, keeping the shape and integrity of the mustache intact (recommended)
Glen 'Big Baby' Davis Is Going to Disneyland!
Posted Jun 19th 2008 2:10PM by Brett Edwards
Filed under: Celtics, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos
I suppose after watching this video, we now know why they call Glen Davis "Big Baby." He seems either really drunk (to me; a personal opinion only), or really excited that the Celtics won the title, and does his best impression of a mentally challenged child in exclaiming his desire to go to Disneyland to celebrate.
Congrats, my man. I'm sure those 15 garbage time minutes you played in Game 6 (the only game you participated in during the entire series) really helped the Celtics get over the hump.
Congrats, my man. I'm sure those 15 garbage time minutes you played in Game 6 (the only game you participated in during the entire series) really helped the Celtics get over the hump.
NBA Finals Ratings Highest in Eight Years
Posted Jun 19th 2008 1:41PM by Brett Edwards
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs
Even with Tim Donaghy doing his very best to put a damper on things, more people than ever were tuning in to watch this year's Finals. The ratings for the event were the highest the league has seen in eight years, the largest since Kobe and Shaq's first title-clincher back in 2000 over the Pacers. The Celtics' Game 6 blowout drew a 10.7 rating, compared to a 14.7 in 2000 for the Lakers-Pacers Game 6. Overall the series pulled in 9.3% of U.S. households, a 51% increase from the Spurs' sweep of the Cavaliers last season, which, by the way, was the lowest rated NBA Finals ever at just 6.2.
So conspiracy theories be damned, it appears that regardless of what people might think about the league controlling things, they still watched. The fact that the network got to play up the history of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry certainly didn't hurt the ratings. But I wonder if David Stern had addressed all the "fixing" nonsense with some clear cut solutions for holding the NBA's officials more accountable, if even more people wouldn't have tuned in.
The 'There Can Only ...' Spoofs May Not Ever Go Away
Posted Jun 19th 2008 10:45AM by Will Brinson
Filed under: Celtics, NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs, NBA Hair Watch, Boston
Just like any internet sensation, the spoofs on the "There Can Only Be One" NBA ads seem like they will go on forever. (All I can think of here is the SNL "Lazy Sunday" parodies, which were funny at first, but were soul draining after about, oh, the fifth one.) But eventually they will die out. They have to.
Fortunately, they won't die before we get to see the bearded Boston radio guy doing a thank you to the Celtics.
Let me tell you one thing folks: you shave half your head simply to make a spoof on the NBA, and you are going to get some blog love. That's just the facts.
H/T: Hot Clicks
Fortunately, they won't die before we get to see the bearded Boston radio guy doing a thank you to the Celtics.
Let me tell you one thing folks: you shave half your head simply to make a spoof on the NBA, and you are going to get some blog love. That's just the facts.
H/T: Hot Clicks
Lakers 'Had Too Many Europeans' Says Brilliant Boston Columnist Shaughnessy
Posted Jun 18th 2008 7:00PM by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs, Boston, Los Angeles
Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, please share with us why you think the Celtics won the championship."Kobe Bryant scored 22 for the losers, but ultimately LA just had too many Europeans."Calling a team soft is one thing. Asserting certain players aren't big or tough enough to bang with heavyweights, that's a common practice and perfect sensible as a critique if the facts back it up. Indicting the ethnic lineage of a group of players in generalist sense? That's racial profiling, buddy.
Pau Gasol might be an example of one of these "soft" players; it's easy to see Kevin Garnett dominated Pau physically repeatedly, including in a few memorable possessions in Game 6. If we're talking about Pau and Pau only, I'll buy it: Pau's lack of ability to adapt to a physical matchup hurt the Lakers. And hey, include Vladimir Radmanovic all you want. Dude's built like a Bourne villain and averaged 3 rebounds this season. (You'll get no agreement here that Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf are softer than the average NBA player. Turiaf watched his chest get split open three years ago, for corn's sake.)
Does the so-called soft nature of Pau or Vlad have an iota to do with their ancestry? Of course not. Pau's skinny for the center spot, and has always had the skills suited to a finesse offensive game. Same with Vlad. Same with Peja. All Serbs and Spaniards are not the same, just as all Southies and gremlins are not the same. You'd think we'd get past stereotypes lazy and offensive at some point this eon.
And I mean, seriously Shaughnessy: the San Antonio Spurs have won three titles this decade featuring a roster full of Euro-born (Tony Parker, Rasho Nesterovic) and Euro-bred athletes (Manu Ginobili, Fabricio Oberto). The argument that the Lakers lost because the racial makeup of their roster isn't just stupidly offensive; it's offensively stupid. (Of course, this is expected with this particular writer.)
Surely Kevin Garnett's Emotional Outburst Was Not Purposely Marketable
Posted Jun 18th 2008 2:20PM by Will Brinson
Filed under: Celtics, NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs, NBA Last Night, Boston
Honestly, it never occurred to me, while watching Kevin Garnett's insane post game interview with Michelle Tafoya, that he might be taking a whole slogan-savvy approach to the whole thing. But then I read Darren Rovell's article about the celebration, and I gotta admit, the idea that the Big Ticket was pimping out Adidas ("ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!") does hold a little water.For a second, I thought that is so great. How often, in the first interview after you win the championship, do you quote the slogan of your shoe sponsor (adidas pays Garnett for his endorsement)? And then I thought, wait, did he just say, "Anything is possible?" That's not adidas' slogan. Their slogan is "Impossible Is Nothing.One of Rovell's readers points out that Li-Ning, a Chinese shoe company, already has "Anything Is Possible" pegged as their slogan, albeit in Chinese (yiqie jieyou keneng). So either Garnett messed up or he just didn't mean to do any advertising at all.
Thanks Red: Congratulating the 2008 Celtics
Posted Jun 18th 2008 2:05PM by Brett Edwards
Filed under: Celtics, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos
I know we've been a little video-heavy today, but hey, it is the day after the Finals ended, so there's a lot of cool interesting stuff to show you. Including this touching tribute to Red Auerbach, courtesy of the folks at Reebok.
NBA Finals Wrap-Up: Live Chat
Posted Jun 18th 2008 11:35AM by Brett Edwards
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Live Blogging, NBA Playoffs
The Celtics are the champs, and this glorious NBA season has finally come to an end. So let's talk about it! Join me and the FanHouse crew as we discuss the Celtics' dominating performance, what's next for the Lakers, and who might be here next year. We'll get things started at 1PM EST, so have your questions and comments ready to go.
Pau's Meekness = Schadenfreude in Memphis
Posted Jun 18th 2008 11:30AM by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, Grizzlies, NBA Fans, NBA Playoffs
When considering the parties ecstatic about Boston's complete obliteration of the Lakers, don't leave out scorned Memphis Grizzlies fans. Grizz blogger Zack of 3 Shades of Blue emailed his post-Game 6 thoughts on Pau Gasol.
Surely you can see how much Pau hurts the teams he plays for, can't you?
Tonight's performance showed all the things that got him booed repeatedly in Memphis. Stupid turnovers. Holding the ball and letting the defense get set. Falling and flailing on the ground at the wrong times. Did I mention stupid turnovers, which are born from him being deathly scared of double teams?
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