RENO BIGHORNS @ IDAHO STAMPEDE - 3/15/2014 - SATURDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), YOUTUBE

Why would he EVER return to Portland when he has all THIS?

The Stampede play tonight and the Blazers don't, so why would the Toast of Boise leave now?

After this game, Idaho has about 5 days off, so that's the natural time for the Blazers to force him to return.

 

If the whole board needs something to keep all of our active minds occupied, let's all click on the little screen in Darkwebs' magnificent post above, to watch the countdown until the game starts. Okay, let's all begin...now.

 

Why you looking down here at me? You're supposed to be watching the little screen up above with the rest of us.

 

Tied with 19 seconds to go. Stampede ball.

 

Idaho 100 Reno 98, Reno ball 4 seconds to go.

 

Idaho Wins! Idaho Wins! Idaho Wins!

 

That's funny, NBA site says 101-99.

Crabbe shot 4-13, 11 points, 5 rebounds. Better send him back to Portland before he gets any worse.

 

Fuck! I just woke up! I forgot to set my alarm clock! I let down the board. I let down the city. Worst of all, I can never face Denny again. I'll have to refund that large advance he paid me. I'll lose my house.

I'm sorry, guys!

 

They say Crabbe will start at SG. He had been playing SF. They praise his length, so he fragments opponents' plays by getting a hand on the ball.

Wow, these guys are good. Any time we need to get rid of the whole Blazer team, just bring in these guys, Stampede or Bighorns. Crabbe gets a foul stopping a sure basket under the basket. These guys are at LEAST as good as any NBA team. The Heat? Probably. Murphy has all 11 of our points. Leading scorer in the league, now that What's his name left. Pierre Jackson is now playing in Turkey. Crabbe fouls again, is taken out.

 

He's been out a long time. We're up 15-12, 5 minutes left in the 1st. Could these guys beat the Pacers? Of course. Man, it's great to have a running box score, concurrent with the game. Haven't looked at it yet. Caracter has bright green shoes. A Littlehorn has fluorescent red shoes.

 

Vander Blue, #4 D-League prospect, whatever that means, is explosive to the basket. Smooth. We got him when we lost Pierre Jackson. Who's the moron who got rid of Pierre Jackson? Put in Crabbe, Coach. Tied at 22. Saving Crabbe for later, I guess. He has 2 fouls, no points. Dee Bost, league leader in minutes, is replaced by Machado. Caracter, with his impressive 65% at FTs, makes both. In this league, after each FT, no one tags his hand with yours. They just stand there looking at you, saying, hurry up and shoot the next FT. End of quarter, tied at 26.

 

That last possession for Reno wtf? Charlo will never live that down.

 

Oh shit. Crabbe, 11 seconds into the 2nd quarter, fouls. Then he misses a shot. He has 3 of his 6 fouls, start of the 2nd. I bet he'll get all 6 tonight, because he was sent here to play maximum minutes. Man, that is deflating to a Crabbe-watcher. I'll be filling many minutes tonight with trivia, like a good colorman.

Crabbe not starring tonight like he did in the first 2 games. Maybe the coach was babying him before. He's defending Daquen Jones, but doing nothing offensively. Maybe too much defense. He steals it from the bigger Biggs of the Bighorns, who goes to the bench. He gets out ahead on a break, receives a pass, couple of dribbles not closely guarded, makes the layup. Some points! Tied at 40, 6 minutes left in the 2nd.

 

A time traveler from the future! I'm in the 2nd quarter. You must be foretelling the end of the game.

 

This guy Leslie is super-active. I need to look him up. Who is he. Crabbe misses a 3. This is not his night. Tied at 46. I feel bad. Has a play by play guy ever failed to show up for the game before? If so, what happened? Would NBC replace the game with a Jay Leno rerun? No, some video guy like HCP would probably substitute. Some baritone they keep around as a contingency.

Crabbe gets a rebound, then blocks a running receiver from behind. They praise him as a "rebounding machine" due to his length. He dramatically rises for a 3vand misses. He misses a 2. We are down 7. Not his half, but maybe the 2nd will be different. 53-46.

 

Crabbe sits down. 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 fouls. 29 seconds left. End of half, down 55-51. Crabbe will be interviewed live during halftime. Maybe he'll disclose his theories of rocket propulsion. Get his mind onto the game! Maybe that's why he sucks tonight. He's thinking about what he'll say. He's too composed. Mark Snider is the Stampede play by play man. He's good.