Q1 it was Rondo, five shots, none missed,
Very aggressive, 13 points, not one assist.
JO took a charge and shot the ball,
KG scored--at last, answering Doc's call.
29 points--best Q1 all season,
Aggressive play and more rhythm part of the reason.
There were minutes for E'Twaun Moore to start Q2,
Pietrus for three, love what he can do.
The Raptors pulled together and started to score,
The Cs ran into trouble running the floor.
KG, Rondo were strong, Pierce right in the mix,
Third time a lead at the half, Cs up six.
One thing guaranteed to light up our place?
KG clapping in a Raptor's face!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, guarding Derozan is tough,
Pietrus another three, showing us good stuff.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, he's had a tough night,
Rondo was fouled hard (flagrant one)--what a fright.
Rondo took his free throws so he could stay in the game,
Then he went into the locker room just the same.
We saw KG's "shake and bake" to start Q4,
Bradley, Moore and Stiemsma came to the floor.
With a sore wrist in the locker room Rondo stayed,
Interestingly it was Bass with the most minutes played.
Again, Pietrus for three, then Pietrus for three,
The bench kept the lead, loved Bradley's D.
Cs 23 point win feels like a little bit o' heaven,
The end of the longest losing streak since April '07!
One thing about which I have no sense of humor.
Trading our Captain? The Truth? Oh, please, just a rumor.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
...BY THE HORNS
JO out, then in, no Dooling, his knee,
And no Rip Hamilton will we see.
As a starter on Stiemsma Doc took a pass,
KG at center, no JO, instead Bass.
Q1 Cs shots were erratic and short,
Rondo the only C with energy on the court.
Each C had a chance at his favorite shot,
Mostly front-rimmed, in the hoop they were not.
The Cs looked sluggish, their heads hung low,
The calls were terrible, the Cs were just slow.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
First half the only bright light we did see.
Back to back hoops were made by KG,
Bass scored, JO took a charge, all in Q3.
Bass an offensive rebound and a three for Pierce.
We need this man to once again be fierce!
Cs had been down twenty, Q3 they played great,
To start Q4 they were down only 8!
Pietrus for three, plus KG and Ray,
The Cs are only one point away!
Around down 7 is where the Cs did hang,
Bulls owe a lot to Rose, Brewer and Deng.
(Not one to complain about every call,
But should Rose be allowed to palm the ball)?
Gotta hand it to the Bulls, they've experience and youth,
They weren't bothered by any Cs, not even The Truth.
Bulls went 20-9 when the Cs were within one,
After that for the Cs there was no more fun.
"Scal-a-brini" brought the crowd to its feet,
While at the end of the game Thibs and Doc did meet.
Cs are now 4-6, not our best start.
At least during this game they showed they have heart.
And no Rip Hamilton will we see.
As a starter on Stiemsma Doc took a pass,
KG at center, no JO, instead Bass.
Q1 Cs shots were erratic and short,
Rondo the only C with energy on the court.
Each C had a chance at his favorite shot,
Mostly front-rimmed, in the hoop they were not.
The Cs looked sluggish, their heads hung low,
The calls were terrible, the Cs were just slow.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
First half the only bright light we did see.
Back to back hoops were made by KG,
Bass scored, JO took a charge, all in Q3.
Bass an offensive rebound and a three for Pierce.
We need this man to once again be fierce!
Cs had been down twenty, Q3 they played great,
To start Q4 they were down only 8!
Pietrus for three, plus KG and Ray,
The Cs are only one point away!
Around down 7 is where the Cs did hang,
Bulls owe a lot to Rose, Brewer and Deng.
(Not one to complain about every call,
But should Rose be allowed to palm the ball)?
Gotta hand it to the Bulls, they've experience and youth,
They weren't bothered by any Cs, not even The Truth.
Bulls went 20-9 when the Cs were within one,
After that for the Cs there was no more fun.
"Scal-a-brini" brought the crowd to its feet,
While at the end of the game Thibs and Doc did meet.
Cs are now 4-6, not our best start.
At least during this game they showed they have heart.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
GOING ROGUE
Big D-little A-double L-A-S,
Both teams at 500 have been a bit of a mess.
Important to note at the beginning of this poem,
Marquis out, then in, Kidd (his back) stayed home.
Delonte in the building, not in Green and White,
Pietrus joins the Cs, Odom, a Mav, here tonight.
Five minutes in, Delonte 3 for 3,
Cs 1-10, Rondo, Ray, Pierce, KG.
JO took a charge from a pained Vince Carter,
But all the Cs' misses made Q1 even harder.
Doc says offense ok, shots just not going in,
But with this Cs defense we cannot win.
Q2 starts off with Pietrus for three,
His first shot ever taken as a C!
Cs aggressive D, but the calls are so crappy,
Bradley's playing hard, refs making Doc unhappy!
In free throws, first half, Rondo was 8 for 10,
He has taken way more than all the Mavs men.
Q3 Carlisle exploded, stepped on Red's name,
Two techs on him, he was tossed from the game.
Q3, back and forth, constantly changing the lead,
Both teams playing with urgency and speed.
All of a sudden, Marion got hot,
Mavs stretched their lead, the Cs did not!
Rondo sitting on the bench managed to get a tech,
For responding to Odom, what the heck!
A foul called on Dooling for trying to defend,
There was a scene--tech on Doc at the end!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, a joy to behold,
On making his shots, Pierce just wasn't sold.
Once again the lead was bouncing around,
Pierce's rhythm just could not be found.
25 seconds to go, a three by Pierce,
Tied the game--at last he is fierce!
10 seconds left, the Cs went to work,
But couldn't stop three point play by Dirk.
Out of bounds, off the hands of Ray,
Mavs ball--and the lead--that's the end of the day.
Both teams at 500 have been a bit of a mess.
Important to note at the beginning of this poem,
Marquis out, then in, Kidd (his back) stayed home.
Delonte in the building, not in Green and White,
Pietrus joins the Cs, Odom, a Mav, here tonight.
Five minutes in, Delonte 3 for 3,
Cs 1-10, Rondo, Ray, Pierce, KG.
JO took a charge from a pained Vince Carter,
But all the Cs' misses made Q1 even harder.
Doc says offense ok, shots just not going in,
But with this Cs defense we cannot win.
Q2 starts off with Pietrus for three,
His first shot ever taken as a C!
Cs aggressive D, but the calls are so crappy,
Bradley's playing hard, refs making Doc unhappy!
In free throws, first half, Rondo was 8 for 10,
He has taken way more than all the Mavs men.
Q3 Carlisle exploded, stepped on Red's name,
Two techs on him, he was tossed from the game.
Q3, back and forth, constantly changing the lead,
Both teams playing with urgency and speed.
All of a sudden, Marion got hot,
Mavs stretched their lead, the Cs did not!
Rondo sitting on the bench managed to get a tech,
For responding to Odom, what the heck!
A foul called on Dooling for trying to defend,
There was a scene--tech on Doc at the end!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, a joy to behold,
On making his shots, Pierce just wasn't sold.
Once again the lead was bouncing around,
Pierce's rhythm just could not be found.
25 seconds to go, a three by Pierce,
Tied the game--at last he is fierce!
10 seconds left, the Cs went to work,
But couldn't stop three point play by Dirk.
Out of bounds, off the hands of Ray,
Mavs ball--and the lead--that's the end of the day.
Friday, January 6, 2012
PACEMAKERS
The Pacers are a young and athletic team,
The Cs will need their bench, so it would seem.
Tommy praised " Killer Bees," Bradley and Bass,
Who cares if David West on the Cs took a pass?
Ray feels better, let's see what he can do,
He had six threes the first night of his flu.
Q1 Bass had a block, JO had three,
14-14 end Q1, terrible shooting we did see.
This fact is interesting, not just a filler,
Pacer longer than Foster? Only Reggie Miller.
Q2 started out scary, the Pacers got hot,
Feel terrible that Marquis can't make a shot!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, at last in Q2,
JO, used to be a Pacer, showed what he could do.
The visiting team can choose the end where they start,
Cs were at the "wrong" end, is that why they fell apart?
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, FOR THREE, JO's second charge,
Rondo coast to coast, the Cs playing large!
Stiemsma with the block, he got all ball,
But, of course, a foul the ref did call.
Rondo to KG for an alley-oop,
Still too few rebounds for the Boston group.
Ineffective ball movement, setting up plays late,
Make the Cs at the end of Q3 down eight.
Early Q4, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
Then a George Hill/Pacers run stopped briefly by KG.
The lead got down to seven, but for the Cs no break,
Some ridiculous calls the refs did make.
No matter how old or how much talent a team's got,
Some nights even great players can't make a shot!
The Cs will need their bench, so it would seem.
Tommy praised " Killer Bees," Bradley and Bass,
Who cares if David West on the Cs took a pass?
Ray feels better, let's see what he can do,
He had six threes the first night of his flu.
Q1 Bass had a block, JO had three,
14-14 end Q1, terrible shooting we did see.
This fact is interesting, not just a filler,
Pacer longer than Foster? Only Reggie Miller.
Q2 started out scary, the Pacers got hot,
Feel terrible that Marquis can't make a shot!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, at last in Q2,
JO, used to be a Pacer, showed what he could do.
The visiting team can choose the end where they start,
Cs were at the "wrong" end, is that why they fell apart?
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, FOR THREE, JO's second charge,
Rondo coast to coast, the Cs playing large!
Stiemsma with the block, he got all ball,
But, of course, a foul the ref did call.
Rondo to KG for an alley-oop,
Still too few rebounds for the Boston group.
Ineffective ball movement, setting up plays late,
Make the Cs at the end of Q3 down eight.
Early Q4, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
Then a George Hill/Pacers run stopped briefly by KG.
The lead got down to seven, but for the Cs no break,
Some ridiculous calls the refs did make.
No matter how old or how much talent a team's got,
Some nights even great players can't make a shot!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
NOTHING BUT NET(S)
Ain't no sunshine when he's gone--that's Ray,
Let's hope his flu very quickly goes away.
Missing Nets: Lopez, DWilliams, Kris
Just means the latter the crowd couldn't diss.
First half was iffy, good defense, I guess,
More importantly the offense was a mess.
Q3 turned around, started with Dooling for three,
Bass was The Man, good job by Bradley.
Pierce got it going, KG, too, he's tough,
Felt bad for Marquis, couldn't score, it was rough.
Everyone got to play, especially to end Q4,
Wilcox, Pavlovic, even Johnson and Moore!
As we concentrate on Cs Ball, with talents meldin'
You know who started for the Nets? Williams--Shelden!
Good job, Cs, great rotations, Doc,
Who is finding some rhythm for his fledgling flock!
Let's hope his flu very quickly goes away.
Missing Nets: Lopez, DWilliams, Kris
Just means the latter the crowd couldn't diss.
First half was iffy, good defense, I guess,
More importantly the offense was a mess.
Q3 turned around, started with Dooling for three,
Bass was The Man, good job by Bradley.
Pierce got it going, KG, too, he's tough,
Felt bad for Marquis, couldn't score, it was rough.
Everyone got to play, especially to end Q4,
Wilcox, Pavlovic, even Johnson and Moore!
As we concentrate on Cs Ball, with talents meldin'
You know who started for the Nets? Williams--Shelden!
Good job, Cs, great rotations, Doc,
Who is finding some rhythm for his fledgling flock!
Monday, January 2, 2012
"WHIZ-ARDRY
No JO tonight, he hurt his leg,
Stiemsma got the start--that's right, Greg.
He scored the first hoop, then a block, then a block,
His enthusiasm was appreciated by the crowd and Doc!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
Right from Q1 the high scorer is he.
A Wizard flew down the court, that was John Wall,
Who taunted Stiemsma and got a technical call.
KG "five, five, five" brought in Brandon Bass,
(Geez, Ray has to stop that cross court pass).
The Wizards' coach Saunders, his name should be "Flipped,"
He was tossed as into the ref he ripped.
Watching Bradley's defense was so much fun,
Wilcox came back, didn't get much done.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, he is playing large,
At the other end Rondo took a huge charge!
At the end of the half, the Cs down by one,
The young Wizards are having way too much fun.
Several Cs turnovers in the first half of Q3,
Stiemsma started scoring helped by Pierce for three.
The Cs worked hard, against such a young group,
Low percentage for each team when they went to the hoop.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, Cs turnovers galore,
Then RAY ALLEN FOR THREE again in Q4.
Marquis got it going, along with Bass,
Pierce for three off a KG pass!
Again RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, Cs took care of biz,
Special thanks to Ray, tonight's scoring Whiz.
Stiemsma got the start--that's right, Greg.
He scored the first hoop, then a block, then a block,
His enthusiasm was appreciated by the crowd and Doc!
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
Right from Q1 the high scorer is he.
A Wizard flew down the court, that was John Wall,
Who taunted Stiemsma and got a technical call.
KG "five, five, five" brought in Brandon Bass,
(Geez, Ray has to stop that cross court pass).
The Wizards' coach Saunders, his name should be "Flipped,"
He was tossed as into the ref he ripped.
Watching Bradley's defense was so much fun,
Wilcox came back, didn't get much done.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, he is playing large,
At the other end Rondo took a huge charge!
At the end of the half, the Cs down by one,
The young Wizards are having way too much fun.
Several Cs turnovers in the first half of Q3,
Stiemsma started scoring helped by Pierce for three.
The Cs worked hard, against such a young group,
Low percentage for each team when they went to the hoop.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, Cs turnovers galore,
Then RAY ALLEN FOR THREE again in Q4.
Marquis got it going, along with Bass,
Pierce for three off a KG pass!
Again RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, Cs took care of biz,
Special thanks to Ray, tonight's scoring Whiz.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD
The easiest way to start this poem ,
Is to rejoice in the fact that the Cs won at home.
That is so "last year" but it seems it did bode
Well for a win tonight on the road.
Q1 a thing of beauty to see,
Cs basketball the way it should be.
Stiemsma, Bass, Marquis, Bradley, Dooling,
Worked hard to end Q1, they weren't fooling.
Q2 saw Bradley score at the start,
KG, the half's high scorer, playing with heart.
Cs--ten different scorers, plus many an assist,
Glad our captain is back, the Truth was missed.
Jeff Green in the house, his Hoyas he did see,
After his surgery he'll finish his degree.
Cs aggressive, assists and scoring all around,
As the starters and the bench a rhythm they have found.
Slow start for the Cs to start Q3,
Wall coast to coast, impossible is he.
Javale McGee (great name) with a double double,
Wall briefly on the bench, in foul trouble.
Wizards are athletic, they have upped the pace,
Trying to make something happen in their home place.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, his second tonight,
Stiemsma and Bass do so much right!
KG and Rondo, they lit up the place,
When he has an assist, got to love KG's face!
A triple double for the Cs number nine.
I hope JO's hamstring really is fine.
Wizards wanted a win, but alas, no go,
(Don't really love the Wizards' logo).
Is to rejoice in the fact that the Cs won at home.
That is so "last year" but it seems it did bode
Well for a win tonight on the road.
Q1 a thing of beauty to see,
Cs basketball the way it should be.
Stiemsma, Bass, Marquis, Bradley, Dooling,
Worked hard to end Q1, they weren't fooling.
Q2 saw Bradley score at the start,
KG, the half's high scorer, playing with heart.
Cs--ten different scorers, plus many an assist,
Glad our captain is back, the Truth was missed.
Jeff Green in the house, his Hoyas he did see,
After his surgery he'll finish his degree.
Cs aggressive, assists and scoring all around,
As the starters and the bench a rhythm they have found.
Slow start for the Cs to start Q3,
Wall coast to coast, impossible is he.
Javale McGee (great name) with a double double,
Wall briefly on the bench, in foul trouble.
Wizards are athletic, they have upped the pace,
Trying to make something happen in their home place.
RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, his second tonight,
Stiemsma and Bass do so much right!
KG and Rondo, they lit up the place,
When he has an assist, got to love KG's face!
A triple double for the Cs number nine.
I hope JO's hamstring really is fine.
Wizards wanted a win, but alas, no go,
(Don't really love the Wizards' logo).
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