Summer League: Game Thread #5 (8:00 start)
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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On we go in to the great wide open. Errrr, um off to Salt Lake City I mean.
You know the drill. Donate here. If you don't know the drill, then Donate here.
I don't have high hopes for these games being available on the internet. Nothing at the Rocky Mountain Revue site is giving me a warm fuzzy.
UPDATE: Happy day. If you go to the link to the revue buried in the top middle of the site is a 'watch live' button. You can get the feed there.
If they aren't "televised" then the blog-a-dork-a-thon will get interesting. I'll have to be extra creative.
For tonight, I already had plans for an activity during the game. SiMA is going to interview me. I know, not very exciting but it's something. He's on his own for questions. I placed no boundaries on what he could ask. ONLY SiMA gets to ask questions. At least, I won't answer other questions. I can't keep anybody from posting.
I'm going for a format where he can dig deeper into answers that I give. Maybe it will be interesting. Maybe it will suck. I do know this though. It won't suck worse than last night's game.
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tonite’s show – getting to know your Aus Tech Spur…..that be an interesting read, but i’ll probably have to catch up on it tomorrow morning…..........speaking of, i gotta catch up on my summer league archived feeds – but i did watch the knicks game on NBA-TV and gotta agree with all the stuff you mentioned about nate robinson and whatever offense they were trying to run. holy smokes. they had half their team out there and still got whipped because the spurs team just D-ed them up. i felt bad for them.
on a semi-related note: you also mentioned the errors permeating the summer league rosters and such. dear god, you should try watching NBA TV announcer Rick Kamla for about 15 seconds. in that length of time you will get 2-3 mis-pronunciations. I realize the guys in Summer League are not marquee names, but for god sakes man, do just a smidge of homework….or at least listen to the PA announcer and check yourself out.
dude is brutal.
also trying to like George Hill, but I’m not sold yet. He has the look and he has the handle, but he needs some work. i realize that he is also making the adjustment from scorer/handler to just handler. might take him a bit.
Gist (or jist as the knicks roadcaster says it) is a banger. i’m starting to like him as well. not feeling the same about malik hairston. he doesnt look to be NBA ready.
tolliver and roger friggin powell look good….cannot believe that pud from illinois roger powell figured out how to shoot…....
by bones on Jul 18, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
perhaps the thing that George Hill is missing...
is the ability to heretofore put the ball IN the basket, and not AROUND the basket….
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is going to sound awful, but who’s Sima again?
Also, I gotta work tonight, so no blogging for me. I will be with you all in spirit and hopefully George Hill will boost his .080 shooting percentage. Am I crazy to think as a fat short white guy I could shoot better than .080 in summer league? I mean, I play twice a week so I have a general idea of what shots I’m capable and not capable of making and I’d pretty much just take open threes. I think I can knock down 15% of those from NBA range.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 18, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SiMA => SergeantInManusArmy
George is really struggling with when to shoot. So, in that sense you would have the advantage on him. Just for the record, I am fairly certain the ability to shoot a basketball is ethnically neutral. It might even be height and gender neutral, but I’m not sure.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
somebody is a grumpy Gus today.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 18, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s been a tough week.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw, you are lucky you didn’t say “looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays” because I believe you would get your ass kicked.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fun times be ahead...
I’m hoping we get some serious Zapreuter Film type dirt on you
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No dirt on me. I live in the shower.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
did you know....
that showering twice daily can actually be bad for your body, as it prevents said body from reforming skin cells. You’re effectively skinning yourself alive. Fucking gnarly…
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
between drawing and learning useless facts...
my college years were well spent…
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, your sorry ass spent too much time in College Station at the Chicken.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s interesting. I want to know how it actually ‘prevents’ your body from reforming skin cells though, that sounds crazy. Like a CMoney video or something.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...here's the heavy dope...
during a day, your body will shed the dead skin cells (they rub off on your clothes, in the shower, etc.) and will grow new ones, much like blood cells and shit. When you take multiple showers, the scrubbing will damage the newly forming skin cells before theyre good to go. The effect is roughly the same as being out in the sun too long, and drying them out.
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
on a side note...
Brian Setzer is like, the coolest dude ever. I just got tickets for his Xmas show in Austin in December…
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by scrappy-doo on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t realize you live in Austin. Or I forgot. Whichever. I haven’t seen Setzer but I have never heard anything but good things about him.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm. Interesting. My shower tonight is going to be thrilling now.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who said anything about scrubbing?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. The game camera has a tasty test pattern up.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The goal tonight is 4 donations. Four $2 donations. I don’t even care if it is the same person. As a matter of fact, if the same person said they donated $2 every quarter in the thread, but really only donated once then I’ll still count it. This is YOUR opportunity to earn serious undeserved brownie points. I know the married men in the house will be jumping on this.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The test pattern is now a close-up of Boozer. Kind of creepy.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Waiting on you SiMA. Fair warning: I have had a little wine and I’m feeling a little frisky.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m here. Just got out of the shower. All of scrap’s shower talk made me long for a little hydro-skinning myself. Can’t figure out how to get the feed though. I don’t see a ‘watch now’ link.
And that ‘feeling a little frisky’ comment sounded more like a threat than a warning. I’m starting to reconsider this Q&A.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s in the top middle of this page:
It says ‘Watch Live’ and it is a television with rabbit ears. I think the internet might be new in Utah.
Yeah, threat-warning whatever.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh. It’s gonna be a long night. ATS is drinking again.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freakin awesome. Great Friday afternoon. I love Colorado. Not the people, the history, the food, the drivers, the costs….. but the state is gorgeous and I didn’t drown, so that’s always nice.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be here, but just lurking. Baseball Mogul 2009 is just too fun.
www.sportzchat.com
by Linix129 on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It looks like the Utah roster, that’s who we play tonight, has some bigs for Ian to contend with.
Fesenko, Koufos, Lyde. Those are some big bodies.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Before tip-off, check out the Jazz Dancers. (I refuse to call them the “Nu-Skin Dancers,” because that’s just retarded.) Nice things in Utah.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The interesting thing is that they don’t look skanky. I like my dancers to look skankier. Like the Toros dancers.
Nu-Skin Dancers is not only retarded, it’s creepy and repugnant.
I also think it is interesting that they are completely clothed. Very un-NBA-ish.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still getting nothing but a green screen, btw. Why is it doing this, and how can I stop it??
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know. I’m hearing an announcer and looking at some footage. Sounds like you need to call the Geek Squad.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprise, surprise. The Utah announcers think Deron Williams is the best point guard in the NBA.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m getting the audio, but no video. And I tried Stooge but am getting the same thing. Never had this problem before, and never seen such craziness.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s a shitburger. Ron Boone’s wife died. She was like 52 or something. Fucking crazy.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My video feed is very choppy. Maybe yours is just to slow.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RIP Mrs. Boone.
Can you send me the embedded link to the game, and I’ll plug it into Win Media?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
an email should be on its way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not letting me cut and paste the link into WM. I’m really angry right about now.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t tell you how excited I am to be playing the Utah Jazz in Utah on the first night of the Rocky Mountain Revue. It’s really quite the honor. I just hope we play well and aren’t overwhelmed by the environment.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Deron Williams, at least I think it is him, is holding what looks like a 1 month old kid. The man is big. And his wife is hot. Hot in a good way. Not hot in a ho way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tatum, #1 for the Spurs, is practicing pull-up 2’s from just in side the arc. He dribbles, jukes, then launches. He either just made 10 straight or air-balled 10 straight. I’m going with the former.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious. For the intro they had a line “so pour a cold drink” and they showed somebody putting the juice on a sno-cone.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m still in…. don’t give up on me. The feed sucks ass, but I’m working on it.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Craig Bolerjack and Hot Rod Hundley are our announcers. Craig looks like an ass. He’d probably try to sell you something you own.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Somebody might want to tell them their mikes are on… go ahead…
"I'm comfortable with winning" - Manu Ginobili
by TdotSpursfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and apparently they can count to 10 in Utah.
"I'm comfortable with winning" - Manu Ginobili
by TdotSpursfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, they are tipping off now from the “Lifetime Activities Center”. Woo-hoo!
Yeah, I thought that was funny too. The guys are talking like they aren’t on.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We have: Ian, Gist, Hill, Green, Powell
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ooops. Toliiver is in, not Gist.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you guys getting any sound?
"I'm comfortable with winning" - Manu Ginobili
by TdotSpursfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shit. George almost made a shot. It rimmed out, but he was fouled. I don’t think Stampler would have made it.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Warning: The feed sucks tonight.
Yeah, I’m getting sound but really choppy video.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, I’m in now. It’s a shitty feed though. I’m getting terrible transmission. I’ve got the sound and the choppy video too.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s probably the new blog format screwing up the feed.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
late...
...to the party. Have I missed anything?
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shitty video, shitty audio, a Deron Williams love-fest. You’re caught up.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just waiting on SiMA. Same old, same old.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. we are all watching the same thing.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who made a basket for us? Was it George? I was getting more wine.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least there are announcers so we can actually tell who is doing what. And when the video is working, it’s clearer than the LV feed. Right now, of course, I’m staring at a clear picture of Deron Williams’ profile.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was there for awhile too. Just close and reopen the link, mine’s working now.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that seemed to work for now – thanks
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Occasionally when it freezes up, just hit stop for a second then play again.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to keep hitting stop and play.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright, let’s roll this onward. ATS is getting antsy, and I’m just gonna go feed-less.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fire ants in the pants. Let’s roll.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Deron Williams. He’s the kind of guy that I could hang out with.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Question 1-
What offseason moves did the SPURS make that you did approve of? Why?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, I think I will like the Powell signing. Everything I have read points to the type of guy that fits in well. Hits the open three, good effort, good shot selection, etc.
Other than that, I approve of the fact that we haven’t signed Horry. Hill I don’t know about. And I don’t think we will be able to judge it for a while.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and that Gist guy looks ok.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You will be singing his praises soon, trust me. He’s legit.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s a good athlete. I like him.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those of you struggling with the feed, I just found out that we’re wearing black to their white. That’s helpful.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Air ball from George. I don’t think Stampler could have done that though.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shocker, the jazz summer team has a lot of white guys. I didn’t expect that.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Lyde isn’t white. He’s fat.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which ones (offseason moves) didn’t you approve of? Why?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing in this offseason has been bad yet. But it’s not over. I’m not surprised that we didn’t sign Brent Barry. I don’t think Pop ever really trusted him after the 2006 series against the Mavs.
With Mason being our only signing there isn’t a log to judge. Shoot, very few guys throughout the league have signed. There was a lot of media activity with Baron and Brand but then it got real quiet.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think there is a lot left to the free agent season.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ian Mahinmi can shoot free throws.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE dunk by Gist. Two steps from the 3 point line.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My feed cut when Deron was talking about the toughest players for him to guard. Please tell me he said TP. He’d be a douche not to, TP runs circles around him.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I couldn’t hear what he said iether.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His first response was “shooosh, so many guys are hard to cover”.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My man. A thunder jam through traffic. I’m already thinking of pre-ordering the jersey.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you tired of Kevin Garnett yet?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would say I got tired of Kevin Garnett in about 2002.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t that about when we were beating them in the first round?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, my feed is completely dead.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good call on being worried about RMR, btw.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they are on dial-up out there in Utah. It’s a beautiful state though.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Eva too short to be "hot?" Is she, in her sprite-like state, actually just "really, really good-looking?"
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Short and hot are two totally unrelated qualities in my book.
Some time during the season Stampler had an article with a picture of her in it. It was smokin’. I just sat there staring at it. It was so bad that I was hiding me infatuation with the photo from her.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She’s adorable, no doubt. I just often wonder if you can be simultaneously 4’3” and “hot.” Pictures put her next to smaller things, like miniature trees, just to put her in proportion.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell yes you can!
Haven’t you ever heard of a spinner?
by VWolf on Jul 19, 2008 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s Sloan.
Everytime I see him, I still imagine him at home saying “GET ME ANOTHER JUICEBOX, MOTHERFUCKER.”
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“The Jazz are on the upswing.” Haven’t they been on the upswing since, like 1989?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s the long slow arch of Foucault’s pendulum. They are going to win 20 straight titles from 2120-2140.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did he just compare Kobe to Cher?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and then Hot Rod Hundley to both of them
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then the audio cut out as Deron was saying “you need a bench” and it came out “you need a bitch”.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who do you think wins arguments between Tony and Eva at home?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Tony has the balls to argue with her.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think Tony just waves the customery white French flag everytime things heat up?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I think things don’t even heat up. He’s married to an older woman. He just does what she says. Guaranteed.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just bought a car off eBay from Craig Bolerjack.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s probably in a lot in Grand Junction and you won’t be able to get it home.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you truly happy with the Mason signing, or are you pretending like I am?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it is solid. It doesn’t excite so that I run out and buy League Pass. But that’s not what I expect either. I think it is a sad aspect of the offseason that a lot of teams try to sell tickets and do really stupid shit doing it. Say, um, Baron Davis.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Shaq was all about selling tickets.
Baron was going to get the Clippers into the playoffs even with Brand. It’s the one thing I’m glad our FO has been good enough, and lucky enough with Jason Kidd, to stay away from.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might want to just sit the next play out, Champ.
You’re already drunk.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s way better than the Hill drafting.
by VWolf on Jul 19, 2008 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, DWill is ripping on the blonde rookie.
In other news, Shawn Bradley at the line for Utah.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better fit for the SPURS- JR Smith, Azubuike or Roger Mason? Why?
(I’m putting all future questions there, btw. Easier to see and follow and seperate from my normal asinine banter.)
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It seemed like things were slowing down. That’s all. I’m manic.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The…..only…...slow…...thi…..is this…......................(buffering)...............feed.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True. I’m used to it.
It’s in a good rhythm now.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU CAN’T RUN AROUND GIST, SHAWN BRADLEY!!!! HE’S TOO FAST!!!!
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t honestly answer that because I don’t know much about any of these guys. I really only watch the Spurs. So I only know about the games guys play against the Spurs.
Smith is a madjacker. I think he would have the hardest time playing for Pop.
Azubuike and Mason I haven’t watched at all.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice runner in the paint by George Mason.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
George Hill with a basket? WTF?
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
His shooting percentage is now up to .098%
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predict that he shoots better during the regular season than in the summer league.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he could scarcely shoot any worse
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to do worse and not be sent to the Toros
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m telling you guys right now…...”Your starting point guard for the All D-League Fourth Team…....Geeeeoooorge Hiiilllllll!”
Get ready for it.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot damn, George made a shot. Woo-hoo!
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it more dangerous for a child to run with scissors, or to run next to the pool?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scissors. That’s what I’m thinking. You can stab yourself in the eye or the brain. Running by the pool is only dangerous if you are unsupervised. You conk your head as a kid all the time. You just need somebody to pull you out of the water. Pull the scissors out of your eye doens’t make you ok.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, man, my video went away :-(
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Got to be the pool...
you hear about kids drowning all the time, but when was the last time you heard of a kid dying from impaling himself with safety scissors?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I got an idea. How about you stop blowing DWill for just a second, and ….... CALL THE FREAKIN GAME!!
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
glad you said that, because I was about to – this is killing me.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you’re not talking to me…
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Although I would pay to actually hear YOU call the game instead of these jackasses, I was referring to said jackasses. I’m assuming you’re not blowing DWill right now as well.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no comment
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking you are taking the fifth.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although, since I don’t have a video feed, I wouldn’t mind if these guys would, you know, describe the action on the court.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are too busy showing DWill and discussing movies with him. Argh!
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you guys here that “Yaun Mahimmi from France”... good grief
"I'm comfortable with winning" - Manu Ginobili
by TdotSpursfan on Jul 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that’s how you pronounce it.
btw, do we have any donations yet?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure NBA Summer League is nothing more than an excuse for people to get together and buy refreshments.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. Those are some bad pictures of our announcers.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tolliver with the nice outside J.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And then he airballs one to prove us both wrong.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tolliver can shoot by the way. Just canned a 20-footer.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. They only get 8 fouls in the Rocky Mountain Revue. Orlando was unlimited. Vegas was 10. Utah is 8.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Utah is on something like a 21-6 run
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In tennis, is that one Williams sister actually a man?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Serena is certainly ripped up
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Serena is a woman. A very, very hot woman. The other one doesn’t interest me.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She’s an amalgam of Rajon Rondo shoulders, and David Robinson’s biceps, with J-Lo’s butt and humongous, um, talent.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
She’s the kind of woman that can open a can of whup ass on you. In a good way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She’s the kind of woman that just polished off not only the whole can of whup ass, but the whole case just by herself.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So your wife thinks Reggie Miller is hot, and you are in love with Serena. Interesting.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On PtR, how can we keep certain fanposts on the main page for easy access, like the 'Who's who" and the "Quotes?"
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You can’t. A blog is chronologically based. You would have to keep re-posting it. I was very sad to see the PtR map disappear because I knew a lot of regulars never saw it. The quotes page, along with Stampler’s nickname page, would be great reference type pages to always have available. The PtR format just doesn’t support that.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should contact those SB Nation guys and propose that. I’m the same way, that PtR map post was great and should be part of our bio.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what kind of nut Jazz #22 most enjoys?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking Morris Almond is a macadamia nut guy.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to miss Brent Barry, truly? His game or just his quips?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I won’t miss Brent Barry at all. I think he was a good guy and a decent player. But, I won’t miss him. IMO, he just wasn’t that good. He didn’t take care of the ball well enough to be the point guard. He couldn’t play defense. He was purely a spot up shooter with nothing else to his game.
Harsh, I know. But that’s how I felt about him. I know other, especially bones, really like him. But that’s what I think.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you. I like him personally, but he brought as much to the team skill-wise as Asst. Coach Newman.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hill hit another shot. Nice layup.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
32-32, and I’ve chewed off all my fingernails in anxiety.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see Curious George’s move just then? My video died but I heard them talk about it.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shooting percentage up to 1.0034%
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying he is up to 1%? I think he might be up to 11 or 12%
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My budding hatred for George Mason is simply shining through, I apologize.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’ll come around. George Mason Roger Hill will be fine.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curious George’s move was pretty awesome. I found if I press stop and then play I can get video for a couple of minutes.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anytime a player says “Championship in the next 2 or 3 years,” go ahead and write him off. Loser. Think like a champion, bitch. Actually don’t, just keep thinking like a Jazz player.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, that was just typical asinine cynical SiMA babbling.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you guys picked up a mute hitchhiker...
... and the hitchhiker had a book, and you looked at the book as he slept, and in that book it began describing the Spurs’ season, would you read to the end to find out if they won the title?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does the book refer at any point to the “Los Spurs?” As soon as I got to that point, I would light the book on fire. Then dropkick the hitchhiker in the nads.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if you were to read the words “Robert Horry getting significant minutes for the Spurs this season?” Would you dropkick yourself in the nads?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would become a WNBA fan.
Actually, I WILL become a WNBA fan if RoHo gets any minutes for the SPURS this season.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you more drunk than ATS is right now?
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't possibly know that....
unless it was written in the book that the mute hitchhiker sleeping in my guest room has. Hold on, let me check…
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell him I enjoyed “Human Clay”
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All kidding aside, CMoney's movie was badass
I don’t want him to think I’m making fun of it if he happens to read this. I was seriously, for real freaked out for a second by his and his buddy’s movie.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the compliment. If it freaked you out then I did my job.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jul 18, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
spurchief, you did see CMoney’s video right?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, was at work when I saw the post – I’ll check it out after the game.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was too, but my boss is on vacation. Hope I haven’t spoiled it for you.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would only read to the end if in the middle somewhere one of two things happened: 1) SiMA shot himself in the dick on a dare. 2) Stampler and Powell both wrote stories that praised the greatness of the Spurs organization.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you see San Antonio making a serious run at a free agent not named ‘Manu’ in the off-season of 2009 or 2010, or will resigning #20 be the only goal?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shit, I just lost my response. Coming soon.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manu is going to be interesting. His contract ends after ‘10 and I don’t know if the Spurs will sign him for big money at the age of 33. I see the Spurs trying to sign him to a 3 year deal at round 6-7 mill. If they do, then I think they would go after somebody in the 10-12 range.
But, that all assumes that the economics of the NBA stays the same. That might not happen. The NBA hasn’t felt the budget crunch from energy prices that we are feeling. I think the cap will go down. I think the dollar will get weaker. The implications to the NBA will be interesting.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just swallowed my tongue. I don’t even want to think about that subject again, forget I asked this.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a shittier song in existance than "Benny and the Jet?" (It's on my radio now)
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How about Lenny Kravitz's remake of American Woman?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
That, or “Peanut Butter Jelly Time”
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then there is the classic shitty song by which all shitty songs are measured. MacArthur Park.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Jefferson Starship’s “We Built This City?”
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or Taco – Puttin’ on the Ritz. Or anything by ABBA.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, there are a lot of shittier songs. Most anything by Coldplay, Mike and the Mechanics, etc.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Mike and the Mechanics. That’s old school shitty.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the Living Years was nice, but that’s about it. Screw you guys if you don’t agree, that song makes me happy.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
everybody has their weaknesses. I like plenty of shitty songs.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other one in my book of old school shitty is the Spin Doctors.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is the 2000’s version of Air Supply?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually enjoyed the Spin Doctors. They are touring right now with Blues Traveler. In fact, I think they are at Stubbs in a few weeks.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yuck. Go see somebody else at Stubb’s. Or the Heartless Bastards at the Continental Club.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw James McMurtry there a year or so ago. Awesome.
Rhett Miller (Old 97s) is at Threadgills in a few weeks as well.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now you’re pissing me off. Their Two Princes album was good. GREAT percussion.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know that anybody that says, “GREAT percussion” when talking about a soft pop band is either queer or retarded or in Colorado.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Listen to the drums, trust me. Their drummer is skilled.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think Pop values chemistry over talent, or is it just me?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Pop values basketball talent. Basketball talent is a LOT different than athletic. Dunking is not a basketball talent. Hitting a jumper is. Being able to dribble is. Being able to box out is. I think Pop values those things.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying you value chemistry over talent?
He definitely values chemistry over talent, and frankly, I agree with that, as long as the differential isn’t ridiculous. Look at the results of this year’s Spurs: they made the WCF, beating a more talented Hornets team, and were very close against a more talented Lakers team.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I value a healthy mix/balance. I often get the feeling that Pop is completely focused on chemistry alone, that’s where that came from.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody commented on my comment that Nate Robinson was a no-talent ass-clown that we won the dunk contest so he must be a talented ass-clown.
I’m saying dunking, jumping, and speed are not basketball talents. They just AREN’T the same thing. There is athleticism, there is talent, and there is experience.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you. I’ve never been big on dunking either, but I think Pop is at the far end of the spectrum. I think dunking is a small example of athletisicm, which is not often a word linked with Pop’s SPURS.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does the league need to do to counteract the recent practice of foreign players opting to stay out of the NBA to make far more money with their own respective clubs?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here’s my idea: for every year the player sits out, the amount of their rookie scale increases, until after three years, at which point you can pay them whatever you want.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s genius.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the league is screwed. Splitter is making like 8 times what he would make as a rookie with the Spurs. What they don’t report is that he’s making as much as the #1 pick in the draft. Think about that.
The NBA has kind of screwed themselves with the rookie slotting of contracts now that the Euros have money and the dollar is weak.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s tough, but great players want to test themselves in the NBA, so I think the best will always want to come over. Besides, it’s a vast improvement over the NFL, where Ryan Leaf can make a bajillion dollars more than 10 year vets.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true dat
but there has to be a middle ground somewhere to address these uppity furriners. And I keep telling you guys, it won’t be long before the next Lebron goes overseas to play for Tau Ceramica and never comes back.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the beauty of my patented plan: the Spurs would be able to match his Euro contract next year, if they wanted to.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That SPURS player #24 is really badass, he has no business being in Summer League.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The one that just missed the layup.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s an NBA skill too. See: Horry, Robert or Vaughn, Jacque or Finley, Michael.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Findog only missed jumpers. The others missed layups.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call. Yeah, it’s hard to drive in for a layup when you’re 7x slower than your defender.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What ‘non-superstar’ NBA player out there (that we haven’t already discussed ad nausea on PtR) do you secretly covet?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you stole my joke!
I have a soft spot for 3/4 combo guys who rebound like their hair is on fire, like Carl Landry, Paul Millsap, Leon Powe, Malik from back in the day… I hope Gist can turn into that guy.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, there isn’t anybody. I just don’t look at anybody we could realistically get and think “Hey, that’s the guy!”
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gerald Wallace for me – love his game and his tenacity. He just plays like a guy Pop would like. Plus, he’s athletic and can score.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but he is WAY overpaid.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But when he turns 35 AND doesn’t command the same money, we’ll be on top of that.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, George Hill made another shot. SiMA, what’s his shooting % up to?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Grandma talking about her son ‘reaching his dream’ of playing with the Jazz. Grandma? You’d better ready yourself for long-distance phone calls to a grandson who will soon have to go overseas just to get on a basketball court.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a first round pick, right?
That means a guaranteed contract. He’s already been “embraced by the Greek community” according to grandma. Opa!
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait for that contract to expire. Just wait.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they are interviewing Hot Rod Hundley’s wives?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was going to make the joke that they were Jerry Sloan’s wives, but his wife Bobbie died a couple years ago. That’s crazy shit. I hate it.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you secretly miss the old SPURS logo with the fuscia and yellow and green? Don’t lie.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What do you think?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I hated it. I was an old school Spurs fan from back in the day. I liked Black and White.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure it’s ugly, but it kind of embodies the goofy, lame, Tex Mex spirit of San Antonio.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What ideas do you have for making the AT&T a more formidable place for teams to play (IE- all this talk we’ve all had about Key Arena being God’s gift to America)?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
free booze?
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring in the hitchhiker from CMoney’s movie.
Or, more realistically, less music during actual game play, less vigilance from the ushers, less goofiness from the Coyote. Maybe bring back the “Cotton Eye Joe” song they used to play back at the Hemisfair.
Or they could coat all the ceilings with asbestos, like in the old Hemisfair. That would surely intimidate me.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great question.
1. Build some bars and restaurants around the place. People have to make a night of it. Going to a Spurs game should be special.
2. I really, really, really fucking hate all the pumped in noise. Attending a game is so obnoxious. Too many of the fans see the timeouts as the time to enjoy. That’s wrong. No timeout shows. Get the fans focused on teh game.
3. They need to have good fan appreciation nights. Like ‘Dart Night’ where they give the first 10000 fans darts. Or Jarts night would be even better. I’m even thinking they could do “hairy back night”.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re not “thinking,” you’re “hoping” that they could do ‘Hairy Back Night.’
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that Ty Corbin coaching the Jazz team?
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is the proper punishment for men who wear fanny-packs? Should the punishment be greater if the fanny-pack is worn frontally?
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t being ignored by the female sex punishment enough?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tough call. it depends on what kind of fanny pack and the situation. I wear a fanny-type pack to ACLFest every year. But guys who wear fanny packs just every day deserve a punishment.
But I can’t think of anything appropriate right now.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You answered my question/fears in the second sentence.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Harpring Summer Basketball Camp
“Drive hard to the hole and slam into everyone. Then, slap the guy with the ball silly and hope the ref doesn’t see you. If he does, yell at him and get T’d up and then pout. Thanks for coming.”
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that you mention it, I’d love Matt Harpring for the Spurs. Then people would really hate us.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stern would assign Joey Crawford to ref every game we had if Harpring and Bowen were on the same team.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Shawn Bradley mated with a telephone pole, the baby would be this Johnson kid for the Jazz.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Spurchief, are you from Austin as well? I noticed you talking about Stubb's.
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I live in Abilene, but I grew up just outside of Austin and I have a sister who lives there. We are there once a month or so. And for good concerts (which don’t ever come to Abilene).
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Abilene. The best thing about Abilene is that there is a Starbuck’s there when we drive to Santa Fe.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s actually a great little town, except for all of the $#@#%^ Mavs fans.
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by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a thing about flat places. It seems ok. I’ve only ever driven through.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are you hating on spurchief’s little town? What did he do to deserve such treatment? Is he wearing a fanny pack?
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by tomasito on Jul 18, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t that Starbucks closing down?
No, actually it was spared.
by VWolf on Jul 19, 2008 2:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Abilene…..nice. Tons of young impressionable ladies there. Or, so I’ve heard. Not that I lived in Lubbock and ever came down to Abilene or anything like that.
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Met my wife here, so I’m not sure what that says about me or Abilene.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." – Aldous Huxley
by spurchief on Jul 18, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooooo, look at those shoulders on Hill. Powell would be so impressed.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 18, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs