Fuckin’ Ben Wallace, man
In his first game after being traded from the Bulls, this mofo shows a pulse. Not only that, but he gets his 3rd double double of the season (and first since the 3rd of January). Furthermore, but his 12 points (season high, by the way) came on 5-6 shooting. True, he benefited from Lebron James’ presence and his passes, but still. He showed much more heart in this one game than in the entire season with the Bulls.
It’s obvious now that the Bulls were his rebound relationship. You know, to help him get over the Pistons quickly, he jumped into the Bulls lap, although he was clearly not happy to be with them and didn’t care much for them. And as it happens with rebound relationships, it didn’t last too long. Now that he managed to get over the Pistons, he is ready to move on. So he gets jiggy with the Cavaliers. Fuckin’ Ben Wallace, man.
Do I sound bitter ? Suppose so. But my beef is less with Ben Wallace and more with the Bulls organization itself. When they saw “the body” had morphed into “the corpse”, they should have just cryogenized his ass on the bench. They had no problem banishing Tim Thomas and he had a similarly huge contract. So why not show some consistency in applying your policies and ban the Monica of Headband-Gate from games and practices as well ? Tell him to sit his ass home and wait for his checks. And then wipe your ass with them before sending them and hope his afro falls over his face one night and suffocates him so you can take his salary off the books.
But looking at the picture above, I can’t help but wonder if perhaps there is an explanation on why Skiles and then Boylan were playing this guy 30+ minutes a game despite him sucking ass. I think Skiles and Boylan were absolutely terrified that he might go on a ‘roid fueled rage and eat them alive. What they didn’t know and what his game made obvious was that by the time he started playing for the Bulls he was no longer on ‘roids, but on Prozac.
