NBA Daily Worst: Carmelo Anthony Gets Trigger Happy, Carlos Boozer Fails, More

Welcome back to the Daily Worst, where every day we take a look at the very worst plays from the day before. We save the "best" for the other guys. As always, no players were hated in the production of this article. 

Today we first want to take a look at some of the worst defensive efforts of the day. I get that there's a condensed schedule, but is a little effort too much to ask?

First up, watch Carlos Boozer watch Amar'e Stoudemire go by. I mean, I offered as much defense on this play from my recliner. 

Next up, neither Al-Farouq Aminu nor Jason Smith really seems to show much interest in going up and challenging this shot. "You want to challenge this?" "No, that's OK, you do it." Yeah guys, basketball is a spectator sport but only for the spectators!

Finally, this one makes no sense to me. Maybe he just didn't feel that he could time his jump right, but what's the point of running all the way back there if you're not going to challenge the shot, Marvin Williams?

In our next clip let's flash back to yesteryear to remind us of what Reggie Miller and Spike Lee used to be like. 

So when you see this, it's just weird. It would be easier to see Al Franken hugging Rush Limbaugh, Lex Luther hugging Superman, or Batman hugging the Joker. Go to the end of the clip to see the horrible attempt to tie the game from Carmelo Anthony. I don't understand why he rushed the bad shot when he had more time to get a better one. 

Next up we have the worst skewering of LeBron James for non-basketball reasons. Charles Barkley absolutely roasts James and his ever-rising headband. It's funny because it's true. 

Daily Awards

Last but not least, we have our Daily Awards. For the Bakers Award, given daily to the player who makes the most turnovers (in case of ties the fewest assists is the tiebreaker), we have Jason Thompson as our winner. However, with just four turnovers, it was fewest by a winner yet.

Jason Smith, he of the horrible defense, was also our winner of the Upchucker Award, given to the player who keeps shooting even though he's missing, to the point it makes us want barf. Smith was 2-for-11 on the night. At this point, the only reason I can fathom that Smith is starting is to help New Orleans' playoff positioning. 

Finally we have our tweet of the day. Today it comes from Matt Steinmetz.