Uncle Drew got in touch with an old friend and mentor before bringing an old teammate back for more buckets.
Later he gave Stephen A. Smith an inside look at why he chooses to run with the young bloods.
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Tonight was Halloween and it felt like half of the characters in the Lakers/Blazers game were dressed up as Cavs throwbacks. Consider:
-It’s another slow start to a season for Mike Brown. (0-2)
-Antawn Jamison posted a game low -20 +/-
-JJ Hickson battled Dwight Howard throughout the game
But then the best costume emerged around 12:29est.
https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/263860331313516544
https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/263860611702747136
Here’s what happened:
Happy Halloween from 2012 Sasha Pavlovic - dressed as 2007 Sasha Pavlovic
There are two possible explanations. 1.) Uncle Drew met with him at halftime and told him that age was just a state of mind and Sasha convinced himself it was 2007. 2.) His father Dusan was at the game.
Thanks to the missed FT which was completely intentional, Sasha leads the NBA once again in the most young bloodish of all stats: [3PFG% minus FT%]. The 3 point line’s a gimmick, Sasha! Rebound and get back on D.
So…..anyone else up for a K-Love/Kyrie Irving pairing? that was magical.
Also is Irving’s nickname really going to end up being Uncle Drew? I understand that we ruined SKyrie Irving by giving it to Skyenga…..but can we take a mulligan?
Words don’t describe how happy this makes me. We have one of the most marketable players in the NBA, and he’s only 21 years old. Honestly, in terms of marketability, I’ll take Kyrie over KD any day. Durant totally dissed doodle jump – what a jerk!
I was kind of disappointed by this video actually- it seems a little more panned and I didn’t think Love was all that funny. But did you guys see Kyrie wrote and directed this??? WOW.
The Lakers are a mess. Half their guys can only defend and not score. The other half can only score and not defend. They only have three players who can do both. With all the talk of the Princeton offense not being a fit, it’s not really the problem. The problem is that they gave up 47% and 50% from the field on consecutive nights. Also, against the Mavs, the couldn’t hit free throws. This all makes me ecstatic.
Yeah…it seems that barring further blockbuster deals, the west might not have a true superteam in the next few years.
Don’t sleep on the Rockets, Nathan. Daryl Morey is a mad genius.
Hoops- Mitch Kupchak is a mad genius,
You are half right Tsunami.
@Nate Smith So their team is kind of like ours? 3 guys that can do both and a bunch of really niche guys.
Good point. It seems like, at worst, they’ll become part of the West’s thick upper-middle class by next season.
Just a sip of haterade:
The Uncle Drew thing really reminds me of “The LeBrons.” Specifically the “Old LeBron.”
Kyrie’s a better actor than LBJ but it’s all I can think every time I see these shorts.