... youtube. WTF?
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fiatlouis and I were talking about our respective sports, prompted by a conversation about the Smudge. And, via the subject of nicknames, he got me started on the Phoenix Suns. And he's never seen them play. And doesn't really get basketball rules. So I was poking around youtube looking for neat stuff and I found... this.
Which is a "mix tape" of Steve Nash highlight moments. With, you know, the famous NBA skills bit where he does all his soccer moves. Fair enough, right?
But it's to the tune of Breakaway. By Kelly Clarkson.
And it's sort of the lost love story of Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. They thought they were going to be in Dallas together forever! Making difficult passes to each other! But then Nash was traded to the Suns! And then they faced off in the 2005 West semis! And he was doing all of those fabulous passes to Stoudemire or Marion instead! (We see Shawn Marion dunk off of Nash's assists. In slo-mo.) And he won't "forget all the ones that I love!" But it's all okay, because he's going to "learn how to fly though it's not easy to tell you goodbye." And he makes a left-handed shot over Nowitzki's head! And Nowitzki is left behind ! And then he makes the game-tying three-pointer! And takes a risk! And Phoenix wins in the semis! And then he hugs Nowitzki! (We see that hug twice.) And then they walk off in different directions! That is the end!
I swear to god I am not joking at all.
ETA: Warning, this songvid (and I am going to call it a songvid) is nine minutes long. Y'all should check it out anyway, because it is hilarious. Also, I think it's making me a little sniffly. Oh god. What has it done to me?
ETA 2: If you're not a basketball fan, Nowitzki is the really tall guy playing for Dallas. Also he is blond and from Germany, and sometimes he has exceptionally bad curly blond hair or a weird beard. Nash is the short(...er) guy, playing for either Dallas or the Suns, with stringy straight hair that is frequently in his face. I have been known to call this "Snape hair."
fiatlouis and I were talking about our respective sports, prompted by a conversation about the Smudge. And, via the subject of nicknames, he got me started on the Phoenix Suns. And he's never seen them play. And doesn't really get basketball rules. So I was poking around youtube looking for neat stuff and I found... this. Which is a "mix tape" of Steve Nash highlight moments. With, you know, the famous NBA skills bit where he does all his soccer moves. Fair enough, right?
But it's to the tune of Breakaway. By Kelly Clarkson.
And it's sort of the lost love story of Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. They thought they were going to be in Dallas together forever! Making difficult passes to each other! But then Nash was traded to the Suns! And then they faced off in the 2005 West semis! And he was doing all of those fabulous passes to Stoudemire or Marion instead! (We see Shawn Marion dunk off of Nash's assists. In slo-mo.) And he won't "forget all the ones that I love!" But it's all okay, because he's going to "learn how to fly though it's not easy to tell you goodbye." And he makes a left-handed shot over Nowitzki's head! And Nowitzki is left behind ! And then he makes the game-tying three-pointer! And takes a risk! And Phoenix wins in the semis! And then he hugs Nowitzki! (We see that hug twice.) And then they walk off in different directions! That is the end!
I swear to god I am not joking at all.
ETA: Warning, this songvid (and I am going to call it a songvid) is nine minutes long. Y'all should check it out anyway, because it is hilarious. Also, I think it's making me a little sniffly. Oh god. What has it done to me?
ETA 2: If you're not a basketball fan, Nowitzki is the really tall guy playing for Dallas. Also he is blond and from Germany, and sometimes he has exceptionally bad curly blond hair or a weird beard. Nash is the short(...er) guy, playing for either Dallas or the Suns, with stringy straight hair that is frequently in his face. I have been known to call this "Snape hair."
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Date: 2006-10-24 07:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-24 08:03 pm (UTC)Also, because I was hoping someone would echo my "...wtf?"
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Date: 2006-10-24 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-25 02:04 am (UTC)Stupid sports videos and Kelly Clarkson songs.
I'll keep this short, as I seem to have some dust in my eye. . .
*sniffle*
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Date: 2006-11-05 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-14 01:50 am (UTC)also, wtf!
also, basketball would be better if it had even more soccer in it.
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Date: 2007-04-14 04:50 am (UTC)And yes, that is the most
awesomewtfaccidentally gayawesome vid ever. They loved each other! But now Nash is GONE! He's moved on to better things! He shoots amazing baskets with other men now! Woe.