Measure of Dedication

by Tim David Harvey Carmelo Anthony posts up and puts up a shot, it’s just off. He forces his way under the basket and tips and battles for the rebound. He then crosses over-leaving his defender for dust, crosses over again and dunks hard in the grills of three Celtic greens. The crowd goes wild. LeBron James rolls off the screen and drives hard and fast towards the basket. He takes off just inside the paint with both force and grace. He takes off like he was about to get all 10s and it was mid-February. Except Tim Duncan’s is in the way… or at least he was in the way. He ends up staring at a part of the King he didn’t want to see as ‘Bron completes a dunk that even the San An crowd can appreciate. Matt Harpring tries to shake off his defender, he hustles left, he shakes right. He roll’s off the screen set by his teammate and sprints into position receiving Andrei Kirlienko’s pass. He picks his spot, releases a jumper and its all butter. It’s simple yet effective. He does this again...