The first ever Unsung Hero of the Day shall be none other than Space Cadet, a.k.a. Vladimir Radmanovic, the illustrious three point shooter for the Charlotte Bobcats, previously a key component of the West-best LA Lakers.
To the right, you can see a picture demonstrating his superlative defending skills as Kobe Bryant mistakes him for Katelyn Faber.
The king of jacking it up, Sir Radmanovic has a career average of 3.9 3PT attempts per game, which make up half his total per game attempts. Often seen playing big in the post, Space Cadet's inside-outside offensive skills are unparalelled. Let's just say that he knows how to throw it down.
Choked On Applesauce also salutes our favorite martian for his snowboarding incident... come on, we all know he actually "fell on a patch of ice."
Sadly for the Lakers, Rod Higgins stole their catalyst in February of this year, when he acquired Space Cadet for the pittance of Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown (who we love here, but is not quite up to the same level). Along with VR, the Bobcats gained title aspirations. Unfortunately, even a martian couldn't save the Bobcats from their 100th straight losing season, although they did finish with the best record in franchise history. Bobcats owners also expected Space Cadet to single-handedly make up for their projected $35 million losses over the next 2 seasons, although Charlotte fans have yet to realize how special a player they really have.
To quote the great Phil Jackson:
"He's a space cadet," Jackson said. "He could be on Mars. I know it's not on Venus, but he could be on Mars. He's one of those guys that you go like, 'Do you understand really what we're trying to get accomplished here?' And he'll go, 'Yeah, I know what's going on.' And then you ask him the next day if he knows that and he goes like, 'Yeah, sure.' And then you go, 'OK, demonstrate it to me,' and he'll lose [focus]."
Vladimir is also known for his unconventional defense, where he roams around aimlessly to make it seem like he doesn't know what he's doing, and then, BAM!
He's so great the refs are left in awe of his work.
No fear.
He even got a TV deal.
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