Drawer of Junk for St. Patty's Day.
by LeafHawk on Mar 17, 2010 10:20 AM PDT
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PrintIt's annoying to think of 75 words to start one of these when I just want to start another JD. I decided to enlist the help of google to come up with an idea for what to say. The St. Patricks Day thing is too easy. So I did a search for The 75 Greatest Words Ever. There were some interesting results that came from that, but nothing that really sparked any ideas. As such, just explaining all this makes it 75 words.
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Is it true you want Kent as the next Blazers coach?
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 17, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
If that is true
I seriously question Cloudy’s credentials as a Blazers fan.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We gave that chance up
About 20 victories ago.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I still question your fanhood for that
Kent is a recruiter, period, not a numbers guy.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i think all those words are great choices.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
It’s as if some modern day poet merged Pimp and Incest together.
Not good.
An offensive rebound in paragraph form. -Mr. Golliver
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Mar 17, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I started a great epic novel that I called the Palimpsest when I was like 17.
It didn’t get too far, but I did squeeze a finished short story out of it.
#10 & #52
yeah, i didn’t think the map would look like that.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
i was once tried to bake a coffee cake muffin in the microwave. we had a little bit of extra batter so i put it in a glass and then in the microwave. it didn’t work.
and i think i may have ruined the glass.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
awesome
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 18, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
id watch it
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 18, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
According to 1080 just now
Derek Anderson has signed to play QB for the Arizona Cardinals. Good for him. Interesting to see if he can beat out Leinart.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
there's got to be tons of pressure on Leinart
He was supposed to be the starter years ago, and he’s getting paid very handsomely. If he can’t beat out Anderson, he’s a bust. Or at least bad value as a $50 million backup qb.
I don't know how much pressure he can really have
The guy’s family is EXTREMELY rich so unlike a lot of pro sports players, he’s set whether he plays well or not.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Sporting pressure, not monetary pressure. Obviously, the guy’s set for life, just like most first round picks assuming they don’t screw up horrendously.
Fair enough
We’ll see how good he really is.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Oh lord, Tiger Woods mocked on South Park
Preview for tonight’s new episode here: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/268310?xrs=eml_SPS
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i already got it set to record….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It'll be great
South Park, offending everyone since they first went on the air.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
indeed....
the first episode featured Kyle kicking his baby brother around and a giant satellite coming out of Cartman’s butt.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
They replayed the Dolphin episode last night
Cartman’s rendition of “Poker Face” is surprisingly catchy.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yeah it is.
it makes me kinda like that song. but Cartman singing any song is usually a good thing. His version of Come Sail Away is as good as the original. what with the “you guys” thrown in there.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
John Terry's situation gets worse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8572727.stm
Quote:
Chelsea FC captain John Terry injured a security guard’s leg as he drove out of the club’s Stamford Bridge ground then left the scene.
The club said his 4×4 hit the man as he drove slowly through photographers and fans after Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Police said the man broke his leg but the club has said it was badly bruised.
It said Terry, who drove off, was aware of “a lot of contact” with his car but did not think anyone had been injured.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said Terry was later breathalysed by Surrey Police at his home in Oxshott and investigations were continuing.
He said the injured 35-year-old security guard was in a stable condition in a west London hospital.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
just watched the highlights from last night
You all got so jobbed. That said, as an Arsenal fan I am more than happy to have you out of the bracket.
We did but the second half goal was one you could see from a mile away
Inter kept getting 1 v. 1s and sooner or later they were going to convert one.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And it didn't look THAT offsides to me at all.
Oh well. Be glad your team contends for titles instead of trying not to get relegated.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
It wasn't
Neither were the two or three before that.
You give up that many golden chances, sooner or later you’re going to give up a goal.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Right, the jobbing was the three clear penalties + the one in the first leg.
I don’t think Mikel is up to snuff at the very top level. He does not control the midfield at all like a DM should. He can’t win and hold possession or distribute it. If your DM can’t control the midfield, Lampard can’t get forward and create overload situations, which is really your most dangerous weapon.
Additionally, missing Bosingwa and Cole is a HUGE problem. Chelsea’s system relies on fullbacks to create attacking width, because Malouda doesn’t scare too many people and Anelka is inconsistent and also tends to drift infield. Ivanovich and Zhirkov just don’t compare to the starters.
Essien is such a key player
Without him the team has suffered mightily the past two years.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
He is the face of the team
I know Lampard and Terry are your English boys who have been around forever, but Essien embodies the tough as nails physicality, the breathtaking and exhilarating speed, and the remarkable dynamism that make Chelsea at their peak a real force of nature. Without him, Chelsea basically becomes Drogba FC.
And it WAS Essien after all
That scored the goal in last year’s semi (one of the best I’ve ever seen). Even if the refs stole it later.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That shot was beyond sweet!
Batumshakalaka!
by We-B-Dunkin on Mar 17, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoopsie
SI.com: Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
So you're saying Cablinasian makes meth????
That’s not a bad usage of a chemistry degree I suppose. Worked well for Malcolm’s dad.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
si.com: cabby tested positive for ajax during 2010 season
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
i used to get those. i hated it. just all of a sudden my nose would start bleeding. it’s a sign of nerdom i think.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah i think that’s what it was. i’ve never had sinus problems. but in dry weather they would crop up more. i’ve also heard thin blood vessels or whatever they are up there. also lack of iron. but who knows. they are just really annoying.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
i get them pretty easily too
when i was a kid, if i bumped my nose too hard, or snorted ritalin, i would get them
i got hit in the face with a basketball when i was a kid and that opened the flood gates. my dad said it looked like a Stephen King movie in there.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
i hate jamming my finger playing basketball the worst
at least a bloody nose looks tough, a jammed finger just sounds wussy
depends on how you react. see, you probably jump around holding your finger going “owie owie owie!” with a look like you’re about to cry.
me? i go, “what finger jam?” even though my finger is on backwards.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s all pyrite up there
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
It happened to me a lot in my yout. It generally happened during the climate changes (spring and fall).
When you ran to the bathroom for toilet paper to jam in your nose, were you able to look up any of answers?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Yout? Did you say yout?
The two youthhhhhs!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I´m still very slow writting in English.
I read someone wants a new Junk Drawer and I started writting a story (a real one) and when I return is too late. Here it goes:
An old friend of mine left the Lebannon to join Leclerc´s Army during the Second World War. His father didn´t want him to go and had threatened him with never speaking to him again. They were Armenians, so his father probably didn´t think they should be involved in this war and didn´t want all his efforts with his son to go wasted; and Armenians had had plenty of deads during the Armenian genocide; and his father probably was more on the survival mode; and maybe feared that his other sons would follow the first one. So probably some strong words were said, because they never met each other again, they never talked again. The son even rejected his father´s heritage when his father died many years after.
This friend was part of a reconnaissance unit and he passed through some difficult moments, for example when they found that they had gone into a mine land and had to go back slowly, fearing to get blown at any given time. One day his unit found in the desert a German package of morphine and they sold it at the El Cairo black market. Then in El Cairo they spent all the money they got from the morphine and their last three month payments in only three days. He had seen very sad things too, like a middle class Italian mother and her daughter prostituting to get a can of sardines from the arab troups of the French Army. The best part came after the end of the War, during his time in Berlin, when he was the only Western soldier that could stand drinking vodka with the Russian soldiers and not falling down after.
Those were different times.
by amlmart1 on Mar 17, 2010 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
you should still use it for a junk drawer
no harm in copy pasting a comment into a fanpost, it’s been done before
You don't want to know what Andre Miller would do for a can of sardines
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 17, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I did
If I liked him, I wouldn’t have said I’d ban myself if he got the Blazers out of the second round. I listened to my hate for so long that I started to believe it.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
haha
wow, don’t ban yourself if that happens…
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 17, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys
I slept
bout to go get killed by a history final
but after it its spring break! and ill prob sleep all day!
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions
you would think ESPN would have better photo shopping skills
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
that’s not shopped, those kids are just that huge
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
i was refereing to the white head on the left
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
the disembodied head of their vanquished foe no doubt…
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suck on that whitey
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
The irony of SO posting emergency junk on the same day as another junk
Is by the next day the junk is prohibitively large for me to mobile junk, but I ain’t gonna go make a new one just so I can junk with my technological limitations. Suck on dat old man!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 11:26 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
we stopped posting new junk at 1000 comments cause SBN improved their engine for everyone but S.O.
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
wouldn’t that make you an accessory?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah? Well I eat apples for breakfast buddy, and sometimes bananas.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 11:34 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Grundapfels? Potatoes?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 12:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Mobile commenting available! Keep the conversation going.
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
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Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
we are freakin' annoying
sort of like when we were cheering “let’s go Bla-zers!” whilst getting blown out by boston
When all else fails.
Ignore reality.
#10 & #52
by idoltime on Mar 17, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
it felt good to still cheer for
patty mills, jeff pendegraph, bayless and co. to do well in garbage time.
I always do that too.
It’s nicer to root for those guys when we are on the good side of a blow out, but I don’t stop cheering for good things just because it doesn’t mean anything anymore.
#10 & #52
Some guy had some good Andre Miller stuff in that last thread
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 17, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you listen to one of the latest B.S. reports?
Simmons talks about watching Blake (among many things), and says something like he could have been the same player in the 50s or 70s.
Yeah
He’s got a 4 part NCAA one that I’m listening to now. He’s talking to Chad Ford now.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Best comment of the day
Rec
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Something witty will go here soon
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
this was in ESPN's rumor central
According to Blazersedge.com, “A league source has already floated Oklahoma City’s assistant general manager Rich Cho as one potential replacement for Penn. … Cho is considered an elite mind when it comes to cap management and has aided Thunder general manager Sam Presti’s dramatic turnaround of the franchise.”
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
Ben and Dave are now NBA Power Brokers.
One word from either of them changes the landscape.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Tic-tac anyone??
One word from either of them changes the landscape.
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Naw....
I think they pulled it from SO’s junk drawer.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
holy moley
that’s awsome
quick, let’s all start saying stuff like,
“A league source has said Chris Paul would like to play PG for the Blazers next season.”
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
NFL news
former OSU QB Derek Anderson signs with the Cardinals
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
you are the macro you seek
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't find an image that makes sense.
But this kind of looks like a picture of a tiny robot with one-and-a-half arms looking for love from a battery.
To be really funny and topical, perhaps I should name the small robot-like thing DTL or cloudydays?
#10 & #52
That's one of those robot aliens from "Dr. Who"
Not sure why it’s macking on the battery though…
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 17, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That's right. The Daleks.
Poor lil’ guy must be all alone now with no one but the battery.
#10 & #52
ha ha!
Probably thinks the battery has a killer figure.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 17, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. As long as there are sparks.
Now, I’m starting to think about ways to make issues of polarity into sexual innuendo fodder, but I’m falling short.
GoR, cloudy, or perhaps g-love would be great to have here about now.
#10 & #52
That battery looks bi-polar
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This junk isn't the worse junk ever.
Sure it has 1) no secret message, 2) no point, and 3) a useless quiz. But two of those three things are just fine.
Make a secret message next time, LeafHawk! You aren’t virgin, mexican, or SO, so there is no excuse.
#10 & #52
I'm lame. I don't know how to do the secret message thing.
Unless I actually did it subliminally and you all don’t know about it.
Or maybe I didn’t…..
Or maybe I did……
Yes! Yes! In the face!
i know how to do it, and i refuse. don’t worry about it—post w/ no regard for your peers.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe your secret message was too secret for any of us!
Forget what t^h^a^t guys says. We all know about his shortcomings.
To be one of the cool JDers and make a secret message, you just need to follow these basic steps.
1) As you are making the JD, give it a title that will become your secret message. One suggestion for this JD might have been “imgonnapinchyourjunk” or “ifyourjunkisgreenyoushouldgetitcheckedout” (that one might be too long, but you get the idea).
2) Publish the JD with the secret message as the title, not with what you would eventually make the title.
3) Immediately edit the JD after publishing it and replace the secret message title with a convention “Drawer of Junk for St Pattys Day” (btw, does referring to a holiday count as a date? can I get a CTC rulling on this one?). Everyone will see that as a the title in the sidebar, but your secret message will be retained in the hard link for all times.
#10 & #52
Yes, exactly what I was going to say next!
He could rename the junk something like
“The Philosophical Differences JD – 3/17/2010’ and ‘drawer-of-junk-for-st-pattys-day’ becomes the secret message.
It’s just that easy!
#10 & #52
Well, try to remember it.
It’s one thing to be obstinate because you are ignorant and it’s an entirely different thing to be obstinate because you are stubborn and difficult.
#10 & #52
Well, what I meant was.
That it’s better to be stubborn and difficult about this process that merely ignorant. I have brought light to your darkness, but now only you can bring the illumination to others.
I can bring a dead horse to water, but I can’t beat it until it learns a new trick.
#10 & #52
in the haze of finals, the CTC neglected to inform one “LeafHawk” that his name reminds of us of the movie Ladyhawk. Also, please put the date in the title of the JD.
Regards.
Cablinasian
CTC
by Cablinasian on Mar 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If you don't know what day St. Patrick's is, then I can't help you.
I can’t be expected to babysit everyone here.
What is this “LadyHawk” you refer to? Is that like one of those designs they used to paint on the side of vans?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
the CTC is regretful to have left the “e” off the end of Ladyhawke.
Mr. Hawk, I express condolences; yet, even a token “3/17” in your title would be acceptable.
It'd also make a quasi-secret message appear.
If you were to just go in and make that little change right now.
Little, little change.
#10 & #52
I hate to cite Canzano, but here goes.
-Western conference executive tells me Vulcan headquarters was livid in late summer after they realized Penn played them in getting a raise and promotion out of the phantom Minnesota offer and, “there’s real resentment at Vulcan headquarters at that whole deal.” This source isn’t buying the idea that something new happened on Tuesday that caused Penn’s firing, rather, that the Vulcans decided long ago they were going to blow up Penn the first time they had cause. What was that cause? “I’m not guessing on this, there’s no speculation here, the resentment over the Minnesota thing is real,” source said. “The Vulcans can be vindictive %$&#’s” Keep an eye on the movements of Penn agent Warren Legarie (ex-Blazers GM John Nash’s agent and KP’s agent as well) who was at the center of that situation, and also, has been involved with the Clippers extensively.
I like hitting him
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
That's why you will never be a champion.
Because my Vulcans crossed with monkeys are taking MY TEAM all of the way!
#10 & #52
by idoltime on Mar 17, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
those are scary
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
that all depends on if it is Pon farr or not.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a dangerous way to play.
On the one hand, they are unstoppable. On the other hand, they will die if they don’t mate with the right one.
#10 & #52
is that supposed to be a link?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
i don’t read ark; i have ark read to me.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, timing-wise.
This probably is the best time to drop someone you are going to need to drop them over the next four months.
#10 & #52
Canzano is buddies with Mark Warkentien. Hmmmm, anyone think there is an axe to grind?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
If the fired him for being a hardball playing jerkface negotiator
I guess that is as a good a reason as any to fire someone, but it gives me cause for concern for the organization going forward. By all indications, Penn was a sharp mind, knew the cap well, was a tough negotiator, and had KP’s trust. It’s easy to find another lawyer who’ll give the organization competent advice on the cap. It’s another thing all together to find someone that people higher up will respect and listen to. Maybe Penn went too far on the being a hardliner thing, but I hope this doesn’t mean that perspective a guy like him brings will be marginalized.
Event if Cho (or whoever replaces him) is just as smart, there is also no guarantee KP will listen.
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Ambivalence Avenue looks a lot like Abbey Road.
This is odd music but not horrible by any means.
#10 & #52
preparing for a fantasy baseball draft is hard work.
i think i’ll take a lunch break now.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
i wish. i could use them that’s for sure.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
the only thing worse than Baseball is….
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna say Cricket… fantasy baseball may be the only redeeming thing about baseball
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i wasn't gonna answer the question because
“it’s a trap!”
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
achbar > baseball
Can I pass a JD edict that noone refer to fantasy baseball as fbb because that is reserved for fantasy basketball?
#10 & #52
i didn’t mean to imply anything about the value of Admiral Ackbar in relation to the value of baseball.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
seconded
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The only better edict.
Can I pass a JD edict that noone refer to fantasy baseballas fbb because that is reserved for fantasy basketball?
#10 & #52
even better
Can I pass a JD edict that noone refer to fantasy baseball as fbb because that is reserved for fantasy basketball?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Rejected.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 17, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
this
Can I pass a JD edict that noone refer to fantasy baseball as fbb because that is reserved for fantasy basketball?
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
NO!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
but.. cindy crawford and i are in cancun!
but.. cindy crawford and i are in cancun!/dane cook reference
but.. cindy crawford and i are in cancun!/dane cook reference//shame on me
Our shields can't handle boredom of this magnitude!!!!
Yes! Yes! In the face!
by LeafHawk on Mar 17, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
then you should have made a better junk drawer.
;-)
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i hate the yankees so i try not to have any of them. though if i can get Teixiera, Cano, Rivera or Sabathia (long shot in a keeper league) i will. as for the Red Sox, Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis, Paplebon, and maybe Lackey or Beckett are the only really good fantasy guys. i’m really gonna target Ellsbury.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum won’t be available. no way he isn’t named a keeper.
i am targeting Sandoval. i had him last year for part of the year. not gonna keep him but hoping i can draft him in the 5-8 rounds somewhere.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
how is Matt Cain gonna be this year? or, more to the point, how is the Giant’s offense gonna be?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
slightly better, probably
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I tried downloading that song "you're the best around" from the karate kid today
It’s available “album only” with a bunch of garbage filler for $9.99. Screw off Apple! (not you appel) ((posted from iPhone))
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 12:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
this is blocked at my work, but i think it is what i’m looking for. if it is actually something pornographic, as my work blocker says it is, then i apologize.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
what is the link? what i thought it was was just a picture of a cat and that song playing over and over.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
it is
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
sweet. mission accomplished then!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanna my fiancé to walk down the aisle to it
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 2:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
it only took two comments in the comment section of the ESPN story of Penn getting fired
for name calling and blazer hating to begin
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
2 comments? someone was slacking off
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
What a shame that Penn would not show more class than that on a public forum.
#10 & #52
by idoltime on Mar 17, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
lol
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 17, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys, Happy St. Pats!
I’m going to be playing at Nick’s Famous Coney Island on Hawthorne from 5:30 to 7:30. Beer beer beer!!!
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
The Bulls starting lineup last night against the Grizzles
Brad Miller, Taj Gibson, Flip Murray, Acie Law and Jannero Pargo
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
what a cruel joke
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
um
wow
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
this
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
are video games better after finishing hits? does it matter what sort of hit?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick on the radio: "There is a division within the organization"
Well, then I guess Penn was on the “wrong” side. I hope KP is not on the wrong side either.
they should make batum the new GM
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It's kinda weird, cause I can see a number of minor issues that could cause division.
But there’s not one big issue that everyone seems divided on. At least not one large enough to cause people to get fired. What kind of division are they talking about here?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Yah, but that was almost three years ago.
Are the higher ups in the Blazers organization really holding grudges that long?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
I don’t know what kinda leverage Oden has though. How many teams out there would try to lure him away?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Cheap Oden would be very popular.
I’m figuring that he will get a contract close to what Przy got a few years ago.
#10 & #52
cheap is a relative term
look at the contract Nene got when he was totally broken. 6 years 60 million, and his injury was arguably worse, and his potential impact was nowhere near what Oden could be.
Broken Oden is looking at 12 mill/yr.
We gave Pryz all that $
Because he was literally about the only thing right on that team.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I don't know about 12 mil a year long term.
I think it depends on how long Oden wants to sign for. If he wants a six year deal, he may have to take less cause I don’t see any other team spending huge money to sign him.
He might get 8 figures if he’s willing to sign a 2 or 3 year deal with a team option for one more.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
he will get what market value is, which is what Bynum and Nene got when injured. Centers make money.
exactly
when you say “cheap,” what gets left out is that that much money for a guy of his potential impact is “cheap.” If he plays over 65 games at the same level of production he did earlier this season, he instantly becomes a max player.
Yes, but he didn't do that.
Right now Bogut > Oden. And even with people having lots of money to spend. It’s hard to see Oden making more than LA’s over budget for now. I’d figure on them deciding on a 2-3 year 10mil thing and give Greg the chance to earn a max contract.
#10 & #52
Bynum had a very short stretch of good play, and Nene had very scary injuries and was nowhere near what Greg is.
And Bogut is on 60 mil guaranteed for five years, with incentives that could make it worth 72 mil. That’s 14/yr. And he signed that contract when his PER was hovering around 16 and everyone considered him a stiff, before his career year this year.
Stupid injuries
No injuries, then no problems. Oden was playing really good, especially considering his age and rawness, and then the flipping frackin frookin’ knee thing.
DAMMIT.
His play deserved a big contract, but the injuries will muddle things. I understand if we make a shorter contract because of that, but the risk of him being healthy and then becoming a UFA sooner is scary. It’s a tough decision.
I say, pay the bastard good money, lock him up 6 years, hope he’ll be healthy.
If he truly (which I doubt) has a problem that makes him always gonna get hurt, well, then there’s contract insurance.
#52
Man, he was getting good this year before he went down
He was the only person on the court who seemed to care sometimes.
I had said it a million times during that start of our season
But Oden was our most consistent player. Aside from his, like, 7 turnover game to start the year, he was literally the only one who had not had a bad game yet.
#52
he had a couple other pretty bad games
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
@Atlanta stands out in my mind-- was good for the first 2 minutes, then Horford outplayed him
home Atlanta was bad also (foul trouble more than anything though).
@Utah was rough
He was really good this year though, no doubts there.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I wonder what it would cost to insure Oden
over a 6 year contract. Like what percentage of the total contract would it run you?
I'm not sure
I think it is part of every contract though. Everyone except Eddy Curry has their contract insured.
#52
So if Oden has some kind of career ending injury
We’d just have insurance pick up the tab and move on.
That is, obviously, worst worst worst case scenario.
Lock the bastard up.
#52
yeah—it would cripple any moves, but if Oden has something like a worst case scenario, this team isn’t going anywhere.
exactly. we are screwed if he gets hurt and contenders if he doesn’t. So… yeah. That’s the long and short of it.
I remember this fall one of the MSP guys being like “we need to start planning for a future without Oden. Let’s build a championship team without Oden, then if he comes back we win all 82 games.”
Idiot. Oden is completely and totally irreplaceable. If you could build a championship team without one of your critical pieces, it would be a lot easier.
That's hilarious
I’m sure Ainge is thinking “I’ll just replace KG and if he’s injury free, then we’ll win extra!”
Or Pat Riley, “No biggie, we’ll get a replacement for Wade. When he’s healthy, all the better!”
This is why I don’t listen to sports radio.
unless you could trade Oden for a lower upside, less risky guy e.g. Brook Lopez
and then turn LMA/Rudy/Bayless into Bosh.
You could do some things with PG/Roy/Batum/Bosh/Lopez. Could you win a title? I dunno, but you’d have a shot.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
of course, the other side doesn't make either of those trades
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I didn't realize he was quite that bad, no
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
i understand that
but his implication was you get Lopez AND hope Oden comes back healthy. Which is utterly ridiculous.
But the premiums have got to reflect injury history somehow, no?
I mean, it would make no sense for the insurance on Yao’s next contract to be the same percentage as, say, LeBron’s.
NBA injury insurance is league wide
so presumably the teams just pay a set amount into a pot, and when someone gets hurt really bad, they get to draw.
That isn't exactly true
Are player contracts insured?
There is a league-wide policy that insures the contracts of around 150 players each season. The five most expensive contracts for each team are included, and teams have the option of submitting additional names for coverage. The carrier has the right to exclude 14 contracts per season, such as when they consider a player with a very large remaining contract to be a medical risk. For example they excluded Luol Deng in 2008-09 because he had $71 million remaining and a history of back injuries. The list of excluded players changes each year, so a player who is not covered one season might be covered the following season.
If an insured player is disabled, then there is a 41 game waiting period, after which the insurance company will pay 80% of the guaranteed portion of the player’s base salary. Once a player is covered, the carrier can’t exclude the player for the remainder of his current contract.
If the player is traded, his new team receives the beneft — for example, even though Cuttino Mobley’s heart condition was discovered prior to his trade to the Knicks, the Knicks received the insurance payout.
penn said something that painted batum in a negative light
he is lucky he wasn’t executed on the spot
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s pretty well established that tom penn had an lcd belt buckle where he posted durant’s stats from the night before on
hmm. maybe paul allen saw penn as a ‘vegetable’ that doesn’t belong anywhere near a cake? maybe he saw him as just an herb, that again, would not mesh well with a good cake
Except in Asia
Seriously, I had cakes there that had PORK in them but were strangely sweet.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
will friday hurry up and get here
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
I'd take tomorrow getting here
Two greatest days of basketball every year, games nonstop, lots of upset potential, good competition guaranteed.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
ugh
2 finals tomorrow
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing about being at the dissertation stage
No finals.
Bad thing; I have to be organized in how I do my work.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You could use one of the tools from the national writing challenge, to force you to write 1000-1500 words a day or something like that.
I'll be fine
I’ve got a system down but it is harder in some senses.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
in college i did a 50 question speech final (multiple choice) in about 20 minutes or something then walked home as fast as i could to watch games.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
got a 40 question multiple choice test on accounting in the morning
then a ECON final in the afternoon
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
the 40 question test shouldn’t take long.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
but its very important that i do well on that test, accounting isn’t exactly my strong suit. I probably want to take my time on it
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
good grades or basketball……the choice is yours, thomasikehara
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
true
i got rethink my priorities
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Hedo?
PA saw Hedo and realized how stupid singing him would have been.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Still wondering who had that idea, though arguably Hedo would have helped with side pick-and-rolls, and being a point forward
In theory. For two years or so.
And now Toronto is screwed
Because of Hedo’s mega deal. FAIL!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
He wouldn't have been purely horrible for a coupel of years.
But that deal would have been horrible.
#10 & #52
Hedo would have been good in Portland. Nowhere near what the deal would require him to be, but he woulda helped us.
But I'm glad we got Dre
And this way we get to see that Batum is the awesomest player in the NBA.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
what?
i guess in that case we might not have had injuries if idoltime hadn’t been at that game that one time.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
why were Greg and Joel hurt? Because they ended up in a randomly bad situation. If someone different starts that game, or plays in that game, the possession as it happened may never has occurred.
Idol doesn’t influence the game, so that is silly.
greg was hurt because aaron brooks got around his man and was driving into the lane.
clearly it’s andre miller’s fault!
Steve Blake was starting at that point, wasn’t he?
Seriously, though, if Hedo signs with us this summer we are a drastically different way and it’s unlikely that things happen in the same fashion as they did.
i think it is completely ridiculous to say that signing Hedo would have prevented injuries. any number of things could have been different. maybe Greg just shouldn’t have jumped in the air? maybe the towel boy should have wiped something off better, or not as good. maybe the ref should have been standing 3 inches to the right.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you and I shouldn't have been there
Who knows?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i knew i should left earlier to go get my hot dog.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
We had six points
At the time, clearly the work of the devil.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
you guys had no impact on the game, right?
Things happen. But both Joel and Greg suffered pretty freak knee injuries, so it’s not like they would have happened regardless.
I always sense some evil spirits near DTL
You never know.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
but having Hedo there mighta stopped them.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
no, that’s not the point. It’s not having Hedo here that would have changed things. It’s anything being different in how that game went that could have changed things.
right. maybe with more cheering by idol and myself and skywaker the team would have been more motivated and Brooks wouldn’t have gotten around his guy. taht’s something that could have changed things too.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
theoretically, sure. Who is on the floor and what players are doing far outweighs the fans, though. Hedo is a direct and absolute difference in that game.
and i’m saying there are any number of things that have a direct and absolute difference on the game. if a butterfly can have a direct and absolute influence on something on the other side of the world, then it would seem another butterfly could have a direct and absolute influence on the game right?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you trying to stretch this to the limit to invalidate my argument? It’s easy to see that someone on teh court has a direct influence on the gameplay. That is my only point. I don’t need to address whether you being at the game matters, it is irrelevant.
everything argument has a limit doesn’t it? how far can your argument stretch? i’m not trying to invalidate your argument, i don’t think i could. i’m just saying that i don’t agree with you, necessarily and am curious how far you would take this line of thought as far as what constitutes having a direct and absolute influence on any one event. the butterfly effect you spoke about above seems to suggest that any action, no matter how big or small, has a direct and absolute influence on all other events. but you seem to be saying only certain things can have a direct and absolute influence and that there are degrees of influence. i’m not sure where i stand to be honest. it’s just an interesting exploration.
i do think though, that i probably worded some of my posts above a bit to strongly. use of the word “ridiculous” was probably too much.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
we might not have had injuries if we sign Hedo.
the use of the word “might” probably saves you, but this is awfully close to saying signing Hedo would have stopped the injuries. we might not have had injuries for tons of reasons. or we might have had even more for just as many reasons.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That is ridiculous. I said that signing him could’ve changed things; that is inarguable. Assuming that everything would play out the same if we sign Andre vs. signing Hedo is illogical.
Oden having something different for dinner the night before could have changed things too. it’s illogical to assume anything could have happened any differently than it already happened. what’s done is done. to single out this one signing and say that would have changed things is ridiculous too. you could single out tons of stuff and say it would have changed things. maybe there wasn’t anything that would have prevented the freak injuries from happening. perhaps it was fate.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
“illogical” probably isn’t the correct word for me to use there but whatever.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re arguing logic and then saying it was due to fate?
Logic says that action —> reaction. If things happen differently in the possessions preceding the injury, that entire possession goes different and Greg never jumps in that certain way.
Now, I’m not saying we should have signed Hedo, because that would cure our issues. I was merely saying that we can’t assume that all things are equal and assume that we would’ve needed Camby starting the season over again.
i didn’t say it was due to fate. that was speculation. just another of the myriad possibilities.
how is what you’re talking about any different than all the people that say “if only we’d drafted Chris Paul”?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
two very different things.
Second-guessing a decision because we’d rather have Chris Paul is far different than saying things would have played out differently (marginally or not) if we had made any kind of different decision last summer.
I didn’t say we should have signed Hedo. I did not every imply that. I merely said that we can’t assume everything would be equal signing Hedo and signing Andre. I’m not second-guessing our decision.
but if we signed Chris Paul things absolutely would be different. it’s not second guessing; it’s inarguable, to use your word. and that draft pick would have had a direct influence on the games in which our players were injured.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
WISHING for something to be different and commenting that that thing WOULD BE DIFFERENT are not the same thing.
yeah…but i’m not sure how this applies…..
my point with the Chris Paul thing was that if we drafted him (just like if we had signed Hedo) following events would have been different. that’s all. they are both hypotheticals.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m crushed.
lucky for me it was super slow at work and i enjoy spinning my wheels sometimes.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Listen
all these injuries and firings and whatnot are the direct result of having an NBA team in Portland. We need to put a stop to that right now. I bet Sioux Falls, ND is ripe for an upgrade to their D League team.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i think it’s boring. illogical stuff is much more interesting.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
those things change at the drop of a hat. who cares. it’s all bull crap anyway. just go with what works for ya. all that matters is the end and what happens then.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i hope so. but i guess we’ll all find out one time or another. or not.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hopefully not. it’s really all we have left isn’t it?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
the only thing that keeps me slogging forward is the annoying persistence of my heart and brain.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
we’d probably be the 1 seed right now too.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
On pace for 65 wins
The team running like an efficient running thing, everyone with Pers over 21 and no sexting.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
LMA made a halfcout shot
so they got a short practice
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
If he developed an unstoppable post move, I'd give him the month of practice off.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
no time for that
he’s working on his unstoppable halfcourt shot first
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 17, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
think of all the extra rebounds available for the rest of the team
I think it is genius.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
He's stretching his range out from the basket right now.
Once he gets a consistent full court shot, then they will work on shortening his range. Think about it, if he can hit all threes from the other end of the court it will completely eliminate all fast break opportunities for the opposition. Our guys will be free to remain set up on defense for the entire game. It’s genius!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 2:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We get to watch Tebow squirm in the NFL draft this year
He’s gonna be in the green room ESPN just said.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
there is no way he gets taken in the first round
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Which since they're only doing the first round on the first night of the draft this year
Means he gets to come back the next morning.
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he could probably finish the old testament
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
seahawks sign matt mccoy
meh
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
Slightly revised theory: Paul Allen loves flashy players (Rudy, Mills, ...), so now he has come to love Durant
Penn: Oden guy
KP: Oden guy
aliens hate cake, they come for something else.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
earth’s natural resources?
(ironically enough, earth’s most abundant natural resource acts like an acid to them and kills them)
not yet. my first couple terms i spent dabbling around figuring out what i wanted to do (took a lot of philo. and writing to see if i wanted to do law), before i decided to just stick with my original thought of pre-med. i have a lot of bacc core done, but now i have a lot of catching up to do in the sciences
Looks like PA
has finished his radiation and chemo treatments.
It’s about half way down the page, item 2 under News and Views
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
GREAT NEWS!
Everyone knew PA would fight like hell and beat this disease. Keep it up PA!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The REAL reason Penn was fired...
Paul Allen, of course, loves pies. Penn was more of a cake person.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
like celebrating my first billion dollars?
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree, Timmay. they are both great
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OK....I want to keep this a secret, so I'll whisper...
(Both ARE great, but I keep pushing pie because it seems to irritate Ark. Don’t let him know I said that.)
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
what is this Europe?
In America – we have WINNERS and LOSERS – no ties.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
maybe PA is just mad because the seahawks had just a horrible season
so he is taking it out on penn.
either that or PA liked firing Jim Mora Jr so much he had to fire some else too
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
and t-mac this offseason
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe being the assistant GM of the blazers was in Pete Carrol's contract
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I also like the theory that Penn privately used a Mac or an iPhone. Or suggested the coaches should use an iPad for in-game stats.
“Philosophical differences” at their best.
DEATH TO MAC USERS!
That’s what PA says, remember he got his $ on the flip side of the computer fight.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
"I'm a PC, and I own the Blazers"
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But secretly sources tell me PA always wanted to collaborate with Jobs, and hated Gates!
The wife of Steve Ballmer once complained that she and the kids can’t have iPods or iPhones, only MS stuff ;-) I wish she would be on Twitter.
I wouldn't pick an IPhone if I could
Since their service quality is absolutely atrocious compared to Verizon.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That’s AT&T, not Apple. And that’s likely to end this summer, though not guaranteed. Apple is already screwing with AT&T by allowing more and more video streaming applications, with AT&T complaining that maybe 5% of heavy users are screwing up the network for everybody else.
And since I know the company that supplies AT&T with network equipment, I know that won’t change any time soon ;)
I thought it was 2011 that it did?
I still like my Motorola Droid phone lots though.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yup, only problem with Verizon
Is that it doesn’t work outside the US, Mexico and Canada.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
An interesting take on team "chemistry"
and whether or not it exists. I’ve seen that debated here at BEdge, as well as in many baseball forums.
So, when I saw that the founder of modern metrics for baseball and current Red Sox executive, Bill James, was weighing in, I thought it worthy of a look.
For those not wanting to lick through, he says a resounding “yes”.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
just look at the 2008 mariners
a very, very talented team, 101 losses
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
on paper
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1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
With a stupid stupid GM
Bavasi should never be hired in baseball again for his stupid moves.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yeah
batum>Jack Z>sasha>bavasi
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, I could have told you the Sexton move alone was freaking stupid
Forget the others.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
actually
trading rafeal soriano for horacio rameriz was the worste
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno...
Trading Adam Jones and George Sherril for Erik Berard comes close, because Bedard had durability issues before the trade.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
signing Carlos Silva was also pretty bad
4 year, 48 million, for a 5-19 record and a 6+ ERA
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
the fact that rafeal soriano is a good player
and horacio was out of the league the next season, after posting an 8+ ERA with M’s, takes the cake for me
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
OK...
you convinced me.
But Cab has a good point….they ALL sucked.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty much
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
if the nets had more talent
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
which says a lot about 2008 mariners
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
they were a few games out of the playoffs a year before
and addend more talent
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
but still
101 losses??
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That extra talent must have been awful then.
Otherwise, how do they get worse???
Don’t mind me, btw. I watch no baseball.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
horrible chemistry
baseball they pretty much play everyday, and the players are with each other for 6 months, if you have bad chemistry and hate each other like those M’s did, it shows
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s cause Ichiro refuses to learn any english outside of the various forms of Zach
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope...
Ichiro speaks English in the clubhouse….he just uses translators for the media.
You can even hear him speak English in the new M’s TV spots.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry, clearly you didn’t get my joke… better luck next time
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
....(hanging head in shame)....
That’s what happens when I try to JUNK while on a work conference call.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
ichiro speaks great english
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-ichirospeech071508
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool article
I hadn’t seen this before.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
bush>obama (at sports)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631knZM9Uiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5PrbQv8eEw&feature=related
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m pretty sure obama would dunk on bush.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
like obama could dunk
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
They all filled out brackets but since Obama is a well known hoops fan there was no interest in broadcasting his picks.
Everyone fills out brackets. One estimate since 40-50% of Americans fill out at least one bracket this week.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No interest in broadcasting the picks of others I meant
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
40-50% = everyone? I’m not a stats guy, but this seems off
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what ESPN routinely cites
The productivity loss from filling out brackets alone (let alone the games tomorrow and Friday during the workday) is in the millions.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
50% = everyone?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Not everyone
But a substantial part of the population. Far more than watch the super bowl as a % of the US population actually (which even this year was around 35%).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
GAAAAhhh… stop arguing my stat based humor attempt
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
never
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
If he was happy he would be miserable
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
“No,” Hodges says flatly when I ask him at one point in the first half if any players on the team stand up to Kobe Bryant and critique him if he does something detrimental to the team. On this occasion it was Bryant not sprinting back on defense after turning the ball over with a bad pass.
“Not one. They all kiss his a—.”
Dave McMenamin with Craig Hodges on the Lakers
Yes! Yes! In the face!
he should be
I thought thats what we brought him in here for
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 17, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night -- didn't Ben's Penn mega-post have a link to Haarlow's pedicure?
Is it there now? Did he remove it? Am I going nuts?
Aha! So I didn't imagine it?
LOL. Wonder what the backstory is on that one? Think Mr. Golliver’s been on Ms Haarlow’s ish list ever since the Party Post?
But is it Ben’s fault for pulling something out of context (well, it had no context) and putting it in relation to the Tom Penn saga. Or Rebecca’s fault for being out of the loop and posting something irrelevant.
by Norsktroll on Mar 17, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ben’s Fault I think, Haarlows twitter feed is not a representation of Blazers broadcasting like an ESPN personality, it’s her personal feed because she contracts with various networks
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If one was expecting our sideline reporter to weigh in on the Tom Penn saga...
…I got nuthin’ else to say I guess. That isn’t a reasonable expectation.
#52
by Mortimer on Mar 17, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
just what are you implying here, cloudy?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s what i thought you were implying.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You didn't rec it, so I did it for you.
Then flagged your post, you big liar.
by Timmay! on Mar 17, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wait it added the rec!
Flag removed. :)
by Timmay! on Mar 17, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
had some at 11:30. Right after they open, short line, which means they give a bigger portion of meat.
That's our preferred time too.
They also get to know you if you’re a regular, and take care of your order extra well.
I also go early in the day ....that way the sun shines on my good side
I am on a budget, ya know
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Personally, I thought it was a snarky move on Ben's part
On the other hand, a lot people should be better about separating their personal and professional stuff on Twitter and Facebook (if they want to be taken seriously).
I think I agree
Well, sorta kinda I guess… and for someone like Haarlow (an attractive young female), it is already harder to be taken “seriously” (as serious as a sideline reporter/host wants to be taken). Adding personal stuff to her usually career based twitter/facebook is kinda silly looking.
But I only have seen her twitter when it gets posted around here, I got no idea how it normally is.
#52
it’s usually just a stream of pictures of her and LaMarcus…
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Portland Roundball has some interesting stuff on Penngate. Apologies if this is a repeat.
The one thing I know about Penn is that a lot of people within the organization did not like him. What I heard most often was that Penn was impacting the culture in a negative way. He was apparently sensitive about things said in the media, by his own broadcasters and even others in the front office. There was a new brand of paranoia creeping in and a lot of people felt Penn was power hungry and eating away at Pritchard’s power base.
If Blazers Broadcasting made him feel defensive, then just about anyone could.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
were they mispronouncing his name or something? I don’t think they’ve ever said a bad thin about anyone with the organization… ever
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Which to me sounds pretty odd, since then Penn's agent would also need influence on the Wolves' beat writer Zgoda and his contacts into the Wolves organization
From everything I’m hearing, Tom Penn is signed, sealed and delivered (or at least completely agreed to, give me some poetic license for the Stevie Wonder reference). I’m guessing a Tuesday press conference, just hours before the team learns its draft lottery fate.
I’m still not completely positive the McHale situation is decided. I’d think they’d want to do this once, call a press conference and lay out their new head guy, new top personnel guy (Hoiberg) and their coaching situation.
But knowing the Wolves they could announce Penn and Hoiberg with their new titles and say the coaching situation is TBD by the new boss
this blazers starting lineup is 8-1
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
Granted its not exactly against the strongest teams
But still.
I don’t know that we learned much from winning all those games against crap teams but we sure didn’t hurt ourselves.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that lineup has
driving ability
outside shooting
D
size
experience
energy
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the lineup
Just want to see it tested Sunday at Phoenix.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'd say length instead of size
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
nah
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
ladies love girth
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
you should do it
stick figures are skinny
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 17, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
will this be in your show next month?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
like this one of Greg Oden?
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i got one of roy, and am working a lamarcus one
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i’d need a tablet; and i can’t draw good.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I am awful at it on a laptop with no mouse
But when I was a kid, I could do pretty good cartoony style with the mouse. Nuthin’ compared to a pencil, of course, but they were cute.
#52
i should do a box of stick-it note pad flip books of stick figures in action.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
that should be your avatar.
or at least one of the pieces you give to that gallery to use
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i might use my current avatar; it was the last thing i did last night. i need to see it when it’s dry and see if the gallery wants it…
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i liked the one you were using as your avatar right before this. i liked it quite a bit actually.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
if i got and see it and it is not too ’spensive i will purchase it.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
nice
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
pie>cake
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
actually, yes
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me
I taught some Mexican kids who play at the community center next to me how to make a paper airplane. It blew their mind.
I saw them trying to make one as I walked to my car, and they were doing it all wrong… ALL wrong. So I said “Here, I’ll show ya! It’s easy”.
I hadn’t made a paper airplane in years, but it flew real good.
#52
I had to teach my 8 yr old nephew how to do it
He has all these expensive high tech toys, but no one had ever shown him how to make an airplane. We once spent an afternoon making and coloring airplanes. He LOVED it. After that, every time he came over he headed for the drawer where the airplanes were stored.
The kids seemed real excited about it
I should show my friend’s kid how to make one! It would blow his fricken’ mind. He’s got all these toys (too many toys) but he seemed to have the most fun when he’d get the tinkertoys out and I’d make him a spaceship that he would then try to destroy.
I loved making paper airplanes as a kid… but we didn’t have all these fancy toys these damn kids have today, Corvid! Not at all.
Hmm, I think I would add a paperclip at the nose of the plane? To give it weight and help it fly better? I forget…
#52
My grandma had a billion of them
Whenever we’d visit her, I’d make a HUGE Tinkertoys thingy that surrounded and trapped me entirely. I wouldn’t be able to get out of it.
I loved them. Those and Legos.
I guess both are kinda expensive though, now…
#52
lincoln logs ftw.
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
i always built ferris wheels.
i used to have a couple huge sets of ‘wild west’ playmobil toys and a couple huge sets of mini train sets. we used to build giant train tracks that went throughout the house and set up wild west scenes. it was so awesome.
if i knew where they were i could recreate ‘the good the bad and the ugly’
They told us we couldn't use the internet at work so I bought a bunch of Magnetix
They’re sweet. After about three days I didn’t care and got back on the internet.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
my wife watches a 5 year old who likes to spout off knowledge about dinosaurs to impress people… I blew his mind by telling him that dinosaurs came here from mars on a spaceship to build the pyramids… bought me 3 whole minutes of stunned silence
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
There was about 12 paper airplanes in front of the building next door to me the other day
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
that’s what my paper folding adventures usually end up as also. although, i used to be able to make a paper crane. i can’t remember how anymore though.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I can only make a paper airplane
In 3rd grade, in Hood River, I won the school contest for COOLEST LOOKING PAPER AIRPLANE because I colored it all rad and camouflaged, and I got 3rd in the distance test, I think… but a different airplane. My camouflaged one didn’t fly real good and I didn’t wanna mess it up.
#52
i’ve never been able to make very good paper airplanes. they pretty much always do nose dives right away…..or make a slight turn first before doing a nose dive. none have ever gone very far or very straight.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I ain't an expert
But I seem to still be able to make ’em okay, and what I told the kids, was to be sure to be precise with the folds. Make sure the paper lines up perfectly and make a sharp crease.
They were doing sloppy folds, and not doing the all-important FINAL fold that gives the wings enough strength to fly.
#52
I knew a really cool guy from Afganistan who came from a village where kites were a big thing
He could cobble together amazing kites out of whatever was laying around
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
hehe
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’d be better if he was using a fishing pole and line as the leash
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
if you look closely, you can see the tread on the right pulling the tank.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
For as much flack as Blazers fans get for being homers (justifiably, I might add),
I just thought I’d mention that I’ve encountered a lot of resistance from Thunder fans for suggesting that OKC should have kept Rodrigue Beaubois instead of Mullens because if we had Beaubois we never would have traded for Eric Maynor. Shaking my head.
In basketball, yeah, I suppose.
In baseball, the stats are able to tell a much more complete story so I think the fanbases are a lot better educated and able to be more objective.
why is soccer not popular in the US?
they left out the “its boring as heck” reason
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
whereas baseball and golf are exhilarating
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
i’m looking forward to watching baseball again….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
It is like golf. It’s normally a warm place with a green field and you only have to pay attention when the announcer gets excited. It is the perfect background sport while you do other things.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
this is all true.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
at least we can all agree that
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard a conspiracy theory
That ESPN is behind the potential NBA and NFL lock out so that they can add soccer as the 4th sport.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
(nsfbedge)
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
finally. i’ve been waiting for a new one of these for a while now.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
ben does a good job keeping it together.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet they are irresistible.
This would be a great time for someone with a fake “twitter source” to start really having some fun.
#10 & #52
As long as it all leads up to a possible incident involving allegedly leaving food behind.
It would be epic.
#10 & #52
he’ll like it. how can you not like a big huge burrito filled with meat and stuff? i hope he buys a pacifico to go with it….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i think both times i’ve gone there i got steak.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it is spicy
It’s fine, it’s good, but it’s no Taco Plus.
I am glad I tried it, but I got the steak (didn’t get the Barbacoa since it said “spicy braised beef” and I haaate things too spicy). Got extra cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and the whole thing is spicin’ my balls off.
Admittedly, I am a wimp with spicy… just tastes like pain.
It is good, but it’s real similar to how Taco Plus does it, without being as tastariffic!
#52
you shoulda got a Pacifico to help with the spicy!
(i don’t like spice either)
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The cheese is weird too
YOU GUYS ARE ON CRACK.
Holy crap this is spicy, why is this so spicy?!?! Like, for real spicy, not “i’m a wuss” spicy…
#52
My first bite was just a piece of the meat to test how good it was
Before I ate anything else, and that meat was hella spicy. So I figured it’ll all even out once I eat it with the sour cream and cheese, and it didn’t. It got worse.
Really damn spicy, I’m bein’ honest and not jokey. Dang. My nose is running.
#52
It is insanely spicy
I’m actually kinda upset. I told them I don’t like spicy, got extra cheese, the non-spicy beef, and it is insanely spicy. Ugh.
I liked it at first (the rice is good, guac good, etc) but now the spiciness is just killing me. I can’t finish it.
Ugh. I would never go back if this was what is normal. Since you guys think it isn’t, I would try it again another time maybe. But man… I would never ever ever go there again otherwise. It is becoming really gross in my mouth.
I always get pico and stuff on my burritos, always get a carne asada type thing, I never have problems with general spiciness at Mexican restaurants even though I know I’m a wimp. This was disgustingly spicy.
TACO PLUS, I’M SORRY, I’LL NEVER STRAY AGAIN.
#52
I'm baffled
Chipotle is not spicy. I rarely do the steak (I do chicken) but the wife says it’s not crazy spicy.
That’s just weird.
maybe they do it different down in LA
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It's possible
They localize ingredients whenever possible, usually with organic farms nearby, but normally their spices don’t change. I’ve eaten there in SoCal once and it was pretty similar.
they probably saw Mort coming
and didn’t like the look of his face so they spiked his burrito with special ingredients.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad looooooves super duper spicy stuff
He’s a good cook, and will make it for the family, and it’s the sort of spicy that makes you sweat instantly and yadda yadda. My whole family loves it. I don’t.
But this tasted like one of those meals. Super, duper, nose running spicy.
I imagine something got mixed up, or something fell in something. Because that was truly unpleasant. I’m upset and bummed because I was looking forward to this for ages :-( AND I got two burritos, to have 1 for dinner since I was sure it’d be awesome— it’s a damn burrito made fresh, who can mess it up?!?!
I wanna punch someone, this is so spicy. Spicy makes me mad. MEAN mad.
#52
take it back and ask them why it is so spicy
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It really did put me in a bad mood.
I hate super duper spicy.
It was my “bad food” for the week, and they took it away from me Cab… they took it away from me!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111
Fo realz, I’ll get over it, but that immediate impulse of anger boiled up when my mouth was burning. I would punch Senor Chipotle in the mouth if he was here right now.
#52
None of the meat is particularly spicy
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'd expect
I mean, it’s a chain fast food-ish Mexican restaurant. The salsa should be the only real spicy thing, if one wants it.
It blew me away with spiciness. Right now I’d never go back, and when I open my fridge and see the other burrito I bought, I’m filled with rage.
#52
I asked my wife, who likes the steak.
She said the steak is normally not spicy (she asked “He didn’t do barbacoa right? That one is the spiciest, but also not really spicy”. I told her no on barbacoa)
She said if you had the corn salsa, that sometimes has a kick to it and could be the cause.
She said if you really struggled with the spiciness (after she deadpanned, “Really? He thought it was spicy? This was a guy, right?”) you’d want to try the meat that is the mildest: the Carnitas. It’s pulled pork, tender, and she said it tastes like it’s only been seasoned with salt and pepper.
I am assuming something got in it that was bad
Because it was MAD spicy, yo.
I am a seasoned orderer of foods to avoid spiciness. The pico looked like normal pico, and tasted like normal pico. The barbacoa was described as spicy, so I stay away from that. I’ve had the sort of steak they served at other places a billion times in burritos, and never had a problem.
So, I think they just accidentally put something super duper spicy in it, because only the steak was the spicy part.
I did get Mrs. Timmay’d though :-( Tell her DS9 sucks to get her back.
#52
Please do
I do like the portion size, though another problem was that I got extra meat because I didn’t feel like the normal meat portion was up to Taco Plus’s standards.
So, the meal was sorta spendy for one that made me so angry.
And, I got a double order of the thing that made the meal so damn spicy.
#52
I should have made you get a burrito bowl, so you could pick and choose.
I’ve decided not to post my wife’s comment. :)
I questioned my sanity as well
But I know I ain’t some crazy dame, and I know what I tasted. And I tasted UNBEARABLE SPICINESS.
And I say I’m a wimp, but I ain’t that much of a spiciness wimp. I eat curries and Mexican foods and salsas and whatever all the dang time yo.
#52
I tried everything seperate before I dug in
I could tell the meat was spicy; I just assumed it’d even out once eating with everything.
#52
It's so weird.
I like spicy, so I usually have some of the medium or hot salsas there. But if you don’t want spicy, Chipotle is one of the most mild places around.
Every chain is super mild
I did not expect it to have anything close to a spice that I would worry about.
2nd complaint— the cheese was weird and I didn’t care for it.
It almost tasted fake.
#52
Just of Chipotle!
To me, Chipotle is now the OKC of Mexican restaurants, and Taco Plus is the Blazers.
#52
The analogy works good too
Because OKC and the Blazers aren’t that different as young up-n-comers, and Taco Plus and Chipotle prepare their food almost the exact same way… ya see everything right there, watch them make it, etc.
BUT TACO PLUS warms the wrap longer, and puts the cheese on first and put that in the oven real quick to melt it, THEN puts on the ingredients. You can cheese in every delicious bite.
It’s like building a team without a big man, the way Chipotle does it.
#52
hee hee
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
the talk from NPR all things consider regarding “ACTA” is really interesting. you can listen to it by selecting it here:
ACTA has to do w/ internets, copyrights, and policing you.
Dear Jake, I will never believe you again...
gimme Winthrop in a nailbiter over Arkansas Pine Bluff tonight
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
by jksnake99 on Mar 16, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
where are your stats now pretty boy?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
heehee
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
or bored…
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
where’s the delete button when I need it.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
jake is in the bay area, and unable to “service” Prez like you do in exchange for Prez’s services
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
let me know when you find it… there’s some history that needs rewriting
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
not nearly as much as the thought of my imminent demise.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I would prefer for that not to take place.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I try not to worry about teams in the draft ’til after the lottery.
They are losing Boozer, which is just huge for them.
’course, I am an unabashed Evan Turner fanboy.
i fear a situation, where a neighboring sun passes through our galaxy bringing a comet shower in it’s gravitational wake pummeling the earth into dust
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
sometimes i fear that a possible grandson of mine will come back in time from the future and kill me in order to see if he would still live.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't spend a bunch of time
Worrying about pick that another team might get …so they might take a player ….who might be good
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
the link to Rudy's 5 points in 3 seconds gave me an idea
in order to fill the void this week, we should post highlight clips of the Blazers.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
That's the game I "watched" "with" KP
At a sports bar in Santa Monica. He was with his GF, and they both cheered a lot for Martell and LMA.
#52
What kind of site do you think this is?
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
ok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StBk0f8u3v8
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
greatest one ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvjJA93Xy9Y
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this old one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHr04z6YsWU&feature=channel
and I was at this game in Tacoma
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I was just going to look for the Tacoma Dome game
You were there? Lucky. I was at one of the later Tacoma Dome games.
yep, 7 year old Jake never loved the Blazers more than on that day
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
this is my favorite cause of the music alone.
the mullet doesn’t hurt either
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I like his public displays of exacerbation. Shaq always brought that out of him.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
that clip was sorta sad. if only he had looked like that when he came to Portland.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
how many titles does Portland win if that Sabas comes here to play with Porter, Drexler, Kersey and Buck? forget the curse of Bowie… we were done in by the Commies
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
if Sabonis had been here everything would have been different and i wouldn’t have lost so much hair.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
also, probably 1 title.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gvTGYKvQ5k
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
old man power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkOqDgLb6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JVgm7F1QA
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
long ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuhncbO975k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOzySz5up-Y&feature=related
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrOH-KHxXg0
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
god bless and good night
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
is mr hipster around
looks like the lupe date did get moved to the 6th. i just bought my tickets.
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 3:43 PM PDT reply actions
was the final as bad as you thought it was gonna be?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
nah for some reason i feel like i did well on it
even though i barely knew anything
over the last 40 hours, ive slept for 45 minutes and im freakin hyper right now
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s good. hopefully the crash doesn’t hit you too hard. maybe you’ll get to sleep for 12 hours or something now.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm
well that is annoying, it’s only a problem because i have a discussion/lab thing til 7 on thursdays next term so i wouldn’t be able to get to portland until about 8:30-9 at best. although all i would miss is the opening act
the few, the proud, the blazers
by HD on Mar 17, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Just a note on Vulcan Ventures
PA is close…really really close with those guys…guys he went to college with and of course his sister and next of kin to the Blazer franchise.
So if they are whispering in his ears that KP is not doing enough etc…KP and Nate could go this offseason.
And having experienced working with the VV folks, “richards” is an understatement.
fiftytwo
this would be tough to go through (unless they hire someone better.)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
only if there is a suitable replacement
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
WHO IS WORTHY OF THE MATRIX OF LEADERSHIP!?
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
i wish the demons in constantine would have killed him…
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Joel wants to know if he’ll see you at Temple this weekend
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he should be taking a look at THEM
his business ventures (besides Microsoft, natch), are not known for their success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C0iK_3FgAY
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rEJBQJMQzM
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
blazers>jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXZcdoTO1V8
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
i think i should make a blazer dunk bracket
instead of studying for final
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
I'll go 32 entries
the four number 1 seeds=drexler over cartright, outlaw over carney, roy over samb, another drexler one
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Mar 17, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 3:57 PM PDT reply actions
hola mate. wassgoinon?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhh you leavin work?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
to know you’re alive? a happy feeling….you’re growing inside!
when you wake up ready to say, “I think i’ll make this a snappy new day!” it’s such a good feeling. a very good feeling. to know you’re alive. and that i’ll be back, when the day is new. and i’ll have more ideas for you.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
this cheered me up. and i wasn’t even in a bad mood.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lol you're welcome mate
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
a beautiful day for a neighbor…
would you be mine?
could you be mind?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ooh ooh pick me pick me!!!
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
yeahhh buddy
you’re up in the couve right? i got a tournament up there on sunday
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah except i fly out sunday and i'll be in oregon during the weekend. sorry babygirl. there goes my bobble head. bring it in june or whenever ur bowling tournament is down in vegassss
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
you had your chance.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Sucks! they said they were going to win for you.
Oh well, it’ll be just as cool from home.
#10 & #52
:(
that works i guess……
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
harsh, dude.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
who you callin dude, giirl?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m calling you dude. that is what happens with people who don’t want to be my neighbor. you’re gonna have to deal with it, sir.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
in my back room, I have a bunch of sock puppets and a choo-choo train
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think PG91 knows of Mr. Rodgers
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
best children’s show ever
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
barney
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 17, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
smh……
you must be joking
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i like Mr. Rodgers better. but they are obviously 1 and 2. the difference is negligible and i don’t begrudge your preference for Sesame Street.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s the common words that people use. but the great thing about Mr Rogers was that his overriding message was that kids matter. and, more specifically, the kid watching his show mattered. and he didnt’ pander to the children either. he talked about real life stuff, didn’t dumb things down, and just genuinely made the kid feel like they were important and that someone loved them. re-watching some of those episodes as an adult, i was fairly astounded at how great that show really was.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. he wrote all that himself too. did the puppets. everything. that whole show was all him pretty much.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Why oh why are so many of the Thunder games on League Pass
shown using the OKC feed? It’s not just the announcers that are bad. The guys in the truck are awful: the production values are cheesy and they love to use the worst possible angle repeatedly and at length.
like the angle from the camera at the other end of the court
or the angle during free thrown so you can’t see the hoop, just the players standing in the lane
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Exactly. Also, the “NBA Live” 3/4s view. And I hate how they cut to the baseline cam on EVERY single fast break.
so it isn’t just my Blazer bias? The entire presentation makes Blazer Broadcasting feel uber-professional. That’s an accomplishment.
In my experience, it seems that Seattle Thunder fans feel this way. WTLC doesn’t seem to have a problem with ’em, though.
Sounders-Timbers in MLS is going to immediately be one of the most underrated US sports rivalries
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
no, should i? should i go there and contribute to the conversation?
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
timmay, I need you go in there and talk about your relationship between you, your agent, and BE.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 17, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
if i wanted to be someone that gives him another page hit i might. but i’m joining the “don’t click on Canzano” movement and hoping he goes away. if i close my eyes, he isn’t there.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
hate to tell you guys this but Canzano is pretty spot on about Vulcan…they can convince and will convince PA to fire KP.
And PA is impatient enough where he can do that himself too.
Not surprising considering executives wear out their welcome fast
fiftytwo
why? i think it’s good to move and replace every five years…new ideas, voice, thinking, should be encouraging…
the last thing you want is to not have a high success measure for your mgmt team
fiftytwo
Also, look at the Spurs and all the turnover in their franchise
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s a whole different measuring stick.
when microsoft misses earnings, they get killed by the market…no one cares that they made $10 billion in the previous quarter or “own” the desktop market…the execs will get fired.
and PA is probably just like microsoft…no patience. he finally just grab the cake from the oven and slammed it on the floor
fiftytwo
the cake is, and was always, a lie.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I don't think you replace the guy in charge when things are going great and it's largely cause of him
You want new voices, new POV, but not a new GM when that GM has been pretty good.
#52
KP made an odd remark about having to replace the coach every five years at the Sloan conference. But that was probably spoken as a general measure, and not concrete for this team’s situation. I believe it could have happened if everyone was healthy and we missed the playoffs or exited without a real chance in round 1 being outcoached. This year I think everyone gets one more chance, but it wouldn’t surprise me if NOBODY got an extension this summer.
If everything had gone right, injury wise
And we still underperformed or did poorly in the playoffs, we would almost definitely have a different coach unless there was something else going on.
I think it was a general statement about NBA coaching KP was making, but a true one. Coaches don’t have long shelf lives. Good GMs do, though.
#52
I wonder what happens if we get demolished in round 1 this year
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Depends on how it happens
We really shouldn’t, unless we face the Lakers are they are 100% focused and Roy isn’t healthy.
#52
right, which is why it would be interesting if we did
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
SMH
I will ban myself for a year if the Blazers get out of the first round with Andre Miller as the starting point guard.
Wolverines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
why do they need any grounds? his sister can just tell Paul, “KP is good at building from scratch but not the right guy to make moves to put us over the top”
bam, Paul agrees, and they fire KP
fiftytwo
I don't see it as that far fetched
it isn’t totally different than some of the discussions about Nate’s future.
serious?
think Vulcan as a group of college buddies/former colleagues and your favorite sibling that always took care of you…shooting the breeze around the water cooler…
they have made this type of decisions before so they can do it again.
fiftytwo
you guys make a big deal about historic data predicting the future of a player..
well, history shows us that Vulcan does this crap all the time. just look at their portfolio companies
fiftytwo
it would be a column about how Pritchard's sole legacy is the 2007 draft
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
well, what i’m saying is it’s not out of the norm. it’s normal in this type of high powered environment.
fiftytwo
id say that in the nba, it’s out of the norm that of the better gms in the league gets fired, when the team HE has built has been as successful as ptld the last 2 years
If PA listens to Jody Patton
over KP in regards to basketball, then we are all in trouble.
The telling sign for KP is if PA doesn’t call-email-text him several times a day. That’s when he knows something is going down.
And yes, I agree with you that in general, the Vulcans are evil.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Jody is the next of kin and our future owner.
PA is a billionaire…he expects the best out of the people he hire even when he doesn’t expect it out of himself…
that’s why you always hear execs say, if we’re not #1 or #2 in a market, kill it and the people who failed us in that market.
fiftytwo
you are like the jksnake99 of the business world
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i am pretty sure its not a compliment
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
it’s not a bad thing… just a thing… foisting your pessimistic realism on t he unsuspecting populous…
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did you say “no homer” before you started typing?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
A couple of things....
While much of that is true, it is not true for all PA enterprises. Charter Cable springs to mind, as do the Seahawks.
PA has always indicated the Blazers are his favorite enterprise, bar none. And everything I’ve read about his and KP’s relationship indicates it is pretty tight.
I also think there is a chance that Dwight Jaynes is right in his explanation for the firing. Canzano’s source is Penn’s (and KP’s) agent….not exactly an unbiased source. I’m HOPING Jaynes is right and Canzano is wrong.
But we probably won’t know for quite some time.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
you are right that the blazers is PA’s hobby so there is no real rationale for vulcan to be a part of…but they sadly are. i’m hoping Jaynes is right too but between the two, it’s a crapshoot and from what i know, i lean toward Clownzano
i don’t think you meant Charter right? that was a disaster at every level.
Charter Communications (CHTR) will file for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code by April 1 as part of a debt restructuring plan, the cable company announced. Under terms of the deal, current Charter common shares will be worthless.
Charter said it reached an agreement in principle with a committee of certain of its debt holders that will reduce its debt by about $8 billion. Under terms of the deal, two of the company’s units will make interest payments totalling $74 million on certain senior notes that were due on January 15. Charter said funding for the restructuring will come from cash on hand, an exchange of debt for new notes, and proceeds of an equity offering for which it has received a "back-stop commitment" from certain noteholders. Various classifications of Charter debt will receive some combination of new notes, common stock and warrants: Common stock holders "will not receive any amounts on account of their common stock, which will be canceled."
fiftytwo
I didn't say what I meant clearly at all ...
what I meant in regards to Charter is that the Vulcan’s didn’t step in and clean things up when they weren’t #1 or #2. They let it fester and fester, and their boss lost billions.
I pray that PA realizes his sister is NOT a sports fan, and requires the team be sold. Doubt it happens though. She would be our worst nightmare as an owner, from what I’ve read.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
By all accounts
We would be screwed if PA dies and the team goes to his sister.
Though I would assume she’d just try to sell us.
#52
oh ok, my bad then.
but Charter did go through a bunch of different executives because PA was paying them to be #1 or #2 and it didn’t happen.
It’s like PA bought all these draft picks to what end? That just means the execs he employed wasn’t working in his mind.
it’s just not his sister it’s all his buddies at VV
fiftytwo
I don't doubt you at all
But dumping KP would be one of the biggest PR blunders in at least 10 years. And looking back, that’s really saying something.
I mean, We knew why Nash left. And Whitsitt.
i believe if they do fire KP, PA already has someone in mind…some big name…Jerry West, etc…(not that i want Jerry West)
fiftytwo
i’m just saying PA has enough connections that he would have a backup plan for his pet project…just like when he hired Pete Carrol and blasting Mora Jr. out
fiftytwo
Well then, there ya go
Neither was Nash or Patterson, and Whitsitt didn’t get fired till LOOOOONG after his welcome was weared out, and PA was definitely in WIN NOW OR DIE TRYING mode.
I am sure the Vulcans are peeholes, I don’t contest that. I don’t see KP being in danger, and I am positive there is no “big name” out there that would make us go “ohhhhh ok, I see why now”.
#52
And yes, since the Vulcans are peeholes
If they are “running” things, then we would be in trouble. They are profit minded, not good-basketball-minded.
Luckily we’ve seen no sign of that happening.
#52
If Tom Penn was fired by the Vulcans
We’d need to hear “why” before we know they’re running things.
I dunno… the whole “Vulcans are taking over and are upset with KP’s progress” doesn’t ring true with me. They hate how much the Blazers cost, not that Oden was drafted.
#52
and what is PA’s success measure?
i’m pretty sure it’s not first round exit, or barely making the playoffs.
although injuries have been disastrous and out of the norm for us, i can see vulcan/PA saying that injuries is part of a season…we have to be better.
with the Jailblazers era, at least the went to the WCF.
so PA can say that KP is no more successful than Mora. Jr by that measuring stick
fiftytwo
Besides the WCF
We were consistent 1st-round-and-out, for years and years.
I just don’t think it passes the sniff test, aside from the Vulcans being lame. The Vulcans don’t really care as much about on court success, they care about money and whatnots.
I don’t think it rings consistent with his past dealings with the team, and I don’t think it makes sense under the current situation.
#52
I think Tom Penn wanting a larger role
And maybe being a peehole himself, was more the issue. And also having a skillset they felt they could replace.
BUT I DON’T KNOW— it’s just a guess, and to me it makes more sense than some big Vulcan takeover of the front office, or some other GM coming in. There is no big name GM out there… I mean, name one that is available.
#52
i hear what you are saying. there’s a lot of time people ask why Vulcans were in the kitchen to begin with…
but if you think of valuation of a team, and Vulcan just saw the Bobcats get bought for $175 measly millions, $125m loss…then that means they are concerned we are not building a valuable franchise…
and a valuable franchise includes a successful post season run…
in that sense, they can say without hesitation that KP is not doing his job to increase shareholder value.
fiftytwo
we kept Nash after years of incompetence. We paid Darius Miles 48 million. LMA? 65 million, no need to test RFA.
I don't think we'd be buying picks and giving cash considerations left and right
If the Vulcans were looming and wanting more bang for the buck.
I am sure they put up with this basketball hobby of PA’s, and we would be in trouble if he passes away. But I don’t think KP is in danger, nor our team, of being Vulcan’d.
#52
we’ve never heard anything but Allen saying that KP is the best. AND we are still hiring more statistical analysts! And the guy we might be rumored to get is best buds with KP.
if we did get someone new, I would bet a lot of money that it would be a Morey-type. Possibly from the Houston staff. Someone that cares about quant.
Who are the shareholders?
I don’t mean that as snarky, but who are the shareholders in this situation?
#52
That was my understanding
It’s keeping PA happy. PA shouldn’t have much logical reason to be upset with KP, and his recent actions (the past year or so) have showed he’s committed, money wise, to the team.
Something like BRP is describing could happen, worst case scenario. But I don’t think firing Tom Penn suddenly is proof of that happening.
#52
i’m not saying it would happen but this type of practice wouldn’t surprise me.
it’s actually NORMAL for PA/Vulcan
fiftytwo
It seems normal for their "for profit" companies
It doesn’t seem normal for their “hobby” companies.
Of course, all I am super familiar with is the basketball stuff.
#52
Isn’t that the President’s job? Penn was in charge of basketball operations, and was only marginally related to the business side (contract negotiations?) Are we going to be taking a different tact on contract negotiations now? That’d be a freaking steep reverse after this long of a track record.
i’m just responding to mort’s question about the money side of things.
its definitely reverse in our eyes but these guys can convince themselves of an crazy emotional decision and back it up with their own factual statistics
fiftytwo
but what's the point?
What exactly has KP done wrong? Why fire a shot across his bow? What different tact does he need to be doing over the next 6-8 months?
That’s why the whole “sending a message” thing doesn’t ring true to me. If you don’t like KP, can him. If you like him, let him keep going.
these are power mongering people, they need no point to do what they do.
if they want to can KP, they will…they don’t need to justify time…they have their own way to measure it.
i bet KP leaves before they can him. KP is smart enough to get sick of Vulcan fast and leave before he gets into that sort of game
fiftytwo
Your explanation is pretty darn circular.
Do you think the Vulcans want KP to change his MO or not? It’s just a vindictive strike to show they’re in charge? There’s no history of that though. And the vindictiveness explanation doesn’t square with the dollars and cents explanation you’ve posited above.
i really have no explanation other than it’s normal for them to do this that’s why it seems circular because i’m just responding.
it doesn’t have to make sense to us what they do.
there is a history of vindictiveness. pull some archives on Vulcan Ventures.
do they want KP to change his MO? i don’t think so, at this level your MO is your MO. the way they want change is to physically remove the existing person. imo.
fiftytwo
do they want KP to change his MO? i don’t think so, at this level your MO is your MO. the way they want change is to physically remove the existing person. imo.
Which is why personal dislike of Tom Penn is the most likely explanation for getting rid of him.
Because his removal is unlikely to have many consequences beyond just him being gone.
yeah most likely, and they can get rid of KP too. with what they have at their disposal, sometimes they don’t think of consequences.
i think you get my drift that it’s not really out of the realm of possibility that this is how pa/vulcan does business considering their history with their companies
fiftytwo
Unless Vulcan is interfering in day to day activities and totally mucking it up
I don’t see KP leaving PA’s limitless resources… I mean, we hire everyone as soon as they show they’re smart, we’ve invested heavily in stat work, analytics, scouting… the draft pick buying… KP would hate to not have that at his disposal I imagine.
I think we got a good thing going— FINALLY the perfect marriage of a smart aggressive GM, with nearly limitless resources to play with. I dunno if PA has suddenly become a fool.
#52
sometimes you get sick of your boss. grass is always greener.
people always asked me why i left x, y, or z organization since it’s so great…well, you just get sick of the people and approaches.
i would get sick of them if they kept muddling and then he made me keep Patty Mills, then they fire my “right hand man” etc
fiftytwo
yeah but after awhile you can get sick of all of the crap that the perks
just aren’t worth it anymore
Sure
I dunno if this is that sort of situation. I haven’t seen or heard anything even remotely suggesting KP is fed up… fed up with what? Having whatever he wants?
He and Penn might be close, they might not, but I am sure he can get over not having Penn by his side. He was buddies with Blake too, the first player he ever signed by himself, and he traded him away. He’s a big boy.
#52
Your nickname should be "Morty Blue Skies"
i kid, i kid.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
If one has heard any hint that KP is unhappy
Or has a reason to besides losing his longtime best pal that he couldn’t live without Tom Penn… I’d love to hear it!
Otherwise it’s just playin’ make-em-ups with no real basis in what’s actually happening.
Annoying people are at every workplace. The benefits of running the Blazers are unlimited resources. You want to hire a guy? He’s hired. Want a draft pick? Done. There’s a reason others dismiss KP as having more to work with— it’s true. He does.
Unless the Vulcans are takin’ over and meddling with day to day business— of which there is no indication of happening— I can’t see KP being unhappy or thinking it’d be better somewhere else.
#52
And if Tom Penn is fired by the Vulcans
We’d need to hear a lot more, and see a lot more, before it’s a sign that they are taking part in how the Blazers are run.
I doubt it’s a conspiracy.
#52
i believe you that Vulcan sucks. i just want to contribute to Canzano’s work.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
there are enormous differences between accuscore's projections for some of these tourney games and those of KenPom
I wonder what explains that. I would think they would have similar methodologies.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Can someone explain why it's 80 zaching degrees in my office???
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It's super hot in my apartment, too
Aiding my bad mood.
I busted out the portable AC though, it’ll get cool soon. Just makes the room awkward because there’s no good place to put it, and it’s loud.
#52
but I’m in Oregon… it’s only 54 outside… zaching engineers keep messing with the thermostat
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
mostly men, it just furthers my theory that engineers are weak by nature
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
while true, its not as if architects are known for being physical specimens
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
watch it or I’ll make you my own personal physical specimen
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
why are you complaining?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
here is a picture of the healthcare bill
I wonder how many trees they killed giving those out to everyone at Congress
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
1. n. Something that inspires awe
2. n. Nicolas Batum
trees don’t get coverage in this bill from what I hear…
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DON’T BELIEVE FOX NEWS
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else here put their dog on the counter to clean up spills?
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
I found out last night that Carlos likes green beans
I dropped one while putting it in a tuperware and it was gone before I could pick it up.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Andre Miller does I bet… probably a herd of teacup poodles cleaning up all his messes
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That is SO deserving of a
REC!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
My entire house is covered in plastic.
It’s clean and it’s a conversation starter.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
We'd use my fat Boston terrier like that
But since him, we don’t let any dog eat any human food.
#52
I feed Carlos some hippy alergy food
And I also give him a little lunch meat when I give him an allergy pill. For the most part he doesn’t get people food unless we are at a barbecue. Today there was some juice from a tenderloin on the counter and I didn’t feel like cleaning it up to my wife’s standards.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
We'll give my dad's big dogs some meat sometimes
Turkey skin on Thanksgiving, hide a pill in some cheese, stuff like that.
But licking plates and giving leftovers to puppies is what made Bull (the Boston terrier, who technically was my youngest sister’s and not my dogg) super fat and unhealthy, so we don’t do it no mo’.
#52
He was a super cute puppy
Such a tub, for a Boston Terrier. So lazy too.
Another reason he got fat, is when we’d leave the house, we found out he was hopping on the counter, via climbing up a recliner, and eating whole sticks of butter that was left out.
We only caught him once, he was good at getting down when he heard us coming. We caught him mid-lick, he freaks out and leaps off the counter but misses the recliner and hurts his back. DUMB DOG.
#52
Nice
The dogs we housesat got fed all kinds of crap. We were there for a BBQ and the guy brings out 2 chicken wings and says he burned the rest. I went in the back yard and there was 20 burnt wings on the ground and the two dogs were eating them.
One dog, Munchas, is a 30 lb wiener dog looking mutt and she has a broken front left foot that goes 90 degrees to the left. She got up on bar stools and was eating our food one day.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
How about some NBA bracketology?
Of course, there’s an added wrinkle of predicting the seeds, but only a whiner would have a problem with that.
West 1st round
1. Fakers
8. Spurs
4. Jazz
5. Thunder
3. Nuggets
6. Suns
2. Mavs
7. Blazers
West 2nd round:
1. Fakers
4. Jazz
3. Nuggets
7. Blazers
West Finals
Fakers
Nuggets
East first round:
1. Cavs
8. Raptors
4. Celtics
5. Bucks
3. Hawks
6. Bobcats
2. Magic
7. Heat
East 2nd round:
1. Cavs
4. Celtics
2. Magic
3. Hawks
East Finals
Cavs
Hawks
NBA Finals:
Cavs vs. Fakers
Cavs in 6
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
going mostly chalk
west 1st round:
(1) Lakers over (8) Blazers in 5
(2) Nuggets over (7) Spurs in 6
(3) Mavericks over (6) Suns in 6
(4) Jazz over (5) Thunder in 7
east 1st round
(1) Cavs over (8) Raptors in 4
(2) Magic over (7) Bobcats in 6
(3) Hawks over (6) Heat in 5
(5) Bucks over (4) Celtics in 6
west 2nd round
(1) Lakers over (4) Jazz in 5
(2) Nuggets over (3) Mavs in 5
east 2nd round:
(1) Cavs over (5) Bucks in 4
(2) Magic over (3) Hawks in 6
conf finals:
(1) Lakers over (2) Nuggets in 6
(1) Cavs over (2) Magic in 7
finals:
(1) Cavs over (1) Lakers in 7
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Seriously
Does anyone else think the Sched Ahead Daily Update’s are kind of odd?
I just picture some 8 year old kid getting up early to post on a blog for his dad. I’m probably way off. It just seems peculiar to me.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
what I don't get about it is that the jscots spend hours and hours on it
when he could just link to at least 5 more accurate, detailed projections done by people who do this stuff for a living.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
it’s starting to seem as though the jscots DO do this sort of thing for a living
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that reads as more rude than I intended
I like the work the jscots do, just seems weird to me.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
You made me lol
I think it’s cool. It is just an odd thing to pass on to your son. Jscot is obviously so anal that he planned this ahead of time and taught his son. It makes me wish I had a son to teach World of Warcraft to.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
you were on your bedgecation then
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
reminds me of the days growing up
when i would say “dad, why do i have to learn this?” and he would say “because some day i won’t be around to do it” i really should have payed attention.
the few, the proud, the blazers
by HD on Mar 17, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to do that sort of thing in college
Then I realized you can pay people a small amount of $ to save you time on this crap and do a better job.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
but he has the grammer of a 12 year old… In my head I imagined a home schooled pimply teenager
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
never read an entire post of his
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have
Just not the sched ahead. He writes well, it just doesn’t interest me.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
jscot is a very intelligent poster
He writes good stuff (and I’m not getting into some infamous arguments he’s had). Honestly though, I also don’t read the “sched ahead” fanposts because they’re information overload and don’t bring much to my personal enjoyment of the game.
yeah too much reading for me.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 17, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
There's some dumb theories on the comments
IF TOM PENN WAS THE ONE WHO RAISED MY TICKET PRICES, THEN I GLAD HE IS GONE. MAYBE PA WAS UPSET WITH THE TICKET PRICES GOING UP SO HE FIRED TOM PENN.
#52
That is awesome
If Tom Penn’s work had anything to do with having to raise season ticket prices than off with his head.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Btw for all that people complained about ticket prices
They had record renewals so obviously they didn’t raise them too much.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
mlb2pdx says:
March 17, 2010 at 2:34 pm
This does kind of open the door for Juwan Howard to become a member of management which he has said all along that’s what he’d like to do…just a thought.
Hey guys, you know our capologist lawyer guy we just fired. I totally think we should get Juwan Howard to replace him.
#52
if it gets him out of the rotation, I'm on board.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
In all seriousness
I would be very happy with Assistant Coach Juwan Howard.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
you say that like he’s not qualified… HE WENT TO MICHIGAN MORTY
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
vintage AK
bring him back.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Reading it
is truly a deja vu moment.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 17, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Penn was fired cause he is a woman?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If anyone seriously believes Clownzano's take on this
You too have lost your mind.
KP is NOT in jeopardy. Nate maybe but not KP.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
when was the last time Canzano was right about anything factual? are we going back to 2007 or 2006?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
About anything that was not already known
Like that Ernie was going to be canned by the Ducks? I don’t know.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yeah… about anything where he says “I have sources inside _ offices, and they say ______”
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite was his "not everyone in the Oregon FB department"
Is happy with how he handled the criminal incidents.
I’m sure there is a secretary somewhere that didn’t like Chip but that’s about it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Canzano brings a friend inside the building, interviews him and says sources inside your office have told me….
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
charlotte's making a game of it against OKC
orlando leads SA early.
I would laugh if NY wins @ Boston.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
OKC took a big lead early
Which Charlotte has almost completely erased.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
HOW DID HE BLOCK THAT (incredibly crappy Charlotte shot)!
God the OKC announcers suck.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Is there a stupider nickname in the NBA
Than “The Durantula?”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Mort and his buritto rage!!!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
taco bell then?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
so bacon taco bell then
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
that's disgusting
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
KG
LBJ
BRoy
DWade
etc
etc
etc
I am a known Durant admirer, but I think its a cool nickname
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I think it is equal with most nicknames (most aren't good)
I think it only looks good when written, but “Durantula” sounds bad out loud.
#52
we must have a different definition of nickname
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Yeah, Jake is confusing nicknames with shorthand
KG isn’t Garnette’s nickname, The Big Ticket or whatever he’s called is his nickname.
The Natural is Roy’s nickname, not B-Roy. The Chosen One or King James is Lebron’s nickname. Not LBJ.
#52
hate to do this again but i have much more respect for Dougall now after seeing his pic as a kid
fiftytwo
that can't be his real hair
or he wouldn’t show up in the pic
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hawks by 8 over the Raps
LETS GO HAWKS!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Jeff Green may be hurt
That was a BAD call on him though. That WAS a block.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
On the replay it looked like a good call
Live it looked like a bad one
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ha ha, Mavs PA guys decided that Jason Terry's new theme music is "phantom of the opera"
He wanted to have Jet-i-Knight as his new nickname while he has to wear the mask
Clark Kelogg says so too
SO it must be true.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Noooo he said it's great after a workout
They even showed a shot of him drinking milk outside while wearing his game jersey.
#52
How can you really be sure
He wasn’t drinking soy or rice milk?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No more of Chris telling us to drink tons of milk every week?
But how will I know it’s a commercial break on League Pass?
doe milk promote hair growth?
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The stat screen
ANd the stupid music.
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cloudy--
check out the show Justified on FX. the premiere was last night and i just watched it on DVR. pretty cool modern western type show i think you might like.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
OMG ITS JORDAN!
Wait, he owns the Bobcats now? Cool, not special then.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Cavs blowing big lead at home
Up only 1 on Indy in the 4th.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And LBJ with a patented block from behind on Rush
Amazing.
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ya know, some PEDS give you bad skin… just sayin
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he’s been doing it wrong… THERE’S A REASON HE WAS ONLY A #2 PICK MORTY
#10, #52
Something witty will go here soon
by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
weird possession. Durant calls for ball, claps, Westbrook ignores him and drives in for an offensive foul.
Dissension on the Thunder?
Please be true.
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TIMEOUT THUNDER!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Close the deal Charlotte.
That is not basket interference OKC, shut the zach up.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Cavs announcers
“That Lebron James, He’s a BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!”
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I still wish Sergio well the rest of them suck one and all
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I want him DEAD!
I want his family DEAD!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanna go there in the middle of the night......
……..and I wanna PISS ON HIS ASHES!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Then.....I wanna feed the pissy ashes to his dog
….and wait til the dog poops….then I wanna throw that poop at his GRANDMA!!
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 17, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
FELTON WITH THE DAGGER!
BLUNDER LOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I don't know about you, but I'd have a hard time letting a car dealer install this in my car.
The dealership used a system called Webtech Plus as an alternative to repossessing vehicles that haven’t been paid for. Operated by Cleveland-based Pay Technologies, the system lets car dealers install a small black box under vehicle dashboards that responds to commands issued through a central website, and relayed over a wireless pager network. The dealer can disable a car’s ignition system, or trigger the horn to begin honking, as a reminder that a payment is due.
Police with Austin’s High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday arrested a former Texas Auto Center employee who was laid off last month, and allegedly sought revenge by bricking the cars sold from the dealership’s four Austin-area lots.
isn't it technically their car until you buy it?
it sounds like something that could get hacked and abused realllllllyyyyyyy easy
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
isn’t it technically their car until you buy it?
First it depends on who gave you the loan. But from there, if it’s the dealer, that’s a real fine line that goes downhill fast.
Some comments say this is a dealer who works with poor-credit families, and this is a side effect of that. It saves them money on repo fees. Not sure if it’s true.
I meant even before you get the loan
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
they have their car on the lot
install the black box, sell the car
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Well, it's normally not ok for dealers to make these kinds changes to a car before purchase
I mean, would you be ok with it?
Just not sure where you’re going with it.
I'm saying if they have it installed before you set foot on the lot
and they tell you that the car contains said device that I don’t see the legal problem. It’s a system that could be easily abused. If it means the difference between someone with borderline credit getting a car because the dealer has more assurance of getting that car back if the guy stops paying, then I’m for it. If it’s a blanket install on all cars regardless of the risk level of the person buying then it sounds iffy.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
I assume it's in the contract
And that people buying there are too high risk to go elsewhere.
It’s nonetheless a very fine line of intrusion. The kind of thing which could be dangerous in the wrong hands. Assuming car dealers aren’t wrong hadns.
as the article points out
it can be abused and people can hack the system. That issue aside, as long as it’s clearly stated in the contract then I don’t have a problem with it.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Who's the greatest Irish basketball player of all time?
Mavs announcer: I would go with McHale. Or MacGrady
that's like asking who's the best French war hero
THERE AREN’T ANY
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
The Bulls without Rose & Co are not good
Not exactly a big surprise, but this stretch could cost them the playoffs
They could outsuck the Raps
For the right to be swept by the Cavs in the first round.
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I thought we didn't play until Friday
Did Batum get traded?
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Crawford FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nope. Raps win.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The Bulls entire season is an errant pass
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Really,I have a pig in a poke I would like to sell you
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i knew i'd get some flack for that
okay not pargo so much but i like warrick, he’s a great bench player
He breaks out a pretty sweet dunk every once in a while
He’s a guy I’m just glad isn’t a Blazer. He’d drive me crazy. Really athletic but a bad rebounder, plays NO defense, never blocks a shot, just scores and can only play PF.
He’s all that we get bugged by LMA about times 10.
#52
any guys that are athletic and can score at the rim are enticing to us fans
especially to blazer fans, who seem to have trouble guarding these types, so they always look even better to us
haha
good point. they seem pretty experimental in chicago, they seem to trade a lot. maybe they will sign blake or outlaw this summer?
They got cap space
They’re going for Bosh or Wade and then whoever is left when Bosh and Wade don’t sign.
#52
I actually give them at least as good a chance to attract one of the big 3 as the Knicks. Who would you rather play with, Rose/Deng/Noah or (Lee UFA)/Gallinari/Chandler?
but...
If NY could convince 2 superstars to come together, bosh+lebron, or bosh+wade, then perhaps NY would then have the edge seeing as D’Antonio>DelNegro and NY is cash money, skeets and tas think bosh cares about a title more than money, if he met another superstar in NY, he could have both
does this make the raptors season a foot on the baseline?
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
My Bulls friends are sad
I be nice to them though… except I explained gently why Rose is not better than Brandon Roy, though I added the caveat that he MIGHT beCOME better than Roy SOMEday.
One loved Nocioni and I didn’t share my hatred of Noc until I knew it was okay.
#52
when Rose gets a jumpshot he might be in the conversation
until then, not so much
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Jumpshot, better decision making, being more of a PG if he's gonna be a PG and not a SG...
He will be good, but I don’t think he’ll be a top 10 player overall.
#52
Yeah, he needs to re-work it completely
It is an ugly bad jumper.
He definitely has a chance to be better or as good as Roy; same as Rose needs to be a better decision maker and whatnot, but he should be a great defender and scorer-playmaker in the Roy mold. I like Reke a lot.
He’s like… if ya had Wade on one end, all wild and athletic, and then Roy on the other, all careful and precise, then Tyreke would be in the middle.
#52
Evans or Curry for rookie of the year? I go Curry.
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."
Oh, Tyreke, and it's no question about it
His stats are better, more consistent, and doesn’t get the artificial stats boost that Curry gets by playing for Nelly.
He’s a better defender and scorer than Curry. Curry has more of a jumpshot.
#52
Tyreke even gets more assists than Curry.
He’s a better all-round player, hands down. Curry just shoots better.
#52
Curry’s numbers are def. helped by Nellie’s system.
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."
And even with that bump
He doesn’t have any better numbers than Tyreke does, except for 3 point %. Tyreke has been really, really good… I mean, 20/5/5 in a 20 year old is awesome.
#52
Ok, you convinced me, Evans it is. It was just hard to decide with that ugly jump shot of his. He does finish at the rim like man though.
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."
And he fades constantly, even with no one in front of him.
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."
Yeah, I agree
It’s an almost totally broken jumper. It needs to be scrapped and re-done from scratch.
#52
Ok, since it's come up repeatedly
(but not here in the JD)
Can anyone explain why people keep stating that the timing of this firing is related to the ticket renewal deadline? What about this story could possibly have affected ticket renewals? Nobody actually gives details beyond that. Am I missing something?
^this
#10, #52
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by The Arkitect on Mar 17, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No. If anything, the timing is order to find someone for all the draft/trade junk that goes on at the end of the season.
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."
That's my assumption too
Fire now, have a replacement here in time for the draft season. Seems simple enough.
But the firing happened around the same time as the ticket renewal thingy!!!
It has to be connected!!!
Also, we play Friday! Was the firing done in preparation for the game Friday?!?!
#52
And a lot of people die in bed that must mean they are extremely dangerous!!
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."
that's why I sleep standing with my eyes open
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I would never have renewed by season tickets if this happened a week before!
Not really. But I suppose investment is always less likely when there is uncertainty in the organization.
#10 & #52
It is all an endorsement of Bayless as the future
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 18, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
SO's right
We want Houston to win since they’re further away from us than the Grizz, though ultimately I don’t think it matters as much since neither will catch up to us.
#52
Yep. At the moment, with our remaining schedule, I'm not yet concerned about that game
Which feels pretty good, actually.
WE SHALL CRUSH THE WIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Pop pop Wiz Wiz, oh what a crappy team it is.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i actually see home games to
crappy teams as almost just as dangerous as road games, just because this season has been like that, but with roy and some stability to the line up, i think will go about 9/13, winning most of the games we are expected to, like the one on friday.
It's true, we've been letting ourselves down at home too often this year
Hopefully we got that out of our system and we take care of bizz-nass.
#52
Of course, silly dilly
But check out our schedule… do you see a losing streak coming?
Anything is possible, but as long as we win the games we should DEFINITELY win, we’ll be fine, and I think we’ll win those and maybe steal one here or there.
#52
So you guys have probably killed the subject, but did anyone listen to Canzano this afternoon?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
Nope
You know that by listening to Canzano, terrorists win don’t you.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
what's funny is at work I listen to the radio on a little mp3 player, and about 45 minutes into his show, the battery died.
(I think his idiocy wore it out faster)
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No I was shoveling Llama dung,pretty much the same
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that sentence almost sounds like a line to a song in "Grease"
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually listen? Of course not.
Read everyone going nuts about it? Totally.
In between conversation about the ultra, ultra-spicy food at Chipotle.
I just thought it was absolutely ridiculous how much weight he's giving to Penn's agents statement about how KP is next.
Do you think that guy has an ax to grind about his client getting fired and him losing money because of that? And if you consider that Penn’s agent may have been a party to the manipulation of Vulcan over the summer which led to his promotion and raise, I don’t think I would put much in his drive-by quote…
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
that said, Canzano sure loves to stir the pot...
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
what killed me though was how he was asking "If KP gets fired, would that be enough to make you as fans, give up on this team?"
Are you kidding me? I like KP as much as the next guy, but the only thing that would make me stop following the Blazers is if they left town. That is the only thing that would make me feel jilted enough to stop caring about the team, at that point they would cease to be the Blazers and would become my least favorite team in the NBA.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
don't think
this affects us for a little while. Sometimes I wonder if this hard attitude should’ve happened during the jb.
by blazer for life on Mar 17, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, tuned in
KP is NOT going to be fired.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah I don't understand how that's getting so much play right now.
I could understand Vulcan feeling jilted about promoting Penn and giving him a raise based on false information learned over the summer. And I could see how if he then was being courted allegedly by the Clips how that may rub the Blazers brass the wrong way. It would be a question of loyalty at that point. That said I don’t see what that has to do with Pritchard.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
actually I do understand. It's because that is an interesting slant on a situation that will feed listenership and the speculations only mean better ratings for the station until they are proven invalid.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
They're talking about the Tom Penn firing and KP's future. Seems KP and
Larry Miller are at loggerheads over control of the team. KP may be in jeopardy because Miller is so well thought of.
#52
Apparently they're arguing about who's in control. Kenny Vance says
he and Jay Allen have spent the last 4 hrs. on the phone with Blazer inside sources.
#52
Larry Miller is a very well respected executive
I guess I don’t see what control they’re arguing over… KP does basketball stuff, Miller does financial stuffs.
#52
Paul Allen seems to think they are a year behind the plan, from what I can gather.
And he might have revised his view on Durant vs. Oden, though that is my speculation going from his love for flashy players.
KV actually mentioned the Durant vs. Oden and that PA, according
to KV, thinks the team is a year behind.
#52
Is Kenny Vance one to be trusted?
I don’t listen to local sports radio hardly ever, so I dunno… I had him filed as a blowhard who didn’t know what he was sayin’ in my mental files.
#52
he's more of a "color" guy, than someone who's doing any investigative work.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Who knows, every once in a while Dwight, Quick, Canzano, Vance, Harvey, Rice/MB all seem to make stuff up or get fed misinformation.
I think KV is a blowhard, but they, KV and Jay Allen, say they
have sources inside the Blazers organization who are giving them this information.
#52
No frowny!
I’ll wait for the dust to clear and hear what’s goin’ on. If KP is seriously in danger of losing his job, then someone is dumb.
#52
If we start training camp with Nate, Jay Jenson, Larry Miller, and no KP and Penn
Something went badly wrong behind the scens.
Yeah, I wish they had a disagreement of rehab philosophies and would make changes there
No offense to Jensen and his crew, but something is not “top of the league” there.
I agree. Until I see some actual announcements about what is specifically going on, I’m assuming everything is rumor.
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 wont go wrong with that assumption
The Media bozos are trying to prove how "inside " their " connections" are
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LM's impact on the team is invisible to fans
But KP’s impact is obvious. If this is true, they’ll need to tread carefully.
I don't like Duke, but I had to put them in the Final Four
And there I would even have to give them a shot against Kentucky, statistically. But I just want the 2 or 3 best players to win, and not the system.
From the Grizz broadcast
Get ready for the playoffs here, haha in your dreams sucka
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 7:21 PM PDT reply actions
was that his reaction after sobering up?
“I just bought the Bobcats? Man, I gotta lay off the sauce.”
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
I hate touching white guys
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
it's like sharkskin
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
not on my science channel :(
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
dangit! I didn't know so I didn't even click over and now it's gone. NOW I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking up, it was on Discovery, not Science. I didn't realize the channel had changed.
They had a segment on a lizard that has independent eyes and changes colors. And had feet meant for climbing limbs.
It got to eat something.
Did you say to the Döner vendors “please no” when they asked you “with all and spicy?” in a broken accent while traveling Hamburg.
Yup!
They also always wanted to add ketchup to it… gross!
The doner kebab I’d get was so good… with that yogurty sauce. MMMMM.
#52
I'm turning kebabs in for judging Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
If they like it I might get my booth off the ground.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a fan of that reddish pepper spice myself, so when traveling Germany (or Greece and Turkey) I also ask for less of that.
My regular stand didn't offer it, now that I think about it
Others did, though.
Hmm, what was on mine… the “meat” thingy that spins, yogurt sauce, veggies, and I’d never get fries with it like most try to force into the doner, and no ketchup. I’d let them season it, but it wasn’t spicy seasoning, just flavour seasoning.
#52
Bogut IS in LA right now...
I should find him and video tape him crying after I kick him in the nuts so you know what sort of man he is.
#52
you don't have to even do it to him, just kick any dude in the nuts and post it. That'd be awesome.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Just dont pick the wrong dude to kick
by southern oregon on Mar 17, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He's right Mort, some dudes like getting kicked in the nuts and may make you their girlfriend
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 17, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions