Girls with boyfriends are the kind I like. I’ll steal your honey like I stole your bike. -Beastie Boys
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Chris Paul is done at it again. The most illinest, stealinest, villianest B-Boy is done at it again. What a night, what a night! Late December back in ’63 night. The man just put on a show. Thirty-three big points. Eleven huge assists. Ten gigantic rebounds. And seven monstrous steals. That’s some kind of night all right. That’s a Michael Ray Richardson night.
Yup, Michael Ray Richardson. Remember him? Sure you do. The next Walt Frazier. Picked two picks ahead of the Legend. Ahead of Larry Joe Bird. First player in NBA history to lead the league in both assists and steals. That guy. Sure he ran into some troubles. Who doesn’t? When this cat was good, he was damn good.
Chris Paul was that good last night. Mmmmm good. Mmmm good in the Hornets‘ victory over Dallas last night. Since the NBA began keeping track of steals (1973-74), only one other player has had a game in which he equaled or surpassed Paul’s total in each of those four categories. Care to guess who that fellow might be. Rightee roo. Michael Ray Richardson.
Michael Ray did it for the Nets back in ’85. Michael Ray did it in a triple-overtime win over the Pacers back in ’85. Chris Paul didn’t need no stinkin’ overtime. I’m just saying.
Public Spectacle:
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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Ha! Thanks for bringing back some old memories. Good stuff, Mr. Public, good stuff.
thanks man, with all the nonsense sugar ray got into, people lose sight of how good he really was!
Shit. Now I have that “Oh what a night” song stuck in my head. You SOB!
You could have worse songs in your head. I think. maybe.