Playing Basketball against Mike Barrett
by Quik_Baller on May 21, 2009 8:12 AM PDT
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PrintFunny thing happened when I showed up to play rec-league basketball last night... I get to the gym, walk over to my friend to say hi, and before I can say a word he tells me "We're playing Mike Barrett tonight." How do you respond to this?
We play in PortlandBasketball.com in the B-league division. For a reference point of the competition, a few weeks ago we played a team that was college players trying out for this IBL team...
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/05/former_college_players_hope_to.html
Currently the league is running a single elimination tournament for teams in the A-C leagues, similar to March Madness. Somehow we ended up in the tough part of the bracket, and had to play the #2 ranked team last night. It was a good game, and lining up across from MB was pretty funny because you feel like you know him a bit after watching so many broadcasts....
Overall, MB had a decent game. Hit a few 3's to space the floor, drove by a close out when appropriate, rotated the ball, helped on d, and grabbed a few boards. He's probably 6-2 or 6-3, didn't seem to get winded (although he probably sat the most on his team), and strong enough to fight through a little contact and keep his balance and poise.
Primarily they had some 6-8 or 6-10 guy dominating the post and a strong slasher cutting through lanes. When we collapsed too much, they got open 3's. MB shot a few of those 3's, and drove for a pull up j or two. Our offense is based on lots of penetration and ball movement, so MB's contribution was mostly playing straight-up d on the wings to slow down and funnel the penetration.
In the end, they won. We had a few new faces, only 5 players (to there 6 or 7), and they had size when our tallest player was 6-3 or 6-4. They got out to a huge lead (35-10) before we figured out how to play together. Then the game got close... something like 73-70 with 1:30 left and our press causing turnovers. But without any margin for error, they hit a shot or two and our desperate play could get us any closer.
MB seems like a nice guy, but is all business on the court. Didn't talk smack or anything like that, just played with focus. The funniest part of the night was when my teammate was taking some important free-throws near the end and MB was lined up to his right. "I know it's just MB, but I got a little nervous taking those shots."
"That's just because you've heard him say how critical these shots are. If we're going to win it, we need to make them."
He missed...
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I'll say it first
This is yet another example of how the less skilled (no offense) and smaller team (no offense) almost won by using the press!
But pressing with 5 guys… you must be in shape!
Yeah, we're all in our 20's and in good shape.
But the press only worked while it was still a surprise. Once they recognized it, we were beat… especially because we were seriously gambling on passes.
Overall I’d say we had more skill per player, but didn’t have any cohesiveness as a team since we had two new players. But they had two players larger than our entire team and great ball movement to kill a zone.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
since the other team had MB
doesn’t it count for them also using the “press”?
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
by johnv59 on May 21, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh man....
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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Oh Snap
I’m going to Twitter Antonio Harvey and have him tell MB you said that.
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton
I bet he was muttering under his breath about how the refs were screwing his team.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Ha! I think so...
Because I fouled out, but the ref’s gave it to my teammate to keep me in. Oh well, the game was basically over.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
nice story
thanks for sharing
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that was great!
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by prezofdeath on May 21, 2009 11:16 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
He doesn't sound like a "real baller"...we should get rid of him
- fatty
Trade or sign a starting PG
Draft a banger PF...that's your job KP, now get it done!
by Matt Daddy on May 21, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Im surprised Mike Rice wasnt there to support him and call a play by play
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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Sorry for missin that free throw Ty :(
I felt Barrett jinxing me in his head…
“Dustin hasn’t missed a free throw all night, this trip to the line should cut it to one.”
"Tough times don't last. Tough people do."
-Chauncey Billups
All good, we'll get them next time.
Or that’s what I keep telling myself when we’re losing to the best teams in this league. We play them all down to the wire, but can’t quite get by them right now.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on May 22, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
did he call traveling every time you started a move?
"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."
-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.
"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."
-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.
Just wanted to add from a teammate...
Mike Barret was incredibly nice and friendly, as he was the other time I played against him. He was a little out of his league playing against young quick guys but knew his limitations and did what he could. The whole time I was waiting for him to “send it down to Rebecca on the sideline” but unfortunately she was not there :(
Truely a class act, down to earth, not faking being nice at all, you can just tell. I was excited to have a five minute convo with him while waiting for the prior game to end.
-He remembered me from a game which was cool
-He mentioned that Outlaw’s market value is very low, except in Memphis.
-He told me about some of the creepy guys that stalk Rebecca Harrlowe and the things they say to her
-He’s excited to play ball this summer since he hardly ever gets to chance to play during the season
-He even complimented my big Blazer logo on the back of my Audi
-He also likes Conley, but mentioned that would basically be saying that you are giving up on Bayless
"Tough times don't last. Tough people do."
-Chauncey Billups
He mentioned that Outlaw’s market value is very low, except in Memphis.
For some reason, this made me laugh really hard.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 21, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LIke I said last week
Trav is soon to be “hoopin’ it up in Memphis, about 6 feet off the Beale”
(And it couldn’t happen to a nicer kid)
After all, the Griz need those Starkville ticket sales
we're creative
sorry, you wouldn’t understand.
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by appel82 on May 22, 2009 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Burn lefties!!!
This is a right handed world.
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on May 22, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a lefty.
And I get away with way more baskets than I should because hardly anybody defends me correctly.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
Every left I played against looks so akward when they try and make some play with their left hand. My friend
always tries to do some cool play and it looks so stupid it borderlines on embarassing. Maybe that’s just him though.
by BRoyInThe4th on May 22, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I'll have to admit we're not pretty.
But I think most of the awkwardness lies in perception. People aren’t used to seeing us go left, so in their mind something looks backwards. Or your friend is just really uncoordinated.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
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