SB Nation User Blog: Serious Garbage Time

This is apparently Danilo Gallinari's official logo from his official website. I know things...

Serious Garbage Time — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:20:02 -0000

This is apparently Danilo Gallinari's official logo from his official website.

I know things have been bleak, but I don't think it's helping to find out that our best hope for the future uses a flaming cock to promote himself. Pause.

By the way, young people, if you have a flaming cock, go right to the clinic for penicillin.

Making Ransacks

Serious Garbage Time — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:41:25 -0000

That title is actually an anagram for "Knicks Anagrams." Catchy, no?

Anyway, I've long thought that anagrams were as interesting and as predictive as astrology. But, long breaks between preseason -- preseason! -- games will drive a bored man to desperate measures. So I ran the notables from the NYK roster through the anagram machine and here is what I found. It's more revealing than I expected. (But still not very revealing.)

Danilo Gallinari = An ~~Invalid~~ Inlaid Gorilla

Wilson Chandler = Swollen and Rich

Eddy Curry = Cruddy Rye

Nate "The Great" Robinson = Threatener on Boasting

Larry Hughes = Harsher, Ugly

Chris Duhon = Shod Urchin

Al Harrington = Rang in Harlot

Toney Douglas = Youngest Load

Jordan Hill = Jill Hard-on

Darko Milicic = Acidic or Milk

Jared Jeffries = Jar if Fed Jeers

and my personal favorite

David Lee = Evil Dead (how can that not be his P&T approved nickname?)

Bonus Anagrams:

Isiah Thomas = I am a hot hiss

Stephon Marbury = As Nymph or Brute

Extra Bonus Anagrams:

Posting and Toasting = Stagnant Idiot Pongs

Seth Rosenthal = Threaten Slosh (accurately describes most undergrads, I think)

Skita sighting?

Serious Garbage Time — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:47:40 -0000

Skita sighting?

My French is not bueno, but I think this says that Skita is signing with some Greek team. And, unlike with Nate, he just might do it.

From Thorpe's chat on ESPN.com

Serious Garbage Time — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:07:08 -0000

Rip Wiley (UK)

I was wondering which second-year players you think made the biggest jump from Summer League last year to this year?

David Thorpe (12:19 PM)

Gallinari, Gallinari, Gallinari.

Lots of love for Cock from a knowledgeable source.

Now I just need to write 34 more words so I can publish this as a FanPost. Is that 75 words yet? Nope. Still need twelve more words. Now just six. Now just three. Finished.

Editor's Note: Was in the process of posting this (via BDL), then realized SGT beat me to the...

Serious Garbage Time — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:05:26 -0000

Editor's Note: Was in the process of posting this (via BDL), then realized SGT beat me to the punch. Somehow, this is Nate's entire persona captured in a single picture.

Is it possible for Nate not to look like a midget in any context?

Riding and Hiding

Serious Garbage Time — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:32:01 -0000

Lord John Starks of Dunkshire apparently is a regular rider of the NYC subway. Even more amazingly, people generally don't notice him, despite his tall frame, recognizable baby face, and propensity to head-butt people. I'll bet he would stand out more if he wore his face mask in the tunnels.

By the way, is it any accident that the NYC subways have been considerably safer since Starks came to town nearly two decades ago? I say no. Even the Warriors (of Coney Island, not Golden State) would have been afraid to mess with him.

Seth, are you in this pic?

Serious Garbage Time — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:19:02 -0000

Seth, are you in this pic?

Lawson?

Serious Garbage Time — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:51:57 -0000

I've figured that the Knicks could really use a big point guard more than anything (no homo), but just today I've become a massive Lawson fan.

No independent revelation by me, but I just read two uberstatistical pieces on HoopsAnalyst and from Hollinger which rated Lawson out-of-this-world high. DraftExpress also points out how he's statistically flawless. He shoots ridiculously from three and has an unbelievable assist to turnover ratio.

I would be dubious of superior statistics if the player was from a poor conference or is too slow or weak but Lawson is not and is not. So what's the holdup?

I presume it's his height, but his height is comparable to lots of good and great players, including Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Augustin, and Flynn. Yes, Lawson has short arms, but he makes up for it with a short neck. His standing reach is better than CP3's.

Plus, who has a more tabloid-headline-ready name than Ty Lawson. After a gamewinning layup, it's "Ty Goes to the Runner". After a fight, it's "Martial Lawson". After a strong performance, it's "Awesome Lawson."

I wouldn't even mind using the #8 pick on him, but it would be a gift from the heavens if we could dump Jeffries and the 8 pick and trade down to pick Lawson.

Zach Randolph Inaction Figure

Serious Garbage Time — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:17:37 -0000

H/t Basketbawful, who calls it the "Z-Bo Laction Figure"

This calls to mind a number of questions:

(1) Even if he was still on the Knicks (and baruch hashem, he's not), who in their right mind would have wanted this clogging their shelves and poisoning their memories?

(2) And if MacFarlane products was really committed to accuracy, would this doll really have a right hand?

(3) Which is harder to trade, this doll or Z-Bo himself?

And finally

(4) Does this doll somehow contaminate the chemistry of your collection?