Two little words that make a big difference.

Here's a good catch by Deadspin. The Detroit Lions' running back is recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL. The headline of the Detroit Free Press's article is "Lions' Kevin Smith, on ACL recovery: 'I can do almost everything'." However, the actual quote, which is further along in the article is “I can do almost everything except run."

Gus Johnson, don't ever change, or take Xanax.

This is what bringing down the backboard looks like when performed in the suburbs

Not exactly like Shaq.

Three shining moments -- The one that started it all

Here is the first One Shining Moment:


And as an added bonus, here are some of Gus Johnson's greatest NCAA March Madness hits:


Now I'm ready.

Two Shining Moments

Is there any other time it's acceptable for married men to say "honey, I'm staying up late to hear Luther Vandross?" No, no there is not.

Folks, we're only 5 short days away from Gus Johnson's head exploding... again.

With March upon us, The Tao will count down to the Madness by featuring a "One Shining Moment" video every day that we aren't too lazy to post one. Lets get things started with last year's rendition. Hit it Luther:

The annals of graceful entrances

We're not late; we're early for next year

H/t: Eric

That golden statue really ties the room together.

The Dude finally brought home the hardware last night.



Well deserved, even if it was for the wrong role. And since we now have an excuse to post Big Lebowski clips, GO:

Rube Goldberg with paintballs

We have our doubts this was all done in one long take, but we do love ourselves a good Rube Goldberg machine.


Impressive. However, in terms of aesthetic presentation, we still prefer the old Honda commercial.

H/t: DZ

Going out with a tinkle

We here at The Tao used to think that getting mauled by a Killer Whale at Sea World was the worst way to die. We stand corrected.