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Haywood's tough talk is almost laughable
Posted by Bud Shaw, Plain Dealer Columnist April 29, 2008 13:57PM
Categories: Bud Shaw, Cavaliers
Brendan Haywood calling LeBron James a whiner is like Larry Brown calling somebody "restless."

It's Ricky Davis declaring another player "stats-conscious."

It's me making fun of somebody's receding hairline.

I have watched the tape of Haywood mocking James after a Wizards practice the other day. Incensed that James would think the Wizards are trying to hurt him, Haywood speaks in a a crybaby's voice. For all the talk that the fouls on James are nothing personal, Haywood makes it very personal.

His mocking of James would be incredibly sophomoric all by itself if not for the irony involved.

This the same guy popularly called "Brenda" for being softer than a box of tissues? The one who literally got involved in a hair pull with teammate Etan Thomas?

This the guy who took a swing at Antonio Davis in a preseason game with the Bulls in 2005, then sped into reverse?

That guy is questioning somebody's toughness? I don't care if he's questioning Bip Roberts' toughness, it'd be a stretch for Haywood.

The Bulls and Wizards met in the playoffs later in 2005 and the same kind of kindergarten chatter followed with Gilbert Arenas chiming in that Chicago had dirty players. It led Chicago's Andres Nocioni, an Argentinian, to say, "I don't understand the American player."

Charles Barkley didn't limit his comments to American shores when he called the Wizards "the dumbest team in the history of civilization" before the series began for calling out James and the Cavs.

I made fun of him for that, pointing out that Barkley once irritated Michael Jordan by claiming it was "destiny" for the Suns to beat Jordan's Bulls in the NBA Finals.

But what we have since seen from the Wizards not only validates what Barkley said, it makes his take on the Bulls look tame by comparison.

Down 3-1, going back to Cleveland, having been pistol whipped on the boards 51-31 in Game 4 with no earthly idea on how to defend the Cavaliers late in close games, the Wizards should have been looking to lay in the weeds. But nah. Makes too much sense. Instead they have decided to make fun of the best (or second best, according to Barkley) player in the league with Haywood treating James as if the Cavaliers star were 2 years old and in need of a nap.

Given that Barkley framed Washington's stupidity in terms of civilized history, poking James now is the worst strategy since Custer made his last stand and Lee ordered Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.

- Bud Shaw

Just found out the game starts at 6pm, Im going to miss the entire game.

Hopefully its the last we here from Brenda and Co.

The irony of anyone on the Wizards claiming someone is a "whiner" is just ironic and laughable. Wasn't this the same team that whined non-stop that they weren't getting calls in last years playoffs? I remember it being so bad that a few of us were talking about having some dressing up in a baby costume and wearing an Eddie Jordan mask for the game, because him and the rest of thier team boo-hoo'ed every single call that went against them.

yeah, its just getting old now, I mean, how do you get beat for three years by the same team and keep talking trash?

And its not like Haywood and Stevenson are great players. These guys will never sniff an all star team. Im just so sick of these guys, cant wait till this series is over so they can finish watching the playoffs at home.

I love the time! But I am in Vegas

Maybe you'll get lucky and have a tv ? Who you flying in on?

5pm?

that is awesome... i have hockey at 9:20 so i should see the whole thing

i will have to race home from work though

i'm so jacked about this game, it's got a hockey feel to it, i want deshawn stevenson's face smashed into the boards...

but i wonder why so early?

maybe the wizards "whined" to the nba that they went to get out of cleveland asap

LOL! you may be right?

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yeah, its just getting old now, I mean, how do you get beat for three years by the same team and keep talking trash?

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Ummm have you been in a Steelers thread in the shack lately?

Continental.

If you took Frontier, you could've watched the game on the plane. Oh well, too late to change now...

See all those at the "Q" 2morrow......the place will be off the chain ......damn, can't wait til' 6pm......Go Cavs!!!!

Looks like I'll have to postpone mowing the lawn for the first time of the season to another night. 5:00 CST start time. Crackin a brew and watchin the Cavs at the end of a work day. Nice.

Yeah, I kinda like the 6pm start time. Nice change of pace. Grab some carryout chinese on the way home from work, get my grub on and crack open a Killians.

Sounds good to me

I just found out about the 6:00 start. I have tickets and no way can I get down there by then - I don't get out of work until 5:30.

Our seats are right behind the visitors bench too. Anyone with good sign ideas let me know.

How about...

"SORRY I WAS LATE
GO CAVS"

I think "Hi to my best friend Jules!!" would be nice.

That's great, thanks.

Boy you guys are creative today. lol

Okay, instead of a sign wear this. I might be able to pick you out on television then:

Hmmmm - a shirt made of bodypaint. I think THAT just might get me on TV or tossed from the Arena.

You need a sign that says "Depawn Stevenson".

make sure the "p" is capitalized!

I just made this

I'd love to hear some nice loud chants of "Deeeee PAWWWN" during tonights game.

and here we go - GO CAVS

Z just made me dizzy. Nice shot!

Cavs down 1 early.

What a piece of garbage Songolia is.

holy crap, I just saw the shot chart so far. is washington having a lay up drill?

songaila should have been tossed...

the jab wasn't hard or anything, but c'mon...

man! My sister calls and three T's get thrown out.

He is one ugly mother too

I don't think he meant to punch LeBron in the face, their arms were just tangled and when LeBron pulled away his arm smacked into LeBron's face.

Cavs down 23-16 after 1. I hate when we score less than 20 in a quarter.

We need to hit some shots in the second, we aren't hitting anything right now.

need to attack the rim, need to move the ball. keep making wiz shoot from outside

i love eddie jordan...

his players never do anything wrong...

"he was just trying to free his arm"

sure, eddie, surrrre