If you squint your eyes really tight, you can almost imagine that Kay Felder is Kyrie Irving. And James Jones is LeBron James. And Chris Andersen is Kevin Love. So it’s like the big three are still playing!
When I saw that Felder played decent minutes scored 14 points, I got pretty hyped. J.R. Smith finally passed away from smoke inhalation and the Cavs had no choice but to play a midget at shooting guard! Then I saw that the only lineup change was that the big three were resting, and I got less hyped.
Then I made the highlights, and it turns out all but one free-throw of Felder’s scoring came in 4th quarter garbage time. Hype levels returned to zero. Luckily for everyone involved, garbage time stats still count as normal stats, and the Cavaliers finally put some points on the board as the game wound down, making the blowout look respectable on paper. Otherwise, we’d be looking at 60 points as a final total for the Cleveland bench brigade.
This is the first extended action I have seen for Felder, and I must say, he looks really short out there. REALLY short. Has he always been that short? I think I’m taller than him, which is not something I can usually say about an NBA player. Remember GM’s, I’m technically a free-agent right now, and you don’t even need to pay me to show up and sit on your bench and clap for the guys. Give me a call.