It's so hard to say goodbye (you suck, Rafer!)

by grungedave on Feb 24, 2009 12:37 PM CST in Whimsical Posts

It has been nearly a week. It just hit me now that I must retire my "Rafer Alston sucks" tag. It was a fun ride while it lasted. And I don't mean actually watching Rafer play... good God, no! I mean... being able to write multiple entries about how much I despise watching Rafer Alston hold my favorite basketball team back.

Lee suggested I do an appendix of sorts -- a listing of everything we've ever written about how much Rafer Alston sucks. Not surprisingly, it is a lengthy index.

As you can see, there are 51 entries under "Rafer Alston sucks" just in the last handful of months:

There are even a handful of entries for "old ladies hate Rafer too" -- and trust me, it was a true statement when we first started using this tag. Some old ladies behind us at a Memphis/Houston game hated Rafer almost as much as we did!

Let us also not forget the "I don't care what the box score says - Rafer Alston sucks" tag. That was fun to use when everyone tried to defend him with his assist-to-turnover rate.

And... how could I forget the simple "F--k you Rafer" tag? SBNation is happy to see you go if only to help me limit my use of random F bombs!

So, yes, I now accept the fact that my leading source for blogging material has left and gone away. (yay!) And it would be mean to pick on Tracy McGrady now that he's gone the way of Penny Hardaway. The craziest thing of all is that I now like every single member of this team. There isn't a single player I subconsciously want to fail. I can't remember the last time that happened... well, I can and it was 1996. Then we traded Robert Horry. Dammit.

I guess that means I have someone new to focus my radar on:

Yup... it's you, Coach Sleepy. Don't act like you're surprised.

Not that I am saying you should be fired. I think you are an excellent coach. When you are awake. So - when does your hibernation end? It better be soon...

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Luther Head is still on the team

Since Luther is still around you can hate him, although it’s hard to do when he is wearing a suit rather than a uniform.

I think turning your ire on Adelman is a mistake. In my estimation he is the reason we have a respectable record and a chance to get homecourt despite all of the crap that has gone down this season. He kept this team together and should merit consideration for coach of the year.

by clutchcity on Feb 24, 2009 1:10 PM CST reply actions

when Luther is not in a suit

Luther Head will never not be in a suit again… no need to worry ’bout him.

by grungedave on Feb 24, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions

You probably shouldn’t use a picture of Sleepy awake and shouting at the refs. How about a shot of one of his 3rd quarter siestas? Anyway, I don’t buy it. He’s conserving. You’ll see.

by Xiane on Feb 24, 2009 1:21 PM CST reply actions

but even Adelman’s most awake and pissed-off moments can’t compare with JVG’s.

Nor can Adelman’s typical “I can’t believe I took this fucking job” expression match Van Gundy’s.

Adelman catches heat because he’s not as expressive on the court as his two main predecessors: JVG and Rudy T. But he’s a great coach, and the Rockets are starting to show that again.

by Only_A_Lad on Feb 24, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions

Y'all need Adelman.

While he ain’t the ideal coach, he’s better than most out there. And he’s the best guy in the league at dealing with cantankerous characters like Ron Artest.

There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.

by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 1:30 PM CST reply actions