Play On, Player: Part II
A few months back, we took a look at some of the NBA’s worst and funniest plays, from Derek Harper dribbling out the clock in a tie game to Ricky Davis’ selfless attempt at recording a triple-double. Here are a few additional moments that’ll make you scratch your head and marvel at the goofs you just saw. Let’s just call these, ”where the anti-amazing happens.”
Eddie Jones Needs Glasses: Uh, what just happened here? Okay, so Jones and Bobby Jackson were teammates on the Grizzlies back in 2005/06, and Jones played for the Hornets nearly a decade earlier, but can either of those facts really explain why he’d inbound the ball to the opposing team and give away an easy layup? Anytime you can outdo Lamar Odom, you’re entering the pantheon of bonehead plays.
Adonal Foyle is Just A Bit Outside: Yep, that’s what $42 million gets you. As the announcer informs us, it’s not as bad as it looks since he was trying to bank it off the backboard…which he missed entirely by about 10 feet. But on the bright side, he totally shook Robert Swift with that mean jab step.
Donyell Marshall Channels Janet Jackson: Marco Jaric, you’re off the hook — Marshall is the new king of the NBA wardrobe malfunction after he attempted to enter into a game without his jersey and earned a delay of game penalty. This was his 14th season in the league. Let’s just be thankful that Marshall was wearing an undershirt and spared us the moobs.
Jordan Shoulda Stayed Retired: Sure, everyone from Kobe to LeBron has missed a breakaway dunk in a packed arena. You just wouldn’t expect it from the greatest of all time when he’s pushing 40 on busted knees against players nearly half his age. Wait, you mean, you would? We’ll always have the Chicago memories, Mike. Ironically enough, the man who upstaged him is having a few problems of his own…
T-Mac Gets Rejected: Remember when McGrady was throwing down ridiculous windmills and alley-oops in the dunk contest? Me neither. I don’t even think it’s fair to say be blew the dunk, since that would be giving him far too much credit. It was more like a missed “lunk.” David Wesley, however, is impressed.
Fun with Referees: Anyone who’s played basketball has made an errant pass and even inadvertantly thrown the ball to someone on the wrong team. And while Scottie Pippen and Kendrick Perkins took it a step further and mistook the refs for teammates, only the genius who is Lamar Odom could manage to give a referee his first career assist. The look on Kobe’s face just about says is all.
Big Cry Baby: To be fair, it’s hard to fault Big Baby too much, since Garnett’s intense screaming has brought me close to tears just by watching him on TV. Even still, there’s no crying in basketball…unless you want to end up like this guy.
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He was emotional! He had just gotten in a big argument with Tyrus that day! Can’t a man have feelings?!?
Barkley vs. Shaq is my fav ever.
Remember when Adonal Foyle was reffered to at one point as a poor man’s Ben Wallace?
Well, they weren’t that far off.
How about when Michael Ruffin played for the Wizards and he threw the ball straight up to kill some clock and the defender catches it and heaves a half court shot to force overtime?