Archive for April 12th, 2005

Both have been suspended for one game. The details about the incident are sketchy. Here’s what we know:

Stackhouse complained to refs all game long that Snyder was throwing elbows that were both illegal and intentional. There was a physical confrontation after the game that didn’t last long, between 10 and 40 seconds. Mark Cuban calls it a catfight, like “the Miller Lite” girls. A witness told the Salt Lake Tribune that Snyder was knocked down and was “hit pretty hard a couple of times.” He was bleeding after the incident.

Man… how bad would it suck to get beaten up by Jerry Stackhouse? I mean, unless it’s Earl Boykins or Vince Carter, it doesn’t get any more embarrassing than that. The man has spent his entire career avoiding physical contact… to have him beat your ass on a loading dock, well… that would be no fun. I’d rather get my ass whooped by Darko.

And to make things worse, Jerry Sloan may actually murder him. Snyder was benched for a game last week after he said something to the Rockets bench. Sloan was furious about it, and glued him to the bench for the next game. No telling what he’ll do now.

A 74-year-old man lost it and started screaming at a member of the San Jose State dance team last week, and eventually the associate AD at San Jose State ended up grabbing the girl’s arm and yelling at her. All over a dance routine performed at a basketball game that the old people found to be too risque.

I’m definitely not a fan of “dance teams” at basketball games, particularly college basketball games. And I’m also not a fan of the way that entertainment in general is drifting towards a more whorish vibe. But no one really did anything wrong here… and if they did, it’s not the girl’s fault, it’s the fault of her coach. But watching the clips of the dance routine, it’s pretty tame. No one was grinding on a pole, no one was exposing their crotch, no one was fondling their nipples. You see more risque things on PBS.

But, some old prick went after one of the girls on the dance team and started screaming at her. The old man admits that he came unglued and wigged out a little bit… and I probably agree with the sentiment behind his thinking. But you don’t go and scream at the girl. She didn’t pick that uniform out herself… she didn’t choreograph the routine. If you wanna yell at someone, yell at the team’s coach, or teacher, or whatever dance teams have.

After the confrontation between the old bastard and the girl, San Jose State’s associate AD grabbed the girl’s arm and started screaming at her. Again… ya just don’t do that. My guess is that the old guy is a booster who gives a lot of money to the program, and the associate AD wanted to take his side, and if he had to sell out the girl to do it, then so be it. It’s gotta feel great to be that girl, get accosted in public for absolutely nothing, and then see the associate AD sell you out like that. Her dad is filing a civil lawsuit against the school.

This is a tremendous website, all dedicated to one quote from a 7’2″ Nigerian with a raspy voice. The story goes that Dikembe walked into a Georgetown bar one night, the entire place stopped to look at him, and in response, Mutombo just yelled out, “WHO WANTS TO SEX MUTOMBO?!

Who knows if it’s true. But it’s hilarious… as is this website. Thanks to the fellas at Slam for the link.

He should be announcing sometime today that he’s going to take on Kevin McBride in Washington, DC on June 11. McBride is the original meatbag that Tyson was scheduled to fight before financial complications arose, and they found Danny Williams as a replacement. Not such a good idea, as it turns out, as Tyson lost that fight and tore up his knee in the process.

People will say they think Mike should retire, that he’s got nothing left, that he’s nothing but an embarrassment, and I understand. He doesn’t have a great track record. But it’s boxing… there’s no such thing as a human being who is too dignified for the world of boxing. Fighting is all he knows, and about the only way he can get paid. Let the man fight.

It’s not like there’s much else going on in the heavyweight division. Hopefully, Mike can beat up a meatbag or two or three, and then find himself in the middle of a big pay-per-view payday. I don’t know if I can go so far as to convince myself that he can be champ again, but I’m not giving up hope.

I realize I’m about the only one left on the planet, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Mike. He’s got problems, sure, but… so do you. He’s been fucked with his whole life, and I’m not saying his current predicament isn’t his own fault, but… he’s had some trying circumstances. Somewhere in there is a good and intelligent person.

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