In a league that is dominated by stories of rape, babysitter urination, and spouse cheating. I'm going to get away from all that, and write about my NBA man crush.
as much as I enjoy freak shows and talking about absurdities, there is nothing wrong with my man Pau Gasol. He's a dreamboat. And I'm not even a Lakers fan, far from it actually.
He took the Lakers from first round losers to champions. He leads his Spaniards into FIBA. He has off the court lady issues. He's soft as a kitten. During the off season when his teammates are changing names, he's volunteering at hospitals. He takes potential trades in stride. And to top it all off, he's more well spoken than any other Lakers, AND HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLSH! God he makes us Americans look bad.
Oh Mr Gasol, will you, your handsome stubble, and your soft hands please become my Valentine's and save me, just like you save the Kobe?
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Lin Part 2
Oh this story has everything I love about sports, an underdog, racism, and speculation.Let us begin with the speculation.
No one can feel worse about LINsanity than Carmelo Anthony. Everyone is projecting that the superstar of the Knicks is going to make them worse. So much hate I love it.
"We have so much of a good thing going on right now... what if our best playa is gana ruin it!?" (NYC accent)
Adding a good player to a decent time is going to make them worse? It COULD happen.. Allen Iverson? Gilbert Arenas?..
Anyway, the main reason why I'm writing this is because of Lin's game winner against Toronto (who blow every game they play)
The crowd goes absolutely BANANAS. Which is expected if the game was played in New York, BUT IT WASN'T! IT WAS PLAYED IN TORONTO!
If you watch the footage again, you can see the crowd go berserk over this guy. It has to make everyone wearing those god awful Raptor jerseys feel like absolute shit. Congratulations Toronto.
The first thing it reminded me of was watching an adolescent sports movie. Like Rookie of the Year, something of that nature. The crowd isn't coming to watch the sport being played, they're waiting for the underdog to excel! All those Canadians who don't give a shit about the Raptors got exactly what they asked for during that game.
And I have to admit, I am rooting for the same reason. I didn't believe the hype (that's my job). I was watching the Knicks play the Lakers while running a few miles on the treadmill (a guy has to stay fit man..or atleast try!) And I found myself cheering for him everytime he scored. At one point while running I actually put my arms in the air and yelled "JEREMY LIN."
I am selling out...
PS Pau I love you
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