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Junk Drawer 5/20 - "Fake" Trade Rumors

I'm going to start two.  I don't need a source because it is a rumor.  Feel free to make up your own rumors since it is the Junk Drawer.

I've talked to a few GM's and they told me Portland to trying to trade up, to grab a lottery pick they've targeted.

More than one source has told me that Portland, with the youngest team in the playoffs last year, is looking to move out of the draft and consolidate some young talent for veteran leadership, possibly at the point.

EDIT:  Here is my old poll, it was lame.

Do you feel sorry for Blake Griffin?  (Excluding the huge paycheck he's about to get.) -- This poll sucked.  The results were 37% yes, 56% no, and 6% maybe.

Here is a better poll.

Poll
Who is the next American Idol?
Adam Lambert
24 votes
Kris Allen
16 votes

40 votes | Poll has closed

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Blake Griffin looks like he steals lunch money from kids.

How long before he gets into a fight with Zack Randolph?

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 12:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's the bully from A Christmas Story

My money is on Z-Bo in a fistfight.

Morteauxmier

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a STRIPPER pole!!

LOLZERS!!

Man we stuck it to that Z-Bo.

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh snap!

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOLZERS.

Made me LOL.

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on May 20, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Z-Bo doesn't use his fists.

He just shoves your face with his palm. Just ask Louis Amundson.

by Roybot on May 20, 2009 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So help me god - yellow teeth!!

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

by GonzoFan on May 20, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Scott Farkas Affair would be a good name for an emo band...

"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

by timbo on May 20, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's SKUT Farkus, actually

Would Grover Dill be the drummer?

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

I thought of Billy Madison.

O’DOYLE RULES!!!!

by Roybot on May 20, 2009 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He reminds me of Biff.

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's "screen door on a submarine," you dork.

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Make like a tree...

…and get outta here.

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

by GonzoFan on May 20, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the point!

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey

Biff was in my frat, seriously.

by BrewDude on May 20, 2009 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This guy does a great job writing a a song based on the score of BTTF:

It’s pretty sweet.

"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 20, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It'll probably happen the first time Griffin talks back to him.

Then, when Griffin’s not looking, Z-Bo will go Ruben and give him a sucker punch to the back of his head. Donald Sterling will respond by counting some more money.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on May 20, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

12:57 AM 5-20-2009

It was reported that Dejuan Blair is refusing to work out for any teams other than Portland

Look, I’ve discussed this with my agent. I only want to play for the Portland Trail Blazers. That team is seriously on the verge of a dynasty and I will help in them out at power forward and center when needed. I don’t need to play 30 minutes a night. All I want to do is come into the game to get some rebounds and putbacks. I’m gonna bring the toughness and the energy though. You know…. I just see it as a perfect fit. — Dejuan Blair

by tweener on May 20, 2009 1:03 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

It's official Ricky Rubio is no longer on the table

The european Hauge court that has been arbitrating Rubio’s buyout has ruled Rubio will have to pay well over 6 million Euros to get out of his contract and Rubio has said that he will will remain in the lottery this year but not come over for 3 years. This will enable him to sign for a higher number then he would have signed as a rookie this year, and not have to pay his large buyout. Rubio said its all about what is best for him in the long run, he needs to bulk up some for the NBA and this will give him extra time to work on his body.

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on May 20, 2009 1:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you need a block quote!

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

by Magnum on May 20, 2009 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"And with the second pick, in the 2009 NBA draft, the Memphis Grizzlies select…Tyler Hansbrough, of the University of North Carolina…"

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 5:10 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

You think he'll get past the Clippers?

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd have my doubts

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joe Wolf's place?

"Out here on the road, when its just our small travelling party against the world, it's tough ..." MB

by OBJuan72 on May 20, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lake no-negro

that’s not me being racist that’s me spitting out facts.

"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez

by RoodiePhirnandizz on May 20, 2009 2:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG u r awful

I can’t believe you hate black people so much :-(

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he had friends they would indeed call him that

Right now, he’s only called late for dinner!

OH SNAPPAGE, ROODIE JUST STAY DOWN, YOO R BURRRNED.

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

he has friends but that is cause they don't know his identity

cause he is wearing his white sheets with a dunce cap

by cornplant on May 20, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohh snap.

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Breaking News

Mike Dunleavy may have tipped his hand regarding what the Clippers will do with the number one overall selection in the 2009 NBA draft. Several witnesses saw Dunleavy talking to Steve Kerr, the Suns GM, after the draft lottery. “They seemed to be discussing the benefits of selling a first round draft pick,” said one observer. This would mark the first time in NBA history that the number 1 pick had been sold outright. The early consensus has the Portland Trail Blazers as the most likely buyer of the Clippers pick. “It makes perfect sense,” said one ESPN analyst, “the Blazers have a rabid fanbase, a recent history of buying first round picks and the richest owner in sports, Mr. Paul Allen.” The Blazers would likely select the highly touted Ricky Rubio from Spain to solidify their point guard rotation for the long term.

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

by Magnum on May 20, 2009 2:16 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

PORTLAND OBTAINS DEVIN HARRIS

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nba-lottery20-2009may20,0,567979DDS0.story

Summary of the story: We bought the Suns #14 lottery pick for cash and Sergio, then traded that pick plus Outlaw and Bayless for Devin Harris. The Nets get a young prospect in Bayless, plus a 2nd lottery pick.

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 2:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He plays defense though!

And he looks like Maya Rudolph and I like her.

DUH.

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you like scars or something?

Devin Harris has that boyish charm. Sophie would be all over him.

by KitIsh on May 20, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Devin Harris is a rich man's Rajon Rondo.

Which is incredibly awesome.

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 3:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rondo's the better defender, passer, rebounder and slasher

Do you really sacrifice all those things to add a decent mid range shot to your point guard?

All that and Rondo is 3 years younger than Harris and 4 years younger than Parker.

Not to bring everything back to Conley, but I’d be surprised if MC Jr isn’t in this category of player (2nd tier PG) in the next 3-5 years.

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rondo's on a better defensive team.

I think Harris might actually be a better defender or at least just as good. I can’t prove it, but I think they are both very close defensively. Is Rondo a better slasher? I’m not sure about that either. Again, the fact that Rondo is playing on a better team is a huge bonus.

Harris had a PER of 21.6 this year. That’s nothing to sneeze at. Switch them places and I’m betting the Nets are worse and the Celtics are better.

Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .

by Nick Van Excellent on May 20, 2009 3:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right this second I just don't see it like Harris being a rich mans Rondo

especially considering Rondo is 3 years younger and seems to be just as good overall (if not, really really close).

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check this out

Follow this link if you want to be on Dr. Phil: http://www.drphil.com/plugger/

I was going to e-mail him and tell him I’m concerned about my sister’s use of the n-word around her son. After looking at that, I’m scared to turn her in now.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 2:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why isn't anyone else up partying

You guys are total squares. All the cool kids are up late, Bedgin’ it hardcore.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 3:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm just here for the chicks

And tonight seems like a Snausages party.

P.S. I think I’m changing the poll to American Idol.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 3:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that will bring in the chicks

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on May 20, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Highlander the movie

Wasn’t that the guys name?

by Sabonis4Ever on May 20, 2009 3:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was mean

GOSH, I hate you, I shoulda said.

I apologize.

Adam Lambert and Christopher Lambert are related.

M.

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What are we going to have to do to get Tyler Hansbrough?

Chad Ford says he’s going to Utah at 20. I think the Blazers are going to have to move up to 19, to make sure they get him. I think a trade of Bayless and Rudy, plus the 24th pick should get the 19th pick from Atlanta.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 4:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's a forward

No way Atlanta passes him up.

He also plays the same position as their two most promising young players. It is a guarantee they take him!!

If they had a top 5 pick they’d probably already give him a promise to draft him.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 20, 2009 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

So what you're saying is

That we might need to throw in Batum and move up to 18? I’m down.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 4:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

I hit reply to Mortimer two times. I don’t get it.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Draft express has us taking Gani Lawal, what?

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

by The Pirate on May 20, 2009 6:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They don't yet figure in team needs, just order of perceived quality/bpa

See here for a mock draft that does: http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/5/20/881029/ridiculous-upside-mock-draft-by

And of course no mock draft can figure in what crazy trades will happen until a day before.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was wondering what they were thinking.......

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

by The Pirate on May 20, 2009 6:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Hansbrough won’t slip past the Blazers.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Jonas Jerebko from Sweden

 Emir Preldzic
 Greivis (Who I swear is a Star Wars character) Vasquez
 Jermaine Taylor

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

by The Pirate on May 20, 2009 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jerebko is a good talent. Claver and Caspi should be better, but he gets comparisons to Matt Barnes

Vasquez is a good combo guard out of Maryland (or really Venezuela), who could become a star – or not. A bit too egoistic for the Blazers.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another reason to hate the Lakers

I checked a few of their blogs and they think they’re too good talk about the draft. Not even a FanPost. Talk about stuck up.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 6:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It looked like quite a few seats where empty in their stadium yesterday in the NBA highlight video.

What great fans they have.

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

by The Pirate on May 20, 2009 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I checked a blog from LeBron's team

And they’re haters too. I bet they were pretty happy the day the drafted LeBron. Bunch of haters.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

visiting a l*ker blog?

how dare you. I thought we saw eye to eye on this issue

I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.

by bow4meow on May 20, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's with this 1 2 3 4 5 stuff in ur sig

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're the t'ird person to ask me that

I was counting until someone asked me about it. I got up to 8 and then someone asked in a FanShot.

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

smh your new sig is even worse

there won’t be reigning….or raining….down there.

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blame Google

I was looking for Milton quotes.

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Major lottery day blockbuster!
What began as mere speculation has now been confirmed by multiple, reliable sources from around the league. The Lakers do, in fact, suck.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 7:23 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

this JD is fantastic and terrifying

well done Menehune

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on May 20, 2009 7:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

2 FanShots and 2 FanPosts will be generated by this article

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/may/20/next-best-pick-opens-up-world-of-opportunities/

It’s the second link on TrueHoop and here is the money quote:

3. Stay at No. 2 and take Rubio: Yes, take Rubio. The guy can flat play. Before Griffin went crazy this year, the ‘09 draft was known as the Rubio draft. What’s wrong with taking an electric prospect at the most important position in the game? Trade Mike Conley to Portland for Travis Outlaw. Trade Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies other No. 1 pick to Phoenix for Amare Stoudemire. Next year’s starting lineup: Outlaw, Marc Gasol, Stoudemire, O.J. Mayo and Rubio.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 8:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think you've vastly underestimated.

I plan to generate 3 FanPosts myself discussing it.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Tom, this is really insidious.

Including an actual trade rumor in the JD with the fake ones. Pretty soon nobody will have a clue what’s happening. I’m already confused, but that’s my normal state these days.

by CatMan2 on May 20, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES, Dunleavy is too dumb to be smart and not go with the safe pick!
“Clearly, we’re taking Blake Griffin,” Clippers General Manager and Coach Mike Dunleavy said in a telephone interview from Barcelona, Spain.

Clippers hit the lottery, get No. 1 NBA draft pick – Los Angeles Times

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 9:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One on my sources in Europe

Says that Rubio’s buyout is at $7 million. I have my doubts about him coming over anytime soon. If you were Rubio’s parents, would you spend that money so he could go to the Clipper?

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a two-sided sword/medal/whatever the expression

He comes over early, and has to pay the buyout, but can quicker get a second (when he would be 23) and third contract that if he pans out will make him a highly paid player. Or he waits, doesn’t pay the buyout, but risks coming into a stronger draft/get injured/scouts find more flaws and more time passes until he gets his second deal.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure it's such a good idea to spread lies like this. It's wrong.

By the way, did anybody else hear that quote from LeBron about wanting to go to Portland when he becomes a free agent because winning is all that matters to him and he could win 10 titles in Portland? I was also really surprised to hear that he’d be willing to sign with us for the mid-level exception.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on May 20, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

It's Simple

Can’t say “Free Bayless” because that implies he’s in detention and in reality, he’s remedial classes.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I see

Well then he’d have my vote over Adam the screecher.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

anybody anywhere has my vote over Adam

except for Derek Fisher. Flamebert>Fisher

by GreatOden'sRaven on May 20, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN

radio is reporting that Donald Sterling is concerned about the finacial situation his club is facing. After recieving the #1 pick in the draft lottery Mr. Sterling was contacted by Kevin Pritcherd of the Portland Trailblazers about aquiring there 1st round pick. Early indications are that Portland has offered 4 of there 5 picks in this years draft and a combination of players that Include Jerryd Bayless, Channing Frye, and disgruntled Sergio Rodrigues along with 15 million in cash for the pick. It was also reported that Kevin Pritcherd of the Portland Trailblazers was in discussions with Mr . Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Details of there discussions were not available.

I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.

""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."

His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.

by Dragonage on May 20, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Disgruntled" is what sells it.

Although I don’t think Sergio would be thoroughly gruntled as a Clipper either.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN reporting
Ricky Rubio’s agent is apparently warning all teams considering drafting him that he would only like to play for the Portland Trailblazers. Evidently Rubio and fellow Spaniard Rudy Fernandez are close friends off the court, and Rubio is attempting to jump at the chance to play with him. The flashy point guard is communicating through his agent to warn all teams ahead of Portland in the draft that if they draft him, he will not exercise his opt-out clause with his current Spanish Club DKV Joventut. Multiple NBA sources have confirmed that GM’s are now terrified of drafting the promising PG for fear of wasting a valuable draft pick. " He’s going to Portland. No one else is going to touch him now."

by dario argento on May 20, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ESPN Reporting
VCU Guard Eric Maynor has said that the only team he wants to play for is the Portland Trail Blazers. “I love Brandon Roy’s game, and I think we would be perfect teammates,” Maynor said to local NBC Affiliate KVIG.

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't like heat and lawn mowers and barking dogs

I don’t particularly like cold dark winter nights either (except when I have nothing to do and a house full of food), but somehow I wish it was February or March.

P.S.: Why have lawn mowers not become quieter in the past 20 years?

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

To the suburbanite male...

his lawn mower may be the last shred of masculinity to which he clings. Thus, he prefers it loud and smoky, throwing grass and leaves out in the street and into the neighbors lawn.

Electric lawn mowers make a lot of sense, but they won’t catch on until they add a spoiler and knobby tires and maybe some fake exhaust pipes.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard Orlando is willing to trade us Dwight Howard for a second round pick and our jumbotron.

Howard has said he’s willing to play the 4 if Aldridge will play the 3.

Diet. Dr. Pepper.

by TheTinfoil on May 20, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Can a team draft players that have not declared?

I am thinking about players from other countries and young college players.

I could be wrong now. But I don't think so!

by Kampeska on May 20, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm

There are rules regarding the minimum age for draft eligibility. A player can’t play in the NBA unless he’s been eligible for at least one draft (he doesn’t have to actually be drafted, he just has to have been eligible). A player who is eligible for a draft must be at least 19 during the calendar year of that draft, and if a U.S. player, at least one year removed from high school. In addition, at least one of the following must be true:

The player has graduated from a U.S. four-year college or university prior to or during the year of the draft, and has no remaining NCAA eligibility.
The player is attending or has previously attended a U.S. four-year college or university, his original class has graduated prior to or during the year of the draft, and has no remaining NCAA eligibility.
The player attended high school in the U.S., did not attend college, and four years have elapsed since he graduated (or his class graduated, if he did not graduate).
The player has played as a professional outside the NBA.
The player has declared himself an “Early Entry” player.
The player is an international player for whom at least one of the following is true:
Is 22 during the calendar year of the draft
Has played as a professional in the U.S. but outside the NBA
Has declared himself an “Early Entry” player.

An international player is a player who has lived outside the U.S. for at least the three years prior to the draft, played outside the U.S. (as an amateur or pro), did not complete high school in the U.S., and never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Examples: Jose Calderon went undrafted, but the Raptors were able to sign him because he had been eligible in previous years.

But college players who would have to make themselves available as an early entry player like Wall (it was debated that he could be eligible as a five year HS senior) or Singler (who is already over the age limited and played two years) can’t be drafted this year.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you dont have to declare if your over 22

Interesting situation with Reyes I think we could sign him as FA since he has gone undrafted.I watched him in the olympics and he is for sure the real deal

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben makes a TV cameo today
Can you believe Ben and Jim Pasero on the same show? Well, it happens tonight live from The Agency at 6 o’clock on Comcast Sportsnet, which I understand is Channel 37 on some of your cable systems.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

our Ben hitting the big time

is his contract tied up for next year?

""Look. I can touch the rim on my tippy toes.. " – Greg Oden

by LetsBlaze on May 20, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben is Talking Ball?!?!??!

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!

by broyposse on May 20, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks norsk

you’re a doll.

"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 20, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zach Randolph

likely to be displaced by the number 1 pick in the draft……..again!

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

by 92wastheyear on May 20, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Zach never had a proper nickname...

and I’m not counting Z-Bo.

I propose Zach “Hot Potato” Randolph.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've become partial to Stat-Bo

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 20, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite is Zach "Turd on the 3-point line" Randolph

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 20, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The karmic smackdown on the Grizz will look like this

They draft Ricky then stupidly trade us Conley before locking him into a contract.Rickey then talks to Marc who tells him that playing in Memphis sucks a mop and Sergio is the starter,Ricky stays in Spain and we swindle them out of his rights a year later for picks and a ham sandwich.

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

a ham and CHEESE sandwich

its the cheese that seals the deal

""Look. I can touch the rim on my tippy toes.. " – Greg Oden

by LetsBlaze on May 20, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I got a juicy one for TMZ
My sources tell me that a prominent point guard from Europe announced he was gay on his Facebook page. The announcement was quickly removed, but not before NBA GM’s found out about it. Look for his stock to drop along with his draft position to a team that is willing to deal with the chemistry problems, that might arise from having the first openly gay player in the NBA on the roster.

7

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well if he was closed

what was that line of guys doing waiting outside his apartment
?

by GreatOden'sRaven on May 20, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

A friend of mine just saw Chris Paul in the Bridgeport Village Crate & Barrel ordering a sofa.

by Corvid on May 20, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

A leather sofa?

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, they are here for some nike promotion...

that’s what i meant yesterday when i said “RUDY GAY IS COMING TO TOWN FOLKS!”

didn’t know that our Trout-Sergio-Blake-Bayless-$7m Cap package will get us CP3 AND Gay

hahahaha

Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!

by broyposse on May 20, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If ever PA sells the team

Nike should buy it and only give endorsements to Blazer Players…

Seems like a good way lure talent

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Pritchard named Minnesota GM

It has been reported today that Kevin Pritchard has been offered the position of GM for the Minnesota Timberwolves and he has accepted. “I had to get pretty tricky on this one” said Pritchard, refering to his snow-job offer of “VP of Basketball Operations” he had to make to current assistant and rival Tom Penn to “throw him off the trail”. “Tom’s pretty smart when it comes to trade exceptions and what not. But I got him this time! Can you say PUNKED!?” When asked about the upcoming change in teams Pritchard had this to say: “When you get an opportunity to work with an organization such as the Timberwolves, you just gotta go for it.” Pritchard went on to say “I mean, seriously, if I can turn this thing around, they’re gonna put ME on the NBA symbol. That’s right (pointing thumbs at himself) THIS guy! Got that Jerry West? How you like them apples?”

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

by GonzoFan on May 20, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jerry West never won an NCAA championship

The Mountaineers got to the title game in ’59, but lost.

KP, on the other hand, won it all in 1988 with Kansas.

KP RULES WEST DROOLZ!

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's your huckleberry...

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

by GonzoFan on May 20, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would be a travesty to see Durant, Rose, or Griffin

get onto the Olympic team over Roy

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha I was JUST about to post something similar,

I don’t think it’s a question on if he will make the team, however… I actually don’t think he should play… due to potential injuries. Its a 2 year commitment this time around with 2010 World championship and 2012 Olympics… I can see Greg (provided he heals) benefiting from playing if he can make the team. What do y’all think?

"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"

by two buck chuck on May 20, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think "travesty" takes it a bit too far

I would lean toward “a significant oversight.”

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah I'd say travesty

because he is the perfect guy to put on a team alongside scorers like LeBron, Wade, Kobe, etc.

Adding Durant would be a mistake IMO

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

funny site of the day

http://www.gordonramsayswearsatyou.com/

(NSFW)

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Adidas uses Free Darko for its new ads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4DquRpfmeg

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dang, the Macrophenomenal Guide is my jam. But these ads…

I don’t know. I got a bitter taste in my mouth right now.

"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB

by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get them

How can a guy have magnetic hands but only on defense? I hated that book.

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec i hate that book too

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You are ever so wise.

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Paul Allen files for bankruptcy

Hot off the presses

Seattle, WA (AP) Computer mogul Paul Allen, who became one of the richest men in the United States after he co-founded Microsoft Corporation with boyhood friend Bill Gates, today filed for protection under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The filing was made in federal bankruptcy court in the District of Western Washington. In the bankruptcy filing, Mr. Allen listed assets valued at US$3 billion dollars, against current and long-term liabilities of US $6 billion dollars. Vulcan International, a holding company owned by Mr. Allen which manages his business ventures, also filed for Chapter 7. A spokesman for the company would not comment on the filing.

Analysts familiar with Allen speculated that his finances had fared far worse than expected during the recent stock market crash and recession; with losses to Mr. Allen’s net worth exceed US $10 billion dollars. “He simply over-extended himself on things that didn’t pan out” said one anonymous source familiar with the situation. Allen, who is known for funding highly speculative ventures, has seen several properties enter bankruptcy in recent years. Cable company Charter Communications reorganized under Chapter 11 earlier this year, and an Allen-owned holding company, Oregon Arena Corporation, which owned the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR; underwent an embarrassing bankruptcy several years ago—one which may have cost Allen hundreds of millions of dollars to untangle. Allen recently sold two Portland-area radio stations; however the proceeds from that sale have not been disclosed.

Mr. Allen’s most conspicuous holdings, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, are believed to remain financially viable operations, and are expected to survive the bankruptcy proceeding intact. Some analysts doubt whether the Trail Blazers would be able to remain in Portland, however; as the team is expected to sell for several hundred million dollars at auction—and it is believed that a local buyer from the Portland area will not emerge, or be able to attract financing. “Portland can’t even build a AAA baseball park”, noted a Portland area sports columnist. “Who here is going to keep the Blazers in town?” It is widely expected that amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will make an offer to purchase the team, with the intent of moving the Trail Blazers to Seattle. Such a deal is expected to be contingent on construction of a suitable NBA arena in the Seattle area.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions   4 recs

Dang...

I knew that Spaceship 1 would be his death knell.

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

by lukeyhere on May 20, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I blame Jimi

Even though he’s dead, that museum costs a lot of money.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

REC

You had me, and I was genuinely concerned at this line:

Mr. Allen’s most conspicuous holdings, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, are believed to remain financially viable operations, and are expected to survive the bankruptcy proceeding intact. Some analysts doubt whether the Trail Blazers would be able to remain in Portland, however; as the team is expected to sell for several hundred million dollars at auctio

until I realized the topic of this JD lol…

well played

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard that Portland

Wants to trade Paul Allen to Dallas for Mark Cuban and cash considerations

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard that David Stern

wants to trade Cuban and cash considerations to the NFL for Al Davis.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Any chanch of a 3 way deal

Where we could dump Wittset’s bad contract?

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even there..

he got fired years ago. His contract that long? Cripes.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whittsett

was let go of his duties with the Seahawks a few seasons back. He no longer runs anything that has to do with paul Allen. Vulcan canned his butt.

I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.

""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."

His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.

by Dragonage on May 20, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

Now I feel better about the Seahawks.

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

please dont joke

lol good 1 tho ,rec

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They don't lack a site

They lack fans

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I win

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought of it first

you just type faster.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mortimer asked what Conley's weaknesses are. Here is a brief assessment from 3 Shades of Blue today
1. Mike Conley. Got one vote for most improved. Has a shaky shot (yes still, you can argue all you want otherwise). Has confidence problems. Is quick as lightning. Can make great, heady passes, even if no one on the team can make the shot after the pass. Doesn’t turn the ball over too much. Loves to dribble. Alot. In fact, the over-dribbling kills the offense. Is in a secret romantic affair with Ron Tillery and coach idiot Lionel Hollins.

http://3shadesofblue.com/20090520476/memphis-grizzlies/may-2009/memphis-grizzlies-where-pgs-happen.html

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who will be a better PG?

Mayo or Bayless?

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do T-Rex's eat Mayo?

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Mayo is somewhere in the Deron Williams and Brandon Roy category between a shooting guard and a point guard.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Mayo

wish we could have got him last year…

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hell, we could probably still get him this year

offer them some insane deal including Rudy (appeals to Gasol+Rubio)…

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eric Maynor or Bust!

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We already have "bust" on the team.

I’ll leave it to you to decide who that is.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bust was a poor choice of words

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sergio Rodriguez
Has a shaky shot (yes still, you can argue all you want otherwise). Has confidence problems. Is quick as lightning. Can make great, heady passes, even if no one on the team can make the shot after the pass. Doesn’t turn the ball over too much. Loves to dribble. Alot. In fact, the over-dribbling kills the offense.

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh whoops that's Conley

my bad guys

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tee hee

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you give Wallace $3 million dollars

you can convince him that the sun rises in the west, that American Idol is a legit talent competition, and that Portland has better barbecue than Memphis.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yam-Yam’s FTW.

"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB

by nightbluefruit on May 20, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got a friend who went on a business trip to Memphis once

This friend grew up dirt-poor in China.

He said Memphis reminded him of a third-world country—and that he was openly called “chink” and such to his face.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wat.

"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB

by nightbluefruit on May 22, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should we pass the hat around and just buy the pick from Memphis?

It should cost what? 3 or 4 million? I’m in for $20, Pass it to Paul when you’re done

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So am I the only one that would rather have Mayo than Rubio?

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no team in their right mind would give us Rubio

even if they were afraid he would opt. out

"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 20, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a big Mayo fan

Partially character issues, partially just think he jacks up too many ill advised shots for a contender

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

I would love Mayo. I’m a USC fan hardcore, so that connection is there too, but more so it’s the fact that he is a baller version of ben gordon with super handles, and can be the perfect complement to Roy with his ability to knock down the 3 ball and penetrate (and play defense). If Rudy was a pg, he would be perfect for this team, but he’s not. Roy+mayo equals unparalled domination, and even though I love Rudy and have his jersey, I would jump at the chance to grab OJ from the Grizz (wouldsomething like Rudy+Bayless or Outlaw work)

"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"

-Ron Artest

If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.

by premthegrem on May 20, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mayo is an excellent defender

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He didn’t play that way this year all that much…

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was a good defender in college…

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He played for Memphis

would you be motivated to play defense? lol

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

by cloudydays on May 20, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

also, embarassing if they didn't win and someone saw it afterwards

Or do you think he had Velcro panels made for wherever the Clips landed

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

HAHAHA Velcro Panels !

Rec

Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Rodrigue Beaubois(Eurostash)

by TheGreatDane17 on May 20, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Norsk

Don’t the teams all have jerseys ready for their projected top picks? Like in the NFL draft…

Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Rodrigue Beaubois(Eurostash)

by TheGreatDane17 on May 20, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats nice

i like norsk’s answer it’s obviously velcro! :)

Sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA

she does know her place, her husband is rich she prolly had her illegal child slave maid do it for him

sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice to have those around the house.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

children make good maids/sewers

the tiny hands let them get into all the small crevices that get dirty… also makes for finer stitching

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly

!

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has Greg already had a phone conference with KP?

I want Mike! Please please please please pretty please!

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where will he wind up next?

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hell

i mean memphis, sorry i get those two confused.

"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 20, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is a banger... good at rebounding and put backs.... Portland needs those things

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not the sort of banger I had in mind.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right, but funds are tight for the city of Portland

and a couple JailBlazers could generate a different kind of ticket revenue

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he costs like 14,000000000000000

dollars a game

"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 20, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we'll charge him for his pre-game strippers and wings

it will all even out

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The strip club business has been in decline

ever since Zach and Darius left.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that team is fascinating

no fewer than 5 intriguing frontcourt players (Griffin, Camby, Kaman, D’Andre Jordan, Zbo), not to mention what to do with Baron Davis.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lots of hefty contracts to shed

fur shure

"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 20, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or at least a couple o' dudes to dispense of

"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 20, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

on pure talent, they might be in the top 10 in the league...

… and its still almost impossible to imagine them in the playoffs.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

didn't isiah talk to them last season

he is not making good headway at FIU, sounds like he has a perfect spot to land

by cornplant on May 20, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baskeball news in the Gossip Column!

seen in Variety
Cougars FTW. Apparently Ricky Rubio has a thing for older ladies. Storm Large and the young spanish basketball player were seen leaving a private V.I.P. section in the hip hollywood nightclub ‘Geisha House’. The two got into the back of a waiting limo in front of the club and were about to leave, when the car door opened again and Andy Dick was ejected from the rear of the limo. When asked for comment on the couple Mr. Dick said Ricky had “…heard some things about American women that made him want to come to America as soon as his parents fell asleep.” Storm Large was reported to have offered Rubio a job as her houseboy in her Portland Oregon home, andRicky replied that "he already had a job there, but they could work something out.

by twggyy on May 20, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i love the gossip

it’s soo good

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you hear that Nicolas Batum

was seen last night with Jessica Simpson?

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah honestly

i heard from casey that his girlfriend is “hippy” whatever that means
lol

jessica like cowbows literally and figuratively speaking

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

similar to French

lacks showers, shaving, good hygiene

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It means you need to buy some love beads and hemp clothing

to have a chance.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i have no chance w/ nic

europeans LOVE submissive women.. thats not me.. lol

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus im too emo for him

can u imagine?? lmao

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So let me ask you then...

who, in this years draft class, is hot? :)

Too many people around here focus on basketball talent….

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

bwahahahahahaha

im over this years draft pool

i want 1 thing and that is for blake to be gone . . .

sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
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by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember hearing

that many women in Sweden (and elsewhere in Europe) find the act of men standing up to pee disgusting and degrading—and are refusing to give their boyfriends, husbands, etc. sex unless they agree to sit down to go #1.

http://allnurses-central.com/world-news-current/men-sitting-down-198953.html

doesn’t sound very submissive to me.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds really stupid

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought so as well.

In China, both sexes just get a hole in the ground.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dunno

it is just silly i mean i can see how some one could perceive the act of urinating whilst standing as disgusting. . . but it’t not degrading.. and if girls wanted to they could stand as well.. it’s just messy.. i dunno
not a big deal to me

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah if he's intentionally pissing on his partner/wife/girlfriend

yeah it’s degrading and about an entirely different subject which isn’t fixed by not having sex or protesting urinals

sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously you've never lived with a male

who fumbles into the bathroom at 3AM, unzips, and completely misses the bowl.

THAT’s what I’m talking about, not the kinky stuff you were suggesting.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Listen to this quote from the Clips about their decision to take Griffin
“I’d say we made the decision June 2008,” assistant general manager Neil Olshey said Wednesday at the team’s practice facility in Playa Vista. “When he decided to go back to Oklahoma, that if we got the No. 1 pick in ‘09, he’d be the guy.”

How bad of a team do you have to be to be planning out who you are going to pick in next year’s lottery before draft has even occurred?

And how much would you like to live in a town called Playa Vista? Or do you think that it wouldn’t really live up to the name?

by tingeyga on May 20, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It was Z-bo's idea

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's near rancho cooka munga i think

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-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 20, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it too late for Griffin to go back to school for another year?

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He could go play in Europe

And be the object of desire of legions of female European basketball fans, looking to avoid piggish European men who like to pee standing up.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, Griffin Pees Sitting down?

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He will once he gets to Europe.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a small sacrifice to make to escape the Clippers

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Being castrated

would be a small sacrifice to make to escape the Clippers.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where is amlmart, anyway?

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

isn't playa vista like in porn valley??

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on May 20, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everything south of Ashland, OR

is porn valley.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny how that works.

I’m pretty sure Ashland is the home of everything that I would never want to see in porn so it acts as a good border.

by Jerb on May 20, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Vista,_Los_Angeles,_California

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-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 20, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In the Campus area, the Los Angeles Clippers have built a new training facility for its players.2 Several Clippers players live in or near Playa Vista.

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-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 20, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe Z-Bo needs to go to oakland with Bdizzle

woWoooooooo!!!

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-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 20, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don Nelson deserves Z-Bo.

Make it happen.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i actually wouldn't wish him on any coach

i like don nelson.

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-LaughingJon

by appel82 on May 20, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Phil Jackson?

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Phil and Zach

would probably smoke a bowl after practice.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, yeah

but Phil likes them book things… Zach only likes the pop-up ones

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Phil can coach Z-bo up to audio books

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 20, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can imagine Zach cruising down the San Diego Freeway in his ride,

stereo cranked, drunk off his Jarrett Jack, listening to an audio book of Freakonomics

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I get a feeling that the LAC vs MEM

I can screw this up worse you smackdown showdown is going to provide some high quality comedy in the near future

by southern oregon on May 20, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Like packaging the #1 pick with Z-Bo to move down in the draft

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be something

We only had to pay Stevie Franchise two years salary to get rid of Randolph.

OTOH—he only has two years left on his deal—how long before the Zach Randolph Expiring Contract becomes the hottest commodity in the league?

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why does Memphis keep recycling

Jail Blazer has-beens? Damon, Bonzi, Darius… all they need is Zach, Ruben, and Sheed to complete the set.

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Qyntel Woods should be available

After all, he was the next Scottie Pippen

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by The Arkitect on May 20, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought he was the next Michael Vick

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

owch

he was the 1st tho

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by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm looking forward to fatty's fanboy post

Though I have a feeling it won’t be around for very long and I might miss it. Can someone take a screenshot?

by Corvid on May 20, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For those not watching the CLE-ORL game

Dwight Howard just took out a shot clock and camera with a dunk.

Delay is underway for repairs. 4-2 CLE.

by Timmay! on May 20, 2009 5:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's see Nate Robinson do THAT

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by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Cavs get SO many calls at home. It’s disgusting.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yep.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Varejao is my most hated NBA player. Flopper.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just did that too

My wife is watching it right now.

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." - John Milton

by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the ladies from the show

Are just unattractive and awkward.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

courtney lee is a stud

even though his name sounds like a 15 year old girl

"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 20, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was just telling a Thunder fan that he would be the perfect 2-guard for OKC. They should trade their third pick for him.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the third pick, I mean.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OKC needs inside defense and rebounding more than perimeter defense at the moment

Sefolosha and Weaver can provide that not great but adequately. But they are just terribly soft after giving away Smith and Wilcox inside. I don’t have the numbers, but it looked like high schoolers trying to grab boards from Joel, LA and Oden the last time we played them.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

reminds me of when Kapono said he would have been a top 5 pick if his name had been “Kaponovich.”

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my writing is really off tonight. had been = was

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

in fact, its pretty terrible

Also, his ACB PER is good, but not amazing.

Interesting.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh? Doens't he have the highest ACB PER for a PG in the entire league?

Doesn’t he have the highest PER for a PG in the entire league (ACB)?

….and yes, I just went to check and he does.

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

where are you seeing this?

According to draftexpress, his ACB PER is 20.5— by contrast Joel Freeland’s is like 29. Do PG’s just not have good stats in the ACB? Like I say, this is the first time I’ve bothered to look up Ricky’s stats so I don’t know.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In the ACB League

they don’t give assists away. They have to actually be assist. Along with that, there are a lot of missed shots meaning there are more rebounds to come by, meaning big men have higher PER’s than small men.

This is a list of the top PER guys at PG in the ACB League. Rubio is by himself.

http://www.draftexpress.com/stats.php?sort=&q=usage&league=ACB&year=2008%2F09&per=pergame&min=20&pos=PG&qual=all

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the link

That puts it in a little better perspective.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting

Thanks friends

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was arguing that his stats weren’t all that incredible over at WTLC… his PER is decent, turnover rate is ridiculous.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there are legitimate concerns about Ricky.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I call out anyone who thinks Thabeet's stats will transfer better to the NBA than Rubio's

Thabeet looked baaaad in most games I saw. Play him physical and he produces nothing on offense and stops little. I have only recently come around on him being better than Sam Dalembert.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Thabeet will be a very mediocre offensive player

Dalembert is a very likely scenario for him. Mutombo is his ceiling, but its tough to see him getting there. He could be like a Mark Eaton.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really dislike Thabeet. He seems way too mild and afraid of contact. Blair dominated him.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Though what speaks for him is no organized weight training and only 6-7 years of ball until now

Physically he is a specimen. But I wonder a bit if people just told him “you’ll like basketball, you are tall”. From what I heard his dream growing up was to play soccer. So basketball found him, not the other way around.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

at age 18

he has the highest PER of any PG in the entire ACB league. Also, a PER of 21 is pretty high for a PG.

Here’s a list of all the NBA PG’s with a PER as high as Ricky’s.

CP3, Parker, Harris, Deron Williams… end of list.

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

interesting

I guess I would have expected a consensus top 3 player to be up closer to a 30 PER, but like I say I really don’t know much about Ricky.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think that's it

I think you’re thinking the Spanish League is equivalent to our College ranks. The ACB league is played by professional men most of whom are 25-30 years old, not 18-22.

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Ricky… but you can’t compare ACB PER to NBA PER. I can’t remember what Hollinger uses, but he translates European PER to NBA PER.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously not...

still, you put an 18 year old producing those numbers in a professional league it’ll eventually translate to the NBA. I’d be flabbergasted if Rubio is not eventually a 20 PER guy in the NBA. His defense and rebounding ability along with what should be a drastic increase in assists because of players being able to make shots should help him eventually get up to those lofty heights again.

by as11osu on May 20, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Rubio will be at the very least a good NBA point guard.

I was just pointing out the impossibilities of comparing PER.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven’t seen anything as of yet.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dislike Chad Ford… so much rumor-rousing trying to get page views.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I like Ford but he has sort of a tabloid feel to him.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he should move to New York.

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by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What I don't get

Is how a guy in Hawaii is an expert on the draft. I wouldn’t trust my team’s drafting if they only got player info from tapes and ESPN.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was injured, and his team isn't all that good this year as I posted somewhere else

Last year he at least had Rudy to throw passes to. Now he has what, Coby Karl? And a poor-man’s Dirk Nowitzki on PF (literally, Jagla backs him up on the national team) and by NBA standards very mediocre small forwards and centers for his whole career. Imagine what he could do with athletic guys who get up for oops, run the fast break and attack the rim hard…[insert jizzed in my pants music video here]

I swear, if you handle him halfway correctly he is at least Rondo if not a young Jason Kidd.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen nearly enough of him to accurately judge

but his ACB stats from his last year with Rudy aren’t very impressive either. He was only 17 though I guess.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he has great potential, but there are legitimate concerns.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Now LeBron is exaggerating contact.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So… OKC would really improve by signing Andersen or Gortat.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I maintain that having a center is absolutely crucial.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

though I realize it’s the Cav’s lack of a bench that is killing them in this game.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they have a bench

just inconsistent

"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 20, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

who is on their bench?

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ben Wallace
Joe Smith

Booby Gibson (will come back to life any day now)
Sasha Pap-lo-bitch
Wall-E Serv-you-crack
Some other guys

"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 20, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t consider that a good bench.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it dosen't matter

jksnake already said it: West and Williams aren’t hitting their shots, so I wouldn’t blame the “lack of bench” on the think thats killing them.

"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 20, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the thing that's killing them that is

:-) phat phingers

"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 20, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the bench had five points through most of the third quarter. That is pretty bad.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how many minutes did the bench play?

"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 20, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

35 minutes. It’s a big deal that they don’t even have a bench to turn to. West has played nearly the entire game. That has an effect on a player.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The bench played 35 minutes in the 3rd quarter?

"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 20, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They had five points total, first-third quarter. 35 minutes total in the game.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do we do if the Lakers trade the house to bring Rubio to LA?

I think he would prefer Kobe + Jackson to Roy + Nate. Or any a little more free-wheeling system.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do trades like that happen?

I think when Portland got Pippen it was because Pippen wanted out. I just don’t think a team would accept a handful of guys for just one. It just seems like it would be a hard sell to the fans. They spend the summer reading about draft picks and then find out that guy is being traded for a handful of scrubs.

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by tominhawaii on May 20, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Cav offense looks awful.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

another improv? lob pass to howard for another reverse? jam

i’m really liking the magic right now

"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 20, 2009 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Varejao whines and flops constantly.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 7:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

he uses his hair for emphasis

"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 20, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly wouldn’t want him as a Blazer. I’d love that he would bring wins, but he doesn’t play the game in a way that is watchable.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like watching him play

The whining gets annoying though, for sure

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Greg gets his athleticism back, I think we’ll win a title. Unless Bosh and LeBron or something similar happens.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he’ll be a top fifteen player if he gets his athleticism back. He was already an 18.1 PER and dominant rebounder as a rookie. The foul problems will go away, as they do with every young big man, and Oden was already a 15-11 per 36 minutes. He will only get better.

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by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bosh hasn't convinced me at all this year. You can't lead a team with weak wings but Calderon in the playoffs or even near?

I could see him going to the Bulls or maybe Pistons this offseason. In the West, he would be in a tougher spot.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he’s a good second banana.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be a dumb trade. They gain no real financial flexibility, and gain two pretty good players, losing a very, very good player.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd call Portland and try to get LMA.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

definitely.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad shot by Alston.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Battier has said that Roy and Kobe are the hardest guys to defend on the perimeter.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not as an isolated skill

The conclusion in the recent TrueHoop discussion was pretty good: LeBron is the MVP and will only become better (footwork, shooting, …), Kobe is the more balanced package.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cept for in the "clutch"

"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 20, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, LeBron is better in the clutch.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

let me be right about something

please?

"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 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry for being argumentative.

LeBron is the best player in the clutch, though.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he proved it tonight too

"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 20, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going back to my earlier point :), he was so tired from playing nearly the whole game and getting no help that he had no legs in the fourth.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

so he's the best player in the clutch

if he’s not tired. okay.

"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 20, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I’m glad he was a weakness. Portland will take him on at some point.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the magic did a great job of pushing the tempo

and making their 3s in transistion. I don’t think they’ll be able to sustain that kind of intensity but, they seem to be growing/maturing as the playoff go on.

"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 20, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I sure hope they beat LeBron.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not me

LeBron is the only one who can stop the Lakers.

by jksnake99 on May 20, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doesn’t Orlando play LA really well, though?

Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Orlando could take them in a seven-game series. I put it at 70-30 LA.

Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I said he has one super skill: Scoring around the rim

That’s the scary thing, that his footwork is still mediocre and his mid-range, FT and outside shot too. But Roy, Wade, Kobe are more all-around skilled scorers.

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kobe is in his 13th season

It’d be pretty sad that a 30 year old Kobe Bryant didn’t have a more balance offensive repertoire than a 25 year old LeBron James.

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kobe has a more fluid and balanced offensive attack. Post game, drop step, ball fakes, fadeaway.. he has a bigger offensive arsenal.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I despise that foul call.

The NBA desperately needs to eliminate the practice of shooters leaning diagonally into a in-air defender and getting a free call.

by Timmay! on May 20, 2009 8:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it is a bitch move, did jordan or kobe invent it?

"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 20, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Terry Porter was doing it in 1992

It just gained in popularity when players realized it was a guaranteed call, even when they initiate the contact into the defender. It’s now incredibly out of hand.

I think the NBA lets it go because officially, it’s exposing that a defender did not jump straight up. But I think that view of the situation is a mistake because it hurts the game. Often, the defender timed the jump so that they would have landed in front of the player… therefore the offense is initiating contact.

by Timmay! on May 20, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

two great games

in two nights.

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Orlando 1 second away from stealing this

Where are all the people calling for Stan Van Gundy’s head? Master of panic?

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Calling for coaches head is tradition.

Mike Brown should be fired if the Cavs lose.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

love LBJ

but it looks like he is posing a little

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LeBron lost one home game all year prior to this.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two

Make the music with your mouth Prz

Salaam.

by JamesOn on May 20, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless he didn’t play in one, the last one. I just realized that. Sorry.

Make the music with your mouth Prz

Salaam.

by JamesOn on May 20, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no biggie. He technically did lose two home games.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If it bleeds we can kill it.
Magic Fan since the 1992-1993 Season.
by North of the South on May 20, 2009 8:28 PM PDT

by Norsktroll on May 20, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Two big upsets tonight.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably referring to Kris Allen winning American Idol

Both singers were so incredibly boring, I wouldn’t really call it an upset, just the opposite of what the TV producers.

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

quit watching it

a few weeks ago

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wife and kids are watching it (its still on here on the West Coast)

I went and looked it up on the Internet

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh

do go tell them the results! Just kidding, because both me and you know what the fall out would be….

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spoiler alert

click here to find out.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YESS

I still favor Cleveland, but this series suddenly got EXTREMELY interesting!

For as boring as round 3 was, both conf. finals series are shaping up to be amazing series.

by TimG on May 20, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy Cow

TiH stats rule AGAIN!

by Corvid on May 20, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's quietly a genius.

He disguises himself well though.

by Timmay! on May 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Finally, the real Orlando Magic team showed up

If only Rafer Alston wasn’t such a garbage player.

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

the trade for Lewis

seems to be looking better and better

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm now kinda rooting for an Orlando/LA final

The Battle of The Mouse.

Why?

LA has some seriously bad karma from the Shaq heist almost fifteen years ago. They are just plain owed humiliation in the finals. I want to see Bynum sobbing on the bench as Howard takes him to school. And I want to see the look on Phil Jackson’s face as Stan Van Gundy reveals that he really is Ron Jeremy, and takes Jeannie Buss home for the evening.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

the battle

of the Disney town teams, broadcasted by ABC and ESP (owned by Disney). That would be strange.

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

...ESPN....

but can you imagine the corporate EMails flying around if it happened? How many Disney commercials would we see????

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

he’s a counter culture guy (Mac vs. PC) so he would probably want to pump up some other amusement park!

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dwight Howard! You just won the NBA Finals! What are you gonna do?

I’m gonna go home, smoke a bowl, and play XBOX all night baby!

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

by EngineerScotty on May 20, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Van Gundy

reminds me of a Little League coach for some reason, the way he talks. I like him, but he sounds like is talking to his players like they are little kids.

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

by johnv59 on May 20, 2009 8:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh. This is funny.

“There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter.”

Fearthesword.com. Nice quote.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I have to ask

since this is the fake quote drawer….is that one real or fake?

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

by Magnum on May 20, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i have to ask

since this is the fake quote drawer……are you asking for real or not?

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, it’s legit.

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Link

Pritchard: "Just because we aren't at the lottery doesn't mean we won't be in the lottery."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’s in the signature now.

Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not all blogs are created equal

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m still trying to cope with the logic… they haven’t played, so they are tired. Oh… uh…

Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey

does anybody know where we can watch replays of old blazer games from this year? I remember there was a high def site that had replays but I can’t remember what it was.

"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"

-Ron Artest

If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.

by premthegrem on May 20, 2009 11:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cablinasian got pwnd.

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

by prezofdeath on May 20, 2009 11:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ah, yet prez is not immune either

It’s war.

Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."

by Cablinasian on May 20, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i heard BEdge

was going to trade prezofdeath and timbo for the rights to a ham melt on sourdough, but the blogger’s union shot the trade down because timbo isn’t actually on the roster anymore.

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

by idoltime on Jun 10, 2009 7:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Id make the trade

But I would want Knicksfan thrown in as sweetener

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on Jun 11, 2009 5:35 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I heard Mortimer was going to shoot idoltime in the leg and then medically retire him

so we can get his fatty contract off our books.

"Friend to all women, lover to none" --Broyposse

by prezofdeath on Jun 11, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It won't work

I’m sure I can still convince Silver Screen & Roll to take me in so that I go back on the books; they are not very picky.

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

by idoltime on Jun 11, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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