Whatever Happened to Ricky Davis?

I certainly am no fan of the guy. I was glad to be rid of him in Cleveland, still, looking at this highlight reel of nasty dominating offensive prowess (culminating in an absolute posterization of Steve Nash) you have to wonder what happened to that explosiveness that Minnesota could so desperately use. I take responsibility for his shit night last night in Oakland; I was mercilessly heckling him every time he touched the ball. But he's not that old, and he can still do it. RD needs to turn it on to maintain relevance in this league. As James Gammon so famously put it in Major League, "we wear caps and sleeves at this level, son."

Birdman: What Happened to that Boy?

Chris "Birdman" Andersen got bounced from the league for torching doobies. Unfortunate, because the kid had a knack for blocking shots and humiliating himself in the dunk contest. I watched him play, and honestly, he's pretty good. I always felt he had a huge potential upside if he could ever get it clicking. When he got banned from the league I figured he'd go, kick back, and start blazing away with Shawn Kemp. Turns out he's still in solid shape and will be trying a comeback; come January Andersen will be eligible to petition the league for reinstatement. Surprisingly enough Byron Scott, known for being a hardassed disciplinarian, says he'd take back Birdie in a second. From the Times-Picayune (by way of RealGm):

"If he is cleared by the NBA and everything, I would love to have Birdman back," Scott said. ". . . He was one of my favorites. He's very coachable and played as hard as anybody, and I would love to have him back."

Dwight Howard: Dunk Innovator

Dwight Howard is seriously taking this dunking thing to another level. No idea why he didn't do this one in the actual competish:

Dunk Contest 2007

Holy shit!

Dunk Contest

Since I ramped up to how much I loved Amare's dunks in '05, here's a great recap video of the whole contest. And holy crap, Josh Smith knows how to dunk a ball.

Dwight Howard

I know this is a week late, but since it was pretty much the sickest game winner I've ever seen, I had to post the video.



For some reason, people think he won't be ridiculous in the dunk competish. Personally I can't wait to see what he's got up his sleeve. If it's anything even half as awesome and innovative as Amare's dunks from 2 years ago, it'll be a show. I also wouldn't mind a shattered backboard.