Man On Fire

Even in 2012, white men still can't jump.

The Milwaukee Bucks have an impressive, yet diminutive backcourt combo, that is long on quickness, media attention and scoring, but short on defense and career wins.  They went into the season with a pile of unproven power forwards, Mike Dunleavy, Marquis Daniels, and perhaps the richest Haitian Athlete on the planet.  Scott Skiles leads them into battle

They will win the NBA's  Central Division.

Not because of the players listed above, but Larry Sanders is suddenly really good.

He is shooting .542 this season, in the past he shot .433 his rookie year, and .457 his second year in the league.  He has averaged 4 points per game for his career, this season he's averaging double that.  Same for his rebounds. Same for his assists, steals, and blocked shots.  The man is making a run at the All Star team, but should be the Defensive Player of the Year.

Ask Lebron, Dwayne and Chris.

They lost to him last night.  The 16 points, on 8 of 11 shooting, 11 boards  and 4 blocks jump out from the box score. But not like his +26 rating for the game.  So does Bosh's 5 of 14 from the field, and -23 plus/minus.

This isn't the first time this happened and surely will not be the last.  But other than a man who may enjoy Facebook and sexting, who is this man?  

I for one can't wait to find out.

For now, I will let his Wikipedia speak for itself (this is their analysis of his professional career, as of 12/30/2012):

Larry Sanders was chosen by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 15th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.^[6] On February 21, 2011, he was assigned to theFort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League.^[7] He was recalled on February 28. On November 30, 2012, he recorded his first career triple double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks in a loss to Minnesota.

Due largely to this expert analysis and writing, I will also believe that after games, he terrorizes criminals, and health nuts, in the Greater Lakes Region by slinging  wheels of cheese with deadly implications, as the masked marauder: The Cheese State Champion.

I will also believe that he and he alone can solve the Fiscal Cliff, and find the killers of Biggie and Tupac.

Again just ask, Chris Bosh.