03/19 Biggest pressure moment in my life JD...Vegas Style
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:21 AM PDT
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I pretty much just had the most pressure ever put on me in my life. Last night I was shooting Craps at the Aria casino in Vegas...and my first 3 rounds shooting were phenomenal...the entire table completely warmed up to me. The table was filled with all kinds of people. There was an african american fellow, who I nicknamed "Reggie Miller," bc he was such a solid shooter yesterday. However I was a pretty sharp shooter myself. Without embellishing...I must have held the dice for a good half hour each of my first 3 times with the dice (there are 6 ways to roll a 7 and lose...so I typically think that if you roll the dice 7+ times you are doing ok. I threw at a minimum of 20 times per session...and got to an estimated 50 on my final session).
Then comes this huge high roller...the guy cashes in for the equivalent to the entire value of my house. He is betting nearly my 6 months salary on each hand. The guy is just owning the place with his presence and his pull with the dealers. He was telling girls how ugly they were (despite looking like a thicker/younger version of Bill Gates), he also prevented like 3 people from joining our table when I was shooting bc the table was so hot.
It was crazy...well I am up to shoot again for the 4th time...and I had been rolling for at least a half an hour, the entire table is just loving me and giving me energy as I have been rolling so hot. The high roller for some reason adopts me as his own at the table, yet was looking down on the others at the table. I roll a 6 to establish a point (fairly easy number to win on)...the high roller started betting on my behalf to hit crazy difficult combinations. He laid a 100 dollar bet...and with each successive roll he would add another 100 to bet on my behalf, the dealers behalf, and for himself. At one point...there was 800 dollars on the table *not including the 25k he had elsewhere on the table*, that he laid down for just myself to win (800 for the dealers and 800 for himself as well). A successful roll would have yielded wins of 6000 or 2000. The pressure that was being put on me was enormous.
I was feeling confident (too much ketel one and the table had been pumping me up for nearly an hour at this point) that I was going to hit my mark as I have been nailing 6s like Rudy nails his 3s. The table was electric and people from all over the casino had crowded around my table just to watch and try to get in the action (yet the high roller would signal to the dealers that no one was allowed join us). With that much pressure put on me, I ended up rolling a 7 and didnt hit my point (I rolled my point 7 times previously in this same session).
I am sitting here 5 hrs later on very little sleep just reliving that moment, and wondering what if? Either way it was possibly the most fun and the most pressure ever put on me in my life.
Well I told my story...do you guys have any big pressure stories that you have to share?
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yeaaaaaaaaah buddy
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:22 AM PDT reply actions
woot!
dude i still cant sleep….
biggest pressure moment in my life
most fun i’ve ever had in my life
most i’ve ever drank in my life without throwing up
the casino even hooked me up with a massage for today (i wanted to leave after my 3rd session but the table wanted me to stay) bc i can’t sleep and i needed to relax.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
that's a cool craps story.
i never got in to craps. didn’t take the time to learn the rules. but that’s awesome.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
dude i just learned
hmm like 3 weeks ago at spirit mountain. its amazingly simple, incredibly fun, and the most social game there is that i can think of.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah there is always a crowd at the craps table. it always looked fun. i’m just not sure about all the betting and stuff. plus, i’m not too good with dice unless it is backgammon, where i seem to roll lots of doubles.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
this crowd was epic
dude at one point a really drunk dude from the palms tried to bet with chips from the palms, then when they kicked him out he like grabbed my chips and tried to walk off. i was like wtf?!? high roller came to the rescue again.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
how much, roughly, if you want to say, did you end up pulling in?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
i am up a 2week paycheck at this point
however i bet pretty heavily on the milwaukie bucks to beat the clippers the other night and havent fully recovered.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
oops
i was up a 2 week paycheck from that craps session.
overall still under by not much…if you add in all the free crap i was given i am about even.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
well the craps got you to about even. that’s good. hopefully you can get hot 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 19, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
craps is crazy
crazy crazy….but i made up some random superstitions yesterday that makes the game a lot more fun for me win or lose.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
i’m sure a hot streak in craps is one of the best feelings one can achieve while gambling. unless they hit a crazy jackpot on a slot machine or something.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
as great as this was
i’ve had some major excitement playing texas hold em for far less cash. i think its just the crowd and the energy that make the moment.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
i’ve had some good excitement also with hold em (i once hit my 4th jack to make quads to beat a guy that turned a straight), but it’s always just one moment. a string of excitement would be better. a run in hold em is cool but there’s just something about dice….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
really?
i dont know how to compare it honestly…i guess your right tho the excitement in dice extends for long periods. but that initial excitement of raking in a huge pot, or sucking out to stay alive is great.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s true. the hit of adrenaline is great. i literally jumped a little bit when i hit that 4th jack. it was for the rest of my chips and the guy i hit against was super cool and gave me a fist bump. he lucked out hitting his straight first off anyway.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
that sounds like a movie
except in the movie later on the high roller would invite you to his room, and uncomfortable events involving hookers and white drugs would ensue…
were you there?
that was a topic of conversation for a good part of the night. IIRC the high roller was putting down J Lo and told her that I deserved the finest women LV had to offer.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
and he didn’t deliver her?
i bet if you had hit that point he would have….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
it was more meant as sarcasm
and to put down the J Lo girl and to anger her, bc her friend was much cuter. the two girls ended up not leaving at the same time. then 20 mins later the j lo girl came back and complained at the high roller for forcing the 2 girls against each other.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW google is way too smart
I’m seeing a las vegas ad on the sidebar in this JD.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
I deleted mine
carry on
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 19, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
dang it!
i was just posting something in your JD. you gave too easy
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
but anyway. first power ballad nominee:
would that qualify? it doesn’t have the guitar riff, but it’s got a great hook and the power and i think it is a ballad….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
i agree Dream On is one of the best power ballads
lots of people don’t know that’s aerosmith becuase steven tyler’s voice actually sounds more like a voice than an affectation back then
my favorite power ballad bands are Aerosmith and Journey. real original aren’t i? haha.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
if bohemian rhapsody was a ballad, not a rhapsody
i’d chose it. But queen was a powerballad machine,,e
Queen is awesome
And Night At The Opera is my favorite
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 19, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Somebody to Love is one of my favorite songs 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 19, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes...great song!!
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 19, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
give me a ruling on Suspicous Minds. does it qualify?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok....I like Elvis and I like that song but....
…I think of it more as a mid-tempo number. Mostly I think Power Ballads should have dramatic tempo changes
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 19, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
that makes sense. i was trying to think of one before Dream On but can’t.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
And one of the earliest to have the entire format
Stairway to Heaven is also mentioned often ….I tend to think it it as a proto-power ballad…it has most of the elements but not quite all
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 19, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Here is an obscure one
Not a great rendition …but a great song none the less
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 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
we can still talk of power ballads in this jd; from 92:
I threatened to do a Power Ballad themed JD so here it is. Me and a friend had a discussion a long time ago trying to figure out what was the first power ballad ever. The first thing we had to do was define what a power ballad was. We came to the conclusion that this was the prototypical Power Ballad. And while it wasn’t the first, it had all of the elements that constitute the genre. Based on this we decided the song should start out slow with piano or acoustic guitar and have a ripping guitar solo in the middle. So thoughts?? What is the first?…what are your favorites? Will they ever come back in style?
Knock yourselves out
do the Beatles have anything from the 60s that might qualify as a power ballad?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I have thought of them
The best nominee, in my mind, is the final suite on Abbey Road (Golden Slumber/Carry that Weight/The End), but I usually dismiss it on the grounds that it is really parts of 3 different songs.
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 19, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Cornell v Temple has begun...
(about 10 minutes ago)
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Jakes soiling himself right now
#10, #52
Regarding Boom Boom
by Dave on Mar 18, 2010 10:49 PM PDT
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Cornell running a whitewash offense right now
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Jake was trying to pull the reverse jinx. looks like it is in the process of working right 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 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
your link sig is awesome. hahaha….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
and like all good things you come in contact with… it’s gone now
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i guess that explains why your sorry butt is still around 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 19, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear there’s something called a “game” today… I am unfamiliar with this tradition
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I read about those...
in history books. You know…..way back in the day, the Blazers used to play them.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
OOPS!
I mean…the long running reality show we know as….“Who in the Front Office Will be Fired Next?”
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
That's the funny part...
We all get to vote, but someone’s name is pulled at random from a hat and they are summarily dismissed.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I knew this tied back to Philty's junk somehow.....
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Was Phil too spunover to remember to put the secret message?
Or was this even supposed to be a JD?
Cool story anyway Phil. Bet on something for me!
#10 & #52
the funny thing was
they played 3 doors down – kryptonite like during the tail end of my roll twice! and that busted me 2 of the 4 times. on one turn a fire alarm went off in the casino…and everyone was yelling that i was on fire that the alarm went off…ironically i rolled a 7 as the alarm went off.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
have you calculated your adjusted +/- for the night?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
i'd be surprised
if anyone didnt 6x their bankroll who was with me from session 1-4. the high roller only came for 4th one.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
All I can hear is the bit from NBA Jam.
NO!! DUDE SERIOUS!! STOP DROP AND ROLL!! YOU’RE ON FIRE!!
#10 & #52
Is bellotti seriously stepping down?
per Canzano?
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
Is this the ESPN thing? I haven’t heard anything confirming it… I can’t imagine he’d step down after less than a year
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
agreed
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Bellotti is making some announcement about leadership at Oregon at 11:30 today… Canzano has been scooped a lot lately after claiming “inside” sources, so I think he’s just throwing stuff out there to see if anything sticks so he can say “see, I told you”
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Pressure
I don’t think I’m old enough to know about pressure just yet.
My mornings still consist of porridge and hangover cures.
Silver linings. Silver linings. Silver linings.
either the drinks were really weak
or ketel 1 is really that smooth…but i musta downed 10 drinks and not had any hangover whatsoever.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
the mmod stream is not so good right now. keeps freezing for me.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe there are just too many people streaming it on our network now. it’s a half day so i’m pretty sure most of the staff is “taking a day off” or something. mine works for a few seconds and then will stop and just say “buffering”
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
HEy everyone,
does anyone know how to get a game onlne , it’s ncaa.com, right?
for free?
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
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" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
google cbs mmod… and yes, it’s free as love in the 70’s
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
you only come here when you want something now… typical w…
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
dont b an ass i got laid off , b4 i was busy just tryin 2 keep my job
smh
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" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
sorry to hear that. i know you were expecting it but still, that sucks. good luck finding something soon.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
unemployment and etc..
The Princess of Blazersedge
Twitter.com/sophiabiabia Follow Me!!!
" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
exactly
The Princess of Blazersedge
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" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
sorry to hear you got layed off… but assness is in my nature
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
youre just happy some1 at insurance got effed like u feel you have been
its fine.
The Princess of Blazersedge
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" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
nah… layoffs are no good, I’ve been there, don’t wish it on anyone… even insurance people
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
If you want to find a job in the insurance industry still (I doubt you do, since you weren’t that fond of it from what I recall) email me, I know some people
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
lol good way to salvage your insult
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
the princess and I have an understanding
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
i know people , a lot of them
franky im looking outside the industry i hate cubicle paper pushing existence it drains my soul
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" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
i'll keep that in mind
if i see anything
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I see non-profit work in your future
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
thats what i hear as well
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
i'd rather see sophia put haarlow out of a job
and take over as sideline reporter
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
so she can be objectified by the male masses.. no thank you
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
so she can
finally ask meaningful questions instead of recycling the same thoughtless ones that haarlow uses game in and game out.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s hard to pay attention to a whole game AND ask questions
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
sophia would totally put nate on the spot
it’d be interesting to see how nate answers the hard questions without any prep
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not like Haarlow is dumb and can’t ask good questions. She does what her bosses ask her to do.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
And her, or Sophia.
Would be gone in a flash if they chose to ask tough questions as if they were a real objective journalist.
#10 & #52
yep
she is an Ivy League grad after all… they don’t hand those out for lookin pretty
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
i dont think i can handle chad and dwight alone
however dwights role has changed a bit since he first started at 95.5. he seemed to slowly transform into more of the neutral/positive role instead of sipping on the haterade 24/7.
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Did Gavin get fired?
I ain’t followed what happened.
Antonio Harvey doesn’t seem like a guy to LEAD a radio show.
#52
I think Gavin knew how to do it
Keep things moving, good voice, but he would say stuff that a boner head would say and be wrong.
#52
for all of Gavin’s dumb stuff, he had a tremendous radio voice and did a good job keeping a flow.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was popular with most listeners
I didn’t know he got let go. Anyone know what happened?
#52
He's hAD to have said Dirk is soft at SOME point
But the Mavs got lots of old guys who were awesome in 03/04, so he’d prolly like them.
#52
don’t forget the Stars and Rangers
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, that’s exactly what he said.
You could pass a test on Dawson without even studying.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I know the type!
Mad front runnin’, yo!
Plus… no one from Oregon is a 49ers fan (save for a few exceptions, such as "my aunt lives in the SF area) who wasn’t a kid when they were good and all kids are front runners unless made not to be by their parents.
My dad didn’t let me like the 49ers.
It can lead to Adult Front Runneritis, which is one of the most douchey diseases around.
#52
I only forgive Brandon for being a front runner.
Players are allowed to grow up as front runners because they should like winning. But no one else should ever go for a front runner.
#10 & #52
I agree
it is in a top athlete’s nature to be a front runner. It helps make them be the best.
And when they’re older and learn how evil front runnin’ is, they can learn to just take what the best players/teams do and incorporate it for your own non-front running ways now.
#52
And radio is tougher than most think
It’s filling a lot of time with just your voice. It’s rough. I couldn’t do it; I’m a horrible talker.
#52
I listened to Gavin back in the day when he had just the solo show doing Blazer post game, and I liked ihm. The problem is that we had so little to discuss to fill three hours per day, and he put Chad beside him. So he ended up saying really dumb stuff.
His basketball opinions are still really funny most of the time, thoguh.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
All his BBall opinions seem to stem from playing on the playground or 90’s style knicks toughness.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
He did keep things moving.
But I always thought his d-bag voice went along with his d-bag antics.
#10 & #52
Antonio Harvey?
What about road games? He’ll hardly be there during the season.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Maybe we'll be lucky and Antonio will be
replaced as Wheels’ color guy. I dislike him intensely.
#52
should i post that picture from yesterday again? i could put Ark’s name in the subject line for people this time….
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha. ok. i won’t. just for you, appel
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
thats really below the belt
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
but it’s not working very well for me right now.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
awesome thanks every1
The Princess of Blazersedge
Twitter.com/sophiabiabia Follow Me!!!
" It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong" - Idoltime
Well, he should be an Ex-Vice President, but he is just the center for the Montana Grizzlies. He would dominate, but I think Bryant Reeves pretty much killed any chance he has.
I am only half serious, and 100% full of malarky, even though he did have a good game yesterday.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Cornell by 8 at the half
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I am pretty sure I have never seen Cornell play before.
Those are the reddest uniforms ever.
#10 & #52
they give those alternate Bucks jersey’s a run for their money
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
interesting piece out of the nytimes:
Blond argues that over the past generation we have witnessed two revolutions, both of which liberated the individual and decimated local associations. First, there was a revolution from the left: a cultural revolution that displaced traditional manners and mores; a legal revolution that emphasized individual rights instead of responsibilities; a welfare revolution in which social workers displaced mutual aid societies and self-organized associations
quote fail…:
Then there was the market revolution from the right. In the age of deregulation, giant chains like Wal-Mart decimated local shop owners. Global financial markets took over small banks, so that the local knowledge of a town banker was replaced by a manic herd of traders thousands of miles away. Unions withered.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 19, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
That's a fun craps story.
Mine didn’t involve real money, but I’ll share it anyways. When I was 12, my father thought it would be a good idea to drive to Alaska for fun. During that trip we stopped in Skagway. Now it’s a port for cruise ships, but it used to be a port where they exported gold from the Yukon. And so they had a tourist trap show where part of the show was a two hour casino in which they dealt with play money. They had every casino game there, including craps. The one who won the most money won a part in the show that evening.
About fifteen minutes in, I was the shooter, and promptly rolled a ten. Ten is one of the hardest points to roll, but I made it. In fact, I rolled way more tens than should have been statistically possible that evening. I had the dice the rest of the evening. It was soon obvious that the person winning the part that evening would come from our table, as we began to draw a huge crowd. The two who had profitted the most at this point (not me, for I betted too conservatively) stood next to each other. One said, “I don’t think you can make another ten,” and put everything he had against me. The other took up the challenge and put his entire winnings on the ten spot. There was only a few minutes before the show started, so this was their last chance.
I hit the final ten, deciding their fate. And in the show, the winner got to be the rich guy with a brothel girl on each arm. No lines, but looking back, he had little to complain about.
Wearing the black band for Jarrett Jack, Ime Udoka, Fred Jones, Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Luke Schenscher, Shavlik Randolph, James Jones, Josh McRoberts, Steven Hill, Jarron Collins, Michael Ruffin, Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. Sacrificed to the unmerciful god of progress.
by T Darkstar on Mar 19, 2010 10:53 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
bummer
too bad you didnt win
I'm going on a Dave boycott until AK1984 is brought back.
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Mar 19, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm excited to see what happens in the NBA this week
lot’s of huge games for us, the Spurs, Thunder and Suns, it’s moving week
by Peteyhasnohead on Mar 19, 2010 10:58 AM PDT reply actions
this is in the fanshots from DCBlazer
vote for you who you want to be on the Blazers in NBA Jam
I picked the predictable Roy/GO/LA
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Cornell now up 15 with just over 10 minutes left.....
Jake must be fighting that giddy feeling right now….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
not really any close games this morning so far… WV WAS close
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
g-love would not be happy with you for saying that.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I like giving her grief.
Even when she is not here or likely to see it. Although, since she is an ego maniac (who admitted to searching for references to herself in the JD), she will probably find it now because you invoked her name.
At least she wouldn’t be alone. She’d be in central NY with a bunch of despondent Cuse-heads.
#10 & #52
yep. i guess she actually gets to go to the games this weekend. pretty cool.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's a nice way to spend Spring Break.
I was going to attend the 1st round games at the Rose Garden last year or whenever that was. But I didn’t win the lotto.
#10 & #52
And it's double cool for her since she gets to see her team and not go far to do it.
Unless they choke.
#10 & #52
careful what you wish for… introducing our new AD Phil Knight
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think anyone’s pretending not to be at this point… we have an assistant AD whose sole job is keeping Phil happy
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't seem like a big deal to me
Why would anyone assume a football coach is a good AD?
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
the frustration is that it creates more turmoil and the appearance of negative things with the UO…
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's insignificant
Let Beavers fans thing what they want, at the end of the of the season, they’ll still have more losses than the Ducks, including the Civil War.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like Xavier's got it sewn up in the only semi-close game of the morning.
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science friday is about bikes, the first hour anyway. it’s slanted a bit towards electric bikes (not mopeds though); i’m sort of in and out of it…
Have you ever ridden a bike that has an electric assist. They are awesome! They have a rechargeable battery pack where the water bottle usually goes. You can set it for varying degrees of assistance. For example, you can have it only kick on when going up a steep hill or something, or you can have it on all the time.
They are purty sweet for long distance/hilly terrain.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
no i’ve never ridden one. they sound interesting, though.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 19, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
everyone on the show is like mid 40’s to 60’s. it sounds like a good option when my knees start to betray me.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 19, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
They are more ’spensive than just a commuter bike, and the are HEAVY as a mutha, but they are cool. You just pedal along, and when the bike senses you are struggling you all of a sudden start to speed up a little as if someone is pushing the bike.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
pedaling is actually sposed to be easy on the knees… my dad is having ACL surgery and they told him to get a bike for rehab
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s a different kind of bike riding
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Cornell wins!!!
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wishing he had been true to his school and picked Cornell
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
My Beavers fan friend who is a biffer fan of rooting against the Ducks than rooting for OSU to do good sent me a text
He said the Oregon QB stole the laptop because there were photos of him smokin’ herb on it.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
biffer=bigger
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
wondered when you'd show up...
have you stopped high fiving strangers yet?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
sidenote… someone came to work today wearing all ND gear… I think they lost a bet
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
no
I still cannot believe how well they played. The “make every shot you take” strategy seemed to be effective.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
it usually is… they played a great game
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Foote's come a long, long way
A lot of Cornell fans felt he deserved Ivy POY over his teammate Ryan Wittman. I’ve seen high school footage of Foote- he’s an uncoordinated 6’9’’ guy who walked on at St. Bonaventure. He transferred to Cornell and was a t-shirt wearing weakling 2 years ago (still effective in the ivies but owned against good competition). Now, he’s got some good muscle and can stand up to high major talent.
He will get a look from the NBA and at minimum will have a very successful pro career overseas if he so chooses.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
he actually had nice touch and coordination around the basket. Wasn’t a stiff on defense, either.
Also, your best player shares my last name. So it’s pretty impossible for me not to root for these guys.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
and we start a ginger
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
thanks for hyping them. they looked really good. i feel better about my pick to have them beat Wisconsin now.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
isn’t that what people said about Temple?
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
this is up there for "most dominant win by an Ivy team in the tourney since the days of Bill Bradley"
I am still speechless. Unbelievable game. I kept expecting Temple to make a run, but it never happened.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Wow, has it really been that long? I know Princeton had a good first game as a 5 or 6 seed in the late 90s.
I kept expecting Cornell to get cold and that never happened.
#10 & #52
the ivy league won 3 games in the 90s
1 by Penn in ‘94 as an 11 seed over a mediocre 6 seed in Nebraska and 2 by Princeton— the memorable win over UCLA and Princeton’s 12 point 1st round win over UNLV when they were a 5 seed in ’98. That ’98 game is the other candidate for “most dominant win since the 70s” but was against a much inferior opponent. Its also the last win by an Ivy team until today.
Cornell just kicked their butts today though. Wow.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I was impressed.
It seemed that Cornell was getting hyped up to be a disappointing non-upset. It seemed like Temple, although not the worst matchup, would have been a tough one for Cornell.
Yeah, I was thinking about the UNLV win. It’s always weird when an Ivy league team wins at all but for Cornell to dominate a good team was impressive.
#10 & #52
yeah, I felt the same way. Cornell was getting so hyped that it made me nervous.
These guys are Cornell legends now. They will never have to pay for a drink at any of the Ithaca bars (all 3 of them lol).
Coach Steve Donahue is going to be getting some phone calls from some high major programs.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
If ya lose the coach
Could this win end up being a BAD thing for the program?!?!
OOH it’s fun being negative.
#52
Small and mid-level programs.
Have a hard time sustaining success for this reason. Good coaches tend to go to the bigger programs inevitably.
#10 & #52
Well if it was me
In my experience running a college team in NCAA 2K7, I stayed at my 1st program for several years, to really build them up so they could survive without me.
I think this “Cornell” guy should do the same.
#52
Yeah, it's great to get the top guy ya wanted
The athletic 6’7" PG and stuff.
Plus in 2K7 or whatever year it was, guys would keep growing! Your frosh 6’7" PG could be a 6’10" PG by the time he’s a junior!
#52
And I always always always trade everyone, including myself, away
In NBA games. So college is good because the changeover is built in.
#52
My favorite was getting a less heralded recruit that had to sit behind my star quarterback for four seasons, and then won the national title and Heisman in his redshirt senior season.
I loved the talented guy,,, but that southpaw coulda transferred. Didn’t fit the system, had someone great in front of him… and he stuck with it.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
sure, it’s possible, but there was a chance Cornell would lose him anyway.
If he does move on, the next hiring will be crucial for the program. They love 5 of their top 6 scorers. There is enough remaining talent to be competitive in the Ivies next year (though Princeton and Harvard will be the favorites), but the next coach absolutely must do a good job taking advantage of the notoriety of this win to bring in the next group of high level recruits. Its not an exaggeration to say that the next head coaching hire will determine if Cornell becomes a good mid-major (they will never be as good as Gonzaga or Butler, certainly, but maybe a Siena or 90s Penn/Princeton level) or returns to being a middle of the road Ivy team.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
they *lose* 5 of their top 6 scorers
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Freudian slip
they are beloved. That 6th guy, though, is not loved.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
the 6th guy-- the one non-senior among the 6 leading scorers-- is the ginger Chris Wroblewski
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Wisconsin is nearly Temple's equal defensively (though not as good defending the 3) and substantially more efficient offensively
The good thing for Cornell is that Wisconsin plays a slow game, and underdogs have a better chance at hanging around against teams like that.
but…
Let’s go Wof-ford!!
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
yes, in this case, my bracket be darned:
go Wofford!
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
NOW I wish I did a bracket
Because I guarantee I woulda’ picked Cornell to move on and most wouldn’t. And getting 1 team most didn’t pick right in the 1st round is what bracket success is made of, right?
#52
getting the most elite 8 teams is what makes bracket success i think.
one year i got all but like 3 or 4 first round games and didn’t even get in the top 3 in the brackets by the end. it was lame.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I won one bracket, years ago
It was my dad’s office pool, and it was the year the O’Bannon brothers for UCLA were good and they won the title. Well, one of them had the #31, so I picked them to win it all. And I guess the rest of my bracket was good, because my dad’s friends were like YOUR SON IS A COLLEGE BALL GENIUS and he assumed I was and said “well he watches a lot of basketball and ESPN”.
I almost didn’t wanna tell him I don’t give a crap about college ball! But I did.. and he told me he didn’t love me anymore :-(
#52
awwww…..poor Morty….
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
z
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Will you guys do me a favor and rec this?
I’m sick of the Bayless thread.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/3/19/1378929/sched-ahead-daily-update-games-of
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
only cause it’s you, Tom
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
It’s just two guys trying to see if they can outtype one another. Not as many good Fanpost being pumped out these days.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i venture over to those if someone here says one is good or if i’m really bored.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
but how will you know if KP is a good GM unless you read?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't even try to read that
I don’t know if it was good or bad, but I saw a pic of a troll near the bottom.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ll know KP is a good GM after the Blazers win a ring. until then, KP is just ok and won’t make risky moves and I mean….how good was he really? dominating one draft and making several good trades doesn’t mean anything.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
wooo woooo
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
if the Blazers lose in the first round, you should photoshop Dre’s head on there
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
So it's out of my hands now peeps, I turned in the food and have to say it was money.
If they don’t pick me it’s only because I gave them undercooked chicken (please god no!) I’m hoping that the judges all peed themselves with flavor!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 12:13 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
i think what you mean to say is that later you hope they pee flavor. and then the aroma of that flavor pee will make them think, “i need more of those kebabs!”
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You actually could not be more right!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 2:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i think Ironman 2 looks awesome
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Clemson-Mizzou is a close game with Gus Johnson on the call. Few things could be better.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I sooooo want a close second half.
They should have a “Gus region” where they put a lot of likely upset type games for him to announce. He is great.
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
instead of having him at a regional
they should have him n a studio and call him up every time there is a close finish or potential upset.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I wish i could express how i am feeling
but i would break a few rules
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I could almost understand if the guy didn't own a dog
How could a dog owner kill another dog?
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
and its a freaking chihuahua. its not like it was coming to attack him.
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, really?
“I really didn’t mean to make a killing shot on it. I just wanted to tickle it, is all I did, and I missed tickling it,” Mueller said. “I’m sorry for shooting the dog, but I’m glad it’s gone. It’s just been a pain in my side here for a long time and those people just wouldn’t do nothing about it.”
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds like it was looking to make sweet love down by the fire with the shotgun guy’s female dog.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
“But the problem of it is that when you keep a female dog out like that, other dogs are going to come into your yard. What he’s saying is that my dog is out of control and running through the neighborhood. What I’m trying to tell him is, ‘The only reason my dog was at your house was because you’re keeping a bitch in heat outside.’ "
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Mueller’s dog was in a fenced dog run in the yard, which itself is not fenced.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
chihuahua’s do not belong in Alaska
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
16 v 1
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let's go oakland!
my 14-3 upset of the tourny. why did i pick them u ask? simple:
1. i like that they are oakland, michigan not the other oakland
2. i watched them crush the ducks a couple times the last few years( even one year when the ducks were decent. seems so long ago)
3. pitt has burned me a coupletimes before
4. they have their names under their numbers
5. their little pg can score a bunch
the few, the proud, the blazers
You will lose.
Along with everyone who assumed that Sienna would, by their nature, be a good shot to pick for an upset.
#10 & #52
lots of time but Siena in trouble kinda
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you have to be impressed with Purdue
This is a good Siena team and Purdue is missing Hummel but playing very well. There is almost always at least one “trendy upset” that doesn’t happen. This year, the best candidates for that were the Cornell game and this game. Looks like it will be this one.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
yep. i fall for the trendy upset every year. i actually believed that Cornell would win though. i picked this one just cause Purdue was missing that one guy.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
everything is dramatic. I think my favorite Gus things are his “HA HA HAAAAAA” and elongating words, like “CAAAAAAATCH.”
i'll see if I can find his call of a crazy Jamal Crawford buzzer beater
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
here
this is why we love Gus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO1nUfObERw
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
just look in the mirror, Mort.…..just look in the mirror….
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Sienna not going without a fight.
single digit game
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omg omg Wofford has tied it up. Could we possibly see Cornell wearing home whites on Sunday?
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
although losing to Wofford would be kind of a downer after today, much more so than losing to Wisconsin.
Making the sweet 16, no matter who we play in round 2, would be unreal.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I think Cornell is super amped
They won’t take Wofford lightly, they’ll murder them.
I have never ever ever heard of Wofford before today. Are they a good match up for Cornell?
#52
I have no idea. I’ve been thinking exclusively about Temple. I know a little about Wisconsin but zilch about Wofford. Looks like they defend the 3 very well but have nobody over 6’8’’. Cornell’s big man could have a field day, or they might have to double, leaving shooters open.
Cornell’s got the higher raking by everyone’s favorite stat geek Ken Pomeroy. Doesn’t look like Wofford is anything special offensively.
Looks good for Cornell on paper.
’Sconsin will still probably win though.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
great comeback by Siena, within 3.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
they’re defense really tightened up.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
their….
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like Purdue got it sewed up. made their FT and then got a stop….only 30 seconds left. oh well. go Utah St!
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
their coach is the TMac of the NCAA tournament
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Wofford leads with under 12 minutes left. omg omg omg.
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Free AK1984
That is college basketball to me!
Haha 1 point lead with 12 minutes left… time to run the clock down!
Is the Wofford game on TV? I do want Cornell to get into the sugary 16 OH I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S CALLED.
#52
Ah good point.
I guess our region is closer to Wisci and Mort’s is closer to whoever he saw.
#10 & #52
yes, its regional
every region has a primary game, and will switch away only if its a blowout or for close finishes in other games.
for smaller areas (ie Seattle for a UW game), they will stay with the entire game even if its a blowout.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
LA is huge Missouri and Clemson country
Yeah, it’s still this game. Maybe I’ll check online like Cab suggested.
#52
If I was his coach
I’d make him stand in the corner for the 3 just because of his name.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Doesn't "Bust a Move" call someone a Poindexer?
But you’re standin on the wall like you was Poindexter
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
i'm with you btw
this Wisc Wofford thing is exciting, but as a basketball game goes it’s pretty dire.
it’s exciting ‘cause it’s close, but it’s close because it’s a low-scoring grinder. There go two point blank tips that just missed. Ugh.
It’s also sad that nobody seems to show up to these first round games—I guess people only go to the game with their school. But if you could combine the exciting upsets of the first round with the atmosphere of regular season hoops games, you’d really have something.
As it is, these games just feel flat.
Wisconsin can be excruciating to watch.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Does the Wofford team not listen to Bill Schonely?
C’mon guys….you’ve GOT TO MAKE YOUR FREETHROWS!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
1-7 in the 2nd half, wow.
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Free AK1984
didn’t Memphis shoot horribly from the line when Rose was there?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so Wofford is just following the Memphis blueprint for getting to the final 4
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
When I watch, I don't really think about my bracket
I feel like I just root for the team with the fewest points.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
what is that? the laser thing so you don’t need glasses?
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I just googled it
She has thin corneas so she can’t get LASIK.
http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/prk.htm
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
From your link that looks like LASEK. Expect some pain and poor vision for a weekend (they should cover the eyes with a contact lens and something that looks like a small ski goggle). Someone should bring her home. Attend all scheduled controls and use the drops. Expect good vision as it will remain in about 10 to 14 days.
Yeah
She’s got some books on tape on her iPod and has the weekend off. She always has eye trouble with her contacts so long term this should be way better.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
It definitely heals significantly slower than Lasik and is somewhat more painful afterwards. It’s not really an overnight thing. It’s comparable to a floor burn instead of a cut since they remove the topmost layer with alcohol or something like that instead of cutting into the eye with a keratom (a laser or a robotic surgical knife). So you don’t have that flap as a kind of band-aid and the “wound” is bigger. But once the top layer is replaced (you just keep it moist with the drops, and they’ll check that in defined intervals to prevent infection), it’s just as good. And even more stable, since the flap can’t open again so it’s the recommended procedure for contact sports (which happens only very rarely anyway).
My left eye got a bit worse again after five years, but that can happen with any procedure and glasses. I still don’t need glasses, but sometimes I feel it when I get tired working in front of a monitor and then looking in the distance.
It must hurt
She’s in a pissy mood. We were pulling out of the place and I said, “Do I got room there?” She said, “I don’t know, I can’t see. You’ve had a bad attitude for the last three days.”
I was like, “Awe crap. I’m screwed!”
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
i see…well good luck to her. hopefully her eyesight improves quickly.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
EVERYONE is awful
I am watching it now on my TV. Holy crap. HIT A FT YOU FAT JERKS.
No one can dribble, get position, do anything.
#52
if wofford loses this game they have only themselves to blame
two turnovers around midcourt, and 0-6 from the line in the second half.
1-7 now…..
but yeah.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nantz is an unbelievably boring announcer. Stick to golf. He, Verne Ludquist and Dick Enberg are insufferable.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
he just called the potential gamewinner with an enthusiasm that Gus Johnson has for a made free throw.
i almost prefer that. just cause i normally tune them out anyway. it’s kinda nice to just hear the game called and not interpreted.
i do like Gus Johnson though.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
wofford has to go do or die here
Three point attempt at the buzzer. If they tie it and go to OT, the crowd will be gouging their eyes out during the extra 5.
man, you aren’t going to get a 4 seed playing this poorly very often. Great effort by Wofford, but awful execution to fail to take advantage of Wisc’s ineptness for the upset.
Cornell’s chances of wearing home whites Sunday look slim.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I hate Wofford
I hope their bus crashes into a giant fist that punches them all in the face on the way home.
#52
did they make your burrito too spicy?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya know what would be amazing
if NBC did their Olympics coverage like CBS does March Madness
#10, #52
sometimes, a man wishes to have his mind blown
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you imagine watching something happening in your own time zone when it actually happens?
Too much for my peabrain.
#10 & #52
I know you guys keep saying it like it's a realistic possibility
I’m telling you, the technology doesn’t exist that would fulfill that dream of “live” sports.
#52
Unlike loser realists like you.
I AM A DREAMER! And I pray I’m not the only one.
Maybe one day, you will join us Mort. And the world will be as one.
#10 & #52
or if they even had done the Winter Olympics coverage like they did the Summer Olympics. they did a good job on the summer olympics i thought.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked a lot of their WInter Oly coverage. Costas is a great host, Dan Hicks /Dan Jansen (speedskating), Ted Robinson (short track), Mike Emrick (hockey) and several other announcers did an awesome job.
Failing to show stuff live and editing exciting events like alpine skiing down to 15 minutes ruins a lot of it though.
Happens with the summer games also.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
really? I liked him very much, except for his hatred of Sheed.
For non Blazer games, I thought the combo of him and Collins was stellar.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
i like Costas for baseball when he used to do those sometimes
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed.
He’s a very talented announcer.
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Free AK1984
the way he verbally makes sweet love to baseball is very annoying. It is just so syrupy.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Baseball is his first love....
You can tell by the way he makes eyes at the field.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd love to know if any other teams matched up in the tourney.
Have had the same team name.
I can’t remember UConn ever playing UDub right now.
#10 & #52
OH wow. Fail.
Right. I remember that. When asked who I thought the Blazers should draft that year, I shocked my ticket rep by not saying Stache and saying Rudy Gay, which is a double fail on my part. But not as bad as getting the stache would have been.
#10 & #52
Clemson-Mizzou today.
Numerous Wildcats-Wildcats matchups.
Its not rare at all.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Probably because colleges are not very unique.
I forgot/never knew Clemson was a Wildcat. How many Wildcats are there? I only remembered Mizzou and Nova.
#10 & #52
I think it’s totally inappropriate that there are two “Tigers” in the SEC. And the Clemson Tigers in the ACC, but really the South, right? Don’t they realize there are no tigers down there.
two bulldogs in the SEC as well, Miss St and Georgia.
I agree that its incredibly dumb. 2 of the same name in one conference is a joke.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
wildcats: K State, Nova, Arizona, Kentucky, Weber State and I’m sure I’m missing a few more.
tigers: Clemson, Mizzou, LSU, Auburn, Princeton, and I’m sure I’m missing some of those.
there are tons of eagles, bears, bulldogs, etc also.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
its happened before
Arizona won its title by defeating Kentucky in the final.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I've got Utah State in the sweet 16. Not looking good for the Snake after a dream day 1.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
go Utah State!
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Cornell won, eh?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
i like it to. i can’t deny.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know if I believe Adrian Brody as a bad A killer
but it looks like it’ll be a good action thriller. The only really goofy part of the trailer is when the laser sights are lighting up on Brody. First it’s just one then a few more, then it gets ridiculous and there are 20. 3-5 lasers would have been plenty to show he was outnumbered and at their mercy, 20 is just overkill
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
i agree.
it looks like what AvP should have been: one species hunts another to prove something. 3 was a crowd in AvP.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly the Predators who hunt humans instead of more dangerous game
are the wimps of their kind. It’s like hunting deer instead of bear.
"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 human killed a Predator already!!
the Predators need revenge!
(i’m actually wondering if this will have some sort of weak political parallels where they send in these human bad guys to see if they can kill the predators so they can take over Predator planet)
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Which of you crazy folks do the "My Player" thing on NBA 2K10?
I just started mine the other day. I probably should have played the game more before diving into my player mode because I screw up a lot of easy stuff.
For example, I went with a center and when I get offensive rebounds right under the hoop he seems incapable of a simple put back. He has to do a 180 fading hook shot.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
That seems to go for every position
GO ATHLETIC, work on the rest later. It’s cheaper and easier.
#52
uh oh
no, I went all around. Is it worth starting over? I already made the Thunder roster (somehow).
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
If ya ain't married to the guy ya made already, sure.
If you aren’t happy with how it seems to be going and all. My first PG got the save file corrupted, and I was a PG for the Thunder… it suuuuuuuuuucked. I wouldn’t have started over cause I had already played 20 games or so, but it turned out for the best. My next guy was lots better and I made the Knicks… Thunder suck to play for. No one PASSES.
#52
yeah, there's a lot of stuff I'd like to do over now that I know what I should be doing
the first few drills and how to build up your teammate score were unknown to me and cost me early SPs
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Knowing how to do that stuff correctly the 2nd time
Helped me as well.
Also, always make sure to get an A+ teammate score. Always.
#52
Dunno if I've mentioned it
But I do 2K10’s My Player mode.
I haven’t played the normal game yet. I am a PG for the Knicks. Being a non-PG is tougher than being a PG, we’ve surmised.
#52
although i still say being a SG is way fun. especially now that they pass me the ball a lot. sometimes now, i’ll make an entry pass and they’ll give it right back to me. i have to carry the offensive load now. my stamina is up to 97 and it seemed to allow me to go faster also, which is nice. my team still sucks though so if i go cold, we lose. last night we were up like 20 points after the 1st half. 2nd half i couldn’t hit a shot (same shots i was taking in first half) and we lost. it pissed me off.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I like to control things
It helps that side of my personality. If the team is doing bad it’s my fault, and if we’re awesome it’s me as well.
#52
my team loses even if i have great games. they suck at defense and allow so many easy baskets.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Go for steals
I take away a lot of possessions from the enemy by stealing the ball.
Pressure the ballhandler, force them to make a mistake, and play the passing lanes. That might help.
#52
i’ve tried the steals. i can’t do them very well i think they are at 60 but even when i get in the lane and press or hold the button, i don’t catch the ball, i just knock it on the ground and have to try to pick it up before the offensive guy.
i’ll start raising them pretty soon. my on ball defense is 80 and i can stick on a guy well but just can’t steal the ball. i need to get it way up there after my athletic stats. that’s probably what i’ll do next.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensive awareness helps get those loose balls ya poke away
I was always getting a ton of steals when my rating was low; my 99 steals rating just helps strip the ball away. Otherwise, I get most of my steals playing the passing lanes and forcing people to make a mistake.
If someone like Yao is dribbling the ball, I strip him right away. Otherwise I tend not to use it because I hate sitting for foul trouble.
Defensive awareness seemed to help your guy automatically go towards the loose ball and get it.
#52
almost every time i move over to double a guy or try to get a steal from a big man, they pass it immediately to my wide open assignment, they make a shot, and i get dinged. it’s frustrating. i almost never leave my guy now.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
but then you get dinged for “leave assignment” right?
i hate that. the most i do is play way off them without getting illegal defense. it helps my rebounds
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i get dinged for it. if i’m way away from my guy it says “leave assignment” and turns red. which sucks cause sometimes one of my teammates will pick up my guy if it’s a fastbreak so when i catch up, i either go to my matchup and my teammate doesn’t leave and their matchup hits an open shot OR i go to their matchup and get dinged for leaving my assignment. it’s part of that help/team defense stuff that annoys me about that game. they don’t seem to account for it except for double teams, which are tricky for me. maybe that’s a defensive awareness thing though.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
my coach (who is Scott Skiles now) had me play PF a little the other day. which means i’ve now played SG, PG, SF, and PF. since they traded for AI I play a lot more SF now and not as much PG as I used to.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i guess. who knows. all kinds of weird transactions.
right now the Blazers have Roy, Stephan Jackson, David West, LA, and Blake starting. Patty gets minutes. Oden is in Charlotte. Miller in NO. Rudy with the Clippers. Batum doesn’t get much minutes. Shaq has been traded like 3 times in the 97 game i’ve played. Pendergraph is on the Suns after getting traded for Robin Lopez.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden is a Knick with me, as I've mentioned
We are an awesome pair. He’s not surpassed Lebron in PER, with 34 point sumthin’ to Lebron’s slightly less 34 point sumthin’.
David West won 6th man of the year for the Blazers in my game (funny he keeps going there), but the Blazers also have NOCIONI and it hurts my heart. At first I thought it was Rudy, and he looked too tall.
Oden seems to get traded in everyone’s game.
#52
my PER is only 24.5 or something. averaging 25/5/4 a game.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
your guy just sounds insane though. like in the old games where you could just create a player and put everything at 99 right away.
i think when my guy gets like that, i’m just gonna play till i win a title. i’m switching teams after this season too cause this team sucks. we’re 10-22 now or something. i get A+ every game put up good numbers but we still lose cause my team doesn’t play defense and they take horrible shots.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Making sure Oden is awesome
Is pretty much my goal now. The game is real easy.
I do have fun dominating, and since I ‘earned’ it it doesn’t feel cheap, but still… too easy.
#52
have you won a title yet?
i think when it gets too easy/i win a title i’m gonna get MLB 10 The Show. and do they’re version of my player. cloudy says it’s way awesome. you might like it actually being a former ball player.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I swept every round my rookie year.
The only excitement I had was my duel with Arenas, and then setting playoff records.
I wished I could do what I normally do, and make the playoffs one and done! 4 games I knew I was gonna win were tedious.
#52
I used to love a good baseball game!
These days I only really have time to get into 1 game at a time… maybe though.
#52
i’m the same way. one game at a time. that’s why i haven’t bought The Show yet. plus, by the time i’m ready, i can probably find it used. the last really good baseball game i played was MVP Baseball 2007 from EA Sports on the PS2
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The ironic thing I can see developing with 2K10
You get some of those BIG records and you get 20,000 skillpoints, but by then you’ll have everything maxed out that it doesn’t matter.
#52
yeah exactly my thoughts as well. i mean, my player is already really good. and with making him even a little faster (to 85, say) and putting the awareness and defense stuff way up, and putting 3’s to 80, i could be the best in the league stat wise. no need to get to 99’s the whole time.
what i’m curious about is after a few years, to make it realistic, they have the stats start dropping as you get older. or if you get injured, stuff falls quite a bit and you have to work harder to get it back. ideally, if you played a whole career, by the time you were 34 or 35 your stats would be back to when you started or something. that would make the game more interesting.
as would the business side of stuff (ie contracts, demanding trades, etc)
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
In other 2K games, your stats to suffer as ya age.
I imagine it’d be the same for this, I hope… but I cheated and started a guy at age 20, so I won’t retire anytime soon.
Torn patella tendon seems to happen a lot in 2K10… look through the injury report on yours. There’s 4 guys that have that on mine. Jamison, Shaq, and shoot… can’t remember the other 2. Guys we would know.
#52
hmm…i never looked at that report.
i started at age 21. i’m a 4 year college man!
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
he likes to take the contrary position of everything i say. ever since that violation on Bayless for not getting the ball across half court in time…..
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i graduated when i was 21…. and went 4 years.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, you graduated in your age-21 year. So your first year in the NBA, woulda been when you were 22, right?
i turned to 22 sometime in my first year in the NBA. but when i made my guy, i said he was 21. so i started my rookie year at age 21.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
if I ever play this game, Imma make my guy 12 and name him Doogie
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what they said about Doctors too Mortimer… but did Doogie let that stop him? DID HE?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just flat out sick of this ark
You can’t make a character who is under 19 in NBA 2K10, you simply can’t, so shut up about it.
#52
are you an AmeriCAN or an AmeriCANT Mort?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
what if he had a December Birthday?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
And I don't lead the league in usage or possessions per 48 or whatever
I’m in the top 10, but don’t lead it, so I don’t feel like a ballhog.
My goal is to let mine drop a bit so Oden can do more in the game. Because of the 7 minute quarters, his rebounding is only 8 a game. And just below 2 blocks. Makes me wanna boost the minutes up!
#52
i jumped right in to my player, but not a big guy.
Mort seems to be the guru.
just set screens, block out a lot, and rebound. also, passing is kinda easy so get assists if you can.
Mort will say this: jack up your stamina/speed/quickness/vertical really fast. then put your layups and shoot in traffic way up.
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Choo know it mang!
You’ve learned well!
Mags— athleticism stats first. Get stamina 99’d, followed by quickness and speed… well, maybe not speed for a center. At least get stamina 99’d. My advice is more guard/wing oriented, I’d say, because that’s all I’ve done.
#52
why would I ignore stuff like rebounding as a center?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
the first key is stamina. It is absolutely the most important big man skill, BY FAR. Next is vertical, because it helps your rebounding and blocks. Then, go for blocks. Once your guy has stamina, vertical, and blocking, you’ll get insane points and can work on your other stuff. I did rebounding last, because it was easy once I could jump higher than everyone else.
Stamina is that important? Ouch, my current guy is like Oden coming off surgery
I think I’ll start over with all this advice
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Sounds like rebounding is how I am with the shooting skills
As a PG you’d think you should work on shooting, but I’m STILL a bad shooter and I’m 94 overall in my 2nd season. You can score without being able to shoot, and you can rebound without having a high rebound stat.
I actually have a 99 for defensive rebounding and an 80 for offensive rebounding, and I pretty much rebound at the exact same rate as before.
#52
how high are your awareness stats?
my shooting stats are all above 75. mid range is 93. threes are 76, close is 80. in traffic is 90, layups are 95.
i’m only a 72 overall
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensive and offensive awareness are both at 99
Offensive clutch at 99 (just did that), defensive clutch 90.
Defensive awarness says you get to loose balls better, and it’s helped my steals.
#52
that makes sense then. the awareness stats are what up your rating. i upped my clutch a little bit but now i’m on the Morty program. i have 97 stamina right now, 76 speed, 72 quickness. everything will go to speed and quickness after the last 2 stamina points.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
You’ll see the improvements! I felt like with every stamina, quickness, and speed bump in my ratings, even 1 point, it felt better.
I got a crazy amount of stats 99’d, so now I’m getting fun stuff like BLOCKs up, maybe have offensive rebounding match my defensive… I just did offensive clutch to 99 for fun, and now at the end of quarters or games I shoot a lame 3 and I always make it.
#52
when my stamina hit 90 or 95 it felt like my speed went up even though i hadn’t raised it. i noticed a difference. it was real nice. my next speed will be 77 and cost about 1600 points.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a big reason starting out with the "athletic" default helps
I think you START at 75 speed.
#52
yeah i shoulda done that. i started with “shooting”
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I made the right choice on accident
I just remembered other 2K NBA games I’ve played… they have the drills that allow you to improve shooting real easily. I can get anyone to become an awesome 3 point shooter with those.
#52
also, once you’re done with this, I’d get your speed/quickness up to at least a 70 level. If you do work on offense, I’d recommend pumping up “shot close” first, because you rarely need layups or “shot inside.” the key is making the dumb little two foot shots that you will miss every time if you don’t’ have a 75ish shot close rating.
I would put it at
Stamina
Vertical
Blocks
Speed/Quickness to 70
Shot Close to a 75/80
Post Moves
Do not go after rebounding or post defense at all yet.
check, I'll try this out on my new guy
is there a preferred height? The game told me bigger guys get fewer SPs, so maybe a 6’10" center is better than a 7’?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
You will get more SP's, yeah
But you can be a beast and make up for it if you’re bigger.
I’m a 6’3" PG, so I rack up SP’s it seems. It’d be fun to be a 6’9" PG though.
#52
Do them also
BUT, rebounding is often about timing, not about the stat rating. AND with vertical and stamina and quickness/speed good, you’ll beat everyone to the ball.
#52
for example: my rebound rates as a SG are both under 55 (i think) but i average 5+ rebounds a game. and a couple of those are usually offensive. in that game, rebounding is all about being able to block out. just block out and get around the basket. vertical will help too so you can jump higher. but rebounding isn’t too difficult.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I got my def. rebounding up to 70, but I'd still get out rebounded by my guards going for the same ball
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
I'd put some good stats into the vertical, but not great
ugh, my timing is terrible, apparently. I’m constantly guilty of basket interference
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
yeah…go for vertical. my vertical is 85. maybe i have innately good timing. sometimes i get called for basket interference. and block out. always always block out. easy way to up your game grade. very important to get A+
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d actually recommend leaving your defensive rebounding very low. Offensive rebounding is twice as valuable, because you get the putback as well.
except, I constantly blow the put back because the guy does a 180 spinning hook shot
instead of just shooting normally
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
make sure you are rotating the shot stick in the right direction, and gather yourself befor eyou go up. It’s preferable to try the standing dunk if at all possible.
Plus, the key is really to get the positive skill points from the good shot attempt.
I am too dumb to figure out Jscot's sched ahead
What teams have the best chances of slipping in the playoff seedings?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
we have close to a somewhat better than 50/50 shot of being ahead of the Spurs, and some shot to catch the Thunder and Suns
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
yeah
Their tough games look a lot worse than ours:
Spurs:
hawks
thunder
cavs
celtics
magic
lakers
suns
nuggets
mavericks
Blazers:
suns
mavericks
thunder
nuggets
mavericks
lakers
thunder
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Sun's doesn't look so bad, but Thunder's may be tough
Suns:
jazz
blazers
bucks
spurs
thunder
nuggets
jazz
Thunder:
spurs
lakers
blazers
celtics
mavericks
jazz
nuggets
suns
blazers
I get the paper, so I don't care!
the woman on the MMOD halftime thing is really really cute
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
no. she didn’t notice me. i fired off a few e-mails with some pictures attached. it was my version of the assclown picture. we’ll see what happens…..
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
getting yourself out there is half the battle. Good job. I like your chances.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
cool. i sent you a picture too. but it’s not the assclown picture. it’s a picture only reserved for the really special ones.
mortimer didn’t have any complaints.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re is coming by snail mail. i wanted to you to have a hard copy.
(pun intended)
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by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s always slow and gentle the first time
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s the repeat performance that still haunts me
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i really butchered the start of that sentence….“yours is”…..haha
and yes, i work slow but i’m thorough.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I wish you hadn't admitting doing that by accident.
I thought you were trying to make DSox fall apart. And then he didn’t even comment on it.
#10 & #52
i try to be very careful about your/you’re as well as their/there/they’re cause it annoys me also when those get messed up.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
me sure is!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Utah State making it interesting
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Awesome JD subject!! Not nearly as much pressure as you had in your story Philthyanimal, but this one was pretty ridiculous for me.
I was playing blackjack at the hard rock in Vegas. Playing lucky ladies on a 5 or 6 deck shoe. I was in first base, just rolling, up about a $600. I was just doing $10 bets, but because I had so much house money I decided to push to $25 base bets. My betting strategy had me doubling my bets after every consecutive win after winning 2 in a row, and I was up to a ridiculous ( for me ) $100 bet. To my horror, I got 2 8’s. Basic rule of blackjack is you ALWAYS split 8’s, so alas I had to double my $100 to $200 to split.
Another 8. SMH. Another $100 to split again. The first second card I get is a 3, giving me 11 against a dealer 3 up card. I have to double, for another $100, which got me a 19, making it $400. Next second card is a 10, giving me 18, no more money required. The 3rd second card is a zaching 2, giving me 10. I have to double again, to get another 19. $500. I couldn’t believe it. It was terrifying and exciting all at the same time. I don’t normally gamble with this much money. But I had to double and split to protect my initial $100. It just kept growing.
The dealer turns over his card and reveals an 8, giving him 11, the card most likely to net a 21. I had and 18 and 2 19’s. He was being super dramatic, knowing I had wayyyy to much money out there for my comfort level, delaying turning over that card after he looked at it. He was milking it so long I thought I was going to pass out. He turns over a 6, giving him 17, and making me $500. I screamed so loud and long the pit boss told me to calm down. I decided to call it a night, and blow the money on strippers and drinks instead of blackjack. It was a good trip.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
hahahaha….that’s a great story.
except how you used the money….don’t you know you’re supposed to go to a roulette table and put it all on black?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I made that mistake ONCE.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Mar 19, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha….reminds me of the South Park where they have to do that very thing to save the town…..and it works! but then they all let it ride and lose. hahahahahaha
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't seen that one. I'll watch for it.
My favorite SP’s are the prius episode and the Scott Tennerman episode.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Mar 19, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
8:00 mark is the part i was talking about. but you can see the whole episode if you like.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
NEW
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
dammit i love this guy
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
the statue guy… of course you do
.
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looks like he filmed the first two the same day
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
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 19, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm surprised he couldn't handle the bigger balls.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Mar 19, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
was that pun intended?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
On facebook when there are friend suggestions on the side
there was someone that had a picture with Greg, so apparently it was when he filmed that. I spotted one of the people in the pic in the video too.
#52
there goes my 2nd sweet 16 team.....gone.
thanks a lot Utah St.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
me too
not a great day 2 for my bracket, but at least I was in 1st after day 1, and more importantly Cornell won.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
you’re still first in the JD bracket. and projected with the most points. i’m trending to second right now….barely. i think your Duke pick will sink you though, eventually.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i don’t hate Duke. haha.
they just burned me too many times in the past. seems like they haven’t got out of the sweet 16 in the past 3 or 4 years.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
if they win it all, I almost certainly win the bracket pool though
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
LAST PLACE! LAST PLACE!
Dang but I’m (not) good!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
in my player
i still lag like a monster on D
i hate it
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
oh speaking of
does anyone know how to catch a lob as a big man in my player mode? Is it automatic or do I have to realize in a split second they aren’t throwing me a regular pass, but a lob instead?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
How about dunking a rebound in one motion?
I’ve only done it 3 times, and it was auto. If I make a big, is it auto as well?
#52
if you hold down the sprint button when you press the rebound button you will try and follow it in
if you dont, you will just grab the board
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, hey, neat.
I guess I don’t hold the sprint button on offensive rebounds much!
I get most of ’em by moving under the basket when someone else is shooting… no running.
#52
T-Minus 3 hours
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
go vermont
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 4:01 PM PDT reply actions
Lamar Odom in another ad
Makes me think that people who say he got with a Kardashian to crudely boost his profile are right.
There’s no reason Lamar Odom should be in 3 national ads at one time. This one was for Samsung Mob!le.
#52
Ladies and people who read US Weekly and watch E and Entertainment Tonight and People and blah blah
Getting with a Kardashian = instant major exposure.
#52
Remember when McBob had one photo taken from one date with Lauren Conrad?
If he woulda’ stretched it out over several weeks or months or whatever, all those people would know who Josh McRoberts is.
#52
Do you or GOR know any hollywood types we could hook up with one of the unmarried (you know cuz we’re all about the family, here) Blazers?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
well
I don’t want to discourage you Mort, so give it a try, but we should also ask GOR just to be fair to him.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
GuJo on the call of Gonzaga-Florida State
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Zags looking great early.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
FSU seems to have no interest in spacing the floor and the Zags are happy to just pack it in the lane.
yeah, FSU not looking good offensively at all.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I don't think they look that good defensively either.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
- FG% defense in the country FWIW.
Also averagin 17 TOs/game, which is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. That’s almost one every two mins!
But not today....
at least not the defense. The TO’s….yes.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
“For instance, did anyone who watched the Rockets-Nuggets game Monday night notice that mustache on Shane Battier as he threw that pick? Clearly this is an alternate Shane Battier from a parallel time continuum, possibly an evil one, brought into our world by the time-traveling abuses of our NBA players. The league has to crack down on this behavior before it’s too late.”
#52
can we use this to bring future “healthy” greg back to our time for the playoff push?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
So are we talking about
healthy, all-star Greg from 2013…or MVP Greg from 2015?
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Mar 19, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
but they can’t touch, or the universe will implode
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Mar 19, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
universe might implode
I think that the more likely scenario should they touch is what happened at the end of Time Cop.
that is awesome. can you make one of those of Batum? please!!!!!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate these long breaks
I don’t think this end of year schedule (with the long breaks, not the teams) helps us that much at all.
We do better when we get a flow going.
#52
Same. I'd rather have a regular schedule flow all season
I’m not sure why people are excited to play less games down the stretch. First, we ended up getting a ton of players injured during the early, crazy busy, period. And second, now there are tons of breaks so nobody will be in a rhythm.
Let’s just play some games!
The only bonus is, we can practice
But still… I think we’re awesome on back to backs for a reason— we get a flow, and we go.
#52
I tell Bulls fan to have his team to stop losing so the Raptors don't make the playoffs
He complains and says they’ve been decimated by injuries and it’s worse than what we experienced. WHAAAT.
#52
Toronto is useless to us.
They should just trade us Jack and call it a season. Rules be danged.
Wearing the black band for Jarrett Jack, Ime Udoka, Fred Jones, Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Luke Schenscher, Shavlik Randolph, James Jones, Josh McRoberts, Steven Hill, Jarron Collins, Michael Ruffin, Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. Sacrificed to the unmerciful god of progress.
Jack is a better chemistry guy though, losing his personality from the team prolly
had as big an impact as anything we missed from his play.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 5:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OH I ATE IT, AND IT TASTED TERRIBLE!
It tasted like lies and shweaty gym socks!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 6:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He left a list of "chemistry" type things for us to follow in his absence
This year, the list ran out!!!
#52
when fans are working out instead of watching games… I can understand why our team wouldn’t try as hard as last season.
Hey bruh, this is why Moses made the DVR
I’ll scoot to the gym for an hour, and not ditch my pal… it will look bad if I do, because he knows I don’t LIKE the gym and will look for excuses. I gotta show him I am fo’ REAL.
If there weren’t any stinky guys there it’d be better. Everyone SMELLS.
We were supposed to go yesterday but neither of us felt like it. Both pooped after our respective days of work. I shoulda’ still pushed it so I didn’t risk missing tonight live, but oh well. DVR.
#52
Now my dilemma
Even if I ain’t watching a game live, I wear my headband while the game is going on.
I don’t wanna get my nice headband all gross and sweaty (I know, that’s what it’s made for, but still). DILEMMA.
#52
That'd be a cute garter
I don’t even know how it got SO stretched out, since when I stopped wearing it in favor of a new one, it still fit.
Now if I try it on, after it’d been sitting for a year or two, it is huge and just falls to my neck.
#52
I know how mine got stretched out, same way that all my headbands do...
VERY NICE!!!!!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I DIDN'T SAY IT DID CABBY, WHY DON'T YOU READ BEFORE YUOTIPE!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice story Phil
I used to know 2 guys who ran a crap game scam at conventions,dangerous way to make a living
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 5:20 PM PDT reply actions
I wasn't sure if he saw the first time
My wife can hook up a deal at a hotel in Kaanapali on the west coast. If he’s in freaken Hana, then there’s no point in going over with the intention of seeing SO. Maybe he doesn’t like me anymore because he’s a Miller fanboy.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Haha
I saw a commercial for something called SHARKNAVIGATOR.
The woman in the commercial is a woman in a regularly shown Extenze commercia… she has a Joker smile and huge chin.
#52
is this meant to be some really esoteric analogy?
something like “the little guy in front is to the guy in the background as your kitchen is to dougal’s kitchen”
BRP always looks sharp
Plus he came right from work to play.
Wait, which one is supposed to be tiny?!?!?!? I am lost.
#52
my finance' said the little guy died last week.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess it wasn't funny enough for him to rip on him for being incredibly tiny, now he's buried in some basketball players shoebox and all Dougall can think to do is make a freakin' joke?
naughty, naughty, naughty, shame, shame, shame…
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
man, I love craps
I probably lost more money than won, but it sure is fun.
I know some big time blackjack players that lost a big part of the money they won playing blackjack at the craps tables.
I always figured ripcity got banned
I was surprised to see his fanpost.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
HE'S NOT PC LIKE THESE OTHER JERKS
I almost copy and pasted the love letter to Dawson in that fanpost, but decided not to be mean.
HE SAYS THINGS IN A WAY WE ONLY CAN DREAM OF SAYING.
#52
Well put
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was already having a great day and I just had a phone yak with my eldest son
Who informes me that he has gotten a very attractive job offer in Portland and will likely be moving out of stinking LA this summer,this makes this old grandpa very happy
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 7:02 PM PDT reply actions
I heard Dahaini has the best poo-poo platters in the islands bruh...
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
My wife said she’d like to go over and agrees that you’re a good as excuse as any to go.
Today I found a SUP rental place that gives me 100% credit towards a new board and it’s only 5 minutes away. I don’t have to worry about storage and just rent until I can have my pick of the litter.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Cool,would love to see you ,my people red line the aloha meter
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Email me
It’s here: http://www.sbnation.com/users/tominhawaii
We’d be down with meeting for lunch or snorting drugs off a stripper’s butt; even though we don’t snort drugs or go to strip clubs. We’re pretty happy go lucky and go with the flow in Maui.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Joe Johnson
game winner
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
Alonzo Gee is such an awesome name
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
T Darkstar: I returned FF13.
I decided it wasn’t worth 20 hours of my life just to “get to the good part.”
Free prezofdeath
Dammit Kobe stop saying good things
Bryant watched Evan Turner’s performance in Ohio State’s double-overtime victory over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament, and that was all he needed to see.
"He seemed like the best player in the country to me," Bryant said of Turner. "…He looked like he has all the tools. I think Wall is a great player, but I like Turner."
Turner, a 6-foot-7 swingman, entered the NCAA tournament averaging 20.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists. Bryant likened him to Portland Trail Blazers’ All-Star guard Brandon Roy
"He can shoot, can handle, can go left, smooth, doesn’t rush anything," Bryant said. "He has a good pace to him."
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
Travis Diener is cute
Not hot cute, but cute cute. He’s going to look like he’s 12 until he’s 40.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
Yuck...
i’ve been sick all day. First time i’ve thrown up from being ill in years… I highly recommend not getting sick.
Free Mike Rice!
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 19, 2010 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
woot?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
guess when this picture of portland was taken...
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
man, what a garbage performance by the Blazers so far today. Roy, smh man.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
smh@everyone besides camby and batum
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
batum =/= old guy
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yes but i specifically mentioned batum and camby
and you said stuff about old guys
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Even Batum couldn't hit a shot!
Camby was a beast on the boards.
I just finished watching the game, holy crap what a crappy game. Yeesh. Horrible. Thank GOD we won. That woulda hurt, bad.
#52
Childress aint never had a flat top
if you’re looking for a flat top, this is your man
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
the hair style you are looking for is
afro
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
haha i just pictured that
awesome
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
somewhat like this?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
mhhm
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
good lord, Cornell could beat the Blazers today.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
the oregon ducks baseball team could beat the blazers today
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
face
meet palm
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
this is just terrible. man.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
hire mike rice jr!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
holy moly
pick
randy foye jumper
pick
randy foye jumper
pick
randy foye jumper
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss superstar Roy.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
against Sac and GSW
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
he was around before this stupid break
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
there you go sir
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
brandon roy 14 shots fail
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:24 PM PDT reply actions
wow
how can you leave blatche that wide open?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
wtb travis outlaw here
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions
BROY
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions
plz defend mike miller
plzplzplzplz
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:30 PM PDT reply actions
no 3's
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
almost----------
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions
both teams deserve a loss. just awful. worse than about 4 or 5 of the ncaa games this weekend.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
they been watchin too much college ball
and wanted to act like college ballers
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Win
Kinda expected that.
If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season - jksnake99
we beat a horrible team, by 2, on a buzzer beater, at home.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Woulda lost this game last month.
If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season - jksnake99
I laughed a lot watching this game
It might be the funniest game of the season, only in a slapstick kind of way.
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
that game was mongoloidian
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I only caught the second half
MB was annoying.
If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season - jksnake99
I've kinda been thinking that for the last five years
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I literally barely watched this game
Just had so much happening today, and I just couldn’t conceive of us actually losing tonight.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
so we win by 2 by playing for 1 minute
if we play for the other 47 we win this game by 96 points
awesome
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
What the crap is with SA scoring 147?
If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season - jksnake99
GSW
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's because everyone assumed the Blazers would overtake them when Tony Parker went down.
We all need to start assuming we won’t catch them, and then they should actually start losing.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 19, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
how bout that pac-10.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
dtl is rejoicing
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
you know 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 19, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
things are looking up for you
only need either udub or cal to get through 2 more rounds
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
did they drop ish from the bet
i havent heard anything new
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He convinced her to do something in exchange for backing off.
I couldn’t keep up, but they have less at stake now. Even though his chances of winning are actually higher than anyone would have expected.
#10 & #52
im disappointed in her
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If one of them actually make it, then she will seem pretty clever.
I’m disappointed in Vermont. They didn’t even try to be the greatest upset team of all-time.
Actually, I have no idea about the game except what I figured out by watching the score during the Blazer game. But it never seemed particularly close.
#10 & #52
go bucks
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Jennings bosssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
was wondering why he wasnt in the game
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooph, hope he's okay
For his own good, and for both of my fantasy teams. He had 8 turnovers tonight though… yuck.
I know it sounds dumb, but I wonder if it would put a dent in his ROY vote… with some silly people liking Curry more, if Reke is out for the rest of the season then he slips off the mind of dumb voters. He should still win, but the fact that it’s still a debate makes me wonder. Most voters likely shouldn’t be voting, so ya never know.
#52
The Kings are not that good but they are tough
In the hunt for a playoff spot next year
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
yessssssss
the little highlighted part says
“Blazers edge Wizards on Roy’s game winner”
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
i love kia sorentos!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
miss girl from portland says!
OMG i was just 5ft away from rudy fernandez
in other news, glove is extremely jealous.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
hahahahaha. that’s pretty awesome. i hope she got a picture.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhh i definitely got plenty! =)
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 20, 2010 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions
i was!!! but he didn’t even look up to acknowledge anyone including me :( he just limped to his passenger seat. didn’t like the fact some girl drove his car. ugh but being in his presence was good enough for me! anywho i saw all the players come out except miller, go figure lol. dante seemed too cool for school. but bayless, camby, batum, and patty mills all came over. camby seems awesome and can’t believe how good looking patty mills is in real life! i was like dangggg shawty! it was definitely a goooood successful night!
but i was pissed cuz i couldn’t watch the game. i went to kell’s specifically to watch it and the stupid workers said they typically don’t turn it on!!!!!!! so we went to RG during 3rd quarter and watched a lil bit of it from the outside lol and then went down in the parking garage and waited for all them! =)))))))))
ohh btw why was rudy limping?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Mar 20, 2010 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions
awesome! that’s pretty cool. there were other bars that for sure would have shown the game. you shoulda gone to one of those. post the pictures!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2010 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
that was maybe the worst game i've seen in person.
32% and 38%?
it was almost painful. at least Roy made that shot…..i couldn’t have taken overtime.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
the rg fans sucked tonight
where were the “lets go blazer” chants when we were sucking?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
hard to get into a game where both teams are missing 2/3 of their shots. there was just no juice to the game at all. gotta play better to get the fans really in to 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 20, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
you have to inspire them
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 20, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
early on the fans were ok then it got to be brick after brick after brick
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I <3 Dave
This was Andre Miller waiting in the back seat of TiH’s Volvo with cucumbers and duct tape ugly.
#10 & #52
haha
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s funny
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
That game was so ugly it killed the junk
Any one on deck?
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 11:12 PM PDT reply actions
you
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 19, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If any one gets the ovation channel
I highly reccomend the old school Blues show they are running,the guys I have seen with my own eyes include Chuck Berry,Muddy Waters,Howling Wolf ,Buddy Guy ,Junior Wells and my main man Lighting Hopkins
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 11:44 PM PDT reply actions
Is Fabian on there?
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 19, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, it's not on my Ovation channel.
They are playing a 2000 production of Madame Bovary. SMH
#10 & #52
It was last night,I am sure they will run it again
Trust me,it is worthy
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Got home from the game and caught up with the NCAAs (I'm tied with Obama, WOOT!)
That almost really really sucked.
Thank God for two things:
1. Washington sucked.
2. Brandon Roy.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Brandon had such a horrible game.
I love the confidence and poise to square up and put up a iffy shot because there was no other choice.
#10 & #52
He started out so well too
He hits his first three shots and I’m thinking to myself, smiling, “It’s going to one of those awesome BR nights.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
oh were you in your seats?
shoulda said hello. i didn’t know you were gonna be 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 20, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I am still trying to process this new my son and family are moving to Portland new information
I am a very happy camper
by southern oregon on Mar 19, 2010 11:59 PM PDT reply actions
Nice
Maybe you’ll move to a place where you can get an internet connection that doesn’t crash the JD.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I aint going no where but it would be cool for me to see some of my kids more than once of twice a year
by southern oregon on Mar 20, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup, good news
Having fun with you :-)
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Son #1 is a flat out awesome musician
Coming to a jam near you soon
by southern oregon on Mar 20, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm really glad that both my internet feeds for the game were unwatchable
I was able to watch Brandon make his first 3 shots and then the feed died. I think that was quite fitting.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
The agent is just talkin
I don’t think it sounds that believable. Who else has been removed that we know about? He’s trying to make it sound like we’re systematically removing anyone who supports KP from the front office.
He’s also the only one giving comments about the whole thing, so his quotes fill each story.
#52
Yeah, it is a weird situation.
No rumblings beforehand, everyone trying to pretend they knew that things were tense with Penn…
#52
The story is all hype.
Tom Penn is fired.
Kp is not.
Canzono is a tool.
The agent is a tool.
Abbot cherry picks his quotes.
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
I agree with most of this. The whole Penn thing is just so weird that there’s gotta be something strange going on.
I think it's more likely that Penn is someone that the people in power didn't like
Than it is likely that they’re plotting to remove KP from the GM position.
But, ya never know, and none of us (including the media it seems) got any idea what’s REALLY going on with this thing. I just think it’s likely to be relatively simple.
#52
Somebody mentioned that Penn is essentially expendable considering the stage of development the team has reached, despite all the great work he has done. Kp is not yet expendable. Both KP and Penn are reasonably good at what they do. I do not doubt that the moment the team is in position to contend, KP will become expendable.
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
And then they’ll hire another Whittsit. Because that’s how corporate boards think. Profit is proven again and again to be a horrible motivator in and of itself. But they never learn. that’s what I like about KP. It may be 50 percent hot air, but he seems to understand that culture and a sense of community can actually help the bottom line. Blah blah blah, vote green party ;P
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
I think if we're in a position to seriously contend, and KP is the GM
He won’t be fired unless everyone suddenly hates him, and maybe if we keep failing again and again to get over the hump. I think we’d just fire the coach instead though.
GMs don’t usually get fired when the team is doing great like that… especially popular ones that put it all together.
#52
What you describe happens all the time in business, I'm sure
But it’d be extremely abnormal for the NBA, and not consistent with how the team has been run while PA’s been the owner.
#52
I don’t think the team is in a serious position to contend yet. I think there’s one more consolidation move.
What I’m trying to express is my opinion that the Vulcans are so profit oriented they might can KP once the team is fully functional just to avoid any nasty negotiations on his next contract. They’re clearly somewhat ruthless and very focused on the bottom line. Luckily not as desperate as some. Who was it, the grizzlies, that fired they’re whole scouting staff?
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
We've always overspent on contracts though
Plus, the team won’t ever make money. And what a successful GM makes is peanuts compared to, say, LMA. And for less years!
I only think we’re in trouble like that if PA goes crazy, or he dies.
#52
Well not to be a debbie downer, but his mortality is kind of an issue.
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
Yup
It’s a huge issue. Right now everything goes to the sister, and she reportedly doesn’t care about sports. And we don’t make money.
If the worst happens, just gotta hope she sells to a good owner.
#52
Just consider everything I said above to be my concerns about the worst possible situation.
I am perpendicularly pissed off right now!!!!!!
I'll be honest with you
I don’t want any of that to happen.
I know, it’s blunt, but I keep it real.
#52
I do too, usually
But I dunno this time… it’d be neat to see, but I don’t think most of those players deserve to have that on their lifetime record. I go back and forth on it. I kinda pump my fist each time they lose, but then I question it.
#52
see, I think this is the perfect opportunity. They’ll be so much better next year, so it’s not like I’m rooting for fans to be absolutely tortured. They’re all excited about LeBron/Wall/Turner.
They'll have a ton of "lifetime" fans
Who had been there all along! Ever since the days of Buck Williams!
I should try to read a Nets blog… I don’t think I’ve ever been to one. They don’t seem to really have a solid fanbase at all… they’re a 2nd thought team.
#52
Are there die hard Nets fans?
Or just people who think of them after the Knicks, and whatever other team they’d adopted first.
#52
Ya gotta think there's SOMEONE who lives and dies with each win and loss
Clippers got tons of fans in LA, people choosing to love them over the Lakers. The Nets gotta have some people… just never see or hear from them.
#52
Even just moving to Brooklyn will get them a lot of fans
Lebron or no Lebron!
Brooklyn sounds a helluva lot cooler than “New Jersey”, whatever that means.
#52
I know some dudes from New Jersey
And they want the Nets to win, but the identify with the Knicks more.
#52
My legs are so dead
Had a real good workout. I am going to be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore.
DATE NIGHT doesn’t look good, which bums me out because I like Tina Fey and Steve Carrell.
#52
I haven’t worked out for four or five days… gotta get back in that gym.
You work out legs? I generally prefer to do a lot of running and climbing stairs and stuff… my calves get all jacked up when I try to lift.
We hadn't worked out legs yet until today
I’d been getting ‘em worked out from cardio and stuff, but I reminded my friend we hadn’t done legs good yet, so we did arms and legs today. With a lil’ back. Squats, lunges, ouchie ouchie.
#52
I'd been forgetting my headphones every time like a dummy until today
Having them made cardio go much faster (duh). I watched NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN while on the treadmill.
There’s a lotta babes at my gym!
#52
They got TVs and stuff at the cardio stations
It was just playing on USA, I think. Edited and commercials. It was that, or ESPN, or CNBC, and March Madness.
#52
Bump that noise.
I can’t run for long, cause of the asthma’r, so I put the incline up as steep as it can go and get a brisk pace going. I burn a lot of calories still and can do it longer without my lungs closing.
I am DEAD after a few real asthma’r attacks, so it ruins my workout.
#52
i watch scrubs while on the treadmill
cause it’s always on
the few, the proud, the blazers
by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:02 AM PDT up reply actions
it's much better then most shows in
syndication that are on basic tv.
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:25 AM PDT up reply actions
it's always entertaining to see
the dudes who do nothing but work out their upper bodies then leave. the other day i saw one dude just do 2 sets of curls then bounce, but nothing tops the russian from my high school weights class who would just pick up a 45 lbs weight lift it up in front of himself while standing a couple times then leave, everyday.
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions
they seem like the perfect couple to make a bundle off of
he can say all his “that’s what she said jokes” and she can say all her “it’s funny cause my character is single and 40 jokes”
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions
she is joanne everywoman
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions
i think Date Night might be ok. i might go see it. if it’s light and Fey and Carrell are funny and it doesn’t get too serious i think it could be good.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 20, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Date Night looks horrible
Andre Miller is an Anachronism
by tominhawaii on Mar 20, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Was this our worst win all season?
It reminded me of our horrible, horrible win in LA against the Clippers during our 41 win season. Neither team wanted to win, and we only won because Jack played decent. Awful awful victory.
#52
it was a weird game where we just let them hang around, then BOOM it was in the final minutes and we were in danger of losing. Travis had a sweet follow dunk in the final minutes, and we squeaked out alive.
I think every team has these games. Hopefully we’ll be more focused than ever for Sunday’s game.
It could turn into a good thing
A wake up call to WAKE UP.
Plus, I don’t see us shooting that HORRIBLY two games in a row. Simply awful.
#52
There is nothing good to be said about Kevin Love’s play right now. Like it or not, he is being challenged by his coach to improve his effort on both ends of the court and he needs to answer that bell instead of sulking.
via Hoopus.
I didn't see him as a low effort player
I felt he just wasn’t athletic/quick enough for defense at the PF spot, but worked hard… especially for rebounds.
#52
that’s the general vibe I’m getting. They basically are saying he’s a nice offensive player, but he’s not someone you can play off of, and he’s an awful defensive player. A lot of questions about his professionalism.
He went on Simmons’ podcast, so there is at least one red flag.
I haven't really watched him this season
I can’t remember seeing him at all, really. The Wolves are nooooo fun to watch. I don’t like Al Jefferson at all.
Last year though, he was a great passer. Guys can’t play off of him? I figured he’d be so much better than Big Al for the triangle, with a lot of the same scoring ability too.
#52
acting like a baby and a quitter, saying even Mayo is more professional, frustrated by his soft physique, mocking his defense, saying he’s a role player… geez. That happened fast.
Man, people switch pretty fast when they get riled up
He does have a bad body for a modern PF. He is big and has a good solid base that can get good position, but his muscles are soft and he prolly can’t/won’t get ripped and buff. He’s got puddin’ skin.
Defense was never gonna be his thing, he’s small and slow. I’d hope he worked hard at least, though.
I wonder what the full story is. I remembered he was hurt for a lil’ bit… he’s a natural tubby guy so conditioning and weight training and diet is something he needs to stay on top of. He’s super young, and even though he isn’t likely a high potential player (he’s good because of rebounding, ability to shoot, awesome passing, and savvy beyond his years… not wild athleticism he needs to learn to reign in), he should only improve.
Weird!
#52
Love is such an awesome player
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
it's only a matter of time before kp picks him up
and then calls him a fallen angle ala channing
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions
his numbers are still great
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
so pj carlisemo
says he wants to coach at oregon(according to wowchankaspi). so far duck fans have resonded by saying no thanks pj
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idk it was a long time ago
the ppl at atq seem to dislike everything about him
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I just imagine it's based off his bad NBA career.
Get whoever is the best recruiter, HD! That’s all that matters.
#52
i think most duck fans want a good x's and o's guy
kent was a decent recruiter and he had a really good recruiter on his staff( can’t remember his name but kentucky is going after him now that he is available) the problem was they have all this talent and dont know how to coach them up to be good.
i wouldn’t mind pj( he certainly is a big name and probably a decent coach) but i would prefer a good coach from a small school like the guy from butler(don’t think he would come here) or even the saint mary’s coach( really liked the way they played in round one). heck im even a little intrigued by rice jr. pj would come here and be successful for little bit but will eventually leave for greener pastures and small school guy would probably stay longer.
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by HD on Mar 20, 2010 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds good to me!
I know nothing about the Ducks situation in any of their sports. I didn’t know they had good talent on their basketball team. I think your analysis makes sense and I will put the full power of the MortiCo brand behind your plans.
#52
Are you offering?
Going once, going twice, SOLD! One fresh Saturday pile of junk for pxilpooshr!
I had an idea for new junk yesterday, but my brain was emulsified by the game last night, so I am not sure if I can pull it off.
#10 & #52
lol. uninformed much?
Getting rid of Pritchard might be a good thing and heres why. Around the league, Pritchard has no respect from other GMs especially after the Darius Miles incident where he threatened all other teams and all he did was come off as a jerk and paid for it. He also has no respect amongst players either, theres a reason that no free agent is going to Portland and its because the Blazers look at players like assets instead of people. As a GM thats what u have to do but its become so known that players around the league see it. Paul Allen has the money but Pritchard is the reason players avoid Portland and why it will cost him his job.
Boom Boom Batum is the greatest Blazer ever... and has the best nickname of any Blazer ever!!!
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 20, 2010 8:43 AM PDT reply actions
On pressure.
In the course of two weeks, doctors recommended to me that I put my wife on a DNR (do not resuscitate), asked me if I wanted to have her placed on medicine that would have artificially sustained her blood pressure but would have required her to spend all of the time that she would needed it in the ICU, and if I was okay switching her from a treatment path to one seeking comfort towards the end. Although she was mostly mentally okay, the doctors did not feel that they could entirely trust her coherence at all times so I had to sign and agree and decide everything.
That was the most pressure I’ve ever been under.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
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