November 14, 2007
Humpty and Hump
Jay wrote this today:
While the Raptors lost tonight and it certainly wasn’t pretty out there, Raptor fans can at least take solace in the fact that Jamario Moon (Humpty) and Kris Humphries (Hump) are doing exactly what they are out there to do and they are doing it well.
Let’s start with Hump, because I really don’t think he gets a lot of credit for the job he is doing out there. 2 of 4 with 14 rebounds! He was even doing his best JYD/MoPete impersonation, diving on the floor for a loose ball and bumping a guy while he was at it. Here’s a guy who knows what his game is about and is executing his plan. Let’s also give him some respect for that nice little reverse layup. A little bit of mustard for that hot dog Hump? Wha?
There has been a lot written about Jamario Moon and while his story is a good one, let’s not pretend that this kind of thing hasn’t happened before. That being said, let’s also give the guy credit for making the most out of his opportunity and doing what he has been asked to do. He has been energetic, has grabbed rebounds and has only taken shots that have been there for him. He hasn’t been forcing shots, which I was afraid he was going to do as soon as he saw a few go down. Like Coach said tonight, “He’s no spring chicken” (one of my favourite sayings) and he is using his maturity to play smart basketball.
On a completely separate note, was it just me, or did it look like Rasho kind of pulled a Vince tonight? Yes, rolling an ankle can be seriously painful, but he was up and moving around and when they showed him going down the tunnel, he didn’t even have a limp. I dunno, I just thought that he was going to get taped up or something and that he would be back, because that was a killer. After that, we had to suffer through what has to be the worst performance I have ever seen from Bargnani. Dude just didn’t look like he felt like playing tonight.
Humpty Hump!
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