Word: minerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...funky superstar Harold Miner. The laid-back Inglewood native is California. He doesn't play much defense, doesn't fight through ticks, doesn't bang around the boards with the big boys, doesn't work up much of a sweat. He's lazy, but damn, he's good. Smoother than silk, smoother than a baby's behind--pick your own smooth simile. He can play ball. His off-balance jumpers look funny, but they hit nothing but net. He may not run much, but when he does, he's a blur. And on the rare occasions he decides...
Against the overmatched Crimson, Miner's head seemed miles away. He didn't seem to want the ball. His jumpers seemed like afterthoughts. But the sophomore guard still poured in 31 points in only 27 minutes as the Trojans cruised passed Harvard, 103-76. You had to wonder what would have happened if Miner had left La La Land and summoned up an iota of intensity...
However, he did complain that Miner looked bored on the court. He did badmouth his team's lackluster performance. But that's Raveling for you. He can't stand Miner's Rodeo Drive style. He wants to see discipline. He wants to see concentration. And he wants to see the kind of intensity you'd find in a Bloods-Crips rumble in East...
Awwwww. It's just not fair what Raveling has to put up with. Players like Ronnie Coleman, the ultraconsistent senior forward, who should move to the top of the USC all-time scoring list some time this year. Players like Harold Miner, the ultra-explosive sophomore guard, who should replace Coleman atop the list some time next year...
...Tonight, I thought Miner was bored out there," Raveling grumbled...