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Junk Drawer - July 21, 2008

Just thought I would start this up since there's none at the top right now... and decided to bring back the original name too. A lot of names have been thrown around, so I thought there could be a poll for fun. Since this is informal and it's really up to Dave after today, I just went with some popular ones that I remember off the top of my head. My bad if I missed some, go ahead and post away in the comments.

Poll
What should these random fanposts be called?
Junk Drawer
26 votes
Trail Mix
58 votes
Blazing Embers
6 votes
Other (post in comments)
1 votes

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And I vote Trail Mix

So approproe. However you spell it. Trail blazers. We like eating trail mix while hiking and stuff here in the Northwest. We go on rabit trails in these posts. It’s perfect.

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 12:56 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Same here

Who doesn’t like clever puns?

by amitp06 on Jul 21, 2008 12:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

apropos, I think

I thought Junk Drawer was too condescending, so I went with Trail Mix

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 21, 2008 1:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is why I liked Junk Drawer

It isn’t that important but let’s throw it out there and see…

Trail mix sounds like trail mix with no connection to anything. Trail mix doesn’t make me think of the Blazers.

PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Jul 21, 2008 7:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes...

I wasn’t saying there wasn’t a word connection. I was saying trail mix and trail blazers are not connected in any way in my mind.

All right, I will just say it. Trail mix is mamby pamby and the Trail Blazers are anything but that.

PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also, I had a random idea I wanted to ask the Bedge about

Maybe this has been proposed, but what if we played Texas Hold’em with our draft picks. This year, we have a first rounder, correct? Why don’t we go to Phoenix and say, “We’ll trade you our first pick for your first round pick next year, straight across.”

Then, whichever team did BETTER would get the better draft pick, because the better team would be picking for the worse team, and vice versa. Essentially, you’re wagering with the other team that you’ll be better than them, and you’re willing to bet a few draft positions on it.

Is this plausible? How come we never see anyone doing it?

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 1:04 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think that would be cool

I think to up the wager, allow the league to give out extra picks to teams that switch, so you get lets say another team’s draft pick and based on how your team did another pick from somewhere (end of 1st or 2nd round). It works better in the NFL when the league already tacks on extra picks on the end of the 3rd round.

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Jul 21, 2008 1:14 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The idea of the draft is to balance things out

That’s why it doesn’t happen. I would love to see it though. It would certainly put at least one of the two games between the two on the national stage. Good idea.

by einman77 on Jul 21, 2008 10:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The problem with the junk drawer is that...

I catch myself thinking drunk drawer, not really sure why though, maybe I drink too much??? I voted for it anyway….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 21, 2008 1:22 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 1:45 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

That website is too funny. Great link.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

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

by rockingharder on Jul 21, 2008 2:06 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did you see this?

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 3:38 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

are you joking that guy hooks up w/ candace parker?

and he really does look exactly like that monster thingy…LOL

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 8:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I saw them kiss on the ESPY’s and I was all like, “Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?”
I think they are engaged.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 8:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Ewww Im so sorry you had to see that

he is more weird looking that marco jaric in my opinion.

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:22 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 8:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow, that's a first, the board auto-censored me...

(insert joke about monster thingy here)

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 8:41 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The completely blank post

I have only seen this once before.

Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jul 21, 2008 9:04 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

< >

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay, I figured it out...

You have to put the brackets like the above, then some text between them, then italicize the whole thing, and there you are…

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nothing in the subject line, of course.

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or just embed a blank picture

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

img src=”http://.com”/

like this

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that it really matters.

Unless you’re just trying to pad your comment stats—lolllll

Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 8:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I voted Junk Drawer because I have so much interesting, unrelated stuff in mine.

I often find what I’m looking for in there.

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

by annthefan on Jul 21, 2008 2:10 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I did too

though I really do like Trail Mix.

“Blazing embers” is an oxymoron, and I never understand a connection between “Trail Blazers” and fire. When you are blazing a trail, you are leading others through previously unknown territory … and you don’t blaze a trail with fire.

"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.

by jorga on Jul 21, 2008 7:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The team's nickname is The Blazers

not The Trails

I think that is why

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 21, 2008 7:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I voted Other

Other.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 3:35 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   1 recs

of course you did

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 8:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m surprised that there is only one vote for “other.”

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 1:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

it's the same as only one vote for Nic Batum whenever he's listed in a poll

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like junk drawer

because new people are more likely to pick up quickly what it is supposed to be, and a lot of the fan posts that might have been better in the junk drawer are from the new people.

That’s part of the purpose….

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Jul 21, 2008 5:21 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Other sounds better.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 5:53 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Myemic23

Every time I read one of your posts, I can’t help but say it out loud inside my mind (that’s a strange contradiction), and Baby Stewie’s voice is the narrator.

I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.

by MGNNoah on Jul 21, 2008 6:25 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bayless interview

on nba.com.

On playing against the USA team: “” I’m going to try to learn the tricks that they use, all the different things that they do to get people off balance so they can score and get other people involved. I’m going to try to soak up as much information as possible and try to get better from them. “

I’m getting to like this kid more with every interview.

"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.

by jorga on Jul 21, 2008 7:24 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NATURAL BORN KILLER...

.......................... Remember, he’s supposed to be a college SOPHOMORE next year. And he’s bent that veteran Steve Blake is the presumed opening day starter before camp even begins! I’ve got the INTENSE engraved on his locker nameplate am having difficulty coming up with a noun for this guy that doesn’t involve street slang employing the letters F and M.

This guy is the real deal. I just wonder what they’re gonna do with poor Rudy.

t

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NBA.com: “Take me back last to that Phoenix game. It’s something special that I’m sure you’ll probably remember for the rest of your career – 17 points in the fourth quarter. You guys were down by 14, talk about how you kept pushing and stayed confident.”

REX: “It’s just never quitting. You always got to have that mentality of never quitting. That’s just something I’ve always been brought up with. Whatever the situation is, I’m never going to quit. I’m always going to keep on playing hard and that’s what I did last night.”

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:53 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Answering my own question, because I can do it royalty-free...

Rudy is gonna have to learn to play the 3. He has the size.

t

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:55 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So skinny though

Roy has more size to play the 3 than Rudy does, or we do a 3 combo guard lineup alongside Oden and LMA at times.

If Rudy and Bayless both fulfill their potential, there is more than enough room for them to either start alongside each other or one has a Manu role and still finishes the game alongside each other.

I went to an open mic last night and one guy who was about 6’3-6’4" got up there and did some punk rock comedy. He wore the exact same glasses you got in your picture. I kept thinking, TIMBO, is that you?!

Were you in LA last night?

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 11:52 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But Rudy is a 2 and Bayless is a 1.8...

Brandon can at least carry the ball reliably… He plays as slow as a grandma though. It’s a real puzzle.

Pete and El Clanko can run, but neither one can shoot…

t

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Read the sig.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

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

by rockingharder on Jul 21, 2008 12:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maternal Fornicator.....to the EXTREME!

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 21, 2008 7:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Knicks trying to "unload" Randolph

from NY Post : “Walsh likely will make a trade before training camp begins in Saratoga Sept. 29, with unloading Zach Randolph’s contract a priority”. Also trying to get rid of Starbury : “Roberson gives the Knicks 16 guaranteed contracts, with Stephon Marbury in deep trouble. Walsh is exhausting all trade opportunities with Marbury before deciding whether to eat $22 million

Ah yes, I remember those “unloading” days. Glad they are in our past.

"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.

by jorga on Jul 21, 2008 7:33 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The scary thing is, the Knicks could also do a turnaround pretty fast

Addition by subtraction, a little bit like us. If they manage to somehow get rid of Starbury (expiring), Zach, and maybe Jeffries or James who are all rumored to be on the shipping list you are talking about some $50 million coming off their books. It might cost them draft picks and probably one or two of the few serviceable players they have left (Lee, Crawford, Balkman, Richardson, Robinson – pretty much in that order). But it could be done by a GM not named Isiah. Then they are in position to get a top free agent in the class of 2010 or 2011. There are other guys out there other than LeBron who could really help them, and NY is always an attractive city for many young players. They already managed to solve a small part of their problem by getting Duhon, who should at least be a good backup for the future.

Next: Zach Randolph back to the Western Conference for a second round draft pick? Completely possible.

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 8:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually, I don't think it's possible.

“Next: Zach Randolph back to the Western Conference for a second round draft pick? Completely possible.”

The Clippers were the only team with available cap space to take on that kind of a contract without giving up players to match salaries. The Knicks blew their chance to just “unload” him with the Clips and will now have to find a team dumb enough to work out a trade with.

by noaher on Jul 21, 2008 8:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just for fun I was just in the archives and read last year's draft night thread

oh the weeping and gnashing of teeth? Frye for Randolph? There’s got to be more! That can’t be all!

And the knick gloating…

Anyway, what a difference a year makes. Just sayin…

by raoulduke on Jul 21, 2008 11:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Unloading days?

Heck, I remember the “unloading Zach Randolph” days!

I guess every day is an “unloading Zach Randolph” day for some team in the NBA.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

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

by rockingharder on Jul 21, 2008 12:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brandon Bass can be had...

.............................. from http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/071808dnspomavslede.67662c0f.html

Dallas Mavericks say no to Artest-for-Josh Howard offer
By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News

08:06 PM CDT on Friday, July 18, 2008

The Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in acquiring Mavericks forward/guard Josh Howard in a trade for All-Star forward Ron Artest, but the Mavericks aren’t interested, according to an NBA source.

The Mavericks reportedly were willing to offer forward Brandon Bass and guard Jerry Stackhouse for Artest. But the Kings wanted Howard, halting the discussions.

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"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 8:37 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

:)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kidding right?

I wouldn’t trade Bayless for Rose or Beasley – in all seriousness. Dropping 36 in a summer league game is one thing. Dropping 36 the way Bayless dropped 36 is another. It’s not the stats – it’s the attitude. It’s the explosiveness. It’s the fact that he was going by legit defenders like Strawberry and over big guys like Lopez. It’s the inevitability that he was going to score every possession down the stretch regardless of what the D threw at him. It’s the intelligence and humility in the post-game interviews.

This kid is an assassin, he brings a much needed edge to the team, and he’s an elite athlete with a skill level that’s ridiculous for a 19 year old. He’s a winner. If Roy and Oden stay healthy, he could be the difference between 1-2 championships and 4-5. And he’s going to be a blast to watch.

by KP Corleone on Jul 21, 2008 10:10 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

lol

Dude, KP would trade Bayless for Rose in a nanosecond. Beasley isn’t a good fit with our team but has way more trade value than Bayless. Summer League is meaningless.

Bayless is an impressive talent, but let’s not get carried away.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 21, 2008 10:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hear you, but I'm not so sure. The results are meaningless

but the competition is, in some respects, a better indicator than college. Rose looked great when he played in Memphis’s system with Memphis’s players (all of whom are NBA prospects) against Memphis’s competition. But how much of that was pure athleticism? Against (wannabe) NBA guys in Orlando, he didn’t look so good. Does that mean he’s a bust? Of course not. Does it mean he’s not quite so NBA ready as many assumed based on his (overly emphasized) tourney run? Absolutely.

The opposite side of the coin is true of Bayless. He was underrated based on his teammates and situation at AZ, and the summer league showed he is more NBA ready that many people thought. Does that mean he’ll be a star? Of course not. But it’s certainly a good sign.

Maybe KP would take Rose over Bayless… but part of his magic is not always buying into conventional wisdom. What’s the basis for Rose being considered a better prospect? His pure PG skills? He was an interchangeable part in the dribble-drive motion offense. His PG skills are overrated. Bayless is more advanced in just about every skill set except maybe court vision. He’s a better fit with the Blazers, certainly, because he’s a much better shooter.

by KP Corleone on Jul 21, 2008 10:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree

Remember how nobody believed in Bellinelli last year? Summer league showed them.

We should see if we could bait Cleveland into parting with LeBron for Bayless.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 21, 2008 3:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoa, I don't know what is

influencing your opinion here, but I suppose it’s a case of homeritis.

Rose was drafted #1. Bayless went #11. There is a reason 10 teams passed on Bayless (actually it would have been 11 if it weren’t for Portland’s maneuvering). A few summer league games have not likely changed the minds of the league GM’s, and certainly not even close to the extent where they would now be preferring Bayless over Rose!!

Rose is exceptionally fast, is powerful, explosive, sees the floor, is an excellent passer, is coachable, has a strong desire to be better, and can drive an automobile at 100 MPH plus. Unless Rose’s knee problem is more than it is said to be, there is simply no value comparison between the two.

I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I

by TwoDeep on Jul 21, 2008 9:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're right.

Nobody gets it right like NBA GMs. No way they could have screwed this up.

There was a reason six teams passed on Roy, too. It just wasn’t correct.

Bayless isn't the second coming of Jordan.
Jordan was the first coming of Bayless.

by KP Corleone on Jul 21, 2008 10:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

"As long as Yao is in the league, Greg Oden will probably never start in an all-star game, because he doesn’t have 1 Billion people voting for him."
silkybrown

"Just so we're totally clear(, y)ou’re saying you want me to kill Yao, right?"
nightbluefruit

by ptwnblzr on Jul 21, 2008 11:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

homeritis

NICE word!

Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it's always something! If it's not one thing, it's another! -Roseanne Roseannadanna

by naybobjoe on Jul 21, 2008 11:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+ (PLUS) 1

I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I

by TwoDeep on Jul 21, 2008 8:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes,

tominhawaii is kidding. He normally does. Also, since when has DJ Strawberry been a legit defender?

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 21, 2008 11:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gotcha

New to the site. Catching on slowly. As for the son of Strawberry, he’s not Battier or anything… but his D is the sole reason he’s in the league, right? He’s an NBA quality defender – not stellar, but legit.

by KP Corleone on Jul 21, 2008 11:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's a good athletic defender

And yeah, it’s why he was drafted. Bayless doing good against him is a good sign.

We’ll see how he does against Rajon Rondo or sumthin’, but DJ ain’t ‘sposed to be a slouch.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 11:54 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Forget "DJ!"

He will henceforth be referred to as “Son of Strawberry.”

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

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

by rockingharder on Jul 21, 2008 12:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When you see TiH's sig, you assume it's a joke and adjust to his occasional serious posts that come along...

............................................ something like 18.4% of them.

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Overrated!!

12.3% ....tops!

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 21, 2008 7:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Homer

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by tominhawaii on Jul 22, 2008 3:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

goal for today

REC EVERY ONE OF TIH POSTS .. :)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:24 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   1 recs

I knew there was something about you I liked

If you just had looks to go with those brains, you’d be the total package.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 9:42 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

;-)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Olympic groups:

Group A

Argentina
Australia
IrĂ¡n
Lithuania
Russia
Croacia

Grupo B

Angola
China
Spain
US
Greece
Germany

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

predictions

Group A:
1) Argentina
2) Russia
3) Lithuania
4) Croatia

Group B:
1) USA
2) Spain
3) Greece
4) Germany

Quarters:
USA over Croatia
Argentina over Germany
Spain over Lithuania
Greece over Russia

Semis:
USA over Greece
Spain over Argentina

Final: USA over Spain

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 21, 2008 9:59 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not a junk drawer w/o a Batman review ...

Photobucket

I heart you Nic

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Im off for a couple week road trip

Yellowstone, elk hunting in Nevada, Red Woods, Crater Lake and then up the Oregon Coast! camping the whole way…My girl friend needs the internet to find out about her house situation back home, so I’ll still be here nearly everyday which will have to do ;)

The pictures kinda small, but Im giving the C's a big thumbs down

by Blazermaniac77 on Jul 21, 2008 9:35 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Darn it... ;)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:37 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yellowstone is a lot of fun, but it smells bad.

The red woods are big, Crater Lake is deep, and the coast has cold water.

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 21, 2008 11:36 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

& Elk Hunting is fun anywhere there are Elk

I’ve never hunted in Nevada…. always thought that was a Mule Deer state. Have fun

by tweener on Jul 21, 2008 7:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

With a nick like Batman...

He should at least wear a cape when he checks into the game. Maybe wear it under his warm ups?

That’d be cool.

by SloppyJoe on Jul 21, 2008 10:21 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

GO on ESPYS

Anyone see Oden on the ESPYS? What happened? Any links?

by blazinagain on Jul 21, 2008 10:52 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I watched. He was hilarious.

Justin Timberlake hosted them and they were pretty funny. They’re on again tonight, you should definately watch them.

Greg on the red carpet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw2ZeQUiQ1A

Best part of the night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3PGbu8Z8M

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 21, 2008 11:47 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

can somebody tell me what happens

I just cannot watch timberlake for 9 min.

Bayless4Ever

by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 22, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

IMPORTANT QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED NOW

I’m finally watching the POR VS PHX Summer League game in it’s entirety.

Does anyone else think Brooke Lopez looks kinda sorta like Liev Schreiber?

Seperated at birth.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 12:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmmm

kinda sorta

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 12:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THANK YOU

I just wanted to be validated.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 12:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

im a lil dislexic and um

when I first read your response i thought it read:

” I just wanted to be violated”

LMAO!

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PUT DOWN THE BOTTLE, SO!

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish I could drink at work

...

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 7:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

u can

just dont get caught. recomend gum.

"As long as Yao is in the league, Greg Oden will probably never start in an all-star game, because he doesn’t have 1 Billion people voting for him."
silkybrown

"Just so we're totally clear(, y)ou’re saying you want me to kill Yao, right?"
nightbluefruit

by ptwnblzr on Jul 21, 2008 11:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do what I do

I snort 151 at work

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by tominhawaii on Jul 22, 2008 3:44 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow I read the same thing >>

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 21, 2008 7:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think both of you want to be violated

Freud

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 21, 2008 8:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

riiiggghhhttt....

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 8:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i read it that way too

Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it's always something! If it's not one thing, it's another! -Roseanne Roseannadanna

by naybobjoe on Jul 21, 2008 11:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Found these group of links on Google News under the sports section.

http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&ncl=1228338227&hl=en&topic=s


cheers

Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it's always something! If it's not one thing, it's another! -Roseanne Roseannadanna

by naybobjoe on Jul 21, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha very nice EVERY article is about the PTB

.

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey

No one has posted a summer league recap. I got nothing except that I think the Lopez brothers played better than I expected. I had no expectations for the Blazer’s players.

Hopefully nothing happens until the preseason so that we can see who survives the upcoming Blazers drought.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   2 recs

I will survive I will survviiiivvveeeeeeee

..

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

only b/c of Batman though w/o him I dont know WHAT I would do..

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Most recent pic of the number 1 draft pic year 2025

Photobucket

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He has character issues written all over him with that gesture....

just kidding. So when he gets drafted, will you set him up with one of my nieces? They are 6,4, and 2, I swear they wont be in it for the money :p

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pssshh scoff laugh disdainfully!

With that wingspan that kid will never NBA it up.

Nice try, Sophia, but better teach the kid to read n’ stuff. He’s only like 4 feet tall, and Muggsy Bogues could post him up.

This is just another case of a homer-parent overvaluing their own child they birthed. We’d be lucky to get a 2nd rounder for him!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 3:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he is about right for the super feather weight division

in boxing… or I could just quit and become a stage mom…

O’phia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 3:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PLUS.........

his left arm is only half as long as his right.

by blazinagain on Jul 21, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This poses an interesting question

What would you do if your child (or any family member for that matter) were drafted by the LAL?

I think that any person related in any way to any person employed by any organization linked to the LAL (including the LA Sparks and any of the many Starbucks owned by Magic Johnson) should be heretofore formally shunned by BEdge.

But wait! What if a family member was going to be drafted by the LAL and held out, pouted, and forced a trade to a different team? Wouldn’t that be, in essence, K*be-esque behavior?

This situation is trickier than I thought…...more to come…...

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 21, 2008 6:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I will love my son no matter how grievous his sins are

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 6:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What if I play poker against Jerry Buss (avid player)...

and make him loose some of his money? Is that sort of interaction already “illegal”? If he has a bad streak, he might be willing to let a role player walk in order to save luxury tax. That would weaken the LAL. On that note, does LA play in a Summer League? We need to separate Mr. Buss from some of his money…

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 7:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You can always have more kids

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 21, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One Question

Why does Paul Allen want to have cap space? Is it because he’s never had it before and he wants to play with it? Or is he planning on trading like six of our guys that would make us gasp for someone that would make us gasp? I’m thinking LeBron James in a sign and trade for a lot of our sexy players just before LeBron becomes a free agent.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 2:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   3 recs

x 3

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

because I dont like giving up on my goals i had to rec that,

but i sho didn’t want to

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is interesting...

I had not really thought about that. Would Cleveland trade him if they were convinced he wouldn’t resign with them? You don’t want to let a guy like LeBron walk away without getting anything for him. hhhmmmmmm….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 21, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ps

I don’t want to trade our sexy players for Lebron, I just wonder if Cleveland would ever entertain the idea of trading him if they thought he wouldn’t resign. And dont worry timbo, the check is in the mail…

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 21, 2008 3:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woo-Hoo!

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 21, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BTW that was 3 questions

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I realized that as soon as I hit pos,t so that’s why I did the “x3” thing. I had one question in mind and wrote three. I forgot to proof read the title.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 2:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

:)

.

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 3:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Roster Flexibility

It is a lot easier to make changes to the roster if you have cap space, both through trades and free agency. By having cap space in a couple years, KP will have a better idea on how this current crop of guys will do and have some avenues for addressing any potential weaknesses.

by tingeyga on Jul 21, 2008 2:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

which will be none because we will have the best

(deep breath) centerpowerfowardshootingfowardshootingguardpointguard on both the starting squad and second unit

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 2:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Shooting Forward"?

I always thought it was “Small Forward”... You know, as opposed to “Power Forward”?

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

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

by rockingharder on Jul 21, 2008 3:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

you are soo correct

thats what happens when u dont proof read. LOL im having a good laugh at my own expense :)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 3:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's because our forwards are not small

6’7, 6’8, 6’9. But they can shoot (sorta kinda).

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 3:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was gonna make a funny joke or try to justify my mistake

but really it was a dumb mistake.. LOL

-O’Phia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 3:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm glad to see Trail Mix is winning

I consider it my second finest contribution to BEdge.

My finest remains the suggestion for a trinity of Mascots: Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea.

BTW, the Blazers have yet to get back to me on that.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 21, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They are trying to murder you

Bump you off, steal the mascot idea, and swim in a vault filled with gold coins from the merchandise sales once Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea and Friends Fun Time TV Hour mania sweeps the nation’s youth.

If you lean over to pick up a bag or a coin off the ground, watch for a thrown knife to suddenly WHIZZ just above you, sinking deep into the wall behind where your face once was. That’s a good sign you’re a target for assassination by Paul Allen’s knife throwing Golden Robot Brigade (they killed Tupac too, because of a previous business deal PA had with Suge).

I can’t imagine better mascots than what you suggested, so the only logical conclusion is that you’ve been marked for death.

I’m sorry, I guess…? At least you know the idea was good!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 21, 2008 3:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now that you mention it

There have been a few times recently in which I’ve been walking along the sidewalk and suddenly stopped in order to tie my shoelace. Immediately afterward a heavy sandbag would drop to the ground in front of me, seemingly from nowhere. Likewise, when I roll over in bed at night, frequently seven or eight drops of acid fall from the vent directly above my bed and eat through my mattress and box spring.

I always assumed these to be the logical byproducts of my day job as a gumshoe tracking down Polly Ester Fabrique, known henchwoman of a Ms. Sandiego, first name Carmen. So there’s no way that the mishaps with whizzing knives, plummeting sandbags, and sizzling acids could have anything to do with the Blazers.

Of course, there would have to be a billionaire funding her activities…..knives, sandbags, and acid aren’t free you know…...and probable cause and all…..carry the 3….

Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 21, 2008 3:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Butt.

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

by annthefan on Jul 21, 2008 4:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is a more refined way of putting it, certainly, but it's "butt".

Batum-Bottom-Batooooomb

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

by annthefan on Jul 21, 2008 5:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

J/K

I always hated the term “bottom.” My bottom is my feet. My butt is almost in the middle of me, really. This was a real problem for me in kindergarten.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 21, 2008 6:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does BE's Stern Dave Swear?

Well, chickenspit

"I was already old enough to know one should flee from the universe but I did not know where to run." Loren Eiseley, then age 5, from "All the Strange Hours."

by OBJuan72 on Jul 21, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dang!

Because he outlawed most others (no pun intended).

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What do you think happend to prezofdeath?

I think that he found out something about Darius and they killed not only him, but also his avatar.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   2 recs

espn's nba page is dominated by Bayless

www.truehoop.com

my favorite comment because it is soooo ridiculous :

“BIGCHABACK (1 hour ago) Report Violation PORTLAND? ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT 15 TITLES? DID YOU SEE HOW ODEN WAS DRESSED LAST NIGHT AT THE ESPYS?

1ST, THERE IS TOO MUCH HASH IN PORTLAND FOR A TEAM TO STAY FOCUSED. 2ND, alangroudi MOST BE BLAZING TOO MUCH OF IT.

IT MUST BE FUN TO BE IN BLAZERLAND.

IS IT LIKE DISNEYLAND WITH MAKE BELIEVE STUFFED ANIMALS? “

O’phia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

espn.com

hasn’t worked for me for days. It’s getting kind of annoying.

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 21, 2008 4:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN is a Disney company

Surprising that a comment mentioning substance abuse and alleging that those animals in Disneyland aren’t the real deal wasn’t already censored by the Mouseketeers ;-)

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 5:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

have you seen his idea of insults?

“Flake/Gayless/R-—W HO
ROY BOY/Fer-—WHO
OutCLASSED/DICTION ARY
Adrippp/Fry/D--—WHO
Old-MAN-RIVER/PRIN CE WILLIAM/LA FRENCH”

-Bigchaback

The unintended irony of “Flake” was especially hilarious.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 21, 2008 7:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I dont understand any of his jokes

...

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 7:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Because they are bad.

That’s why I made fun of them. Dictionary was good, cuz of Webster (although it’s not exactly original). Prince William made be think for a while, but I was able to meander through his convoluted reasoning: Pryzbilla = Pryz-Billa, so that was actually moderately funny. LaFrentz is phonetically similar to La French, although not exactly funny. Roy Boy was dumb, Gayless was both not PC and also didn’t make any sense. the GO joke was unoriginal, Adrippp was straight up retarded. Outclassed was probably the most insulting one, but it wasn’t really that great, because you can make up all sorts of insults that start with Out. I liked Flake because it is exactly what Blake isn’t, so it was good irony. It was also ironic that he is a faker fan that prolly roots for Gasol, and yet has no idea that Fernandez is his teammate in Spain. He’s prolly just ignorant, but that’s ok. Anyway, I was really proud of myself for slamming his nicknames, so I kind of rambled here, sorry bout that.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 21, 2008 7:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When I said I dont understand them

I didn’t mean to imply that I do not comprehend his reasoning, or lack there of . I dont understand his intent. He clearly is ignorant and I chuckled when I read the Flake line. It is ironic for sure. Everything else didn’t really beg deep contemplation untill I read the Outclassed I got to thinking; by whom was Outlaw actually outclassed? His teammates? So basically he is saying his teammates are more classy? Hmmm… sounds pretty complimentary.

The dood is pretty lame. If he had anything filling those chonies, he would come over here and post something on our board directly.

-Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 8:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry,

I misunderstood your comment. I was scratching my head a little when considering the Prince William joke, and it took me a little while to connect the dots to Pryzbilla. That’s why I interpreted your comment as you also being confused about the meaning of his jokes. But anyway, I also am not exactly sure about his intent. He clearly is hating on the blazers, but at the same time he didn’t really put much fire into the insults, as we both see they are rather lame. I suspect that the dude has an empty noggin’.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 21, 2008 9:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no need for apology I enjoyed your reasoning

of his “insults’ .

:)

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 9:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's funny.

Sometimes I cringe when reading comments from smug blazer “fans” at places like ESPN and Yahoo, because it seems like it was just yesterday when the Blazers were like Isaiah’s Knicks. But then I see that smugness prevalent in so many Faker fans, who constantly complain in yahoo rumors and the like that Lamar Odom sucks and this and that, and just go on complaining and complaining. Pau Gasol is soft because he didn’t bring a title to K*be’s Fakers, I mean come on. I start getting irritated once I read those, and then the itch becomes a full on boil when they start bashing Oden and other Blazers players. I then want to rub it in their faces that we have so much potential, and then I calm myself down by remembering how karma so often takes a piss in unsuspecting and often gloating individuals….so I try not to.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 21, 2008 9:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blazer fans are nowhere near smug

I remember the Blogabull thread that accused Dave and the posters of being Smug. We are merely reveling in the unlimited and completley real potential of the team and deserve this more than anyone. The comments here on bedge, even when one is trying to be insulting are generally very well thought out and often times though provoking. Cant say that about any of the other blog places. LOL although that poster’s “thoughts” were definitly provoking …

Sop

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 10:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thought*

its late…

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 21, 2008 10:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I prolly just need a break from blazers talk,

or i’ll self combust while salivating about the hydra that is PTB.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 21, 2008 10:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I told a girl once, that she reminded me a of a Hyrda

At first she was a little offended, but the fact that I thought up a strange mythological creature that reminded me of her, made it somewhat endearing. Sort of. I think after like 5 other people caught on to it she was a little pissed off about it. Or maybe that was when I called her viking-esque. I’m not even sure anymore.

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 21, 2008 10:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

were you talking about the mythical creature,

or the “cousin” of the jellyfish?

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 22, 2008 12:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mythical

I didn’t even know about hyrdas till like last week. Aren’t those things kind of like immortal?

I ended up writing a story about that though, she kidnaps Will Smith (circa Fresh Prince) and holds him for ransom in an underwater cave. Did the Greek Hydra even live underwater?

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 22, 2008 1:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Kobe can be consumed

with surprising anger, which he’s displayed toward me and toward his teammates. Yet despite our recurring conflicts during our four years together, I was genuinely concerned for him, concerned about how this young man could, in the soul-consuming NBA world, become a mature adult.”

“The meeting with Kobe reinforced an idea … enlist a therapist. After receiving a few recommendations, I selected a therapist who has dealt with narcissistic behavior in the Los Angeles public school system. He’ll be right at home here.”

above quotes from chapter 1, The Last Season, by Phil Jackson, Penguin Press, 2004.
below quotes from chapter 2:

Rick Fox: “He’s the conscience of this team.”

For reporters: “I prepare the sort of pithy, unrevealing responses, that, ideally will disarm … what I am supposed to tell the press? ‘Oh, yes, guys, this is what we’ll do against Golden State today. We’ll try more isolations with Gary, move Shaq over to the wing, and show them we can’t play pick-and-roll.’ Give me a break!”

“I have my theories, one of which is that Shaquille is making the type of money-about $25m a year-that Kobe will never earn due to the changes in the league’s collective bargaining agreement … In fact, the word I got was that Kobe was the only player in the entire league who voted against the agreement because of the cap it put on salaries.”

Translating “Junk,” the Spanish word can be “Chatarra.”

"I was already old enough to know one should flee from the universe but I did not know where to run." Loren Eiseley, then age 5, from "All the Strange Hours."

by OBJuan72 on Jul 21, 2008 5:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bill Simmons had a long column like this

During this year’s playoffs, linking characters and events of the Lakers with quotes from Jackson’s book. Too lazy to look for it now, sorry.

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

by Norsktroll on Jul 21, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks

Found it. By Bill Simmons ESPN Page 2, “Previewing the playoff … by the book”

http://tinyurl.com/67lp8y

"I was already old enough to know one should flee from the universe but I did not know where to run." Loren Eiseley, then age 5, from "All the Strange Hours."

by OBJuan72 on Jul 21, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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Victor Claver Video Interview
They do not teach pronouns at the Toronto Sun
New Canzano column re: Hedo
Think he'd sign for veteran's minimum?
The Ron Artest Soap Opera Reviewed (by timbo)

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