I mean, it can't be easy for a guy who's spent almost a decade in the NBA to be relegated to the punch line of every laugher that comes along. Oh, he may play dumb -- in this Wall Street Journal piece , he's quoted as assuming that his name just sounds fun to chant.
But you have to figure that, once the game is over and the crowd is gone and the cameras are off and maybe he's back home trying to get to sleep, his position somewhere just above Benny the Bull must gnaw at his soul a bit. Presumably, even slow-footed bench players have some pride.
Of course, the baseball fan in me can't help but think of former Cubs outfielder Matt Murton when I see Brian Scalabrine. And, yeah, it is because of the red hair. But Murton was also a player who arrived in Chicago via Boston in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, no less , and he was a similarly quiet, unassuming sort with no discernible ego. Whatever became of "Orange Guy"? He's playing in Japan now, which is where I'm guessing some small part of Brian Scalabrine might wish he was every time his name is announced at the United Center.
The Bulls are back in action tonight, on the road, against the New Jersey Nets. Brian Scalabrine and Scot Pollard are on the roster, but it's likely they'll be inactive and therefore not in uniform. Even if Scalabrine is active, chances are he won't actually play.
It's not something that's discussed openly, just in whispers. I did notice, during warmups in the Detroit series. I thought, 'Man, there's not a white guy on the floor. Barry, in case you don't know, is white. The question was asked: Notice anything special about the Celtics? No white player on the floor. Can you imagine that? You know people who don't know any better are thinking, 'Red Auerbach must be rolling over in his grave!
Could be the Celtics will go the entire series without a white player on the floor, with one of the aforementioned white players, Ainge, having assembled this team.
Scalabrine has done a little research on the Celtics since joining them in because, well, these things come up. You know where it comes up? I'll be walking in downtown Boston and people will say, 'Hey, how about getting some more white guys on the Celtics? Scalabrine is a politically aware, socially conscious, self-effacing year-old. He knows it must be fascinating to look at the Celtics, historically, from the outside.
But as a player he can't. Then Scalabrine stepped back, opened his arms and said, "But I'm the white guy! New Hampshire lakes, Maine lakes, being out there in the summertime. In the winter, all I do is work. The biggest thing is they need to play with crazy pace.
They need to get the ball up the floor, they need to move bodies, and they need to attack the paint. Defensively, they need to rebound the ball. Skip to content. Brian Scalabrine, who played for the Celtics from to , says he became a fan favorite for his "team-first" mentality and involvement in the community. Local In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area. Rhode Island 21 mins ago. Superstars including Kyrie Irving deal with more rumors and speculation than during past eras, Scalabrine says.
They'll have to play with "crazy pace," according to Brian Scalabrine. Back to Article. Close Menu. To top it all off, Scalabrine is extremely fan friendly. Wherever he goes, he won't hesitate to talk to people and have a normal conversation, maybe even crack a few jokes. Not only is he a famous NBA player, but he is also someone you would love to have over on a Saturday night to hang out with.
Through his almost cult following, Scalabrine still remains human. And that's the great thing about him. While he takes the game seriously, he doesn't take himself too seriously. Now, after moving through two cities, Scalabrine has found himself in the Windy City. He is as loved in Chicago as he was in Boston and New Jersey, where they make signs and T-shirts whenever he comes back.
On air, King is constantly praising Scalabrine and begging Chicago to pay attention to him.
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