Thursday, October 27, 2011

The White Mamba Unleashed In Italy: Brian Scalabrine


Brian Scalabrine, a.k.a "The White Mamba," a.k.a "The Ginga Ninja," a.k.a "Michael Rapaport," has been tearing it up overseas.

Before the lockout, the Red-Headed Monster's role with the Chicago Bulls was best served as a fan attraction and for getting Noah a hot pretzel during time-outs. Of course, there was the constant hope that Derrick Rose would completely take over the game, allowing for Scalabrine to get 2-3 minutes of PT at the end of the 4th Quarter-- #FingersCrossed.

Anytime Scalabrine steps foot on the court, the crowd absolutely erupts. You'd think MJ had come back to reenact "The Shot" of the 1989 NBA Finals. But no, it's the 6'9, 235lb lug that is Brian Scalabrine-- gotta love'm.

As the NBA lockout proceeds, many players have sought to pursue their talents overseas.
JR Smith for example, was recently signed by a team in China and guaranteed he would score a triple-double... in every single game. I know the altitude change from Denver to Beijing won't have too much of an effect on your ups, but I still think you're setting the bar a bit high there JR.

Focusing back to the Italian Scallion, since Scalabrine signed his one-year contract with Benetton Treviso back in September, he has been taking over the court like marinara on angel hair. He's currently Benetton's second-leading scorer, racking up 18pts, 3 boards and a steal in his 34 minutes of play against Avellino last weekend. Check out Scalabrine's dominant performance below:



Final Fraze 
Scalabrine's effort overseas is a valient one, yet only a further recognition of how superior American basketball is to the rest of the world. It's great to see him succeeding against elite international teams, but I'd much rather have his enthusiasm right back on the Bulls bench where he belongs. Although an entertaining read, this story ultimately ties in to the overlying problem that is the NBA lockout. If the NBPA and the owners cannot decide on a settlement soon, I'm afraid we will be seeing players of a much great caliber traveling overseas and I think we can all agree that we would not want that to happen. #ENDTHELOCKOUT!

2 comments:

  1. Old Scal is hilarious, but JR will drop a quadruple double every game in China haha, Kleinman could hoop in China!

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  2. haha I totally wanted to bring a "Bring Back Kleinman" sign to the game... the true ginga ninja.

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