Bill Simmons in ESPN the mag talks about Jasikevicius

by jtoj @ Golden State Of Mind on May 24, 2007 7:56 PM PDT

Got my ESPN the magazine today and in Bill Simmon's column he talked about why he loves sports. Guess what number 930 was?
None other than our favorite Love-him-or-hate-him dub, Sarunas!
Anyways, I'd thought I'd write it out here so we can all see.

No. 930: Sarunas Jasikevicius
Until this spring, Jack Haley was the greatest 12th man in NBA history. Mark Madsen was the poor man's Haley and Sean Marks was the poor man's Madsen (which makes Marks the homeless man's Haley, if you're scoring at home). But right before G-State's improbable, semi-euphoric playoff run, Sarunas apparently broke out his Karate Kid DVD to study the intensity of the Cobra Kai kid, who screamed, "Get him a body bag.....yeahhhhhhhh!" After Johnny Lawrence nearly crippled Daniel-san in the climatic match at the All-Valley Tournament.

In time, Jasikevicius actually became that kid on the Golden State's bench. When a big Warriors play was punctuated on TV by a shot of their subs, you could see everyone cheering except Sarunas, who instead was yelling with balled fists, like a UFC fighter after he'd vanquished someone in the octagon. His consistency was incredible: He never missed a chance to provide the "body bag" moment. Davis was great, but Sarunas was just as valuable in the way he fired up his teammates. He made Haley look like Chuck Nevitt, redefining the unintentional comedy ceiling for bench players and bringing the 12th man to a higher place. Just one more reason why I love sports.

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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Good for Cabbages!

Agree with Simmons: his cheerleading skills are second-to-none. The memories of him going apesh*t on the bench will be an enduring part of the Warriors '06-07 folklore. He definitely deserves a little GSoM love.

And hey, if nothing else your diary finally pushed that "Totally Ludicrous Trades" diary down the list. (If I were Atma I'd delete that one even quicker than lame X-rated one from a few days ago...)

by Sleepy Freud on May 24, 2007 8:17 PM PDT reply actions

For realz

this site feels like a ghost town after the playoffs. Hopefully FIBA Americas Championship, Summer League, or NBA Draft can breath some life into this graveyard.

With his past behind him, Adonal looks toward the future, wherever it may be....

by Zorgon on May 24, 2007 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions

M.L. Carr is his bitch.

by bloodsweatndonuts on May 25, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Let Him Count the Ways....

But does he love him enough to put him on his fantacy team. Ah, therein lies the rub.

by commish on May 24, 2007 9:06 PM PDT reply actions

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I do.

by jtoj @ Golden State Of Mind on May 24, 2007 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions

10 to 1 odds that...

Jassy posts on GSOM about J-Rich trade rumors.

Best fan ever.

by sadleavy on May 25, 2007 3:13 AM PDT reply actions

the thing that i really like about runas

is that he is really good at getting a foul, i dont remember what game it was but he kept on doing it and he had like 20 points. he needs to go to a semi good team like the lakers, nets, or the clippers