The 20th season of The Bachelor is now two episodes in, and we have already seen a number of notable developments. Contestants showed up at the house with — among other items — unicorn masks, hoverboards, and mini-horses. Lace drank wine, made a scene, and cussed a lot; Ben met two dozen attractive women and then immediate called his parents; Lace drank wine, made a scene, and cussed a lot again (Lace is the best); Olivia made terrifying faces and creeped everyone out; and Ice Cube and Kevin Hart showed up for a “ride along” date that probably had nothing to do with network cross-promotion of their new film Ride Along 2. All fine and normal (I mean, in context), and all discussed at length at your various Bachelor-centric content warehouses.
But one aspect of the first two episodes has been grossly overlooked by the masses, and it is driving me nuts: Why is no one talking about Becca absolutely raining jump shots during the group date?
Sure, there was a tiny bit of editing in the footage the show used, and this Vine cuts it down even more, but still, even if they cut out a miss or two… look at the form! To quote my old basketball coach, that’s perfect BEEF! (BEEF = Balance, Eyes locked on the rim, Elbow lined up at the target, Follow-through. Junior high basketball coaches are strange.) I’m always amazed when people on television are good at sports. Usually their attempts at feats of athletic prowess are less than stellar. We call this The Kenny Powers Dilemma.
And it got even better, because — in the full-length version on the show — in between the second and third shots she made, Ben the Bachelor flung a ball off the backboard and blamed it on his tight dress shirt, as though Becca was not standing four feet away barefoot in a skintight dress, preparing to knock down another shot. Come on, guy. Come on.
All of this leads to a few important takeaways:
- I don’t think I’m being unreasonable here when I say that Becca could start at shooting guard for the Sixers tonight.
- More — possibly every — elimination-style challenge should involve a three-on-three basketball tournament.
- If we’re doing Bachelor Contestants As NBA Players, “Lace = Rodman” is a solid place to start.
I’m glad we talked about this.
(Vine via @Tim_Goergen)
