November 03-04, 2009 - The Piercing Junk Drawer
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 10:59 PM PST
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This junk will pierce your soul.... leaving you bare to the world... like an exposed rim... ready for a slashing to...
So do you have any piercings? Some piercing knowledge you wanna drop on us..
personally.. I have five ear piercings and two lips studs.. but i don't really use most of them much anymore..
I am considering getting a tattoo of the symbol in my avatar- the Tabono
as for piercing knowledge.. i don't have any.. i am just taking life one possession at a time.. it's all we can do..
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so much hatred in the other topics
that this one is being neglected
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it's a darn shame... philthy...
but it is tough pill to swallow tonight..
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
join us on tinychat
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 3, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
u totally say that to all the teen girl bedgers
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
i say that to everyone
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 3, 2009 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
girl it did! but i'm over it
i talked to rudy on facebook though!!!!!!!!!!!
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 3, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions
okay so he posted something on his wall
so i checked my friends online..ya know the little chat thingy PM thingy..n i saw him on it..so i pmed him! lol i said hola he said ola lol i said how are you? n he said ‘rudy’…i was thinking lol wtf…but i said nice to meet you n he said the same..n signed off lol!
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 3, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
woah how weird is that?
lol maybe he can’t chat in english..
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 11:54 PM PST up reply actions
i'm pretty cool with it now
we just gotta settle the rotation and make a run
by broyposse on Nov 3, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i'm predicting Ben will do an exhaustive post on lineups/minutes together
it’s all about rhythm, and we got none…the herky jerky switcheroos is making the players over think…after a time out, they guys didn’t even know who they were guarding…Pryz ended up with Joe Johnson. i almost three my wife’s iphone to Nate to tell him to call him
Very much reminiscent of the Stan Van Gundy mess in the NBA Finals...
‘Cept Stan had guys who could play and right now the Blazers don’t.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
pryz and oden rotting on the bench while Rudy tries to guard Smitty
by broyposse on Nov 3, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
and that comment just pulled me back to reality
we are going to be ok. all i ask is that just 5 guys play the fourth, and if anyone fouls out, then let them foul out.
hawks subbed about once. jamal crawford was driving to the lane like i was the center of the PTB.
yeah...pure insanity
GO gets his 5th, leaves at 4 mins, 1 min later returns. Marty and Rudy playing tag every 2 minutes and Blake/Miller looked like they were in a GAP commercial switching clothes in a dressing room
The scary thing is coaching is much more important in basketball than baseball.
Yet, regarding a playoff series versus the long regular season, managers in baseball do have a greater magnitude of importance, even though it’s still a sport wherein the players themselves almost always dictate the outcome.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I was very seriously into baseball
Even had a scholarship to play into college.
I can’t tell you what a baseball coach does besides make the lineups. If anything our coaches hurt us by being dumb jerks.
I get what a hitting coach does, a pitching coach, etc. Being a head coach in baseball is a cake job. Ya fill out a lineup card, turn it in, and let the players do what they can.
Every once in a while you go out and ask your pitcher why he sucks.
I was Mark McGwire like
I batted lead off as a Sophomore, since I was really fast, then moved to 3rd/4th/5th the next two years.
I had a bad senior year and was burned out on baseball.
And they have a foot fetish
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I figured as much
simon pegg is cool
own that crap dude
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
You're adorable.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
SEE ANN KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR
YOU GUYS ARE JERKS, AFTER ALL I’M GOING THROUGH.
ANN IS MY FRIEND.
it is tough for me to find a male over the age of 3 adorable.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I don't really worry about what
you’re going through, except Mercury, it’s for the best. She (not Princess) was in it for the money!
Can I just say that for some reason I knew about 3 weeks before the revelation that the relationship had gone south? I don’t know why I knew, either I’m psychic or I’m just good at picking up clues, or both. You’ll be better than ever when you get through this rough spot.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Well my normally platonic emails to you
Suddenly got really smutty around that same time.
I think it tipped you off.
Oh, I thought that was a
secret!
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
You know
When you broke the news, you still didn’t tell us how Mercury was doing. It’s too bad, because E:60 was going to do a profile on her.
You shouldn't use your dog to rob banks
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Flawless was pretty good
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I think ex-wifey will ask
Morty to take Merc back because she’s pining for him. I hope that’s another psychic revelation.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Would be fine with me!
I haven’t looked for a place that allows doggies though, and Mercury is already in Tampa…
I dunno how we’d pull that off.
Merc will take the
Greyhound bus.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
You're better off single
I think I told you when you got hitched that marriage is the first step in divorce.
I am always right.
The Blazers Edge curse will strike you too
Everyone who is married here has their marriage end!!!
You and your wife had a good run, but guys like me and you… we can’t be chained down.
She’s gonna want kids, a house, stuff you just aren’t ready for man.
You gotta get out, trust me, I’ve been through this a million times, you guys are headed for disaster.
Bitter.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Didn't you say your wife wanted to buy a bigger house than you?
And so it begins…
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Alright. I'm going to
bed so you guys can talk man bonding things. Ta ta.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I'm just worried about you Tom
Just really seems like you aren’t happy is all.
I hate to see you so miserable when it’s the wife causing it.
We could move into a house boat together
Solve crimes, you know, guy stuff.
We’ll get a fat guy, and Jake, and we’ll rename ourselves Simon and Simon.
when you are Jon Heder’s stunt double you dont go around broadcasting it.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I've now got the Timm Sharp hipster look.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Wow...you are smiling
I always picture you snarling with a Hannibal Lechter mask
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 4, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Spanish/English bus joke:
A Spanish hillbilly goes to USA. Using a dictionary, he has this conversation:
-Please, one ticket to Kentucky.
-On the bus?
- To Kentucky!!!!!!
“¿Onde vas?” is how “On the bus?” sounds for a Spaniard, and that´s how a Spanish hillbily would say “¿A dónde vas?” (Where are you going?).
That is hillarious
(I don’t get it)
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Japanese and Spanish have a funny similar sounding phrase
“I am hungry” in Japanese is similar sounding to “little house” in Spanish.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
in this last one
you look like a shaved head Karl Urban from Doom
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
My Wii fit age is 55
I had to start deleting tagged photos of me on Facebook in case my high school sweetheart ads me.
I just give Ian McLellan a tattoo gun and tell him to go buckwild
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Because it would look like they are going into his burrow
I thing a Bugs Bunny mailbox would be nice too.
sounds like you will be in for an awkward tattooing session
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
but imagine the friends that it will make you that you didnt want to make
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
What if you made the belly button
Look like an eye, and you tattoo an eye patch next to it, and make a lil’ face?
a seriously uncomfortable place to be tattooed
I havent got a belly piece yet and may never.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
The bunghole or the tattoo?
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
The bunghole
I did try to get my wife to bleach her’s with me. I wanted us to both do just half so we’d have matching yin and yang puckers.
best hidden message in a long time!!!!!!!
good work g.love
by broyposse on Nov 3, 2009 11:27 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
thanks brp :)
i wish it could be under better circumstances…
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
ears
(let the troll jokes earrings jokes ensue)
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 3, 2009 11:33 PM PST reply actions
i actually prefer joking about those first earrings you streamed it....
gaudy… so… so… gaudy… it was.. just amazing.. it was that moment that i knew i needed a way to get you in drag..
by galacticlove on Nov 3, 2009 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
not really
he brought that on himself
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Actually I like joking about funny jokes
in a joking way…not cruel joking but fun joking jokes
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Am I the only person who loves this place after a loss?
I don’t like the loss, I just love all the whining and second guessing.
that started before the pre-season started
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo, blake
START MILLER
hey nate, PUT A CENTER IN
by thomasikehara on Nov 4, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
i like it too
allows me to rant with the majority so i can get it out, and move on without feeling like an idiotic troll
I know everybody would probably prefer to vent, but I'm here to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIA!!!!"
Last years Junk on her birthday had 176 comments. Amazing.
You are still too early, depending on time zones
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its her bday?
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 3, 2009 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
is that the Cake Pritch is baking?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
what if there was a unicorn on the cake… would that change your mind?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
No. And Unicorns approved this message.
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It's been a long time since I screamed at my TV during a Blazers game
but I yelled and yelled and yelled during the late 3rd/4th quarters when Nate decided to go small and left Oden and Przy on the bench. That’s when Atlanta made their run because they were able to take control of the boards.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
so's ur face
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Feliz Cumpleanos!
BlazerFan1 aka Sophia
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Wow, Dirk got 52 fantasy points in my other ESPN league. That must be some kind of record.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Some even score negative
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
You know what piercings really freak me out?
The ear piercings where the people stick those disc things in and it makes the piercing look huge. Disgusting.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
my sister does that
they arent huge like other kids but they look stupid
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 3, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
Melo' and the Nuggets are looking strong
that’s the scary part of our slow start….
Kudos to the Mavs…they are looking good too after the early loss
I certainly dont have $50 bucks, but maybe I can scrounge that much up, as the scene points from these saddles would be totally worth it
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
one of my best friend is actually a amatuer racer here in Portland...
went to watch him at Mt. Tabor and it was quite interesting…he didn’t have a “team” so he kept getting pushed out and couldn’t mount a lead…
it was pretty neat
I have a Fizik and a Selle Royal saddle that I really like
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bur are they sparkly?
I cant ride Royals as they are too wide for my ultra narrow sit bones
(insert prison joke as you see fit)
the fiziks I have tried have been to wide as well
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I’ve got a selle italia that I love
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
the one that fits my butt
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:33 AM PST up reply actions
Prolink Gelflow
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
that style usually fits me well
I dont use the gel as it has a tendency to displace over time
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I havn’t had that problem, but I sit with my weight a on the back of the saddle, so i’m not putting a ton of pressure on the gel
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions
you want to be sitting in the cup of the saddle
back of the saddle is usually used for long climbs
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I sit so that my “sit” bones are resting on the front part of the wide part of the saddle… the way in which I am proportioned, this doesn’t put a lot of pressure on the gel portion (it puts some, just not a ton)… is there a better position? I have found this to be the most comfortable on longer rides (40 miles+)
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:50 AM PST up reply actions
hard to tell without seeing you ride.
is your saddle level?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
slight forward tilt (about 2 degrees I think)
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:57 AM PST up reply actions
yes, ever so slightly
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I would have to look up what Fizik model exactly I have, but it's pretty hard and quite small.
(Insert “that’s what she said” joke)
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looks like the nbc peacock
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 1:41 AM PST up reply actions
Adande on Portland's early struggles
Anthony and the Celtics are harming other teams. The Blazers are self-mutilating. Dropping a home game to Anthony’s Nuggets by missing two free throws at the end. Letting the Atlanta Hawks outrebound them 46-36. The Hawks are supposed to be younger and more energetic than most teams … but not the Blazers.
Their No. 1 overall pick from the 2007 draft has 19 personal fouls and 16 field goal attempts. Their off-season free agent acquisition is shooting 34 percent. They are 2-3, with two home losses.
There are plenty of other teams with losing records. Most of them were supposed to be that way. Utah and New Orleans might be surprises, but most Conventional Wisdom watches had down arrows by those teams and an up arrow by Portland. The other teams with optimistic outlooks are at least at .500 now, unless you want to say the Clippers. And the Portland Trail Blazers didn’t assemble this roster to be compared with the Clippers. That’s the neighborhood they’ve stumbled into. That’s the reason for fear.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I wonder how he feels about LA getting a gift choke or 2 from Durant tonight
by southern oregon on Nov 3, 2009 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
oh he airballed a bunch of tying or winning shots
durant FTL
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
When was the last time you didn't do something wrong?
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
we are going to flag all of your comments till you go back to lexi spark
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
There is a very old maritime tradition
Still in the USN regs,it not unlawfull for officers to have a meeting and discuss the the possibility that that the Captian has gone mad.If they conclude that he must be removed from command for the safety of the ship they can knowing that they will have to face a military inquiry in port. So the question is "has Nate gone mad’?
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 12:16 AM PST reply actions
how is that even possible? they show it like every month in crappy Sunday afternoon TV movie time…
It’s a nice way to disconnect your brain for a couple of hours watching Gene Hackman cursing like a madman and talking about horses.
Am I the only person who read previews expecting a slow start for the Blazers?
I’m going to become a Lakers fan because they have fewer crybaby fans.
liar… they would have more if they lost
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
they dont pay attention until the playoffs
and thats because they know Kobe is better than Jordan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
That's why Timbo's a fan
He hasn’t even watched a Lakers game this year. He’ll start watching them after the Blazers go out of the playoffs.
No, I expected a slow start more around .500 for the first 25 games, but ultimately 55 wins. And people said that was too low.
I was pretty sure that we would look off on some nights and rolling on others. Hopefully the rolling starts now against mostly weak teams in November.
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Your right Tom
It was a really fun game to watch and I enjoyed Nate’s coaching
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
Just so you know
I’m cool with you being angry and stuff. I just don’t get a lot of the fan reactions. Some fans act like the coach and players have no idea what went on during the game.
I think losses are learning experiences at this stage. In two weeks, if they are still losing games they should win (the only reason they should have won this game was because it’s a home game), then I’ll jump in the rant-wagon.
I flagged this, he said 2 bad things
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/11/3/1114021/thats-it
I’m going to find an excuse to flag all the rant threads.
I already did this… very satisfying after a loss to tattle on people
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:30 AM PST up reply actions
I don't mind Dario's thread
It’s the ones where folks are rude and going “Hey look at me, I’m madder than everyone in the front page posts, game day threads, and the other 5 post-lost threads.”
yeah, i didn’t flag the official rant thread… just the others or comments in them that go against the official site rules… I’m a stickler for rules when people want to vent/be mean
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:57 AM PST up reply actions
The WT- and "retarded" did it for me
I’m saving the rest for work and will watch the game tomorrow morning.
their all yours… my fave is to flag the disguised swearing
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by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:59 AM PST up reply actions
the Moon is amazingly bright tonight
I have seen it darker in the day time.
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 12:37 AM PST reply actions
Lawyer Laughs...
These are things people actually said in court, word for word.
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
A: Yes.
Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
A: I forget.
Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you’ve forgotten?
Q: How old is your son, the one living with you.
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which.
Q: How long has he lived with you?
A: Forty-five years.
Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?
A: He said, “Where am I, Cathy?”
Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.
Q: And where was the location of the accident?
A: Approximately milepost 499.
Q: And where is milepost 499?
A: Probably between milepost 498 and 500.
Q: Sir, what is your IQ?
A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.
Q: Did you blow your horn or anything?
A: After the accident?
Q: Before the accident.
A: Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.
Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?
A: We both do.
Q: Voodoo?
A: We do.
Q: You do?
A: Yes, voodoo.
Q: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?
A: Yes.
Q: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: What did she say?
A: What disco am I at?
Q: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?
Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?
Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?
Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?
Q: Did he kill you?
Q: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?
Q: You were there until the time you left, is that true?
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time?
Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?
Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
Q: Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn’t you?
A: I went to Europe, Sir.
Q: And you took your new wife?
Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
Q: Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male, or a female?
Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.
Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?
A: It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.
I would call you a hater, but it would take to much energy
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Did you know doing it a grade school can get you a restraining order
Don’t even joke about sniffing the swing-sets or teeter totter.
I smell everything
my hands smelled exceptionally weird after working with acetone for 3 days
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I was taking this loss surprisingly well for me (which is still not very well)
just now I got really depressed.
Just acquaint yourself with next year's projected lottery picks
In only a few months we’ll have new players to pin our hopes and dreams on.
Read Ben's recap, it should make you happy that he criticizes Nate's too many substitutions
Dave reserves coaching critique until later
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Dave and Ben bring different things to the table, with some good and some bad.
For Dave, his calm nature is a good thing on the whole. It tends to keep things in check.
Although I’m easily one of the more negative folks around here, I appreciate Dave’s relaxed nature. If things don’t click at some point by the mid-season mark, I’m sure you’ll see a long, lengthy post about what it’ll take going forward to become a true championship contender.
It’d be one thing if Dave was an annoying optimist — such as the claim can be made for the likes of jscot — yet, in his case, he’s more cautious prior to coming out with the hard-hitting criticism.
In the end, though, I think that people will finally see that Nate McMillan isn’t a championship level coach and, well, Kevin Pritchard is more apt at building from the ground up than putting on the finishing touches.
Yet, as it is, there’s still a lot of time left on this wild rollercoaster ride, although my guess is some people will get sick and vomit after it’s over. Sadly, that’s usually the end result. While some people think that a team is entitled to a 60-win season — which is a crock — the more realistic folks understand that only one team brings home the trophy each season. On top of that, it’s rare for a team to ever become a dynasty.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
yeah, some good points in there
If someone offered me a fluky 1 year run that resulted in a title with the caveat that we’d be bad after that, I’d sign up in a second. I just want a title in my lifetime, and I have very little confidence this team can deliver that.
And, if you're favorite team pulled off a fluky title run like the Miami Heat, you can ...
get right back to rooting for the team to rise from the basement after the subsequent freefall and try to attain the one goal that’s higher than a championship: a dynasty!
As a Seattle fan, I’ll be happy with a title. To me, though, a dynasty is the true pinnacle — which is at least back-to-back titles in a given sport — since that gives you regional bragging rights over the rest of the nation.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
HAHAHAHA Syracuse bball lost to a D-II team
G-love just got nervous about our bet on the ’Cuse-Cornell game. Heck, Cornell might even be the favorite. HAHAHAHA.
They can't even beat other ivy league schools
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Josh Smith is 23. If he develops an outside shot, good night.
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He's very talented
Super duper long way to go on that outside shot and shot selection, though.
He had a down year last year, nice to see him bouncing back. Problems with effort and attitude and coachability have followed him through his career as well.
He’s the reason Jay Bilas doesn’t predict anyone to be anything but a good player during the draft though :-) smile. He said Atlanta would regret drafting Josh Smith and he’d be a huge bust.
What did he say about Thabust?
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Stuff like
Raw, but a chance to be a great defender, long, athletic, etc.
He is always positive now.
I remember that in his infinite wisdom he predicted Telfair would be a bust
Being the ridiculous homer I was back then, I put my fingers in my ears.
I recall back in 2003 when Jay Bilas said Luke Ridnour couldn't guard a chair, which was pure gold.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
he hasn't really improved much at all the last few years.
I don’t see him all of a sudden getting it.
I think the ways he doesn't "get it"
Are things that’ll stick with him… shot selection, loving his God-awful jumper, attitude…
I hate that new star avatar for folks
I’m all like, “Why the heck is that dude posting again?” And it turns out it’s someone else.
The Fanshot about the weapon charges against Delonte West is funny if you haven't heard the details yet
The rest is probably skippable. Some people should start their own blog.
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Thanks
I have a thing where I have to mark all comments as read. There was a time where I actually read them.
For some reason there was a big Chris Paul wave today in all kinds of posts. "Hey he is grumpy, lets get him for our trash".
And people recapping and prognosticating and “hear me out”-ing what has already been said better before.
Jake’s reced post is good though, shows some glimpses of what doesn’t work so far.
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I like the
“Let’s just take Rudy, Bayless, and all of our draft picks and throw it at the Hornets for Chris Paul” idea.
I always feel like a curmudgeon when someone suggests trading for a player who puts up numbers on a bad team but all advanced stats hates them.
And then I always have to go and poop on the idea like a jerk.
Big time
Assists, rebounds, and scoring with a good percentage and a record amount of steals are very overrated according to advanced stats.
Chuck Hayes is the only player who looks good in them.
They say that the more points, rebounds, assists, and blocks you get
There are diminishing returns, so someone who gets a lot of everything, like Lebron, is actually hurting your team because the quad levels aren’t optimized or something.
I dunno, I didn’t read the whole report.
My favorites
Are the the posts after some guy torches the Blazers.
So, like all of you, I’m pissed the way Player X torched us last night. But what if we traded for him? I know you think it’s crazy, but hear me out. What if we traded LA and Rudy to Utah for Boozer and their NY pick then signed Boozer to a max contract and use the NY Pick with Outlaw for Player X?
Tyrus Thomas didn’t start last night (flu), so we should totally target him as our backup banger. Never mind that the Bulls tried to trade him all summer and nobody wanted the headcase.
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What if the headcase reports were overstated though?
That’d be a purty sweet get, potential wise.
At the very least he can rebound and block shots and take bad jumpers, like a mini Josh Smith…
Maybe
As for Thomas, he doesn’t seem to be a headcase in the Marbury sense. More a “he doesn’t do what the coaches tell him and behaves like an arrogant jerk”.
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BRING HIM BACK TO THE BLAZERS!!!
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
That is a much better offer than what I read. It was more along the lines of Blake/Miller, Travis, Howard, and as many picks and cash as the law allows
If they put in Okafor or West, I might be willing to put in Joel too.
Though last week a Bayless, Travis, Joel for Rondo, Perkins, Scalabrine deal was suggested. That takes the cake for overvaluing the value of our players.
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The Celtics need to think past their KG days
They could rebuild around Bayless and Travis.
They’re shooting themselves in the foot not taking the offer!!!!!
The other part about the Chris Paul "wave" was that people kept ignoring the marketability ...
factor he brings to the New Orleans Hornets. Maybe it’s because many folks in Portland live in a bubble, but they don’t seem to understand that Paul has nationwide appeal that’s second only to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. As a counterexample, Brandon Roy has strictly regional appeal. That doesn’t even account for Paul being a top-five player and Roy just a top-ten player, although that’s a different debate altogether.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I don't think it's the bubble, it's just stupidity
A lot of folks here have no concept of what a franchise player means to a franchise. The two worst things to happen to sports blogs is the Garnett trade and the Gasol trade. Now fans think any trade is possible.
The Kevin Garnett trade made sense, as the Minnesota T'wolves aren't a financially ...
struggling franchise and moving Garnett had been bantered about off and on for about a year at that point. I still think Kevin McHale sold low to the Boston Celtics due to being friends with Danny Ainge, but that’s neither here nor there.
Now, with regards to Pau Gasol, that was an enormous cost-cutting move by the owner, Michael Heisley, who I assume rushed Chris Wallace into slashing payroll at all costs. Gasol, however, isn’t marketable enough to keep a franchise afloat as its centerpiece, while it’s obvious that Heisley cares more about saving money — which is why he loves Zach Randolph and his contract with 30% deferred salary — and selling the team once he can finagle his way out of the arena lease there.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/mar/28/easy-to-see-why-local-owners-wanted-out/
Once the buyout to the FedExForum lease becomes reasonable in 2012 for the Grizzlies organization to pay the City of Memphis, Heisley will most likely sell the franchise to the wealthiest out-of-town bidder and get the hell out of dodge. It’ll be either that or Heisley decides to pony up the buyout payments and relocation fee himself to start over in a new location, with Kansas City being the most probable joint.
http://www.kansascity.com/159/story/1511397.html
At any rate, though, my guess is the Memphis Grizzlies will be no more come the 2012-2013 season.
Back to the original topic, though, you’re probably right that those moves gave false hope to some people about Chris Paul, but realistically speaking they should realize that the New Orleans Hornets are in a different situation altogether. For the Hornets, there’s two scenarios.
1. If George Shinn wants to stay in New Orleans, do his damnedest to make a profit or at least break even, and be competitive on the court, he needs Chris Paul.
2. If George Shinn wants to sell the Hornets to an out-of-town buyer, he needs Chris Paul on the roster to maintain a nice monetary value for the franchise to justify the sale.
So, no matter the outcome, Paul being there benefits Shinn from a financial perspective, That couldn’t be said for Garnett in Minnesota or Gasol in Memphis, but it certainly can for Paul in New Orleans.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I've always thought both trades made sense
Wallace wanted young cheap players and expiring contracts. He didn’t want equal talent back because he would have been stuck where he was with Gasol.
I also think part of the Garnett trade was what you said and partly just doing right by KG. They weren’t going to rebuild a team around KG before he crumbled.
If fans here didn’t hate Kobe, they’d think he was available in a trade. I bet near the trade deadline, one or two will think that the Blazers can trade for LeBron. They’ll say he has a better chance of winning in Portland than NY, and will neglect the fact that trading for LeBron, no matter how unlikely, would decimate the roster.
For my own sanity, I must believe that almost 99.99% of folks here recognize ...
LeBron James will never be dealt by the Cleveland Cavaliers — as that franchise will have to ride him out ’til free agency, since trading him elsewhere would cause a backlash similar to when the Edmonton Oilers traded Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 — even if that means he ultimately leaves for the New York Knicks on his own accord come the summer of 2010 and Cleveland gets nothing in return for him.
Along with the ridiculous Chris Paul trade proposals, I got so sick and tired of the Ricky Rubio lovefest. For starters, Rubio and his agent obviously want him playing in a large media market come 2012 or so. Yet, even if there was a chance that the Portland Trail Blazers could acquire Rubio, Nate McMillan and him would mix like oil and water. Notwithstanding McMillan, Rubio would have a tough time adjusting his sparkly Euro flair to Brandon Roy’s domestic style of iso ball.
At least the asinine clamoring for Rubio was nipped in the bud, although for some cockamamie reason absurd ravings over Paul have returned to the forefront. Ugh, I hope that someone soon squashes them dead for good.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Paul stuff will never go away
He’s the “one that got away.” Some fans think he’s meant to be in Portland.
Yeah, I can see how that'd manifest itself with some diehard fans.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Paul is the Gary Payton of the late 90's early 00's
Every Blazer fan thought, “let’s just trade for Gary Payton”.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Riptide
Two detectives hire a geek to use computers to solve crimes and they had a big pink helicopter.
It sounds really good actually
I totally remember this show now that I see the pic. The 3 guys, the robot, it was awesome.
I only remember 3 things about it
The middle guy was in Mandingo
The robot reminded me of Spy Vs Spy
And the pink helicopter
Yeah, I thought the robot looked like Spy vs Spy too
I can’t remember what the Robot did, but the middle guy was the party guy, the nerd was the nerd, and the guy on the right was more normal.
They had gadgets and crap, and my favorite thing in a 80s detective show: lived on a boat.
Wow that looks bad. Never seen it.
And the guy totally looks like the hackers in Knight Rider. Or any 80s series or movie.
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Recently I read Will Smith was offered the role of Neo in Matrix
I wonder if some studio boss would have killed the project then based on the belief that nobody would watch two black guys as the main stars of a movie trilogy.
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His wife did get a role, but a minor one
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It's not Tyler Perry's The Matrix
No reason to make it so “urban”, is there? Might as well make it pleasant to watch, and not remind me of my daughter’s boyfriend…
Did you ever watch "The Comebacks"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comebacks
I caught it last weekend. It had its moments joking about sports movies, but all in all was rather lame.
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Robert Swift will play for the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League next year according to Sham
Mhm, wasn’t that the team that wanted to sell high-priced suites and expensive season tickets with a cigar lounge and play in its own gym? Swift seems like the wrong guy to market to the nouveau riche, unless they style him to a D-League Birdman.
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Boom Tho. The life of a fringe NBA player sure is glamorous judging from his ironing board and luggage in his room.
http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2009/11/3/1113298/boom-tho-is-back-you-couldve-been
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Not sure if this rant is serious, but there seems to be some serious Nate hate
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/11/3/1114062/the-official-post-atlanta-loss#23844327
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Sure looked real to me.
I did appreciate the idea of keeping the rant to one thread – ya suppose any will follow that idea?
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’ve been lurking ‘til you got here now I’m in.
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 was taking some call
I posted the question and run… Again!
I doubt any lurkers posted though, cos’ they would have re-appeared later, right?
I did see this post - in a speed reading fashion.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/10/26/1102467/cloudy-ds-sittin-in-a-tree
Near the end someone said no lukers had shown up, but HD said he was kind of a lurker, he did show up and I think has been more visible since.
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 a lot of JD’s during vacation, and have been very busy since I got back.
Do you guys get "The Good Wife"over there? It’s one of the new shows I’ve been watching – ok so far.
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."
the only new show we’re getting right now in network TV is Flashforward. Although a lot of people just download episodes with torrents. The Good Wife is the one with the nurse from ER, right? I might give it a try, but I want to check out first Mad Men.
That’s the one, I like it because it’s pretty mellow and laid back.
Flashforward is the other one I also picked up this year. So far I’m keeping them both on my watch list. I think Flash could stick around for some seasons, it has possibilities.
One you might want to check out is Life On Mars. It was cancelled, but still a good show. And the season finale puts a nice little bow on a great one year show. I’m still bummed this one got cancelled, I thought it was one of the better ones.
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 have a strange thing going with Mad men
I love it on TV, but on the computer it bores me. I can’t make sense of it.
I missed the lurker JD also.
I was trying to read back then but just didn’t have the time. That JD was quite awhile ago.
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."
Just finished the game. This was a tough game to swallow.
Not so much that we lost, but how we lost.
Oden plays 16 minutes, Joel 19, that’s a whole quarter + 3 minutes w/o and big man on the floor. Not sure I follow that when we need rebounds, and we’re one of the best teams at rebounding.
Took care of the ball turnover wise, but man when we did turn it over it was ugly.
Still like what I’m seeing out of Rudy, but we’re not going to see any consistency from this team until the quarter mark of the season. This was ugly, Atlanta shredded us in the 4th.
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."
Ok, I didn’t believe you on the "hit the space bar and post" – I was wrong.
But I’m taking you’re word this time.
So was this an experiment?
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 fell asleep during the game because, well, yeah
You could see where it was going. Plus, I only had gamecast anyway.
Just woke up, and I’m catching up on the rant threads, mainly because they’re entertaining. So what happened in the fanposts that were deleted? Just a bunch of yelling and swearing?
Oh Great, I’m seriously thinking about never leaving the JD again.
I was feeling a little sheepish for putting up my post yesterday. But hey, the other one was imploding and I took 5 minutes and wrote what was on my mind. More proof that a 5-minute post should be a comment instead of on the sidebar. But it was the JD, so 5 minutes of thought should be ok. I went to sleep thinking a mod might delete it.
.
So am I out of line on my thoughts there, or are we just going to accept the new era in fanposts. It’s going to be sick when we get 40 new posters all doing their own post game write ups who could care less about commenting even on their own posts. I’ll be living in the JD, or be gone.
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."
in 75 words or less
and then everybody should respond, “This should be a fanshot”
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Did they change that?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 8:18 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I could be demented, but this actually sounds like a good plan.
Somebody would have to come in and put his or her foot down.
After the post game recap can I have the trade Roy post.
No wait, I want the Oden is 7 feet tall post.
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."
Man
Some guy here had his car stolen. Then a few days later the stealers parked it by his house, so they called the cops and before the cops got there, it was stolen again. They followed it and cops ended up shooting the driver. I saw it on the news before I came to work.
So then my coworker says, “Did you hear about that guy getting shot in Waikele?” I said, “Yeah, saw it on the news before I came in.” Then she told me the entire story again.
Just now, a coworker asked if we heard about the incident and we both said yes. Then he told us the entire story again.
Was Dog the Bounty Hunter involved?
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How do you convince someone stubborn that the problems in his organization after a major move stem from issues involving specific company practices and procedures, not general cultural differences?
Sometimes the obvious reasons are the wrong ones. This is getting hard… Time to dust off my copies of “”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations" target="new">Crucial Converstions" and “”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_confrontations" target="new">Crucial Confrontations" (good summary on Wikipedia). Very nice books for problems in teams, companies, families, …
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Link fail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_confrontations
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We’ve practically had a house cleaning of upper management.
Not one of them could be convinced of anything. Micro managing to the point of driving out all of the creativity of the engineers. Not much you can do when you bring forward the most sure founded rock solid evidence where the problem exists, just to get turned away to a solution that won’t solve anything.
The only bright side is that it definitely gets revisited 6 months later because the problem is still there. And you already have your research done in advance because it’s still the same problem you had the answer for the first 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."
He won't listen to a really hot woman
heterosexual men usually either get really dumb around hot women or hate them for being hot (and not standing a chance)….
i guess people hating you can now be seen as a compliment?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
sandwich, sex, beer, sports, silence
man solved
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
change sandwich to "food in general"
and you have men from 18-55 pegged
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
you are supposed to take that as a compliment.
Why don’t you check your crib notes?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I do not take that as a compliment.
Don’t you know women are confusing?! So sexist.
I lost my crib sheet. I need to write it down.
I bet Dave, Ben, Quick, Casey, etc. would appreciate something like this although it's a bit awkward. Raptors players congratulate beat writer/blogger to 10 mil page views.
http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/2009/11/congratulations-doug-10-million-page-views.html
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Fanpost idea
KP’s two biggest mistakes this offseason letting Frye go and not drafting Blair
Imagine Frye bombing 3’s and Blair down low grabbing the rebounds
Kelly Dwyer is just messing with me now.
We’re five games in. And, no, Blake isn’t getting any better. But the Blazers also have seven and a half million bucks worth of expiring contracts to deal in Blake and Travis Outlaw(notes) (no, I’m not one of those guys who underrates Travis Outlaw), and teams will be looking to move all sorts of talent this year as they prepare for the summer. If not for going after big time free agents, then to just cut salary. It rhymes with “Perk Blimeblick.”
Sometimes his coach calls him “Purt.”
free bayless
Maybe his sources are closer to Chicago than to Portland
I don’t doubt the Bulls have an interest to get TT and/or PB off the books to make a run at a major major free agent, the question is if the Blazers are buyers again after investing in Miller. AK was right, a much better buyer might be the Lakers.
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What do the Blazers have that they want?
Blake and Outlaw aren’t worth the trade unless the Bulls are not going to make the playoffs
well
Salmons has struggled trying to replace Gordon’s scoring. Perhaps they figure that Outlaw can get them some more points off the bench.
Also both of those contracts go off the books after this year, maybe they want to use that $ to make a run at LeBron/Wade/Bosh?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
hahahahahahahaha no kidding
Hinrich to Portland has been a rumor for like 10 years now
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
i only skimmed last night's junk drawers.
was there much bedgicide going on? i’d imagine after that game people might have started freaking out more than a little bit.
Some troll is going off on Nate and one post that called him "retarded" was deleted
Not much else. It’s mostly Nate hate.
nothing unusual then.
of course, I guess I can sort of understand that after last nights game. The Blake-Miller-Roy lineup just isn’t gonna work. It’s time to acknowledge that. Rotations should be set right now and the experimenting over.
Well
There have been 6 posts since this JD went up and once was made by a moderator. This place is going nuts.
i hadn't refreshed since then to see the new fanposts.
i see the trade drawer has made a triumphant return. ick. you ever think of the JD as your favorite warm sweatshirt you only wear on the weekends? it makes you feel all safe and protected from the madness outside.
It is a great day to be a Blazer - my Bizarro rant
I have been working on my house a lot over the last couple of years. During the 41-41 season, I was in the crawlspace for about 5 hours a night spending quality time with the dead bodies doing some plumbing. I couldn’t watch the games, but I listed on a crappy Emerson brand radio from Fred Meyer. The 13 game streak was so fun I forgot how cold and wet I was down there. I also remember Blake having a breakout game hitting a bunch of threes.
The great feeling during the last season may never be duplicated. It was great to come from where the Blazers were to where they are. I am looking forward to some more great memories IRregardless of what happens.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
is someone gonna make a new JD soon
or should I give this the 7th rec so it doesn’t disappear under the onslaught of new fanposts?
I'm not upset
Actually, this is a great time to club people off of the bandwagon. They’re like those people you didn’t invite to the party that showed up anyway—Let tell them, the guy who went on the beer run failed us like in the movie PCU, and that they should just go home now. The rest of us can then enjoy the season and wait for george clinton to show up.
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 9:10 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
nice extended PCU reference
it is funny how Pivens looks younger now than in PCU
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
want to start a BE underground fraternity called balls and shaft?
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
rec'd for the PCU mention
classic Piven
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
someone make a new jd
for nov. 4 only
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
thx
having a bad day :(
Need a hug
What color was it where im reallly sad ?
That’s the color
:( :(
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
great put a pic of an animal eating a defensless baby! :(
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
creative pessimism
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
My Little Otter
I could have made a project studying otters in Chile. Instead I went to Africa. Otters are fun.
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oh lame.
bummer to be sad on your birthday. though I’ve been there.
you can have a hug from me. and i’m not really a hugger, so you know i mean it!
i should have called into work and i would have been fine
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 putting in a couple more hours and then calling it (i’m sick)
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
I hate my birthday
Hope you feel better!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I could post a pic of a monkey with blue balls, but I agree bluish ears are cuter
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you know what'd be really good?
A rabbit stuffed with a bat, served with a side of amoxycillin
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
in a hat
with a bat?
and a 6-4 impala?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
wow really ? cool
bc for men!
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
oh i was kidding
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 what do these things do ?
“melt the fat away”
whatever happened to jogging and eating fresh veggies ?
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
that’s a lot of work. much easier to rock the hot pants.
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
i love the "aau approved" sticker in the right hand corner 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
Their last cover athlete was Mike Sweetney
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I had a pair NOT approved by the AAU
My entire midsection, craw, and thigh area suffered 3rd degree burns because of it :-(
extended version without quotes
sue the long hot pants off of them
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i got people's money back tons of times.
you know those things on tv about class action lawsuits? that’s me.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Man comes home to find house burning, wakes everyone up saving them, comes out to be tased and arrested by police.
<a href="http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2009/11/03/News/Police.Use.Taser.On.Kent.Resident-3820639.shtml" target="new">linx
well the link works, i don’t know how I did all that other jive.
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
institutionalized violence ftl
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 would certainly like to hear the rest of the story
this can’t be the whole story…it just can’t
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 4, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I am not the Fattest
you are the fattest….wait ….did you say fattest?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I blame the "anatomy of the blazers offense" post for the poor start
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I blame whatever little kid that was about to die that Canzano just wrote about.
His ghost isn’t helping the team enough and they need to step it up.
I don't mean to be a jerk, but you guys are ALL stupid idiots and you prolly smell bad.
The current woes of the team all fall squarely on one former point guards shoulders( I think you see where I’m going). I’ll say it, since the rest of you are scared cowards. That’s right all of the blame can be laid at the feet of one patty mills. What has he done since we drafted him? Nothing! He hasn’t tried to run any plays, he’s let his conditioning go, hell he won’t even practice with the rest of the team. And if he cared at all about team chemistry he wouldn’t have set upon the task of bamboozling and fandangling the poor helpless owner of our beloved team! I’ll tell you, Andres nickname is the penguin, my power animal is a penguin, and as you all know his motto is “slide”. Patty’s nickname should be “the platypus”, cause right after he lays an egg, he’s going to pierce our collective hearts with his anal fangs!!!!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
This will sound bad
But remember, a little kid said it and it is innocent.
My friend’s 3 year old says “Hey Mortimer, I got a lollipop, look!” and I say “Yup, it looks nummers” and he says “Ohh it’s so good, it comes down my throat and is so yummy” and I say “Yup”.
i love it when you say “it looks nummers” to me.
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
It looks like the sale of the European GM factories/divisions to Magna failed. This is bad news.
Magna is a Canadian-Austrian company that is almost like a whole car company, except that they aren’t selling under that brand. They are probably the best tier-one supplier to the car industry, building whole dashboards, powertrains, etc. that are high quality. They build over 80% of e.g. the Porsche Cayenne that’s only a Porsche by name (Porsche pretty much just installs the engine back in Germany and then calls it a Porsche).
Now GM fears it doesn’t get all of the massive multi-billion subsidies from the EU and thus their board decided to cancel the deal with Magna. Good news for some finance and consulting companies that will get money for restructuring projects, horrible news for thousands of workers at GM and its suppliers. They’ll have no chance but close down ineffective/expensive plants in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, etc. and move some production to Poland, Sweden (Saab), etc. If they even keep all brands. Could turn into a similar insolvency situation like GM in the US. And that when the economy is swinging up again. They’ll likely have just 1 or 2 good new models.
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Did you know that Van Damme lived in Portland?
If I remember correctly, he bought a house near Peter Jacobsen’s golf course and he was married to a Hawaiian Tropic girl from Oregon.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Unfortunately, it did not end well, so the story goes
http://www.enewsreference.com/actors/van_damme.html
Wife: Darcy La Pier, model; born 1965; Hawaiian Tropic beauty-contest winner representing the state of Oregon in 1985; previously married to Hawaiian Tropic mogul Ron Rice in a highly publicized lavish wedding while still married to a man in Portland, Oregon; married Van Damme February 3, 1994; filed for divorce June 7, 1996; reconciled; filed again for divorce December 19, 1996; reconciled a second time; filed divorce petition again in November 1997, alleging Van Damme physically abused her and was addicted to drugs
I get the paper, so I don't care!
thank Danny makes him dress up as Mel from the Lethal Weapon Series and they run around town re-enacting scenes?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Did you ever see JVCD? I’ve been on the fence with that movie for quite some time. I hear great things though.
by EvilKaramazov on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
HE CAN"T SEE!!!
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
nope… Top Gun
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
kelly from breakin
my head just exploded
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Flagged for lame animated gif-ness
I hate animated gifs, and using them where a simple picture or video should be is the worst. It’s killing boards like RealGM.
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by Norsktroll on Nov 4, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec? Really now.
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 4, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, this isn't RealGM it's the Junk Drawer is it?
And if it’s something that really bothers you, next time just ask me to stop. I’m pretty reasonable person.
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 4, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
you love this one
you always break it out
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Does he think, “Looks like a modern day northern Euro to me, I don’t see the big deal.”
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Norsk is the guy on the right in the white shirt
he just wants to pretend this didnt happen and is sad we keep bringing it up
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
He thinks we're laughing at the girl adjusting her pink underwear
And doesn’t see why we care about Prime Minister Van Damme.
(Van Damme is the Prime Minister of Norsks’ homeland of Prussia)
I only noticed the kneepads
And wondered if she could loan those to Oden.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
im guessing based on her in that movie
that she wore those out with OZone
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah cause Turbo, well I heard he's a little,
well umm, fast?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
shes too pale for turbo
he likes his latin that live in closets
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
omg
i must use that
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
yes
have you seen it? i liked it.. it was awesome. I liked the fact he played himself in a sad pathetic way
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I like the way you make it sound like we're getting low on baby formula
But it’s raining and the car is low on gas and the couch is comfy.
Sophia and Big Bird look young for their age
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lol
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Who really thought they would use it?
Their owner is the guy who had rented out his arena to the WWE/WWF/whatever wresting call itself these days on the same date his Nuggets could have had a playoff game. And surprise, they did. He sure likes to see a winning team, but he sure also doesn’t like to pay the luxury tax for it.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
About as likely as our CP3 trade ideas from the start
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so you mean very likely? We are trading for him. Trav and Steve Expiring Contract + Mills + 2020 second round pick.
free bayless
is there anything that KP could send (not involving Roy or Oden)
that would even make the Hornets’ GM pause and think about it for 10 seconds before saying “No”?
LMA + Bayless + Rudy + Batum for CP3 and Peja????
lol I don’t think we could offer much that’d make him even bat an eye before laughing at KP
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
didn't think so
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
which would be a horrible deal for Portland anyways...
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
It would help if Paul would start choking his coach are hurling racial slurs at him and the owners
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what if he got a tattoo on his face?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
pulled from the fanshots: PETA's response to manu
http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/manu_ginobili.php
To bludgeon a 4-ounce animal to death, it takes either a small man or a totally unthinking one—with no respect or consideration for lives humbler than his own. This is a time when athletes in particular need to be on their best behavior around any animal and show that they have brains and a heart, not just reactionary brawn.
Bats always try to avoid contact with humans, and there are plenty of easy ways to keep bats out of a basketball arena (or your home). We hope that the next time someone’s life is on the line, Manu Ginobili will take just a few seconds to think before he acts.
The comments are gold too:
What a loser he is…. and he think’s he’s a real man! Listen up jerk… you must have a small ..well you get it!!!!
I saw the play back on “sports highlights” and his face afterwards was AWFUL-he just shrugged his shoulders like it was no big deal. I mean the mascot had a net, why could no one use that instead? I mean come on if it was a cat, dog or a pig they would have tried everything to calm it down and then remove from the game!What a jerk!!
I take back my earlier comments. After thinking about it, Manu Ginobili should not have hurt a scared and defenseless creature. Yet seemingly this animal cruelty has been celebrated on forums by fans of his team. This is not far removed from Michael Vick’s killing of dogs. Just because the bat is not furry and someone’s pet doesn’t make it any less cruel.
I needed a laugh… I’m the depressed color (whatever that is) on Sophia’s chart
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
the joke tonight
is when I’m gonna you down in Bedge Bowl 3.0.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
uh huh?
wanna make some bets tonight?
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 4, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
i bet you that you will not win all the games
if i lose this bet i will purchase and wear a female blazers item to the game
if you lose at least 1 game, you will wear a female blazers item to fridays game.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
what do you consider a "female blazers item"?
a bedazzled jersey??
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
bowling still at 6 right?
at Hollywood Bowl? they have food there?
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
yes and yes
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
cool.
i look forward to being defeated.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
it has to be a top of some sort...no t shirts allowed.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
but do you have to wear a padded bra with it?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t need padding… I am a full figured man
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
looks likeTyler isnt as confident in his bowling skills as i thought he was.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
arguably the best part is
Just because the bat is not furry and someone’s pet doesn’t make it any less cruel.
how freakin’ ignorant do you have to be to not realize that Bats have fur? how can you not know this when you argue for the rights of the animal, and you don’t even know a basic thing about it?
ridiculous
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
yep
the bat didn’t even die, so comparing it to what Mike Vick did is just ridiculous.
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 4, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Peta would have a better point if Manu had brought the bat into the arena. Or if it actually got killed.
They had the mascot chasing it with a net. That would have surely worked better.
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the bat didnt die
lie to make the story better will ya
also PETA is lame.. overreactors
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
they always overreact
i am ALL FOR animal protection, but when they condemn Obama for swatting away a fly.. sigh
there is a reason no one respects them
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Don't insects make up a greater portion of the worlds animal bio-mass than all other animals combined?
Hey peta, it’s a fly. There are plenty of those. They live off of, you know, so as long as there’s ish in the world there will be flies.
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
fly woulda died in 2 days tops anyways
obama just took it out of its misery.. like the asian hooker did for carradine
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
They also kill most of the animals surrendered to them
Over 90% euthanasia rate, WAY higher than most humane societies.
They're a front
For diamond smugglers operating out of Africa.
They ship the diamonds in the dead bodies of animals they slaughter with strangulation and slow electrocutions.
If we lose the next five games, it might be time to start "save the Blazers"
You would think Paul Allen plans to sell the team down the river to San Diego or Kansas City from some comments.
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We could have Sheed go up on the podium and get celebrated by helpless fans like Payton
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Granger Granger Granger
http://www.indycornrows.com/2009/11/4/1114272/ic-cold-links-granger-ducks-media
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trade for Granger
almost as unrealistic as any “trade for CP3” scenarios, but not quite
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Agreed
He was my #1 free agency target with all our cap space before he extended with the Pacers in late 2008 which bummed me out. It’s not realistic anymore since he is their franchise guy even if he would be better served to be just the #2 somewhere else, but it would have been so nice. He can score from anywhere on the floor, has an outside shot, drives, rebounds, defends decently (at least not worse than Roy), is a good character, has honed his game in college, …
I would seriously consider giving up Rudy and Batum for him if he was available, probably the only non-superstar player for which I would.
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me too
Granger would be a great fit, both for Roy and our bigs.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
No thanks to base year compensation for Granger, a third team would have to be involved almost definitely
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I would love to see the deal that lands a team Granger and Paul in one move. Any team. Preferably the Blazers, but I would just love to see the reactions all over the Interwebs. That GM should be immediately crowned GM of the decade no matter if the team goes on to win titles or not.
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Oden with 7.5 fouls/36 minutes
That’s the worst stat of the season so far. Oden’s 37.3% TO Rate is pretty high up there also. Oden’s improved in every other area— assists, rebs, TS%, though his usage is actually lower so far this year.
real nba refs are biased towards him
or the replacement refs didnt see all these fouls that he commits
or he is just committing fouls now that he didn’t in pre season
by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 4, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
reputation fouls.
to me, it doesn’t look like he’s making the same mistakes he did last year (out of position, arms not vertical, etc), or at least not as often. He’s getting whistled on a lot of stuff officials let go more often than not. Przybilla has had some really tough calls against him too.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
this is a copout answer
This is a potentially crippling crisis for this team and needs to be treated as such. Sending in tapes to the league might be one partial solution, but the Blazers need to be working on this every single day in multiple ways.
Portland is clearly better with him on the court
which is very encouraging (stats seem to suggest that Durant does not have the same effect in OKC). He just needs to STAY on the court now…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
He just needs to STAY on the court now…
part of that might be people trusting him to play with fouls also. Oden should have started the 2nd half last night.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
That unfortunately is the one big thing that differentiates him from the greats of the game (and I dare to say I said it last year)
Fouls/36 http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/11/26/673354/by-the-time-you-have-finis
Shaq: 3.8
Howard: 3.1
Duncan: 2.9
Mourning: 3.9
Ewing: 3.9
Olajuwon: 4.2
Mutombo: 3.6
Robinson: 3.1
(Bowie: 4.5. A joke, just kidding. But you get the point that they all had managable foul trouble)
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Yup
Foul problems always improve in general, but Oden’s foul problems have been massive.
Last year, I understood. He needs to make big improvements there this season. He’s in shape, he knows what he is doing wrong— he needs to stay on the floor.
the big difference (at least for last year)
is he was off the court for a full year. An argument could (have been) made that he was just “rusty” and out of shape and it would get better. Of course now that seems to be not true.
What were his fouls/36 numbers at Ohio State?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
That was a good idea. Only 3.8 per 40 minutes (no matter if pace adjusted or not).
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Greg-Oden-237/stats/
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any major rule differences between the NCAA and the NBA?
lol I don’t get it. It just seems like he lets his guard down a bit and drops those arms which is an instant foul call. Maybe his mind isn’t back into “game shape” yet or something.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
And he actually was on the floor for 29 minutes, which is a bigger total and of course percentage than now
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he is definitely bigger than he was
when he was at OSU he just looked like a fluid athlete rather than the brute force he looks like now. maybe those gray jerseys are slimming :)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
See, I don't think he's too slow anymore
The fouls are the silly ones, like being too rough away from the basket, bringing his hand down, moving screen, etc.
By my count he has only hip checked one player on the way to the basket, which he did last night. A TON of his fouls last year were from that.
I missed the Houston game, though.
I would say so, at least less explosive and light-footed
Ohio – Iowa State career high scoring http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQoeFPmzu-A
Blazers workout video (and it was reportedly not a terribly good workout) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgLyKehpug
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check out this highlight vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTW2EvwCQxM&feature=related
watch his fouls early on in the video, same mistakes he is doing now ie bumping people off the ball, dropping his arms down…
maybe it’s just the NBA Players are able to exploit those more effectively
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I remember that game
Ohio State was much better when he was on the bench in that game, and several others in that tournament.
yeah they were
i was all over the Kevin Durant bandwagon until the NCAA Title Game though…
then I became an Oden.fanboy
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I dunno
I think KP and Nate were all over the idea that Oden = championships and Durant = scoring titles though
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
KP is the one who said it though
He let it slip, I remember it vividly… he said “I think one will win championships, and the other will win scoring titles… I mean, both will win championships.”
“It’s a process”
did you want Oden or Durant?
Hindsight 20/20 it sounds like you wanted Durant and then Lopez the next year :)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
in hindsight, yes, I would take that duo in a nanosecond
I thought Oden was the better pick at the time.
I still say he's the better player for us even with the foul problems
But I think scoring is cheap.
I’d rather have Horford over Durant as well… and I’d rather have Horford over LMA as well, but that’s not so shocking. Horford would be a beast if he got to play PF every night and not center.
I loved Durant in college also
And played lots of devil’s advocate for him in the lead up to the draft around here, since lots of people said he was another Darius Miles and dumb stuff like that.
I said, back then, that Oden was prolly the right choice but if Durant is the right choice than it’d be really fun. If he was that transcendent player that he might be and all.
That’s a big reason I am so down on KD in general, aside from his scoring… he’s been so mundane and bad and non-transcendental. Bums me out, since I thought he could be more.
You have to be an absolute beast
to be transcendent on a small market team. Garnett is the only one that I can remember doing that recently.
Maybe Chris Paul in a way.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
what about Howard or O'Neal with Orlando?
How big of a market is that?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
These guys listed are generally known for decent defense as well (not including Chris Paul). Perhaps that is why Durant isn’t transcendental?
Oden wishes he was just dental.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Nov 4, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Defense and playmaking
Are, to me, why OKC was so bad last year, and they are two things Durant is bad at.
I am very confident his defense will rise to the level of “it doesn’t hurt you”, since most players improve defensively with effort and experience.
OKC should trade him to a team who is desperate for a superstar
think New Jersey bites on a Harris and Lopez for Durant and Westbrook and picks?
lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
These days
I don’t buy the “gotta be in a big city to be a superstar” thang, since a superstar can be super anywhere and everyone can watch everyone easily now.
You’ll get more attention if you are in the media centers of the nation like LA and NYC, of course, but (at least in NYC) it’s mostly negative to be followed that much.
I wonder how Roy and Durant would fit
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
To me, not well
Defensive problems for both, and Roy needs the ball quite a bit especially since Durant isn’t a sharer of the ball, so Roy needs to do the playmaking between the two.
And if KD isn’t getting the ball as much, he simply isn’t as useful, since he is only a scorer right now.
Of course it’d be just fine having an amazingly talented scorer like Durant on the team, but next to the option of a big man and knowing how we are defensively, I still say it’s an easy choice.
I don'
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
ugh
I don’t watch enough of OKC to know how Durant plays.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
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Lots of jumpers
Little passing, decent rebounder for a SF, but he has to rebound more on that team because of their lack of good bigs.
An equal turnover to assist ratio while being the dominant ballhandler… etc
Very damn good scorer, relies on jumpers too much and is too small to play inside like I hoped he would eventually.
does he score more off of
off the dribble type of breaking down the defender or does he score off of screens set by the OKC bigs ala Rip?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Hmm, last year at least
It was a lot of ball in his hands, shimmy shimmy, mid-range jumper while being defended and it went in a lot.
Not many assists were generated by the team last year, and he does go around screens and stuff but he usually does it with the ball in his hands.
It’s why the playmaking and ball movement was so bad for them, and to me a big reason he hurt his team according to plus minus. He was always the ending of the play, and you couldn’t play through him.
He did get to the line though
He does get fouled quite a bit for a jumpshooter.
Like I said, an amazing scorer, but he’s a finisher and not a conduit.
Hmm, I think he looks mostly the same in that career high game
He didn’t look much quicker or more explosive, just even more gangly.
BUT ONE THING I MISS, and it was actually my favorite move of his in college, was that spin move where he kept his pivot foot planted, spun, and covered so much area with the spin while still having his foot planted and protected the ball…
30 seconds in on the first video Norsk posted is the move I mean.
Oden definitely isn’t running as well as he did in that workout, but he’s running much better than last year and has shown he is more than quick enough otherwise for a man of his size. His foul problems aren’t due to conditioning or slowness, but mental lapses right now in my eyes.
are you talking about the drop step spin move he does?
yeah that move was nice, especially against the slower bigs because once he gets that inside position it’s over (unless he brings the ball down)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
With his size and quickness
He can still do that EASILY, but he’s been picking up his pivot on the spin, putting him at risk for a travel call and being more out of control.
yeah he could
he was bringing the ball down even in the move though. Right now that’s how teams are preventing him from scoring once he gets position (slapping the ball out once he brings it down)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
When they bring that second defender, yeah.
See, it’s weird stuff with Greg… most bigs like him struggle with double teams because they are bad passers, which hasn’t been a problem for him at all. His turnovers don’t come from that.
it’s from 3 seconds calls, illegal picks, offensive fouls, and getting stripped. Those are much more fixable than bad passing, but man— they shouldn’t all be there.
I think the Blazers in general get thrown off by double teams
Even Roy isn’t that good at breaking out of them and tends to wait too long to pass or make a move to bust it.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
If he flails his hands after
Do you think the refs will call a foul? Probably not, but maybe worth a shot.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
that probably would help
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
that's also what LaMarcus usually does
when the ball gets stripped he flails and yells
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
if he changes his last name to Howard or O'Neal maybe
:)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Yes, that move is golden. Not quite Hakeem-like, but he instantly gets a clear path to the basket
And it doesn’t look as if he is about to turn it over or commit a foot-fault while doing it over and over again.
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If anything
Oden actually spins quicker now, but the footwork isn’t as steady… which is odd.
Oden lifts his pivot foot more, which gets him called for da travel.
I wonder if it's still his mind not being back to basketball yet
it’s like he forgot the fundamentals when he was out, and he’s now relearning all of this
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
That happened to me after I broke my leg, and then had mono
In high school.
Had to re-learn stuff, was awkward with moves that were second nature before.
Still, a lot of this stuff should be cleared by now.
In udder words
While I think he can still be in even better shape with time, he is in good enough shape to not have the problems be physical. I don’t think his body is the problem.
He still has to learn/remember to play at the rim, don’t bring hands down, don’t bump people, etc. All mental mistakes, which makes it more frustrating.
he always seems surprised by where he ends up after that spin move now. Instead of going straight up with it, he has to make an off-balance adjustment, which always gives his defenders enough time to swipe at the ball.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, he's like "whoa I'm wide open"
And he hesitates.
Another easy fix with time, but he is like a baby elephant, as Ben says.
his development
will be fun to watch for the next few years (provided he turns into that dominant center that he needs to)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
If/when he gets the fouls under some sort of control
His per minute stats this year are really awesome for his age and what stage of development he is at. Still very raw with lots of room to grow, but once again it is limited due to fouls.
so we are once again faced with the paradox of Oden needing time on the floor to develop, and him not being able to stay on the floor.
I can’t believe how long we went with no center last night. I know I sound like a broken record but what is the goal of nate’s substitutions? Besides guessing, and hoping something clicks? We could go a long time before that happens.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yup, and why it is so frustrating
Last year Oden had a grip of extenuating circumstances that explained it away.
Right now, he doesn’t, and he needs to get the fouls under control badly.
Out of all of Nate’s sub patterns, I get the “why” of most except playing Blake over Rudy/Martell with Miller and Roy, and not going with Joel last night when we struggled for rebounds and defense.
He is just like us though— trying and hoping to see what works. Makes it tough when Roy is so off and Oden can’t get out of his own way.
I am also struck by how often when Andre comes into the game, we seem to already be behind or tied.
I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned this, but he seems to be a guy who tries to get his team back in the game by driving to the basket, either resulting in a lay-in, a foul, or both. It seems like people are using this as justification for calling him selfish, or not making the pass, but I’m not sure. It seems like to me, until we see him run the point from 0-0, we can’t say for sure what kind of a point guard he really is.
I’m worried that he is a little alienated coming off the bench, and is now beginning to feel like it’s all on his shoulders to get us back in the game, something he may feel to be a thankless task right now, thanks to the cold treatment he has received thus far. I don’t see the point of him being here at his salary, and with his potential, if the coaches and the players won’t accept him, and play him in the role he should be played in. This won’t get better by continuing to bring him off the bench.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
why not let him start
I would rather him be happy. If thats what it takes so be it.
also we ALL know Miller>Blake. Just let him start
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
that's what I'm saying
what happened to this 8 man rotation that we heard about at the start of the year? What are we averaging right now. Subtract Mills, Cunningham, Pendy, Bayless and Batum, and you get to ten guys playing, and never in the same combination’s. That rotation in the last 6 minutes of the game last night was insane. Nobody is going to gel if everyone is treated like Sergio was during his tenure here. By that I mean not being given the time to play through their mistakes. The only guys that Nate leaves on the floor regardless of their mistakes are Roy, Aldridge, and (SMH) Outlaw.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Outlaw has played great so far
I cant complain about him. He does what he does. Score. Thats fine with me.
This isnt meant to be alarmist, but the Blazers look like they are having less fun than last year.. Miller is probably part of that. Just a salty dude. Would it be so hard to let him start?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Outlaw frustrated me greatly last night
Messed up on defense a lot, guarding the wrong guy or being in the wrong place in the zone, not boxing out, ooph… so frustrating.
And then he hits a few shots, so Nate feels like we need him out there, and maybe we do… I dunno. But he’s been the same ol’ Trout, for better or worse.
Rebounds have been better
Or am I just imagining it? I refuse to look at stats this early in the season.
they had been really good up until last night
i guess that they would get worse, but just because i thought our offense would click last night, still no flow to it, i blame nate for not trusting miller down the stretch and trying to compensate by putting him at the two.
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you have to give him credit for being the only one who could score last night down the stretch
outlaw and miller belong in a free flowing unit
you have to blame nate for confusing the players last night, both aldridge and outlaw had to change assignments a lot last night, and crawford was on fire. Have a center in at the end nate, please? i don’t care if he fouls out and we have to put in juwan or move lma there, just let our bigs foul out
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but we NEED scoring
its what he does.. he screws up a bit sure, thats what Trav does, but frankly without him we wouldnt have 2 wins at all. that second unit cant score for crap
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
now thats patently not true
he doesnt play horrid defense.. he just isnt great at it. Also he isnt a 4 and nate refuses to let him guard someone smaller
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
last season outlaw outperformed 4s whilst getting outperformed by 3s
so roybot is right on average if he plays the 3, but at the 4 on average she’s wrong.
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Look it's much easier for us to be venemous through gross generalizations
When you come in here with your “stats” it kind of kills the mood.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
it just backs up what you see though
he gets burned by fast wings, but gets up in PFs grills when he is guarding them man to man, long enough to give them trouble, plus i think he gets excited when he has to guard guys like dirk, duncan and of course pachulia.
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Yeah I can see that
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
I'm mainly talking about the 4th quarter
With Miller, LMA, Roy, I don’t think we need a scorer like Trout in there then. Just a defender/all-round player.
thats fine then
but i think he has played well so far this year
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I like miller and roy driving the lane, for the and one
more than I like the no contact outside shot from outlaw
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
right, we're always faced with that.
But which one seems higher percentage at the end of close games? And which one get’s the other team in foul trouble if they’re not already over the limit, possibly leading to more points without taking time off the clock?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
he has a lot of game winning shots under his belt
and shots a high percentage when shooting them
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so the best strategy is to let outlaw shoot jumpshots at the end of the game when we are behind?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
no, all i'm saying is he can create his shot outside of the normal set
like when roy gets double teamed.
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I agree, I just hate seeing him get the ball with like 18 seconds on the clock
and under a minute left in the game, and then he takes like 13 seconds just to take a jumpshot while everybody else stands around. It’s great if it goes, but if it doesn’t we just wasted a whole shot clock for nothing
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
that too
I’m just sayin that once the ball goes in to travis, it don’t come back out, except for a jumper
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i agree, it's cool that he can shoot
but it’d be nice to have a sf that could pass and cut, handle the ball more, be more creative, if stephen jackson was cheap i’d blow it up and trade whoever,
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i'm sure nate dosen't know sometimes which sf would work
martell or travis? he just decided to try all of his ideas out in six min.
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There were times in the fourth quarter where he would lose his man,
and then be guarding NO ONE! I saw him a couple of times just sidle up to another Blazer like he was trying to look like he knew what he was doing, or trying to hide. When his guy doesn’t have the ball, he does not continue to cover him, I can understand on double teams but I have seen him do this when there is a double team by two other blazers happening already.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
we keep switching from zone to man
and i dont think he keeps up
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
True and that's a weakness right now.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'm okay with him sometimes, but in the fourth quarter I think he looks for the jumpshot too much.
Lastnight, he took way too long when we were playing in that last minute to make up his mind about what he was doing. It was like he rotates to get open, somebody passes the ball, (Now we know he’s going to make the play, because he never passes), then he waits a few seconds while he plans his attack, the defense gets set, then he takes a jab-step, backs up and jacks up a jump shot without making contact? Bro, you need to find a hole and drive the lane. We need an and 1 in that sitch. Don’t even let me start on the play where he passed off to Oden with one second on the shot clock.
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Bro, you need to find a hole and drive the lane.
that’s right!
You guys are kinda talking about Outlaw being a scorer and all, but his biggest mistake last night was late in the game when he got the ball at the 3 point line, pretty open, down 3 and then PASSED UP THE SHOT! I couldn’t believe it. Seemed like the entire arena was screaming, “shoot it!”
I just went potty and it came out 45º to the left
Totally missed the toilet. That’s never happened before. I’ve had the V but never the left of a V.
pubic interference
the worst is a splitter, miss to the left and to the right
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
oh yeah
the power washer/soaker hose
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Roy's PER is slightly worse than last year thus far, easily leading the team
In terms of adjusted plus/minus (a stat which has enough noise over a full season to make analysis difficult, let alone 5 games), Outlaw, Webster, Aldridge, Roy, Rudy and Oden are in positive territory (in that order).
where are you seeing these stats?
82games hasn’t updated its site yet
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
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that's what I use for PER and stuff
I also use basketball-reference.com for lots of stuff and basketballvalue.com for adj. +/-.
Durant's +/- still isn't very good
for what kind of player he his hyped up to be. Especially when you compare him to Oden (Oden is +8 in overall rating)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
well, so far this year, KD is a +23 in adjusted plus minus
Way too much noise in 5 games to know if this means anything though.
true
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
OKC is also a top defensive team
I really, really can’t see them ending up top 5 defensively at the end of the year.
I think KD is vastly overrated
he is much like Carmelo was when he came into the league
a good scorer. and not a whole lot else
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
he is rebounding as well as his fellow Longhorn, the guy who plays PF for us.
I agree he is overvalued though, like all scorers.
ummm
LMA sucks at rebounding too tho jake..
We all know this.. also explains why Oden and Przy are excellent rebounders, no one to fight for the ball
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but LMA is a big
And KD a perimeter player.
Thus, KD is rebounding better for his position than LMA.
I do think there is something to the fact that LMA plays with two DOMINANT, even in historic terms, rebounders, and KD doesn’t, but LMA certainly is not a strong rebounder on the defensive end.
LMA is a big but plays away from the basket
just like KD does. Also KD doesnt have to fight too hard for the ball considering his PF is like 6’6" and his center is 6’10" and he is 7’0"
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
LMA doesn't play away from the basket on defense though
He roams sometimes, but he has known weaknesses with boxing out and stuff.
His is much more outside on offense, and he’s a very good offensive rebounder…
i love his o-boards
but he does guard the more athletic and therefore more perimeter big man. Damn near every team has one these days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
KD has dramatically improved his defensive rating on basketball-reference
Thanks to Thabo, perhaps.
Thanks to his clank-fest against us, his PER is down at 16.0 though.
Oden’s is down at 14.5 (from 18.1 last year) because of the turnovers and fouls.
what about Oden's defensive rating?
do the fouls effect that rating?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
so far this year, Oden's defensive rating is awesome
and his offensive rating is abysmal (because of the TOs.)
The formula is pretty complicated— its from Dean Oliver’s book “Basketball on Paper,” which I still need to read.
His whole team's defensive rating is off, as you saw
Likely due to us shooting like turds, the Pistons shooting like turds, and the Kings shooting like turds. Makes the whole team look like defensive dynamos.
They got him at a fair price, and it removes his cap hold next summer if they want to get active in FA
Shrewd move by Presti to acquire him
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Yeah, for a team that weak defensively at SG
It was a great pickup… though his offense is whiggety whack.
And it means Harden doesn’t play much at all. For a developing team like them, I’d want the guys we wanna develop on the floor as much as possible.
I think Thabo will be Thabo for forever.
yeah I'd think that Harden should be on the floor alot
like Roy in his first year (although Harden will more than likely never be close to as good as Brandon
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
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DraftExpress has put his upside ceiling at "Josh Howard". I would agree I have a hard time seeing that.
And Howard was good straight out of college. Whatever, he is the best South African player after Steve Nash ever. Definitely the best Swiss-South African player.
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i thought nash was canadian
is he from SA originally or something?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
He was born there, not sure how SA handles nationalities (place of birth or heritage)
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hmm
interesting … i thought he was born in Canada. Cool! new fact of the day
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't know Harden was from there
I could see him being what the naysayers of Roy said he’d be… a solid role player.
But I really ain’t seen enuff of him, and he hasn’t played much at all.
That is Thabo Morti, not Harden
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Ohh, I thought he was the Swiss Mister.
So he was originally from S. Africa, then moved to Swissyland?
harden has looked like the suck so far
and will continue to..
i called bust, call bust now, and will continue to call bust
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Dave has a secret strategy to appeal to younger audiences, minorities, and females.
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by Norsktroll on Nov 4, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
he straight up schooled that cancer, YO!
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
from what i've read skimming his posts
he has the raw talent and will get better the more he posts. perhaps posting a link to some sort of free blog creation site would behoove him?
I dunno...
Tinfoil said he flagged every single one of “The troll that wouldn’t stay away” comments. That had to be a ton.
I pretty much decided to stop flagging stupid fanposts because I just ignore them at this point. I stick to the mainpage, JD, and fanposts by names I know.
Glad to hear it
I always feel like a fussy old lady when I flag. Maybe I’ll step up my game.
BTW, classy comment in the Aaron Sass post.
I always go on a flagging spree after a loss… it’s a way to take out my frustration of the fans on the fans
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
Sweet
I also comment on posts that I’m pretty sure that will get deleted just in the hopes that it counts in my deleted comment total.
fruck?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I meant truck, the t is right next to the f
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
has anyone ascertained Dave’s position on WTH? since he is a religious official, and the assumption being that he believes H-E-Double Hockey Sticks is a real place… I know many people consider H a swear
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
I've used the H word before, but not in a WTH kind of usage
Same with the thing beavers build. Never got any kind of flack for it.
yeah, i don’t think anyone is offended by it, I just wanted to work H-E-Double Hockey Sticks into a comment
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He's feeling hella good so lets just keep on dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW81gCfS4tQ
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When I was a kid, my cousin would say
GD – river damn. That way he wasn’t cussing, he was just saying God and beaver shack.
I thought in Dave's original post about ettiquette he said that beaver houses, and really hot places were okay
but in general keep it in the conversational politeness that we would give to a group of strangers
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
who doesn't?
’Cept peta…
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
so do all good sailors
when overseas
amirite?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
damn it all to hell!
:)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
did you flag his fanpost linking to adande’s article? cause it should have fanshot
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Just rec'ed Sophia's comment
I don’t want to troll him. I think they can see who flagged who in the whatnot.
I can report that I don't think as11osu has been banned
Had to look him up for the Jennings fanpost, and he seems to still log in as recently as yesterday. At least to vote.
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why did you think he was banned?
he and i disagree on pretty much every topic but most of the time he was civil
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure, I thought maybe he went ballistic in a post-draft thread when we passed on Blair (who he was also high on) and people started trolling that the team is always right
He was very active from around Christmas to June
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yea we had some strong debates on draft picks
then he disappeared.. thoght i didnt notice because i just venture out to read the main page or posts with good titles
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I think his disappearance coincides with Sergio's trade.
He was a big fan of Sergio.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
He had heated debates about Sergio
He was a staunch defender. I don’t know what happened on draft night, but apparently he wanted Blair.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
wow ok i guess we REALLY didnt agree on anything
yeah heated is a good word
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
ya me too
i almost adhommed.. but i held back
considering you agree with my views most closely with anyone on here, i can see how we would likely be targets for attacks…
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Shoot, that's a bummer.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I just found out that we have a free 2 week preview of League Pass from Comcast
I also found out that a couple of my roommates want to buy it for the full season. I am now stoked lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
not for regular TV
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
What is the correct literary term for "I should preface this by saying that I don't hate x" and then go on to bash the subject of the writing quite a bit?
Where is NBF when you need her?
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Hypo-creative writing?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
on paper?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I was just gonna write it on a little piece of paper so I wouldn't forget
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
I wrote it all down so I wouldn't forget
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Why do I get the feeling imma getting sassed?
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
i think you would just say:
“While I don’t dislike/hate/etc this person, …..” Just a nice introductory phrase like that. I don’t know if there’s one specific term for this.
“Now hear me out. I love Player X, I do, but….
and I am a teenage girl so take it easy on me this is my first post. :)”
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Tyler Hansbrough might be the rookie with the most advertising deals so far. Tom and Sabonis should be happy.
http://www.indycornrows.com/2009/11/4/1114457/get-this-man-his-oscar-already
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In my version of the commercial he murders that girl
Why does he take such an interest in this girl’s dog, and why is he waiting for her at her home?
why pay for a van with free candy on it
if you just use a lost dog to get her alone in her house
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
He kidnaps the dogs himself
To lure the kids out.
Then he says “hey little kid I found you dog, come to this alley and you’ll get them back”.
I don’t get why Sprint or ATT or whoever ran this ad, it is awful.
They don't call him
Tie Her Hands Bro for nothin!
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the smile on his face slowly straightens as his eyes bulge
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I'm watching last nights game with a critical eye
I just watched the first quarter and here are some observations.
Even though Oden’s fouls are stupid, I like that it involves hitting the opponent.
Rudy seems to have too much swagger. It’s like his showing off for some girls.
The team only runs on turnovers, that should be easy to fix.
LA is soft, bro.
blake is scared of miller taking his job
miller doesnt go to the hole anymore
joel used to score
rudy looks crappy so far
oden just needs to draw some o-fouls and bang a dunk home on someone to get himself motivated. just catch turn and dunk from anywhere in the key, foul be damned
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
I wanna see Joel just punch someone in the face
straight 70s style.. just clock someone
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
I want that person to be Jeff Foster
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
because of his sculpted eyebrows?
i like foster
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yes mostly the sculpted eyebrows
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
he looks like the guy who married liza minelli
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
no the real guy
David Guest
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
hey brotherrrrrrrrrrrrrr
want a back rub?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
I just started watching that show.
I’m like half way through the first season so don’t ruin anything.
well now i know
im gonna email you banana stand stories and send them to you with attached spider pictures
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
there's always money in the banana stand.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't do that!
There is a picture in my Psychology book of a lady sleeping with spiders crawling all over her face. WHYYYYYYY would they do that?!?!?!
because your reaction
is what you are studying..
sheesh
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
good for you
at least you got the joke
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
nice
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
One thing I forgot
Nobody is moving when they try to get the ball to Oden. The ball handler holds the ball and looks at Greg while he tries to get in position to get the ball.
also Oden gets position and they ignore him
he runs the floor and they ignore him. he gets wide open with his hands up and they ignore him
he gets crappy position outside the key with a doubleteam looming and they pass to him
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
he also says funny jokes in the locker room and no one laughs :-(
by Mortimer on Nov 4, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
especially not Andre Miller
I heard he is mean and a jerk and doesnt sign autographs when he goes to lloyd center
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
I heard he killed a kid with a look
HE WANTED THAT KID TO DIE!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
then again i wanted that kid to die too, so its all good for me
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Hey computer nerds
NBA LP broadband still runs somewhat choppy for me, especially during live games. The audio tends to be smooth, so it’s just the picture. I can cool down my laptop with a fan, but what else would help the video play smooth?
It can be any solution… if I gotta buy something, whatever.
For now I can only watch on my laptop, so it’s important I fix it. The next game is on ESPN so it’s okay for a few days, but still.
does the video smooth out if you scale the size down to the mini player?
it was really choppy for me full size or even in the regular “console” view…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Download the latest plugin for the player (it should remind you to do so when loading it up). Close other applications that demand bandwidth (which might include BE game day threads).
Do you know your current connection? The FAQs say about 1.2 to 1.5 MBits per second would be needed for the “HD” version.
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Hmm, it may be wrong
But my speed says 54mb per second…
I think it is my computer, not the connection, but I am not a ’puter expert at ALL.
google "internet speed test" to get an answer on the speed of your internet connection
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I get 19 to the US and 12 even to Iceland, but it should be easily enough
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Korea and Japan would easily blow anybody connecting in the US and Europe out of the water
They have crazy high up- and download speeds and it’s pretty much dirt cheap. Compensates for the crowded space :)
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Look it's cool that they have super fast internet
but don’t they like, sleep in drawers?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Might also help to defrag(ment) your disk with the included utility - and have a few gigs free
On my Mac that is about 2 years old, the disk now is the bottleneck and not the memory of the PC or the graphics card (which could also be the case). And Windows handles cluttered disks worse than Mac OS. Some tools also defrag the registry, but I don’t think that has an effect on video performance.
And check if any other processes are running in the background that you don’t need (autostart folder, checking with the task manager, etc.).
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Open My Computer.
Right-click the local disk volume that you want to defragment, and then click Properties.
On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now.
Click Defragment.
It’s a little Scientology tool somewhere in the computer management system utilities that kills disk Thetans :)
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Hahaha
Thanks Norsk, I am running it now. I need to clear more space though, it says it needs 15% cleared… I only got 2.5 gigs of space cleared, and thats only like 3%. Yikes.
We don't play until Friday
And when I still ran Windows as my main OS I always liked the feeling of a cleaned up disk
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Hours
You can meditate by watching the screen though. How many Window utilities can you say that about?
it is kinda like golf
You click (hit the ball) and then wait a while to see the results
I get the paper, so I don't care!
you might want to consider backing your stuff up on an external considering your computer misadventure recently. Have you backed anything up?
free bayless
Between the clear-space thingy and the never-defragged-before thingy
I bet you see a performance upgrade.
Mort, what are your specs on your laptop?
Some laptop specs can’t handle NBA LP. My netbook (dual-core Atom) stutters like mad but the audio is fine, for example.
(If someone already got this fixed for you, sorry, ignore me.)
Bedge is so crazy right now I'm actually in the junk drawer
I had a fanpost all written in my head during the offseason titled, “McMillan’s Burden”. It was about Nate’s burden to create a new identity with the addition of Miller and Oden’s rise. I envisioned a faster running team with Miller at the point and Oden launching outlet passes. Safe to say my unwritten fanpost isn’t happening.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
hehe
dont hold your breath. Of course if he would just start miller.. hmmm
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
you could write a parrellel universe post
where nate and alvin gentry switch coaching positions…
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Calling for Nate's head on a silver platter
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I consider it rock bottom.
Can’t imagine the Blazers being any worse unless they collectively quit on Nate or one of the players demands a trade publicly. It’s not like they are getting blown out. I see every problem fixable with the current roster.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
And rock bottom ain't too bad
OUR rock bottom anyways.
Everyone is healthy (maybe Rudy isn’t though), we’ll be fine…
for me, it’s about Oden. He has to stay on the floor or we are just treading water. His failure has been very disappointing. I’m still high on the kid, just wishing it’d happen now.
free bayless
Besides the fouls we should be thrilled
Unfortunately the fouls are a MASSIVE problem.
But the ability, body, and affect on the game is clearly there.
but not when those 32 minutes are stretched out over the course of two games
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I don't feel greedy
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Hey I like my center's like I like my ladies
On the floor
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
and I saw one in boston when I was there
I thought it was local place, seeing one there made it uber-lame
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
We could start there
I’m talking about needle sharing. I wouldn’t want to do drugs, but we’d still have to share a needle of some sort of vitamin or water. And there would be balloon animals.
I knew I liked Hollinger better than Adande
Blazer fans, chill out. U played 5 quality teams and lost by 6, 3, & 4. If this happened in January u wouldn’t even blink
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"If this happened in January"
I agree completely. It’s just more worrisome because we hadn’t seen them play good yet, and theoritically in January we’d have seen them do well so we wouldn’t worry so much.
Because of our cake schedule this month
I think we’ll figure it out, or at least have a decent record that obscures that we hadn’t figured it out.
How much better of a record would we need to have it to be decent?
If instead of being 2-3 they were 3-2, they would be just shy of a 50 win pace.
I couldn't agree more
I am still waiting for a “Good Sign”
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
I want to see more hard fouls if they're gonna do that
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
what was our record after 5 games last season? and what was our margin of defeat in those losses? I’m disappointed, but I’ll wait at least another 5 games before I’m worried or pissed off
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
As per Casey, 2-3 is business as usual
Trail Blazers have started the year 2-3 eight of the last nine seasons. In 06-07 they started 3-2, finished the season with a 32-50 record
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we are 1-2 at home. I don’t care how Casey spins it, it’s worse than losing three games at playoff caliber opponents to start last year.
free bayless
And could easily be 5 and 0 this year
Our non-goodness this year seems pretty correctable, luckily.
Only real problem to me right now is Oden’s fouls. We can win a lot still despite that, but we won’t go all the way (or have a chance to) until he gets it under control.
I do find solice in the fact that these losses have been close, but last night we should have never let them back in the game.
We handed the game to them with sloppy, disconnected play, and I feel like I have seen that more than cohesion. I’m not standing on a bridge by any means, but I am starting to feel a little anxious…
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
it reminds me of the 2007-2008 team giving up a lead in the 4th quarter l
2 steps forward 3 steps back is what it feels like
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last year, the Blazers always seemed to win those games
So it is weird seeing them lose them.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
makes me think some of that had to do with luck last year too
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
I need to write "luck" down on sheet of paper and put it in a crib
I think luck did win some, but others Roy just won the games out of sheer will and skill. He slowed the game down and won it in many different ways.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
maybe nate thinks outlaw will be this year's version of last year's roy
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
reading the quotes… I get the impression that they didn’t expect that teams would be gunning for them like they are.. the Blazers are perceived as the up and coming team, so opponents are getting ramped up to play us… I think that’s taken this team by surprise
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
that's what is funny about this year
3 games against playoff teams, the rotations have looked bad, there hasn’t seemed to be much cohesion on the court, and yet we are only losing by a few points…
just imagine what’ll happen once this team figures it out and “gels”
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
He should have made notes
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
did you write it down?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
this season?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Drive the Lane's compliment to Cloudy is, by all rights, a compliment to me
I urge DTL and Cloudy to come to their senses— and that’s something ya’ll in the Rose City have to come to terms with!
are you calling me a plagiarizer?
I oughta write a song about being falsely accused — Plagiarizer sounds like a good band or song name
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
No, just having the same common sense thought as me
But I’ve said it like 80 times, I should be praised for repeating myself endlessly.
If we do that,
WILL YOU SHUT UP?!
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
this should be a fanshot
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Why dontcha do it then delete it before I get the chance to read them like you did with your other ones
I get the paper, so I don't care!
my crib notes say you had three at one point
I was gunna read the other two, then you deleted them. I wanna know about khryapa and whatever your other one was about, prolly telfair or something.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
They were useless and mad old, kid
One was about Hansbrough staying in school the season before last, since everyone loved him here, and the other about Khryapa being bought out by the Bulls.
I also had a fanSHOT that linked to the first ustream recording of Courtside Live, since no one seemed to know it was available. I then deleted it.
I believe you
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
not when you inevitably find yourself in court buddy!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
QUIET YOU
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
if it wasn't in the JD,
there’s an 80% chance I didn’t read it. with those, I might read the actual post, but then skim the comments and best. I’m not a good Bedger…just a junky one.
MR. THELANE!
Are you passing notes? Let me see that note you have there.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
DO YOU LIKE ME? CHECK YES OR NO
[ ] YES
[ ] NO
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
(i send this to all the female bedgers)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
im living under the assumption that all of you are actually men
because GIRLS DON’T EXIST ON TEH INTERWEBS!!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
indeed
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I won't if you write
“MORTY SAID IT 50 TIMES ALREADY” on the blackboard 100 times.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
ok...
morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already.morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already.morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already.morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already.morty said it 50 times already. morty said it 50 times already.
was that enough?
By the process of eliminating all the dummies at ESPN.
Hollinger kind of wins by default. He’s a good analyst though.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
oh, I agree
Sheridan, Hill and Bucher are staggeringly bad.
Ford’s draft stuff is ok, otherwise he’s awful.
Adande is mediocre at best. Who am I missing?
Stein is hit or miss. Thorpe is a good talent evaluator unless he talks about clients.
The former players that work for ESPN are pretty awful across the board.
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Vescey, Smith and Rosen
The three worst NBA writers of our generation.
by jksnake99 on Nov 4, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I think Dwight's in the same category
He just gets away with it because he’s the Schonz of the media.
He’s not writing for ESPN, does he? Funny is that he has a brother writing for the NY Times who is his polar opposite.
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no… you mean he has a brother who has real sources outside the voices in his head?
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
Yup. SI had an amazing and very long article on them back in the day.
Oh brother: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1013062/index.htm
The Rockets won 92-90. Now Harris had an even more eloquent answer for the bastard from New York who had killed him in print: He had beaten the mighty Celtics on their own floor. He could take the high road. But when he saw Vecsey walk into the near-empty Houston locker room, the mad spark flashed again. Harris’s face turned scarlet, and suddenly the coach was toe-to-toe with Vecsey, screaming, “I should kick your ass!” Vecsey yelled back, and Harris lunged at him. The clash spilled out of the locker room, and cops struggled to keep the two men apart. Brought word of the commotion, Celts legend Red Auerbach crowed, “I knew there was some reason I liked Del Harris!”
And that was a decade ago. I doubt his reputation in the NBA has risen since then, HOF or not.
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wow, I never knew Harris had a temper like that
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Usually he didn't, but Vecsey had a thing to make people mad with his rumors
Although in this case he claims his source was the owner himself. He was the Woj of the time, always coming up with the latest juicy rumors. Only he invented more.
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George Vescey is fantastic
The best US Soccer writer (apologies to Grant Wahl and Ives Galarcep) and a great baseball and general sports writer also.
I met a famous Mexican soccer star yesterday
Medmelon and Fanfaraway and Amlmart1 prolly have posters of him in their bedroom… Jorge Campos.
he was awesome
He was their goalie in the ’94 USA World Cup. He played in MLS at the tail end of his career.
Vescey used to always come up with a lot of off the wall Portland trades in 90s
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Oh wait, I misread
Most people who are NATURALLY good at something don’t always know why they were good at it, or able to discern why others are good at it.
And, whoever hires people is dumb. I don’t get why Jon Barry has a job.
Brent Barry will be on NBA TV this year. Can’t be because of his brother, right? Right? RIGHT???!!!
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I like Brent Barry, he has some witty anecdotes
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Shaq should be a funny color commentator. At least for a while.
Kobe would just talk about how he was better than anybody else ever and then laugh awkwardly.
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Talking about the game is just a very different skill than playing it
In general, I think the players just feel like they know everything and thus don’t need to do any research or preparation.
I can’t even think of a good exception to this.
Kenny Smith on TNT is actually one of my favorites, even after his awful “Ricky Martin” line at the dunk contest.
If that's the case, I don't feel like the fault lies with the players, but with the people who hire and oversee them.
If someone’s bad at talking about the game, 1) train them to be better or 2) don’t have them return season after season.
To be honest, I just hit the mute a lot. I’m not even sure I could say who I like.
It's not even really research half the time
There’s a ton of information in the media guides each team prepares for every single game. Mike Rice skims through the media guides, why can’t they?
That laziness gets me and bugs me sooo much
It takes minimal effort to know who players are… they may know basketeering, but they don’t know the NBA and its current events.
Legler is the worst
just awful.
His quote for last night: “The Rockets continue to defy everything I know about the sport of basketball”
What an idiot.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Who would have ever thought
That a team full of good defenders, well coaches, wouldn’t be the worst team in the league?
it’s the piston’s theory from when the won the championship (not saying the Rockets are THAT good) a team devoid of stars that plays hard and doesn’t stand around watching will win more often than not
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
yeah
except the Rockets don’t have anyone as good as Chauncey, Rip or Tayshaun…
perhaps Ariza
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Sheed's on the celtics though
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
i thought they were talking about the Detroit team that won it all
and were comparing this years Rockets to them. maybe i misread.
You bet your asterisk!!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
It's gonna be a star someday!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
It's crazy that a team that has a bunch of "effort" guys
and good defenders and shooters, can play well.
THEY SHOULD PUT THE REASON FOR THIS TEAMS’ SUCCESS ON UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
(the rocker guy from Forgetting Sarah Marshall can play Scola)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I can't think of any team like the Rockets
The Pistons had Sheed, Ben Wallace at his peak, Billups… it’s a team of Princes.
except smaller
and not as good of a shot blocker
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Chuck Hayes is like former Houston Rocket Larry Smith.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
right now he is busy being the Geico Gecko
but I am sure in his free time he will practice falling down from the wind
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Don't forget Brussard.
He’s a dude who comes up with a juicy rumor all of a sudden during the trade deadline. Otherwise you forget he exists.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
He gets mediocre once he starts to interpret his stats to make them fit with an intended angle of his article. A bit like Chad Ford who is great at reporting rumors (though Woj has him beat out this year), but gets crummy once he injects his player scouting observations and opinions on what a team should or should not do.
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That's always been my problem with him
His stats can be enlightening, but when he goes away from them and gives his own personal opinion, I find him lacking.
Bucher is a pawn
He just gets used by those with agendas… and Adande is the same. They just say whatever their friends want them to say.
Hollinger is great compared to them.
My favorite overall is still Dwyer.
I'm not sure I want to
I didn’t like the FreeDarko book and I skim Simmons a lot. I don’t know if he can keep me entertained that long.
Looks like we might set a new sidebar record
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen so many posts with fewer than 10 comments in them.
or just stop posting their comments to other fanposts/mainpage posts in their own fanpost
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
But they want to be HEARD!
The best way for that to happen is for everyone to start their own blog. We are all just a little more special than the next poster.
REACT TO ME!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
the kind that won’t get me flagged by someone being overly sensitive about joke on the internet
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
I don't mind fanposts as long as they are well thought out
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I think everyone agrees there.
The problem is most are not very well thought out and could easily be a comment in another fanpost/front page story.
you may think I am crazy, but hear me out
This should be a fanshot
I get the paper, so I don't care!
People don't realize reps come from comments, not fanposts.
Kind of a common occurrence at Bedge in the last year. Most people who make fanposts seems to be have a low comment count. Maybe all that lurking is bottled up and releases into a burst of fanposts.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I love the talking heads
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Amongst the worst color commentators, where does Reggie Miller rank?
Personality? Low tier.
Analyst skills? Low tier.
Hype skills? Low tier.
Logic skills? Low tier.
Vocab? Low tier.
I think he just may be the worst of all time. Magic Johnson was bad, but he could hype a play and his personality was likeable (most of the time).
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Reggie Miller is so bad
That he cancels out any love I had for him as a fun player.
He is totally idiotic and it makes me sad.
Last year during the dunk contest, TNT assembled the almost perfect storm of asinine commentators.
And Rudy got the worst of it.
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martin got the very worst of it
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Andre Miller's +/- numbers right now are incredible
Incredibly bad.. His raw number is 12.13, net is -26.26, by far the worst on the team… Adjusting for other players on the court only makes it worse (-54.14!!). Obviously it’s very early and he’s adjusting and Nate’s adjusting to him and there are plenty of problems with +/, but still. We can say with certainty that the team has not played very well while Andre has been on the floor… Maybe that’s a reason for optimism though?
http://basketballvalue.com/teamplayers.php?year=2009-2010&team=POR
You think Miller is dogging it because he's not starting?
Or are you just toying with me.
Just as an experiment in basketball, I’d like to see Miller play for the Knicks right now and see what happens to his numbers.
I don't think he's dogging it
Just not in a flow, and he isn’t doing well with those in the game with him also because no one is playing good.
The only lineup I actively HATE (aside from needless small ball) is the one with Miller at PG, Blake of all people at SG, and Roy at SF. Hate it.
That's why I don't understand why Nate keeps using that lineup.
When everyone else can see it sucks, how come he keeps using it?
Truth be told, that lineup is more like this.
OFFENSE
SF: Steve Blake
SG: Brandon Roy
PG: Andre Miller
DEFENSE
SF: Brandon Roy
SG: Andre Miller
PG: Steve Blake
That’s bad times.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
i think subliminaly
yes that has something to do with it.
honestly
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
too many negative numbers
Incredibly bad.. His raw number is negative 12.13, net is negative 26.26, by far the worst on the team… Adjusting for other players on the court only makes it worse (negative)54.14!!). Obviously it’s very early and he’s adjusting and Nate’s adjusting to him and there are plenty of problems with +/- but still. We can say with certainty that the team has not played very well while Andre has been on the floor… Maybe that’s a reason for optimism though?
http://basketballvalue.com/teamplayers.php?year=2009-2010&team=POR
The Clippers got better? And I’m not sure Philly fans are stoked about a PG rotation of Lou Williams (who has admittedly less turnovers than I expected) and backup Royal Ivey (the only PG worse than Bayless who saw minutes last year).
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You just striked out the negative numbers, which means Miller a net positive by my math.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
in math, not english
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
I am typing english on a keyboard, not putting in numbers like 80085
I get the paper, so I don't care!
1100011101001001001011011001111
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
anybody going to see "Ninja Assassin"?
I think I’m gonna wait for “Death Killer”, or “Robot Machine” to come out
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
Patty Mills or Bayless sure would help our D-League team. Ugh, those are the guys returning before tomorrows draft?
Idaho Stampede – Lanny Smith, Roberto Bergerson
Both of these guys should do well in Bob MacKinnon’s offense, though Smith probably needs to up his three-point shooting percentages a bit. He’s not really a shooter, more of a distributor/defender, but Colorado’s point guards spent a decent amount of time playing off the ball last year. Bergerson could be a bench version of Billy Thomas, in that he’s a streak-shooting veteran. He made around 70 percent of his threes last April, though that was far above his season average.
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Tom have you ran the numbers for your playoff predictor method yet?
Perhaps the biggest problem with the Blazers are their jersey numbers.
I normally wait until after the playoffs.
It would take me about a week to punch all the numbers into the master computer, and another week for it to run through all the binaries and quotients. I could have the raw data by the 18th if all goes right.
I don't trust the internet
I have to visually verify by photo or on league pass, each players number, and I use a robot my dad made while working at a detective agency to analyze the data.
Last time I did it
I cut and pasted from Wiki because it had the least amount of crap going into Excel.
whoa! We had one of those when I was a kid!
remember this?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
BBBUUUURRRRNNNN!!!!!!
Good One!!!
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
I read on SilverScreenandRoll that "The Machine" is daing Maria Sharapova
I also read Timbo’s column again. He is pretty funny.
Lolwut? That would be a bigger coup than Shelden Williams landing his WNBA darling Candace Parker.
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It’s up there with marko jaric and Adrianna Lima
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by The Arkitect on Nov 4, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
marko jaric gives guys everywhere hope.
of course, having millions of dollars doesn’t hurt, but still, that’s a face only a mother and, apparently, Adrianna Lima can love.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 4, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
also, he has lots of free time to keep her happy, cause it’s not like he’s playing
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
Rik Ocasik set the standard
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
no that was taken in the middle of summer, after a two month hiatus in the bahamas
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
lol rec
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
As long as it doesn't involve a ton of disk activity sure. Surfing the web should be fine.
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After watching Sonicsgate, I have started to like some of the music. One is Seattle-based hip hop group/artist Grynch
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=121140281
“When the beast comes out” is the title track. NSFB. Maybe Ben should get away from using all that main stream hip hop for his Dontonio Wingcast?
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Another is Jake One
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=65632185
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I can't handle the truth
I should know better than to venture outside the Junk Drawer.
Those people are scary. They have no regard for life or limb. They are depressed, and so are the Blazers. It’s all very depressing. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
yeah, they all take themselves too seriously. At least in here we mock ourselves with our misery
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
10-8 Phillies
in a knockdown drag-out no-holds-barred tag team grudge match. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Pedro and Pettitte going to get shelled, huh?
Two of the best postseason pitchers of their generation won’t be able to summon one more great effort?
I have a good feeling about Pedro tonight
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
What is Bedge world coming to when the JD that used to be the lunatic fringe
Is now the last outpost of sanity/
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
me too
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
It is rather sterile
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I thought for sure this would lead to a slew of sterility jokes
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of which
Ark,you draft on a black screen dont you?
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
We have progress on the emancipation front on Sophia's birthday. The Mavs are reported to hire the first female head coach for their D-League team next season with WNBA "legend" Nancy Lieberman.
Female head coaches in the WNBA are already the rule, now it’s one step closer to the big boys :)
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Developmental League
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I thought it was its own D league
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
how did I miss that?
That’ll teach me to jump in on a thread…
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
what has she ever won?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
That reminds me of this story about Nancy Lieberman sleeping with one of her players.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1023662/2/index.htm
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Ime Udoka has signed with the Kings
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And Francisco Garcia
Oh wait, that can take a while.
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I am going to hang out with the Sac Town folks tonight
one of the better SBN sites
by southern oregon on Nov 4, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Lol, Ben has really jumped on the charting bandwagon (new main page post)
I would like to be a fly on the wall when he next runs into Quick
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are you insinuating there might be a flattering photo of a dude's keds?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
I just realized the url of this junk drawer.
How did you do that?
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
hey be nice to the new junker
think if we treated YOU that way???
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
exactly… we should be welcoming at first, then horrible once we get to know them
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
no
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
i always thought he was a regular bedger
but not a common jder…
is this not right? blzrfan?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
WELL SOMEBODY SHOULD CAUSE WE'RE GONNA FORGET IF WE DON'T!!!
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
thank you
I’m assuming the men/women thing applies both directions and your just reminding me i’m beautiful.. so thanks
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
you write the post with that as the original title, then you post it. Immediately go in to edit the post and change the title. The original stays in the url, and the new one appears on the top of the page
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
It's one of the pre-requisites of good junk
you should make the next JD and try out the secret message technique.
the last time i made a JD
i tried it. i was very nervous it wouldn’t work and i’d get blasted for it. but i had success!
lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Hollinger to Dwight Jaynes via twitter
First five opponents have only lost to two teams: Blazers and Lakers. All five have positive pt. diff. too … as do Blazers.
i dont understand this tweet
what is he talking about?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I too am totally lost
do you have any context?
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
yes but the world that is being twittered about, does
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by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
if i had to venture a guess...
Dwight was, like many blazer people, being all doom and gloomy cause that’s what he does and Hollinger reminded him the sky isn’t actually falling and to quit being an idiot. but i haven’t read what Dwight wrote.
context is to data
what water is to a dolphin
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
What about Mermaids?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
they are awesome
and this rule applies to them as well, however since they CAN breathe air they are a slight exception to the rule
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
the Blazers 5 opponents thus far are undefeated against teams other than Portland and the Lakers
All 5 Blazer opponents have positive point differentials.
The Blazers have a positive point differential.
i see
is Jaynes freaking out? I have avoided Talkin’ Ball and his website for a long time now
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
Jaynes isn't freaking out
He just questioned Hollinger’s previous tweet which included the statement that the Blazers have played 5 quality teams.
oh
ok
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
I like everything about this apart from the sentence "leader of the second unit", though it's not clear if that's what Nate said.
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what's wrong with him being a leader of the second unit?
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Because that implies Blake would play with the first unit :)
And Roy has to get used to playing with Miller sooner rather than later.
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do you think it's more important
for Miller to play with the first unit or for Miller to finish games with the first unit or both?
I kinda like Blake starting (the Blazers were great in the 1st quarter last night) but as the game progresses, Miller needs to be in more. When the Blake for Miller substitution happened in the 4th last night, I cringed. I’d rather have Blake continue to start, but then Miller get the bulk of the 4th quarter minutes with the first unit.
Miller needs to play 30 minutes a night
whether he is starting or on the bench
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
he needs to start
becuase it matters to him and frankly he is a better player
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
of course you agree
im not as dumb as i look :P
(that’s one of my favorite complimentary insults)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
yeah but
I’m not as dumb as you look.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
you must be one smart d00d
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
yeah it’s still early but shoot they played together in preseason (i think)..it’s been awhile so it should sooner than later.
why? would u prefer miller to start?
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
The main thing is that he gets the most time on the floor (after Roy and LMA), but yeah I would like to see him close out and probably start
Unless you are a noob like Vinny Del Negro, you don’t yank around the minutes of your starters and define a clear order. And that order frankly has to see Miller as the better player ahead of Blake. He has specific deficiencies, but overall unless you are his agent or his mother it’s hard to argue why Blake should be the worse overall player.
Great teams especially have great top 5 players, and they know who they are. The Spurs don’t yank around Parker, and while they have Ginobili come off the bench he knows he will get close to 30 minutes each night and be in the game for the final shots. It doesn’t matter so much who backs these players up, when it gets critical they are in the game. Parker has played efficiently with Udrih, Vaughn, Hill, and others in the past. You don’t hear “hey, but Hill has a better outside shot than Parker” out of San Antonio.
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okay interesting. hopefully they figure it out then!
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
If you think BE is bad by the way, don't go on RealGM, ESPN, or the Oregonian comments, or Sports Two, or...
“Fire Nate McMillan”
“How long before Pritchard gets fired”
“Would KP fire Nate mid-season”
“The I Hate Steve Blake Thread”
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i dont think anyone has ever said
be is worse than Olive, espn, or real gm. I think thats why I go here instead of those sites…for the most part its better discussion, and less flaming.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
yo, TS Eliot fans
I’m looking for a quote from him about art or poetry… and good ones that I should use?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
i can't remember the exact words
but there is something in The Four Quartets that might work for you. I’m racking my brain trying to remember what it is and what section. But give it a look. If I can find it in the next 20 minutes before I leave, I’ll post it.
here's a link to Little Gidding.
section 5 might have some pertinent stuff.
does his poetic work count as a quote?
here's what I was thinking of Cloudy:
Trying to use words, and every attempt
Is a wholly new start, and a different kind of failure
Because one has only learnt to get the better of words
For the thing one no longer has to say, or the way in which
One is no longer disposed to say it. And so each venture
Is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate
With shabby equipment always deteriorating
In the general mess of imprecision of feeling,
Undisciplined squads of emotion
from here if you want to read the whole section (section 5).
Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:09 PM PST reply actions
that's sean connery foo
greatest man who ever lived.
why isn’t he the guy in the Dos Equis commercials?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
i know.. from The Rock
and Nic Cage retorts his wife WAS the prom queen… touche on your FACE Connery
but i thought it was appropriate
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Cage wishes his wife were the prom queen
and then his wife left him and worked for James Caan and Josh Duhamel in Las Vegas.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
and married brian austin green in real life
sad
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
lol wut
she married Brian Austin Green?
you are telling me that BAG has dibbled Nic Cage’s wife in the Rock and Megan Fox?
unreal
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
indeed it is true
in fact, he and Vanessa Marcil have a KID!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
BAG must be the coolest guy ever
despite having the lamest initials ever
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
i have no idea..
but whatever he is doing works.
also this guy is not attractive..
but he tries the same look as BAG
and he was engaged to this….
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
wasn't she on Rescue Me?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
no clue
moon bloodgood
dont watch rescue me, not a leary fan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
douchetastic
also bag doesnt have hair like that
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
well if it wasn’t parted down the middle :)
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
the cut is good enough otherwise she wouldn’t be able to have those long beautiful loose curls. duhhhhhhh =D
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
wait for it
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
I can't tell you
it’s just not nice.
I shouldn’t have said anything
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
obviously you a lil re re
i said up there ^ a bit…parted down the middle..his hair isn’t, her’s is! durr
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
I want to be BAG's friend
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38
seriously
just pick up some leftovers or something
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
bag has bagged some hot hollywood chicks
the only lame was was fictional (tori spelling). I think megan fox is overrated, but I love vanessa marcil.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
he's the scott baio of his generation
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
you know what i dont understand?
how come someone as washed up as pauly shore still continues to pull chicks?
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
isn't he filthy rich?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Not by Hollywood standards
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oh yea he is
not that HE earned but inherited
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
The catch of the year was still made by Salma Hayek
French multi-billionaire heir to the empire that contains Gucci, Puma, Louis Vuiton, Christie’s, Chateau-something famous vinery, …
Other actresses just wear Gucci, she could own it. And doesn’t have to let other people see her life on reality TV or E! News! OMG! TMZ!
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indeed
and she got preggers to make sure that she got to keep it all for THEIR daughter. Good for her
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
super rich
has a schtick, and is in hollywood
frankly if you have ever lived in LA, just having made it once instantly entitles you to tail
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
his parent's own the improv's right?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
ya i think yoru right
i guess he is constantly touring, so maybe he is still pulling in the dough despite not making any more movies.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
i guess so
is he really all that rich tho? i didnt think D list celebs were all that rich. i mean he has done more with less than BAG.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
yeah he was rich before he was ever in anything
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
beverly hills WEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEELLLLLLL!!!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
what about kathy griffin? he's got mullah
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 4, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
I always thought Kathy Griffin was kinda mannish
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
and that sweet, grating voice
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Nov 4, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
how does that work? It looks extremely feminine on dougall
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
by jonestr on Nov 4, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
because he WORKS it
she just lets it hang
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
its hard to ignore them
when they swing like a grandfather clock
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
tell that to screech powers
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
i think he just had a kid with her and they didnt marry
read somewhere marcil doesnt believe in marriage.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
correct
they never got married… but still BAG somehow pulled that
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 4, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
whoa nic cage was married to vanessa marcil?
oh wait…i guess you are talking in terms of fiction. doh.
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by Philthyanimal on Nov 4, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions