Why would he be joking? Lebron went out of his way during a dunk contest to announce that he would be in it next year and then backed out.
It happened and he beat the 4 guys 44-6 combined. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/22/toucher-richs-scallenge-no-challenge-for-brian-scalabrine/ BOSTON (CBS) – Sick of hearing that the average Joe could beat him out on the hardwood, Brian Scalabrine was on a mission. And given the results of last week’s “Scallenge,” it was mission accomplished for the “White Mamba.” Scalabrine, who retired over the summer after a very serviceable 11-year NBA career, took on four of Boston’s best ballers in 98.5 The Sports Hub’s 1-on-1 “Scallenge,” put on by morning hosts Toucher & Rich. Listeners sent in their try-out videos, showing off their skills and talking some trash towards Scal, but it turns out even Boston’s best was no match for Scalabrine. He said before the “Scallenge” it would be no challenge, and Scalabrine did not disappoint on that proclamation. Scalabrine — who spent the last few seasons of his career seen as the “human victory cigar” — easily defeated all four of his opponents, throwing down monstrous jams and sinking smooth jumpers as he beat them all by a combined score of 44-6. But Scal applauded his competitors for their effort. “When you go into a game you have to realize that these guys can play,” Scal said of his opponents. “They’re strong, they’ve played against guys quicker than me, they’ve played against guys bigger than me, they’ve played against guys stronger than me.” “I was expecting what I was expecting today,” he said. “The only thing I think they weren’t expecting was my size defensively; how good I can cover ground defensively.” First up was Matt Tomaszewski, a Syracuse alum that spent time on Jim Boeheim’s bench last season. Though his resume was impressive, he was no match for Scalabrine. After Tomaszewski scored the competition’s first hoop with a nice floater, Scal took over. While it was as close as 7-3 after a nifty hook shot from Tomaszewski, Scal finished him off by attacking the basket, and walked away with his first victory of the day by a score of 11-3. Scal had no problems with his next two opponents, Jake Fay of Lynn and Rich Morantus of Foxboro. Neither scored a point, as Scal posted back-to-back shutouts. “It was fun playing against an NBA player; it was a once in a lifetime thing. It was fun,” said Fay. “I knew going into it that if he wanted to beat me he could beat me at any point, but, he was playing hard and it was tough.” “It was pretty much what I expected,” said Morantus. “He was pretty quick, but I thought he’d be pretty quick — he had to guard NBA caliber guys. I just couldn’t hit a shot. I couldn’t make a shot for my life. I wasn’t expecting really to win, but I thought I’d make it a better game.” Fatigue appeared to set in as Scal took on his last challenger, Jon Hazzard of Uxbridge. Hazzard took a 2-1 lead thanks to an early shot from downtown, but Scalabrine rattled off eight-straight thanks to a pair of deep 2’s and a few nice runners. After exchanging missed shots with Hazzard, Scal eventually came out on top 11-3, and finished the day a perfect 4-0 against his challengers. “He’s quick defensively,” said Hazzard. “He’s long and his length really bothered me. Some of the shots I can usually get off I couldn’t get off. The ball just didn’t go my way. He hits some big threes, I had one rim out and that really changed the tone of the game.” Just for good measure, Scalabrine also took on the Toucher & Rich trio of Fred Toucher, Rich Shertenlieb and Jon Wallach, though the three didn’t put up much of a fight given their power in numbers. Scalabrine made quick work of them 11-1, with the Sports Hub’s squads only bucket a layup by Wallach. “I’m an out of shape b*stard because after Scal crushed us 11-1 and I was rejected violently twice, I’m huffing like a b*stard,” said Shertenlieb. So in the end, it was the “White Mamba” standing taller than anyone else. He proved that, despite not being star in the NBA, he can still beat anyone that doesn’t think he has game on the court.
CSN Boston apparently has 30min video material of it, I don't know if it's released yet or when it's going to though.
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Doesn't look like that embed is working. Here's a link: http://boston.cbslocal.com/video/8213307-toucher-richs-scallenge/
Oh God, thats an unbearable 30 minutes...the guys he played seemed like scrubs for the most part lol...they def should just make a 5 min. highlight reel. Thanks to those who linked the vid.
I'm not drunk nor arrogant. I think I could take him. He has the size, but I'm quicker, and I'm a better shooter. I couldn't play 5 on 5 in the NBA, but I will take Scal.
Looks like the biggest difference between Scal and the other guy is the footwork. He doesn't really look much more athletic than the other guy, but he seems able to get layups almost anytime he wants with just a couple of pump fakes and such. You can tell with Scal there is not as much wasted motion as the the other guy. Every little move has a purpose. I don't even think Scal is trying very hard here. Honestly, based on the first few plays (hard to watch more than about 5 minutes of the video), I think Scal could have beaten this guy by a lot more. He settled for fallaway jumpers a couple of times just for variety I think. People think Scal is a scrub because he looks slow or like an "unskilled" player compared to other NBA guys, but they underestimate how good NBA defense is. Most NBA players are "automatic" shooters in practice and drills. NBA defense is so tough, it is hard to even get shots up, much less make them.
Just like I said, Scalabrine whooped those guys. Should finally shut up those posters on here who think that guys at the YMCA can go toe to toe with them LOL
<br> Most people here have probably never played in a competitive basketball game at any level. I can't even imagine how hard it must be to play against an NBA defense.
