Junk Drawer 8/18/08
by tominhawaii on Aug 18, 2008 5:40 AM PDT
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- I refuse to freak out over injuries. For as long as I can remember, injuries have happened in sports. They suck, but they are an opportunity for another player to step up. Each time there is an injury on the roster, I will not pout, moan, or lament, "Woe is me." Injuries suck. It is not karma, bad luck, or some other force, it is just an injury.
- I do not hate the Lakers and I do not hate Kobe. I do not want them to win because I am not a fan of that team. Their fans are obnoxious, and Kobe is an arrogant SOB. I could probably say that about fans of most teams and find an arrogant SOB on each roster. In a few years the Blazers will have the most obnoxious fans in the NBA.
- On that note, I refuse to place a "*" in place of letters in the names and team name of the Lakers. Lakers fans see it is as a sign of weakness or fear of the Lakers, and I am not afraid. I expect the Blazers to dominate the Lakers over the next decade. People should not be afraid of an inferior opponent.
- Can someone tell my why nicknames are so important to people? LaMarcus Aldrige’s nickname is LA.
- Blazers fans need to stop looking forward to the draft. If things go well, I doubt we will be too excited about some guy drafted out of Podunk U with a late first round pick. (Who am I kidding? Fans will always have fascinations for rookies.)
- Same goes with the expectation of roster overhauling trades. If you are building a hotrod, after you build the high performance engine, get great wheels and tires, and a paint job with new interior, the only adjustments you make are minor tweaks and refine some details. (Who am I kidding? Fans will always have fascinations for blockbuster trades.)
- "Nuther" and "Nother" are not words. I do not see it on Blazer’s Edge that much but I am sick of hearing it on the radio. I hear, "A whole nuther thing," quite often and it is dumb.
- I get offended by the "first" thing. It has jumped the shark and it is lame.
This post really is not as offensive as I wanted it to be. Oh I got some.
- I have never like Bill Schonely.
- Brian Wheeler annoys me, I hate his squealing, and I hate “BOOM-CHAKA-LAKA.”
- I’m not too high on Mike Rice as well. He always sounds drunk.
I asked in yesterday’s junk drawer and did not really get an answer. Can someone tell me the difference between a deep team and a team with too much talent?
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I agree with you on Mike Rice
He does always sound drunk. I mean come on…the guy called Oden “Odom” during a game last season (this is a sore subject with me). And I have met him and he is a little bit “leary” with the ladies. He kinda weirded my friend and I out. Although Wheels is worse about that. Rice can be pretty entertaining at times though. Ummm…what else? I guess your whole injury aspect makes sense but it doesn’t make it any easier for me to think that way. Oh, and I am the first to comment, but I won’t use that as my first comment. Ramble, ramble, ramble. I hate Mondays.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Awe
I was going to say, “I love you man,” but I think you’re a lady.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
I sure am :)
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Uh hello
I agree with you on Mike Rice
He does always sound drunk.
That’s because he usually is drunk
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
That is why I like Ricey
He is creepy and drunk. He is a good foil to Mike Barrett’s straight man persona. He doesn’t take himself too seriously and I don’t take him too seriously.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
Good points Tom, good points. I for one don't feel offended at all, but nice try ;-)
You are right that the talks about trades and draft nights will never stop, especially not with a wheeling and dealing management at the helm. Every fan-base is looking forward to draft night (even if they go in there without first round picks) or making trade suggestions, no matter how high up their team is in the rankings or how disappointed they are with their club, from the Knicks to the Celtics, from the Non-Sonics to the Lakers. That’s the mini-GM/-statistician/-scout in all of us.
Regarding your final question:
I couldn’t pinpoint one tipping point (e.g. number of stars) that divides a deep team from a team with too much talent. As far as examples go, I would say the 2004 Lakers team had too many stars with big egos to boost and too few role players (too many chiefs and not enough indians as we say around here, without trying to offend anyone). Or the 84 UNC team was stacked from top to bottom including Jordan and Sam Perkins, but still lost to an inferior team in the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Or the last few teams the US sent to the World Championships and Olympics: More talent than anybody, but no team play.
P.S.: I would have used FIRST if I had been first (and I was, until that comment got so long)! First first first first first. Offended? Okay, it’s a lame meme, I rarely use it and personally will stop it now.
P.P.S.: The “SOB-List” is a nice idea. I will check that out and might come back with my suggestions for each team.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
OT: China is devastated
110m hurdles star Liu Xiang, gold medalist in Athens four years ago and on about as many Olympic billboards as Yao, had to quit the first round heat with a heel injury that couldn’t be cured before the games (probably also the reason why he wasn’t part of the opening ceremony). The nation is grieving, like his coach. Maybe Tom could tell him to not “freak out over injuries”…
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/trackandfield/news/story?id=3540221
http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
As a future shark...
I am offended and request that my kind not be jumped. It’s dangerous and looks silly!
Realistically, hating on LA is fun. Just like in a movie, you have to establish a bad guy with bad guy cred, because a hero is only as good as a bad guy is bad. If the “bad” guy is just someone why eats mayo on a meatball sub (which is pretty gross and evil) then a “hero” that comes by and offs him is just a jerk. If the bad guy is a confirmed baby rabbit killer, then the hero is a good guy for killing him, even if the hero likes peanut butter and cheese sandwiches.
Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in Tennessee and North Carolina
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A
Whaddya mean, "our" people...?
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
I've ran extensively in shox and most other name brand shoes
and honestly, shox are one of the worst shoes for running long distances for many reasons (just check the back two shox of the shoes to see how uneven your heel-strike is to begin with). Though I must say, shox in general are the most comfortable type of closed-toe shoes I’ve ever worn for just work and daily life. If you haven’t tried them yet, you might want to check out Mizuno brand shoes (the wave-rider series is especially popular), or a triax model of Nike shoes. Many of the ppl I ran with collegiately preferred Aasics, but I always thought they break down too easily (especially in the upper toe area). Hope that helps!
by Blindsteepler on Aug 18, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
What's wrong with peanut butter and cheese sandwiches?
Mmmm…Trader Joe’s Salted Crunchy Peanut Butter + Tillamook Special Reserve Vintage White Cheddar = LOVE
Of course, that could be why I’m 40+ pounds overweight…note to self…
I am offended...
that it was nearly daylight hours before the junk drawer was posted. After a steady streak of posts that rarely exceeded 12:04 a.m., how could we let this happen?
I am somewhat consoled by the fact that Tom has made a rather lengthy post here, and because of the time difference across the Pacific, he was posting this at around 1:00 a.m. last Wednesday.
Also: I always liked Schonley, don’t mind Wheeler, Rice makes everything better.
I posted this at 2:40 AM HST, That's 5:40 AM PST
I only try to post one of these if no one else has bothered to post one.
http://www.gocomics.com/features/112/feature_items/377781
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Only when you folks change your clocks
We don’t do Daylight Savings Time. I have to watch football at 7:00 AM until you change your clocks and then I can watch football at 8:00 AM.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Gotcha
I have never been there in the Summer thus my ignorance
by southern oregon on Aug 18, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate switching...
but I wish we would stay on DST year round rather than standard time. I can go to work in the dark, but when it’s dark when you get off work too…well I just have the urge to hibernate.
DST is silly and outdated and stoopid and yukky.
Did you know that China has the same time zone over the entire country?
I learned that this week watching the Olympics.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Saw that.
China is huge, so I would bet that on the geographic extremities, the time is really out of whack…like you work dayshift and it is from noon to 9 p.m. or something.
I don’t know that it is really a bad idea. We have our time zones so that our idea of 7 a.m. is similar to everybody else’s 7 a.m., but what if we adjusted ourselves locally instead of adjusting our clocks?
I’ve only spent about 10 seconds thinking about this, so it is quite possibly a very bad idea.
I've thought time zones are whacked for years
Everybody should be on GMT and be done with it. It’s a small world and people would get used to having the sun be straight overhead at 3am if that happens to be their part of the world. Imagine how much easier it would be to schedule if you didn’t have to take time zones into account? Plus no more adjusting a bloody watch when you travel or having to answer the question, “what time is it there?”
The benefits far outweigh the cons, but then we still use inches, miles and gallons so I’m not holding my breath.
Free Joel Freeland! (with the purchase of 1 Wafer)
I stand by my units!
I haven’t gone bonkers for the metric system. Yes, if you are a scientist the math might be easier. If you are dealing internationally (or building a Mars probe) using one system makes everthing easier.
But the standard units are based in rules of thumb (literally). Inches and feet are sized so that most things we measure are dividable into a number of units that we can wrap our minds around. If I know how big a foot is and how big an inch is and somebody tells me the newest foreign draft prospect is 7’-9" tall, I can get a rough idea. If I am told they are 262 cm tall (didn’t do the math), I just can’t visualize 262 units stacked on top of each other.
Also, the brain works in fractions. If you read a decimal number, you have automatiically converted into a fraction to process it. Your calculator likes the decimals though. Inches are dividable not only in half but quarters, eights, etc. Feet are divisible by halfs, quarters or thirds (HA! Try that trick centimter). Again, beyond eighths (maybe sixteenths) we just can’t mentally visualize it. We have 360 degrees in a circle because it is divisable equally into so many fractions. 1000 degrees would make for finer divisions, but the fractions get fuzzy. Divisions in inches and feet are the same way.
And it is exciting to learn as an 8 year old that you weigh 60 lbs, but would only weigh 10 lbs on the moon. With the metric system you learn you weigh 35 kg, but on the moon you only weigh 35 kg. See? Not as exciting.
Essentially, standard units are conversational units and SI is for calculations.
Gimme my slug feet per second squared!!
Can you assume that somebody who grew up with the metric system can imagine things just as easily? ;-)
Just because she or he is used to it? In most countries people have no idea what to imagine if you tell them it’s 100 degrees fahrenheit outside or a guy is 6 foot 6 inches tall.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
What're you talking about
100 degrees is freaking HOT and 6’6" is pretty tall.
WHY IS THAT SO HARD.
What, is it me? It’s him, right? Me? No, him.
Mortimer
I understand that, and I’m sure folks that use the metric system have no trouble at all using it. I’ve used it plenty myself. I’m saying that the size of standard units and the divisibility into fractions makes them easier for the brain to process.
In some sort of backwards manner I’ve probably called myself dumb.
How do these sound?
Movies:
* The Longest Meter
* God’s Little Hectare
Expressions:
* Never give a centimeter
* Missed it by a kilometer
* A kilogram of flesh
* A metric ton of work to do
* A 227-kilogram gorilla
* A 44-kilogram weakling
Songs:
* 500 Kilometers
* I Can See for Kilometers and Kilometers
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
by MiledAnimal on Aug 18, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heck, even Scotland's own Proclaimers
Called their (one) hit song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” and their smack-dab in a metric-loving country.
Mhm
Movies:
The Longest Yard: An adapted title is used, such as Mean Machine. Europeans don’t care for American Football anyway.
A hectare would be about three acres, but ancient units similar to an acre exists in most countries using metric systems under different names.
Expressions:
A kilogram of flesh, well you could order this in supermarkets worldwide ;-)
I have heard “a heap of work to do” as a saying in some countries.
The other expressions probably don’t exist with that way / with those measurements in most countries using metric systems.
Songs:
Yeah, that doesn’t sound like much. It’s not like the word miles doesn’t exist in most languages, only distances aren’t measured that way.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Why don't we just do away with clocks all together
go to work when you’re ready, work till you’re done or tired or. sleep when you’re sleepy, eat when you’re hungry. You’d never ever be late and people would drive more slowly because hurrying is no longer necessary.
Now I’m not sure how you’d make plans to meet up with a friend – esp. to see a movie that starts who knows when. Like lukey I only thought about it for 10 seconds, but I’m sure great brains could make it work.
"It’s Dave’s house and we’ve been invited over to play. We play by the house rules or get sent home. Period." - me, 08/16
by jorga on Aug 18, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
While your at it
Did you ever think about the way we use numbers? We have a number system that is based on 10 (as all cultures do, can you guess why?) and a much more efficient way to do it would be to turn the numbers into double digits at 12. That way, you could break it up into thirds, quarters, even sixths.
When Jscot takes over the world, hopefully he can incorporate my number system as well.
Isaac Asimov thought that with the advent
of computers we should all go binary, but he realized that would never fly, so he suggested as a compromise a base-8 system which at least multiplies and divides easily with a binary system.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
I reckon he used up all his ideas in all those books he wrote and ran out...
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
I am so offensive
my friends call me Mr Sensitivty
by southern oregon on Aug 18, 2008 8:19 AM PDT reply actions
well you could have harped on politics in the threads and complaints about spelling
but all in all your complaints were quite inoffensive. and I agree with you about wheels being way too much of a whiner. that outraged whine he’s got makes me want to listen to the other team’s broadcast online. maybe the Blazers can hire that Iranian center to be their new radio dude if he doesn’t pan out on the court. he’d bring a new perspective on poliltics for coastrider. sorry folks I have an odd sense of humor.
Great points all around
I couldn’t agree with you more about the first bullet-point, although I was one who sulked when Roy’s surgery was announced. I think it is tough when a player, especially the star player, goes down with an injury, but that has to be expected. The NBA doesn’t breed AC Green’s anymore, and a lot of the surgeries that place a player on the DL can actually improve the longevity of the player’s career. The reality is that your average NBA player will get injured from time to time if he plays with any kind of intensity and determination. I would rather have a player who isn’t afraid to drive to basket or dive for a loose ball than some schmuck who is too afraid of getting battered to help his team.
In answer to your last question, a team has too much talent if the roster doesn’t maximize the potential of all of its players. Ideally a deep team should consist of 12 guys who can all contribute in a way that uses all of his potential and brings out the potential of the team as a whole. Too much talent are the All Star teams. Can you imagine the locker room problems if the All Star teams had to share minutes for 82 games a year?
Portland = Deep, but on the verge of too much talent.
If you let them make you, they'll make you into paper mache.
At a distance you're strong until the wind comes, then you'll crumble and blow away.
- Incubus
Disagree with your definition
The purpose of a team is not to maximize each player’s potential. It is to win the championship. That means maximizing the team’s potential. The players either want to win the championship and contribute how the coaches believe needed or they need to go to another team. Fortunately for those selfish players there are 29 other opportunities at the moment.
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."
Woo Hoo. God Bless TrueHoop
So like I’m like totally reading TrueHoop and I found this article about John Amaechi, an openly gay former NBA player, and how he was slighted at the Olympics by some coaches and Kobe. Feel free to make a fanpost that says, Homosexuality and the NBA.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Another great reason to cheer on team nike...
USA! USA! USA!
I figured I would try to offend you back since that is the OP of this junk drawer. Keep it reals tomwaii…
ROY > MJ
Yeah, (alleged) rape and adultery
are perfectly okay. The key is not to get any gay on ya.
Smooth, Kobe.
When I read that on THoop this morning, I threw up in my mouth a little. I expect a little tolerance and acceptance from my sports idols, especially the ones who thank God and point to the ceiling after every win.
The frickin’ hypocrisy is just a joke.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 18, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Summer Fun with the Blazers
Some pics up showing how some guys on the team are spending their summer. I found it interesting how much Channing Frye is shown. That man really loves this town.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Link didn't show
Just go to the Blazers website if you are curious
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Another article from TrueHoop
This one mentions some Blazers.
Other new big men the US likely will consider for the next Olympics include Greg Oden, Andrew Bynum, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love, the Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins, and more. And considering Kaman’s age (26), he thought it was better to play for Germany now rather than roll the dice with the Americans.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Kaman is just as much of a traitor as Shawn Bradley
who also ended up playing for the German national team (although to be fair Shawn’s mother is German and he was born there as well)
Agreed
Like I said before, he was looking for a way to play competitively in the summer without having to match up with weak or hyperactive summer league players. The US team never offered a spot to Kaman. Not even on junior teams. They said something to the effect of “maybe at some time you can get a spot on the scrimmage team, and then later we will see”. That’s not what he wanted to hear. Germany however happily offered him a spot (you might have seen their stiff starting center he replaced to know why).
As for who is eligible: Unlike in the US you don’t (also) get German citizenship / nationality by place of birth but only by ancestry. Thus are the laws. If it was by birth, the German team could have featured guys like Carlos Boozer and Devean George instead (or Kiki Vandeweghe some years ago).
Oh, and I do want to see Greg Oden on the 2010 (or whenever the next world championships are) and 2012 team if he is healthy.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Oden wasn't born in Germany was he?
Just asking…
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
US Team
Didn’t want to create confusion here, Oden is obviously from New York State. And he would most likely be asked to play for the US anyway, so no need to search for ancestors in other countries (though, you know, the whole Oden – Odin thing…).
The only guy on the current German team I honestly like for his skills and attitude is Dirk (and he in turn is the main reason the Mavs are my second team. That and the fact I have relatives in the area. And I hate the Spurs.). And Hamann, the Kobe-size SG who could have had a shot at an NBA career if he could shoot reliably from outside and not just drive to the basket.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Bradley had more of a claim to German-ness than Kaman
as Bradley had been to Germany and has half German, while Kaman was allowed due to his grandfather’s Germanic roots and it is unknown to me if Kaman had ever been to Germany prior to obtaining his passport.
The question that this brings up is how much of an impact will these seemingly shady manuevers obtain foreign passports will have on any player movement from the NBA to European leagues by players who aren’t immediately recognized as European to enable them to comply with league rules governing the number of foreign rules.
I don't think you can have more or less of a claim
Either you fulfill certain local laws and are eligible for citizenship, or you don’t.
Regarding other nations, e.g. a lot of players from Argentina (mostly with Spain, Italy and Germany), former British colonies (Commonwealth states), French former colonies, Brazil (Portugal) and several other states can pretty easily obtain work permits, citizenship or dual citizenships with European Union countries, allowing them to play anywhere in the EU. But I don’t really know what you are trying to say, that certain sports limit the number of foreigners on a team and they can circumvent these rules? Maybe you could elaborate on the second paragraph.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
TrueHoop had a post 2 weeks ago that looked into LeBron or Kobe possibly going to Europe
and which teams could afford to fork over ~$40/year to make it happen. The CEO of CSKA (the largest Russian team) is quoted as saying:
Also, in 2010 we will still have [Terence] Morris and [Trajan] Langdon under contract, so we wouldn’t be able to apply James for participation in the Russian championship, because that would make him a third American on our roster. Unless James is granted a passport of Azerbaijan …
Thus players that are able to obtain a second passport could be much more valuable in the international market due to their ability to work in different countries and not count as a “foreigner”. (I know that AC Milan was pretty excited when Kaka obtained an Italian passport and was no longer considered a Brazilian for work permit issues.)
Yeah, most sports leagues in Europe (EU) have a limit on the number of non-EU nationals on a team
Usually it’s three. That makes “naturalizing” a player more attractive. Some countries might be even more strict, and Russia (not in the EU of course) seems to be one of them. It’s doubtful a European club would demand from a big NBA star to change citizenship, though. Kobe an Italian, i don’t think so unless he gets dual citizenship and nothing really changes for him.
And of course rules for eligibility to represent a country in international competitions differ again from the rules when you are eligibly to play in a professional league. Especially if you did already compete for a different country before, it’s very complicated to change and there are often waiting periods.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
My reaction to your comments
* You got me on the overreaction to Roy’s knee problem. I will try to be calmer next time.
* I want Laker fans to hate us and for us to casually wonder why as we pile up titles.
* I will no longer substitute an asterisk or @ sign for Lakers or Kobe, mostly because it’s a pain to type, it messes with the text formatting, and Dave forbids substituting characters like that in cuss words.
* I’m not big on nicknames anyway, but my philosophy is to go with whatever the player wants. LA likes LA, GO likes GO. That’s good enough for me.
* Sorry, drafts and trades are always exciting. When your team is bad and your draft pick is high, it’s exciting to land a highly rated player who is likely to become part of your core. If your team is good and your pick is low, it’s exciting to wonder if your GM can find a diamond in the rough. Trades are exciting because you know there will be a new batch of posts on Blazers Edge.
* Bad grammer, slang, and spalling r horribull!
* The Blazers hire their radio guys for their high cheese content. Always have, always will. They’re still better than the radio guys for some other teams. Listen to the Hawks radio guys, if you can stay awake…
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
I like homer announcers. Who wants objectivity anyway?
Rice is hoot. His very presence reminds us that this a game, not to be taken too seriously.
Talk about offensive
My daughter is watching Full House on family channel. Yuuuuuck!
Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."
Which is worse?
Full House or Family Mattters? I think I’d rather be stuck watching Full House.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Yeh ....I am right there with ya
if those were the only choices. I wish she was watching cartoons…..Fairly Odd Parents would be fine
Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."
by 92wastheyear on Aug 18, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't like either show
But Family Matters gets props for Urkel-Os.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
OK, another one
Which is worse…Screech (sp?) or Urkel? I love me some Saved By the Bell reruns. I think I have to say Urkel is worse.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Urkel or Screech or.....
Uncle Jesse????
Uncle Jesse is supposed to be cool….but isn’t ….that is worse than being a dork
Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."
by 92wastheyear on Aug 18, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Now you made me look up whatever happened to the actors in Family Matters
Since several members of the Full House crew are all over the news, but maybe not the ones you would have expected at this time…
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Speaking of offensive...
Bob Saget was roasted last night on comedy central. They usually replay those about a thousand times so if you are looking to be offended, watch and enjoy.
Cloris Leachman was the highlight of the evening. Yes, I said Cloris Leachman.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
So why is your daughter watching tv?
She should be outside playing catch with her dad.
"It’s Dave’s house and we’ve been invited over to play. We play by the house rules or get sent home. Period." - me, 08/16
uhhh ohhh
looks like the twolves are the new blazers
also pink is the new white
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Good for them!
Maybe that will help pull them out of the basement. I’m not a T-Wolves fan, but it’s good to know that more NBA players are taking the off-season more seriously. Plus it is good to know that the Blazers are having a positive influence in the NBA.
deep vs too much talent
with tons of implicit assumptions I would say that a deep team is a talented team with no chemistry problems and a team with too much talent is a talented team with chemistry issues arising over playing time.
just a guess though
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Agreed
Talented with no chemistry problems.
This means you’ve got a loaded roster, with highly skilled all-around guys 1-8. The 9-12 guys would be in the Top 8 on another team, but are willing to play a smaller role to help the team. Your 12-15 guys are young and need a little seasoning, but are talented and will be in the rotation eventually.
Too much talent means you have guys on the bench who want to start, and damn the team mentality. You have many similar players, with few all-around skill guys. Your vets see the youngsters as a threat, and ignore or tear them down rather than coaching and guiding.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 18, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
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."
Short interview of the Arizona Daily Star with Channing Frye
Sorry if this has been posted already, then I missed it:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/253154
An even shorter excerpt has been picked up by OregonLive, and starts to spark a discussion what will happen with him this year and once his contract expires in 2009:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/blazers/2008/08/qa_with_channing_frye.html
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I thought I could never get offended here. I did this time to keep you right.
I want to know if Bill Schonely, Mr "BOOM-CHAKA-LAKA" or Mike Rice have a grand grand grand father or grand grand grand mother of Spanish origins so I must take responsabilities on their defense.
The Midnight Rambler
No always - Russia is gaining ground (in Georgia)
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."
I take the Dumbledore approach
To the Lakers… fear in a name brings something something and something. I forget, but basically it says your face is a whore.
I refuse to put an asterisk or “@” symbol since I don’t want them to think I give a damn about them. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned my philosophy or made a big deal out of it, and I don’t mind others having fun and refusing to say the Laker word. To each their own, you Tyrant-in-Hawaii, trying to make us all the same.
Over time, I think we’ll all be a lot less sensitive to injuries once we have a season or two or five under our belt with the fancy young core we got going (and haven’t seen together yet). Once we know they’re good, that Bayless and Rudy are good, and we know we got a good thing goin’ a random injury here and there won’t bug us (for the most part… fans of sports teams aren’t known for their even-keeled nature).
I do not like the ‘FIRST’ thing either, not even ironically, and it should only be accepted in game day threads (if people really really wanna do it for, you know, personal reasons). Anything else is bad, and even then it MUST be done ironically to be even marginally acceptable.
The “we’re cursed” or “we’re snake bitten” stuff is sorta annoying to me, since we have traditionally been a very lucky fanbase. Except for a rocky start to this millenium, we were a playoff team for 20 years and a contender with a few different teams. We got a super rich owner who will pay anything if he is convinced it is a good/fun idea, and now we got the management to implement smart plans and take advantage of the Paul Allen Never-Ending Supply of Gold Diamonds.
For the suffering other teams’ fans have had, from big market NY to small market take-your-pick-aside-from-the-Spurs, we’ve gotten off pretty lightly with those few bad Trader Bob then Nash/Patterson years.
And now we got KP, so it all worked out. We are the opposite of cursed. WE’RE THE LUCKIEST FANS IN THE ENTIRE WOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDddddddd….! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Mortimer
You're right, Mort
How awful would it be to be a Clippers fan?
Except for the Jail Blazers era, we’ve had a lot of fine teams to root for. Only one championship? Lots of teams don’t even have one.
I am humbled and chastened… but don’t worry, it won’t last too long!
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
by MiledAnimal on Aug 18, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
That's why you have depth !
C – GO – Pryz – Raef
PF – Smooth – Buffet – Ike
SF – 3M – TO
SG – BRoy – Rudy –
PG – Blake – TRex – Serg
GREAT TALENT, PROMISE & DEPTH !!!
It's GO time !
hardly offensive
Ive noticed your use of the word “suck” is becoming gratuitous. You can do better then that.
Little else to your alleged rant is seemingly offensive, which I find in a post that is supposed to be offensive, offensive.
As to the deep vs too much talent question: Deep teams have strong benches with good role players that all work together. I always thought Adelmen had strong deep teams when he could bring in Coop, Ainge, Danny Young, Alaa, Petro. Unassuming guys who didnt complain about their roles.
Teams with too much talent have over-lapping talent that breeds jeoulosy, contention and spotlight issues. Much like most l*ker teams.
"it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -- Homer
I think the Lakers...
Just had two weiner heads as their main dudes (speaking of the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, not Showtime Lakers).
ANY team can handle two superstar players who don’t play even close to the same role or position. One a guard, one a huge dominant center. Should be a match made in Heaven, and it sorta was since they won 3 damn titles.
But their egos and attitudes got in the way and they ruined everything, bof’ of ’em.
Those Laker teams are not teams I would say had a cup-over-floweth of talent. They had two amazing stars in their primes and some decent-to-mediocre role players. And really, in NBA terms, that owner is poor— he isn’t going to pay much more than that or go Paul Allen-wallet-deep into the Luxury Tax.
I agree with the rest of course… a deep team complements each other, a team with too much talent has players unhappy with their role or too many good players at similar positions. If it turns out both Rudy and Bayless can only play SG, then we got too much talent there and it won’t work (I don’t think Bayless will end up as a SG-only, so I ain’t worried) since Roy is THE shooting guard for the squadron… we can’t handle three who all deserve big minutes.
And that’s the potential problem with Frye, Outlaw, Webster, Bayless, Rudy, etc… if the talent does not complement, if they are unhappy with their role, then we got too much talent for our own good. I know we can afford to keep ’em all and I think, with a few exceptions, we got a role for them all, but you never know.
You need guys who do not mind not knowing when or if they will play. Right now, we got more than a 12 man roster of people who can and should play. Roy/LMA/Oden/Bayless/Rudy/Trout/Marty/Joel/Blake/Frye/Sergio/Diogu/Batum all could get minutes for many teams in the NBA and at least 3 to 4 of those dudes are gonna get the minutes shaft. With Batum, that’s A-ok… he ain’t meant to play yet. But Diogu is in a contract year, Sergio wants to play, Frye in a contract year, Blake as well, etc.
It’ll all work out, but it can be hard for YOUNG players to accept scrub status.
Mortimer
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Ugh, not used to your new "username"...
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Sorry
Your “ugh” seems to convey that you’re disgusted by me, and that hurts my feelings. I didn’t really mean to delete it. I read this blog without a “username” for a very long time because whenever I tried to make one, no button would show up to move forward with the process once I selected one. So I had to make an openID. I still don’t really know what that is, but whenever logged in I would have to log in in two other locations as well. With my updated Firefox I found I was able to make a regular username. I deleted ‘Junior Del Norte’ thinking I’d be able to use the same name as my regular “username.” I was wrong.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Sorry, problem is I am just not accustomed to this "JamesOn"
Almost like you aren’t really Junior but some1 that highjacked the pic and made their own login using Junior’s face and a different name.
Whoa that was Super dramatic.
I just enjoy reading your posts and am not used to looking at your username and your pic to recognize you. I usually would read Juniord.. and then think, "ok safe reading … " lol but now i have to read entire user name and glance at pic. It shouldn’t be too long though to get used to your current username, just dont change it again! oK JK JK
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
I understand
I promise I won’t change my name again. This is quite a funny situation from my perspective. My given name is James, but the only people that call me that are people that don’t know me very well (i.e. strangers, teachers, etc.) Everybody else calls me Junior. There are a lot of people in my family that don’t even know my name is actually James. In a way, this predicament reminds me of that. Maybe I should change my picture, to let the legend that was Junior Del Norte die.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
If you change your pic..
oh nevermind- i will always think of you as JDL …
The pic is funny tho, i miss the caption that you used to have at the top. That used to make me laugh out loud even though I got the impression it wasn’t to be laughed at. As if you are making a serious suggestion.
Blah blah…. Do YOU Mr. Artist formerly known as Junior Del Norte.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Are you sure
That you didn’t change your name because that Paris Hilton thing?
R.I.P.
Junior Del Norte
Beloved Blazers Fan and Paris Hilton Fan.
What Paris Hilton thing?
I don’t know of any Paris Hilton thing. Sounds like a personal problem.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
This is what the psychologists call PROJECTION, Tom...
……………………………. or, in your terms, “you smelt it — you dealt it”…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
.............. I've always known you have a thing for gangly blondes with a sound energy policy.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
I tripped over the name, too, since about the only other person I know using the name in that spelling is JamesOn Curry
a) Are you him and he is you (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameson_Curry)
b) Is that a reference to him or another person I should have heard of
c) Is it just your name
d) Is it something completely else
e) Stop asking stupid questions, I won’t tell you
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Yeah
It’s a JamesOn Curry reference. My name is James, and for some reason people enjoy calling me JamesOn Curry so I decided to take this opportunity to pay tribute.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I never enjoyed calling you JamesOn Curry
And I don’t appreciate you ACCUSING me of doing something I’ve never done.
I scanned past your post as well not noticing it was “you”, and I even had clicked on your link for “Nother”!
Crazy world, man… crazy world. Together, can we make our way through it?
Mortimer
I'll be danged
I guess it is a word I don’t like. When people use it, it is hateful to me and I am offended due to an incident from my past.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
Tom
I dont care what people think. If i wanna use slang in my writin ima do it regardles. Sumtimes i jus don wanna use spel chek and sumtimes i jus wanna type like im textin sum1. Its really not that big of adeal. i spend alota energy on spel chek for wrk n skool so wen im postin on a sports blog ima type the way i want 2. If u don like it, keep it pushin cuz you don thave 2 read what i rite.
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Migraine...coming...on...
Where’s my pills???
I wish I had known “text-talk” would become a legitimate form of communication before I decided to be a teacher.
I really really do.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 18, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Brilliant!
(Applause)
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."
That'll just get you a fat, hairy 55 year old in a soiled white wife-beater T PRETENDING to be Tom for $2.99 a minute...
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Wait a minute!!
That fat, hairy 55 year old wasn’t Tom???
I want my 180$ back!!
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 19, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I dont mind slang or jargon
but I have to say when it comes across as a text message it becomes to tiresome too read thru. Texting should only be done while driving home from work or pushing a baby carriage across the intersection. It seems like more work anyways to create a text message then it would be just typing and going with the errors.
But then again some people are going to do it just because its not courteous.
"it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -- Homer
thru?
You wrote thru!!
but spelled out tiresome and carriage and intersection and courteous
giggle
"It’s Dave’s house and we’ve been invited over to play. We play by the house rules or get sent home. Period." - me, 08/16
Touche (accent the e)
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."
Two strokes, OPTION+E, E, on a Mac...
Touché!
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
so I cheated on one word
not sure how that invalidates my point.. Touche Away!
"it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -- Homer
Lakers...
I agree with your thoughts on the L*kers and how we may demean ourselves by acting ridiculous to them and breathing hate. However, I must say, it is way more fun to have a certain team or two that you love beating more than anybody else. By deciding we really hate that team, it creates a rivalry with games that are just more exciting than others. Sure they are a team like every other one, but L.A. is like the anti-PDX. The Cali/Oregon rivalry transcends sports and therefor is greatly represented by our teams in competition.
I for one will continue hating the L*kers…it’s way more fun than trying to pass them off as the same as every other team. I don’t know about you guys but I really do not feel that “fear” is motivating this, rather the L*kers storied history we wish to overtake. Beating the best always feels the best. Plus what about all those fools that show up in purple and/or yellow jumpsuits and make all that noise in our stadium? Way more fun to win with them there!
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Aug 18, 2008 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The new Minnesota jerseys are out
After some pictures already leaked from the rookie photo shoot, now the team has officially released the new unis in all their, uhm, beauty. Well, at least the away one looks better than you could assume from the cropped Kevin Love photo. Canis Hoopus has the story and the pics. According to the comments, some guys are already in line for a Bassy jersey.
http://www.canishoopus.com/2008/8/18/596119/here-they-are
Word out of Oklahoma (per “The Oklahoman”) is that they won’t present their new trade acquisitions Mason and Smith until their jerseys are finished, too (logo, name and all). The date is speculated to be before the end of the month.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I think those jerseys are pretty decent
The best part of those pictures are Mike Miller’s fresh sneakers and Al Jefferson’s fat chick legs
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
He's retaining water... be nice
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Much better than they have been.. with that teal..
Jeffersons cankles are almost as bad as Mike Millers flip cut
"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 18, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else see the guest post by Ben on Hardwood Paroxysm?
It was linked from TrueHoop. I don’t know if I’m allowed to link to it. It’s NSFW and NSFBE so that’s why it wasn’t posted here.
Looks like everybody's got a case of the Mondays
I come here to read, not to not read. I’m going to go for my daily run, and I’ve got the perfect (not really, but it’s off topic and hopefully somebody can help me) question for the junk drawer. I run in Nike Shox. The springy looking part of the shoe always cuts the ankle bone of the ankle opposite it. I’m tired of it, and it’s time to get a new pair of running shoes anyhow. What are the best running shoes? Are certain shoes better for running outside? These are things I do not know. Help me. I’ll be back in a couple hours to check this and if nobody has answered these questions by then…
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I've ran extensively in shox and most other name brand running shoes
and honestly, shox are one of the worst shoes for running long distances for many reasons (just check the back two shox of the shoes to see how uneven your heel-strike is to begin with). Though I must say, shox in general are the most comfortable type of closed-toe shoes I’ve ever worn for just work and daily life. If you haven’t tried them yet, you might want to check out Mizuno brand shoes (the wave-rider series is especially popular), or a triax model of Nike shoes. Many of the ppl I ran with collegiately preferred Aasics, but I always thought they break down too easily (especially in the upper toe area). Hope that helps!
by Blindsteepler on Aug 18, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I got some of the Adidas
Bounces.. you know the ones they had those crazy commercials for. They arent quite as springy as the shocks and are just really comfortable. I usually wear those or my AirMaxs from like 2000 when I run somewhere.. although i dont run for fun, so my max run is usually like 30 minutes or so.
"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 18, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Some thoughts
If you cut your ankles with the other shoe, maybe you need to get your stride / stance checked at a shop that has a treadmill with a video camera to record how you move and set your feet (Foot Locker, specialty store or something?). Might be helpful anyway to find the right shoe and guide your training. I used Nike Shox for a while, and never had this problem (one problem that came up was that the toe box turned out to be a little too small).
What are the best running shoes? That totally depends on your weight, how long you want to run, on what surface you mostly run (grass, track, asphalt, cross-country, …), if you have any tendencies how to set your foot on the ground (pronation), etc. Definitely not all shoes are created equal.
I used to run semi-professionally for almost ten years, and have worn a number of different shoes from various brands with different damping systems (air, inflatable air, gel, …). Two slightly more specialty running brands I like are Brooks and New Balance (who have not just different shoe sizes but also shoe widths). I used Adidas as training shoes because it was my club sponsor for a large part of my active time, but now am just as fine wearing Nike, New Balance (mainly for cross country) and asics (for asphalt). Mizuno has great very light shoes for competition, though I never used them for training. But in general I found no major brand to be superior over others across all lines, you just have to feel comfortable in the model you choose.
One last remark: For a serious running shoe, looks are important, but function is a hundred times as important. E.g. Nike Air Pegasus or Air Zoom might not look as good as other Nike models, but are far better suited for distance running. For some years, my track spikes were white with a color you could a call dark pink. Pretty hideous, but the best shoes available. Sometimes it’s easy to forget this…
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
The ankle slicing comment
was more of an exaggeration of something that happened this one time when I tripped. I’m clumsy like that. However, the new Shox don’t stick out as much so I think I’m good on that front. Maybe they got my letter.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Nike Zoom any of those are lightweight and not too ugly
If you are going to spend super dinero on running shoes I suggest going to a running store. There is a really good one here in PDX . I used them when I needed special shoes when I ran a marathon… They can pretty much get the exact pair of shoes for you based on your running style, your foot type, indoor/outdoor capability or anything else you could possibly want. I dont know if you even live in Portland but this is something you should look for, wherever you are. The only downside to this is you will spend a lot of money on a hella comfy shoe that is bright orange and green . Basically you will end up with ugly kicks. That is a SIN in my book but if you are serious about selecting a pair of running shoes I suggest going that route.
Good Luck
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Ugly shoes = something I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever condone
I’m not a competitive runner or anything, I guess I should have mentioned that. I just run like 45-60 minutes a day, so I don’t think I need to be too in depth in what shoe I choose, so long as it’s comfortable. I’ve never heard of that store before and even though I do live in Portland, it seems far away. The map on the website says it’s damn near in Milwaukie, and since I’m in north Portland I don’t think I’ll be making my way over there anytime soon. I went to the Nike website and it looks like they redesigned their Shox; I think I might just go with those. All of my sportwear is already Nike and I wouldn’t want my wardrobe to clash.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
"Ugly shoes = something I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever condone "
Yeah no kidding. Its only acceptable if you are a serious athlete. Otherwise gotta keep em fresh. I would never consider myself a judgemental person but when it comes to shoes, I am very prejudice and judgemental.
OT story, I went on a date with a really nice man that is a student and athlete at a local college. We were set up via a mutual friend and talked on the phone for weeks. He is such a nice guy and we have TONS in common. So we finally decide to go get dinner and a movie. Having never seen him, except his facebook profile this is essentially a blind date for both of us. Remember, im probably too obsessed with shoes and I had expressed that to him on several ocassions prior to meeting him. So I show up and here he his tall, skinny, nice light brown skin, pretty smile , so far so good. I discreetly check out the rest of his fit. Express button up.. nice. Seven jeans.. not my style but nice and ironed. Shoes… SCCCHHHHRRRREEEEAAAACCCHHH WTF?!?!?! He is wearing FILA’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And not even a fresh pair or decent looking i-cant-afford-jordans-but-like-lookalikes they were BUSTED! I mean, they were blue and black, which totally clashed with his outfit and looked like he had been running through a mud field. I am sorry, but seriously, it ruined mywhole night. I just couldn’t focus on anything except for the fact that I was on a date with a guy wearing FILA’s … I finally asked him why he told me he collected shoes when clearly he didnt and he just said he doesnt wear his “collection” out… um no you are a lier. I never saw him again after that.
Ok fine, that story makes me seem really arrogant, stuck up and judgemental. Im not I just really like shoes…
Sophia
That place I linked is, um, in SE pdx. I guess that is close to Milwaukie.
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
In my opinion
“shoe collecting” is some ol’ bunk. I have a ton of sneakers, but I wouldn’t consider myself a “collector.” If you have enough shoes, you shouldn’t worry about them getting dirty because the rotation is so deep they only touch concrete for short periods at a time. I don’t think that story makes you seem arrogant, stuck up or judgmental. Maybe that’s just because I feel the exact same way you do, and if you’re arrogant, stuck up and judgmental, that means I am too. I can’t help it though. I was raised as the only male in a house with my mother and two older sisters. Since I was a baby I’ve never been allowed out of the house looking scrub. It’s just not in me. Thinking about that dude’s outfit…Express button up, Seven jeans and FILAs…I need a moment.
P.S. If it isn’t N or NE Portland it’s Milwaukie. That’s just how I do things.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
You two crack me up
remind me never to meet you in person, because I pretty much always leave the house looking “scrub.”
"Scrub" is what you make it
If you can pull off a bathrobe and flip-flops, that’s not scrub. That’s innovative. But when you think you look good and you really don’t, that’s scrub.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Yeah
I don’t think I’m hip but I thought I knew what was hip. I’ve never heard of Seven jeans and I’m wearing an old pair of Saucony tan shoes.
In the movie Black Rain, the guy who gets his head cut off has a thing for shoes and says, “It’s the second place a woman looks.”
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I'm into Carhartt, Levis, Danners, Chacos, Cuisinart and Kitchenaid.
I’m very busy streamlining my life and I’m kind of appalled and ecstatic at the possessions I’ve got left. Goodwill loves me.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
It's funny because I had a similar conversation with my wife yesterday
I told her, “I miss wearing nice shoes and dressing up in general.” One difference I have with these young kids is that if I went on a first date, I’d be wearing an expensive pair of shoes, probably from Nordstroms, and no way in hell would they be sneakers.
Now that I’m on the night shift, I wear jeans and sneakers to work and either t-shirt or crappy work polo shirts. I have a couple thousand bucks worth of expensive aloha shirts that I don’t have to wear and business clothes from the mainland that I never wear. Good aloha shirts cost anywhere from $70-$170 bucks. At home I just wear t-shirts and shorts. I have almost as many pairs of rubber slippers as I do regular shoes.
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Yep. I gave Goodwill so much of my wardrobe that now I have about
100,000,000,000 useless hangers that are going to Goodwill also. I’m keeping a set of what I like to call “funeral clothes”. Everything else is practical, geared to what I like to do, comfortable and comes in the 3 (or so) fluctuating sizes I’ve been over my adulthood. It’s liberating.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
Colin Cowherd says if he doesn't use something in 6 months, he gets rid of it
I’m about to do that. I started wearing dress shirts to work because it doesn’t matter that they’re not ironed and it is kind of cold in the office, so the long sleeves help.
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I knew that story would get them jokin...
But it’s totally true. It was almost out of a movie. After a respectable amount of time after realizing he was wearing FILA’s, you know 5 minutes, i went to the bathroom and called my best friend and said one word , “FILA” she must have laughed for 3 minutes strait.
My son loves shoes as much as I do. I cannot express my pride and joy when a couple weeks ago I watched him stumble on the sidewalk, stop, bend over and wipe the scuff off the top of his shoe. He then stuck his other foot out, made sure that one was strait and continued walking. He makes makes me sooooooooo proud!
Sophia
PS I used to live on 18th and Dekum… it’s really not that far ;)
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That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
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1881
Ah, you guys are more like this kind of sneaker owner
I treat my shoe like my ride
[…]
Now don’t nothing get the hype on first site like white on whites
Them three quarters…them lows, they all tyte
The only problem: they only good for one night
Cuz once you scuff ‘em you screw with your whole night
Whats my basis?
The look on sto owner’s faces
This kids outrageous hes buyin’ ‘em by the cases
Cuz once I cop ’em
I gut ’em and switch the laces
They all purpose, ya heard me, kinda like my Dayton’s
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
No woman has ever dumped me because of my shoes
only because there were so many other things higher on the list.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
Same here
No one ever made it down that far before becoming ill.
Which is too bad, because I wear really nice sandals with my dress socks.
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by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 18, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suggestion
I was thinking about how slow the gameday threads get on the SBnation and thought maybe trying to have an IRC channel for gameday conversation.
did anyone notice on Aldrige's site
the little box that shows the personal and team improvements from his first season compared to his second? It’s pretty cool actually, but someone needs to tell LMA that the team won 41 games last year, not 38…
Davis, come here! No, not you.
The Clippers now have three Davises on the roster. Paul, Ricky and Baron. Nice R. Davis, B. Davis and P. Davis jerseys (you can’t have your first name on the back under NBA rules, sorry Rudy), nice confusion.
http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/pdavis_080818.html
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I can already hear Mike Rice messing that up.
BEdgers
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 18, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Well at least when he forgets a players name....
He can just throw out Davis and be right 25% of the time…
ROY > MJ
I scrolled through the whole junk drawer and the only picture I got was a couple Chinese dudes?
I’m offended.
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
good points Tom
Agree on the Lakers. I hate them for one reason only: they beat the Blazers a lot. If we go a long time without losing to them in the playoffs, I will hate them a lot less. I’m right with you on the L*kers thing. Kind of dumb, IMO.
Agree on Aldridge also. His teammates call him that, which is good enough for me.
“Nuther” and “Nother”- that’s a nuther of my pet peeves.
-1 for not liking Schonley.
I agree on Wheels and his squealing. I also hate how he makes every opponent basket seem like pure luck, and how the depression of a loss is so clear in his voice. Bookshakalaka, on the other hand, is awseome. I loved NBA Jam.
Agree on Rice. He’s not very good at his job. Neither is ’Tone. Frankly, MB is the best Blazer broadcaster of them all right not, but only by default.
Boomshakalaka
I probably would have liked Schonley if I grew up listening to him
When I became a Blazers fan he was already too old and should have retired years ago. He uses such archaic jargon that he makes it sound like I’m watching a sporting even from the 1930’s. You have to be born before 1902 to understand what he’s talking about. Also, old people are like children, they should be seen and not heard.
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Snuck isn't a word either
And the people who define acceptable words are hard core about not letting that one in.
While we’re on the topic of offending, I can’t stand the court rivals posts knocking down all the recced posts. Why is it that those things have to stay on the recced part. There are like 12 teams from this site already. Isn’t there a message board at that site?
I understand your points about the L*kers, but I love hating on that team, and obscuring the in some way is disrespecting it. I don’t agree with you that it is out of fear or respect. If that team was the worst in the league I would still hate on them in some kind of way. Especially while they have that punk there. No one in the league is as bad as that man IMO, I don’t care what you say. You can’t pull a player off of any roster in the league and compare them to him. In fact, there isn’t anyone in sports as despicable as him. I think he is worse than TO, and I am an Eagles fan. It might have something to do with going to HS right around the corner from him and getting all the inside dirt on what a nice guy he was, especially after he took off, but the fact that he is a L*ker makes it 10 times worse.
And now, even spelling L*kers that way feels a little strange, like the world I am talking to is changing under my feet. Thanks for hollowing out a fun part of being an soon to be obnoxious Blazer fan.
Anyone who is set on keeping L*kers spelled just that way, post below and let me know I’m not alone.
To me, not spelling out their name is disrespectful. I am belittling them by not giving them the
courtesy of spelling their name correctly. It has nothing to do with fear but it does have to do with loathing, although not just in Las Vegas. L@kers Flakers Forsakers Snakers.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
+1
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."
Testing, testing, 1-2-3...
TiH’s real name is Rodney and he’s a rancher from Burns…
See ya tomorrow.
t
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
wait is the sig supposed to conflict with the post
i agree about the from burns part though
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by McLovinVs.TheDude on Aug 18, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I contradict myself all the time, right Ann?
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
I love it! We can now swear as much as we want!
If I want to call some one a “MotherLaker”, I can do it!
If I want to call someone a “Son of a Kobe”, I can do that too!
Heck, I could even call something a piece of Kobe!
Freedom at last!
LMA>LA!
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
Did I offend anyone?
I sure tried. :)
LMA>LA!
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Aug 18, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I am laughing (not offended) but here's a suggestion, Tom:
Whenever you cannot spell a player’s name you can look at the spelling on the link you are posting for LMA. It works nearly every time for that player’s website.
See you tomorrow.
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."
Hmmmm ?
I have hated the team formerly from Minneapolis
and will continue to call them the L@&#$s and
Blobe the rest of my days. I didn’t hate them as
much in the Showtime days, but the creeping tide
of SoCal transplants into So. Oregon irritated
the HATRED. Punk kids who couldn’t even name
more than five players on the team. The showed
up at the Y and proceeded to try to play street ball.
Then got worked. No D. That combined with Blobe’s
punkish behavior, Phil’s arrogance and thugs like
Fox pushed me over the edge.
I love Schonz. He’s a classic. Wheels is an complete
homer (witch dosen’t really bother me), but whines
too much. Rice is a mutant. He’s good sometimes, but
usually too strange for me. Barrett is the best, but I liked
him with Snapper, or Snapper & Eddie D.
I don’t care what L@&$#r fan or player thinks , and
those that want to baby them need an attitude adjustment.
They are going to go DOWN, and DOWN HARD !!!!
Blazer dominance is kicking into 3rd gear for the uphill
climb to our championships !
No worries on injuries. Look at last year after GO went
down. Most were bemoaning another poor season, but 39 to
42 wins was my prediction and with this years skill, chemistry
and depth, the Blazers will be in 55 win territory !
GO BLAZERS !!!
P.S – It’s always SMOOTH !!
It's GO time !
Love the question about depth vs too much talent
It really is kind of ridiculous in some ways to say that a team that has not even made it to the playoffs yet has “too much talent.” Let’s try getting there before we start thinning the roster down to make sure we get enough minutes for the guys that look to be numbers 8-11 on the depth chart.
I love Channing Frye, Martell Webster, Travis Outlaw, Sergio, Joel, and Blake. I think they are a talented group of players that will help us win games this year. But none of those guys is going to go to another team and be handed 35 minutes a night this year. They would all batttle for somewhere between 15-30 minutes a night, possibly starting but more probably coming off the bench as key players on most teams, if making it into the rotation at all (Sergio?) Why can’t they do that here?
I don’t know if that is what you are getting at Tom but that is where I am going with that one.
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