Lottery Drawing Open Thread
by Dave on May 20, 2008 12:00 AM PDT
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PrintIn what will hopefully be the last rendition of an annual tradition for a while, here is the official Open Thread for today's lottery drawing. Coverage starts at 4:30 Pacific on ESPN if you want to chat while the balls are shuffled and the order announced.
The process:
Team reps will gather in a closed room where ping-pong balls will be chosen in combinations of four.
Each team has a certain number of four-digit combinations. Teams with worse regular-season records have more combinations. Teams with better records have fewer. Miami has 250 out of 1000 possible. Golden State has 5. The Blazers have 6.
Three four-digit combinations will be drawn. The first combination will be for the first pick in the draft. The second combination for the second, the third for the third. After the top three picks are selected the remaining teams are seeded from 4-14 in order of regular season finish. If you want to see the exact number of combinations for each team and how ties between teams with the same record were resolved, Click Here.
After the drawings are complete the team logos will be placed in envelopes. They will be revealed, from the 14th pick to the 1st, on ESPN.
Possible Outcomes for the Blazers
--If Golden State wins a Top 3 pick and the Blazers do not, Portland will pick 14th. Portland's logo will then be the first revealed on the lottery show.
--If neither Golden State nor Portland move up the Blazers will pick 13th. It doesn't matter who else moves up as the Blazers are behind them all. (The 12 teams in front of us can get shuffled in any order you can imagine...there are still 12 of them.) In this case Portland's logo will be revealed second on the lottery show.
--If Portland moves up we will know it immediately when the second envelope is revealed. If you don't see the Blazer pinwheel in the first two envelopes that means we once again have a Top 3 pick. We'll have to wait to find out which one it is.
Have fun commenting and bringing good juju to the Blazers today! I'll talk to you guys around 4:30. If you'd like to remember how things went around here last year then read the 2007 Lottery Commemorative Thread. Ah...such a SWEET time! If you don't get serious tingles up your spine reading that then something is probably wrong with your spine...or your tingler.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
P.S. I don't know if the chances are too small to bother or if everybody got wise to my pet peeve, but THANK YOU ALL for not posting 1,600 "lottery simulator" threads this year! I managed to get through the whole lottery season without reading one "I just ran the simulator and the Blazers got second!" post. Hallelujah!
P.P.S. You can also check out Dwight Jaynes' "What If" column.
P.P.P.S. And Chip Crain's humorous look at the reasons each team should win the lottery tonight.
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I know it's a long shot but...
Im wearing the same clothing that I did last year for the lottery, all day tomorrow…
by Blazermaniac77 on May 20, 2008 12:11 AM PDT reply actions
That reminds me
I gotta wear my lucky mystery red Blazer shirt I never bought and mysteriously ended up in my closet back in my parents place. I had never boughten it, never seen it in my life, and when I went home to visit my family before the draft I looked in my closet to get my basketball to bring back down to LA… and sitting there was a red Blazer Booster t-shirt, folded up even, on a shelf in my closet. What the heck?
Crazy story, man, I’m telling ya. I wore the shirt and look at us now: destined to be champions.
So, I gotta wear that shirt. I almost wore it to the Blazer vs Lakers game I went to down here, but decided to save it for the lottery and/or playoffs. With that shirt and my lucky headband, is it even possible we don’t move up in the draft order?
Mortimer
7 is our lucky number
1977
We drafted Foye with the 7th pick and then mysteriously traded him for Brandon Roy who wears number 7
Coincidence?
by Blazermaniac77 on May 20, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm wearing my Oden shirt
everyone’s got to do their part to create good mojo
Woof
by Charles Barkley McLovin on May 20, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
same wih me
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
But running the simulator until we got the #1
Is what got us the #1 pick last season, I heard. The NBA just takes whoever wins the first pick the most when the most faithful fans run the simulator, I remember being revealed around the time of the Donaghy revelations last summer. It kinda got overshadowed with that news, but yeah, that’s how the top pick is decided.
The lottery really snuck up on me this year; I had no idea until the other day it was so damn soon. Fun! I like watching us getting undeserved top 3 picks.
My own simulator sez the two worst teams will not get the #1 or #2 pick, and some team’s fans will be upset that they didn’t get the high pick they ‘deserved’. I hope the broadcast cuts back to that loser Celtic fan with a backwards hat holding his face in his hands, shocked his tankariffic team didn’t tank their way to Oden. No matter how bad my day can be, I can just relax and think back to that shot, and schadenfreude my way to happiness.
Mortimer
I ran that thing at least 50 times and came up empty
Golden State got the #1 pick, twice.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Same
I left it open last year ever since getting the #1 on the first try, and that was about a week before the draft (Thanks college, for paying my electricity bill).
No luck this time. :(
Hmmm...
I never really understood american time…
Could you please tell me what time will the lottery start and end for us in Europe ?
Yes, I’m a bit lazy and stupid, but in the deep I’m a good guy who thanks you with sincerity…
Couldn´t we find a team further?.
I can follow the team only when I´m insomniac.
It never rains for everibody´s pleasure.
But unfortunately
I don’t have internet in house, so I’ll know Portland’s position only after I wake up, may it be a good motivation for that always hard moment
Big true
Wow. I am going to start saying that now. Awesome.
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave, don't forget good luck cat...
...and Jorga, make sure you have that simulator window open with the #1 pick. Now, if we can just scrounge up fatty…
Fatty
I’ve been wondering when Fatty’s self-imposed ban ends. Hopefully really soon, but I was thinking it might not be until the end of the summer.
Long story short
Fatty was known to make predictions and be so sure of his prediction, and he made the prediction that the arthroscopic surgery on Oden would turn out to be nothing and he’d be back for Opening Day. He said if Oden is out longer, he would bad himself for a full year, that is how sure he was that everything was fine. Well, we know the rest of the story.
As far as legacies and legends go, it was a pretty sly move on Fatty’s part, because now he’s like a mythical, legendary figure that people now only speak fondly of and new Blazers Edge members just dream about.
So, Fatty banned himself to absorb the sin of Oden’s injury, and he had other stuff to take care of in his real life as well (I think). Towards the end of the Summer, I’d guess would be the year anniversary.
Mortimer
doubtful
i didn’t always read them because they were tough to read. Also… i think we want to take some punctuation OUT of his messages. They had too many.
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
I may not understand
But I remember his posts being like a big opaque granite block of words, without punctuation…
Could it be that he’s already at the level of a god-like, wich messages are viewed differently by humans.
I've asked myself
if it was a joke, then got unsure of it…
I’ve realized that irony and sarcasm is pretty common around here, and though I enjoy it and do it a lot in real life, it’s sometimes hard to understand through screens for non english native-tongue people (don’t know how to say it…).
You are telling mi story here.
But i dare, practice and have a lot fun. Nobody has bad intentions. And i suppose you know TominHawaii, the little devil of BlazersEdge, and some other genius of humor around here. Very funny. On the other hand, as I´ve stated my ignorance, i can write fool things that nobody takes bad and even i don´t understand. I call that my foreigner licence.
It never rains for everibody´s pleasure.
Fulfilling my office with joy.
Draft day finally now is here,
It is upon us at long last.
The order of picking is near,
It is approaching rather fast.
Who will get the number one pick,
We all earnestly want to know.
That is all but me, it’s no trick.
All the others’ll be filled with woe.
Number one will go to Portland,
The balance for years will be lost.
The league will walk on the court stunned,
At the gift to us fortune tossed.
And this Rose has no other name,
Sweet indeed to our noses he’ll smell.
Parity will go without claim,
Portland’s dominance sure’ll be swell.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
So beautiful
I almost cried.
Thanks PA, KP, Nate, BRoy, LMA, GO, 'Tell, Trout, JJ's, Buffet, Blake (not Blakey), Thrilla Hundred-dolla Billa, McBob (just 'cuz you're cool), Sergio (just 'cuz you've got flash), and Raef (ummm...just 'cuz)....and Dean Demo, Maurice, Monty (You rock Monty!), Bill Bayno (good luck with your new job), Bobby, Jay, and everyone else I'm forgetting (scouts, other front office people) who made the Return of Rip City possible, including the media (Mike B., Casey, Dave, Ben). And tominhawaii. Can't forget him.
I am crying
but from trying to say “sure’ll be swell” out loud
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
by Honka Playboy on May 20, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
whoos gonna represent us?
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
I remember it was not Roy
I don’t remember who, but darn it… we should have stuck with Roy!!!
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
Maybe I should schedule a massage?
That’s what I was doing the last time we won, but as we didn’t send out Roy, I’m a little doubtful this year.
I didn’t do the mock draft last year because I thought it was silly. This year there was one post, so I thought I’d give it a whirl as the person posting said it took 50 tries. I got third in ten and i was happy.
It is a silly thing though.
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
Yes - schedule massage!
and may both you and the Blazers have Happy Endings!
couldn’t someone else have made that reference? It was too horrifying to even really craft a response. And yet I will hit Post…
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
by Honka Playboy on May 20, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice One
That came to my mind too.
Hello, I am tominhawaii, think of me as the irritating tobacco ads of Blazer's Edge.
I will have a happy ending
when I see my girlfriend in portland again.
I like my massages massagey. why pay for something you can get for free, and WHY would I want to pass up and awesome leg and back massage for something else? Seriously… good massage therapists are TOUGH to find and George is the best!
Still want that happy ending?
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
no, I'm sorry...
and a little bitter that our Hawaiian friend did not bite first. Enjoy your massage; let the Blazers get lucky and bring Derrick Rose to Roseland
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
by Honka Playboy on May 20, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
nice question
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
They draw ...and if it is
a team that is already in the top 3 they throws the balls back into the popcorn machine and grab a new set until they have another team
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein
by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
97.82 percent chance we'll draw #13 or #14.
Still, it’ll be fun to see who does get #1 or #2. I’m sort of hoping the Sonics will be one of them. A top two pick two years running along with the other future #1 picks they’ve been amassing could set them up to be a very strong team. Maybe it would awaken Seattle residents to find a way to keep their team.
Memphis' Expendable Point Guards
Is the name of the game, for me, tonight.
For instance: If Memphis draws #1, they pretty much have to grab Rose.
Might Conley or Lowry become available if that happened?
I just got the second pick
and we took Rose… Last year I wore my fome finger during the final three drawings so that we would get #1
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
I am doing everything exactly the same as last year
Last year I went to starbucks, got on a flight to New Jersey, got a cab, and delivered a ransom note demanding the #1 pick to David Stern, complete with photographs of his house and workplace.
Here’s hoping it works this year…
check it
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
Hey
Mine too.
And we trade it for Calderon and Harris.
Yup, both of them! Why pick just one? Get both, let ‘em PROVE who is the better fit for the Blazers. It’s the only way to settle this!
Mortimer
#3
is what I got in the random draft lottery tester thing simulator.
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
Dave Don't Hate
He brings love, peace, and understanding to Blazers Edge. He’s the Blazers Moses. Just don’t let him punch you.
Hello, I am tominhawaii, think of me as the irritating tobacco ads of Blazer's Edge.
As a good luck thing
I went thru the lottery machine (sorry Dave) about 10-12 times and have the # 2 pick up on my desk top at work. Just to keep the good vibe going
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein
The Absence....
...of “We just got the first simulated pick!” comments this year is likely due to the simple facts that
a) We no longer have to depend on the lottery to get us help.
and
b) Our odds are so slim this year, and lightning rarely strikes twice, anyway.
Remember, getting #1 last year was just karmic payback for getting stuck with the #4 pick the year before (despite having the worst record).
If karma is still in play, we’ll probably be picking #14 this year.
Wherever you go, there you are.
of course that would mean...
...that karma gave GS one of the top 3. That might be a stretch. But I see what you’re saying.
Karma should favor GS anyway....
...I mean, they had a record that in any other year is a lock for a playoff spot, yet here they are in the lottery?
And given the state of that Franchise, they’ve pretty much hit their ceiling as they are currently assembled, anyway. Davis might not stay. Nelson is always a mercurial force. This team is going to struggle in coming years, unless they get a stroke of good luck here and there.
Honestly, I would not mind seeing GS getting a top pick over teams like the Knicks and Heat.
Wherever you go, there you are.
Hmm, let's see . . .
Last year I dreamt we got the second pick and drafted Durant. I was visiting a friend in Seattle at the time, so maybe it didn’t count because I wasn’t in my own bed. I haven’t had any lottery dreams this year, so I guess that means we’re getting the #3.
HOLY CRAP BLAZERS GOT TEH FIRST PICK
OMG…..I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!11
Just practicing.
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
i will probably poop my pants
if we get #1 again. the uprising around the country would be hilarious!
What will you do if we get number 2?
Hello, I am tominhawaii, think of me as the irritating tobacco ads of Blazer's Edge.
obviously
he’ll just pee it then.
I hope for his sake we’re number 2.
Here's to being hated. Come on #1 pick!
Mock Draft
Second try, i got Rose, with the first pick!!!
thats the same thing i did last year with Oden!!!!
Rose here we come baby
life is like a bank, you can only take out as much as you put in. -Cal Ripken Sr.
PTI wants the blazers to win #1...
Both Tony and Wilbon said they wanted us to get #1 so they could watch our team destroy people with Rose at the helm….
RUDY > MJ
yeah
That was awesome!
Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.
by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It would confirm my heartfelt belief
That Portland is the center of the known Universe, and should be treated as such.
Mortimer
Yah...
So why don’t you move back here?
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Because He's a Spy
Hello, I am tominhawaii, think of me as the irritating tobacco ads of Blazer's Edge.
I just remembered
If Dave really truly wants the lottery system to be changed, then he should be hopin’ and prayin’ for the Blazers to win, because everyone will be so damn angry they’ll HAVE to make changes.
Really, we’d be doing all of the future bad teams a favor, and keeping the league strong. And there aren’t any more dynasties in the NBA, and we’d be solving that problem as well.
Gosh, we’re good people.
Mortimer
Greed=Altruism
I like it!! I like it a lot!!
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein
by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Now THAT is some pure altruism.
Wow.
Now we MUST WIN #1.
IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF THE LEAGUE!
Heh.
Wherever you go, there you are.
It is for my good also.
I won´t need to watch the games in the middle of the night. I just wake up in the morning and look if we have won by more than 20 or more than 40.
It never rains for everibody´s pleasure.
I keep reading about people's good luck charms.
We don’t need ‘em. What confidence can one take in a good luck charm? They’re fleeting and never provide any real confidence. What I do have confidence in is getting the number one pick. Not because I did anything, or the Blazers did anything, or anyone else did anything, but just because they are. And now in good Germanic fashion, I will not wear the same clothes, sit in the same chair, have any lottery simulators up on my screen, wear my lucky underwear or any of those things. That is how confident I am.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Don't screw it up, man!!!
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein
by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Stubbornness.
If someone tells us Germanic types we can’t do something we are free to, then we must do it. If someone tells us wel must do something that is not required, then we will never do it. For more information, see FC Article X.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
hypothetical question:
In terms of creating good juju, is it better for me to wear my oden t-shirt, blazers hat, and have my foam finger handy, or to disperse the apparel among three different people?
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
Is there a place to listen or watch online?
I think the ESPN 360 will carry it, but it says it doesn’t start until 8:00 PM EST
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Hey y'all...
I’m prepared for the good fortunes today. I’m holding the awesome, sweet 3 month old son o’ mine, Landon Roy. He was named in tribute to you-know-who; I’m locating his Blazer onesie and my jersey right now….. Go Blazers! Same luck as last year!
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Looks like Jay Z & Stern
Are up to something. Bird looks bored.
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
So?
Don’t need no steekin’ draver. Do we?
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
What time will the actual lottery start
If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas
Hopefully before The Game
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
Alll ready
I got my luckiest of my lucky headbands, my Blazer shirt and my Blazer black road shorts. I am completely ready to send lotsa good vibrations towards New Jersey.
Yes, I am a virgin.
Mortimer
Oh, That draver
He be comin’ ‘round da mountain.
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
Dave will be here.
To quote the man, Fatty: “Book it.”
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
What?
Who said that? I don’t understand. Who is talking?
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that it matters...
Fortunately, bad singers winning Idol isn’t like idiot winning elected office…
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
David or David?
Hahahaha!
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Here we go
Nothing could duplicate last year but it would still be pretty interesting to not see our envelope at #13.
Very interesting.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Only if we're at 14.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Dave
Question…How come there aren’t anymore polls on the main page?
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Because either they can't be done the same way in the new format
or I’ve been too stupid and lazy to figure out how to do them. That’s on my “to do” list.
—Dave
Hello Davey boy
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
Hey Scotty...
I went through a brief phase where I swore you were KP, for some reason….
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
You think they'd let me post from the back room at MSG?
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
KP would find a way
He has a blackberry wired into his nervous system, and when he blinks he looks at his screen.
BOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hurry up and lottery already, what am I, King of Waiting for the Lottery to be done Already? No, I am not the King of Waiting for the Lottery to be done Already. Geez.
We got nuthin' to lose
Last year, I was so convinced we were gonna win and I told everyone I knew and didn’t knew that we were gonna win, that we HAD to win to ensure my street rep wasn’t damaged. This year, we’re already awesome, we don’t got nuthin’ to lose.
Go Blazers!
Landon & I are in our gear…and Mrs. Roy just took dorky pics of us….
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
The Man Is Here!
The lottery may now commence
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW
I couldn’t read the Edge around my fiance when you were doing player reviews, because your cute baby pics put her in a baby having frenzy every time.
Baby making frenzy
sounds like a mormon holiday.
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Having a baby cures that.
Well, for a little while, until the memory of labor is forgotten.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Give me your snail mail
and I’ll send you some dirty diapers.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Ewww.
I do love Indian food, and that’s just gross.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we get a top 3 please?
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Who else wants to see the Celtics and L*kers lose?
by Dave on May 20, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
They should cancel the conference semis and finals
Lakers vs Spurs and Pistons vs Celts is just obsence
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't think of a truly likeable team
in that group. That was part of the bummer about seeing the Hornets lose.
Had to put a Rec. on that one!
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Like duh
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
I am thinking about boycotting the western conference finals...
Lakers are #1 on my hated list but the Spurs are #1a. And yes I know they have Ime, but they also have Robert Horry, possibly my most hated player…
RUDY > MJ
Dave, our sons are gonna play on the Blazers together...I know it. About same age.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
I kinda like
Avery as an announcer!
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
He has extra teeth
Doesn’t he? He has, like, 10 extra teeth than a normal human in that toothy grin of his.
Any way to get some audio of your chicken pecking?
I can truly witness the awesome power of the Mortimer quick post with this new pop up feature.
"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
At the risk of sounding politically incorrect...
he kinda reminds me of Al Jolson.
:-|
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty soon, I'll be mentioned in a George Bush speech
alongside democrats and terrorists.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww yeah.
Works for me.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Avery Johnson's announcing?!?
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Speaking of McDonald's
An informal poll:
Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Filet-o-Fish, McNuggets, or Something Else?
I haven’t been in years, but were I to go back it would be a Big Mac for me. I used to love those.
I eat the nuggets
for breakfast
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When the Nuggets had dark meat
Nuggets would get my vote.
I like my chicken nuggets like I like my women.
Stern sighting
Lotto hapinin’
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Burgerville or Dick's Drive In
‘nuff said.
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Give him some Starbucks
to wash it down
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you check out the Sonics stain
down the front of his shirt? Also he still has Clay Bennett’s lipstick on his butt.
He has everybody's lipstick
there.
It’s a perk of the job, you know.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
What a travesty that whole situation is.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Avery picks
a No Brainer
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after the Chianti and fava beans.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
ffffffttttttttthhhhhhhh
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Gaaaaaaah
My fiance is sick and she’ll want me to pick her up early today I bet, right when they’re announcing the draft order.
Thank goodness we got bad traffic here… always a good excuse to be late somewhere.
I hate when that happens
right after postin’ I make a bunch o’ ‘em
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It's "Draft Time" Baby !!
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with the 1s pick of the 2008 nba draft
the portland trailblazers select #2
just watch…
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
This Z and C feature is nifty with a capital N
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yeah,
I’m here texting BE on my Blackberry.
Whoops…..
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya, He's The Manipulator
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Or Beasley
Cause of all of our treesleys.
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.
by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Now starting for your Oklahoma Rednecks...
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Coors arena
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If we get top 3...
Conspiracy theorists are gonna think Paul Allen paid off the ping pong balls…
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Of the teams with a good chance...
I’d like Minny and Memphis to get the 2 top picks because their idiot GMs would screw it up and never build a team capable of taking on the Oden/Roy Blazers.
Boomshakalaka
Rose is such a Good word to ryme with
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I hear what you say.
And best of all, he can play.
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"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
With Rose
You could rule the world
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Remember...
if every NBA player lived up to their pre-draft press, we’d have a zillion MichaelJordans by now.
Wes Unseld should slap whoever said that silly.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
For the interviews tomorrow
I think I’m just going to answer “The Blazers should definitely take Derrick Rose if he’s still available.” That should work no matter what pick we get.
And it isn't incorrect
Last year was the only year I watched NCAA because of Oden Durant. I am clueless for the rest of the dudes.
he could slip to #13
it could happen, if Kevin McHale becomes the GM of the first 12 teams.
Boomshakalaka
yes...
hes italian
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Toni Kukoc
is the comparison I have heard. Supposedly a good athlete with a great feel for the game. Definetely on the list of possibilities at #13.
Boomshakalaka
That is one the lotto machine
keeps giving us
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by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he has Giant Feet
You know what that means
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I think KP might've been hot on him for a minute.
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Yah, well
That stuff happens, now & then
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OK, I love Indiana Jones
When I was a kid I saw Raiders, in the theater, about 10 times. But this tie-in stuff is way stupid.
Bought the trilogy the other day
at Costco.
Forgotten how cool Raiders is… my kid loved it too.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my favorite endings
Can’t beat Nazi faces melting and putting the arc in a huge warehouse, never to be seen again.
whats that
(no espn for a while)
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The suspense is killin'...
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
I'm not even mildly excited about the new Indy movie.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Lucky Charm
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cmon start the thing already!
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Which will be the better 1/2 pick combo after all is said and done?
Oden/Durant or Rose/Beasley?
Boomshakalaka
Whose better--Durant or Beasley?
My money says Durant.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
according to berry the announcer dude
great offense beats great defense
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
i agree with you
remmeber last year when he said we should trade our #1
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
So, anyone know if it's true...
...that if we’re not 13th or 14th, we get top 3?
I thought I read something about that.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
its starting!!
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
and then a commercial comes..
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
No it isn't
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Either way...
treat yourself to a beer!
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Go long! Go long!
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doubt it only miami might
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Give it to Mlwaukee
They’ll screw it up for sure, and draft Lopez at #1.. to (ironically) fill a need at center.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be the Best o' the Worst Case Scenarioes
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i think they need more commercial breaks
1 every 10 seconds is good
I screamed like a schoolgirl and woke up my daughter.
Dave probably remembers….
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I barbecued one the other night
does that count?
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutly. Did you look into its gut?
What did you see? One stomach or 13 or 14?.
It never rains for everibody´s pleasure.
As he should
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Got a gut
Don’t he.
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"I got 99 problems"
But a pick ain’t one.
We're going to WIN...in RIP CITY! Well, the lights are bright! In the town tonight!
Durant tryin' to pull a Roy!
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13!!
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
13
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"A Dbl Shot O' Whiskey & A Pitcher O' Beearr" - BoilerMaker (It's Game Time Baby, see Ya Again, 'n the Second Half)
Well what a surprise
Not
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I hate you larry miller
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:)
WE GOT THE 13th pick!!!!!!!!! WE DID IT!!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
Why dident we lose more games?
It seems like such a good idea right now.
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah well, I was wrong.
Better luck next time.
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i second that
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm conflicted
Minny is in our division but Chi and Mia would scare me if they add one of these studs. Who do we want to see at #3?
Boomshakalaka
Miami
Then Minnesota then Chicago.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicago gets Beasley? or Rose?
They’ve got a zillion PGs already, but none of ‘em are any good. OTOH, they need a power forward who can score in the worst way.
Time to pritch-slap Paxson.
Miami
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by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply actions
That would be interesting
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l8ter
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Nighty nite
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agree
but upon reflection I’m not sure I want another young stud in our division along with Durant.
Boomshakalaka
I bet they fire him before the draft
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude almost dropped his bear
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by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
well, Miami and Chicago got scary
but at least they are in the East.
Heinrich better start putting his house on the market.
Boomshakalaka
This means Kirk Hinrich becomes extremely expendable.
I bet D’Antoni wishes he had waited til after the lottery before deciding to coach New York…
RUDY > MJ
My pre-lottery prediction:
1. Minnesota
2. Bulls
3. Seattle
2 of my three made it in….I should be voting for an eastern team to win it, but I think Minnesota deserves it. They didn’t tank, like Miami and the Bulls tanked in my opinion. My other pick would be seattle. They didn’t tank either.
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There Goes Rose
Far Far outa our reach
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Lets be like the celtics fans
And hate on rose and beasley like they hate oden and durant
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Or...
Let’s be like Celtic fans last year and demand our GM make impossible trades to secure the draft rights of Beas and Rose, like, off the top of my head, Wafer + Raef + Sergio for Rose and Noah.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah!
Rose is gonna be another tweener! Just you watch! :)
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a bad scenario
Bulls organization is still terrible…no coach and glutten of medicore players…Miami is out in the East.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Wowww.
That’s awesome
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Alright guys, I have to run
Remember this, though: The most important guy coming into the league this year is STILL Greg Oden, hands down.
—Dave
amen
See ya later
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by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Good night
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Kirk Heinrick
Here we come
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Poor D'Antoni...
He picked the wrong team… ah well, too late.
Bulls are trigger happy remember
They wouldn’t deal for Kobe, so I doubt they do much dealing. Look for them to keep it.
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are not trigger happy—typo
Thanks PA, KP, Nate, BRoy, LMA, GO, 'Tell, Trout, JJ's, Buffet, Blake (not Blakey), Thrilla Hundred-dolla Billa, McBob (just 'cuz you're cool), Sergio (just 'cuz you've got flash), and Raef (ummm...just 'cuz)....and Dean Demo, Maurice, Monty (You rock Monty!), Bill Bayno (good luck with your new job), Bobby, Jay, and everyone else I'm forgetting (scouts, other front office people) who made the Return of Rip City possible, including the media (Mike B., Casey, Dave, Ben). And tominhawaii. Can't forget him.
are not trigger happy—typo
Thanks PA, KP, Nate, BRoy, LMA, GO, 'Tell, Trout, JJ's, Buffet, Blake (not Blakey), Thrilla Hundred-dolla Billa, McBob (just 'cuz you're cool), Sergio (just 'cuz you've got flash), and Raef (ummm...just 'cuz)....and Dean Demo, Maurice, Monty (You rock Monty!), Bill Bayno (good luck with your new job), Bobby, Jay, and everyone else I'm forgetting (scouts, other front office people) who made the Return of Rip City possible, including the media (Mike B., Casey, Dave, Ben). And tominhawaii. Can't forget him.
Haha
Too true.
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
we technically get #1
because greg oden dint play so we win bulls loose good fight ha!
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Remember how good the bulls were two years ago?
I smell tank job. The fix is on.
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No
I remember a team that beat an achy breaky heat club and then got their milkshake drank by Detroit.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
At least it was in the east
Glad Minny didn’t get it. Rose + Al Jeff + Foye could have been trouble down the road.
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Bulls will be stupid enough to pass on Beasley
They need low post scoring, but they’ll pick Rose…hahahahahaha
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
They got burned by Thomas and Noah
they are done with big athletic guys. Rose to them for sure
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yay!
First time commenter. I’m happy though. Pritchard can make anything happen.
I prayed. God didn't listen. Game 7 2000 Western Conference Finals
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LOLing @ ur sig
That game was the worst day of my life.
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Anyone who didn't cry is lying
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I was crying
I have an excuse though. I was 13.
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting choice for Chicago
Either one would fit great with their guys.
Rose, Gordon, Deng, Thomas, Noah or
Heinrich, Gordon, Deng, Beasley, Noah
I think the latter would be better. I could see them going either way.
Boomshakalaka
WOO HOO
If not the Blazers, the Bulls are my next fav…......
Hinrich will either be up for grabs. Maybe Frye and Jack.
Or, maybe they could part with Deng.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
they’re going to have a logjam at PG if they pick Rose…too bad we don’t really want captain kirk anymore
Why not?
If last year was a fluke, he’d fit pretty well. 2nd team all defense the season before last, good 3 pt shooter…
easy on the eyes, easily rattled,
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Morty
New signature.
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you consider KP's "Jayhawk" to be of the rock chalk variety?
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not quite sure what that means
But I know from experience that his Jayhawk is one of the best in the NBA. And that’s saying a LOT.
Oden would
Not considering his micro, of course.
Oden, then tteam need between Rose and Durant, then Beasley.
Yeh...and maybe Horford too
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by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
if you assume a healthy Oden, the order would be:
1) Oden 2) Rose 3) Beasley 4) Durant
Boomshakalaka
#25
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hang on to Marty's butt
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Biggest losers today?
Me thinks the Knicks, Sonics, and Grizzlies….but also all the East Coast teams….looking at you Raptor Fans…LOL
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
New Bulls broadcaster...
... (our friend Chuck Swirsky) is dancing. You can book his R.O.Y. vote for whoever they pick right now.
Boomshakalaka
I'LL ANSWER THAT ONE
YES, Oden would be first and then durant or Rose or Beas.
Oh and Darkstar… I’m going to kick your darkstar. ; P
I have a darkstar to kick?
Ah well, you can’t win them all. We’ll be fine without the #1 pick anyways.
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"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
PTB pick 13th
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Good News
I just got the first pick on the draft machine.
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No Way
He’s the 6 million dollar man. He’ll be fine.
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We can rebuild them...
...we have the technology.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He used to coach Starbury
Maybe he can (sniggle) you know, get the best (chortle) out of Marb—hahahahahaha I couldn’t say it without laughing.
Lets try this again.
Can somebody tell me the final standings for the entire lottery?
"KP has a raging Jayhawk for anyone from Kansas." Mortimer
They are:
14 GSW
13 PDX
12 Sac
11 Ind
10 NJN
9 Charlotte
8 Bucks
7 LAC
6 KNicks
5 Grizz
4 Sonics
3 Wolves
2 Heat
1 Bulls
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank You.
"KP has a raging Jayhawk for anyone from Kansas." Mortimer
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Grow up
"KP has a raging Jayhawk for anyone from Kansas." Mortimer
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I see Piston Rust
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Really is
They got a decent PG, and need post scoring. Perhaps Beasley and Noah would work really well together.
And if they take Rose
Then Miami takes Beasley and we can take Haslem to get a more prototypical back up PF who can still hit a jumper.
He is a decent starter
But he’s a role player. True though, he wouldn’t be happy as a back up behind LMA, even if LMA is better. Forget I said anything.
I think they would
Noah is an effort and D guy, Beasley is a scorer and board crasher. Great combo on paper.
Boomshakalaka
On paper
But so were The Admiral and Tim Duncan, and we all know how that worked out for the Spurs.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
They need a PF who can score... but they need a good PG prospect
The solution is simple: Trade the pick to Portland for Frye and Jack, and kill two birds with one stone!
We’ll even throw in #13 so Paxson can draft Batum, and have another offensively-challegned pogo-stick to go with Noah and Thomas (and a French one to boot)
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
There will be a lot of pressure to pick the hometown kid...
But thier need is most certainly a low post scorer, which is exactly what Beastley is. Definetely a tough choice…
RUDY > MJ
Don't you miss the Tyrus Thoms era in the Blazers history?
All fifteen minutes of it?
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I get a little misty just thinking about it.
Along with the Demetrius Nichols era, and the Derrick Byars one, too.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Raef, our 13th, jack frye
for thomas and kirk?
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Who is this Jack Frye?
What’s his contract like?
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
jack and frye
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
Jack Frye?
He’s the buffet of out-of-boundedness.
by Corvid on May 20, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yuck
If we take Kirk’s contract, I want something better than TT to go with it.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i think Tyrus can get better
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E
He's got talent and ability
And from afar it seems like the Bulls have mismanaged his career thus far. But, he does have an attitude that we have seen, and maybe a worse one behind closed doors.
KP's on the radio
The first three numbers were ours (just not the fourth). He said it got kinda interesting in the draft room for a few seconds.
I would have put my head through my brand new computer
"KP has a raging Jayhawk for anyone from Kansas." Mortimer
by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Technically we get 75% of the first pick, right?
What part of the year do you think we should use Rose?
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Summer league
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by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That's only fair.
At least we’ll let him learn their system first.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Ray Allen's heart and brain
in Glen Rice’s body
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
DE has their post-lottery mock up now
They have Beasley going to the Bulls, followed by Rose to the heat, Lopez to the wolves, Bayless to the rednecks, Love to the grizz, Mayo to the knicks (of course!), Gordon to the clips, Gallinari to the Bucks (Milwaukee has as many Italians as Chinese, I hear), Randolph to the cats, DeAndre Jordan to the nets, Augustin to the pacers, Donte Greene to the Kings, and…
Russell Westbrook to bhe Blazers
Joe Alexander to the Warriors rounds out the lottery.
If you couldn't tell Lopez was a bust by watching him play
then you have forgotten the tales of Shawn Bradley and MAnute Bol.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I could tell he was a bust
Once I saw he was a white big man. taken out of the lottery, just fine. High up in the lottery = eternal disappointment.
Manute Bol
was a 5th round pick; so you can’t call him a bust.
Bradley, on the other hand…. (shakes head).
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Like watching
Nolan Ryan’s fastball
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Like watching
a Nolan Ryan fastball
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Not calling Bol a bust
Just noticing similarities in the games of the Lopez twins to past catastrophically bad big men.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Chuck Nevitt!
Who is old enough to remember him?
A 7’5” white dude with a moustache like Super Mario (the video game character, not the KU point guard), who managed to make Ha Seung-Jin look graceful.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Bradley was #2 overall, right?
I remember people saying he wasn’t a 7’6” guy trying to play basketball, he was a basketball playuer who HAPPENS to be 7’6”. I wonder which was true…
Yes, #2 overall
I think he was neither a 7’6" guy trying to play basketball, nor a basketball player who happened to be 7’6". i think he was more of a pole vault to the rim for potential dunkers.
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by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ummm....
Lopez is not nearly as scrawny (or as tall for that matter) as those guys and is vastly more skilled. Not worthy of the #3 pick, but Bradley and Bol are terrible comparisons.
Boomshakalaka
It's not his lack of bulk
it’s that awkward way he runs. Bol and Bradley are prefect comparisons.
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by nightbluefruit on May 21, 2008 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course, Minny picked Brandon Roy...
but they never planned to keep him, so that doesn’t count.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That said...
They claim that “Team needs have NOT yet been taken into account in this mock draft.”. Which means it’s probably their prior mock draft, with just the team names changed to match the actual draft order, not the reverse order of standings.
by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Chad Ford's Mock...
he has us taking Joe Alexander (with Westbrook and Gallinari already off the board) and mentions Donte Greene as another possibility. Makes sense to me but I think we’ll either move up or down.
Boomshakalaka
...
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Them there blazens be got that number important you know.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got an exclusive e-mail from the Blazers
Turns out they got the 13th pick, just in case anyone didn’t know.
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...
You are smack jiven me!
Them there blazens be got that number important you know.
Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.
by Outlaw is Rejector on May 20, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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