EL BLOG ILUSORIO DE RUDY: Kill the King?

22.1.09

Kill the King?

We played the Cleveland Cavaliers last night. Now the nicknaming of LeBron James as “the King” is sensible to me. He is royalty on the court. His talent is from another realm, and the referees are respecting it, politely making no calls against him.

Nicolas Batum is our best defender. He had the King. Before the game, Batum was confiding, “I just have to play and think he is just another player with two arms and two legs.”

Batum's limb count was accurate. But LeBron had 34 points, 14 assists, and 7 rebounds anyway.

We lost.

Musing on the King from the bench, I said, “The only way to stop him is to kill him.”

Greg Oden heard me and replied, “Would you kill him in his bed? Thrust a dagger through his head? I would not, could not, kill the King. I could not do that evil thing.”

Then Oden laughed really loud. Understanding him is not always the easiest.

1 comment:

ElizabethJanuary 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM
I agree Lebron was pretty good. But you could beat him!
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Rudy's Hypothetical Rules of Basketball

1. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of score, assists, or rebounds. They will only remember who won them a chalupa.

2. Any shot worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

3. When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell “Foul!” repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell “Good D!” or “Our opponents are superior!”?

4. If legitimately called for a foul, say, “A good call!” (Do this no more than once a game.)

5. When in possession of the ball, have a plan. Further, have a back-up plan, because the first plan won't work (unless you are Brandon Roy).

6. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. (Both Oden and Pryzbilla provide these in abundance.)

7. On defense, ignore words and direct your eyesight to the ball. (Opposing Cleveland, LeBron James told me he would pull up for a jumper. I advanced upon him. Then James drove baseline with great speed. Both of my ankles gave way!)

8. The faster you begin an opponent’s blow-out, the more shots everyone will get.

9. Be polite and professional to everyone you play against. Then destroy them, for they wish to defeat you.

10. Practice shooting in a dimly-lit practice area with someone shouting unflattering threats at you. (I found this useful in Europe, where partial power outages were not uncommon.)

11. You may feel sad about snapping another team’s back with a clinch alley-oop or a clutching 3-pointer. But sadness is preferred to losing. And the winning will then bring happiness. (In the case of defeating the Lakers, the happiness will be most pronounced.)

12. Purple is not my color. (It may not be anyone’s color.)