DUNKtionary term of the day:
THE NAPOLEON COMPLEX – Basketball is a vertically played game. The ball has to travel upwards and down through the hoop in the most simplest terms. This game is generally considered a big man’s game, but among the skyscrapers and tall trees exists a breed of basketball player that dares to play along. These men do not have the long, lanky limbs that reach towards the heavens, but they have the passion, the skill, and most importantly . . . the heart. This is a tribute to those players that gave the vertically challenged the hope and the dream to someday rise up and throw down on the Shawn Bradley’s and the Mark Eaton’s of our lives. I still can’t dunk. I gave that dream up a long time ago because I still believe that 10 feet is not geometrically correct (8.5 should be the official height of every hoop in the world), but I will still use this as a metaphor to overcome any adversities in my life. Here’s to the little dudes with the balls to prove people wrong. Here’s to the Napoleon Complex in all of us.
Example: Dude, that is a totally awesome Napoleon Complex. Where did you get it, Target?
Here’s a clip I found paying homage to the little dudes in the past of the NBA. Appearances include Kevin Johnson, Robert Pack, Isaiah Thomas, Spud Webb, Stevie Francis, Baron Davis, AI, and a few others. These guys were almost as amazing as my pair of LA Gear catapults that didn’t do jack crap for my game. Damn you Karl Malone. You and your stupid hand behind the head dunk – which we will break down in another edition of the dunktionary. Anyway, enjoy the clip.
Here’s ex-Warrior Will Bynum turning Tyson Chandler into Tyson’s Chicken. As in Tyson’s Chicken TV dinners that you buy at the grocery stores. Hehe. Get it? Get it???
Uh-em. Anyway, rolling right along, here’s Derek Rose turning Greg Oden into Greg Owned-Him. Hehe. Like he dunked on him and so he like owned him. Hehe.
Finally, we all remember this one. No explanation needed. Plus, I couldn’t think of anything clever with Kirilenko.
