Whats In a Name?

There is now a new synonym for the word miss which came to be during the Spurs game last night. My friend and I are up in the stands, and we see Sean Marks come into the game replacing Robert Horry (I will come back to Horry in a minute). I brought up a statement which was made a couple of weeks ago when I attended the Spurs versus Hawks game, at which point the comment “That guy (Marks) has a shot…” I am a Spurs fan, and watch as many games as I can, but I can’t say how good or bad this guy is based on what I have seen. He has spent much of the time on the injured list this season, and when he has been activated he has spent much of the time on the bench behind Duncan, Horry and Massenburg.

Well it seems like the statement which was made a couple of weeks ago would come back and haunt. Marks had a terrible night shooting (1-6 on field goals, 1-2 at the free throw line), and now has his last name synonymous with miss. Example:
I woke up late this morning, went to catch the train and…marks!

Now for Robert Horry, who gained the name Big Shot ‘Bob during his career has a new one. Coming from his stint with the Lakers he developed a swagger, a type of strut that can only come from LA. Please don’t get me wrong – the guy is a gamer when the game is on the line, and for many a years I cursed his name; big shot after big shot he would hit against the Spurs first during his stint with Houston and then in LA. Until that time comes he seems so casual on the court, strolling up and down the court and constantly chatting the refs up. Since he didn’t like Big Shot Bob he now has the nick name Gotta Get Paid.

Imagine it, he gets off the bench and struts to the scorers table with a sigh “Gotta get paid”. Brilliant!

In all honesty though, Gotta Get Paid has really played well since Timmeh went down with a sprained ankle. Even Marks has come in and played some good defense and rebounded the ball well enough to make up for his lack of offence from time to time.