Ridin' Desperate (Why Roy Hibbert & Co. finally decided to get out of the whip)

"Hey, I can still dunk! I didn't realize that!"

Henry David Thoreau once said, “It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.” Heinz Guderian, the German World War II general, gave it to us like this, “There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.” Then Jim Carrey put it where the goats could get it with, “Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.”

Well playboy…the Indiana Pacers had to get desperate enough to get interestin’! After the winnin’ their season opener and then droppin’ six straight on a boy, desperation knocked on the door smellin’ like Limburger Cheese and Funyuns wearin’ pimp socks, some old school penny loafers, hip huggers with the suspenders and a belt. So when the Utah Jazz rolled into town they went to work on these boyz winnin’ 97-86.

Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1^st! Not only did Roy Hibbert get out of the ride on Monday night but he ended up pushin’ that joint up the hill with 29 points. Later for sittin’ in the ride listenin’ to Luther eatin’ Skittles and cornbread while the fellas scrap in the middle of the street. Ole Roy joined the squab and played like a man 7’2” 290lbs. is supposed to play.

They swooped up A.J. Price from Big Momma’s house late last week on a 10 day contract and he pulled up with the eye of the tiger and bit a couple of boyz. Ole boy came off of the bench and put up 22 points in 25 minutes goin’ 3 of 4 from downtown. Don’t tell me that desperation ain’t dangerous! This cat is tryin’ to eat and somebody somewhere has to get up from the table and make room for him.

"Watch out dawg! I'm tryin' to eat out here while you playin' around!"

The Pacers were able to pick him up because the league granted them a roster exemption due to all of their injuries. Therefore, they’ve got no permanent room at the table. But somebody is gonna pick that dun up trust me on that playa. What was most impressive about his play was that he played within the framework of the offense. He never forced shots and never once looked desperate. That’s the mark of a veteran professional. In the hood they call that bein’ street smart.

Not only did Roy and A.J. jump out of the whip but Solomon Hill got tired of hollerin’ at the chicks from the passenger side and rose up on Gordon Hayward like a grown tail man (edited version) and took him to the projects for a matter of 2 seconds to old school yoke on him in route to 13 points. For all of you suburban and rural cats out there that means that he dunked on him playa. Lavoy Allen came out of the back seat on the Jazz and unloaded 12 points and snatched 15 boards. He was snatchin’ so much that he even got away with a couple of hearts. Are you still tryin’ to tell me that desperation ain’t dangerous?

All I’m sayin’ is, when a boy gets desperate enough he’s liable to do anything and for Roy to put down the Skittles and cornbread and turn off Luther it’s serious! The Pacers have the talent they just need the leadership on the floor EVERY night and it doesn’t matter who displays it. If it’s A.J. Price for 10 days then so be it. They just need to keep the water out of the boat until boyz get healthy. Stop me when I start lyin’!

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