Purrin' (How the Pacers just keep winnin' and boyz keep sleepin')

"What did you say your name was again dawg?"

Harsha Bhogle, the Indian commentator and journalist, once said, “Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.” Arsene Wenger, the French football manager and former player, gave it to us like this, “When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.” Louis C.K., the famous comedian, spit some fire when he said, “I’ve learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.”

Well playas…the Indiana Pacers have worked harder at it, applied more energy and time to it and have been more consistent lately. That’s why they’re gettin’ better results. They’ve won the last 11 of 13 games and are now on a 5 game winnin’ streak after goin’ to NYC on Saturday night and knockin’ off the dull Knicks 92-86.

Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1^st! Now that boyz are healthy, Frank Vogel has the engine purrin’ like a kitten and they aren’t takin’ any mess from anybody. Playin’ the back end of a back-to-back is always tough and it’s even more difficult when you start the joint with Chicago on Friday night. They’ve beaten New York twice by a combined 44 points includin’ the carjackin’ earlier in the week 105-82. However, boyz struggled to get the door open on them Saturday night. It took a while to get these boyz to submit but they finally did because, well…they’re the dull Knicks with money makin’ Phil on the payroll sittin’ in his office lookin’ like Sam Rothstein half dressed. He’s got his pants hangin’ in the closet so they won’t get wrinkled when he sits down.

Don’t you just feel sorry for Derrick Fisher bruh? Naw, not really! They’re payin’ that dun $5 million to stand around and look silly tryin’ to run the Triangle Offense with no horses. It’s like sellin’ tickets to a Destiny’s Child concert without Beyoncé! It’s like tellin’ boyz that the Jackson Five are in town but Mike’s dead. You can’t run the Triangle unless you’ve got Beyoncé or Mike! You can’t run the joint with a bunch of cats that really need their names on the backs of their jerseys. I’m talkin’ about their first and last names along with their social security numbers and their momma’s names too bruh.

Talk about consistency playboy! The Pacers have allowed 86 or fewer points and limited boyz to under 40 percent shootin’ in every game of their winnin’ streak. Rodney Stuckey led Indiana with 17 points followed by George Hill with 15. The big homie and team leader, David West, dropped off 14 points and 11 rebounds. C.J. Watson snuck up on a boy and hit ‘em for 13 as Solomon Hill got at them for a cool 9.

Now Roy Hibbert was solid on the boards with 11 rebounds but that dun was O-fer from the field bruh! He was 0-6 shootin’! Wheredaydodatat? Did I mention that the dun was 7’2”? It’s not like all of his shots are from the perimeter bruh! In my granny’s voice, “My goodness boy! You gone make my pressure go up!” Or how about this one bruh? “Close the door! You gone let all of my air out!”

Nobody’s trippin’ about Roy’s production right now because they’re winnin’ and just tryin’ to get into the playoffs. But that dun is still sittin’ in the back seat eaten Skittles and Lemonheads listenin’ to some Luther. It’s a problem and I’m just remindin’ you that it’s unacceptable. In order to win in the playoffs ole boy will have to be productive on both ends of the floor.

It would be a shame to put in this type of work to get to the playoffs after all this team has been through to fall short because a dun won’t get out of the ride and help scrap in the street. The only reason that the Pacers are in the 7^th spot in the East right now is because of the injury bug that hit them early in the season. Frank Vogel should win the Coach of the freakin’ Year Award for the outstandin’ job of maneuverin’ through the pot holes and not allowin’ his team to give up. I’m just sayin’! Up next Orlando and stop me when I start lyin’!

Playas Thesaurus:
1) Spit some fire: verb phrase – to give or teach some important information to a boy.
2) Dull: adjective – to be so terrible that a boy has to shake his head when they say your name.
3) 100: verb – to give you 100 percent of what I know playa.
4) Sam Rothstein: noun – character in the movie Casino played by Robert De Niro. Ole boy would take his pants off every time he sat in his office to keep from getting’ his pants wrinkled. Hilarious!!!
5) Dun: noun – the person in question, dude, guy, etc.
6) Wheredeydodatat?: Hood for, “Who does that?”
7) Scrap: verb – to fight
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