WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
By Crazy Dee
February 7, 2008
Crazy Dee here. Things in the office have been like the first day of an Advanced Theories of Political Decision Making class. Fortunately, I am the student who has already done all my reading and papers, and has even started a blog about the professor’s suggested reading.
In addition to the blog, I am like the student that has already submitted my papers to my professor, the GW Hatchet, and The Washington Times. So fear not, my devoted, life-long listeners; I am not only extremely skilled at political metaphors, but I am also trained and paid (talking several Gs here) to have a keen eye for recognizing underappreciated talent.
And as the song goes, “Oh Danny boy, you have found the pearls in the bog.” This week is no exception.
Steve Gansey: That’s right. Steve is the younger brother of highly touted professional basketball player Michael F. Gansey. Mike has taught Steve well, and like most younger brothers, Steve has the potential to be better than his big brother. In fact, Steve has exactly the same shooting stroke as his big brother minus the fact that he uses mostly his right hand to flick the ball out of his fingertips and he doesn’t sport the long T-shits that Mike used to wear to cover his guns.
Gansey is a senior guard/forward playing for Division II Ashland University (OH). In a recent game, he dropped 23 and 24 on Northern Michigan and a pesky Ferris State respectively. However, in those two games he did miss three three-pointers while making eleven. He is averaging about 14 points a game and is shooting 85 percent from the freedom line and 47 percent from beyond the arc – typical Ganseybitches numbers. It is only a matter of time before Gansey starts to get some serious looks from NBA and NBA developmental league GMs and scouts.
Indirectly related news:
Kevin Pittsnogle: The former West Virginia standout was traded to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. For the untrained reader, this trade might just seem like a normal NBA developmental league transaction; but, as is always the case with Pittsnogle, there is more to it than meets the eye. For people in the know, it is no secret what the “League” and David Stern are trying to do. It just so happens that Pittsnogle is going to a team that used to hold the rights to one Michael F. Gansey, who is currently underappreciated and unhappy playing in the first division Italian league (although my Italian is a little shaky, so I have no real evidence to back that up).
In case you missed all that:
Kevin Pittsnogle goes from the Austin Toros to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, which is an affiliate of the Phoenix Suns (if you’re stupid and don’t know what a Thunderbird is, contact Timee Pee). Michael Gansey’s last tryout in the States was with the Suns. It should also be noted that Gansey loves freedom and therefore hates It’ly and Mussolini. David Stern went to Rutgers – wait, the person running the league went to Rutgers?
Thus, as predicted in my earlier article, the “Rob and Big” of big-time hoops will be back in action before the end of the season. You don’t have to be a five year old to connect those dots. Well, you know what I am saying.
Tamir Goodman: Tamir has not seen action since my last article due to an injury. However, I was able to catch up with Tamir on a radio station not too long ago. I asked him how he had managed to change his game from a-shooter-shoots type of player to more of a role player, and how his injuries were coming along (note the ol’ reporter’s trick of asking a compound question to try and confuse the interviewee and make yourself look better). The last thing I heard was the radio announcer say was, “…great question from Crazy Dee in Baltimore,” and then he had the nerve to hang up on me. But in my mind, the first interview with Tamir was a great success.
Lastly, I want to thank all my readers for their thoughtful emails. I received some great questions, but in the future please send them to someone who cares. Remember if you feel cheated by capitalism, Roger Clemens, Bill Belichick, or God, it’s not my problem.