Courting Trouble

Someone in Munich has way too much time on his or her hands.

From Ball Don't Lie:

A regulation-sized basketball court was erected on the grove-like forecourt of the school building of the occupational school. The court consists of a soft orange-red tartan covering and two normed baskets and seems to be forced over the grid of the lamps that have been set up. The playable court has been "morphed" as in a 3D program on a computer and looks like the grounds of a rollercoaster, with heights and depths and calm and dynamic zones. The resulting paradox, which moves between a normative set of rules and pleasurable, anarchic change, requires creative engagement for its use.

My first instinct when reading this was to crack a few jokes about how the Germans designed this court just to—ironically—even the playing field when Americans come around for a game of fünf-auf-fünf. Then I remembered this year's NBA Finals, so...nah.

This court is ridiculous, though. Why would you do something like this for a sport that requires you to bounce the ball off the ground? It would be much more sensible to try it with football (American), football (rest of the world), baseball, etc.

And, in my opinion, the positioning of a lamp at the top of one of the keys is almost worse than the undulating surface. It's like having an automatic pick set up on every offensive possession at that end.

Crazy-ass Germans. What's that Dirk? Nothin...

Respect My Gangsta: Mark Cuban

It's a celebration, bitches!

From the NY Post:

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban spent $110,000 in four hours celebrating at club Liv at Miami's Fontainebleau after his Mavs beat the Heat to take the NBA Championship. Cuban spent most of it on a $90,000 bottle of Ace of Spades Champagne for teammates Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Brian Cardinal and Shawn Marion. After partying with the trophy until 5 a.m. yesterday and taking in a performance by Lil Wayne, Cuban left a $20,000 tip for the wait staff. "Worth every penny," he cheerily told us via e-mail.

Good Triumphs over Evil

LOL at that pic. I'd do a whole write about how last night's win by the Mavs reaffirmed my faith in sports and the eternal struggles of "good" vs. "evil", but my distaste for LeBron and his false self-idolatry has already been put on display quite enough over the last couple of years. And not only that, but anyone who follows me on Twitter was given my thoughts on the subject last night. So instead, I’ll just lay back and smile at the world finally making sense for a few blissful minutes.

Aaaahhhhhhhh...

Say it ain't so Dirk

Dirk. Nowitzki.

W...T...F...R...U...THINKING?

Yes, this is Dirk's girl. Or was Dirk's girl.

Until she got arrested at his house for an outstanding theft warrant.

Not only is she fugly but she's a convicted felon as well:

Taylor pleaded guilty to four felony counts, including forgery and stealing, and was put on five years' probation. She used the name Crystal Ann Taylor in court, with an address in St. Louis. But she went under aliases as well, Banas said.

During the same time, she was prosecuted for a similar felony in neighboring St. Louis County. She again pleaded guilty and received probation.

The worst part about this story (she was arrested at Nowitzki's house on Wednesday) is not the fact that it came in the middle of the playoffs or that she's fugly or even that she's a convicted felon who has used numerous false identities in the past. It's the fact that teammates and family members had warned Nowitzki not to mess with this breezy and according to team sources, 'Taylor had been a divisive influence between Nowitzki and his teammates and family members.'

This is what we call a blessing in disguise. Dirk, abort the mission. Fast.

Source: Dallas Morning News

Daily Dunk: Shawn Marion

Move, b*tch, get out the way!!

Daily Dunk: Shawn Marion

NBA Etiquette Rule No. 37: Always feel free to introduce your nuts to an opponent's domepiece, as shown here by Shawn Marion and Dirk Nowitzki.

Dirk you breezy

You know those times when a coach or team leader (i.e. Kobe all the time) will go after the ref and draw a technical just to get the team fired up? In game 1 against the Hornets, Dirk managed to do the exact opposite.



And lol @ Michael Cooper's comments.