Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 9.16.08

• As long as we're not jumping to ridiculously premature conclusions after a good 35 game stretch. Better than Josh Smith? What?
• The phrase is: "scraping the bottom of the barrel."
• Like it or not, here come the Suns.
• Beasley's going to give me an aneurysm. He's either going to end up as ROY, in prison, or both by the end of the year. Apparently he's hitting the court early. I'm bamboozled and fascinated by this kid.
• PiM has a recipe for success. Much like the Colonel. Oh, I hate the Colonel. With his wee, beady eyes! And that smug look on his face! "Oh, you're going to buy my chicken, oh!"
• Clips are gonna shock you, at least some people think so.
• The most interesting question to us in the league is "How much is X player worth?" Because almost no one is paid a reasonable amount. Everyone is either underpaid, overpaid, really overpaid, or Ben Gordon. The question reaches the shores of the rookie Grizz centers.
• In shocking news, Vince Carter gets the ball in crunch time and does pretty well with it. You'll never believe it, but I'm actually going to let Vince have a chance to show some leadership with the young Nets this season. Of course, I expect him to fail miserably.
• JR Smith was much nicer to these guys than he was to me. I should have hit a hole-in-one.
• We were totally going to be a part of this awesome, awesome project, but A. I was in St. Louis and didn't get back when I thought I would, and B. Graydon totally stole the game I was going to go to. I didn't even know Graydon back then, but he and I were in the same building. Of course, he was sad and I was giddy watching the Spurs get worked.
  
• Dwyane Wade apparently f*cking rolls on Saturday, Donnie, the Jewish Day of Rest.
• What's sad is how close this is to how Jazz fans actually think.
• Which Knick can step up?
• Your fantasy team Achilles' Heel.