Junk Drawer - July 22, 2008
I noticed that there was no junk drawer yet, so I'm jumping on the opportunity to have a top five fanpost for a day. I'm struggling to make it to 75 words, so I hope nobody posts a junk drawer while I'm typing. I finally watched that ESPYs thing with Greg Oden. I did not think it was funny. Nothing against him, he was good. I just didn't think the content was all that funny. I didn't even crack a smile. Maybe it's me. Maybe annthefan is right, and I really am a sobersides. In brighter news, it is now exactly one week until my 21st birthday.
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"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
I thought it was funny because of Greg's rose colored, Elton John glasses and the fact that he sang.
He can carry a tune, by the way. Other than that it wasn’t funny. Maybe I just don’t get the appeal of Justin Timberlake. I thought most of the clips with Greg seemed a little condescending. Maybe I’m too sensitive.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
Nah, he's a pretty smart and socially apt guy,
I’m sure if he felt the same way he wouldn’t of done it.
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!
I thought he seemed uncomfortable with some of the exchanges he had with certain people.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
You mean the dummies saying he looked old?
Or actually during the show… I haven’t watched it yet, and probably won’t.
Oden handles the same ol’ same ol’ questions like a true vet. He does an amazing job dealing with people and staying calm and funny and personable, especially as a 20 year old riding as much hype as anybody has had (save for Lebron perhaps) and dealing with the questions about an injury, his face, and everything that comes with it.
Oden is awesome, there’s no way around it. He’s gonna be the most popular player in the NBA, and maybe even the world because of his friendly personality and big game.
He’s already dealt with the fact that his face simply has extra skin on it, and has the sense of humor to make jokes about it. While he’s young, people will ask dumb questions about it, but he handles it perfectly.
If that was kinda what you’re concerned about Ann, don’t worry. Greg seems like he’s the perfect person to have been given that awesome face and body, and can handle the questions and jokes.
Mortimer
Actually, it didn't have anything to do with the aged face schitck.
It was the “give me a G Greg” stuff and the sort of disparaging interchange with the blond ESPN interviewer. I dunno, I’m probably being overly sensitive. I’ll have to force myself to watch again to re-evaluate. Hmm. Maybe not. I’ll just go with my initial response and live with it if I’m mistaken.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
The Piano thing was almost insignificant
I guess since he’s been in the NBA a year and has never played a minute kind of makes him less significant. I guess everything was just kind of not worth watching again.
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I thought about a minute and a half were worth watching...
........................ Justin Timberlake is pure, distilled suck though—no way I’m gonna watch a 10 minute clip of that wanker.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
You thought Erin Andrews was disparaging Greg?
She wasn’t at all. She loves him. Anybody who tosses jokes around like GO will always be popular with sideline reporters. And EA is especially cool.
Bayless isn't the second coming of Jordan.
Jordan was the first coming of Bayless.
by KP Corleone on Jul 22, 2008 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow exciting
And, I’ve never been a big fan of plays/musical like the skit he put on, but I thought it was well done. Not necessarily funny, just well done. It’s not my brand of humor. I think it’s an acquired taste, if not something that’s more of a white people thing. I never got into theatre and I’m someone that’s appreciative of the rest of the arts.
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!
If you were going to use a Beck album cover as your avatar
Why would you pick the mopiest, sappiest one?
I hope your choice is based purely on aesthetics.
WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
I switched it to the Boxer, cover, and my profile is the lyrics of Mistaken for Strangers. Are you more satisfied?
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!
very nice
I saw them with REM and Modest Mouse and they killed. Modest Mouse seemed lame in comparison. I didn’t know much about them before, but now I’m definitely a fan of The National.
Boomshakalaka
Heck yes!
“Boxer” is such a good album; it’s absolutely disarming. I have no idea what to do with myself after listening to it.
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 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont think
any of the three bands listed are capable of killing.
If you replace killing with gently lulled to sleep then I would buy it.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
by jonestr on Jul 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol... +1
"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
I didn't mean to upset anyone
I just would have really appreciated a Midnight Vultures avatar.
But the Boxer is great, too.
WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Junior--
—Whatta ya gonna do for your 21st B-day?
I stayed at home and knitted, and so should you.
And after knitting I went to Tijuana and Las Vegas. It was fun. I hope to build a vacation home right in the heart of downtown Tijuana, because it was a really nice city (like most border towns are). Clean, smelled nice, I couldn’t imagine a nicer place to spend my winters.
Happy birthday, and I hope you have fun.
Mortimer
I went to TJ
a couple days after my birthday last month. Not recommended.
Bayless4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 22, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
i went the city nightclub in portland
you know, zach randolph’s old kick it spot? anyhow, someone got shot and in the aftermath, i was running out w/ one shoe down 4th st all by myself. :( not fun
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Are you Darius Miles?
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 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, sorry to read that
Luckily I have never been to a club when somebody got stabbed or shot. Hope the lost shoe was the worst part of it…
If you were a member of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Legend would now place you on probation for being with the wrong people cause he now tries to loose the Jailpacers image ;-)
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
LOL I know
No im not Darius Miles that would be disgusting and totally insulting, but i know you are joking.. the shoes were the worst part yeah thankfully the dood that got shot didn’t die
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Let's Just Say...
..that my 21st involved alcohol and a crazy Korean ex-girlfriend. Thankfully, she was no relation to Ha, BTW (just keeping with the Blazer vibe on here)
I got the 5th rec
Once again, jscot steps in to facilitate the smooth running of the world.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
Obviously Jarret Jack
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Michael Jordan
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 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
that hurts.
Dude was nuts, i mean, just straight up crazy. He is untouchable, and it’s almost gut-wrenching that he was almost a blazer, but not quite. 1 blown pick for Portland, one bald giant for Chicago.
I'm a rec whore, so sue me.
Check the "My Name is Earl" fanpost for more gut-wrenching.
The Blazers have made some bad, bad draft picks through the years.
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 22, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I am going to go
with either of the williams sisters.
They are trailblazers in so many ways
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Stick to F1 for the fast cars and NASCAR for the overtaking action
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
..................... or skip them both if you want to have a life.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 22, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Indy is cool
A lot like the old womens roller derby thing
by southern oregon on Jul 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Over yonder on TrueHoop
Did anybody see Joey “Slipped-through-our-fingers” Dorsey get ejected from a summer leauge game? Wasn’t even playing.
Dude was in street clothes
What a moron. Glad he’s not rep’n Portland.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
In further Joey Dorsey related news...
See his wikipedia entry which includes an interesting Oden tidbit.
it's funny,
right after that they mention that he was drafted by Portland, but then traded to Houston for Batum. Would have been funny if somebody inserted a tongue in cheek comment: “Oden was good enough for the Blazers, but not you Joey! Not you!”
I'm a rec whore, so sue me.
And the Tom Mix Award
goes to a unique BEdge genre pioneer …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Mix
"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."
Remember that guy Dave who used to post here?
I wonder what happened to him. He was a pretty cool dude.
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He banned himself for a year
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
Dave was happenin’ Vegas!!
.....and he stayed there.
(Rumor is that he bought a vintage T-Bird and now roams the streets of Vegas, as a Private Detective, solving crimes too dangerous for the regular police)
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Blame the sig on Mort
He made me laugh….so I stole his line
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
PA Establishes ZoneD Darfur Development - OT
Explaining to press that PA plans to expand his professional basketball empire, Pa’ PA, Marco Gollum, spokesman for Vulgate Enterprises, says he is excited by the opportunity to work in Nilotic Africa, starting next winter.
ZoneD is the brainchild of Pierre Aramis, the gazzillionaire Latin businessman who owns five proBB teams on four continents. Through Gollum, PA stated his plans to expand ZoneD to the Dinaric Alps next year. Vulgate has already acquired real estate in Croatia and Serbia.
Using an Uber Peace Corps model, ZoneD plans to construct 16 community centers in towns alongside the upper Nile. Each center will be a hub to 4 basketball facilities, as well as having child care, computer labs, libraries, nutrition centers, and world class telecommunications networks. Basketball development will be subsidized by ZoneD, and potential professional players wll be signed to 20-year contracts. Each of the sixteen communities will have multiple age-and-talent level teams which will compete for financial reward dedicated to building regional infrastructure, including solar power stations.
When asked, Gollum said he couldn’t confirm the rumor that rival gazillionnaire Cubano Motility has acquired land and is hiring planners to set up a similar development company in the West Indies.
T
Estne volumen in toga, an solem tibi me videre
http://home2.btconnect.com/surfio/dark/Funny_Latin_Phrases.htm
"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."
Anyone read that the OKC team will try to name themselves the thunder?
Of all the names to pick they get Thunder? How stupid…. i have no other words, just stupid.
ATF: I agree with you, some of the comments directed at GO were totally condescending… He is man enough to handle it but dannnggggg how rude!
JDL: Happy BDAY …almost. I fully expect a drunk post by you . If you are passed out (almost a must for your 21) then I would really enjoy a full update the following day.
:-)
-Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
The Thunder...
I agree with you on that…what a stupid name. I read they used bracket type voting in the newspaper to let the public decide. Idiots!!! Of course I felt the same about the Wizards during their PC name change, and it has kinda grown on me. We’ll see if the thunder does the same.
Regarding Oden, he obviously was pretty proud of what he did at the Espys, so I won’t knock him for it. He truly is blossoming into a star personality a’la Shaq, and if he gets some success on the court to match he will be a marketing juggernaut.
Wizards
Funny how “Bullets” was offensive. What do they call the head of the Klu Klux Klan again?

WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha
I never thought of it that way, the Grand Wizard.
BTW, I still call them the Bullets. Always have, always will. Such a better moniker than Wizards.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
Bullets was a great nickname
And I don’t really know why, as fans, they got behind a change.
WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Tired of being known as a violent city I think
DC aint no joke
I love the bullets.. wizards suck.. michael adams is turning over in his grave
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It just seems like such an enormous waste of energy.
DC is known as a violent city because it is a violent city, not because of a nickname.
+1 on Michael Adams.
WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
But its not like the Bullets didnt remind us
“I can’t wait to go do DC and see the Bullllllll… uhhh.. you know, lets stay home and not get shot”
DC is DC but they probably didnt want to glorify it..
Personally i thought it was a great name.. im just waiting for someone to be named after a pistol or AK
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OKC should of went with the nickname "Hollow Points"
instead of “Thunder”. Like “Bullets” only with more power
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
article...
Abe Pollin made the announcement earlier than he intended after his friend, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin (who had made great efforts to promote Middle East Peace) was killed.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5DC1539F931A25752C1A963958260
Wizards isn’t great but I agreed with the decision to get rid of the Bullets nickname.
Boomshakalaka
But...
It wasn’t even a D.C. thing! The name ‘Bullets’ comes from when the team was the Baltimore Bullets!
Besides
Who cares. If they would have picked something cooler than the Wizzers, we would have forgotten all about the Bullets. They didn’t, so they’re still the Bullets. Probably one of the coolest nicknames ever. It has to be up there….....I do know a girl who went to a HS sporting The Maniacs.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
A thought
Maybe all sports teams names sound dumb when they are new, but after they become an institution they become their own definition of their name. How many team names that sound perfectly normal would be ridiculous when new?
Ducks
Beavers
Dolphins
Packers
Browns
Orioles
White Sox…Red Sox (Must be some cool story here that I’m unaware of)
Mighty Ducks (Named for a kid’s movie…that is still funny)
Maple Leafs (I guess if I was Canadian this would be cool)
Fighting Irish (heh heh…actually that one is pretty cool)
Hustlin’ Owls (my alma mater….whooooo, or should I saw hoooooooot)
You don't think
That it is totally boring and lame?
It’s very generic, you contrarian you.
I still say it shoulda’ been the OKC (poop)kickers.
Mortimer
Oklahoma City = Generic
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, golly Mort, make your joke...
You meant to say Shitkickers.
The enforcer won’t ban you.
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Yeah, I think it's alright.
It’s not a terrible name. Which is really all you need to do when forming a sports team – don’t give it a terrible name and you’ll be fine.
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 22, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
hey Rockin'
How do you feel about making your guy a big man on Court Rivals? We are pretty stocked with guards.
Boomshakalaka
Thunder
is lots of noise after the real action, but it doesn’t do anything.
Just saying.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
exactly in my mind it has a very negative connotation
but of course thats the subjective interpretation of one that already dislikes the team in general.
-Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
THUNDER sounds like D-League or roller derby...
..................................... which is JUST RIGHT for Clay whatshisname and the OKC crew…
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
A'la drunk dial
Happy Birthday JDL! I also hope you do write a birthday post, or if nothing else, a recap the following day. That is of course if you remember any of it. I remember being at Kells. Good time….I think.
~Zach
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Where did you see this? can you link me?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It Thunders
a lot in the midwest
just let those okies be.
They could have called themselves the noodlers
Man I would love to see Kevin Durant catch a catfish with his hands. Surreal.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Colors
I was reading that they were thinking of making their team Black and Yellow. I think that the colors go fairly well together, but Pittsburgh kinda has a monopoly on that. Penguins, Steelers, Pirates… It’s on their city’s flag.
Oh, and how funny would it be if part of the settlement was that their team colors and mascot for the first year was to be decided by Seattle Fans.
Hilarity would ensue.
ha!
Oh, and how funny would it be if part of the settlement was that their team colors and mascot for the first year was to be decided by Seattle Fans.
HA! That would be EPIC! I would love to see that!
Most likely it would be obscene...LOL
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
And...?
You say that like it’d be a bad thing.
We could save the trouble of voting and just call them the Oklahoma City BLEEEEEEEEPs
I put LOL at the end, which indicates the presence of humor
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
:)
.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Like when Dartmouth let its student body pick its mascot?
You guys have met Keggy?

WWSBD?
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by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome!
Stupid college mascots: http://www.collegefastbreak.com/top-10-dumbest-college-sports-mascots/
Too bad they don’t have pictures.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Calabro working again
Ex-Sonics announcer and one of the best in the biz is working again. Kudos for him staying loyal to Seattle and not going to OKC…
Speaking of Oden at
the ESPYs, I found this funny tidbit in Alipour’s post-ESPY column:
A half-dozen ladies were swimming (not really), playing volleyball (sort of), and spanking each other (literally) in the pool. “I’d jump in myself, but there’s too many camera phones,” explains Greg Oden, who might not be old enough to drink, but “I’m definitely old enough to talk to people wearing bunny ears with a Red Bull in my hand. Definitely.”
Full story can be found here.
Also in the fanshots
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Max Money players
Why posting in Lance’s Fanpost about L. Deng, I started to think about who on the Blazers is worth Max Money, and if any of the players on the team currently would end up in a similar situation as Deng, (turning down a large deal because they feel they are a max money player.)
To me, there are currently no Max Money players on the Blazers. However, there are a few players who if they reach their potential, will command the max. These players are ofcourse ROY, LMA, and GO. I don’t believe however that all 3 will end up as Max Money players, this is because I don’t believe they will all get enough touches on offense to reach their max potential. Consider this, If GO turns into the next coming of Shaq/Russell/etc.., he will get 15+ shots per game. If ROY becomes the next Wade/Kobe/etc…, he will get 18+ shots per game. And if LMA becomes the next KG/Wallace/etc… he will get 15+ shots per game. Just as I don’t believe all 3 can become multi-time all-stars on the same team, I don’t think they can all reach their full production potential on the same team.
I bolded the word production because I do believe they can all reach their full talent potential on the same team, but as we saw with Boston this year, their production will suffer compared to if they were on their own team.
Because of all of these factors, I believe ROY and GO will become max money players, however LMA will not, he will obviously get paid, but I don’t believe he will produce enough on this team to get max money. It will be interesting to see if KP and PA give him the money based on talent vs based on production.
I don't think so
LMA/Roy/Oden probably won’t mind taking a paycut for the benefit of the team. Making around 15mil or 17.5mil, instead of 20, something like that. Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker all did the same thing. It wouldn’t be ridiculous to think that our guys would follow the same model. We’ll see when the time comes though, they won’t be able to get a real max deal (20mil) until after their first major (non rookie) contract expires.
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!
That might be the case
But I doubt that’ll be the case for the first deal after their rookie deals are up.
Their second deal, where the salary ceiling is much higher, will be the tough one to swallow and might have them take a pay cut to keep the band together.
HOWEVER, if we are winning and have won a title (very likely by the time their 2nd deals are up, even if they go the Lebron route and only take a 3 year deal) or are soooooo daaaaaaamn clooooooose, Paul Allen will do what he has done before and that’s pay out the nose for a chance to win a championship.
Our Big Three seem like good guys who would take a paycut (as long as it isn’t a crazy one) to keep a championship team together. However, that problem is 6, 7 years away at least and we’ll have a really good idea what team we got by then.
I think it’ll be worth it, and it ain’t my money. They’ll all still be young, strong, entering their prime of their prime.
Mortimer
Ok So I fundamentally disagree with your argument
and this is because I do not feel as if the offensive production is what will define whether or not each of said players is a max player. I think KP will give them max contracts because
1. they will demand it
2. if we dont supply they will get it elsewhere
3. they have been specified as the big three around which the team is constructed
The culture of the team is essentially defined by GO/LA/Roy as well. There contributions to the team are more almost unquantifiable b/c many of their best traits cant really be noted in a stat column.
Lastly, Im tired of LaMarcus not getting enought credit on this board. He averaged 17 ppg and i think 8 rebounds .. that in his sophomore year against the toughest western conference ever. He held his own against several vets . He also carried this team offensively when Roy was down and out. His worth to me is not less than that of GO and Roy but equal and as Dheepen has pointed out his game compliments that of GO perfectly… it’s sickening how deadly those two will be together.
-Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
by BlazerFan1 on Jul 22, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
show me a team with 3 players making max money
I don’t think there is one, but if you can find one I will humbly stand corrected.
LMA gets TONS of credit on this board- the vast majority of BE thought I was nuts for being willing to trade him for the #1 pick (i.e. Rose). 17 and 8 just isn’t all that rare. LMA is going to keep improving and will be a terrific player, but he’s not going to be one of the league’s top 10 players.
LMA is our third guy. If he demands max money (which I doubt he will), KP will have to grudgingly let him go. The Blazers would still be in good shape, with tons of capspace to lure another guy to play with Roy and Oden. To be clear, I don’t want or expect this to happen.
Boomshakalaka
If we can afford it (which we can)
Why would he let him go?
Max money on the first contract is what, 15, 16 million a year?
Big men who aren’t THAT good get 12 million a year, as we saw from Bogut. LMA is better than Bogut.
You show me a team that can’t afford 3 max players, and I’ll show you a team not owned by Paul Allen. We can totally afford it, have players worth it, and paying them the same will nip in the bud any jealousy issues.
IF LaMarcus doesn’t improve, yeah, he won’t be worth max but he’ll get Bogut money from someone if we don’t give it to him. He’s a very skilled, young, athletic big man. You know you pay big men more than other positions, and the going rate isn’t far from what the max deal is for that first contract after the rookie deal is up.
Mortimer
I agree with a lot of that...
I just wonder how we’ll be able to pay Web, Rex, Rudy, any free agents, etc. if we go max on all of our big 3. Paying our young guys is going to be an issue down the road. Since I don’t know much about the inner workings of the cap, I’ll stop here.
Boomshakalaka
Its workable trust him
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Equally ignorant about all the cap rules, but...
PA has thrown a lot of money around in the past on teams with perhaps less potential. Didn’t Portland have the highest payroll for a couple years, somewhere around the Detlef Schrempf (Shremp? Schfremp? Ssvrmpff?) era?
If these guys produce, and if they demand it, I think PA will pay them. If ever Portland has had a team that would be profitable in a pure business sense (discard billionaire basketball hobbiest strategy) this is it. And if PA is not running a deficit, why would he balk at paying the guys that have returned the team to glory?
(Just making up some numbers here) Is a $65 million payroll profitable, but a $85 million payroll isn’t? Or is PA running a $20 million deficit already and won’t go to $40?
As long as the Big 3 are locked up...
We’ll have to approach those players with fair market value salaries, unless they wanna stay on a championship level team and get paid just a little bit less. I don’t expect a Joe Johnson situation to happen, because if, say, Martell or Bayless become that good, we’d likely pay it (provided they fit with the team and all that, of course).
As you probably know, one of the reasons this upcoming cap space is so enticing is because it will be the last time we have cap space for the entirety of Roy/LMA/Oden’s career as a Blazer. The Luxury Tax will be unavoidable, and that might be death for other small markets it won’t be as big of a problem for Paul Allen as long as the team is good.
So, let’s say the Big 3 are worth ~15 million, the max after the rookie deal. Luxury tax land is north of 70 million right now. After the big 3, you got 25+ to play with. If any of Trout, Rudy, Bayless, Martell are worth big money, you got room to pay them, or room to pay the better players out of those good players and afford to let someone who wants a bigger role on another team go.
Now, I tend to ignore the “penalties” for going over the luxury tax because Paul Allen can easily afford it and there is no penalty beyond the dollar for dollar tax. He’ll just have to build one less personal privately funded space ship each year to afford the tax.
How we’ll pay for our non-Big 3 players is just by owning their Bird rights, and thus can match or be ‘allowed’ to go over the cap and all that. Since they project to be good, they’ll have to be paid Fair Market Value (plus perhaps a lil’ extra to make up for the fact their stats will suffer for being on a good team) to keep them out of other team’s hands.
All of this means we’re just over the cap like we’ve always been as long as Paul Allen has been the owner. It’s actually kinda easier to sign the type of free agent we’ll be looking for (role players) if you’re over the cap, since you’ll have access to the mid-level exception. Teams under the cap can’t use that.
So, we’ll be allowed to pay our good players whatever we want, often bidding against ourselves for the first several years because they’ll be restricted, and can get role players using the MLE and bi-annual exception, and have a owner who can afford it easier than any other owner in SPORTS.
The Blazers will never make that much money, but that isn’t their purpose anyways.
As long as Paul Allen is writing the checks, keeping the good players on the roster will be easy, provided they don’t wanna jump ship to lead their own team (perhaps Martell or Bayless will wanna be a top dogg somewhere).
Mortimer
Thank you sir
I was typing somethin glike this when your comment popped up.. :)
Exactly my sentiments
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Price schmeiss...
.................... It’s Paul frickin Allen… Once they’re on the roster, if they’re good, they’re paid. No problems.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
How far you can venture into luxury tax land
is limited only by the maximum contract values of the players on your team. Since the max contract for most non-rookies is ~16ish million, and there are 15 players on the team, the maximum payroll the CBA allows is about $250 million.
Shorter version:
As you probably know, it’s not a hard salary cap we’re working with. We can pay players we own the Bird rights to as much as we want, within the ‘max deal or less’ restrictions agreed upon by the CBA.
So as long as Paul Allen is a billionaire and we have players who want to win, we can easily sign all of our good players.
Other small markets don’t have this freedom because they are owned by millionaires, not billionaires, and thus are huge financial sinkholes that those owners can’t afford. Even a big market like the Lakers are affected by this, as their owner is only worth a few hundred million. He can’t afford 3 max players, but small market Portland can.
So, our situation is a lil’ different, and we are allowed to pay our players we want to keep as much as we want (basically).
I am not a cap expert either.
Mortimer
one more point
Look at the Spurs. 2/3 of their big 3 are being paid a lot less than the max. Not saying our situation will be identical to theirs, but its worth noting.
Boomshakalaka
agreed but we are not the spurs
and paul allen is not their owner
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
We only have to pray Allen doesn't loose his interest in the Blazers...
Maybe not completely, but maybe enough to not want to pay the luxury tax. I have seen him loose interest in a nice little TV channel (TechTV) although initially he loved it and definitely had no problem affording it. That turned out pretty ugly…
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Doubtful
however is/was TechTV a subsidiary of Vulcan Inc.?
(whatever his company is called?)
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Vulcan Ventures
Yes it was. He bought it from Ziff-Davis, messed around with the programming, then sold/merged it with G4 (Comcast) who shut down most activities and converted the remains to a pretty lame gaming channel. I had a few friends there who went through some hard times, though most are fine today doing their own things – and a few will be millionaires soon, should have joined them :-(
I don’t say he isn’t committed long term to the Blazers. He probably has much more fun with that “venture” and did a great job there. I just wanted to point out that “he has the money” and “he likes it” isn’t a sufficient argument.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Also how long was Tech TV around
Paul Allen has owned the Blazers for a long time. I bet once we win a title it will be sealed for years to come
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That's true
And they did that because the players are good people who care about winning, and have an owner who isn’t that rich—definitely not as rich as Paul Allen.
I hope our Big 3 are good people like that as well, but if not, well, our owner is different.
I don’t think the situation is that different really; the biggest difference is that they only gotta pay 1 big man while we’ll have to pay 2, which is always expensive, and they locked up 2 out of the 3 before they were superstar-esque.
And, Duncan agreed to less so the owner would be willing to make other moves.
Mortimer
again exactly my sentiments
i just dont have such eloquent penmanship as you
SOphia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
They had locked
up Parker and Ginobilli before they broke out and got some sweet deals.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
17 and 8?
He ranked as the 11th best rebounding PF and the 8th best scoring PF.
On top of that it was his 2nd year in the league. There’s no reason to think he won’t be a top 10 player in the league.
Something to think about: In KG’s 2nd year he averaged 17 and 8…
Disclaimer: I’m not saying LMA is the next KG, but I wouldn’t say he can’t be.
KG was out of HS
LMA played 2 years in college.
LMA has the potential to be a top 15-20 player in the league, but its far from guaranteed… as of right now he’s 10th or 12th-ish at his own position. Its a big jump from there to top 15 overall. Not saying its impossible for him to make that leap, just that it is a big leap and many around here appear to think its a foregone conclusion that he will make it.
Boomshakalaka
PF's my top 10
1. Duncan
2. Tie, Amare, KG
4. Dirk
5. Chris Bosh
6. Carlos Boozer
7. Elton Brand
8. Gasol
9. LMA
10. Al Jefferson
Gasol and LMA aren’t too far off already (LMA dominated him each time we played LA) Duncan, Dirk, and Garnett are going to decline soon. Brand and Boozer are good players but will always be limited by their lack of size. By next year or the year after, be might be as good or better than these two players. In his prime he will be competition with Bosh, Amare, and possibly Horford (if Atlanta’s FO isn’t retarded and keeps him at center) or Beasley (looking kind of iffy) as best power forward. Now there will probably be some good power forward prospects in the future, but he’ll definitely be a high caliber player.
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 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well Said
-
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
David West is better than LMA
Josh Smith and Shawn Marion play PF some of the time and are on his level also. Sheed is in the conversation as is Antawn Jamison and Emeka Okafor. There’s also young dudes who did amazingly well in less PT (none of which are as good as LMA, IMO, but worth mentioning): Carl Landry (defensive monster), Leon Powe, David Lee, Amir Johnson, Jason Maxiell, etc. As of right now, LMA is a little above average for a starting PF.
My list would be:
1. Duncan
2. KG
3. Amare (nowhere near as good on D as the top 2)
4. Dirk
5. Chris Bosh
6. Carlos Boozer
7. David West
8. Elton Brand
9. Gasol
10. Jamison
11. Sheed (plays Center mostly now)
12. LMA
I still agree with your main point- he’ll be a high caliber.
Boomshakalaka
but not high enough for a max anywhere right?
just askin?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
On that list...
I’d say only the top 4 are truly worth the max. Some of the young dudes, like West, LMA, Al Jefferson and Josh Smith might get a max offer from someone, but I think it would be too much money.
Boomshakalaka
Yeah
I thought West was pretty young guy, but turns out he is right in his prime. He turns 28 in August.
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!
Oh and Josh Smith is a pretty crappy 4
He’s really a 3, but Atlanta lacks a 5 so they put him at the 4.
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!
Nah
He is an excellent shot blocker, NOT an excellent defender.
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!
ok fair point
he’s still a very effective 4, not a “crappy” 4 by any stretch of the imagination.
Boomshakalaka
Ok, he's effective
By crappy I meant he was much more effective playing the small forward last year. Most Hawk fans I’ve talked seem to be in that camp as well. He’s serviceable as a 4, but his offensive game is much better suited to playing the small forward.
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!
Ooh I forgot about David West
I knew I was forgetting someone. Still he’s 27 and 6’8”. He’s kind of topped out potential-wise. Sheed plays center, Okafur is pretty poor offensively, and Jamison is a small forward. Sure he plays PF on the Wizards, but LMA and most true 4s would destroy him on offense. He’s more in the mold of Shawn Marion 3. I don’t think I would put Jamison over LMA as a power forward.
Amare is so good on offense, and if TP can convince him to play defense, he will be better than KG. He’s not Duncan but because he will never be that leader on the court, but he is an athletic freak.
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!
How can you possibly call Dirk a PF...
........................... whatever the hell he is (and he is a Hall of Famer), he is NOT a power forward.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Yes...he is?
He has a different skill set for the most part than most power forwards but that’s what he is. He plays the 4.
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 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think timbo
means that there is no power in his game and therefore he is not a power forward.
I think timbo requires at minimum an oakland booty to play the PF. He can either take or leave the LA face
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
LMA's potential > Roy's potential
I don’t know, 17 and 8 for a second year big is very pretty rare. Especially considering how raw of a prospect he was coming in. He has the potential to turn into a Chris Bosh type of player. He may not be top 10, but top 15, top 20? He’ll be in the consideration there.
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!
Yeah, if LMA continues to improve, he might get to Zach Randolph numbers...
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Dear timbo
while it is undeniable that Zach put up good numbers, the Blazers sucked SUCKED while he played for us.
It is not a great loss that he is gone. Please accept this.
Two quotes:
17 and 8 for a second year big is very pretty rare. —Dheepan
20 and 10 for any NBA big is even more rare. —Me-pan
Randolph is gone, true, but the way Blazer fans treat LMA’s inferior stats compared to Randolph’s superior stats is…............. interesting.
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
I always compare him to Chris Bosh
but I think people will always think Bosh is better, but in reality he will be just be getting more touches and that will probably be a curse on LMA now that Oden is ready to play. I think we will all have to argue hard over efficency stats to show how awwesome LMA is or will be
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Bosh will always be regarded as a better player because Bosh is better.
................................ No player garners more “homer value inflation” than LMA. Aldridge is a VERY GOOD player, for sure, but he’s no superstar nor even an All Star at this stage in his career. He’s just a VERY GOOD young player with some potential upside remaining.
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Bosh is more SFish
I say and shall always say until I die that LMA will be a better version of Rasheed Wallace—same sort of game, same sort of 8-rebound a game averages, but MUCH more consistent and willing to work hard to improve. Sheed wasn’t a worker and took several years before he was putting up 19/8.
LMA is ahead of where Sheed was, by far, and I think they play similar games. Sheed wasn’t a great defender until his Blazer days, and I think LMA is a good defender already—just too skinny.
Perhaps if LMA becomes a guy who can drive with the ball like Bosh, that’d be nice, but I forever have seen and shall see a new Sheed with a GREAT head on his shoulders.
Mortimer
Just because it isn't being done now does not mean it is not only possible but fiscally responsible to do so
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Forget "Fiscally Responsible"...
......................... we are dealing with the hobby fun of one of the richest men in America.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Teams don't have 3 players making max money
partially because nobody has 3 players with skills/production that warrant that level of contract, but also because 3 max contracts puts you really close to the salary cap limit and thus by the time that you fill out your starting lineup and the bench you will be way into luxury tax land, and teams try to avoid that like the plague
Boston has 3 making max money
KG = $24,750,000
Ray Ray = $17,388,430
Paul = $18,077,904
Didn’t come out too badly for them.
(Max money is over 30% of the salary cap for a 7 year veteran)
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Yes
max money is 30% of the salary cap for 7 year vets, but the maximum raises allowed often out paces the raise of the cap. In other words, if a player signed for say 28% of the cap with a yearly 10% they are soon going to be earning more than 30% of the cap, which technically makes them a max player even though they didn’t get the biggest contract that the CBA allows. If I recall correctly this applies to all 3 of the Boston players (even KG, he took a little less money to resign with Minny back in the Cassell/Spree days and he pre-max contract era deal allowed him to take a pay cut and still pull in $20 mill/year)
LaMarcus
Not to mention he carried nearly 100% of the post production for this team’s starting unit. He was facing double teams nearly every night in the post after the midway point.
I’m scared that if we don’t value LMA properly that we might lose him. He’ll become a dominant post player. I’m worried that if we don’t give him credit in the realm of Roy and Oden that he might see himself elsewhere as a clear number 1 option.
I think you need to put "post" in quotes when you talk about LMA...
.................................. he’s one soft dude.
There is hope for him, but don’t give him cred he does not yet deserve.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
thats fricken awsome, and my neighbors think ima fricken weirdo
...for laughin outside…out loud…alone…. at 1 in the morning. 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
thats fricken awsome, and my neighbors think ima fricken weirdo
...for laughin outside…out loud…alone…. at 1 in the morning. 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
for laughing outloud....outside....alone....at one in the morning. 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
3 max players
is too much. They would be making more than Paul Ray Ray and the Big Angry
They need to get reasonable contracts in order to make it work.
Tom Penn is the master at this though, so he should have it all worked out by the time it comes around
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Who cares when the boss has $20 billion?
.......................... which is $20,000 million to you and me.
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Easy for you to say!
A team in a small market winning championships must also be financially viable. The personal wealth of Mr. Allen is a wonderful backstop but the team still has to make sense. If you want another illustration of a team with mega-money for salaries just look at NY. Wow – we have been there and it is part of KP’s genius that we have dropped down to such a powerful position next year.
The truly wealthy keep score in life by their wealth. Perhaps the most remarkable billionaires are Gates and Buffett pooling their immense wealth to improve health care around the world. Paul Allen does not seem to be as inclined to either add to his wealth or to give it away yet and he does seem to truly enjoy the team now but if it also makes him a return on his investment it adds to his satisfaction. I don’t begrudge him that as he is making that an add-on to his primary objective of winning.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Paul's actually pretty active in charitable endeavors.
http://www.paulallen.com/?contentId=1
http://www.pgafoundations.com/
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
Like Sophia sez
If we don’t give ‘em the max, SOMEONE will (unless they don’t all improve like we believe they will).
One good way to avoid the Bulls problem of different key players earning different amounts and the jealousy that arises from that is to pay the Big Three the same, which is easy to do with the max salary structure of today. They’re all the same age, can all be paid the same amount, and should EARN that amount.
Lotsa’ teams have had 3 players average over 20 points a game; the Wizards do it now with Arenas/Jamison/Caron. There will be enough shots to go around when they are playing 30+ minutes a night, especially if we speed up the pace a bit.
Besides, how much they score won’t determine how they get paid. It’s if we are winning and if they still fit together.
After the Big 3, it becomes fair market value time, plus prolly a lil’ extra.
I’m not concerned with what everyone gets paid, because we can afford it AND it appears we got the players worth big money finally.
Mortimer
Since we're beating this one to death...
Here’s a link to the naming contest for the Sonics. I didn’t actually read the rules, so I don’t know how they came up with the entries. You have to click on each of the quarterfinals separately to see all the entries. Among them, “Dudes”, “Okies”,”89’ers”???
http://newsok.upickem.net/upickem/contest/bracketvotes.asp?contestid=1496
"dudes"
? Something to do w/ a Dude Ranch? I honestly dont get it…
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
You don't get it?
The OKC Dudes! What don’t you get about that? It makes sense to me. About as much as the Butte Pirates of Butte High School!
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It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah well im not that smart
i say it all the time
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Sophia you look like
An employee I see at the Rose Garden?
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
HAHA nope
I work for an ins co… basically
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Haha
Workin as hard as me today it seems!!
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
i just got cursed out by some idiot who thought making 200 bucks
was a “terrible thing to say to your clients”... then he kindly advised me to
“never get brain cancer and have cigna ins…because you are SCREWED!”
Im taking a mental break so to speak, i just cant wrap my mind around the idiocy of some people.
Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
What a fool
Some people are so tight in this world. How can we get them to unravel? I don’t know, any suggestion to make 200 bucks would sound good to me. I guess depending on what I had to do for it.
What are some things you wouldn’t do for 200 bucks?
I’ll start…
Drink an entire bottle of Aunt Jamima syrup
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
kick an old homeless man
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
ride the max naked
although i could be tempted with a few drinks. I’ll ride it for free naked if I get to be in that championship pig pile!
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ok buy you two drinks then
:)
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
I said...
“a few drinks” thats at least three!
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus
Where is the $200 coming from? That’s part of the deal too;->
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What about a young homeless man?
Also I gave a hobo $20 bucks for good karma in NYC during my school art trip. It worked out pretty well.
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!
I gave a homeless guy 10 bucks once
and his dog tried to bite my leg off
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
I gave a homeless guy a $20
one night. It was after a Blazer game in the streak. I was so happy and had seen this guy around a lot and he always seems happy. $20 don’t go far though…I still see him around…with his sign. :-(
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
In Eugene
Homeless guys were drinking a twelve pack of beer right outside my apartment. The guys upstairs told them it was cool for them to hang out and sleep there. I sat with them and mooched as many beers off them as I could. I drank three and stayed until they ran out of beer, then I told them I had to go. It just felt good to take something back from the homeless.
--. --- | -... .-.. .- --.. . .-. ...
lol
My homeless dude bought some ciggs and was chillin with this other dude. I don’t he picked a great spot though, Chinatown in NYC is little crowded.
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!
I was trying to get this link in there...of obsurd team names
http://www.cracked.com/article_15646_worlds-most-ridiculous-sports-team-names.html
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
They really put "Vultures" in there?!
And “Tornadoes/Cyclones/Twisters”? Outlaws? Hillbillies? That’s more honesty than I would have expected. But where are the “Barons”? I heard that name was a fan/ownership favorite. (Oh I see, it’s in another regional group).
Also Thunderbirds would have been way better than just Thunder.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
show me the money
i think that with our owner and the team chemistry in mind. if this team comes up with a championship, that paul and co. will give all three max money in order to keep the magic.
Too late!!!! The dream is dead!
All you that have been wanting a point guard of the future….this guy is off the market
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3500315
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
DAMN!
I really wanted Bassy back….To protect the big three on the road…
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
does it irritate anyone to see little kids still wearing his blazer jersey
of all the jerseys for a parent to buy their child…
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Hey kids
IT”S ZACH RANDOLPH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7irrWaHTQ
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!
OH GAWD NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
NOOOO WAYYYYY!
We should take those parents to the People’s Court. That video is almost like an SNL skit!
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey now!
I think that video is just a good testament to the idea that Z-Bo isn’t necessarily a bad guy, he’s just a follower. If he’s following a bad guy, he’s going to act like one. If he’s following a good guy (or a Blazer PR guy), he’s going to act like a good guy. The key is surrounding him with good people, which can be tough to do.
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 22, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
lol never said he was being a bad guy
Zbo wasn’t Ruben Patterson by any stretch of the imagination.
That video is just kind of creepy.
Especially at the beginning
“Can I play….heheheheheheheh”
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!
No, and I wasn't pointing at you.
...But I think that’s kind of the implication of the two other replies.
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 22, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I just watched it
I spit out the water I was drinking when he started off reading the letter “My name is Zack. Too.” And he told the kid his middle name like he was mad at him for asking. Zach Randolph’s still my boy. I even voted for him to be in the All-Star game last year. That’s right.
Salaam
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 22, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
"It's Mckinley." I half expected a "punk." to be added to the end!
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
"I like him because he is a good team player"
Uhh.. last time I checked the Black Pooh Bear wasn’t known for his all around team defense and passing abilities..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Kid's young - his eye will improve
The team likes to get ‘um young and coach ‘em up!
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
how old are you?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
LOL
if you got a good deal then Im not mad at ya.. question is, do you wear it?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
You mean like wear it when I go to Costco?
Of course not. I don’t want to end up on straightcashhomey.net
Would my Derek Anderson make it?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That still doesnt make it ok..
What kind of example are you sending to the kids in the neighborhood!! You should be ashamed.. :) hehe
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The kids in my neighborhood fall into 2 general categories
1) under 2 years old, therefore they don’t realize what is going on or
2) have a dad who wears a Doug Jolley jersey around so a Bassy jersey seems normal.
I see
1) acceptable
2) 2 wrongs dont make a right my friend
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
I want him to find a nice home with a franchise that believes in him and allows him to reach his potential.
He shoulda’ gone to college, the big lug.
He started most of the time last season, but Foye was hurt… I wonder how that’s gonna work. It’ll be awesome for us when we play them if they start Bassy at PG, Foye at SG, Brewer at SF, Love at PF, and Jefferson at C… I think Brewer will be the tallest player on the floor. Smallest team ever!
They got some talented scorers and good potential, but they seem so mismatched. Love and Jefferson will be abysmal on defense, I simply cannot wait to have Oden and LMA play them.
Mortimer
Mortimer
What kind of beast is adorning your headband?
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It is a savage beast I somehow partially tamed
My pet dog, Mercury the Destrukteress.
The picture was taken during one of the few moments she isn’t fighting terrorists or eat the souls of bank robbers.
The headband is my lucky headband, worn every game day, no exceptions. It looks better on her.
Mortimer
WOW
If you ever need a dog sitter destrukteresses are my fave;-)
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon live.com Wheels after work on signing Batum and stashing KopFin
I heart Kevin
Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
I hope Petko stays
Batum will be lonely in Boise otherwise.
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!
I know right?
I really should go, just to keep him company.
:-0
Sophia
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
It looks like
You could be some really nice company for him ;-)
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I expected all summer
Hope they find a club in a good league (Spain, Italy, Russia, Germany, ...) that doesn’t lock him up for 3+ years. A 2 year deal with a buyout would be ideal.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
CREEPY DISNEYLAND CREATURES
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
ALL CHARACTERS AT DISNEYLAND ARE CREEPY
And with the heat rising off the blacktop it gets that WAVY effect.. makes them look like special effects when really they are just pedophiles in costumes.. ick..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
weird

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
Is that your son in the blazers jersey
Or is there some other cool azz kid at disneyland
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That s my son...of course
how could I NOT send him to Cali with his Broy Jersey on ?
:-)
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
ha
you never know, there could have been two cool kids here. People look at me funny if I wear my jersey out, its pretty puke and gold down here.
your son looks like he either going to hug chip/dale, or form tackle him. Im praying for the latter..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
In fairness
its a red Derek Anderson jersey. so yeah im lame
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
A little help?
Ok, so I have been in the caribbean for the last 12 days.. I missed the summer league (although I heard my UA Alum Bayless ripped the L a new one) .. I missed Oden at the ESPY’s? Is that right?
Can someone fill me in on all the Blazer goodness that has emerged in the last two weeks? Short and synapsisy?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply actions
Bayless=quick
Bayless=tough competitor
Bayless= way better than summer league competition
Kopenen= ok summer league, did some really good things- struggled with his shot and with turnovers
Batum= raw offensively, but ahead of where Travis was as a rookie, especially on D.
Batum will be on the team, Kopenen may or may not be signed.
Oden at the ESPYs was funny.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 22, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very synapsisy
Thanks! Any new trade rumors or signings that affect us? I saw on ESPN Childress might be going to Europe? Should we make a move for him?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In case you didn't hear it under the caribbean sun...
The Nuggets will give up not just 100 but 120 points every game now. They shipped Camby to LAC for the “option to exchange second-round picks with the Clippers in 2010” just to save the owner some cash. And that’s it. No player. No additional pick. Yup, Camby couldn’t believe it himself ;-)
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
they also got a big trade exception
but yeah, it was pretty much a salary dump- Denver’s thinking long term, and might be punting on next year.
Boomshakalaka
Hmm Kleiza available?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He's cheap and a keeper
If anyone is available it’s the non-good high-salaried crowd, like Kenyon Martin and Nene.
Morty-murr
Definitely not a "win it now" move
And trade exceptions are nice, but expire after one year if you don’t use them (see Golden State who did nothing with the exception they got for fan favorite Jason Richardson).
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Ouch
Thats rough.. I wonder how it feels to be traded for nothing
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Nic Batum is really cute
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
hehe
Boise here you come..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
JB will play many roles.
However, it looks like Martell or Sergio will emerge as the Blazers’ 2008-2009 DWB.
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 22, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ok at the risk of sounding like a BE loser
DWB?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh, sorry about that.
Designated Whipping Boy. The player all the fans blame for anything that ills the team. Calls for a trade begin sometime in late November, and get louder as the trade deadline approaches.
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 22, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh the new Jarret Jack
I think thats Sergio for SURE..
Unless perhaps Bayless inherits a knack for stepping on the sidelines or dribbling off his foot
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Sergio might not play enough.
I think Martell is actually the most likely candidate. If he doesn’t break out, look out. He’ll be in every BlazersEdge CP3 trade proposal by Thanksgiving.
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 22, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well in that case,
Dude Without Ball wasn’t far off…
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
He did do that once in Vegas
I was watching it on DVR and I was afraid to go to the game thread and see the comments. lol
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanna be a mascot at Dartmouth...
That guy must be wasted all the time! And he probably can’t keep the ladies off of him…uh, or the guys either. never mind. I won’t go into any of the obvious pumping jokes that are so wide open here.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Dude Without Ball???
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Select Team Scrimmage report
—The senior team and the select squad played four five-minute scrimmages. The senior team won all four. In the first and fourth games, Coach K’s crew won handily, but P.J. Carlesimo’s young pups put a scare into them in the second and third games. The second match was decided by a LeBron James game-winning pull-up jumper on Jerryd Bayless with 2.0 seconds left and in the third game Kobe Bryant got hot in the last couple minutes to get the win after the Select Team jumped out to a big early lead.—During the first scrimmage, the Select Team’s first five out on the court were O.J. Mayo, Luther Head, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Al Horford.
—No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose scored on several drives to the hoop, but also struggled with turning the ball over.
http://my.nba.com/forum.jspa?forumID=5800006278
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
I know right?
LOL
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic
5 minute scrimmages
My guess is they had a different group of 5 playing each of the 4 games. Notice that the 1st team was beaten “handily” while the 2nd and 3rd games putting a scare into the Team USA.
At least we know the team Bayless was on didn’t get blown out.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
PJ was coaching the Select team
It may explain why Jeff Green started, the absolute most over rated prospect in the NBA. He had a terrible rookie year that everyone seems to deny.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Any rookie on a team
with durant would probably suffer a bit. Not knocking on Durant but, he’s pretty demanding of the ball, isn’t he? They were a young team and everything is set up to go through him. Not defending Green though, I don’t really care about him one way or the other.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
another guess is they were going small
to mimic an international team.
"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos
by Ben Golliver on Jul 22, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhm, the US lost against Greece the last time
Their guards are huge! Papaloukas is like 6’7 220 pounds. Spain isn’t exactly small across the court either (Rudy, Navarro, ...). And both are in one group with the US.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
if Rex can't swat away LBJ's buzzer beater...
... I guess he’s not what we thought he is.
Send him to the D-League.
Boomshakalaka
Luther Head???
Is there a bad virus going around young shooting guards in the league, or how did he make the roster?
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
LMA
Over Green/Horford any day. They must just be going for the surprise attack. I’m such a freak I’m kinda curious for stats from these games…
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 22, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply actions
Horford
He’s much closer to LMA than Green. Horford’s going to be good.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
I like the fact that
Horford had a decent rookie season as he got owned by Oden in the NCAA title game.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I was ten rows up
Oden absolutely owned not only Hortford, but also Brewer and Noah. They had nothing going inside. It was a dominant game. Florida shot 65% from three, OSU shot LESS THAN 10% (!), and we (OSU) were still somehow right there in the game.
Bayless isn't the second coming of Jordan.
Jordan was the first coming of Bayless.
by KP Corleone on Jul 23, 2008 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
At least his production in 07/08 was much better according to 82games
http://www.82games.com/COM1S11.HTM
Vs. good teams LMA 18.1 points vs. 9.9 for Horford and Green.
Vs. average teams 17 vs. 11.9 (Green) and 10 (Horford)
Vs. bad teams 18 vs. 9.6 (Green) and 10.5 (Horford)
In rebounding Horford was a little better and Green worse again. Don’t want to write that stat down now.
Funny that bad teams don’t really seem to help your scoring.
And I think that Horford will be really good, too.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Me too.
Just as surprising to me as LMa not starting is Luther Head starting.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Maybe they wanted a defensive player
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it's not that big
of a surprise that Head is more solid right now than Rose, but you’re telling me the best guy they could round out this roster with was Luther Head?
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Warriors acquire PG Williams from New Jersey
In exchange for a future conditional first round pick (no word yet on the conditions).
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3500699
Not a bad move for Golden State, but probably not something that should make us tremble. The story also states that they expect Monta Ellis to run the point, who afaik hasn’t re-signed yet and isn’t exactly a 1. But probably they want to have Monta, Maggette and Jackson on the field at the same time at 1, 2, 3. Also their bench is pretty thin after Azubuike, Pietrus, O’Brient and Barnes left.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Update
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “if the Warriors make the playoffs in 2011, the Nets would get that non-lottery pick. If not, New Jersey would get the pick in 2012 (so long as it’s not between pick Nos. 1-11) or in 2013 (protected against picks 1-10). If the pick still hasn’t been used by then, New Jersey gets second-round picks in 2013 and 2015.” Phew, that is complicated.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Say goodbye to
those dream trades for Devin Harris.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Whoever finds a great point guard keeps him
Well, unless you are Mark Cuban who managed to send out Steve Nash AND Devin Harris. Thanks Mark.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Yeah but both trades for Jason Kidd!
He’s kind of good as well.(Actually Kidd trade was going the other way so Cuban also traded Kidd).
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Maybe when their careers are all washed up Cuban will get them back too.
I shouldn’t have said that. It wasn’t very nice.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Dang!!
NO CP3
NO Williams
NO Bassy
Now no Harris!!!
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been thinkin'
As it stands now we have four (5 with Sergio, 6 if you count Pete) guards on this team with various skill sets but who can all handle the rock pretty well.
We have:
Blake-Shooter/Distributer/ a little D
Bayless- Driver/Scorer/ a little more D (against the 1)
Fernandez-Slasher/Shooter/Alley-Ooper (both set up and finisher)-verrry little D
Roy-Driver/Scorer/Distributer Good Versitle D
I look at these guards and their skills and the only way it makes sense to me is:
Roy/Blake at the 1
Bayless/Fernandez at the 2 (this could probably be swapped around)
Looking at the skills right now ….
1. Roy is the best Point on the team (Blake 2nd) and teaming him up with a scorer in the back court could make a lot of sense and would allow the starting rook to have a vet presence on the court with him.
2. Blake would also be a steadying influence on the 2nd unit as well asgiving the other rook vet presence.
More and More I think this is how it will go
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
I think you are right,
Curiously enough, Bayless is adamant about being a point guard in the right scenario, and Rudy is said to be capable of playing the position also (as well as the 3).I think as long as you have either Roy or Blake in, who cares who the other one is? This is going to be awesome….But this is also going to be the longest Augustr and September of my life, period. Funny thing is, I think I said that last year.
I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days.
Yeh ...the only thing I am not sure of is...
....whether it should be Roy/Bayless starting or Roy/Fernandez. Doesn’t really make much diff as far as I can see
Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rod Strickland Tribute on Yahoo
raised question: where is the Victim of the Fast Food Nation now
http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/Memphis_Tiger_Assistant_Rod_Strickland/272248
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/YouTubes-of-the-Day-Rod-Strickland-recognize;_ylt=AupyoYC7e6pqfZ_LqBjCAMq8vLYF?urn=nba,95155
"We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases." Goethe "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Ecclesiastes
Yeah
I was the fifth one, and I’ve unreced it, but someone had come along and added a sixth rec.
People should not give recs to a junk drawer post if it already has five recs. And they shouldn’t give recs to a junk drawer post at all unless they are likely to be around to unrec it the next day at a reasonably early time in the day.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
We need an official "Junk Drawer Etiquette" thread!
It could be permalinked with the “Site Conversation Rules.”
Also, we need to unrec the Court Rivals thread in the top five (third BE team being formed) and get the new one (fourth BE team created) up into the recommended fanposts.
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 23, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

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