Happy Birthday, Rashard Lewis
by Evan Dunlap on Aug 8, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
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PrintAs far as blog posts go, 'Happy Birthday' ones are fairly easy to write. One can plan for them, quite literally, years in advance, if one wanted to; I doubt many bloggers plan that far ahead.
So I've had Rashard Lewis' birthday post planned for a while, and obviously it's taken a bit of a different tone after news broke Wednesday of his failing an NBA drug test, and thus receiving a suspension which will sideline him for the first 10 games of this season.
But I don't want to focus on the suspension. I've written about it before. Today, it's time to extend Rashard warm wishes on his 30th birthday. As Basketball-Reference shows us, after only two seasons, Lewis is 7th in Magic history in three-pointers made, 8th in threes attempted, and 4th in three-point percentage. He's fifth in points per game, 9th in rebounds per game, 10th in Player Efficiency Rating, and 4th in effective field goal percentage.
What I'm getting at is the following: he's already done a helluva lot for this franchise.
Many happy returns, Ice-O Rashard.
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Wow,and we're talking HISTORY here.
Happy Bday,Rashard. Although you already got your present :),
I wish you a nice,big ring to wear on your finger when shaking hands with LBJ
Happy Birthday...
…Rashard
Sweet Lew
Ice-o
Quiet Man
Raw Lew
#9
"Blue and white...ignite...* BOOOOOM * !!!!! - Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic playoff jumbotron message)
Happy Birthday Rashard.
Another year wiser, I hope.
"Fun fact: Larry Hughes, who couldn’t stay healthy if all his human parts were replaced with bionic implants, is out for the next four weeks with a bruised leg. Do you think that Willis Reed ever reads about all these players missing time with bruises and sprained fingers and throws up in his mouth a little?"
Happy bday Rashard.
Here’s hoping you manage to keep your three pointers made crown this year.
"It's difficult to win when you're outscored in every quarter." -Bill Walton
That'd be nice, though it'll be difficult since Lewis will be missing the first 10 games.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
Though not undoable.
‘Shard hit 220 last year. Second place was 199. He played in 79 games, so 2.8 3’s per game.
Say he doesn’t miss any games, so that’s seven fewer than last year. Round 2.8 to 3 and multiply by 7=21.
220-21… 199!
I think the moral of the story is that Rashard is the man for us to even be thinking it feasible for him to repeat with a 10 game suspension in play.
"It's difficult to win when you're outscored in every quarter." -Bill Walton
by betterthanburke on Aug 9, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
No doubt.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
Happy birthday, Rashard!
It’s been fun watching you in a Magic uniform.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
West coast slang, ftw.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
It's easy to use it, though.
I visited L.A. two years ago and I started saying that word, even when I wasn’t trying to.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
No, the worst word ever is "wicked", but hella is right up there on my list.
"Fun fact: Larry Hughes, who couldn’t stay healthy if all his human parts were replaced with bionic implants, is out for the next four weeks with a bruised leg. Do you think that Willis Reed ever reads about all these players missing time with bruises and sprained fingers and throws up in his mouth a little?"
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