Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Brewer Boner

We can celebrate the Brewers paying up to our expectations. A young team, kicking ass, that is still not FULLY healthy. It's hard to not be looking toward the future with great excitement. The bullpen is not entirely healthy, but they are putting Saito on the 60-day DL, which isn't a good thing, but they are getting there. Morgan will be an upgrade over Gomez at the plate when he comes back on Friday. Hart is finally healthy and putting on a show. I think Kotsay may start playing some 3rd and first instead of the outfield to occasionally spell Prince and McGahee. The pitching staff is really flourishing and if someone goes down, Estrada has proven he's rock solid in spot starting detail. The only shadow lingering over the entire thing is will this be the last time Prince Fielder will be in a Brewer jersey? Everyone else around him is signing extensions, ready to build something great together. Does that mean anything to Prince? How close can the Brewers come to free-agent money and will it be good enough? Will another playoff appearance this season, or perhaps a playoff run, be enough to make Prince want to stay in Milwaukee? It's only going to get worse as the season progresses.

Tyson Chandler constantly gets horse-fucked on fouls called against him.

I brought up a statement on facebook, Jason Kidd: Greatest point guard ever.
As expertly pointed out by Stutz, Magic Johnson would have to be considered the best point guard ever. I struggle because Magic missed a decent amount of time with HIV related problems and really didn't age that well. Stockton is a great choice, but I feel that much of his career is defined by Malone and without him his career would not have the same quality and I think that is undeniable. Isiah Thomas is another great choice, pointed out by Ginger, but I have to mention the same thing I did with Magic, his career went violently downward and he was never heard from again after 1992. Kidd meanwhile has always been a winner on various teams. He is currently 9th in all-time made 3's, despite that being a weakness for most of his career. He carried a bad Nets team to the Finals by himself. Kidd is 3rd in all-time assists, soon to be 2nd as he's only 124 behind Mark Jackson. Magic is 4th in 2 less season averaging the mind-blowing 11.2 APG, but with the showtime Lakers that Kidd would have certainly put up gaudy numbers with himself. Stockton is the overwhelming #1 in assists, but shockingly has a dominant grasp on steals as well with over 700 separating Michael Jordan at #2 from himself. Kidd is number 7, but will be #4 next year with only 112 steals separating him from Mo Cheeks at #4. Here's where Kidd ascends though, he's #67 in career rebounding. Isiah and Magic get props for the rings, but I struggle to think of a year Kidd had an equivalent supporting cast as most of his career was spent making scrubs way more money than they should have in their NBA careers. I just thought about adding Oscar Robertson to the mix, but fuck that, this is already too long.

Bottom Line: I'd have to take Magic as best PG ever, best PG career might be up in the air if the Mavs steal a title or two while Kidd and Dirk both have pulses still, but maybe that's just blinded by my hatred for Stockton.

1 comment:

  1. Stockton is the only "dirty" player I ever loved watching. Something about a 162 pound white guy sticking elbows into the chops of Power Forwards on picks. Oh yeah, and his sack hanging out fo those shorts. I always love that one......

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