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junk drawer: athleticismness 5/18

Pryzscream1_tiny by phillyduck23 on Comment 214 comments

 so a few weeks ago I had a conversation with a few people on here as to what teams are athletic teams. I thought the blazers are an above average athletic team but others didn't agree with me. Then I got to thinking about what makes someone athletic and to be honest I can't come up with a definite answer to that. If I had to choose what makes someone a great athlete I would have to say number one its leaping ability, followed quickly by speed.

For instance: Travis is thought of as a great athlete because of his insane leaping ability and i can't think of another reason, but I also think Aaron brooks is a great athlete because of his speed  and agility. I also think bayless is a good athlete because he got mad hops and his strength has to play into it as well

So I am posing the question what do you all think makes a great athlete?

Poll
what makes someone a great athlete
vertical leap
6 votes
quickness/agility
28 votes
strength
1 votes
If Dave says he is then by golly he is
12 votes
Free Bayless
29 votes
other(which i will explain in comments)
6 votes

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all of the above. but I like agility and speed, meshed with leaping ability... ;)

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on May 18, 2009 12:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

there is no one word to describe it

it also changes depending on your size.

LMA is considered extremely athletic because he is the fastest PF in the league. Outlaw is considered extremely athletic because he has mad hops Bayless is considered extremely athletic because he is extremely quick, extremely strong, and he has mad hops. However, many people don’t think that Roy is athletic because he plays at a different pace, even though he has great hops. As you can see, the smaller you are, there are more attributes you need in order to be called “athletic”.

We also had a discussion about athleticism on OLive yesterday. One guy said that “athletic” was euphemism for “dumb”. Although I disagree with that (I think this team is both very athletic and very smart), I can’t help but notice that Roy is considered by many to be “unathletic” (even though he is quite the opposite, IMO) and he is one of the smartest players in the NBA, at least when it comes to Basketball IQ. It seems to me that the more “cerebral” you play, the less athletic you are considered to be.

Side note, I love “quotation marks,” I think they make me look smart lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 2:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Athletic" is a euphemism for "dumb"???

That’s just stupid. So’s the notion that Roy isn’t athletic.

(I like “quotation marks” too.)

by Corvid on May 18, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Roy's got a 40 inch verticle

but he hardly uses it. Except on Cheikh Samb

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on May 18, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LMA might be the fastest traditional PF in the league, but there are some faster 3/4s, like Tyrus Thomas.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boston are out of the playoffs

Rejoice

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.

by The Pirate on May 18, 2009 3:44 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

The Celtics should be congratulated for playing very well despite injuries

and having two great series.

So, someone else take care of that please, because I hate those freaking Celtics. – Elgin

VENTURA: It's drowning. It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning. It is no good, because you -- I'll put it to you this way, you give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.

by 22baylor on May 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FRYE UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT QUESTION (STORYTELLER)

Can the blazers sign Frye as a unrestricted free agent?

In other words, if the blazers do not sign Frye to a qualifying offer, thus making him a unrestricted free agent, is there anything that disqualifies the Blazers from signing him as an unrestricted free agent?

The obvious advantages to this approach are there is no cap hold space taken up while Frye seeks restricted free agent offers, the unrestricted free agent amount is not subject to the qualifying offer minimum.

This coming years economics and Frye’s dismal showing may make Frye’s market value less than the qualifying offer. On the other hand, I believe last years showing leaves Frye underrated therefore he is likely to be a steal at unrestricted market levels.

by mrwonderfulone on May 18, 2009 4:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes you can

But by not making him a qualifying offer until June 30 and thus making him an unrestricted free agent, you lose the right to match offers from other teams. In order to remove his cap hold from your salary you would also renounce the player, thus losing the right to use the Bird exception he gained to go over the cap to re-sign him. So in this case we would need to have enough cap space to fit Frye’s new salary in, or sign him to a minimum contract which is only a theoretical option. Both of which makes sense, since the team would have indicated that player isn’t all that important to keep. Otherwise you would have made him an initial offer. However he could still be included in sign and trade deals. Independent of any other issues why Frye might want to sign here or elsewhere.

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 4:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would have to say quickness/agility.

I was able to two handed dunk in high school, and college but I was not quick. I always had a hard time guarding anybody that was fast, I just couldn’t keep up with them. Just because you can jump, doesn’t translate into being a great basketball player.

I also think being able to do numerous sports well makes you a great athlete. Like Danny Ainge. He successfully played pro Basketball, and pro Baseball. He was not a jump out of the gym kind of guy either.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on May 18, 2009 9:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Probably some sort of combination of the things you listed makes a true “athlete”

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -- the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the most profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty. - Einstein

by Illmatic88 on May 18, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was going to suggest

that you forgot the “ly” at the end of ‘athleticismness’. but then the end would be ‘nessly’ which makes me want some chocolate milk and i don’t have milk or chocolate. so that sucks for me.

by cornplant on May 18, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

shoot, try again

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on May 18, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

with all this sunshine

i think i am suffering from some vitamin R deficiency.

by cornplant on May 18, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Athleticism is being able to do many different "athletic" things well

Being able to combine quickness, strength, skill, speed, hops, hand-eye-coordination is what athleticism is to me.

Side note on this topic, on ESPN.com they are (were? they haven’t posted anything new on this since March) looking at who would be the King of Playground games to see which athletes really are well rounded. This was at the time a response to the idea being kicked around by sportswriters that Michael Phelps was the greatest athlete in the world. Articles on the Playground challenge are here and here

by tingeyga on May 18, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Free Bayless!

It’s obvious that ESPN is really holding Skip back. They should trade him to a network that truly appreciates his immense talents.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

B.E.T.

formerly fromagnon... I remember back in the day... way back before you young cats were around, back when I ruled the jersey contest... back when it meant something... back when hip-hop was alive

by The Arkitect on May 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kinda like being traded to the Bobcat?

Either way, you’re working for Uncle Bob…

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They should have lots of cap space this summer though

afterall how much can it cost to run the same 5 shows on repeat?

formerly fromagnon... I remember back in the day... way back before you young cats were around, back when I ruled the jersey contest... back when it meant something... back when hip-hop was alive

by The Arkitect on May 18, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends

Usually, royalties are paid per showing… but Bob may have negotiated a volume discount.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure he owns all the shows, produces his own content

and is his own distributor

He’s like the walmart of Cable

formerly fromagnon... I remember back in the day... way back before you young cats were around, back when I ruled the jersey contest... back when it meant something... back when hip-hop was alive

by The Arkitect on May 18, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

Walmart imports it all from China.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cool

Now we just need to get Glen Taylor (the Wolves owner) to realize that McHale is a better option at GM than anyone else he is going to get—so long as he doesn’t accept phone calls from Danny Ainge.

:)

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great day in the morning

I guess that mean I don’t have to worry about the Blazers trading for ANYONE on the wolves roster

formerly fromagnon... I remember back in the day... way back before you young cats were around, back when I ruled the jersey contest... back when it meant something... back when hip-hop was alive

by The Arkitect on May 18, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

'you spose'd to up in the mornin' cookin' breakfast by den or somethin', it's like an alarm clock, woo wooOOOOOOO'

ah, yes, only in my hometown, funky funky oaktown.

"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."

-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 18, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

that video is crazy….watch when he drives away….wow

by Sabonis4Ever on May 18, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I misread the title of a Post by Ben in the Home Page.

“Breaking: Tom´s Penis Staying in Portland” I realized something was going wrong when I read the end of the title.

"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"

by amlmart1 on May 18, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I took that with me,

Portland will always have my heart.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha +1

that’s what I was thinking too.

it took me about 15 episodes for me to realize snoop was a girl lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they have to take simmons now

everyone else has publicly turned them down they might as well take what they can get.

"Howard, he know me" Rudy

by phillyduck23 on May 18, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I support that move

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on May 18, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Athleticismness

It takes a +5 on Agility and Dexterity a +6 on Strength and Magical Shoes that allow you to jump 20ft in the air

It seems that everyone's real problem is they just don't drink enough coffee. They lose their edge, lose track of their priorities, and end up sleeping a third of their life away.

by jlarose78 on May 18, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So that's the problem with the Blazers...

Insufficient XPs.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 18, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So what are our predictions for the Lakers Nuggets series?

Lakers struggled with the Rockets….they seem to suffer still from playing up or down to the competition. They beat Denver 3-1 this season, but Denver looks good and is now rested. Wouldn’t a Denver Cleveland finals be awesome. Awesome because Kobe would be watching it from one of his villas somewhere.

I like the whole team.

by RenoBlazerFan on May 18, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lxkers take it in 7

but I’ll be pulling for Denver. – Elgin

VENTURA: It's drowning. It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning. It is no good, because you -- I'll put it to you this way, you give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.

by 22baylor on May 18, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather the Lakers beat the Nuggs then lose to Lebron/Magic in the finals

Cant…stand…nuggets. At least with the lakers it is expected they will make the finals. Their fans cant talk smack if they make the finals. Nuggs fans already have too much to gloat about just making the WCF.

by Sabonis4Ever on May 18, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

+1

Cavs over Lakers in the finals. It is written.

by jksnake99 on May 18, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, I feel the same way.

I hate the Lakers but I think the Nuggets are officially becoming my most despised teams. The Nuggets act like they are the greatest team in the history of the league. I want them to lose just so they will get over themselves. Every person on the Nuggets just annoys/creeps the hell out of me.

by Roybot on May 18, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s going to be a very, very good NBA player.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But I think he would be better in a situation in which he is eased into a role… he needs a lot of offensive talent around him.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He has a better handle than most NBA players..

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You know that Stein Link?

This one to this.

I think I could be cool with Kidd if he was like Kidd on the Olympic team. He starts, plays five minutes and then gives way to the young guys, and then you got a fresh Jason Kidd waiting on the bench when the poo hits the fan. I doubt Kidd wants that thought. The only way he would do something like that, was if they offered him a coaching gig when he was done playing. And I still don’t think he’d do it.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 1:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

People often complain about character issues off the court. Kidd really had some.

And you can bet he will want to start and play minutes, or he will end his career in Europe for a lot of money.

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Junk Drawer Poll of the Day

Will the Brian Grant news today, lead a certain politicalish/moralish subject being discussed on Blazers Edge this summer? (This not to make light of his situation, the subject might just come up today.)

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What politicalish/moralish subject are you refering to? I can think of a few that might be brought up from this

formerly fromagnon... I remember back in the day... way back before you young cats were around, back when I ruled the jersey contest... back when it meant something... back when hip-hop was alive

by The Arkitect on May 18, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty sure public opinion is very much in support, as well.

Politicians with an R by their name are against it due to base-pandering, but it’s not like they’re foaming at the mouth over it.

Do the research, fix the disease, q.e.d.

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 18, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer research on adult stem cells and those gained e.g. from the umbilical cord, but there are indications that’s not enough for some uses. Some European countries have adopted really dumb rules, e.g. that cell lines harvested before a certain date (say 01/01/2002) can be used why later ones after the law went in effect can’t. That’s something I can’t get behind. Either a country says no for ethical reasons we don’t allow it. That is fine. They have to be aware that scientists and companies won’t work at a high level in that field there and patients might get abroad too for treatment because opinions and situations can change depending on if you are afflicted or not. But it’s a moral decision. Or they say yes and allow and fund research within accepted scientific limits, then that’s fine as well.

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Getting a black/white consensus on a sticky morals-bound subject is much easier said than done

You will almost always have some sort of compromise take place, which often leaves the end result looking totally nonsensical.

Take abortion, for example (hate to go here since I don’t want to start a debate on that issue, but is the best example I can think of). Abortion is legal in America, but at the same time it is restricted. Abortions are generally disallowed after a certain point in a fetus’ development. On the other hand, even many abortion opponents support those in case of rape and incest. State laws vary in the dis/encouragement of abortions, restrictions on doctors, condoms, medical insurance coverage, parental disclosure… it goes on and on….

So…. Roe vs. Wade came out decades ago. Is the US for or against this particular medical procedure? There is no clear answer.

In the case of stem cell research, I think every party would like to see a decisive stance taken, but it probably will not happen any time soon. It will more likely resemble a confusing fluctuating hodge-podge of political compromise.

by T$ 225 on May 18, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh it should and will be restricted according to definitions of what constitutes life and related issues

Including as worldly things as supply and demand and payment. Organ and blood and plasma donations have become a private business even though they are regulated. Stem cells likely will too, and you don’t want to set the wrong incentives there or create cell lines that nobody uses.

But restricting it by an artificial calendar date is really a dumb decision. I can accept that people say we are against it for ethical reasons. I can’t really accept that people say ethical standards are higher or lower depending on if it was 2000 or 2009.

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Touchy subject for me

UW can and has grown new retinas for Glaucoma blind dogs,some self appointed,faith driven medical ethicasts find it offensive that they could do the same for my Dad because it dont goose step with their dogma.if you step in any dogma please scrap it off your shoes before you come in the house

by southern oregon on May 18, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On abortion.

The guy who made American History X spent almost 20 years making a documentary called “Lake of Fire,” which is, in my opinion, the most even-handed and thought-provoking film on the subject i’ve ever seen. Here is a short review of it.

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 18, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hornet fan mikey wants pryzbilla in new orleans

scroll down to crazy trade idea #3

"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."

-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 18, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i just realized how old that is

:-)

"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."

-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 18, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's just what I was thinking too ;-)

Also, what we need more than anything is guys who exist solely out on the perimeter and play no defense. Being injured and expensive helps a lot as well.

At least he says the trade has no chance of happening.

Mort

by Mortimer on May 18, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Back to the subject of the post

Its a much different skill set put does any body really think that NBA players are in better shape or"better athletes" than pro surfers or the folks that ride Mavericks?

by southern oregon on May 18, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or racecar drivers?

They don’t have to be athletes right? But try maintaining supreme concentration and physical control for 3 straight hours (or however long they race…I don’t know because I don’t watch because they aren’t athletes).

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on May 18, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Race car drivers e.g. have amazing coordination, concentration, good endurance and super strong neck muscles

I have driven on the backseat with a race car driver across a track, and I would be dead even if I had the skills. Some of the best F1 drivers do a lot of specialized weight training.

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is why exercises that require the brain burn more calories than exercises that involve mindless, repetitive body movements. The brain takes some serious energy to keep it running.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on May 18, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soccer players are amazing athletes.

They are running for 3 hours—they are like marathon runners with muscle mass.

I like the whole team.

by RenoBlazerFan on May 18, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got Play-Doh block

Any ideas? I can only think about butts talking and making stuff poop. I’m in a total rut.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do you have the play-doh factory?

The thing with the press and the different shaped extruding dies? Some free form pressing should bring forth an abundance of new ideas. At a minimum Greg Oden will have cool spaghetti hair.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on May 18, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

Just 16 canisters of Play-Doh, a plastic bag of mixed colors that is turning Hulk green, some Lego’s, and action figures. It’s really hard to make figures that stand on their own.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's good

I think I need to start building props and maybe it will come to me.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe you could include Tom Penn, a little blue wolf and KP/PA murdering the wolf

Or do you only do player skits? Roy getting second team All-NBA could be too much work. Summer league? Draft? Oden doin’ work?

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now this is some JUNK Baby!!!

The topic was tooo basketbally and the racial stuff was toooo hate crimey….but this is some good junk

"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii

by 92wastheyear on May 18, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only hate crime I know

Is hating you so much… that I love you.

C’mere, you big lug.

SMOOCH.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 18, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Geez ....why did you stick your tongue in my ear??

You know I don’t like that

"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii

by 92wastheyear on May 18, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So you wouldn't notice

What I stuck elsewhere.

I AM SNEAKY.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 18, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oden Doin' Work

could be great if TiH had the time

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“I wanted to get everyone a gift to help celebrate my graduation, but I couldn’t afford one, so I made one myself.”

Then put a dook in it. Don’t forget to put a bow on the box.

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 18, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got one

Write, “After tonight, I’m grad-u-ate.” Then draw an Asian man pointing at a fat belly. Make him a ninja though. Nobody messes with a ninja.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I had to read that one about 6 times.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on May 18, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

… Not sure whether to give a rec for that bad of a pun.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Racist!

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on May 18, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. You certainly are right there. Don't you worry about a thing little darling.

I read the sig. I should have put a smiley face.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on May 18, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like this one

“Vision? What do you know about my vision?! My vision would turn your world upside-down, tear asunder your illusions, and a sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Ask yourself… are you really ready to see that vision?”
huey freeman off the boondocks

"Howard, he know me" Rudy

by phillyduck23 on May 18, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I aspire, sir, to be better than I am. B-4 does not. Nor does Shinzon. – Data, Star Trek Nemesis
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. – Mark Twain
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future. – Plato
They say that we are better educated than our parents’ generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. It is not the same thing. – Richard Yates
If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. – Vince Lombardi
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. – A.A. Milne
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius
Education is the best provision for old age. – Aristotle
A man who has never gone to school
may steal from a freight car;
but if he has a university education,
he may steal the whole railroad.
- Theodore Roosevelt

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

bumped into some of those while surfing around, but the lombardi one is awesome
If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. – Vince Lombardi

by RudyFTW on May 18, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There’s still plenty of meat on that bone. Now you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, you’ve got a stew going.

either that or some BEdge inside joke thing, perhaps?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another article about Roy

Link

Regarding the link, I’m glad. I don’t think he has time to coach and play in the NBA.

;-o

by tominhawaii on May 18, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like this Roy's pronunciation better than our Roy's

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you get right up to it

And you cannot do it,then there you jolly well are arnt you? Lord Buckley

by southern oregon on May 18, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel dumb.

this would be a good time for someone to failblog me.

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 18, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 18, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry homes

I was on someone else’s computer and the name and password for RudyFTW is way shorter and easier to remember.

Tom probably did that intentionally so he wouldn’t hurt his brain thinking too hard.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey, that fool has my jersey on!

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always liked this picture for some reason

I think it’s the way Tom’s looking at the camera.

by Corvid on May 18, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

who are the three on the right?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great reference.

“Bill Nye the science guy… Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!”

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by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that show was awesome

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

absolutely.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

science ruuuuuules

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Biiiiiil, Nyyyye, the sciiiiiience guuuuuy… haha. Incredible show.

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by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

brought to you by......water!

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haven’t seen that show in forever…

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

remember the one where he had that car that had moss growing all over it?

haha then there was the one where he was proving that gravity and momentum and all that would prevent a bowling ball from hitting him in the face if he released the bowling ball (tied on a string to a fixed point above him) from right next to his face. The bowling ball would go away and then return and stop RIGHT by his nose and he wouldn’t even blink. Haha loved that stuff.

Then there was all the “It’s our _____________ of science!” (da da da da!)

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha no clue who that is.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dang

I wanted to know if you were dressing up as a Jedi or someone from the Bible

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on May 18, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i thought it'd be cool to be moses for halloween one year in elementary school

all my friends wanted to know why i was dressed up as a homeless bum.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew a guy who glued a stake “through” his head to re-enact the tentstake story.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

that is awesome. I wonder what other good old testament stories would be fun. maybe rig up some kind of axe and do the Abraham and Issac story.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I watched way too much PBS for my own good. I’m probably a bit on the… “studious” side.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was sad when they got rid of Krat's Kreatures....

That was a cool show.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zoom zoom zooma zoom…

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

both

there’s a program called running start that lets you take college courses while in high school. essentially, it’s a high school graduation, but I’m getting my 2 year AA degree @ the same time.

by RudyFTW on May 18, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is practical and efficient

On the other hand I only needed 2 years for my BA :)

by Norsktroll on May 18, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’s a really good program.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stinker!

It took me about a million years. What can I say? Work was more interesting than school. At least I got grad school done in two (sucky) years.

by Corvid on May 18, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know people who I think are well educated

And have no paper to prove it and fools with multiple degrees but as a general thing education is better than ignorance.

by southern oregon on May 18, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

why am i not surprised?

is there anything you cant do?

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there’s probably a few obscure African dialects he isn’t fluent in.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go through labor?

by Corvid on May 18, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a few surgeries could fix that

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

…

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by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i assume that's code for rec?

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

unrec

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by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 19, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

flag

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on May 19, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Needs more.....

…..death…..add a spice of prezness

by Sabonis4Ever on May 18, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

needs more blazer gear and kix pix

barely a drexler jersey on the corner?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol I saw that article on The Onion

funny stuff

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"BEAT LA!"

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i mean, THAT fool has my jersey on!

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." – Horace(Ancient Roman poet)

Blazers+Blazersedge=Mind Blown

by TappedPotential on May 18, 2009 7:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They never had any talents to begin with.

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win. -Doug Collins

by TappedPotential on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's looking kind old there

Total Grandpa. It’s not a bad look for him though, especially considering he was an ugly son-of-a-gun as a player.

by Corvid on May 18, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When did Larry Bird become W.C. Fields?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this looks like a poster

for an even worse sequal to the movie “stuck on me”

"Howard, he know me" Rudy

by phillyduck23 on May 18, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pau....how many times have I told ya???

Use more KY!!!

"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii

by 92wastheyear on May 18, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

John Wall to Kentucky. Source

Cue Ben screaming on twitter.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

damn that Kentucky team is going to be stacked next year

they already have a great class coming in too…

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cousins, Wall, Patterson…. that is absolutely ridiculous.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget Meeks

if he decides to stay…

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding, I remembered him as I posted. That is one stacked team… If Cousins is the real deal, that’s an insane collection of talent. I will be watching them play.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

Callipari sure can recruit.

by jksnake99 on May 18, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben knew this like 3 years ago

which is either really really good reporting or downright disturbing.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben’s list of mancrushes keeps growing… it’s interesting how far he leans to the Free Darko school of thought.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what is the Free Darko school of thought?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hard to explain concisely… I suppose they focus more on individual brilliance and athleticism. More of an offensive focus than a defensive focus.

Anthony Randolph is the ultimate Free Darko player. Shane Battier is the anti-Free Darko player.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you at all interested in reading Free Darko's Basketball Macrophenomal Almanac thingie?

Tom sent me a copy and I could send it your way if you’re interested.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

uhhh is it good?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

uhhh....it has lots of pictures.

i was too lazy to read through the whole thing. It’s really good if

1) you have free time
2) you like to read
3) you are a fan of basketball art.

I skimmed it…i might read the whole thing this summer but i’d just as soon send it to someone who’s actually going to read it now.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 18, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah im okay

I will have time to read it in the summer, but i don’t have time now either

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeh, i used the same excuse

which is funny, because I’m on Bedge quite a bit…so i do have time…i just tell myself i don’t have time.

"Whatever...I heard Bayless uses a pillowcase as a wallet." --TiH

by prezofdeath on May 19, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TBH

I’d rather BEdge than read that book lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 19, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

has there ever been a mancrush JD?

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 18, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not that I know of.

draft rodrigue beaubois

by Cablinasian on May 19, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL Mets

and they did this against the Dodgers lol

Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related

by cloudydays on May 19, 2009 1:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Last(?) but not least

"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum

by idoltime on Jun 17, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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