my submission. five minutes of GIMP, this is what i've got.

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Ugh.

We should be distancing ourselves from that term, not embracing it.

by Arby on Jul 6, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

do what you want.

"We didn’t pick Blair because of his history of fat-assery" -BlazerTag

by 5212872 on Jul 6, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions

How is it beneficial to the blazers organization to have this term floating around for other GM’s to see? Then the sportstalk radio guys get on it and it seeps into SB Nation sites and all of a sudden… no trade for you!!!

sternocleidomastoid

by GoBlaze22 on Jul 6, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

In fact

I flagged this. nothing personal hossticles, I just think this term should be banished, for the good of the blaze.

sternocleidomastoid

by GoBlaze22 on Jul 6, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Absolutely agree

It’s not only played out, but it’s pretty disrespectful to the league.

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by iDea on Jul 7, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

And he looks so happy to be doing it.

by BlazerBen on Jul 6, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions

No offense.

But Pritch-slap is probably the lamest term ever.

by Nick Van Excellent on Jul 6, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

i totally did not realize

how far out of favor this term has fallen.

i don’t want in any way for my actions to suggest that i endorse or make any excuses for violence – especially domestic violence – and apologize for those who find the term offensive for that reason. i understand that argument, even though i find this particular term to be clever and mostly harmless.

regardless of my personal feelings, i’ll do my best to curb my use of the term on this site. and rest assured, GoBlaze, no offense taken; it was my bad, not yours.

go blazies!

GG MFer!
-joel przybilla

by hossticles on Jul 7, 2009 1:05 AM PDT reply actions

It's cool.

Tons of people use it all the time. It’s just a little overdone and apparently even Pritchard has said he hates it. I think it just suggests a little bit of arrogance on our part. I love our general manager and everything, but it’s gonna rub people the wrong way if we throw it everyone’s face.

I like the picture btw. Just not the term.

by Nick Van Excellent on Jul 7, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions