What a bunch of morons. At the end of the day, Derek Fisher's final speech will surely sound something like this:

Terrence Williams isn't afraid to put himself out there. And for a frustrated player who barely saw the court last season, that can always be a somewhat dangerous venture.

Here's a video of Williams' new series, entitled "Terrence Williams: Poor Hungry Driven." I'm not sure where the poor part comes into play -- he plays professional basketball for a living, I think. Luckily, Williams shies away from making any ballsy comments and keeps the main focus on growing up in Seattle and playing with Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson.

If anything, the video itself is a statement: Terrence Williams is here to play, even though he has been here to play for the past two years, to little avail. 

You know, I haven't felt this way about a trade since, well, ever. Sending Steve Francis to Orlando? We knew it was coming for a while. It hurt, but I was prepared. Sending McGrady away? I came to terms with that months ago.

But trading Landry away? That came out of nowhere, and I think we're all a little choked up to see him go.

Kings fans, you're getting a special player. No, he's not Kevin Martin, but he's a beast. Excellent offensive rebounder, seemingly automatic around the rim these days (and from the free throw line), and willing to put a team on his shoulders at the end of a game.

So, with that in mind, let's do one of those teary-eyed clipshows that all TV shows do when a character leaves/dies/gets abducted. I'm only going to include (what I feel is) the best, but feel free to add whatever you like.

So, in no particular order, Carl Landry's Best Rockets Moments:

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Courtesy, as always, of Clutch Fans.

I'm not going to pretend that I was watching this game with the most discerning eye, since I was mostly preoccupied with the AWESOME FREAKING SEATS I had. I was even on TV:

Yes, mis amigos, that lumpy, headbanded smudge is yours truly. I was like two feet from the Hornets bench. I got to heckle Emeka Okafor ("Where did they teach you to suck?") and Jeff Bower ("Maybe you'd get more calls if you didn't draft crappy players!" and "If that's the play you're calling, Jeff, it's no wonder you're going to the lottery") and tell Chris Paul to "get used to the lottery," so he'd "better ask to get traded to Clutch City." Nevertheless, I was nothing compared to the guys seated directly behind my friend, cousin, and me. Those guys put in a truly heroic effort against Okafor and Posey and were hilarious to boot.

So, uh, the lesson here is that courtside seats are pretty sweet, folks.

As for actual basketball information:

•  I do not believe for a second that Emeka is 6'10".
• David West whines ALL THE TIME - to the refs and to his teammates.
• We all know that Chris Paul's a bit of an excitable little scamp, but this is especially obvious up close. Oh, and he's a better coach than Bower.
• Trevor is CRAZY long, and he needs to dunk more.
  

I am sure I have made my dislike for the FatAss Shaquille O'Neal very clear over the past 3 years here. 

Just look at the guy.  He's a professional athlete who refuses to stay in shape.  When he was with the Lakers, he routinely delayed surgeries to coincide with the beginning of the regular season.  Near the end of his contract with L.A., he ran up the court in a pre-season game and yelled at Jerry Buss:  "Pay Me!" (even though he was still due $40M+ for another 2 years).  Not to mention the fact that he has taken every opportunity to burn every bridge with every teammate and organization he has been affiliated with.  That's not even to mention that he stole Steve Nash's reality TV show idea without even a "thank you".

In short, Shaq is an overgrown child, and I cannot understand why anyone would continue to be a "fan" of his.

Hey, FatAss, good news!  Now you have company!!  I'd like to welcome Jason Kidd to the shit list.  Why?

Simply put:  Jason Kidd is a dick.

For those of you that saw the Rockets game last night, you saw Kidd load up and launch himself head and shoulder first into David Andersen on an inbounds play.  Then he tried to start a fight afterwards when Anderson asked him "what's the deal, mate?"  Rule of Thumb, Mr. Kidd - don't start fights with Aussies.  Another suggestion - don't do stupid shit when there are about 20 cameras watching your every move.

[here's where I would put the YouTube clip of Jason Kidd earning what should be a 1 game suspension last night.  If I could find that YouTube clip.  Oh, hey, I found it - thanks to ClutchFans!]

Of course, Jason Kidd doesn't make this list simply for his display of douchebaggery last night.  No.  This has been building.  And yes, beating up Joumana with regularity is a huge factor.  As crazy as Joumana comes off when she makes public statements.... I kinda believe her.  Her ex-husband is a massive tool.  And no matter how great he can be with a basketball in his hands, that won't take him off The List.

FU, Jason Kidd.

"I've been in the stands before..."

brilliant.

Artest may not have to buy his own beer in Houston ever again.

One of our readers sent us some videos he made.  I thought they were fantastic.

Link to all of them here

My favorites:

Current

Historical:

Everyone knows the Rockets have not won a playoff series since the Hakeem era.  Everyone also knows that this includes seven (7) straight first-round flame-outs.  Much of that with Yao Ming on the team, and a healthy amount of that with Tracy McGrady on the team.

That said, the Rockets are going to win this series in 6 games.  Why?

This:

You see, Brandon Roy is good.  Really good.  But it took a miracle freakin' shot to keep the Rockets from sweeping the Blazers in the regular season.  As it stands, the Rockets still beat Portland 2-1 in the season series.

So, yes, the law of averages is in the Rockets' favor in numerous categories.

Sorry Blazer fans.

And thankfully, no more of this for the Rockets.  Ever again.

Go Rockets!