Word of the Day: Mario

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The 10-man rotation, starring 'Chris Paul Blog Day'
Published 5/6/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... wait for 'Julius Hodge Blog Day.') PF: D.C. Sports Bog. The wives of Darius Songaila and Antonio Daniels, dipped in chocolate. Awesome! SF: New York Times / Freakonomics. Can the Bill James approach to numbers work in basketball? SG: China News, via Brew Hoop. Yi Jianlian carried the Olympic torch without incident. Tall people rule. PG: Basketbawful. Mario West was the 2007-08 league leader in "marios." What's a ...

Invasion Of The LeBron Snatchers! [Nba Closer]
Published 5/9/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... or collecting $200. Paul (35 points, 9 assists) and David West (23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocked shots) went crazy-insane on the Spurs, but Bruce Bowen did everything but put Peja Stojakovic into a figure-four leg lock, holding the Bomber from Belgrade to only 8 points on 2-for-7 shooting. So, you know, that worked. So remember, never underestimate the heart of a blah, blah, blah. Game 4 is on Sunday. Fun fact: Jacque Vaughn and Robert Horry each collected one mario last night. ...

All Together: There Really IS No Place Like Home [Nba Closer]
Published 5/15/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... with 2:18 left. But Pau Gasol scored the next four points and the rest was played for posterity. Utah's starting five did most of the damage for The Mummy Jerry Sloan, particularly Deron Williams (27 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists), Carlos Boozer (18 points, 12 rebounds) and Mehmet Okur (13 points, 13 boards). L.A. now leads the series 3-2, with Game 6 on Friday in Utah. Stat watch: The Lakers' D.J. Mbenga played one second, thus earning himself a Super Mario. Fun fact: Home teams are now 19-1 in the second round. Which means they should ...

TLN’s Playoff Preview: Lakers vs. Jazz [Game 6]
Published 5/16/2008 by Jonny at The Lakers Nation
... So far, so good. Advantage: Lakers. Bench - It was so sweet seeing Milsap get into foul trouble, just as it was refreshing to watch Korver contained offensively. Sasha missed a lot of shots in Game 5, but those were a lot of in-and-out shots. Best of all, they were all decent looks, if not great looks, so I’m not to worried about him, he’ll turn it around. Honourable mention to DJ Mbenga for getting a Super Mario. I’m still wondering what we’re paying ...

The Foul That Wasn't (But It Really Was) [Nba Closer]
Published 5/28/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... of his Game 3 self. There were Fabricio Oberto, Michael Finley and Ime Udoka, who combined for zero points in almost 40 minutes of "action." There was Kurt Thomas and his mario. And, of course, there were the old legs that surrendered a 46-37 rebounding advantage and an Oliver Miller-sized edge in second chance points (26-4). But, in the end, the guiltiest parties may have been Joey Crawford, Joe Forte and Mark Wunderlich...the three wise(guy) monkeys who apparently could see no evil, hear no evil, and certainly couldn't call any evil. ...

Ray Allen Reunites With Jump Shot, Celtics Win [Nba Closer]
Published 5/29/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... The Celtics' honor roll continued with Rajon Rondo (7 points, 13 assists, 4 steals) and Paul Pierce (13 of his 16 points in the first half, 5 rebounds, 6 assists). And it's a damned good thing that all their starters played so well, considering they got a sum total of 3 points from their bench (including a Super Mario! from Eddie House). ...