Sunday, June 23, 2013

A RING FOR THE BIRDMAN







I was mildly rooting for the Spurs to prevail in the NBA Championship series, but was also thinking that it would be nice if Chris Andersen, the Birdman, could get a ring. Andersen is not a starter in the NBA, but he brings a tremendous amount of energy to the game, especially as a shot-blocker.  He destroys the adage that white men can't jump.  As you can read in this bio, the Bird has been through a lot - I don't know if he is a nice fellow or not, but given his previous circumstances, I felt it was a nice ending to an otherwise very trying year for the Birdman. Kudos to Chris.

4 comments:

Bizzy Brain said...

Can they add Birdman to the Audubon Society list? Maybe Birdman can join the circus after he leaves the NBA.

Bizzy Brain said...

I really do appreciate professional sports talent and accomplishment and want to congratulate the Birdman. However, being a freak is mostly what he will be remembered for, like Dennis Rodman. When I think of Rodman, first image that pops into mind is a picture of him in a wedding dress with makeup and earrings. It's pathetic and pitiful.

DES said...

Bizzy - you make a good point, but IMHO, I do not think that the Birdman is in the same league of freak as Rodman - kinda like the NBA versus the D league :-)

hoosierdaddy said...

Just noted that the Birdman signed with the Heat for a year at $1.7 million [a real bargain according to the newspaper]. I guess Andersen can go low since he will still get $5 million next year from the Nuggets.