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The I-Am-Officially-Sick-of-Draft-and-Trade-Talk Fanpost

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Over the past few days, I have engaged in the draft talk and trade talk. But there are only so many things that we as fans can do, and it hardly seems useful. So much speculating has gone on that the Chicago Board of Trade is getting wary. I am officially giving up on trying to figure out anything, and am tired of everyone trading away all our players for mediocre upgrades with long-term contracts.

So, instead of that, What would we rather talk about? Personally, I'd rather be talking about how we match up with the upcoming seven-game series with whomever wins the East. I thought I would use this year's team, since if this were really happening, we wouldn't have Oden or Rudy, or whatever mediocre player we trade our entire bench for.

Blake vs. Rondo/Billups?

Roy vs. Allen/Hamilton?

Webster vs. Pierce/Prince?

Aldridge vs. Garnett/Wallace?

Przybilla vs. Perkins/McDyess?

But why stop with what I want to talk about? What do you want to talk about? Well, other than draft and trade stuff. There are plenty of other diaries to put that in. Feel free to take this as far off-topic as you please, I need the distraction.

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Are you sick of the draft and trade talk too?
Yes, but I'm not here for this basket-ball or bushel-sphere stuff anyways.
8 votes
Yes, but that's all there is for us to talk about.
24 votes
No, I like having something to talk about in the off season.
18 votes
No, I live and breathe the NBA Draft. I have ESPN Trade Machine as my homepage.
4 votes
Is that what we have been talking about since the season ended? Huh.
2 votes

56 votes | Poll has closed

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Mind if I go off topic?

I was going to write a diary about something but I’ve been too busy today. I read in ESPN the Magazine that teams have a word they call out when there is only 6 seconds left on the clock. It basically means get the ball to our guy and have him score. Cleveland’s word is “Butter” and Boston’s is “Green.”

I thought it would be fun to guess what the Blazer’s word is. My guess is, “Hammer Time!”

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 30, 2008 4:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Too many syllables...

How about just “Time!” In other words, “Look at the clock, you moron!” I really don’t see the need for a special code word in this situation.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 4:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How about "butterball" ?We get in Cleveland'[s head by using part of their word and we incorporate

a ball. It might even get their player’s thinking of a delicious sandwich. I’ll get to work on this at once.

by oderiferous emanations 74 on May 30, 2008 4:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My guess...

Daddy Warbucks!

by tingeyga on May 30, 2008 4:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know that before K.P.

changed the culture the word was “SPLIFF!”

But now I think it’s more like “BAIL!” as in “bail us out of this shot clock situation”. Obviously before K.P. time shouting “BAIL!” would’ve just led to bad memories for the players so they avoided using it.

by LaughingJon on May 30, 2008 5:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That one cracked me up

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 30, 2008 5:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Our word a couple years ago was also "Green"

It meant go to the pick-and-roll immediately.

Personally I’d go with “Golliver” though. I’m not sure what the offensive set would be.

—Dave

by Dave on May 30, 2008 11:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I propose Burning

"If OJ Mayo falls to the 2nd round We should risk one of our 3 second round picks on Mayo". Mortimer.

by amlmart1 on May 31, 2008 1:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Would a simple "yes" suffice?

Because I am here for the basketball content and discussion, and yes, there is more to talk about, I’m sure.

So… hmm…. what would you like to talk about?

If Channing were to invite you over to his house for dinner, would you trust his cooking? Since he calls himself The Buffet of Goodness, does that make him the most likely to become obese when his career ends?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 4:06 PM PDT   0 recs

I wuold love to see wallace v. la

i agree w/ you. I think the following trade is EXACTLY what this team needs

Travis Outlaw (he’s always the first to go right?) + Jarrett Jack + Martell (he isnt growing up fast enough damn the calander) + Rudy + 13th pic

for

Jason Kid

because what this team needs evidently besides growth, maturity and time is a veteran PG

What Im really thankful for is that Kevin Pritchard is a TOTAL G and would never contemplate something like the afore-mentioned TRAINWRECK of a trade. Some legitimate things have been noted but mostly it’s all a bunch of ridiculousness.

I love my boyscouts

They are going to be better next year b/c we have a great center coming in and most likely a shart shooter off tha bench.

I say no more trades this summer unless it’s virtual trading which is ok..

Anway

if i went 2 channing place he would probably order a pizza…

Sine Labore Nihil- Nothing without work

by BlazerFan1 on May 30, 2008 4:30 PM PDT   0 recs

How about a specific location for draft and trade talk?

I just checked out the Blog-a-Bull site. They have specific threads started for that sort of discussion started by the site-blogger. On the BaB they’re located where our recommended fanposts reside. Maybe Dave could start something like that up? Of course, I have no idea what the limitations of this site are…

I do know that at the time I’m writing this, all nine of the fanposts allowed in the sidebar were all started within eighteen hours of each other. That means posts are getting booted off at a ridiculous pace, for what? More draft and trade speculations?

For the most part.

I have nothing against such talk, really. I just think it needs a new home.

Dave, is this a possibility?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 4:31 PM PDT   0 recs

I like your handle

who wins in a three-way (obviously simulated, the Alliance can’t afford to pit its top dogs against each other just for poops and giggles) dogfight between Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and Han Solo? I feel that this is a tough question. The obvious response is Luke, but keep in mind that we really only see him flying in Episode IV during the Death Star run (and that’s including dozens of canonical books where he’s off doing other things instead of dogfighing, like battling the reborn Emperor, succumbing to the dark side, etc).

Wedge and Han have more piloting time in their little fingers than Luke has in his whole body, the Force be damned. No matter how talented you are (Chris Paul = Luke Skywalker) you gotta take your lumps and gain your experience before you can hang with the big boys. In an X-, A-, or B-wing, I’d take Wedge. Anything not a snubfighter, i.e. freighter or up, I pick Han.

by BlazersOrBust on May 30, 2008 5:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Luke all the way...

Experience can get you far, a championship even, but when you have access to the Force, you have all the experience of the collective whole to draw on. The Force gives Luke the clear advantage here and trumps age and experience. Now, if he were facing Darth Vader with all his years and experience…

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 5:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Luke could never do it

Without R2D2. That’s his “force” right there. R2 just takes over the controls and does everything for him.

My money is on my favorite character, the best droid of them all, R2D2. And don’t sleep on Lando. He’s a scandalous rogue as well, and will get you when you’re down.

Do you read the extended universe stuff, BoB? Man, I could never get into those, even when I was a kid. Always felt wrong. I remember one book set between New Hope and Empire, where Luke fights Vader over some lame force crystal. Huh who wha..?! So, he’s not meeting Vader for the 1st time in Empire? They’ve fought a few times already? Ok.

My brother read them though.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 30, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let me think...

I read a book called “A Splinter in the Mind’s Eye” by Allen Dean Foster I think it was, and a few others I can’t remember the titles. Though, the one about Lando when he still owned the Millenium Falcon was good as I recall. But that was many years ago when I lived with the Ewoks on the moon of Endor.

Is that what you meant by BoB?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BoB=BlazersOrBust

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 30, 2008 8:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've been feeling foolish

entirely too much tonight. I’m blaming it on the beer. Or the splinter in my mind’s eye. Can’t seem to see what I’m thinking sometimes. Hiccup.

Heh! BoB= BoozersOrBust

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 8:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NoProblem

Have you read the classic Sci-Fi novel titled The “Mote In Gods Eye”? It is awesome…try it if you get a chance

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 30, 2008 8:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I read that one

It was good. That was by Larry Niven and… uh… somebody. Hiccup. I liked the Ringworld novels, too. Don’t get me started on books, or I’ll end up recommending a half million or so.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 8:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Jerry Pournell

Notice the Robert Heinlein quote in my signature??

PS I have read the Ringworld books too…..awesome.

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 30, 2008 8:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah...

That’s it.

Hey, if we keep replying to each other, will the thread keep getting narrower and narrower until it comes to a point?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 8:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You bet it will

That’s the best part about the off-topic threads. Eventually they get so skinny that you can only fit about five words per line and they end up being longer vertically than they are horizontally.

What’s the idea behind this “Mote in God’s Eye” book? I’m a sucker for a good science fiction read…the whole Ender’s Game series (especially the title book) is one of my favorites ever. I would trade Travis and our lottery pick for Ender. Now THERE’S some tremendous upside potential.

by BlazersOrBust on May 31, 2008 5:07 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The year is 3025 (or so) and Humanity is exploring the stars

They have a star drive that works in a strange way that allows you to jump instantly from star to star but requires you to travel sub-light with in the system (this is a major plot point). The humans are cleaning up and consolidating after a major civil war when a vessel is spotted coming inbound from an area that could not have been the result of using the star drive. The vessel contains dead aliens. The plot ensues from there

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 9:31 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The only good alien is a dead alien

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 10:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, I forgot to mention

Aliens killed my pa.

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 10:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah c'mon Tommy

Aliens are just people too y’know….well technically they’re not people …but you get my drift

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 10:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Before or after you were born?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

By the way, Tom,

what did Bobby Flay do to get permanently suspended from high shool?

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dunno

Is it on Wiki?

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wink, wink, Wikki Wookie.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

After I was born

I was a young tike and we were fishin’ on a lake. Aliens done sucked up the boat into their ship. They were gonna anal probe me an my daddy done said, “Nobody, that ain’t family, is probin’ my boy.” A scuffle ensued and he was stabbed by a light saber scalpel in his soft spot. His soft spot on his head never got hard from when he was a little bitty baby. As he died, he said to me, he said, “AVENGE ME! AVENNNNNGE MEEEEE!“

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait...

So, are you saying the Aliens who killed your Pa were really Soviets? Red Dawn was a cool movie, but it’s definitely dated now.

By the way, good luck with the revenge thing.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 11:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah

My pa just really liked that movie and was always quoting that movie, even at the time of his death. May God rest his soul.

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 11:47 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

C'mon you guys! I'm rooting for you here.

I want to see this get down to a column of one word lines at least an inch long. Rah Rah Rah! Sis Boom Bah! GOOOOOOO Bedgers!

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 3:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cool! We have a cheerleading section.

But it’s all for naught, since I think we’ve reached the spacial limit of thread shrinkage.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 7:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Onh no! I've seen threads much shrinkier.

This is research! Must press on. Must press on.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oops.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know. If I keep making typos that I feel I must

correct, or call attention to my own supidity, I can do it all by myself.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Stupidity.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Typos aren't stupid,,,

they’re mistakes. Look at it as prooof of humanity.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 7:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was wondering about laides in space

Like the real ones. Do you think they get Depo shots? It doesn’t make much sense for a lady in space to get a visit from her aunt Flo. I thought about that when their toilet broke.

;-p

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 7:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well Tom,

I don’t think Depo shuts the door in Auntie Flo’s face. If you get my drift.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Convenient for her.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 2:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah

It depleted her calcium so she had to get off the Depo. We use a homeopathic method now. It involves pine cones and a tear from a phoenix.

So if space ladies are on something so that their aunt does not visit, do you think there is space nookie at the international space station?

;-p

by tominhawaii on Jun 1, 2008 12:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's Do "The Shrink Down"

Let’s do the “Shrink Down”
Unh! Unh Unh!

Let’s do the “Shrink Down”
Unh! Unh Unh!

Help Me!

Help Me!

I’m

Shri

nk

in

g

!

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 1, 2008 12:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You

Didn’t answer the question.

;-p

by tominhawaii on Jun 1, 2008 1:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I forgot it!

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 1, 2008 2:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a big help

I’m still like DUH!

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 1, 2008 2:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope your not throwing water over your computer screen!

Your post totally made me think “The Wizard of OZ.”

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on Jun 1, 2008 2:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

It’s like these things keep getting smaller. I think people hump in space.

In fact, I might make that my signature.

;-p

by tominhawaii on Jun 1, 2008 2:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just Imagine

The Anti-Grav Battle

O’ The Sperm-A-Zoids

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 1, 2008 2:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think things float

around so much up there in space that there’s a lot of immaculate misconception going on.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 4:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And I can only think

of one way for the pinecone method to work. Ouch.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 4:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In the words of RebelRogue,

“we’ve reached the spacial limit of thread shrinkage.”

So be it. It was a good run.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 4:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Spatial

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 4:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Spatial it is

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 1, 2008 5:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And also very special.

Sorry. I couldn’t resist.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 6:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The Impending Soviet Invasion

My wife had me listen to a debate on NPR a while back where some political science types/think-tankers debated the question “Is Russia Becoming Our Enemy Again?”

That there is a legtimate debate about whether or not Russia is becoming our enemy should make us view Red Dawn with a renewed focus and prepare to defend ourselves from foreign invasion with our hunting rifles

by tingeyga on May 31, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry to burst the bubble,

but the fantasy of fighting an invasion force with hunting rifles, could never happen with modern warfare the way it is. At least, not the way it’s done In Red Dawn.

Now, you might be able to repel them with an attack of dirty dancing – especially if an aging Patrick Swayze were to come out of the retirement home or wherever he is.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 7:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Chemo

Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier in the year, so to see him attempt to stave off an invasion with his dancing prowess would probably give the troops just the courage they need to fight off the Commies

by tingeyga on May 31, 2008 7:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So if you can travel star to star instantly...

why can’t you just travel from point to point within the system instantly as well?

I smell a major plot hole…

by tingeyga on May 31, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ahh, but that's the point...

It’s a known scientific fact that’s it’s impossible to travel in any fashion – much less instantly – through a major plot hole.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 7:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha! Good one.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 7:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As I recall that was part was explained as follows

Q: Why can’t we travel point to point within a star system?

A: Cause I said so!

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 8:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually it was explained in the book

I can’t remember the details but that fact becomes a major plot point near the end. It is one of the most entertaining Sci-fi books I have ever read…good stuff

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 8:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dag Napit. Now I am going to have to change my signature. I love it!

"That loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by oderiferous emanations 74 on May 30, 2008 8:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry, oderiferous emanations

I think I was first and have a bunch of posts to prove it. That said, I don’t mind if we share. It’s a good qoute, and I don’t own the copyright.

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 8:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks, you are a good sport. I was watching that while

in bed last night and I thought that would be a great sig. I was going to get out of bed so I wouldn’t forget. That should be put on a banner somewhere. I had to rewind it twice to make out exactly what Chuck was saying.

"That loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by oderiferous emanations 74 on May 30, 2008 9:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I only heard it the once,

so I’m glad I remembered it correctly. I wouldn’t want to misquote the famous Gnarls Barkley…

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailbl