Tuesday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Mr. Irrelevant —
... An LA Times columnist goes to bat for the UCLA football coach. It’s as odd as it sounds, but Kurt Streeter is standing by Karl Dorrell.
Boise State football > regular football. Those “Senator Craig Is a Vandal” shirts are hot, and I’m hoping they beat Hawaii on Friday.
Josh Brown is a bad-ass kicker. Not only does he tackle Devin Hester, but he sells it with the celebration.
Bonus links: The Nick Young slam dunk campaign poster … Durant really needs a nickname … ...
NBA Photoshop - Washington Wizards Style - VOTE 4 NACHO!
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... Ok, I know you have a lot of campaigns to keep up with. There's the Bullets Forever Nick Young Dunk Campaign, which actually originated with ...
Nick Young’un dunks
MVN RSS —
Mr Irrelevant has begun a campaign to get Nick Young in the Slam Dunk Competition during All Star Game weekend. Pretty amazing what one dunk in a blowout game will do for a guy, but I’m completely behind this. Why not? Who else on the team would have a chance at it? So, count this as our support for the Nick Young to the Slam Dunk Competition campaign.
Jake the Snake at Bullets Forever has the sweet art work to inspire you.
Meanwhile, Michael Lee — filling in for the vacationing Ivan Carter — gives us a nice ...
Today's Top Five: Watching Skins with Nana
D.C. Sports Bog —
... today, here's an image from Half Court Heave , and another from Mister Irrelevant . Speaking of college hoops, how about High Point's 93-23 win over Warren Wilson. 4) The Wizznutzz rant about Gil haters and discover his new Nacho-themed shoe . 5) Speaking of Gil and nachos, some Wiz-themed photoshopped movie posters , at TruthAboutIt.net. Also: ScottVanPeltStyle.com defends the Wiz dancers vs. the City Paper, Bullets Forever has Nick Young dunk posters , and Mr. Tony talks about his detractors . By Dan Steinberg | ...
Nick Young Dunks Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Mr. Irrelevant —
I don’t know that we’ll post every time NY throws down, but we will every time there’s photo and/or video evidence of how sweet it is. This “not spectacular, but nice”* one comes courtesy of Ned Dishman, Getty Images.
As for the campaign to get Mr. Young into the dunk contest, those on board include Bullets Forever, DC Sports Report, Truth About It and Slam Online.
* Description comes via The Maj, who was sitting courtside.
Eight Outstanding Wizards Facts
D.C. Sports Bog —
... can't tell you how many times they quibbled about personal space on this couch. "Too close," McGuire said at one point. "I thought we were brothers, man," Young said, clearly hurt. "That doesn't mean you have to put your leg on me," McGuire replied. You'll have to watch the vlog when it's released tomorrow, but the highlight is clearly McGuire's impersonation of his teammates. And Young's dance moves. Actually, there were a lot of highlights. 5) Teammates are willing to join the Nick Young For Dunk Contest campaign. Roger Mason said there's "no question" Young is the ...
Spank you very much, there's the door, don't let it hit you on the way out
My Swog is Phenomenal —
... He finished with 14 points on 5-7 shooting and went 4-4 from the stripe. There was a point in the 4th quarter where he was looking to drive the lane from the top of the key, found it and leapt from about 1 step past the free throw line and attempted a sweet jam. It was blocked, but the move motivated him. You could see it the rest of the quarter, he kept looking for that lane. Eventually, he got it, from the corner he drove and finished with a sweet dunk. All I have to say is, the campaign to get Nick Young into the dunk contest has got to get going. This kid can dunk, ...
Blogs have birthdays too
Bullets Forever —
Game thread is coming, folks, so stay tuned. Today is a big day, because it marks the one-year anniversary of this site moving to Sports Blog Nation. When I started here, I never imagined how much this community would grow in just a year's time, and that's a tribute to all the great readers that make this site worthwhile. To all of you, kudos. In recognition of this site's first birthday, let's run down some of the memorable moments in BF history. The site's very first post. Since then, 822 posts have been made, and I can't even begin to count ...
