Congratulations, Robin Ventura. You have more company.
Orlando Magic gurad Rafter Alston's schoolgirl slap to the back of Eddie House's head earlier this week reminded me of something an old lady would do after having her handbag swiped. It also joined Ventura's noogie-laden defeat at the hands of senior citizen Nolan Ryan as one of the most embarrassing confrontations in sports history.
You may think I'm exaggerating, but think again. There is nothing more embarrassing than hitting someone:
A) From behind
B) Extremely softly
C) In the form of a slap, not a punch
Is Eddie House annoying? Yes? Is he the most outrageously arrogant one-dimensional role player in the NBA? Sure? Did you deserve to be knocked upside the head with a weak, open-handed slap? No. All House did was drain a three in Alston's mug.
And all Alston did in return was bust out a move Pippi Longstocking would have been envious of.
What's next?
My son pulled him self up the other day. Now that I know what he's capable of, his days of being coddled are numbered. If you can go from sitting to standing in mere seconds, there's no plausible excuse for refusing to do defensive slide drills.
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Hard to believe some like "Skip To My Lou" who cut his teeth on NYC playgrounds would sissy slap a guy in the head. I think that sort of thing would have invited a beatdown. Which gets me wondering.... is the NBA turning into a sissy league with all these levels of Flagrant Fouls? Back in the day, don't you think Bill Laimbeer or Charles Oakley would have just taken Rafe's head off?
ReplyDeleteFantastic stuff, I was think Skip should have gotten a suspension from the team for that. At the very least he needed Dwight Howard to demonstrate a proper frustration elbow. I mean if your gonna sit for a game you best get your money's worth.
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