6 Thoughts
1) Easy, efficient win over the Clippers. They are dreadful right now, weighed down by injuries, a ragtag group of low energy players, and Ricky Davis. Also, this guy: http://thebuzzerbeater.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/skinner-beard.jpg.
Hey, somebody has to keep the memory of Kwame the Boy Genius alive. And, yes, we know you don't know who that is - most of our readers are very, very, white (not that there is anything wrong with that).
2) Playing the Clippers, there are a lot of points to go around, and the Heat spread them out behind Wade's 32. Joining Wade in double figures were Beasley (18 in just 22 minutes), Chalmers (15), Haslem (13), and in his first game back from a pulled groin, Shawn Marion (11). The Bad Matrix also had 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, and looked as athletic as ever. Also, one unintelligible postgame interview with sideline reporter Jason Jackson. As he was leaving J.J., Marion whooped something at him. I thought he said, "Mo-town!," as Miami plays in Detroit on Wednesday. M. Minutos thought he was giving J.J. some nickname, because J.J. shook his head and said, "naw, naw," although I contended that J.J., like us, didn't understand a word Marion said. Replays were inconclusive. The trade deadline is nearing and Marion has been rumoured to be in potential swaps for Jermaine O'Neal, or Josh Howard. As strange as his game is, I wouldn't trade Marion for either of those guys. He is Miami's best defensive player, best rebounder, and further, this group has earned the right to play it out and see if they can finish strong and make the playoffs. It is a remarkable turnaround from 15 wins all last season (now 26-21). Marion's contract runs out after the season and Miami can always use his cap space to sign a player or facilitate a trade if they don't want to resign him. Let the kid stay!
3) Jamal Magloire started his seventh straight game, and had 5 rebounds in 13 minutes. Minutes are rotated between Magloire, Joel Anthony, and Udonis Haslem, depending on the opponent. The Clippers lack any girth inside, so there was nobody for Jamal to guard. Still, as Tony Fiorentino pointed out, Jamal always rebounds in whatever minutes he is in there, and guessed that he is leading the league in rebounds per minutes: "I don't know what the exact stat is, Eric, but he has to be." You could always look it up before you come to announce the game.
4) Dos Minutos now has a favorite referree. His name is John Gobel, he was a high school teammate of Udonis Haslem at Miami Senior High, and he gave Udonis a three point play by calling a questionable blocking foul on Clipper Steve Novack as Udonis plowed him over while laying the ball in the basket halfway through the second quarter. Love that John Gobel - can we get some more of him?
5) Mr. Mike Beasley. Good night of basketball with 18 points and 7 rebounds in 22 minutes. One late hustle play when he dove on the floor after a loose ball, and came up rubbing his elbow. In the Sunsport Winner's Lounge with Jason Jackson after the game, showed the resultant bruise on camera for all of South Florida to see. Then told J.J., "I bet I know something you don't: you can't lick your elbow." Solid point. You can not lick your elbow. Also told J.J. one of the things he has learned this season is that, "you can't play 100% percent all the time." Uh-oh - I think I saw him talking to semi-interested Clipper power forward Zach Randolph during a time out. Please, keep the young power forward away from Zach Randolph!
6) Humans have inhabited the earth for, what, a few thousand years? How we do we all get the misfortune of being alive for approximately the same 6-8 decades as Will i am? Am I even spelling that right? I think there are retarded dots, or periods in there somewhere. Is it just bad luck, or is there some kind of curse on us? Sweet Jesus, please deliver us from Will i am...
