12-18-09 Junk RRRROOOOOWWWRRRRR
by Blazer1342 on Dec 18, 2009 7:34 AM PST
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PrintI have never been on the Bayless bandwagon. Not after his stellar summer league debut, not ever. Just because a guy RRROOOOOOOWWWWWRRRRRRRR’s after every play doesn’t make me a fan. To know full well I can pass the ball better than he can doesn’t help either.
But I’m also not averse to letting my feminine side come out and change my mind.
My problem with Bayless is I don’t think he’ll ever make a great passer. Although I do believe he can become good at dishing the ball.
But then, maybe he doesn’t have to be a great passer to fit well into the Blazer system. Maybe the things a "Steve Nash" does can be compensated for with a guy who is tenacious about getting to the hoop. When Oden comes back, a gritty unrelenting force driving through the paint that can’t be deterred may be the perfect blend with the big guy down low. If he gets doubled up on the drive, there’s Greg’s big soft hands just waiting, and to be sure in a situation like that, Greg will be getting it very close to the basket – excuse me for drooling.
Well not only that, his reputation will certainly spread "STOP this guy from getting to the hole." And there’s where you don’t have to be a Steve Nash, teams will have at least 3 players they will have to collapse on, Oden, Roy, Bayless. With a triple threat in the paint Martell, Rudy, Blake, et al will have time to fire up some BBQ, read War and Peace, wax a little, whatever, before they take that 3-pointer. And that’s just the beginning of havoc wrecking scenarios that open up when you have one more guy on the floor that can take it to the hole.
Hmmmm, I just might change my mind about Bayless after all – go ahead, twist my arm.
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I haven't been on the Bayless bandwagon either.
After last night, I at least have my hand on the grip bar to pull myself up on the step.
I only hope he continues to have performances like last night: efficient, not a lot of turnovers, aggressive (not just driving but taking the shots when they’re there).
He was so hesitant at even the no brainer passes last year I just thought he could never make it.
He seems to be doing far better this year, doesn’t look intimidated. And I really don’t think he has to be great at passing, but last year was pretty ugly in that department.
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 like that he scored a point per minute.
That means by extrapolation, we can count on him for up to 48 points a game in regulation. I did the math it checks out
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 18, 2009 7:51 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Whoa, your math is way off. He’s somewhere around 12 minutes a game with just under 7 points.
Tonight he played 29 minutes and scored 29 points. I’m sure nonlinear math should be used so without getting a calculator…80 points or so in 48 minutes.
Well ok, I’ll accept 48 points a game – IF I HAVE TOO.
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."
look I'm not a math genius but clearly Bayless=-1/Blake so add 100 to any stat from the previous starting pguard and you have the assumed average of bayless
which is 1,000,000.
It’s science…
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 18, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
I like the outcome, but I’m seriously worried about your math teacher.
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."
well apparently you've never heard of euler or descartes, cause they're pretty big fans of bayless
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 18, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
For the guy out there who's still PO'ed we lost Turkeyglue
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/29904
“Eli (Bosh-Ton)
Hey JohnAny chance the Raps could trade Hedo at this point? Would anyone take him with that contract or am I dreaming that we could dump him for Ray Allen’s expiring? I’m getting mighty sick of him smiling at all times while his team is getting pummelled, not to mention the fact that he shot warmups with the Magic in last nights pregame shootaround, the guys gotta go!!! Thanks.
John Hollinger (3:26 PM)
the only way you’ll be able to trade him is if you want to get 30 cents on the dollar back … either that or you’re trading him for somebody else’s disappointment. Speaking of which, here’s one crazy thought I just had: Turkoglu for Andre Miller."
Blazer Fan
oops i see someone made a fanpost about it
oh well
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Dec 18, 2009 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
everything come out ok with wife's surgery?
I hope it did….
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
I just realized I missed you last thought on the first reading.
“Turkoglu for Andre Miller.” – it does have possibilities.
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."
After everything that happened, I think I would too.
But it would feel like justice if we actually got him for 30 cents on the dollar. And you’d have to imagine somebody would be thinking about it seriously in the Blazer organization.
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."
justice?
i don’t think so. especially since we’d be getting a guy that spurned us for more money. We’d be taking a player that didn’t want to be here for more than we wanted to pay him. I’m not sure how that is justice.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, if their contracts were equal it would be ok
but we only have Andre for another year if it doesn’t go well, and Hedo is under contract for 4 more years.
#52
do you think Hedo would be having the same type of Bad season on the blazers? or would he just be injured already?
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
IMO, Hedo makes little sense on the Blazers.
Regardless of who is healthy.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I agree… i think we dodged a Turkish bullet by him going to Toronto… But I think he fits better here than he does there
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know what fits Toronto.
Given our injuries, I suppose he would replace Outlaw better than our current options from a scoring P.O.V. But I cannot imagine how/why we would ever have tried to run the ball through him in a way to fully maximize what he used to be good at doing.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
he'd be about the same, yeah
He’s having a pretty typical Hedo year. At 2 years/14 mil he’d be a reasonable signing. At the contract he got… yikes.
#52
You would hate that trade?
Mrs Turkoglu would be ready to kill someone. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I love how the coaching staff have put Bayless in a situation where he can succeed in.
Its nice to see him play to his strengths rather than having the burden of setting up the offense in which he has not been comfortable doing up til now. I’ve always been frustrated that the staff has tried to convert players into things they arent. That’s why its refreshing to see Bayless just do what he does best. His jump shot falling now is quite surprising. Congrats to all your hard work.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
How about we play to the strengths of all our players - this could get fun.
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."
well it was frustrating
seeing Martell with his picture perfect stroke…not falling for a period of time, and the team decides to turn him into a defensive stopper.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 18, 2009 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
well, in all fairness
that period of time was about 3 years…
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
i think that's what surprises me even more than his improved passing,
his jumper. It looked really nice last night. Same with his ball handling. It’s a real testament to his hard work. I still want to see that kind of show more consistently (not necessarily lots of points, but efficient scoring and not many turnovers) before I’m fully in the “Bayless will work” but last night was the first time I thought there was a legit shot him working on the Blazers could happen.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
His jumper is starting to look very good.
To think, I was still reeling from all the disappointment, and Bayless was the last person I was thinking of to turn the tide.
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."
Tom Ziller said it best today: Nate probably still doesn't like Bayless (his remarks about leaving the rotation as is), but he likes the results he brings him under these circumstances because he needs to win
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/12/18/jerryd-bayless-and-the-liberation-of-combo-guards/
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
I liked it better when people thought Nate had an irrational love of Bayless for physical or racial reasons
I think Nate is just a risk adverse guy in general, and Bayless has been the risky option… especially for a team trying to win. Hard to develop a PG on the fly, AND win, if the guy isn’t Chris Paul or sumthin’… and we’re developing Oden and Friends as well.
Now is the perfect opportunity though, because we’ve been decimated by injuries, and we’re no longer a viable option to go deep in the playoffs— if we make it at all. It becomes less risky, so a dude like Nate is more open to it.
Things suck bad this year, but if we come out of it with a for-sure starting PG, huzzah.
#52
I agree.
Correct spelling:
RRRRRRRROOOWWWWRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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
the hidden message really sucks
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Bayless has shown he could be the Blazers starting point guard
He’s already stepping out of bounds like a Blazers starter.
Yeah, yeah, yeah…I went doh! about a nanosecond after I hit publish.
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."
hahahahaha
last night’s game couldn’t have been fun for you, Tom. But you must like Bayless just a little more after last night, right?
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
I don't care if Bayless plays well, I actually like it, I just don't like Bayless
I can handle a blowhard if he plays like that.
Don’t you need 4 a game to be a starter?
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."
lol
i dont know why blake has been getting the bug lately…when bayless did it tonight it truly reminded me of jack.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 18, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
As a charter member of team Bayless
All I can say is….duh..
only Roy rivals him for talent on this team..
He has the tools to be dominant in the league – - amazing that now the Blazers are forced to use him, taking the pressure off — and poof – - as soon as he can stop looking over his shoulder waiting to get pulled at the first sign of inexperience he shows, he relaxes and performs…
to those who thought the experience could be gained by sitting and watching – - or in practice – - it doesn’t work that way…it’s only getting out and swimming in it – - the flow and intensity of the competition, that allows the guys to grow into the players they become
why this team signed another point guard instead of an experienced backup PF is beyond me..
but the behavior around personnell issues inside this organization has always been perplexing to me
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
I’m very happy for Bayless right now.
I’m sure the coaches and players have seen this from Bayless probably everyday in practice. It does make you wonder why it took our team to get decimated before we got to see it. Not that I expected to see a lot of Bayless earlier this year, but there did seem to be some matchups and situations where I thought Bayless would get a chance.
That performance tonight should have earned him some minutes in everybody’s eyes.
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."
nah
why let him develop to a point where he can be useful in a playoff run when he can watch from the sidelines?
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Shirley you jest.
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."
Don't call him Shirley
as a side note, my morning telecon had a 5 minute period where everyone in the room was breaking out Airplane quotes.
Good times.
The personnel decision-making can be strange.
However, I don’t think the Mills decision was bad… ASSUMING they are not bringing Blake back (which definitely is something that I will need to see to believe), they have to have a 3rd PG in the hopper.
The decision pissed me off at first, but since at least Dante has shown himself a capable backup 4, and since KP picked up Juwan, I think the glaring need has been rectified.
"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
Wait a minute
This doesn’t make sense:
to those who thought the experience could be gained by sitting and watching – – or in practice – – it doesn’t work that way…it’s only getting out and swimming in it – – the flow and intensity of the competition, that allows the guys to grow into the players they become
Bayless has been sitting, watching, and practicing and got better. If what you are saying is true, he would suck just as bad as he did last year.
Food for thought
I sometimes think about what it would’ve been like living in the time of the dinosaurs. Scary? Sure. But I wonder what kinds of sounds these creatures made. Since there seems to be evidence that dinosaurs were similar in ways to modern birds, I like to imagine that each of these ancient species had characteristic songs that they would sing, just like modern song birds, but more in the tenor and bass range, and very much louder! How cool would that be!
From a Wikipedia article on the origin of birds (emphasis is mine):
Fossil evidence also demonstrates that birds and dinosaurs shared features such as hollow, pneumatized skeletons, gastroliths in the digestive system, and nest-building and brooding behaviors, with birds. The ground-breaking discovery of fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex soft tissue allowed a molecular comparison of cellular anatomy and protein sequencing of collagen tissue, both of which demonstrated that T. rex and birds are more closely related than either is to Alligator.
#52
Well, given what scientests have unearthed about T.Rex
Perhaps his trademark animal noise should be ‘bock-bock-bock-bock-BAWK!!’
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
by DonkeyShins on Dec 18, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Ugh
That should be ‘scientists’ – epic spelling / proofreading fail.
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
I don't know if I would like that better
It would remind me of Birdman whenever he does it.
by chalupa king on Dec 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Been reading the Simmons-Gladwell e-mail exchange.
most of it is boring, but the second part is pretty entertaining. A few interesting paragraphs on Tiger and how celebrity athlete transgressions are treated by the public and then a really interesting back and forth stemming from Simmons asking about Gladwell’s football/concussion article a few months back. Worth reading.
ehh it's somewhat interesting
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Interesting that Simmons categorizes Roy
as an “under-24 potential star”, along with Howard, Durant, Rose, and Paul
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I'm not surprised he is a top ten pick
I always thought he was a huge steal. He has raw talent, real enough skill to put up huge numbers as a freshman at Arizona and he has a work ethic.
His game reminded me of the Hawks version of Jason Terry with more explosiveness and less jumpshot. I figured the jumpshot would start to fall.
Another thing if a player can collapse the defense like Bayless he doesn’t have to be a great passer just unselfish or heady enough to look. The fact that he was just now starting to grumble should let you know he isn’t unselfish and playing behind Rodriguez, Miller and Fernandez has taught him the value of keeping his head up.
playing behind sergio....wow
how wrong was THAT
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
2nd is first loser
11th is more loserish
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
He was projected to be 3rd or 4th
So, not only was he projected to be a loser, but he become four times more loserish during the few minutes of the draft. His loser per minute rate is a third as bad as D. Blair.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
3rd or 4th round… they don’t even do those anymore… you’re telling me we wasted the 11th pick on a guy who shouldn’t have been drafted
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
i've often wondered what would have happened with Westbrook
had Bayless gone where projected. I wonder if they would have flip flopped places.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
I love the pic
It just shows Jared Dudley’s dilemma on his face. He’s probably thinking “I probably should contest the shot, but, man, I play for the Suns, and Rex looks like he might bite…”
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
who else's favorite moment last night
was when Bayless hit that three and then said something to Alan Gentry and laughed. I thought Gentry’s reaction was hilarious: sort of bemused with a “that freakin’ guy” look on his face. so funny.
Bayless' animatedness in general was priceless.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i was surprised as well.
also, mississippi at #6? South Dakota in the top 15? there must be more to do in those states than I thought.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
a buddy pointed out there is a definite nascar bias to the list
#52, #5, #88, nate, #25, #8, luke, #31, PA
South Dakota makes sense
I’ve never heard anyone unhappy from there. They like all the space and no one visiting them. Louisiana is nuts though, Katrina devastation is still everywhere.
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I've been working some algorithms in my head, shifting variables here and there, and
I think, there is room to expand blake’s minutes; Last night, I think i realized, if we play andre miller at the four, we can then play blake at the 3, which is like an untapped raw set of new minutes for blake. We wouldn’t even have to start blake—we could let them tip the ball at the start of the game, call time out on our first possession, sub blake for miller, and then never sit him by rotating him through out the various number positions on our team.
Are you sure those were algorithms that were in your head?
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."
Fact: The Blazer’s are believers in advanced mathematics.
Like magicians, they’ve already created so many minutes for blake—minutes we couldn’t possible wrap our tiny brains around. I envision them, like einstein, using time as a constant, and crushing speed and distance— Steve = MC^2
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
ah hah, I see where you’re going now, taking a little pressure off Nate, by doing his math for him.
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’m like the man who stayed up all night , patiently watching the skies, waiting for that single shooting star, that brief moment of silent bliss—Like this man, I think I too have glimpsed a brief moment of certitude,a shooting star of the blazers, and it goes something like this: Steve Blake.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i wish i had enough money
to drink several beers at a single game. but alas, i do not.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
You can tell I’m pretty gangster by how I hold my gun.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i always fired my super soaker sideways when i was a kid.
i’m real.street
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Y'know, when you walked up to my table to say 'hey'.
I was about to go for my piece because I figured you were doing a “walk-by” shooting.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
the argyle sweater thing i was wearing was just a front.
that’s how i throw people off. one wrong move and it was blammo for you, pal!
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
I have to be pretty diligent.
People were always running up onz me in da club. That’s why I roll with a bodyguard when I go out now (he didn’t look like much but that guy can kill a dozen armed persons with a straw and a cocktail napkin). Kids out there just itchin’ to make a name for theyself being the one to take out idoltime.
Still, glad neither of us had to die the other night. Would have been messy and taken away from the rest of the day.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
we should team up.
sounds like you’re Mazzone though, cause he had a bodyguard.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
that looks like something you'd win
in a huge happy meal giveaway program.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
You forgot
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
by DonkeyShins on Dec 18, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
That’s my favorite; I say that all the time, but no one gets it here though…
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
i couldn't tell what the woman was whispering in my ear.
i hope it wasn’t a subliminal message of hate that will cause me to strike out viciously at the next person i see.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
the barber shop one kind of freaked me out…
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
me too.
well, most of them did actually.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I took a seminar on it once, it’s crazy. Your ears distinguish between the frequencies and how far they travel to figure out how far away and where the sound is coming from.
hire tim grover
#52
It seems like they were right here and I could feel their presence.
The bag and the clippers were unsettling.
#52
so you are a redditor i see...
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
that’s one of my sources. I have a couple others. It’s so much easier when people do the searching for you, though, don’t you think?
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
oh yeah,
I love reddit
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Kevin Durant got offered a spot in the dunk contest, and declined
http://kevindurant35.com/2009/12/18/why-i-passed-on-the-dunk-contest/
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
Tom is a flip flopper
Bayless is probably the best 11th pick in the draft, and way better than any other 11th pick the Blazers have had. People in other blogs just don’t see that. It is like they can’t see the woods, just to spite their face.
- by tominhawaii on Sep 16, 2008 12:34 PM PDT
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
He's a good pick
He’s just a jerk. Just because I hate him, doesn’t mean I think he’s a crappy player. Most people hate Blake because he’s white not because of his game. I think I read that in another fanpost.
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I think it has to do with him having the worst facial expressions when he tries to guard someone. It looks like someone with low bbiq in a centrifuge for fighter pilots.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
by Norsktroll on Dec 18, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh
I didn’t know that’s why folks hated him. Good to know.
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
distant corollary to "guitar face"
“defensive face” – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
It’s good to know what that looks, I’m sure I can use that……….somewhere.
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."
whatever, i’m at work, it’s friday, party time.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
i called it a week on Tuesday.
week before teachers leave for break. I think they mostly stopped caring. i know i did…..
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
it is my thursday and I have one of those non desk jobs
so whatever back at you
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
doood, use your mind bullets to junk while you are at work. my whatever is directed at work—it’s not for us communists… let ’s call it a day and go frolicking in the fields.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Today is my last day of the year
I have short timers disease …..which shouldn’t be confused with BRP’s short asians disease
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
what up?
haven’t seen you around in a while. all good?
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
oh yeah
but I am back to work so dont have the junking time I used to. I’ll hit it up as soon as I can though.
PEACE OUT DTL
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
have a good day, man.
nice to hear things are good.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
i bought the CUTEST thigh high boots yesterday
and im wearing them today , i look hot
how’s everyone ?? :)
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
by BlazerFan1 on Dec 18, 2009 9:31 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
no kidding
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
So the ones on your Christmas card weren't cutting it anymore? ;-)
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
i'm only wearing utiliatarian
shoes that keep my feet dry.
but i still look hot.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
homeless people wear bags on their feet too, and sometimes they are hot, i guess.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
i'm not homeless though.
that’s what puts me over the top. i mean, you’ve seen me. you know what i’m talkin about.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
actually, i used to wear bags a lot in montana, during the winter. It helps keep your feet dry. In the summer while hiking, i would wear sock length pantie hose under my socks. it keeps you from getting blisters on long hikes. i learned it from people in the military
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
were you hot
in the pantyhose?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
well, i’d often wear wool socks to help absorb sweat, so sometimes. One of my favorite places to hike, requires you to cross through a stream about 4 times as you switch back up a mountain, so you end up pretty wet.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
when i go out in snow i usually wrap a couple plastic bags around my feet
over my socks and put a rubber band the bag at the ankle before putting on the wellys. it helps tremendously. hadn’t heard of the sock length pantie hose thing though. if i ever venture on a long hike again, i’ll keep that in mind.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
And, fine, I'll be the one to say the necessary.
Pic, or it didn’t happen.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i was gonna leave all that alone.
i didn’t want her to think i was objectifying her cause of what she chooses to wear.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I am hoping she'll know I am joking.
No bodyguard will keep me safe, otherwise.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i tend to air on the side of caution as well.
i don’t know if she’d know i was joking either. i just had to explain i was joking in the other JD too. haha
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
On that note.
Sometimes I wonder if Roybot is not mean to me because I’m cool or because I’m not worth being mean to.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
it's hard to say.
that’s why i said mostly joking and also the thing about who she responds to. She definitely seems to pick her people so i’m not sure what that means either. It’s not really that big a deal. Sometimes I like to try and give as good as I get.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
twss
Sometimes I like to try and give as good as I get.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
but seriously
I’m always amused with getting into meaningless scuffles around here, but, unless I call someone a sociopath or an “intimidating midget”, no one really wants to fight with me.
All the better since I’m really a pacifist.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I can think of one glaring example that you omitted
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
oh yeah
your mother told me so
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Oh, but I thought she was talking about your face?
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
says the guy who makes fun of little people
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
It's just like they are real people!
Only tinier.
Note: As a adult male who barely reaches 5’7, I have endless sympathy for little people. Especially for my teeny tiny spinner of a co-manager.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
you need to convince her that Billups for QRich is a good idea… Billups has a nagging injury, QRich has lots of them… your simply consolodating to make a run at John Wall next year
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha
she rejected my O’Neal and Webster for Lopez deal too.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Right? I try to explain these things to her.
By trying to explain things to a woman.. well… am I right?
[ducks]
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
It's time for you to wear the pants in your managerial relationship
Just tell her “Woman, this is what we’re gonna do, now make me a Sammich”
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I'll go draft that e-mail now.
Maybe I should suggest to her that the reason we are doing so poorly is because women aren’t genetically inclined to lead. That will make her see the reason.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I would also broach the inherent irrationality of women one week a month and how that has negatively affected your team
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
You are so great at this.
If architecture or school crossing guardianship doesn’t pan out for you, you could probably teach Women’s Studies.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I learned so much with my Poli-Sci minor… perhaps I should consider running for office
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
You would be a great elected official!
Men would vote for you because they like your positions. Women would vote for you because they want a man to tell them what to do. BRILLIANT!
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
they can punch the ballot with a bedazzler
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
This sounds pretty fun.
And it would make women feel so much more involved even if we don’t actually count their votes.
Oh wait, we do count women’s votes now? No wonder things have gone down hill.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I believe constitutionally they are 3/5ths of a person
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
That is fair.
Gives them the allusion of power while given them something more to strive for pointlessly.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
you're the only one i ever got in a scuffle with.
but to me it wasn’t meaningless. but those do happen quite often around here.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that's good one.
I used to insinuate lots of things about Ark’s wife, also, but then I reminded myself that words can hurt and just because I’m not serious doesn’t mean that what I say might not bother people more than the return on humor is worth it.
I need to develop an equation for the return on humor index; a cost-gain ratio to reflect the potential humor one can get out of situation relative to the harm it could cause another.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
good idea on that return on humor index.
it’s just hard to do that in an anonymous forum. I just decided that if something bothers me, i’ll say it does once and hope it doesn’t happen again. Just like if I said a joke that hurt someone, I’d hope they’d tell me so i don’t do it again. it’s a fine line i guess. mostly comes down to good communication and respect.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I am offended by you references to respect with regards to the internet
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
well you can blow it out your protractor, geek boy.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Words hurt
and now my protractor is clogged
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
i'll refrain.
i actually like you so i should stop poking fun. even though you hate baseball……
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
meh, it’s the internet… I don’t let it bother me
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
i didn't think you did
which is why i continue. but still, it gets old after a while i’m sure. i don’t let constant stuff from one person here bother me either, but it does get kind of old. especially when it’s not funny. it used to be funnier but now not so much.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
does that persons name rhyme with “Oybot”?
.
.
when someone’s schtick gets tiresome, I just stop responding to their comments until I’m not tired of it anymore… I abide by the if you don’t like it don’t read it/comment on it rule of thumb
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
haha. uh.... maybe...
i abide by the same rule. but sometimes it’s tough to stop myself. especially when funny interactions have occurred in the past.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
From someone who doesn't get hit directly by that one's schtick
I still find it amusing. It’s amazing how different the perspective can be whether or not it actually involves.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i can only imagine what will happen
when she reads this thread. perhaps i should go in to hiding…..
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
It might be a good idea.
i would guess she’ll be coming through here sometime in the next hour or two.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
her appearence has usually
happened by this time of day so that’s probably a safe assumption.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
uh oh. you found it.
see, though?…. no hating.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Only because I enjoy watching you on your game!
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
We can't all be perfect all of the time.
And I’ve forgiven Roy for his occasional off games, so you’re just fine as well.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Well you were obviously worried
what would happen when I saw it, so there was some hating.
No words.
#52
i guess i would qualify the comments
as more observation than “hating”. but, if that’s how you took it, then I sincerely apologize.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Communication and respect?
Do you even read the JD?
Just kidding. I completely agree. Although sometimes when people complaining about things bothering them, I have to resist attacking harder. But, I mean, I wouldn’t want anyone to get the mistaken impression that I am a sociopath or anything.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
you bring up a good point.
i think there’s a difference between complaining, and asking someone not to repeat something that you don’t like. I’m thinking more in the lines of things said about people’s personal lives.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
fair point.
i guess for me, my line is drawn between talking about me, and talking about my family. i don’t care what people say about me. but that doesn’t mean i should assume the same about others.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, this makes sense.
As long as both people are reasonable adults with human compassion, it feels like this wouldn’t be an issue. Once I really got that you were actually bothered by me saying random, and, to me, completely meaningless, things about your family, then any enjoyment I could have gotten by saying said ridiculous things goes out the window.
Like we’ve said before on this topic, it’s a lot about knowing your audience.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
yes, i agree.
in that particular case, i was searching for a way to get my point across adequately enough to have those particular jokes stop. i was glad we could move on though. i don’t hold grudges.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
both people are reasonable adults with human compassion
where does one find this on the internet?
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Probably somewhere.
There might be a facebook group or something.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Yes, but how's the arch support
We don’t want a plantar facitiis injury now, do we?
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
by DonkeyShins on Dec 18, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
how many GCSs could you buy instead of those boots? bad purchase imo
lessssss go #52
by dougall5505 on Dec 18, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
thigh high boots?
< clears throat nervously > – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
by 22baylor on Dec 18, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
yes
it kinda leads me to ask questions, like why is he nervous? Is it a good nervous, or is he scared of what might happen next.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
You haven't lived!
Skydiving, skateboarding on a 20’ ramp, bungee jumping, thigh high boots, etc.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Dec 18, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
One of my favorite qutoes from last night, if true
It’s Brandon Roy (27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), who Bayless said had talked to him about developing into a Mo Williams-type secondary scoring threat.
Roy knows what he’s doing.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I believe it
Roy said before this year that screw his stats, he wanted to win, period.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
in other words
“Here’s what I need you to do for me. I wonder what everyone else can do for me?” – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Roy's selfishness shines through yet again
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
thanks...
I watched, then followed links to like 10 others until a fake illusion (scare) gave me a heartattack
"+ 5 % FG percentage to the person Trout is guarding" Philthy
by Ball Dont Lie. on Dec 18, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
SMH
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 18, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
I think Griffey can make Bradley a good teammate
I think Bradley could end up being Randy Moss gong to NE, a talented player who can finally be controlled.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that would be the ideal hope.
and that Bradley stays healthy. the clubhouse presence is my only concern. I don’t expect him to put up the numbers he did with the Rangers that one year. I just hope he’s happy not playing every day, which I assume he won’t be.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
He won't put up those numbers
If for no other reason than the pitcher’s park in Seattle vs. the hitters park in TEX.
But that’s okay.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
right.
the power numbers won’t be there but the average is what i was talking about.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
agree
plus chemistry is vastly overrated in baseball
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
also
Bradley was damn good and wasn’t an ass when his teams were winning games. This year’s Seattle team looks like it will win a lot of games.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
What do you think of Bayless?
I like our future lineup of Bayless/Roy/Batum/LMA/Oden haha
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
with that starting lineup
we’ll need shooters off the bench, e.g. Travis, Rudy.
I expect Roy, Bayless, and Batum to shoot a combined ~37% from 3 on average, maybe a little better if they are getting wide open looks and Oden outlet passes, but I figure 37% would be pretty good.
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I think of Roy/Bayless/Batum and LMA in the corner 3 spot hover around 37%
Then it’s good enough… and I think one of ’em can become a 40%-er.
3’s at a good percentage are efficient, but I like how much that team would get to the line more.
#52
Agree
I would rather be a team that gets a lot of transition buckets and freethrows than a fantastic three point shooting team, being mediocre is fine if you do other things on offense well.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
It's a great weapon
But we’ve seen teams go cold from 3 consistently at the worst times, it seems… while having guys who can score in the paint and get to the rack usually doesn’t abandon yee in thy time of need.
It’s like defense; it’s more likely to be there for 82 games and the playoffs than a reliance on jumpers.
#52
Why would that do that?
Milton Bradley is a jerk.
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
yes
but Silva completely sucks as a pitcher. So from that standpoint it’s a good trade.
I remember when the Mariners traded for Carl Everett – I was horrified. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I agree about it being a fair trade
I just don’t like him if they hit some rough seas. They’re the Mariners and that’s going to happen.
this is my concern as well.
maybe Wakamatsu will have good report with him though. which will help quite a bit.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
and if they hit rough seas and Milton is a screwup
they waive him! No problem. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
it gives me a lot of happiness.
they’re gonna be fun to watch.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
We can't forget about Endy Chavez
He might help this year. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
if he comes back healthy and 100%
and plays LF, the M’s have the best defensive OF in baseball I think.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Michael Saunders should play. He's got a lot of potential.
A healthy Chavez is a perfect 4th outfielder.
#52
two teams trading their problems away
Hopefully, if Milton does his normal thing, the Mariners will drop him like a hot potato; or Jr. cold-cocks him for general impertinance. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
i love gmz
he is the kp of baseball. silva is worthless and bradley could be good
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 18, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
So Bobby Kngith ripped Coach Calipari for cheating
Amen to that!
Link to video: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4754431
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That is why this is sooo ironic
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
glitter comments
are an abomination unto any and all gods.
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
and before you ask
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
for the rest of us?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Are you the head of household??
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I’VE GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE!
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Happy Hanna-kwanza-mas to everyone!!!!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
My way is easier to say
Besides…it’s a saying…not a calendar…they don’t have to be in order
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Nice.
Then my next problem is why are you so racist against our Muslim brethren during this time of Ramadan?
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
It was the way I was raised I guess
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ignorance isn't an excuse!
Oh wait, yes it is. Never mind. Carry on.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Too late
Ramadan is over. You must find another reason to be racist toward them. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Man, I always miss Ramadan.
I was so ready for the Ramadan Fairy to bring me contemplative understanding.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I think they take a pretty dim view of fairies over there
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Oh, right.
Maybe the Ghost of Ramadan Past, Present, and Future?
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
That is crying out for a TV special
Imagine Scrooge looking like Yassir Arafat or someone like him. A Ramadan Carol. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Oh that would be great
It should be a SNL skit if nothing else.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
they called it christamakkah on the oc
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 18, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
was that the part in season 1
where Racheal Bilson dressed as Wonder Woman?
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Wilde > Bilson > Barton
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i guess i'd have to agree with that too.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
In order to get Anthony Randolph, teams will have to take on Maggette as well
Golden State’s Anthony Randolph is indeed available via trade, as numerous reports suggested this week, but NBA front-office sources indicate that the Warriors are trying much harder to move Corey Maggette.
A sure way to snag Randolph, then, would be taking Maggette in the same deal. That’s clearly the Warriors’ hope.
The issue there, though, is that Maggette has three years left on his contract after this season at $30.8 million, courtesy of one of Chris Mullin’s last acts as Warriors GM. A team would have to really like Randolph and believe it can finally reach him to take on Maggette as well, especially in this economy.
Obviously no one is untouchable on a 7-18 team, but sources with knowledge of the Warriors’ thinking say that their willingness to move guards Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry and Anthony Morrow has been overstated. None of them are being “shopped,” sources said Friday, although it seems safe to suggest that the Warriors would eventually have to part with at least one of them to land the bruising power forward — such as Carlos Boozer or David West — they lack and covet.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Ugh
maybe if he were paid like 6-7 mil a year…
That’s too much for a 30 y/o role player
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 18, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
it will be interesting to see if anyone bites the bullet and goes after Randolph/Curry/Ellis
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
For Curry I would advocate something borderline crazy
but wouldn’t move any of the Big 3 (Greg, Brandon, LMA) and if Golden State wants a bruising PF in a deal, we don’t have that chip to begin with (LMA is essentialy what I think they hope Randolph could be next season)
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 18, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I like both Randolph and Curry
I’d be tempted to throw LMA’s name out there and see what they think…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Curry is older than Bayless and not producing well right now. He’s also a liability on defense with that slight of a frame.
Arand is not a player that I would build around. Mentally fragile.
hire tim grover
#52
well, like I said
“tempted”
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
we could send them Howard as a Bruised PF and hope they don’t notice… Belly may be senile enough to think it’s still 1997
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Belly should be Nelly… but really it makes sense either way
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
In New Delhi - in Hong Kong
They don’t know, but it won’t be long – Eno
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Randolph>>>Curry
Randolph is a much different player than LMA— he’s a significantly better rebounder and shot-blocker and can put the ball on the floor. He can’t shoot as well as LMA and doesn’t have LMA’s post game, but he’s an extremely interesting player. A potential star.
#52
Miller and Blake and Outlaw!
For Maggette, whom I hate, as our off-the-bench-scorer, and A-Rand, for fun.
#52
That wouldn't be bad
Blake will be redundant once Rudy gets back, Mags at least gets to the free throw line, and Anthony Randolph has Lamar Odom esque potential.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
I like Anthony Randolph quite a bit
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Also when does Batum get back?
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
i think they say
around All Star Break?
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I do it
who plays the point guard? Bayless and Roy?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Miller and Roy start, Bayless and Rudy make up the rest of the guards
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Mortimer's trade was Dre, Blake, and Outlaw
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
A good PG for Nelly in Dre, but with a short deal, and two expirings
We play A-Rand and Bayless at PG, natch.
#52
yep.
Roy practically does anyway once the ball is brought up the court.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
"Bruising PF, like Boozer or West"
Man, it just does not get more bruising than those two.
We are a long way aways from the days of Buck and the Mailman.
#52
Maggette has three years left on his contract after this season at $30.8 million
Would this be known as a Flaming Bag Contract? – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
The NBA cares.
just not enough to let players twitter when they want to. i understand during a game from the bench, but after a game? ridiculous.
I am impressed
that “Not a chance in Jurassic Park” has 0 votes at this point. Tom must not have voted. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Me too.
I’ve put up several polls over the year where I thought one of the choices would get zero, but this is the first time it’s happened.
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."
Open in new window fail
Nice to meet you btw
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
yeah man, you too. sorry about the failure… story of my life.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
So I'm trying to find a way to put this nicely...
..but one thing that’s recently driven me nuts is the “MY player is doing well, I can be smug now!” thing. Come on, they’re all Blazers. We want them ALL to do well. I know being a sports fan means you’re predisposed to pick sides about every little thing, but you don’t need to be smug and call everyone “haters” because “your player” had a good night last night. Let me let you on in a little sercret. Everyone is happy “your player” did well, because it makes the Blazers better, and that’s who we’re really here to root for!
Just because people have concerns about a player, doesn’t make the “haters” who have to be called out because “your player” finally had a really good game.
Vent over.
by Timmay! on Dec 18, 2009 1:14 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
and T'Mea
the first female ruler of the planet vulcan
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know
she was 117 years old when met her
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Experience is gold.
She probably has all sorts of hawt veteran moves.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
undoubtably
but she also has the Vulcan Death Grip
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
uhhh.....ok Dexter
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
uhhh.....ok Dexter
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
wow ...double post
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
nah man, it’s all been about WW pickups. Neither of us deserves credit for people dropping Speights, Rudy, Haywood.
hire tim grover
#52
Brandon's low efficiency has been killing me so far this year
I might be open to a trade for some more efficient guys if you have any. With all the injuries I have to win the FG%, FT%, and TO categories every week, and hope I steal the Steals category and maybe Blocks or Rebounds
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Yeah Brandon has had many Kobe type games, shooting around 40% from the field this year
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
the strategy that has been gold for us is building around a few star guards and then having a host of big men that win FG% and rebounding. Having the guards gets you guardy categories, but you have more average big men, so we’re one of hte top rebounding teams in the league.
hire tim grover
#52
that was Biedrins' job
unfortunately his pubis has decided not to cooperate.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
he kills FT%, we specifically went after bigs that could shoot free throws. Dilbert, Horford, etc. Hayes doesn’t shoot enough FTs for it to matter, really.
hire tim grover
#52
I didn't think Biedrins would shoot enough FTs for it to matter too much
especially with good free throw shooters (who get to the line alot) like Roy and Sweet Lou (once I traded for him) around him.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
or 3PM
Ryan Anderson was a monster earlier this year at that category when Shard was out
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Ray Allen is like 30 overall this year I think. He’s pretty efficient. Him and another piece maybe.
hire tim grover
#52
possibly
I’d have to look at your roster. I love Brandon and all, but man, him and Conley have singlehandedly lost me 3 categories at times
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I feel dirty even thinking about trading B Roy
haha
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Tom's act is starting to really annoy me. Its gotten old.
He’s right about some of the Blake/Miller haters though.
#52
Perhaps, but
He is searching for a new schtick. Give him time to develop one. Not every one can be a homerun.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
It's not a schtick
I think Miller sucks and he is getting more credit than what he deserves and he probably deserves criticism. I also think Bayless is irritating.
Miller is doing his best – obviously not the straw the broke the championship camel’s back, but it was not like the Blazers had a ton of other options.
Bayless – yes, he is a little irritating (er something, not sure the word for it). Give him time. Whenever a new, good, hyper kid joins the gang, there is always awkward moments as he is adjusting to the culture. It is clear he has always been deep inside his own head for a year and a half now, but he is getting better. I think next year, he might seem a little more Blazerish.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
irritating (er something, not sure the word for it).
I think what it is is that Bayless, by a looooong ways, has the most swagger on the team. He’s a bit cocky, maybe a little arrogant. I can see how that could rub some people the wrong way being as this current team, sans Bayless, has no other player like that.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
I would say Brandon has the most swagger, but Bayless has something similar to cockiness/arrogance. I am still not sure what the correct word/phrase would be.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
to me, Brandon doesn't emit that
“i’m awesome and I know it” attitude that Bayless does. When Bayless steps on the court, you can tell he means business. Even that he thinks he’s one of the best out there. Which is a great trait to have, in my opinion. To me, Bayless just appears more demonstrative about that than others on the team.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
I guess we have different definitions of swagger then. I think of it as more confidence, not cockiness. The Brandon is on the floor, it is assumed good things will naturally happen.
Are we maybe having different conversations?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
hahahahaha
no, these aren’t different conversations. to me, swagger is a noticeable attitude above and beyond confidence. I think the difference between Brandon and Bayless, perhaps, is that Brandon has a quieter swagger whereas Jerryd is more demonstrative/emotional. To me, there’s a difference between confidence and swagger. Brandon exudes confidence, but not in a showy way. Bayless does both. does that make sense? it seems rambling to me as i write it. haha
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Makes perfect sense
Who would you rather have as your leader? For me, it would be a guy like Brandon. I prefer quiet confidence. Others might like the demonstrative/emotional type, but that tends to wear out over time.
I guess it does not even have to be leader. Who would you rather have as your team mate. The steady very good performer with even keel perspective, or the very good performer with off the charts emotion.
I think the emotional guy would have a shorter half life than the even keel guy.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i'm with you. i'd rather have the quiet, steady guy.
especially as a leader. but i love love love the fiery guys too. They can be very important to a team. Rudy has a little bit of it too, but he warms up to it as he performs well. Bayless comes out with the “i’m gonna stifle some folks and people are gonna know it” attitude. i love it.
but, to me, it’s more important to have that quiet leader who can reign the emotional guy in and calm stuff down when necessary.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Rudy’s fire is different than Bayless’s hyper emotion. I would love to be Rudy’s teammate for ever, but I think Bayless would have to take it down a notch for me to want to hang out with him long term.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i can see that.
maybe Bayless will turn in to one of those guys you hate unless he’s on your team. if that’s the case, i hope he stays on my team. haha
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I would rather have both
seriously…too much of the same thing is bland and not as dynamic. I think we need to have both Rex and Rudy to offset the quite confidence of Brandon and LMA…need it
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Roy's personality is good as the head guy, the Leonardo of the group
Bayless can be the Raphael who gets the energy of the team up, and who will be all angry and active.
#52
There should be more TMNT references
in every JD
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
does that make Rudy
Michelangelo and LA Donatello?
i think that works….
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Splinter… and that has to be Andre I think… I would make Oden be Casey
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
SIGH
Roy = Leonardo (calm leader)
Bayless= Raphael (hothead)
Oden = Donatello (nerd with a big stick)
LMA = Michaelangelo (the most iffy comparison, but he lacks focus just like the stoner Turtle)
Rudy = Casey Jones (mysterious outsider)
Harrlow = April (the babe)
DUH.
#52
David Stern is Shredder
I won’t give Kobe the honor of being the head bad guy. He can be one of those mutant Rhino characters.
#52
Oden = Donatello (nerd with a big stick)
I didn’t know we got an answer to the shower presence questions.
by chalupa king on Dec 18, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
shredder is the bad guy… otherwise known as K*be
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
According to the announcers
He talked smack to the Sun’s coach. He’s had like 4 good games. If that was Bynum to Nate, there would be at least 3 posts about it.
Well
We don’t really know why he did that. Perhaps Alvin said something first.
AAAALLLLVVVIINNN!!! (chipmunks reference)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
the part about Bynum to Nate is very true.
i found what Bayless did hilarious. Mostly because of Gentry’s reaction though.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
It'll suck if he can only do it against those he know
We gotta get him to NBA mixers and stuff, so he gets to know everyone and has a reason to best them each game!
#52
Yeah
I’m not saying it’s not funny. I’m just saying that fans would either be upset at Bynum or Nate for smiling.
If they had no prior connection together, yeah
We’d think it was weird at least.
But Bayless knows everyone who has ever lived or been to PHX. He is UNIVERSAL (in Pheonix).
#52
Why?
His career resume says he starts slow and the Blazers were already replacing two starting from a team that won 54 games. He, according to Nate, was told he would run the second unit. I also remember Mike B. saying when Miller met him in Vegas that he said he could help Rudy, who is not a starter.
I’m not saying it was the right decision, just that I can see why it was done. I don’t think Miller has done anything to warrant a start over Blake. Blake’s poor play is the only reason, not because Miller won the job, which is another of Nate’s principles.
When I read comments here, I’d swear Blake is the only guy on the team playing bad.
In m view, Miller has consistently outplayed Blake.
Blake currently has the lowest PER on the team and has played the 3rd most minutes. PER, admittedly, is a far from perfect stat. However, that’s a pretty good start as to why people think Blake should play less.
#52
Personally I'd like to see Miller start with Roy, Bayless as backup, Blake for spot minutes
And let the person playing the best get the crunch time minutes (if any).
Miller tends to improve as the season continues, Bayless would get plenty of playing time (and he’s hitting three’s now!), and Blake’s trade value either won’t change or might improve.
this is what i think they should do too.
it makes too much sense right now. The only caveat may be waiting to see if Bayless’ three point shot will fall at a decent enough clip (meaning at least as well as Blake’s, which shouldn’t be tough right now) to warrant the full time backup role.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yep that could keep Blake on the court, even with his lower 3pt % this season
Blake is probably already dreading Rudy’s return.
now that Bayless has broke out maybe.
at this point, i still expect Bayless to get relegated to spot minutes upon Rudy’s return. I hope that doesn’t happen, at least if Bayless continues to play like he did last night.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, though I'd like to see Bayless get some minutes per game, even when struggling
If he’s stinking up the court, then he’ll only get 5 minutes and Blake gets an expanded role that game. But if Blake plays 30 minutes with 5/1/0 or something, there’s bound to be questions of whether Blake brought much to the game.
You could argue he does bring more (stability, experience, knowledge of the offense, veteran craftiness on defense), but it’ll definitely be a strong debate against long term growth of a young energetic PG during a season where it makes sense to at least grow him a bit.
If Bayless is relegated to 10 or less minutes at the end of the year, regardless of his performance on the court, I think he’ll quietly request a trade. He’s a year away from negotiating his post-rookie contract, and he won’t want to take a chance on another year on the bench and get a Channing Frye contract.
Not that Phoenix would be a bad location for Bayless either.
i think the best way for Bayless to continue to see court time is simple.
it is: don’t turn the ball over.
personally, I think this is Nate’s reason for not playing Bayless more often. Which is dumb. But i’ve not seen evidence yet to believe that Nate will change his methods upon the injured guy’s coming back.
and, yes, Jake, if Bayless continues to perform like last night and Blake continues to suck and rotations don’t change after injured guys come back, Nate should probably be let go.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Even if Bayless doesn't keep performing like last night.
Bayless is still a young player and is going to struggle at times. However, his play over this whole season (not just last night) dictates that he’s probably worth developing. Blake really shouldn’t be playing at all when Rudy gets back (unless Miller is traded). If he’s in the rotation and Bayless isn’t…
I don’t even want to think about it.
#52
I would bet that Rudy and Nic
Are a little concerned about how the playing time will shake out when they return
by southern oregon on Dec 18, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Well, last season, even a Bayless supporter like me has to say Bayless wasn't good
That poor play, at least the memory of it, simply will carry over to the next year, and adding a PG like Miller just made it harder for Bayless to snag minutes as a PG.
I think from here on out, we won’t see Bayless getting docked minutes. Even if I don’t agree with it, I could see Nate still playing Blake (because of his 3 point shot) over Miller, and still playing Bayless as well. More 3 guard shenanigans.
I don’t see Bayless getting the shaft right now. If his play suddenly dips for an extended period, maybe, but I figure Miller will get the shaft… since he’s gotten it this whole time more than anyone.
#52
Miller's eventual candid interview after he leaves the Blazers will be interesting
He could stay tight-lipped, but I imagine he’d love to talk about it.
I doubt his rapid exit last night went unnoticed
By the players or the management
by southern oregon on Dec 18, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I'm holding for the medical report
If he was hurting, I think everyone will let this one go. If not, ouch.
the consecutive game streak must stay intact
at all costs. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I bet he said that about the starting streak before the season.
That being said, if he has a concussion, I hope they force him to sit. I don’t like seeing players return early from concussions.
I'd love to hear Miller spill the beans
Now, or later. I don’t think it will happen though. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Yeah, the comments like "see, he should have been starting since last year!"
have really confused me. He had like 2.5 good games last year, then teams scouted and shut him down.
I’m glad to see that he (with help from the coaching staff) seems to have adjusted to the scouting, primarily by working on his outside shot.
And like some have pointed out
The NBA scouting will come into play once again— Bayless will be doubled on the catch, or after the first dribble, and forced to read and react. We do not know if he can handle that yet.
#52
the greatest part about that is the enemy having to actually scout for and pay attention to yet another Blazer position.
hire tim grover
#52
If he can handle it in even a basic way
And be able to get the ball to the open man, or split the double like he has shown he has the ability to do, and our shooters (or Roy) can make the enemy pay for doubling our raw 2nd year combo guard…
…it could work. But, I would have to think Bayless will make some mistakes along the way and I hope he keeps his head and makes the right read more often than not.
#52
Brandon has gone through 3 or 4 cycles of battling the scouting adjustments
I remember in, I think early season 2, Brandon was struggling after teams made more adjustments. Folks were doing the "Oh, Brandon has peaked, teams have figured him out), then he averaged some insane number of points with great efficiency within weeks.
It’ll be interesting to see how Bayless does long-term adjustments to scouting. He really struggled with it last season.
I just thought of something
I watch the games looking for Miller to make a mistake. I don’t know if you do that with Blake, but I’m sure others do that watching Blake, because that means he’s probably playing instead of a player they want to watch like Miller or Bayless.
I’m 100% serious here, I think Miller is good for a couple of alley oops and that is is. When I watch him play, his defense is no better than Blakes, he takes and misses bad shots, and he doesn’t seem, to me, as committed as the rest of the team.
I think if someone asked you to name the top 5-10 plays you remember from each player, I bet I could remember more bad plays by Miller and Bayless than anyone else on BE and just about everyone else could name more bad Blake plays than me. I even got pissed at Andre when he got hit in the eye.
In conclusion, I think although we are watching the same game, we are actually watching two different things. It’s like the movie Airplane. Someone could watch the main characters and someone could watch the background and they both would remember the movie differently.
Quite right.
Although advanced stats still miss enough, they are still the most objective way to rate players.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
So-called "advanced" stats are marshaled to "prove" pre-existing biases all the time.
"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
I think that too
That’s what bugs me about Pers, and I like Pers, but it seems like he made up a stat and a list of top players and he adjusted the stats until LeBron had the best stats.
by tominhawaii on Dec 18, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
sorta
But stats aren’t always developed by guys without confirmation bias already built into their own heads as for why they are designing that particular measurement.
Nice sentence, Ash – I wish I could talk better.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
They are good tools, but looking at 5 different stats with built in biases (is this a word?) isn’t going to do any good without combining that with common sense and a plain old nekked eyeball.
You already know this though.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Even normal stats are telling me that Miller sucks
I’m not sure what un-advanced stats are called, but Miller is bricking a lot of shot early in the shot clock, when he could have done better.
Should have been 7
You know, I might just jump on the Bayless bandwagon just so I can focus my hate on Miller.
he took a good charge and had two nice passes that led to buckets to keep us in the game in the third quarter. He’s very subtle.
hire tim grover
#52
"I’m 100% serious here, I think Miller is good for a couple of alley oops and that is is."
I love to see Miller handling on a fast break. I’ve seen plenty of times when he’s gotten down to the offensive end and it’s one-on-one because nobody came down there with him. Hopefully someone is showing film of this to the other Blazers so they will get off their dead heinie and get down the floor faster than the old man is getting down there. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
this frustrates me so much.
it even happens with Blake sometimes. it’s hard to be a fast break team when only one guy runs. The other thing is when a big gets a rebound, everyone starts running out, and they can’t throw an outlet pass…..
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
that is true.
when they both run, good things happen.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Not everyone can take off running
If they did that, folks would be complaining about the lack of rebounds.
I do think Miller plays not up to what he can, for whatever reason (motivation, coach, not in full shape, …). I also do think Miller is better at running a team than Blake (and Bayless for a long time), and it’s not close. You don’t get more assists than Drexler and Pippen by being a dud.
Miller if nothing else must find it hard to learn who does what..
he started running sets with batuum & travis …and greg & Rudy….all thats new..and now has shifted again..
to run a team well you have to know where everyone is going to be “next” what there favorite areas are and how quickly the move from place to place…
no one has a clear-enough defined role on the floor that stays consistent – from the onset it would have been difficult with Martell returning and Miller showing up – - but with all the injury shuffling, the difficulty level has increased in terms of developing a comfort zone…
then the dynamics of who should be playin when has added tension – - you get a performance anxiety effect if you feel you are being overly scrutinized or criticized..
tricky times – - wish I had gotten to watch Jerryd go off for the 29 :-)
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
It's not an act
Some people have commented like me pert near every game this season except the last two.
My problem with all of this
Is that Bayless has had two good games and they were both wins. That is it. A large majority has been angry and negative after almost every game this year regardless of the outcome. They get their wish to start Miller and for Bayless to play more and all of a sudden everything is perfect except for Blake.
Not to mention how many times I’ve read the term “sample size”, and now some folks after two are (exaggeration) practically ready to trade Roy and build the team around Bayless.
I'm personally ok with folks who are still concerned about Bayless, as well as folks who are ecstatic about him
But the over-the-top praise is a little early (how about a few weeks of consistency first? I may only be two weeks away!), and the attitude of “I KNEW IT! See haters, I told you he was great!” is unnecessary and doesn’t really help anything. We’re all Blazer fans here, we all want the Blazers to succeed. Turning on each other does nothing.
I’m not intending to point this at anyone btw, there was no one comment that inspired the rant, just felt that way after reading the recap threads etc. This isn’t aimed at you two in particular. (Though I do think it’s early to start calling Bayless one of the Big Three, that’s at least a topic that can be reasonably discussed)
I lost a reply
I’m not even sure if I was replying to this comment. I’m happy a KP draft pick/trade is doing well and the Blazers are winning. I just wish Bayless was more Tim Duncan and less Birdman.
It's not about Bayless and Blake
The defense is still crappy, Miller is still playing crappy, other players have improved, yet it still seems to be about Bayless=good and Blake=bad. Thank goodness some of the Nate hate went away.
Blazer fans have always been prone to wild swings in rationale.
i, too, believe it’s a little too early to tell with Bayless. Though I am much more encouraged now after seeing him play significant minutes with very good results.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
i just want to play blake in risk. I’ll capture australia, then slowly with the addition of a single soldier per round, crush his spirits as i inch towards world domination.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
i never liked risk. it was too boring for me. i think i’d be bad at taking over the world.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
me neither. played it a couple times in college and that was enough for me to know i didn’t like it.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I play Civ 4 now. I like to mix religion and nukes into my world domination.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Risk is fun
Stratego was more my style though
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Come on, they’re all Blazers. We want them ALL to do well.
Unless their name is Blake Outlaw – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
by 22baylor on Dec 18, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
pictures of the decade some powerful stuff.
lessssss go #52
by dougall5505 on Dec 18, 2009 1:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
wow.....
that’s one of the more spectacular collections of photo’s i’ve ever seen. some truly remarkable shots in there. powerful isn’t a strong enough word.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
The Hubble images site is hard to believe
by southern oregon on Dec 18, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Time was pretty depressing with theirs
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1942834-1,00.html
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
i cannot believe that ridiculous front page post by dave
today
what the hell is that?
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
yes, how dare he attempt to raise awareness about domestic violence
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i don't think it's the right forum for that post or to tie into the Chris Henry situation
which we have no idea what has happened..
and the readers on BEdge will make stupid comments that are really disrespectful for people who are victims of DV.
if i were to read the comments as a casual visitor, i would be pissed at the writer and community
fiftytwo
well said
Dave’s post seemed especially out of place when I opened BEdge today.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
It was a poor decision.
But I am more and more interested in knowing what really happened there.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
It’s Dave’s Blog, he can post what he wants… having read the comments they have seemed very respectful thus far unless I missed some that were deleted
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
probably
and it’s early so just wait…it will be a disaster in the comments section soon…like every post…but this isn’t about professional basketball players playing time, it’s about a serious subject
fiftytwo
Hopefully the Mods keep it on a tight leash… Dave is currently lurking in there as well right now
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
stupid ass comments like this
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
the worst comment is this
“abuse is in the eye of the beholder”
what the fck.
seriously folks….
fiftytwo
Really? Did someone actually say that. I might have to go read that article now.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
out of context, yes… but they also said that no one knows what happened, so he’s not sure the Chris Henry situation could be tied to DV
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
further, it’s an issue that has popped up recently in several sports and makes headlines… I don’t think it’s out of line for Dave to encourage his readers to give their support to the victims of DV
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
this is why I like to avoid the main page
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Maybe I’m ignorant, but I don’t think Dave made any big errors in his post other than bringing the topic to people who will of course make dumb comments.
hire tim grover
#52
Agree
Not necessarily sure why Dave decided to talk about the topic but if he found it pertinent it’s whatever.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
It seems like he is trying to get a “do something good for people during the holidays” message out.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
"Here's something terrible that happened.
How can we turn a negative into a positive?"
I have no problem with it. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I can understand that, but starting it off with the Chris Henry story and going into domestic violence
before that seems a bit unnecessary. He could just talk about BE Night and then talk about things people could do to help.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
by Dheepan on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
no 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
I see both sides
Using Chris Henry is an attention grabber. If some folks read a headline that says something about DV and go do something to help, then they might skip it all together.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
yeh i get it
dave has a platform he wasnts to use in order to perpetuate goodness in the world, but the comments, the post itself are not really appropriate imo and its offensive, serioulsy offensive.
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Are we now at the point that we are getting offended
by pleas to go out and do good in the world??
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
no
because this specific issue, just not the right place for such a sensitive topic to be brought up and the henry ref. just not appropriate
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
becuase DV is something that should never be mentioned or spoken about in public…. surely if we ignore the problem long enough it will go away… (this is what you seem to want) (no, I’m not joking)
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree with you
Dave has this website….with a tremendous group of avid followers who tend to follow his encouragement and he just asked them in effect to chip in and help with an issue that I think you believe in strongly. I really don’t see why this is a problem.
as far as commenters go ….there are always gonna be insensitive people around. There is really nothing that can be done about that
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
witness the mountain climbing/electronic locator thread
Some very embarrassing comments in there. – elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I'm not going to go read it
But I can see what he is saying, if he is saying how some folks think it is OK for Tiger’s wife to knock out his teeth for cheating, but it’s not OK for man to do anything remotely near the same thing.
I don’t think anyone should hit.
His main point is that if you have the means, and this is a topic you care about, you should donate food/other things to support DV victims this holiday
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Oh that's nobel
It’s probably true. I had a female friend who was sexually assaulted in California and I called the Eugene S.A.S.S. and asked if they could give me some resources for my friend in California, and the lady told me to “try information” and then hung up on me.
yeah… he just used the Henry situation (without going into much detail about it) to segue into a do something nice for your fellow man this holiday season post
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
I was kidding… settle down and take a deep breath
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
and this is exactly my point
u would never know how a “joke” about domestic violence could make a victim or person feel. it is so innapropriate on so many levels.
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Well.
You referenced DV and then said you were kidding.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
you’ve got to be joking… I get that it’s a touchy subject, I’ve had close family that have been victims of DV, but to over react at the mere mention of the word and read something into where there is nothing… you have got to be kidding me
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I didn't say that you were joking about DV.
Or even break out the tried and true “Words hurt”. I’m just looking at what you said and what she said. You didn’t just mention DV but made a tiny jest wherein DV was the main subject. You were sarcastic in reference to it. She reacted to it negatively, and you replied that you were kidding… thus, you were kidding about DV.
I don’t know how far one takes this sensitivity issue. But that’s just what I am seeing here.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
It was more of a joke about how it's crazy to get upset
when Dave is trying to bring a serious topic to people’s attention.
No words.
#52
I think Sophia's boots won that already
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
by 22baylor on Dec 18, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
can you see what i’m doing right now to my eyebrows, with my saliva laden fingertip and thumb?
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
my phone is out of juice, literally… :(
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
twhs?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 18, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
why the question mark?
it’s pretty clear that’s what he said. because, you know, he said it.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
im questioning who said it
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 18, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
adding “t” to your sex? What if the tea is spiked, like punch, or better like a spiced wine?
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
That's true.
The serious topic just happens to be DV.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Does that make it different than other serious topics?
if so, why? how is it different than say child abuse if you were once a victim and Dave asked that people help out current victims and those piecing their lives back together?
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Well, it definitely isn't different than child abuse.
But, personally, I consider it different to talk about a serious topic like abuse (of any kind) as opposed to an entirely different kind of serious topic like poverty. Just because of the extreme emotions and personal history involved… you have a greater possibility of coming off as insensitive to an issue that can hurt people when the topic is more hurtful.
Although, again, I’m not really qualified to argue a point that I was just expanding the logic on but I don’t necessarily agree with.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
as opposed to an entirely different kind of serious topic like poverty. Just because of the extreme emotions and personal history involved…
the problem is that with the amount of readers the site gets, any serious topic that is brought up is going to have people with personal experience and emotions involved… should we refrain from talking about anything? Poverty for example… what if someone grew up homeless… look at the emotions involved in the MLU topic.. shoot, look at how bent out of shape people get about Blake vs. Bayless… My point is this: We can’t avoid every topic because someone out there might have negative personal history and emotions attached to it. What we can do is speak respectfully about it, and ignore those who don’t.
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
What we can do is speak respectfully about it, and ignore those who don’t.
Blazers’ Edge attracted me because it was one of the best places on the internet for obeying that rule. It is still OK but it’s a lot worse than it once was, when I first got here.
In my opinion.
But! Let’s keep trying to speak, respectfully, about these things. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
people can completely and deeply disagree with one another on anything and still remain respectful as they choose
but it takes effort to stay in-bounds…
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
I disagree: Let’s get funky and save the world from the blahs—uncle jam wants you and I say we do it.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
saving the world from the blahs is something I could sign up for
fits with questioning authority and striving to right the wrongs of political over-correctness
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
let’s agree to personify all those who oppose us as “Mr. Wiggles”
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, i’ve been around here for quite a while too, and to an extent it’s a victim of it’s own success in that area… It used to be better, but I think it’s a numbers game… more people equals more idiots sprinkled in… the best way to get them to behave though is to set an example so they know what it should look like
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I can't follow the reasoning there.
Sure, I don’t want to judge what someone thinks is important enough to be bent out of shape about. I think anything goes for player talk as long as people are not overly hostile about name calling (credit: ATF). And people can be sensitive to various topics. Calling poor people all lazy might hurt people who have struggled so hard to barely survive is cruel and insensitive. Would sarcastically mentioning poverty in any effect have the same impact as bringing up abuse? I don’t know again.
Speaking respectfully, check.
Ignore those who don’t, I don’t know. Ignoring problems doesn’t tend to help them. Some school crossing guard said that on a blog once.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Ignore those who don’t, I don’t know. Ignoring problems doesn’t tend to help them. Some school crossing guard said that on a blog once.
touche… maybe ignore is too strong of a term… but you can’t react to every idiot on the internet. Ignorance is something that is going to rear its head no matter what, some people are respectful in their ignorance and if you set them straight they go along their way and do not offend again on that topic. Some people prefer to be ignorant because it’s easier and it gets a rise out of others… in this case ignoring them is the solution to the probelm
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
"....you can’t react to every idiot on the internet."
1 in 5…..tops
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
I can't help but agree with this.
I think it’s nice to be in solidarity with those who may feel pain due to another’s ignorance or meanness, so I might stand up and not entirely ignore someone just to make sure those people were not feeling alone. I would just hate to make the assumption that anyone would assume that ignoring them is being used as a solution as opposed to merely looking the other way.
Clearly, there are going to be situations with repeat offenders within a community like this where everyone is going to get the need for mutual ignoring with the intention of reprimand. But it is just important to note that we don’t just discuss issues like this with the parties involved for their sake but make it a community discussion because of the impact it could have on those not saying anything but just following along.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Of course!
No point giving out cookies for victories unless they are chocolate chip.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i need a hug
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
*hug*
It’s too bad. You seemed so much happier earlier when you mentioned your new boots.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I too was happy when she mentioned her new boots.
Happy – but nervous. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I think you are doing it wrong. I am pretty sure the wolf liked it.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
nevermind
You are of pure thoughts, and I wouldn’t want to sully that.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
HELLO WORLD.
I’m still so happy about last night’s game. We needed it before the horrible road trip.
No words.
#52
by Roybot on Dec 18, 2009 2:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Right?
She’ll still see what you said about her eventually, DTL.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
It's just the usual hater stuff.
Ark and DTL are jealous.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Basically.
The world outside could be falling asunder and crumbling to pieces, but the JD will remain the same.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
i wasn't intending to so if it seemed that way, I apologize.
it was the best example i had which was pertinent to the conversation.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Personally
I won’t get as tired of you as the others do around here. Don’t listen to what they say.
;)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
awe thanks
I promise not to over do it. I don’t wanna harm my sunshine.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
The tone of this JD is not funny goofing around at the moment, so don’t worry ’bout it. Just put in a couple of layups to get your rhythm.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
JUST DON’T BRING THE WEAK STUFF INTO MY PAINTED AREA!
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm
How ’bout toss a couple of passes inside to the reliable big man?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I dunno
Maybe you should tinychat with EK, since his phone is atextual at the moment.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
dude it will get better, i just need to get home
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Oh...
Just between you and me, EK kind of creeps me out when he does the double eyebrow raise.
But shhhh….don’t tell anyone!
No words.
#52
How 'bout the
One up and one down? Is that better? I could let him know.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
what if i did, stroke my beard, and look interested—and put that all in italics?
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
That might be better.
But you weren’t supposed to be able to see what I said about you!
No words.
#52
I don’t know what you’re talking about, I heard everything, I’m in the room next door…
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
How 'bout if he
subtly brought your attention to his lady-killing shoes?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
you better be careful around that butler in austin powers—he’s shoe throwing star action would be a killing blow for you.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 18, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Ya know.
I am not really feelin these shoes right now. I might go out to my car and get a different pair. What do you think?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
YEAH
Maybe they are no good either for right now. Perhaps we should go see if we can find some good ones.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
hahaha
Don’t worry. I am a good shoe shopper. I can pick out the name brand ones on the clearance rack from the other side of the store.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
if it’s missing the E it’s not really a Nike
by The Arkitect on Dec 18, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
i don't know if you've seen it in real life or not,
but it’s even creepier then.
i told him he could just have the blazer ticket, i didn’t need payment.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
i regret every using that as an example…..
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
well that's just not even close to what that conversation was about.
no need to give false info about it unless you know she’ll read that thread.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
No need to give false info, maybe.
But it is fun to cause problems when I know I didn’t say anything about her.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
hahahaha
well thank you very much then…..
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
It's 77 degrees here and I'm honestly chilly
I’m not even saying that to brag, it’s kind of pathetic. I just put a blanket over my legs.
My parents have year by year gotten skimpier with the heating
The house is set to 68 degrees.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
my roomate, who owns the house and pays that bill,
keeps the house at 65. brutal in the winter. i wear multiple layers.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Only bright side is that I exercise just to get my metabolism going to keep warm
And that sucks. I’m wearing three layers myself right now.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
i usually have 2 pairs of socks on (a wool pair on the outside)
a t-shirt, long shirt, and sometimes hoody, and some fleece lined running pants.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I was so pissed 2008 October for a wedding in Oregon
My wife’s parents house used to be so hot that it would make me tired and I sometimes wore shorts. That October they decided not to start the wood stove until November and I wore a hoodie with long pants and socks in the house.
Worse commercial?
The “I can only show you I care by giving you jewelry” commercials?
The “Look, I got you a luxury car with a bow on it!” commercials?
Or the “I shop at store x and bought product y, and it fixed all the problems in our family, and our life is absolutely perfect!” (Walmart is notorious for it this season)
the commercial with the lebron and kobe puppets trying to find lebron's shoe
You won.
by Roybot on Nov 11, 2009 1:41 AM PST
of the ones you list,
the jewelry ones are the worst.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 18, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
All tied
The market for people who can buy a damn LEXUS for a secret Christmas present has to be incredibly tiny.
I hate diamonds and jewelry.
#52
Seriously
Who gives a freakin car as a present?
by chalupa king on Dec 18, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
Good husbands spend every penny they own to buy a car because that's the real meaning of Christmas.
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
Yeah I mean we may be a consumer society but those are all pretty awful
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
three great choices Timmay
all three suck to the max. I’ll give it a three-way tie. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Most hated slogan (It was for Office Max)
“Max means More!”
Note: to ad agency…Max means Most…ya dumbasses
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 18, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
You know what
I think Tone told Bayless about my fist pump comment because Bayless did it a lot in last nights game, just to get my goat. I’m pretty sure being a Bayless homer doesn’t help anything but haters probably motivate Bayless. By that logic, I’m the only Blazers fan that cares about the team.
If Bayless did that just for you
that’s proof that he’s here reading every word we all say.
OK everybody shut up! – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Maybe you should start Team Bench Bayless
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
I think they meant to say
H1N1 Vaccine is here!, but there is not enough space.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I've seen some pretty dumb signs
I was in DC over the summer and there was one up outside a church that said “Jesus did his thang, and now it’s up to you”
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Also apparently I'm getting 6-8 inches of snow tonight here in Northern Virginia
Which should muck up the first weekend my friends get back from their respective colleges.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
I don't really get why news went from being a public good/service, something self contained,
to being a product being marketed and sold. But for whatever reason it happened, it isn’t good.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Public companies require profit for their stockholders
Therefore they’ll report what brings in the most viewers.
Also Known As – people that mindlessly watch too much TV are dumb.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I think I understand. Does this help?
“Dumb people mindlessly watch too much TV.”
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Close enough for me.
TV’s the bogeyman, IMO. It’s a symptom of other problems.
For example, like I said to someone here a while back, people were always superficial. It’s just easier to see when youtube exists. In reality, youtube exposure is just the symptom.
It's easy to attack a video game, or tv, or pro wrestling, or similar.
Much easier than it is to attack long-term societal problems with complicated causes and no clear solutions.
They would be surprised about how much people respect good old fashioned classic news get in some countries
I know two “shows” in Germany that US executives laugh about how old and dodgy it looks and is presented – until they see the ratings for both the prime time news (8 pm) and the late night edition (10:30). There is a slightly hipper version using a studio with 3D animations and such on another channel at 7 and 9:45 that deliberately goes out of the way of the old classic, and is still very classic by US standards. All other much hipper news presentations don’t stand a chance, and nobody tries to put on another serious newscast at 8 pm.
Nearly All of the 24/7 news channels are is a joke.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
"nearly all"
nearly
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52