Video And Poll: Jon Leuer, Andrew Bogut, Drew Gooden Feature In Top Plays
by Alex Boeder on Jan 19, 2012 9:55 AM CST
in Polls
Email
PrintLast time we asked, Jon Leuer's three-point play on a drive-and-dish from Brandon Jennings against the Timberwolves was the most popular pick, beating a baseline-spin-and-dunk by Andrew Bogut. This time, Jennings is still passing and Leuer and Bogut are still finishing, though we also have surprise appearances by Larry Sanders and Drew Gooden. And while Carlos Delfino is not featured in any of these top plays, he is on the court for all of them. Continue for highlights and voting...
Larry Sanders follows the play and finishes with a two-handed dunk in 109-93 loss to the Suns.
Brandon Jennings hooks up with Andrew Bogut for a power slam in 106-103 win over the Spurs.
Brandon Jennings zips a pass inside to Stephen Jackson, who finds Jon Leuer for a game-seeling dunk in a 102-93 win against the Pistons.
Tobias Harris perfectly places a lob to Drew Gooden for a one-handed slam in a 105-95 loss to the Nuggets.
15 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
As a duly-constituted curmudgeon...
…I am left cold by contemporary society’s practice (especially on TV) of obscuring the normal flow of life’s events with highlights.
I will admit here that I practice conscientious objection in these areas. Every time a national sports telecast says “Now back to our studio for an update on….” I grab the update, lightning quick, and fast forward through the highlights. And sometimes I scrunch my eyes to avoid seeing what they are showing.
Kids will be growing up thinking that 94-yard TD passes are commonplace. They need to know what I know: That rare is rare, and that commonplace is all around us. That life can be boring unless one either looks very closely or is willing to act weird.
That’s another major reason why the DVR is my friend. I can avoid the botox highlights.
So… I will not be participating in the poll. Fear not, though. I am sufficiently splendid that I will NOT be judging those who do.
I have tried to be fully curmudgeonly here, but have the nagging feeling I may have fallen short. By all means, feedback me if needed, and I’ll try to do better next time. (Thank you, Tony K)
a curmudgeon and a purist
while it is the game results and long-term teamplay that matters, these glorious moments are thrills, energizing to watch. And when the team is overall bringing me down, I more than usual appreciate getting the adrenaline rush.
I had trouble with this vote, actually couldn’t quite decide between the last 3. All of them gave me a thrill. And my Bucks haven’t been doing that much of late…
I was thinking of the last two
And I picked Harris to gooden as I really like Tobias as a player, and I think that play exemplified the type of talent that he has. I remember watching some of of his highlights with the Vols and was amazed by how well he does in transition considering his lack of elite athleticism and seemingly slow motor. BJ-Jax-Leuer was 2nd, mostly because of the magnitude of the play.
"He always plays like he's a pit bull that hasn't been fed in about a year and that you've got pork chops in your pockets and that's the basketball." Of course, he's Canadian
"seemingly slow motor"
My biggest puzzlement about Harris. (Though I’ve only seen him with the Bucks, not in college.)
Is his motor as slow as it appears? Or does he (like a knowing driver) only use as much gas pedal as the situation requires?
Controlled would you say chuk?
Watch these clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve-aTHGhX8A
I would say he has speed control, body control and emotion control. By the last I mean that he seems to exemplify the quote I heard a few times in regard to a former NFL player(Emmitt Smith I think). To paraphrase, his father always told him, when you get to the end zone, make it look like you’ve been there before.
"He always plays like he's a pit bull that hasn't been fed in about a year and that you've got pork chops in your pockets and that's the basketball." Of course, he's Canadian
Don't tell CICCC
(Curmudgeons In Constantly Contentious Committee) but I watched the highlights. Figured the highlights wouldn’t damage me that much, and that I’d risk it for a forum of this quality. I have a few things to say. They’re not smart, but you don’t expect much, right?
1. Glad to see him taking & making those (college) 3s. As a Buck he’s taken a few, and not in my swiss cheese memory made many/any. Looks like he may be capable though.
2. He’s such a distinctive blend of stoicism and gloved intensity. Sometimes his expression recalls a big fish – the downturn in the mouth and the lack of the emotion that you see in other athletes. But when you watch for a while, you see how he pushes the game consistently. He (referencing your paraphrase) looks like he’s been there before and knows how to get the job done with an almost perfect minimum of theatrics.
Could he be practicing a off-shoot (pun) of performance theater that emphasizes performance without theater? That idea may be worth a smile if readers can improve on the verbiage.
3. In Buckian moments, I’d wondered “did he really mean to use the backboard?” It seems clear the answer is yes. I’d thought “OK, he hit the front of the rim and it went in; lucky for him.” But “using” the front of the rim is pretty common for him. Maybe not so much luck as thought.
Well, that’s it. Smoke ’em if you got ’em…
"Performance Without Theater"
Nothing would make me happier than if that (“PWT” perhaps?) somehow became Tobias’ nickname. Far too thoughtful methinks.
by Frank Madden on Jan 19, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
I was afraid
Tobias “Big Fish” Harris would catch on…
Thanks for distracting the audience to something else. Although PWT has its work cut out for it. The mouth doesn’t like the shapes needed to vocalize it. The ears think it’s a reaction to something very old and very devolved found in the back recesses of the frig.
W's ruin everything
Too bad it doesn’t work out to PYT—we’d even have a theme song and alternate explanation pre-made.
by Frank Madden on Jan 19, 2012 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
I can't stand it when players
make a big celebration after a big dunk or big goal, TD what have you, and then you look at the scoreboard and they are losing bad or winning by a ton. It’s the most absurd in hoops where there’s almost 200 points a game scored. It’s good to have some cockiness on your team, but there’s a limit to everything. I like PWT
"He always plays like he's a pit bull that hasn't been fed in about a year and that you've got pork chops in your pockets and that's the basketball." Of course, he's Canadian
Lol ya
I’m glad Flip showed him where the end of the bench was.
"He always plays like he's a pit bull that hasn't been fed in about a year and that you've got pork chops in your pockets and that's the basketball." Of course, he's Canadian
OT: Note to Steve / Confession to Steve
The note is that RealGM has started an “Official Music Thread 2012”
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1154152&sid=2d3165022aa035c6e7e1e77a9be7d66b
Confession: I still can’t create the time to enjoy sitting at the home office computer with its speakers to listen to the hiphop. When I finish things I am compelled to do, I want nothing but to Get Away! Make me pledge to stay away from this place and I’ll have the time, easy. I mention this because I don’t want the project to be slip sliding away… Want to be held accountable.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Brew Hoop
Related FanShots on Brew Hoop
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
SBNation.com Recent Stories
In Association With
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sport
- Larry Bird calls his Indiana Pacers “soft” following the team’s physical Game 5 loss to Miami
- Dexter Pittman’s elbow to Lance Stephenson’s throat is just one of three nasty hits in Miami/Indiana’s Game 5 (VIDEO)
- Behind the Box Score, where the Miami Heat split the Indiana Pacers in two
- Metta World Peace calls Mike Brown fat
- Tracy McGrady is in a Chinese beer commercial (VIDEO)
