Oh shit (part 9)

Steph Curry just dusting George Hill on the fast break.  Too bad Hill had to keep clawing at Stephs ankles instead of just letting him nab the layup.  Still a sick move by one of the best young players in the game.  Golden State went on to lose, however.  Ya boi Curry is getting 3/5 Paul Pierces here.

BREAKING: ANNOUNCING THE 2013 NBA ALL STAR RESERVES

There's a celebration brewing up in Da Club!  Sources close to the situation have confirmed your 2013 All-Star Game Reserves.  Let's begin with the Eastern Conference:

East:
Front Court: BOSH, Brook Lopez, Joakim Noah
Back Court: Paul George, JRUE MOTHAFUCKIN HOLIDAY
Wild Cards: Carlos Boozer, Kyrie Irving

West:
Front Court: Tim Duncan, David Lee, Serge Ibaka
Back Court: Tag-teamin duo of RussRuss Westbrook & James Harden
Wild Cards: Tony Parker, Seth Curry

Narrow misses include Tyson Chandler, Luol Deng, Brandon Jennings, Deron Williams, ZBO & Marc Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Jefferson

Notes on the selections and non-selections:

• JRUE HOLIDAY!  So well-deserved.  Philly is underachieving as a team this year, which you might expect when your franchise player/best center in the conference hasn't played a single game.  But they're afloat because Jrue is having a career year, putting up 19 & 9.  Sure the turnovers are high, but that's expected for a young guard suddenly getting the keys to the offense.  His game is growing by leaps and bounds this year, and Da Club couldn't be happier to see him get some recognition.
• Bosh/Lopez/Noah - Pretty solid, but you could have probably put Tyson Chandler in there instead of Bosh.  Hate to trash the namesake of Da Club, but Chandler is such a huge reason the Knicks are good, and he deserves to be noticed.
• Paul George and Carlos Boozer have come on real strong lately, equally vital to their teams keeping pace in the East.
• KYRIE and STEPH CURRY.  Can't overstate how much I like these two.  Two of the best young guards in the league, and it will be awesome to watch them go at each other.  Even with some injuries, I support Kyrie over Paul Pierce/DWill/Brandon Jennings 100%.
• Real, real tough to leave out both ZBo and M.Gasol.  Would like to see one of them above Tony Parker. 
• Tim Duncan, David Lee, Ibaka, RussRuss, Harden - Can't argue there. 

All in all, I think things are shaping up nicely for the ASG.  Still think most of the fans are big dumb idiots for their voting records, but as usual the coaches managed to fix those errors for the most part.  If you haven't already, reserve your tickets now for the Club Bosh VIP Pussy Poppin Pregame Party! 

Fanning out on Steph Curry

GOD DAMN!  That is as good of a pass as you can make in basketball, simple as that.  Curry is having a breakout year, coincidentally in the same season he has kept his ankles in one piece.  Last night he led the Warriors over the Clippers, who were tied for the best record in the L at tipoff.  The win put Golden State up 3-1 in the season series against the Clips, and are the only team to have been LAC twice.  Putting up 21, 7 & 4 and putting up some ridiculous highlights, he should be headed for the All Star game and looking like a dangerous team to see in the playoffs.  Steph, next time you're bored, come over to da club.  Got a VIP table and some champagne on ice with your name on it. 

JR go BOOM

The Spurs came to town and got thrashed by the Knickerbockers.  Probably had something to do with the Spurs playing their 4th in 5 nights, but credit to the Knicks for putting them down after some lackluster performances lately.  JR has been going HAMM all year, and is no stranger to sick reverse jams.  Looks like that commitment to not partying and getting as many tattoos as possible is paying off.


Also, I know I'm a day late, but I'd be remiss to not mention this action from two nights ago:



Blake played one of the worst games of his career, Clips lose their second straight after going 17-0, and he nails the side of the backboard from the supposed easiest shot in basketball. All really shitty things to be sure.  But nothing compares to Golden State's bench mocking him.  I could watch that all day long.  For how much fake tough guy mean-mugging Blake does, it's good to see him get some comeuppance. 

Also, GS is a fun team to watch and Steph Curry has a purrrrty jump shot. Random fact from Chris Palmer: First 200 games: Steph Curry 447 threes, 44%; Ray Allen 310, 37%