Dec 4th Trail Mix/Junk Drawer
by Sabonis4Ever on Dec 4, 2008 2:18 AM PST
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PrintOur Blazers are 14 - 6
We lost to the Lakers, Suns, Jazz, Hornets, Warriors, and Suns again.
We have defeated the Spurs, Rockets, Timberwolves, Magic, Heat, Timberwolves again, Bulls, Kings, Kings again, Heat again, Hornets, Pistons, Knicks, and Wizards.
Things are good in Blazer land.
For a fun time check out Draft Kevin Durant
It is the holiday season, so what present would you like most this year? New car? Vacation? Blazer gear? I know I would love a Rudy jersey.
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Can't believe we lost to the Warriors
Gawd, we suck :-(
14 wins in 20 games just doesn’t cut it in the West. Everyone else is 20 and 0!!!
Mortimer, not easily pleased.
Life out West is tough
The Suns (beat us twice) lost to the Hornets (we beat them once). The Mavs almost lost to the Clippers if not for a miracle finish (again). And as Dave wrote in his game review, after those last two games it’s not a given we will beat all the scrubs teams in December. But so far, we are #4 in the league. Wohoo!
Only the strong survive
The weaklings stayed back East, never braving the frontier to move West.
It’s why we are all so much awesomer than any other region. East coasters drink tea and butter their crumpets while we’re strangling bears and drinking wooly mammoth’s bone marrow for sustenance.
TRAIL BLAZERS.
Mortimer
The strange thing is: From my perspective, Yao Ming is from the East. From your perspective, Yao Ming is a tough guy from the land in the West.
texas...more like...south of the south, but a little west of the mississippi....I declair that if you don't have a 11,000 foot mountain in your state, you are not in the west.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
None of the above
Yao Ming is the product of the Chinese government’s forced breeding program between their best/tallest athletes.
Hey, you two are tall, get married!
He is neither Eastern nor Western. He’s a science project!
The Chinese forgot that they have hollow bones though (that’s why they are so lightweight as a people), and that is why Yao’s feet always give him troubles (though if he was a gymnast or a diver, it’d be a plus). Leading scientists believe their hollow bones are caused by a distinct lack of Del Taco fast food franchises.
Mortimer
but stitch was a science project...and he hailed from hawaii. experiement 626.
is hawaii in the west? :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Hawaii is a myth
It’s actually just a man made landfill 10 miles off the coast of the Philippines.
’Hawaii" is just a tourist trap concoction, and only chumps think otherwise.
M—
kinda like atlantis hu?
THEN THERE’S HOPE!!! cuz I’ve seen hawaii!! even walked on it! can’t say that about a land fill though…..strange (looking up with a puzzled look)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Mortimer ripped off my sig!
I’ll expect royalty checks. : )
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
what kind of car?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
I'm thinking about
this one but right now I don’t have a car payment. I don’t know if my desire to own this car overrides my enjoyment of not having a car payment.
nice...
but ask yourself why your buying it….do you need it, does it fufill the job it was ment to, will you still own it in 5 years, economy, fuel, and of course monthly payments.
personally if I had 45 thousand to throw at something I’d take one of these gas guzzling monsters…. :) humvee!!!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
No way do I need that one per se
but I’m out here in Croatia for the next 3+ years with an American vehicle that has 125,000 miles on it. I’d like to do a pre-emptive strike and unload it before it falls apart. If you thinks a foreign car is expensive to work on in the States, then you should see what the reverse is like. Yes I’ll still own it in 5 years. I tend to hold on to cars for a long time. And since I’m in the Army, I’ve already got my humvee fix taken care of ;)
heck yeah!!!
I’m more a drive it through a brick wall kinda drivers, my jeep was KING until a cam shaft positioning sensor went poop on me. (it’s getting fixed this weekend, not by me though, I couldn’t fix a disasembled magnet set) so we recently had to go buy a boring ol 2008 chevy impala… it’s not exactly my dream car, but the misses seems to like it. tint the windows, throw some aloys on it, it’ll be alright…but I won’t be owning it in 5 years…looking at pontiac to make a big push here soon, and I hear they’re designing some revolutionary engine gizmos to make fuel….streach….whatever that means…
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
My current car is a
Pontiac I love her, but she’s getting rickety. Still fast as lightning though.
That’s not my car btw, but my car looks just like it with nicer rims.
dunno if you've checked into em...
but I can’t wait to go test drive one of them G8’s that pontiac’s got.
(but keep in mind that I don’t consider myself a smart dude)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Croatia?
Unless you need the larger chassis, buy a 123d – I’d wrestle my own grandma to get my hands on one of these in the States. Alternately, get a 323d. The thing gets fantastic mileage and has stump-pulling torque.
Here is my list
Good knife sharpener
Topsy Turvy – not sure why this is on my list
Forearm Forklift – same with this one
skinny digital camera
Spy Video Car (http://www.nextag.com/remote-control-toy-spy-car/search-html)
FreeDarko presents The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Styles, Stats, and Stars in Today’s Game
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Left handed mitt softball size
Left handed bat
Handkerchief Dispenser (http://www.badgiftemporium.com)
Beer
Cheese
Subscription to a NSFW magazine
I want the FreeDarko book
I still got like 100 bucks left on an Amazon gift card I got for my b-day in August, so I gotta use it so people gotta get me other stuff for X-mas!
I have no idea what I want for Christmas… besides revenge.
Mortimer
Have you thought about getting a dog?
They make fine companions……or chop suey
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
How on Earth will you eer find a left-handed bat?
They’ve gotta be one in a million.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
The Zombie Survival Guide is an amusing read
Also enjoyed ‘World War Z’, which is Max Brooks’ (author of both books) fictional account of a Class 4 Zombie event. Trivia moment – Max Brooks is the son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft.
If you are getting T.Z.S.G. are you also going to buy a Shaolin Spade and an M1 Carbine ‘just in case’? :-)
I think we've gone off topic about this before
My wife and I agreed we need more guns for a zombie attack. We have two 22’s in Oregon and no guns here. It is a major concern of mine.
You better stock up on your guns before the next administration comes in
and limits our ability to purchase the assault rifles and large caliber rifles that we are going to need in a zombie attack. I don’t think a couple of 22s are going to stop an army of the undead.
An uzi will stop an 8-year-old at a gunshow dead in his tracks, however.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
Have you seen the preposed ban,
it has single shot rifles mixed in with the rest…if it get’s passed you’ll/we’ll have trouble purchasing a single shot hand gun let alone a rifle.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
The NRA cult are barricading themselves in their living rooms with crates of food, preparing for The End Times come January 2009...
………………………………….. But don’t look at ME to go door to door on February 1 telling them they can come out now… I don’t have that much body armor!
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
assult weapon ban....
the one bush let laps, clinton put it in place and it prevented people from “manufacturing” extended clips, 30 rounders, and limited the length of, or rather the shortness of rifles….
hold on I’ll dig out a link to the “preposed” ban that the democrats are sure to push through given they’re gonna control the 3 branches of goverment soon.. ;) sort of…but yeah, the link……here’s one, and another, I liked the later cuz it was easier on the eyes.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
BETTER LINK TO THE “LIST” i WAS TALKING ABOUT
it’s at the bottom of the link, there’s like 300 models on it!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
So ... what do you advocate?
How is having assault rifles ultimately a good thing?
Really, that horror show in Mumbai is just an adult-sized Columbine or Kip Kinckle away from Main St. USA.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
it depends.
I mean if idiots have weapons, that ain’t a good thing.
I have “some” of the firearms on the lists, and I have no intention of shooting anything other than a target down range, and I have to admit it is kind of fun. I don’t like go shoot every friday or anything, but spring time, I take a day off, go out to the feild, set up the tin cans and what not, it’s fun…I enjoy a good bolt action rifle too, but there’s something to be said about poping off 3 rounds in 2 seconds and each being on target…..
but back to the idiots…..I’m in favor of harsher penalties for gun crimes….and I’m talking harsh, people who kill other people are stupid and deserve their own will…..I mean what the heck did they think was going to happen?
I think that maybe full blown psych evaluations are in order to get a firearm license of somesort, but don’t take away the foundation of us being us.
the right to bear arms to me means if I want to own a live gernade then it’s my CONSTITUDTITITINAIALLL right to do so….(forgive my spelling, maybe gun license issueing should include a spelling test ;))
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
OH,
and of course the rule to live by….
Better to have it, and not need it, than to need it, and not have it.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
What I don't understand about the
“better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it” idea of guns is, under what circumstances (other than a zombie uprising) is having an UZI or a gun with a bayonet/grenade launcher going to be really necessary?
when your goverment starts trying to kill you ;)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
This is kinda where I was leading you, I'll admit.
I grew up in a house with guns because my father likes to shoot what he eats. I like to eat what he shoots too, it’s true.
Psych evaluations seem like a good idea, but then we start getting all “Brave New World” before too long.
But as for the Constitutional element, I have this to say:
Why is the Second Amendment in the Constitution?
1. It was in response to the new states’ former colonial status where they had to ask permission from their British overlords to keep guns.
2. It is a set of sharp teeth in the document that means to say: "If you, new government, screw with this armed population, we reserve the right to rise up with terrible violence. This was in response to the young American citizenry’s fear that their new government would enslave them.
Thus, I offer the following: The amendment, although historically important, is outdated. We’re such wimps nowadays that we don’t even use the peaceful means open to us to throw out crooked leaders. We don’t demand justice when crimes are committed in the White House or Pentagon or either chamber of Congress.
We are well heeled.
Too much so, if you ask me.
The end.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
right!
Better to have it, and not need it, than to need it, and not have it.
I can’t remember what horrible fictional movie it was, but for some reason women couldn’t reproduce very well……and they were using serogate mothers, the good women who could have babies wore red, and the ones who couldn’t wore blue, (hoping someones seen the movie and knows the name)…..now heavin forbid anything that weird ever happened, or anything in “goverment” that prevokes a full blown armed revolt….but…I think it’s a very important element to a democracy, cuz I’ll be darned if I’m lettin my chick get nabbed to go have some strange pshyco ladies baby, and well, ….the option to go nuttzo….if the situation permits….like back in the 60’s with vietnam and what not…..that would have been a fine time to do a full blown huckin of political leaders……..we could have had john lennon as a president… lol..
na, I just know I like having what I have, and would like to add to my collection of rediculousness, and that this ban will prevent that…..
honestly there is no real need for me to own an ar 15, or a semi automatic shotgun, but…. I like owning em.
I could yap about how the “idiots” that I have in my community, know I’m a fairly straight forward fellow, but they also know I have the mc nasty firepower that I do….and that plays into why my house hasn’t ever been robbed in 12 years…(fairly impressive by my families standards ;)) …but tha’d just be wishfull thinkin on my part….but still I like to think so. :)
anyway, I’m opposed to the ban….but pro stiff penalties for gun crimes…like capital punishment stiff….but more like the chinese would do it. :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
What really ought to be lifted
is the ban on suing gun manufacturers for faults in their products. If that AR15 were to blowup in your face (heaven forbid) because it was made defectively, you would have no recourse against Kill’em All Industries, or who ever makes it. On the other hand, if you spill hot coffee on your lap, you can sue the hell out of whoever gave it to you.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
I got faith in "made in the u.s.a." ;0
lol.. but again, you’re right, if that were to happen, I loose my face and….don’t ever score cool chicks again. but it’s my right to do so…right? :)s/ take advantage man, take advantage ;) /s
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
take care, and control
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I'm pro machete
If everyone carried a large knife instead of a gun, we’d be a lot safer, and I think more humane.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
I thought
machetes were the preferred tropical weapon?
I know it’s a little ugly when dealing with zombie to go hacking through their undead nastiness, but it greatly reduces the chance you’ll put bullets in the neighbor kid climbing over your fence. you might chop him pretty good, however.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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I think with all the millitary bases here
That my plan should involve getting to one of those for some big weapons.
napal the zombie horde?
sounds like a Swedish death-metal band.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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I'm thinking some 50 caliber guns
Then head downtown and get up in a high building and just have fun with it. I’m really into going to my work in case there is a zombie apocalypse. It’s a lot of concrete and floors without people on them and the cafeteria on the 11th floor has a huge outside area. My worry with buildings is going into a call center with 50-100 zombies trapped in a room. I’d hate to walk into that.
I just wish zombies weren’t 24/7. It would make things a lot easier if they weren’t that busy at night.
I've worked in places that are mostly zombies to start with.
Your workplaces sounds like the setting of a video game.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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are you thinking slow, lurching zombies like the George A. Romero movies
or 24 Days/Weeks later super-fast zombies?
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
I think a little of both
I’m sure there are fast zombies but they got to be fresh. I really doubt that a body that has been rotting for a month has the muscle mass to run fast. And as far as that goes, how come zombies in movies are always rotting but never maggoty? I bet if there is a zombie apocalypse, that the fly population would be almost unbearable.
Thats why I like
a flame thrower for all around home defense
by southern oregon on Dec 4, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Get's the squirrels off
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 5, 2008 6:07 AM PST up reply actions
Super-fast zombies
Anyone who likes that sort of thing (or wants training for the coming zombie apocalypse) should try playing Left4Dead. Great first-person zombie-themed shooter.
steam id: bat rastard
Probably won’t be able to play until next week (Thermals concert tonight, quality time with the kids tomorrow night, long list of ‘honeydos’ over the weekend). Keep an eye out for me. I usually play around 10PM PST.
I think...
that dangerous, yet ultimately humorous zombies (Shawn of the Dead) would be the mostly likely to occur. Fun for the whole family.
Why do zombies never drive cars in the movies? Their motor functions are still largely intact, they possess the ability to organize and work within a team environment, they walk, they talk (Braaaaaains)…you’re telling me not one of them remembers how to drive a car?
They are never shown using the bathroom either. I mean, I understand that they are dead and everything, but eating nothing but brains? That would go right through me.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
Dang
I got you one of those chocolate, uh, thingys. But chocolate’s not on your list. Guess I’ll just have to keep it for myself.
You're bad
I asked for Big Black Butts magazine just so that my wife’s mom will google it. I’m not sure if it’s a real magazine or not, but it should be.
I call executive editor!
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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How is everyone's fantasy team doing?
I got two teams on Yahoo’s fantasy thang, and both are in 1st place.
One is led by Lebron, the other Wade. My Lebron one is way too good and makes everyone else look silly.
Last year was my first year doing a fantasy team and I enjoyed it.
Morty
I want advice
I need another center. I could add Joel Przybilla, who I figure will keep doing well as long as his injury doesn’t become something worse.
But who can I drop from my team? Here is my roster—
Lebron James
Josh Smith
Kevin Martin
Corey Maggette
Richard Jefferson
Devin Harris
Rudy Fernandez
Greg Oden
Steve Blake
Nene
Ronnie Brewer
Marquis Daniels
Mario Chalmers
I guess Chalmers… though he has been a stealin’ fool so far. And with Lebron and Brewer and Rudy, do I need more steals? Prolly not. Marquis Daniels is average but like Brewer can fill a stat sheet and he gets minutes… hmmm.
Nene was the steal of the year for me, as I got him off the waiver wire and he’s been pretty dang good since he is finally healthy. Get him if you can, for free!
Even with Josh Smith and Kevin Martin and Maggette hurt, I’ve been cleanin’ up fools, so now that they are back I look to enjoy even more dominance. I’ll always lose the turnover stat, but that’s ok.
How can it be fantasy when it feels so real…!
Mortimer
PS: I’m leaning toward dropping Marquis Daniels, though I suspect Chalmers production will drop…
ne ne.
joel is doing better than him, without as many min…..(I didn’t check, it just feels that way)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Not at all!
Nene is ranked 8th in the entire NBA by Yahoo’s stat meter thingy.
He’s doing really good. For comparison, Joel is ranked 50-something (which is insanely high for him). The ranks aren’t subjective, just numbers based.
Plus, remember, I need another center in addition to what I got… so a guard would have to go.
Since Chalmers gives me 3’s in addition to steals, I am leaning towards Daniels… who gives me decent-not-great production all over.
Ya dig?
’timer
I need him
Without him I might win the TO stat some week. He helps me win the all important “ball stolen by a weak ass guard as he goes up for a dunk” stat!
Actually, compared to Lebron and Wade and guys like that, his turnovers ain’t bad at all… especially for a center.
As long as he boards like he be boarding and block shots like he be blocking, he gives me what I need. ALLLLLLL night.
I read an article the other day that said Oden’s leg is longer than the other and I can’t imagine a good player hving that disparity. If he isn’t a bust yet it’s just a matter of time.
Mort.
no, (probably shouldn't have had an opinion :))....just can't follow..
havn’t a clue about fantasy leagues, I guess I should have kept my 2 cents in my pocket, but I probably should try one out next season…but they seem like they take alot of effort or time, and if they do, then I probably shouldn’t, sitting here reading blogs takes up enough of my time, that if I were to add another basketball related item, the woman would probably kill me for the insurance cash…she’s not to fond of blogs for some reason, I keep telling her she’s just insecure and whatnot, I mean, who really mets chicks on a b ball blog. (excluding sophia/twiggs they don’t count as chicks until I meet them and find out that they ain’t hot sexy grandmas like jorga)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
It don't take much time
You make sure the guys who play that day are on your active roster, you check to see how they did later, and wonder why people took Paul and Kobe over Lebron on draft day.
Takes a few minutes, and you can set the rosters for as many days in advance as ya like.
It makes games more fun, cause it’s like gambling on the games… giving you extra incentive to root for player X or whatever. Why else watch the Grizzlies play the Bucks, except for the fact you got Rudy Gay and Andrew Bogut on your team?
I worried it would take too much time to do RIGHT, but it’s real quick and I think it is fun (as long as you win). I won my lil’ Yahoo league last year, so that was fun.
Morty
n they all ususaly start(draft and set up teams) pre-season though hu?
too late to start then?
something to look forward to I suppose.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
I think you can still join one
With Yahoo’s leagues at least.
Go check it out and unlock your hidden potential!
The draft starts pre-season, and new leagues start even once the season is well under way (like right now even).
Mortay
;')
that’s just mean (notice the tear), you’re tellin the guy that told you to drop nene for joel, that he’s got potential in a league where his bright idea (dumping nene for joel) would have lost you a good 6 games/30 points or whatever it is that the desired result of fantasy league is……right?
terrible mortimer, but thanks for the atempt at helping me boosting my self esteem. ;)
I think I’ll go study fantasy league for a while before I give it a go, I’m one of them baffons that pouts if I don’t compete my first go round.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
You need to drop Brewer Morti, he tore his ACL !!!
You assembled a great bunch of guys there, including stat stuffers like LeBron, Smith, and steals like Nene and Harris. I’m not really into fantasy basketball, but that looks like a great job.
You're kidding right
Ronnie B… uh, nevermind. I think you’re kidding.
But yeah, sick, sick fantasy team. Mort, how could you possibly have gotten Lebron AND Josh Smith?
Is this a four team league? You motor-boating son of a gun…
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
Missed the game last night.
Anyone have a link to Rudy’s put back? I hear it’s pretty awesome.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
It's the #1 on the daily to 10 on NBA video
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2008/12/04/nba_20081203_top10.nba/?player=whatsnew
It’s probably also in our game recap there.
we're #1! we're #1! we're #1! ...
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks ya'all!!
Great stuff!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Dec 4, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Their announcers sounded thrilled!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Dec 4, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
For Twiggs
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
that Jason Quick guy likes Roy and the Blazers
by Bust a Bucket on Dec 4, 2008 8:13 AM PST up reply actions
I bet hurryup09 will like it
That guy likes toughness. He likes toughness so much, that he overcooks his steaks.
I used to tell my dog "hurry-up"
when I wanted him to go find a bush to hang out with.
And I like my steak rare to medium-rare.
by Bust a Bucket on Dec 4, 2008 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
The eternal dilemma
If you value toughness, do you cook the steak super-well so the steak is tough or do you cook the stake raw so that you’re tough for eating it while it’s still capable of mooing? It’s a catch 22.
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
portland...
Joel, Sergio, Rudy, Brandon…he kinda looks half
"I'm pooping a win for the Blazers too!" - my 1yr old.
Portland should be pretty high up. Too bad Nic is not your average French guy from the Provence :)
I think it once used to be Houston, but that has changed. Maybe the Pacers (Foster, Dunleavy, Murphy, Diener, McRoberts)?
if you were adopted by white parents...
does that make you a white b-ball player…or if you attended Duke?
"I'm pooping a win for the Blazers too!" - my 1yr old.
Rudy
Most athletic “white guy” in league history?
(I know he’s Spanish, so I guess he’s hispanic? Is that how it works? But that doesn’t make him ineligible. Does it?)
Discuss.
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
Barry is the only man to win both the
3-point contest and dunk contest. It seems so odd that he won that dunk contest watching him now though…guy could dunk from the free throw line!
"I like blocks," Fernandez said.
I saw one dunk when he was at OSU that was the most brutal facialization of all time -- he literally ran up some guy's chest and crushed it down... It was an amazing thing.
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
Timbo, you see our latest kobestoppers update?
Shameless plug, shameless plug, shameless plug.
"I like blocks," Fernandez said.
what's that address???
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
I can't get enough though
Keep pluggin.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
Rex Chapman
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
by 92wastheyear on Dec 4, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
trade posts
like the MSP I’m banning myself from being entertained by ’em. Leave the wheelin dealing to the master KP.
It's too late to agree with me, I've already changed my mind.
I am sick of trade posts
You’d think this team is lottery bound or something. I’ve stopped reading the fanposts.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
ditto. I read no trade talk
unless it is legit or comes from legit source.
Fan trade ideas are generally terrible, and furthermore, a total waste of my precious precious time.
God I’m important.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
The idea of a "trade drawer" until the deadline has not yet caught on
And it limits the # of other recommended fanposts. I don’t know enough about the interface if a site could expand this # e.g. to 7.
I'd love to avoid one Trade Drawer
rather than avoid 5 bad trade posts.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
The trade drawer won't catch on until it's policed
It’ll require someone to paste the post into the drawer thread and delete the post.
Count me in on the “we now have way too many trade posts” crowd. I was ok for a while, but now it’s really a nasty signal to noise ratio on fanposts.
I'm telling ya
SB Nation needs a trade blog. Call it the “Bench warmers Plank” or something like that.
There is "Ridiculous Upside", but that deals mostly with the d-league.
And nobody cares about that as they (their blog, next to no comments) and I (my fanpost about our team, still next to no comments) found out.
I think if all the blogs
Just said, put your proposals there, and you can share your rumors here, then it would be good to go.
Bored of them too.
Those trade posts are so boring.
by CanadianBlazerfan on Dec 4, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Did anyone else see that post move from Oden last night?
He spun towards the middle and put up a lefty hook. It didn’t go in, but I remember thinking to myself that was good move. He was quick and had excellent footwork, I think he just went a little too fast. You can see Oden has the skeleton offensive game, the problem is just making the shot. I think that’ll come with time when he figures out his favorite spots, moves, and shots.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
yeah, I saw it.
It looked good. The shot clanged out, but given a little time it could be valuable.
Generally, I think it looks like greg is wearing waders full of water half the time. Slow-mo.
Uncertainty will do that. He needs to OWN his game.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
Looked good
I don’t know if it was against Detroit, but in one of the last games he made a baseline jumper from the right from about 10 feet that looked very much like Ewing. There is still a lot of potential in his offensive game.
What I don’t like so far: The team passes him the ball even when he is covered by his man and way too far outside, almost at the elbow of the key. That is pretty useless, and only increases the danger that he gets stripped off the ball while trying to post up.
Posted in the fanshots, but
http://kobestoppers.blogspot.com/2008/12/running-diary-blazers-at-wizards.html
Running game diary from last night’s game.
Also check the links post if you’re bored.
"I like blocks," Fernandez said.
Kinda cool story
From the Forbes article about team value
Last Easter Paul Allen, owner of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, held the fate of his team in his hands. With the Trail Blazers scheduled to play in Seattle the next day, Allen—who lives just outside the city—invited his team over for dinner. Coach Nate McMillan decided to hold a practice on the NBA-size basketball court on Allen’s estate and told the players that they were either going to run hard or take it easy. The determining factor: If Allen, the 55-year-old cofounder of Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT – news – people ), could sink a free throw, the players could relax.
The shy and unassuming Allen was—per his custom—standing off to the side of the court, away from the center of the action. Allen was momentarily taken aback by the proposal but then picked up a basketball, strode up to the free-throw line, dribbled twice and coolly made the shot. “The players kind of went crazy,” says Allen.
by Corvid on Dec 4, 2008 11:04 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
WOW! I'd never heard that story.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
wearing only a towel
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
There was, however,
No applause for the towel…but a sigh of relief that it stayed on.
by DonkeyShins on Dec 4, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Robin Williams
We have tickets to his show tonight at the Schnitzer (sp). st time I been to see a big time comic live
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
1st time I have been
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
by 92wastheyear on Dec 4, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Is he still big time?
I saw Gallagher a few years ago. You could tell he was sick of smashing stuff and he was raunchy as hell. The show was still pretty entertaining.
I saw a HBO concert of his from a few years ago (williams)
And he was hillarious. I would imagine gimmicky Comics like Gallagher would get tired of their shtick
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
Ok...I am back from seeing Robin Williams
It was pretty freakin’ Great. He even made Blazers, Ducks and Beavers references. He mentioned that The Blazers were doing great now. He said it was amazing how much better guys can play when they are not wearing ankle bracelets (JailBlazer reference..of course).
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
by 92wastheyear on Dec 4, 2008 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Unethical & unresponsible cutting, pasting, and pulling quotes out of context
I want to apologize ahead of time for letting my inner 13 year old run rampant with this one. It’s just that I read the blurb on TrueHoop and the whole thing seemed way too Fruedian not to poke some fun at it.
After the game nearly the entire Cavs team stayed in the shower area for an hour. They were leaning against walls, sitting on counters and enjoying adult beverages all in towels.
…
I have not seen chemistry like this before
…
They are enjoying doing it with each other.
…
I’ve talked to a couple of the veterans privately and they insist this is the best chemistry they have ever been a part of. Again, I have to reserve some judgment.
…
So it looks like it is going to be another one of those blowout nights. Same story as numerous nights here at the Q this season
Here’s a link to the real story just so you know it’s really not intended to be some kind of steamy smut article.
Mmm
Naked mens, wrapped in towels, drinking beer, and talking about blowouts. I am sporting a tremendous woodie right now.
at your age, that's a "hardwood classic."
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
HAHAHA
That may be the first time that I’ve actually had a truly hardy laugh from a one liner on the internet.
I'm the king of the world!
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
I'm the king of the wood!
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
sweet...
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
Sweet ...
Playboy circa 1972 is more my speed, but what the heck.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
so, like, if you spilled your drink down your blouse ...
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
This summer I read a book called "Bonk"
It was a non-fiction book about sex researchers written by the funniest science writer out there, Mary Roach. Even the two-word dedication (“For Woody”) had me laughing.
I gotta read it.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
LOL @ a random commenter talking about why fans should/shouldn't go to Wizards games
Pros for staying at home:
No line for the bathroom.
Cheap food (better choices, too).
No drinking limit.
Instant replay, pause, slo-mo.
Warmth.
Ability to change the channel if the team is getting blown out.
Pros of going to a game:
Alexandria, Vanessa, Nina, Megan, Jessica, Lyndsay, etc. (Wizard Girls)
That’s pretty much it as far as reasons to go.
That is really hideous
--jscot
wow. His job was just posted on Craigslist I bet.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
Sounds like the reasons to go to a Bobcats game
- You might meet Michael Jordan
- The Lady Cats
- A few nice dunks by Gerald Wallace or Jason Richardson
- Did I mention you might meet Michael Jordan?
That boy's a smartass!
I’d like to preface with the fact that, unlike Mike, I live deep in the heart of enemy territory: Los Angeles. This has slowly blackened my heart, wrenched my insides, and generally disrupted my bowel movements. As a result, I watch Blazer games through NBA League Pass. This means that half the time I get the Comcast Blazers broadcast and the other half I get the local opponents’ broadcast. God (who is also the president of TV) flipped a coin this morning and it landed on [Joe is going to go crazy listening to Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier attempt to formulate complete sentences with the small, turd-like organs that reside in their] heads. Great.
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
HERE'S THE SPORTS ANALOGY FOR REX'S SITUATION THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR... (Hoopsworld article, link in the FanShots)
Bayless is going to have every chance to succeed. Like a newly drafted quarterback stewing behind a veteran journeyman, this rookie has been a sponge around veterans.
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
by timbo on Dec 4, 2008 1:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I gave you one rec
I love how some Bayless fans are using the same argument that Sergio fans used last year. The one where a player can’t get better unless he gets to play significant NBA minutes. It is all over Oregon Live.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Bayless is the future. It is that right now, he’s not a boy, and not yet a man. He has some learning to do.
HAPPY B-DAY MARTY!!!
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 4, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
OH WOW....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTELL!!!!!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Does anyone else hate stats?
I mean I’m cool with saying a guy is a double double guy or happy for some dude who gets a bunch of assists or rebounds in a game. My problem with stats is that it seems to me that a lot of fans pigeonhole players because of stats. How many times do we have to read that Bruce Bowen has low PER’s but is a significant cog on the Spurs?
Case in point is Aaron Schatz from Football Outsiders. I think they are legit stats, but that dude predicted a blowout by the Patriots in the last Super Bowl because of his stats. Afterward, he said the stats didn’t account for the catch and a few other spectacular plays.
My response is “No @#%& ©∂©˙∆!” That is why I watch sports. To watch David defeat Goliath. It’s like the guy who goes to a bar and gets the number of 10 different women compared to the guy who meets a woman there who makes him so excited and nervous at the same time that he hardly knows how to behave normal around her because she’s the one.
Here is the difference between stats and real life.
It’s this: 
Versus
by tominhawaii on Dec 4, 2008 1:22 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Stats exist...
because there is something to measure, and sports exist because they are measureable. It would be a pretty dull game if both teams played hard for 48 minutes and then quit and nobody knew the score because nobody bothered with the stats.
But, yeah, it seems like there are more and more things that have been found to be measurable and so they are measured. What if we found that Sergio’s FG% plummeted significantly within the first 3 minutes after Ike Diogu consumes at least 4 oz of GatorAde? That would be important. And correctable.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
but it would be cool if they played until one side gave up.
wouldn’t it? ;)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Dec 4, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think the final score counts as a stat
If it did, people wouldn’t rave or rant about a players +/- after a game. Why isn’t there team PER’s or combined +/-? Sergo is way better with Rudy on the floor. Why can’t stats calculate that?
There are some stats
that look at the +/- of groups of players. However I only hear about such stats and don’t know where to find them.
The team PER idea is an interesting one. I wonder how closely it correlates with winning %
Me too.
And people say our guys are homers! At least the Mikes acknowledge a good play, or basket by another teams players.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Re: Aaron Schatz
That guy is a total Pats homer. I think he was on the BS Report a week before the Superbowl. Bill Simmons and him were saying it was impossible for the Pats to lose. I think the Pats offensive numbers were skewed because of the system – a la the D’Antoni 8 seconds or less system (look at Marion and the new Knicks). As soon as someone pops you in the mouth, the numbers can’t account for defense and physicality.
I’m not a big fan of the PER stats either (Hollinger is a joke), but it’s sometimes a good way to evaluate talent/performance and is fun for math/fantasy geeks like myself.
Yeah
He’s a lot like Hollinger and it seems like they are often making an excuse for their stats when they don’t match what people see on the court or the field. To Schatz’s credit, if his stats don’t make sense, he just changes them or breaks them down differently so that they match what we see. That seems contrary to the true spirit of stats, but at least he’s trying.
Remember over the summer when I was all up in Sergio's jock
I think I might have to climb into Outlaw’s jock. Why the hell do people make such a stink over guys off the bench?
Thanks for being such a sane voice around these parts
I say that without a hint of irony. For all of your antics and haevy sarcasm, I find myself agreeing with you all the time.
by Over Analysis on Dec 4, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Sniff....this doesn't apply to us, does it?
That is really hideous
--jscot
by prezofdeath on Dec 4, 2008 1:49 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
chuckle...
I’m suppose to be cleaning the tore up doll out side. ;)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
No! Of course not! It couldn't possibly apply to us!
It’s a cool picture though. Reminds me of AnntheFan, motoring around the southwest. I miss her.
Hahahah! Hey Corvid! I was near that very place 3 weeks ago. Monument Valley,
where many of the old westerns were filmed. We just pulled into a RV park in Albuqirckee for the night. We’ll do laundry and some shopping before we take off again in a day or so. Hopefully I’ll be able to watch the game online tomorrow night.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I love Shav
He’s the Bucky Jacobsen or Brian Scalabrine of the Blazers. I love how excited and into the game he is. He’s the perfect bench guy.
I should start bugging Ben to interview him. He’s had quite a life. The broken leg, the “gayness” comment, Duke, leaving early and now riding the pine on one swell team.
Remember Jack Haley
That guy was awesome in street clothes. I think one year the Bulls kept him on the roster just because he got along with Rodman. Now that was a good non active roster player.
Nice find
http://www.rivalfish.com/rivalroom/2007/10/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-disguise.html
That’s what I’m talking about though. He knows his role and he fills it well.
Nice article, good and funny read.
I just remembered him because my Dad is a Nets fan and I remember watching those terrible Nets teams in the early 90s with Jack Haley, Chris Dudley (love the Dudster, but couldn’t hit a free throw), Derrick Coleman (I have the most talent in the NBA, but I don’t give a crap), and of course Chris Morris – who wrote Trade Me in pen on his sneakers. Half of that team was a 12th man waiting to happen.
Matt over at Blogabull seems to hate Nocioni today more than usual. And that's saying something.
http://www.blogabull.com/2008/12/3/679354/bucks-97-bulls-90-maybe-in
On to Nocioni, whose trade value is plummeting to the point where an expiring contract with no working limbs would be fantastic return. There’s nearly 4 more years of this, everyone!
But in Noc’s defense, he’s doing a great job showing very plainly that he just doesn’t have it. It’s on Vinny to pick up on that not-so-subtle cue. Instead he left Nocioni in for two disastrous stints:
First half:
Enter the Noc: 23-20 Bucks, 10:31 2nd quarter (Richard Jefferson enters as well)
Exit the Noc: 48-35 Bucks, 2:51 2nd quarter
Noc? 7:40 min, 3 Fouls, 0-0FG, 1Reb. Jefferson scores 10 points
Second half:
Enter the Noc!: Start of the 4th quarter, 76-72 Bucks
Exit the Noc, with clenched fists: 87-75 Bucks 7:32 4th quarter
Noc’s hair? 4:28 min, 0-1FG, 1pt, 2 TOs
I'm not sure how I found this
But I had to share it because they show the frog’s dumaflicky.
Actually, I know how I found it, I was looking for this. I just don’t get the dumaflicky in that video.
Speaking of Blog a Bull
After you join, there’s a 24 hour waiting period before you can post anything. Good idea ? Should BE have a waiting period too?
Meh
I think it’s a catch 22. This blog wants to be inviting if you have something to share, and on the other hand, it would cut back on a lot of knee jerk posts by newcomers.
I think if someone wants to post a stupid trade to tick off everyone at Blazers Edge, that waiting 24 hours will only antagonize them.
I have mixed emotions
I’m a big fan of lurking for a while to get the flavor of the site before posting. But that’s just my temperament in general and I know it doesn’t work that way for everyone.
On the other hand, I joined Blog A Bull the day they won the lottery and I really wanted to just offer a simple “congrats from a Blazer fan” type of message, and It really ticked me off that I couldn’t post for 24 hours.
me 2
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Back from self imposed exile.
I was never a tier 1 poster, heck probably never even a tier 2 poster, around here, but after some months of self-imposed BEdge abstinance – I’m back, and with a better attitude and stronger desire to contribute to the discussion in a positive way, just in time for the most anticipated Blazer game since . . . well since the Lakers game to open the season – but let’s not even think about that. This is a different day and a different team. I. Can’t. Freaking. Wait. Wohoo!
The Dude abides
How bout you turn the attitude down a couple of notches, bud!!!
this is a joke
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
by 92wastheyear on Dec 4, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I've been watching the Blazers like a Hawk . . . err, like an eagle.
I love the Przy and Brandon have been playing lately. They’ve been the two anchors IMHO. Anchor’s in a good way of course – solid, rather. I love how we are finding ways to win despite getting inconsistent play from just about everybody but these two. The confidence this team has is palpable, it’s such a change from years past. It feels so good.
The Dude abides
Guess who's back ;-)
That can only help. I feel like the attitude and desire for discussion in a productive way has slipped a bit recently, and will probably go a little slower in the coming weeks (and months when my next project starts).
Norkstroll - Tier 1 all the way
You’re a machine. They should just go ahead and make you a moderator along with Ben and Dave – seriously.
The Dude abides
I am one of those who lurked for a while, so I understand newcomers a bit and have come to really like a lot of the regulars
Only recently the I feel like the pace has picked up and the discussions have become a bit repetitive and on a meta-level about what one should or should not do. I don’t think this site needs additional admins/mods since the two guys are carrying all the risk and work and are doing a great job building the community, but thanks. I took on an ambassador role for the Mavs. And I’m really already spending too much time here ;-)
TNT fun tonight -- 2 Western Conference games featuring "Top 9" teams -- SOMEBODY'S GONNA LOSE!
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
If you're watching the game, come root for the Mavs with me and the Norwegian Troll...
http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2008/12/4/681971/suns-at-mavs-open-thread#comments
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
Mavs are killing atm
54-31 Dirk, Nash, Shaq and Terry are on my fantasy team. Lets keep the points flowing.
yeh i watched part of it on the new TNT overtime thing....pretty dang cool if you ask me.
That is really hideous
--jscot
Things are good.
Yes the Blazers are doing well at 14 and 6. GO BLAZERS! As for Christmas yes I have Blazers gear on my list. Would love a Brandon jersey, but my list says anything Blazers related. T shirt, sweater, lapel pin etc. Something to go with the Blazers hat I bought up island a few months ago. Hopefully I get something Blazers related, but Blazers gear is hard to find here. Still no harm in asking. Olympic gear is on my list too. Little over a year till 2010 when they’ll be near me. The Winter Olympics ( Vancouver 2010 ).
by CanadianBlazerfan on Dec 4, 2008 6:50 PM PST reply actions
Greg just made a new post over at Yardbarker....
Or so says my email from yardbarker. Yardbarker emails me when Greg posts, but I can’t access their site for some reason….so I have no idea what he said. :-)
That is really hideous
--jscot
Here it is
“We are on a week long east coast road trip, as of now we are 3-0. We play Boston tomorrow and Toronto on sunday. Those are two really good teams, they will be really tough to win and being at there place. The road trip has been good so far besides basketball they are some really good cities that we have been too. In Detroit i got to see my mom so that was good. Then in New York i just like it, me and Steve Blake went out to dinner and i got to see some of the places that were on this weeks episode of Gossip Girl. Washington i have some of my best memories there. Now im in Boston which has alot of stuff to do. Well we play tomorrow so hope we can keep this good road trip going.” -GO
by Sabonis4Ever on Dec 4, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha, I liked the Gossip Girl quote.
I have never seen that show, but it made me chuckle. I’m glad the youth of today is still watching crappy shows a la Melrose’s Place. “Oh, that Michael I hate him. He is just so smug.”
i'm glad he and blake got to spend some QT together
it seems silly to think of eating dinner together as important, but you need your point guard and center in sync, in every way, and off the court bonding can’t hurt chemistry on the floor.
This should be a training film
About how to shut down the Nugette’s,late in the 3rd and still looking to break 50
by southern oregon on Dec 4, 2008 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
Knicks worth twice Blazers
Sorry if this is a duplicate posting, but I found these financial stats of interest:
Blazer Per Diem
Does anyone know what the Blazers get? Do MIke, Mike, and Rebecca receive same?
http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/popes_pages_entry_three.html
hmmm pretty interesting
the dood even payed his rent with his per diem? Now THAT is pretty cool, coming from an NBA player.
That is really hideous
--jscot
I read an article about the per diem once
It said that some guys are like “wow free money” and spend the heck out of it and others are super cheap and try to save every penny of it.
strictly a shav thing
it was an interesting summer cause he was in memphis, san antonio, milwaukee, and had talked to orlando, new york, new jersey and chicago — so I got to look over a bunch of rosters… including this one!
The Blazers receive the same amount of per diem
as any other team in the league as it is part of the collective bargaining agreement. The amount of per diem is higher today than noted in the link because that blog entry by Mark Pope is several years old and the per diem amount is indexed to inflation. All this is spelled out in Article 3, Section 2 of the CBA.
Based on this article from the 06-07 season when the per diem was $106 a day, the present per diem is probably around $114 for this season
As for the other people associated with the team but not part of the player’s union, their per diem is likely spelled out in their contract as well. But I would be suprised if it was the same amount.
12.04.08 Brandon Roy after practice in Boston
Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy discusses having a deep team, success on the road, locker room chemistry, winning Western Conference Player of the Week and the upcoming game against the Boston Celtics.
KP to OKC jerk: "... tell you what I'm gonna do ..."
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Dec 5, 2008 6:50 AM PST up reply actions
Where is the new junk???!
On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"
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