Junk Drawer - July 15, 2008
by jorga on Jul 15, 2008 8:31 AM PDT
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PrintDarius 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
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
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
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.
Yup
"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper" - Billy Wilder
cool draftexpress link
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.
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
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
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
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 ...
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
Also, Spinnaface lives in Portland.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
and the dope is
dope
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
by iDea on Jul 15, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 reply actions 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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.
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
"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 up reply actions
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
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 ...
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 ...
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
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
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
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 up reply actions
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
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 up reply actions
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 ...
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 up reply actions
yesss!
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
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
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 up reply actions
What punchline
does this team use?
Alternatives?
"There's something in my library to offend everybody" Washington Coalition Against Censorship
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
Cocaine
But only if you’re Shawn Kemp.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 15, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone else notice
how much “Jerryd” sounds like “Jarrett”?
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
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 up reply actions
Will Rex be used by Rice
Does Mike read BEdge?
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Jerryd
Jerry D. get’s the nod for NBA.com’s Play of the Day.
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
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 >
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
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 up reply actions
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.
understatement of the year....
This is seriously good news for the blazers. I know the clips just got better, but they got Kaman and Camby down low, not exactly a match made in heaven. I still dont think they are a threat to have a better record than us.
On the other side, this makes Denver worse, probably more so than they think. Its pretty dang hard for a non-defensive team to lose BY FAR their best rebounder and defensive player in Camby. Who is going to play center for them now?? K-Mart??? Nene??? My first impression is that Denver just went from a low-seed playoff team to a lottery scrub…
RUDY > MJ
It's like a 3 day cricket test, but with less action...
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Cricket tests
run five days. If it is over in three days, there has been more action than usual.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
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