Of the fifteen or so bobble heads in my collection, only about
half can be described as having an obvious facial likeness to the player they
represent. For this reason, I always
find it exciting to discover a bobble head which captures to a tee the general
appearance of its subject. Other
collectors, I imagine, feel the same way.
Maybe that’s why Ricky Davis’s Boston Celtics bobble head seems to be so
popular.
As you can see, it doesn’t take careful examination to
identify Ricky Buckets. Adorned with his
signature cornrows and wearing a confident grin, Tyree Ricardo bobs his head swaggerishly,
not entirely dissimilar from the way he once did to celebrate a spectacular jam over Antonio Davis. Though he’s missing
his headband, Ricky is sporting his armband, complete with the proper
inscription, “GET BUCKETS 12.” Heck,
even his sideburns are on point, and his goatee neatly groomed.
Davis, who turned 34 in September, presently plays for the
Erie Bayhawks of the NBA’s Development League.
He averages 14 points and 5 boards, and just so happened to drop a season-high 26 this Friday evening. Erie's NBA affiliate is --- guess who --- the New York Knicks. Already struggling mightily and with a difficult road swing on the horizon, the Knickerbockers ought to give Davis a call. I mean, hey, that Jeremy Lin guy worked out pretty well.
RICKSANITY! Mike Woodson and I are so ready.
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