nate the great

This Clip Wouldn’t Have Fared Well on the Natrix

We officially retired our patented Natrix when Nate Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics — Boston magazine declined our offer to swap it for the rights to the Undulating Curve of Eddie House — but it’s safe to say this wouldn’t have made it anywhere near the Spectacular/Nate the Great quadrant. It’s not so much that Nate is outside the huddle in the below clip (via Ball Don’t Lie) — he’s averaging less than five minutes a game off the bench for the Celtics this postseason, so he probably didn’t really need to know whatever play was being drawn up — it’s that he’s outside the huddle while the word “together” is repeated half a dozen times. Oops!

This Clip Wouldn’t Have Fared Well on the Natrix