In Which We Help Rafer Alston's Mom Burn Peter Vescey's Likeness in Effigy
FanHouse —
Filed under: Rockets, NBA Media Watch, HoustonShoals at The Sporting Blog routed to the world this morning a (rare) fun Peter Vescey passage concerning Rafer Alston's mother, one in which I would be remiss in failing to pass on. Background: Jeff Van Gundy made a ludicrous statement about the efficacy of Alston 10 days ago on TV, Vescey cracked a joke about it. Geraldine Alston called Vescey around midnight to... discuss the matter. "My husband and I just now got to read your column on line when we came home," ...
Rafer’s Mom Is an Intense Woman
SLAM Online —
... Story time: When I played high school basketball, my mother once approached a coach of mine about giving her beloved son more playing time. When the poor guy pointed out that I was a starter, thus getting plenty of minutes, she told him that I still wasn’t getting enough burn.
It’s a shame that our games rarely got mentioned in the paper; maybe her scathing letters to the editor might’ve lit a fire under me and gotten me to The Show!
(Thanks to Shoals for the wonderful find.) ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Rip 'Hamiltion'
Ball Don't Lie —
... a pose on the cover of a 1975 copy of Sports Illustrated. SG: Blog-a-Bull. It's gotten so bad in Chicago that even when the Bulls win, they lose. PG: Canada Basketball, via From Deep. Raps color man Leo Rautins weighs in on T.J. Ford's recent bad play. 6th: The Serious Tip. I was waiting for this to happen: Blogger boycotts Cuban and Mavs talk from his site. 7th: The Sporting Blog. Don't mess with Rafer Alston's mom. She's feisty and knows your ...
Rockets/Kings - where I say nice things about Rafer
The Dream Shake —
... I'm about 80% sure now that someone slipped me some long-lasting opium while I was in Vegas. Rafer Alston = good? Well, at least I can avoid the wrath of his mom today. ...
Hey, Rafer! You suck, ya jackass!
The Dream Shake —
We are only 27 days from the start of the Houston Rockets' regular season (where we host Memphis at 7:30pm that Monday night). Which means we need to re-declare something: RAFER ALSTON SUCKS! Whew... that felt good!! For some reason, I haven't felt compelled to say that in a while! Why now? Maybe it's because ...
