I’m not even gonna try. (Um, but the tooth story is not for the squeamish. I hope you ate already. Seriously.)
UPDATED 11/18: Tyson Chandler’s latest is pretty unforgettable too. He always makes me laugh. It’s entitled Looking for a Rhythm, but Not Looking There. The first part is about the Hornets’ play… the second part refers to childbirth, so you can pretty much guess what the THERE is about. He still hasn’t caught the bass in the canal in his backyard that’s kicking his ass though (which we heard about last time)…
T.C.’s blog is on NBA.com or on TysonChandler.com, in case you weren’t aware, and it cannot be missed.
ALL IS WELL. So ESPN is all, “Tyson Chandler Sprains Ankle.” People, I just got back from the game and I am telling you he was on the bench all night. I’m not sure he ever left. Not only was he on the bench, but he was goofing around, standing up and down, and generally looking like it wasn’t a big deal. So don’t believe the hype. Or, believe the Hype but not the hype. Or… yeah. Anyway, don’t panic.
I said this summer that I was going to officially believe in Hilton Armstrong this year, since no one else wanted to, and that is going excellently thus far, thanks! 14 pts in relief of Chandler
14,000 people at a preseason game is certainly one way to start.
When you think about it, if David West played 22 minutes and scored 19 points, that’s almost a point per minute.
There is most definitely Abita at the arena. I saw Amber, Purple Haze, and Jockamo IPA.
Get this. So last year, all I wanted out of life was a Tyson Chandler jersey, and they had all the starters but him. This year, all I want is a David West jersey…. and they have no D. West youth jerseys. They have everybody else, including Tyson and JuJu. I could not make this up. NO DAVID WESTS!!!?? How? Why? Wha–?
Whoever the Hornets play next needs to watch out. JuJu totally wanted to dunk it crazy all night, and fate kept intervening. I would not get between that man and his dunk. Because it’s going to happen.
Posey and JuJu both wear the headband and the tall socks, and play at the same time. This is a dilemma. Really I found the best way to tell them apart is that Posey was also wearing black knee pads of some kind. Um, or the fact that one of their jerseys has the number 41 on it and one has the number 32…
Oh, and the Hornets beat Golden State 106-103. The #2 unit looked good. Sims, Jordan, Butler, and Marks did not play. Mike James played the 1 and Devin Brown played the 2. Hilton Armstrong played big minutes, as he was called upon to replace Tyson Chandler early.
See what I did there with the alliteration. So I was just on TysonChandler.com and I noticed some videos I hadn’t seen before. Of course, I naturally thought, “HOW could I have missed this, being the slightly excessive Tyson fan that we all know me to be?” If you ever wondered how many tattoos the big man has, and what they’re all about, he explains them in a new video. Bonus: You get to see the big one across his upper back that I knew was there, because sometimes the very ends of it stick out on either side of his jersey, but had never seen.
There’s also a new video with TC and his trainer explaining his summer workout. And if you missed Tyson’s Cabo vacation, from earlier in this summer, clearly you do not have as much free time on your hands as I do and are definitely missing out. Update: And a new TysonBlog about training camp today too…
And after you’re done, you should shoot on over to ChrisPaul3.com and check out the pics of CP3’s brand new summer ink…..
So I’m doing some redesigning of the site, and I was going through my huge folder of Hornets pictures from this season. I came across this gem from the Celtics win (I think that was the best night of my life, by the way– shit, that whole stretch was amazing… they just couldn’t lose).
I love this photo of Tyson and Bonzi.
It’s cracking me up. What are they doing? Celebrating their mutant ninja takedown of Ray Allen? Preparing to kick ass and fight crime? Or maybe a fat dude just got naked in the second row off to the right and that is actually a look of horror?
The Times Picayune is reporting that CP is going to make the cut for the USA Olympic roster that will be announced Monday. It’s not exactly official, but the T.P., whatever other failings they may have, is usually right about stuff like this. It would have been an egregiously bad decision if they didn’t take the point guard who just had one of the best seasons in history. There shouldn’t have even been a discussion about it. Jason Kidd is practically mummified. After Billups pulled out earlier this week, enough spots were freed up so that Deron and CP could both go. But the article is also saying Tyson didn’t make the roster, despite having played last summer. Hey now. That sucks.
Congrats to Chris!
(And, self-servingly and unpatriotically, don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt…)
P.S. Oh, holla! My banner ad up top is now repping Hornets gear! Smart ad.
Tyson Chandler’s official site posted this season wrapup video interview the other day, which I thought I’d point out in case people hadn’t checked it out yet. It’s a two-parter. You know I love me some TC6, so I of course watched the entire thing.
Some Highlights:
When asked about David West’s facial hair, he says something to the effect of, no matter how successful an All Star he becomes, David is always going to be David. And show up places dressed in all black, jeans, and a hat, because it’s just what he does. Which I thought was funny because it always cracks me up that, no matter where D West is photographed, he’s never wearing a color. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in a tie either.
Tyson says as the season goes on, you tend to stop working on your game as hard because you’re more focused on other things, and he’s looking forward to getting back to that in the summer/fall. Which I found interesting because in the beginning season he had a little turnaround shot that he tried less and less frequently as the season (in fact, he busted it out in one of the last playoff games and we were like, “Whoa, haven’t seen that in awhile!”). Now, it wasn’t a highly accurate shot, and maybe they just decided to focus on the CP3 alley oop as his main offensive weapon, but it could also have been that he wasn’t getting the time to work on it as the season got busier, like he said. If he could work on adding that shot consistently to his game, TC would be dominant next season. (This is my thought here, obviously, not his.)
His thoughts about playing against Tim Duncan (“He never says anything”).
He kind of thinks Celtics, but says he’s learned never to count Kobe out. (And the interview starts out with a great story he tells about him vs. Kobe in the Lakers game here in March… as opposed to Duncan never saying a word, Kobe yaps constantly.)
… in size XXXL. Haha. For those of you who didn’t know yet, we’re getting a WHITE out on Monday, with everyone in attendance getting a white Fan Up! shirt.
Two Hornets + Tyson’s wife + ceiling fan repair man = Instant Win.
I just wanted to draw your attention to the Awesomest Video of the Week, brought to you by Alejandro de los Rios over at Best of New Orleans Blog. He told us about this interview last week, but it was just recently posted up at ESPN the Mag for your viewing pleasure. You really have to witness the awesomeness.
It’s a contest between Jannero Pargo and Tyson Chandler’s wife Kimberly to see which one of them knows Tyson best. You have to watch till the end for the best nickname for the 7′1 Chandler ever invented.
