Thursday, July 21, 2011

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This week's blog will have a different format. Instead of the usual ramblings, below is a list of potential blog titles with brief descriptions.

Un. De. Feated. ...even WITH Ricky F.
Simply put, this title represents the 6-0 night that BSR and Co. enjoyed at the expense of the unlucky teams that came across their path. The stellar team: BSR, The Mole, Dewey (pending formal nomenclature assignment), Andytollah, and Ricky F. Do not adjust your monitors. No need to spell check with the KBA Abridged International Name Dictionary. You read correctly: this was a team with Andytollah AND Ricky F.

The 20 Minute Point.
On this night, tipoff was at 7:08pm PST. By 7:18, the game was tied 6-6: game point both ways. What ensued was the longest game point in KBA history. 20 minutes of shooting and missing and shooting and missing. Each team probably missed 8-10 shots, including 3 for BSR, 4 for The Mole, 3 for Dewey and [insert favorite number] shots for Ricky F. Lost in the sea of misses is the winning shot: by Dewey. After that game, the closest the super team came to losing was a 5-4 deficit in Game 4 of the night. Defeat was averted by a snappy 3-0 run to extend the streak.

Blake Griffin Joins the KBA in Anticipation of the NBA Lockout.
No joke. Blake Griffin's doppelganger (albeit a foot shorter and less hops--no dunk) has joined us. I don't know who he is or how he got here. But, he is Blake Griffin. He has one move--STRONG TO THE HOLE! More in the coming weeks.

BREAKING NEWS: Andytollah Makes History Shooting a Higher Percentage than Ricky F.
Most might shake their heads at this stat because even if Andytollah goes 1-for-1, he is likely going to outdo Ricky F. However, on this night, he actually went 5-for-9, while Ricky F shot 5-for-20-something: essentially a blowout by Andytollah. Now, most are shaking their head at Ricky F's pathetic shooting, which leads us to...

Ricky F Says (for the 1000th time): "How Did I Miss That [insert any of his shots] Shot?"
In yet another display of his complete demise, Ricky F fumbled through another game of no defense and piss-poor offense. The frustration level was so high among his teammates that when Ricky F finally hit a jumper in game 3, all four other teammates cheered. Folks, this is really becoming a debate: choosing between Andytollah and Ricky F is ever so difficult. Props to Andytollah for "closing the gap." Of course, we all recognize that this headline would have never made it past the KBA editors, as it is not considered news.

The OD: Solved!
In complete embarrassment, BSR told the KBA blog that The OD's inexplicable scoring success has been solved by another KBA member. "The Mole had been studying The OD for the past 3 months and after collaborations with USAMRIID and the Harvard School of Statistics and Baketballogy," said BSR, "he let me in on the secret." So vital and accurate was this secret that pre-solution, The OD had two points on 2-for-4 shooting. Post-solution, The OD went 0-for-8. What, one might ask, was the culmination of this 3-months-long multi-center research? "Make him go left," said BSR. Make him go left.

And, with that, we close the chapter on another week at the KBA.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Out With the Old; In With the New

Heading toward Marshall High School was different in the post-NVE era. Thoughts of assists, alley-oops, and layups quickly faded into curses.

The fence to turn into the parking lot was F***ING closed!

Yep. Closed.

After circling around the school twice and shaking my head following eye contact with Andytollah, a 60 year old, 350 lb, 5' 2" blonde female exited her disable-permit-equipped vehicle and opened the gates on the post-NVE era.

And just like that, within minutes, the KBA was back on and Andytollah--in his usual role as everyone's GM--had managed to create a super-team. Sadly he was not on it. Neither was BSR. Nor Ricky F. Meaning: BSR, Andytollah, and Ricky F were on the same team for most of the night.

(Bullets will be used for the remainder of the blog to highlight the noteworthy events).
  • The first BSR three-pointer of the night had to wait until game 3 (see below for why) circa 7:38pm PST. NVE-style upper cuts were thrown.
  • Ricky F was in top form. He made 4 shots all night (and, yes, he stayed until closing). FOUR shots. One can imagine how many shots he took. No one kept that stat, but it must have been in the 20s. BSR shots in game 1: zero. Ricky F shots in game 1: six.
  • While waiting for "next" alongside Andytollah, with Ricky F playing, Andytollah at one point said "I hope Ricky F's team doesn't lose; I don't want him on my team." This is what's become of Ricky F. Mockery from Andytollah. Mockery. From. Andytollah.
  • New Character: Some new Kaiser blood finally graced the court of Marshall HS. An athletic-looking baller who turns into absolute shait on the court. A true Jekyll and Crap. Although he can steadily hit mid-range shots in warmups, during the games he has a hard time dribbling and walking at the same time. Although he is of average size and height, he kept begging the forever-assigned-to-guard-ShaheVujicic Andytollah to let him guard Vujicic. After a change of possession, this character was frequently seen doubled over gasping for air, nearing intubation. Meanwhile, in-between games while waiting for next, he was seen doing pointless wind sprints around the tight-quarters of the court, often interfering with play. At present, it can only be said that he is a fellow of some sort. As the KNC (KBA Nomenclature Committee) works on his official KBA name, current thinking is landing somewhere between this guy and this guy. More in the coming months.
  • Up for review by the KBA Blog Committee: We, the KNC, hereby make a motion to change the name of Andytollah to Andy Lebatard. Why? Because he looks just like Dan Lebatard: Click here.
  • In closing, while BSR's record was 2-3 for the night (after an 0-3 start), it should be noted that both game winners in the two wins were made by.... of course... Ricky F. (Just in case you lost count, those were 2 of his four makes for the night).

Friday, July 8, 2011

NVE's SoCal Exit Anticlimactic

In anticipation of NVE's temporary departure, the KBA was expecting a record turnout. Hopes of watching a triple double performance were dashed mid-day on 7/5 as news broke that the LAUSD had uncharacteristically NOT planned well, leaving the gym floor unfit for greatness.

Thanks to the era of mobile communicating, we bring you the ensuing craze that overtook the Twitter universe:

Me: BREAKING NEWS: @StephenASmithDouche tweets "NVE being sent into retirement without proper farewell. LAUSD cancels KBA last second. Fans demand FCVH." 2:51 PM
NVE: Jeez. And I was planning on hitting 9 threes tonight as a sendoff 2:58 PM
NVE: AND...I already shipped off my TV, so no FC VH!!! F*CK!!! 2:59 PM
Me: @MikeWilbonbon tweets "Pandemonium in LA streets with signs reading 'NVE duped again,' 'Where is Ron Garretson?' and 'We won't go to Cancun yet!' " 3:03 PM
Me: ESPN.com reports: "LAPD being called en masse to contain LA fans." CNN.com breaking news: "LAUSD shuts down offices for the day." 3:04 PM
NVE: @therealNVE tweets: I'll be taking my talents to the new Cancun...Oaktown! Peace out KBA...see ya on the blog! 3:06 PM
NVE: Man, I am going to miss KBA...what a bunch of yahoos 3:08 PM
Me: @therealRonGarretson tweets: "LA is now safer." @MettaWorldPeace tweets: "Peace out brotha; spread the peace." 3:15 PM
NVE: @rickeeeefff tweets: I was going to leave early halfway through the game tonight anyway 3:18 PM
Me: @BSR tweet: "Reports of NVE retirement are exaggerated. I know NVE; he'll be back before long. He won't break longest absence record: 16 mos by yours truly." 3:21 PM
NVE: @therealNVE: NVE will be back! In the meantime, will pursue lifelong aspirations of being futboler and/or rapper during KBA lockout 3:37 PM
Me: @rickeeeefff tweets: "This guy was always on my team. He loves playing on my team. Even after I kicked his own basketball at him. He loves my game." 4:00 PM
Me: @rickeeeefff tweets: "His buddy Monty loves me too. I hope Dru can pass me the ball from Oakland, because he loves my game and my offense, in general." 4:02 PM
NVE: @KBANapoleonDynamite tweets: This opens up a roster spot for my glorious return to KBA! 4:03 PM
Me: @BillSimmons tweets: "I have just made a bid to buy the KBA blog for $2.3 billion dollars--which is just half of my annual salary." 4:04 PM
NVE: @ronpham tweets: now me (and my nose) can finally return safely to KBA!! 4:05 PM
Me: @KingJames tweets: "Ha! I don't care if NVE is leaving. I'm still the best player in South Beach yo!" 4:41 PM
Me: @Magic32 tweets: "The KBA needs to completely overhaul its roster. This is embarrassing, letting NVE go." 4:42 PM
NVE: @BlackMamba24: NVE?! Are you kidding me? Ship his ass out I'd here for Jason Kidd! 4:57 PM
Me: @LamarKardashian: NVE? I'm too high to respond. 5:20 PM
NVE: @skyhook33: forget NVE's jersey, where's my statue? 5:47 PM
Me: @ShahePFDiddy: Hold on, let me throw up this shot. Ok. NVE. Cool dude. 6:07 PM
NVE: @Andytollah: Let's eat! 7:20 PM
Me: @Andytollah: hey, I said let's eat! Someone reply! 8:05 PM
NVE: TV arriving tomorrow, should have internet by next day...FC VH Thursday? 8:53 PM
Me: Now we're talking! This KBA exit was a scam. We never had the chance to beat the Bulls' record. 9:18 PM
NVE: I was really looking forward to blocking Ricky eff 9:20 PM
Me: Last tweet of the night @ChuckSheen: NVE doesn't need KBA. KBA needs NVE #WINNING 10:12 PM
Me: @SCurry: We about to sign NVE! Playoffs (followed by Cancun), here we come! 11:54 AM
NVE: @ricbucher: NVE just arrived in Oaktown amid fanfare and media hoopla, making the bold prediction: "one and done, baby" 4:28 PM
Me: @MWilbon: New Twitter account registered for an anonymous NorCal client: "@1andDoneBaby" 4:29 PM