12-19-2009 JD
by tingeyga on Dec 19, 2009 12:24 AM PST
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Back in the beginning of the JD, Dave used to create a list of words to meet the required minimum. Junkers in turn would then create stories using those words. Is it just me, but when do we lose that? So in remembrance of this forgotten tradition I have created what I call the 7/1/2008 Project, in remembrance of a simpler time when the topic of the JD actually drove part of the discussion.
Join with me.
Here is the list of words:
- pedestrian
- malcontent
- Mr. Belvedere
- chest freezer
- moose
- socks
- debutante
- clubhouse
- triangle
- airplane
- hype
- rainbow
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it reads like a bad clue game:
Mr. Belvedere went to fetch the moose meat from the rainbow colored chest freezer only to discover the malcontent debutantes body… sans socks… was folded into a rather pedestrian triangle inside. Don’t believe the hype
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
Oh never mind
I just twisted the jack and now both sides work.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:45 AM PST up reply actions
get rid of the cat
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
not sure that'll get the dog to stop eating it, but it'll definitely get the cat to stop eating
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:41 AM PST up reply actions
oh the cat'll come back the very next day
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:43 AM PST up reply actions
here
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions
Already have one
My cat is about 13 lbs and my dog is 11 lbs.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:46 AM PST up reply actions
pwned
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:51 AM PST up reply actions
When I was growing up I got my first puppy (Lucky).
When he was still a pup he used to like wrestling with a full-grown cat we had. As he grew a little the cat could only ward him off by using her claws. She smacked him on the head and one of her claws pierced his eyelid. As he drew back her claw wouldn’t break free and he was dragging her across the floor with his eyelid. That pretty much ended the wrestling sessions.
meow
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."
Kenny catches Carlos's collar
Then Carlos walks backwards making sad dog noises and Kenny just gives him dirty looks as he’s getting dragged.
You only hurt the ones you love.
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."
which one is the cat?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
He brings the dry ones into the house and then chews it up on the rug near the lanai door
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:47 AM PST up reply actions
Smart dog.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
It's kind of funny
I’ll be sitting on the couch looking at BE and think, “I don’t remember farting,” then look over and the dog is chewing a turd by the door.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:51 AM PST up reply actions
That is really foul
Do you give your dogs pigs ears ever? Those things smell like bunghole…
RUDY > MJ
#52
my dog's really been on a wicked farting tear
we haven’t changed his food, or treats or anything. I think he’s finally physically manifesting his inherent evil.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:58 AM PST up reply actions
we got the dogs on a strict no bacon diet
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:44 AM PST up reply actions
he sounds like a sick bastard
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:45 AM PST up reply actions
You don't have a chihuahua do you?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Cute.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
(I hate chihuahua's.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
(Except the Taco Bell dog. He was cool.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I hate that new Taco Bell commercial, the song is to good for tacos.
I hear that song and want to start moving with the beat but then I remember…wait, it’s that Taco Bell commercial.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I have a chihuahua. Her name is CHOCHO. That means pretty little girl in Ladakhi, a language belonging to an indiginous group of people in northeastern india.
Before I named her that though, I asked a Mexican guy I worked with if it meant anything in spanish, because it sounded like something in spanish. He told me no, and I named her that, and a few months later learned that it was a slang term for a certain part of the female anatomy. So now I have a Mexican dog, with a Mexican slang term for a name, and it’s too late to change it. It doesn’t really bother me, except the guys at work make a weird humping motion whenever I talk about my dog now.
I got played.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:11 AM PST up reply actions
Does she yap alot?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
only when people are talking internet smack about her
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:15 AM PST up reply actions
Okay maybe I don't ALL Chihuahua's.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
hate^
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
figured^
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:16 AM PST up reply actions
can't do nothin then. It's just like doggie almond roca
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:47 AM PST up reply actions
Nope
But the cat might might on the stove. Right now it’s out on the lanai so i don’t have to smell it.
I just picked up Bayless over Chalmers in my non-BE league
Chalmers has been demoted to second fiddle in Miami. And I should get Nelson back some time over Christmas, then I can either drop Bayless or Watson or Brewer. Since we have so many games at the moment, he can rack up the points one by one.
A small amount of contraction, combined with non-guaranteed contracts and increasing the age limit
Would make for amazingly higher quality NBA games IMO.
It'd make the top teams better
Contraction doesn’t really solve much other than logistical issue’s.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I would have voted for Mr Belvedere
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Dave says this year's Lakers squad doesn't stand up to the great teams of the past
I dunno. They aren’t among the very greatest ever, but they could play with most of the past NBA champs.
#52
I did not buy a ticket for BE night for me
Maybe I should have, and then hand it off in January. But the chance I pay another $500 just to fly cross country, stay overnight and back for that day is pretty slim. I might make the away game in Boston and potentially another one though.
That's why there should be a summer league thing planned in advance
The only reason I did BE night last year was the crazy low airfare and I had it off.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:47 AM PST up reply actions
I did find a pretty cheap flight via Chicago. It's still another 8-10 hours travel each way, and about $200 each way.
Maybe it would be cheaper if I buy directly a flight to Portland/Seattle and back and exit in NY on the first route, but not sure what US customs would think about that.
I can save a couple hundred bucks by taking a 30 minute flight to Maui and then go from there to Portland
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:52 AM PST up reply actions
Wow.
How much does it cost from Oahu to Maui?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
why don't you just stand on the backs of a pair of sea turtles?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
Because they wear out after 10 minutes when you load luggage & wives onto them
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Details, details.
"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
If you want to listen to something different
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
It’s very pedestrian not to have a poll and causes much malcontent, especially so when there is a poll and you can’t vote.
Mr. Belvedere a well know poll dancer. Who keeps moose in his chest freezer and thinks the triangle offense is a bunch of hype likes to dance in his socks like a debutante in a clubhouse and would prefer that every airplane had a poll to encourage poll spinning while flying over the rainbow.
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."
uh…..yes, I did use all the words.
I hope this is not one of those deals where everybody’s in on it except the guy who’s not in on it, namely me.
Tom…is that you knocking at my door?
I gotta be at work by noon today, night folks.
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."
ESPN has a ranking of the decade's worst #1 picks (NFL, MLB, NBA). I'm kinda surprised Oden didn't make the available options.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=1&listId=459
You can also vote how history would have played out differently if Detroit had picked Carmelo
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/polls?pCat=46&sCat=908
Oden being hurt makes him a bad pick?
Call me confused.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
in the eyes of all non-trailblazers fans
pretty much
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 12:59 AM PST up reply actions
Not this non-Trail Blazer fan
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
should've said most, actually I don't know how many people truly believe that
but it can be mighty frustrating going into other media outlets websites these days
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:01 AM PST up reply actions
Curiosity here (and nothing more)
But why do you care?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
about other media outlets?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
Yes.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
well sometimes it's nice to read a broader perspective than what is available from local media outlets
It’s not the reporters per se that have bugged me as much as what you often read in the comments page. However, I wouldn’t say that it bothers me bad enough to inspire any kind of real anger, more that it’s a bit bothersome seeing how much pleasure so many people seem to get from our team failing. It seems like there is a lot of bitterness towards the Blazers, especially on espn.com.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:06 AM PST up reply actions
How many people you know who admire the Lakers?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
my bosses kid for one, who grew up in portland. CIP, a few guys I know who grew up in LA, a really old family friend, and my cousin who used to be a roommate of a couple laker girls.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:13 AM PST up reply actions
Other than Laker fans.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
lots of people
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:15 AM PST up reply actions
Oh.
Other than Timbo.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
well several people I work with
I think a lot of people who don’t follow basketball closely around here, kind of hold the lakers to a different standard to the blazers. In a way to the casual fan, the lakers are much like the Yankee’s. Lots of people like them, but they don’t have any real allegiance, or reasoning behind it.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:18 AM PST up reply actions
Oh.
Bandwagon babies don’t count.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
well then who are you asking about?
cause it’s not many blazers fans, if that’s what you’re getting at.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:20 AM PST up reply actions
My point is that success isn't admired by everyone.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
okay, well that was kind of a round about way to say that
but also, the Lakers have had much more success than the blazers, as much as it pains me to say it, over the life of their franchise. I guess one could make a point that the reason for the nose-rubbing by fans on these websites is jealousy, but there isn’t that much to be jealous about over the last 9 years. I think it’s become popular for fans of other teams to clown the blazers, and I’m not sure why. One thing that keeps coming up is how obnoxious all of us blazers fans supposedly are, but what’s funny is when you look at a thread on dimemag, or espn it’s much more often a fan of another team who is playing an antagonist, and goading blazers fans into defending their fanship.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:27 AM PST up reply actions
If you remember the 2008 draft thread at StR
It was things like that. Jealousy usually drives a lot of this stuff. And don’t give me this crap that the Blazers are one of the bottom barrel teams in the NBA. You don’t go from Stu Inman to Geoff Petrie to Bob Whitsitt to John Nash to Kevin Pritchard and tell me Portland is a down franchise.
Sorry, but that “whoa is us” routine doesn’t make other fans care. Few teams have ever made the playoffs 21 years in a row.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
who's trying to give you some crap? I didn' t say anything about some whoa is us stuff?
and btw making the playoffs twenty one years in the row doesn’t amount to much when the number of championships can be counted on ONE FINGER! It’s not like that is the same as the lakers buddy, so why don’t you go back and start this argument again and use a better example next time. Hint: avoid SA spurs, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and any other team that’s won more than once in the last thirty years, or once in the last ten, because I’m not by this BS that the reason for all of the jealousy is an OLD playoff appearance streak, that if you have not noticed has been broken. Please don’t put words in my mouth, and don’t act like there isn’t a disproportionate amount of smack-talking about the GREG ODEN INJURY, or how stupid KP is, or how we somehow deserve this for what we did to poor Darius Miles cause that Stuff don’t jive with me!!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:43 AM PST up reply actions
ESPN already had polls about Oden being a bust on SportsNation, so I wouldn’t have been amazed if he had been an option there. The other guys offered besides Kwame are worse though. A #1 pick who never plays in your league? Wow.
If Oden had Kwame's body
And everything else, Kevin Durant would not have been considered better. Jes sayin…
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Kwame is not a total dud either. He just has Joel Przybilla hands, and not the determination Joel showed later in his career.
Excellent point.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
My least favorite draft bust might be Chris Washburn, even though he was "just" a #3 pick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Washburn
And the whole 2000 draft. Sorry Joel.
Desmond Mason will have you know he was wonderful his entire career
Best player from 2000: Michael Redd or Kenyon Martin?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Joel :)
The only guy to earn a ring – unless someone snug on a team somewhere – seems to be Eddie House so far. Crazy.
That is crazy.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Was it crazy?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Dirk collected 3 or 5 of Landry’s teeth with his elbow according to different reports, and there were various technical fouls incl. an 8 minute break where a scene got reviewed. They got at each other pretty good.
Hmmm.
Well, Landry’s dentist will be happy in the future.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Bill Simmons
USA! USA! USA!
STEIN_LINE_HQ: Brace yourself: Mavs found pieces from 2 Landry teeth embedded in gash in Dirk’s right elbow
Heh.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Just watched in on replay. I saw the two or three big scenes.
I also heard Cuban wants to file a complaint about the officiating.
I didn't know until today that it costs $10,000 to file a complaint
Wonder how much the NBA makes from officiating complaints.
Preemptive fine...
"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
Maybe this is the real conspiracy theory we should be chasing
not gambling, superstar calls, or big market preference ……here is how it goes. The refs are soooooo freaking atrocious it prompts teams, coaches, management, and owners to complain about the refs and then the league makes a boatload of money from all the fines and fees.
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
There was a report that management talked to Nate and "reset expectations" prior to Tuesday's game
I read that away from BE. It sounded a lot like management informed Nate what they wanted to see.
I suspect without that meeting, Bayless would have been cheerleading Thursday, perhaps with Joel anchoring the middle instead.
Norsk beat me to it, apparently I read it in a JQ article (I couldn't remember)
I’ll see if I can track it down…
I haven't found it.
I read it after Monday’s practice I believe. I can check again when I’m more awake.
Is there an over/under on when Nate Mac gets fired?
Usually having management tell you to play players is not a good sign.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I am hoping the end of the year. Its a bit hard to see the move made unless we miss the playoffs (with all the injuries), but I could see it happening if the Blazers lose in the first round.
Nate was never KP’s guy. They have seemed to have a good relationship, but its possible KP will want “his guy.”
#52
I don't really buy that
Geoff Petrie didn’t push Rick Adelman’s hire in 1998; Jim Thomas (previous owner to the Maloof’s) did. GM’s find a way to work with the pieces they got, and they find a way to make a relationship work with the coaching staff namely the head coach.
KP and Nate Mac don’t share the same vision, and I think Nate Mac is having a harder time letting go of the reins now that the team is ready for him to do so. Made sense the last 3 years, but now it’s time more & more to let the reins go.
But, part of the style suits Brandon Roy too. You play to your players strengths, and you play to your superstar’s strengths too. It’s not always about what the fans think is best or what style the team “could” play.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I just don't see Nate ever coaching anything close to a championship defense, and he's got zero creativity or "plan B" on offense.
I hope Pritchard agrees with me that Nate will never take this team beyond the 2nd round and makes the move. We’ll see.
#52
Coaches don't take teams to that level
Players do. Nate Mac may not be the coach to help the players get there, but the coaches in this league know the real players take you to that level. That remains to be seen that Portland’s players are good enough to go beyond the 2nd round.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
And the caveat of course that we shall see.
Good night yall.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Yeah.
It was a problem for sure.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 19, 2009 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Not trying to convince anyone.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I haven't found a link, and I figured out why
Norsk noted in a comment last Tuesday that Quick said it on his radio show report. Perhaps he didn’t want to write it in print yet.
Looks like it was on the 14th, but I haven’t found the source comment about the radio show yet.
Bingo!
Norsk was the original reporter in Monday’s JD.
Warning, that JD is slow to load. Here’s the text:
there has been strong communication between managmenent and the coaching staff regarding the rotation.
This team is not going to win a title this year. You hate to say it is a loss but I don’t see this team making it out of the first round so I don’t see them making rash decisions just to win a first round
He’s reporting that from the sportstwo forum, where a user transcribed Quick’s radio appearance.
"Resetting expectations"
Can also mean, don’t try to go for the most wins this year at the sake of development.
Unless there are major problems we don’t know about that haven’t been there before between the coaches and the front office, that is what I would expect the resetting of expectations to be… like how they were back when we’d play Frye over Joel. Development of key players over going for the win.
Now, it might make sense to us then that Blake will get the shaft, but because of Nate’s obvious preference for his 3 point shooting next to Roy, I will think Miller will continue to get the shaft until he isn’t getting the shaft anymore. I hope he doesn’t get the shaft much longer.
If Bayless keeps playing well, that is. He’ll get big minutes if he keeps it up. If he wanes a bit with the increased focus, Miller will play more.
But Blake is golden!
#52
it’s crazy that Steve is turning 30.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Can also mean, don’t try to go for the most wins this year at the sake of development.
I also presume that was part of the conversation.
It’s still the first time in recent memory that management went to Nate and reportedly told him to make rotation changes.
Nah, the Sergio stuff was like that too.
Sergio complains, KP and Nate and him have meetings, bingo bango bongo he’s playing 15 minutes a night.
#52
I forgot that KP and Nate met about Sergio, good catch!
This one still feels a bit different to me personally.
It is different, but mostly because this year is so lame
Any coach, with expectations before the season being that we’d go deep in the playoffs, is gonna keep playing to win and not NATURALLY make the transition mid-season to making developing (with wins) as the goal. The expectations need to be changed, and made clear to any coach, if we’re making that chance— and I certainly hope we have.
We will struggle to make the playoffs, and I want us to make it, but not at someone like Bayless’ expense. Unfortunately/fortunately, he’s the only dude left to play for development’s sake, so I don’t think it really changes the focus that much.
Until we hear about deeper problems between the front office and coach (there might be some, I dunno), I’d assume it’s just a common sense change from trying to have the best record possible, to development for the future.
I guess it also means Batum will get a lot of minutes when he gets back, more than last year at least. If he’s ready. Aside from Oden, we got anyone else left to develop?
#52
And also
Bayless has EARNED the expansion of his minutes with his play most of the year, so it isn’t a crude switchover from wins to development by playing him. He earned it.
#52
I was with you before this post.
I was about to post basically an “I agree”. But not here.
If Bayless earned it, why did management need to tell Nate to play him? Either Bayless didn’t earn it, or Nate was refusing to acknowledge it until there was management intervention.
I mean
It isn’t crass for management or the team to have Bayless play for development reasons, because his play has earned it.
#52
I totally agree.
But where was the disconnect between Bayless’ play and his playing time before management stepped in?
Nate, either incorrectly or wrongly
Preferred the known quantity of Blake and Dre over Bayless, and I also think Nate has become a bit flustered with Roy’s lackluster play (for him) and misplaced the blame for it on those around him— trying extra hard to make him play better… which I think is mostly misguided.
LUCKILY, there is no reason not to play Bayless, but coaches are silly and just see the game in front of them and not the big picture always.
#52
Good stuff. I'm stealing that.
"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
one or the other !!
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Roy was being a jerk about Blake/Miller/SF too
Roy wanted Blake, not Bayless or Miller. At the start of the season, he had a plan for Blake staring and Miller was da kine. Not playing Bayless only pissed off Bayless and Team Bayless, not staring Blake pissed off Roy, and not staring Miller pissed of Miller and his fans. Roy > that all of those other kids.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
They had said Roy and Nate had meetings over what to do
And this wasn’t specifically stated, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable that Roy and Nate agreed that Blake was the better fit for Roy and just hoped that Dre would be happy being the backup, and then figure out how Roy and him work on the fly.
With Roy and Dre being out of shape and not wanting to play everyone together in the pre-season because of injuries, we never had a chance to get them to gel, and before we knew it the real games started so we just went with what worked before.
#52
And Miller fans only like him because he's African American
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
KP and Friends mighta' had to tell Nate to play him more
Either directly or in subtle ways. A guy like Nate (which would be most coaches I can think of) would go with the dudes he knows over a Bayless type, so I can see management saying “look, we ain’t winning a title, we need to take a step back and think of the future right now. We aren’t expecting you to win every game”.
Thus, the Bayless.
I can totally see it being management forcing his hand, it makes perfect sense. Same for playing Frye over Joel, playing Sergio, etc. Hopefully this time it works better!
#52
I'm not sure they had a better alternative than Sergio for backup minutes last season
I can’t remember, when did they request Frye over Joel?
Can't remember who he said it too
But Nate acknowledged he wasn’t playing Joel late in games as much, even when he woulda’ been better, in favor of Frye for development reasons.
He said it was something decided by him and management, to develop and see what they got in Frye.
#52
I'm not sure if that was for the best or not.
At least they knew they weren’t keeping Frye at the end of his contract.
Man, Frye landed on his feet nicely.
It was during the 41 win season
Another season where we weren’t necessarily trying to win every game because we didn’t think we could…
It wasn’t likely for the best, but Frye was in the 3rd year of his rookie deal, loved Portland, if he could be the backup 4/5 like we hoped… that’d be nice.
Wasn’t to be! But it was a nice try.
#52
This stuff amuses me and annoys me (depending on my mood)
Quick’s vague and mushy speculation: “I think there has been strong communication between managmenent and the coaching staff regarding the rotation.”
This is quickly turning into BedgeFact. “KP told Nate to play Bayless more.”
+92 for "BedgeFact"
another good one for the glossary
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Hee hee
The way I heard it, KP stormed into Nate’s office, grabbed him by the throat and picked him up WITH HIS BARE HANDS and said “you better play that Gosh damn kid, he’s the only hope we got left!!”.
Nate started crying while clutching a picture of Blake he has in a locket… and it’s the last thing I heard.
#52
I think history will show in the end
That the Blazers were derailed by a series of homoerotic mancrushes.
Nate with Jack and then Blake, KP with Outlaw…
’Dem gays, man. Dem gays.
#52
Does “Bowie was a good pick” and “Oden over Durant was the right choice” count as a Bedgefact?
How about “KP wanted Paul, but the other dimwits didn’t let him”?
have you gotten to the Bowie over Jordan section in Simmons book yet?
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. And he unfortunately is very right.
Bowie did have a pretty solid career, but his injury problems and bad stats in college gave it away that he wouldn’t be a star.
Not a fan of Simmons many ideas who to get for Drexler though.
yeah, I can’t argue with his Bowie analysis…. but I could have done without the Dig at Oden… and yeah, his Drexler trades didn’t make a lot of sense for Portland
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 12:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that's pretty much how I heard it
But I also heard that KP used the word “culture” and made it sound dirty.
Oh baby!! +92
“…Uh, down low”
(hehe)
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe Nate's injury was KP's doing
KP watched Misery and said, “I’ll get that jerk Nate to play Bayless more.”
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Honestly
it looks like Nate is unwilling to alter the gameplan to have Bayless in and not Blake. I mean, it was fairly obvious that Roy was pretty comfortable playing with Bayless, they seemed to have pretty good chemistry.
Bayless pushed the pace, hit LMA on the break, and was pretty much a 1 man fast break all night, something Steve Blake has never done. Bayless was a terror in transition.
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
It was one game of Roy and Bayless together
I’ll wait a few weeks of good play from Bayless and Roy together for us to change the gameplan. No one gets the gameplan changed for them until they earn it.
Nate might not be willing or able to change it from a non-Blake type, but we can’t say he is unwilling to until time has passed.
#52
I think in the meantime
Bayless will get some of Roy’s sets, and get to do a minor version of Roy’s game.
Along with the one man fastbreak action.
#52
That's what really pissed me off about all the fire Nate crap
Nate was probably given a set of goals that including wins and at least the 2nd round of the playoffs. Just because Blake and Miller were playing bad, it didn’t automatically mean Bayless deserved playing time.
Nate was probably doing what he thought would get him the most win and worry about developing Bayless. Now that he has new goals, he can develop and play Bayless and the other rookies more.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Yep it's very clear they changed season expectations
Personally, I’m ok losing a few games this year to make long-term progress.
My thoughts about Nate are of a much longer-term concern than just this PG situation, but that’s a whole different topic.
That's how I see it
And Nate struggled with the injuries, with Roy not playing well (and knowing we NEED HIM to play well), and it caused the constant changes in the rotation to figure out an answer.
I can’t blame him, I dunno what the answer was. I just HOPED the answer is more Bayless, more Dre, and less Blake, but I dunno if I am right.
#52
I just HOPED the answer is more Bayless, more Dre, and less Blake, but I dunno if I am right.
I’m not sure we’ll know if that’s right or not. With all the injuries, I don’t know if our chances to win improve with these rotation changes.
Seems to be worth a shot though. It’s a pretty fair bet Thursday was a loss if Bayless stayed on the bench. Though Brandon’s role in the comeback (and Phoenix falling apart) is underestimated.
I don't think anything we do at the PG position will make a TRUE difference
It’s alllll having Oden, and Roy and LMA playing at a higher level. The PG will help but no matter who we got there it ain’t gonna be the TRUE answer.
I do hope and have a preference for Bayless being the long term answer at PG, of course, but I don’t think anything we do this year will help us win a LOT more games this year. So, might as well develop Bayless.
#52
Yeah, gotta get Bayless experience
delivering the ball to LMA in the post, hitting runners, driving and kicking, making wraparound passes, not just playing off Roy.
Come on you gotta listen unto me,
lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
by HurraKane212 on Dec 19, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
All the non-scoring parts of being a PG.
I think he’s been doing better at all of that, but like we always say, we gotta wait and see how he does after he’s been scouted more…
#52
I'm sure Nate knows Bayless can play
I think it was more of a matter of fit. He’s another ball controller and he was already dealing with Miller and Roy.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
I remember when everyone assumed Nate had a mancrush on Bayless
I actually really do think Nate would prefer Bayless to be the answer, because of his physique, his aggressiveness, and his defensive potential.
But before, we never had a problem scoring, and if Bayless ain’t scoring you couldn’t say he was offering us enough… not more than Rudy, Dre, or Blake perhaps. Hopefully that keeps changing.
#52
He hugged him the day they met and said, "There's my point guard"
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
another "file folder" monment?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
No, it was real
Just tried to find the link but I can’t. It was written by Jason Quick, he was in Nate’s office when Nate and Bayless met for the first time.
#52
My new thing is going to be half on the Bayless bandwagon but say he's more a 2 guard
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
and we have to trade Rudy
because there ain’t enough SG minutes
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Oh nice
Guess who also just signed up for JerrydFTW?
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
If only we had the full size one of that.
#52
by Mortimer on Dec 19, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I guess it would be okay though
Since avatars are small.
I like this one, or the model one of Bayless smiling like a nice boy.
#52
got any guesses
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."
That’s a long way around just to go up one page.
But it works.
I didn’t take that to mean RudyFTW traded identities.
There were two or three people I was thinking of who have made very similar comments to the bio in JerrydFTW, but the search feature is a total blank.
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."
It all started back in the day
There was SergioFTW and after the Olympics, I signed up for RudyFTW and tried to trade him on other teams blogs. Then I lost the name in a high stakes poker game to Prez.
I don’t think I’ll use JerrydFTW, I just took it to sell on the black market.
u could get a good haul for that name
like 40 recs
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 20, 2009 4:15 AM PST up reply actions
haha
so how high were the stakes, I hope you at least got his shirt off.
Brings up a point – can you delete your own screen name?
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
You’re not stuck with it though, you can ask SB Nation to change it, or just create a new one and drop your old one.
I guess if I would have searched for 35 PER I would have found your previous comment.
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."
This really should be green
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Ha ha, I did a Not Suitable for Bedge modification of that a while back...
"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
+1
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
agreed
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Why do you keep saying "If Bayless keeps playing well"?
He will average 20/9/12 per game with a PER of 35
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
while we may be a little too excited, I think most of us just hope that his PER stays above league average as a young guard.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
If it stays above 15
That is extremely encouraging for a 21 year old guard who sucked last year, statistically.
#52
Wingcast was solid this week, not as powerful as the last one, of course.
Still easily my favorite Blazer podcast.
#52
I loloed and thought it was mean
To me that was that “at least we won the game” feeling, just for the sake of the team and fans.
I think it just showed how much Greg has come to mean to him. It was a big overreaction.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
What what what?
"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
nah, I figured they'd be on Nat'l TV a lot.
I picked lower profile interesting teams in OKC, LAC, NJ, Utah, Houston and Memphis. NJ was a bad pick. I would probably switch NJ and Utah for Mil and Sac in retrospect to watch the rooks.
#52
thank you jake for saving me an hour on the podcast.
Bayless/Roy not a good fit, already explaining away loss on Christmas… meh.
hire tim grover
#52
PG of the future not on the roster.
Ignore the flashing 20 PER and Kevin Martin TS% that a young guard is putting up.
hire tim grover
#52
I haven't listened to it yet
But there MIGHT be something to the X-mas game thang…
If you’re at home, you’re doing Christmas stuff with family, you’re distracted, etc… if on the road, you’re away from family and friends, it’s just another game. You don’t have the same distractions.
Maybe.
No idea if this is actually backed up by anything.
#52
Even if one doesn't like Bayless much
They gotta at LEAST admit that they don’t know if he ISN’T the PG of the future…
#52
the Jerryd/Brandon backcourt has looked fantastic, at least to my eyes. Steve is playing the three and they are playing the 1/2 on the offensive end.
hire tim grover
#52
I don't see why it can't work at LEAST as well as Blake and Roy
Plus Bayless’s ability to get to the line and create his own shot, and more athletic quicker defense.
That sounds good to me.
I dunno!
#52
/cue AK saying that Steve is an off-guard and Bayless is a narcissistic, ball-hogging, no good gunner.
hire tim grover
#52
Here is what he said
It’s hard to sit here and nitpick, because usually your pure point guards are your backup point guards. Your Steve Blakes … before it was your Calderon … I considered him when he first came into the league a “pure” point because he never looked to shoot.
The first blog is gone, I had to get that off my old comment.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/5/4/864108/quatro-de-mayo-junk-drawer#15238386
Leave AK out of this.
Let him rest in peace.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 19, 2009 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
oh, I didn’t mean it in a bad way. We all miss AK.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I know.
I’m just kidding.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 19, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
You are taking this the hardest of anyone.
I always knew you guys were close, just not that close.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 19, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
Mort and AK are as close as a Laungh and a Tear
plus a smile in the mirror as you walk by
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
AK was the Isaac Ropp to Morty’s Big Suke
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Morty is gonna kill ya
he is gonna boil yer eyes and make tartar sauce from them
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
no, they weren't sure about it
They just spent a long time talking about how Bayless still wasn’t a good fit, lowering expectations and wondering if the future PG was on the roster. It was weird. Casey is Casey and Dave’s ideas of what is required for a backcourt combination to work perplex me.
#52
still need to see more.
Take a look at his hotspots (nba.com/hotspots) and then Steve’s and tell me which one is the shooter, though. Small sample size, but food for thought.
#52
Blake made 4 threes last game...
which happens to be the total number of 3’s made by Bayless this season, and 2 of those were in the last game. I want the kid to be a shooter, we NEED him to be at least an adequate shooting the ball. But the jury is out as of now on that. I hope he proves you right…
RUDY > MJ
#52
forget the 3 ball. Who cares. Jerryd has been money from 18 and can get to the line.
He’s better than Blake— and a better fit— even if he never improves his 3 ball. This is a jump shooting team— what we need is someone WHO ISN’T A JUMP SHOOTER. Sorry for the emphasis, I just think its important. People think 3 point shooting is what we need from our 1, as if we don’t have enough jump shooters on this team.
If Bayless learns to shoot the 3 as well as Blake, great. It makes him a lot more dangerous. To help this team, he doesn’t even need that. He just needs to keep hitting from midrange enough for the D to respect him so that he has drivinglanes.
#52
Blake can play the Portland.
He can’t run, he’s not a gifted passer, he can’t get to the rack, he can’t defend…
But he can play the Portland.
Leave him in the corner until Nic and Rudy get back…
"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
They were not that extreme at all
They spend the first 6 minutes praising him, saying he could be a superstar, that he plays good defense, then Casey said he hopes he doesn’t press and expect to play like the last two days every game. They wanted to know how he could contribute if he only scores 8 points instead of 28 or if he’s playing against a better defense than the last 2 opponents. Can he still rebound and drive and dish if his shot isn’t falling? Will he stay aggressive if his shot’s not falling?
Dave said both Roy and Bayless have the same strengths and Bayless had a good game last night because also Blake and Webster were hitting their shots. Then they both said something about not wanting to make Roy a spot up shooter but it’s nice to take some load off him with Bayless. And they said Roy’s shot is dialed in and Bayless maybe not so much.
The part the bugs me is that they talk about Bayless needing to do other things to be on the floor
I was wondering what Blake does if he isn’t scoring.
They definitely did openly question the Roy/Bayless fit.
I do admit to overblowing it though.
#52
They have a point
Bayless may have been good in short stints this season and had two breakout games, but will he still play as hard if Nate keeps him in while he’s bricking shots? Will he maintain his intensity if he’s cold and another player has the hot hand?
He is simply shooting too many 3's IMO
I have to wonder if Andre has effected that. Either way, it seems like he is settling for the deep jumper far too often….
RUDY > MJ
#52
33% from 3 = 49.5% from 2.
What’s your point?
"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
They say it around the 19 minute point
Basically Dave said that Blake should be the better fit for Oden because Oden could kick out to the open jump shooter and then he said but now Miller is the best point guard to fit with Oden right now, but he is not idea.
Dave was talking about how the current point guards fit with the roster, not just with Roy.
Well, what I'd like to see
Is the point guard and other run to the other basket as soon as they get the ball, if they don’t got a fast break shot off, dump it to Oden and let him go to work by either scoring, drawing a foul, or kicking the ball out of a double team to an open shooter.
Blake has trouble with the first part, Miller has trouble with the second part, and they’re not convinced Bayless will keep up his hot shooting. Bayless also has a strength of attacking the basket and they wonder how effective he can be if Oden is clogging up the paint.
I think Bayless can fit, I just can also see their point.
Miller worked beautifully with Oden-- passing and then cutting for layups. He should have been starting at PG from day 1.
Dave bases way too much of his analysis on the 3 ball.
Why can’t Bayless attack the rim and then lob to Oden when his man comes over.
I just think they are looking for ways for it not to work, when all the potential is there for it to work.
(Probably not under Nate though.)
#52
I think Oden's style of play is similar to Howard's...
Given that Oden is not nearly as good as Dwight yet, but they play similar styles. Do you think Miller works on the Magic? They seem to be obsessed with surrounding him with shooters, and it has worked very well for them. Add a Roy onto the Magic team, and you absolutely need to have guys that spread the floor at all other positions…
RUDY > MJ
#52
That's their strategy. It works for them. That's the way the chose to build around Dwight.
The idea that its the only way to play winning basketball seems absurd to me.
If you have two players who are not primarily 3 pt shooters, you need all 3 other guys to be 3 pt shooters? That just seems crazy to me.
I don’t get it.
#52
Oden is arguably a better post player and an inferior pick and roll player.
I don’t think they are that similar stylistically. Greg can hit cutters, Dwight doesn’t very well.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I've wondered if the Blazers were looking at the Magic for inspiration for a long time
Going after Hedo cemented that in my brain.
You said your brain is cement
ah…burn on you. Burn.On.You
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
SNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
#52
snip?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
certainly scarier
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Think long and "hard"
with yer cement brain….get it? I got ya again…so easy!!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
One thing we can say for Hedo
He knows how to run the pick and roll with a big man. It coulda’ help.
#52
The last JD said folks just went off topic about domestic violence
Sophia was really pissed about it, so I avoided it.
I know a post got zapped that I had replied to
but I am not sure why…since it was pretty benign when I commented …so something musta happened after
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
I think that’s the only one that got zapped… Sophia getting pissed is just her reaction to that particular topic regardless… but we hashed through that in the JD yesterday, so i won’t repeat it… I think Dave just closed comments cause none of the Mods were around or could be around all night to keep things from taking a turn for the worst… so better to close it off than have someone piss lots of people off
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know.
It’s a touchy topic, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good idea.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
Nice thought in the latest Simmons podcast about team names (they want to rename the Nets once they move to Brooklyn)
Teams lately often got named after what was popular at that time, like the Raptors (Jurassic Park). So if a team would be created right now it would be named the Vampires. Ha ha. Or maybe Zombies? That would be really bad really soon.
That was an entertaining podcast
Even the Cousin Sal one is good, but I always stop once they start doing lines.
i can't believe they used the uosportsdude
as a twitter reference. that guy had a post on the eugene craigslist asking for advertising help and there he just got it accidentally. he has like 10 fanshots right now on addicted to quack with zero comments and his page just got its exposure multiplied by 100,000
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 19, 2009 3:43 AM PST up reply actions
I'm bored
Anyone else getting this.
Quite frequently when I log on, besides taking awhile for the large JD, I get this message that says an error occurred would I like to send Mr. Gates a message. Of course I never do. It acts like it’s going to shut down, but then it says it was able to recover the tab and I lose nothing. I thought this was just my somewhat old computer (2001) at home, but when I logged on at work today the same thing happened and my computer is only a couple years old at work.
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."
Yes Mr. Bill, whenever you get an error with an MS product it asks if you want to send them a message.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
i have gotta an error message
a few times but not frequently. sounds more like a personal problem.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 4:16 AM PST up reply actions
It’s personal to me, think "Taken".
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 haven't seen dat movie yet
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 4:25 AM PST up reply actions
It’s not bad, I’m not sure it deserves the 7.9 rating it got from IMDb.
This is me qouting a line, but talking to the virus in my computer.
I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let mydaughtercomputer go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
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."
ohhhh dear god.
soooooo weird LOL !
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 4:39 AM PST up reply actions
that line could work with almost anything!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
Tell me about it.
I used to hum right along until about 1600-1800 comments.
Now 1000 kills me. I try my hardest not to mouse over a link because it takes like 5 minutes to process it and that’s without clicking it. I get set up and "Z", but if it’s over 1000 I walk on eggshells. I opened yesterdays JD ‘cause there were 6 new comments, got the error message, waited…waited…waited…and because of the error the new comments were zapped (i.e. un-Z-able).
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."
When I say links I mean anything, avatars, peoples screen names – gatta avoid it all.
I basically move the cursor to the far far left and hope it doesn’t creep in and mouse over a name.
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."
btw we got a BLAZER GAME TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 4:40 AM PST reply actions
I really respect Dave for getting the game previews up early
some sites slack on this matter and its one of the reasons BE is better then the rest… just sayin
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
And they GOTTA be tedious to do each game
82 game previews, he’s got a family, a busy job, they can’t be fun.
#52
Since he's a Trail Blazer fan
he must have some fun doing them. They probably wouldn’t be as entertaining if he didn’t enjoy doing them. But considering his other priorities I’d say we are lucky to have such a devoted leader.
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
I'm starting to like J.R. Smith. The side of him that does charity work - initially because he was forced to but he does more.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_13636211?source=email
A number of Nuggets players look unusual, but the guys are doing some good work. Anthony is one of the biggest donors among athletes and celebrities anywhere (Syracuse, Denver, Baltimore).
China has put the US in its place at the climate summit in Copenhagen. European observers see the failure of the summit as a failure for Obama.
China not only dominated the results by influencing the voting of a number of states especially in Africa (foremost Sudan, that is dependent on Chinese foreign aid), it also dominated symbolism. President Wen Jiabao was the only state leader who resided outside of the conference center in another hotel. Obama twice had to leave and travel to him to talk with Wen, the second time Wen led him wait over half an hour. He also didn’t participate in the meeting of the 25 biggest/most influential states. The minimial-compromise result of the climate summit can only be described as a disaster, almost close to worst case.
Observers say China is acting like the US and Soviet Union in the 70s and 80s, surrounding itself with vassal states (mainly a group of 70 developing countries). I’m not a politics major, but I also would see a lot of similarities to the self-conscious and ultimately arrogant behavior of fascist Germany and Japan using its massive industry and financial as well as political and military power at the beginning of the last century. Not good.
Lakers extend Gasol through 2013-14. Discussions with Kobe ongoing, but likely to succeed.
LA press is hopeful that the Lakers will be a strong title contender until at least 2013. Bynum, Odom, Artest are all under contract (Artest can opt out after 3 years).
Australopithecus afarensis
is the best hominid ever. Anyone disagree?
3rd down... chainsaw noise please.
homo habilis is good.
Habilis might have been the first hominid to move out of africa so they say.
3rd down... chainsaw noise please.
poidh
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
I'd kick his ass.... at nintendo
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
im more partial to boisei
i got problems with afarensis, i mean how are you gonna have a large post orbital constriction without a sagital crest?
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 19, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
had the company party lastnight, I got the worst night of sleep ever.
sushi, pizza, 7 layer dip, cilantro shrimp, veggie and cheese tray, roast beef, salami, cookies, peppermint bark, whiskey and tequila. My stomach sounded like a sci-fi movie lastnight, with laser beams and asteroids.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
what's good on the sat. morning junkers?
I’ll play along tingeyga:
They told me I gotta see her, the next big thing. Not the pedestrian debutantes like before, but a new model. I might be a malcontent but I’m no dummy so I hopped an airplane like Ted Striker did for his girl and got in to town at 9, just in time to spiffy up, get some clean socks, and hit the clubs.
I saw her where they said she’d be. I tell you boy, she was a chest freezer: my heart stopped, the hype was unbelievably real. I sauntered up, gave her a look, doing my best not to look like a big dumb moose. We got to gabbin and I did my best and she smiled and I smiled so I said, “how bout we blow this clubhouse.” She said, “let’s do it” and we rolled. We hung out for hours and then she said, “i gotta go.” I said, “I might not be no Mr. Belvedere, but stay and I’ll do my best to serve ya.” She paused and blinked, then laughed and said, “i’m gonna take you over the rainbow, my man.”
I woke up with triangles dancin in my eyes.
Here is my proposal for the next trade drawer
You better watch out!
You better not cry!
Here’s the man who’s gonna tell you why!
I just got back from a lovely trip
along Wheeler Way!
I stopped off at the RG
to spend a holiday!
I called on dear old KP
to see what I could see,
he took me in his office
an’ told his plans to me!
So! You better watch out, better not cry
better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why
KP is Movin’ em out!
He’s makin’ a list an’ checkin’ it twice
gonna find out who’s naughty an’ nice
KP is Movin’ em out!
He sees Them when they’re sleepin’ ( he sees you! )
he knows when they’re awake ( he knows! )
he knows if they’ve been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake!
So, you better watch out, you better not cry
better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why
KP is Movin’ em out!
With pick n rolls and give n goes,
pushing it up an’ ally oops!
KP is Movin’ em out!
and 31 team to move them to,
point guards, centers and PF’s too!
KP, ……KP,
KP is Movin’…..
… Movin’ em out!
The kids in Blazer’s Edge land
will have a jubilee!
They’re gonna build a fantasy roster
all around the Christmas tree!
So! You better watch out, better not cry
better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why;
KP is Movin’ . . .
…is Movin’ em out!
(Sung to the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town…Perry Como version)
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 10:35 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
Yesterday was my last work day of the year
whoot
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
You have short timers
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
it isn't??
I think you just made up that other word. You are silly Mortipus
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
When I was a kid
I also said “I know how you get sick! You get bit by a black weirdo.”
I was trying to say “black widow”.
#52
Sure you were!
You were actually talking about JJ Walker and are afraid to admit it in these enlightened times
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
This guy!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I have 2 and a half work days
between now and Jan. 4th. I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo looking forward to the time off.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Dec 19, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
you gona go to a game?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
What have you heard??
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
well his blog post said that he was cleared to work out in February and come back in March… that fits the timeline of what the injury normally takes to rehab.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
ah ok
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
that's like a decade
i thought he was comin back in february. heard rudy was the first one coming back!!!!!!!! now that’s really exciting!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Yes....."Clams before noon equals your doom"
words to live by. Words.To.Live.By.
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds like an old wives tale
Or as I call it, an old 92 tale… because you’re like an old woman!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA SNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-PUH.
#52
Quit saying snip!!!!!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I had a party pizza for breakfast the other day
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
best breakfast ever
cold pizza and a glass of milk.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Dec 19, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Not that kind, but I agree about cold pizza
This kind
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Brah
Party pizza is awesome. You can fold it like a taco.
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not sure about buying party pizza now that its like 1.25 at the store
25% increase sucks.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
I made this breakfast pizza once
Thin sliced potatoes, ham, bacon, cheddar and jack cheese with 4 fried eggs
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
does it have any tomato sauce on it???
cause if it don’t, then it ain’t a pizza. I so decree it!!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
I don't live by your rules
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
I'm making tomato sauce pie right now, jive turkey!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
That one will fit the parameters
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
here, EAT THIS BUDDY!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
When I was in Asia I often had Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) for breakfast. Awesome stuff.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I had manapua for breakfast yesterday
char siu to be exact
by tominhawaii on Dec 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I can't wait to see all the bigs get into foul trouble
and then be forced to have Tolliver guard Dwight tonight
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
It will be one of those surreal moments
where it’s just like “This is how far we’ve been damaged by injuries.”
It’ll be like when Golden State was forced to have Anthony Randolph “guard” Oden.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Or Houston started Chuck Hayes, who is 6'6
At Center
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
but Hayes is a stud post defender
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Oh look everyone, Cloudy Days is the world's foremost expert on Anthony Golliver
He says Golliver isn’t a stud post defender! Well good to know it has been confirmed by Cloudy Days, the world’s foremost Anthony Golliver expert.
#52
haha
I know more about him than you’d ever want to know
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
eww
didnt’ know you were bi
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
smh
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Dec 19, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
how could you not know that with all the talk about you two crossing swords
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
i'll try not to think about it.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
by Philthyanimal on Dec 19, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Bobby Knight=very good college announcer
Dicky V=very annoying.
Just thought this watching them go head to head (one on ESPN, the other on ESPN2) right now.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I got cable
It ain’t on regular TV?
I didn’t see it, I’ll look harder… they put channels in stupid groupings on Time Warner…
#52
Crazy ending to Xavier-Butler
And it involved crazy clock shenigans, impossible to describe.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was wrong...this is Tom's decorations
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
That's a good choice
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
in case anyone is wondering,
Bridgeport Village is not a fun place to be right now. it took me longer to find parking then it did to go buy what i needed.
I avoid the malls like the plague right now… the one secret I’ve learned over the years is that downtown is actually the best place to avoid crowds at christmas time
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
i stay out of Clackamas and Lloyd Center now.
i just needed something from Crate and Barrell really quick. It was worth it though. the checkout girl was really nice looking and i managed to make her laugh. haha.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not sure i care. she was beautiful and a really nice smile.
but i think she actually was laughing with me. which was a nice change of pace for me.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
sounds like you need to make more trips to Crate & Barrell
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
i do have a sudden pressing need
for, like, forks and stuff….
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah....tell here you have a barral to show her
as soon as you can uncrate it …in private
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm
that’s pretty good advice. perhaps i’ll try that next time.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
only don't include all the typos
they will just confuse her
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
please
tell me it was a Ackbar/Star Wars/Star Trek reference
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
if it makes you happy, then yea, it was one of those references....
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
lol
what kind of joke was it then?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
she asked if i wanted the stuff i bought to be put in a box
and i said sure. then as she was wrapping it i just asked if she ever found that tiresome. she said yes. then i asked her if she ever did a little fist pump in her mind when people said they didn’t need the box. that’s what made her laugh. it wasn’t a joke per se. just banter
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
should have just left it at a sci fi reference
haha
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i said it was an unusual circumstance for me.
i was just glad i could get myself to talk to her. haha. i’m a ball-less wonder.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Oh man ...you totally blew it!!!
When she asked if you wanted your “stuff” put in a “box” …….that was totally a code….and ya blew it with your “banter” which was code to her that your were into dudes. I know you are new to this stuff but man….that is rudimentary
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
hahahahahaha
she didn’t phrase the question exactly like i said. i’m not as new to this as i might appear. i just recently started giving a crap again is all.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
It's best to go on the weekdays.
Shopping anywhere this close to Christmas on the weekends is the worst.
No words.
#52
i don't have another weekday off until christmas eve, so this was my last chance.
i got the rest of what i needed I think. I still gotta think of something for my dad and his wife though….but i might just get them tickets to a show that’s coming next year. they’ll have to wait!!
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
have they done the gag with the bucket of confetti yet?
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
The Wall hype should be tempered a bit. He’s playing in a schoolyard system, is extremely prone to dumb turnovers, and fails to finish layups at the basket after making incredible moves to get there.
Sure, he will be tremendous, but the announcers fawn over him and ignore the fact that Kentucky is good not only because of Wall, but because of their tremendous rebounding and inside play that can erase his mistakes.
hire tim grover
#52
I really liked what I saw
He way passes my “like how he moves” test and has great natural ability.
It is annoying to watch him with announcers, though, because they marvel at the stupidest stuff… an elbow jumper going in and whatnot.
My first impression watching him a little bit is that he’ll be a star, but he’s wild… like Wade. Not as big, muscle wise, as Wade though.
#52
I got a question for everyone
Why does Rose suck so much this year? I ain’t been able to watch and see.
#52
Blogabull pins the blame on him deciding before the play whether he’ll pass or score, and not being able to think fluidly during the play.
To me, he looks unfocused and frustrated. Maybe he is trying to get Vinny fired.
hire tim grover
#52
I can't explain it
But before he was drafted, I just didn’t like his eyes. They seemed unintelligent to me.
Just something about the eyes… kinda dead inside to me. I dunno.
This proves or means nothing, of course. I did mention it on here before the draft, so if he ends up a dummy, I called it.
#52
that’s a good way of putting it. My “unfocused” comment is better explained as his eyes just seeming dead. There are a few players I associate with that look, but I’m having trouble placing it right now.
hire tim grover
#52
I should add
That I am likely way off and this is just a sophomore slump caused by injuries that haven’t had a chance to heal, and normal stuff like that.
And I know I can’t explain or quantify it, but it’s similar to the “I like how he moves” test… I don’t see life behind the eyes.
#52
not fully recovered his quicks from the ankle injury
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
the closest NCAA game I can find is 30 points
I might take a nap
by southern oregon on Dec 19, 2009 2:59 PM PST reply actions
an hour before the Blazer game starts.
great amount of time for a nap
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Which is why i would never go to sleep with Morti skulking around
what I am saying is that he would kill ya in your sleep
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I just woke up myself
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Question
X-avier or Zavier? Inquiring minds wanna know
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
I am ashamed.
Seriously though, it should be Exavier.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like Xavier got screwed over pretty bad
They are just playing the clock, how are they supposed to know that it stopped and they need to get a shot off with 2 seconds left? I think at worst you replay the last possession…
RUDY > MJ
#52
I never smile if i can help it. Showing one’s teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all i see is a chimpanzee begging for it’s life.
guess who said that.
lessssss go #52
i like the part right before that
when the camera man says smile and dwight angrily says no
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 19, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah...I think it is when Rudy or Nic returns
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
^^^^
that was my 10,000 comment.
apropos?
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
yeah… that’s why I use H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
5. If you don’t drive on this team and draw some fouls it’s like telling those Publisher’s Clearing House guys to get the hell away from your door when they bring that oversized check and balloons down your walk.
RUDY > MJ
#52
Yeah Dave has a few of those when you look around. :)
I presume he’s allowed to break his own rules on occasion.
typically hell is allowed… but if it was in the GDT, the rules are stricter so things don’t get out of hand
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think they gotta be allowed
I thought the standards were, basically, what is acceptable on daytime/prime time network TV. Hell, damn, nuthin’ really stronger.
#52
Marreese Speights!
Incredible that he was available, simply incredible.
hire tim grover
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 19, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Steve Blake
When the game is tied with 6 minutest left in the 4th Quarter, and you have a 3-on-1 fast break, DO NOT TRY AND ALLEY OOP IT TO YOUR 6’3" TEAMMATE FROM HALF COURT. Make a solid bounce pass, let him collect the ball and get the easy dunk.
Dear Nate McMillan,
A blind monkey could have seen that a lineup featuring 3 point guards — all under 6’4" — and a shooting guard was not going to have success against a team featuring the most dominant big man in the league. Yet you decided to force all of your loyal fans to sit through nearly an entire 4th quarter with that lineup on the floor. Death by Tubby, I mean Anthony Johnson, and JJ REdick is one of the worst possible ways to lose, believe me.
Best Regards,
cloudydays
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Dec 19, 2009 6:38 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Dear cloudy… the pass was OK, Bayless just couldn’t corral it when it hit him in the HANDS
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Ya know I just happened to re-read this
And D-Ho didn’t hurt us much at all, and we were trying to get SOME sort of offense where someone could hit a jumper. With LMA playing like turds, the 4 guard lineup made some sense to me— against this team, with Rashard at PF.
I didn’t think it hurt us, aside from no one being able to hit a shot. Dwight Howard certainly didn’t win the game, he got PRZYBILLIZED.
#52
That's weak sauce
I just finished watching the game.
Your “Dear Steve Blake” should be “Dear Jerryd Bayless.”
When there is only 1.6 to go in the 3rd quarter and you are up by three, keep between J.J. Redick and the inbound pass and when you do a stutter step to catch an alley oop from Blake with 6 minutes left in the 4th and you can’t make the shot, at least come down with the ball.
I’m all about hating on Bayless, and I’m not hating on him now for fun, those were big time bad plays by Jerryd.
by tominhawaii on Dec 20, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
I got video of it too but it is poor quality
If I need to make a better one, I will.
Bayless adjusts his stride at the 3 point line for an alley oop. If Blake would have turned around at the top of the key and waited for everyone else, fans would be pissed that he missed a “Wide Open Bayless for a Jam.”
by tominhawaii on Dec 20, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
Why isn't Carl Landry Playing tonight
such a baby… he needs to Man up and get out there… you don’t shoot with your teeth
The gameday thread is fun
all those happy people are once again ready to kill any player that doesn’t produce a perfect game for them
hahahaha
it’s more fun to hear people talk about the GDT than to actually participate in the GDT
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, I think a well timed “should we trade Bayless while his value is high?” comment could make the thing explode
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
and now I wonder how many times I’ll be flagged for trolling
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah people got frustrated at the end.
I mean, we’re not going to win every game. These games will happen in an 82 game season. Even to title contenders.
Well, not the assists part. They’ll hopefully make a big deal about that in practice.
I don’t think assists would have been so low if we hit open shots… plus Orlando closed out on the shooters really well
by The Arkitect on Dec 19, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like Dwight Howard hit me in the head too.
The refs were very kind to him tonight, I guess it looks bad for a star to foul out (in the third quarter)
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
tied game with atl & chi with 10.5 sec left
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 7:27 PM PST reply actions
why did dallas have to decide to stop sucking tonight
and why did new orleans decide to come back to earth tonight
this loss would have been huge for the iggles
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
nice hustle by jennings
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
& evans
dangggggggggggggg
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Trade LaMarcus! This game calls for some reactionary reactions ;)
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/12/19/1208764/trade-drawer-12-19#27420342
Any Devin Harris trades maybe?
ewwwwwww be nice to LA !
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
somebody should remind him that he needs to score points in basketball
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, I'm not convinced Milwaukee is that good anymore
Another heartbreaking loss for them.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
In the East we would be 5th. In the West we are clinging to 8th place as the worst "above .500" team.
If we’re lucky OKC, Clippers, Hornets, Kings stay at around where they are now. We get Batum and Rudy back. And maybe manage to avoid the Lakers in the first round. Or maybe we shouldn’t, and try to pull off an upset that would be at least a big moral victory.
I swear they're showing "Elf" on every channel
I think it’s the new “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
I feel like I need to explain that reference to some of the younger folks.
I get treated to Bill Murray's version of Scrooge(d) on every channel that has even remotely a reputation for comedy.
Nice movie, though Murray had the worst makeup artist and hair stylist in history for that one.
I still haven't seen Scrooged somehow
I’m not intentionally avoiding it… it’s just never shown on TV over here, and I haven’t gone out of my way to rent it.
It is a fun movie
especially the trailers for fictional TV network’s Christmas specials……..“Robert Goulet’s Cajun Christmas” is my favorite…closely followed by “The Night the Reindeer Died”
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
Tropic Thunder opens with similar fake trailers
“The Night the Reindeed Died” is cool. Starring Robert Wagner, or the guy from Colt?
Lee Majors
The Six Million Dollar Man, Fall Guy (His character’s name is Colt) and The Big Valley
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
It seems like it is always on TV growing up and recently... (Scrooged)
I’ve seen it a billion times over the years.
#52
that's a good movie though.
it’s the closest thing to a christmas classic made in the last 10 years or so. maybe even since Home Alone.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
i like Polar Express a lot
but it is serious
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 20, 2009 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Petteri is much improved in his scoring and in the minutes he gets. Not that much in assists though.
He has added 20% to his 3 point shooting! Now at just under 45%, while increasing the number of attempts to 3 per game. Almost Rudy-esque. Also added 10% to his 2 point shots. Draws 4 times as many fouls, and added 4% there too. And only gets 2 fouls per game with very good defense. PER only around 15 though, which isn’t amazing and a bit surprising considering his shooting stats. Probably would have to increase his assists and rebounds to get higher. He’s averaging as many steals as assists (1.4).
Do you think him or Joel will ever actually come over?
Or are they bound to be trade fodder or simply released?
None of them will come over unless he gets "guaranteed" playing time
I could see one Joel replacing the other if Joel P. decides to move on. Or come on board if they pretty much make him the backup to LaMarcus.They would probably have to use a part of the MLE though, he’s unlikely to go for his rookie scale deal that is much worse than his current contract. Claver would probably want to see Martell or Travis gone before he comes, and I wouldn’t expect him for at least 2 more years. Petteri is a borderline NBA player. His defense and ability to play both guard spots might keep him in the Blazers’ plans. He brings something different to the table than what we currently have.
Hmmm. Two years for Claver? Ouch.
In retrospect, is he good enough to justify that wait, when alternative draft options were Casspi, Beaubois, Blair, or even Budinger?
I think KP drafted him precisely because he could stash him away for later. Casspi wanted to play right now, and with Nic, Travis and Martell and finding more time for Rudy that would have been nearly impossible.
That's a tough one. Patty Mills is in the 15th spot instead.
But Casspi wouldn’t have sniffed playing time if injuries hadn’t come up, so at least we have a player who can develop overseas. I see your point.
Was Freeland the last pick in the first round or the first pick in 2nd?
by southern oregon on Dec 19, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
Last in the first, very similar to where Petteri got picked (+/- 1)
But since we already have him for 3 seasons without signing, that opens a loophole in the current CBA to sign him for more than the rookie scale deal with either cap space or according to reports from the Rubio negotiations the MLE. They would have to give him a guaranteed 3-year deal though.
The first team to try that will likely be the Spurs next summer, with Tiago Splitter to play alongside Duncan and eventually replace him. Magic, Wolves, Blazers, Spurs, Pacers (?) all have an interest to keep that rule in place in the next CBA. And Wolves owner Taylor heads the committee for that.
They would have to give him a guaranteed 3-year deal though.
Freeland is not yet good enough to justify that commitment yet, correct?
Depends. It's only 1 year more than he would get in any case as a first round pick.
I think he has a lot of potential. Think David Lee, only 6’11" tall. That’s pretty interesting to at least continue to observe. I wouldn’t throw him lightly into trades unless it brings a certified stud back.
6'11 David Lee would probably beat out LMA
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 19, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Ouch, Claver is Omri Casspi light this year. Better 2P% (60%) than FT% (59%). And regressed in 3P%.
He’s playing more minutes than ever though, so maybe he has to get used to his playing time.
I think the Euro perception that Rudy,Sergio and to a lesser extent Nic
Have been getting the short end of the stick as far as minutes from Nate would have to enter into equation for our Euros and a new coach would change the equation
by southern oregon on Dec 19, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Hrm. That could be interesting if true.
Both Rudy and Sergio have expressed feelings of discontent already, but for various reasons (Rudy due to recruiting Hedo, Sergio for playing time/system issues)
I’ve already used up my quota of coaching conversation (for the week probably!), but I would not like to be in a situation where we need to decide between having either our current coaching staff or European players, but not both. I’m not placing fault on either side, just wondering if they could become mutually exclusive.
I get a feeling that if Rudy isn't playing a lot more minutes than Blake in the 2nd half of the season
Then that is going to be the situation
by southern oregon on Dec 19, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
A healthy Rudy could do good things for us if his back kept him from being as mobile as he was last year. He definitely is another threat from deep who would be nice to use alongside Miller or Bayless. It’s funny that instead of an overflow of talent at SF we now seem to have too many guards.
Browsing the boxscore this evening
and seeing Gortat and Bass get a combined 6 minutes for Orlando made me think of some ways we could use the extra guards, whoever KP thinks they may be
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't touch him with a 12 foot pole
NY instantly got better when they benched him
by southern oregon on Dec 19, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Nate Robinson and Jordan Hill for Blake and a lottery protected first round pick
(I don’t know if that would work due to Robinson’s BYC. Looks like it could.)
The Knicks will probably try to find someone who takes Curry or Jeffries off their hands in a Nate Rob package
Maybe Miami? Utah? The Kings reportedly had some interest last year, but with Evans that should be gone. Not sure which teams are sufficiently in love with him.
First, I'd keep Blake, unless Hill is showing more potential than I know.
Second, good luck to the Knicks trying to unload Curry or Jeffries by packaging them with a player that nobody wanted last Summer.
Anyone else seen this?
Slap chop remix that they actually put on TV.
I just saw it on TV, and looked it up on Youtube. I guess some DJ guy did it for fun and they used it.
#52
Same guy who makes the 'Press Hop'
Great stuff.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
That is from Killing them softly
Which is the most hilarious stand up act ever performed…
RUDY > MJ
#52
burn the red jerseys
we always lose in them…. or so it seems.
Fai†h
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 19, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
plus Oden got hurt in a red jersey.
which is too bad cause i like them a lot.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 19, 2009 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
Not me yet. I don't expect to see it at the theater
I’m a little curious if they’ll be able to break even. I mean, 300 million budget plus 150 million in marketing? Wow.
my roommate saw it.
he pretty much confiremd the reviews: amazing in technical terms. lacking in story, plot, acting, etc.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 20, 2009 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
haha.
it was a fast drive. not much traffic. i can steal feel that Long Island too. all the words i type are a little blurry. but i was safe enough to drive, in case all you are ponderin….
by DrivetheLane on Dec 20, 2009 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
hahahaha
i’m gonna go sleep reeeeaaaaaly well right. about……
NOW!
good night all.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 20, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
Sitting in the corner of the visitors’ locker room at Amway Arena with bags of ice wrapped around his knees, Andre Miller attempted to describe what went wrong during the Trail Blazers’ latest road debacle.
“Everything,” he said, after pausing to search for the right words. “Pretty much everything.”
I didn’t feel like this loss was as bad as some make it out to be.
For one, I thought the effort was there. If you look at this game from a different angle , if not for that 2 minute stretch Orlando had we’re even with a team sporting the 3rd best record in the league on their court. And to be even with a team who’s beating us 54-35 on the boards is unlikely. I don’t think anybody wins much with just that one stat in disparity.
So time verses score we’re in it the whole way except for those two minutes. I guess what I take from this, is that if anything else at all would have been going right for the Blazers we likely pull out a tough win on the road. Somewhere in all that ugliness is a silver lining.
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."
2 minutes? You mean the 5:22 we were scoreless in the 4th?
we played them a really good three quarters, dwight didn’t have a great night though was allowed to hammer our guys repeatedly, and Vince played horribly. We should’ve taken advantage more. Definitely not the worst game, but I think it’s disappointing to let a winnable game go.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 20, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
I have no idea where 2 minutes came from.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
If our whole roster was healthy and had been for the beginning of the season...
what do you think our current record would be?
My guess is 20-8
Fai†h
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 19, 2009 11:36 PM PST reply actions
I'll take 17-11
I think there would still have been adjusting.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
only one more win?
you dont think we would have won @cleveland or @milwaukee?
Fai†h
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 19, 2009 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
Naw, probably a bit better than that.
I think we would have lost at Cleveland. I could be wrong, but I think they could have elevated higher. I don’t think Travis or Nic would mean enough to slowing LeBron down the stretch. Then, again, who knows if Nate would still be playing 3-4 guard lineups. I’d hope not and that the loss of Travis is why we are seeing more lineups like this.
Winning at Milwaukee seems likely. Plus, Memphis or Miami at home. I can see why 20-8 is a good guess.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Yes.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
Sir Charles was great last time!
I remember, during his monologue, he said as one of the few non-Jewish NBA players, he was the only guy SNL could get during Yom Kippur.
#52
RHCP, Genesis, LL Cool J, KISS, and ABBA were all nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Two of the five will be inducted this year. Make your guess, then click here to find out.
of those groups
i’d guess Genesis and LL Cool J. (even though it should be Kiss). now i’ll click the link…….
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.
.
and i was one for two.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 20, 2009 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
nope. like i said, it should be Kiss, but it's not.
if they were nominated, i assumed that for some reason they’d count for rock n roll.
by DrivetheLane on Dec 20, 2009 12:04 AM PST up reply actions
They have a lot of genre variety in the R&R HoF
Madonna, Prince and Run DMC are all already in from the 80’s. Their choices are a bit unpredictable.
I thought the induction of the Hollies was a good call.
I would guess Abba & Genesis
But that’s just a guess.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I'll give it to Ochocinco
On him this looks good:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Like the snuggie: From the "how come nobody including me ever thought of this???" department
Make a power outlet into 5 with one click that doesn’t take up much more space than a traditional socket. Working prototype from Art Lebedev, a very nice design studio in Russia (well known for a keyboard with programmable keys). They are currently working to commercialize it.
The “big” standard one does, e.g. for fridges or a PC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko
The smaller “Europlug” does not, and is only intended for devices with less than 2.5 A that are insulated themselves. E.g. a cellphone charger, or a shaver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europlug
I find both designs more stable than the US standard.
I would imagine this to be the case because the pug actually sits in the outlet… though it does look like it would be more of a hazard for small children fingers and such
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 12:55 AM PST up reply actions
It’s also more metric than imperial… but the point remains that we have the bombs
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 1:03 AM PST up reply actions
Iran has occupied an Iraqi oil well/field over the weekend. Might become time to prove Obama means business. Though then it really would become his war not just in Afghanistan but also in the Middle East.
So, everytime I've picked the Blazers to win in the Jersey contest they've lost
and every time I’ve picked them to lose… they’ve won (in the month of December)
.
.
.
therefore I am picking them to lose the rest of the games this month
.
You’re Welcome
no… you’re missing the point. I’ve found the source of the teams troubles and I am taking measures to rectify it where I can
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 12:51 AM PST up reply actions
I’m doing YOU a favor, and this is how you treat me? Fine… if that’s the way YOU are going to be about it I’ll just take my ball and go home
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 12:57 AM PST up reply actions
I have wrinkles in places you haven’t even discovered yet…
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 1:06 AM PST up reply actions
yes
this is more unforgivable than my signature blunder, and ark wanted to kill me over that…
RUDY > MJ
#52
contract killings are cheap in the Couve… or so I’ve heard… Meth makes people desperate
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 1:04 AM PST up reply actions
meh, I can justify it only in that I don’t put any effort into it, and I find it amusing… I always root for the Blazers regardless of what I predict
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
I dont know if I have ever actually predicted a blazers loss, even when I expect one...
I just dont have the heart to do it, which probably explains why I dont really enter that often…
RUDY > MJ
#52
I figure if I predict a loss… and they win, I’m happy… if I predict a win, and they lose I’m not happy… I’d rather be happy than not happy
by The Arkitect on Dec 20, 2009 1:05 AM PST up reply actions
I've never entered.
I fear I would be too worried about it. Just like FBB. I hate FBB.
No words.
#52
No junk for you......one year.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
The fricken game on my NBA TV recording has no audio
The jerks in the beginning have sound and then it goes away about a minutes before the game starts. I stopped at half time and might watch the second half tomorrow.
You haven't lived until you have seen the Blazers run a four guard line-up for real real not for play play.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
I will never doubt them again.
Roy could probably even slide into some 5 when Rudy comes back.
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
its like the alien monster poping out of her stomach
only much worse
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 20, 2009 1:37 AM PST up reply actions
Do ya know what would be funny?
What if ATF looks just like Palin? What would maybe be a blessing before is now a curse for poor ATF.
#52
I could see that
I imagine ATF probably has a huge set of fake you know whats too.
by tominhawaii on Dec 20, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
See these two jokers
Don’t care about Travis like we do.
[text me]
#25 - No more than three at a time, ladies.
by idoltime on Dec 20, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Reke Havoc!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2AbVDPywzk
Poor Bucks lose another game at the buzzer in a week.
i can't believe i went to high school with this guy
i mean of all the ways to show off cash, putting it in your mouth makes the least sense
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
if it is this picture just got a whole lot grosser
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 20, 2009 4:33 AM PST up reply actions
Why does he have his shirt off and a beanie on?
Maybe he had a chill from having his shirt off and needed a beanie?
maybe im just tired but this video really tickles my funny bone
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
BR FTW
Love the look on Haslem’s face:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I like it when the Blazers win
"Playing for the Trail Blazers is kind of like being the drummer for Spinal Tap" - Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 20, 2009 10:59 AM HST
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