3/8/10 Junk. HEY.
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 6:59 AM PST
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Noticed no one made a JD yet so since I'm on the east coast and have a break before my next class, I figured I would get a jump on all you sleepy west coasters and make one!
As for a topic....
If you passed a Blazer on the street and had only 4.5 seconds to think of a witty, encouraging and awesome thing to say to them, what would it be.
If I saw Nic walking down the street I would probably just yell, "HI FRENCHY!" or something lame like that.
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Love the back-to-back east coast junk action.
If I passed by Oden on the street, I’d say “Keep a stiff upper lip, big guy.”
#10 & #52
they prob hear it all over the place
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
We know Rudy does.
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.
It's odd.
It always feels like no more than 2 of the “trio” of Roybot, g-love, and Claire are around and active here at any given time.
Coincidence?
#10 & #52
somebody here has a theory that everyone here is just the same 3 people making a ton of new accounts…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
that was me
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
I can attest that I am not Roybot or g-love.
I swear. wink
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
well, we know Claire isn’t Roybot because Claire is wise enough to enjoy baseball.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
we can't.
i think they are the same person. have you ever seen them in the same spot at the same time? I haven’t.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
NEITHER HAVE I!
Of course, I also haven’t seen you and Roybot at the same spot at the same time!
CLASSIC MISDIRECTION!! YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ME FOOLED ROYBOT/G-LOVE/DTL!
#10 & #52
pffffft...
i can only wish i was as good looking as roybot/g-love.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
That's a decent point.
Also, it would be tough for you to have pulled off pretending to be as short as g-love.
#10 & #52
Hi Claire, good to see you again.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Hey
What’s up?
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hey ...where is you new sig??
lol
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
Still haven't thought of a good one
I’ll hopefully debut one tonight
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Try some quotes from G. K. Chesterton.
He’s got some good stuff for a guy at the turn of the last century.
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.
Just skimmed it, but it looks like a good site.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
You might try this old Junk Drawer for another taste.
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.
Nothing much, drudging through tax stuff which I hate, but doing well.
You still dancing, I haven’t seen you forever.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Yeah I'm still dancing
Taxes suck. Just don’t do them, I’m sure the government will understand.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
haha, yeah that’s what handcuffs are for, to show you how much they care.
"We really do understand your predicament, now watch your head."
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Flat tax anyone, I’m for it. The should be no reason to go through this every year.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I’ve been giving mine to a tax attorney the last couple of years.
But still gathering everything up is still a pain. They don’t sort it for you. You have to have it all categorized when you hand it over.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
That’s insane, no wonder I get 40 different results when I do it.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
yeah for sure
for my tax class we got the “abridged student version” which is “only” 1942 pages long. Someone’s got to tell you what you can deduct, I guess.
I stick my toes in the stocks and commodities,
even though it’s not much it makes taxes miserable.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
that is one reason why I stopped selling
It got too annoying. I am not invested heavily at all, so it was not worth the trouble.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I'm with you on that one, I don’t think a few hundred shares here and there is worth it..
But if you want to learn, you need to put some money on the line. That paper trade stuff you hear about doesn’t do it.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
It feels like now is a good time to start buying. Everybody bailed out of the stock market a couple of years ago, with little regard to the actual health of the companies they were invested in. There is probably a lot of value out there. If I get around to it, I might start investing in some premium investments, just to remain conservative, but take advantage current undervaluation.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Just imagine if you had to pay taxes in multiple countries
In some countries in Scandinavia you can have taxes about 50%, so less than half of your work benefits you. Good feeling. I also think more than half of the world’s tax literature is in German, well, because taxes are high and that tax system is much more complicated than in the US with tons of options to save taxes or defer them if you know how to. Some other EU countries are easier and lower depending on the economy and historical levels.
Or just imagine that you were an NBA player
You have to pay tax on the income that you earned in each state. So that one game that you played New York, you have to pay taxes on that. And those games in California? That too. Repeat for each and every road game in a state that has an income tax.
I’m too lazy, but have been thinking about getting some software.
I just try to lay my hands on anything that means something, sort it and ship it to an accountant.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
You can find free tax stuff on the IRS website
That’s how I discovered TaxACT, which I’ve used the last 3 years
Blazers win!
"(Andre Miller) got a steal of a Brandon Rush pass in the backcourt and with a clear path to the hoop looked like he was actually going to dunk it with those 64-year-old legs. I believe that in true Darryl Dawkins fashion he was going to dub it the Miller-Time Pop-Top Rammin' Jammin' That's-For-TiH-and-his-Spammin' Thunderdawg Special. Unfortunately it got blocked. He did get to go to the line off the play at least. So he settled for calling the free throws "TiH Cheap Shots"." - Dave after a 102-79 beatdown of the Indiana Pacers
Yep
that is how I found out about Taxslayer, which I have used for the last 6. Tax software is cheap (I paid $10 this year), and at this point in their development about all you need to do is answer some questions (i.e. “Do you own a house” or “Do you have any farm related income”) that will handle the vast majority of personal income tax situations easily.
"HEY"
Are you quoting Brandon Roy as he goes to the rim?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Mar 8, 2010 7:54 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
if i saw a blazer i would think to myself...
“oh man! there’s [insert name of Blazer player]. I should say something to him. But what should i say? he probably hears lame stuff all the time and i don’t want to be another lame person saying lame stuff. he’ll think i’m tool and i’m not a tool. what would be funny? would he take a joke the wrong way? maybe i’ll just say, “thanks for all the effort. i enjoy watching you play.” but that would be lame too….oh…where did he go? he’s gone now. dang it! I missed my chance! no one will believe i actually saw a Blazer player in the adult section of a video store! if i ever relay this story, i’m gonna have to be sure to leave out the part about the adult section of the video store….."
it would go something like that….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
And the obvious answer is – seen any good movies lately?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
just the Hurt Locker.
that was the name of the adult version too.
they also have one called Vagatar. it had a great story, great plot, great acting, great writing, but the visuals were horrible.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Actually, that’s what you’re supposed to say to whomever it was you saw in the video store.
Hi "so and so", seen any good movies lately.
But thanks for the tip (I think), and I knew parallel worlds existed somewhere.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
haha...the movie names were fake....as far as i know.
i’m not really an adult section type of guy.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Of course, I knew you only saw him when the door opened and you peered in.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
From the player's perspective
“OMG!!!! There is that weird guy who was trying put the moves on the check out lady…..don’t make eye contact….don’t make eye contact…..crap!!! “Hey …um….thanks for the support ….uh, no…you can’t borrow $5”
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
Mirrors are light-reflective.
Therefore it depends on the quality and quantity of light reflected into them by the surrounding sources. In a way, they’re the complete opposite of eyes. Mirrors never take in, but only put forth an image. Eyes only take in, and the only image they reflect is not one of light but of soul. That said, both are useless in the dark.
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 8, 2010 8:14 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Very nice
That was deep. Don’t give me a twss please.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:29 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
you just caused at least 3 people
to hit cancel. well done.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Eyes are the window to the soul
though unfortunately with many all you see is the back of the person’s skull
I shouldn't complain but sometimes I still do.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 8, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think I’d say, do you want to grab a sandwich or a pizza or something.
Then I’d avoid basketball talk while we eat, and in parting I’d say, "man I love your game."
That would be cool.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
why do i get the feeling that by
“sandwich or a pizza” you really mean “milkshake with 2 straws or ice cream sundae with 2 spoons”?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
does it show
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Sooo you would take them out on a date?
That’s kind of brp’s job isn’t it?
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Certainly, hey everybody I just had lunch with Greg.
We’re like BFF’s forever.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
truthfully
when i met lamarcus, i dont remember anything I said. Probably something really stupid. I just remember telling him his tattoo(which he had just got done that day) was looking good and I asked for a picture. I talked to him about other stuff but i reallllly dont remember what it was.
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
It was all a dream
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 8:46 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
magazine
salt n pepper and heavy d up in the limousine
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
hangin pictures on my wall
"Rudy’s flashy passes had the place whispering to each other like we were in junior high" ~BlazermaniacAndy
by courtsideerrandboy on Mar 8, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
every saturday
rap attack mr. magic, marley marl
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
smokin weed and baboo sippin on private stock
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
remember rappin duke, duh ha duh ha you never though that hip hop would take it this far
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
but now I'm in the limelight cuz i rhyme tight
time to get paid,
blow up
like the World Trade
#10 & #52
born sinner, the opposite of winner
remember when i used to eat sardines for dinner
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
im blowin up like you thought i would
call the crib same number same hood
its all good
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
the greatest line from that song is
Now honies play me close like butter played toast
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That is a great line.
The worst line from that song is
Birthdays was the worst days
now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay
#10 & #52
you know very well
who you are
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
dont let em hold you down
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
reach for the stars
"Rudy’s flashy passes had the place whispering to each other like we were in junior high" ~BlazermaniacAndy
by courtsideerrandboy on Mar 9, 2010 1:14 AM PST up reply actions
I sort of remember you mentioning that, that was you wasn’t it?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
yep!
my connections hooked me up cause they wanted me to show lamarcus my tattoo and he liked it. then i babbled on about something, said cool tattoo, took a picture, then continued bowling (lamarcus was kinda blown away cause i was beasting it up for 8 games, i think my lowest game was 194 or something, but i had a couple 240s and 250s)
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
oh yeah, nice.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
on my way in to work this morning
these 3 songs played in succession on the radio:
Take it on the Run, Welcome to the Jungle, and Panama
it got me ready for the day.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Ah....you musta been listening to The Brew
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 8, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
yup
indeed i was.
that station is great
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah it is good
a little repetitive but good
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
by 92wastheyear on Mar 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I think she was thanking Nate for being such a good coach.
#10 & #52
by idoltime on Mar 8, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
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.
she did she did!
i even posted that in the junk drawer last night.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
thank goodness you're here
otherwise everyone would have said how crazy I am, but now we can be crazy together :)
did you understand why? I just heard it in a review and didn’t catch the context.
she was referring to her mother.
talking about how her mom watched out for her and all that and then said she was a trail blazer. it wasn’t really in reference our beloved professional sporting team but it is fun to pretend that it was.
here is her speech if you want to listen. it was a good speech. not Christoph Waltz good, but good.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
wat
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, what kind of drugs are you on.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I’m hallucinating right now, and I’m not on drugs.
I see junk peoples
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
why thank you darling, I’ll check it right now.
Yes……..I still see ya.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
hmmmm, should mention that "why" in that context is more like "oh"
But your English is top notch, so maybe you know already.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Why thank you, good sir, thou art quite the gentleman for explaining ;)
thankfully i was familiar with the expression!
Somehow I knew you knew. Your English is probably better than mine.
I’m still dabbling very lightly in the Spanish. I’ll never be fluent, but it would be nice to someday understand something when I hear it.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
all it takes is a week inmersed
and then you get on the same wave length and suddenly you understand what people are saying :)
My immersion amounts to about one raindrop per week.
I don’t understand much at all, but I am starting to hear the language. If that makes any sense.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Does anyone know if Andre’s dunk made ESPN’s top 10.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
it made nba's at 7 i think
behind a stupid scola move that lamarcus has made a billion times
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
scola shmola
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
But he's Argentianian
And therefore cool.
And they lost, to the Pistons, nice.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
tomorrow
March 9th, 1997 Christopher George Latore Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls) was in California promoting his upcoming album that was about to hit stores. He was leaving a party and was shot 4 times in the chest at approximately 12:30 a.m. and pronounced dead by the doctors of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center at 1:15 a.m., just 15 days later his newest album hit stores. It hit US #1 and Diamond in 2000.
Notorious B.I.G. gave us some of the great rap hits like hypnotize, big poppa, who shot ya, and juicy, and many say he changed the world of rap. So, in order to honor this pioneer of rap I suggest that each and every one of you pay your respects by listening to the tracks of Biggie Smalls all day Tuesday March 9th. And don’t forget to spread the word.
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DOUGALL HI
my sister is home right now if you want to creep on her. Just tryna help a brother out.
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
by Claire on Mar 8, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Marcus Camby sayyyys!
“My top priority is to come back [to the Trail Blazers] if things work out the right way like we all want them to work out the rest of the season,‘’ Camby said in an interview with FanHouse before Sunday’s game at Denver, one he sat out due to a sprained left ankle. "This is my first choice. They really wanted me here, and they got me here. So hopefully things can work out.’’
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Good
Well, given that this year’s FA crop is strong, he’s not going to be commanding a whole lot more $ than we could give him. The only question is whether he’ll want to go where he can start since #52 will start next year of course.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i want him around to mentor greg
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
And with Joel out til AT LEAST the start of the regular season (and probably til early 2011)
Yup.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I wonder if all the big free agents stay with their respective teams
Won’t that make a ton of money available for the lower level guys?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
a lot of teams have gutted their teams in anticipation
If none of the big guys move, they may be left competing with all the other teams for mid-level talent, just to fill a roster.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I think Washington will be screwed
And of course this is not a terribly deep draft either so you can’t build that way.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We'll see
I think we’ll see some moves
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I expect the $$$ from Bird rights is going to be more than some of the top guys can resist. Sign and trade would be more likely than a lot of straight up FA moves.
I think the FA moves will be teams overpaying for mid-level guys (Gay, Boozer, etc)
that makes a lot of sense
it seemed like the biggest flurry of sign-and-trades were done right after the maximum contracts were enacted. Perhaps this year will be similar due to the big changes that are likely afoot in the upcoming CBA
Marcus says that to all the girls
hating advanced stats since 1980
Rudy-hater, Bayless-hater, Coolio-hater
Oden*fanboy, Batum*fanboy, MMA*fanboy
A lifetime or two ago, when I worked at Lloyd Center
I would always hand the credit card receipt to Rasheed and say, “if I could get your signature here, please.” Of course he had to sign it, since he had just bought stuff with his card. But it was always a little awkward to say that. The store would never let me keep the receipts though, so stingy.
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.
In less fun news
ESPN says Coach Karl is apparently having surgery today to deal with his cancer. He expects to be back for the Nugs game on Friday.
Best of luck to you coach, we’re rooting for you to make a full comeback!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
GK!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
The Idiatord is underway
Always a fun race to track http://www.iditarod.com/
Even if Sarah Palin is their spokesperson.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
do they go to Russia this year?
#10, #21, #52
Pie Doesn't Win Championships, Cake Wins Championships
No but I bet they can see Russia from the trail
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think Russia is only visible from one of the small islands off of Alaska
and i’m pretty sure Palin as a house on said Island. I might be wrong though
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 8, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
the more you know
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
I hope Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck live long enough to stop this from happening again, because, I like dinosaurs, and I don’t want them to die anymore.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
lol
from the comments: “Ninja Pirate Jesus killed the Dinosaurs”
by In Walks Rudy on Mar 8, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Just reading the comments on espn's power rankings and somebody's saying espn reported that Oden slipped in the shower instead of Pryz?
That’s an easy mistake to make. If I didn’t know better espn is trying to eliminate the blazers from the NBA
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Mar 8, 2010 10:38 AM PST via mobile reply actions
i just watched Zach G's monologue
on SNL on Hulu. that was pretty funny.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
you see this one
http://www.hulu.com/watch/133111/saturday-night-live-pageant-talk
I shouldn't complain but sometimes I still do.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 8, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
not yet.
i’m watching the show right now. just haven’t gotten there yet.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
that pageant talk was hilarious
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I lol'd
I shouldn't complain but sometimes I still do.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 8, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
ESPN reporting no surgery for Parker but he's out six weeks
Given the collapse of the contenders for the last playoff spot in the west the Spurs still make it but they almost certainly slide to #8 with this.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Is that good or bad? I think right now I’d rather see the L@kers in round 1 than Denver
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
dallas could keep #2
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
I still don't know who I'd rather see
it’s a toss up with L@kers or Dallas right now
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, but their a team the Blazers always play tough, as opposed to Denver which currently owns us
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Although Billups didn’t play 3/4 of the game we won vs. Denver. He is their MVP—they are not the same team without him.
he played the first half or so and we kept it even. We’ve done just fine against them at home the last few years. I think we often underrate just how good the Lakers will be in the playoffs once they actually care. remember everyone declaring their demise last year?
#52
I don’t think we have much chance against either team, honestly. The Nuggets have a track record of just pounding teams that are roughly at the Blazers level (see the Hornets and Mavs last year).
We might not have much of a chance against the Lakers (more like no chance at all), but it might be like their Houston series last year where we get to have a little more fun.
I would, cause it would be a learning experience for the team… in order to be the best, you have to beat the best… and the L@kers are the best, so why not show the kids what they need to do
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
But that assumes that LA with Kobe playing can win in the Rose Garden
which recent history suggests is impossible
I would rather test the "Lakers can be beat at the RG in the playoffs" hypothesis
In the semi-final or WCF. I don’t like being in the position to even try and flirt with being the 3 or 4th team ever to knock off of a 1 seed as an 8th seed.
#10 & #52
Yeah we do
Maybe not quite revoke their tickets but bump them down the playoffs priority list or something.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think they should do it soccer style
Recognize that a certain number of visiting fans will want to show, and give them a section in the corner of the upper bowl or something. Then you quarantine all the jerks into a place where you can yell at them.
Nice
Especially because they are real jackasses too. I’m not just saying this mind you. I’ve dealt with visiting fans near my seats (Sec. 302) most games and they are almost always nice but Faker fans are drunk and stupid and disruptive.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah but they do incentivize it for the visiting fans
by having the tacit understanding that if you sit elsewhere the roving bands of hooligans will punch you in the face
Yeah, and it’s also incentivized by the fact that the visiting team can organize a trip including the bus/train and tickets to the game. Something that is not exactly practicable in our fair country…
It wouldn't be that different from colleges organizing bowl game trips
plus don’t they also due the same thing for Champions League games, which if you are coming from England require a flight?
I guess I was thinking about the regular season. In the playoffs it might work, although there are still so many freaking games, and a lot of them are in the same place…
Part of what makes bowl games and Champions League games appealing is there are only a few of them and the locale makes it a bit of a vacation (Miami/Rome/Barcelona sure beats Houston in June).
I don't mind people who bring Laker fans with them.
Because Laker fans accompanying Blazer fans don’t act like complete idiots. But when season ticket holders sell their tickets to these obnoxious fans, it is akin to an owner of a property renting it out to hooligans and taking no care of the community when they bring bad elements into it.
#10 & #52
That's what happens
When you do the Season Ticket Resale Center though.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I would guess that it’s less likely to happen in the playoffs
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't bank on that
The price point for entry will just go higher.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
but shouldn’t fewer season ticket holders be selling their seats for the playoffs?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
No
I bought my playoff tickets last year through that and there were about 500 tickets available for each game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
wow… not what I would have expected… but I guess money talks
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Good point.
There should be a ‘sell only to Blazer fan’ option. Now, how could they test that?
#10 & #52
It's a start.
I wonder how many Laker fans are permanent residents of Portland-Metro area.
#10 & #52
Teams have done something like that before
For direct playoff sales. You can only buy Spurs single-game playoff tickets for example if you live in SA.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I like this idea.
I wonder how they would draw those boundaries though. I’d be happy with anyone in the state of OR or WA (maybe even ID).
#10 & #52
Yeah....I have always assumed that the majority of those fools were local
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 8, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Blazers could create a fan club
With a relatively nominal membership fee (say $50/year) but you have to join at the beginning of the year and fulfill some sort of other requirement. Being part of the club would let you buy tickets from other fans, or something like that.
I honestly don’t think it’s a great idea for the team to be telling season ticket holders what they can and can’t do with their tickets. They pay an awful lot of money for that.
However, if the fans wanted to get together and create some sort of alliance/club to prevent Laker fans from entering the Rose Garden, I’d be all for that.
Believe me, I know!
I am about to enter my fourth year as a STH in the Blue section. I’ve paid more for Blazer tickets in that time than I have on buying cars in my life.
On the one hand, people spending this kind of money should be entitled to somethings and considerations. On the other hand, when does the good of the community outweigh personal liberty? How do we balance each person who pays a lot for this right and privilege while still finding a way to consider that many of us who do this want to have the power to keep vile and rude people out of our community.
#10 & #52
You guys should start a club with a secret handshake
I shouldn't complain but sometimes I still do.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 8, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
That's fine and all.
I’d rather have stocks set up at the RG where we can put problem makers.
#10 & #52
yes, if it means that there is a possibility of knocking them out of the playoffs, or our team learning what it takes to be title contenders… let them cheer this year and weep the next 8
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
if we play them, then the possibility exists… nothing is 100% certain
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
ok, fine. We still aren’t beating them.
We need an actual offensive scheme, an understanding of defense, and Greg Oden to be really good before we can think about winning series.
#52
we have an offensive scheme, you just don’t like it, we have a defense, it just falls apart without a shot blocking center, and you don’t like it… but these are discussions for another time…
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I agree that it is very unlikely that we get out of the first round, but I think it’s unlikely regardless of who we play… ie. if we’re moving on it’s because we played at a high enough level that it didn’t really matter who our opponent was… that said, if we’re going to lose, I want the team to learn from it, and I think the best chance for a learning opportunity comes against the L@kers
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
we have a defense, it just falls apart without a shot blocking center
Our defense wasn’t exactly good last year. slightly above-average, maybe.
#52
what was our defensive ranking this year before Oden and Przy got hurt? last year was different cause it was oden’s first year and he had a ton of foul trouble issues as well as rookie errors, he was noticably better on D this season until the injury
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Przybilla rated as one of the best defenders in the league and played the minutes at center last year.
We can continue to make excuses for Nate… but this is year ten, and his teams still don’t know how to defend a pick and roll.
This year there were twenty games with centers healthy, and we played a whole lot of Minnesota/Charlotte/NJ/Chicago type teams.
#52
it’s interesting that our defensive rating is actually better this season (107.3 vs 107.8) than last, but we rank lower in the NBA
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and It’s not exactly Nate’s fault we played poor competition when we were healthy
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also, I’m not making excuses for Nate… I’m also not going to judge him by what he did with other teams though
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
it’s all about context. Teams aren’t scoring as much this year.
Just because he isn’t to blame for the easy schedule doesn’t mean we get to read into the results. We faced awful teams, invalidating the data.
Why shouldn’t we judge Nate on the basis of his ten NBA seasons as a head coach? If you’d prefer, we can judge him on pretty much any one of the ten seasons.
#52
well, for starters, I can’t remember anyone from his Sonics teams that has played defense in the NBA, whether for him, or anyone since… (unless he had Payton for a season, I can’t remember)…
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
We had a pretty long discussion a couple of weeks ago about whether Nate is a good defensive coach, or has he merely had poor defensive players
I think that Nate is at best an average defensive coach.
But Kobe has some sort of hex which prohibits him from winning in Portland
and since Kobe would have to be missing an arm/leg to even consider missing a playoff game, it is a given that Portland would win all of their home games in such a series.
Which would mean that the Blazers would only need to pinch one game in LA to advance to the next round, which given 4 shots has a reasonable chance of happening.
Right now I am much more afraid of Carmelo than Kobe.
Kobe has shown a bit of a penchant for shooting his team out of games this season because he wants to make a statement. Also, Martell and Nic have consistently done alright against him. We have no matchup for Carmelo.
That said, the Lakers big men terrify me. Our only hope against them would be that Kobe tries (and fails) to take over every game. I don’t know what our hope against Denver would be. I guess hope they revert to their undisciplined form of years ago. But they’ve shown a penchant for just CRUSHING teams over the last two years. Neither matchup is really great (which is what you get in a 1/8 or a 2/7).
I think that one of Denver's big question marks is how will George Karl's cancer impact them
do they lose focus or do they become even more focused? I have no idea
we get 8th or 7th
and we will probably see one of them
the two teams i really dont want to play are denver and utah
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
At least if we play the Lakers
We get to hate on Kobe two or three times in Portland.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I’d be ok with Utah… Denver is in our heads though
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
we got slaughtered by utah this year
and gave up a 25point lead to them
i dont wanna play the jazz
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I just like making fun of Dwill’s comb-over
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
i dont know if i could look at their ugly team for at least 4 games in a row
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
I think we can move up to 6
Personally, we’ll see.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
all depends on the head to heads with OKC. If we sweep them we have a great shot.
Unfortunately, our last matchup was not encouraging.
Lookie here
Another top ranked Oregon team
Source: http://www.golfweekrankings.com/college/mens1/teamrankings.asp
Men’s Golf
1. Oklahoma State.
2. Stanford
3. Augusta State.
4. Texas.
5. Washington.
6. Florida
7. Texas A&M.
8. Florida State
9. Illinois.
10. Oregon
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yay Casey Martin
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
He may not be the best at picking unis
But dude does know golf.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Most colleges outside the US and Canada
Don’t even really have what we would call intercollegiate sports, not in the same way.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I agree
Its more of a “That’s nice” time of thing.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
does any college have a bowling team?
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
this junk's scenario actually kinda happened to me and a buddy
we saw steve blake and my buddy (who doesn’t follow sports) yelled “Joel Pryzbilla!” either blakey didn’t hear him or he did and was too busy thinking about how cool it would be to be pryz to respond
the few, the proud, the blazers
Blake's kind of like a Mini-Joel
I shouldn't complain but sometimes I still do.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Mar 8, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
i think the Tina Fey/Robert Downy Jr presentation was the best bit of the whole night.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
prediction:
DS will love that link.
Tinfoil…..not so much.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
<333333333333333
does netflix have kenan and kel on there? cause if it does then i wanna get it
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
doesn't look like K&K is on netflix.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
boooooooooooooo
i wonder if i can find a dvd set of it somewhere
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
you’ll have to do some looking around i guess.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
are you accusing me of hating black people?
cuz i hate everyone equally
hating advanced stats since 1980
Rudy-hater, Bayless-hater, Coolio-hater
Oden*fanboy, Batum*fanboy, MMA*fanboy
This picture keeps popping up in an advetisment for Yahoo mail
It’s tagged “Keep close those who are important to you.” or something.
Clearly only one of those people cares about the other… the poor kid looks like he’s about to run away.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
ok people, i have a test....well...more an experiment for my own curiosity.
go to the front page of ESPN and look at the first headline on the list of headlines and tell me who the first person you think of is.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
the ‘a’ in GA should be capitalized; but i wouldn’t abbreviate “gay” w/ “ga.”
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
this was the first person i thought of after reading that headline.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I couldn’t name a GA. lawyer
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by The Arkitect on Mar 8, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
i can only name one, and he’s the person i thought of
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Mar 8, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
[Allen] Iverson’s gambling problem is serious enough that he has been banished from casinos in Detroit and Atlantic City, N.J.
Did something happen in here
It keeps saying there is choke messages in here and then I click it and nothing is new.
Miller's dunk shook SB Nation to its very core
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
ALSO, my friend asked me this question, and it is quite profound. What does a mirror look like?
When I wake up in the mornin’ and look in the mirror, I see P.Diddy
i’m surprised he doesn’t ask you to leave when he’s done with you.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
lol prez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQnohSuw3Xg
idk if you saw this but props to ark for finding it
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Hey Prez!
are you still working/living in portland?
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
ah I see, Hows that going for you?
I’m good. My spring break is in only 2 1/2 weeks! NY’s cool but OR is better.
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
Things are good here...I feel really guilty though...I honestly watched more Blazers up in Eastern Washington that I do now that I live here.
Life in the city is busy. I went from living at home and only worrying about school to living on my own and worrying about school, work, and a GF.
But, it’s good. I love it here. I honestly love the weather here, which is one of the huge things I complained about before I even got here.
I know what you mean, I have little to no time to keep up with the Blazers now too.
Darn, life sure is easier when Mom and Dad take care of everything! I’m glad that everything is going well for you!
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
Does anyone else just feel really bad for Przy?
I feel like his career is prolly done, and it makes me sad on the inside… I am not used to your human emotions
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I don't care
I just want a championship and the players are just tools to get that. I have no emotional attachment to them at all. I already forgot how to spell his last name.
this must mean you’re coming around on Andre.
that dunk really did have an effect didn’t it. ;-)
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Tom said he wanted a dunk
He got one.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And not just any dunk, Miller showed a TOM-ahawk to send a sign.
by Norsktroll on Mar 8, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Nah
I’m sticking with my Miller hate. There will be a day when I can say I was the first to hate Miller before everyone jumped on my bandwagon.
I feel bad for him as a person, as a player, he now becomes a trade chip next season with his expiring deal… but as a person it must really suck to be mid rehab on a major injury, slip in the shower and have to start all over
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Yeah
I was kidding. It’s about the worst thing that could happen in regards to his basketball career. He said he couldn’t sleep with his leg in the brace and now he has to go through it all over again.
Hollinger's playoff odds system needs something better than margin of victory
Right now it has the Mavs with a 5.3 chance of reaching the finals (Blazers 5.4), and a 1.8 chance of winning (Blazers 1.7). That’s out of whack when everyone else in the playoffs has a better chance than the #2 just because they only won some games closely.
I would imagine his stat based system doesn’t adjust for midseason trades well either
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Some of his win shares calculations were a bit screwy
On trades as well.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It doesn’t care much for who is on the team, mainly it looks for how often you win or lose and by how much (i.e. his power rankings). Then it takes that, and plays out the rest of the season and the playoffs 5000 times. I think it can also adjust up or down by a percentage to look what would happen if a team plays slightly better or worse.
But some ingredient is missing there, either a factor or the weighting of the factors. Basketball-reference and others have similar methods. KP2’s method is a bit different, but not sure how he would see e.g. the Blazers, Spurs and Mavs right now.
yeah, i just meant that because the Mav’s improved via mid-season trade, the stat’s won’t reflect that bump because they played so much of the season prior to acquiring the new players (their point differential should improve, but not by enough to counteract all the close wins from earlier in the year)
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The Mavs are the kings of close wins this year so I can understand how it has happened. Just on Saturday they happened to only beat the Kings narrowly, a team that is out of the playoff race so the computer would expect a bigger win. I also know statistically margin of victor is a pretty good indicator. But the fact that you actually DO WIN a lot of those close games should count for something more than the fact that it was close.
Although the Mavs are particularly the kings of close wins
Against teams they should be close with, like the Wolves.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
If I remember Hollinger's methodology correctly
it weighs more recent results more heavily than things that happened 2 months ago. Thus Dallas’ trade should improve their odds, if in fact they end up playing better.
They grow up so fast, sniff
This young man played the youngest kid on the Michael J. Fox show “Family Ties” in the 80s, then Worf’s son on Star Trek TNG. Now 28, and arrested for assault on a friend with a broken stool and then violating his probation by getting caught again with drugs.
i didn't know he was worf's kid on star trek.
poor Andy…..it’s tough being a child star..
he does qualify as a “star” right?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Not Macaulay Culkin level star, but still… Of course it’s just a role, but somehow it’s both sad and funny when comparing the grown up person to some of the characters they played. “Alexander” was already a more troubled character.
I sometimes like to watch or search for a “where are they now” especially for “clean” shows or bands. “This guy really was gay, this guy always hated acting, this guy became a punk rocker, this girl became a math teacher, …”
in the recent futures, this place was struck by zombies. now the living move among us here cautiously with weapon in hand.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
If a zombie apocalypse actually happens, I will have a hard time not being excited.
Official Adrian Wojnarowski Hater.
The Ardent Optimist.
I have the conceptual ability to deal with a zombie outbreak
but not the hands on expertise. For example, I know that I should shoot a zombie in the head to kill its brain, but I have only fired a gun a few times so I would suck at actually hitting a zombie.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Gotta be able to swing a bat. Anything can be used as a weapon. Just be sure to not sacrifice mobility for power and you should be in good shape.
Official Adrian Wojnarowski Hater.
The Ardent Optimist.
that was just an example
another one that highlights the difference in understanding and practice would be basic outdoor survival skills.
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Zombies are not mobile.
They are also foolish. The key to beating zombies is to realize all of the ways you can turn their zombie brains to your advantage.
#10 & #52
I see no reason why zombies don’t feast on each other.
Official Adrian Wojnarowski Hater.
The Ardent Optimist.
There should be some form of blood flowing in order to keep their muscles oxygenated. How can they tell the difference between dead flesh and live?
Official Adrian Wojnarowski Hater.
The Ardent Optimist.
Maybe they can't tell the difference in the flesh itself.
But they are instinctual beings that go after moving things.
#10 & #52
why don't all predators just eat their own kind?
clearly there is some level of instinct driving them to feast on non zombie flesh
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
what we gotta do is just sit them all down in front of, like, the E! channel or something. that’d destroy their brains right?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
watching E! puts certain key cells in alignment. Becoming a L*ker fan is the final catalyst to turn them into full blown Zombies.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
In light of this.
If I ever see any of you even looking at combining yellow and purple, I am going to sever your heads from your spines.
I hope you will do the same for me.
#10 & #52
Actually this is Portland
we should sit down with them and explain why eating brains is not what good people do
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
Maybe we should erect a makeshift Zombie Zone,
until we come up with a suitable permanent facility.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
That would deny them their civil rights of assembly
these are american zombies, correct?
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
did you ever play this?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
you could try playing this
"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 just be a zombie and try to kill everyone.
i’m not much for the mmorpg’s though
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
has that concept ever been done?
A Zombie struggling to live a normal life.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
not that i can think of.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
id watch that movie
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i'd give it a go most likely.
the closest thing i can think of is Shaun of the Dead. some of those zombies live and are given jobs.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Name the animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
dog
Heartbroken..... Our goats have escaped.
by Starvin' Marvin on Mar 8, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
apparently only asian elephants
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
they've been programmed from a young age
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
be more specific
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
that's one kind of ape
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
the band?
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
no gorillas or gorillaz
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
only clothed mole rats
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
be more specific
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
no to all 3 above responses
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
neither
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
nope
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
neither
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
Hummingbirds
Did you discount all of the Birds of prey or just ignore it?
Official Adrian Wojnarowski Hater.
The Ardent Optimist.
no birds of prey
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
here we go
it’s the grey parrot
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
there are 2 types of bird and 1 type of ape left
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
nah, she's not too bright
"In Batum's case he must realize he is very likely the first Blazer to successfully fight over a pick all season..."
-Ben
hey Jake. what’s the good word?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
you tell me
what’s the topic under discussion and how can I relate it to Kevin Durant?
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Jerome Randle wins pac-10 player of the year
horrible selection by the voters.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
the winner of the UW-ASU semi (if it happens, which it should) still has a very good shot to get in
and if the winner of that semi can beat Cal, then Cal will for sure get an at-large.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
i saw Lundardi on SC this morning
and he said he thinks AZ St will get in.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
if they get to the pac-10 final, I think they will.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
I can't either
I think ASU and UW both need to make that pac-10 final, and they are on course to meet in the semis.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Should have gone to Pondexter
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
Pondexter and Fields were by far the two best players in the league
Williams at UA was probably next.
Randle was just the leading scorer on the best team. Such lazy voting. Pisses me off.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
horrible selection by the voters.
Does anyone ever do anything correctly in your world? – Elgin
GOP in HD
Was there talk of him coming here?
He doesn’t really seem like the sort of player KP would target.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
He would be a good fit if Webster gets traded.
Probably wouldn’t even cost us the MLE and he’s a bit more consistent.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
thanks!
I respect that Kobe lifted his elbow, but he chickened out by throwing his hands in the air to pretend he did nothing wrong.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
It's amazing that he didn't flinch when Barnes pretended to throw the ball at his face.
That was a dick move. I haven’t seen it since Junior High.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
No offense
but please stay the Zach away from the pacific northwest
#10, #21, #52
Pie Doesn't Win Championships, Cake Wins Championships
DEBUT OF NEW SIG
its a little ballet-nerdy of my to have it, but oh well.
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
every morning, after i break my nightly fast near the edges of a dying campfire, i quietly say a prayer, dawn my armor and set my bike afloat in the currents and tides knowing i sail for helen of troy
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
geez man…..do you stay up nights thinking of opportunities to compose stuff like this?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
i’ve got to wonder why every morning i curse ‘helen of troy’
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not versed enough in The Illiad to make a proper joke here.
nevertheless, i can sympathize.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
only a woman has the face to make so many sail; sorry, all this mirror talk isn’t doing any of us any good.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
mirror talk is past its prime anyway.
i think it is high time to begin the discussions and careful examinations of the virtual self rather than the reflected self.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
the iliad is epic
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
that too
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i’m a semicolon
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
ever read the short story ‘guys’ by chuck palahniuk?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i've only ever read The Odyssey
i loved it. just never had occasion to read The Illiad. I should pick it up one of these days.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
i like the iliad more than the odyssey
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
the odyssey movie with kevin sorbo (i think) is awesome though
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i'm not sure i've seen a movie version.
no movie version of the Odyssey would be as good as the one in my head when i was reading it.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
argh it’s not sorbo. it features christopher lee as tiresias, vanessa williams as calypso, isabella rossellini as athena
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118414/
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
is that the tv version with Armand Assante?
i haven’t clicked the link yet, i just wanted to type Armand Assante and make people say it in their minds.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
He always makes me wonder what the appeal is
He’s, like, an awful actor. but, he is known for some reason.
#52
say his name out loud and pretend you’re a movie producer. then you’ll understand.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
same reason everyone loves Rudy.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Quality
Kind of balances out the he-man tendencies of the quote from the Spaniard I’m currently rocking :)
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
it does :)
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. -George Balanchine
Cue the Canzano "see, I told you he hates America" column in 3,2,1...
Seriously, I’m glad he’s not playing. The US team is stacked enough, and Brandon needs to get right – not take the whole offseason as a summer vacation, but he can add to his game at his pace this way
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
this reminds me
my favorite part of the weekend was Canzano’s Ernie should go column coming out AFTER it was leaked the Ernie is being fired… way to set the trends John
#10, #21, #52
Pie Doesn't Win Championships, Cake Wins Championships
yep
it will be interesting to follow his career overseas.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
how could you forget about The Stache?
How did he even get that nickname? His wasn’t even that good of a mustache. It was far too wispy.
This is a real mustache:
I'm really interested in how he does.
He was an amazing college player. Can he be a star overseas?
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
Has that one bad injury he had limited his athleticism any?
You’d expect him to do well over there against less athletic defenders, but if he’s way slowed down I dunno…
#52
yeah
The thing about him in college was that he didn’t need any space to score. He would put up huge numbers even when guarded by very good defenders like Bobby Jones for UW and Afflalo for UCLA. That’s why I thought he had a chance to be a good NBA player— not lotto pick worthy but a good player. He was slow to begin with though, if he’s even slower now, it’ll be tough.
Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
Free AK1984
That is funny.
Who knows if it’s true, but it does seem pretty reasonable for the time. Players do tend to inflate things though.
Sean May said that Nate “loved” him in his workout last Summer. When a reporter asked Nate about it he laughed and said that “love” was a strong word.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
i was told by nate that he’d draft me if i entered my name into the draft last year too
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Claver said he didn't expect Portland to draft him.
Sounds like the Blazers are just playing mind game..
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
3/6 or a trade down
It was a few years ago, Bynum said he was told we were using our lottery pick on him. That we loved him and wanted him. etc.
#52
Mhm, well apparently they liked Martell and the option to land Jack more. And as I remember, Bynum going so high to the Lakers was a surprise to most. His own high school coach said “if he’s an NBA player, why the heck did we not win the state championship?” (paraphrased). He was at least as big of a project as Dwight Howard.
If we had drafted Bynum, he wouldn't have become as good as he has
We don’t have Kareem to guide and mentor him to excellence!
#52
Next summer, we should replace Mo Lucas if he can’t go anymore with Juwan Howard, and Juwan Howard with Kareem. Then Nate might think twice about starting him, but if we have a lot of problems at least we have a skilled big body on the deep end of the bench. And it would be kind of cool to have Kareem work with Greg.
Can we have Kareem AND Hakeem work with him?
It’s my “dream” to have Hakeem and Kareem help ream Greg.
#52
I remember after the 06 draft
KP, PA, and Nate (and that Patterson suit guy) all seemed pretty exhilarated. If Nate was bummed about not getting Ammo, he hid it well. OR, got over it really quickly, like most Blazer fans did.
Coaches are bad at who to draft anyways. STUPID COACHES.
#52
wat
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
in twilight, do vampires roam during the day?
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
i’m wearing a brown bag; it’s dark in here.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
what’re you tryin to say?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i’m asking you a question—yore a representative of the youths.
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
well then yes they do. their skin even sparkles in the sunlight
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
so they can roam around during the day? what kind of mythos is this?
by EvilKaramazov on Mar 8, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
a convienient kind
Roybot: "Then he said "My girlfriend is from LA." to which I replied "Well then you need to find a new girlfriend."’
a crappy one. they are free to do whatever they want during the day — go to high school (over and over and over since they don’t age), play baseball in vintage uniforms/mitts (worst sports scene ive ever witnessed, even worse than teen wolf), and hit on bland teenage girls whom all of america’s [girls] youth can identify with, no matter what they look like.
ive seen far too much of the first movie/have heard about the entire storyline from my sisters. the best part is a mutant telepathic psycho vampire/human hybrid baby who tries to eat its way out of its mother’s womb.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
you know too much about this.
don’t use your sisters as an excuse. at least say you had to watch it so you could get some play
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
it’s awful awful awful
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I like/hate bad sports scenes in movies
Where everyone is just an awful athlete.
One I always hated growing up, I think it was in Ricochet, and it was a pickup basketball game, and everything was shot in close up so you couldn’t see what was happening. Very Tony Scott-action-scene-esque, but it wasn’t Tony Scott.
#52
Tom Berenger had a crappy swing in Major League.
In John Goodman’s BABE movie, there are some times where he hit the ball and you can tell from the angle the ball hit the bat that it was a grounder or a low line drive, and it’d CUT to the ball leaving the park.
#52
i thought the most egregious think in a sports related movie
was having Shoeless Joe bat righty in Field of Dreams when he was a lefty in real life. how can you let that happen? seriously…..
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Gleaming the Cube and Thrashin
are both offenders.
I don’t know about Rad.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
what are you talking about?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Both Thrashin and Gleaming the Cube had very good supporting skaters. The problem is, the editors didn’t do it right. To equate it to a basketball movie, they filmed the player shooting, then cut to a tight shot of the ball going in.
In the skater movies, a viewing skater can tell what the skater is going to do before he does it. You can tell by foot placement, and body position, so when the editors make him do a completely different trick than what he was setting up for, it becomes really obvious and bad looking.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
that made me want to see it less.
the only old timey baseball i want to see over and over is Conan playing old tyme baseball.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
picture that, except with horrible special effects, a lame montage featuring crappy music, and vampire outfielders who catch everything because according to twilight they have every super ability ever. also features a lame ‘fight’ scene at the end
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i’d rather watch werewolves play basketball.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Don't you see?
Teen Wolf is actually a horrible movie that the 1980s adult DTL would have abhorred. Twilight is just Teenwolf spread out over 6 books. If you were a child DTL right now, you’d LOVE it.
#52
NO!!!
you take that back!
Teen Wolf is a timeless tale of puberty, basketball, and getting it on in the schools dressing rooms.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
I wish I could take it back
I liked it as a child.
But I know I would mock it if I saw it as an adult, just as I do about Twilight.
Can’t take back honesty, DTL. Just keepin’ it real with myself, yo.
#52
i watched that movie so many times as a kid that i can’t help but love it now. most of the fun comes from making fun of it a little as you watch it. but come on….at the end when he wins the game and jumps in his dad’s arms and hugs Boof (who was a babe), that’s a good movie moment. it wasn’t horrible.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Twilight ends the same way, you know
And here is what I just found on a Twilight message board, written by “twiguy98”—
i watched that movie so many times as a kid that i can’t help but love it always. most of the fun comes from making fun of it a little as you watch it. but come on….at the end when he wins the vampire thing and jumps in his kristen stewarts’s arms and hugs the buff werewolf guy, that’s a good movie moment. it wasn’t horrible.
THE SAME THING DTL.
#52
We do all have our childhood movie/TV loves
That we are blind to their awfulness though, so I’m just teasin’.
I don’t think it’s awful at all, but I have a blind spot for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. I loved it as a kid. It was MY Teen Wolf.
#52