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Junk Drawer - July 15, 2008

Saturn_tiny by jorga on

Darius in the news again - but this time it's just a weird tidbit that comes from googling a name. His home in southern IL has been underassessed for a number of years ; nothing to do with him, but with the assessor's office. What I found most interesting was the value of said house and the property taxes. You can see the street view using Google maps (but there is no URL to take you to that.)

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Hi Jorga

So, um, do you come here often?

"We're just one big family. And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved." - Jason Mraz

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 8:34 AM PDT   0 recs

PS

I’m a Gemini, what’s your sign?

"We're just one big family. And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved." - Jason Mraz

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh lordy

that makes four of us.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 8:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gemini here too

I feel like we’re onto something…....

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 15, 2008 10:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hah

6/11/1978

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 15, 2008 4:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

6/12/??

(Sergio is also 6/12.) We’ll have to get together sometime when we’re in the playoffs that week.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

6/11/72

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 16, 2008 3:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I just fell asleep

And I had a dream I was cradling a 40 oz of OE in my arm like a Blazer’s Edge dad would hold his baby and then I dropped it. I woke up as I tried to catch the OE baby from falling. Do you think drinking 40’s of OE and cradling them in my arms is good practice for fatherhood?

"We're just one big family. And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved." - Jason Mraz

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 9:22 AM PDT   0 recs

Good Practice?

No!

Great Practice?

Yes!

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 15, 2008 9:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OE, OE

O how I love thee…...

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Old English?

"Shoot, I don't even have anything to put in my own sig"

These are the modest words of pualo, posted on June 20, 2008.
Yes, pualo, an extraordinarily discerning BEdger with a knack for subtle expression.

by CatMan2 on Jul 15, 2008 5:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yup

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 16, 2008 3:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

cool draftexpress link

Brandon Jennings in Europe

nice little article describing which types of leagues might be best for this high fade wearing pioneer (is that the right name for his kid n play esque haircut?). Also, it make Rudy seem more impressive by thoroughly describing how tough it is to ball at a young age in Spain.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 AM PDT   0 recs

I thought that hairdo

was called the high top fade. It seems that he is trying to bring it back into vogue all by himself

by tingeyga on Jul 15, 2008 9:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Have you seen this?

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 9:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That sounds right

high top fade it is.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 15, 2008 9:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Link

I don’t know if it’s him, but it’s worth a look.

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 9:46 AM PDT   0 recs

the name

peteri kopponen is like steve smith over there…Probably not though

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 15, 2008 10:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Milwaukee (and other places NBA players want to be or not)

From Gil Arenas’ latest blog post (he mostly describes a trip to Asia and Europe but offers some thoughts on the free-agency season): http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5700017915

“Richard Jefferson going to Milwaukee …. HAHAHA! Oh man, now that is funny. When I heard that, I started laughing. Oh man, did I start laughing. You know why? Because every player hates Milwaukee. Nobody wants to live in Milwaukee. I’m sorry, Milwaukee, to come down hard on you, but no one in the NBA wants to play in Milwaukee. From him going from New Jersey, actually from New York (because he lives in New York), from New York to Milwaukee is like going … let’s just say it’s not going to sit well with you. That was a funny one when I heard that one. I know Yi is happy though. “

Wow, that’s the brutal honesty of Agent Zero at his best. Yes, before even considering team performance some teams have a built in bonus to attract stars cause almost every player likes the location. The big cities LA and NY/NJ, maybe also Chicago and somewhat GS. The nice weather in Phoenix and the beaches near the Florida teams (also due to the tax breaks). And some teams have a built in malus: Bad weather and/or remote little city. Milwaukee, Minny, ... I also doubt many players will find OKC terribly attractive.

I guess Portland as a city ranks somewhere in the second upper tier in the minds of many players. Nice to live there, ok climate, but not that much to do unless you also enjoy the outdoors.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 AM PDT   0 recs

For players in the jail blazer era

We were THE best location in the country. Why? Most strip clubs per capita in the USA.

Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard

by Kelsoballa on Jul 15, 2008 10:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

and the dope is

dope

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 15, 2008 10:40 AM PDT to parent up   1 recs

link?

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Batuuuuuuuum!

by rockingharder on Jul 15, 2008 3:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

that's offset

by the lack of a sales tax

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jul 15, 2008 6:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

unless you happen to live in Alaska :)

but seriously, if you play a game in a state that has income tax then you are supposed to pay taxes in that state, regardless of your state of residence (which is probably important as many athletes maintain residency in a different state than they play). Here is an article that talks about this so called jock tax.

by tingeyga on Jul 15, 2008 6:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No way

is Oregon’s 9% income tax the same as a sales tax. It is much worse for any ballplayer to have additional income tax like Oregon has.

by OrygunRod on Jul 15, 2008 10:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So is it pronounced

Ka-PONE-in
or
KOP-ah-nin

I’ve always said the later but my friend said the it was the former.
The announcers also were sayin the former but that don’t mean s.

Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard

by Kelsoballa on Jul 15, 2008 10:39 AM PDT   0 recs

Pett-er-EE Cope-O-NEN

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 15, 2008 10:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

petko

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jul 15, 2008 6:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I Was Going to Refute..

with an actual clip of Koponen pronouncing his own name (“Cope”-own-en), but this video is super better:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dmXRTvEs7Wo

“Have you ever wonder how does that feel to dunk like a Vince?”

Somehow, this is one of YouTube’s most relevant responses to a search for “koponen” – go figure.

"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan

by 12sharks on Jul 16, 2008 12:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HA

Until the last one I was like how the hell is this about Kope?

Nice vid

Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard
Both Teams Played Hard

by Kelsoballa on Jul 17, 2008 5:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is the all star game on today?

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 10:49 AM PDT   0 recs

Have you ever googled "jorga"

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 10:55 AM PDT   0 recs

Basketbawful "Worsties"

For those of you who, like me, find Basketbawful to be the most humorous and honest basketball blog out there, you’ve probably already seen this. But for those of you who haven’t, they’re going through their “Worsties” (worst of the season awards) and for the first time since I started reading the blog the Blazers haven’t been mentioned in a explicitly negative way. Yet. He’s only through December. But still, that has to count for something, right?

You can read the whole thing here, and I recommend you do if you have a sense of humor. If you happen to be a cold-blooded humorless robot, just read the portions that involve current and past Blazers (excerpted below):

The end of the line for Ruben Patterson: Known in some (rather stupid) circles as “The Kobe Stopper,” Patterson had averaged a career-high 14.7 PPG on 55 percent shooting during the 2006-07 season. (I have three words for you: Contract Year Phenomenon.) On August 29, 2007, the Angels of Death Los Angeles Clippers gleefully signed him to an undisclosed deal. Clippers Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor said, “We are thrilled to add Ruben to our team,” and head coach Mike Dunleavy added, “I am really excited by our signing of Ruben Patterson.” And that’s about when the honeymoon ended. Patterson played only 20 games for the Clips - averaging 5.1 PPG and 3.2 APG - before getting waived on December 13. His current whereabouts are unknown, but he is included in Wikipedia’s list of American sex offenders.

...

Shaq takes out his frustration on Joel Przybilla: During the opening minutes of a routine 112-106 road loss to the Portland Trailblazers, Shaq made one of his signature awkward lurches to the basket and headbutted Joel Przybilla, then fell on him and drove the basketball into his face. Przybilla got knocked out of the game for a while, but he returned in the second quarter and did a good job containing Shaq when the big man was actually in the game. (The Big Ham Hands got into foul trouble yet again.) Yes, the 2007-08 season marked the point at which Shaq could no longer overpower Joel Przybilla.

...

Unhappy holidays from John Paxson: Somebody had to take the fall for the failed expectations of the Chicago Bulls, and everybody pretty much knew it was going to be Scott Skiles. But on Christmas Eve? Seriously? Yes, seriously. Merry freaking Christmas, Mr. Skiles. And you have to wonder how much of the blame Skiles really deserved. As Statbuster asked at the time: “Is Scott Skiles responsible for Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, and Ben Wallace devolving into Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, and Michael Cage? Is Skiles accountable for the Kwame Brown-like work ethic of Tyrus Thomas? Was Skiles the one that dealt LaMarcus Aldridge for this guy?”

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 10:56 AM PDT   1 recs

Dianric OT, except the last number (tih, and which island?)

OT – only triviaBeing curious about why many quality NBA players have come from the Yugoslav area, I wiki-ed Human Height. By country, the average tallest men in the world (on a limited list) are from the Dinaric Alps, the region that includes Croatia.Dinaric Alps = 6’ 1.0”Netherlands = 6’ 0.8”Iceland = 5’ 11.5”Sweden = 5’ 11.3” (Probably about the same for Finland)Czech Republic = 5’ 11”... ... USA = 5’ 9.3”Jorga = 215,000 citations http://www.google.com/search?q=Human+Height+dinaric&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7DKUS

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 15, 2008 11:01 AM PDT   0 recs

I thought that the tallest people in the world

were the Dinka’s the ethniticity from which come both Luol Deng and Manute Bol.
(I have no fancy link with which to support this though)

by tingeyga on Jul 15, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Agree about Dinka

In that same Wiki article there is a paragraph saying some communities in the Sudan have average male height of 6’3”, but there is a disclaimer saying that a 1995 study found average Dinka height at 5’ 9.45” (Could someone tell why the prior Dinaric post (above) was compressed from how it appeared in the preview box?

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Did you really press Preview

or were you talking about the box where you wrote it originally? I notice that sometimes when (and I haven’t logged the when) I press Preview all the hard carriage returns disappear and it all becomes one paragraph. So I switch to WYSIWYG view and put them back in before hitting post.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks, don't know

if i pressed preview. 

will find a comment and practice.

i like “cope”

Dave has some great interviews on other than Blazer blogs. Goggle is great.

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 19, 2008 4:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In '64, I swore

to never work on computers again.
OT – Book rec for July http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/index.asp

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 19, 2008 4:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

where is he now: Seung-Jin Ha

Answer: playing for Korea at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament and putting up a bagel in 14 minutes against Rasho Nesterovic’s Slovenia squad. Ha did have a block though.

http://www.athens2008.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olymQual/men/scheResu/p/eventid//gamename/1/groupname/C/langid//langlc//roundid/6250/fe_scheStat_boxScor.html

The top 3 finishers go to Beijing and the smart money is on Greece, Slovenia and Dirk/Kaman-led Germany. Of note, another former Blazer big man, Ruben Boumtjte-Boumtje, is playing for his native Cameroon.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 15, 2008 11:13 AM PDT   0 recs

"We don't HAAAAVE Halloween in Cameroon!"

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Batuuuuuuuum!

by rockingharder on Jul 15, 2008 4:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If you have 75 cents

you can buy a 2007-2008 Petteri Koponen rookie card .

Some day those are going to be worth at least twice that much…

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 11:34 AM PDT   0 recs

You can already save 40% on his "First Edition - Star Rookies" card?

Not a good sign, if you ask me.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 15, 2008 6:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That almost tops the Gasol trade in lopsidedness

A second round pick for a proven defensive force just to dump his salary? The league should intervene, but won’t.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 15, 2008 6:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Junk drawer sucks today :(

I wAs wondering does anyone know what KP’s contract is like?

He’s, like, pretty important…

-Sophia

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 15, 2008 3:36 PM PDT   0 recs

Maybe because we can actually watch games

and have something real to talk about?

Either that or it’s totally sexist. “No way would I post in a Junk Drawer started by a female!” Or maybe ageist… (Just kidding, men and boys. I am continually amazed at how non-sexist you are. Or else at least how quickly Dave & Ben delete the offending comments…)

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i would loce to see a sexist comment...it gets borderline, but then again not sensitive...:)

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Here's a sexist comment from me the other day

And it’s against women!

The WNBA is fine by me. As long as I never have to watch it, hear about it, or sense it in any other way. Including (but not limited to) smelling it.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's not sexist

it’s just an opinion about the WNBA. Now if you’d said that women should not play basketball (or be fire fighters) then it’s about women. Or maybe I’m being generous.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Darn your leftist progressivism!

Or is it your rightist populism? I can’t tell these days.

I think women should play basketball, unfortunately. Unfortunate because I’m sure I’d have a much more interesting conversation if I believed the inverse. Of course, if I believe the inverse, I’d have to stop playing basketball. No can do.

I also think women should be firefighters. Darn it, I wish I didn’t think that either. Then we would really see some enraged posters.

Here’s what I do think: the constant promotion of the WNBA is not glorifying women, it’s patronizing them. Anyone can see that the WNBA is one of the most unpopular sports (in terms of television viewership) in the country? So why the constant advertisements trying to make people feel bad about not liking women’s basketball? We have to guilt people into watching women’s sports? Is that really what we want?

So I find the WNBA to not only be an inferior product to the NBA, but to have an insidious anti-woman philosophy at its heart.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

WNBA - Expect great, get little ;-)

Maybe it’s because their salary cap wouldn’t pay for much more than a typical NBA team spends on energy drinks.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 15, 2008 6:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I am completely sexist

But in both ways.

I guess you call that nihilism.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yesss!

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 15, 2008 4:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Should Nicolas Batum Smoke Crack Cocaine?

Given the recent success of baseball player Josh Hamilton, (which I believe is based solely on his use of crack cocaine) should Nicolas Batum become a crack addict, for the good of the team?

"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder

by tominhawaii on Jul 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT   0 recs

He has to step up to the plate

This team desperately needs a new punchline.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What punchline

does this team use?
Alternatives?

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 19, 2008 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He DOES NOT need 2 lose any more weight

whats an addiction that causes weight gain??? Besides food??

-Sophia

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 15, 2008 4:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cocaine

But only if you’re Shawn Kemp.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Did anyone else notice

how much “Jerryd” sounds like “Jarrett”?

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:02 PM PDT   0 recs

No.

And I will continue to not notice that ever for all time. Thanks.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

What’s the over/under on Mike Rice calling Bayless “Jarrett” this year?

by Corvid on Jul 15, 2008 5:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

43.5

Take the over.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Will Rex be used by Rice

Does Mike read BEdge?

"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship

by OBJuan72 on Jul 19, 2008 4:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Jerryd

Jerry D. get’s the nod for NBA.com’s Play of the Day.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 4:59 PM PDT   0 recs

Commercil

Anyone else notice that the first highlight shown in the Haier commercial that precedes the clip is one of the Sergio-to-Travis alley oops from the end of last season? Pretty sweet. Gave me good feelings seeing that again.

< /war >

by Diesel10 on Jul 15, 2008 5:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I didn't see that one

I got one with Magic and Larry – and since they both looked younger I wondered how it was made.

"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08

by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 5:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Makeup and suggestive body posture

By that I mean, they’re both leaning forward to stretch out their double and triple chins.

I see this angle used on MySpace photos all the time. It kind of tickles me in a way.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So, on a Western Conference Note

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3491156

Marcus Camby to the Clippers for a 2nd round draft pick.

So, next year, can we trade our 73 2nd round draft picks (yes, 73) for DPOY candidates? Or better yet, let’s grab some all-stars.
I understand Denver needs payroll relief, but, this just seems insane, even for a 34 year-old Camby.

by jjustgo on Jul 15, 2008 6:30 PM PDT