This is going to have to be a quick one since I was chaperoning a field trip this morning. If you’re lucky, I might post a picture of the piece of art crap I made with 18 students from a local Chicago high school. I might also post a picture of the pasta sauce arugula grilled cheese sandwich I just made. That was the real work of art.
Line of the Night: Mo Williams (4.99) really took it to the NBA.com Player Rater by getting NO steals and NO blocks last night, but still taking home the Line of the Night. No offense to Mo, but this is one of the worst Lines of the Night I think I’ve ever seen. I mean, 37 points is all well and good, but 12/22 shooting isn’t like Dwight Howard good. And 3/6 three pointers is only just decent for someone like Mo Williams. Tack on the 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, and sure it’s good line, but Line of the Night? Really?
Honorable Mentions: Vince Carter (4.86) had kind of a similar line to Mo, with 26/8/5, but added 2 blocks and 2 assists in there; Shawn Marion (4.79) was pretty close in there with 24/8/2 and also had 2 and 2; Steve Nash (4.75) had a very Steve Nashy kind of line with 25/2/13. There’s more, but when you’ve been through 120 days of basketball games, last night just seemed kind of average all around.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Steve Blake (3.66) was only 4/11 from the field, but made 7/7 free throws for 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal. I’m not sure why he wasn’t ranked higher, consider the other performances last night.
Earl Watson was out with a respiratory infection, so Luke Ridnour (3.53) put up 8/6/15 with 3 steals. I’m not saying you should pick him up now, but this is the kind of thing you should remember, so that if you hear anything about Earl Watson getting injured, you immediately run to a computer and pick up Ridnour. Or, just use someone’s iPhone. That’s what they’re made for, you know.
The Biggest Loser: This was an easy one. The day after scoring 33 points and hitting a game winning shot, DeShawn Stevenson (1.06) had the second to worst line of the night, going 2/12 from the field, and 1/3 from the line for a total of 5 points. He also had 1 rebound and 2 assists.