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Fun with Dexter Pittman and Cross-sports Analogies

Posted by Trips Right on August 4th, 2009 under Basketball

I’m going to use a couple cross-sports comparisons to hammer home the point that a lot of really bright folks are missing on the Dexter Pittman issue. First off, let’s cut to the chase. Texas was abject dogshit last year offensively. Shooting, passing, creating, you name it. Their best scorer was a 5-10 version of J.J. Redick that would make the former Duke guard look unselfish. The point guard shooting the ball resembled Doug Gottlieb’s ass cheeks pressed firmly against a window (thanks CTJ). The most pro ready player handled like Ollie from Hoosiers. Add in a couple dashes of regression with Justin Mason and Connor Atchley, and a pinch of coach’s dog house with Varez Ward, and you have a recipe that even Sherron Collins wouldn’t eat. That was Dex Pittman’s supporting cast.


Indeed

Fast forward to this fall. Take a look at the roster. Essentially Dexter Pittman has been traded to the Red Sox for Nuke Lalouche and a player to be named later. Instead of being protected by the likes of Rob Deere and Brad Ausmus in the lineup, Dex will be sandwiched between Alber Pujols and Joe Mauer. Think he’ll see some fastballs?

Or, if you prefer, a little pro football. Who hasn’t played the “If Barry Sanders ran behind the Cowboy’s line…” The same thing’s going on here between Aldrich and Pittman. Put some competent offensive players around Pittman, much like Kansas rolled out last year, and watch Dex wreck shit. The fact of the matter is, Pittman will finally need to be played honestly by opponents in large part to a huge upgrade in supporting cast. It’s this fact that has Longhorn fans excited about big Dexy next season.

Kansas fans should be excited about their team as well. But all this talk is just summer conjecture because anything can happen in this sport. Who knew that Chalmers would hit the clutchiest clutch shot that ever clutched? Who knew that Eddie Rivera and Prince Stewart would colon pack Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters? Remember, this game is supposed to be fun…

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  1. Nik said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 11:28 am

    That has to be the best fan created game sign since the Baylor “Boddicker sucks at Life” sign.

  2. Nordberg said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    If this counts as a fan created sign, it’s the undisputed champ for all time.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale’s_%22We_Suck%22_prank

  3. Bob in Houston said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    TR, not to mention Cuttino Mobley and Tyson Wheeler doing similar wrecking.

  4. K said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    It’s photoshoped, but it still counts.

  5. Scipio Tex said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    I was looking at Google Analytics and we have a couple of hundred readers in China. Do one for mah jong.

  6. RansomStoddard said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    I think Google Analytics are worthless. One of our IT geeks was waving one around to me yesterday on one of our companies and I noted that it showed a hit from Bangladesh for over 6 hours. Obviously, someone was looking for porn, hit our site, and passed out on their keyboard.

  7. GingerBalls said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    At the least you now know that a minor slight on a Kansas player will result in a lot of page hits and comments that wreak of entitlement.

  8. Scipio Tex said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    I can’t wait to call Dr James Naismith a pederast.

  9. uthookem said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Is it bad that I’m a little more excited about basketball next season than I am about football?

  10. Trips Right said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    Darren Hancock is an easy target. What with the Kurt Rambis goggles, unbelievable athletic ability, and questionable recruitment journey.

  11. Trips Right said:

    August 4th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

    Lester Earl is too obvious. Anyone more crooked than Lawrence Funderburke should be off limits to the discerning basketball shit talker.

  12. Domedriver said:

    August 5th, 2009 at 6:45 am

    I thought that this was going to be about Dex playing TE on the football team this season and the thought got me all warm and fun insided!

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