2009 NBA Hall of Fame Ceremony Open Thread
by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:36 PM PDT
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To quote author Jeff Pearlman
"... the night was going very well. Speeches were moderately short, the MC — an excellent Ernie Johnson — kept things rolling, Jordan and his gang made their waves. At approximately 8:20 pm, Doug Collins, also inducted as a media member, offered up an absolutely wonderful speech, crying as he asked his wife and children to stand.
And then, Vecsey took the stage.
He seemed to have no notes. No thoughts. No ... nothing. He began not by expressing his appreciation, but by rattling off all the shunned players he believed belonged in the Hall. From there, he just ... babbled. About this. About that. He seemed to be drunk, but I don't think he was. The man just, well, sucked. He used language one doesn't use in a Hall speech. He called out people's names ('Calvin Murphy! Tiny Archibald!'), and you could literally see the man squirming in their seats. I was sitting about 10 feet from David Stern, who — throughout the ceaseless banter — dismissively shook his head while checking his Blackberry. Jordan, the star of the weekend, walked out. Just left, and never returned.
The best part came, oh, 30 minutes in, when Vecsey took a breather between points. As if on cue, the entire room started to applaud — a very clear, very audible get-the-f^%$-off-the-stage command. Suddenly, music piped in from above — yet another get-the-f^%$-off-the-stage command. Oddly, Vecsey really paid it no mind. He kept talking until, I believe, his mic was turned off (either that, or he got the clue)."
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um, apparently we do.
I’m just here for Vecsey.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET YOU TO LEAVE THIS THREAD?
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what ever happened to that guy?
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also, anyone have a link? otherwise I’m going to bed
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's on ESPN, dude
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is a joke
don’t you EVER read the junk drawer??
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Sep 11, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is the junk drawer?
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing
I’ll wait until the next WNBA commercial.
I’m kidding of course, I love the WNBA. I got 2 Jackie Stiles jerseys.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Timmy looking nice and punchable
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GO MICHAEL JORDAN
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by Dirty Socks on Sep 11, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does she have a weasel face
like him
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Sep 11, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She’s mad he keeps wearing her shorts.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 11, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WE WILL GOOOOOO HIIIIIIIIIIGHEEERRRRR!!!!
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I always thought that lady was hot in the Haier commercial
It’s good to see her again.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What is the over/under on references to Bowie?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 11, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
take the over
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it's under
You gotta write a fanpost explaining how to defend the pick and roll and why Outlaw is so bad at it.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doe this mean that if it’s the over you’ll write a fan post explaining why Outlaw is the best back-up 4 in the league?
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do I want to know what you’ll be doing with the other hand?
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know David Robinson was in the Navy.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THATS WHY THEY CALL HIM THE ADMIRAL!!!!!!
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
liar
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
by idoltime on Sep 11, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I was in the Navy when he played
Must have missed that fact.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you remember when he got drafted in 1987?
And how he had to finish out his commitment to Annapolis through 1989?
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by idoltime on Sep 11, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bust
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet that GM took a lot of heat for drafting a guy they had to wait 2 years for
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t there a controversy in that draft?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 11, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that was a pretty straight forward draft except for the issue with Robinson.
I don’t think the Spurs considered getting someone else. He was an amazing player coming out of college. And the Spurs weren’t going anywhere right then.
I even remember him playing in the disappointing 1988 Olympic games as a Navy guy.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
by idoltime on Sep 11, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he saved that franchise
Red McCombs was going to move them, then they drafted Robinson and all was right with the San Antonio basketball world. – Elgin
Without you out there, we're nowhere here
by 22baylor on Sep 15, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, it was a pretty cut-and-dried decision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QR-m5BltM
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
by AK1984 on Sep 11, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember that
I didn’t watch basketball then but I did know he was in the navy.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not drinking
But you gotta drink at every standing ovation.
I’ll drink some iced tea though.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
gimme a break, Dave.
Larry Brown ain’t no basketball genius.
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
quit
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 11, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only have instant coffee
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 11, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is too much junk on this show
They are going to save MJ until the last 15 minutes.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just want Peter V.
What are the chances they’ll edit him out?
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
They gotta cut out a lot.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think the WNBA would be better with lower rims or skirts like in A League of Their Own?
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think one of them should
run to get a basket and one of their bosums should pop out….that would draw interest
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Sep 11, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a mini skirt and a tube top.
cue rediculous photo links
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
by faith on Sep 12, 2009 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that thomas behind stockton?
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Sep 11, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Which one of Stocktons wives do you think that is?
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Is there a hall of fame for medical doctors? Lawyers? Business executives? Engineers? Bloggers?
I now know there is one for lame sports journalists. And video game designers.
There's Gotta Be More To Life
by Norsktroll on Sep 11, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yea athletes are pretty useless
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Sep 11, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FAIR WARNING: THIS MAY BE THE GROSSEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
Woman pops the world’s biggest zit
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oops, i meant to put this in the JD.
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a hall of fame medical doctor, but that might have been an atheroma
There's Gotta Be More To Life
by Norsktroll on Sep 11, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stockton forgetting some lines?
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Sep 11, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s the Isiah influence
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Stockton cries
You gotta punch yourself in the balls so you’ll feel his pain and cry with him.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They should just give one spot Stockton, Malone and Sloan have to share
There's Gotta Be More To Life
by Norsktroll on Sep 11, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
why ain't this green
rofl
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
by faith on Sep 12, 2009 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
stocktons wife has 15 people in her family
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Sep 11, 2009 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stockton named one of his kids Orrin? As in Orrin Hatch? Oh God....
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
orr in stockton?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
by faith on Sep 12, 2009 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they're showing Stockton's whole speech, we should be money for Vecsey.
Whatever
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by TheTinfoil on Sep 11, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We should have DVRed this
Then all agreed to fast forward through the rest of this speech.
by tominhawaii on Sep 11, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
who is this lady? I went to get booze
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
in for vescey fail
DO NOT Celebrate the 2nd Annual National Kick-a-Ginger day on November 20, 2009!!!!! ITS MEAN!!!!!
by dougall5505 on Sep 11, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, the whole team Sloan was supposed to coach died in a plane crash?
There's Gotta Be More To Life
by Norsktroll on Sep 11, 2009 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha, they completely skipped over Vecsey and Collins
Like the technical Oscars
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by Norsktroll on Sep 11, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Red Kerr was more important than both of them combined.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 11, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i missed it what did mj say that s hould have been censored?
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Sep 11, 2009 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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