KBA 2K13!!

The final countdown     

Ohhh, it's the final countdown   

The final countdown   

The final countdowndowndowndowndown...

Yes loyal KBA fan(s), the KBA FINALLY returned to action after 28 days!  As the countdown clock hit all zeros, the KBA took the court with the final riffs of Europe fresh in their heads (and in BSR's case, iPhone).

Meanwhile, halfway around the globe in Kazakhstan, spirits were equally high in the season opener for the other KBA:



The energy level of the newly renamed Didier Drogba-Webo Friendship gym was predictably at an all-time peak after the long layoff.  In a highly unusual development, players opted to forgo the customary 27 minute warmup/dentistry conference and tipoff occurred at the record-setting time of 7:16.  Scheduled special guest Mike D'Antoni was a surprising no-show; in a statement later, his publicist apologized: "Mike was under the impression the season started on January 13th against the Cavs."

Playing the role of the 2000-1 Lake Show: NVE, BSR, It's Matt*, The Turbinator*, and Random Asian Guy 3* (aka RG3). Longtime KBA fans will surely remember RG1 and RG2, and their respective unforgettable legacies on the league. 

Playing the role of rotating Cannon Fodder that night: Wah-Qaeda, Shahe Vujacic, It's Pat, Andytollah, and the 3 Crop Circles*.  Why Crop Circles?  Because nobody knows where the fuck they came from.   

*Pending approval by KBA nomenclature committee, The Anti-Defamation League, and Agent Fox Mulder

When the Cannons went small, the Lake Show pounded them inside with It's Matt and BSR working the post and cleaning the glass. When the Cannons packed the paint, The Turbinator, RG3 and BSR bombed them into submission. Up-tempo or down-slow, the Lake Show was one step ahead ALL NIGHT LONG. With the seconds ticking down and both teams running on fumes, vaunted game-manager NVE-TD (Trent Dilfer) provided the final unexpected kick in the groin:





For those of you counting at home:

We're leaving together  

But still it's farewell  

And maybe we'll come back to earth, who can tell?  

I guess there is no one to blame  

We're leaving ground  

Will things ever be the same again? 

Pop quiz, hotshot...from whence does Europe hail?! 

A) The Whitesnake River
B) Hasselhoffeidelberg
C) Poughkeepsie, NY
D) Europe, Europe
E) Wait, the song says they're heading for Venus!  So...Venus?


Holy schibe!! These philosopher kings hail from the same country that gave us:

That last picture is a shameless attempt to boost our readership stats.  It's also for our loyal KBA blog fans in Russia and North Korea (it's a cold cold winter Vladimir and Kim Seo-Hyun...stay strong comrades)