The History of the Finger Wag
The On Deck Circle —
Throughout the annals of sports history, many a gesture have become entrenched in the memories of sports fans. From Babe Ruth allegedly calling his left field home run shot to Terrell Owens spiking a football at the Dallas Cowboy 50-yard line to Vince Carter signalling ‘it’s over’ after his winning dunk in the 2000 dunk contest to Teemu Selanne shooting his airborne glove with his stick, there are certain images that will live on forever. With the invention of YouTube, this has never been more true. But there is one such gesture that has become bigger than sports itself, one single movement that strikes fear into opponents, joy into the hearts of fans, and ...
Behind the boxscore, where Dikembe's 'black ass' happens
Ball Don't Lie —
Houston 83, Atlanta 75 This was pretty ugly, no alibis to be found, but it was nice to see the Hawks (once a pretty sound defensive team, earlier in the year) pull out their best defensive performance in months. It was also nice to see the Houston Rockets, a team that had every right to pack it in after losing Yao Ming, pull off its eighth-straight win without Yao, and 20th overall. Atlanta's defensive resurgence helped little in the fourth quarter, when Tracy McGrady was taking, and making, bad shots. A pair of crushers: one a fadeaway 17-footer that caught every part of the rim, ...
Dikembe Mutombo, Tall Man Who Has Blocked Many Shots, Returning To The Rockets
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
Many awesome things about the Rockets signing Dikembe Mutombo for the rest of the year:
1) He’s 42. That’s old for any professional athlete. Good for him.
2) He’s again backing up Yao Ming. I like to imagine him and Yao playing parcheesi on the team plane for serious money. And then donating said money to Mutombo’s efforts in Democratic Republic of Congo.
3) “Who wants to sex Mutombo!?!?”
4)
Yup, that should just about do it.
Mount Mutombo is Dormant, but not Forgotten
Moderately Cerebral Bias —
Forty-two years. 42, and still playing in the NBA. Truly, Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was already something special just for his longevity. However, it looks like his career is finally over after a first-quarter collision with Greg Oden in Game 2 of the Rockets-Blazers series. (Yes, there's a certain comedy in the oldest NBA center being injured by the oldest-looking NBA center). ...
Finger Wag At Fate
The Dream Shake —
Miss him already
Blogging is an useful tool, particularly when you're desperately trying to forget about the completely bawful performance by your favorite team. So I decided to indulge and join the thousands of NBA fans around the world that are saying goodbye to one Dikembe Mutombo.
It's time like these when I feel hopeless and wish I weren't a nearly-illiterate blogger. How can I put into words the sadness a sport fan feels when a truly great player closes the door on his career? It's a combination of factors: the selfish knowledge that you won't be able to enjoy watching him play again in ...
Top 10 Dunks Over Mt. Mutombo - Part Two
The Hoop Doctors —
Top 10 Dunks Over Mt. Mutombo - Part Two Dikembe Mutumbo Allen Moll is an avid NBA and College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen is a regular columnist for thehoopdoctors.com ...
