Most hated players
by kbbballkid on Jul 2, 2008 6:15 AM PDT
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I've been reading this site for over a year, but this is my first fanpost. I'm getting really tired of all the rumors and trade talk, too. I like what Dave did to try to mix it up a bit with the greatest "other Blazers," so here's a new category: Which player in the NBA do you hate more than everyone else.
In an attempt to make this at least a little interesting, let me rephrase that: Besides K*be, who do you hate the most? Personally, it's a toss-up between Carlos Boozer and Andre Iguodala. Boozer for his dirty Alaskan style of play and Iguodala for his never-ending whining at the refs.
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Shaq
Too many memories of all those elbows and traveling violations he got away with in LA…
by OutrageousJ on Jul 2, 2008 6:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
jarret jack
whiney little baby
by PippenAintEasy on Jul 2, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeh but who cares
I mean, can you blame the Sonics guy for flirting with him?
How do I set my laser printer to stun?
by prezofdeath on Jul 2, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's ticklish. Precious.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll never forget the time
he elbowed Brian Grant in the mouth, then knocked Sheed to the ground…and the refs called a foul on Mighty Mouse…I almost lost my mind
by kbbballkid on Jul 2, 2008 6:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jerryd Bayless & Nicolas Batum
I decided to start hating them now, so when people start complaining about the players will more experience getting more playing time than them, I’ll have plenty of ammo.
"Man I want to rec it again." - pualo talking about jscot's long comment
by tominhawaii on Jul 2, 2008 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-3
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 4, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manu Ginobli (now)
and Bryan Shaw, and Ron Harper
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Jul 2, 2008 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rick Fox
man I hated that guy.
Stockton and Malone.
Current players: Kobe, Odom, Bowen, Horry
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 2, 2008 8:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Man I want to rec it again." - pualo talking about jscot's long comment
by tominhawaii on Jul 2, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Fox, then Shaq.
That little stinker Derrick Fischer too …
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by Y5k on Jul 2, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like Fisher
He’s pretty classy. He gets a lot of bad rap but he’s a cool guy. He’s been through a lot, with his daughter and all that stuff. Gotta’ give the man props.
Fox on the other hand, gets under anyone’s skin. Arrrgh I heard him on ESPN radio the other day and wanted to smash in my dashboard cassette deck and radio (yes—cassette deck!).
How do I set my laser printer to stun?
by prezofdeath on Jul 2, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Fox
Number one with a bullet. Close behind him are Bowen and Karl Malone. I have slightly more tolerance for a lot of the Jail Blazer crowd than most, but Bonzi and JR Rider wore out their welcome with me long ago. There are also a number of scrubs who I don’t like (Tyronn Lue springs to mind), but it doesn’t seem fair to hate someone who isn’t actually that good of an NBA player.
Adding Jeff McInnis for myself. I can’t really explain that one. I even hated him when he was a Blazer, which means yes, I know, I should cut the Jack-bashers some slack.
by abdelnaby on Jul 2, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+7
That a +1 for each of those guys on your list.
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Jul 2, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a lover, not a hater
There are players I’m mildly displeased with (Ginobli), but there is only player that I hate currently..and that’s K*be for ripping my heart out several times.
SloppyJoe’s Historical Hates:
Jordan (his three pointer barrage in the early-mid 90s)
Bird (remember him shooting down our Blazers in a game in the early 90s)
by SloppyJoe on Jul 2, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Bird (remember him shooting down our Blazers in a game in the early 90s)"
That wasn’t a three….it was a travel. His foot touched the ground as he released the ball (inside the three pt line too)
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 2, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Wonder I Hate Him
Good memory. I didn’t remember that. I just remember that I hated him for that game.
by SloppyJoe on Jul 2, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. Bonzi (he made me hate myself for being a Blazer fan)
2. Carmella Anthony (looks like a WNBA player to me, skinny fat guy with manateats, and he’s a punk)
3. Garnett (he’s intense, we get it)
4. Zach (most overrated 20/10 guy the league currently has, and refer to post #1)
5. Karl Malone (what he lacked in athleticism he made up for in dirty play and intimidation. #5 on list only cuz he’s no longer playing.)
The Vanilla Gorilla, Joel Przybilla!
by Drexler's Stache on Jul 2, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Karl too but didn't he have like 4% body fat for most his career, im pretty sure that means he's ath-a-let-ic(barkley talk)
but dont get me wrong I HATE him and thank heaven for that guy that brought the cowbell and sat behind the bench and had that bi** whining.. LOL
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always marvelled that a guy built like Malone
put so much effort into flopping. People blame Divac for making flopping an offensive weapon, but Malone was at it long before Divac.
by raoulduke on Jul 2, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
malone sucked
I hated his elbowing and the time he spent on free throws, yet i loved stockton
Greatness + Greatness = Great Greatness
by noam16 on Jul 2, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Karl=King of elbows
He used to throw those bows with the intent to knock you out. I remember him throwing one against the admiral that knocked the man cold. Hate that dude.
by NDREXLERDRIVE on Jul 2, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real men throw elbows.
And grab jerseys & shorts.
And stick out their feet.
Whatever they can get away with.
by timg56 on Jul 2, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malone and the Jazz
earned my hate when he knocked out Brian Grants teeth in the game with a PURPOSEFUL elbow. If I had been there I would have rushed him and died.
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 2, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Brian Grant
Karl Malone is such an idiot . I couldn’t get over how dirrttyyy he played he was worse then shaq. No respect for that chump.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
stockton.....
one time he came up to my cousin at a hotel gym in hawaii. She was runnin the treadmill… He told her, “Let me use that machine. you need to get off.”...she answered, “I’ll be done in fifteen. you can use it then..” he responds. “don’t you know who i am. I’m john stockton. get off the f’n machine.” she told him. “That’s nice. but i dont give a crap.you’re gonna have to wait dousche bag..”...........stockton is an arrogant punk. that story made my heart sing as a blazer fan….
Who i hate most of all though…..Robert Horry, Hands down….....just a dickhead
by BroyTheTruth on Jul 2, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hhhaaaaa I love your cousin..
ok not really but that’s a great story
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too Funny!
Yeah, Robert Horry is horrible too.
RipCity -- now, now ...
by Y5k on Jul 2, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce Bowen
Dirtiest guy around…but wouldn’t everyone like to have him on their team?
by BrewDude on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yup.
The Vanilla Gorilla, Joel Przybilla!
by Drexler's Stache on Jul 2, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was the Bowen replicant
Bowen himself is tooooo old
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 2, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fabricio Oberto
the guy has no real talent, except for flopping around like a fish out of water!
by lefty6283 on Jul 2, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a few...
Lamar Odom, Sean Elliott, Greg Ostertag, Shaq, and Rasheed.
I acutally like Elliott, but he hit that memorial day miracle shot that was a dagger in my heart.
If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Ice cream has no bones!
by Arby on Jul 2, 2008 9:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aw, you picked mine...Elliot.
This is one where I actually like the guy as a person, but as an opponent of the Blazers I HATED him. That 3-pointer-tippy-toe shot to give the Spurs the lead after trailing the ENTIRE game is a dagger that still has shards imbedded in my heart.
Sheed- MVP potential, fifth grader attitude.
Arenas- one man team = looser.
Rick Fox- L8kr. Nuff said.
by Steve The Hedge on Jul 2, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ostertag?
I thought that people only hated people who had some skillz.
My friend once got tickets from work that we 8 rows behind the visitor’s bench. The Kings were in town and Ostertag spent the entire game sitting on the end of the bench hitting on the girls that sat on the baseline seats. Those were some awesome seats
by tingeyga on Jul 2, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scola
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben. on Jul 2, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kendrick Perkins too
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben. on Jul 2, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ricky Davis
Allen Iverson (although he’s turning into a more likeable guy… that whole Practice thing really bugged me), Carmelo, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Nate Robinson, any major L@ker.
I’m sure there are more, but those guys came to mind first.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 2, 2008 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I sat courtside at the last Denver game in PDX
you know, the one Jarrett lost in oT for us when he stole the ball and promptly caused an unearned turnover… anywho, i have digressed.
Right next to us sat a man and his son who was probably 6 and was wearing a denver AI jersey. His dad was a blazer fan so I didn’t hate them. During halftime AI came over and shook the lil kids hand and said “good lookin out son” and then gave him a high five. At the end of the game, after the blazers lost…tears, snif snif…. he pointed at the kid and gave him a big smile. Im pretty sure that kid will NEVER forget that night. To be honest, I couldn’t be mad the Ai for beating us and I was soo happy to see him do that, it was just rely nice to see.
-Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you sat courtside??
you should have jumped in and taken Jack’s spot for OT
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Jul 2, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to jump out there and whup his behind
Lord knows it’s not hard to miss
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please keep in mind this is a family blog.
I think that last comment raised the temperature in here like 3 degrees
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by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
masochists.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In this case Sadists
But masochists, too.
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by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, you're right.
You and your all-seeing bulbous eyes. Maybe I was actually calling you the masochist, because I assumed you were doing something to yourself when you mentioned being overheated. I read that spanking comment and stayed cooler than the other side of Snoopy.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think the eyes bug out like that on their own?
Of course I was “doing something,” but you don’t have to tell the world about it.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now I feel bad
my “doing something to yourself” comment was meant to imply heated wax since you said it got warmer in here, but I didn’t specify and now it just seems like I said something vulgar. Oops.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you guys are weird
and when is anything on the internet ‘family’ orriented
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant "family" in the pejorative sense.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're weird
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Thank YOU.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You two should go on a date
Then write a diary about it.
"Man I want to rec it again." - pualo talking about jscot's long comment
by tominhawaii on Jul 2, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BlazerMatch.Com
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of a joke
A sadist and a masochist started dating, but their relationship didn’t work out. The masochist would say “Beat me!” and the sadist would say “No.”
Think about it…
by DonkeyShins on Jul 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
David West, Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler
Whiners, Hot Heads, and Theatrics. Good people off the court.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
by blzrfan on Jul 2, 2008 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn't this the "Most Hated Players" post?
Are you being serious? You hate those guys?
I mean, Chris Paul… really?
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 2, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONE WORD....... MANU
not only does he belong to the most boring dirty playing teams in the history of the league but he has our gold medal from the 2004 Olympics. I know the US team played like crap but that medal is ours we invented the sport for petes sake.
by RipCityRoyCity on Jul 2, 2008 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a North American sport...
...invented in Massachusetts by a Canadian, James Naismith.
by Modal Rounder on Jul 2, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the History lesson.
James Naismith was originally from Canada, but he was living in the US for the majority of his life. Naismith was also a Presbyterian Minister and became a naturalized American citizen on May 4, 1925.
by RipCityRoyCity on Jul 2, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the love of god
Balky, you’re in the NBA. You have every justification to shave that melon of yours.
by shralpster on Jul 2, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
J.R. Rider, the original Jail Blazer
He blazed a trail all right. Classic example of, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
"I woke up this morning, Barbosa and eggs in my bed." --BlueBooYay
by MiledAnimal on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
specifically for all the issues that never MADE the news.
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 2, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ira Newble
I cannot stand that guy, the hair, his eyes, the name. Everything about him just gets me irrationally mad.
by Mash on Jul 2, 2008 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HA!
that’s funny.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 2, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can you hate a guy who did this.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
by blzrfan on Jul 2, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Don't leave out Bowen, he's had some good kicks too!
by joelor on Jul 2, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GYMKATA!
B.Bowen has mad ninja skills.
by DonkeyShins on Jul 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luv the look on Dunlevy's face.
"Joel Przybilla... all the rest is potential, Joel is fact." -ken
by blakebilla on Jul 2, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How Dare You!
Do you know how conflicted I am now? I’m going about my life just fine, hating Ira Newble, totally content hating the man for no good reason. Then I see this, this absolute masterpiece of a picture. One that I’m still smiling at, one that has my most hated player kicking Dunleavy whom I absolutely despise (Dukie, cost me 20 dollars in a bet, went to Jesuit (don’t even get me started on Jesuit)) and now my heart is softening. This thread is supposed to fan the flames of hatred not extinguish them. Great, now I have to find another player to irrationally hate. I’ve been shaken at the very foundation of my NBA Fandom.
by Mash on Jul 2, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actual hate goes too...
Rick Fox forever. Karl, zero character, Malone. Bill Scumbag Lamebeer.
The L@ker$, the $purs, and all floppers.
Is David Stern a player?
by Blazersaurus on Jul 2, 2008 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes basically
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, then lets add stern
I appreciate some of the stuff he’s done, but the unwillingness to recognize potential issues and address them bugs me… a lot. He’s one of the reason why we think the games may be rigged.
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 2, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or...
heavily influenced.
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 2, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whats the difference?
He reminds me of Stalin
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Yeah can we start a new category of Most Hated Commisioner?
by RipCityRoyCity on Jul 2, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where to start?
Shaq, definitely. For a guy who gets away with so many offensive fouls, he sure whines a lot (just like Magic Johnson did. I admire Magic’s skill in retrospect, but I despised him during his playing days). Fifteen to twenty years ago, I hated several players on all the other teams in the Pacific Division-when Phoenix got Barkley, or when the Payton/Kemp/Karl Sonics started winning, I’d watch those games with clenched teeth and on the edge of total fury. I took great satisfaction in watching Clyde, Hakeem and the Rockets leapfrog those teams in ‘95 (to say nothing of the Mailman’s Jazz. When he’d get to the line a dozen times at the end of a close game and start that maddening private chatter as part of his free throw routine, I wanted somebody to deck him).
by Modal Rounder on Jul 2, 2008 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You obviously haven't heard Shaq rap.
He’s the coolest!
"Man I want to rec it again." - pualo talking about jscot's long comment
by tominhawaii on Jul 2, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shaq’s rap was pretty good, but man his “flow” is awful. That’s the main reason he lost his badge, not for what he said but how poorly he said it.
by Mash on Jul 2, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
historic hate
The Detroit Pistons in 89/90. Especially Bill Laimbeer. He was 6’11’ 260 lbs and would flop like a gutted fish. Your 6 year old could have knocked him over driving to the basket, and the referees would have called your 6 year old for charging.
Of course they also had Isaiah Thomas who has turned out to be pretty ugly.
by boppitywop on Jul 2, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really liked Isaiah's idea to start the Nuggets brawl
Funny how in retrospect that’s probably not even in the top ten of the worst things he did.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a distinct
hatred for Antoine Walker. Always have. I’ll never understand why he was widely considered a top 20 player in this league for years.
Although didnt he have that quote when asked why he shot so many three pointers: “because there are no four pointers.” I thought that was pretty funny but definitely the best thing to ever come out of his mouth.
by joelor on Jul 2, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kenyon Martin
Plays like a….well, I can’t use that word here. The taunting, the max contract (though I’m glad it ties Denver up), the mouth guard. Makes me dislike Kevin Martin just because their names are so similar.
LEBRON JAMES. He has no personality, and gets more star calls than anyone else in the league.
by hollywood robinson on Jul 2, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll never quite understand the "hate" for "dirty" players
with the exception of ones that like to go for the genitals. That’s just crass. But elbows, agggression, that’s another story. I enjoy it. And I don’t see how a person can’t love to see a player get kicked in the face in a sport where such things are entirely unnecessary. Actually, I’ve never understood the “hate” for athletes period. The ones that are hated thrive on that hate. They don’t cry themselves to sleep at night. Except maybe for Mark Madsen. He’s the closest I’ve ever come to hating a player. And I see a lot of Madsen in Tyler Hansbrough. Both goofy. Both uncoordinated (see Madsen getting crossed over by Matt Bonner and falling and see Hansbrough’s gorilla strut for evidence.) Both are overly enthusiastic, as evidenced by their nicknames of “Mad Dog” and “Psycho T.” And I think it’s possible they’ll have similar careers i.e. big-time in college, not so much in the league. And I think Tyler knows that. He’s staying around at Chapel Hill so he can continue to be the big man on campus and jump from frat house rooftops. Hopefully nobody gets all lame on me and says I only compared them because they’re both white like last time. I think the evidence speaks for itself.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You only compared them because they are white.
Also, I disagree with you on genital abuse. Paul’s suckerpunch of Hodge is one of my all time favorite plays. Especially now that Paul gets all the media love for being an angel off the court.
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by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking for myself
I draw the line between “dirty play” (floppers like Varejao or borderline-foul players like the Glove of old), and players who deliberately attempt to injure their opponents. I love a hard-fought game—some of my favorite series of all time are those old slugfests between the Knicks and the Heat—but I get mad every time Malone’s elbows broke someone’s nose, or whenever Bowen slides beneath a jump shooter and sprains someone’s ankle. There’s dirty play, and there’s jeopardizing someone’s health and career. I’m not down with that.
However: maybe I have watched too many slapstick comedies, but I pretty much just find genital punching in basketball to be hilarious. My brother and I have been keeping tabs on an All-Groin Lineup which I think could be pretty strong, with Paul, Jason Terry, Reggie Evans, and so on, and head coach Avery Johnson.
by abdelnaby on Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True. But as far as groin grabbers go I never said they weren't funny
I just meant I would more easily understand the dislike of a player who repeatedly checked how many quarters were in the change purse than one who threw elbows in the paint. I wasn’t really liking this thread at first but I can’t bring myself to leave it now.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if it's not an all-out groin punch
But it’s more of a nut-tap?
Man, nothing will drive me away from a pick-up court quicker. I still think it’s funny, though.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nut-taps
are almost worstill bad, you think you’re fine then it sneaks up on you until you feel like you’re going to throw up. Hopefully it’s never happened to me while playing basketball, so I feel for you. But in a related incident I was playing 1-on-1 against this kid named Anthony when I was 8, and I accidentally made contact with his face going up for a rebound. Not a punch, not even a slap, just some contact. He got real upset and held his face and said “I don’t play with kids who hit.” Then he walked away. It was funny because he had curly blonde hair, freckles, and was wearing a Canadian tuxedo with a backwards Mickey Mouse hat. It still feels like it only happened yesterday.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What? ! That is the most random story EVER!
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. It needed to be told.
Also, the first line should say nut-taps “are still bad” not “are almost worstill bad”
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what a nut tap is/feels like
sorry. But I have given birth so it cant be worse than that.
-Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having felt one, and seeing the other
I would argue that they are separate but equal kinds of pain.
by tingeyga on Jul 2, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever heard of 'the ring of fire" ?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
...imagine not-insignificant portions of childbirth compressed down to a 10-15 second (sometimes longer) experience. The plus side is it is over quickly. The minus side is the massive nausea.
On a somewhat related (and humorous) note, during the birth of my daughter, my wife accidentally cup-checked me. When I reacted she said “What’s wrong?” I replied, “Nothing” in a somewhat strained voice. Her response: “Good answer.”
by DonkeyShins on Jul 2, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
well imagine pushing a ten pound football out of your butt for 24 hrs strait….
but that is funny about your wife.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why I said
‘not insignificant portions…compressed down to a 10-15 second experience’. Labor is definitely harder – hence the term ‘labor’. However, getting racked is as close as you will ever get to being punched in the internal organs (unless you get in a fight with Chuck Norris).
by DonkeyShins on Jul 3, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright, alright, I've got a follow-up
I have a friend we’re going to call Dan. He’s a smoker and he really could care less about his physique. Plus, he’s short and he snores like crazy. I doubt he showers much. He’s also a fanatical pickup player. Absolutely plays like he’s going to die if he doesn’t win any game. I should add he nut-taps like it’s going out of style and claims that it is a skill just like “dribbling with your left hand.”
So anyway, I was watching Dan get toasted by one of the best pickup players I’ve ever watched. This guy was just dribbling past my friend and laying finger roll after finger roll off the glass. It was kind of pretty to watch, but Dan was getting po’ed. The look on his face was priceless. Half frustration and half “eff this dude, I’m going straight for the nut-tap.”
I’m going to interrupt myself here to add that this beautiful, finger-rolling pick-up all star was cut. Absolutely chiseled. Looked like he could have crushed bowling balls. I add this because I could see in Dan’s face the constant weighing of whether or not executing a nut tap would be worth getting his a** kicked up and down the court.
Finally the moment reaches its natural climax. As the fingerroller blew by Dan for yet another beautiful basket, Dan did his thing—hit him right as he was elevating towards the bucket. Thing was, this guy was too athletic for Dan’s good. He took off, turned 180 degrees in the air and launched the ball at Dan. Dan took it right in the chest and didn’t even wait for the dude to touch the ground before he took off running. Watching him fight his way through a shrub just to get away is one of the funnier things I’ve ever seen in my life.
To this day Dan describes it as “the time I left half a pack of cigarettes at the playground.”
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That is the best story !!!!!!!!!!!!
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It the all-star
had the wherewithall to do a 180 and hurl the ball at “Dan”, it would seem that the tap wasn’t properly executed. A well executed tap will lay out even NBA-ers and they have to be at least as chiseled as the pickup all-star.
by tingeyga on Jul 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot to mention
Why it was so funny that Dan killed himself to get away! I’m mad about it.
It was a well-executed tap. The dude couldn’t give chase. It was like he eked out the spin and toss with his overabundant athleticism but then more or less just crumpled. Dan just never looked back.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jul 2, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok. I see you. And raise you.
Reminds me of another story, not basketball related, with me as the guy your friend was scared of. Picture it: four years ago. 16-year-old me is waiting at the bus stop across the street from the Aladdin Theater on the last day of 11th grade at Benson Polytechnic High School. I’m on my way to see my (at the time) girlfriend and I’m staring off into space not paying attention to anything, which I do most of the time. A group of kids that were probably about 13 or so are messing around with one of those fancy water fountains on the street corner. They accidentally spray me right in the chest. I look down at my chest. I look up at them. They take off running across the busy street. I wasn’t going to do anything to them, but apparently I’m scary.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's funny they probably went to Cleveland High LOL
BTW were you waiting for the #70 or the #19?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know, but coincidentally whichever one takes you to Cleveland
Because that’s where I was going. I felt really bad for those kids, because when I looked at them they were staring back with their mouths open and they just kind of froze for about five seconds before they took off running. It made me feel like a monster.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either that or really really hardcore...LOL
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm so happy
that this thread somehow resulted in this post.
by abdelnaby on Jul 2, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for that link!
I’ve been cracking up ever since! Thank you, Avery ‘Rackmaster’ Johnson!
Or should we call that particular episode a Johnson & Johnson moment?
by DonkeyShins on Jul 2, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
intentionally attempting to harm someone
is not cool, and people who fling elbows are attempting to do that.
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 2, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't mean
that I like to see players go Muay Thai on each other. I meant I don’t mind players swinging their elbows to clear out after they grab a rebound. In fact, I was encouraged to do so at basketball camp when I was 10. But I agree that attempting to intentionally attempt to harm someone isn’t cool, like when players are fighting for position and someone swings an elbow, which I’m assuming is the type of stuff you’re talking about.
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
"You can call 1-800-PeePee-5-1-DooDoo. I'm in your corner." -Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 2, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a lot.
Lamar Odom (I hope he tries to screw with us next time, Oden will be ready)
Shaq (biggest whining lazy bum ever. So much I can go on about him alone)
Karl Malone (elbows, but I did like Stockton)
Kobe Bryant (Need I say more?)
Antoine Walker (Another fat lazy bum who had one good year)
Sasha Vujacic (The Machine? Oh please, this idiot had to give himself that nickname)
Tyson Chandler (Always throwing hissy fits in a game. Never seen him not whiny)
David West (playoffs against Mavs showed he’s a bit….....how do I put it….jerk)
Vince Carter (Had so much potential, but never reached even half of it and is a whiny jerk too)
DeShawn Stevenson (very humble)
Lebron James (Needs to deflate his ego….a lot)
Gilbert Arenas (What goes for Lebron is double for this guy)
Carlos Boozer (Doesnt play defense, but gets more credit than he deserves for Utah success)
by dyshooter182 on Jul 2, 2008 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Machine
Allegedly, Paris Hilton gave it to him, which ought to make you hate him more! Though personally, I think that a player of his caliber getting a nickname like that is terrific.
by abdelnaby on Jul 2, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No strong opinions either way about Vujacic
but I do have to say in his defense that it was plain old NBA announcers that gave him the nickname.
by Section323 on Jul 2, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
Any laker or ex-laker excluding maybe Magic. But Rick fox was a piece of s.
"Joel Przybilla... all the rest is potential, Joel is fact." -ken
by blakebilla on Jul 2, 2008 11:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beat a dead horse?
Shaq … rules of the game should not change just because you have monsterous size.
K*be … too obvious to list
Rick Fox … how they called that thing “pretty boy” I’ll never know. JesusSatanChrist he was gross to look at.
Derrick Fischer … just always looks like he thinks he deserves it and more.
Vince Carter … and I’m not even sure why.
Kurt Rambis … no need to explain.
RipCity -- now, now ...
by Y5k on Jul 2, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
RE #1 Unless you are named Greg Odne and play for the Trail Blazers
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew Gooden
anybody that wears their hair like this deserves to be hated
by shiz on Jul 2, 2008 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
don't forget his terrible beard!
complete with matching pencil moustache!
by abdelnaby on Jul 2, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
Rick Fox (everything about him)
Karl Malone (the Karate Chop strip used to piss me off to no end)
Therapist #8
Stohn Patternash
and last but not least Vinny the F’n Microwave Johnson. There was absolutely no reason for a backup player to torch my beloved blazers so heinously in the finals.. no reason.. plus he made me cry..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 2, 2008 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Andrea Bargnani
I hate, HATE 7 footers that cant do anything besides hit a stand still jumper. J-Jack could out muscle Bargs down low.
And while I am at it, lets add Okur to the list. He is not nearly as soft as Andrea, but he is just as ugly and annoying…
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on Jul 2, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah He's my countryman, so I guess I should Heart him,
but I dont he sucks and all of Toronto knows it…
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 2, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Channing isnt a 7 footer :P
Besides, Frye is not Bargnani soft, and he wasnt the #1 pick. Here is the only stat you need to know:
He played 5 playoff games this season and averaged a hair above 20 minutes per game. How many rebounds did he grab? 1.4 per game, in 21 minutes of play. ::::shakes head in disapointment:::: Jose Calderon played 24 minutes per game in the same series, and grabbed 3.4 per game. TJ Ford played 25mpg and grabbed 4.4rpg.
And now, I will beat this dead horse some more, Bargs played 104 minutes in that series, and grabbed 7 rebounds in 5 games. 7!!!! Andrea Bargnani is the poster boy for marshmallow soft 7 footers…
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on Jul 2, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its the eyebrows
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 2, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my least favorite players
Anderson Varejao. That dude is just annoying. I wish Cleveland would give Lebron a reason to want to stay, to give him some supporting cast.
by 50backflips on Jul 2, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq Shaq Shaq Shaq Shaq Shaq Shaq Shaq...
what a refreshing to see him nibble on humble-pie this Spring. He looked washed-up and old. In fact, he looked a lot like the Sabonis he talked so much trash about, except without any of the compensating amazing skills of Sabonis. I hope his greed, ego and child support payments keep him in the league long enough for him to be posterized game after game.
But really, I could go on and on.
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
by Honka Playboy on Jul 2, 2008 2:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Travis Best, Mike James . . . oh wait, do they have to be good before I can hate them?
by noaher on Jul 2, 2008 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Travis Best?
What a random dude to hate. I will choose to hate Rasual Butler
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 2, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KOBE
everyone hates kobe, especially me, lol
by KObeHater on Jul 2, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know youre new
But you dont ever write the name of the dark one or his squad..
stick with whatever terrible nickname you can think of.. hes kinda like Valdemort in Harry Potter.. the one whos name is never spoken..
I use Therapist #8 but feel free to choose whatever you like..
and welcome to BE
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 2, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah
its fine to write out the words Lakers and Kobe. Remember that Harry was never afraid to say Voldemort’s name. Writing out his name and discussing him/them shows we are not afraid. I’m against putting * in the words Kobe and Lakers.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 2, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
1. David Robinson (what a phony jerk, and those huge biceps… annoying)
2. Wally Walker (Two Rings? Are you kidding me? Way to go, Forrest)
3. Bill Russell (11 rings? That’s just being greedy, pure and simple. Where are you gonna put #11? Don’t tell me, I don’t want to know)
4. Vladimir Radmanovic (What kind of a name is that? Boom, outta here… you’re on the list)
5. Drazen Petrovic (you got a funny name too there, and you played defense like you had ants in your pants - on to the list you go)
6. Tracy McGrady (I spent three miserable hours in the Houston airport once, and TMac is an annoying nickname, so yer on the list too)
7. Larue Martin (why couldn’t you have pretended that you were going to the ABA like everyone else, Larue? Or at least snap your tibia or something. Grrrrrr… I just hate him! Hate him! Hate him!!!! You too Wicks! You SUUUUUUUUUUUUCCKKKKK!!!!!)
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Jul 2, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lamar Odom all the way
That guy is sociopathologically mean and rude. Remember how he walked right into the Blazers huddle during a time out? And how he tackled Ray Allen away from the ball due to sheer peevishness. What a total loser. It’s as though he doesn’t care that people know he’s a jerk. Doesn’t care about his own reputation.
Where have all the flowers gone?
by bilingual octopus on Jul 2, 2008 10:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No one's going to be reading this old post...
but I’ll add mine anyway.
If take away Kobe….
Shasha Vuja..whatever – flopper who celebrates on the court way too much for a mediocre player.
Derek Fisher – flopper and whiner
Pau Gasol – b/c he’s ugly and soft
Jordan Farmar – b/c his ears make him look unhuman
Oh wait…I can see a pattern here….I basically hate the whole Laker team.
by JasonT on Jul 4, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nick Van Exel
He always used to crush the Blazers
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 4, 2008 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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