Two nights ago against The Beard’s Clippers, Steph Curry had a monster game. A rebound in the final seconds gave him an epic triple double for the night, with 35 points, 10 assists, and 10 boards. Exactly how epic is that? According to Marcus Thompson of the Contra Costa times, only five players in league history have hit or exceeded these numbers as a rookie. Wanna hazard any guesses as to who they might be?
Jason Kidd. Michael Jordan. Jerry West. Oscar Robertson. Elgin Baylor.
Honestly, I’ve been waiting for someone to spoof the Dos Equis “most interesting man” campaign for a minute now. So, in comes Nasty Nash for Vitamin Water to add another “X” to the equation. The “Canadian Tuxedo” is only one of about 19 jokes about Canada he sneaks into 43 seconds.
Apparently, I’m not the only one who’s nostalgic for the good old days of the NBA on NBC. Particularly the theme song. Which, of course was written by John Tesh. Yep, that John Tesh. Ever wondered how he wrote it? Wonder no more. Watch as the erstwhile host of Entertainment Tonight, explains the song’s origin. And then plays it live. It’s like eight kinds of awesome dipped in magic pixie dust.
But the origin myth revealed is the best part. Because he came up with it in exactly the same way we can all recall it. Go ahead, hum it. Without much provocation, almost any serious American fan of basketball can kinda half hum, half sing the song. Which, as this video shows, is exactly how he wrote it. That said, the enthusiasm with which he plays “Roundball Rock” is really something to watch and learn from. Who says you can’t just Nietzsche up on being something nobody thinks you should try to be. John Tesh wanted to play music and a lot of us laughed when we first heard about it. And yet he went on to write what is arguably the best song about basketball ever written.
John Tesh, forever linked to my memories of Michael Jordan-era Bulls game Sunday brunches and Marv Albert’s hyperbolic game intros, I salute you. And sometimes when I walk into my local gym, I might be humming this song.
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Be careful out there,
Daniel Turman
PS. Looks like Anthony Morrow’s knee might be on the mend. The Warriors can’t get his shooting back in the lineup soon enough. As for his Twitter game, he’s starting to become a must read.
