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)."
The show just started! Opine here!
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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?
Whatever
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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
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
Nothing
I’ll wait until the next WNBA commercial.
I’m kidding of course, I love the WNBA. I got 2 Jackie Stiles jerseys.
GO MICHAEL JORDAN
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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
take the over
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
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
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
liar
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
Don't you remember when he got drafted in 1987?
And how he had to finish out his commitment to Annapolis through 1989?
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
Bust
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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
Nah, it was a pretty cut-and-dried decision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QR-m5BltM
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
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
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
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
FAIR WARNING: THIS MAY BE THE GROSSEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
Woman pops the world’s biggest zit
Whatever
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I'm not a hall of fame medical doctor, but that might have been an atheroma
There's Gotta Be More To Life
It’s the Isiah influence
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by The Arkitect on Sep 11, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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
If they're showing Stockton's whole speech, we should be money for Vecsey.
Whatever
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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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Wow, the whole team Sloan was supposed to coach died in a plane crash?
There's Gotta Be More To Life
Ha, they completely skipped over Vecsey and Collins
Like the technical Oscars
There's Gotta Be More To Life
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
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