2009-10-30 Junk Drawer: Pre-Halloween Conspiracy Theory Edition
by CatMan2 on Oct 30, 2009 12:26 PM PDT
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PrintOkay, what exactly happened to the previous JD for this day. Did AK destroy it? Or was there a rippin' flame war that got to be too hot for the mods? OR what???!!!??!!?!?
While we're on the subject, what are your current conspiracy theories? Anything we all really have to know that is being buried by the main stream media?
On another subject, what are everybody's plans for Halloween? I think there might be a game on. I'll check.
Maybe this theme has been done before in a JD. I don't know. Mainly I'm just posting it to find out what happened to the other JD and as a public service to the Bedge. You're welcome.
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Yeah...me too...that is weird
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I'm scared
I don’t like the unknown
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 12:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I don't like you
not liking the unknown
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like it
I LOVE IT! This is the perfect spooky mystery to start off the holiday weekend. I think Idol lived up to his promise to jump off a cliff, and now his spirit is haunting the Internet!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 12:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
K ill delete the one I just made since this one came first
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
I was tryin to reply to cloudy so this is what i was gonna do
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The last person to delete a JD people were still useing was T i R
What does that make AK? I know a mod didn’t delete it.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
i was wondering what happened.
i thought i’d been abandoned.
AK isn’t a happy camper today, it seems. He’s getting revenge.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
how tragic!
it was like your reason for living was suddenly ripped from you. i shudder to think what you may have done had this new junk drawer not come about.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
There was nothing wrong with what was going on in there
This is just like the last time a JD got deleted. I like AK a little less now, and he was really growing on me.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
by tominhawaii on Oct 30, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
There's a cream for that now
It’ll clear that growth right up.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Oct 31, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah. it was a tame JD so you're probably right about the mods not deleting it.
weird. I accidentally deleted a JD I’d made a while ago, but it was the next day. I don’t remember one disappearing right in the middle of a day though.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i know.
i’m quite apprehensive about making JD’s now. not that I ever have a chance. By the time I get to work in the morning, there are sometimes already two that have come along.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, his "retarded" line might've been too much
NBF referred to it being more offensive than last night’s f-bombs in a comment on Ben’s main page post (that was zapped too).
Fine with me. I made a mean comment that had a typo in it. I hate it when I do that.
Yeah
But the “retarded” could have easily been deleted. I don’t think the mods are into pissing off the JD. Some folks in here are vindictive.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
by tominhawaii on Oct 30, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
what?!?!
nothing wrong with spinner talk!!!
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
no one is happy on there birthday
perhaps Casian should check on him
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I suppose only BRP and TiH could weigh in on that as they are the only people who have easy access to pictures of me
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I'd hit it
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
He's Portland cute
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
that's true.
i think i stopped being happy on my birthday when i turned 23.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
happy birthdays stopped when I stopped getting presents
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
haha.
for me when I felt like i had left that “young adult” phase but not really a full blown “adult”. didn’t really know what to do and all that so every birthday was just a reminder another year had passed and nothing more.
plus, yeah, the lack of presents too.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That means I've probably had my last happy birthday...
pity, if I’d known about it, I would have made it even wilder!
c'mon
we’re all pretending to be girls here.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Oct 30, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahahah
rec
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
i want to party with you! (i can't believe i'm about to do this.. i blame brp)
Heeeee-aaaaay!!! It’s a party in the ESP!
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm sure you'll fare much better than I, FFA.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
hahah thanks for trying to cheer me up
if you let me know when your bday is, I’ll get you a present, and birthdays will start going smoothly from that day forth!
haha. deal. :)
mine’s a ways away though. middle of July.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well there's no need to frantically switch to the World Series.
It takes a lifetime for anything to even happen.
that will likely be last in rotation.
i’m thinking stick with Blazer game, then check Ducks, then WS.
man, my weekend is gonna suck…
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Gonna have both games courtesy of justin tv opened on my mac
then connected to my Lcd with the volume of the Blazer game up. And by both games I mean the basketball and the football game. All the while I will be writing one of 5 papers I need to have written by monday/tuesday.
rugby playoffs start saturday
I’m really apprehensive. fortunately, win or lose, we’re getting drunk on the way home, then getting drunker during the ducks game, then halloween costumes come out!! best weekend ever.
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
and with any luck you'll be able to remember it all!
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
fortunately I never black out
one of the benefits of having a low yarf point. what I REALLY need to remember are the halloween costumes. young ladies these days have simply no sense of decorum on october 31!
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
ha i was trying to figure out why everyone stopped posting
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I think he was betting on the jersey contest
and dave gave him the choice between “voluntarily” stepping out for a while to go comment on minor league baseball or face the banhammer.
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
BOB, I haven’t seen you for a while in here. You killin it up in Mass?
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
hey buddy!
once my internship ended and I got a real job it became a lot harder to slag off in the JD as much as I would like. it’s a slow friday now though. what’s new?
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
ah, nothing, the world is still moving forward… you like being back up in the NE?
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
wow what did he do?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He used the word retarded to describe Nate's offense
I don’t know if that’s worthy of a ban, or if he was banned, or if he just deleted it himself. who knows.
My feeling is that he was banned though.
the constant stream of derision directed at anybody who opined differently than him might have had something to do with it, if you're right
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he left right after he posted the JD
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
by left he probably meant not comment. wouldn’t surprise me if he was lurking.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but lurking isnt gonna get a ban
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i wouldn't think so either.
i was confused about what would get him banned as well.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
well see!
people were so harsh to judge AK for deleting the JD when in reality, it probably was auto-deleted!
his comments are still around though
when DS got banned everything got wiped
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
DS is donkeyshins?
he got banned?? when? I loved that guy’s comments.
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
can't you delete your own profile too?
"I just sort of know that around the water cooler they talk of reality tv stars, and I strictly drink coffee." -- EvilKaramazov
by BlazersOrBust on Oct 30, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you can be banned and have your posts be deleted
or you can be banned and your posts can stay, or your posts can be deleted without you being banned.
ahhhh
I thought only scenarios 1 and 3 could happen (if you weren’t banned for a particular post, in which case both things would be deleted).
yeah, you can still go to AK's profile and read his past posts.
but I think he got banned, not that it matters since he said he was leaving anyway. Perhaps he’ll be reinstated in a couple months like S4E was.
That's my gut reaction too
He’s been one straw away from breaking the camel’s back for a while now. Maybe his stuff was ok in the off-season, but now that the season has started and there are all sorts of new people, the powers that be were concerned about his style catching on. Bedge can handle one AK, but multiples and wannabes?
I think he deleted it
Because he opened it up for a bunch of discussions about him and he got embarrassed and deleted it.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
Lawyers (smh)....am I right guys?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
also, this comment is gender biased
for shame!
by fanfaraway on Oct 30, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
give 92 a little bit of a break, ffa..
I think a grandfather clause might be in effect for him.. seeing as he predates lawyers.. and gender..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Snap on me
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, he did personally attack me
with that remark about inept homers. Until recently, I had been an uber-competent homer and I was just lately getting comfortable with my newly discovered ineptitude. That criticism cut to the bone, let me tell you!
No, I'm sure it wasn't
I’m not even on AK’s radar, I’m so inept. I don’t think he’s ever addressed a single comment to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih6W19KTlZo
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 30, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
If you can't do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
A lot of the people in the game day threads have mastered that skill ;-)
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
and there were 90 free throws
no flow to the game at all
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
would have been a great game to watch, really fun,
if the refs hadn’t gotten so involved.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't think it was that bad.
the defense didn’t look like last years team at all. the offense did. But I feel like I saw an improved Blazers team last night, at least on one end of the floor.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
nah
completely different team than we saw last year. very improved defensively, and still trying to figure it out offensively. they will get there and be one of the best teams in the league by the seasons’ end.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I agree
Martell did great on Carmelo.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, i thought so too.
anytime you get LeBron, Melo, Kobe, Wade visibly frustrated and/or draw an offense foul when battling for position, you’re doing a great job defensively on them. Nothing’s gonna stop them from scoring though.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
you are being sarcastic
no ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
no Carmelo went for 19 in the 4th quarter
when Martell wasn’t guarding him
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i am legitimatly inquiring if he was being sarcastic
b/c i thought Martel did a decent job.
I say martel had a really good game offensively and defensively.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I agree
I wish Nic was healthy though :(
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
i think Nic going down threw Nate totally off.
I believe with a healthy Nic, the rotations wouldn’t be so difficult, no matter the time of game.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I certainly hope that’s the case
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so too
everyone (incl. Nate) is still adjusting to each other and lineups…
we’ll get there eventually
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
i didnt' mean to seem as if im overreacting
in fact, I had a feeling that we would lose that game based on our game one play, it’s obvious things aren’t all the way put together. (lol)
But i believe this is a reason, perhaps a major reason, Nate is still “experimenting” with lineups.
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i dont think you are overreacting at all
in fact, id say you are being far more rational than most of the people on this site
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Yeah some people are freakin out over two games
just to freak out. There is no need to worry.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
you should have posted one those freak out You-tubes
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
i have realized that Blazersedge
(the constant communal astmosphere and bball talk) make things 100 X worse than things really are.
Am I sad that the team lost ? Yeah because Im by nature very competetive, but freaking out and saying “nate should be fired” and ‘trade lma" or "lma is overpaid b/c he isn’t playing well right now" is just too much and not really a fun way for me to be a fan.
I realize that I was freaking out as recent as the 2nd to last pre season game saying “nate youre dead to me” . But I came to the realization of late that I just dont have the energy to freak out constantly over a loss because it spills over into my real and more important life.
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
it also helps knowing that things are still in "what works" mode
and this is just the 2nd game of the season.
Sort of a good learning experience or something
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
sage words.
also it’s safe to assume that people that actually get paid to coach at that level and fail, know more about basketball than anyone on here. and Nate hasn’t failed. I trust him.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
he may get paid but i feel i don't have to buy into everything he does
also , just because I get paid to do something doesn’t mean i am automatically better at it than someone else.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i agree with what you say.
i don’t buy in to everything he does either. but i don’t think it’s unfair to say he knows more about basketball and strategy than anyone posting on here. I could be wrong, I guess, but I don’t think I am.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
this is true as well
also , just because I get paid to do something doesn’t mean i am automatically better at it than someone else.
However, I trust that the Blazers’ braintrust (KP, Penn, etc.) knows far more about basketball than I do (or nearly all of us for that matter.
As George Michael once said, “Yes I’ve gotta have faith”
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
look im not saying that Nate isnt'' the best man for the job
i was using “fire nate” as the hypothetical response of posters who are overreacting to the loss. I wasn’t stating that Nate deserves to be fired, that he has done a bad job, or that I know more than he does and just because he gets paid doesnt mean he’s automatically better. I just wanted to point out that I don’t agree with everything he does.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
lol
all of us agree with you.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
oh i guess i didn't get it
sorrry! LOL
all this “happy outlook on life” stuff is really difficult ;)
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
you’ll get used to it eventually
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
acording to Sophia
only men are qualified:
look im not saying that Nate isnt’’ the best man for the job
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Oct 30, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
trust a woman, or get banned, or worse—the scorn.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Man I wish that AK where here
because he probably has a list of 5 or so women who might be able to handle the job.
I for one don’t think that the NBA is close to having a women be a coach, mainly because I think that she would have a hard time gaining the respect of the players.
if they can ref, they can coach
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
it is something that probably wont happen
on this note, I’m going to be coaching , i think, a team of girls this year through the boys and girls club and Im hoping to get them into the boys league.
To me, dissembling the gendered leagues in all sports is more important than having a symbolic female coach of an NBA squad
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Parents will hate you
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
At some levels perhaps
but there are clearly some HS girls who could play and be successful on the boys team. But I think that once you get to the college level (in basketball at least) the physical differences between the genders are too great to overcome and thus the separation makes sense.
It could happen. The game could evolve. It is possible that there would be females good at compensating for physical differences. If someone spent enough time studying techniques, I think it is possible. Basketball has some strength to it, but it is not 100% of the game.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i believe gender to be a social construct
and therefor , I don’t buy the “well their physically different so lets keep them seperate” .
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
how do you account for differences in muscle make-up then? or the natural benefit to muscle building provided by testosterone?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
im going to do the best cliff notes version of this
theory for you b/c i dont want to come off as abrasive or accusatory.
In our society, men are dominant , perceived to be more muscular, and better able to build muscle. This perception is in part constructed to maintain the dominant male construct. This is why sports are still considered, in essence to be male activities. In other cultures, women are considered muscular (uteris strongest muscle ) , dominant and the dominant gender, whereas men are passive and Play the westernized role of the ‘woman’.
FOr this reason, arguing that men are just more physically fit and should be kept seperate from women isn’t really valid (and its not just you saying this , most people assume this ) . We have to recognize that gender isn’t something inherant its “done”. Women are physically capable of playing basketball, and sports should not be such a heavily gendered institution.
This is my opinion of course but it’s based on some very valid theories that have been pretty w4ell proven by people much smarter than me.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
example?
In other cultures, women are considered muscular (uteris strongest muscle ) , dominant and the dominant gender, whereas men are passive and Play the westernized role of the ‘woman’.
i’d like to stipulate i’m not disagreeing, just curious.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
not all cultures are in this Western
Christian/muslim/patriarchial way. In many Native American and indiginous cultures accross the globe the Western gender roles are switched.
(i said "christian/muslim as an example of patriarchial societies not to offend or put down these respective religions)
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Here’s the thing though—Our bodies are different, especially, in our hips and shoulders. Professional football, for example, would be very hard on a female body. Strengthened uteri, means that any sport involving those mechanics, would put men at a disadvantage—due to my low learning, I can’t provide you with the proper example of such a sport. I think the bottom line, is if tomorrow, you aligned the two sexes under one umbrella, you would have almost no female athletes—and I think this is really what’s at stack. You’re theory would sacrifice the entire female athletics for the sake of equality.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
professional football is hard on the human body. period.
i also don’t really know how my pushing for non gendered athetics puts female athletes at stake you would need to email me on that one LOL .
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
but there are are genetic differences between men and women… women are more prone to osteoporosis for instance than men… men have to worry about prostate cancer… I’m not saying that there aren’t women out there in the different sports that can play with the men… I just think that if you were to do away with the construct of gender and have combined leagues, you would have very few women compared to men that could compete… I think it would ultimately defeat your purpose by casting the professional athlete woman as the abnormality rather than the norm… as an example, let’s look at track and feild ( a sport where the women and men compete on equal footing in equal distances, just no against each other) men have faster times, farther/higher jumps and longer throws than the women… this isn’t due to a social construct
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
like i said below
i do not argue that men and women are “the same” i argue that their differences should not keep them from competing from eachother.
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
So you would be for an inferior male athlete being able to compete in a women’s league because he cannot keep up with the other Men at his level
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with that. Whenever there was sprinting drills in school, you were supposed to run with someone, with the theory being that if you ran against someone, you’d run faster. If more girls played with the boys, I think they would eventually catch up and learn to adapt to perceived “differences”
I get the paper, so I don't care!
So let me see if I understand your stance correctly
In short you think that if we took the top 10% of male athletes in a sport, lets say running, and compared them to the top 10% of female athletes that all of the differences between their performances are due to culture, and not due to physiological differences such as the males being taller (or some other structural physical difference)?
i am not contending that there are not differences
between female and male athletes, I am contending that these differences shouldn’t stipulate that men and women cannot compete against eachother.
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Here is what I see as our differences in our views on this subject
(feel free to correct me if you feel misrepresented)
I think that when the physical differences between boys and girls are minimal that there is no reason why their leagues should be separate. But as they mature then it makes sense to separate them as the physical differences between the sexes widen.
You think that despite those physical differences that men and women should compete against each other.
If I understand you correctly, it seems that you would rather treat everyone equally than to treat everyone fairly.
my only response is that
“treat everyon equally than treat everyone fairly” ..
can you expand upon that please ?
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
It is a latin precept
Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi.
To treat equally is not the same as to be fair/just. To be equal is to give the same to all, to be just is to give each their due.
Sure
Bit of backgroud that I hope will explain a bit: My dad always tried harder to treat his kids fairly than he did to treat us equally. That is to say if my brother asked to borrow the car one night, then to be equal I should be able to borrow the car one night as well. But the fair view of it would also take into account if I even need to borrow a car, do my friends live within walking distance, etc. As another example my dad helped my brother buy a potters wheel when he was in college. Equality would demand that my dad also buy me a potters wheel. Fairness would say “You don’t need a potters wheel, but how about a laptop”. In other words I think that fairness takes a more nuanced view than strict equality.
I don’t agree with the second part of this, but I’m not going to fire you up. As for the first part, give em all hell. Preach defense, and you can beat anyone.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
which part
im green/blue today that’s go for it b/c u wont make me mad
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
well i don’t agree with combining the two sexes, or with the last thing about it being a ‘construct’ if you want to start a thread, spelling out how you would like to see sports change i’ll reply to that.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
gender isn't a construct ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
as in something built or constructed? I don’t believe so. I’m pretty sure we’re different (I have an outtie, you have an innie)…. Despite my best efforts, I will not carry a child.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
i think she's referring
to gender in the social sense, not the biological sense.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
sex and gender aren't the same
i have a vagina you (assuming youre male) have a penis. This isn’t gender youre referring to, this is your sex. The name given to our biological differences.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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semi related tangent...
how do you feel about the athlete who had a sex change but was denied being able to compete with the women (I think this was in golf)
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i know this story
sounds interesting.
transgendered sociology is a whole ’nother ball game though.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
but this is really where “gender constructs” come into play, otherwise we’re dividing the sex’s and not the genders
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree
i just don’t know much on this story particularly and have limited knowledge on the history of transgender.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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from what I recall, it was a man who specifically had a sex change in order to try to get on the European women’s professional tour… it was not a case of someone who had gender identity issues, but a case where someone couldn’t compete with his peers and decided to try something else for a competitive edge
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand how you can separate those two—I think gender is an expression characteristics starting from sex, extending to one’s social role. I think this can be blurry and challenge, especially in the latter portion of it. But, I don’t think it’s constructed. I think too much relies upon the physical characteristics.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand the seperation of sex and gender… but I think sports do too… they are divided by sex, not by gender
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
how do you feel about your example then? I don’t know how to answer.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
mine?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
which example I’ve thrown out a couple… track and feild I think shows the differences between the sex’s… look at the South African Runner that unknowingly had male sex organs pumping her full of testosterone… she had a physical advantage over the other competitors… same thing goes for the golfer… because he/she had the benefit of testosterone in his/her system he/she had a physical advantage over the women he wanted to compete with… he could out-drive them… but golf is closer to a level playing field where sex is less of a difference maker than in other sports… Sorenstam proved that the top women can compete with the men
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
are sports divided by 'sex'
(the name given to our biological traits) ?
I don’t think so , but this is something you’ll have to decide. I would argue sports are a heavily gendered institution which not only discriminate against women but is sexist in that it perpetuates negative stereotypes and gender roles/norms.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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I think this holds true for youth sports, but less so for sports once both boys and girls reach puberty… kinda like tinyga posted above
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont agree with this
“puburty” sentiment
The Princess of Blazersedge
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I kinda knew you wouldn't
there’s science behind it though… are you suggesting that science involving the differences between the sex’s is a gender construct? Otherwise it’s a testosterone based differentiation in my mind… sort of like a player on roids verses a non-roided up player… there’s an advantage whether you want there to be or not
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I can agree to this in terms of discrimination, and especially in light of the history of sports.
Part of where I come, from, which i think you’ll disagree with, is that I don’t subscribe to equality in a lot of the ways we use it now. I think equality is often used as a noble principle to provide us with hope. That being said, I’m not really one to champion equality. As far as I can tell, there really isn’t much to be said of fairness, or justice.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Evil, Ark and Tiny
I have a sports and gender essay test tomorrow am,
thanks for helping me study ! :)
(im not kidding)
THis conversation has been really constructive and i do value everyone’s opinion even if it does not seem like it. I thought this was fun
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
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ditto… it’s nice to have a convo without anyone getting pissy ( I’m refering to myself as well)
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont understand how you can
equate sex and gender.
I mean, gender is something that is done , it’s not inherant I cant say it any other way. And frankly if you don’t agree that gender is a social construct there really isn’t any further we can take this, just gonna have to agree to disagree.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i meant to say that
“how u can say sex and gender are the same thing”
They are connected , obviously, but not the same thing
The Princess of Blazersedge
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I’m trying to put them into the same organism. I don’t want them to be the same, or to have them separated, does that make sense?
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i see where you are coming from
The Princess of Blazersedge
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but evil:
you said “too much relies on physical characteristics”
my question to you would be: who decides what physical characteristics mean what ?
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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i don’t have a good answer for you.
it’s a great mystery to me, that for the most part, it takes me less than a fraction of a second, from varying distances to know if i’m looking at a lady. and then shortly there after, i discern if it’s an attractive lady or not. there is time when this mechanism, if i were to call it that, is off or unable to discern. but as to the why or the how, i don’t know…
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
laws of attraction are a whole nother ball game
so to speak :)
But the answer is the dominant ruling class decides , for the most part, what makes a construct and then al lof us in society (including me) play along.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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yeah, but they can’t make me be attracted to big breasted zombies that i see on tv.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
allen could go after Ivkovic
or what is musselman doing these days?
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and you think they would be better than nate?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
i would be better than nate
damn it.. i was trying to be purposefully difficult tyry, gimme a break
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
im just playin
i just dont see things the way others do around here. Is it bad that I like Nate, Steve, and Travis? Is it bad that I like our whole team? Is it bad that I’m not worried about our loss?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
well.. no.. but.. i mean..
I don’t really dislike anyone… but I am tired of some of Nate’s game time choices.. I think he’ll be outcoached when the games get more important.. and he keeps proving it..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
its not worth arguing for me
i have my opinion, you have yours. neither of us are going to change each others minds.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
it'd be like trying to argue...
about the controversial issue of attractive women in sideline reporter roles..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i concur that we solved it
but others may have a different opinion….
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
FLAG
:)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
hahahha
for a minute there I thought you were just arguing with yourself on purpose :)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
i literally didn't get it
LOL that’s what happens when i think everyone dissagrees wth everything I say. Which is pretty selfish and self absorbed LOL
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
hmm
maybe you were just
subconsciously filling in for AK?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
LOL come on i am being nice
no need to insult me ;)
The Princess of Blazersedge
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hahaha fair enough
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
yep
Portland has 80 games to get all these issues (which, really, are pretty minor) ironed out and ready for the postseason.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
your real life is more important than Bedge? I dunno if that’s possible
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah it can get sort of confusing at times /
The Princess of Blazersedge
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this is why i rarely venture outside the JD anymore (except to read Ben and Dave)
i have realized that Blazersedge
(the constant communal astmosphere and bball talk) make things 100 X worse than things really are.
Really we have levelhed’d (see what I did there?) people in the JD already who know basketball, there isn’t any need to go out there and get all worried lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
agreed… outside the JD is a scary place most of the time
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Check out my song down near the bottom
you might like it
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Martell did a good job, as good as we could have expected.
Batum’s length might have bothered those jumpers a bit more. Who knows.
Yes but Martell still filled that defensive void better than I thought he would
not on Nic’s level but he played well
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Batum didn't guard Carmelo very well last year did he?
I thought he was pretty much overpowered. I can’t really remember though.
ok I reminded myself
Carmelo missed the two games where we played them on back to back nights, splitting a home and home.
Then he put up 38 against us the night you guys did the BE night at The Agency.
Then he went 3 for 18 and scored 12 points on the last night of the season when we blew them out and they didn’t care.
the jumpers Melo was making
were the ones that are automatic for him though. in the 4th, he just went to his spot and lit it up. I don’t think Batum would have made a difference, unless he could have stopped him from reaching that spot.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I agree
This is still a good team, but I was pretty bummed that Nate still coaches the same way, Oden still fouls and can’t make a layup and LMA still regularly takes games off.
Totally disagree this Blazer team looked worse than last year’s Blazer team.
It sucked we lost.
But we found out Martell is the Beast who we thought he are.
This game was like a playoff game. If last night, game 2 Blazer team played game 2 Blazer team from last year. This year’s team would have won by 20 points.
For one thing we need to play smart, I’ve seen so many balls slapped out of our hands in the last 2 games it’s ridiculous.
But how many times last year would we be shooting 32% and still leading on the scoreboard. Going on a limb here – But never.
If we play with the grittiness we had last night we are going to win a lot of games this year.
Denver didn’t have an off reb until 3:28 left in the 3rd. That alone almost won the game for us. If we knock down some shots last night, we blow Denver out of the water. Add 10% to our shooting percentage we still would have been below Denver’s Percentage, but that would give us 16-20 more points (some of those would be 3’s). Clean up the turnovers add another 5-7 points. We blow out Denver by 20.
There’s a lot of good to take away from this game – I’m very optimistic at this point.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
who wants to argue!
haha just kidding
gues my color today!
:D
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
somewhere on the happy end of the scale?
i can’t remember the colors exactly.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
either green or white
im gonna go ahead and say green
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
glad you gals and guys know
b/c i legit forgot what green means.
Oh well I’m in an okay moood. Weird since the Blazers did lose but I think now we all see Nate’s flaws.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I was going to go with blue-green
I save the chart on my desktop
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
yeah im about there
happy but at the same time “meh”
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I was hoping for yellow… I always hope for yellow
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, I was gonna ask you...
is Q donna get the 3 stripes in the back of his head like Broy had last night?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
he had those already
My son’s a leader not a follower
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
:)
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
nice
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I know i am
what are you dressing up as ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I haven’t dressed up in years… last time was prolly 9 years ago… I’m old and childless, so the wife and I are gonna hang out, watch the Blazers/ducks game and give out candy to the kids
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
sugarfree cough drops?
that is what childless peeps give out
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
wrapped in celery
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to a party
A few years ago we went to a Halloween party and were the only two folks not dressed up, it was embarrassing.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
Snap!!!
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
in a few short years you’ll understand what it’s like to be a boring adult
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
At least I will still have my hair.
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I’m so glad I found something else to make fun of you for.
psst… I’m not actually bald or balding… ask around… I even posted a pic of my faux hawk in an old JD before I cut it short
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
lime
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard a song the other day and I don't know nothing about it none, but it's been stuck in my head
It’s some white dude with a Lightning Seeds sound. I only remember one line, “I hope you like it here, up in the atmosphere.” At least that’s what I remember. It’s bugging the piss out of me. (Can I say “piss?” “Pissed” is ok.)
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
I won't turn ya in
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Tom
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Hey Gorgeous
Are you dressing up for Halloween?
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
Angela Davis
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
and yourself ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I'm going dressed as a haole tourist
I have a polyester aloha shirt from Waikiki that says, “Hawaii” all over it, a straw hat, might try to make it look like I’m sunburned, and I’ll wear socks with my flip-flops.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
camera strapped around your neck
and a passport liscence belt that looks around your body so people cant steal your stuff.
Excellent
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Good point
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
both
Mostly white these days though.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
fanny pack?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I don't think I have one
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
i'm sure you could find one around somewhere.
take it from a tourist. haha.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
yes you do
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Correction
I. Am. So. Freaking. Bored Boring.
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
....dammit....I am waiting here
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
noooo
that what I do usually ….I need a new stimulus
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
twss
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
what i was thinking when i wrote that comment
isn’t something that should be posted on bedge.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
just kidding
I am waiting for a meeting ….now that is boring
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i just got back from lunch have a test tomorrow morning
sociology of race and gender
not looking forward to that
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
sounds like an interesting subject.
i enjoyed my sociology class. didn’t do too well in it though.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have liked my sociology class if my teacher wasn't such a crazy &*$#%@ cat lady.
I did well in mine though :)
This is my second one
I enjoy them.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
it was the subject that interested me.
i just didn’t know what to put on the essays so they were weak. I don’t care much about grades. I learned a lot and it changed my perspectives in many ways. Made me a better person, I think.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
and this comment would make any sociologist PROUD
The Princess of Blazersedge
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you take any anthropology?
that’s interesting too. I took one focusing on language. pretty fascinating in a lot of ways.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
no and i probably wont
my minor is women’s studies and major is accounting so the majority of my courses now are business/accounting theory and gender related
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
are there gender related accounting courses?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
because accounting, mathmatics and business in general as
occupations are dominated by men, I would say yes, all Accounting courses are heavily gendered.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Are you going to go into public accounting?
My wife did it, had no life for 3 years, but everyone she did it with has awesome jobs now.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
hell no
i have no idea what i’ll do with it, i figure accounting is a speciality i can take and apply anywhere
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
it's a marketable degree.
if nothing else, it will give you a chance to have a decent job while you focus on what you want to.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The only person I know who had a life
Was one woman who went to college with my wife and stayed at a small firm in Eugene. You can pretty much work anywhere with accounting though.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
i can see myself
finding a rich man and marrying him. That’s really the only reason i’m in college. It makes me seem more accomplished ;)
All jokes aside I just havent decided what I want to do. Im not interested in the mundaneness (word ?) of public accounting but may be interested in private accounting or contract work. I dunno though.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
My wife loves her job
I’d go nuts doing it. I’d have nightmares about Excel. In this economy, she stays really busy paying and not paying people. If I was an accountant, I think I’d want to work at a university and only work 40 hours a week. My wife normally works 60 hours a week. Sometimes 80 or more depending on the time of the month and if they are getting audited.
I admire that you are in school, have a daytime job, raise a child, and have some social life on and offline
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I know a guy who does accounting in Utah who works 3 day weeks during non-tax season cause there’s not a whole lot else going on
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
my mom's husband is a cpa
and this is exaclty what he does.
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
yeah, if you can pull it off and survive the tax season intact… It’s not a bad gig
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I wondered (seriously) architecture (not interior architecture) is similar that way, so there are programs in place to encourage women to join the feild
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
although college is not occupied by a mojority of women
institutions are still heavily gendered. I don’t mean to say "well all architects should be women ! " or even that all institutions should have equal numbers of men to women; but that the gendered instutions perpetuate long ingrained sexual and social stereotypes about the “role” men and women play within society. IE male = dominant women=submissive which is perpetuated by the fact that man women today are secretaries and assistants, and men occupy upper management positions.
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
correct : although college is now occupied by a majority of women
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
absolutely… (side note: are you sick of people asking you if you’re in school to get your MRS degree? my wife hated that joke)
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
LMAO
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
yeah, well timed… you posted your rich wife joke when I posted this question
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
really? I’d say there was probably a 70/30 split at my school (men/women)
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a large percentage of the women who got the degree also didn’t go into actual architecture… they went into interior architecture which is a very different discipline from what I do
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
mostly just a different name for the same thing
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say it was at least 60/40 when I studied there (women/men)
and that is a conservative guess. Furthermore, it has the highest admittance grades, I think somewhere in the top 10 of hardest schools to get into of any discipline (not bragging, just to indicate that if that was the ratio in mine, it must have been similar or more favourable to women in less reputed schools)
mine was very hard to get into as well (so there!) it was based on anonymous portfolio submissions and test scores, so it wasn’t a bias among the admissions people or faculty… I do wonder if the US has more ingrained gender biases than Europe though based on our puritanical history
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
just ‘cos you didn’t put your name on yours doesn’t mean other didn’t!
It is the norm in Europe apparently:
Brussels, March 6 (EFE) .- The number of women studying has increased in recent years, mostly among college students of the European Union .
In 2006, women accounted for 55 per cent of students in higher education, compared with 53 percent from 1998, shown by data from Eurostat, the EU statistics office, reported on the occasion of International Women’s Day, next Sunday.
The presence of women in university classrooms is higher than men in all EU countries except Germany, where the ratio is virtually unchanged.
The EU countries with higher proportion of women in university classrooms are Latvia (63 percent), Estonia (62) and Lithuania and Sweden (60).
At the other end, along with Germany (49.7 percent), are Greece, Cyprus and Holland (51).
yeah, there is a higher percentage of women in college in the US as well… I just wish there were more in architecture cause school and now most offices are mostly a sausage fest
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Most engineering schools
are still a sausage fest, but architecture is like the first barrier that has been broken down, we have conquered, and we’ll move onto other “sciency” studies soon.
I’m pretty sure odontology and medicine are also majority of women (as well as biology, chemistry, etc), so there is just that little niche left.
please don’t call my profession ’Sciency"
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahha
it is here. I had a lot of maths and physics and mechanics, etc etc, classes… A LOT
(another darn architect that thinks he’s an artist – p.s. I love you :)
I fall somewhere between artist and scientist on the scale… expression is great, but it has to stand up… As I’ve mentioned before, that’s why Gaudi is one of my fave’s
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I hated soiology
I think it’s an interesting subject. We had to read, Ain’t No Makin’ It: Aspirations And Attainment In A Low-income Neighborhood. I just got sick of all the white people complaining about their electric bill and whatnot and trying to sound like the man was keeping them down.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
I took a couple at UO… in one we read “Slaves in the Family” the course was really interesting… but the whiny students were not… Hippy is not a minority gorup
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a reason I hate white people
I think a few folks in the class thought, “Wait, I can blame someone else for me being lazy. Awesome.”
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
ahhh… white guilt
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell me about it
I feel bad that my only black friend here is a Mormon who grew up here and is married to a woman from Japan. I need more diversity. I wish I could trade one of my gay friends for a popolo friend.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
I don't think AK writes trade for black people
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
by tominhawaii on Oct 30, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
If you could have drinks with any 3 people (living, dead, fictitious)—who would they be?
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
no one...I would drink the 3 drinks myself
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
John Kennedy Snoop Dog and Jenna Jamison
It would b the wackiest Social experiment ever.
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
LMAOOOOOOOoo
but i’m there what would I do ?
wait dont answer that
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I wouldn't know. She makes me kind of queezy. She looks like she should cut hair at Supercuts, but like a really, really gross Supercuts.
Great Clips perhaps?
When I get a haircut by a female, certain things get set on my shoulder during the process. Is that just me?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
that is true
I had a endodontist that did that, and they are really heavy. It was actually very uncomfortable under the weight.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
That's easy, they would start filming Snoop Dogg Doggystyle 3 (or wherever that series stands)
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
drinks?
Kingsley Amis, Rita Hayworth, John Steinbeck.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, what’s wrong with drinking with people? It’s better than having brunch, together.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
nothings wrong with drinking with people.
but the situation determines who I choose. so for drinks, i’d choose those people. for dinner, i’d choose other people.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
you can’t really talk over dinner, as well. I think drinking is a better avenue into another’s soul
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
i think the affects of alcohol
can be detrimental to that in some cases. In case like Amis, however, probably not since he was a bit of a drunk as I remember.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i haven’t thought about it. i’ll write in a bit. i’m trying to wrap up some biz and get my junk on.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d drink bourbon with Jake Barnes (sun also rises), Picasso, and TS Eliot. We’d be in a dark, dingy bar, bemoaning the times and culture, while we reminisced about the beautiful women that pass through our lives and the emptiness we perpetually drink to.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Eliot's a good choice.
that’d get depressing though.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
it’d be a great time. I picked everyone out of the lost generation for a reason. I think I could relate to them, and have a good time putting down the fire water.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
aren't we part of the
next lost generation? has there been a generation not lost since those guys?
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
ww2 had something to fight, and so did the vietnam/love generation. it’s been poop since then>see the end of fight club for more details.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i know the end of fight club.
assuming you’re referencing the movie.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, although, I don’t care for chuck’s works. i thought the movie was better than the book, one of the few times you’ll hear me say that.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i think i started the book but never finished.
i heard him speak at my university. he made the comment that he thought narratives like Fight Club were going to fade out after 9/11 and there would be a move to horror. That’s the direction he went, not sure who much pop culture followed though.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't think i've ever seen one of those
all the way through. torture porn not my thing. good point, though. i hadn’t thought of that.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, horror movies are everywhere. I don’t watch any of them, cause I don’t understand the feeling people are hoping to get out of it… If you want to be frightened, I can take all your possessions and drop you off in gresham with a Die Hard 3 sandwich board. If you want to feel fear…..
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
For drinks? Charles Barkley, Bill Murray and Wesley Willis.
OK, maybe NOT Wesley Willis.
Slick Rick (NOT Neuheisel.)
Yah, that'd be tough one since he's no longer with us.
RIP Wesley.
I WHUPPED BATMAN’S AAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Oh, I thought we were talking dead or alive.
I only recanted Willis because I thought he’d get us kicked out of the bar.
I don't think he would.
He’d just give the barkeep a sweaty headbutt if trouble started, and all would be fine.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
He was schizophrenic.
He had been for some time when he died. But he still did live shows and everything. There was the occasional acting out, but for the most part he was a cool guy. It was when he wasn’t performing that he was at his worst, so maybe you could be right about taking him to the bar.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Ali, Willie Mays, James Bond
Bond would get us the ladies, and Ali and Mays are awesome
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Obama, that black guy, and that cop
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
Miles Davis, Tony Williams, and John McLaughlin
I’d sit and listen. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I have the old JD open in another window if anyone wants anything from it. Otherwise, I am going to close it.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
go for it
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Delete it
I messed up and talked about basketball in it.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
hahaha.
that made me laugh. how tragic yet funny.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Man
I keep thinking it’s lunchtime and it’s only 10:30 AM
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
No it's not
it is 1:30
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching some of last nights game
Rudy had some swagger going on.
What kind of outlook do you have on life if you're sitting there going ‘nitpick, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick.'
he played great last night.
that’s the guy that should have taken the last shot.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
no, Roy is better than Rudy. Roy should always be option 1 for the last shot, regardless of whose having the best game.
Rudy as option 2 is fine.
Rudy would have taken the last shot if they hadn’t called the dubious foul to put Oden on the line.
yeah i get that Roy is option 1.
but Denver knows that. Plus, in that situation, Denver probably also knows what inbounds play they’re gonna run (which looked pretty much the same as the “.9” shot last year) so they’re able to defend that better. I think in that situation, Roy would have been a great decoy.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Rudy has looked really good the first 2 games… beside Oden, he might be the most improved on the team so far
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
of course he does....
that’s what rudy do!!
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
DVR
I went to dinner right after the game, I wanted to see what the TNT guys said, so I rewatched most of the 4th quarter.
Can we unrec the trolls thread about yesterdays game
it’s getting depressing seeing it at the top of the sidebar
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I think I’m one of the few who didn’t… which is why I can’t unrec it
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I skimmed the DenverStiffs game thread
A few people were saying comments like, “well I guess Blazer fans are going to learn how Miller is towards the end of games.”
I never really watched Miller much. Is he not good at closing out games?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
REC
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Blake really was bad last night down the stretch.
I cringed when Nate took Andre out. Turned into an instant two minute mini-beatdown by the Nugz.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Same here.
I found myself yelling “NOOOOOO KEEP MILLER IN!!!” and then when I saw Miller walk to the scorers table I was yelling “YESSSSSSSS MILLER IS GOING BACK IN!”
I don’t think it’s what he’s known for… mostly cause he can’t shoot to save his life, so if you can keep him away from the rim, you can shut him down
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He is, but there are some problems
A) He wants to bring the ball up court and distribute it. On the Blazers, that’s Roy at the end of games.
B) Because of his poor outside shooting, defenses that know him (George Karl certainly does) can sag off into a kind of 2-3 zone that makes it hard for him to shoot, pass to a better positioned player, or drive to the rim.
C) I’m sure there are more issues if you watch him long enough.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
a duelly at that… ouch
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Tires filled with rain water are the #1 breeding ground for certain mosquitos
Dengue fever, west nile, malaria will come back to Europe via old tires. How ironic.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I think that AK got uncomfortable with all of the well wishes
and he wanted to hide the evidence. I think that he takes some satisfaction in being some sort of iconoclast.
he hates that we all like him even though we disagree
sort of shoots down his rant to open the JD
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I called him an AK homer, homering himself.
I gave him the “last word” in a thread lastnight, I was joking and he wasn’t. Dang he was bein salty…
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 2:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the last game thread
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 2:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you stole that idea from me!
and now you’re trying to pass it off as your own… for shame!!
by fanfaraway on Oct 30, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well CatMan stole the text of this JD almost word for word from the JD I was writing
before I got pulled into a retirement party. I even had a secret message and a poll ready to go.
That would have been vaaastly superior (hahaha I love that word, so pedantic and brit)
a secret message is always called for, and much appreciated!
If only I hadn't been 30 words short!
I was going to fill the space with how I am the real life Jim Halpert because when I got to work today the party planning commitee was having issues and because I am in some weird acting co-manager position I had to regulate.
What is with the ugly new tickets?
They don’t even have the Blazers on them. Comcast ruins everything!
i think if you just put the tix in your prada bag, or on the inside of your fur coat, no one will notice.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i don’t care about your petty trash—i’m too worried the seats in the rose garden make my butt look big.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
twss
(that was obligatory, i’m not proud of myself for posting it)
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
??
my tickets have blazers on them. Oden, LMA, Roy. kind of faded in the background.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
I suppose Season Ticket Holders get better ones. Mine are mint green and say comcasttix.com on them.
do you have full season?
cause mine aren’t fancy.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
bummer.
10 game packs don’t count as season tickets? so you don’t ROFR for playoffs either?
i guess now that you mention it, the home opener tickets I bought separate looked like that.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's super lame.
I was disappointed with how ugly and stupid they are because I always keep mine.
too bad.
i keep a few of mine. i wrote BRoy’s stats (pts, assists, reb) on the ticket from his 52 pointer last year and still have that.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
do you keep it under you pillow next to you diary?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s next to the key to your chastity belt 2nd drawer down in a brown sock still right?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't try to trick us
I think LMA has the key to the belt. The diary key must be somewhere else.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
sorry, typo… should be Browns sock… as in the one BRP left there
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
take that SON
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
psst… maybe your tix aren’t real
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Then how come I was able to get in and there was no one else in my seats?
HUH? Sounds to me like you are just jealous.
I move Rasual Butler to the bench ...
and he scores
25pts on 56% from the field with 1stl 1blck 6asts 3 rebs and 80% from the line
You looking for a good time?
ouch.
you could have used those stats being in such a close matchup.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He announced that he was taking a Bedgecation in a JD that he started
and then POOF!! it disappeared.
no homers would convert to AKism so he went on a mission elsewhere
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Convincing the heathens on Welcome To Loud City that Durant isn't the chosen one maybe
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
He left the warm embrace of the JD once too often
and tried to be a rational man in an irrational world.
Birthday meltdown
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 2:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It was his birthday and he said he was having a quarterlife crisis
(I guess he thinks he’s gonna live to be a hundred, good luck with that mr. Curmudgy-mudgeon). He said he was taking a break from BE, because he couldn’t stand the inane arguments he would get in with all of us homers. Then he called us a bunch of names and threw himself on a sword.
You know, typical birthday meltdown
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 2:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
haha.
who doesn’t need a big mustache? Bedge mustache growing contest!
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I get it now...
I ventured out of the jd… ended up in the fire kp thread, got really scared cause it was dark and ran as fast as I could back here
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
and yet he was our fearless leader to begin with
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
cause now he works for the man
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
are you really surprised ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
that's good
lol
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
now Casey says Webster is light years ahead of where Nic was on offense
Better, sure, but light years? Please Casey. And Dave agrees. Amazing.
This was supposed to be an answer to a point Tom made that I agree with.
I said in one of the recap threads that Oden started bringing the ball down low again when he couldn’t get into a position from which he could immediately score. That had been better at the end of last season. They need to get him to either immediately pass the ball or start his move when players are closing in on him. That has to work instinctively. Don’t start backing your man down, that usually results in a turnover. After watching some big guys for years I can almost certainly say when they’ll turn over the ball, and such a situation is a very bad one to be in.
Also ROY needs to get better at this. Double team still throw him off more than they should.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I think part of it will just come in a week or two for Oden
Pretty soon, he’ll stop thinking about what should I do, and he’ll just do it. It’s like when you spend a lot of time on something, like a skateboard trick or tying a cherry stem with your tongue, and then you screw up the first few times you do it for other people.
now they are being overly harsh on Travis
harsher than they were on LaMarcus, when LaMarcus is playing worse and making way more money.
he said Birdman and Martin were "PFs that are just as athletic as Travis that he can't take advantage of"
as opposed to traditional PFs.
Interesting
perhaps my memory is a bit fuzzy but I think that K-Mart’s game isn’t all that different than Buck Williams’
Exactly. Also, I wasn't aware that all it took to be athletic was to be a shot blocker.
By that rationale, Manute Bol was one hell of a specimen.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Those guys are reasonably athletic-- (post-mirco Martin and Birdman)
but the idea that they are quick enough to negate Outlaw’s advantage that he has against the likes of Landry (which is what Casey was saying) is laughable.
That's what I mean. They've got good jumping ability.
They can be pretty speedy down court, but the quickness disparity between Outlaw and those two is just to big to ignore.
If K-Mart had Outlaw’s athleticism, he’d be back to a near 20/10 player.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
"the championship window not open this year. It will be open next year"
-Dave
Wow, I wonder what’s going to happen this season to make that change.
hahaha
bedge is imploding! one bad game and we are all of a sudden not gonna be good anymore!
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty typical.
i remember this from last year too.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yep.
just wait till the Blazers win on saturday and then we’ll be world champions for the next 5 years again.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I imploded
I’ve been pretty consistent that I think the odds are below 50/50 this team ever wins a title, and it depends on Oden.
experience.
that’s what I’m guessing he’d say. i don’t agree. it’s open now. just cause it’s not a good chance to win it all, doesn’t mean the window’s not open.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That's just a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?
Neither Boston, nor LA had two top 10 players, and they won titles.
Oden has to be a top 5 NBA center, but not top 10-15 overall.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
I'll give you Garnett and Pierce.
Rondo played out of his mind in the playoffs, so I think that’s probably a wash.
But c’mon….Ray Allen is the definition of a one-dimensional player. He has little to no defensive ability. He just happened to fit the kind of scorer that the Celtics desperately needed. If he was on the Thunder, he wouldn’t get nearly the amount of respect he does.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Allen played really good defense in those playoffs, as did the whole team
But I could see the current LMA being better than 2-years-ago Allen. Its close.
I guess Portland could win one if Oden was only a top 5 C
For Portland to win multiple titles, he’d have to be a top 10-15 player.
I think if the Blazers were to win a title, that would only boost Oden's confidence.
Pushing him up towards that level. I don’t know that he’s ever really going to be a top ten player in this league, but we’ll see. I don’t think he needs to be for Portland to win more than one.
I take it that you think Oden has to be the 2nd best player on the team for Portland to win a title?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
yes, or alternatively KP needs to make a big move to bring someone who can be
LaMarcus Aldridge will never be a #2 guy on a title team, unless every single break (as far as opponents) went our way and guys like Rudy and Batum turned into top 50 players.
I don't necessarily agree with that.
But I do think Aldridge and Oden have to be #2 and 2a. Aldridge has the potential to be that #2 option, but he’s got to use his size more to his advantage. Unless you can shoot like Dirk, if you’re 6’11", you need to be involved in the interior more on the offensive side of the ball.
I don’t believe that LA is incapable of learning that. But he obviously hasn’t gotten there yet.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
This is now year 4 for Aldridge
He’s still doing the same things, with little noticeable improvement. I don’t think he’s going to get much better. He’s a good player— the 2nd half of last year he was quite good—, but chances are he’s not going to fully fulfill his potential.
a legit chance to win it all, yeah probably.
but i think there is an outside shot from now on, even if Oden doesn’t develop into a top 10-15 player.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i figured. just wanted to make sure.
i think you’re right, by the way. experience needs to stop being a talking point for this team. it’s time to get it done or not get it done. there aren’t really any excuses anymore.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Kevin Durant even has more rebounds per game this season than Greg
We are so screwed :)
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I can get with that at least.
I think you’ll find that a full, healthy (knock on wood) NBA season for Greg will show marked improvement by April. Both defensively and offensively.
I also think one of two things will happen. Either Nate will go with Miller as the #1 PG, which would help a lot. Or Miller will be traded for another asset which will fit into Nate’s system more. I’m actually hoping Nate embraces some of Miller’s qualities and changes his system just a bit. As long as the focal point of the offense is Roy, that should still be doable.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Lol, BTS dissing the competition
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/10/denver_slips_past_blazers_97-9.html
“This is what a game story looks like when u have 26 mins to write it. "
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yeah, late games kill the sports deadline… they usually hold printing as long as they can just to get something into the paper the next day at the O
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhh that sucks the ducks n blazers are playing at the sametime tomorrow
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions
Glad that's absolutely no problem for me
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you must not be a ducks fan then....
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I assumed that he was Nordish
Not that it really matters Norsk is pan-national (is that even a word), he is everywhere.
Norks doesn't live just in one spot
he has lived all over the world. Apparently the only place that he hasn’t lived in yet is Forks, Washington.
I thought he was from there
I could be wrong. I guess I shouldn’t make these statements without being sure. Sorry if I’m wrong.
I'll be flippin back and forth
but I’ll focus more on the Duck game as it will have more implications than the blazer game
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
DVR or Internet Stream for one of them.
That’s gotta be the way to go if you don’t go to a sports bar-type place or something.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Here is my ode to the typical Blazersledge post loss apocalyptic over-reaction
This should be sung to the tune of The Long Run by The Eagles
Roy uses the Iso a lot,
We tend to worry a lot,
we always freak out till the break of day.
Man, that doesn’t get it,
I think it’s high time we quit it.
We just shouldn’t carry on this way.
Oh, It’ll do some damage, AK know’s it’s true.
Didn’t know It was so scary, but evidently it’s true.
But We can go the distance,
(and) We’ll find out, in the long run.
(in the long run)
All it takes is some persistance,
and our love (it’s a strong one)
(it’s a strong one)
Writers talkin’ about us,
they ain’t got nothin’ else to do
but when it all comes down we will
still come through.
In the long run.
Ooh, I want to tell you, it’s a long run.
You know I don’t understand, why you don’t
run the break better,
do the crazy things that you do.
‘Cause all the power forwards in Houston, baby,
couldn’t hold a candle to you.
Did you do it to Love?
Did you do it to Rony?
Did you take Kobe’s Sprite?
Did you think you think it was funny?
Who is gonna make it?
We’ll find out, in the long run.
(in the long run)
I know we can take it,
if our love, is a strong one.
(is a strong one)
Well, G.O.‘s scared, but he ain’t shakin’.
Kinda bent, but he ain’t breakin’.
In the long run,
Ooh, I want to tell you, it’s a long run.
In the long run, Ooh, ahh, ehh.
In the long run
Going to find out, f-f-f-f-find out.
Long Long Long Long, Long Long Long Long.
Ooh run run run baby, run run baby.
Long, long, long, long.
Ooh, ahh, ehh, ehh.
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
herro friend
you down for bedge bowl on wednesday?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
what time?
i have a client dinner meeting on the west side, so i would have to roll after that …but then i would be in suit/tie
six
just ask phil to bring some clothes for you. you’re both prob like the same size right?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
we'll be there for awhile
if you just wanna drop by and say whats up or get a few games in at the end
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
you need to pick a day other than Wednesday sometime
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
did u see that convo up there!
it’s my essay ! :D
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i see a giant thread
but no nude pictures, so i skipped it…
GOOOOOO STUDYYYYYYYYY
i gotta go to work too but wanted to throw down the hammer on ya
just cut and paste
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
your nickname makes me think of that dr pepper commercial
and this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfNp7HVXvVE
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Rip Hamilton is out, play a replacement tonight
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omg that is way too cute!!! :)
Nic has time for a kitten now…
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
lol wut
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
gotta have a cool name
or its not as cool as Charles Barkley Mclovin
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Nicky Barnes
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Napoleon
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he will probably name it piton
french ppl love to use that word.
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It'd be cute if I wasn't sure he was going to use it in a competitive kitten-fighting operation.
It’s HUGE in France.
you’re the one that said it SON
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't one of his finer moments
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flag'd for nudity
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
what kind of painting?
like a “photo op” type of thing or an “action shot”?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
that would be cool
although the best one would be brandon and batum in it
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
here's one
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
far better than Kobe's stupid jutted out jaw look
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He looks like he just smelled something really bad.
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 3:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think Batum has cat breath
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Oct 30, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do that when I play guitar cause it looks awesome
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 30, 2009 4:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
shav is way too giddy in this picture
i would want just a picture of shav from this.
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
this would be good as well
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
yes, but those aren’t Blazer jerseys I see are they
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
no… Art imitates life in the strictest sense possible
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
you wouldn’t say that if you knew Art… he’s a nice guy once you get past teh rough edges
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
alexakis
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
well I hear she doesnt hate me
so ima gonna stay outta this
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
fixed
well I hear she doesnt hate me yet
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
they really are most of the time… it’s my role here in the JD
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
now it has a blazer in it
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
like a portrait?
or some kinda abstract thing?
oh who cares, I’ll go with Roy.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think i’ll do anything like a portrait unless it’s another nude.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't want a portrait of a nude blazer.
though i’m sure there are some folks in here that might take you up on that.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i have no heart to paint a naked snake.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
take it from the rear?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
broy
specifically the one that dheepan made
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm just saying that doesn't look like ROY lol
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
she only likes realistic looking paintings like this:
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
he wishes...
cause it looks delicious
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Meow
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im certain he isn't reading this thread 2 find it LOL
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Re your studies I highly recomend "Brain Dance" by Dean Falk
I was suprised to find out after reading it that some feminist’s took offense to it
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
and sometimes it is your percieved image.....
….but on acid
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
some people just don't appreciate art
or that it isn’t really supposed to be literal portrayal.
Some posters don’t know Dheepan’s style either, so they cannot be blamed.
I also think that Roybot should just let certain
posters say what they want as ultimately certain posters have completely discredited themselves.
FWIW though, DHeepan sold this piece for a very substantial amount of money. This doesnt legitimize it in any way except that he did something that people want to shell dollars out to have. that’s an accomplishment.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
guess who did
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
nope
brp outbid me
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
he likes to be on top
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
don’t listen to me… I’m just chuckin darts at the board to see what sticks
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
<3
i only want what’s best with you.
It will make you crazy ttrying to rationalize with irrational people
;)
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i know
LOL
TRUST ME I know
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I also think that Roybot should just let certain posters say what they want as ultimately certain posters have completely discredited themselves.
haha. nice.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i think dheepan has a pretty good sense of his style, and he knows the faults in his works, from what little we’ve talked about what he does.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
also, from what i’ve experienced, your friends and peers are more enthusiastic and excited by your own works than you are—i would guess he’d be tickled by the support in this thread, but not be swayed by the criticism.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m always my worst critic
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i think that’s pretty universal—when i talked to dheepan, i asked him about his own thoughts on his works—the faults he saw.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How is that possible
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
there’s a little perfectionist in my head whispering in my ear that nothing is ever good enough… he’s like a Leprechaun
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No you don't understand
How can you be your own worst critic ….when there soooooo many people criticizing you?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
no… I understand perfectly… but you should hear this little guy..he’s meaner than all of you combined
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
that's my biggest issue to
when i try to write. nothing’s ever good enough for me.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
you gotta just let it go, and do some poopin’. always be pooping. eventually, something happens, after you wade through all the number 2.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s been 20 minutes… time for a break right?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
im still at work
and im not allowed to read at my desk :(
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
LOL
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
The emotions we carry inside us very seldom get fully expressed on the exteriors of our vessels.
A lot of emotion poured out of Roy when he made that shot. This depiction is close to the way I interpreted his emotions that night.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
like greg dunking on kobe
cause that would be pretty sweet
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd go with Oden...
I think he’d be an interesting subject texturally
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
i need to find a black suit
so i can look like one of these BA’s for halloween
preferably mr. white
The Bedger formerly known as phillyduck, now I'm just HD the duck.
you worry people might ask you if you’re part of Men In Black
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
or pulp fiction
but im cool with that comparison.
the MIB won’t be a problem it will be how i know who knows their movies and who doesn’t.
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, i guess you can’t pander to the masses.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 30, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you could just go as Chris Penn's character.
that would avoid the confusion.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
what would be impressive
is the guy that gets taken hostage….after he’s mutilated.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
or mr orange(i think)
the undercover cop who gets shot, after he is shot
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah that's a good one too.
pretty easy also. corn syrup and red food coloring and some pale makeup for your face.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i think then ppl
will just think im trying to be s guido or just some dude from the sopranos.
for me it’s mr white or bust
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by HD on Oct 30, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the podcast spends like 3 minutes on Jackson and that's all the comments are about on the main page
What is with people and trade talk?
If Gavin had been on, they would have talked much longer about this. Gavin loves Jackson.
I don’t. I think he ends up in Cleveland, if he gets moved at all. Maybe New Orleans.
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Bucks reportedly won't pick up rookie deal options for year 3 and 4, making him the highest-drafted ever player to not get picked up his options
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who?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
who might that be?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops, Joe Alexander
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I thought
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was gonna be very good coming out of college.
I guess having athleticism just wasn’t enough for him.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
And he had injury problems
I liked him too for our #13 spot, but thought he went a bit too high. The Bucks are probably kicking themselves they passed up on Brook Lopez.
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I never thought he translated that well to the NBA… but he may have life on a different team, in a different system than the broken Bucks
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i watched him play 3 or 4 games at WV and I thought he was a
Do every thing pretty well kind of player
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
in college yeah… I didn’t see it at the pro’s… but I also though Peyton Manning would be a bust, so my track record in evaluating talent is marginal at best
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i get along just fine tyvm
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
what do girl's fight like ?
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
i dont click on links i don't know
sorry
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
fair enough.. i'll post it because I'm that kind of mood now
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
gracias meow-chan… fwiw… you are cool by me..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
fwiw?
welcome! thank you too haha. i don’t mean to pick any people’s nerves but oh well
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
we all got our buttons..
most everyone here is good peoples but that doesn’t mean that we necessarily get along apparently..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
you’ll let us know?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just visiting… I left a while ago… didn’t you miss me?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
are you Swiss?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
no
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I’m just trying to get by.
My boss wants me to get smart.
Others want me to get real.
I heard I was supposed to get a life.
Now you want me to get along.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I you thought Oden looked bad on offense, Dalembert just looks horrible so far in their home opener
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Oden backed down Nene like he wasn't even there for one nice offensive play.
And Nene’s a fairly strong guy.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
If you can’t out muscle them, out strength them – works every time.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Jennings is smaller than I remembered him
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Joel makes Hollinger's "All-Decline Team". He's in good company though, with guys like Harris, Terry, and LeBron.
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LMAO
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I'm fairly confident we can beat both of these teams
Though Philly seems to be implementing a new offense (Princeton style) while implementing a new point guard and a returning power forward. That will take some time.
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Philly's backup PG is Royal Ivey. Now that's a dropoff from Miller and Williams.
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#Utahpick
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Yes, from Marbury trade via Phoenix Gugliotta trade. Long ago, and now the protection is gone.
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NY is getting stomped by the Bobcats
that might be a pretty good pick
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That is the problem
And in the top 10 are a lot of power forwards and shooting guards they could use.
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i've lost a random thought from some JD over the last five hoursish..
to someone… yes.. I dislike Starbury..
i think that is to me
I asked about starbury earlier
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
eh I really dont have an opinion about him
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
he has quite a path of destruction behind him...
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
what is the over under that he will be broke in 5 years?
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i got under
if he’s not broke by the time i’m 21 (Jan 2011) I’ll be stupefied..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
excuse me
he has a shoe line to fall back on!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn't he sell them at discount for his peeps in the hood?
he’ll have sold it for more ustream time
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
SMH
i have some (hangs head and walks out of room)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry.. GOR...
I’m sure they are fly on you!
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
well everything is fly on me!
but they ARE decent bball shoes for $25. Which I cant hate on..
hehe
(bravado end, sulk back to corner, tear in eye)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
thats a shocker
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
i think it's the tats on his head
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Who knew that crappy show would be a multi-million dollar production :)
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lol!
it’s a sign of the times.. I’m afraid..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
what's the best way to get mud out of a carpet?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
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some people here might have good home remedies for this (im looking at you, ATF)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Club soda is a great way to get spots out of carpets....
Maybe not so much with mud, but with wine/juice/soda/etc, it punishes. Just pour it on the spot, soak it up with a towel, rinse and repeat until stain has magically vanished….
Fanfaraway is right. If it's just mud that will work perfectly.
Hydrogen Peroxide (and club soda to a lesser extent) will work on anything organic. But USE GLOVES if you use the H2O2. Just ask Morty with his fingernails falling out. For plain mud which shouldn’t be organic, just let it dry, vacuum it and if there’s anything left just use a little soap and water whipped up to a froth. Then rinse it with a rag dampened with plain water.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
thanks
looks like i get to wait for it to dry
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Pour whiskey on it – chase it with a beer.... In honor of AK
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I missed his junk drawer today. Do you think he's gone forever?
I hope not. I’ll miss his contrary orneriness.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I just learned he was gone 5 minutes ago.
I’m at work just trying to sneak a peek at the JD.
He is very contrary, but I still like him around. Sometimes I think he’s just playing a role, or at least pushing his slants and biases to an extreme – for the effect.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
18-4 Bucks run
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I thought Bob Vila was a character on Home Improvement. That guy is real? OMG
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
A friend of mine did a tile job on one of his shows
He called him a full service ass hole
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
plus he beat the Tool Man at
everything
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so does the 76ers sideline reporter
more evidence ang
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey all
What’d I miss?
I liked Dwyer’s write up on our game last night, and he was very nice to Martell.
AK got banned
or so we think
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
he made a JD today saying that he was leaving for awhile
and a couple hours after it mysteriously vanished and everything was deleted
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Kind of fitting if he got banned for a little while. He did want a hiatus. And as much as I like him as a poster his JD left a real sour taste in my mouth after I read it.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
basically
he was tired of dealing with “inept” portland homers.
then he complained about Nate and how he deals with the rotations like a (see the phrase NBF said below)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He got all W.E.B. Dubois on everyone, claiming that he would miss the talented tenth but that the riff-raff on BE was driving him and nuts and he couldn’t enjoy his caviar and bubbly in peace anymore without his monocle flying out of his eye and his top hat spinning above his head.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
tru dat
(said one the riff-raff)
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he call anyone human filth?
I actually DO know what happened and half predicted it for a while… AK is not used to be so well liked, like he was becoming here. He is programmed to try to destroy that and return things to normal, which is everyone going WHY ARE YOU HERE YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE THE TEAM and such.
AK has a great basketball mind and I usually agree with him, and he had really eased up on his over the top-ness.
But, he has to return things to normal maybe… unless the post wasn’t that bad and he was just tonally off with trying to be funny.
It wasn’t that bad except for the use of that description of Nate
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Yeah, sorry, I was being sarcastic. I liked him as a poster a lot and so I was genuinely surprised when I read his JD. It felt very bitter and I was pretty sure that it was provoked by something outside of basketball. I hope for nothing but the best for him and—as you say—the nate comment was the only truly offensive thing.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
no, he was just sulking that everyone isn't as in live with white players as he is.
Good riddance.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
I don't think it was a banning
but I don’t know. If I was turning 25 and was as, ahem, focused on the things he seemed to focus on, I might be ready for a little redirection. I can imagine it being advised
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind the use of the word “retarded” as it is a word that has a meaning outside of a description of a group of people, and it is sad that that meaning has been lost.
He used the phrase “retarded middle schooler,” which is really uncalled for.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, something's development can be "retarded", which just means it has developed slowly, for example.
But yeah… saying something like that seriously is silly.
Wrote a JD calling you a BIG FAT JERK
we rose up smote him mightily
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont think he was banned
I just think a mod deleted the JD
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, that's the fun part of this
all we know is that the JD was deleted. We don’t know if AK was actually banned or if he just went on his announced hiatus.
More people get banned in the game day threads than in the junk drawer
Those really drive some haters out of the woodwork
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wow crazy props for Marty
Forty-one points for Denver’s go-to guy, mostly against Martell Webster(notes), a Portland wing who looks all the part of a first-team All-Defense guy. Webster was brilliant defensively, and it hardly mattered to Melo, who was potent from every conceivable angle.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I really really like Dwyer
Not because of that, but because he’s smart and sensible and actually watches games and checks real stats.
For an unbiased dude like him to be so impressed with Marty is nice though.
no kidding
I think we had a conversation about who the best bloggers/analysts were about a week ago.
Dwyer is right up there with the best of them
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Dywer went too far in his praise of Martell, but he played his butt off. Melo was ballin'.
Batum’s length maybe would have bothered Melo more. Maybe.
Or maybe Martell's size bothered him more this game
I do wish he coulda’ been in towards the end… just make Melo work more.
But I do say, last night, Melo does that on anyone.
Melo might be the best pure scorer in the game
he can do everything, post up, take you off the dribble, hit a pull up J, has nearly unlimited range, etc.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
better than Kobe you think?
high praise.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
in terms of scoring ability?
I’d say so
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
wow.
you must see something i don’t. which is very possible. examples of what Melo does better than Kobe in terms of scoring?
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He takes it inside more
I dunno if he’s better BETTER better at scoring, and Kobe DEFINITELY has a more all-round game, but Melo’s ability and body that makes him score inside and outside is purty sweet.
Kobe is mostly a jumpshooter now it seems like.
indeed he is
and im sure Jake has the stats to back it up
when i watch him he doesnt drive too much.. bad for his achy old knees…
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
get to the rim
unless your talking Kobe circa 2003.. then its not even close
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
two words: post up moves.
wait, three words.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I make post up one word: postup
It make it so I can say “two words: postup game” when I find myself in a similar situation.
If you say "three words" and then follow it with three words
That’s too many words. Might as well be an essay at that point.
tl:dr
sorry
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Not for long, I don’t think. Melo will pass him sooner than you think. He is showing flashes of defensive intensity this year that he hasn’t before.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, Melo playing defense is something new that we haven't seen before.
and Kobe is “an old 31” with a lot of minutes under his belt. Melo will be the better player within a year or two, but won’t ever get to the level Kobe was at during his peak years.
If he can keep the defensive attitude and effort up, that'd be very impressive
I always liked Melo more than most, but I didn’t see that coming.
Kobe, for all his ballhoggery, is a much much much better playmaker than Melo though.
Lies, you didn't like Melo at all until I told you he played good internationally and came up to that level last year
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Hahaha
I just said he’s not a premiere superstar like Wade, Lebron, Kobe, because of defense and playmaking.
I compare KD to him, and why KD isn’t as good as Roy. Roy doesn’t need a Billups, and Durant certainly does and I think Melo is much better now that he has a PG who is purty good.
I loooong defended Melo from people saying he is worthless. I am not likely as big a fan as you,, but what Melo does well (score) he does as good as anyone.
it seems as though his experience with kobe and lebron at the olympics
really helped his development, especially on defense
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I dont know if i buy that
hanging out with Kobe makes people better nonsense
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it did
maybe not Kobe necessarily, but that whole Olympics team bought into playing defense one way or another.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I think that realizing that he was better, in terms of international play, than Lebron or Kobe probably helped him more than any of this work-ethic-rubbing-off nonsense.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe
but somehow kobe seems to be getting all the credit. i heard LeBron didnt much care for Kobe and did his own thing.. im sure Carmelo stayed with Bryant, but I just dont see the playing iwth him and seeing his work ethic is why Carmelo is better this year. I think maybe you know he practiced all summer on a good team and naturally progressed
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
You sound like Reggie Miller or Doug Collins
I dunno if I buy that either… MAYBE. Or he just grew up. Those kind of stories always sound good, but they’re rarely true…
DAMNIT MAN
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
thats probably true..
Melo is in year 6 already
By year 6 Kobe was a force..although for those first two he wasnt very good
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it has more to do with Kobe slowing considerably
than Melo getting exponentially better
they are closing the gap quickly.. now Melo just needs to bribe someone to get him onto the all defensive team
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
statiscally speaking, Martin was it
but in terms of pure talent, would you say that Martin is a better scorer?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
All of my best work here keeps getting deleted
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
The squeaky wheel is also the first one to get replaced
by southern oregon on Oct 30, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t cry sexism, I explained sexism. And now it’s gone.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Troll baiting?
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
You know it. Also rational explanations of sexism.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh oh
I don’t think any of us did anything much to Jadon last night, but I know we should just ignore the kid…
I felt bad and won't engage that anymore
…and I was feeling the same way about AK. Alas
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
you go after atf, you go after nbf
period.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
that's so, and I'll take a bullet for either of you
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what got me
I forgot about that, honestly.
I was like “why did I even bother, I don’t care…”
Then you reminded me. He went after Ann.
Yeah! What's that about? I seem to pull those people out
of the wood work. Some guy got banned because of me a few weeks ago. I don’t think I try to be too controversial or anything. I just state opinions and don’t back down if I think I’m right. Well okay, sometimes I can be a little mean, but last night I didn’t think I did anything to provoke that kind of vitriol.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I would read it and probably defend this statement
but its gone into the ether..
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave moves the game day threads into a special section now
http://www.blazersedge.com/section/gameday-threads-2
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ahhhh
i see
i never read them or participate.. my TV isnt in the same room as my “office”
rather watch it than chat..
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What you did to upset him, originally, was to tell everyone to calm down and it was just one game.
No, I’m not making it up. Yes, that really is what happened.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I can confirm that...
Ann said something sunny, or only partly cloudy, and it unleashed the best
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, everyone, for having my back
against the poor little doofus. I wonder who he is in his other Bedge incarnations.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Seems right.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I think 92 owes us both an apology
for his little insinuations the other night
World's phoniest apology-- "I'm sorry."
He's just jealous. ;p
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Ok ....I do apologize
It wasn’t F-o-n-d-l-i-n-g that was goin’ on in that tree ….it was better described as heavy petting
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
over is for amateurs
bow better go for the under
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
with his eyes and a sly smirk
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Correction
Oh dear. Good Grief
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i've found it was better
to just go over, then under/over, then under in quick succession. that’s why we have two hands you know
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
How can you use 2 hands
when one of them is over your eyes
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicago - Boston is a fun game. Two strong teams.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Brook Lopez picks up 2 early fouls
GG Nets
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
In 5 minutes... ahhh, young big men
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Same story with Marc Gasol
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s nice to have the yes network.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
ha
thank god there is a free preview of NBA League Pass, how else would I get to yell at Lawrence Frank for not putting Terrence Williams in?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I’m actually enjoying both games I’m watching right now: CHI-BOS on ESPN is very competitive early and NJN-ORL on YES is a comedy of errors.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
bienvenidos
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Heck no
I ain’t no computer nerd.
I just got home, ain’t gotten around to catching up on emails. I’ll email back and we’ll work it out.
gravy train with biscuit wheels
We should go when there is a game on.. you know in case i get nervous on our date and have to distract myself with fancy basketballing and such
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
how bout that game huh?
Some NEVER BEFORE HEARD witty insights..
Blake.. uggg (why dont we start miller)
Oden. cmon brother.. we talkin bout FREE THROWS?!?!?
Nates Offense.. BLAH
Blake.. uggg (why dont we start miller)
Oden. cmon brother.. we talkin bout FREE THROWS?!?!?
Nates Offense.. BLAH
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
repeat and rinse
with bleach
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Bargnani 0-5, 2 TOs, 0 RBs
regressing to mean
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
I'm full of spite for that team
helps me deal with mild anxiety about our own long term contracts
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hinrich picks Pierce, then they throw the ball into the third row
I think I’m getting the flu. Maybe watching the rest of the games on “DVR”.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Is he Canadian?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
german, supposedly
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
ick. that feels all maple-syrupy Canadian
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Does sheed not set great picks anymore? He used to be so good at that.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
What’s really weird is it look like he’s shying away from contact. He used to kind of get this grimace on his face and really put his shoulder into a guy.
It was the same look he had on his face when I saw him playing “House of the Dead 4” at Ground Kontrol.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So far this year, 16 of his 19 shots have been 3s
remarkable
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if you graphed that particular statistic I’m sure you’d develop a pretty consistent exponential curve starting in about 2004
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
on offense, he reminds me of the old-guys at the Y
I’m one of them.
But then so is Andre Miller at the 3 pt line, so I’m in good company
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
"Nothing but sweet string music for Will Bynum" to describe a buzzer beating shot that didn't touch the rim
Brrr, that could have been invented by the Schonz.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
wow, Kenny Albert and Walt "Clyde" Frazier doing the Knicks broadcast
doesn’t get any better than that for a NBA team broadcast.
eh, I could take Clyde or leave him. His color work is so slow it sometimes overlaps what’s happening on the court.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
lol, I love Clyde
He’s hilarious. “Looks like Coach D’Antoni is putting in the young neophytes. Maybe we’ll see some bounding and astounding.”
He never recovered from the Just For Men commercials
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That beard is weird
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He's just happy to be there
I dislike the dumb guys who hate on everybody who isn’t on their team without knowing anything about them.
did you suffer through the Rockets announcers
honestly top 3 worst NBA announcer tandems
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Bullard, right?
not even a funny homer, like Rice. Just a high, sustained whine
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
just awful.. i have ranted on those two so many times
unbelievable homers, no credit at all to the other team, and frankly just irritating.
best announcers are from perennially bad teams.. they suck and there is nothing to talk about so they have analyzed the other teams plays and players enough that they ACTUALLY know who they are and what they do!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
the Clippers' announcers are great
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
yep
Sac aint too bad either.. im sure like Bucks announcers are good, the Nets announcers, the wolves.. etc
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I like 'em too
Those the young guy said Oden had really short arms last year. I need to write him a letter.
Nah, I had the Blazers feed on broadband.
The Rockets are awful homers, and if Drexler is still with them he was AWWWWFUL.
I hate when guys I liked as players growing up (Reggie miller, Drexler) prove to be boneheads.
Drexler wasnt there
Matt Bullard (who is even worse)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
What Clyde actually says is always interesting and at times genuinely funny.
But the ball can go up and down the court three times while he says it.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, Marv and Czar is prob better though
The Nets #2 team of Ian Eagle and Jim Sparnarkel (sp?) is good also.
Reggie Miller ruined that combo last night. Marv and Fratello aren't always the smartest, but I just like those familiar voices and their chemistry.
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Panic!!!
No team ever made the playoffs after starting 0-3….ever
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Good call
or another all star team….nobody from an 0-82 team has ever made the all star team….ever
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
time to trade that bum while he still has value
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
They gave Durant too muscular arms in NBA Live
But he shoots just as sweet in real life
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it was an accident
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 30, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
David Lee a double double with 2 blocks.
my FT% creeps forward a little more and i’m in shutout mode.
HA HA. Reddick bricks a wide open 3. Remember when he and the stache were the future of the L?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
What does he bring to the table except free throw percentage, which he never uses, because he never drives, because he can’t drive?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
A promising rap career
http://www.thirdquartercollapse.com/2009/10/26/1102063/this-is-just-too-funny-not-to-post
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That’s true, and you can’t undervalue that.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
But why? He can’t hit threes in limited playing time. If you need to put the ball in his hands a lot to be effective, you have defined the worst possible NBA role player.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
bizarro steve kerr maybe. like a less athletic antoine walker.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
’twas the summer of 2006, and “the future larry bird” was on the lips of every suit ESPN could muster…
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Tom just loves underdogs
He’ll probably suggest we throw all our money on Rondo, Farmar and Joe Alexander next summer.
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Rondo is not white
that will not happen..
Hansbrough FTW
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
almost
he has a Camaro
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
honorary white guy?
Blacks take Jason Williams, whites take Rajon Rondo? fair swap?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
you just hate white people.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was implied
Especially people drafted and overrated based on their whiteness, in real life.
The real life draft.
haha
then and now
Just look at the Top 5 American born players from 1989 and 2009:
1989
Larry Bird, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Tom Chambers, Kevin McHale (6th man – Mark Price)
2009
Mike Dunleavey Jr. (looked like a typical Duke Dookie, but has developed into a quality NBA player), Troy Murphy, Kyle Korver, Kirk Hinrich, Chris Kaman (David Lee off the bench)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe Lebron and Melo were born in America, and I believe they would take offense with being considered worse than Korver.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hahah
why do you think LeBron and Melo would not make this list.. go ahead and read carefully again.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
all you look at is color
racist
THATS WHY
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Just look at the Top 5 American born players from 1989 and 2009:
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
perhaps you forgot a word?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
following the thread
I thought it was implied
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
depends where you look.
most of the JD crowd seemed to be on the disappointed but reasonable side. sidebar? different story.
personall, disappointed but not worried.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe I didn't look close enough
I thought I’d see more time for a new coach fanposts
World's phoniest apology-- "I'm sorry."
i saw at least one that said fire nate.
didn’t read it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw the fire KP and didn;t read it
but i would’ve read the fire Nate one. I don’t know… I’m starting to wonder
World's phoniest apology-- "I'm sorry."
i didn't even see the fire KP one.
possible “ironice” fanpost? those are getting annoying in their own right.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
think he was serious
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
it was very short, to give it credit
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
which means the poster
didn’t even have the decency to build an actual argument.
in other news, I passed KP on the stairs at the Rose Garden last night. he got by me before I had a chance to say hello.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel fine
the Oregonian articles calmed me down
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
no actually im fine
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
“Third assist for Rafer Alston against his former team.”
What team in the NBA isn’t Rafer Alston’s former team?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
The Blazers
so far
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate Rob and Calderon have negative game value, grrr.
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cool, FIOS just added NBA tv in HD.
about time. i just found all the free league pass channels you guys were talking about.
People will think this is a joke, but the Nets have the look of a team that will get into a brawl before the season is over.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
Yi?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
If he took a chair to someone a la WWE, I may never find anything funny again. It would break me for life.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I would need a Jim Ross in there calling the game
one of the greatest hype men EVAR….
OH NOOOO!!! NOOOOOO!!! YI HIT HIM WITH A CHAIR!!!! THIS CANT BE HAPPENING!!!! OHHHHH!!!!!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
JR's mock surprise and disgust in those moments.
is one of my favorite parts of WWE.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
WWE was good when it was the WWF
and there were bra and panties matches
and the Rock and Stone Cold were around
now its just stupid
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. i've kept watching it
but i think i’m about done. the storylines aren’t as delightfully campy anymore. they’re just flat out lame now. and they really screwed up what could have been a good thing with Randy Orton being champ.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i hated that gimic.
the white rapper thing was lame. i do remember his very first match though when he wrestled Angle. that was a good match. Cena is played out. if he didn’t sell so much stuff, it’d be interesting to see him turn heel.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
he was hilarious when they did rap battles
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
all i really remember from those is when
he said Big Show had a small dingle-doodle.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
thats the one i was tryin to find
but it wasnt on youtube =/
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
another thing i miss
is the crimson masks. no one bleeds anymore. I mean, a few years ago they had Brock Lesner beating up a guy with one leg and bloodying him. now? the biggest heal thing they’ve done in a long time was Orton giving Stephanie an RKO. lame.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i tried to get back into for kicks and giggles
but John Cena singlehandedly made me want out
also whatever happened to signature moves?
remember when you tried them on your brother and they actually REALLY REALLY hurt?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
no doubt..
i havent seen it in a few years
and it wasnt the same after the stroke, but damn it if he didnt make everything the most exciting thing ever.
Lawler is ok but he is like the clown of the duo
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah.
plus it was better when Lawler was the heel announcer, always defending the bad guys.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
no one says Oh MY GOD like JR
it makes you excited
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to join
Anyone want to be in Birds of War with me?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
if I'm a Real American comes on
I can go into hulkamania and fight with Seizure Strength
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
a guy at the game last night
had a sign that said “hulk hoden”. he was on the screen very briefly, but in that time he did the Hulk hand to the ear thing he did to play to the crowd. it was funny.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy was sitting right above us
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
we've seen tape of him guarding a chair
and you know the theater adage, “if there is a folding chair been driven around in the first act, it better be swung by the fourth”
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
like, within their own team?
or just an old fashioned Auburn Palace melee
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
If they played the Nuggets more than twice a year, it would happen then. But I’m feeling a nets-heat brawl before the year is done.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for Cavs vs. Wizards
Also I suppose the Celtics are so hateable that someone won’t be able to contain himself and punch KG/Wallace/Rondo/…
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it will happen
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooo…good one. What I really want, though, is Lakers/Warriors. Like, I really, really, really want it.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
random plus minus q:
if you check in between the 1st and 2nd FT, are you considered in the game for just the 2nd FT, neither FT or both FTs? Seems like neither would be the way to go (you weren’t in when the foul happened) but probably you are considered in for the 2nd FT.
I know the answer but will not tell because it will not make your life simpler or you happier
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you can tip in a miss, I suppose you have to be considered as in for the second one
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which would mean you could commit the foul but not be penalized for the 2nd FT if you were the one replaced.
interesting.
I have no idea how they do it...
But I think it would make more sense to have both freethrows count for or against the player that gets subbed in between freethrows…
ya
that’s what I meant, it wasn’t very clear with how I wrote that. Can I use the english is my 2nd language excuse?
He also has great hair (as per Holly McKenzie)
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and he was having a fantastic vengance game
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
What's with players hurting themselves at games against former teams?
Damon Stoudemire comes to mind…
Bill Simmons is stupid
Shaq isnt in his top 10 players?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions
Of which time period?
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he had duncan at 7
sorry but Shaq was much more dominate in his prime than Duncan was
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
that's true.
if he had Duncan at 7, where was Malone? in fact, what was the whole list?
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
agree.
but Malone would be regarded as 2nd best PF ever, I’d think. i didn’t know if that’d crack top 10 or not.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say so too
although I guess it depends if you think Duncan is a C or a PF
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
he's a PF.
he was only a C because the NBA got fairly undersized in his time (after Ewing, Robinson, Hakeem). Shaq was kinda the last of the giants.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I would think so too
but 7 foot is still tall for a PF
PG 6’4" and under
SG 6"4-6’6"
SF 6’6" – 6’8"
PF 6’8"-6’10"
C 6’10" +
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
makes sense.
I guess Duncan just never struck me as a C type guy.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
A top 10 all time list IN ORDER will never be correct
Too many variables, too many equally great players.
well sure.
but i’m always curious how people rank them.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
his top 10 is
Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Kareem
Magic
Bird
Wilt
Duncan
Jerry West
Oscar Roberston
Hakeem
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
replace Duncan with Shaq
and that’s actually not a bad list. Though I’d have Kareem higher than Russell.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
Brandon Roy has no rings
Brian Cook has 2
not the best teammate award (that goes to Stephen Jackson)
its best player
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 30, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
But Bill Russell ain't Robert Horry or another role player
He’s the best player on the best team who dominated for a decade.
Paul Peirce
92nd
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
does that make him ineligible downfield?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
are you chanting Let's Go Kni-icks?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
he was worth every penny
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I care a lot more about Detroit and Sac putting down OKC and NO
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 30, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Walsh prays that his trade value goes up high enough that someone gives him an expiring contract for him
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He is also on pace to have more rebounds than Greg
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good luck.
he’s gonna be a player you have to grudgingly respect I think. like me with a certain player that i don’t want to name.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
just don't think about it.
or rather, think about this: are Roy, Durant, and LMA really gonna be able to play together? I don’t think so. too many cooks in that kitchen.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Too many scoring guys who don't focus on defense
And a guy who is at his best when he gets shots, but wouldn’t get as many shots with us no matter what, AND he offers almost nothing else.
He isn’t a bad rebounder.
yeah. i agree.
i’ll never think ill of Portland not getting KD.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
How we went from bad rebounders
To elite with just adding Oden is the basement of what he’ll give us.
the basement of what he'll give us is 20 mpg
He must get to the point where he is doing that 30 mpg and soon.
yep.
but i have D Lee on my fantasy team.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Vlad Rad with the patented Blake "I can't inbound the ball, have to take a timeout" play
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does Steve Blake finally
have that trademarked? good for him.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting, sitting on another player during a fast break isn't a technical foul
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i really don't want to have to watch another overtime
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah.
and i’m not sticking around. i’m making popcorn and watching a movie. i’ll see how it turns out in a couple hours.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I should have drafted Felton and not Augustine in one of my leagues
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David Lee does not suck at rebounding.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
he certainly doesn't.
makes me happy i didn’t trade him ;)
by DrivetheLane on Oct 30, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If we had him, we would now discuss who should start at PF instead of who should start at PG
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The Knicks use him as a semi-center despite his size since they don't have anyone better. He couldn't play the same role in Portland.
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He is an awful defender.
Lee is very good rebounder and inside scorer, but no team can start a big who plays that bad of defense.
I’d love him as a backup.
Double OT in Charlotte
Funny first reactions to almost-triple-double by Jennings.
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They really want their coach to get fired?
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Vlad Rad runs around completely useless all over the floor
I was just trying to remember for one minute who that guy is since I remembered they had traded their center a while ago.
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I imagine this to be a portrait of many of my favorite Bedgers
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
yes you
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
nah I got great eyesight
and my braces were gone 5 yeares ago
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anybody just see KG drinking that water?
One cup in each hand, and I doubt that 1/3 of it actually went into his belly, the rest is on his lap…
"Don't get that on your clothes KG"
says KG’s mom
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 30, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a good sign that Gallinari is pulling a Steve Nash in his sophomore season
His back seems very screwed up
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Felton with an injury, maybe just a cramp but something in his lower leg
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Norsk, do you get a lot of buffering on LPBB? Or is it my connection?
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I got some for Bulls-Celtics with bad sound, I'm currently watching the Bobcats game in SD
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Gallinari has a pretty long-range shot this season
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Augustine with an Oden, misses both free throws
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3 different channels supposedly showing the Phx.GS game, none of them working.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
there we go. just had to enter the channel number like 8 times.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
OKC up 10 against the Pistons
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w0rd
I think he’ll be a steal in our 20 team draft, though likely an erratic one at times. And lots of TOs.
His first game wasn’t that good.
I reserve the right to change my opinion later
But right now, I sincerely believe Tyreke will win ROY.
LOL
Z-bo’s career high is 43 points….. career high field goal atteampts? 40, and no they weren’t in the same game. That said, he is on my fantasy team, 30 6 and 3 with a block. Can’t complain…
Both were against memphis the same year.
I just don’t know how it is possible to shoot the ball 40 times and not hit 43+ points. Somebody shoulda told him to stop shootin….
Conley with 10 assists
I’ll take that from him every day
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He also is a turnover machine so far this year
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our matchup is getting pretty tight
it might come down to the last day and B Roy vs Durant
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Why does it matter what Casey thinks? If you beleive his claims to be false, then why would you waste your time by talking about them?
You looking for a good time?
I was just having a bit of fun at his expense.
I will probably go back to not listening to that podcast, especially if Gavin comes back.
The problem is
He’s the voice of the average uneducated fan to me. It can be annoying to listen to, but fills that role.
this is an outrage
I am the voice of the average uneducated fan, and I want more boobs in beer commercials, plz!
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh no! I reserve the rights as the average uneducated fan.
Hubby says I just like watching all those sweaty, buffed male bodies running up and down the floor.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Although I dislike Gavin Dawson. He's irritating.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Westbrook is crazy
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impressive game from DeMarre Carroll
He’s a great fit for that team. Intense defender and unselfish.
which team does he play for?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Wow Felton was balling today. A triple double? 31 points on 12 rebounds?
You looking for a good time?
Oh ok. I was wondering how in the world and then realized that that was the total stats.
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Durant Triple Triple Triple
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lol
Sergio Rodriguez got 14 seconds of playing time tonight, and he still managed to go 0-2. God I love the kid, buy he cant shoot, just cant do it…
Well Norsk is about to win his 1st matchup. There is no way that I catch up to him in the next 2 days.
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Where does Oden rank among the best rebounders in the NBA?
Top 15? Top 10? lower?
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better than Dwight?
Al Jeff? Z Bo? etc.?
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he ranked fifth in the league last year behind Dalembert, Howard, Przybilla, and Klove.
free bayless
that's remarkable
considering it was his first year, wasn’t in game shape yet, etc.
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Norsk, how much better does Josh Howard make the mavs?
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If he ever gets back to his 2006 form, 20% better. But 10% better over a guy like Ross and weird lineups definitely.
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I'll have to watch that matchup with the Lakers on tape delay
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Is it blacked out on LP?
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way, the mavs looks okay offensively. They obviously miss having someone who can get to the basket off the dribble with regularity. Marion and Nowitski need the same kind of looks in the half court (high post) so they both just kind of stand around, which is bad, but JKidd started looking to hit Dampier under the basket and they both started making more cuts.
On defense they look real lazy or bored or something. They are doing a good job of playing the passing lanes but they really aren’t moving their feet much, just kind of swatting at the ball and standing around, letting the lakers grab offensive rebounds. Of course, the lakers are really talented, so, it could be they’re just really hard to defend.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it alot, actually. I think, judging from what I’ve seen tonight, the mavs would be better off trying to outscore opponents, and maybe playing a little halfcourt trap on the other side just to make it look like they care about defense at all.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think their problem ending games
with a lineup of Kidd, Terry, Howard, Marion, and Nowitzki is it leaves them with no one who can really defend the great 2 guards of the best teams in the West (Kobe, Roy, Ginobili). Of course, the way the Mavs have played Portland of late it may not matter who guards Roy.
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agreed. But, again, the goal would just to try to keep it close and be the team with the ball at the end of the game. Hope that Marion, Howard, or Dirk can come up with a big stop, but don’t rely on it.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
but if they put Howard on those guys
then Portland can bring in Rudy and go with a Miller, Rudy, Roy lineup. Los Angeles can just have Ron Ron post up against Kidd or Terry (whoever has to guard him since Howard is busy with Kobe). San Antonio can do the same with R Jeff.
Sure it would create matchup problems for the other teams, but they can all counter that (Pau, LMA, Duncan can all play the Center position and guard Dirk) with their depth whereas the Mavs just end up hurting themselves defensively.
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I agree that the mavs have some issues defensively, especially with Dirk at C and Marion at PF...
But the sadistic side of me thinks it would be kinda fun to watch the Duncan/D howards of the world try to chase Dirk around the perimeter. Zone might be an answer against that kind of a lineup for the mavs, maybe….
Roy-Howard
Rudy-mystery SG X
Miller-Kidd
I’m not sweating bullets here if I’m Carlisle.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya
plus Marion can guard 1-4, or at least he used to be able to. With Howard and Marion in the lineup, I think they won’t have too much of a problem on the perimeter….
ya, cant say I hate it.
Marion and Dirk are both good rebounders, Howard is good for a sf. I just see a guy like Howard going for 30 and 30 against Dirk…
i gotcha
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Just foul the holy hell out of him. That’s what I would do if I were carlisle.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
with whose fouls?
in that lineup, I mean
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Kidd’s, to be honest. It was something that always bothered me when he was a net—always seemed to have fouls to give in the endgame. Plus, he’s who I would have as a rover in my halfcourt trap. If not him, then whoever had fewer fould between mystery SG X and howard.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
Bring in Dampier to lay some wood. The more I think about the mavs, the more the intrigue me. I am curious to see how their season plays out with this current roster. They have the firepower to be the best team offensively, and the worst defensively if they go with Dirk at center for extended minutes…
I would actually trade dampier to grab a 2 at the trade deadline, like JVG suggested.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Dougall!
What was the link to espn setting up gameday?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
holy moly
6 tickets and 6 hotdogs for 90 bucks?
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Some weird results with Memphis beating Toronto.
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since when has jason kidd been with dallas?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 7:52 PM PDT reply actions
i swear he was with another team last season.
did u know jason terry n martell webster are cousins?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He has been with the Mavs for a while. He was traded mid-season of our 13 game streak season.
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totally!! what a family is that!
Kidd was traded to Dallas from NJ at the trade deadline in 2008 I think..
by galacticlove on Oct 30, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i find it quiet interesting lol
okay gotcha thanks
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 30, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you guys seen that interview with JKidd when he had just joined the NBA where he said that he'd "turn this team around 360 degrees"?
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couple years.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Redd
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Drew Gooden is a terrible defender
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He still is.
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 30, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
too late
SO already made one
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you guys decide
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 30, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
shawn marion!
it’s like he’s been playing with Kidd for years.
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