Good effort Villanueva...but the NBA still sucks

I am sure everyone has heard the story (everyone that cares about sports that is, and if you don't then stop reading this and take in some hipster's blog about how "Proposal 19" would totally stimulate the economy maaaaaaan!)...Charlie Villanueva and the Detriot Pistons were handily destroyed by Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, which means that had this side story not emerged, everyone would have continued on with their lives, completely oblivious to what's going on in the NBA because quite frankly, no one cares about the NBA. But because Villanueva (who suffers from alopecia universalis - a disease that causes baldness on his scalp and other areas of the body) tweeted that KG had been trash talking during the game and somewhere in between "yo mama's so fat" and "I could shove a silver dollar in that giant nostril of yours" (probably true) Garnett called Villanueva a cancer patient.

Now is this distasteful? Absolutely. Is it out of line? Without a doubt. Should Garnett be punished? If it turns out that it's true then yes, I think Garnett should be punished. But here's the kicker. Garnett fired back by saying he was taken out of context and what he had said was that Villanueva was "cancerous to [Villanueva's] team and our league." Is that a joke? Do you really expect anyone to believe that you stood in front of a giant, hairless man (which is ironic because Garnett's entire head is bald by his own decision, aside from the occasional disgusting chin pubes that he sports) and dropped the "C-word" in a context that would imply that Villanueva uncontrollably multiplies and therefore is hazardous to his team and the league? Sorry Kage...not buyin' it.

Anyone who has ever been on a basketball court, on a football field, on a hockey rink, behind home plate, or even on a tennis court (much love Mcenroe) knows that trash talk revolves around vulgar, degrading, distasteful, and out right disgusting personal attacks. And that's why trash talking is such a thing of beauty! Who doesn't want to release some frustration on the court and tear down an opponent? And for the most part, once the game is over everything is squashed. You shake hands, you apologize, and you live to play another day.

So here is where I take issue with this story, aside from the fact that it is a clear attempt at drawing attention to a sport that no one pays attention to until May because it's more boring than public television, Villanueva is as much of an idiot as Garnett is. The goal of trash talking is to get inside the other guy's head and gain a mental advantage. Clearly Garnett pissed him off but do you truly think that his point was to degredate one of the deadliest diseases in the world? No. It wasn't. He took a shot, a distasteful shot, at Villanueva and was  ineffective as Villanueva came off the bench and lead the Pistons in scoring (17) and blocks (2).

So Chuck, leave it on the court. The game is over and the media and fans don't need to know every word the guys on the other team said in the heat of the moment. But Kage, you truly are an idiot, lets leave no doubts there. You said something stupid and you got caught. Don't claim to be a victim of context when you absolutely don't even believe yourself. In the words of Sweeny from Role Models..."Don't B-S a B-S'r"