Hooped Up

Recently the suits at Fox decided to give MadTV the axe and as a fan of the comedic arts, I feel kinda bummed.  This show wasn’t afraid to cross the line and nobody and nothing was off topic for 14 seasons. The best thing about this show is that they had lots of love for basketball and regularly had basketball related skits that were hilarious.  

So to say good bye, I give you the Top 5 funniest MadTV basketball related skits.

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Unless Satan forgets to pay Hells gas bill and it freezes over, chances are Stephon Marbury will not play in New York this season or next.  So to help Marbury out, I though I would list 5 trade scenarios that would work to get Starbury back on the court with help of the ESPN Trade Checker.

Chin up laddy, help is on the way!

1. Miami Heat
(To New York: Marcus Banks / Udonis Haslem / Marcus Blount  -  To Miami: Stephon Marbury)
The Heat could use a guard of Marbury’s talents to help fuel the offense in Miami and Wade, Marion and soon to be starting Beasley would only benefit from this addition. By not playing Marbury, the Knicks are already a guard down and Marcus Banks knows the Mike D’Antoni system well from his time in Phoenix .

Eddy Curry is Prince Markie Dee, and Jerome James is Kool Rock-Ski so by adding Haslem and Blount to the frontcourt the Knicks would gain much needed depth.

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The man responsible for many a nightmare in the NBA, and has haunted defenders like they laid there dead cat to rest in an old native burial ground. It’s the Halloween top 5,  staring Michael Jordan and the players he has haunted.

5. The Celtics

 
Everybody it seemed had a shot a guarding Michael Jordan and everybody ended up looking like they were on skates 63 points later. After the game Larry Bird said “I didn’t think anyone was capable of doing what Michael has done to us,” marveled Celtics ace Larry Bird. “He is the most exciting, awesome player in the game today. I think it’s just God disguised as Michael Jordan.” 
 
Jordan averaged 43.7 ppg, 5.7 apg, and 6.3 rpg for the three games series against the Boston Celtics. Read the rest of this entry »

5. Scrubs - My Changing Ways


Plot: J.D. sits on a box in an empty apartment and wonders how it got there.

Best Moment: J.D. makes a scheme to make everyone believe he’s good at basketball but hits the ball against the board and hits his own head.

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I am a huge NBA basketball fan but,  running a close second is definitely NFL football.  I can hear John Madden already with the “BOOM!”, “NFC, NFC” and Horse Trailer talk already. So with a new NFL season kicking off today, let’s get a look at who in the NBA could play in the NFL today and I mean for real…”BOOM!”

LeBron James
In high school LeBron James was a First-Team All-State wide receiver and was highly recruited by college scouts. With his mix of great hands, size and leaping ability James would be a defensive coordinators nightmare.  Just as big as the Linebackers in short yardage situations and bigger that your DB’s when you need to send it long.  

King James would still be King James!

Scouting Report
Player: LeBron James
Height: 6′8″
Weight: 250 lbs
Projected Position: Tight End
NFL Comparision: Antonio Gates

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5. Reebok Omni Lite Pump

When I say Reebok Pumps, you automatically think Dee Brown and the “No Look” dunk back in the 1991 Slam Dunk Contest. When Dee Brown pumped up his sneakers and took flight to win rob Shawn Kemp of the dunk crown, it became an instant classic and put Reebok on top.  

These sneakers flew off the shelves in the early 90’s!  Say word!

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5. Basketball

Artist: Lil Bow Wow 
Why It Made The List: It pays homage to a classic
Best Line:  ”Now tell me were you in the joint, The night  MJ scored 63 points” 
Baller Cameos: Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, David Robinson, Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Webber

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A lot of players will have much to prove next season but, these players have just that much more to prove.  

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 This week the 2008 ESPY awards took place and a bunch of winners won stuff.  The only requirement to win an ESPY is to have won crap prior to getting there that season or last.  Other than that, it’s really a big highlight show with celebrities and red carpet.  Pretty boring stuff.

So in this edition of 5ives, Hooped Up ranks the Top 5 Hottest NBA WAG’s in attendance at the 2008 ESPY awards.

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Now that the flood gates of International talent has fully been opened.  Hooped Up has compiled a list of The 5 Best International NBA Players Ever!  

5. Dražen Petrović, Portland Trailblazers / New Jersey Nets

 
Born: Šibenik, Croatia
Position: Shooting Guard
NBA Experience: 4 Seasons
NBA Championships: 0
NBA Awards: 0

A tireless shooter and prolific scorer, Petrović is arguably the most celebrated basketball player ever to emerge from Europe. “Petro” is considered a crucial part of the vanguard to the present-day mass influx of European players into the NBA.  Tragically, Dražen Petrović was killed in an auto accedent in 1993, just as he began to flourish in the NBA at the age of 28.
For the best of the rest… 

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