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Junk Drawer - July 21, 2008

Tiny by amitp06 on

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
  • Trail Mix
  • Blazing Embers
  • Other (post in comments)

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Oh

Sorry about the miscommunication.. thanks for the links though, good starter

by amitp06 on Jul 21, 2008 12:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It was my bad.

I took too long posting the trail mix

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

by prezofdeath on Jul 21, 2008 12:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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   0 recs

Same here

Who doesn’t like clever puns?

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

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 1:45 AM PDT to parent up   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   0 recs

Did you see this?

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 3:38 AM PDT to parent up   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   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   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   0 recs

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

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

< >

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

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

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

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

I voted Other

Other.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 3:35 AM PDT   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   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   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   0 recs

His Following Will Grow Like Scotch Broom

Book it!

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 2:31 PM PDT to parent up   1 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   0 recs

Other sounds better.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 21, 2008 5:53 AM PDT to parent up   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   0 recs