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6/29 I'm an unintentional Jerk Junk

Magik_lantern_by_djnjpendragon_tiny by The Arkitect on Comment 612 comments

We had it all planned out, my co-worker and I...the third person in our little cubicircle would be gone for a week and a half, we'd decorate his desk while he was gone, signs bright colors, maybe some ballons to let him know he was loved... and embarrased easily.  He was to return to work today.  Slight problem.

 

He went to Honduras on vacation...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D994FV8O0&show_article=1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123513.stm

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623220955866301.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55R24E20090629?sp=true

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55R1S820090628?sp=true

 

Now his desk is decorated, but he's not back yet... and we look a bit like jerks.

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Should I leave the decorations up?
Yes
43 votes
No
2 votes
Other (I'll explain in the comments)
3 votes

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Battier for Outlaw. Hinrich for Blake.

championship.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Battier is going to caost more than just Outlaw

Houston appears to be one of the Buyers in the market, so they aren’t going to want to just dump salary in a lopsided trade

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what if they decide that they’re going to go after guys in the summer of 2010?

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhh.

You didn’t do the hinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrich
   thing!

Cablinasian’s comments seem naked without it.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s Monday, I’m not playing at full strength after a raucous weekend

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if we get him, that’s my signature for at least a week.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m a lot more convinced that

Hinrich/Bayless
Roy/Fernandez
Battier/Batum
LMA/dead body
Oden/Przybilla

would win a title.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

then who are you giving up in that case?

Blake for Hinrich straight up? And how did you get Battier?

Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946

by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jun 29, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it would be a dream scenario of Travis’s expiring for Battier, Steve for Kirk. The Kirk deal is realistic.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

lol TOEC for Battier!!!

Rec!

Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946

by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jun 29, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Harris is a career 32% shooter from beyond the arc.

“Three-point bricks do not lead to championships.” —Hedo and Rashard

by MiledAnimal on Jun 29, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Leave them up

when he finally gets back this will all be something to laugh about.

I had a co-worker that left to go on vacation back in March. While he was gone, this happened:

The friendly neighborhood volcano erupted and he got stuck in Salt Lake for a week. We had a good laugh about it when he got back.

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

cool

MillsFanBoy

by appel82 on Jun 29, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

May, not March, 1980.

I was living in Eugene at the time and heard the explosion inside my house.

Nice photo. I wonder if Mt. Hood was scared…

by MiledAnimal on Jun 29, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually it was May 18, 1980.

And I was born exactly two years later.

St. Helens did its duty: to signify my soon coming to this earth.

Grave tidings indeed.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

why 2 years in advance?

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

by Magnum on Jun 29, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Relax, folks. St. Helens blew up because

the Lakers and Celtics were about to enjoy a decade at the top. It had nothing to do with staylost.

You guys are so gullible!

by MiledAnimal on Jun 29, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was born one week later.

That’s right, Mt. St. Helens OPENED for ME!

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Jun 29, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My sister was born on that day, 3 years later

And her middle name is “Helen”.

I am born the same day a hurricane hit Florida, and my first name is the same as that hurricane.

Both names are just supposed to be coincidentally the same as natural disasters. SUPPOSEDLY.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

false claimants to my throne

I challenge you all to a dual. There can only be one!

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew it!!!

Your name is Agnes, right?

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Agnes Mortimer Fuchs.

You are a credit to us all.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

i have friends

and that’s a fact
like agnes agatha jermaine and jack

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it epic like

Timbo vs. TiH at Blogabull?

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is pretty boring actually.

Mortimer can’t handle a post that only says nice things about Sergio.

Sergio volunteers at the Humane Society in his free time. (yeah, bring it Morti)

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is he euthanizing the animals?

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sergio donates half his salary to charity.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Charity should be capitolized

names usually are….

Stripper names that is

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sergio donated his house in Portland to a poverty stricken family having trouble paying their children’s medical bills.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only to shush them up

He had gotten their sick daughter pregnant upon visiting her in the hospital— and he was only in the hospital for community service because of a vehicular homicide charge he somehow got a lenient punishment for.

(If he really donated his house then don’t mind me, that is very nice of him).

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sergio learned from rudy how to impregnate women just by looking at them?

"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.

"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.

by Tofu Anonymous on Jun 29, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Sergio very berry much

I just think his game isn’t worth the devotion and hurt feelings, is all.

I rescued a puppy. Sergio blew up a hospital for orphans. I won’t say who is a better person, but the better person is me.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meatimer was the one who faked Sergio's voice and called his spanish agent to demand action.

Sergio never was able to set the record straight because he was too busy making terminal children’s dreams come true at the hospital.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

w0rd

I bet someone could find a jokey comment from me saying Sergio fans only love him because he is white, but I can reasonably assume it was a joke. Or at least reasonably defend it as such.

SERGIO Sergio Sergio… Sergio.

Thank God he was traded.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

bayless next?

would Ben have a heart attack?

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I played too nice?

I am, of course, prone to over-explaining.

And I figured doing a snippy reply back wasn’t gonna be nice.

If he was someone I didn’t know from here, maybe I woulda been more snarky. I am nice to those I know from here. Bedge Brothers and whatnot.

You lose respect from me for losing respect for me. HOW COULD YOU.

I’m not even sure what we were arguing about over there. I dislike being told I should admit I don’t like someone when I do indeed like someone. It surely wasn’t an “epic” argument though, just a lotta talkin’ back n’ forth.

Gives Sactown a preview of their future Sergio wars.

Morty

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was epic

in word count alone …..it is epic like homer …..epic like american pie…..it was epic cause it was looooooooooooooong

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fool, I could fart out that many words about ANY of our players

Sergio is extra easy since he is so beloved/hated and so much is made of him.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

much like yourself

“beloved/hated”

Signed
your friend
“Mortimer’s Friend”

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You booger pie eating terrorist

I WILL FORCE YOU TO BE MY FRIEND OR YOU SHALL FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is....

…..booger cake and you know it

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Mort this white bald guy?

or this bald (off) white guy

I think we know

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's balder than I remembered

Ok, Brian Cardinal is my future, but I can’t blame him for tackling Bosh. Sometimes a hair intervention is in order.

by Mortimer on Jun 30, 2009 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mort's not attacking Bosh for his hair style.

He’s attacking him just because he has hair, period.

by MiledAnimal on Jun 30, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but Mort, why is your so dog mellow

I noticed a little bird giving princess a mouthful, and she didn’t say anything.
you don’t scare me with that lame grrrrrr stuff

GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"

by Blazer1342 on Jun 29, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i never said i read the whole thing, wow, i guess i forgot to leave that out!

MillsFanBoy

by appel82 on Jun 29, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not really THAT epic

it was just actually good stuff. i find it funny that that sergio’s, well, sergioness, stirs people up so much.

MillsFanBoy

by appel82 on Jun 29, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Leave them up....

But now you can call them the “welcome back from the coup” decorations, instead of “welcome back from vacation” decorations.

by antediluvian on Jun 29, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's not bad...

maybe I’ll put up a “Viva la Revolucion” Banner

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now you're thinking...

maybe grab a copy of the old Woody Allen movie Bananas to play in his office. A few Che posters……

by antediluvian on Jun 29, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So apparently we're all jerks, too? Only the intentional kind.

What was the last poll around here that remained anonymous with 10 votes already in?

Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!

by wjb1492 on Jun 29, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anybody have experience with lucid dreaming?

I had a crazy sequence of dreams last night in which I became lucid. It was one of the stranger experiences I have ever had. I never really had control of my dream even though I knew it was in fact a dream. Eventually it turned into a nightmare and I remember trying to make myself wake up. I woke up and was in my bed, except that I was actually still dreaming, and didn’t know it. A young girl started clawing violently at my window and bleeding out of her eyes. I could feel my bed vibrating and truly thought I had woken up from my dream. I was just starting to scream when I actually woke up. Strangest ish ever…

The Bedger formally known as ????????

by Rudiculous on Jun 29, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Sell that one to Hollywood man!

Yeah, I have lucid dreams frequently.

You know those parts of dreams where something bad happens, like you die, and it is supposed to shock you awake? I just don’t die. I see the terrible thing behind the door and then kill it violently. I fall through the clouds and hit the ground, then get up and go looking for something to eat. I get shot over and over again (and it hurts a lot in my dreams) until I get so mad I find the shooter and murder them. Except for this one time when the shooter turned into a golden retriever when I reached him. Then I couldn’t kill him cause he was just a poor cute dog.

Your lucid dreams sound like they are less fun than mine (unless you are bored and want to watch a horror movie).

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was the first one I ever had...

I am hoping for more in the future so I can experiment more…

The Bedger formally known as ????????

by Rudiculous on Jun 29, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my flying dreams are so real, I woke up once and I was flying

GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"

by Blazer1342 on Jun 29, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

An interesting debate in shrink circles

Concerning the large number of people who have reported having much more"active’ dreams when they stoped using pot.Some shrinks poo poo it and others think there must be something to it just from the suprisingly large number of folks who say that how it went in their experience.

by southern oregon on Jun 29, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

funny you mention that

As I have smoked pot habitually for a while now, and stopped about 2 weeks ago to get a better job. I read somewhere that marijuana and alcohol reduce your ability to hit REM sleep(or something like that). I have definitely been dreaming more recently, but the sensations I felt in my dreams last night were like nothing I have ever experienced…

The Bedger formally known as ????????

by Rudiculous on Jun 29, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does any here ever get chub-rub or red-donkey?

I got a slight case of it from doing a lot of walking wearing wet shorts.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sure you did

wet shorts… yeah, that’s it

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you call it?

I heard “chub-rub” from a girl and “red-donkey” from a friend who worked in a mill.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, and here's a solution for you

http://www.thighsalvation.com/

but I use bodyglide when i run to avoid the unfortunate problem

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

so ....a solution that actually involves

a solution

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you wore boxers?

GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"

by Blazer1342 on Jun 29, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see

I like pajama pants, the kind that almost look like pants, so you can where them at hotels but still go to the lobby if you need to. I haven’t tried wearing boxers to the lobby.

GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"

by Blazer1342 on Jun 29, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I once tried not wearing boxers to the lobby.

Management was not pleased.

But I did get a few appreciative stares.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 30, 2009 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are we going to get one trade fanpost for every player on the One Stop Shopping list?

I don’t understand people’s fixation with trades… Instead of trying to come up with every possible scenario, just sit back, relax and prepare to be surprised!

by fanfaraway on Jun 29, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No

we’ll get multiples for the bigger names like Hinrich and Harris

But we already got one for Humphries, so you really can’t scrape the bottom any further

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Humphries would put us over the top.

Multiple championships.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure we're going to get two to three fanposts per "important" player.

But then, there’s just not much to talk about over the Summer. It gives the fanposts a bit of turnover.

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’ll all be over in about nine days.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

trade speculation never ends

I spend a lot of time thinking about ways to improve the Blazers. That’s not going to change anytime soon.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the meat of the speculation will be over, though… unless KP doesn’t make any move at all.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have a free pass in that department

you make reasonable, rational proposals. And “I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours”.

by fanfaraway on Jun 29, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trade posts never go away

Best analogy I can think of is herpes.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

except

with trade posts you kind of start to miss the ridiculous ones once they go away…

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I’m waiting for the post by a sexy teen that is extra stupid, but in the middle of August.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That dead time in August/September, after summer league and before training camp

Will be the best time in knowing who wins the “dumb teen I could I trick into meeting me in real life and having intercourse with me” sweepstakes.

An impassionate plea for a bad player who helps us in no way is a good starting point. Charlie V?

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm working on one with ClaverFTW

Hi, I’m a nubile 18 year old girl. I just moved to Portland to fulfill my dream of being a barista and I just got a degree at The American Barista & Coffee School.

Yesterday, my roommate Amanda, and I were having a pillowfight in our panties and it occurred to me that Baron Davis would be the perfect fit for the Blazers? What do you guys think of Joel and LMA for Baron Davis? It works on the trade machine.

Please discuss while I go out for a Brazilian wax. I look forward to reading your comments when I get back.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

THE MEAT CLAVER

Is his nickname. Maybe.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you forgot to say

please dont bash me im 18 and this is my first post. go blazers!!!!11

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right..

follow me now..
read toms post
then mine..

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO LEAVE THIS THREAD?

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Devin Harris and Gerald Wallace

for Travis Outlaw and a Tuna Salad Sandwich on Rye

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lol

That was hilarious.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking from experience

That always works.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i bet..

you are safe from all criticism if you post a bikini top shot as well.. that seemed to work

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Something I bought at Uwajimaya

I have no idea what it is, but the packaging is pretty.

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a moron today

I just ran “Uwajimaya Eastwood” through the Googleator. Then it dawned on me . . .

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Up until a few weeks ago it was a toss up between ....

…. a Honey Baked Ham I bought as a Christmas gift for a friend 10 (?) years ago and forgot about and some foil wrapped salmon that my old room caught I don’t remember how many years ago.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 29, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a big ham once

We cooked it just to get it out of the freezer. I made split pea soup with it too.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Freezer jam

since we moved into the house…..9 years ago

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right now we only have a bunch of Navajo rugs in the freezer.

We fired the thing up and put the rugs in there while we went on a junket. Also kills any nasty little moth eggs that may have found their way to one of them.

"Aneurysm".

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

by annthefan on Jun 29, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Catnip

or maybe smoked bear.

Gardenburgers are staples in my house. Quite a bit of throughput on that product even though my kids love venison (needs to be cooked right though).

put a body on 'em

by RayBourque on Jun 29, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So the last two years, the Rockets had short near-dominant stretches without Yao

But now they’ll likely be without him for (at minimum) a full season, and there’s no Mutombo to back him up. Are the Rockets on the verge of being the odd-team-out next season? Will they make a huge trade this Summer?

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

with their current roster, even without Yao, I still see them as a playoff team, perhaps the 6 or 7 series.

I could even see them winning a series. I have that much respect for the likes of Battier, Scola, Landry, Hayes, Adelman and (most of all) Morey.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't blame you for respecting them.

After they thumped us, I had to tip my hat to them, especially after seeing them in person twice.

If Yao’s out and they don’t have a good alternative, I have to wonder if they’ll move someone like Shane for younger pieces. I’m wondering if Yao is just the first domino to fall now (hmmm perhaps “falling” isn’t the best term, but yeah).

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Yao, no Tracy =No good

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeh.....but I was using hyperbole

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The question to me isn't so much can they be good for 5 games without Yao/T-Mac

but how good can they be for 82 games? I honestly don’t know

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The outstanding defense from Hayes, Battier, Landry, etc. isn't going anywhere

I would be shocked if the current Rocket roster, even without Yao, finished outside the playoffs. I’d have them pegged as a 6 seed or so, higher if TMac is reasonably healthy, which seems unlikely.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where is the scoring going to come from?

I doubt that Brooks can go for 20+ on a nightly basis.

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fisher and Blake

Will be traded to each team before the Rockets play them, all 82 games.

Brooks will be the new Isiah Thomas.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They will struggle to score, for sure

but Brooks, Wafer and Scola will provide enough offense that their elite defense will still win a lot of games.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

unless he gets traded to Phoenix

their training staff is a bunch of miracle workers

by The Arkitect on Jun 29, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's gotta be a huge if

I mean, he had micro, and is 30, and didn’t look to good this year when he was playing.

I think anything they get from him is a bonus, but I don’t expect him to really play this season. How could he? He’ll need at least 8 months to rehab.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Tracy is going to come back next year.

Houston will be a good team. Not title good, but possibly 2nd round good.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

on this one I am serious

this MF we are talking about……if he is back…..I doubt he will be back back

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But is he?

He just got micro the other week, he’s gonna need a year to rehab.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Surgery was performed on Feb 24th

Decent chance he’d be back for the stretch run, but at way under 100%.

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it waited till the off-season

Well, I guess he could be back in time.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I wonder

When the Amare rumors came out, I remembering saying somewhere around here “Maybe Yao’s injury is worse than they thought it’d be”. Of course, that was after it was reported he was out “indefinitely”, so it didn’t a lotta brains on my part to suppose it.

They did well with their small ball lineup of hustlers and role players. As we all saw, took the Lakers to 7 games with it, and usually have a good record doing it otherwise.

I dunno if it just works because teams prepare for Yao and McGrady so much that the role players catch them off guard, or if the role players are good enough to be the “stars” of a blue collar role player team.

I think, either way, they ain’t winning a title, and should start over.

Morty

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and give us Battier.

by Cablinasian on Jun 29, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mentioned similar above

They might move Battier to help regroup by getting some younger players. Totally guessing though.

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Memphis needs a vet leader like him

They should trade Rudy Gay for Battier, to give Houston some young talent to start over with and Memphis gets a veteran defensive leader to help corral the young stallions.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Has a trade ever been reversed like that?

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I forget who

But in baseball a player has been traded for himself before…

I am glad someone got it and didn’t say DUH THATS WHO HOUSTON TRADED TO GET BATTIE-EH.

I would love for a trade like that to happen.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're too young

Jokes about trades from the 2006 draft are something grown ups do when they’re married.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

uhhh

so is your….

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I apologize for teasin' you then.

Your lack of historical knowledge is worrisome though.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's monday

i have an excuse.

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too easy.

Shoulda just said ‘you’ though.

by staylost on Jun 29, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

that was so corny.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

definitely not.

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

argh

didn’t need it to work.

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Big surprise

Certified blazer.fangirl

by Roybot on Jun 29, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

probably their best course of action

would be to clear cap space and try to make a run at Bosh

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They won't need to clear much cap space.

Even if you figure that Yao picks up his $17.6 million option next summer and they excercise the team options on Hayes and Brooks they will have a good chunk of cap space heading into the summer.

OR
They could try and convince Toronto to trade Bosh instead of lose him for nothing and try to trade TMEC+filler for Bosh+filler

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even if you figure that Yao picks up his $17.6 million option next summer

Houston heard there’s an option for a career-ending injury exception. They think they heard about it in e-mail from some exec; they’re not sure.

But they also heard it takes two years of inaction. So they retroactively added Yao to the disabled list as of the start of last season.

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it really take 2 years of inaction?

The Salary Cap FAQ doesn’t mention anything regarding time away from the game.

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm that was my understanding when Portland got the cap relief

I swear it was written that they had to wait until the two-year mark to attempt relief.

Now you’ve got me wondering. I’ll try to look it up later.

by Timmay! on Jun 29, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always read it was a two year process

Of the playing being injured that long, and all the tests and reviews that get done over the time.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps for knee and foot injuries an informal 2-year period is observed

but in cases like when Cuttino Mobley’s heart ailment occur, I was under the impression that the Clippers, could have applied for the career-ending injury exemption much sooner than 2 years.

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are different exceptions. One is for players who are out for a season, there you can get one replacement player who makes up to half as much as the to-be-replaced player, but that doesn’t take the injured player off the cap. We could have done that for Oden or Raef, but the league doesn’t always allow it (e.g. Orlando didn’t get one for Grant Hill). The other one is medical retirement, a la Miles.

by Norsktroll on Jun 29, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if the Rocket players will still be selected to the Allstar Game

I bet Landry kills LA in the voting, and Yao doesn’t play a minute….

by EvilKaramazov on Jun 29, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who are they going to trade?

Outside of TMEC what assets do they have? They can’t trade Yao because of his foot. Scola,Landry, Hayes, Lowry and Brooks are so cheap they aren’t worth much in terms of salary matching, but are key parts of their team.

by tingeyga on Jun 29, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would sell high on Brooks

I think he is overrated and not that great. SELL HIGH.

Hayes could be sold high as well, now that he is so well regarded as a role player. Landy is enuff. Just don’t get shot again.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Without the greasy hair

He’ll be easier to box out and guard.

I hope for his sake, he keeps it stringy n’ greasy.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Worrying about your carbon footprint is for weenies and idiots ...

… when you consider the effect of a Mt Reboubt, or better yet, what goes on in China every day.

But hey, to each his own. Me, I’m going to keep driving my 72 Olds Cutless, burning real fires in my fireplace in the winter and eat beef.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 29, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll assume you haven't forgotten

that I’m one of about three BEdgers who agree with you on issues like global cooling warming climate change. The American people will get shafted big-time when the Tax Cap-and-Trade scam bill passes the Senate.

I went to Best Buy yesterday and they were hosting a classic car event. My favorite was a metallic blue 1972 Dodge Challenger, but there were lots of beauties there.

by MiledAnimal on Jun 29, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where was that????

I woulda taken by 69 Firebird Ragtop

(kinda like this)

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brentwood, CA.

The other one.

No Firebirds there, but there was a 1970 (or so) Camaro convertible you might have liked.

by MiledAnimal on Jun 29, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The last Camaro convert was 69

until the 90’s. Brentwood is a little far anyways

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also had one like this

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My first car was one of these. Hoo-boy, that car sucked down oil.

It was wild how many geezers would come up to me and get nostalgic about their old Chevy, first girlfriend, etc.

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's nice

other than I like the two door model better.

PS the was probly dirty old men ….and you looked jus like their girl from back then

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This too

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately this too

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Educate me

I’m not a car geek. What the heck is that?

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is a nice example of a Fiat 850 sedan

the 850 stood for 850cc which was the size of the engine (smaller than some motorcycles) and mine wasn’t nice like this. Mine was full of Bondo and painted baby crap beige. We always had to push start it …at least until one of wheels fell off…then we stopped

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This was somewhat better

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

by 92wastheyear on Jun 29, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wasn't actually meant directly for you.

But at least it got a nice mini-thread with cool car pictures going.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 30, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

I still haven’t quite figured out why they were in the first place. I believe it is the only time I’ve had comments deleted here.

btw – thanks for the support on the “Have to make a big move or else” topic. There are times that I think concepts like faith and hard work don’t register with a lot of people. They can’t grasp that as a fan you sometimes have to have faith that your team knows what it is doing and has the ability to accomplish great things. And you also need to understand that numbers can’t tell you everything. Hard work can make up for a lot. I like having guys that are willing to work hard, even if there might be other players out there who are better. Often, being good enough and out working your opponent earns you as much success as simply being better than everybody.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 30, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The deletion didn't surprise me.

That thread, interesting though it was, was off-topic. That wasn’t a junk drawer, as I recall.

If your vision is clear and your plan is sound, staying the course is usually the right decision.

by MiledAnimal on Jun 30, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

signing Gortat would be a good back-up plan for Houston

They obviously need someone at C behind Yao and Gortat would be a decent starter if Yao can’t play.

put a body on 'em

by RayBourque on Jun 29, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone else have a mother like this?

Mom got a new computer. She told me that she used to have a Mac Gmail, but now she has something different but can’t remember the name. She upgraded because she wanted more of those sheepy things. Oh, maybe they’re called rams. Anyway, her tech guy told her she can’t use AOL anymore, but has to use that thing from Africa to get on the internet. She’s looking forward to reading this one guy’s blob, because he mentioned her.

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

I used to work as tech support for one internet provider. One time a lady called and said her internet didn’t work so I asked her what the lights on the modem were doing. She said, “Is that the box?” And I said, “Yes, it’s black with red and green lights on it.” She said, “Oh, I mean the box on the floor, I haven’t opened it yet.” It took me 30 minutes just to get her to plug it in.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you need a mom translator.

From Russia With Love

by L-TrainFTW! on Jun 29, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good one!

She’s great when it comes to celebrities. She’s the only person I know who actually subscribes to all of those magazines in the grocery store checkout line.

by Corvid on Jun 29, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is there a real blockbuster guy who fits and is available for the Blazers?

I ain’t hating on that guy from Chicago, but if the Blazers traded for him, no one would think the Blazers were instant title contenders. And if you tell me any of the guys who’ve been traded lately, then I would question your opinion on stuff from this day forth.

by tominhawaii on Jun 29, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I doubt there is a blockbuster guy

But I do think the Chicago dude would help make us contenders, since our only weakness (TRUE weakness) is defense and he directly answers that problem.

HOWEVER, to be true contenders, it will come from Oden’s development, along with the other guys. Organic improvements. I see us doing trades, but not for a slam bang superstar type. I don’t think we can get one who really matters THAT much. Only one that fills in our holes we crave to be filled.

Like defense.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Organic improvements is the key

Shav becoming that backup banger 4 would make us instant contenders.

by prezofdeath on Jun 29, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Blazers played like a title team for the last ~25 games last season

Getting Hinrich would instantly make the Blazers fringe title contenders. Far from favorites, but contenders. If you added Hinrich, and this Oden guy gives the Blazers 2500 minutes at the same level he played last year, the Blazers would be legit contenders.

by jksnake99 on Jun 29, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2500 minutes seems like nuttin'

I was reading John Grisham this week…young lawyers are expected to bill 2500 hours a year. Oden just has to do 2500 minutes.

by prezofdeath on Jun 29, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHAT'S WITH ALL CAPS LOCKS?

DID THAT GUY FROM SAC TOWN ROYALTY RUB OFF ON YOU MORTIMER?!?!?!

YOU HAVE SO EASILY INFLUENCED YOU ARE LIKE A TEENAGER GIVING INTO PEER PRESSURE

MORTIMER = WEAK

by prezofdeath on Jun 29, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who used caps lock on sactown?

I DON’T CARE ABOUT PEER PRESSURE, I’LL DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WANTS WHAT DO I CARE.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CHEVY USES CAPS

From Russia With Love

by L-TrainFTW! on Jun 29, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shows what you know

My wife is neither white nor a blonde, so OK has no interest in murdering her.

LOL ur dum.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe he has the same amount of upside

as blazer fans do in Batum..
hes been around for a few years.. i think he could take out a nubian

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I'll believe it when I see it.

I’d rather we trade for someone we KNOW can murder a black woman, not one we just suppose could if put in the right situation.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol ...

From Russia With Love

by L-TrainFTW! on Jun 29, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm jus' saying

He’s like 60, and if he hasn’t murdered a Nubian Queen yet, he isn’t like to just start a’ murderin’ away simply because we traded for him.

Usually you can recognize the best Ebony-female-themed-murderers in their early 20s. At least show signs of the POTENTIAL to be able to. OJ is at the end of his career, and if he hasn’t done it yet he never will.

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but hes a veteran with room to grow

thats what we are looking for..
hes gotta start somewhere

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've talked me into it

If KP doesn’t trade for OJ to murder my wife by the trade deadline, I don’t think she’ll EVER be murdered.

And what’s the point of being married, if you can’t be a widower everyone feels sorry for?

by Mortimer on Jun 29, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

its how george costanza got laid

and that guy was a PLAYAH!

besides if KP doesnt get us OJ
jksnake will OJ KP creating some sort of paradox

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

is this a rebuilding project?

or are we close to contending with the roster we have now?

She Hate Me

by cloudydays on Jun 29, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

were close

we dont need young killers we need seasoned vets who can slash and run

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 29, 2009 4:12 PM PDT