D-Wade: Rudy is for real

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 11:31 AM PDT

Dwayne did an interview with ESPN the Magazine (via TrueHoop's daily bullets... where else?) and had very nice things to say about the Blazers Spanish import.

Link.

Personally, I love it when other players talk about how great one of the Blazers players are. To me it has even more meaning coming from a former Finals MVP.

It's a pretty short blurp, but enough to put a smile on your face.

Read away.

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I like this term "blurp." Much better than blurb when refering to a tiny soundbite.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 9, 2008 11:50 AM PDT 0 recs

Yeah, I just decided to make that word up...

you like, eh?

Blurb… blurp… whatever. You knew what I meant. Do you like reccords, too?

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

Love ’em

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 9, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

this should be a fanshot

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Sep 9, 2008 12:27 PM PDT 0 recs

Lot of police out here these days.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 9, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up 1 recs

it's the off season...

it’s Blazer related and important (in relation to the black hole of info we get during the off season), so this practically is major news, . And I got 75 words.

woof.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

did you read this?

http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/9/7/609668/new-sidebar-era-fanposts-a

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Sep 9, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

yeah dude, I did...

that’s why I quoted it (Blazer related, important, 75 words) in my somewhat sarcastic reply to you.

To be honest, I wanted people to actually see it, read it, and respond to it, so I made it a fanpost… totally selfish of me, I know (sorry dave and community). However, I don’t post often, and when I do it isn’t some stupid trade proposal or some total junk, so I felt somewhat justified.

Also, per the post you’re referring to, I actually have until next week to err like I did. Thank you, CBM, for dropping your ever-so-subtle reminder that this should be a fanshot… I appreciate your taking serious the civic duty of keeping this site organized.

Woof.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

I see your point.

Fanshots usually get about 7-10 comments. Maybe it will start getting better after Dave’s ground rules.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 9, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

Another solution in search of a problem...

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 9, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah!

Kind of Bass Ackwards huh?

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 9, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

Can't we all just get along?

You both have a point.

Baby steps.

3M didn’t invent Post-It notes overnight.

Kilroy was here.

by tominhawaii on Sep 9, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah! It only took ten seconds to notice a piece of gum sticking two bits of paper together!

by 0004248939 on Sep 9, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

hey...

that’s my birthday, too.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

04-24-89?

by 0004248939 on Sep 9, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

not quite...

79.

But yeah, april 24th all the way.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 9, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

"an unbelievable talent"

Thanks, yougottomakeyourfreethows. Here’s the main statement from D Wade:

ESPN: Who is the most talented international player you played against this summer that’s not already in the league?

Dwyane Wade: “The new guy from Spain that went to Portland—Rudy Fernandez—he’s an unbelievable talent. The way he shoots the ball and how athletic he is, I’m sure Nate McMillan didn’t want him to play like that against us, but I’m sure he was smiling on the inside.”

We knew that Rudy can shoot. Now it’s great to hear D Wade confirm his athleticism. (Remember that D Wade also called Brandon “a more controlled version of me” – this might not be the exact quote).

I guess Nate just couldn’t hide his internal Olympic smile. When you’re smilin’ on the inside, the whole world knows it. B Edge fans have been smiling on the inside for months. In a few weeks we’ll be smiling on the outside!

by jayfisher on Sep 9, 2008 12:35 PM PDT 0 recs

D-Wade speaks the truth.

Thanks for posting. I couldn’t access the site from work.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 9, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

Nate coaching Olympians vs his own team

Does anybody think Nate might actually treat Rudy like any other rookie? Im still not convinced Nate is going to let Rudy play thru his defensive lapses.

Fea dis

by bow4meow on Sep 10, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

I was about to make a fanpost about this article

until I saw it was already done. Pretty sweet shout out if you ask me.

If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Ice cream has no bones!

by Arby on Sep 9, 2008 1:02 PM PDT 0 recs

DWade

Should become a scout after he retires.

Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in San Antonio

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

by HurraKane212 on Sep 9, 2008 3:09 PM PDT 0 recs

dwade ,brandon comment

can you give me the link to D Wades comment about brandon being a more controlled D.wade

by 2phattoplay on Sep 9, 2008 7:31 PM PDT 0 recs

that is actually a very good way to describe Brandon Roy

Winning is everything.

by MT Suit on Sep 9, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

another way of saying the same thing:

D-Wade is a more headlong and reckless version of B-Roy.

Winning is everything.

by MT Suit on Sep 9, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Dunno if you'll find a link

It was during either a ESPN or a TNT game where our Beloved Blazers played the dastardly Miami Heat(s).

You know, how they cut to an earlier interview with a player or coach talking about the upcoming game and its participants, with a black background. Wade discussed how similar Roy is to him, style wise, except Roy turns the ball over a LOT less and is more in control.

I think it’s a fair assessment. Wade has had games with over 10 turnovers… I can’t imagine Roy doing that.

But, Wade will have some highlight plays that will blow your mind. Roy can, but not as regular as Wade does it.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Sep 10, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up 0 recs

Turnovers=speed. I've never watched any player qucker than Wade (Flash)

by cbp on Sep 10, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up 0 recs

how long you been watching the game?

Wade aint the NBAs version of the Scarlet Speedster

Fea dis

by bow4meow on Sep 10, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

Thanks, Mort

I couldn’t remember where I had heard D Wade’s comment.

by jayfisher on Sep 10, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

Respect

From a gent like D Wade is not to be taken lightly

by southern oregon on Sep 9, 2008 10:15 PM PDT 0 recs

OT: Melo: Oden is for real

Chris (St. Paul, MN): Any rookie of the year predictions ?
Carmelo Anthony: (10:13 AM ET ) Greg Oden.

Godish (Chicago): Are you going to posterize Greg Oden this year?
Carmelo Anthony: (10:14 AM ET ) I’m going to try.

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."

by Norsktroll on Sep 10, 2008 7:33 AM PDT 0 recs

Carmelo Anthony...

Has a poster of himself standing back-to-back with JESUS, holding a basketball (Jesus holding the world), standing in a pool of blood and it says, “Blood Brothers!” (from Cribs)

by 0004248939 on Sep 10, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up 0 recs

Please say you are lying. I thought I was the only one with such a poster.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 10, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

That isn't Jesus...

it’s jscot.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 10, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up 0 recs

Joking aside

I know you mean no harm, so no foul, but the silly stuff I post here becomes disrespectful if I accept that comparison. Even if it weren’t for my faith, it would be disrespectful of the faith of others.

I appreciate your joining in the joke, too, that makes it more fun, I’m just asking that you not join that way.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 10, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Blazersedge accepts you for who you are (I have no idea what this is about)

by 0004248939 on Sep 10, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

You WILL know, indeed

I am the future ruler of the world. So I have declared on BE repeatedly, and so it must be. All WILL know me, at their peril, and WILL love me as their leader.

But in real life, I’m a Christian, and actually pretty serious about my faith, so I get pretty uncomfortable with anything that might be comparing the silly “ruler of the world” persona with Jesus.

Now you know as much about “what this is about” as is good for you. If you choose to become my acolyte now, you will learn more soon enough, and will receive an exalted position in my administration when I rule the world. If you choose not to become my acolyte, you will learn more later — too late for you.

I have spoken.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 10, 2008 11:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

This is a tricky one...

I didn’t mean that it showed a picture of what is widely considered to be Jesus’ image and that you are He. That would be in poor taste, IMO.

Rather, I meant that you look similar to this image of what is considered to be Jesus. Basically, I’m saying that you have long, somewhat shaggy hair and a beard. And, as ruler of the world, you are holding it in your hand.

I didn’t mean to insinuate anything else and apologize if it was taken that way… that’s generally a direction in conversation I always try to avoid. Though not deeply religious, I could see the cringing if that were the corralation I was going for.

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 10, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

Thanks, no problem

I didn’t know how you meant it, but it was borderline, and I don’t want to go there.

Actually, I have short hair, and my wife didn’t take long to tell me that she preferred kissing me sans facial hair. Since I prefer having her prefer to kiss me, I lost the facial hair real fast.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.

by jscot on Sep 10, 2008 11:50 PM PDT up 0 recs

according to the man word is

be in it, not of it.

Fea dis

by bow4meow on Sep 10, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

It's true

Melo is in his full Denver Nuggets jersey with specialty shoes and Jesus is in a shawl and sandles (both in a puddle of blood of course)

by 0004248939 on Sep 10, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

wow. Awesome.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 10, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

No

by 0004248939 on Sep 10, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

not awesome?
I don’t know, man. Sounds like a garage-sale treasure to me.

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 10, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

in hell

by 0004248939 on Sep 10, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

Sacto?

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 10, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

I agree Y5K

I’m gonna commission a painting of the same thing when I get some paintin’-commissionin’ money. The FOLDING kind of cash, dontcha know!

Just me and Jesus, standing in a puddle of the entrails of our enemies, both wearing retro Blazer headbands. Back to back, because we got each other’s back.

IF it can be painted in the actual blood of my enemies, it will have more meaning and probably even look nicer, but we’ll cross that bridge when we approach the bridge and are about to cross it.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Sep 10, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

speaking of blood baths

hope your vision includes you wearing a WWJG bracelet subliminally askewed

Fea dis

by bow4meow on Sep 10, 2008 6:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

"G"?

my wheels are spinning but I’m not able to compute a satisfactory answer…

What’s the G?

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 11, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

Jerry Garcia

I have a huge, but useless, set of wooden genitals.

by tominhawaii on Sep 12, 2008 3:57 AM PDT up 0 recs

PLEASE tell me this is all in black velvet??

With a blacklight behind it?

"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 Sep 10, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up 0 recs