Crying? There's No Crying in Basketball!
Commercials can usualy serve as a source of 30 second comedy. There has never been one that has brought me so much joy as the one I saw yesterday. Watch this before you continue.
Wow! Not only did I think it was amazing that the craziest guy in college basketball cried while his team still had a chance to win, but now he is publicizing that mortifying display. I know that I said I wouldn't talk about Morrison in my last blog because of my fear of him finding me and chopping off my fingers, but I just couldn't wait to sit down and get a chance to dissect this one.
First of all, lets analyze line by line what sad little Adam has to say to us.
Line 1: "Yea I cried. I cried on national television. So what?"
Ok crying on national television may not be that big of a deal. Well, it's not a big deal if you just won the Miss America contest, won $40 million on Fox's next reality show, or even actually lost a big game. However, none of those occurred. Like I said, the game was not over when Morrison's tears began flowing down his face. There were still 2.6 seconds left on the clock and his team was only down two points. Most Morrison supporters say that he cried then because he is so competitive. Whatever. How many times did you see Michael Jordan cry at the end of a game with time left on the clock and his team with the ball? Ummm... zero? That's because Jordan, and basically any other player who embraces clutch situations, steps up to the challenge and drains the last shot, not sobs and then allows another teammamte to take the final shot and try to become the hero (No offense to J.P. Batista for missing his 15-footer, but great players get open and at least have the opportunity). Did Morrison come up big in situations this past year? Oh definitely, namely his bank shot against Oklahoma St. early in the regular season. But it was just that, in the regular season, not when his team was in its most desperate situation of the season. Not only did he cry and not take the last shot, he also decided to pass out of a double team in the corner and turned the ball over rather than hold on to the ball, get fouled, and ice the game.
Line 2: "Failure hurts. In that moment, winning was everything."
I can't agree more with him at this point. Failure is an awful feeling, as we all know. And on that stage, winning should have been the only thing going through his mind. The thing is though, and I'll go back to this again, if winning is everything, wouldn't he have at least tried to continue to win the game rather than folding. Actions speak louder than words Adam. I believe that he wanted to win more than anything else in the world, but if so, go win.
Line 3: "I'll move on. I'll cry again. I hope I never lose that intensity."
Again, I have no problem with what he says here and completely agree with that attitude. Being an athlete, you have to able to put the bad things behind you and learn from them. You must also want to be in that situation again, which I believe Morrison does. Also, it is good that he recognizes he'll cry again. Like Jim Valvano said, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. The intensity that Morrison possesses should never be lost if he wants to be successful. The only things is, he needs to learn to control that intensity so situations like that at the end of the UCLA game don't occur and he will be in the right emotional state to finish.
Line 4: "More people should cry, and when I get to the NBA, more people will cry."
This is where I lost it, the absolute icing on the cake for what is now that most hilarious commercial in history. So let me get this straight Adam, you are going to make NBA players cry? I disagree. In fact, while I already thought you would get physically and verbally abused by most players because of your attitude and demeanor, you just sealed the deal to get your ass knocked to the ground twice as much as I originally had figured. Do you expect to make Shaq cry, or how about Kobe? Hell, you couldn't even make Dirk cry (From what I hear only David Hasselhoff's music can bring him to tears, and those are of elation). I guess it is unfair for me to say you won't make anyone cry. Bobcats fans will cry tears of sadness. Michael Jordan will cry when he realizes his mistake. And I guess NBA players will cry, too, but their tears will be from laughing too hard when you're constantly on the ground.
Now, I really hope that all of what I said doesn't come true, mostly because I fear for Morrison's physical well being (not so much his mental well being, as that is already in serious question). As for NBA Live 07, the game in which the commercial is promoting, thankfully they selected Tracy McGrady for the cover. At least with him, their sales should be better.
For another great laugh at the expense of Adam Morrison, check out this commercial. I have not seen it on the air yet, but it is another NBA Live 07 commercial that I'm sure will hurt sales.
Wow! Not only did I think it was amazing that the craziest guy in college basketball cried while his team still had a chance to win, but now he is publicizing that mortifying display. I know that I said I wouldn't talk about Morrison in my last blog because of my fear of him finding me and chopping off my fingers, but I just couldn't wait to sit down and get a chance to dissect this one.
First of all, lets analyze line by line what sad little Adam has to say to us.
Line 1: "Yea I cried. I cried on national television. So what?"
Ok crying on national television may not be that big of a deal. Well, it's not a big deal if you just won the Miss America contest, won $40 million on Fox's next reality show, or even actually lost a big game. However, none of those occurred. Like I said, the game was not over when Morrison's tears began flowing down his face. There were still 2.6 seconds left on the clock and his team was only down two points. Most Morrison supporters say that he cried then because he is so competitive. Whatever. How many times did you see Michael Jordan cry at the end of a game with time left on the clock and his team with the ball? Ummm... zero? That's because Jordan, and basically any other player who embraces clutch situations, steps up to the challenge and drains the last shot, not sobs and then allows another teammamte to take the final shot and try to become the hero (No offense to J.P. Batista for missing his 15-footer, but great players get open and at least have the opportunity). Did Morrison come up big in situations this past year? Oh definitely, namely his bank shot against Oklahoma St. early in the regular season. But it was just that, in the regular season, not when his team was in its most desperate situation of the season. Not only did he cry and not take the last shot, he also decided to pass out of a double team in the corner and turned the ball over rather than hold on to the ball, get fouled, and ice the game.
Line 2: "Failure hurts. In that moment, winning was everything."
I can't agree more with him at this point. Failure is an awful feeling, as we all know. And on that stage, winning should have been the only thing going through his mind. The thing is though, and I'll go back to this again, if winning is everything, wouldn't he have at least tried to continue to win the game rather than folding. Actions speak louder than words Adam. I believe that he wanted to win more than anything else in the world, but if so, go win.
Line 3: "I'll move on. I'll cry again. I hope I never lose that intensity."
Again, I have no problem with what he says here and completely agree with that attitude. Being an athlete, you have to able to put the bad things behind you and learn from them. You must also want to be in that situation again, which I believe Morrison does. Also, it is good that he recognizes he'll cry again. Like Jim Valvano said, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. The intensity that Morrison possesses should never be lost if he wants to be successful. The only things is, he needs to learn to control that intensity so situations like that at the end of the UCLA game don't occur and he will be in the right emotional state to finish.
Line 4: "More people should cry, and when I get to the NBA, more people will cry."
This is where I lost it, the absolute icing on the cake for what is now that most hilarious commercial in history. So let me get this straight Adam, you are going to make NBA players cry? I disagree. In fact, while I already thought you would get physically and verbally abused by most players because of your attitude and demeanor, you just sealed the deal to get your ass knocked to the ground twice as much as I originally had figured. Do you expect to make Shaq cry, or how about Kobe? Hell, you couldn't even make Dirk cry (From what I hear only David Hasselhoff's music can bring him to tears, and those are of elation). I guess it is unfair for me to say you won't make anyone cry. Bobcats fans will cry tears of sadness. Michael Jordan will cry when he realizes his mistake. And I guess NBA players will cry, too, but their tears will be from laughing too hard when you're constantly on the ground.
Now, I really hope that all of what I said doesn't come true, mostly because I fear for Morrison's physical well being (not so much his mental well being, as that is already in serious question). As for NBA Live 07, the game in which the commercial is promoting, thankfully they selected Tracy McGrady for the cover. At least with him, their sales should be better.
For another great laugh at the expense of Adam Morrison, check out this commercial. I have not seen it on the air yet, but it is another NBA Live 07 commercial that I'm sure will hurt sales.
posted by SteveO at 3:30 PM
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