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JD 10-2: A Reflection Edition

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The topic is a little different today.. feel free to ignore the reflection and get right to junkin'! I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, though. Just something I was thinking about tonight.

I looked up Ben's recap of last year's preseason opener today. Reading it, I was nostalgic. It sounds dumb to say... but there was something special about seeing the team for the first time... of watching Rudy at 3 in the morning during the summer, furiously checking Oden's rehab blog, and watching Nicolas make those first few plays against the Spurs.

Will we ever have another experience like last year? A team that's fun, young, and completely untested? Will we ever see Brandon Roy be the only effective offensive creator in a playoff series, carrying his entire team on his back by using every possession against the best defensive team in the league... and winning two games?

Will we ever exceed the general consensus by eight games again? Will there be that thrill of watching the team, complete, for the first time?

I say this for two reasons. I loved last season, which is why I've saved a number of games to watch in the coming years. It was special. But I also say it because I believe this year will the last one that we look back on in this way. Watching the team win is fantastic, but there's that magical feeling that you get when you see the team grow together. It's addictive. If you don't believe, go read Ben's post for yourself. The comment section is buzzing. You can practically see Ben's hands twitching at his laptop.

Let's all agree to appreciate this season. It may be the last season that we get to be the young team, the underdogs, the team without expectations. Don't wish it was 2011; I kind of like following the team just as it is now.

Before I sign off, I know that people will reply (correctly) that the point of sport is to ultimately win. While that's very true, I personally find watching a young team slowly grow together to be one of the most satisfying sports experiences of all.

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Firsties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sadly this probably wont post for 20 mins and I wont be first anymore

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 1, 2009 11:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good JD, Cab.

There definitely won’t be another season like last year’s but each of the coming seasons will be special in different ways. I am excited for what is to come and last season was just the beginning.

by Roybot on Oct 1, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There´s something special at being the underdog and winning

or at showing a lot of unexpected potential.
But the fact is that I love basketball and I love the Blazers, so seeing us playing at the highest level will definitely be a great joy.

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i totally agree with ya cabby

watching a team on the rise is maybe my favorite part of being a fan. When i played nba live i would blow up a team so i could rebuild them completely then win a title and move onto another team, winning got boring(but it wont as far as being a blazer fan, the years before the last two made me appreciate it more then i did during the whitsit days)

by phillyduck23 on Oct 1, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am really really excited

I remember last year I was like….this year can’t POSSIBLY be better than the 41 41 season…with the 13 game winning spree…and then WOW. So awesome, so many good times.

I hope this year continues the trend.

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 1, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow X-Man. I thought you were cool

smh dude. smh.

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 1, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, epic fail

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 1, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Photobucket

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 1, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lies!!!!!

you photoshopped it!!!

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 1, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I scrapbooked it so I have a cached version of the webpage.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 1, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahh shoot ill come out and say it

I <3 Rick Fox

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 1, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if you get close enough to him

light his hair[spray] on fire. should be easy enough

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 3:26 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rarely do I actively hate someone that I have never met, and who has not done direct harm to me. That said, I (still) hate Rick Fox.

My team went to the playoffs in my first year.

by pxilpooshr on Oct 2, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Prez delete this

I have blackmail now!

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 1, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i am not so easily corrupted

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 1, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have lots of games saved from last season too

It was a very fun and memorable season.

It’s worth noting though, that it’s not necessarily that rare.

In 1990, the team came together and shocked everyone. Before the season, Portland was a scary long-shot to reach the finals. And it was amazing to watch that team come together and destroy expectations.

In 1999, there were murmurs. Rumors that the team was starting to gel, and could be really good in the post-Bulls shortened season. And wow, what a great run that was. It was really before the team became known for other reasons.

If last season was the last time we’ll far surpass expectations, I’ll be ok with it… if they live up to our expectations for many years to come. It would be a shame if this ends up being a lost opportunity.

by Timmay! on Oct 1, 2009 11:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I should clarify: It’s the last season I believe THIS Blazer era will be able to overachieve. Every era has had its own unique moment. 77, 90, 99, and 09.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 1, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, I understood what you meant

For me, I enjoy the “unexpected rise” season for an up and coming team… I’ve just seen it happen enough in Portland without a payoff that I’m really waiting for the year they finally put it together. It was also great to see all the games last season. Well, except the last game, which NBA TV cut off.

I’m hopeful this is the team that will make us look back and this and remember how it all began. Hey, remember when they finally broke through and beat San Antonio? Then did it again later that season, in San Antonio with playoff seeding on the line? Oh, and that 5 point stretch Rudy nailed against Phoenix to dash their playoff hopes?

by Timmay! on Oct 1, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly… I have all of those games ready to watch in about three or four years. :)

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Watching something grow is always exciting (well, not grass)

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

twss

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Oct 2, 2009 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Obama attempts to close the deal on Chicago 2016

Live at: http://www.wgntv.com/wgntv-olympic-bid-livestream-95,0,7451640.tividlivestream in a few minutes (right now it is showing a test pattern!

Let’s go Chicago, bring the Olympics home!

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Oct 1, 2009 11:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Better Link

<a href=“http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/Candidate-Cities/Elections-for-the-2016-Games/” http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/Candidate-Cities/Elections-for-the-2016-Games/>

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Oct 1, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec

growth is amazing. my cousin was like 2. now hes like 11. its crazy.

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 1, 2009 11:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

miley.cyrus eh?

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i’m definitely a fan!!!…my daughter hooked line and sunked me into it.

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

party in the USA makes me think of Mortimer

disclaimer: i hate all other miley songs.

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that song makes me dance...if i had a wecam, you can see me do the happy dance....

I hopped off the plane at PDX
with a dream and my cardigan
welcome to the land of tree hugger excess,
am I gonna fit in?

Jumped in the cab,
Here I am for the first time
Look to the right and I see the Oregon sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so hairy

My tummys turnin and I’m feelin kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I’m nervous,
That’s when the taxi man turned on the radio
and a Everclear song was on
and the Everclear song was on
and the Everclear song was on

So I put my hands up
They’re playing my song,
And the butterflys fly away
Noddin’ my head like yea
Movin my hips like yea
I got my hands up,
They’re playin my song
I know im gonna be ok
Yea, It’s a party in the USA
Yea, It’s a party in the USA

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

hahahaha

you sir are hilarious

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you know you have that song on right now and doing the “is anyone looking at me” dance

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nahhhhhh

The first time I heard it was on the way to the beach with some friends. I was singing it all weekend haha. I was good until Prez brought it up now I’m pretty sure it will be runnin through my head while I try and sleep.

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you pole dance also?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aight, g'nite odensheeple.

Keep the junk alive!

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 12:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

keep the office in order!

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So true Cab. Last season was magical. The season before was a lot of fun. The season before that was cute.

The journey has been a lot of fun. Every draft selection. Every trade. Every FA signing. Every move has been one step closer to awesomeness. We are one a collision course with NBA history me thinks, and every step of the way has been a ride.

If ( when ) we win (a) championship(s), I will look back on these years the fondest, because these were the years that we witnessed awesomeness coalescing.

by dario argento on Oct 2, 2009 12:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

These past few years have been fun.

If we win a championship, it’ll be a lot more fun though. At least I think so. I really have no idea.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 12:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it's true

That is a rush

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The biggest rush I've had in the past few years was Super Bowl XL, but it wasn't a positive rush ...

by any stretch of the imagination. Heck, I wanted to break the TV set after that farce of a championship game.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Oct 2, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think we'll eventually need that release of a championship

Or this all will provide us with a ton of great memories, but feel not as valid.

Just the early 90s teams do for me, and the 99-00 team. Great teams, great memories, but… man. It just doesn’t count as much if ya don’t win it all.

That’s not the same for everyone, and we’re lucky to have teams that are in a position to win it all. Most franchises never get that far.

The best part about our team being so young and good is that this will be a LONG ride. I think we will win a title because our team is balanced so well, and should be able to cover any weakness we have (cough defense cough) with more time and experience.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also

Because I think Oden has a chance to be the best center in the NBA, and at least a top 3 center.

Roy will be Roy.

LMA will be a potent scorer.

Batum will eventually be pretty special… a star role player.

Rudy will be Rudy, but a more experienced version.

Thems a dominant team right there, who can match up with anyone the law allows.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am sick of the 1977 team

I want to win MY title.

We need to.

Or I will punch the first nurse I see.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

I think we have a decent shot, but I'm not getting my hopes up

So many obstacles in the way.

I need to know what it feels like for my team to win a title. Just once. Then I can appreciate 54 win seasons and enjoy them for what they are.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

We need it.

If Lebron had won this past year we’d all be freaking out that it was the decade of Lebron winning titles. I do not think that threat has passed at all, but I believe Oden and Roy will be such an amazing duo (plus the back breaking additional play of LMA, Batum, and Rudy) that we can combat the greatest player of this era successfully.

It’ll be fun at least.

If we didn’t have Oden, I think we’d just be a good team who would do well but not go all the way unless something fluky happened. Oden makes the difference, since he has a chance to be really damn good and at a position where really damn good means he dominates.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

recccccccccc

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

If he is good enough

Then we will figure out a way.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We will be winning, we'll find around 28-30 mins for him as a 6th man

He’ll be happy.

Right now he isn’t a starting SG for a good team, so a 6th man role where he can be a dynamic game changer is the best situation for him.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So it's a problem that will fix itself, to me

Either he is good enough to warrant finding the minutes for, so we do, or he isn’t, so we don’t, and eventually move him because he is unhappy… IF he is unhappy.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the other thing will be

can he play down the stretch with Roy effectively and what does that lineup look like (1-2 or 2-3). If Rudy is that good we will want him and Roy down the stretch.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The best one!

I think it’ll be whoever starts.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or

Roy.

With a Miller/Rudy/Roy 3 guard lineup.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a pretty good guess

will depend on the opponent i guess…

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is the issue

Pairing Roy and Rudy together requires some adjustments and some people suggest that you can exploit this line up because neither can entirely handle playing off position at both ends with any match-up. But how many can really?

I think the problems are mostly defensive. I think the best option eventually would be a Rudy-Roy-Nic/Marty set up but could that work? What are the counter-strikes?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One problem Rudy/Roy backcourt had last year

Was neither was used to getting back like the PG is supposed to and the enemy often took advantage of that. Since Roy is Roy, it should be Rudy’s job to get back like the PG even if Roy is doing the actual PGing.

I would like a Rudy/Roy backcourt at the end of games if we can do it… Rudy is a great passer, better than Blake, but similar to Blake at breaking down a defender (not good), so it’d be similar to last season but better.

Just has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nail head you hit

Rudy will stay long term if he can make that commitment to transition defense (also, the SF should always be flying back) and doesn’t convince himself that life would be better as the big fish in a lame pond so he can get his burn without needing to play defense.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The journey there is the most fun for me...

and that’s probably because a championship is relatively fleeting. Not that it goes away, but that glow of awesomeness is kind of short compared to the process of getting there.

It’s somewhat like when you’re a kid (OK…many of us still are kids despite out physical age, but work with me here)….and you can’t wait until you are XX years old. When you become that age, it no longer seems as special. But the process of getting there….THAT’S when you have fun.

Once the Blazers (fingers crossed) win the championship, there will be more pressure, more people wanting to claim credit, more role players being poached, etc. The simply joy of winning a well-played game becomes less thrilling.

And that’s what I’ve learned from the Blazers relatively short journey into suckiness and back. Winning a single game can be such a delight. Watching Roy become a quite superstar when nearly all pundits had him already at his ceiling when he was a senior in college…..great stuff. Seeing KP and Nate mold this team into a very cohesive unit….simply awesome.

I guess it’s the anticipation of a potential championship(s) that really gets me going.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Oct 2, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm listening to the podcast right now

and i’m excited to see at the end of the game: roy, rudy, batum/outlaw/webster, aldridge, oden/pryz PGs are overrated. still don’t know which SF is going to be in at the end. too many line ups.

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 1:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

should I admit that I never listen to Dave's anymore?

I think Gavin’s opinion is worthless, Casey is a homer (as one would expect from a team employee) and I already have a pretty good idea of what Dave thinks about various topics.

I listen to the Dontonio Wingcast and the Quick chats.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah ben and kp2 are good

i see what you mean. i’m not a fan of quick, he has meth face (j/k)

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on the fence with Ben's podcast

They talk about too much stuff that I don’t care about like WNBA, basketball cards, and hiphop and then whenever Ben makes a joke, it just cuts off to music whether it was a good or bad joke. The last one didn’t even have an ending, I thought something was wrong.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't been listening faithfully

I think it’s worth it for Dave’s stuff, which I always like.

I agree about Gavin… he knows big names, and makes rash and irrational judgements. It’s why I don’t listen to sports radio, and he’s considered one of the GOOD ones.

Casey is fine, though I’m a Dave man through and through.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's got much more experience on the mic

There is never dead air with him on.

But man… I just don’t like how non-thought out his opinions are, BUT he definitely represents the average fan… and I don’t mean that as an insult.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

If the mountain come to you, run. It´s a landslide.

by amlmart1 on Oct 2, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have things to tell you and an email to give

Life has been crazy lately, and I will explain in my email that I have started to you but haven’t finished.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK.

Hope things go better.

If the mountain come to you, run. It´s a landslide.

by amlmart1 on Oct 2, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It'll be worth it I promise!

Just don’t hate me, I got good reasons for my delay in response. STOP JUDGING ME.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I couldn´t kill a mockingbird.

If the mountain come to you, run. It´s a landslide.

by amlmart1 on Oct 2, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I begin to see him as a moderator and a comedic relief

I don’t give much on his player evaluation skills beyond a raw “I like what I see” impulse.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm listening to it now-- giving it another shot

Its just really boring and predictable. Casey toes the company line, Gavin says dumb things and Dave is Dave, which is fine (I agree with him about half the time, but he’s always articulate) but I can pretty much anticipate what he’s going to think about a given topic beforehand.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"put in the all tough team..."

Ime, Juwon, etc.

Gavin, these players are not going to be on the active roster. Casey says “Ime is a situational sub.” They are not the answer to winning on the road in Boston. Good lord.

Thankfully Dave is the voice of reason. “He’s no better than the 13th man.”

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BUT HE'S TOUGH.

I’ll take tough over good at basketball any day of the week, Jake. AND TWICE ON TOUGH DAY.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that why AK wants to trade Bayless for Mateen Cleaves or Kevin Ollie?

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait....

Cleeves is available!?!? he’s a proven winner! he’s tough (remember when he turned his ankle?)!

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Old=tough

just like old gristly meat

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Oct 2, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was he an extra in "training day"?

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

He makes faces and has a goatee, isn’t that tough enough for you?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, if Juwon is tough, so is LaMarcus

and by NBA PF standards, neither is tough.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they want tough, they should get Lassiter.

The back cover says he’s “tough as a chuckwagon steak.”

by MiledAnimal on Oct 2, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Jake ever get to be in one?

I’d do it sometime but I would disappoint with my rambly-ness and mumbling.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was in one

didn’t quote any stats, he regretted not using any stats…

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It prolly wasn't really Jake then

Mighta’ been TiR. Jake only talks in stats and numbers.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He sees everything around him with a PER value attached

The bench at the bus stop, the waitress who served his country fried steak and eggs, the chalkboard in class, etc. ll has a PER only visible to Jake.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I talk in either iambic pentameter

or in cliches

however, I write how I $*%&#@#& please

Magnum Power Index or Magnum P.I.

by Magnum on Oct 2, 2009 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You talk in Simpsons references

Nuthin’ but quotes, and you carry a few screenshots in your pocket to show people when the situation warrants it.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Simpsons has been around so long

One could likely have a sensible conversation with everyone they meet in a day using only lines from the Simpsons. Someone (not it) should try it out.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's why i thought he was matt groening one night

but it turns out i was just really high

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm gonna catch up on some daily shows/colbert

i can’t keep up with you, you never sleep

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by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sleep gets in the way of everything

Everyone might be asleep like a bunch of girls, but me whining about it makes me a dumb girl too. AND GIRLS ARE THE WORST.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i ain't asleep mortimer

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huzzah a friend!

Whatcha up to old bean?

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 3:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here we are now. Entertain us!

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 3:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can always rely on Norsk not to sleep!

How goes things in communist Europe?

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 3:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just zapped into ESPN Classic, Croatia vs. Amalgamation of Former Soviet Republic States in Barcelona

Toni Kukoc is playing, Dino Raja, Drazen Petrovic, etc. Petrovic looks very unathletic, a bit like a slightly taller version of Steve Blake or John Stockton. Croatia ultimately won, and lost to the Dream Team.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 4:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

so.....

….. i will give up my kidney for season tickets… any takers?

"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"

"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski

by jpaulson on Oct 2, 2009 3:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My .02

THIS is the year where we look back and say this is where it all started. We will finally see Nic’s offensive growth and we can all say “I KNEW HE WAS GONNA BE LIKE TAYSHAUN AFTER I SAW HIM IN THE 09-10 YEAR!”

We will see Rudy’s role on this team going forward (traded ala Drazen to put this team over the top? Put in a Ginobili type role [25-30 MPG] and we can all point to certain games this year where we can say “you could clearly see his defined role going forward after he put up 20 in 25 minutes including a huge clutch play to keep Portland in the game in the 4th”.

I honestly believe that at the trade deadline we will see an Outlaw + Blake for player x swap to add more talent to this team (Crash?). Then we can see all of Bayless’ untapped potential in a backup role at PG and we can all flip out over how good he will end up being.

ODEN: we are going to see flashes of greatness in multiple games this year from Gregory Wayne. I predict 15/12 and an All Star berth this year for the big fella.

As for Lamarcus, I could easily see him going into “Beast Mode” from Day 1 and making the All Star team, but will we? I suppose he will be the biggest key going forward this year, because those games where he went into “Beast Mode”; we were crazy dominant.

This finally brings me to Brandon Roy. He had an unbelievable year last year and cemented himself as a top 3 SG and a top 7 Player overall in the NBA. Can he keep these numbers up? Can he even get better numbers if we play a quicker pace? Will he defer more to LMA/GO?

In conclusion, this year is the big one for the Blazers. Oden now has a full year back from microfracture and appears ready to go. We will see how the offense does with him in the middle. Batum seems to have improved his offensive game ten-fold in Europe, how will that translate to the NBA? Will he become a point-forward like Tayshaun/Pippen? (How crazy would a Rudy/Roy/Nico/LMA/Oden lineup be? That’s unbelievable size right there..)

PS: BRP; that was NOT a dorky move, I do in fact, love to smoke cigars and they are far far far far far better than any other tobacco product. And, lets face it, girls smoking is hot (as long as they aren’t crazy chain smokers :) ) I even complimented you farther down in the JD and you said nothing and trashed on me. S.M.H.

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 3:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

on a 2nd look

this might be my longest comment ever. SOMETHING is making my typing free-flowing, so to speak.

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've had two pretty long comments in the last 2 days

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah but that was mostly copy and paste

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you asked to be entertained

mr. mortimer von bismarck

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

excellent post!

btw, i didn’t trash you….i was wittying the moment as i thought that was what you did in response to tom’s response…since my assumptions was that you being such a young stud, you haven’t really smoked cigars….I DIDN"T KNOW YOU WERE RAISED LIKE A EURO THAT STARTS SMOKING AT AGE 8!!!!!!!!

i didn’t see the compliments :( all i saw were personal attacks on my shrinking height…but did I complain???!!! NO, i bent over and took it like a horizontal spinner!!!

and why the heck am i defending myself??? i can trash you all i want like i’ve been trashing Morty in FantasyFootball.

word to your momma’s momma.

Loves

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greatest apology of all time!!!

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but couldn’t you have said it like Kanye does? It’s still not old.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that wasn’t an apology…it was a secret message saying i don’t care i’m still gonna smoke cigar with his moms, drinking his lost daddy’s Macallan 15, while he plays WOW in the adjacent room.

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Be sure to send him to the store for more jimmy hats

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, he likes getting balloons

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i complimented you

when i told DS to go take a “Trash Talking 201” course at his “JV college”.

I said it was taught by a prof. Hzyzh.

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

flag

i hope you get more throttle violations

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i complimented you

when i told DS to go take a “Trash Talking 201” course at his “JV college”.

I said it was taught by a prof. Hzyzh.

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."

by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah it has wifi

i have one and it connects every where THIS IS WIFI

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

death by implosion

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was intimidated

by this directive….and it all fell apart

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question.

Are any of the pre-season games going to be on tv? I’m sure it’s written somewhere but I’m too lazy to look.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 2, 2009 6:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm hoping the game Tuesday is on tv.

what does Comcast have to show that’s better? Besides The Sweet Sixteen that is….

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe there are some teams that I think are broadcasting their preseason games

I wonder if we are playing any of those teams?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Sacramento usually broadcasts.

But it will make me sad if they don’t show our games on Comcast. Seriously, like Drive said above, what else is there to put on comcast on a Tues night?

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 2, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Achtung!

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 6:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eww.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Oct 2, 2009 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is a creepy mustache

Is this a silly training camp tradition like Andre Miller’s hair?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's actually his whistle. Just a picture taken at a funny moment.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that’s what Hitler said, too.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

The name Del Negro is a German name...I am almost sure of it

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugg...I need to get dressed and go to work

I wish I could just go back to bed

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 6:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ditto

today feels like it should be saturday

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it really does feel like Saturday. Luckily I only gots class til one today.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

call in sick

There are some people who aren’t smart

by bow4meow on Oct 2, 2009 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah...I am a dedicated worker

I never (rarely) do that ….especially since I just scheduled all my time off for the rest of the year…I am gonna take off the the last 2 weeks of the year

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

IAMTHEKINGOFBINGO!!!!

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait WAIT

Can’t the Bulls resign him so we can trade Outlaw for him?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the presentations of the Olympic candidates

have just ended. According to Spanish media, best presentations were Rio and Madrid, followed by Chicago, and Tokio last.

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 7:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Really hoping it’s Madrid or Chicago.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I obviously prefer Madrid

although I think Rio is the main favourite, even above Chicago.

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Asia won’t get another Olympics, I don’t think… and I’d like it to be in the US. I would still be cool with Madrid, though… who doesn’t love Spain? Plus, the time difference is much better than it was in Beijing. A lot of the stuff comes on at 9 or 10 in the morning instead of 4 in the morning.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the only thing i’m seeing working against Rio is the security issues and the fact that they’re already hosting the World Cup 2014. They’ve done the best lobbying and they’re playing the “South America deserves the Games” card pretty well.

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is the decision today?

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right now

in 5 minutes they’re announcing the first eliminated

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Found it on CNN. CHICAGO OUT

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rio vs Madrid

it’s gonna be tough

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't want to get shot or robbed visiting the Olympics

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's why i want it there

have you been to any Olympics? i only been to Salt Lake but planning on Vancouver

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Barcelona, Sidney, planning for London

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was thinking about Vancouver (or rather Whistler), but probably just on TV

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

My Barefoot Bistro story about the maybe most expensive wine card I have ever seen in a restaurant to that totally doesn’t look like it because it’s in a Best Western hotel.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait, you stayed at a Best Western hotel??….that sound everyone just heard, is double O Norks reputation going down a notch

whistler is a fun drinking town…canadians are ultra feeling people

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No dummy, I stayed in the Fairmont Chateau and Castle :)

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SNAP-a-doodle-doo!!!

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OH SORRY King Norskie!!!!!!!!!!

let me get 92 to bring you more wine and cheese….it might take a while since the old curmudgeon will take a while to walk the hills of your chateau

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a rascal scooter

soyou don’t know crap!!!

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soccer world cup in South Africa will be a mess.

London will be fine. I was in Paris for the track and field world championships, when everyone went into the metro tube at the same time and you still got out in 30 minutes.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the main problem is that all the Euro votes

are going towards Rio, to ensure European games in 2020 (Rome presenting, Italian votes have already said they will vote for Rio)

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, i'm off

it’s friday and i ain’t spending one more hour in the office. Hopefully i’ll get home to hear that Madrid gets to host the 2016 olympics. If not, i’ll know who to blame. And fbball seems like a great place for payback.

by medmelon on Oct 2, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think the best payback

is telling everyone here in the Pacific time zone, where the work day is just an hour old, that you get to go home already. oof.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

have a good friday night med

I’ll keep a lock down on the Madrid love for you. Of course, if you make it to the playoffs in fbball, you’ll still be destroyed despite how much I <3 Spanish Bangers.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obama + Oprah = FAIL

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha..REC

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats not what I meant...

haha.

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now he hates asians!

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"He hates these cans!"-Navin R Johnson

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

rec

Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mike Myers

can’t believe you just said that.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

oddsmakers fail also. shocking.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I ain't giving back that foot

say it ain’t so

There are some people who aren’t smart

by bow4meow on Oct 2, 2009 7:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

gonna be Rio

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 8:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

are they doing the whole virtualization/beam me up reporter deal?

by broyposse on Oct 2, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are doing the talking over each other and then staring into the camera with the mouth open and a blank look thing. Before giving back to a woman that seems to stand in the Tokyo stock exchange or something that talks about reapplying for 2020, and then to an empty stage in Chicago with people looking like Obama just shot their dog.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they are from Atlanta

so what do you expect from them hillbillies

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

has anyone been to The Barbers for a haircut?

I hear about em all the time on The Game..any experiences

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

the mental institution?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tell them from me

“Thank you. Come again”

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Dana Jacobsen (man arms) to me..regarding Blounts reinstatement

COLE, i think they should. i thought the season long suspension was ridiculous. 4 games, half the season, something like thta fine..but the whole season uncalled for

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

She doesn't have man arms

She has arms that show she’s a big woman who is currently fighting back the inevitable. I have a friend like that, huge arms, huge boobs, and huge knees. I’m afraid one day she’s going to fill out her frame.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just signing for it at work..didn't have my name

I did episodes of Leverage..thats probably where he knows he from haha

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

206 and 209..Top Hat Job and Runway Job.

You may know me from the audience during the magic show..nice little closeup and a “shocked” face.

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

google is a powerful tool.

Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beth is awesome..

the night this pic was taken was epic… Rolled with Beth, Tim Hutton, Storm Large and Luke Perry to a strip club haha

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

its Hardison haha

Hes a cool dude..very chill

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha..wow. I HATE this picture

i swear I look better than this. And where did you find this???

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

your facebook is public, and it was labeled "leverage"

and apparently you’re the only cole wagoner in the universe

Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

smh...

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's you isn't it??

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure...why not

yes that’s me

"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cole Wagoner

do you even read the thread you are posting in?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I’m just bored

"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ditto

So I just troll around here looking for people to say that too or make a Kanye joke.. oh I got one for Cole now.

yo Cole, I liked you in leverage, and i’mma let you finish that.. but Kari Matchett had one of the best small bit parts on Leverage of ALL TIME!!

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know the show yet, but I know Portland simulates Boston. Funny.

Another poster here who looks remotely like Jason Statham also was in it.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

its a good show..

Just announced they are shooting the 3rd season here too..it was a lot of fun

Blazersedge is not a message board, its a lifestyle- Ben

by colewagoner on Oct 2, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know,

how often would you say you make out with UPS drivers? They still don’t know my name, but maybe I’m not trying hard enough….?…

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting take by sports power broker Wasserman re Chicago
Not so subtle message to USOC, time to play the game IOC way, all the talk about change from Colorado Springs, same end as NYC bid for 2012

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If you believe the GD Drudge Report

it’s the world rejecting Obama.

Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bribery

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, but nepotism

And one hand washes the other. E.g. if the American delegation now votes for the IOC favorite, they have gained another gold star.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You basically have to assemble your own coalition to win in such an election by convincing countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, etc. to support your bid – and that you can do something for them in the future.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that they’re worried about countries boycotting if it’s in the US… 2016 is a ways away, all it takes is another GWB and everyone hates us again

Welcome to Blazers Edge. I see you're new here. please take the time to read the "If You're New to BlazersEdge"post located in the sidebar. Have a swell day

by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

when is the final announcement re: Madrid v. Rio?

When was the last time Europe hosted 2 consecutive Summer Olympics (and 3 consecutive Olympics counting the 2014 games in Russia).?

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 9:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

About 50 years ago. The organizers for Madrid sat down with the IOC after London won, and were assured there is no formal rule regarding rotation of continents.

And they made points by being very much ready 6 years before the event, which often wasn’t the case in recent history. The IOC likes that economic stability, but also likes the potential of South America.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

quite right

Looks like 1944-52 was almost a decade of all Euro Olympics. Guess they figured they needed the love after WWII?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course

1944 was all cancelled so I guess it’s really just ’48 & ’52 (and winter in ’56)

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 9:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we´re probably gonna win

but I´m not sure I want it.
I´m brazilian, by the way.

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 9:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think there is probably a lot of good and bad

It brings in money and tourism. Nothing better than foreign money being dumped into the economy.

In your opinion, do people have a legitimate reason to question Rio’s ability to keep it secure?

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seth Myers on SNL last night was blasting the crime rate pretty good.

Something about 8000 murders in Brazil last year. Therefore, 400 murders guaranteed during the olympics.

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah

during these big events there are lots of police on the streets and I think the government makes some sort of deal ( maybe implicit) with the gangs and drug warlords to keep the violence low.
I don´t think violence will be a problem at all, but transportation might, the traffic in Rio is insane.

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

another event I did not support our candidacy

but I´ll definitely watch some games, the Olympics I don´t care so much, maybe I´ll go to some US basketball games to see Roy, Oden and Aldridge play.

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Olé, olé, olé

Fits for either city

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

?

Is olé a Portuguese word too?

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just go along with whatever Norsk says

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, my usual instinct here would be that I’m the ignorant American, so I must be forgetting something.

And Norsk != wrong, ergo the people of Brazil better start learning Spanish.

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We use Olé! at soccer games a lot

originally is not a portuguese word but we adopted it

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So have Blazer fans at the RG

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzBp2yGNAWw

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHarJker4e8

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nike agrees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpQPURRrCw

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The lesson here is

DON’T DOUBT NORSK

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

Ignorant American, signing off.

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Letterman was apparently blackmailed

Link

creepy, scary, and a good reason not to zach where you work

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A good reason not to fiddle with your employees while you’re a rich and high profile individual. For him it’s blackmail. For the rest of us it would be a harassment suit or termination.

My team went to the playoffs in my first year.

by pxilpooshr on Oct 2, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or just gossiped about

doesn’t sound the women were trying to get money but one or two could have been in on it for sure, i don’t think that most regular people would get a harassment suit or fired for messing around with co workers, unless it’s against policy obviously.

14736251

by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know more than one CEO who had to divorce his wife and marry his assistant

Not sure how many people get together at the workplace, but since that’s where you are a large time of your life it’s not unusual to get to know your partner there. It gets problematic where someone uses a position of power over people who work for him/her.

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it does explain why what’s her name got such a prominent role on the show for a while

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The weird thing if you watch the whole clip is that the audience laughs and laughs waiting for some joke setup

Not sure he can make people laugh this away, after all the jokes he did on politicians guilty of adultery.

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah… It was a little surreal watching everyone think it’s a joke until the very end… and the laughter and applause when he said he slept with women who worked for him was weird

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's bizarre on a whole bunch of levels

First of all, you’d think that a guy who’s an Emmy-winning news producer wouldn’t be dumb enough to attempt such obvious blackmail. Second, Letterman’s the wrong guy to try to blackmail — he’s used the show to expose his personal life on many occasions, and he’s good at it. Third, were the affairs such a huge secret in the first place? I bet a lot of the staffers knew about the shenanigans.

I bet there’s a back story about the extortionist that will be coming out in the next few days. We’re hearing about his divorce and money problems, but were there drug and alcohol problems too? Manic-depressive psych issues? Who knows. The whole story would make a good (but not great) screenplay.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

beyond that the extortionist used to live with/sleep with the staffer in question as well?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Righto. Add a sordid little love triangle to the mix. For one reason or another, the producer obviously went off the deep end.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And $2 million seems like an odd sum to demand. Letterman makes a lot more than that – per year. And the producer is likely not poor either. Maybe he figured it would be the right sum Letterman could take out without involving his investment banker/accountant and wife? Odd.

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why does this happen to Letterman? His son was nearly the victim of a kidnapping by his house painter.

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is he “known” for paying ransoms?

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And he had that stalker lady

Stuff like this happening to Letterman and his affairs with women and being withdrawn when not on his show is what makes him the current Carson.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I doubt it just happens to him… I think he just chooses to air it in public when others don’t… famous people draw out the crazies… just look at the JD and TiR

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is true

People fixate on famous peoples and go crazy on them.

His wife may have known as well and been relatively okay with it… it’s the package deal you agree to, to be with Letterman for a quarter century.

Letterman is particularly Carson-y, aside from getting married over and over TOO much. Just a few times.

Just watched the video. Man, Letterman knows how to handle this stuff head on. This will die much quicker now.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I ain't been watching the last few weeks

But imagine having to do a show with all this going on.

Has anyone been watching regularly? It was likely business as usual, right?

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He show has been normal. In my opinion:

Letterman>Conan>Kimmel>Spike Feresten>Craig Fergeson (sp?)>Carson Daly>Leno.

Yes, Leno is below Carson Daly. Is Daly still on?

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stewart>Conan>Colbert>Letterman>Leno>>>>>>>>>>Daly

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

u forgot

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fallon

by phillyduck23 on Oct 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fallon

has potential to be better than Fergeson. Just right now he is sooo uncomfortable.

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ya true

i kinda didn’t notice daly on ur list(just like i kinda dont notice him on television)

by phillyduck23 on Oct 2, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where’s Jon Stewart in that mix? Sacrilege.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was sticking to the networks

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

also, public admission negates any leverage the blackmailer or future blackmailers have over him… he went through the legal process, and then nipped it in the bud on National tv… it’s a veteran move

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Letterman is really, really, really good at facing crap head on

His first monologue after 9/11 was incredible. Sometimes I think his comedy is tired, but he really knows how to handle the serious stuff.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you can say that again.

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stewart again was great at that, too

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Letterman is really, really, really good at facing crap head on

His first monologue after 9/11 was incredible. Sometimes I think his comedy is tired, but he really knows how to handle the serious stuff.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yet another SBN fail.

On another note, I wrote them about the comment box getting eaten on the right hand side of the page. They said they’re aware of the problem and are working on getting it fixed. Someday.

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the JD and TiR is a great example.

So many famous people here…it’s unreal.

by Roybot on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Thunder’s motto and crowd chant this season will be “Thunder Up.”

"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.

by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

is that like a Zach up?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Organization.

Check out the video. It’s unbelievable.

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by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yikes.

My team went to the playoffs in my first year.

by pxilpooshr on Oct 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my goodness

That is ahhhh….very well produced.

I guess you can’t blame them for trying.

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those are EXTREMELY local celebrities

I love how bad the highlights are. They didn’t even do much good young guy stuff amidst all the horrible play. The Clippers having that Mike Taylor kid had more good highlights than OKC.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woooooooow.

That is sooooo bad….I could not stop laughing. What are they thinking?

by Roybot on Oct 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thunder up

your Face

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know what you guys are taking about.

i wish the Blazers could put together that type of subtle, innovative marketing campaign that would spawn tons of new interest in the team. I wonder if Tom Peterson and the corpse of Ramblin Rod are available to do some filming.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget every local news anchor

They all looked like radio DJs or local news anchors to me.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course

If we did it it would have someone awful like that Storm Large person in it.

So, I’ll shut up.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alex Aslekansiakia from that one band.

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I would actually like to see Roddy Roddy Piper

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah it was.

the ballroom blitz thing? i’m really hoping that goes away this year.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I want to see a fat Wheels, Canzano, and Gavin & the Schonz yell "RIP CITY!"

That will get people really going. Followed by Oden on the screen bursting out like KG “WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which by the way was a really good intro, if I look at it impartial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvtPuzj5QI

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

any opening would be great with that music.

they could show a horse taking a dump to that music and it would get people fired up.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

c'mon

Cowgirl UP!

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by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would prefer it if they didn’t show your GANONG

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

keeping in mind i'm an idiot,

what is ganong? is it “your face” in a different language? Following you and Roybot’s cut little school age flirtation sessions is a good Bedge pastime and it helps to be in on the latest vernacular.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

never mind the explanation.

urban ganongtionary filled me in.

by DrivetheLane on Oct 2, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats funny

that it means what it means in urban dictionary

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

even more fitting then that Roybot keep her Ganong put away

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahhahhahhahhahahahaha! The name does

lend itself well for alternative profanity. Can I use it? Let’s see. “Ganong you!” “That’s Ganonged.” “Oh Ganong.” “That Ganonger cut me off!” I love it.

"Aneurysm".

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by annthefan on Oct 2, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i hope they make special "thunder up" headbands

(which of course will just be clouds on headbands) and when the team is losing going into the 4th they will put on the “thunder up” headbands like they are rally caps in baseball. the fans will chant thunder up the whole quarter. it will be just like a college game, which is fitting seeing as how most of their team should still be in college

by phillyduck23 on Oct 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

strong words from ben

Chip Kelly is a joke. Wearing a duckbill visor and waddling through this Blount fiasco. Weak.

by phillyduck23 on Oct 2, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

meh… Ben doesn’t like UO to begin with… so it equates to when I rag on OSU or UW

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was a mistake to immediately suspend him for the season

They should have suspended him indefinitely immediately and then decided how many games. I don’t see anything wrong with bringing him back after ~6 games.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it sends a bad message to suspend someone for the season, say that he wouldn’t be playing on Saturdays anymore, and then reinstate him. That’s the problem, no matter what suspension you believe he actually deserved.

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by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was a mistake to say he was done for the season

but if you decide that it was too harsh a punishment (and I think it was), then you need to correct it. ~6 games feels right to me.

by jksnake99 on Oct 2, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That how I see it too

If you watch this video, a lot of credible people told Kelly that he should give Blount a goal to work on this season and that the initial punishment was too harsh.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The problem then seems to be the language they used to begin with, not what they are doing now

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

as a university, you have to weigh your options more carefully at the time of the suspension. To hold any credibility, the punishment that was handed down needs to be upheld. It was a big deal, a bunch of people lauded Chip for not accepting any crap from his players… now he’s taking a step back?

If a player at UW or OSU did the same, I’d be saying that he needs a season-long suspension. As a scholarship recipient at a university (academic or athletic) you are an ambassador for the school.

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by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s not the one punch for me. It was the going after his teammates afterward and then freaking out at the crowd. the whole spectacle.

It’s not like he just had one bad night. He was suspended in the offseason and there were some reports that he wasn’t recruited by a few schools due to character/classroom issues.

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by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel like I am impartial here

I only root for all Oregon schools and do not care one bit for the rivalries.

What he did wasn’t good but it wasn’t a big deal. It was a highly charged situation after the punch, he handled it poorly, you don’t ruin a kid’s college career over a dumb mistake.

Plus, it was a good punch.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm also impartial, and to me it was a big deal

But I agree that the wise thing to do would have been to suspend him indefinitely at first, and then wait for more reactions. That one of the Idaho fans e.g. came down to hit or throw at him wasn’t known initially. Half a season might have been fair, too.

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by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there were also reports that Batum had Kidney failure… so take them with a giant helping of salt… he was suspended in the offseason for not living up to team duties (read skipping class)… The biggest issue here seems to be that the UO over-reacted to begin with because the national media wanted Blount drawn and quartered for what he did… UO bent to that pressure more so than they are bending to pressure now it seems like. They’ve worked out a plan that all parties involved agree on, if Blount holds up his end, then he should get “rewarded”

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then be mad at the school, but let the kid play

Not that you’re arguing against that, but the kneejerk reaction of the school/NCAA/whoever is the problem to me.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, it was an over reaction as evidenced by the Michigan kid only getting one game for punching a Notre Dame player… this seems like good course correction assuming Blount does everything they’ve asked of him

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with this

Chip Kelly handled it like, well, a rookie. My dad and I discussed this the day after it happened, and we agreed that the best move was to suspend him indefinitely IMMEDIATELY after the game and then allow him to come back after about 5-6 games. Instead, he decides to wait all weekend, which only mounts the pressure against him to sit him for the year. Now the school looks dumb for announcing a season long suspension but then reneging (sp?) on it halfway through the season. It kinda looks like they want him back since they are in contention (although this is more than likely not the case) for a Pac-10 title after demolishing Cal.

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by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check the poll

http://espn.go.com/

Idaho even wants him reinstated

Paladins are awesome!

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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone knows there are only potatoes in Idaho

Even Boise State is actually located in Eastern Washington

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by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We should keep Rudy...I think

Link

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Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NO

he is too good for us to keep… we must trade him

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly, I bet we can get 2 future second round picks for him… and the potential there is limitless

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben's rantings and whinings...

About Chip Kelly on his twitter account are tasteless and immature. I hope he is just a Beaver fan.

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by PoliSam on Oct 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he’s a UW guy if I remember correctly

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, he’s a Michigan guy.

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by Cablinasian on Oct 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that makes almost as much sense

he must still be bitter from the blasting in the big house

by phillyduck23 on Oct 2, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Statue of liberty anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSk91GLrLsw

Again? oh wait nope Dennis Dixon owned

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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

O, I would irrationaly hate Chip Kelly if I were a Michigan fan

That fake statue of liberty play would have embarrassed me.

by PoliSam on Oct 2, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kelly certainly could have handled the case better

But, he is a first-year head coach. First time he’s had to deal with anything like this. I want him consulting with famous people with good track-records.

by PoliSam on Oct 2, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not only first year head coach, but it was his first game… I feel sorry for the guy (till I remember his paycheck that is)

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

“A great offensive strategist, but he has a lot to learn about being a head coach” — is completely fair.

Waddling… a joke… Amateurish… — hmmm.

by PoliSam on Oct 2, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah… his comments went a little too far

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I love Ben but he’s prone to soapboxing. When he goes nuts in a few years, he’s going to move to Venice Beach and become a street preacher.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben?

He’s a Johns Hopkins guy

by Corvid on Oct 2, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cousins twice removed

equates to kissin’ cousins…only more so….twice

(what i’m saying is that they do it…with each other…twice)

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bet he wouldn't be saying all of that....

….if it was Rich Rodriguez’s press conference and if we were talking about reinstating Tate Forcier after an incident like that.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Oct 2, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahahah finally Comcast comes over and sets up my cable/internet

get to watch every blazer game on CSNNW again :P

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by cloudydays on Oct 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow blount is back. campus is buzzing

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Free Blount!!!

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i coulda told you guys this three days ago but i don’t want to make my sources mad :)

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could have told you 6 years ago that we were gonna sign andre miller

but my sources would have been mad

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sure

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like the earliest Blount will play though is against Stanford

which misses USC by a week. Anyway he is reinstated before then?

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

naw thats firm. woulda seemed suspicious if they reinstated him for USC

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh well

LMJ FTW!!!

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right even if blount returns. it’ll be ~ LMJ 50% Blount 25% Alston/Crenshaw/Barner 25%
barner might even move back to CB if walter’s replacement doesn’t work out

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

any news on Ward?

and his possible return soon?

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he could play saturday but won’t. we don’t need him

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So we may see him next weekend?

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

when you were 12?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You believe it as much as I believe Dougall had sources telling that that LGB might come back

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol ya it makes no sense. theres no way i could know someone on the football team!

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right, it’s not like you could have classes with them or any thing… btw, once the seasons done, ball with the O-line at the Rec if you have a chance… their footwork is amazing

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha

i will. don’t be surprised if i don’t come home though. They will pancake me.

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

usually their the most easy going guys on the team… fwiw cornerbacks are the funniest

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok i’ll keep that in mind. ii went to HS with one of the Oline. theres a TE in my dorm. I also met mike clay and boseko lokombo

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you guys hear Canzano own that guy on ESPN?

He argued to keep Blount suspended…the other guy argued for reinstatement. No mattter who is right, it was hilarious. The other dude pulled the race card and said it was racial unfairness.

When Canzano said that that was ridiculous, the other guy replied, “NUH UH—CHECK ESPN MESSAGE BOARDS!!!”

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha link? would love to see this

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I second this motion

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Comcast DVR fail!

It only goes back like 20 minutes…I managed to get most of it on webcam still. I’ll have a Youtube link after I finish lunch.

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THANKS!

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dougall ol buddy

HERE is the link. Sorry for crappy quality. I had to scramble as my DVR slowly crept forward and erased it. I couldn’t even pause. Comcast fail.

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks im watching on espn right now. what segment is it? second?

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeh, i think it was towards the end.

they talk about olympics forever. zzzzzz

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean really? ESPN message boards are the source of reason? What a jackass.

I still think Canzano is over-reacting, but at least he can make a good argument without saying everything is racial. The other guy tried to say “Jailblazers” is really, too! smh

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

other guy tried to say "Jailblazers" is really, too

huh?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's what I said.

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“boobytrap” That what I said!

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course it has to do with race!

Why would it be about players being arrested? That wouldn’t make sense.

by Roybot on Oct 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mental Exercise:

Can you name a player in any major sport that got a full season suspension that wasn’t black?

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I just can't think of any.

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pete Rose

Shoeless Joe

banned

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shoeless Joe wasn’t black????

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe you’re thinking of Mean Joe Green?

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BIRDMAN

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice, good one.

Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we know you want to score with birdman

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you’ll turn any trick to get high

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Oct 2, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nope

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, but that wasn't part of the question

although it does seem that the only time that white athletes have gotten full season suspensions are due to gambling.

Although that might be due in part to white athletes being a minority in professional sports

by tingeyga on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tyler Hamilton (cycling) 8 year ban
Marty McSorley (hockey)

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What does race have to do with it?

That guy was confused.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those people are sitting

"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Way to go there "Randy Raptor"

you correctly identified sitting from standing

well done!

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The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you trying to make me cry?

"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

you correctly identified my plan

(I thought we were playin’ that nemesis game again)

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MOM 92 IS PICKING ON ME AGAIN

"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am currently formulating my next new name for you

since i have already used “Sexy Rexy” and “Randy Raptor”

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it never going Back?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like a madman laughing in the rain?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soul Asylum? Are they even together anymore?

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if not

you might have to do some soul searching….

ummm…

where are my drums on that joke?

"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.

But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html

"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez

by ratbastird on Oct 2, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somehow, you’re neither here nor there.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

everything’s so cut and dry…

14736251

by appel82 on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

day and night, earth and sky… some how i just doon’t beelieve it..

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

day and night….

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whatwhat

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I toss and turn,
I keep stressing my mind, mind

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I look for peace, but, see, I don’t attain

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What I need for keeps this silly game we play .. play

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now look at this …..
wutwut

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Madness to magnet keeps attracting me, me

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I try to run, but, see, I’m not that fast..

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I’m first but surely finish last .. last

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

cause.....

day and night, day and night..
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night, night, night

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At my work

There is a dude that walks around the parking lot brushing his teeth. Every twenty feet or so, he’ll spit. He’ll get about 100 yards out before he is done, then the whole way back, he’ll rinse with the water he brought, and spit all the way back to the building.

There used to be a guy from India that would literally take a bath in the sink. It was like he was bathing in the river Ganges. Except he was so frantic about it, it was like a bird taking a bath. The entire sink area would be soaking wet after one of his sessions. He’d fill his hands with water, and then he’d aggressively rub the skin off his face. This would go on for over 5 minutes. It looked exhausting.

Other folks clip their nails.

What’s up with personal hygiene at the office. Don’t these people have homes?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The entire sink area would be soaking wet after one of his sessions

You just describe every public bathroom in the US

Paladins are awesome!

"What I'm not looking for is, uh, some big overgrown monster that's always thinkin' about food."

by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 2, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do my nails but when no one is around

I always notice at work and I have clippers there because when I discover a hangnail, I want it gone ASAP. I also got tweezers in case I got a hair in the corner of my mouth that I didn’t shave good, so I can pluck that hair. Otherwise I’ll spend my entire shift messing with the hair with my tongue.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don’t shave your tongue?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Oct 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh

I read the book so I think it’s too long for what they kept in and took out.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

turrible

pseudo intelectual bs in my opinion

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"pseudo intellectual" BS seems like it would be relative to your worldview.

For example, if you are a Fox News viewer, it sounds like I would love the movie. If you’re not, it probably sucks.

Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Oct 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh oh

The opening is the best part.

If you like the comic it is a nice visual accompaniment. I watched it again over last weekend and it isn’t successful as it’s own movie.

The bad parts of the comic (too blunt, too on the nose, too comicy) are even worse in the movie, and the music is like what a 12 year old would pick. SOOOOOOOO on the nose.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This prolly makes me a bad person

The Comedian is my favorite character.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the comedian too

I haven’t read the comic, I think I would like it quite a bit though. The movie is okay, but the punch line at the end is sort of deflated with all the shininess of the piece as a whole. In other words, I wish it had spent more time on the philosophy of what’s at stake in the piece.

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The comic is great

Though I am prolly in the minority that think the ending of the movie (not the joke at the end, the main ending) makes more sense than the ending of the comic.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The 2nd viewing

Really made some horrible lines stand out and make me cringe.

“You know, I have a feeling that if we lost this war, it would have really messed us up, as a country, you know, really made us go crazy. But we didn’t. We won. Because of you” (I am paraphrasing, maybe).

“What happened to the American dream?” “IT CAME TRUE! You’re looking at it” (a message you want to get across but you CAN’T SAY IT LIKE THAT.)

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I´m not a fox news viewer

and I enjoyed the opening credits

by Falcao on Oct 2, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also

I would say the message and political leanings of the Watchmen are not conducive to the average Fox News viewer.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meaning

It has a strong liberal anti-Republican bent.

Not as an insult, but because that’s it’s POV.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha

I didn’t see the pic at first, I thought you just silently posted your name like an “ahem”.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except for MSNBC

I don’t watch no 24 hour news or local news or nuthin’. Can’t STANDS it.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marshall McLuhan warned me to stay away from TV news.

“The medium is the sausage,” he wrote. Or something like that.

by MiledAnimal on Oct 2, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the surface, you're right.

On a deeper level, the liberal gets exposed and the conservatives are the heroes.

by MiledAnimal on Oct 2, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm. I think it goes past that as well.

To a more “both extremes are bad” place.

Plus, what the “bad guy” does isn’t necessarily supposed to be truly evil, since it causes world peace (in theory).

I don’t think there are any heroes in the Watchmen, which is part of the point to me.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Without ruining the ending it is different in the comic... SPOILERS:

…and yes, he could, but he doesn’t care to.

He’s basically a God. He can make everyone be nice through active force, or, like in the movie, he can go along with a plan to make them fear his wrath so much that they’ll play nice.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't want to be directly involved

But he’s okay with someone using the fear of him to keep people in line.

by Mortimer on Oct 2, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

Watch the opening sequence, be happy, and go on with your life.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’s a Nike counter-offensive

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The clip looks used…

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was me

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you successfully diffuse the bomb?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, it does

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Oct 2, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

canzano live

on ESPN2

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just read Ben's post on the Media Day Superlatives

I’m too lazy to look up any of my quotes or any others from the day the Blazers traded Brandon Rush for him and Ike, but I’m pretty sure I thought it was a good trade because Indiana need someone who could contribute right away and the Blazers were willing to wait a couple years for Bayless to develop.

By my way of thinking, Bayless is right on track. The only thing that almost derailed it was Ben’s hype because of last years summer league.

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no, we must trade Bayless now… Rudy and Outlaw too… they are too good to waste away on our bench, rotting where they sit, wallowing in Gatorade

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know you are joking

But isn’t it better for young guys to waste on the bench than having old guys that rot on the bench?

by tominhawaii on Oct 2, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I worry about bed sores from the lack of movement for Juwan

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they look better

but old guys rotting on the bench have vet leadership

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In terms of Bayless' hightened expectations...

The problem wasn’t his Summer League performance, it was indeed the aforementioned hype machine.

Without it, fans would have overreacted, but would have settled in much quicker.

by Timmay! on Oct 2, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aight, lunchie time over

Catch you guys later on

Kobe is my profile pic because of this beatdown I received.
Blake > Andre

by prezofdeath on Oct 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Proof

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Oct 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

does a decapatated head have rights?

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if it does, can i represent yours when 92 mishandles it?

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, but FFA is co-councel

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Libras arn’t to be trusted. As your attorney, I advise you get a fast car, presumably a convertible.

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I am a decapitated head, I’ll need someone to steer and a midget to work the pedals
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also, mescaline

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that’ll work

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does that mean you won’t be needing the acapulco t-shirts i bought?

by EvilKaramazov on Oct 2, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

correct

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by The Arkitect on Oct 2, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Save those for us; I have my knife and the grapefruits.

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rest in Pieces

The typewriter was probably full of Fornits, foreign fornits at that

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by idoltime on Oct 2, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs