02/02/10: Game Junk Recap, With RIP City Poll - who are the untradeables?
by Blazer1342 on Feb 2, 2010 5:57 AM PST
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Game recap:
WOW, what a great game last night. Aggressive on offense, decent on defense. Sure, a few turnovers to go with it, but who cares when you got your mojo going.
Were we channeling the spirit of the Suns from a few years ago or what? No, not really, it looked more like we were creating a new spirit of Blazer basketball, homegrown in the great state of Oregon. Yeah baby!
Excellent ball movement tonight. A little sluggish in the 3rd, but we got that straightened out.
Player observations:
Aldridge: Texas two steppin’
Miller: 42 points under his new one game average, but the consummate professional.
Baylesslessness: May win my heart over even yet.
Pendergragh: "I will break you ‘cause it’s fun."
Blake: “Watch me show and go.”
Batum: Cooler than the other side of an Eskimo pillow. The new untradeable.
Rudy: The-Amazing-Spaniards-Sensational-Highflying-Magical-Basketball-Show is back in town.
Cunningham: "Get that weak stuff outta here, I’m from Villanova."
Mills: "I can make it from behind this other line, REALLY, I can."
The poll below assumes Roy & Oden are a given and is more based on the younger players potential, rather than where they might be currently.
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Ya think so?
You can only choose one and junk polls rarely get more than 30 votes.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
You could list all 15 players
Then combine
Roy-Batum
Roy-Oden
Roy-LA
Roy-Batum-Oden
etc
You wouldn’t have to combine Mills with anyone
You're too fast.
I’m assuming Roy & Oden are a given and just putting some of the others on.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Good point
But I personally think all the guys in the poll are worth trading for a Bosh level or higher player.
should LMA be in there?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Nah
I think stick with the young guys, to be fair, you might want to add Mills. LA is ever so hated these days, some folks would trade him for Juwan Howard.
Even Batum? In 2 years he will blow our minds.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Would you trade LMA for Hedo?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
No way
Last year LA was on my untradeable list with Rudy, Oden, and Roy. This year I still like LA and Rudy and wouldn’t mind them retiring as a Blazer, I just realize now that they might not reach their full potential.
I don’t’ mind LA
His turn around jumper is unguardable, and you can’t take that shot if you’re a little shorter. I just wish he was tougher inside and had a better handle on the ball.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I still think if Oden is healthy, that LA's game fits well with Oden
I think Webster plays well enough to make Batum expendable. I’m actually more concerned with getting a real point guard since I’m not sold on Bayless.
Plus, I don’t think LA has been fully healthy yet this year either.
Bayless missed a wide open LA under the rim. (I think it was LA)
But he does bring a talent which teams have to respect – speed.
Although he’s getting better, court vision, true point guard play, I’m not sure we’ll ever see it. I like Martell, but he’s definitely on my tradable list.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Batum can drive, Martell can drive only if Moses parts the sea.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Yeah
But I think the Blazers can win a championship with Oden, Roy and Bosh, I don’t know if they can with Oden, Roy, and Batum.
It’s the ability to drive to the hole that breaks most teams down.
But you can’t just have one guy who can do it, you need 3 in my IMO.
And it’s been killing us as well this year. We can’t defend teams that take it to the hole, but with Nic back and Cunningham coming along, who knows.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I can see that
I just don’t think that Batum is a guy that moves a team into championship mode. I don’t deny that he’ll get better, I just don’t think the SF position is as important as the other 4 positions.
Don’t get me wrong, I really like Bosh.
I just have this feeling Nic could turn out to be a special talent.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I need more than 5 games
I don’t trust Euros. Nic obviously thinks his French team is more important then the Blazers and both Euros came back from the summer injured.
They have more national pride than we do.
I still remember Rudy in the slam dunk contest, I felt sorry him, and embarrassed for us – what a circus.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Both Euros WENT to Europe injured.
Batum’s shoulder was injured last year in the spring. Rudy’s back was injured when Ariza took him out! Maybe both should have had their injuries taken care of instead of playing in Europe but the play in Europe is NOT what caused the injuries!
Amen
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Yeah but is incredibly versatile
Which is a good thing to have at that SF position. Batum can D up on most anyone and so presents a really good defensive piece. In fact in a season or two he could be in the running for best defensive player with battier and artest (especially with the last few games where he has been able to shut down another team’s go-to guy for decent stretches) Combine his defensive ability’s with his offensive and you have a piece many teams would covet for playoffs. Dunno if Batum will be an All-star, but he might just be the type of player that coaches want the most. Is there a player that you would rather have playing the SF for us at the moment, especially one as cheap as Nic? If you trade either, trade Martell, because Nic is much better.
And while yes, in the abstract trinity of either Roy-Oden-Batum or Roy-Oden-Bosh the latter appears better, but thats because they dont play same position. And if you are advocating that we trade Aldridge and Batum for Bosh then I might have to shoot you. Two good starters for one?? Might have had me at Aldridge-Rudy because our alternative SG is better than Rudy, but Batum is better than his alternative. God Toronto would love for you to throw Aldridge and Batum at them first and then negotiate the third/other players.
three axioms
1) Championships are won by top 15 players
2) A dollar is worth more than four quarters in the NBA
3) A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush
All these point toward paying pretty much whatever it takes to get a guy like Chris Bosh. I would much rather have Bosh/Webster as my forwards than Batum/Aldridge.
by atomiccafe on Feb 2, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, have you refreshed, it's all going to Rudy.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I was just going to ask "do you have 35 alias screen ID’s."
I guess people like a trade poll.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I’ve heard a lot of people read the junk but never comment.
With the poll in the title they likely come over to vote.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I still think there's too many votes for Rudy
With all the Batum love going on, it’s gotta be a poll smoker.
Poll smoker is what you call someone who votes a lot in a poll right?
Why not trade Bayless, Travis, Pendy/Martell for Bosh.
I can’t see trading Batum.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Bosh will take LA plus someone with lots of upside
They would want LA for sure.
I think either of these trades are fair
Bosh and Banks for LA, Miller, Blake, and Bayless
or
Bosh and Banks for LA, Miller, Blake, and Batum
If both trades, I think they’d have to cut Blake after the trade to get down to 15 guys. Outlaw would work in the trade and I think Jack would too. Fan’s would crap if Jack came back though.
yeah, LA+Batum for Bosh is still a win for Portland, though I'd rather deal Rudy or Bayless instead of Batum
Free AK1984
Then why are we trading him for bosh?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
oh.. ok, I was worried we were trading THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME just cause LMA isn’t
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
the only player we consider trading for him is Greg Oden, and we already have him…. so…..
#52 #10 #25 #7
that trade would cause the universe to implode
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yep
Like using an easy button to find an easy button
Happy birthday Roybot!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:10 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Yeah I know, but she said it was her birthday week
And she wanted to hear that every day. Try to pay attention
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:11 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
It was in the game thread. Don't feel bad
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:53 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
That would have been a good one to go to
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 9:10 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
SEE DTL!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
G-Night folks
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Back at ya
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Vancouger WA
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
& you're going to bed at 7 am lol
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
yep- weird shift. Not grave, not swing, a little of both.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
i have no clue what a swing shift is
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Normally about 3:30PM to midnight
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
that's long
that’d seem like a drag, well depending what you do.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
seemed more like 8 hours. guess i should have counted
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
add a half hour for lunch break
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
sometimes they are an hour
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
most are not paid so you can take as long as you want at some places, but it just means staying there longer
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
is this a typo, cause it's pretty funny
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I saw it before I hit post.
It was something like vancouvjger cause I was a typin’ to fast. But the "G: popped off the screen.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
tominhawaii...LeBron James is a small forward. Not saying Batum is anything like LeBron but it does
given an argument to the SF being an important position on a team..just depends on who the SF IS!
I didn't go watch the thing
I wouldn’t even know who Ben was if they didn’t just show him killing someone and talking to that bald guy on the morning news.
oh it was a news clip?
they might have just showed the ending of season 5 then. i’ve avoided all spoilers so far and with only 13 hours to go i hope to avoid them altogether.
Nah
They just showed another clip.
Ben kills someone and John tells him to go get Batmanuel. Then Batmanuel says, “John wants to see me huh?” And then he throws Ben down next to another John who is dead.
It is pretty good
The female lead is super hot….she had a couple of underwear scenes last night….yum!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
i havent ever seen it
but wasnt like the cool part about it that it was like some regular guy
according to ads i have seen now hes a ninja? LAME
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
it’s hard to explain… but he isn’t a ninja
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
no its not
he got brain implants like Neo.. LAME
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
if anyone complains about no subject line, they should have their fan card revoked.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 7:54 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
i always hoped The Delorean would catch on.
cause of him having #88.
and then when he does something awesome, everyone would scream: What did I tell you!?? 88 miles per hour!!"
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
what would open the door for:
“boom boom goes the dynamite!”
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
sounds like a hot sauce:
new-colon dynamite
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
so stupid
it also increases the odds for vote-splitting and allowing some weird movie nobody wants to be a winner with like 18% of the vote.
i wish they'd release the voting for nominations.
just to see what the top 5 vote getters were. I’d have to guess they mirror the directing nominations. I’d have to think movies like The Blind Side and District 9 were near the bottom of that top 10. It was a down year for quality movies.
Also never understood
why they have a separate award for Best Director. It’s just a way to hedge when they feel conflicted about the best movie of the year—Brokeback Mountain won Best Director while Crash won best picture being the example I can think of off the top of my head.
it's fairly uncommon for the two awards to split, but it does.
it is sometimes warranted. such as Spielberg winning for SPR instead of the best picture winning Shakespeare in Love winning best director as well. (of course, SiL shouldn’t have won best picture over SPR, but whatever.)
actually, looking through the winners
it seems like the person that won best director probably should have won best picture too. but sometimes they don’t. so perhaps the directing award is a better indicator. except this year when the person that will likely win wins.
unless, of course, it was a ridiculously stupid oversight on both awards
like when Scorsese lost to Redford and Costner on director and picture and Titanic won both.
chonga
is the actual term..
but you were close.. im glad my teachings didnt fall on deaf ears
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I called that number, some dude answered
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
what's that called when boys have slashes through their eyebrows?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
wrong dude, dude
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
stupid
i have one i cant get rid of.. i hate it.. people think i do it on purpose
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha GOR is trying to be trendy… HAHAHA.. hey look everyone at hipster 80’s boy GOR
#7, #10, #25, #52,
easy chief
dont make me send Greg to club you
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
Let's do this
Instead of saying “who’s untradeable,” let’s say “who would you have to get back if you did trade him?” This takes into account the ability, potential and age of players comng back in the trade. No concern for injury.
Roy: LeBron, CP3
Oden: Same
Batum: Someone on the all-star or all-star snub level—maybe Andre Iguodala would be the worst player I would package him for.
Aldridge: I’m not going to say anything here, I think all our judgments are clouded.
Bayless: Need to get a PG prospect back here. John Wall anyone? I’d throw him into a deal for Bosh, or trade him straight up for like Devin Harris or maybe Ty Lawson.
Fernandez: Decent big we could keep for a few years—Nazr Mohammed? Brandon Bass (probably not good enough)? Okafor?
Andre Miller: Similar to Fernandez. Gortat? They need a PG right?
Alright, flame away
by atomiccafe on Feb 2, 2010 8:08 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think you are undervaluing Rudy in this one
We shouldn’t have to pay that much for a rent-a-big……plus Bayless for Lawson I’m a little iffy on …not enough separation so why bother
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
I didn't mean rent-a-big
Those would be guys we want to keep.
Maybe Nazr Mohammed isn’t good enough, and Okafor’s contract is pretty poor, but I am talking about a longer-term guy.
His knees will self destruct if he comes here.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Nazr is a good backup
But I think he’s about 32 or so… getting a New Joel makes a lot of sense, so we need to hope the Magic fail terribly and we go get Gortat because they don’t wanna keep paying their backup center so much.
#52
yes getting another big for this year and next is fine
but we should be able get more for Rudy , dontcha think?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Feb 2, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I do
More than a Nazr type for sure. That’s a trade ya do because Rudy is so unhappy that everything is ruined for him in Portland.
I don’t see him being moved anytime soon. We will try to make it work.
#52
As much as I love B-Rex, Bayless for Wall, I'd do in a second.
Though I wouldn’t trade him for Lawson.
Fernandez has that marketability that makes him that much more valuable. Players that can handle their own in the NBA AND do so with some flair are worth more. Okafor for Rudy straight up would be interesting if the salaries matched. I’d have to think about that one.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
yeah you could make Rudy for Okafor work
we’d have to throw in a couple expirings, which they would love and would pretty much be the reason they would do it.
I think Mortimer’s head just exploded.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Feb 2, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i’d also consider trading rudy for robin hood, the men in tights version.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
package deal, including a case of shiner bock.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
pretty solid
I think Oden’s value is lower— Because of the injuries I’d strongly consider dealing him for a Marc Gasol or Brook Lopez type, but I don’t think their teams would.
Free AK1984
I'll take Marc Gasol
Brook Lopez is soft and isn’t really good on D.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
hes not bad on D
he has moderately quick feet and stays in front of his guy
he can score the best of the three by a LARGE margin
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not convinced
that people would take oden over brook at this point
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Iggy for Batum?
I’ll fly to Philly myself and kidnap Batum back to the PTB if that happened. Seriously.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
Iggy is good
He’s already a top 10 wing defender, and a top 30 player. He also fits our time-table. Perfect partner for Roy on the wings—Cadillac role player.
Iggy is about twice as good as Batum at this point.
One of the best defenders in the league, not to mention that he has a higher rate than Roy. It would pretty much make us immediate contenders next season, probably favorites to win the West.
I used to be called Nick Van Excellent, but I wasn't really all that excellent.
by The Running Man on Feb 2, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
yurp
+ he would LOVE to be reunited with Andre Miller. They were a great partnership.
’Dre
Roy
Iggy
Aldridge
Oden
with Bayless, Fernandez, Outlaw and Prz off the bench? Sign me up
*He has a higher assist rate than Roy.
Sorry, I messed that up.
I used to be called Nick Van Excellent, but I wasn't really all that excellent.
by The Running Man on Feb 2, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
This should be a fanpost
How about this scenario: Minnesota winds up with the number one pick in next year’s draft. Do they still pick Wall? If they do, who do they trade to us? Rubio, or Flynn, or Wall? And who do they want in return? – Elgin
GOP in HD
Silly Elgin
You forget that Minny’s goal is to have a team comprised soley of PGs and SFs. This works out perfectly for them
I like that idea because it gives a better chance to evaluate the talent we would want to get in return (instead of silly trade rumors) even if they are not on the trade block.
P.S. Love your pic, Neko Case is hot.
The short one says to the tall one, "If I were you, I'd be tall."
The tall one replies, "No, if you were me, I'd be short."
You wouldn't trade Batum for Bosh or Iguodala?
if you were reasonably certain you could keep Bosh, that’s a no brainer to me. Top-10 player.
I would also do Iggy, but it’s closer.
Aldridge and Batum for Bosh
only if we’re 100% sure Bosh resigns
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Untouchables?
I guess that depends on what is more important to you.
1. Win it all now and potentially flame out, a la Celtics
2. Progressively increase wins and shape a longer term contender, a la Spurs
I get the paper, so I don't care!
my favorite untouchable was
Andy Garcia. he was pretty awesome. Sean Connery gets all the love, but i think Andy Garcia was cooler.
Honestly, if you could promise me we could make a trade
That could net us one single title in the next several years, I would take it.
I’ve been waiting my entire life for a Blazer victory parade (I was born in 1981) and so if we ended up being Boston I’d be okay with that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i've thought about this too.
which would I rather be: Detroit, Boston, or the Spurs?
I think it’s fairly obvious Portland is trying to be the Spurs, but injuries are derailing those chances. If I had to choose between Detroit and Boston though, I’d choose Detroit: won a title and sustained excellence in the eastern conference, but didn’t get another title. I think that’s better than a title and (what appears to be) quick flame out like with Boston.
But Boston knew that was the case
They took a huge gamble in making those deals and it paid off.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
and what if it didn't pay off?
they’d look foolish. I’d rather have one title and several years of near titles than one title and several years of mediocrity. Danny Ainge is about to show how good or bad a GM he really is. But this time he doesn’t have Kevin McHale to bail him out…..
I know
And that’s why I like our long-term approach. Don’t get me wrong. There isn’t a single player on this team that I don’t like.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Its why I can't but respect the Spurs
Even though I really really don’t like Manu “Bat Boy” Ginobli.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i don't like him either.
they showed a 10 top plays thing on the jumbotron last night at the game and Manu had one. It was him saving a ball that was going out of bounds. full out horizontal dive to save it to a teammate. reminded me of Dennis Rodman. It was probably the most respect I’ve had for anything Manu has done.
his ability frustrates me.
but not as much as his whining and his bald spot
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
i don't have a bald "spot"
kind of like how you don’t have a bald “spot”. we are balding…..big difference.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Still
We are brothers in the loss of follicle arts… we should stick together.
He makes no attempt to hide it, he gets my respect.
#52
i agree.
we will stick together.
but i still don’t like Manu. i was rooting for the bat.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, but you can look foolish either way, right?
The Bulls have been stuck in neutral for years—they are on their second generation of prospects now, having traded half the first ones to start over.
Also, it’s not an “either or” situation. The Nuggets, for example, built around home-grown talents like ’Melo and Nene, but it took a proven vet in Billups to kick them toward the upper echelon.
yeah, i guess.
i mean, no method is 100% effective. i’m just saying i’d rather build through the draft and smart signings (Spurs/Detroit) than make one or two huge trades in the hopes of getting a title (Boston) even though it might not be good for the future. You take risks either way. The Nuggets are doing well, they just haven’t gotten over the hump yet. same with the Blazers: injuries are all that is killing them now.
yeah, for sure
I think you have to do it through a combination, but your core should definitely come through the draft. Also, the “big splash” method isn’t really viable for a team like Portland. We’re not super attractive to free agents and such. We have to pile up our chips and make the smart move for a piece that fits (like Detroit did with Sheed and San Antonio has done with their role players).
WOW 1981, THAT’S LIKE FOREVER… YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT, LETS WIN ONE FOR SKYWAKER9
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not our Rudy of course
That was bad, real bad.
Amazing thing about that game was Memphis kept trying to give it away but the Lakers refused to take it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that was almost my reaction
mine was more like
/facepalm
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
yup
if they woulda lost by 1 or 2 points, rudy would be in some trouble.
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
That Rudy Gay sure pulled a boner!
I remember Clyde did that one game, from halfcourt… he or someone else got the steal, about 10 seconds left (the tenths of a second were ticking), he saw the tenths ticking and chucked it from halfcourt and then realized what he did and did his sheepish Drexler laugh.
#52
lol
at least he hott & won
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
So as I said yesterday the NCAA Tourney is getting expanded and probably going to be on ESPN
Which I thought was fine til I realized that would mean Dicky V calling the championship game.
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Dicky V is painful to listen to.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Packer is retired thank God
I’ve played enough 2k10 btw to know that Clark Kellog (who strangely is the color guy in that game) really IS that predictable.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the worst part about almost every college basketball commentator
is their constant desire to invoke the coach every time a player makes a great play.
Kevin Harlan and Gus Johnson being the exceptions. Those guys are gods.
And Bobby Knight as a color guy
Is just great. His combination of knowledge and snarkiness is fun.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
no one will ever no the joy
of growing up with Kevin Harlan as a local radio guy night in and night out (announcing the Timberwolves in Minnesota). He’s toned down his act SOOOO much now that he’s national.
I don't find that hard to believe actually
Jon Miller is kind of like that in baseball. The difference between when he calls Giants games and when he’s on ESPN is huge.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
In my opinion he's good in both cases
But he’s a fairly big homer on Giants games, in a funny way.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
He's hilarious for Giants games.
I remember a game against the Dodgers, where Barry Zito walked 2 guys in a row, both who had bad numbers against him to get to someone with great numbers against him and Dave Fleming pointed that out, Miller was like “so, you’re saying you detect a flaw with that…”
It was way funnier when he said it.
In general, when Miller does Giants games (on the radio), he’s less formal.
Free AK1984
i'd probably like him for Giants games then.
i can’t stand him for ESPN. he’s got a great voice though.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
i can't stand Morgan either.
maybe i can stand Phillips just cause he’s not Miller or Morgan….
i can’t remember the name of the guy on ESPN that i do like. Dave something?
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
i like all the giants broadcasters, miller especially.
but krukow and kuiper are funny tv guys, and i like fleming.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Kruk and Kuip are somewhat similar to Mike and Mike
They are pretty funny and have a good on-air chemistry. Pretty big homers in a lovable way.
Fleming is also the radio voice of Stanford football and basketball and does a decent job.
Free AK1984
i feel like they know a bit more about the game than mike and mike as well.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
both kruk and kuip played baseball for a lot of years, iirc.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Kuip was a 2B who was great in the field and hit for decent average
but hit only 1 career HR, which they always make fun of him for when someone hits his first career HR or a pitcher hits one
Kruk pitched for 10+ years I think and won 20 games in his best year.
Free AK1984
I hate Jim Nantz for basketball
Such a boring voice. Stick to golf.
Dickie V would be worse than Clark Kellogg though, for sure.
Free AK1984
except how i met your mother
where he was awesome last night
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
The groundhog saw his shadow
6 more weeks of winter.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
effing global warming
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that's just for the east coast.
Portland Zoo does their own thing at 10:30 (or so i hear) and that will be the west coast indicator. Or at least the Portland indicator. the East coast stinks so whatever the west coast says goes as far as I’m concerned.
punxatawny phil
is the official one for all of america i think. didnt know there was a west coast one and east coast one.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
there's not really.
i’m just making it up because i don’t want to acknowledge six more weeks of winter. haha. i didn’t know until today that Portland Zoo did their own thing.
yeah we're all in the same hemisphere so we go through the same season as the least coast
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
alls i gotta say
is punxatawny phil must be really awesome…all the coolest people are named phil
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
dr................................
phil
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
if i was a poker player
my name would be perfect
Phil – Ivey, Hellmuth, Laak
Nguyen – Scotty, Men,
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Great movie though
“Groundhog Day” is one fun movie.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Feb 2, 2010 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that is a fun movie.
with some pretty dark undertones. the imdb.com trivia/info page on that movie is interesting. they could have gone in several directions with that concept.
Why must you hate?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Feb 2, 2010 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I saw that (again) the other night
Wouldn’t it be great if we all were forced to do a given day over and over again until we got it right? That would be awesome. – Elgin
GOP in HD
I’d do it just for the chance to learn the piano,
Plus everybody should jump off a tall building at least once.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Besides, Vancouver needs the snow
For the upcoming Winter Olympics, which start in just 10 days.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
for the working drones: run, run from your offices…
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
that little guy in your photo is at my desk, at my work. I sort of thought no one liked it, so I took it to work…
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
i don’t remember this part of star trek….
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Feb 2, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
recommend, except for anton chekov fans
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
My boss's kids birthday was today
We were joking about him poking his head out and seeing his shadow, only it wasn’t his shadow-it was his afterbirth.(if this doesn’t get a reaction I don’t know what will)
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 12:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not down with the afterbirth humor, eh?
It’s like I don’t even know you anymore
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 1:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
anybody see the Memphis-Fakers highlight?
like 7 kobe baskets, then Artest missing a chance to win the game. Memphis didn’t get a single highlight despite winning the game.
haha
the whole interview is sick
i cant seem to find it tho…
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
its from 05
i remember watching it on 60 mins and i was in awe. morgan freeman moved up to the top of my fav celebs list after it. hes moved down a few notches since then however.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
who would pay
18 bucks for a tv episode?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
i have no idea
its only 12 minutes long too lol
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
is it because he crashed a car that wasn't fancy?
i like him as an actor. don’t know too much about his personal stuff.
well did that interview
make you like him more or less?
which all goes back to our argument last week…off the court (or in this case, off the screen) stuff matters.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
i'd have to see the whole interview to make a determination.
but mostly, for me, things like that come down to “do i agree or disagree” more than “do i like them or not like them”. I often times can agree with someone i don’t like and vice-versa.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
i think that 60 mins
and dateline have kinda dropped the ball over the past few years…i no longer watch both. 60 mins was the best when it was on after TGIF back in the day. Barbawa Walters and Hugh Downs
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
ah yes
your right…i blame it on my brain damage. do they still air 20/20?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I think so.. but I can’t really say I watch ABC outside of Basketball and Lost
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
i never watched either.
the best show for celebrity interviews is Inside the Actors Studio
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Bring the WNBA
back to PDX!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
that would be an activity
I could enjoy with my lesbian niece and, uh, niece-in-law. – Elgin
GOP in HD
i'd let her post up on me any day
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
lol i swear
that rudy has a similar pose
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
They have the exact same facial profile
Definite sibling resemblence
Free AK1984.
by blazeraddict on Feb 2, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
She looks like FFA
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Feb 2, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
what do you expect?
they’re both mexican
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking that
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Feb 2, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
pfff...
Rudy’s sister isn’t that good looking.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I think FFA is better looking than her and FFA is very pretty.
[doesn’t risk anything lost in translation]
#52
yeah rudy is definitely the more attractive one
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
you are so very wrong. it's not even funny. rudy fernandez is one of the most gorgeously beautiful men
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t find him the least bit arousing… his sister though… purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
#7, #10, #25, #52,
Note - Crooked hair.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
yeah kinda...
i was looking more at the picture with her in the white shirt and it doesn’t look crooked. but in the picture of her with the red shirt, yeah, i can see that.
dang it, Roybot!
so you’re saying it’d be like Rudy doing naughty things to you when it’s really his sister?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
It's because he gave himself a straight hairline
Instead of cutting his hair along his natural, melted hairline.
#52
He was just as cute last year!!! Actually Batum is more BEAUTIFUL
than cute. Bayless is cute. Webster is cute. LA is cute. Dante is cute. Rudy is very GOOD LOOKING.
I agree with Roybot, I've got some friends who have hot sister's
Weellll, hot at first, and then when you look at em really hard, you’re like omg, that looks just like my bruh with long hair, and then you’re all SICK!!!!!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
and then you have sex with them and feel
kinda attracted to your friend and then eventually..
brokeback
right?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
speaking from experience?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
ewwww see that what makes him rudy fernandez! it's so wonderful n cute!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
that's cuz you ain't rudy fernandez!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
(I hope)
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
i played supermario bros 2 recently
and when rudy jumps in the air for an alley oop…it totally reminds me of luigi jumping and twittering his feet.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
asians are exempt
from being labeled racist.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
its damn true
you pumped for raw? just got our tix
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
not sure...i'll look later
i’m in bed (i havent slept yet)
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
the WWE Raw?
those shows are fun. that’ll be in the build up to wrestlemania too. you’ll get to see some cool stuff i bet.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
oh ya
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
i went to the pay-per-view they had last time WWE was here
and saw a ladder match with HBK and Y2J. that was sweet.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
i feel like a nerd for going
the last two i saw was survivor series (lame) and wrestlemania where i grabbed trishs mammary gland on accident
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
on "accident". riiiiight.....
i didn’t feel like a nerd exactly, but i did feel kinda weird going. those shows really are a blast though. It’s kinda strange how fun they are, actually. Did Trish’s boob feel pretty nice?
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
it was an accident
i didnt fondle her…so i cant really answer.
it was noice tho. i took a pic of my hand to document the occassion in booker t fashion.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
hahaha
of all the divas, she was probably the best looking as well as one of the best wrestlers.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
best looking one
was keibler at the time…
trish was always my fav tho. she had a ton of memorable skits.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like LaMike wasnt happy about the description of Lache Seastrunk
Lamichael James “Duck fans should be excited because: He is similar to LaMichael James, only quicker and faster and more elusive…” (false)
from this day forth
i shall be known as laphilth
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
isnt it french?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
La is spanish as far as I know… Le is French
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
la and le is french
one is masculine and the other is feminine
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
apparently they both are both… those crafty Romance Languages like to share
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
le is a object pronoun in spanish, i believe. my spanish is bad.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
competition will only make them better
and that should scare the rest of the Pac 10
#7, #10, #25, #52,
that was also my thought
lmj is gonna work hard to be better than this kid
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m hoping it works out to a Stewart/Johnson type combo but where they are both the same type of runner
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
is it too early to call dibs on the JD for tomorrow?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
that will just come down to if people remember you called it or not. hahaha
but no, it’s not too early.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
yeah you gotta tell SO
cause he’ll make one when no one is looking
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I hope you just repost this one. it’ll be like tomorrow can never happen—in tomorrow’s jd i call dibs on death by toaster, in bathtub, in hotel w/ no hot water, after dominating jeopardy and drinking whiskey.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
You just think you have it all figured out don’t you
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Ark, you like boats, but not the ocean. You go to a lake in the summer with your family up in the mountains. There’s a long wooden dock and a boathouse with boards missing from the roof, and a place you used to crawl underneath to be alone. You’re a sucker for French poetry and rhinestones. You’re very generous. You’re kind to strangers and children, and when you stand in the snow you look like an angel.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
that sounds way too good to be true
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
The applications for this
are amazing. And that family-controlled German company is about to become very, very wealthy and powerful.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Or to entire
rosters?
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
A roster made of Glass? this seems like a bad idea
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
A roster COATED
in highly flexible glass, impervious to all forms of badness….including ruptured tendons, fractured patellas, bad shot selection, throwing the ball away, and the media blowback from sexting.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
talk to me when we get spray titanium
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t see a downside to that scenario
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
mmhm
im glad his invitational was taped or it wouldnt happen cause of his knee
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
those aren't light either
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
sorry, should have put Spoiler in the title
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
The Trail Blazers are untradeable
We do not need anyone else on this team.
by BlazerFanFromDenver on Feb 2, 2010 11:14 AM PST reply actions
but we need the sonic’s squatch, or maybe a wookie.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
for shame....
Blaze greatly enhances my Rose Garden experience. I <3 Blaze
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
For me
His is the symbol of this team flailing around most of the last decade.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i'm find him delightfully superflous.
maybe it’s my inner child.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Of course I'm not the target audience
But after seeing the height of mascot awesomeness in BIg Red from Western Kentucky at the NCAAs in Portland last year, I’m spoiled.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the only 2 mascots that are actually legit great
are the San Diego Chicken and the Philly Phanatic. the PHX Gorilla is on the outskirts. Squatch is overrated (he’s pretty much just like the Gorilla). all other mascots are superfluous but also sorta neat.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Those are cool
Seen both at Beavers games, awesomeness.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Your inner child needs to man up
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
i wouldn't want that to happen.
i’m already cynical and jaded as it is. my inner child is all that keeps me from being a complete bummer instead of only mostly a bummer.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
may i ask a question?
why do people hate blaze?
i like him.
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
A mascot that can't even dunk
Is not cool.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Blaze, right before he gets rim checked
via trailblazers.com
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
heehee
watching Blaze get rim-checked is part of the fun!
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
he might get rim-checked
but i’ve seen him make a half court shot throwing it over his head backwards.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
I was there
But not as cool as dunking.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
he was the Portland Fire’s Mascot before he was the Blazers… we got scraps and hand me downs
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I want a mascot who will tear your arms off if he gets upset, and is not afraid to exchange fire with imperial scum.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I didn't say it was MY idea
It is the beloved NBF’s and I put my political power behind it 1000%.
#52
His tail
it is strangely phallic ….it reminds of Stan Van Gundy (or Ron Jeremy) after he tried to make it with a non anatomically correct manikin
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Feb 2, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I still think we should trade Blaze to the Thunder for the corpse of Squatch… TOKC gets a “Thundercat” and we get a mascot that isn’t from the Defunct ABL Womens League
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
we could get DB cooper to dress up as Sasquatch… he could “make it rain” during time-outs
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
So, LMA diversified his offense and Nic Batum is the the visual, basketball version of sex.
Good times.
Silver linings. Silver linings. Silver linings.
Former USC LB Rey Malagua pled guilty to DUI says ESPN
Although I will admit that this mug shot is about as composed as you’ll ever see one:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
they are for the poor and uneducated?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know but he must have been real wasted
Covington police said they determined he was the driver of a car that struck two parked vehicles and a parking meter.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The DUI is bad
the high school girls in the car is worse. Gross
Free AK1984.
by blazeraddict on Feb 2, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
your link sounds over-produced, vocals are drowned out by the backing track
#7, #10, #25, #52,
by The Arkitect on Feb 2, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
lol
chopped and screwed=failfailfail
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Ohhhh..............a hair removal device
for those with hairy knuckles.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Are the Blazers gonna run more now?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Depends on the opponent
On Saturday vs. the Lakers, heck yes because they are old and slow. Worked great in our first win over them.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I like it when they run.
It maximizes the talents of everybody but steve.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
fun for fans
fun for players
hell for mcmillan
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
poor quality, but it’s the words that matter.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe this Charolette game was a spark
Everybody had the mentality and it generated good looks for us most of the time. Of course not every team will turn it over 400 times like Charolette did.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Not only was that win last night a relativley easy one
But the 4th quarter was basically a Blazers dunking exhibition. That was probably the most fun quarter all year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Nope
Unfortunately, so I go to see Mike Rice’s “orange juice” in HD just after the half.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
uh....Rice's "orange juice"?
sounds like a story i should know.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Just after half
They came back to a flustered looking Mike Rice, who had just finished drinking his “orange juice” about a second before they came on, and they showed us that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That too
Doesn’t matter, they don’t get back quickly on D so you can attack them.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm not sure its that
I think its more of them refusing to step out of their shells.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Woops.
thought you were talking blazers.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
same thing could be said
because we are definitely not old, lazy? maybe
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
I had the last 2 weeks off of work due to the birth of child #3 and the broken leg of child #1
I show up this morning and they had changed the lock on my office door. I wonder if they are trying to tell me something
I'm jumping to the bottom so don't know if this has been reported but
JQ just said on Wheels at Work that Travis will be back right after the All Star game.
#52
by annthefan on Feb 2, 2010 12:14 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I guess he'll get all Dante's minutes and Martell's will be squeezed even more
Maybe we’ll squeeze Howard’s and play LA at C more often.
Free AK1984
cloudy isn't here right now so....
“oh Lord, you can imagine where it goes from here”
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
we need a bunny lebowski, right now the cast is a snake ranch.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
wow...
i didn’t expect to see him back this year.
bye-bye Pendy and Dante minutes
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
1/2/3 logjam must be fixed
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
Free AK1984
I don't think there's a logjam at the 2
Unless you consider Rex a 2 ( which I think he is ), but they call him a 1 so what ever. Technically only Roy/Rudy are 2’s.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
did you see Batum push the ball up the floor...
it was beautiful. very fluid, good handles. He really could be a point forward….
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
nerd alert
you and your weirding ways
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
His name has become a killing word
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 2:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
other teams can call him Muad'dib
only Blazer fans can call him Usul.
Im with tingeyga
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
and we like cheese
and wine falls from the sky
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Kwisatz Haderach is the name of a prophesied messiah in Frank Herbert’s fictional Dune universe. In the series, the matriarchal Bene Gesserit hope to create a male who can survive the deadly ritual spice agony that changes a capable female acolyte into a Reverend Mother. A female Bene Gesserit is limited:
She … was confronted immediately with a cellular core, a pit of blackness from which she recoiled. That is the place where we cannot look, she thought. There is the place the Reverend Mothers are so reluctant to mention — the place where only a Kwisatz Haderach may look.1
The Sisterhood theorize that such a male would possess absolute prescience, seeing all possible futures thus being able to cause select threads of time to be realized through manipulation. The Bene Gesserit intend to use their Kwisatz Haderach to make their order more powerful than the other factions within the Old Empire.
In the texts, Herbert also refers to the Kwisatz Haderach as “the one who can be many places at once.” He provides the following definition in Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of the 1965 novel Dune:
KWISATZ HADERACH: “Shortening of the Way.” This is the label applied by the Bene Gesserit to the unknown for which they sought a genetic solution: a male Bene Gesserit whose organic mental powers would bridge space and time.2
#52
Batum no longer needs the weirding module
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 2:39 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
boo for movie reference
no such thing in the book
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't read the book, but I've seen the movie like a hundred times, back off me Gurney!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Baron is a good name
Even though he’s a bad guy.
If my brother’s bulldog was a boy, I wanted him to name it The Beast Rabban.
#52
would you make it wear nipple clamps like in the movie?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
I saw that movie when I was 5 or so
And I was worried someone would install a blood plug on me and walk up to me and pull it out and my blood would all leak out.
#52
I just did that lastnight. Check your chest.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
the movie is crap
the book is a must read.. its like 4.99 on amazon
get it..
it will completely change the world of Dune for you.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Roy/Rudy is a logjam in itself
Roy’s gonna play big minutes and Rudy’s not gonna be happy playing 10-15 mpg.
Free AK1984
seems this may lend more credence
to the Outlaw/Blake for Camby rumor.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
if Trav really is coming back
i may have to finally renounce my suspicion that no trade will happen and throw my support behind this deal for Camby.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 2, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
I like that deal a lot.
And their team is run by Dunleavy, so anything is possible.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
i thought i heard it a few days ago. probably in here so who knows.
i thought Chad Ford or someone said something about it. but i have no link.
He might just break his foot again after 3 minutes in the game like Martell
Though I don’t think he’s coming back too early. End of February was about what I expected for him.
yeah true but I like DC
He brings all the intangibles that are needed to win. But we could use Trout’s scoring pretty badly in some of the games we’ve lost lately.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
maybe Travis will come back revamped
Have you seen his guns lately? He’s our next defensive stopper
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
freakin' epidemic
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will have surgery on his left knee and is expected to be ready well before training camp.
The team said Tuesday that the operation, which will repair the patella ligament that holds the kneecap in place, will be performed by team doctors in the next few weeks.
GOP in HD
Kids today!
Bunch of busters with weak knees!
We need a WAR to send these punk wimp kids off to, to toughen ’em up…
#52
hello junkers
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
not much. i had a dream in which i was texting somebody. is this weird?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
the good news is i didn’t wake up and find out i had dream-pulled an oden.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
hahaha. pulling him in what way?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i assume the right way, but feel free to enlighten me.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha
nothing that happens is dreams is “weird” by normal standards because dreams in and of themselves are weird. do you remember what you were texting and who it was going to?
yep on both counts
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
in what way?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
well how would i know that?
it was your dream. was it someone you knew? if it was, in what way did you know them? what were you saying? is it something you’d like to say or not like to say? you have the answers.
yes.
someone [one of the many] who has friend zoned me.
it was just a regular, random conversation.
i’m not sure because i don’t know if the topic(s) will ever come up.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Super Mario Bros helps us understand the friendzone
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
uh oh, the image was cut off
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
eew. i have a dream-boner for this individual?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
My dream last night was weird
I was sitting at a picnic table outside of a restaurant with 4 people I didn’t know, and we had a bet that we couldn’t fit 2500 ice cubes in a glass, and the ice cubes had to be in our mouth for a second before we spit them in the glass.
Yeah… I dunno.
#52
i couldnt tell you. i never lose.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i like you’re avatar
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i’m from another planet, soon to be pillaged by you’re planet.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
I just read the shortest book ever
“Everything Men Know About Women”
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
actually, this book might be shorter
“Human Rights Advances in China”
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
shorter than
“Magnum’s Book of Ladies’ Phone Numbers”?
(hey, someone had to make this joke….no hard feelings, Magnum….and I mean that in every sense.)
Hey! I've got my mom's number in there and my sister's number too!
so there!
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Way to go DTL
Talkin bout Mag’s women folk that way….real classy
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
people still have books with phone numbers?
oh thats right….. people that dont like technology do…
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
or they remember the numbers in their heads because they aren't
reliant on a battery operated device that can fail for their contact info.
i have a really good memory for some things
Phone numbers is not one of them
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Was it Plato or Socrates that said the written word would be the downfall of society?
My memory sucks, so what would I know.
EK – a little help here.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
it’s something sort of said in the republic. but socrates is being a joker—he says homer is bad, but quotes it throughout the book. he’s a slippery one, that socrates, especially when he hangs out w/ billy the kid.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
there's no way either of those guys said that
writing had existed for thousands of years before those guys came around
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Wow idk if i want to watch maury today
one of the stories is a chick getting impaled in the neck by a tree branch and they show actual pictures while the branch is still there. eww.
wuss!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Dude, you got a dart in the neck! That was awesome!
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
hahah i love that movie.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i’ve come to talk to you again
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
left its seeds while i was sleeping
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
within the sound of silence.
( i secretly <3 simon and garfunkel. mainly because my aunt has a whole huge collection of their work. )
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
why secrectly?
they’re awesome. when i was about 13 or 14 i found my Dad’s old S&G greatest hits vinyl and layed on the couch and listened to it over and over and over. Sounds of Silence is one of the greatest songs ever.
in restless dreams i walk alone, down the streets of cobble stone
’neath the halo of a street lamp, i turned my collar to the cold and damp
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
and touched the sound of silence
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
You guys are awesome
I love Bridge Over Troubled Water – every song on that record is cool. – Elgin
GOP in HD
Fellin' Groovy
la da-da da da-da…feelin groovy
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
Did you know that Simon and Garfunkel were actually just 1 guy
and an inflatable doll…true story
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
How is that a secret shame?
If you said you secretly love Aerosmith or something, that’d be different.
#52
try telling some of these kids you like s & g
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
do you prescribe to the theory that you can either like S&G or Marvin Gaye, but not both?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
Never heard that theory
I like both.
I’m not the biggest fan in the world of both, but I like both.
Both.
#52
It's an okay movie
I didn’t like it that much.
My older young sister and my dad saw it 3 times in theaters, I think. They loved it.
I’m not really into John Cusack though.
#52
is it because he doesn’t return your calls or letters?
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
like a paint shaker and sand paper—i know what you mean.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
he taught us all an important lesson:
the ladies cannot resist peter gabriel and a trenchcoat
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Cusack wanted to use a Living Colour song and that's what he played during the actual seen
That proves my point.
#52
she talks in her sleep?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
i could care less about that
this chick got a BRANCH the size of greg oden’s calf drivin into her neck!!!!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
OH MY GOD
I just saw the picture of the lady with the branch in her neck, ewwwwwww.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
mmhm
that branch is bigger than my arm
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
is it bigger than Greg?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
is that still on or reruns?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
If I keep refreshing the UPS tracking page, it'll update faster.
It’s kind of like how an elevator button works.
In many elevators yes, BUT if you hold the close door button and your floor button the whole time the door is closing
it programs the elevator – in many cases, not all – to express to your floor. Useful when in a hurry sometimes.
Try getting on an elevator and not turning around,my sister does to freak people out and it works
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
They're starting to drop in price
But it’s still very low in capacity if you want inexpensive.
I don’t need a lot of local data on the laptop, since I have network storage and 802.11n wireless. I’m going to simply do an Intel 40GB SSD, which just released and is $125.
I don’t see a point in buying a more expensive one, since the prices will likely rapidly drop as capacities increase over the next year or two.
Yeah, I figured on buying one next year. The hard drive is actually the slowest part of my laptop.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Yep, my friend bought the intel 80gb model recently
He’s raving about it, said it revived his old hardware. I’ll probably switch drives immediately, I didn’t bother upgrading the on board drive, since I didn’t expect to use it long. It can be used elsewhere, such as a usb drive with stuff for traveling.
tominhawaii is untradeable
(its like my ipod’s stuck on replay!)
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
i hate that song
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
tik tok on the clock but the party don't stop.....?
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
odd fascination with that song.. but yuck yuck yuck
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
ive been in a big Z100 phase for the last month or so
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
good stuff
ooooh she’s a sexy chickch
I like how the radio version doesn’t even knock out the last sound of b*tch.
i lol’d when i heard that song. but apparently, the ladies love it.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
yeah it's true song writing
“I’m tryin’ to find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful.”
Dylanesque.
my favorite song is whatcha say where the guy is like ....id do anything for you (except not cheat)
oh and hes going to be a star with lots of money too
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
also ive learned that dancing cancels out everything else
boyfriend calls = dancing
having problems with self-confidence = go dancing
no money? = its ok you can go dancing
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
what about shopping?
Just throw it in the bag?
You get it I’ll buy it?
They buy me all these ices.
Dolce & Gabbana?
the song that truly never deserved to get all the airplay
is “Knock You Down.” Such a generic Kanye West and some woman song. American Boy is a much better entry from that genre.
im the new slick rick, they say i move too quick
SMH
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
seriously, rappers age in dog years
Kanye = excellent in 2004, washed up in 2008
Lil’ Wayne = excellent 2004-2008, washed up in 2009
i love how if you can get lil wayne to be in your song, it’s guaranteed to be a hit.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
snoop is still kinda cool
i mean you dont really search for his songs but when he makes an appearance somewhere you think ‘yeah snoop’s cool’
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
i like snoop. he makes me laugh (in a good way).
plus he played an important part on one of the greatest rap albums ever.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
another thing i realized is that ryan seacrest works a lot
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
the internet is awesome but also evil
The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
what about an ability to drink large amounts of alcohol without dying
or the fine art of BS? No that’s not a bachelor of science.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
ability to function on less than 1 hour of sleep
and dealing with the cops: 101
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
greg oden disagrees
he is the sausage king
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
i guess your the breakfast sausage king
Greg is the Kielbasa king
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
“Sloan! Come here Darling!”
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
so that's how it is in their family
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
that's the wrong car
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
especially if you want to sit down
Only one of those thingies has a seat.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
Doesn't he also have multiple personalities?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
This is crazy.
They’ve developed a wall that you can actually see through which will reduce accidents at corners and robberies. Check out the video here.
Is Miller racist?
He doesn’t throw alley oops to Rudy and he said when he came here, he became friend with the big man, and it didn’t include Joel. We already know how he stabbed Blake in the back for the starting job.
I need to think this over and write a fanpost about it.
Miller doesn't see color
…in Rudy
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
I think you may be onto something
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Blake threw the lob to Rudy
Miller only threw lobs to Nic and Lamarcus.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
maybe Rudy is the racist one.
not wanting to get open for Miller but getting open for Blake. and we all know about the infamous Spanish National Team picture…..I didn’t see Rudy protesting that.
Can we just leave China out of this?
I mean we already have our hands full with the whole Googlegate incident. I’m sure that Rudy is smart enough to keep his anti-pseudocommunist beliefs off of his blog and facebook.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Sometimes when Miller is zipping up the court yes he reminds me of a racer
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Pierce's foot possible broken, Boston may be done
Link: Source: Celtics’ Pierce may have broken left foot
Quote:
<the Boston Celtics may have lost All-Star forward Paul Pierce for a significant period of time to a broken left foot, according to a league source.
The team does not know for sure if Pierce’s foot is broken after X-rays taken Tuesday; more tests are scheduled. But it “looks that way,” the league source said.
The Celtics are hopeful that even if the foot is broken that Pierce won’t be out of the lineup for long. But they are not yet certain of that.
Pierce suffered the injury in the first half of Boston’s 99-88 victory over Washington Monday night when he got tangled up with the Wizards’ Caron Butler going for a loose ball. He said after the game that he thought he sprained the ankle but didn’t believe the injury was serious./blockquote>
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I do not wish to revel in others misfortune...
but woohoo… Ainge’s deal with the devil finally expired
#7, #10, #25, #52,
It happened because I cut off the part at the start of the story
Where they talk about Boston being beset with injuries. No one gets to claim that other than us.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This is one bad season of injuries.
Though a little piece of me wonders if Pierce was rolled off the court in a wheelchair when it happened.
Seriously
Story of the year in the NBA is injuries.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Then they should just trade us Kevin Garnett for cap relief
I would also take Perkins if that was all we could get. Or Rondo.
dante is such a beast.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I was already a Dante fanboy but last night put it over the top
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Ahmadinejad says “They have no problem” with the U.N. enriching their uranium for them.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
seems kinda soon for Trav to be back. Weird.
So, Travis will play full-time at the 4?
#52 #10 #25 #7
yuck. i don’t want him cutting into dante’s minutes.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
It's going to be weird for a bit.
Egos are about to be bruised, and a trade in inevitable unless KP simply lets players go.
just breaking down the math.
48 minutes at point guard for Steve, Andre, and Jerryd.
48 minutes at shooting guard for Brandon and Rudy
48 minutes at small forward for Martell, Nic, and Travis
30? minutes at power forward for Dante and Travis.
The situation is only slightly better if Travis simply plays a lot of 4.
#52 #10 #25 #7
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE
Free AK1984
Lamarcus will be playing a lot more center.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Like 113 minutes
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
cringe
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
howard guards people a little bit
not a lot but then again he’s 37
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
lma?
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
is that what you call it?
lma playing center is bad news
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not like we have any defined positions on the court anymore lol.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
yeah pretty much
you might stick lma at the 5 spot, but he’ll never be a center in any traditional sense of the word
im fine with howard and pendy at the 5
im also for trading one of our fifty undersized forwards
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
he is already playing the 5, schematically.
Juwan is an even worse interior defender than LMA.
#52 #10 #25 #7
i disagree with that
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Juwan has been a soft 4 in the LMA mold for his entire career. He doesn’t rebound and doesn’t play interior defense.
LMA already defends most 5s and has been playing that position since Joel went down.
#52 #10 #25 #7
i get what you are saying that LMA plays the 5
what i disagree with is that he guards anyone
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Lamarcus is better. Size matters down there.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
juwan is 250+, LMA is 240...
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Height is far more important
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
For you folks with season tickets
Does it ever get old after a while? Dealing with the traffic, parking, lines, overpriced food, etc? Do you sell off some of your tickets or go to every game?
i just go to the games for the blaring music and the strippers
ok i dont really go to games
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
park downtown
ride the max
two problems eliminated right there
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
i don’t have season tix, but when i go, i ride my bike; they have lots of parking for bikes near will call.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting.
We get regular stories here of cars wiping out people on bicycles. In most cases, it’s some combination of poor driving and aggressive cycling. But I haven’t convinced myself I’d be comfortably cycling through the Garden traffic. Good to hear you haven’t had any issues though.
na, most people are walking around, especially when i leave. I’ve never had any problems with cars at the rose garden—all of the roads leading to it, have bike lanes.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Where are you biking to?
I would think that also plays into if you have issues. I think that biking through a residential area would be less problematic than if you have to cross a bridge or a busy throughfare.
there are riding options in every direction from the rose garden. ya just need to know the ninja paths.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
i only have half season.
but the very thing you mention is probably my biggest sticking point when deciding whether or not to go full season.
I often wonder about this as well.
We only have quarter season, but I find myself getting sick of the in game entertainment. I hate the blimp, the passing of the ball down from the 300 level and the song that plays for 5 minutes straight when they do it, the games during timeouts, etc. That stuff gets old to me and dealing with it for 41 games would be hard.
#52
I should say though, I would kill for full season tickets no matter what.
I can deal with all the annoying stuff.
#52
I don't wanna say, you woulda' hated it
You’d have to deal with all of these annoying things 41 times a year, I can’t put you through that.
#52
why don't you just stay home and watch on TV then?
with hi-def and everything you can see the game from a great vantage point and not have to deal with all the extra stuff.
Uh....I do.
Except for the 11 games I have tickets to. But like I said, I would still kill for season tickets.
#52
i hate that we have no original music for our team
we play music only from 15 years ago minimum and we do the wave
if you participate in the wave, give up your tickets
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
This is tragic.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Can they do an accurate "Get to tha Choppa!" is the beef.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
we'll have to see.
It’s Robert Rodriguez, so I can put some faith in the project. And I like Adrian Brody and Topher Grace. Indicates this might go in a new direction.
so, it’s obvious that Nicolas Batum is the best player ever… but at what point does he surpass every other player in terms of historical significance to the league? Russell, Magic, Bird, Jordan…. there have been a lot of good, though inferior, players in basketball history.
So, what do we think? Thursday? Saturday? Early next week?
#52 #10 #25 #7
i dont think people saying he should start is all that 'out there'
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
What's the rush?
There’s like 30 more games and Batum coming off the bench has not and will not cause the Blazers to lose.
I don’t care that much either way. Given the choice, Nic is a better player and should start. It’s not like it bothered Travis last year, though.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I think he's the starter, but I don't think there is any point rushing it
Make him the starter and the team has to adjust to him starting and Martell potentially being ineffective like Miller off the bench. I think Nate is waiting for Roy to come back, then they can adjust to Roy and Batum starting at the same time.
Martell could be the guy that gets his minutes cut drastically if he doesn’t play well. Nate loves him some Big Shot Trav, and Nic is ballin’.
#52 #10 #25 #7
3 weeks ago marty was a budding superstar
life’s odd
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
He has underachieved since high school
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I was really hopeful Martell would get over the hump this season mentally
I still think we’ll see it click for him, just not as quickly as I hoped. The signs are there.
He's the definition of inconsistent
I hope he can keep up the role player elements of his game that had come around so wonderfully this year, but last night he was bad even defensively.
#52
Martell's ability to play doesn't seem linked to minutes.
He just has it some games and doesn’t other games. Playing 30 minutes a night probably won’t change it.
Since this season is pretty much a chance to experiment at this point, I’m not super bent out of shape that Batum isn’t starting. But if this team was healthy and at full strength, it would be unconscionable to have him come off the bench.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
WHO NOW?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
2-3 players from the Blake/Bayless/Miller/Rudy/Travis/Martell/Nic group need to be moved at least by opening day next year
and I would prefer at least 1 be moved sooner rather than later so the guys we’re keeping can get PT.
Free AK1984
I look at it this way
Travis and Blake are expirings who can make a deal work. Other teams will be looking for one or both of them, plus some combination of our “young prospects.” In order of value:
Nic
Bayless
Rudy
Martell
If we can get a nice frontcourt player for three of those guys, it would be wonderful, and probably mutually beneficial for all teams involved.
I really hope KP makes a move before the deadline
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
That's what I've been thinking too.
Maybe one level up. Basically, the only player we have that would be the equivalent of Green is Mills. I think we might go slightly above that.
Perhaps a level of a Dixon for Jones trade.
I just want a trade before the deadline
So I can get over it during a season that hasn’t gone well according to initial expectations. I need a little time to grieve before next year. This is especially true if Rudy or Nic goes.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
arent they pretty similar?
what’s the big adjustment?
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Martell should start
because he doesnt have the confidence.. its his super flaw.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
why not start rudy
if Roy is hurt for much longer? He pairs better with Dre and that leaves Bayless on the bench for some punch.
I think it's the attacking shooting guard role that Roy plays
Bayless fills that role well too. The offense doesn’t need to be changed that much. Rudy is smart enough to know that.
sure, Bayless is more like Roy
but we start to look pretty listless if Blake and Fernandez are on the court together for more than about 1:30 of game time.
I pray to a creator that Nate lets us run more.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I like Nic and Dante playing together.
Therefore, Dante needs to start at the 4.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Nic, Dante & Rudy was some fun stuff last night.
Bedazzled the defense.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I heard he can score 40 at the 5 position while suffering from the flu
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Rick Majerus coached St. Louis University went an entire game without hitting a 3 or an FT on Sunday
First time its happened since at least the ’03-04 season according to KenPom.
They lost 62-26.
Free AK1984
62-36, sorry
not a lot better, but still better than when his team lost 49-20 a couple years ago.
Free AK1984
hopefully
he doesn’t stress the injury again, like Martel did last year. That extra weight can’t help.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Patty
with the accent.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
his accent is hilarious
put another shrimp on the barbie
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
are you seriously going to get worried about Travis’ upper body getting bigger, when his biggest issue has been rebounding?
#52 #10 #25 #7
not too seriously worried.
but that is a massive change. just makes me wonder. baseball has made me cynical. i also wonder what his legs look now that he has the weight to support. and then i wonder what this will do to his mobility. but it’s probably just needless worry.
Haha
Can you imagine Trav on Roids? His head would swell up like one of those aliens off of Mars Attacks!
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
as far as i was aware those aren't the same things
am i mistaken? i thought anabolic steroids did different stuff that made them different than HGH.
you are saying dopey Travis, who has barely seriously worked out in six years (his body hasn’t changed a whole lot) is taking HGH, because he finally started to put on muscle during his first major injury.
Travis Outla.w
#52 #10 #25 #7
i did not say he is.
but in the current pro sports climate, it is at least a passing though. take in to account the fact that “dopey” Manny Ramirez was doing peds and it is for sure not out of the realm of possibility. I don’t think Trav probably did anything, but it crossed my mind.
i'm a cynical person
so after what i saw in baseball i’m pretty suspicious any time i see a big change like that. i’m sure he’s clean.
So last night i almost wont 100K from the megabucks
i got four numbers and the fifth number would have got me 100k+ and the crazy thing was that i was one digit off, i had 14 and it was 15 (or vice versa), did get 42 bucks though.
Odenized
maybe if you appreciated Mike Rice........................................................
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
yeah right.
now i know for the rest of my life im never gonna ever win anything from the lotto aggain
Odenized
yeah right.
now i know for the rest of my life im never gonna ever win anything from the lotto aggain
Odenized
I'll let him keep that one
But the next big winning should come with a tithing to good ol’ Morty.
#52
For a Portland team working without Brandon Roy(notes) to drop 118 points per 100 possessions on one of the better defenses in the NBA, a defense that only gives up 102 points per 100 after this contest? It might be one of the better team-based performances of the season.
gotta love Dwyer.
#52 #10 #25 #7
its weird what moving without the ball can do
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by leeroyjenkins on Feb 2, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
o
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Oregonians love them some Rudy.
KP does too. I’m sure all of the extra pub that he brings in is good financially.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
yeah
I think its pretty tough to make the argument that he’s a more important piece to Portland’s future than Batum though.
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Definitely not. Nic is REALLY good.
Rudy has that flair that just works for the culture though. Underdog in an underdogs franchise. Im not entirely sold on the thought that his inconsistent minutes would poison his attitude either. He cares way more about the Spanish national team.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
for some weird reason
people think that Rudy could play point guard next to Roy. This must be based on the number of outrageous assists dishes out. Unfortunately, he turns the ball over quite a bit, makes pretty bad decisions in the half-court, and isn’t an effective playmaker if you run him off the 3 pt. line.
I think its because
The Blazers don’t need a Chris Paul talent at point and people see that and say “Hey Rudy could automatically do it for Blake!” I am more comfortable with Rudy at the 3 and Nic at point. If we clear the logjam there will be minutes. He has skills at each position.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
i see what you're saying
And I understand that we don’t need an Andre Miller/Steve Nash type long term. What we do need is someone with pretty good handles and good court instincts who can take the ballhandling pressure off Brandon. And there’s no indication that Rudy is this guy, particularly when you have Bayless, who’s potentially a Tony Parker type ancillary playmaker who might be a perfect running mate for Roy.
Rudy is actually sort of the opposite what we need, I think. What we really want is someone who can bring the ball up confidently and make decent decisions about where to get Brandon the ball. Rudy turns the ball over more than Jerryd on less useage and also assists less. He’s also 3 yrs older, so it’s less likely he’ll develop that much. So I guess what I’m really asking is why people see Rudy as the backcourt answer instead of Jerryd.
I would also say size isn’t really going to be a concern, as a backcourt of Nic, Rudy and Jerryd would be relatively big, and Jerryd is probably a better defender than Rudy anyway.
I'm not trying to argue for Rudy at point
Andre or Jerryd fill that future position. He is more of a backup utility wing/point for me. I’m just saying what I believe other people think based on what i’ve read off of this site.
I still love him to death though.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I've been pondering Rudy/Roy/Nic at the 1/2/3 in the future
There are pro’s and cons. Currently I wouldn’t trust anyone but Brandon bringing the ball up under pressure. Also Rudy and Nic seem to have chemistry in the open court rather than in half court sets. Still, if Nic develops into a legitimate point forward you could have 3 guys who can all handle the ball to some degree and pass well. Could be dynamic and progressive or could just fail miserably. I’m not sure.
Nic’s ballhandling is impressive. But I haven’t really seen him doing anything in halfcourt sets yet. Love the potential.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
He was moving off the ball a lot last night, and to good spots on the floor.
Also calling for the ball hard a couple times when he was open.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
We destroyed them on backdoor
We got away from that kinda stuff when players were injured.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Nic is sneaky fast.
I think him and Rudy could wear down a defense by themselves.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I think Nic's upside is higher than Rudy's, though I think Rudy could be a pretty good starting SG in the league
but more than that what Nic brings is just more scarce and needed for the Blazers than what Rudy brings.
Free AK1984
Letting Blake and Outlaw walk wouldn’t hurt.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I want both of them
They both move off of the ball and that is SO absolutely necessary and underated when Roy, Oden, Lamarcus and Andre all need it in their hands to score. I could see Andre defering to the other three more as an assist man in the future.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I would say
Oden is a prototypical guy who doesn’t need any touches to score. He gets broken plays and putbacks, although he can also be effective in the post on occasion. But I see what you’re saying.
Greg should continue to develop his low post offense
He has the physical tools to annihilate defenses down there. Przybilla should not be resigned this summer so we can make room for a springy quicker center who we can put in when we want to run more.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
*signed after 2011
or however his contract works.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
He's got a player option this Summer
Fair bet that he’ll exercise it, which was much less certain before the injury.
It's going to be a very tough decision to trade Rudy
Many fans won’t forgive him unless a the team wins a title. And even then, the player he acquired will need to be an important cog in the title run.
With Rudy starting to drive to the hole, he gets harder and harder to trade.
Also, Rudy’s (and Batum’s) off the ball movement created a lot of opportunities on offense last night.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I think there are a lot of Spanish folks on at night
It was must me and Blazer1342 in here and Rudy had about 30 votes and everyone else had less than 5.
My thoughts exactly.
I thought it would be Batum by a wide margin, with Rudy and Bayless vying for 2nd.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Chatting about intermediate/advanced economics problems goes a bit slow ;)
Maybe I should switch to “Managerial Accounting”. Or “Advanced Blazerology – statistics, free agent demands, player-coach communication”.
today's wingcast is interesting
Ben suggests that Oden might have been more embarrassed/down/upset about the pictures incident that we realized. Then again, Ben overreacts sometimes.
Free AK1984
yeah
I really like the Wingcast. They gush about Batum a lot once Ben stops talking about Oden.
Free AK1984
I would imagine so
someone he cared about sold him out for a few bucks..
which is really sad
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
28 days later is a good zombie movie
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Feb 2, 2010 3:27 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
what?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
oh haha. had me concerned there..
(unless i just fell in the chasm?)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
No chasms here. I prefer moats. Crocodiles and Sharks FTW.
“The End Is Extremely &^$#ing Nigh”
Yes! Yes! In the face!
yes
like a key indicator.
That way, marketers could get the call into Chinese factories earlier.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
The list of comparable players is indeed small. And often as I saw in my previous analysis, you end up with big men as his comparison because he is so darn efficient in his scoring.
If you exclude scoring at all and just go by Usage, AST%, and TOV%, you can e.g. end up with just those names:
Patrick Ewing (not 1 season, but almost every one of his seasons)
John Drew
John Brisker
Kevin Durant
Glenn Robinson
But that doesn’t include Durant’s current season yet.
I am struggling to contain my excitement for Lost.
only 5 hours and 25 minutes.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Think its gonna be 2 tonight.
They’ll do a recap thing at 8. Then there are 2 parts to the first episode: L.A.X.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
3
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
The actual episode is two.
8-11 baby!
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Right, I find the recaps helpful.
If 24 didn’t have "Last Episode" previews before each show I’d be lost there too.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Really?
I hate the recaps. I’ve already seen everything they show me lol.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I’ve missed most of them, but then I checked one out and realized how much I forgot.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I'll be eating
and taking care of other necessary things that I don’t care about.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
i know i'm looking forward to it.
i already have my “kill time until 9pm strategy planned out”. It pretty much consists of Super Mario Galaxy
I'm struggling to express how little I care for Lost ;)
by Norsktroll on Feb 2, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am with you on that one, Norskie.
#52
by Roybot on Feb 2, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey.
Happy Birthday!
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
careful, dr roybot is a glutton for praise.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't seen it yet
I’m actually avoiding most of the discussion, in case I do later.
But it does sound like the show took a dive off the deep end a few seasons ago.
You were on season 2 like 2 days ago!?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I watched the first two seasons over 2 weeks or so.
I started the 3rd season, whatta ya want from me?
#52
Haha
In November I watched the entire series in 2 weeks.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I ask this of everyone watching
If someone doesn’t enjoy watching plane crashes, do you think the show is watchable? Or is the plane crash footage so vital to the show that you’ll see it repeatedly?
It's not showed that often
A few times in flashbacks; if that is a HUGE fear of someone I guess those scenes would bug them, but most of the people survive so it’s not that effective of a plane crash.
#52
Thanks to all.
I’ll pop on the first episode on netflix and see how bad it is, kind of a pre-screening. I’ve heard such good and bad about it over time.
it's a great show.
this person won’t really miss anything if they close their eyes during the plane crash stuff either.
I didn't like that one episode
Where it was just the plane ripping apart in slow motion while cutting to close ups of the passengers screaming in abject fear, and then in bright green letters THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU NEXT TIME YOU FLY kept flashing on the screen.
For a few minutes, fine, but the entire hour?!?!
#52
are you talking about lost? cause that's the only part I saw too, the tail ripping off the plane in mid-air, and I was all been there done that.
It’s true, I landed on an unmanned atoll in the south pacific and lived off of banana and coconut enema’s for two years. Then one day I went for a hike and it turned out I was on Tahiti, and I was all “Man….”
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
It made me feel like an ass
A giant ass.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
it shouldn't be a problem.
it’s mostly a vital plot point, but they don’t really dwell on it in my opinion. it’s more about the people that survived than the plane crash itself. you see it more than once, but none of them are worse than what you see in the pilot episode, as I remember.
i quit watching that show, when the ‘monster’ was revealed
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
it's not all about looks mate!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha!
pooor mate! go to the book store!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Cousins>Wall (for now, in terms of helping Kentucky win-- not in terms of NBA potential)
Free AK1984
Yeah probably
Both are fun to watch but Wall’s speed is incredible. Cousins moves really well for a big guy. Both have next level potential thats for sure
i think we could still have a shot at him
depending if he continues to do the crazy
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
I gotta get me some of these.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
You a lefty?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
no
I’d play a lefty Strat righthanded though.
I don’t know if I’d play a lefty Parker Fly righthanded. I’d try it. – Elgin
GOP in HD
Man
Thats tough. I’m no where near that good. It would be worth it though. That thing is awesome.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
I'm just OK
but I’m at the point where my $600 guitar is just OK. A $2000 guitar would make a world of difference to me. – Elgin
GOP in HD
You see my Avatar?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
Test:
Do you own glo sticks?
Really enormously baggy pants?
Done X?
Have you enjoyed a lollipop as an adult?
Danced to someone beatboxing?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
newfoundlands are the best
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
My dad has one... Princess Buttercup.
Such an awesome dog. HUGE, 180 pounds. Likes to wrestle.
She is the boss of the dogs at my parents house. The old english sheepdog Aunt Daffodil is totally fine with that, so is Mojo the teacup maltese. And Keeley, my youngest sister’s puggle.
But Remo… her husband’s jack russel… Butters wants to murder him.
#52
im going to make sure i hire proletariats to take care of my dog while im off doing doctor things.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
My dad named the sheepdog and Newfie, because they're "his"
He thought cute flower names would be nice for the big dogs.
Youngest sister named my mom’s dog, I think (Mojo), and I’m not sure what led her to name her puggle Keeley.
I named my cat growing up Carlisle, because I had heard of an old star named Kitty Carlisle… my brother got the girl cat, I got the boy, and so she was Kitty and mine was Carlisle. I was 4.
That’s the last pet I got to name! I’m due for a pet to name, dammit!
#52
I guess I added the "aunt" part of "Aunt Daffodil"
Because I thought she looked how an aunt of a sheepdog would look.
#52
when I was a kid my brother had a guinea pig named Mugsey and I had a bird named Tyrone
#7, #10, #25, #52,
My brother lives at home and has a British Bulldog
She is Booboo. She is fine with Butters being Queen of the Dogs as well.
#52
I wish!
It’s maybe for the best that I am totally unattached to anything right now, but I’d like a dog… or have the ability to get one. My current place doesn’t allow it, but my landlord lives in this complex and HE has a dog.
Maybe after a while, once they see I am trustworthy.
#52
Nah, dog or nuthin'
other animals are food.
I like cats, but don’t want a box of crap in my 1 bedroom apartment.
#52
rec
i had to clean out the box of kitty crap today, i’m thinking of training my cat to poop outside
XOXO
——joey
ya i have a buddy
who has cats and its by the door and i try not to say anything but he has complained that one of my rooms smells like dogs but i have a hard time saying in front of his wife.. well dude.. your house smells like cat zach
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
dog's love cat crap
it’s like almond roca to them
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
My Boston Terrier would jump on my lap and lick my face
And then I’d smell cat crap and go BULLL GAWD GROSSSSS.
#52
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
between graham crackers
with his hat made of chocolate
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
don't cross the streams
do you ever play ghostbusters with strangers in public restrooms?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
i played with greg oden once
but his schwartz was bigger than mine
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
me too, it was like peeing into a waterfall
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
does away mean that cats can’t get to them? cause for some of us, away just means they go int he designated shoe spot in the closet
#7, #10, #25, #52,
i don't have a kitty door
i want to get one for my window, my kitty is smart enough to learn if i take the box outside for a while, but i live in an apt. so i don’t want to leave even a kitty door open all the time.
i have a deodorizer thingy, and clean the box every day or two, but yeah, it’s getting annoying
We have a cat door
but we close it at night sometimes because another cat was coming in. Just like last night.
#52
hmmm
how long is your lease?
im limited now in where i can rent cuz i have dogs
and so many places have this stupid 50 lb rule.. and neither of them fit that
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
The 50lb rule is dumb
In my experience, little dogs ruin houses more than a well behaved big dog.
#52
yes plus lil dogs suck
thats important to note
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
sure.. puppies
but if it grows up and still yips.. im not a fan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Jake doesn’t watch basketball, just box scores… I think he may have a webcam set up to watch Hollinger type numbers into his PER chart too
#7, #10, #25, #52,
Do you ever ask yourself:
hmmm, I wonder if I can count all the mistakes player x makes?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
the latter.
I’m able to relax and enjoy the basketball with the other teams I like, but with the Blazers, small mistakes drive me insane. Maybe it’ll be better if we ever win a title. I want us to win a title soooo bad. Maybe I could relax more after that. I dunno.
Free AK1984
maybe you should start nitpicking the Warriors and just sit back and enjoy the Blazer ride like you do with Cornell
#7, #10, #25, #52,
doesn't work that way.
I can’t trick my mind into thinking the Warriors are the team I care most about.
Free AK1984
Hopefully
This kinda stuff gets picked up on.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
no child left behind is a huge systematic failure
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
nice idea… horrible execution
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Throwing them out in the ocean of the world
And seeing if they float
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
testing only measures subordination, some might say…
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
why must we measure them? every kid develops differently, learns differently, likes different things…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Efficiency
is key. We should all be robots.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
ok, scratch measure… how do you tell if a kid is ready to move to the next grade, or has a mastery of a particular subject and is ready to move on… how do you quantify advancement and the attaining of knowledge?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
Gotta find a balance
Perhaps 2 standardized/personality tests throughout ones initial education which include all major disciplines?
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
i don’t know if i ever got behind the concept of it—i thought it very rigid. part of the discussion that some teachers suck, however, needed to happen, which was good i guess; especially in light of what the lady in dc is doing. it’d do us some good to see teaching as a great service instead of a nearly profitless/thankless profession though.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
I hope we can someday find a workable method
I was a very smart kid who had very bad teachers growing up, and I had awful grades. Most teachers don’t care and they should not be teachers.
It’s incredibly tough to know who is a good teacher or not, though.
#52
i am not sure about this, as i have never taught; but, don’t most teachers know/can tell who is good and who is bad in their field? is a peer review type of thing possible?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Power struggles.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
elaborate? im a n00b on teacher stuff
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
tenure means that teachers who have been around forever keep their jobs during cutback based on how long they’ve been there… while young teachers lose their jobs… the idea is that it provides job security so the old people don’t have to look for work… (cause the Greatest Generation is so SELFISH)
.
.
but with yearly reviews of teacher performance, you do bring up issues of job security, because the quality of the kids in the class can greatly affect the outcome of test results
#7, #10, #25, #52,
That might be possible
among the teachers in my high school there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of disagreement about who the “best” (whatever that means) teachers were.
yeah. plus most of the students can tell (although sometimes they hate the best teachers).
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
In my experience the only time that students hate good teachers
is when those teachers won’t let the student get away with crap.
I once had a Geology prof
Who had a I am a field geologist,I hate teaching,the only reason I took this job was because my wife was going to divorce me if I did not speach,he was a jerk
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
as a gifted student
i’ve found that most teachers tend to focus more on helping those who are failing. The kids who are average or the intelligent kids do not nearly get pushed enough…nor do they get the attention that the struggling kids do.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
what?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
One of my sons is a teacher and he said the same thing almost word for word
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
i think teachers are doing them a great disservice
by not pushing them. what if they had the potential to do something great, but never reached it bc teachers were always helping those who were struggling (and sometimes didnt want to be at school) instead of those who wanted to learn?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
well...
most schools have a program for “gifted” students that those people can get in to. AP classes in high school as well. I think that’s to help stem this very issue you are speaking to.
agreed
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
that could be.
i was too lazy to do those classes. except the college level Western Civ class in high school. I shoulda done AP English but my laziness got the best of me.
AP classes are the most overrated thing ever
unless you want it to look good for a college application
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
i dont know anyone that has
benefitted from AP in college to an extent that it was valuable
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that History and Bio were beneficial
History because it fulfilled so many of the general courses and Bio because it fulfilled so many of the general science courses at OSU.
my western civ class in high school
was great. the biggest thing i could take from it was note taking ability and creating a good study outline. which i rarely utilized for studying, but was great for essay writing.
i could see that
as far as skills go
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
saves money.
the college credit = dollars. that’s the biggest benefit. i would have been in college for an extra term or two without my college credit classes
see i finished in 4 without AP really helping
i only had one that transferred
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I think part of the trick is that my AP teachers had worked out an agreement with LBCC that if we passed the AP test
and paid like $10, LBCC would gives the credit, which then easily transfers to other institutions when the AP credit might not.
that was the only benefit i could think of
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
the gifted program
is usually among the first programs to get cut during budget cuts.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
Raises for the admin that sucks up 40% of the budget
are much more important
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
you only think that
bc the gifted programs were cut long before.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
at my school the gifted program was afterschool
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
well, I can’t speak for your school, but as someone WHO DID BOTH, I can say art went away, and I was left with gifted programs up the butt that were as uninteresting as they were unchallenging… are all gifted people supposed to enjoy word scrambles?
#7, #10, #25, #52,
i guess all schools are different then
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
I don't buy the paper anymore
but I used to do all the puzzles
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
i never used to
but i’ve been doing em lately…they are fun. i get stumped really easily tho.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
i love sudokus
i wanna tackle the crazy super non traditional sudokus someday. i always get frustrated and give up.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
hey i was in the 'special' classes
back in elementary school & i loved it!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
AP was a joke btw
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
In the 8th grade I went to a Catholic school with 60 kids per class
It was a real money maker but a crappy school
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
if you need to be pushed, you are wasting your gifts… the great one pushed themselves
#7, #10, #25, #52,
no its a reason why public education sucks
with all the requirements and standardized testing teachers are only focusing on the poor students…if nate did this…he’d bench greg, roy, and la, and play everyone else bc they arent as good as our big 3 and try to get them up to the big 3s level.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
i agree that public education isn't good.
but I do think it is more important to give attention to those that really need it rather than ignore them so the people that don’t need help can achieve their potential. in my mind, a truly gifted person doesn’t need public education in order to achieve their goals. they need the diploma, of course, but their true education will happen outside the classroom.
but they’d never get there, cause Greg, Roy, and LMA all push themselves to be better than everyone else (this is why Roy can sit out practice, Nate isn’t worried about him not being ready)
#7, #10, #25, #52,
ok so why focus on struggling kids?
bc they will never get to the point that the gifted student will be at.
really the only solution is to rework the way they divide up students and separate them according to learning capacity and put less emphasis on proximity to school.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, you don't know that about the struggling kids, Phil.
I was a “struggling kid” and I am quite a bit smarter than most any 4.0 kid.
It depends on the kid, and some struggling kids need help.
I agree, the special kids should be pushed more, but some of the special kids struggle.
#52
this
really the only solution is to rework the way they divide up students and separate them according to learning capacity and put less emphasis on proximity to school.
Isn’t really true. Reducing pressure and integrating students (at least at younger ages) seems to help everyone’s development, not slow down bright kids.
separate but equal?
.
.
I agree that public school ain’t great, but I also think it’s a disservice to everyone if people get left behind so that smarter kids get a push… I want my fast food workers to give me correct change, and gas station workers to know whats flammable and what’s not…
#7, #10, #25, #52,
you focus on struggling kids because
without an education they slip through the cracks, maybe don’t graduate, and then have to deal living in current society without a diploma. which is not what it used to be. even many trade jobs don’t take non-diploma kids. getting the struggling kids to graduate is usually a huge achievement and takes more effort. really gifted students are gonna do fine one way or another.
And then everyone else has pay for those people.
It’s cheaper to help them now then pay for them later on.
#52
plus
it’s a priority in a civilized society that people gain a minimal level of education even if it has nothing to do with any vocation they’ll be doing. Also, democracy doesn’t work very well if people can’t gather and process information regarding politcial dcisions.
i don't know about the last part.
i don’t participate in politics at all and probably couldn’t have a decent political discussion. but that has more to do with personal preference than education.
ehhh I disagree
Even your informed apathy is a better result than someone with no education, who can be much more easily manipulated because they hardly understand what’s going on.
It’s one thing to dislike politics, it’s another to participate without grasping the consequences of the decisions you help make.
this is true.
i don’t participate at all, and part of that is because i don’t care enough to inform myself.
This is true.
There were twins that went to my high school are so incredibly smart. They basically teach themselves. They are going to Harvard now.
#52
do you remember the Garza twins?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
yeah isn't that horrible!
brain aneurysm
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
is it.
which twins go to harvard?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Seungsoo and Seungjun Kim
I remember there was a big article in the paper about them.
This is the one I could find, which is a lot of what Phil is talking about. Link
#52
woah they were class of 09?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
I wrote a terrible post about what happened to me back in the day. I fell through the cracks.
:(
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
:-(
Me and my brother did too. I’ve done better than he has later on, but looking back it was pretty clear we weren’t normal dumb kids.
The older of my younger sisters always had great grades, and the youngest had AWFUL grades until she joined the dance team and my Dr. Mom got her on ADD meds (we all “have it”, I guess, but she REALLY had it). After that she had near straight A’s.
Both of my parents were people who got really good grades, but me and my brother didn’t.
#52
I was at the top of the class, and I remember still being frustrated by public education.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I think steps to make it more specialized for the student would be for the best
I have no idea how to do that, and with how many damn kids there are now and will be in the future… bottom line, we need a genocide.
#52
public school worked fine for me, because my learning style is auditory and conversational, and I never had an issue going after the teacher if I had a question to be resolved.
i was more frustrated because there were so many kids that could scoot by on pure talent without ever working, and that drove my analytical Type A personality nuts. I pushed myself way too hard even when I coulda coasted by, because I’m weird. Helped me in the long run.
#52 #10 #25 #7
90% of smart kids barely work at all in high school. That’s an issue.
I don’t really care anymore, I can’t expect everyone to be oddly driven.
#52 #10 #25 #7
a good chunk of them figure it out in College though… America is like the reverse Japan
#7, #10, #25, #52,
i do love and admire his work ethic
with that kind of work ethic i can imagine where i might be right now, and it isn’t on a blazer blog, watching aracnophobia on tv
I gave myself ulcers in my first year of college classes in high school. I ended up with like 99s but was still worried for some reason.
#52 #10 #25 #7
wow...
i hope your eventual career and it’s financial benefit make all the stress worth it. i decided i’d rather have less stress even though it means less money and being dumber than i could be.
nah, I’ve kinda learned how to deal with stress and I don’t struggled with it anymore. I still want to ace every class, but I don’t get wrapped up in it.
#52 #10 #25 #7
that's good.
the best thing about my job is that is is so low stress. but it really is pretty brainless.
dont you think that a lot of smart people
might have motivational problems bc they have been neglected for so long that they get bored in class.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
perhaps. that wasn't my issue.
in the end, i think it’s largely the material that motivates a person. a teacher can greatly help, but if the material doesn’t inspire the student, it doesn’t matter how great the teacher is. I had good math teachers, but i hated the subject so i usually got B’s no matter what.
yes, but I also think smart people shouldn’t be looking to be stimulated in class, they should be seeking it outside the confines of standard education
#7, #10, #25, #52,
So smart people should be expecting to be bored in class?
All this is way my wife is planning on home schooling our kids
i think i may look into doing that
when i have kids.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
I plan on Private schooling mine… Home schooling is ok, but I meet very few home-schoolers who aren’t socially awkward
#7, #10, #25, #52,
there are
but they are more adept than home school
frankly i am a fan of public schools for life purposes. meet kids of different backgrounds, intelligence, and financial support..
the most important thing is to spend time with your kids teaching them yourself.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe a mix of home schooling
With lots of sports and outside activities with public school kids.
#52
ya but honestly
i played with some homeschool kids in elementary and middleschool
and while they were on the team, they didnt have anything to relate to us about.. they were nice and we were happy to have them play, but…
there wasnt that same connection
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
right
nothing REALLY wrong with them, but i cant recall ever having a long convo with them.. cuz at that age.. the only things you really know about are the things that happen at your school
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
well no...
i was the same as everyone that age.. since we didnt have a lot of shared experiences, all we really talked about was the team
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
And some were overly protected from the "world"
And in HS, they were just way behind in how to deal with the “bad” stuff in the regular world.
#52
we didnt have too many
home schooler join us in HS
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
no..
but at that young an age.. school is life.. and your missing a key connector
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
the social aspect of primary/secondary
education is the most important part. that’s what i wouldn’t do home school either. deprives the kids of a lot of chances to learn some different viewpoints and meet different kinds of people.
good point about socially awkward
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
That seems to be the chief complaint against home schooling
and most people seem to have some andoctal experience with socially awkward home schooled folks, but nowhere have I seen a serious study that has tried to see if in fact home schooled kids actually are, on average, more or less socially awkward than their public/private schooled counterparts.
the home school kids i knew of
weren’t exactly socially awkward, but once they got out of the house and around a lot of other kids, they went sort of “nuts” as far as departing from the values and what not their parent’s had hoped to instill in them by keeping them out of public schools.
this happens a lot
its like when pent up kids go to college and the first month after their parents leave, they are dropping acid and swearing and hooking up with random people..
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
its a shock to see a kid in a sweater vest
down the hall come in with perfectly pressed khakis
then two months later he has a tattoo and dreads with a joint in his ear
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
I also think that is the biggest influence
on whether they are socially awkward (whatever that phrase means)
also
i know 3 siblings, all of them very very high IQs, homeschooled until HS but only the two girls could assimilate in school (and society for the that matter) the dude; can understand advanced concepts and learn a lot of technical stuff, but is an alcohalic and could never keep a regular job or finish a class
i've met guys
who work at dead end jobs who are mensans. its crazy.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not sure it applies to all
but of the few socially awkward HS kids i knew…they are more than adequate socially now that they are in their mid 20s. i think it just all goes away with time.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
if i have kids
i’ll do what i can to avoid sending them to public schools. probably not home school, but a private school or some sort maybe.
if someone told me to do that
than i think i might have…but as an elementary student, its kinda hard for a kid to go out and learn on his own.
i remember one teacher i had in the 3rd grade was awesome. she brought me math textbooks that the district used for 3rd,4th, 5th, and 6th grades…and told me to do it at my own pace and disregard what the class was learning.
i remember finishing partway thru the 6th grade book…and then the next school year my 4th grade teacher seemed kinda pissed that i had already learned the material already and didnt allow me to continue where i was left off.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
I spent a ton of time reading as a kid… by 3rd grade I had read through the world book encyclopedia set twice cover to cover.. a lot of it has to do with being identified as smart and supported outside of the traditional classroom environment (such as working through the math books)
#7, #10, #25, #52,
i agree
its just that some teachers don’t push the way that others do.
at one point i was up to a 6th grade level in math, yet the next year i had to redo 4th grade math again. my parents didnt speak english so it was hard for them to do something.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
well, some teachers aren’t as good as others… the ones that pushed you probably also helped the struggling kids more… they were just better teachers
#7, #10, #25, #52,
i think she helped everyone
just giving me the material and letting me work on it on my own helped me improve…while it freed up more time for her to give everyone else…it was a win win. i remember being extremely pissed off the whole year in 4th grade.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
Did your teachers just stop calling on you?
That’s what happened with me, some of my teachers just wouldn’t call on me to participate, I’m guessing because they wanted to have other people participating, but it was very off-putting to me and my learning style. I always had to be actively involved in whatever exercises we were doing, and couldn’t stand to be a passive member of the class. While some kids were totally content to sit back and wait for the bell to ring I had to vocalize because for one thing, vocalization helps me solidify my thoughts.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
i wasnt really into answering questions with my hand up
i found more enjoyment helping my friends succeed by tutoring them so that they would understand.
i felt like my learning style would be better suited to questioning why things were the way things were…instead of being told not to make a mistake or to accept things bc thats the way they are supposed to be.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
yes..
life was too easy for me in school.. so i never had to try hard
drugs and sports were pretty much my entire life.. class was just a formality
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
I was just depressed and weird
Most teachers thought I was dumb, which just made me mad and less willing to do anything for them.
I was different then.
#52
This part
I was different then
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
i had a friend who came to school drunk everyday and never did his work but aced all the tests and passed all his classes. he doesn’t drink everyday now, thank god, but he’s so intelligent it’s crazy.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I did all my HW in HS and didn't procrastinate much
but I almost never studied for tests outside of doing the HW.
Free AK1984
i got straight As without
every studying..
i dont mean that jokingly, i mean literally i NEVER studied in HS..
i think I studied like 3-4 times in college
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
impressive
chemistry kicked my butt in college
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
I wasnt a science major
and while impressive.. i cant say i learned much from school ever other than how to manipulate people into getting what i wanted..
i never did feel challenged
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
do you ever wonder
what you could have done had you been challenged?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
actually.. quite a bit.. both in college and in HS
actually.. quite a bit.. both in college and in HSi screwed around in college my freshman year and then went straight A thru the rest of my career.
actually.. quite a bit.. both in college and in HSi screwed around in college my freshman year and then went straight A thru the rest of my career.i do think i shouldnt have worried so much about GETTING a degree and more about achieving one (ie learning the material)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
i think this is true for most
“smarter than normal” people. i coasted through most of my education. didn’t put real effort in to my course work until my 200 level english classes in college.
I didn't do any homework in high school, that's the number one reason my grade's suffered.
I always tested in the top of the class. When I took my sat’s, (I only took them once) I scored in the top 5% of the country, but my gpa at the time was in the low two’s. My counselor called me to her office and asked “How the hell I did it” almost insinuating I had cheated. And I said, " I’m not stupid, I just stopped trying." Then I told her to look back through my records and it showed how I had been in TAG program’s and advanced classes all through my youth. It was like she had no idea, in fact I think it was the first time she had opened my file.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
That's similar to me
I did enuff to stay eligible for sports, had horrible grades, but got into colleges because my SATs were good.
#52
I really wish I had finished college.
I always thought that if I could just get into the right opportunity it wouldn’t matter. But it is really hard to get your foot in the door when you don’t have a degree. Even an associate’s is a step up. I swear sometimes I feel like a second class citizen, and I think to a lot of people, I am.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry, Tyler :-(
If ya wanted to finish school, could ya?
My brother went through a similar situation.
#52
well when we bought our house, one of the motivations for that
was to build some equity so that I could get a larger loan and get through school. But the economy hasn’t really let that work out just yet. If we can get ahead, I will at least get my associates, although I want a Bachelor’s or better.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
maybe you could demonstrate
that you are intelligent to employers despite not going to college.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
I've only had a couple of chances to do that, and both times
I’ve just barely missed out to people with actual degrees. Certainly I could try harder, but it’s hard from a psychological perspective to put myself up for what seems to be automatic rejection. Especially when the people rejecting me are often times the kids I would school back in the day. No worries though, I’m still not too old to go back.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
yeah it can be really humiliating actually
most of the time I am just a water off my back kind of guy, but I don’t like having my intelligence questioned.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
I can still run circles around many, many college grads
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
me too
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
i dont run
i might walk or jog around them
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
but you have a marketable skill
with your cooking. you just need the opportunity. schooling provides opportunity more than it provides actual working knowledge. we all know that what you learn about a job isn’t how the job is actually done most of the time.
I think I've got a pretty good business plan for the farmer's market
and I think I’ve even figured out the financing. It’s gonna be a lot of work, but I think it’ll bear out.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
go back to school
start by reading dune, then take a class
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
seriously?
what is dune?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
Fine GOR, I'll read Dune.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
from saved by the bell?
I couldn’t stand that show. I used to watch it though cause the ladies were so smoking hot, with the sound off of course.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah went Zach went to take the SAT
he sat by a blonde and went out and scored a 1500. Mr. Belding realized that Zach had such poor grades because he wasn’t being challenged so he put Zach in the classes with all of the geeks.
was that around the time Tori Spelling joined the show?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
there was a girl named Tori
but it wasnt here
of course Leah Remini was on there for a long time.. she is fine
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Looking back I wonder if I had ADD. I never had a problem with grades until I got into high school
and my home-life fell apart. My family just crumbled and it became everyone for themselves. I just didn’t have the forethought to put my nose to the grindstone at school and keep my grades up, as I had almost a full time job in my last two years of high school. I started looking for escapes and that’s when I started getting into drugs. I always thought that I would be able to find success without the college degree, and to some extent I think I still will, but I also think that looking back I chose a very difficult path.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
I pretty much cruised thru high school with decent grades
When I went to college I had been in the military and had a family,most of my fellow students seemed like little kids to me
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
They dont need the help
But that is like letting a player like Bayless rot on the bench while Blake gets all of the minutes.
A positive attitude will not solve all of your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Keep the faith.
that Phil's conceited? Yep.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Qick question for the cooks of the Bedge.
Does brown rice go soft or does it stay pretty hard?
Silver linings. Silver linings. Silver linings.
actually its kinda in between
its soft enough that it can become somewhat chewy, but its not soft like the white rices…
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think what really matters
is whether or not what he sees is attractive..
usually thats how Greg determines his relative hardness
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously, help me out here!
I’m boiling it right now and it might end up turning into much if I’m not careful!
Silver linings. Silver linings. Silver linings.
I'm not a rice expert
It should get a lil’ soft. If you measured the water and rice correctly, just wait for the water to be absorbed entirely.
#52
yeah not as soft and mushy as white rice, you've got a little more flexibility.
I never take the lid off of rice because I don’t want the water to evaporate and screw up the ratio.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
off the top of my head? I use a rice cooker so it's a little different
but it’s usually 2 cups of water to one cup of rice
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
Here's how I cook rice.
I put the rice in a pot and cover it with enough water so that when I lay my hand on top of the rice my hand is just covered with the water. If it’s brown rice I add a little more water. Then I bring it to a boil, uncovered, and let it cook just until the water has evaporated enough that you see some little craters on top of the rice. Then I turn the heat to the lowest possible temperature and cover the pot and let it cook until done, 15 or 20 minutes. Perfect rice every time.
#52
how many asians eat brown rice?
like 0.5%?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
I was referring to your ding dong.
#52
by Mortimer on Feb 2, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i'd assume eating hard rice would hurt
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
twss?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
it’s all about water and method yo! but, for the most part, it should get soft.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
way to post that after me
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
13 and I think it was the year before
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i was wondering that too
but i do remember last season we were on a rolllllllllll
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
interesting
i like Klosterman’s books, although sometimes he gets way too heavily into indie bands i have never heard of..
his novel was interesting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 2, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Green goes beyond overrated
Overrated insinuates you are good but people think you are great. Green is not even good.
Free AK1984
I dunno
He has a very underrated, Pippen-esque game. Doesn’t show up in boxscores!
I mean, Pippen’s stats weren’t that great.
#52
Me and my bruh's got this little thing we like to call "BEAM TEAM". We all sit around and drink half-gallons of Beam
and be hilarious. It’s really cool. Sometimes people puke.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Cleveland reminding Memphis
You just ain’t that good.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I like how Quick uses the article to lament about how douchy the ushers in Dallas behave to the media and team staff
Welcome to the fan’s world ;)
LOL
‘Rudy, I love you. Nice to meet you. Good game.’
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha...
I’m not expert, but I’m pretty sure this means you want to bump uglies with a couple minorities at the same time, one of them with with weird hair.
When drafted
He measured out fine for a PF, but on the small end… he was taller/longer than people expected, though.
#52
i’ve had that happen, which is why i now a light at my bed.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
you’d be surprise at how necessary it is now to have an iPhone when picking up the dames—one must have a means for demonstrating said measurements.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
Size wise he isn't a 5 at all
He’s strong enough and solid enough to play it, but it’s not the best way to use him I say.
He would be a beast of a PF.
#52
geez, I hate the move where Durant is on the fastbreak and tries to run into someone to get the foul call.
#52 #10 #25 #7
It’s just ugly.
Durant has gone to the foul line for touch fouls on the last four possessions.
#52 #10 #25 #7
It IS ugly
And lame if he’s playing your team.
And especially when ya think about how screwed Oden would be by the refs some nights.
#52
I am sorry, I can’t stand his game. Drawing fouls and midrange jumpers is not aesthetically pleasing to me.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I don't like Kevin Martin's game either
I like guys who can pass and not just score, and I swear I ain’t just saying that because of Oden/Durant.
#52
he is fluid, which is cool, but half of his offense is running into people and exaggerating contact.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Dirk is a mid-post player. Durant more gets the ball out top. I feel that’s a pretty huge difference in style. Also, Dirk generally tries to make a shot, but Durant often seeks out contact with no plan to make the shot.
#52 #10 #25 #7
He's about half a foot taller and his release point is way higher
So if he’s like Kevin Martin who is the only one to match some records by Jordan on FTAs and PTs, he should become a true superstar.
I’m not arguing he’s an effective scorer. I just don’t like the FT-dependent scorers as much.
Bayless gets fouls at the rim, which I’m fine with. I just hate getting fouls on midrange jumpers. So ugyl.
#52 #10 #25 #7
who was the first in the league to create that trick (catch them in the air)?
i don’t remember seeing it nearly as often before kobe….
not my favorite technique
if someone did that to me at the park i think i’d push them onto the ground
I think that's right.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I will not be watching Lost tonight.
That’s right, I said it. It started to suck early last season, and I found the will to quit.
Join me in my revolution.
DTL: Defending the special since 2010.
Now we know the Thunder's secret
KD with 10 FTs in the first half.
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BR out til Laker game
Hopefully not through that game too.
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Rudy is now the basketball version of the Beatles.
Two women crashed a Blazer timeout huddle in Dallas so they could hug Rudy and one told him she loved him.
link?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
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by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
Ahhh that's how I missed it
I looked at the new posts, but there was it was just labeled “PG” so I missed it.
thx
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
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"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
honestly i probably wouldn't do that but you really can't blame the women !
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by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
i mean you can't really blame the women for doing that!
it’s rudy!
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by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
it is his fault females love him
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by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
even Rudy should not overcome
common sense. it was the alcohol combined with Rudy’s animal magnetism…..but mostly it was the lack of security, that led to this creepy incident
lol
i have many names but that is not one. i was referring to blame it on the alcohol…JAMIE foxx
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by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
hell ya
you beat me to the punch.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
looks like just one day this year too
so maybe all the players will be there instead of being split up.
For season ticket holders only
Don’t know when though.
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i gotta go cause its my birthday
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
oh i will
ill see you there. ill wear a shirt that says “Today is my birthday” and see if the players will talk to me.
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
haha.
good luck. i didn’t talk to the players last year. they were usually surrounded. i did talk to KP though. and also gave Rudy a high five.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i gotta go cause its my birthday
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
your not invited
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
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"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Feb 2, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
no worries phil! i won't be in town!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Your final score from Cleveland
Cavs 105-Grizzlies 89.
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When the Griz missed about three easy ones in a row in the first
Knew it was over.
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Dwight loves #88
ABout the only guy he likes on this team at times.
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He also likes Oden and Joel
and Miller and Roy, though he was critical of him at the start of the year, like we all were.
He likes Rudy but thinks we’ll eventually need trade him.
He for sure isn’t a big fan of Nate’s.
Free AK1984
i didn't like jaynes last year for some reason
but so far this season i’ve liked what he has had to say
He's a bit underrated because he comes off like a guy who wants the kids off his lawn
But he pays pretty good attention, and is usually worth a read. He’s in my RSS feed list.
i think he feeds of other intelligent people too
his cast last season on talkin’ ball didn’t seem to evoke great convos, unlike the podcast with davarino
NETS LEAD IN THE FOURTH!
81-79 over the Pistons with about 7 minutes left.
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Pierce no broken foot according to Y! Feel relieved or let down now!
Y! Sports has learned Cs Pierce has a mild foot sprain, is day2day and expected back 2 action this weekend, according to a nba source.
They are not that good that it makes much difference but we do play them in a couple weeks
At home and I hope they continue to suck
by southern oregon on Feb 2, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Post was updated with a new player observation – for those who absolutely need the latest in player news.
Mills: “I can make it from behind this other line, REALLY, I can.”
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Atlanta just going through the motions. No one on their team showing any emotion or seeming to care.
#52 #10 #25 #7
they are a team that people take lightly. Do you seen ANY player on Atlanta that doesn’t look disinterested?
#52 #10 #25 #7
plus, the announcers make me hate OKC more. He actually said WOW when Durant just hit a normal 18 footer. Then he hit one the next time down and he started in his faux-shouting. UGH.
#52 #10 #25 #7
it was a third quarter, completely normal jumper by Durant and they said WOW! The Mikes say, “and a beautiful shot by Roy.” they don’t get hyper excited.
#52 #10 #25 #7
there’s a difference in that the faux-excited style drives me nuts. They raise their VOICE FOR EV-REE-THANG.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I don't begrudge them for being excited about their hardworking young team that is still new to the city
Free AK1984
no, that’s just Brian Davis’ style. He’s been doing it forever, and is a Seattle guy, not an OKC guy.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I am telling you, their success is based off of superior effort and focus, plus Durant getting ticky tack fouls. That doesn’t get it done.
#52 #10 #25 #7
91% of his shots are jumpers in the clutch, and he shoots 38%. He has a negative passer rating and his draw foul rate decreases from 16 to 12.
#52 #10 #25 #7
he has been visibly bad in crunch time. No one knew before this year becaues he wasn’t in any clutch situations, lol.
I find the fact that he actually draws fewer fouls interesting. Roy draws a few less in crunch time, Kobe has an enormous boost.
I wonder how a finesse guy like Durant will react to the calls stiffening in the playoffs. I imagine it will take him a year to adjust.
#52 #10 #25 #7
They have really taken a pretty big dive for some reason
Don’t know why.
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sounds to me like they need a change..
maybe a LMA for Horford change to shake things up?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 3, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
man, OKC is really impressive
Westbrook might get to Rondo territory on defense eventually. Not on offense though. Still, he’s a nice sidekick for Durant. Green sucks.
Free AK1984
wow i thought this okc n atl on LP was a replay because i swear cav n okc were playing tonight but i totally just figured out it was memphis cavs were playing. smh.
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So Suckey has a layup rim out
And then Lopez has his foot on the line when he grabs it.
91 all between DET and NJ with 46.3 left, DET ball.
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And an inbound lob to the Rim
Prince jams it, Pistons by 2, NICE play.
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The Bulls suck at home
Down 15 to one of the worst road teams in the NBA, the Clips.
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But why do you care?
Actually, Scify/Fantasy is not my favorite either, but the first couple of years of Lost was good.
There were many episodes that were more about the characters and interaction than the plot.
And since I have to see it through, I’ve been suffering the last couple years.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Yeah that was absolutely horrible
Although Harris has had an exceptional game, 24 points, 14 dimes.
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Good news for us even if OKC wins
Our MOE for the playoffs is back up to 2 full games.
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Making fun of the OKC guys I see
Nice work.
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Is Johnson a sure bet to bail?
I still don’t think they would go for this, Horford and Crawford might be > Rudy and LMA, plus unless they are sure to lose Johnson, they don’t need a new 2
Free AK1984.
Does ATL have the resources (and are in the position) to replace him?
I haven’t checked their financials.
They could bring him back. Reportedly the players are not too happy with the coach and the owners group is a mess though.
They made a killing with Joe Smith’s deal matching a weak offer from Memphis, allowing them flexibility. Bibby also signed a cheap deal. As for replacing Johnson, I don’t think Wade would go to ATL and there is not much else there in terms of guards unless you count guys like Gay or Felton.
Hmmm. ATL would be a different team without Joe Johnson.
The whole shakeout of this Summer’s free agent market will be crazy. I’m not sure if I’m happy or sad Portland won’t be in it.
We could be in a much worse situation at the end of it depending on where guys end up
That’s part of why I’m not happy about a wait and pray approach when we could still do something to get better or at least provide a backup plan if Oden is no cornerstone.
Yep, there's a strong chance that we're about to see a new set of power teams
Portland could be staring outside of the new generation Lakers-Celtics every year in the Finals. And so much of it depends on a certain big guy who’s had some troubles.
Agressive again by name is Jeff Green?
What the heck OKC guys?
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lol wut?
http://tweetphoto.com/10282871
lessssss go #52
by dougall5505 on Feb 2, 2010 7:07 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
but it's also really lame
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
he should have a fireball instead of a trident
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I could make you a steak sammie that would blow your head off!!!!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
sweet
i’m down, next bedge party we can have in dougall’s kitchen, you and corvid can cook; that’d be dudical. EK hates my semicolons i bet…
i love semicolons; i use them all the time.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
thought your oatmeal link meant you had something on your mind, i don’t like finishing sentences on here…
na, it was just to learn those who might be in need.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
a new place where the kids are hip, that’s the JD.
by EvilKaramazov on Feb 2, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
hahha
why on a unicorn not like a bull
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by portlandgiirl91 on Feb 2, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Durant for the shott.......................
Nope, LMA-esque there.
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Durant is alot of things to alot of people
But he still isn’t very good in clutch situations. 82games backed me up a couple months back and it doesn’t look like much has changed
hmmm. Hawks are caring a little bit. I could still see teh Thunder winning this fairly easily. A little too big of a deficiit.
#52 #10 #25 #7
JOHNSON FOR THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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all OKC losses are great, I wanna make the playoffs. Hopefully we kill them next week.
#52 #10 #25 #7
One of two franchises never to make the playoffs (I don't count their SEA time due to the name change)
Along with CHA.
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Bibby and Westbrook
Just engaged in a “who can shoot the more idiotic 3” competition.
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I have a feeling that the TNT All-Star theme song
Is going to get really old by the time the game rolls around.
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By going 1-4 since he checked in??
Durant is a budding superstar but quieting haters in the 4th isn’t his forte yet…
he is a great scorer. I will not argue that. He currently needs to work on shooting above 40% in the fourth, playing good defense, and actually passing.
#52 #10 #25 #7
let’s look at the components of his high PER. What stats does he possess that contribute to it being high?
-extreme usage
-high d-reeb rate
-efficiency
#52 #10 #25 #7
having one superskill doesn’t mean that you’re a complete player. Durant is one of the best young scorers of all time. He has some pretty important issues that need to be resolved, you agree?
I really dislike PER sometimes. I feel like I get lazy using it, instead of using the readily available TS%, TOV%, USG%, AST%, and then breaking those down. PER oversimplifies things.
#52 #10 #25 #7
who would you rather have, Lamar Odom or Corey Maggette?
PER overrates people that fall into its sweet spot. Durant is an incredible, incredible scorer. He’s not a complete offensive player yet. Complete players are superstars. LeBron, Wade, Paul…
#52 #10 #25 #7
Complete players (and elite scorers) are superstars. LeBron, Wade, Paul…
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#52
they all are tremendous passers and willing defenders, to go along with their scoring.
Don’t get me wrong, Durant is a great scorer.
#52 #10 #25 #7
my question is if he’ll diversify his game to be more than a scorer moving forward.
His super skill of scoring is tremendous and polished. I dunno how much better of a scorer he’ll be.
#52 #10 #25 #7
He already added rebounding and improved his defense (+/- going up and other metrics)
He has the drive to get better. After every game, at least after every loss, he tweets about needing to get back in the gym and work on his game. He starts to love his teammates, which is a bad sign for every team that hoped they could just steal him away when his contract ends. If Petrie is allowed to add to this team and spend the money they have, I can see them challenge Portland and other teams in the West for years to come. And that is primarily a function of Durant becoming a star player.
they have one player who is arguably on Roy’s level. Then they have a bunch of meh, with Westbrook being a good defender. I don’t know how that matches up to Portland. There is an enormous, colossal talent gap.
#52 #10 #25 #7
even without Oden.
LMA >>>> Green
Bayless has played at a similar level to Westbrook
Batum >>>> Harden
Przybilla >>>> Krstic
Martell >>> Sefalosha
I don’t see how that isn’t a huge talent gap. I’m not even bringing in Rudy, Andre, and Travis.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I don't think Bayless is anywhere near the same level as Westbrook defensively
I also think Durant is already at or above Roy’s level and is 4 years younger.
Also, Thabo is a great defender.
Portland has more talent but I don’t think its huge without Oden.
Free AK1984
Bayless is beyond Westbrook offensively. Westbrook might be a little better, but it’s dang close.
Durant is a great scorer who is one of the worst passers in the league. I stillt ake Brandon. We can call it even?
Thabo’s defense is good, but he was also traded for practically nothing by Chicago. He’s a simply putrid offensive player. Martell’s defense and shooting are better than Thabo’s defense and eye-gouging offense.
We have a talent advantage at nearly every position. You are being anti-homer here.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Westbrook has played hundreds of minutes more than Jerryd in all kinds of game situations. He has also played about 100 games more already. I agree that Jerryd could be as good as Westbrook, but our coaching staff throttled that development for better (teaching him fundamentals) or worse (not developing him).
he’s at a much better offensive level than Westbrook and under worse circumstances, so doesn’t that speak to Jerryd’s talent?
#52 #10 #25 #7
It’s a bit like the Oden is a top 5 center argument. He is in limited minutes, he is not in terms of actually winning games.
if I’m correct, this argument was about pure talent. In that case, we can argue Jerryd and Westbrook and Oden being a top center.
the whole value added thing is bogus, I think. Look at what guys do per-minute, and it usually extrapolates to big minutes.
#52 #10 #25 #7
and his PER is still at Bayless’ level.
Westbrook is a great rebounder and defender, but a simply bad offensive player to this point.
Saying that either one is better than the other in terms of talent is impossible at this point.
#52 #10 #25 #7
I actually thought about talking about him earlier, just from my impressions in the last month.
His defense is very sound. The players rotate properly, and give up the long shot in order to protect the paint. Considering their lack of a shot blocker, they do very well. I don’t think their scheme will fare well against a post presence, though.
his offense is really ugly, with the spacing often looking unbalanced. Kinda like the inverse Nate.
#52 #10 #25 #7
i know. i’m just saying that scoring (not the, i’m lonely, wanna come over? scoring) is the most overrated skill in basketball.
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Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
look at what Durant’s done down the stretch against Cleveland, LA, etc… teams that know how to exploti his lack of playmaking do really well against him. To really succeed against all teams nad make his scoring more deadly, he needs to be a good playmaker.
It’s all about adjustments in the playoffs. Until he diversifies his game, it’s too easy to make him beat you all by himself.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Jake, just typing in ballhog names, I can’t find anyone withi the USG/AST stuff Durant has. Maggette, Ellis, Crawford…
#52 #10 #25 #7
what I’m saying is that, as good a scorer as he is, I am still trying to find a ballhandler that is as bad of a passer. Doesn’t it count for something that he could be the worst passer of all primary ballhandlers?
#52 #10 #25 #7
being a great scorer for yourself doesn’t excuse you for being one of the worst high volume passers in the league. I can’t think of a great player who didn’t pass.
#52 #10 #25 #7
does Gervin count?
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#52
you look at PER too much, I think. Gervin had some great TS% seasons, he just wasn’t the rebounder Durant is… and I find Durant’s rebounding sketchy at best, considering the team rates on/off.
Durant is a more efficient Gervin. He’s also one of the worst passers in the league, yet everyone ignores this.
#52 #10 #25 #7
if Durant ends up being Gervin, I think he’ll be viewed as a disappointment.
I don’t think it’s being a hater to say that Durant is one of the worst passers in the league and rarely generates good looks for his teammates. Sure, they lack offensive talent, but if he’s that good, there’s no way their offense should be that bad.
#52 #10 #25 #7
At the beginning of the season I was still saying it could go either way for Durant running the numbers. I now think he has taken a big step towards the star category.
There are plenty of great players with season where they scored 1500+ points at a high efficiency and with an assist rating below 15 percent. Just looking at forwards, e.g. Dirk, Barkley, Malone, Wilkins, Erving, Kiki, Duncan, Amare, Bosh, Marion, …
If we include TOV % it’s still 30 names, incl. Duncan, Barkley, Malone, Drew, Z-Bo, Gasol, Brand.
Durant is a perimeter player who has a >30 usage rate and doesn’t pass. Those guys are post players, so it’s apples to oragnes. If you want to compare Kiki, Erving, and Marion, then fine. They all still had better AST% to USG% numbers.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Last year he also didn’t defend and had about the worst +/- ever for a great scorer. As Henry Abbott did, you could even make the argument he was hurting his team. That has now pretty much flown out the window. I have little doubt that in time he will not only help his team win, but actually make those around him better.
The big question to me is really not “will Durant get better”, it’s rather “is OKC willing to spend the money to fill holes on the roster and retain their stars”. After this summer they could have added 2+ great picks and a major free agent. Or not, and instead just add scrubs and cheap players instead.
last year he didn’t care to defend. His +/- now indicates that he actually tries.
I struggle, throughout history, in finding players who improved who were Durant-esque in passing. Doesn’t mean it won’t happen, just shows me that it is harder to learn.
#52 #10 #25 #7
The list of comparable players is indeed small. And often as I saw in my previous analysis, you end up with big men as his comparison because he is so darn efficient in his scoring.
If you exclude scoring at all and just go by Usage, AST%, and TOV%, you can e.g. end up with just those names:
Patrick Ewing (not 1 season, but almost every one of his seasons)
John Drew
John Brisker
Kevin Durant
Glenn Robinson
But that doesn’t include Durant’s current season yet.
I can’t find many primary ballhandlers who improved much in AST%… anyone have ideas? English had marginal improvement, but was never Durant-bad.
Durant will be a really good player, I just think he’s got to improve his passing dramatically for their offense to be effective.
#52 #10 #25 #7
That is most definitely something that would help him since he can spot up just as well as create for himself.
Subjectively I would say he is worse at creating his shots than BRoy but better at catching and shooting. If OKC had drafted Tyreke to play SG that would be potentially even scarier to go alongside Westbrook and Durant, though Harden helps somewhat as well.
the espn community drools over 30 ppg guys, regardless of efficiency. kobe scoring 40 on 32 shots is better than roy scoring, say 25, on 10 shots
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
yep. what i’m saying is the general public is essentially ‘told’ who the superstars are, and i believe the talking heads promote points scored per game more than anything else. this explains why durant is getting so much pub already in his career. think of how much roy got at that point in his career…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Durant is a top 15 player
But when compared to Roy, the reason Roy is better is because he’s a playmaker whose scoring isn’t that far behind Durant.
And playmaking is not something you can see vastly improve, historically. It’s a safe bet that just as LMA won’t ever be a good rebounder, Durant won’t ever be a good playmaker— and that’s what makes Roy special. Decision making and passing, to go with scoring.
Durant is very, very good. His scoring simply doesn’t help as much as it looks because he’s the ballhandler, and the possessions end with him.
THAT COULD CHANGE, but historically it doesn’t. Roy is a better player, even though Durant is younger, because the big offensive hole in Durant’s game isn’t one you can reasonably expect will improve to a serviceable level.
#52
something interesting to consider about Durant’s rebounding numbers, considering that it can be argued they partially exist due to defensive rebounding and diminishing returns, etc. He actually hurts the Thunder in terms of rebounding percentage when on teh floor, a little for d-reebing and a lot for o-reebing. Just a thought.
#52 #10 #25 #7
who are they?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
one of these names is not like the others.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
The OKC announcer is a bit too excited
YES YES YES YES! After the dagger by Green.
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Every play for the OKC guys
Is the most incredible thing in the history of the NBA.
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how did he catch that?! how did he hold on to that?! how did he finish that?!
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
that one was a bit ridiculous
Westbrook cut down the lane for a fairly uncontested layup lol.
Free AK1984
my god that almost made me throw up
HOW DID A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE CATCH A BALL THAT WENT RIGHT TO HIS HANDS?
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
They don't have streamers when they win at home?
OKC=weak.
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i wish we would switch to confetti
so much cooler
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
I bet it's way harder to clean up
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
The Lakers use both
They have purple streamers and purple/gold confetti.
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I bet marvin would LOVE purple streamers and gold confetti
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Although remember the time we were playing in Memphis
And they accidentally dropped the confetti early? And then we beat them?
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we should do that at all close games
and then when they say that was a stupid mistake, we look at em and go, “Mistake?”. Mind control…
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Its bad bad karma
Seriously bad karma.
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But tis not as easy to clean up
You know they reuse the steamers right?
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Norm from Avatar is a Blazer fan
More incentive to go see Avatar if you haven’t..
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
He's from Portland right?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
yeah but is the story good?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
oh the story's the worst part
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
who cares about the story
they spent like a trillion dollars on visual effects, bro.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
i know. it’s a running joke on here.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i think only dtl and i like it though haha
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i'm down, of course i saw it in pedestrian 2-D
so i had to actually base it on content; i think GOR posted the Pocahontas summary with the names crossed out, pretty funny.
It's not worth seeing in 2D. I haven't seen it that way, but I wouldn't want to.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, i knew that from the start, but 3-D sold out and my auld lady was payin’, didn’t want to see it for the first time like that, but did, so now IT’s RUINED! i don’t even care if i see it in three deez now.
I thought the effect was really cool, I'm looking forward to the alice in wonderland riff that Tim Burton did
Looks like a fun movie, with the 3D putting it over the top
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not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
My bad, I'd ignored most of the Avatar threads until I saw it
I wanted to avoid spoilers. In retrospect, that’s laughable.
if you have the ability to shut your mind off and enjoy mind-blowing eye candy then maybe you'll like it
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not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
I used to work with a chick he dated
When he landed his first big role, he called her to tell her she’s missing out and shouldn’t have dumped him.
Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson’s luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.
Guests on Necker Island, a retreat in the British Virgin Islands, will be able to dive underwater in a submarine dubbed the Necker Nymph for $25,000 a week. But that’s only after shelling out around $300,000 for a one-week stay on Necker, the private island owned by billionaire and Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson.
Portland's Jefferson High School will be on ESPN2 at 8pm
taking on Kentwood of Washington. Kentwood has a 6’9 beast of a center named Josh Smith who will be going to UCLA, while Jeff has Terrence Jones, a Lamar Odom like 6’9 forward who is considering a number of schools, including, UCLA, UW, Kentucky, and Oregon. If you’ve never seen Jones play, watch tonight, this guy has the talent to be a truly special ballplayer.
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LOST >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> High school basketball
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
no way
LOST IS THE SHIZ
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by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
hey Timmay, I have a technical question. Recently I installed a firewire PCI card(not pci express) onto a fairly old motherboard
to act as an interface with one of these.mixer
Ever since then I run into what seems like a conflict with my lite-on dvd burner where it seems to skip whenever I try to play an audio cd. I’m running windows xp which I’m not sure allows irq reassignment, and it definitely seems like a conflict as it happens with all audio cd’s and happens on every song regardless of whether or not the disc is scratched. Do you have any idea what I could do to fix this? Because I have some really nice monitors hooked up to my mixer, but I can’t listen to any of my cd’s, or even import cd’s into wmp without hearing the constant skipping.
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I'm here but will be a little bit before I can respond
I’m working on setting up a network printer in the background.
that's totally cool. I appreciate it
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
NERRRRRRRRDS!!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
I did a remake of that scene in my a/v class in junior high. We won best video at the end of the year
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
That's awesome. I love that scene / movie. It never gets old.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
I've seen it so many times
One of my favorite parts is when Takashi is riding the tricycle and they have the Japanese music playing in the background, that, and the boobs
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
That's my favorite scene!!! Do you know what song that is?
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
no, but I love it. We should find out.
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not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Check this out!!!!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
The guy that made this video said no known recording other than the film audio track exists of the song. Sigh....
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I just found the same thing.
That blows
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not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
it'd be a sweet cover tune
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
Hell yeah.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Tyler, just got back.
Does it only skip on audio CD’s? If you play a song off the hard drive, an MP3 or whatever else, does it skip on those too?
just with the cd's and any that I've tried to rip since I put the card in.
It has the Texas Instruments chipset in the card if that matter’s
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, and stuff I've recorded with the mixer is fine as is stuff I recorded before I installed it.
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
cool, I'm gonna go over to the new junk. Thanks again Timmay!
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
i might need to find a part time job.. any tips?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
man-whore?
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Chippendale dancer.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
be a hobo
and beg for change with a sign reading : “Aliens abducted my family, need money to conduct an investigation.”
worked for me.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
Yeah, I've seen the "Family kidnapped by ninjas. Need money for karate lessons." Pretty funny
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
Sell sperm, sell plasma, participate in experimental medication studies that pay, fly to a country where it's legal to sell body parts and sell a kidney.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
i have some bottles and cans and pennies over here if you want; if you came over to every portland junker’s house and got some deposits you could make some scrilla
back in my bachelor days I shared a house with like 3 of my buddies. I have always been notorious for having a bunch of change in my pockets
and when I’d go to bed I’d throw my pants on the floor and the change would go everywhere. Anyways I was a stoner, and never picked up the change. So when we were moving out, my buddy was like “hey, I’ll pick up all that change if you’ll let me keep it.” So I said yes. Long story short, he ended up picking up $80 off of my floor.
SMH
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by Tyler Durrden on Feb 2, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
i dont wanna know what goes on at restaurants. it will ruin them forever for me
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
its not too bad
i used to work at a restaurant
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by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
It really isn't bad
I’ve worked in a few restaurants and never seen anything truly gross. Don’t work fast food, and work in as nice of a restaurant as you can. And lie— say you’ve served before. No one will check, and if you have no experience they will make you be a busser or host, and that is lame.
I always made good money as a waiter, and it’s easy.
#52
wow, this Josh Smith kid for Jefferson is massive
Not very impressive so far.
Terrance Jones just stroked a 3 and then jammed. Jefferson starts a white guy who just had a pretty sweet block.
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Yeah, he looks like Bryant McKinney
Seems like he has some soft hands, but with pure bruisers like that you have to wonder how they’ll do in a college pace/being covered by someone 6’11 rather than a 6’3-6’6 kid who will be playing IMs next year.
Jones is just plain smooth, I think he’s built for the modern game, in terms of frame and skillset.
Free AK1984.
jones is impressive. osu/oregon need to do a better job of keeping these kids in state. next up is kyle wiltjer and then jordan tebbutt.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I heard OSU is making a hard push for Wiltjer
He’d be like Schauftenaur (sp?) in that offense, only way better. Tebutt is like a less selfish Maggette from what I’ve heard, phenomenal athlete/build
Free AK1984.
tebbutt goes to one of the schools in my old league. he is phenomenal. i’ve never seen such a talent at the 3a level.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
haha yes.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
That's when you break out the "old man" tricks
Knees, jersey grabs, basically all the stuff I used to laugh at Bowen for when I was in shape, but do all the time now :)
Free AK1984.
Just make another one. Phil snoozes he loses.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Feb 2, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
looking more and more like owa is going to nebraska. too bad.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
what?>
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Im glad hes not going to OSU
so he cant kill masoli in the civil war next season
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by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
him and paea would be awesome to watch.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
for beaver fans
it would not be fun watching masoli get sacked every other play
Free AK1984.
by Starvin' Marvin on Feb 2, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
you can’t sack what you can’t catch. lache going that way, LMJ going the other, wait, holy moly! there goes masoli.
lessssss go #52
Players that I hope KP/Born watch regularly edition: Milos Teodosic, PG/SG
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Milos-Teodosic-266/
6-5, 22, shoots 72% (!!!) in the Euroleague and 52% in the Greek league. 35+% from three, around 5 assists. All in 27 minutes. Unfortunately he’s with Olympiakos, which means he has the opportunity to earn big bucks in Europe as well.
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