10/5 A New Beginning JuNK DRaWeR
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:51 AM PDT
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Ah, and so begins a new pre-season with a "A New Beginning" junk drawer. It all seems so poetical (ha!): A new season, new faces, Martell Webster seems to be doing well on a suddenly (potentially) much better T-Wolves team, and on a personal note, I'm eating a little crow, going back to former employers I thought I'd left long behind, and asking for work again. Ah, the spring of autumn.
Speaking of new beginnings, did you know the Death card in the Tarot signifies new life (generally)? It's the idea of letting go, whereas The Devil card (often) means clinging to things unnecessarily. Perhaps the most shaking card is that of the Blasted Tower, which carries the strong implication that foundations were not built on solid ground. Oh, let us hope, BlazerManiacs, that our feet are on solid bedrock and if not, that we realize the sand for what it is before it's too late. Then again, the old must drop away for the new. I don't know where I'm going with this … Here's the Junk:
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Geez ... forgot all about
1. Shelly Long leaving Cheers and Kirsty Alley coming in
2. those new Star Wars prequels
3. Trapper John, M.D.
4. VW Beetles
5. The New Testament
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the Dana Plato "blue movie" years?
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I woulda called it "A New Hope"
Dee-dee-dee da da daah da da daah, splee splee dee, do dee dee do dee duh
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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I replaced my voltage regulator yesterday
It cost me $36
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bought spray collar that keeps the dog from barking when I leave the apartment ...
$76
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions
We bought a shocking one
It beeps once then if he barks again, it shocks him. Now we don’t put it on him, we just push a button on the collar when he barks and he stops and comes and sits at our feet.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 5:55 AM PDT up reply actions
woooo 2k11
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"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
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is good as they say?
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions
not sure yet
the ups/fedex (please be UPS) guy hasn’t come yet
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions
i like this
Statistically, he (Nicolas Batum) didn’t have a single weak area in 2009-10
-john hollinger
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
this indicates to me that nic is the perfect player
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions
and .... clone.
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I failed infinite regress class in college; had to take it again.
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
if i understood The Matrix 3 correctly, yes.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
NOBODY UNDERSTOOD THE MATRIX 3
Not even the filmmakers
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 10:04 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
horrible movie.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Matrix 3
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
never heard of it. I think you’re off your rocker.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
haha
well played
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Similar to his buddy Greg, it looks like Conley won't get an extension from the Grizzlies and will become a restricted free agent
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booo
armon in 3 years>all point guards
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Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
http://therookiewall.com/blog/2010/10/04/pacers-rookies-look-pretty-in-pink/
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Who are you, and what have you done with the real Nate McMillan?
“If we play defense like I want us to, you don’t have to run plays” because of fast-break opportunities, McMillan said. “If we are getting stops, or coming up with steals, we shouldn’t have to run any plays.”
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2010/10/trail_blazers_want_to_see_what.html
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Or an excuse for still having no offensive schemes aside from "isolate player x on a high pick" or "pick and pop with players x and y" and "shoot corner 3"
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ding ding ding!
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Booooooooo
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunately...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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i agree
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"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
George Hill has just a marginally better pure point rating than Jerryd, yet nobody seems to doubt he can become the Spurs PGOTF
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bayless=pgotf
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Better coach
Better tools/ability on defense
Better mindset
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Hollinger: “A 2 in a 1’s body. Still needs work on handle, left hand and decision-making”
He’s a better outside shooter than Jerryd (though Jerryd could get up there), but Jerryd has better handles and draws far more fouls. Neither will be a classic point guard any time soon. It’s just funny to me that people think the Spurs have a solution for a time after Parker, and we don’t.
Going with Hollinger’s profiles, there aren’t even many PGs out there who would fit what we need. Some like Augustine have the outside shooting ability but have a lot of other weaknesses. Some like Mayo who seems to have the shooting down might work next to Roy but aren’t real PGs – and he can’t drive past quick players though that’s Roy’s role anyway. Outside of Paul there seems to be no complete player in development, and he would be hard to get and Hollinger seems to believe in his knees becoming problematic down the road.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Well, nobody’s probably really concerned because by the time Parker hangs ‘em up we’re looking at a pretty different Spurs team as Duncan and Ginobili are both older than Parker.
There is a pretty good chance Parker knows that as well and bails next summer as the top free agent aside from Melo
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Steph Curry would be perfect on 1 side of the ball
But our perimeter D would suffer a horrible horrible death, and I think he’s untouchable. Deron Willimas would be good (he played a lot of 2 at the Olympics) but there would be a BE riot, and he’s untouchable too.
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Like against Phoenix?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
wait until christmas
that’s not a statement of “you’ll see,” that’s just how long it’s going to take to know what the options for this team are. How does Matthews look on the wings? Are Oden and Przybilla back? Is Fernandez working, or is he worth anything? Is Bayless getting where he needs to go?
Then we can decide who we need to trade for.
I suppose
I still think a consolidation trade in the offseason was the way to go. Right now we have too much good but not great talent.
Don't Criticize
Yeah
Problem is we seem to be in wait and see mode. I don’t want another season of waiting, then a season adjusting to a new PG…
Don't Criticize
Well, we’ve contrived to spike Rudy’s trade value by waiting too long and acquiring a replacement in advance, don’t seem willing to part with Batum unless we’re blown away. So I think we’d be pretty underwhelmed by what we could get for what we consider “expendable.” And right now the most urgent need for our roster might be someone like Dampier.
For now, though,
I don’t see what’s the matter with another year of Miller. He was more than serviceable for you guys last year.
I thought he was pretty good too, but people questioned his “chemistry” with the rest of the team.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
He is just a bad fit with everyone but Greg
Maybe not so much this year but we’ll see.
Don't Criticize
I thought he was one of the biggest and most underrated reasons
you guys were able to win in spite of all the injuries.
but now they’re buddies!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I think that was overblown early in the season.
Andre and Brandon were playing well together until Roy’s hammy acted up.
Roy’s best month of his career was December of last year.
You sound like jk
Check back, I agree he is. He is no good on quicker guys though. There are a lot of those types playing PG now.
Don't Criticize
who is good on the quicker guys, one on one?
The pool of those guys mixed with the pool of PGs that can shoot mixed with the pool of PGs that can create their own shot is very limited. Like, Chris Paul.
There are a lot of people better than Dre at it
Also, I don’t think we need shot creation from the one. Just shooting, decent defense and an ability to get everyone involved.
Don't Criticize
Name many PGs who are available and can defend plus hit the three.
Basically, Mario Chalmers-types. There aren’t that many.
Remember what happened in the playoffs with Blake? We had only one playmaker, and it killed us. I think our point needs to at least be able to break his man off the dribble and get into the paint.
Billups, Conley, Collison, Hinrich, Felton, Hill, Holiday, Nelson
Maybes – Augustin, Gibson, Beaubois, Douglas (All would need improvement/adjustment to be starter quality)
I’d take any of those top guys over Miller
Don't Criticize
what part of Conley do you like?
the low PER, high turnovers, or low scoring efficiency? Those are my favorites. :)
Lower career TOV% than Miller
Similar TS%
You saying Miller is a low scoring efficiency, high turnover guy? : )
Don't Criticize
Okay, let's take it one by one.
Billups. Ok, cool. Although he’s not a great defender of quick point guards anymore, much like…. Andre Miller.
Conley. Is small and will get abused by any kind of bigger guard, very inconsistent. You’d take him over Andre Miller? Um.
Collison. He’s available?
Hinrich. I like him too! But there are some character issues that make attaining him unlikely.
Felton. Is Raymond Felton.
Hill. Not available, not a great playmaker.
Holiday. I like him too! Liked him pre-draft. Not available.
Nelson. Not a defender at all, benefits from Howard’s interior help. Also not available.
Augustin, Boobie Gibson, Douglas? There’s no way they’re on the same plane as Andre.
Beaubois. Not available, no playmaking skills, not a great defender.
Fair enough
I guess I was liberal with available. We had opportunity to acquire/interest in a lot of those guys.
As far as Conley goes – the league is tending towards smaller, quicker PG’s so I’m not that worried. Miller and Billups will post him up, sure. Davis too. Who else?
Don't Criticize
I fear we either have to go all in and trade Nic/LaMarcus/Greg, or go unconventional
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
hinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrichhinrich
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
Meh
Projection: 13.0 pts, 4.0 reb, 5.5 ast per 40 min; 11.63 PER | Player card
• Solid outside shooter off catch or dribble, but rarely attacks basket.
• Great footwork and fundamentals on defense, but a bit undersized.
• Can play both guard positions but more a scorer than passer.
Hinrich has clearly lost some zip with the ball. He posted among the lowest usage rates at his position, and his decline in field-goal percentage can be tied directly to the shocking rarity of his shots at the rim — he took only 16.9 percent of his attempts in the basket area.
He’s not a good enough outside shooter to thrive that way. Hinrich sunk 43.0 percent of his long 2-pointers and 37.1 percent of his 3-pointers, both of which are good marks, but between the paucity of free throws and the lack of layups, he was subpar in both TS% (52nd among point guards) and usage rate (57th). Between not creating a lot of shots and not making a high percentage of them, his offensive value was pretty limited.
Fortunately, his defense doesn’t appear to have suffered. Hinrich has quick feet, great fundamentals and has cut his fouls, making him one of the league’s best wing defenders even though he usually gives up inches.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Right
like Pelton said, he needs to hit at 40%+ from three to avoid being an utter liability on ‘D.’
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woo just got tickets to the memorial coliseum game
first time ever going there
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due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
that's sweet
my first time was last year vs PHX. It is a little shocking how small it is compared to the RG. Also, if you are over 5’8", be prepared to be smashed into the seats.
and how about that video screen over the court?!
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
It shows you what it's like to have compound eyes
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 10:08 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
did i miss the first round of boiling water jokes?
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Boiling water jokes? Are we the frog and is someone turning up the heat?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
the analogy Rich Cho used about how at 211 degrees F water is just really really hot but one more degree and it boils. so if people on the team can each do a little bit extra, one more degree extra, they can do greater things.
i read it in an article and then Jeff Pendergraph pretty much repeated the speech word for word. it was funny.
like yesterday, at one point, the JD was at 211 degrees. if we all could have done a little extra, we could have made Timmay boil over.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
here’s the article
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
hehe
there’s a commenter that is still complaining that we got rid of blake, outlaw and webster
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
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Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
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by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
And it wasn't even me.
"[S]ince men enjoyed very great leisure, they used it to pursue many kinds of commodities unknown to their fathers, and that was that first yoke they placed upon themselves without thinking about it, and the first source of evils the prepared for their descendants. For, besides continuing thus to soften body and mind, as these commodities had lost almost all their pleasantness through habit, and as they had at the same time degenerated into true needs, being deprived of them became much more cruel than possessing them was sweet; and people were unhappy to lose them without being happy to have them." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
i’m waiting for the 212 degree t shirts to show up.
or maybe one that says, “we’re gonna throw boiling water on all your faces”
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
it would have been more entertaining if Cho would have used some complicated aeronautics formula to make his point. I’d like to see Jeff parrot that back.
At 211 degrees Fahrenheit, water is simply hot. But add just one more degree of heat and water boils — and boiling water creates steam, which used to power locomotives
i just wanted to hear Cho say this sentence out loud.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
we are the water
this is the lakers
by atomiccafe on Oct 5, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
the Lakers are delicious
especially if we have a little butter
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
interesting:
Greg Oden vowed to stay connected to his teammates — even while he’s injured — and support them from the bench if necessary.
bout time.
It doesn’t even feel like Oden is a Blazer anymore.
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe now….but if the analogy can be just one degree better, it will be super awesome.
(i’m searching for the right jd meme here. maybe “this comment needs one more degree” or something?)
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
211 has possibilities. it could be the new “z” maybe.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Fahrenheit 211 - The point at which dreams melt
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
So instead of cake baking, we are now doing water boiling?
Facepalm. Well so far, KP could have done the exact same job as Cho.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Also, Cho should know that in greater heights with less air pressure water boils at different points. So in his image, winning should get easier the higher we go.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I was speaking more figuratively, in getting the team to the top
I always like base camp and mountaineering imagery. But yeah, in his analogy, we should be a deadly team when playing in Utah and Denver.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
You have to put in the fixed ropes and set up the high altitude camps first
(Insert “Nate is not a speed climber” joke here)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I also like the mountaineering analogy.
I feel like Brandon carried this team up to base camp at an absurdly fast rate, but has foolishly tried to carry the team on his back to the north face spur.
really? I live on this stuff.
Lived at 45 in Bend/Portland, then 18.3 in Road Town, Tortola/Charlotte Amalie, USVI/San Juan, PR, with a little 47-degree Seattle in there, then up to 40-degree NYC from the Caribbean. Hong Kong was at roughly 22, and now back to NYC.
Yes, I keep track of my latitudes.
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate platypuses.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 6, 2010 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Jermaine O’Neal Minutes Played for the Blazers: 310
Martell Webster Minutes Played for the Blazers: 6971
Yep, Martell never got a shot to show us what he can do.
The clock is running...and more than one is going to blame Nate´s offensive schemes sooner than later.
Martell, as Frye in Phoneix, already blamed Nate when he went to Minny.
bu hao
I’m gonna pester Ben into live blogging it again.
Now that I’m stateside, I wonder if I can get The Game 95.5 tuned in on these internets.
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Unfortunately, 95.5 doesn't do the game broadcasts over the internet.
They say it’s an NBA rule. At least they haven’t in past years.
#52
cant you use a smartphone to go to atdhe.net?
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"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
i dunno
i just want someone to live stream the game from their seat.
It might also help out those Ducks fans that can’t watch the game.
today’s woot shirt seemed appropriate for some junkers.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
I want to see it... I really do
but Woot is dead
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
hmm. the link didn’t work but if i type the url out, it is fine.
you’re one of the ones i had in mind when i put the link up too.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Is it weird that my cat loves the printer?
every time it prints something, she tries to crumple whatever is coming out.
your cat has a big problem with the written word.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
My cat loves books and papers. Maybe it can read.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
this morning on 95.5
Chad said that Oden ballooned up to 300 lbs at one point. He hired a nutritionist, and then he dropped 25 pounds. Is that true? I don’t remember reading/hearing about that anywhere.
chad doing fail
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Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
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by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Oden implied it himself
By saying he had lost 30 pounds after hiring a nutritionist and was at 270, still dropping weight
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Media Day
I remember people in here doing the same math Chad apparently did and being worried
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
hmmm
I am hoping that was just oden throwing out numbers without really knowing what he is saying.
At any rate, it appears he has learned his lesson by taking better care of himself.
I can see where 300 would happen pretty easily
Mom cooking him fried food, can’t really moe because of the knee, etc. What I took away from his statements was less “omg greg got huge” and more “he’s learning good eating habits.” Said he was at 270 and still shedding weight, which is what’s important
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
he also said something about almost quitting drinking. When Roy was asked about it, he said he thought that was really good, a step in the right direction.
The speculation has been Greg must’ve been hitting the sauce pretty hard for other teammates to talk about it. Of course we are talking about BRoy who has probably never drank a beer. Who knows how much he’s actually been drinking the last couple of years.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the 30 bucks that they priced them at this year.
I love Groupon. It blows my mind that all the businesses that sell stuff on there don’t realize they aren’t gonna make hardly any monies.
I saw businesses complaining about it on the news a few days ago. An oyster bar in Portland was hoping they would sell around 100 coupons and ended up selling 1,600. They are mad about it cause they aren’t making money. How do you not think of the worst case scenario when selling your product on there?
More importantly
It’s free marketing. If you’re confident you hae a good establishment then you just recruited a bunch of new business who should return, sans groupons, in the future
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
yeah
another lady that had a small business was worried that if she did it, she would basically be giving away merchandise to people that might not return.
She should be more confident her store is awesome, or just close now
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
That's a huge key
A really small business may not have the financial resources to absorb that much “discount” while waiting for the return business.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
Early word is that the marketing aspect is overrated
Most businesses find people who use groupon come in, have high expectations, don’t spend extra, and don’t come back, with random exceptions.
Groupon has been selling it to stores as a way to build repeat business
So there’s frustration on the business’ part that has been building recently.
But you’re correct. Not a surprise that groupon users have high expectations, don’t pay well, and rarely tip.
we averaged about 12 dollars per day in tips for the farmers market. That's for three people working four hours.
and that’s not 12 dollars for each of us, that’s 12 dollars to split up between us. It was really frustrating.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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down at the Pine State booth downtown, they average in the hundreds of dollars per day
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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it’s hard to know what to tip at a farmers market stand or something like that… do you tip the same as a restaurant? you didn’t get the same service? but you still should tip… but how much… now he’s staring at me… I don’t know what to do… I guess I’ll walk away with my change… mmmm… this kebab is good… i should go back and tip… but that’ll be awkward… best to avoid eye contact
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
hee hee, this is how I’ve felt in similar situations all the time, and I’m an over-tipper from growing up in a family of waiters and waitresses.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I don't know what I can say without sounding greedy, but when I go to a bar I usually tip a buck a drink
and that is way less work than us making a sandwich from scratch
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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yeah for sure. that’s lame. I think we tipped you when we came. Unless I’m feeling really broke I usually give at least a dollar in those kinds of situations. The only place I find myself not tipping all time time is coffee shops and pizza by the slice. I’m sorry people are mean, TD :(
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
It didn't bother me as much as I hated it for the people helping me. Making a dollar an hour was kind of embarrassing
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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it's less work, but there's a level of service at most bars that is above what people expect to get at a farrmers market
for instance I put a ton more work into a building than you do into a sandwich, but I don’t get tipped at all… (that sounds snarky)
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Anyhow, fwiw, I tip a buck or 10% in these situations (whichever is more) but I understand why people don’t
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
The term businesses used was "entitled" I believe
It tends to be younger folks who don’t have much money, but expect everyone to take care of their needs.
I’ll see if I can bring up the article, as long as everyone promises to not let it break down into a “what is a tip” argument.
Some basic numbers...
42% of businesses overall who used Groupon said they would not do so again.
Profitable businesses gained more from Groupon than unprofitable ones, who often said it actually hurt their bottom line and did not bring repeat business (13% return customers). 1 in 5 profitable businesses also would not use it again, and were typically happier with the promotion (31% return customers)
Restaurants were the most unprofitable category, describing Groupon customers as “entitled,” poor tippers, and definitely not repeat customers. Spas, on the other hand, were the most profitable (though their Groupon-using customers were still bad tippers).
I'm a little confused by the article
because in one place it seems to refer to whether the business overall was profitable, and in another it appears to talk about whether the promotion was profitable without a clear distinction.
I think the details are in the doc they link.
There’s a distinction that is placed on that; whether the sales that day were profitable vs the business’ overall profitability.
It's a similar demographic to Woot users
It’s not like people who cut out coupons from papers or collect them out of packages yet in terms of demographics. Not nearly mainstream enough yet, mainly just techies.
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I’ve tipped based on my service for the few groupons I’ve used. I used one at a restaurant in SE that I know forget the name of and the service was so terrible that I tipped poorly but would have done the exact same if I didn’t have a groupon. And I haven’t been back due to the terrible service, which is too bad because the food was delicious.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
totally agree. Unfortunately a lot of people little to no tact when it comes to those things.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
another typo! man I’m failing left and right in this JD. a lot of people HAVE little to no tact.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Wow, I didn't even notice the typo
I was just leaving out the superfluous part at the end.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I usually tip more, because I still end up saving money. Always kick it to the workers unless as GB says, the service is really bad.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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at my old job, I used to get $100 gift certs to expensive restaurants as an employee reward
I’d still tip based on the original cost of the meal, not just my balance afterward.
oh cool….
Nintendo is bringing back Donkey Kong Country for the Wii.
i like how they’re releasing new versions of all the cool old games.
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yeppers. they announced that, Goldeneye and a new Kirby game the same day a while back. I think they even announced the new Zelda that day
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
i wonder when Mega Man will be rolling out…….
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
they’ve already been doing new games for the virtual consoles. they’re actually pretty awesome and very throwback-ish.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
i see.
mega man was difficult. i don’t think i ever beat any of them.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
the only one I couldn’t beat was number 3. I loved the heck of those games as a kid. I beat 3 recently(actually like 5 years ago) when they released the mega man anniversary pack for gamecube and felt very accomplished.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Yes they are
Complete with Dr. Wily eyebrows. And they’re actually harder than the originals, except for maybe Mega Man 1.
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
(a)Ch(t)ung!
What a great game by ex-Duck Chung last night, here he is blocking a punt:
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i saw the highlights of that game this morning on sportscenter.
he had a day and a half. pretty amazing.
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No one has EVER done what he did last night
Blocked a punt, FG AND had a Pick 6 in the same game.
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I loved that little tiny guy they had playing running back
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Woodhead?
I saw him score his first TD last week. The star of HBO’s Hard Knocks, before he got cut by the Jets.
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Yeah
He looked tiny compared to everyone else.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude is fast
He’s going to get hurt at some point I fear but for now he’s good.
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Going to the game tonight.
Prepare for a whole lot of “GIVE IT TO SCHENSCHER, HE’S GOT THE HOT HAND!” screams from the noseblees.
i can’t wait to see what Seth Tarver and that Sykes guy can do!
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that would be cool
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong league. He's playing for the Townsville Crocodiles next season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsville_Crocodiles
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I'm watching a doc on Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who locked his daughter up in a home-built dungeon for 24 years.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
wait
I think I figured it out. It doesn’t look like it has been posted yet.
http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/podcast.html
Click the Podcast button to the left.
yo, Tinfoil…..
not sure if you’re a dvd buyer, but The Thin Red Line is on Criterion Collection now.
only 24 bucks from the criterion store (33 on amazon)
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i don't know what Criterion Collection is, but I do love that movie.
that seems like a lot for a DVD, isn’t it?
Criterion is known for having some of the best transfers of films as well as lots of good extras on the discs plus cool cover art. they also take a lot of foreign films or other influential lesser known films and give them a really good treatment. although, i did just look through their entire catalog and there are a couple Michael Bay movies….
anyway, it is a little bit extra for the dvd, but criterion is usually worth it. also, the regular price on TRL is 29.95 so it’s on sale at this price i think. i don’t buy them often but if it’s a good deal, i’ll spring for these editions.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
yikes…..shipping on that puts the cost up to 30 bucks. i decided not to buy from criterion store
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, Criterion store’s shipping sucks unless you spend 50 bucks for the free shipping. If you can wait there are rumors that they’re going to do the Barnes and Nobles sale again in November. Also; Thin Red Line is getting a lot of love, with many people saying it might be Criterion’s best release yet (as far as what they did to improve it, not actual cinematic output).
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
hmmmm intriguing. thanks for the heads up.
i’ll wait then. then i can pick up some Wes Anderson stuff too (Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums)
I loved The Thin Red Line. one of the greatest war movies i’ve ever seen
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
via Easterbrook
a shoutout to OSU:
John Robertson of Aberdeen, Scotland, adds, “I thought the sweetest plays of the season so far came when the OSU coaching staff hid James Rodgers’ helmet after he sustained a concussion. This ensured he could not try to re-enter the game. A smart coaching move, and an admirable example of coaches caring more about health than victory.”
Hopefully things go well on your job search.
At least eating crow is better than having burned bridges.
So, MLB playoff picks time
My picks:
AL-
Yankees over Twins in 4
Rays over Rangers in 5
NL
Phillies over Reds in 4
Giants over Braves in 4
ALCS
Rays over Yankees in 7.
NL
Phillies over Giants in 6
World Series
Phillies over Rays in 6
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Twins in 4
Rays in 4
Phillies in 3
Giants in 5
ALCS: Rays in 6
NLCS: Giants in 7
WS: Giants in 6
(cue Jake telling me i’m off my rocker)
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting note
The Rangers are the ONLY current MLB franchise to never win a post-season series.
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funniest part is i actually believe it could happen. hahaha
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
it definitely could happen. The MLB playoffs are a crapshoot. You’d be a fool to bet any money on that though.
i’ll bet you 5 bucks.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
darn it.
my plan is foiled. when you met me to collect, that was when i was gonna beat you up cause i missed my last opportunity
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
next time you’re up let me know. maybe i’ll have an extra ticket to a game for you.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
my rocker is slippery and easy to slide off of.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Twins in 4? Watchoo smokin'?
If they win it’ll go all 5 games
Yankees in 4
Rays in 4
Giants in 5
Phillies in 4
Yankees in 6
Phillies in 7
Phillies in 7
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Girardi going with a 3 man rotation and gonna pitch CC on short rest……not sure how that’ll work out and i have my doubts that Pettite still has it and Hughes I just think will choke.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i should look up his short rest numbers.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
A bit skewed
Because Milwakee worked him SO hard at the end of the regular season that he flamed out by playoff time. But at the end of the season for them and in the playoffs for us last year he was a beast
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
you, sir, are off your rocker. The Giants are the 6th best team in the playoffs. Fortunately, the Braves are the 8th best, so I like their chances to advance one round while hoping the 7th best team (Reds) beats the best (Phillies) in the other NLDS.
took you long enough
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night I was thinking about Tim Hudson, cause DTL brought him up.
Pretty much the same pitcher all year, but allowed a lot of runs late and not many early. It was all BABIP, whether or not the ball happened to find the right spots on the field.
Just brought home how random baseball is and how hard it is to predict the postseason.
and that’s why it’s so great
you never know what will happen. baseball is the sport which most closely approximates life, in my opinion. actually, in Rescue Me, there’s a scene where a character gives a pretty accurate explanation of this opinion.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
most closely approximates life
long, and often boring, and lots of sitting around.
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 5, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
there you go.
but, the excitement comes in the form of the unknown. the moment that you know is coming at some point and then, unexpectedly, there it is and it’s wonderful. the chance to seize the only opportunity you might get and the pain of watching it go by versus the joy of watching the opportunity taken hold of and made in to something great.
all set against a nice grassy field and some dirt.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
of course, i even find the “boring” parts worthwhile. so i don’t find baseball very boring at all. haha
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like baseball
but I also know it is boring as dirt and barely a sport. Yes, there are great athletes, and as many fat guys. Team golf
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 5, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
what’s your take on the 5 game Division Series? I would be in favor of going to 7 games, to make it slightly less random.
7 for sure
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Problem is that also extends the schedule
And given that the post-season already goes to November..
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they need to go back to a 154 game schedule and chop off the last week and a half of the season.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Or just start the season a bit earlier
Chance that any pro sports league will eliminate regular season games is about zero.
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that’s true
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
gonna go out on a bit of a limb for fun
Twins in 5
Rays in 5
Phillies in 3
Giants in 5
Twins in 6
Phillies in 5
Phillies in 5
finally someone else that thinks the Phillies will sweep the Reds.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
everyone else is saying in 4 games.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I tend not to predict sweeps
Because I always assume each team will win at least 1.
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something favors the bold but i can’t remember what that something is
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Mets over Brewers in 2
Indians over Padres in 3
Cardinals over Tigers in 4
Vikings over Bruins in the locker room
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
School sucks. I’m not good at going to bed at 2 and waking up at 8. Just can’t do like I used to.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Blazers twitter says there are still tix available for tonight
If anyone wants to buy them direct form the team.
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It was one thing last year when it was a new deal
Also pre-season games often struggle to sell out because who would want to pay good $ for a fake game?
The MC games isn’t included in any of the ticket packages either.
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A big part of the attraction was Schonz doing the radio
At least for me.
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General ticket sales are up for regular games
Which is good.
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I blame the games not being on TV ;)
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Well duh
Dolphins fire special teams coordinator John Bonamego; special teams allowed 2 TDs in loss to Pats
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Patrick Chung owes that man a job
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Anybody out there (parent-types) who had to suffer through hours of Blues Clues?
A good podcast: Steve from Blues Clues talks about his date with a Playboy bunny.
luckily
my daughter didn’t like Blues Clues. She only liked boobah, elmo (not as bad now that I am older), and now she like Caiou (pretty decent.)
so far his story is pretty hilarious..
Oh my god
Fire Department lets man’s house burn to the ground because he didn’t pay the $75 annual fee They did, however, spray water on the neighbor’s house to water sure the fire didn’t spread. The neighbor had paid the fee.
that’s unbelievable.
and people wonder why i’m jaded……
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to Libertarian America
This is classic libertarian policy.
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If the fire department were acting as free-market actor, they would’ve negotiated an exorbitant fee to provide their services.
which, it seems, the guy said he would pay and they turned him down.
this almost reminded me of mob “protection” except the fire department didn’t physically start the fire themselves cause the fee wasn’t paid.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t know a ton about insurance, but it seems like he’s very lucky his homeowner’s insurance policy is paying out.
naw, it's definitely a covered loss
but the insurance company might be able to go after the town for reimbursement. that’s just failure of a responsibility entity, in my opinion. not sure if they have the law on their side, but it’s worth a shot.
I'm sure they'll try and sue them
No question its covered by insurance. If your house catches on fire (and you didn’t set the fire yourself), its generally covered.
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if Oprah gets wind of this maybe she’ll help them out.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
same family, two fires on their houses in 3 years?
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Their rates will probably go through the roof after this though
As well they should since the insurance company has to account for the higher risk of insuring them.
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i'm not an underwriting expert, but I don't think rates go up more than 33%
insurance is very socialist in that respect, they spread the increases out over all of the higher risk people so that no one person becomes unable to afford the product.
Or they might just refuse to insure them
That would work.
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he doesn’t actually live in the town, though. I would think the fire dept might have the law on its side. Karma, probably not so much.
i wonder if they pay taxes that go to the town or just the county and if the fire department’s only source of income from the rural areas is that $75 fee.
conceivably, the 75 fee might be in addition to whatever tax money they get from the town and any incorporated rural areas the fire department covers.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I presume similar.
That they aren’t paying taxes that go to fire department in the unincorporated area, so they’re required to pay for services. Happens in a lot of unincorporated areas.
As they noted, if this wasn’t enforced, people would never pay until their house is on fire. It’s a bit like fire insurance, you can’t buy it when your house is burning. And if all people don’t pay, there are less services that can be funded.
It’s an ugly situation all around.
i guess i don’t see the problem with just paying when the house is on fire.
heck, just make it 75 fee once a year or 500 if they have to put out a fire on a house that didn’t pay the 75.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It was 75 once a year I believe.
The article as a bit one-sided, it looked written to instigate folks. I’d rather see it be a bit more well-rounded, and explain WHY it’s not allowed to pay as it happens in more detail.
I see problems on both sides here, but the article leans toward “poor guy! they wouldn’t put out his house because he wouldn’t pay for services he wanted!”
the article makes the accurate assumption that people with the means and ability to stop a crisis from happening
should stop a crisis from happening.
yes. this is the biggest problem.
what happened, in the end, is that the city decided these people’s houses, belongings, and pets weren’t worth $75.
what if there had been a person trapped inside?
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
My wife asked that.
My understanding in these situations is that the fire dept has a duty to save human life regardless of status. But if someone lies about a person being inside who isn’t there, the person would likely be up on fraud charges.
it's interesting...this situation is a microcosm for a lot of public services
i don’t see the difference between this and universal health care. people die of silly things all the time because they can’t afford the price of treatment.
it’s ridiculous to me that a bunch of firefighters would actually stand there and watch people lose everything because of $75.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
ultimately
this sort of thing should be mandatory. There’s basically no additional marginal cost for the fire department to cover one extra house within the coverage area. It should never have been optional.
It's a tough spot they're in
It’s possible they used to put out every fire, regardless of pay, and were losing significant money because nobody paid until there was a fire, and it was unsustainable.
The article doesn’t cover that either way.
I’d rather the incorporated area simply tell them they won’t offer service, but will help them set up a volunteer fire department for the unincorporated area, and they can work out payment as they wish. Or the unincorporated area should accept being part of the city and paying taxes to get fire service without the 75 dollar a year fee.
I feel absolutely awful for the guy, but the situation is not simply the firefighters’ fault. They probably don’t enjoy standing there and watching a person’s life basically burn down.
This is a much bigger issue with governmental services and decisions on where to live and the expectations involved. Of course, the article doesn’t really delve that deep.
all I'm saying
is once you go through the effort to expand your infrastructure to cover the county, you may as well make it an out and out government service. Collect the money as a tax instead of as an optional fee so this situation doesn’t come up.
If that’s not feasible, then I’d be with you that a volunteer deal is the way to go.
I don't think they're allowed to collect taxes on unincorporated areas
I think that’s the crux of this entire situation. So yep, either incorporate or build your own fire dept..
Or form a special district
That does the same thing. That’s what they do in Oregon and throughout the west.
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ahhh
hrm I always thought we paid fees to the township where our cabin is in Minnesota. They maintain a lot of smaller roads and stuff. Interesting.
Example of a special district
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue:
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you'd have to charge more than 500 bucks
that would mean if there was less than like a 1:7 chance of your house burning down, you wouldn’t pay the fee. It’d probably have to be more like 20,000 bucks to make the system work.
the article gives us the impression that it’s just the fee. This is me being jaded in the opposite direction, but lots of people live in unincorporated areas because they hate “the government,” just want to be left alone and don’t want to pay taxes. And sometimes, you face the consequences of that.
Of course, these people sound like they might just be really poor, since they didn’t have enough insurance coverage either.
Depends on the area of course
I live in unincorporated Washington County and its one of the bluer areas in the metro (although that’s a fairly recent trend).
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yep
those folks better get their own fire truck and cut their own fire lines. Sometimes those people form a community of volunteers. It is Tennessee, that shouldn’t have been a problem.
It's easy to be underinsured though, just because of inflation
But I think they have a habit of not paying the fee, for one reason or another:
The Cranicks said they also forgot to pay their fire service fee on time about three years ago. But the fire department at that time did not hesitate then to put out a chimney fire and let them to pay the fee the next day.
And I’m not sure how much poverty fits into it, since they refused a check for emergency expenses and will be living in their RV.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/10/05/113824.htm#ixzz11VgKXqES
Again, they should've saved his house and billed him afterward for their services.
That way, everyone wins.
yeah, they coulda billed him the full amount of the services.
Bill him a days worth of pay for all the firemen, the gas, wear and tear, water, etc.
That’s pathetic. Stuff like this just makes me want to move into a cave and avoid humans for the rest of my life.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
no doubt.
i want a 2 room cabin surrounded by trees somewhere.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
just don't be mad when it burns down
and the fire department wont come spray water on it for you.
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
to "add fuel the the fire"
the guy’s son was arrested , and he was charged with assault for attacking the fire chief that refused to put out the fire.
can’t say i blame him
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i wonder if the family could sue. they’d get lots o’dollars i bet
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
probably not worth it.
if insurance is paying the limits of the policy, their net loss won’t be enough to be worth suing over. I don’t think punitive damages are allowed in a property damage case. I could be totally wrong, though. I know nothing of TN law.
right. the laws that apply to medical professionals in emergency situations likely don't apply to volunteer firefighters.
also, what happens when someone’s house is burning down, and their name isn’t on the list because of a clerical error?
We wasn’t on their list
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
don't be mean, he's just an old hick from the sticks
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
do you also lives miles out of the fire departments jurisdiction and continually set fire to your families homes too?
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard a story about that a while ago. He tried to pay the annual fee on the spot, but they (rightly) said you can't buy insurance after the fact.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
At least this will serve as a message for the rest of the area ...
It’s only $75 and you never know when a fire will strike. It’s sad, but if they didn’t enforce the rule then other people would not pay the fee, which I’m assuming helps keep the FD running properly.
Lane Kifffin has lots of trust in his D
From the UW beat writer’s Twitter:
Kiffin says on Pac-10 call that he didn’t call time outs late against UW because he didn’t think defense could stop UW. He figured best bet was to keep the FG as long a length as possible. Said he would have called time had Locker not gotten first down.
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hey, DtL, the Rose Garden is a big place, where, more specifically, should we meet? I don’t wanna get there and not be able to find each other and then call your cell phone with all the problems you have with it not ringing most the time.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
just out front of the main entrance will work, by the fountain, you know?
unless you want to grab a bite first. i’m considering going to applebees or red robin before the game but i don’t know what kind of bike ride it is for up to near lloyd center.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
main entrance works. I’m going to put my bike on the max and could go an extra stop to meet at one of the restaurants but I’ll probably grab something to eat at PSU and I can’t really afford real restaurant food right now. Or, at least, I shouldn’t.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
cool. see you at the main entrance at 630 then
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
oden and roy in nba commercial
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
I like the part where Durant get's beat off the dribble
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by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok that was actually a good commercial
That’s the third NBA commercial I’ve liked recently, along with the “thank you fans” one where they slo-mo’d players landing in the crowd, and the Badfinger commercial for the Celtics fans when KG arrived.
Reality is strange
http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/10/post-810.html.php
The cheerleaders at Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Central High School have a problem. Because parents are such buzzkills and the school board is populated with old people, the girls are not allowed to wear the skimpy uniforms that they ordered during the summer. OMG, that’s such … Wait, sorry. That’s all wrong. Reverse it. It’s the adults who want the skimpy uniforms, and the kids who are complaining about wearing them. Yep. Me return to Bizarro World now.
Them’s the uniforms in question, to the right. (Sans the skirts that the girls say were too small for them).
“It really hurts our self esteem,” said Ariana Mesaros, a senior on the team. “I am embarrassed to stand up here dressed like this. Is this really how you want Bridgeport to be represented?”
Several of the cheerleaders stormed their local district school board meeting to complain about the unis, imploring the board to order news ones in which the midriff is not exposed, and the skirts fit. The board claims that the uniforms were appropriate for the sizes that the girls reported the previous school year when they were ordered. In other words girls, they’re saying you got fat.
The unis:
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good for those girls.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No doubt....
Girls complain about racy outfits, school board gives them the proverbial finger.
That’s pretty amazing…in a bad way.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Oct 5, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah and the fire department said they'd wave the $75 fee to hose them down
by hoodieNation on Oct 5, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Local public officials FTL!!!!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Oct 5, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
indeed
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe if they weren't such fatties this wouldn't be a problem
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Blazers Twitter
Coach McMillan says he wants to get the starters about 30 minutes, with everyone else filling in after that
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wow.
that’s way more minutes that i was expecting. i’m now looking forward to this game a little more
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
samesies. Pendergraph is our starting center though…. I wonder who will back him up?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
The second unit is Bayless, Fernandez, Matthews, Babbitt, Cunningham according to Nate
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Also doesn't entirely seem consistent with his story in the O today
Which said limited minutes for the starters since he knows what Roy/LMA/Dre can do.
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are you playing this right now?
how is it? i’ll be buying a copy shortly
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Mine should come Friday or so
Which is as soon as I can play anyways.
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hey Porgy, how’s the poem stuff coming along?
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
i’m just fine, but i’m not doing a poetry paper like you are. is your poetry paper going well?
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
i dont have to do a paper! hellllllllllllllll naw. just gotta have a poem
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
oh i see. i thought you had to write on it.
so you just pick one? have you decided yet?
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
you always have to increase the layup bar
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
For now...
They underrate Batum of course.
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JR Smith is complaining about being rated only a 71 on Twitter
Best take on that from one of the NBA tweeters
I think Denver paid 2K sports to rate JR Smith so low. Trying to motivate him to reach his potential on the court.
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And E-Will says he looks nothing like his virtual self ;)
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Armon isn't even in the game yet
But that’s fine, they’ll add him with the first roster update. That’s what happened with Dante last year.
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Lynch traded to Seattle says ESPN
For what I can’t be sure.
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At the price Seattle ended up paying?
I dunno.
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isnt he pretty good?
i dont watch too much bill football
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
He's pretty good
Yet another one of Cal’s seemingly never-ending supply of awesome RBs.
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i assume julius jones will be cut to make room
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
i think i am the only person in washington/oregon that likes JJ
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of fans dont notice things like pass blocking
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
But if your RB is giving you nothing on the ground (2.5 YPC this year) and no pass catching (0 catches), you’re better off using a tight end to protect.
in his defense
he has been in on like 2 plays
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a bad move but does not adresss the real problems
the o-line stinks and Hasselbeck is way over the hill
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
He has a really dumb face
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according to jay glazier
a 4th round pick and a conditional pick
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
That's insane
No wonder Buffalo sucks. That’s a very low price.
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hahahaha
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
my co-worker’s ipod is playing movie themes which means it’s guess the movie theme time at work for me.
i like that game
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
We play "guess the Rotten Tomato percentage" every Thursday here
My wife is surprisingly good, but a trailer even fools her once in a while.
oooo that sounds like a fun game too. let’s guess True Grit’s RT % right now.
i’m gonna guess 94%
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The best is when we reach Thursday and there are no mainstream reviews yet
It’s always a guess for under 10%. :)
the dreaded “not screened for critics” label
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i wonder if that will happen with Jackass 3D
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe I should specify
I graduated law school in May, took the bar in July (no family law emphasis) have been working at a family law clinic for the last three months.
isn’t that Judge Judy’s specialty?
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
awwwwww man.
imma put a happy face on this question, and assume you just want help getting your will written up.
I wish. My 8 yo step son’s bio dad has gone oblong and I’m looking at 2k just to consult regarding possible child endangerment and custody issues. Another day in the life.
ya know, i've always interpreted your screen name to be Portland Phil
but now that I read it again, it’s supposed to be pencil pusher, right?
ouch.
now i feel bad bout the judge judy crack.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
bummer
you want us to go beat him up? The JD would make for a good mob with pitchforks I believe
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ll do the nard kicking
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I know a few lawyers that do
But not personally as I am not a lawyer of course.
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is it easier to throw alley oops? i never could get the hang of that in 2K10
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
you are unlike every college kid i’ve ever known.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i need to be on cabby’s good side because one day he’ll be in charge of something and i might need him for something.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
more power to you.
i worked sorta hard, got good grades, and then stuff happened. i wouldn’t call it good, per se, but it wasn’t bad.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i totally coasted on good genetic intelligence.
then again, i didn’t aspire to do anything in particular
i think i was the same way. although i did have aspirations, once upon a time.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Science really helped me with studying...
because once I learned about osmosis, I figured it would work for me and studying like it does for cells. I would hold the books for a while and just hoped I absorbed some knowledge via osmosis.
Amazingly I graduated and have had a decent career. Who knew?
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
Good luck with Statics
It’s the class that made me not want to be an engineer anymore. I couldn’t handle an entire semester of equations equaling 0
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I hated statics also, but just because my prof was godawful. Would show up late to the exams so everyone was waiting outside the lecture hall. Would answer fair questions rudely. Gah. Turrible.
Are all the stat heads in here some form of engineer?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 5, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
name many improvements
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Maybe I'll pick it up when 2K12 comes out.
"[S]ince men enjoyed very great leisure, they used it to pursue many kinds of commodities unknown to their fathers, and that was that first yoke they placed upon themselves without thinking about it, and the first source of evils the prepared for their descendants. For, besides continuing thus to soften body and mind, as these commodities had lost almost all their pleasantness through habit, and as they had at the same time degenerated into true needs, being deprived of them became much more cruel than possessing them was sweet; and people were unhappy to lose them without being happy to have them." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
today at work we’re gonna have a meeting to talk about our customer service book we have to read. one of the chapters we’re going over today is called “being right is the booby prize”
would it be bad if i made a joke about booby prizes?
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
there was also a chapter called “dealing with the double d’s”
i have been impressed with my restraint thus far.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahahaha
awesome reference.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s what i keep thinking. the lady is a wackjob.
i’ll post an anecdote here in a minute and you guys can decide.
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by DrivetheLane on Oct 5, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
OUR?????
you didn’t ask the JD’s permission to move in with someone. I am disappointed in your behavior.
at home I just call it the furnace. And it’s not on yet, although it was 62 degrees in the living room this morning.
it's fall. This stuff happens every year guys...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
-211
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so you're giving yourself +1? Don't think you can do that...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
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I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
rec
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
well, it comes and goes, and smells more like a “system starting up for the fall” with something untoward in there somewhere smell.
I sit in between all three of our health and safety staffers, so if it continues, I’ll get them on the job.
but I’ve been using this exact setup nearly three years with no problems whatsoever. Now, if they could ergo my bicycle, that would be a whole other thing. My shoulder is killing me.
Ergo issues tend to build over decades.
That’s why most people you see with carpal tunnel are people in their 40’s who have worked at a desk since at least college.
I'd heard about the movement
But not seen the commercials. That was funny
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
This time last year a friend was noticing a faint smell in his truck
when he turned on the heater for the first time it became apparent a rodent had died in his heater
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
an anecdote from a crazy lady
“I was once in a deli near the San Francisco airport. I ordered a sandwich, and watched in horror as the woman who made it argued with a co-worker and actually snarled at me as well. The negative energy she put into making my sandwich put me off so much that I actually refused to buy it once it had been made. I said, “My moments are too precious to me, and I cannot ingest the negativity that you just put into my order,” and left.
the lady is a loon.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
I agree with the lady
which is why I try not to eat during a Laker game
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 5, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
This won't help
A 33-year-old Silverton man is accused of fighting fire with fire.
According to the Silverton Police Department, Stewart Michael Hooper allegedly poured gasoline on his supervisor’s 1987 Ford Thunderbird on Saturday morning and then set it afire after learning he was going to be fired.
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This is what you meant to ask, methinks
Will Cutler’s O-Line do anything or will Cutler be broken in half?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Dunno
Casey will asked on Twitter but he said he didn’t know.
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It doesn't get any better than this.
Speaking of which, I need to order league pass soon, so I can yell at NBA if the online signup breaks again.
Dang you Schonz
All other radio announcers pale in comparison to you.
But seriously, particularly not fond of Wheels.
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I liked Wheels a lot for a while. He’s got some strengths— he’s very good at describing a play, telling you what is going on. For preseason, I think he’ll be fine actually since he won’t shriek with delight or get so depressed he can barely call the action. In the regular season, his swings of emotion make the gdt seem even-keeled.
He's a total homer
Not that the Mikes aren’t to some extent but not nearly as bad.
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as I've said before...
Rice is our best broadcaster by a mile, and when that’s the case, your broadcast team needs a complete overhaul.
Truly unfortunate
I feel like I learn something from Rice once eery 5-10 games. Not good from your color commentator
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
The SF Giants broadcast team is so incredibly good, it makes the Blazers shortcomings more annoying. The Warriors play by play guy annoys me, but I really like the analyst, former Blazer Jim Barnett.
to be fair
most local announcers are pretty bad. I like the announcers for both LA teams, but can’t really think of anyone who’s great beyond that in the NBA.
Jerry Reynolds. I like him too. Unfortunately, he’s paired with the awful Grant Napier.
I like the Knicks, Nets, Spurs, Lakers, Clippers, Timberwolves, Hawks and Wizards broadcasts.
The really bad ones are (in no order): Portland, Houston, Oklahoma City, Boston, Cleveland, Miami and New Orleans.
The rest I either can’t remember anything about or are around average.
You mean Bill Walton?
Not kidding, he’s doing some Kings games as color guy this year.
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OMG DURANT MADE A PASS HE ALWAYS MAKES!
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!
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But from a pure fun standpoint
I love Rice.
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I grew up in Minnesota when Kevin Harlan was the local radio guy. What a guy to get you through some really awful seasons.
he had sayings for every player
“Spudd Webb goes coast to coast on the world wide web!!!”
for Tom Gugliotta “Gugolugolyugolyugoly!!”
“Kevin Garnett rides the magic carpet in for two!”
when the color commentator would say stuff like “let him take that shot until the cows come home,” Harlan would start mooing if he hit another shot or two.
My favorite Harlan saying
“Flight (insert player number) cleared for takeoff” when a player goes up for a big dunk.
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Yeah, he really is quite good
Only one I like better: Gus Johnson.
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The Knicks (Mike Breen,Clyde Frazier, GuJo when Breen is doing ESPN games) and the Nets (A team of Marv/Czar, B team of Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel) have an embarrassment of riches.
The East coast teams (except Boston)
Are good.
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Johnson seems to always do the games in Portland
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and 2k11!
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
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by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like it. The audio pop-up thingy shows which games will be
broadcast and there’s a link for the Clips.
#52
Agreed.
"[S]ince men enjoyed very great leisure, they used it to pursue many kinds of commodities unknown to their fathers, and that was that first yoke they placed upon themselves without thinking about it, and the first source of evils the prepared for their descendants. For, besides continuing thus to soften body and mind, as these commodities had lost almost all their pleasantness through habit, and as they had at the same time degenerated into true needs, being deprived of them became much more cruel than possessing them was sweet; and people were unhappy to lose them without being happy to have them." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
It's 2010! Listen to audio commentary, but over the Interwebs! Future tech!!!
But oh well, better than nothing
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That would be awesome.
I can’t wait.
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where did that monster offensive season come from with him? changing parks and lineups explains part of it, but not nearly all of it.
Safeco to Fenway is huge for a right handed pull hitter.
Maybe there was a psychological effect of playing in Safeco?
I also wonder if a pull hitter in Safeco would try to compensate too much and screw up his swing.
The right/left disparity in Safeco is rumored to be a major reason in choosing Smoak over Montero.
Jones released to make way for Lynch
As predicted.
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More Oregon awesomeness
From the FB Twitter:
The Ducks have 8 more TDs than any other team in the country & lead the nation with 20 rushes of 20-yards or more
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whats the good word, x
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
can I ask you a cast iron question?
Is it okay to cook lots of liquids, even letting them fully reduce in a cast iron pot? Doesn’t that strip the seasoning off?
it should be fine
the seasoning is oil which will repel water. If you notice a drop-off in performance, it’s not hard to re-season.
you can, but the boiling of the water will pull oils out of the patina
which weakens its resistance to rusting. Make sure to run it through a full seasoning process afterward
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yeah, but does the rice pick up the cast iron flavor?
It is a new trend in japan to cook rice in a cast iron. It is sort of retro actually, since they did it that way before rice cookers came out. for a while, everyone used a ceramic stove top bowl thingy, but it breaks pretty easily. Now the trend is cast iron, but there are complaints of flavor. I dunno for sure.
I'm sure there will be some change in the flavor, of course it should be barely noticable
Just make sure to re-season after you’re done
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I'm lazy and just cook rice in my ricemaker.
Only thing is you don’t get that burnt crust. If I wanted that, I think stone is best.
Thanks
i think those break pretty easily.
We have zero counter space, so a rice cooker is out of the question. We have about 3 feet of working space. A rice cooker would take up a third of that.
we are using teflon right now
in the meantime. Might try to find enameled something for less than $1 million dollars.
That's fine,
but stay away cooking sauces with acids. So no wine reductions or tomato-based sauces. The acid will pick up the iron flavor immediately.
Oh,
you’re talking about a cast iron pot? Enameled? If it’s enameled it should be fine for most anything.
time to bike to Chaplin class. I’m excited to watch some Chaplin films. See you by the fountain at 6:30, mr. DtL. All you junkers have a pleasant day.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
cute girl? Hmm I’ll have to look for the cute girl next time I’m in that class. I haven’t noticed yet
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
If you had a geeky child that liked science fiction, would you have him watch Star Wars in the order they came out, or 1 through 6?
The name's tominhawaii, but everybody calls me LukeBabbittFTW. Any of you guys call me tominhawaii, and I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody replying to my comments. So just keep your meat-hooks off. If I catch any of you guys replying to my comments, I'll kill you. Also, I don't like nobody flagging me. Now, any of you Zachs flag me, and I'll kill you.
you mean 1-3 right?
please tell me you mean 1-3
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
that’s 1-3.
4-6 are the first ones that came out. 1-3 are the ridiculous things
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
it is dumb. they don't exist.
therefor I consider star wars, empire, and jedi to be one through three.
KP2’s coauthor Bradford Doolittle (what a great name) says Artis Gilmore is the HOF’s most glaring omission.
Good
I’m not either. Although I expect it predicts a bigger drop in Nash’s production than will actually happen since he is the ageless one, but he and Childress are the only players on that team who impress me
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I have a hard time seeing that happening
Jefferson isn’t amazing, but fits their system pretty well. AK will play more PF this year again where he’s better.
It’s easier to me to see Phoenix, Denver collapsing. Or the Spurs and Rockets if they have injury problems again. Rising teams should be the Warriors, Clippers and Kings.
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Plus Sloan is too good a coach
He might have 0 titles but he makes the playoffs.
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this is crazy— he predicts them to go 46-36 and that’s with 72 games projected from Bynum. Kobe is not projected to decline at all— for whatever reason, SCHOENE is projecting some serious, serious regression from Odom and Gasol.
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Not complaining if that happens
But somehow I doubt it, Gasol was still getting better as of last year
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nuts!!
I believe part of Kobe’s anamolous comparisons are that he couldn’t draw Michael Jordan as a comparable last year (Birmingham Barons FTW), but can this year.
It would correspond with my 2K10 My Player experience.
I led the Lakers to 39-43, 11th in the West.
That made my month.
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You just saved me $10
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Basketball statistical analysis still needs a few more generations of improvement
But as I’ve noted before, I don’t feel it’s a perfect sport for statistics. They can help, but can’t nail it.
Though as Jeff Ma points out, statistics become most valuable where they point out something people don't see
But well, I really have a hard time seeing how this team should be any good. If Varejao goes down just for a few games, they pretty much have to trade for a big man immediately.
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Yep statistics have plenty of uses, but they're still not reliable for comparisons and predictions
They certainly can flesh out detail that the human eye misses.
PG: Mo Williams, Ramon Sessions, Daniel Gibson
SG: Anthony Parker, Joe Graham, Danny Green, Christian Eyenga
SF: Antawn Jamison, Jamario Moon, Jawad Williams
PF: J.J. Hickson, Leon “The Jerryd Bayless of PFs” Powe, Samardo Samuels
C: Anderson Varejao, Ryan Hollins
Except for the PG position, that’s a pretty terrible rotation. And even with more experience that doesn’t get much better.
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yeah, its less far along than I thought based on last year.
Several issues at play:
- compared to baseball, WARP is not as accurate to describe that past
- compared to baseball, there are bigger issues in projecting the future based on the past, especially when it comes to changing teams. Its also hard to project which players will take big leaps and at what age people’s games will fall off a cliff, if ever.
Yeah,
It seems pretty obvious what happened with Cleveland, for example. LeBron’s stats are worth X number of wins, so subtract those wins from Cleveland’s total from last year, and you get about an 8th seed. Team sports don’t work that way, as opposed to baseball which is basically an individual sport masked as a team sport.
Warriors projected to nab the 4 seed.
Wow.
I’m a fan, KP2, but these projections seem way, way crazier than last years and I’m very very dubious.
Yeah, I'm no longer trusting him after that
The Warriors are NOT making the playoffs unless some strange stuff, really strange stuff (like every single western all-star from last year suffering season-ending injuries stuff) happens.
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If they're .500 that would be amazing itself
But .500 won’t make the playoffs out west.
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People are very excited in the Bay Area
Not “We’re winning a title!” excited, just “they could be fun to watch this year and not stink!” excited.
35+ wins is certainly possible. 45+ seems difficult.
I like a lot of their guys, but the mix is not all that perfect. The backcourt would need a bigger player. Lee and Amundson both could use a true C next to them, and while I really like Biedrins as a backup he’s not intimidating as a starter.
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Yeah, I got the Golden State Warriors at around 35 wins.
I’m not a fan of its team defense or Monta Ellis, who’s too inefficient as a #1 option on offense.
Uh oh
Waco Police have told CBSSports.com that Dunn has been charged with aggravated assault for an incident with a girlfriend. It’s a felony.
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He's a star player for the Baylor basketball team btw
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i was just about to ask who he was
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Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
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by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
who's dunn
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by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
This is whom he is (from Wikipedia)
Dunn, a junior in 2009-2010, was named an honorable mention to the All-American team and to the second team All Big 12 team after scoring 19.6 points per game over 36 games.1
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well, at least he didn't kill anyone...
this is a step in the right direction for Baylor Basketball
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
seriously, maybe they should just drop basketball for a few years and make a fresh start in 2020
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
Apparently making the elite 8 last year
Upset the cosmic balance and meant something like this had to happen to them.
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Its bad though
Baylor police say LaceDarius Dunn punched girlfriend in face, breaking her jaw. Dunn charged with 2nd degree felony of aggravated assault.
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What's the team most like the Blazers?
Hollinger says Atlanta, and counts no success in the playoffs, very low pace, high rebounding rate and low steal rate among the similarities.
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The bigest difference between us and them is depth
The end game strategy is almost identical
Hard to think of a closer team off the top of my head. The funny thing is those are the 2 teams Hollinger watches the most
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Mike Woodson was Nate McMillan of the Eastern Conference.
Average defense and low turover rate are other similarities, too.
If only PGiirl was into gingers...
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Dear Printing Businesses:
If you can’t QC your own web page, you won’t be getting my printing business…
.
.
Coincidentally, anyone have a printer they like for business cards and brochures? I wanna keep it local, so Kinko’s and the like are a non-starter
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Btw our refs tonight
Ron Garretson
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Derek Richardson
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What's the line in Vegas for Roy getting his first technical of the season for looking mopey or doing a hand gesture?
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2
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I doubt he'll get many more than that
The NBA will want to protect its stars from getting unncessary techs.
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If Kobe gets techs, why shouldn't Roy?
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Roy doesn't have that reputation
Not yet anyways.
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My point is that the NBA is not really afraid to hand out techs to star players. Never was, and especially isn’t after the ref scandal. The last thing they want is players complaining to the refs about not doing their job right.
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I hope very high
Nothing against Brandon, I just want the refs to take this seriously, and if Brandon learns the lesson in preseason, all the better.
First reaction: People seem to complain about the passing in 2k a lot on Twitter
I’ve seen comments like “It’s useless, so I’ll just make Jordan my PG”
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That would be a departure from the last 2
Where i felt like the game made scoring a lot easier if you ran NBA sets instead of gunning away with 1 guy, as long as that 1 guy wasn’t Kobe
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Passing into the post was so freaking easy last year
Before they put a patch in, I could easily get 15 assists a game in My Player mode as a rookie PG.
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Do NOT screw with Bolivia's President
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/evo-morales-kicks-video_n_751431.html?ir=Sports
President Evo Morales kneed an opposing player in the groin during a soccer match against a team of political rivals after an apparent hard foul by the opponent, images of the altercation broadcast Monday show.
In video aired by local stations and posted to YouTube, the player is seen collapsing to the ground after Morales walks up to him and knees him during Sunday’s game against a team led by La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla, a former Morales ally who turned against the president earlier this year
Witnesses said Sunday’s bitterly fought game, whose final score was 4-4, ended with two players from each side being ejected.
Morales was not among those kicked out, but the player who fouled him was.
Members of Morales security contingent tried to arrest the player, Daniel Gustavo Cartagena, immediately after the match but Revilla interceded.
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Oh that's a good trivia. Name the 11 players with the most technical fouls last season.
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All correct
1 Dwight Howard 15
2 Kendrick Perkins 15
3 Kobe Bryant 14
4 Rasheed Wallace 14
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7 Amare Stoudemire with 13 (tied with 2 others)
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5 Carmelo Anthony with 13 (tied with Amare and 1 more)
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Indeed
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Yup, both with 10
Surprising to me
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Yes to Josh Smith, tied with Dirk and Kaman and one more with 10
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No, only 5
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Steven Jackson?
Seems like a candidate.
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Yes 13, tied with Melo and Amare
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Skywaker was just above
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9, just outside
The last one is one who had some legal issues this summer
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Had 6
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Winner
He also had 10
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Had 5
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Full list for download :-)
http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/TechStatus.pdf
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2k11!!
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
just opened the UPS box
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Chip Kelly is awesome
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/10/oregon_football_in_which_chip.html
"If you go to Dairy Queen every day and get a Blizzard, the Blizzard doesn’t taste as good on the sixth day, you know what I mean?" Kelly asked, reaching for an analogy. "If you get one once a week, or once every two weeks," it tastes better.
Pinned down on the Blizzard question, Kelly said his personal record for consecutive days of going to Dairy Queen for a Blizzard is two.
His favorite: Chocolate with Oreo Cookie.
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This is how I lost weight
That pizza tastes so much better when I have it once a month.
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I had no idea Gruden almost became the O coordinator
and just to learn the offense… that’s awesome
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Neither did I
But it makes me love Kelly more.
At some point, folks will figure out how to stop it (because that always happens) but for now, this is pretty cool.
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Is there anything super schematically innovative in there?
it seems like the conditioning is by far the more important point, which is underlined by teams doing reasonably well vs. Oregon in the first half, then getting clobbered in the second.
Its a more complex system than Florida say runs
Florida’s spread is more based on pure speed, not as much on misdirection or on QB decision making (Thomas has to make the right read in the Oregon system).
But on D, the answer is definitely no and there is no question overall that conditioning and depth are the keys.
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What other schools run the zone read? UCLA seems to have a version they copped from Nevada in the Pistol, I think Texas A and M does, Michigan’s offense looks a lot like Oregon’s…
Michigan is probably the closest
Denard Robinson is a lot like Dennis Dixon, unfortunately including the tendency to get hurt (he’s come out of the last two games with injuries).
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Michigan is probably the closest I have seen to what Oregon Runs… but it relies on a bit moree trickery than oregon does
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Because they don't have the talent
Oregon uses less trickery now than they did two years ago. A lot more power running plays.
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Rich Rodriguez relied on trickery at WVU too… even when he had Slaton and White running things (who were perfect for the offense) I think it’s just something he builds into his spread
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Denard Robinson is pretty incredible—4.3 with super elusiveness and pretty good decision-making. Other than that the team is relatively average.
Without Robinson they are not a bowl team
With him they could indeed win 8-9 games.
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Part of it is also the competition
In the Pac-10 you use trickery because you can get fast defenses (like say ASU or Stanford) to over-commit to one side and then hit them in the other side. Its why Oregon did so well against USC last year, they used USC’s team speed on D against them.
In the Big 10 you use it because Ds aren’t that fast.
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I think Big 10 defenses have generally been higher quality than Pac-10 over the past decade, with the exception of USC at its peak. Look at the number of defensive players from Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan are in the NFL.
Its a completely different style out there
Go watch a HS football game in the midwest and its dominated by defenses, unlike out here where offense tends to rule the day.
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Exactly
the talent on defense at top Big 10 schools has been better than at all the Pac 10 schools outside USC. On offense, it’s reverse.
Also, the Big 10 tends to be in the schematic stone age, with a few exceptions (Joe Tiller).
Which is also why elite Big 10 teams tend to, more often not
Lose to similar level teams from the SEC/Pac-10 that are more schematically advanced.
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Crazy that GT does
Since their 2 most recent 1st rounders have been wideouts
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Better question
Why did Pryor go to Ohio State? Dude would have been the perfect QB for Oregon (not that Thomas is bad but man).
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Sportscenter broke it down a little more than usual this morning… where it varies from other spread options according to them is how Kelly uses the Blockers and get’s his O-linemen down field ahead of the runner
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And Kelly just keeps it random
Oregon could run or pass on any down and distance most of the game, that’s what keeps you off balance.
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except when he thinks Thomas made the wrong read... then he makes him run the same play until Thomas get's it right
I love that
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The fact that he can do that
And it works tell you something.
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it's a successful teaching moment during a game
my love for Chip Kelly currently knows no bounds
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
That and his tendency to answer complex questions with answers like "Sure" or "Yes"
Yup those are annoying but also funny.
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his winning is earning him some tolerance
but when/if he starts losing, people are going to bring the hate in boatloads, since he does a lot of borderline stuff.
Did you listen to his explanation of the onside kick?
Apparently it was planned on the second Oregon kickoff since they had noticed a weakness in the Stanford return game there.
That’s one smart coach.
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He said they wanted to test to see if the weakness they had seen on tape was still there
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yeah, I think that is cool
sorta breakin’ the unwritten code of onside kicks should be done in case of emergency only. Kinda cool, kinda gimicky. He would have probably won without it.
Flashy risks like that are the kinds of things that COULD backfire if the wheels start falling off.
I thought it was more a necessary risk than a gimmicky one
At the time, the Oregon D couldn’t stop Stanford and that TD was the first time they had momentum all game. That kick was the game changing moment
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I agree completely
They scored there and it was a 4 point game. Completely changed things.
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Of course
But Kelly is like that and I admire that. If you’re going to go down, go down trying everything you can.
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Any coach who can do what he did last year
And take a team that had about the worst possible opening game to the Rose Bowl is one I have a LOT of faith is.
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Indeed
And Kelly is the type of stat head that would know those odds.
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That's an interesting article
It’s amazing that at such a high athletic level, they could be conditioned that much better than their opponents.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
that's cool
it’s absolutely the case that the real difficulty isn’t the length of the game, but the lack of recovery time between bursts of exertion in a football game. So it makes sense that exaggerating this in practice would really really help your conditioning.
They also practice in the morning
Which keeps the athletes from staying up all night partying since they know that practice is hard.
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Hedo already wants another trade?
http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2010/10/05/hedo-turkoglu-requests-a-trade/
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Read the link
You will understand mroe.
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I think Hedo shockingly could have a bounce-back year in Phoenix
Or…not
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If he and Nash can work together
Nash could make him look really good.
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every other year is supposed to be his good year right?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
My music collection is sooo damaged
I’d say 20-35% of y songs aren’t complete anymore, plus the ones that didn’t transfer at all
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I'm pretty sure my HD is scratched
It corrupted a lot of my data, including my OSX kernel, so I used a Linux disc to boot it and transferred all my data to my buddy’s external. Then installed Linux on my computer and put my data back on. We noticed there were an absurd number of error messages when we were transferring data off my computer, and apparently they were all correct
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And now my computer crashes when I hae fewer than 8GB space on my HD. So yeah, pretty sure there’s scratches o the outer ring of it
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yep
Definitely excited to still have a functioning computer, I definitely couldn’t afford a replacement right now. But I don’t even know where to begin restoring my music
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No wonder Amare gets so angry sometimes
His Oden is small.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Either a photoshop, or that's not all that impressive
He looks like Durant out there
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That photographer made him look very skinny
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No it isn't
They did a “Body issue” a few years back which was naked but nonsexual pictures of lots of athletes of both genders.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Its their attempt of sorts to compete with the Swimsuit issue
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I am an electronics genius
Which is another way of saying: My universal remote died, I disassembled it, inspected it carefully, put it back together, and now it works.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I recently did that with a battery-powered screwdriver that I had targeted for the trash (I already bought its replacement). I was impressed with myself.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
It's amazing the amount of pride I can generate for myself
When I haven’t even done anything. It doesn’t help my over-inflated ego that when I text my wife to tell her I fixed it, she writes back telling me I’m her hero.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Many people woulda given up long before you and just spent the money on a new one
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Most people suck
Actually, I also really didn’t want to program a new remote. I haven’t gotten around to syncing it with my computers since the computers have been replaced. There are a bunch of components, and it’s a somewhat involved process.
I think I’ll sync it now.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
It's nice how just opening something up,
looking around and putting it back together with clean whatever contacts and connections that needed cleaning.
I had figured that was the problem before I opened it
And I did some experimenting to mostly rule that out. Though it’s still a possibility.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I figured out I don't like Dave posts where he just says "name 1 or 2 players who will do x"
Everybody says who he thinks those players will be, everybody agrees or disagrees, and then just Zs ahead. No real discussion.
Controversial posts that require people to post longer comments are much more interesting.
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He should switch to stating "Name many people who will do x"
People always argue when you say that.
by Timmay! on Oct 5, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tom gave me a good idea in Dave's podcast post: If a Blazers was a car/truck...
We already had beers and movies and such in past fanposts.
I’ll start with a suggestion of Greg as a Ford F-150, Joel as a Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra, and Camby as a Toyota Tundra (a Cambry would be too small, hehe).
(And yes, I realize this is similar to what I just criticized, but maybe it’s funny)
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Andre Miller is a 1984 volvo. Good value and doesn’t break down no matter how much it’s used
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That’s not bad
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Or maybe he could be something old-school
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Courier.jpg
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Hater
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
all that glitter's is gold...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
me either
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
gross
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
nuh-uh...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
not cool
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LA could be a Nissan Frontier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2nd_Nissan_Frontier_SE_crew_cab.jpg
A truck that really really tries to be full-sized, but is really more of a compact truck. Maybe one day it could develop…
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speaking of trucks
I saw a lady trying to park hers at school today. She backed up about 5 times trying to park it, which was unnecessary since the spot was plenty big and she had enough room to just pull in. After she thought she was successful, she got out and checked. She was diagonal and over the line still. There was a ticket on the windshield when I got out of class.
Id say Oden's an H2
Really really awesome and dominant, then you go to the gas station (surgeon’s table) and stop wanting to use it for a while
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one of these
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
so he doesn't get shot?
Wonder what JR Smith drives
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
what a dork
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
twss to G.O.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
the Knight XV supposedly can withstand gunfire for up to 24 hours
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a cool car if you know where to park it, and can afford to damage 10 other cars on your way to work
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I would lease it
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how much is it?
like 800,000 US?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
just read it starts at $489,000 US
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think anyone who can buy it even cares
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Just finished painting “accent” wall in our place. Chocolate … dark chocolate.
The best part about painting is the beer.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
Darn fumeless latex paint.
I may get into a rattle can later. (barf … just kidding. Actually, I have a really sad story about huffing and several children under 5. But i won’t tell it now.)
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
just ate a Crunchie
chocolate covered honeycomb
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
it was goood
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
can you get it without chocolate? I like them seperate
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't care where you buy it, just wonder if you can...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
what are the naked ones called?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh there is no particular brand
You can just buy it in big chunks or bars, just called honeycomb.
Don't Criticize
ahh, I wonder why it's not more common here. It's good stuff.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I can imagine that, some crunchies but still kind of chewy?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna look into making it. I'm guessing sugar, honey, salt and baking soda
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The Hornets have cut Jannero Pargo, his knee isn't healed yet
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Zito left off Giants' 1st round rotation
And there was much rejoicing
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where are you seeing this?
Apparently Bochy strongly hinted on the radio that he’ll go with either Bumgarner or Lincecum in game 4, but I haven’t seen anything remotely official.
SportsCenter bottom line
Not the most reliable source but it’s what we got. They’re also reporting Burnett’s not in the Yankees’ rotation, which may help my fight against heart disease
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“There are 8 NBA preseason games today. But, theres really only 1.”
I think I’m going to be muting SportsCenter a lot this year
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he aint ever play in a game yet right?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
not in the NBA
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
correct
2nd time in 3 years it’s happened to a #1 overall pick after never happening before that
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Didn't he play a little preseason?
I thought that’s when he broke his knee
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Yeah.
He even played against the Blazers in preseason. He broke it during the Clip’s last preseason game.
Lemme guess, it's not Blazers - Clippers right?
By the way, kinda odd to play your opponent from the first week in pre-season, no?
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That is pretty odd
I bet it’s for travel reasons since our 2 teams cover more distance during the regular season than anyone
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Colts lose Bob Sanders' backup for the season
they’re officially in trouble
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Blazer related, but not worthy of a fanshot
Probably not even worthy of a junk drawer link.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/10/portland_dentist_who_once_work.html
Cho-mpionship
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=22qlto9
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meh
ZBo may be less of a head case, but I’ll take LA’s defense over his any day
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Greg would heal up instantly if he had his Blakey, erm, Conley back, and O.J. is the Blazers PGOTF
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Just kidding. But that deal at least would have a chance to go through, unlike most versions.
I’ll wait with baited breath if Cho does anything to find the PGOTF this year. I think people are overrating what the expiring deals of Joel and Miller are worth in a market with dozens of expiring deals due to the end of the CBA.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I like the idea of combining Pendergraph and Randolph for stretches to form the worst defensive frontcourt in the NBA.
The new version of NBA Jam has President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin included in the gameplay.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Layup-Master-In-Chief
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Does Palin get to play for the Mavericks?
by umpqua on Oct 5, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I'd argue that Houston and Dallas are too liberal to be real American. OKC and Memphis are definitely real. Charlotte voted for Obama, so they can't be real America.
Phoenx is iffy, although since McCain is from there I suppose they can be real.
He had a bunch before he was 18
He had to wear tattoo covers in high school
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He looks like Darius Miles
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thanks MadBlaze
thanks a lot
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Mhm, there goes Morti’s “no stretchmarks” theory. Though they are mild ones.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
so gross when guys have stretch marks
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Genetics and growth. Not much you can do.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Add a $40 parking ticket to your budget when attending a Heat game
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
do the heat usually sell out?
seems like they were/are similar but not as bad as Atlanta in my mind.
This year everything seems to be sold out
The fans are true bandwagoners. Everything that is hot in Miami gets better attendance than in LA.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Marv Albert will call the Heat - Pistons game on NBA TV. They are going all-in.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
YES!!!
I mean NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I think you hate sports and are unamerican. Or something like that...
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I like the new look of the PTI studio, and that the sad sidebars are gone.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
So one of my neighbors is doing the Hawaii Ironman this weekend
I’d never paid attention to the distances until now. Holy crap! Swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2.
I always thought the biking should be last
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they must put the running last because it's the safest that way
If biking was last, there could be some dangerous crashes.
You ever see the old video of that woman who collapsed right before the finish line? It’s hard to watch.
Yeah
I almost want to cry when I watch it. The cool thing about that event is that they don’t show it live, they just do a 1 hour recap.
The name's tominhawaii, but everybody calls me LukeBabbittFTW. Any of you guys call me tominhawaii, and I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody replying to my comments. So just keep your meat-hooks off. If I catch any of you guys replying to my comments, I'll kill you. Also, I don't like nobody flagging me. Now, any of you Zachs flag me, and I'll kill you.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna be over there this time next year
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
okay i was gunna say this doesnt seem like an oregon thing to do
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say Bend and Eugene are very active
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The best ski mountain in the state, and the most rafted river in the state is very close. Mountain biking in the summer, rock climbing, camping, hiking, lots of things???
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
mountains, snow, summer sun, rivers, hikes, desert, 4X4 fun, camping galore, snow skiing, snowboarding, biking, clean air, low crime, lower insurance rates, deschutes brewery, my ma and pa, um ...
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
pwned
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Banff > Bend
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
not for distance from us...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if I move to the NW, I could just as well move to the real thing ;)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Depends on if you want high desert with lots of sun in the summer, or something more like the Swiss Alps
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
if you are really into winter sports
the snow on Mt Hood is pretty wet. I have no idea what Europe is like, but Mt Hood get’s pretty slushy and icy.
I was used to skiiing in the Rockies where the snow is powder.
it's light like CO or UT
Lots of sunny days for skiing too, but not near the size of say Snowmass or Vail
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Bachelor's snow is far better than Hood's
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
you crazy.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
the smartest thing anyone could ever say.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
somebody get pg91 a decoder ring
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
If you could go back in time and kill anyone, except Hitler, for whatever reason you want, who would you kill?
I’d kill Albert Einstein to keep him from inventing the nuclear bomb.
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I excluded Hitler because that's too easy
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d kill Joey Pena because he framed me for pulling Heidi’s hair in the hallway outside of our second grade classroom and I had to go sit in front of the principle and she called my mom.
Googled him
Lifestyle editor for the San Diego news network. I s’pose he could dictate fashion trends.
i thought that was Oppenheimer that invented the bomb.
i’m opposed to murder, i guess, but if i could go back i’d probably kill………
Hitler’s dad.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
or perhaps Stalin
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Mao
Biggest genocide in recorded human history and it’s not that close
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He committed genocide long before that
Killed 800k dissidents during the Korean war, for example
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And I would argue that some of it should be put on his doorstep
He pushed forward as to not lose face after finding out that his economic policies weren’t going to work
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Depends on if you include the entire death toll from the Great Leap Forward
Which was estimated to have killed 20-65m Chinese. He committed more traditional genocide before and after this as well
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The Northern Chinese were warring with teh Southerners long before Mao came along.
Mao just got serious about it.
Born Naked
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by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If you kill Stalin, maybe Hitler wins
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
i didn’t say when i’d kill Stalin
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Me too
I’m playing Assassin’s Creed so it had me thinking.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i had to think for a while.
Stalin, Hitler’s parents, Mao, whoever it was that started the Crusades, Nero….so many possibilities
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Looks like someone is a fan of genocide
What if you could kill some guy who wrote a crazy religious book, or some guy who invaded a country? You could do a lot of good. Heck, you could kill Carrot Top.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That last one is tempting.
But, yes, I am a fan of genocide. I’d even make one of those fake facebook status updates for it if I had the time.
spes est dum anima est
This is a great chance to offend religious people by killing the founder of their little church
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
someone could say Jesus, but from what i understand the whole point was for him to die anyway so…..
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Mao and Pol Pot should be in the closer circle
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Killing Adam would prevent the most death all in all.
by atomiccafe on Oct 5, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The ending was awesome
The name's tominhawaii, but everybody calls me LukeBabbittFTW. Any of you guys call me tominhawaii, and I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody replying to my comments. So just keep your meat-hooks off. If I catch any of you guys replying to my comments, I'll kill you. Also, I don't like nobody flagging me. Now, any of you Zachs flag me, and I'll kill you.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 5, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Gambling till you get secretly run out of your chosen profession? Nope, can't say I have
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
Top 15 best-selling NBA jerseys in Europe. The Rudy and Nic effect is not yet there.
1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
4. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
5. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
6. Andrea Bargnani, Toronto Raptors
7. Jose Calderon, Toronto Raptors
8. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
9. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
10. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
11. Danilo Gallinari, New York Knicks
12. Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
13. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
14. Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
15. Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
As I stated earlier ... The Nic factor in France is a big fat ZERO.
Sucks so bad. i don’t understand why the NBA isn’t pushing it.
How much could it really cost?
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Italians seem more into buying jerseys anyway
Not really surprising, since owning jerseys of soccer players is very common there
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Listening to the new Jamey Johnson record.
Maybe I’m getting old, but this is a darn good country record.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
So last year I went to the preseason game at the Coliseum, even though I was sick as a dog.
This morning lady Durrden asked if I wanted tix to the game next week at the MC. Soon after they were ordered, I began to feel really sick.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
yup
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember that! Didn't we lose?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay, at least I can watch the Heat game
Go Pistons! Though I suppose there is no stopping the Nazgul this year :-(
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
i only really be upset if Spoelstra wins COY
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
sure, he’s fine. i have no problem with him.
but do you think it’s feasible that there’s anything he could do to win COY? isn’t he pretty much sitting back and watching? maybe if 2 of the big 3 get hurt and he keeps them competitive though….
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
maybe Lebron should win COY……
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
I thought Riley was gonna coach them?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
if you give me 5 thousand dollars I'll explain it to you
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought it was around 150 wasn’t it?
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
$134.95
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
And $99.95
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
No, that was regular LPBB last year. ILP is more expensive I think, and has less features, but also less blackouts in most countries
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
What is AT&T U-verse?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
It's AT&T's equivalent of Verizon FIOS and Comcast's services
Broadband, phone and tv service in AT&T local phone service areas
Carrying a heavy shoulder bag with a laptop all over da place for the loss.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
The key is finding a good shoulder bag
The price isn’t fun, but you rarely regret it. It’s just a matter of finding one that works for you.
Timbuk2 does some good stuff, and if you wait, they’ll sometimes have a good sale with a big price drop.
oh, I’ve got a nice Timbuk2, I’m just a whiner. The fact that I had to bike with it as well makes it a bit more difficult. By the time I even get to school I’m exhausted and my back/shoulder are angry with me. And I walked a decent ways to pick up my second pair of glasses just now so had my shoulder is mad at me.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I bought a fancy laptop bag with my Dell a few years back but it doesn’t go high enough on my back. At the tightest setting for the strap I still end up with the laptop banging into my bum all day long. And it’s impossible to bike with a bag that doesn’t sit very tight on your back/shoulders.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
YOUUUUUR MIAMI HEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAT!
- LeBron James!
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
In Carlos Arroyo's defense, he's the most pure point guard.
I’d probably start him, play him 6 or so minutes to begin each half, then bench him from there.
He turns the ball over at a ridiculously low rate
I guess he’s a nice fit wit the other starters.
Don't Criticize
Here'd be my rotation for the Miami Heat.
Here’d be my rotation for the Miami Heat.
1ST QUARTER & 3RD QUARTER
6 Minutes
C: Joel Anthony
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: LeBron James
SG: Dwyane Wade
PG: Carlos Arroyo
2 Minutes
C: Udonis Haslem
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: LeBron James
SG: Dwyane Wade
PG: Mario Chalmers
4 Minutes
C: Udonis Haslem
PF: LeBron James
SF: James Jones
SG: Mike Miller
PG: Mario Chalmers
2ND QUARTER & 4TH QUARTER
4 Minutes
C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: James Jones
SG: Dwyane Wade
PG: Eddie House
2 Minutes
C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: LeBron James
SG: Mike Miller
PG: Dwyane Wade
6 Minutes
C: Udonis Haslem
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: LeBron James
SG: Mike Miller
PG: Dwyane Wade
Jamaal Magloire would be the 12th man and Juwan Howard would be inactive, while Dexter Pittman and Patrick Beverly — who should both make the team due to them having fully guaranteed salaries for this season — get an extended run in the D-League.
just finished my first 2k11 game
beat the suns 102 to 85, despite 27 turnovers
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
roy had 32
oden had 20, 9, 5 and 4
andre had 7 points, 7 assists and 7 TOs
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
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Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate McMillan agrees to abide by the NBA’s “Van Gundy rule”
He then promptly let go of Greg’s foot and stood back up.
Wrong Van Gundy
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
And the boo birds are coming out
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Lebron with the audible whack on Tayshaun- no call
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
one of my biggest fears is how very many fouls that team is going to get away with this year. The NBA is going to let them do whatever the hell they want to.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
yeah, it's going to be extremely frustrating
I just hope BRoy doesn’t say anything about them getting “star treatment”
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Pistons strike first
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
the heat have looked sketchy
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, like they're trying to win the finals in the first game
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely
LeBron just blew a 3-on-1 fastbreak. He looks genuinely nervy….in a preseason game.
Don't Criticize
i just learned that csn nw broadcast a show on cheerleader tryouts
but will not show any blazer preseason games.
wth?!
PHILLY!
rec!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
happens to the best/worst of us
I wrote “speach” not “speech” in the poll question.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what they had on during most of the preseason games last year, too
Dear Blazers organization,
Kiss my butt.
Love,
Dan
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
any Gran Turismo fans in here? GT5 set to drop on Nov. 2nd...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
I thought it was never going to happen
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
they have the Top Gear test track on it as well as
ugh, nascar. Hope they have some F1, especially since Ferrari is set to debut in this version.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
They have some cool stuff
They almost went a bit Nukem Forever on it. 3D really isn’t necessary.
Don't Criticize
yep
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Love Marv saying James is feeling it from outside right as he airballs it, then immediately saying "well not this time."
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
I'm trying to remember the terrible fireside chat the Heat had with fans that I wish I hadn't watched
Wade’s house
Bosh’s pit
Lebron’s ???? (castle?)
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Lol, I love when a provider is trying to sell unlicensed content. Nice try.
Also, I won’t pay €30 per month to get 3 NBA games per week live on TV. Thanks a lot NBA for selling the rights to the wrong company.
In other news, MTV is converting itself into a Pay-TV channel, at least in Europe. Conversely, Viacom expands other music channels in its program portfolio that are free.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
it’s only a matter of time before MTV goes bottomless in Europe
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
Yeah, in some countries Viacom's other music channel is already the #1 with teenagers/total
And I dunno how good those shows really work internationally. Some probably just as well, others not at all. Just like all movies and series.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
there are more fans in their arena now,
than in their first game of the playoffs last year.
and wow. what a dime.
PHILLY!
A couple years ago, the Kings players were caught a bit off guard
Because they played their first preseason game in Portland, and the Blazers (featuring Greg’s first game) utterly destroyed them to a rabid full house.
It’s not so uncommon to have a big crowd in preseason when a team undergoes changes.
:( times one million. he was so lovable back in the day.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
sooooo awesome. And I’m always have his five points in 3 seconds as one of my all time favorite sports memories.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Oh, that reminded me that I was at that game
I hadn’t seen the Olympics, and it was the first time I had seen Rudy play. He got me excited.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
me either. Of all the players who have left during the “Roy Blazers” Sergio leaving was the one I was most excited for. Never, ever, liked Sergio.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
As often as Trout made me cringe
He also did a lot of good things. A piece of my heart died when we let him go (even though it was clearly an excellent trade).
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
same. I still like to think that Outlaw sparked our big win streak a few years back. plus that press conference with him and Blake was so heartbreaking.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
They looked crushed
Blake lost my sympathy when he went to the Lakers but Trout was like a little boy who lost his mommy.
Don't Criticize
yeah Blake can screw off for all I care. he can retire into oblivion with his whiny wife. Trout felt like family.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
He was like that goofy cousin everybody loves
Even if he occasionally set his hair on fire on sumsuch.
Don't Criticize
Aside from injuries
I’ve never felt so bad for an NBA player as I did for Travis during that press conference. It would have felt no different had it been a press conference following being sentenced to life in jail.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
i remember that game
i was a rudy fan while watching him play with DKV, but that game made me a rudymaniac.
PHILLY!
don't think so?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but you can hear the Rotund One on the radio via da web
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
NO I AM NOT LISTENING TO A GAME. nonsense.
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought I was going to go this morning when I was offered a ticket
But then I remembered that my wife has a class tonight, so I’m watching Walter.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
lol
even five years ago, i used to listen to wheels every game, when i didn’t have cable.
it’s not that bad,
PHILLY!
i can't take seriously the opinion of people who hate Wheels.
Imma start a Wheels fanclub. the h8erade is ridiculous round here.
I don't get the appeal of listening to a grown man squeal
and then sound like he’s going to jump off a bridge in a 5 second span.
It was a harmless thread
until he bitched about someone disagreeing about Wheels.
I’ll “argue” with you any time, L-train.
babygirl im the technology generation
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure the NBA is ;)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
transistor radios, eh?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I wouldn’t be too surprised if Timmay knew Morse Code.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
100 years ago you would have had to wait for the Pony Express! Or a telegraph message! Or the newspaper would tell you a week later that Harvard beat Yale!
That’s the standard we should all adhere to
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
right but, I have a computer
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's enough to learn that the Heat beat the Lakers in July when reading it in USA Today
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Hehe, I love that fans are complaining about the streaming on the Blazers own fan site
http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/MessageBoardRoot/tabid/158/afv/topicsview/aff/488/Default.aspx
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
And so it begins...
Adrian Wojnarowski
Dwyane Wade strained his right hamstring and won’t return to the game
Why is Woj scooping Windhorst on that one? ESPN needs to up their game!
If they don’t pay attention, Yahoo and CBS will scoop them soon all the time. Plus funnier commentary on The Score.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
wade with a buggy hammy
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
My gmail is broke
The name's tominhawaii, but everybody calls me LukeBabbittFTW. Any of you guys call me tominhawaii, and I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody replying to my comments. So just keep your meat-hooks off. If I catch any of you guys replying to my comments, I'll kill you. Also, I don't like nobody flagging me. Now, any of you Zachs flag me, and I'll kill you.
Put some money into its PayPal account
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Lebron nails Stuckey in the head while shooting a three, ref's blow whistles at buzzer, then decide not to call it
this is gonna be awesome
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
In news totally unrelated to his injury, Boozer files for divorce
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-confidential/2010/10/boozer-files-for-divorce.html
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
how can you be sure it's unrelated?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'm saying
It’s like Rose rolling on a knife and Tiger’s wife freeing him out of his crashed car with a golf club
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
she was trying to protect his face from his skull
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
was it Baron who "didn't" have a motorcycle accident?
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
all about the heatz? I’m even happier to not have Twitter if that is the case.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Yup
That theory a crappy bench would make it impossible for them to compete flew out the window pretty soon
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
they got Juwan Howard
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
juwan carries with him an injury curse
every team he’s on has players getting seriously injured sometime or the other during the season
PHILLY!
are you saying he's the real vampire?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
omg, this is perfect.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And that small actor died
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
by Norsktroll on Oct 5, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
who? Emmanuel Lewis?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
PDX!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
OR!
was going to do this but lots of people live across the river
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I need a big hug
i cant watch the game b/c im in class and obviously i cant hear anything on the radio b/c well, my professor will be lecturing. :(
He’s also a huge Yankee fan, so i’ll have to hear about them all night. Life of a night student.
One.More.Year
On another note, I need to get my hair done and was thinking about doing something drastically different. That’s all the updates I got.
-S
The Princess of Blazersedge
Twitter.com/sophiabiabia Follow Me!!!
" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
was thinking a new cut, but we'll see
i’m afraid of change :(
The Princess of Blazersedge
Twitter.com/sophiabiabia Follow Me!!!
" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
i know what you mean
i just put some color in my hair for the first time in yrs!
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 5, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as bad as having an economics prof who is a huge cricket fan
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
God those things annoy me to no end
they’re seriously errywhere around my house
by Dirty Socks on Oct 5, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jiminy
flag
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as annoying as hearing about this for a week, incl. play by play while you try to understand something
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Trust me, if you had sat in that classroom, you would never joke about cricket again
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Cricket nerds are the worst nerds.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
ya know, I think I agree.
At least cricket nerds know their sport is weird and full of obscure states and occult rules.
Baseball nerds think other people know what the hell they’re talking about.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Meant “stats,” but “states” works too on a different level.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It does
Cricket and Baseball are very similar in reality. Likely that the nerds in both are similar too.
Don't Criticize
I've actually spent a fair bit of time with cricket, cricketers and cricket experts.
it’s a weird ride.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
My best mate is big time into cricket
Still plays at 25. He is a bit of a stat nerd but doesn’t trouble me with it, and I don’t trouble him with basketball. It works both ways!
Don't Criticize
hey girl.
I’d hug you, but the lady might get jealous.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That's about as B-list as it gets
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
by Norsktroll on Oct 5, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kim is more known than Rick Ross
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Wasn't another one Gloria Estefan?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Oh well, that was before PGiirls time
So is probably J-Lo
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
iTunes’ Genius is fun. For all the problems iTunes has, Genius was pretty well done. I keep hearing songs I haven’t heard in a long time and saying “oh, man! I love this song! I knew there was a reason I still had it on my computer/iPod!”
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
It's better than Ping
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
haven’t tested Ping out yet. I’m not even sure what it’s supposed to do.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Make you buy more music, duh
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
hahaha. is it just genius but in the iTunes store instead?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
It's like party shuffle,
but across all your internet friends’ hds. I think. I dunno, I haven’t tried it out.
It's a social network around music, but it only shows music you have bought on the iTunes store and not your library
Which makes it all but useless. And then your favorite artist can try to additionally sell you tickets and merch over it. It’s seriously one of the dumbest things Apple has done in a while, though I’m not sure if it was their idea or if the major labels said “wouldn’t it be totally cool if you did that?”. Plus Facebook cold-blocked them when they tried to pull that information in.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
wow. I agree, terrible idea. I doubt I’ll ever use it.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
And with the latest update, there is not just a sidebar to activate it (can be hid), but now every song has a PING button similar to a LIKE button. Turrible.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
yeah I’ve seen the annoying button in the newest update. iTunes is getting too complex for me. I barely ever use the actual program any more except to add stuff to my iTouch
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
It was one of my favorite programs, but version 10 is a massive failure
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
DRAMA
Bill Simmons accidentally tweets instead of direct messages a question about Randy Moss rumors to the Vikings. Then Jay Glazer says basically, “Yeah, i sitting on that, but I’ve heard it too.”
stop licking my wall!
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm scared to pull the tape off. hope there's no bleed onto the trim.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Miami is not even trying, and still they have no problems to lead Detroit by 20
This season could turn out really boring. And the next. And the next.
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Stuckey said they are one of the best teams in the league. Would Stuckey lie to me?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
They probably don't want to put any more mileage on those old bones than they have to
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
email from NBA.com
“Watch Your Favorite Team Anywhere!”
It’s like they’re intentionally screwing with me.
They sent me to a landing page where you could enter your email
Then they sent me an email with an early bird special. And the link takes me back to the same landing page to enter my email. It’s a vicious cycle.
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OK ... I'm watching Pineapple Express now.
Haven’t seen this before. So stupid/funny.
Make Time Machine Hottub seem like a Kubrick film.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
I'm listening to movie theme music. This makes me want to clone little dinosaurs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zlUUrFK-M
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This and Dances With Wolves were probably two of my favorite cinema experiences as a kid
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
We watched that the other night. It's a very good movie even though I don't
like KC. It was his directorial debut.
#52
May I suggest ...
… anything by Carter Burwell, and Wendy Carlos’ original music for The Shining (much of it cut) is great..
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Burwell's Fargo soundtrack is AMAZING and perfect for that film.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The music for "The Social Network" is actually great and should be nominated for an Oscar
Trent Reznor for the win
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really?
I have to check this out.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It really has a forward-pushing effect. That movie would be far more slow and boring without the music.
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I think you're obsessed with this movie.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really in terms of content. But it's extremely well made.
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I'm planning on seeing it, but NYC theaters are infested with bedbugs, I'm told.
i can’t take vermin.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
watched the remake of Friday the 13th a little while ago. Three truths from that film:
1. Remakes are generally stupid, with a few exceptions.
2. Those were some amazing boobs, but it’s not like I’m in love or anything.
3. i need a job.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
What a sick mind creates Chipmunk versions for popular songs and posts them all over YouTube & Co?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
hints: He's from Hawaii, you know him from cyber space
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is John Wall?
JEOPARDY WINNER!
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Though it could also be "Who is John Calipari?"
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Yao vs. Howard
Nice that this is back
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Progress! Glad the Blazers got that fixed. Now at least BRP can stream live.
For those who care, iPhone service seems MUCH better at the RG. Never got service in Nate’s office, and now I have 3 bars
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
also
the best thing about 2k11 was that they changed that stupid menu
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
Maybe if Miami puts in Shav this game will get interesting again
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Good night
I’m told the Clippers will play tonight without Baron Davis, Eric Gordon and Willie Warren
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
well, thanks for the "game"
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I'm told they will be coached by Vinny Del Negro
That pretty much kills it
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
How can a guy named "Vinny The Black" be so lame.
He should be a sweet pirate, or a swashbuckling something of some sort. An arrogant knight? Mexican wrestler? Porn star? C-grade rapper?
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
in spanish
its ’Vinny of the Black"
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 5, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Former teammate of Griffin in Oklahoma
Once projected as a top 10 pick, then fell in a deep hole. Has Gordon/Stuckey potential.
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Bosh was surprisinly good, seems to be embracing his role. Although we’ll see hoe he does against a team with real bigs
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Sorry I totally misread that. Not so much that he did well, as he’s getting his points off others’ misses rather than getting fed the ball, which is a departure from the role he’s had his whole career. I thought it might take him a while to get used to the change.
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
When picking your favorite player on NBA.com
Tony Battie is an option, Nic Batum is not.
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
did I really put away a six-pack already?
hu. guess I’m a painter. I feel pretty good.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
lolakers fans
Don’t get me wrong. I love Derek Fisher, but I’ve also longed for a penetrating point guard with sharp passing abilities who can actually play within the Triangle. (Note: THAT GUY was NOT Jordan Farmar.)
-
I think we finally have that guy in Steve Blake.
by atomiccafe on Oct 5, 2010 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I can't wait for the regular season
To see how quickly this guy eats crow
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I gave up on the radio stream
It was fine, but we’ll have tons of coverage later. Netflix here I come.
Odd ...
But I think that these semi-nude athlete covers are pretty cool. There ain’t nothing like the human body in its top form.
That's no Greg Oden.
He’d need a WAY bigger hand.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
by Y5k on Oct 5, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
(I don't have one)
(I just don’t like seeing Amare naked in my face as I scroll through a JD)
Don't Criticize
Or as already discussed above it could be a photoshop and the real deal is all the blacked/shadowed area
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Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I’ve just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you’re doing and listen.
We'd be leading by 16 if we we're hitting at our normal rate
Going pretty well in all facets
Don't Criticize
Unbelievable.
So they would let the whole neighborhood burn down if none of those houses had payed the fee?
I am struggling here.
Does anyone know of a product or issue in engineering that is a current event? This assignment is so dumb and vague.
It's disgustingly broad.
“Identify a contemporary engineering issue/problem or product of interest to you. Research this topic by reading articles published after September 2009.”
A splitting headache and the vagueness of this assignment are combining to make me a very unhappy camper.
I hate this class already… the teacher is a grad student who has no idea what she’s doing.
I only need to get as detailed as the article does.
It’s a memo, so we’re expected to produce a brief two page memo on the topic.
The collapse of the bridge a few years ago and the engineering problems of aging infrastructure.
The failure of the levees in New Orleans and the repairs necessary to prevent future incidents
The failure of Twitter due to the fact their traffic is outpacing their ability to engineer solutions to keep up (Causing the well known image of the “fail whale”)
It's not for sure an engineering issue
But the ongoing San Bruno explosion has led to tons of articles on the problems with high pressure propane lines through the US. Might be too early to have concrete data on this one yet.
So a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer and a civil engineer
are debating about theology.
The mechanical engineer says, “God must be a mechanical engineer. Look at the human body. So many different parts working in harmony together.”
The electrical engineer says, “No, God is an electrical engineer. Look at the nervous system and how well designed it is.”
The civil engineer says, “You’re both wrong. God is a civil engineer. Who else would put a waste disposal pipeline right through the middle of a fantastic recreational area?”
by Storyteller on Oct 5, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah the good part is that there should be a lot of data about it
Along with some differing opinions. Is this expected to turn into your primary topic of work for your quarter, or just a one-off assignment?
it'll be a memo and a two minute elevator speech.
Nothing too long. The nightmare project is the upcoming “ethics in engineering” paper.
I have good friends who had a sucessfull civil engenering in central Ca for years
They almost went under in the last 2 years in large part from the state deciding to hire more govt employees but they seem to have weathered the storm after having to lay off almost half of their people,I almost went to work for them about 6 years ago,I am glad I passed
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
so the clippers still suck?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
how did Rudy do?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
Won the crowd over
He got serious heat when he entered and the first several times he touched the ball before he started making shots.
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The friend I went with tried to
But its hard after a while.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
flag. I yelled at the people booing.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I just sat silently
Refuse to boo my own player, at least this early in the year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
wes matthews continues his push for sixth man of the year...
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
can't wait to not watch espn for the next 8 months
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
some good stuff there
drives me crazy that they have cameras in there but don’t broadcast the feed…
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 5, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got back home
Observations
Matthews-You da man
Batum-Simply awesome.
LMA-Good opener.
Dre-Its amazing how much you can play well while looking like you don’t care.
Rudy-Why must you confuse my dislike for you by playing well?
Luke-You are NOT Brandon Roy, don’t take fade backs off the dribble.
Dante-INFERNOLICIOUS!
Blazer Crowd-Great job sticking around til the end for the most part.
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Batum's dunk
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo soooooooooooo sick
he flew, he seriously flew
Agreed on Matthews. Dude is a beast.
None of our rookies looked like they belong at this level. I did find it funny that Rudy was stuck playing with all three of them, though.
Johnson looked fine
Williams is clearly a raw talent and Babbit needs to work on shot selection (he took 2 good shots and made 1, the others were crap).
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They had basically two plays
A little screen and roll and then iso.
They kept doing things like taking shots they had no chance of making.
Aminu was junk for the most part, a fouling machine, Bledsoe was decent and Griffin really is a very raw talent.
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i forgot that blake griffin could get UP
missed an oop at the beginning of the game where his head was at the rim
I concur with this assessment
And I too just returned from the game
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 5, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
this is one of the reasons why miller sucks
Dre-Its amazing how much you can play well while looking like you don’t care.
by Name's Ash on Oct 6, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who feels poopy?
Dre can look like whatever he wants as long as he helps the team, as far as I’m concerned.
Three things you might have missed
They had to retip the game because they started going the wrong direction.
Rudy sounded like a valley girl during one of the videotaped segments they played during timeouts.
Dre claimed to wear neither boxers NOR briefs.
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Two fun pics from tonight
Thanks to the O.
LA feeling it:
The representation of the Clips effort (yes, this ball went out off the Clip’s players face):
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I didn't know he could get up that far
I’m glad he can.
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i’m back to catching up on entourage (i need to watch season 6 and some of 7).
my god, this show got so terrible ,it’s entertaining in an oddly fascinating way
SMH.
Luke Babbitt’s stat line in 7 minutes.
3 points. 1-5 from the field. 0 rebounds. +/- -9. This guy sucks.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
He took 2 good 3 pointers and made one
The other 3 shots were odd like Roy-like step backs, not his type of his shot and no surprise he missed.
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I'm calling my shot right now. I think he's a complete bust. I watched him play at fanfest and was surprised at how much he didn't look like an NBA player.
I hope I’m wrong, but I’m gonna be hard on him cuz I think we could have got more for Marty.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
more than the 16th pick for Marty? There is no GM other than Kahn that would have given up that much for Marty.
No I think the 16th pick was good for Marty. I guess I should rephrase that I don't think the 16th pick was appropriate for Luke.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure. I don't remember the draft well enough. I just know I'm not crazy about Luke.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's my draft board.
I probably would’ve gone with Avery Bradley at #16, Damion James at #22 — even though my homeristic instinct would’ve been to pick Quincy Pondexter, who I admit wouldn’t’ve fit at the 3 here due to his weakness from deep — and reached for Brian Zoubek at #34.
Plus there are no minutes for Marty if he was still here
Nate is confused enough as it is
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
But not when he was actually decently defended
The only Clippers that played D were the last unit, the ones with something to prove (like Blakely and Scheyer).
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for sure .We shoul trade Roy now while his value is still high.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i think we should trade roy for conley
it would make greg oden better and we get pgotf and frees up starting spot for wesley to play with nic
ooooo gotta change my boxers…
I drew my conclusions after seeing him at fanfest. I watched walk-ons abuse him every time he was on the floor. I think NBA athelticism is gonna hinder his ability.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting. He looks like a good athlete in his college highlights and his combine numbers are quite good.
He looked like a legit NBA athlete to me in summer league.
I’m not expecting a star, but I am expecting a good offensive role player, maybe not this year though. I like tall players who shoot 50/40/90 as Sophs.
I hope I'm wrong and that he develops into player who can do some things. I am wrong alot, so he has that going for him :)
I think his main problem right now is that he is a true tweener. 4’s overpower him, and 3’s are too fast for him. His best chance is probably to gain 15-20 lbs of beef and be a stretch 4.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s a stretch 4, for sure, and defense will definitely be an issue, especially early in his career. Good chance Dante keeps him off the court, especially if he can hit the corner 3.
I think Batum plays backup 4 for us.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
See Aminu
Who had an absolutely horrid game.
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i was curious when he fouled out
if you could actually foul out in preseason since he was still chillin in the game for a lil while and vinny wasnt puttin nobody else in. but then he got out and it was all good
Oh you can definately foul out
Although the refs tonight were clueless, not knowing he had fouled out.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Pendy fouled out too, bruh.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
yeah but it was after aminu
and aminu wasnt leaving and the refs were just maxin and relaxin bout it
but i was looking forward to reading all about how Wes Matthews is the final piece for a ring and how he’s now the 2nd best blazer of all time and will work with Batum to bring about world peace and an end to hunger.
Well, I've wrestled with reality for 28 years and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
He'll be terrible, but my fear of Nate McMillan possibly playing him extensively has subsided.
I, by the way, am still not sold on Wesley Matthews, who’s been getting a lot of hype lately.
I am drinking the Wesley kool-aid. Dude looked so good in person. The hips and shoulders of a power forward and the speed of a guard.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Still same configuration just shorter
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I look forward to discussing the crappyness of Wes in Dec.
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you will be disappointed then! Wesley is gonna make you happy this year me thinks.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I was sassing AK,I asked him what it would take for him to get off the Wes sucks bus
And he deferred the conversation till X-mass
by southern oregon on Oct 5, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Come Christmas, we shall see how his numbers line up this season ...
compared to his rookie campaign. It could go either way.
Dario fail :(
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt he plays any power forward, but the similarly built Ruben Patterson was used there in ...
the past. for both Seattle and Portland. Of course, Welsey Matthews is a different type of player than Patterson.
Matthews is more perimeter-oriented than Patterson on offense, which is a good thing.
Regarding the “Nanny Raper,” he was a tweener forward because of his limited skill set and mental incompetence.
LOL no I don't think he will be playing any power forward for us. He just looks like a power forward that got hit over the head with a cartoon hammer and squashed him down.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
a bulky, bruiser as our primary perimeter defender
we’ve always been looking for a guy like that. wes fits the bill, but i still think we were bidding against ourselves with that signing.
PHILLY!
Not me anymore. I really like what I've seen from him so fart.
It was gonna take a contract that Utah didn’t want to match to pry him away. I say job well done.
Also the contract was front-loaded so it won’t be as bad in the coming years.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding Wesley Matthews contract, I'd've preferred to see annual descalating ...
salaries rather than escalating salaries. The hit this season would’ve been the same — so as to deter Utah from matching it — however, it’d’ve shaved off a lot of money in the later years of his deal.
So Randy Moss is coming back to MInnesota? says ESPN
Wahh?
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New owner
But his is crazy. I think they’d be better off going after vick
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Yes it would
I think Moss would be frustrated at Favres bum ankle underthrowing him on every deep ball. But it would ruin their draft for next year
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Nope
The only one of the players not likely to make the roster that played was Mills.
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Btw, I think the "OUR HOUSE" chant is truly super lame
After tonight. Didn’t work.
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So un-Portland
Now what IS Portland was the “Let’s go Blazers” chants started in the 300 level at random points throughout the game with no prodding by the announcer.
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how long until kahn reaches mcfail status?
i mean… johnson (who will never be more than a glorified role player) over cousins, and then he trades away jefferson?!
PHILLY!
Breaking from the BBC
Liverpool (the once proud but currently struggling EPL side) is to be sold to the group that owns the Boston Red Sox.
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Btw, does anyone actually use those Chalupa coupons?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I don't really understand why I do.
It’s more of a hassle than anything to go out of the way and get them. And chalupas aren’t that great. But it’s a tradition … the Blazers score over 100 and I have to get chalupas.
No. Even when it's drunk time and I do go to T-bell I don't get chalupas.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 5, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Me either
I can’t remember the last time I went to Taco Bell.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I just spent the last hour or more on geni.com making my family tree
I was surprised how productive I was. Without any physical documents, I was able to get 6 of the 8 great-great grandparents on my mothers side, as well as all 4 great grandparents (along with their birth dates and birth places).
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I thought this was interesting
“I thought we were tight on defense and guarding the ball rather than our man,” Roy said. “That’s the biggest adjustment we’ve made this year, really focusing on guarding that ball and moving with that ball instead of our person. Only the ball can score. Your man can’t score if he doesn’t have the ball. He’s really a decoy. So the biggest thing is helping and trusting that if I get beat I have four guys rotating to help. Not one, but four guys helping.”
From Freeman’s recap.
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Yeah
I’m just wondering if this actually marks a conceptual shift or just that they are now doing what Nate has been drilling them on.
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Chasing the ball sounds like his M.O.
I recall people saying he is not an advocate for strict man to man stuff.
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this is cool:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/10/cornerback_james_dockery_takes.html
i’m sure oregon has one with a laser tag room, a giant arcade, maybe 60 xboxes hooked up to xbox live to play madden on, etc…
Too bad Luke Babbitt looks not like Lucky Luke. Maybe when he grows back his hair. Rudy looks more like that.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
From BtB
One person familiar with Mills’ situation acknowledged the Hornets have had internal discussions about Patty as have two other teams – including an Eastern Conference title contender.
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He did mention that there was a backup plan for being cut
And didn’t seem to think it would be in Europe. Could the “Eastern title contender” be Atlanta? I guess maybe Chicago too. Title contender is a stretch for both those teams, but I don’t see the Celtics, Magic, or Heat being interested. He’d fit well on the Heat but they seem thoroughly disinterested in youth and upside
it's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Magic might work if they like the fact that he can hit the three
Other than that, I dunno where he would go.
I’m calling Hornets.
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Yeah, with Pargo out, their backups are Willie Green who is rather a 2 and a guy named Mustafa Shakur
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Patty was sounding pretty coy on media day too
He’s definitely going somewhere. I see it being in the NBA for this season at least.
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