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Ryne Nelson The Cuban Cigar of half-time entertainment not featuring Charles and Kenny. If you watch only one Odenized video all week, this should be it! -
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Ryne Nelson I love it now...that's he's not doing it against my 90s Bulls.
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Rockets imitate Deke!
Odenized —
Odenized.com original video on YouTube | Download Link The only thing better than hearing Dikembe Mutombo speak is hearing his teammates doing their best to speak like him.
Rockets Impersonate Dikembe
Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos —
The guys at Odenized have found another gem. Here's the entire Houston Rockets team trying their best to sound like their elderly teammate, Dikembe Mutombo.
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The Rockets Do Their Best Deke
FanHouse —
Filed under: Rockets, Western, NBA Videos, HoustonLast week we brought you Kevin Garnett doing his best Sam Cassell. Today, all of the Rockets doing their best Dikembe Mutombo: What's the secret to longevity in this league? Considering Cassell and Mutombo have a combined 32 years of experience, apparently sounding like a drunk Cookie monster is a huge part of the equation. (via Odenized) Permalink | Email ...
The Post Up: Hedo and Bron
SLAM Online —
By: Holly MacKenzie
Another game, another victory for the Houston Rockets. They are now within a game of both San Antonio and the Lakers in the jam packed Western Conference. 19 wins and they are facing Atlanta and Charlotte before they have a Sunday showdown with the Lakers in a game that could very well give them the top spot in the West if things go their way. Any way you look at it, this run has been impressive.
A lot of boring games last night All blow outs besides the Nuggets/Spurs and Blazers/Cavs match ups. Bron was fantastic with another triple-double, and Tim Duncan came ...
YouTube gold: Who wants to imitate Dikembe Mutombo?
Ball Don't Lie —
The Rockets sure are having a lot of fun in Houston these days. But I guess that's expected when you own the third-best winning streak in NBA history and keep crushing teams by double digits. While it's impossible to try and pick a favorite from the bunch -- honestly, that was incredible -- I'd probably combine Shane Battier's Yoda-voice with Aaron Brooks' fingers and Steve Novak's passion if I had to build my ideal Deke impersonation.
Houston Rockets Imitate Dikembe, '00 Lakers
FanIQ Blog —
Probably the only thing more amusing than hearing Dikembe Mutombo speak, is listening to his teammates try and impersonate him. The Houston Rockets gave it a try this week.
I don't know about you, but of all people, I agree with the FSN anchor in believe Steve Novak did the best job. Bobby Jackson's is funny because I'm pretty sure he was just drunk ... and not cookie monster drunk.
The Rockets took their imitation routine to the floor last and won their 19th straight. The last team to do that was the '00 Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe and Shaq. We ...
The Rockets Imitate Dikembe Mutombo, Hilarity Ensues
AwfulAnnouncing —
These player imitations are just getting better and better. The KG-Cassell one was classic, but I think getting the whole Rockets team to imitate Dikembe Mutombo might top that. Via Odenized.... ...
Public Knowledge
Josh Q. Public —
Josh Q. Public: A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. -Mark Twain
Public Knowledge:
1. King James. Long live the King. King James recorded his seventeenth career triple double last night. Triple trouble. LeBron is now tied for twenty-first all time. Tied for twenty-first all time with Scottie Pippen and Bill Russell. Now, if they only counted blocks back then, would the King still be tied with Russell? I ...
THEY ARE DIKEMBE
Zoner Sports —
A classic. Tip of the hat to Odenized.
Cheap Shots #118
Signal to Noise —
PEDs, Sports, and American Culture: SI’s Jack McCallum attempts to tackle the thesis that steroids and HGH aren’t just a sports issue. It’s not a bad first attempt (and features Gary Gaffney of Steroid Nation), but I’ve got objections — and I’ll write more on it probably tomorrow ...
bloc...Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Amazing amazing amazing video of Rocket players imitating Dikembe Mutombo. Via Odenized. Blogger MVP rankings have been going on for a while, and LeBron James is winning at this point. Kobe Bryant is second, Chris Paul is third, and Kevin Garnett is fourth. Many point out that LeBron James gets amazing statistics on a team that plays at a very slow pace. If he played at the same pace as Bryant, his numbers would be even greater. Jason Friedman of the Houston Press: "If you really want to get a glimpse at the -- here comes that word again -- unfathomable nature of the Rockets' roll, ...
Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Amazing amazing amazing video of Rocket players imitating Dikembe Mutombo. Via Odenized. Blogger MVP rankings have been going on for a while, and LeBron James is winning at this point. Kobe Bryant is second, Chris Paul is third, and Kevin Garnett is fourth. Many point out that LeBron James gets amazing statistics on a team that plays at a very slow pace. If he played at the same pace as Bryant, his numbers would be even greater. Jason Friedman of the Houston Press: "If you really want to get a glimpse at the -- here comes that word again -- unfathomable nature of the Rockets' roll, ...
Mutumbo is an original but has many imitators
Sports Scope —
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery than the Houston Rockets are sincere in their appreciation for center Dikembe Mutombo. The players take turns speaking as the big man. I guess when you win like the Rockets the clubhouse can be this loose. Here is a video that has to make you laugh: A tip of the hat to BallHype.com
Around the Internets
What Would Oakley Do? —
Houston Rockets Edition In honor of their 19-game winning streak it's all-Rockets, all-the-time at Around the Internets. Let's kick things off with a hilarious video of almost everyone on the roster doing their impression of Cookie Monster sound-alike Dikembe Mutumbo. It's also worth noting that though it may be a few months late, someone has finally gone 19-0. Better know your streaking Rockets and meet Luis Scola, who has really stepped it up after Yao's injury. Also, add him to your fantasy basketball team.
There's never a bad time to do a Dikembe Mutombo impression
ShamSports.com: NBA News That Doesn't Really Matter —
Someone should have told Luis Scola who Dikembe Mutombo is before asking him to do an impression of him. Other than that, great fun.
Blog-A-Roni: ‘86 Dodgers Do The Baseball Boogie
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
The LADIES… dance over the remarkable sight of the 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers doin’ the Baseball Boogie . YOU BEEN BLINDED raises their bids (among other things), as a nude photo of Tom Brady’s gal pal Gisele is on the auction block . Trying to cope with the Pope’s new announcement , DEUCE OF DAVENPORT offers up their own seven deadly sins of sports . ODENIZED wags a finger at these Houston Rockets players imitating Dikembe Mutombo . FAN IQ tosses over a clip of Floyd Mayweather Jr. getting ready for Wrestlemania by getting thrown out of the ring by the Big Show . With such ...
The Secret to the Rockets’ Success: Impressions
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries —
Hilarious, hilarious impressions. As the Rockets continue to win without any regard for the records of their opponents, it appears that they’re having quite a bit of fun. Here’s a clip from the local FSN affiliate featuring Dikembe Mutombo’s teammates doing their best Dikembe. Not only is the video entertaining, it’s educational. I’ve learned that Dikembe Mutombo doesn’t like wind sprints, does some odd thing with his hands when he talks and has been in the league anywhere from 16-20 years. Most of the impressions are pretty good, but my favorite belongs to Yao Ming, who simply says, “shake ...
Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Links
Empty the Bench —
IMDB - Ball Don’t Lie: The Movie, starring Al Jefferson and Delonte West. Seriously.
The Onion - Rasheed Wallace has the best dream ever.
HoopsHype - Gabe Muoneke says Game recognizes game and does what it can to decimate it.
The Sports Hernia - Hubie Brown is the most fascinating person in Mike Breen’s life.
Life in the Cell - Stephen A. Smith : Cheez Doodles :: Isiah Thomas : ______? (A: Popcorn)
Ball Don’t Lie - ...
The Rockets Imitate Deke
SportsFilter —
The Rockets Imitate Deke : When the Houston Rockets aren't busy working on their 19-game winning streak, they're working on their impersonations of teammate Dikembe Mutombo. Of course, nothing beats the real thing . read story | posted by aupa_athletic to Basketball at 11:38 PM CST
The Morning After The Night Before, LVIII
Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog —
About the middle of the third quarter, one guy on press row turns to the guy next to him and says, “I’ve never seen so many people wearing sunglasses inside.”
Dude on the other side leans over and says, “posers.”
Welcome to Staples Centre.
And, to cap a starlet-free trip, here we go: Three Things I Learned Kobe’s good
Now, wait. Kobe’s really good.
Hang on. Kobe’s freaking out-of-this-world good.
One play: He’s on the left baseline, gets by his man (easily and I don’t remember who it was) but has his path ...
Let Me Explain...
Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville —
Look, I feel like perhaps a few of you got me wrong here. Yes, I did say I wasn’t against the premise of Pac Man Jones in Dallas. Yes, I did say that if the right contract is out there, I would endorse bringing him in here. I don’t take those back. ...
Who Want to Impersonate Mutombo?
The Off-Color Commentator —
Allow me to take this opportunity to say once more that if anyone can find footage of Dikembe Mutombo inhaling helium on Conan (which happened about eight years ago now), that person will be named Friend of the Blog for all eternity. And while that may not seem like it's worth much... well, it's actually not worth much. But you will bring us all great joy. That glorious clip makes the above video -- which is actually pretty funny -- look like the least funny thing in the history of all of humankind.
In Honor of the Rockets and Mount Mutombo
The Big Lead —
Shane Battier does a mean Yoda impression, right? The Rockets travel to Atlanta tonight in hopes of capturing their 20th win in a row tonight. The Rockets are six-point favorites and beat the Hawks in February, 108-89 (but Houston had Yao and the Hawks didn’t have Bibby). We’re also going to use the comments section to update the Syracuse-Villanova game. Cuse trail, 44-42 with 11 minutes left.
Who Wants To Sound Like Mutumbo? [Impressionist Week]
Deadspin —
I know that you've been trying to perfect your Dikembe Mutumbo impressions, and I'm here to help. Here are Mutumbo's Houston Rockets teammates all taking a crack at it ... curiously, though, not one of them said "Who wants to sex Mutumbo?" That would have ruled.
By the way, there's all kinds of Rockets video goodness on the series of tubes today.
Rockets Imitate Deke [Odenized]
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ROCKETS DO THEIR MUTOMBO IMPRESSIONS
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
If this isn't reason enough for more Dikembe Mutombo coverage, I don't know what it takes. Here are Deke's Rockets teammates -- still amidst that 19-game winning streak -- providing commentary on and impressions of the 41-year-old center (full name: Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacque Wamutombo). He's probably one of three or four people on Earth that actually warrants a reality TV show about his life. Please, TV gods, make it happen. On the off chance that you've never seen Deke play golf, ride a horse, or wax poetic about life in ...
All hail Cookie Monster
The Sports Hernia Blog —
After an intense study, Aaron Brooks and his bizarre "Kung-Fu Wookie Monster" impression takes home the biggest cookie. Who Wants To Sound Like Mutombo? (Deadspin)
How much is this team worth?
The Globe and Mail - From Deep —
I’m a fan of basketball, but I’m not a basketball fan, does that make sense? What I mean is while I love the game in all it’s forms – except U.S. college – I don’t easily relate to those who live and die with the fortunes of the Raptors, for example, and invest a lot of time and money into showing their support. I appreciate them, as it keeps me working, theoretically, but laying out big wads of cash for games is not something I did commonly before I took up this gig and likely won’t be doing whenever it comes to an end. But many people do. And many people really, truly, deeply care about the fortunes of the Raptors. And it is that ...
Video: Houston Rockets Team mates Imitate Dikembe Mutombo (F’n Hilarious!)
Sportaphile —
If you’ve never heard Dikembe Mutombo speak, imagine if the Cookie Monster moved to Africa and started smoking cigarettes. The man who earned a spot on Sportaphile’s All-Ebonics team for 2008 has his own tribute video from the Houston Rockets.
In the video below, you’ll hear them all doing their best Dikembe imitations, and it’s some of the funniest stuff you’ll see all week. Shout out to Odenized for the video.
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Rockets imitate Deke!
Some People's Kids —
I can't tell if the Rockets are trying to imitate Dikembe Mutombo or Yoda. Either way this team is ripping shit up and it may be due to team chemistry like this. The other day they became the 4th team ever to win 19 consecutive games. Rafer Alston, AKA Skip to My Lou and Shane Battier have ...
Thursday Links: Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees Brawl, Woman Sits on Toilet for Two Years (Why?), Q: What Ever Happened to Brad Lidge? A: Albert Pujols
Baseball Mastermind —
Unfortunately, I’m coming into finals week and tomorrow is a real bad day for me, so rather than writing something original, thought-provoking or interesting, I’ll just steal what other people are writing. Tomorrow, something original.1. Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are beefing it. (Awful Announcing)
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The Tampa Bay Rays bloggers offer their perspective: Yankees Play Dirty After Whining About Clean Play (Rays Index)
Yankees bloggers weigh in: ...
Playoff Positions Virtually Locked
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
The C’s have picked up 3 games on the Pistons during this 10 game winning streak of theirs. Which means that right now, they have a 5 1/2 game lead with 19 games to play. Orlando has a 4 1/2 game lead on Cleveland… and I don’t think the Cavs are in a position to make a run to make that up.
So the 1 through ...
This is Great
Dime Magazine —
We came across this video on the great site Odenized of Dikembe Mutombo’s teammates doing impersonations of him. It’s pretty ridiculous. Below is the YouTube clip. PS - Do you think anyone on the team hangs out with Shane Battier ?
Friday Video Blowout
SimonOnSports —
Everyone needs something to keep them occupied on Friday afternoons so the Friday Video Blowout was born. Spend your next few minutes, laughing, crying of laughter, pissing your self, whatever, but mostly wasting your companies time. ...
I can't believe a whole week..
K luvs this game —
has already gone by since I last updated. Last Thursday was my Dad's 55th Birthday. Happy Birthday again to the only pre-Laker Pau Gasol fan I have ever known! Other than that, the week's seem to go by faster & faster as 2008 continues. Must. slow. down. What Peja does on his off time- Nash-ty, you still nashty. NBA stars sure do luv impersonating each other: KG doing the Cassell- The Rockets doing the ...
Houston Rockets Do Imitations: Part II
SLAM Online —
Last time they spoke Deke, this time they’re speaking dinosaur. Pretty sure the producers simply told Mutombo to be himself.
(Thanks to reader Rafael for the link.) ...
The 2008 Inaugural Odenized Video Playoff!
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
... of the battling videos. There will be a link on the bottom of the post. You must have an account on Ballhype, but you should have one already.
3. There will be 3 rounds. They will be from Saturday to Friday. The first round starts Saturday April 20th.
The hardest thing to do was pick the videos. That is why I picked the simple multiplication / wimpy way of doing it.
The first number is the votes. The second number is the links.
71, 35 Video - Rockets imitate Deke! = 2485
63, 34 Video - ...
Odenized Playoff 2008 Round 1, Deke Impersonation vs Crawfords Woes
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
Odenized Playoff 2008 Round 1, Deke Impersonation vs Crawfords Woes. Please remember the Odenized Video Playoff Rules. You vote for the best video by leaving a comment about that video on the Ballhype post. The link you need is below the second video. The first video is an instant classic. Dikembe Mutombo has a unique voice. His teammates hear him everyday, and have developed some interesting impersonations.
The second Video explains “Why no one would trade for Jamal Crawford“. This brings ...
Odenized Playoff 2008 Round 2, Deke Impersonation vs. Gus Johnson Dancing Queen
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
Odenized Playoff 2008 Round 2, Deke Impersonation vs. Gus Johnson Dancing Queen. Please remember the Odenized Video Playoff Rules. You vote for the best video by voting on the poll below the videos. We are really getting down to business now. We are down to the Final 4. Here is the link to the other Final 4 Odenized video.
The first video is an instant classic. Dikembe Mutombo has a unique voice. His teammates hear him everyday, and have developed some interesting impersonations. ...
Top 10 Reasons Basketball Will Be Americas #1 Sport in 5 Years
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
First let me explain that it is a 3 sport race. Soccer is laughingly not one of those three. Baseball, Football, and Basketball are the top three. NASCAR has a strong following, but you can not NASCAR in your back yard. Football has the edge over the big three right now, but that will change. Let’s get right into the meat of this Top 10 list.
10. The NBA finally added the age restriction. We were all sick of seeing Kuame Brown’s ride the bench and never making it. Now the ...
ETB’s Scribes of the NBA Interview Series - Ryne “Odenized” Nelson of SLAMonline
Empty the Bench —
ETB’s Scribes of the NBA Interview Series: Greg Oden Gets Odenized The latest installment of ETB’s Scribes of the NBA series features one Ryne Nelson, a man you likely know as “ Odenized .” Last season the name of his blog became synonymous with the human side NBA video capture. His daily assortment of humor, drama, novelty, interview and fisticuffs clips from the previous evening’s action became a staple of nearly every NBA-related blog on the internet – including ETB. His YouTube channel has 375 videos, many of them with well over 100,000 views and dozens of links. If you follow the NBA on the blogosphere at all then ...
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Houston Rockets
Ball Don't Lie —
As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't Lie looks at all 30
teams, outlining off-season transactions, projecting win totals,
spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Houston Rockets. Last Season: 55-27; lost in the first round of playoffs to Jazz Key Players Added: Ron Artest (trade, Kings), Brent Barry (free agent), Da Crispy Von Wafer (free agent), Joey Dorsey (draft-trade combo), Darryl Eugene Strawberry (trade) Key Players Lost: Bobby Jackson (trade, Kings), ...
Celtics Face off Against New Look Rockets
CelticsBlog —
Next Game
Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008, 8:30 PM EST Toyota Center
Complete Coverage >
Boston Celtics (2-1) at Houston Rockets (3-0) ...
A Phone Call With Dikembe Mutumbo?
Fourth And Fifty —
COMPARE THE SIMILARITIES IN VOICES WITH THESE TWO VIDEOS
Ring, Ring, Ring…
Dikembe Mutumbo: Hello.
Fourth and Fifty: Hello Dikembe. First off thank you for ...
It’s not a block party without Dikembe Mutombo
That NBA Lottery Pick —
One of the issues that I think that some of the younger NBA players face is not respecting their elders. To be honest a fair amount of NBA players and even fans have no recollection past Michael Jordan to some of the other great players that came before him or during his reign. Dikembe Mutombo was one of the elite shot-blockers and to be honest he still might be in the top 10 currently in the NBA at 42 years young. After a game between the Golden State Warriors, he made a comment regarding young Warrior forward Anthony Randolph: (Courtesy of Golden State of Mind) We need NBA Classics to ...
Late Night Links: Good Night, Sweet Dikembe
SLAM Online —
by Lang Whitaker
It was his voice, it was always his voice. Constantly hoarse, deep, expansive, strangulated, like a foghorn crossed with Kermit the Frog.
In the first quarter of tonight’s Portland/Houston game, Rockets backup center Dikembe Mutombo severely injured his left knee and taken off the floor on a stretcher. Considering Dikembe has already announced he would retire after this season, this probably ended his career.
The first year I tried to write about sports for a living was in 1997. (I saw “tried” because I made about $12,000 that year. So I’m not exactly ...
Tribute to Dikembe Mutombo
Fourth And Fifty —
In a sad turn of events, the great Dikembe Mutombo has been seriously injured, in Game 2 of the Rockets Trailblazers Playoff Series. Although Dikembe previously announced his retirement at the end of this season, this latest knee injury will likely keep him out of the game for good.
We will all ...
2 A.M. Two-fer: A Mountain of a Man
Outside the Boxscore —
I was gonna write some voodoo tonight, but there's enough bad juju going around the NBA. In Game 2 against Portland, Houston's Dikembe Mutombo went down with a left knee injury and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. The injury was first called a knee sprain, but ...
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). ...
Dikembe Mutombo: Gravity and Light
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
This is one of the best NBA videos ever, and it's 100% Mutombo. Almost wherever he goes, Dikembe Mutombo is the loudest, gravelliest, tallest and smiliest person in the room. He can fill any amount of space -- with ...
Dikembe Mutombo suffers career-ending knee injury
InsideHoops —
Dikembe Mutombo suffers career-ending knee injury [image] Dikembe Mutombo, 42, was carried away on a stretcher in the first quarter of the Rockets’ 107-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 with what he said was a career-ending left knee injury. “It’s over for me for my career,” said Mutombo, who will be examined by team doctors when the Rockets return to Houston today. An eight-time NBA All-Star and four-time Defensive Player of the Year, Mutombo is one of the game’s great humanitarians and had a distinguished 18-year career with Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Houston. More Dikembe quotes from the ...
It Happened Last Night... Day Four
Courtside —
The Lakers handled the Jazz, 119-109 and the Cavs survived an 18-1 run to start the fourth by the Pistons bench to take down the Pistons 94-82 as LA and Cleveland took the commanding 2-0 lead in each series.
The action happened in Portland.
After getting embarrassed on their homefloor in Game 1, Portland came out strong and took down the Rockets 107-103 behind a 42-point performance from Brandon Roy. With the score tied at 72 at the end of three, the Blazers were able to hold off the Rockets in the final seconds of the game to tie the series up 1-1.
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AaronGleeman.com — Link-O-Rama Motherhood has sadly robbed Jessica Alba of her consistency, but the former Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com still cleans up pretty well. King Kaufman has started blogging after stopping his long-running Salon.com column and blogged recently about something ...
A Mountain of a Man
BallerBlogger.com —
[image] 7 feet, 2 inches tall. Weighing in at 260 pounds. A big man, with a big name to match. In 1988, when Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo stepped onto the court at Georgetown barely speaking a word of English, the world had no idea what was coming. Last week, after 21 years of shot-blocking, finger-wagging and elbow-swinging, the NBA’s elder statesman is hanging up his sneakers. When Mutumbo got tangled up with Greg Oden in Tuesday’s playoff game he tore a tendon in his left knee, putting an end to his season, which he had already declared to be his last. In basketball terms, the loss is small. An aging backup ...
