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-------------------- May 22, 2001 The HoopsCorner trilogue
The three personalities in The HoopsCorner trilogue are fictional characters. They include the HoopsCorner Expert, the Hoopscorner Guru, and the Hoopscorner Master. Hoopscorner Master - So y'all's teams doing alright in these playoffs? Hoopscorner Guru - See this is the time when most people remake their predictions. HC Master - I guess that's a no! HC Guru - Sacramento ran out on me, just like C-Webb will do on them this summer. I still got another squad though. HC Master - How about some expert advice? HoopsCorner Expert - It's all a joke man...This season is a joke. HC Guru - You weren't saying that when I hooked you up with them courtside seats. Unless you're a fake expert live up to your name. HC Expert - All I'm saying is Chi-Town would be going for 9th right now. HC Master - Come on! This is the 21st century get with the program, 2001 playoffs. HC Expert - It's Lakers all the way. This time Kobe for Finals MVP. HC Master - I would get it before he does. Tim Duncan's been robbed of the MVP title again, but he'll get the playoff MVP. And quote me on this: he'll get one nasty facial on Shaq before it's all over. HC Guru - Mutombo will ram one back in his face. HC Expert - Who talks about them punchless suckers in the East these days? HC Guru - Punchless? HC Expert - Philly and Charlotte blew their chances to finish in 6. But I guess NBC didn't mind the extra trouble. HC Master -Speaking of punches and suckers do you think that sucker-punch on Tyronne by Oakley hurt? HC Expert - You ain't heard Tyronne paid up after holding back for 2 years? HC Guru - I heard there's still interest left on that one. But enough about that, what do you all think about the MVP voting? HC Master - I would've voted for Matt Geiger. The man's contract saved Iverson. They should be making Geiger bobhead dolls. HC Guru - I wonder how come A.I isn't talking back, when Shaq cries he should be MVP. It's not straight-up but it's still an attack on Iverson. HC Master - I guess I would say something if I was him. HC Expert - He scared he might get shutdown if they meet in the finals. HC Guru - I would still speak my mind. While Shaq and Kobe were throwing rolexes at each other, for more than half of the season, Bubba-Chuck was sweating blood for his team. Now the Big Aristotle is all sobered up and wanna act like it's his birth right? Please. They don't base it only on part of the season but the whole thing. HC Expert - Nice points you brought up there, but if somebody else averaged Daddy's numbers they would be the MVP. HC Master - I don't know about that. David Robinson has done it, Hakeem Olajuwon has done it... HC Expert - And they won the hardware in those years. HC Master - It wasn't because of the numbers and they weren't whining throughout the season. Besides with all the space the "Big Brick" takes up he better average those numbers. HC Guru - You two can keep discussing but Shaq and everyone else got voted off the MVP island. Iverson is the winner that's the bottom line. Whose side you on Master? HC Master - I'm all for smooth, sculpted big men, with footwork to make the best tap-dancer envious. HC Guru - Now I see why you mentioned Dream and Admiral. Guess you wanted to see the MVP trophy in Timmy's gym bag huh? HC Master - I hope San-Antonio shows Shaq and Phil what's up. Shaq's beef against D-Rob only shows what kind of person he really is. Only bullies do stuff like that. Usually you attack somebody when they too have beef against you. But Diesel thinks this is his planet. HC Guru - Well it's A.I's planet now. HC Master - Milwaukee's got more guns HC Guru I don't know man. Philly got guns and grit. Milwauke's got guns and roses. HC Expert - It doesn't matter who comes out. They'll just be the sacrificial lamb the Lakers will offer Lord Stern, so he gives them the Excalibur for the second straight time. HC Master - Only somebody who was in another universe during the All-Star game would be talking the way you are. But even the UFO himself was in D.C HC Guru - Did you know Ray Allen won an award for "Ideal NBA athlete" from some writers' or journalists' association? HC Expert - Word? HC Master - No doubt. He's all about business no unnecessary sideshow. Even Jordan himself supports him. He hand-picked him to endorse the Jordan brand. HC Guru - I wonder what kind of criteria they used to pick the winner? If all players were as ideal as Ray-Ray those writers would be unemployed. They'd have nothing to write about. HC Expert - Respect due to Ray but I like my Laker Stars just the way they are. HC Guru - Those same journalists are probably rolling in Cadillacs and Navigators because of all the money they made off Iverson cover stories and features. HC Master - We'll have to see who was deserving of anything and who wasn't. Spurs over Bucks. HC Expert - True, time will tell, but my sources tell me the Lakers are tired of buying a new broom everytime they face an opponent, Shaq and Kobe are not too gentle with it. So they've gone 21st century and made a deal with some vacuum cleaner company. I recall hearing the contract expires at the end of June. HC Guru - Oh I gotta predict something too...? Y'all know I'm an Illadelph faithful. O.K realistically Lakers over Philly. But we never know Philly could pull a surprise. HC Expert - Yeah just as much as Mr Robinson can feel like he did 5 years ago. Yeah right. Next: Ray and Allen Previous: 2001 HoopsCorner awards Articles main Back to top
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