Blazers Edge Community Podcast Episode 006 (Jake, Philthy, & Cab.)
(Pre-Show)
So today we are recording for the podcast. Guests scheduled to be on today include Cablinasian, jksnake99, and philthyanimal.
Instead of just recording and posting it, I thought it would be cool to have this thread open for a couple hours as a "pre-show" type of thing. Here you can post questions, comments, topic suggestions, etc. and we can address then on the show. I think this might give us a little more community interaction than just having those people on the show being the complete and ultimate dictators of what we talk about. ;-)
Anyway, if this thing works we might continue it in the future, if not we'll reconsider...
Recording will be at early-afternoon and should be posted by mid-afternoon. I'll update this post when it's ready.
Updated Post: (Show)
Alright, so we recorded! As aforementioned, we had some good looking guests (I presume) and we hit a plethora of topics today. Feel free to discuss in the comments...
- Kirk--Will he fit? Could he work in a 3-guard system with Rudy and Roy?
- Playoffs--What have we learned from the playoffs? How did the Magic switch point guards mid-season and still stay in contention? And later towards the end of the show, we make our Finals picks.
- Shower Presence (well, I tried anyway. I think people were too worried about getting banned to give their thoughts)
- Ref situation in the NBA--what is it right now? Are refs too old? Are certain refs just not made for the playoffs? What could be done to help the league?
- Bonus topic: See what happens when you try to podcast while watching Food Network!
Direct stream found by clicking here.
We're also on iTunes--just search for "Blazer Laser" or "Blazers Edge."
Remember, if you're interested in being on a show, you can always email me (in my profile) or DM me on Twitter @prezofdeath.
Big thanks to Zach, Jake, and Phil for coming on. Give these guys a hand. Well at least to Zach and Jake. Give Phil a bar of soap.
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hahah read your facebook wall silly...i said i had cabby and jksnake lined up first! hehe
but yeah, you and a few others are definitely in the hopper. others who want to be on can contact me as well.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 30, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
does it have to be done in person?
because I would like to be on the list
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
oh, conference call
(vows to read everything next time)
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
sounds good homey
yeh, norsktroll even used skype from germany lol
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
you know what they say--you see what you wish to see.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
well the quote in your signature line didn't help
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on May 30, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does cablinasian really need us to think of a topic?
I have a feeling there will be a little point guard talk about a guy who rhymes with Dirk Spinelick.
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
i kidd because i love

"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 30, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
no way
that many people in the tub….by the time everyone gets naked and gets in the water is cold.
Josh || BlazersEdge.com
by prezofdeath on Jun 1, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait a minute...
How did you find that? You’re google search must have been “Jason Kidd in bathtub”.
What is wrong with you? :)
Certified blazer.fangirl
nope just jason kidd
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
oh, i just saw your :-)
you have a nice :-)
http://images.google.com/images?q=jason%20kidd&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
That is sad that it's the third picture.
Funny that the website it’s on is dirtlocker.com.
Certified blazer.fangirl
now you want roy in a bathtub?!?!?!
what’s wrong with you!!!!!
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 30, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Topic:
The JD conspiracy, Did dave re-change the rec system in a covert manner to keep a 1000+ JD in the side bar long enough to destroy all other JD records?
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
We have 3 JD's in the rec section
Just like using the restroom, please after a new jd is up, flush, unrec.
She lives in my lap
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
I already have unrecced
managed to get one out of the rec section, but people aren’t responding to your pleas!!
That's because it's always reverse psychology at BE.
When you ask someone to unrec a post, that means two people will add recs.
HA! Found you out
you are one of the recent reccers of the 28/5 junk drawer!!!
I hope you’re happy with the madness and chaos you’ve created…
great find!!
you are like a super detective!
and s4e.. the shame.. oh.. the shame..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
That's what you get for asking people to unrec it.
unrec=rec. I did it too.
Certified blazer.fangirl
that's BEdgers for ya
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Is Dave mad at Ben for showing the true shav?
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
Topic - shower presence
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
make sure to talk about
Wingspan, upside, long-length, and uber-athleticism. Its draft time!
Joel Freeland=Stud
I wonder how many bilas-isms I can fit into a sentence.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
And intangibles. Intangibles is where it's at according to Bilas and Dickie V. Preferably on a scale of 1-5.
I’m just throwing out there that I think DeJuan Blair has a lot of intangibles, while Thabeet (shy), DeRozan (pretty ugly), Harden (delusional, compares himself to Kobe and says he could jump higher than VC) and Lawson (short) have fewer.
maybe he could be a candidate for my biggest question....
who’s the “chick magnet” of this draft? who can sell tickets to the females, ala Rudy?
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 30, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He has an infectious smile and a good work ethic and personality, but I doubt he will be more than an insider fan favorite at least in the first years
he’s who would make me come to a game. :)
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Jonny Flynn will be an instant fan favorite wherever he goes, due to his personality.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see that.
I really liked him in his interview that Ben posted in the Full Court Press.
Certified blazer.fangirl
Check out his workout video on DX or via the site I linked in the Blair interview
It’s mostly one on nothing or an undersized trainer, but some moves look very good. And he has arms like Jerryd.
I’m not high on Flynn… players have to special, special talent to be worth it as a short point guard. The defensive liability is always there.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Flynn isn't among my top 9 PG's this year
It’s not all his fault though. This year is loaded.
Rubio, Jennings, Holiday, Curry, Lawson, Collison, Maynor, Teague, Beaubois
I have been on the Beaubois bandwagon since he worked out in Portland last June. I’d love to snag him in the mid-second.
Good list overall… I might put Lawson ahead of Curry, just because I’m not sure who he can defend in the NBA.
proud hinrichsheeple
I guess I did put them in my order...
but really the only I’d set are Rubio 1 and Jennings 2. I REALLY like what Jennings could be in the NBA. He’s a pass first Iverson IMO.
He was in the top 10 in the Italian league in assist rate
at 34% of possessions. This was at 19 not getting much run, and not familiar with the game.
For him quite a lot will depend on how he looks at the Reebok Eurocamp
He could go anywhere from 3 or 4 to 10. The Warriors could be highly interested in combining him with Ellis.
I hope he stinks it up (draft stock down)
and KP likes him as much as I do (kind of like Batum lasts year or Rudy the year before). Not that Jennings falls to 24, but maybe to 8-10 where we could make the move up to get him.
Brandon Jennings reminds me a lot of guys like Kenny ...
Anderson, Rod Strickland, and Damon Stoudamire. So, while I think Jennings will be a fine NBA player, his style isn’t what I’d prefer at point guard in a backcourt featuring Brandon Roy.
With the rules what they are today
I think Jennings could be dynamic. I think he has the ability to hit 3’s given time as well. While he may control the ball a bit much to be a perfect fit next to Roy, the fact that people still throw out the name Tony Parker, means they’d probably end up being quite satisfied with Jennings. Not to mention he’d start out with our second unit, which would seem to fit him insanely well.
I sent him a Tweet that I loved his interview, but failed to mention he should come to the Blazers :-(
he would be an incredible 18 MPG energy guy.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Kobe vs. LeBron puppets
Man, Lakers fans sure are happy as a puppy today the era of LeBron is experiencing another delay while Kobe looks good again.
Conference call now live.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
live blogging a podcast eh?
how progressive.
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
Except that doesn't work so well. Kirk could guard most 1, 2, and many 3 players and play 1 and 2 on offense
Put in Nic and we have a better defensive lineup, put in Rudy and we have a better offense.
Kirk Hinrich can play small forward on offense, too, as was evident by his camping out over ...
at the weakside corner when he played alongside a backcourt of Ben Gordon and Derrick Rose.
I am pro-Kirk and anti-Conley
Just thought you should know that so you can discuse why I might feel that way
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
agreed
if we want conley we should let someone else develop him first and then get him. i’m not confident we can develop a PG here after so many failed attempts.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
hell
we couldnt develop blake for the most part to be a starter…other teams had to do that for us as well.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Good stuff guys.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
F#%*K
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
inside joke from the podcast
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
basically i was talking while watching the food network
and they had some grilled beef thing that looked delicious and i lost my train of thought.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
oh…oh…that sandwich with the grilled beef, grilled onion and melted cheese…wow…saw that too…yummy yum yum
lol thanks...i'm glad someone else thought it was good looking.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
just finished
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yup, like phil said, we just finished. I have to go back and edit real quick because some...uhh...animal....cough not mentioning any names..
said something not very nice :-p….i’ll have it uploaded to the web in an hour or so.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
lol
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 30, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
haha i gave you the coolest BEEP sound. ever.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
yeah it worked well when ben was on..i kinda' liked it. gives you a chance to kinda' recollect your thoughts and get ready for the next section.
and as far as new things go, i’m gonna’ try normalization and hard limiting whilest editing…see if our voices sound more even.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
i need to just bite the bullet and buy one.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
Make sure when you discuss the merits of Conley versus Hinrich you include the words
mortgaging the future. Thanks…
lol we saved that so you and tom can come on and talk about him.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
Bad idea.
No one will listen to it.
Certified blazer.fangirl
by Roybot on May 30, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“If S4E is on though, no way will I listen less than 100 times.”
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
lol sometimes i feel like that's me.
first you’re live, then you edit, then you listen to it straight through after it’s published, then you end up listening it to again a couple weeks later to see if there’s anything you could do better.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
You ARE the LMA of the Bedge!
Ya wilted in your first big playoff game!
But like LMA, you’ll learn and return stronger than ever.
I ain’t listened to it yet, but I’m sure ya did fine. You’re too hard on yourself.
Morty
If he doesn't quote a stat the next time he's on
he will be the Travis Outlaw of the Bedge. Wilt in all big playoff games.
Just kidding, I didn’t really mean that.
Certified blazer.fangirl
regarding the Hinrich discussion
If that hypothetical Hinrich to the Wolves for the 6th pick trade happened, I think DeJuan Blair would help the Bulls immensely and immediately.
Noah's already the 5th best offensive boarder in the game
with Blair too, they could just keep jacking up 3 after 3. Which vets did they get from Minny? Mike Miller? And they’d be able to sign Ben Gordon too? They’d still miss Hinrich, but that’s quite an impressive array of lineups they could throw out.
Most of his offensive game is putback stuff
but he’d be light years beyond the nothing they’re getting currently from those two.
If the Minnesota T'wolves give up the sixth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft for Kirk Hinrich, then it'll ...
most likely be Brian Cardinal and Mark Madsen who are included as salary fillers in the deal. On that note, though, I’d be hard pressed to not root for a team with Mike Miller at small forward and Hinrich at point guard — even with Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, and Randy Foye rounding out the starting lineup — but that’s just me.
Sometime after the July moratorium, a trade in which Ryan Gomes and Craig Smith ...
are dealt for Jeff Foster sounds good to me. I’d like to include a Sebastian Telfair for Travis Diener swap in that same deal, too, so as to get rid of the riffraff.
With the 18th, 28th, 45th, and 47th picks in the 2009 NBA Draft, I’d target Chase Budinger, Sam Young, Josh Heytvelt, and Jeff Pendergraph, respectively.
During the free agency period, I’d attempt to intice center Rasho Nesterovic with a two-year contract worth the bi-annual exception. I’d give a couple of D-League standouts like Derrick Byars and Luke Jackson a chance to make the ballclub, too.
Oh, and prior to both the 2009 NBA Draft and free agency, I’d try my damnedest to move Al Jefferson and Randy Foye elsewhere for defensive-minded, yet offensively efficient stars.
Ah, here’s one way to do it.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=n7vw4j
C: Emeka Okafor
PF: Kevin Love
SF: Gerald Wallace
SG: Mike Miller
PG: Kirk Hinrich
C: Rasho Nesterovic
PF: Jeff Foster
SF: Sam Young
SG: Chase Budinger
PG: Travis Diener
C: Jeff Pendergraph
PF: Josh Heytvelt
SF: Derrick Byars
SG: Luke Jackson
PG: Bobby Brown
Yeah, that’s my kind of team.
Blair could help almost any team in the league immediately and immensely… including Portland. Meh. He just had to rise up the draft boards where we couldn’t get him.
proud hinrichsheeple
If Cole Aldrich had entered the 2009 NBA Draft, I bet $100 the Minnesota T'wolves would've selected ...
him with the 6th pick. With the crop of centers so weak this year, I’m in awe that Aldrich elected to return to Kansas for at least one more season.
Post updated. Refresh to listen to the show.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
Excellent point about refs needing to try out
Soccer refs have to do exactly that especially before world championships. They have to hit certain targets on a 5000 meter run, a 100 m sprint, gets their eyes tested (can wear contact lenses), etc.
yeh the phone + recording might not be perfect, but it does alright. i thought u sounded good.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
You all are drastically overrating Kirk's defense
not surprising, but still. Even Bulls fans acknowledge he’s not great defensively on quicker point guards. He barely played on Rondo, but that’s enough to convince you of something? Hinrich is a good defender but he’s not a lock down guy.
Well done, boys.
I learned something new. I didn’t know the refs have to pay for their own airfare.
Oh, and Cab, Coby Karl does have an affiliation with a team. The Denver Nuggets.
Certified blazer.fangirl
I was talking about an emotional affiliation more than the team that owns his rights… e.g., Reggie Miller would favor the Pacers in any game they played.
proud hinrichsheeple
His dad is the coach of the Nuggets.
You don’t think that’s an emotional affiliation?
Certified blazer.fangirl
If they would do that
then I want them to never assign Steve Javie or Joey Crawford to Blazer games.
Certified blazer.fangirl
I learned something new. I didn’t know the refs have to pay for their own airfare.
When did this change? According to SI during the refs scandal in 1998:
The IRS was investigating what it saw as a systematic attempt to evade income taxes. The NBA referees, according to their contract, were entitled to first-class tickets for all flights longer than two hours and full-fare coach tickets for all other flights. They also were entitled to trade in those tickets for cheaper ones and keep the difference. Referees had been doing this downgrading since 1983. It was one of the perks of the job, a bonus to a salary that, in Toliver’s case, grew from the $70,000 range to six figures during the early 1990s. That bonus had gotten bigger and bigger with the advent of bargain fares that followed airline deregulation and of frequent flier miles, which sometimes made tickets free.
I was totally unaware they changed it so that the refs pay their own airfare now. Did they simply get a raise to make up for it? When did the changeover happen?
Cablinasian said it on the podcast.
I don’t know anything about that kind of stuff so I believed him. But now that you say he is lying I will never believe anything he says ever again!
Certified blazer.fangirl
I didn’t say they had to pay for airfare to go to the games. I was referencing the training academy, not the day-to-day flying to different cities.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
when is your birthday?
hehe
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by prezofdeath on May 30, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You didn't get my party invite to Chuck E. Cheese's?
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought that was Q
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by prezofdeath on May 31, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
yeh, i don't think that's too big of a deal
you have to pay your way to go to real estate school if you want to be an agent…or to college to get a degree….i don’t have a problem with refs doing the same.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 30, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I really dislike calling these refs pro Cleveland...
there has been a ton of bad calls on both sides, and overall Orlando has been the beneficiary of more calls.
Cleveland called for 127 fouls so far. Orlando called for only 116.
Cleveland has shot 148 free throws so far. Orlando has shot 158.
Orlando called for 11 less fouls and have shot 10 more free throws.
Even to say they’re pro LBJ, I don’t see how you could say that in a couple games when he’s been called for charges and travels on 4 or 5 of the final possessions in a game.
i haven't really watched all of the games so i can't say one way or another (kind of why i didn't say too much specifically about CLE-ORL)
but i think more frustrating than any individual bad call is the prevalence of irregularity in the calls…sometimes something is a charge, sometimes it’s a block, sometimes it’s a travel….it’s not the same throughout the games. That’s the bigger problem, at least in my eyes.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
I think the end of game fouls are what people look at. I disagreed with the call LeBron got at the end of Game 4.
Plus, it’s about inconsistency. I’m not sure what a travel is, or what a charge/block is… it’s different from game to game.
proud hinrichsheeple
Ya... you'll get no argument from me about bad officiating
I just don’t think it goes one way or another.
Refs
Not sure who was mentioning how it’s only NBA refs where fans know them by name, but any big pac-10 bball fan knows many of the refs. Probably can even recognize them more easily than NBA refs if they go to the games. Not saying NBA refs don’t need a ton of help but it’s not just them.
correct
a big fan of any league will know the names of the refs…i was saying that casual fans of the nba tend to know more names of refs than casual fans of any other sport, which suggested that nba refs are more noticeable.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 31, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably right
It’s also a lot more common for the announcers in the NBA to say ‘oh xxxxx is known for calling the games such and such way.’
agreed
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 31, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Notice how prez doesn't deny being a moderator.
Prez being announced as moderator on Monday is as guaranteed as Glen Davis weighing 400 lbs once he retires.
Trying not to get banned from the internets
Also, Cabbie should add one of those Darth Vader voice modulators. I imagined him sounding J.e. Jones ish
Trying not to get banned from the internets
another moderator was just testing him? or he was testing the moderator capabilities on himself
not a stretch, by any means, but it would be kind of odd.
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
Listening to this, I realize how little I can formulate intelligent thoughts about basketball.
I’d be like, “Hinrich is taller than Blake…so that’s an upgrade…”
“Anybody watching world’s strongest man right now? me neither.”
“My thoughts on Batum? His hairline is totally crooked.”
Props for mic skills, gentlemen.
Trying not to get banned from the internets
That's gonna happen when Tom is on.
Is he ever going to do it?
Oh, and REALLY lame joke btw.
Certified blazer.fangirl
I agree. I'm 80% through it, and still no food channel f-bomb
Trying not to get banned from the internets
its right after the halftime break
i was talking about refing
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 31, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
no one even says anything about food channel...he kinda' just admitted afterwards that that was what was distracting him.
that that was what was….dang. that is a mouthful.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 31, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
does this not help?
Puisque tout ça n’es qu’un jeu,
on peut faire tout ce qu’on veux.
Héros de jeux vidéos,
on joue la musique qu’on veux.
On est les Podcats!
Podcats
Rockeurs virtuels,
Oh Yeah!
Puisque tout ça n’es qu’un jeu,
on peut faire tout ce qu’on veux,
On es les Podcats!
How about their names.. from the left: Gala, Senzo, Bella, Nimo. Still not helpful?
Whatever the heck they are.. they have a interesting interface on their website.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 31, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i played that troll boppin' game, pretty fun.
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
This = Media
Thus, this = fanshot.
by This Post Should Have Been A Fanshot on May 31, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions
I’ve seen two of your aliases active today… someone is bored.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 31, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
anyone who can keep track of them all is bored.
by bdizzleistheshizle on May 31, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
it's tom's fault. were you around back when that thing happened?
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by prezofdeath on May 31, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
to understand, Tom said in the junk drawer
that someone should make a post about trading roy for b-davis to freak people out, because it was thanksgiving and he was bored and wanted reading material for work.
then he was like….make a name like ‘bdizleistheshizzle’ or something, to get people really worked up.
anyway, so people still didn’t get it….that’s what made it fun.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
That thread is as fun to read now as it was then.
It was a really nice touch when you switched back to the prez moniker, in order to rec Timbo’s post about banning your alter-ego for a year.
That thread is hilarious.
Too bad that kind of stuff won’t be happening anymore.
Certified blazer.fangirl
lol at this comment. Totally something I would say.
baron davis has short legs
i’m serious. hes a handsome enough guy, and he has a sense of humor, but aesthetically-speaking hes got a long torso and relative to the rest of his body his legs are too short. i dont like the way it looks.
i also don’t much like his game.
ignacio
by ignacio on Nov 27, 2008 10:23 PM PST
Certified blazer.fangirl
You guys have way too much time on your hands.
Anything else I need to know about?
Certified blazer.fangirl
I just got a chance to listen to this podcast.
You guys done good. By the way, if I’m not mistaken… and I’m not, there was an ex-Blazer (in the 70s, I think) who went on to become an NBA referee. Can’t remember his name but I bet someone can come up with it.
So he said in himself: "O vilest of those wherefor was made the byword: 'The pilgrimage is not perfected save by copulation with the camel!"' Richard Burton, Arabian Nights
my point was that it makes sense… the players already have a good idea of how the NBA works. Just pay some of the less talented ones a good salary and you’d have a whole new crop of refs.
proud hinrichsheeple
Oh, I know...
and you are right. I can’t help thinking there is something missing from the equation, though. I mean, if it were that easy I believe it would already be in practice.
Why are there 60 year old referees? I’m wondering if it isn’t because it is so danged hard to actually get good refs?
I had a minor critique of the 7 foot refs, too. I imagine most of the refs are on the small side simply because a bigger guy couldn’t get up and down the floor for 48 minutes at a stretch.
So he said in himself: "O vilest of those wherefor was made the byword: 'The pilgrimage is not perfected save by copulation with the camel!"' Richard Burton, Arabian Nights
i can answer that
it’s bc stern is more concerned with furnishing his crib with the finest luxuries that he has to skimp on the employer match of the 401ks of his refs. since the economy has gone down the drain, so have the portfolio’s of the refs. despite earning 6 figures, dick bavetta cannot afford to leave his well paying job. even with a wife at home, could you honestly turn away from a job that affords you hoes in different area codes?
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 31, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are there 60 year old referees? I’m wondering if it isn’t because it is so danged hard to actually get good refs?
I think Stern likes having refs that he knows… a “good old boys” situation.
proud hinrichsheeple
or maybe just for continuity. I don't think he'd jepordize teh entire integrity of the NBA for a few "good old boys."
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
I don’t think he’s jeopardizing the integrity… more that he finds it easier to work with the people he’s known for a while.
proud hinrichsheeple
Just playing the devil's advocate...
there is something to be said for that.
So he said in himself: "O vilest of those wherefor was made the byword: 'The pilgrimage is not perfected save by copulation with the camel!"' Richard Burton, Arabian Nights
wow, you got mad skills.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
They should just make the dancers the refs too
by tominhawaii on Jun 1, 2009 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

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