Sura-ly you jest

Are you sick of hearing about Bonds?\nGood, because I am too, so stop reading if you're seeking my opinion about it.\nLooking for my predictions for this year's NBA playoffs?\nThen this is where you flip the page, because if I tell you I think the Pacers will win it, are you honestly going to walk to class feeling better about your team's chances?\nWhy would my best guess carry anymore merit than anyone else's? Sure, I watch the NBA, but seriously, the Nuggets made the playoffs this year. \nSo far I've heard NBA "experts" say the Lakers are back and cannot be beaten, the Spurs are proven and will repeat, the Wolves haven't made it out of the first round but will make a run and the Kings at their best can and will beat anyone. \nOh good, I'm glad you cleared that up because for a second, I was hesitant about who to choose.\nWhat's my point? \nTo fill up space and stall some time before I get into something that made me sick. \nSomething so disgusting it even made Howard Stern look tasteful. \nIn case you just crawled out of your hole, Atlanta Hawks guard Bob Sura was one rebound away from becoming the first player since Grant Hill in 1997 to record three consecutive triple-doubles. \nThe Hawks were destroying the Nets with a few seconds remaining when Sura received the inbounds pass, dribbled and intentionally threw the ball off the rim so he could catch it and earn his tenth rebound for the triple-double.\nLike I said. Classless.\nSura forgot he was playing for the name on the front of his jersey -- not the back. \nHe went from a player that's helped lead the Hawks to a respectable late season charge to a player more concerned about reading his name in tomorrow's paper. \nWell, your wish came true. \nBut I bet it's not in the same context you had hoped. \nInstead, the NBA ruled to remove Sura's last rebound because, according to league rules, a field goal is only attempted if it was attempted for a field goal. \nThankfully, the Association realized Sura's mock of a shot was not a field goal attempt and thus, cannot result in a rebound. \nWell, hallelujah. \nKudos to a league that failed to embarrass Ricky Davis when he did just this, but even worse, he shot at his own basket and got the rebound for the triple-double. \nBut what sickens me is that Sura was trying to become the first player to record three consecutive triple-doubles since Grant Hill.\nA classier individual I have not seen. A player that could do anything and had the next big star written all over him until his ankle had other thoughts. \nSo to see Sura, a no-name, worthless trash ball try and put his name next to Hill's would have been nothing but a shame. \nAfterward, Sura told reporters with a smirk the ball slipped out of his hands and happened to land back in them. \nSo, before you were classless, and now you're a sarcastic wise-ass who until your selfish thoughts no one knew anything about. \nHey Bob, what did your opponent, the Nets, think about your antics?\nOh, that's right, while you were laughing and smiling to the six fans at the game in Atlanta, the Nets were walking off the court thinking playoffs. \nA part of the year reserved for teams, not individuals.