Amar'e'e'e'e out for 8 weeks

by tandyman on Feb 20, 2009 11:51 AM CST

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3921500

He's undergoing ey'e surgery. I wonder if this had anything to do with him not being traded. It would have been weird to have 2 trades rescinded for a bad toe and a bad eye. It couldn't have happened to a classier guy, organization or fanbase. I'm sure Shaq will come out and say that he is going to put the team on his back and they are going to surprise everyone the rest of the year.

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So the suns are super screwed. They are already 9th in the west. Unless something happens to other teams, im pretty sure they are out of the playoffs. In the long term, that’s a good thing for them.

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by Chilai on Feb 20, 2009 12:04 PM CST reply actions

When did “Amaré” become “Amar’e?” What’s up with the apostrophe? Is he a Romulan now? At least accent aigue over the “e” made some sense.

by tomasito on Feb 20, 2009 12:05 PM CST reply actions

BTW, I like the random diacritical mark in “ey’e.” That was a nice touch.

by tomasito on Feb 20, 2009 12:11 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks

Yeah, it was a couple of months ago that Amare changed it to Amar’e. It reminded me of when Akeem just all of a sudden changed to Hakeem and then there was confusion over whether the H was silent. What’s next? Le’Bron? Maybe Dwyane Wade will correct the spelling of his first name and say that the media just had it wrong all along and he never had the heart to tell them.

by tandyman on Feb 20, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

What’s weird with [a-MAH-ray] is that spelling it “Amaré” produces the correct pronunciation if it’s a pseudo-French name. Amar’e would be pronounced [a-MAR-ay], with a clipping of the R sound before the ending AY sound. That’s certainly not how he or anyone else pronounces it.

Don’t get me started on Wade. The only logical pronunciations for his name would be [dwee-ayn] or [dw-yayn], not [dwayn]. What would you do if your parents had misspelled your name on your birth certificate? I sure as hell would change it when I turned 18.

by tomasito on Feb 20, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions

Or Antawn Jamison

I love how some parents think that they can just manipulate the English language to say what they want it to say. I’m naming my next kid “Yxggsryf” and it will be pronounced “John”. With Dwy-ane, I wonder if they meant to mis-spell it or they just knew that there was a “y” in there somewhere so they did the best that they could.

by tandyman on Feb 20, 2009 3:07 PM CST up reply actions

When I was in high school my buddy used to tell a story about his uncle (who we’ll call Charlie Blackstone). He legally changed his name to Charlie Fuckyou, but it was still pronounced Charlie Blackstone.

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by pollackj on Feb 20, 2009 4:06 PM CST up reply actions

Awesome

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by Big50 on Feb 20, 2009 4:48 PM CST up reply actions

My mother taught a child who was actually named 'Abcde' (pronounced ab-se-dee)...

Also, she taught a kid named ‘Asshole’ (pronounced Ash-o-lee by parents).

I shit you not. There are some fucking stupid parents out there.

P.S. – This was when she taught in a very low income neighborhood.

by HornPossessed on Feb 21, 2009 3:42 AM CST up reply actions

My dad taught a kid named Satan

Since he taught at a San Antonio school with a high percentage of Hispanic children, there was always the possibility of a fight between Satan and Jesus in the school yard.

by tandyman on Feb 23, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

One more funny kid name

I had a friend who taught kindergarden a good 20 years ago. One day a young girl named Female (prounounced fem-AH-lee) Williams joined her class. When the young ladies mother came to pick her up, my friend asked about the name. The answer (please read with a strong country accent):

“Well, we were thinkin’ about names inside the hospital, and when they brought that baby out it already had a name wrote on the basket; Female Williams.”

I shit you not.

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by pollackj on Feb 24, 2009 1:16 AM CST up reply actions

One more from me, for those of you who understand Spanish. Once I met a girl named Susana Pájarocricri. Seriously. (That’d be, more or less, “Birdchirpchirp”. But it sounds worse in Castillian.)

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by LatinD on Feb 24, 2009 8:23 AM CST up reply actions

I went to school with a kid named Harry Wolff

On the first day of freshman basketball practice our varsity coach was reading off names and he laughed and said, “Who named you Harry Wolff?” Harry responded “It’s my dad’s name.”

by tandyman on Feb 24, 2009 11:04 AM CST up reply actions

My 4th grade teacher was named “Mrs. Dickey.” Her husband? That’s right, Harry.

by tomasito on Feb 24, 2009 3:00 PM CST up reply actions

Yet another….

My mother was a teacher, and she’s very kind-hearted. She came home crying after her first day of class one year, and my dad and I asked what was going on. She said she was sad because in that year’s class, she had a little African-American girl named……….wait for it………….“Vari Black.”

Kid you not. My dad and I are still laughing. Moreso at my mom than how stupid some parents are.

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by SgtinManusArmy on Feb 24, 2009 3:16 PM CST up reply actions

Another one. Even worse, girls have been named that, too.

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by LatinD on Feb 24, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions

There was a doctor in my neighborhood named...

Dick O’Creamer. He had a sign outside of his office with it written in big letters. My brother and I always thought it was hilarious when we were little kids. Then when I was a teenager I was working at Blockbuster Video and this guy comes to the counter with a movie and I asked for his ID and he gives me his drivers license and it says “Dick O’Creamer”. I almost had to bite through my tongue to keep from laughing in his face.

by tandyman on Feb 24, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

Correction

I just looked it up on white pages and his name must have been “Dick O. Creamer”. Apparently he wasn’t Irish as I intimated above.

by tandyman on Feb 24, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions

There is a urologist in town, you know the guys who do vasectomies, named Richard Chop.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 24, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions

I couldn’t agree with you more

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by J.R. Wilco on Feb 21, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

Hate to see anyone get hurt

Even if Amare is a frickin’ head case.

It will be kind of sad not to see another 1st round exit for the Suns this year. It is always fun watching Suns fan’s heads explode.

I also wonder if Shaq if going to fake another “toe injury” and shut it down for another mid-season vacation now that the all-star game is over and Suns won’t be making the playoffs.

by olf on Feb 20, 2009 12:30 PM CST reply actions

KG, too. Bad for the NBA that four top players are hurt in the same week.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 1:08 PM CST reply actions

whats up with the Big ~~luna~~Ticket

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by Hamer_SpursFan on Feb 20, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions

The Celtics haven’t said yet.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

But he left the game in the second quarter yesterday, hobbling. Can’t be good.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

KG injured his knee, or omething, left the game, and didn’t return.

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by Ed (dfjmed) on Feb 20, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions

Did you just call Stoudemire a top player?

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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 20, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Top 4 at that too.

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions

He actually said “four top players,” not “a top-four player.” It’s ambiguous how many other “top” players there could be.

by tomasito on Feb 20, 2009 2:58 PM CST up reply actions

Same difference?

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

Lots of difference. By “top” I meant “amongst the best 30 in the league, more or less”. And yes, KG and Amaré are that good.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

I’ll give you KG both ways. Amare is in the “Top 30 Offensive” players. Kind of like T.O.ny.

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 3:09 PM CST up reply actions

Think of it like this: if all the NBA players were available for a pickup game, and you had to pick them one by one… Amare would be in the first 30. Regardless of lack of D.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe.

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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 20, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions

It is a well known fact that no one plays D in a pick-up game. So in that case, Amare would be the first person I pick.

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 11:59 PM CST up reply actions

you’re picking him over CPunk3? Great PG’s rule in pick-up

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by J.R. Wilco on Feb 21, 2009 12:04 PM CST up reply actions

Watch out, here come the Suns.

Am I the only one who remembers how many times Amar"e saved us in the playoffs by giving up more points than he scored? Even in a league full of stiffs, there are few big men who can combine laziness with cluelessness quite the way Amar*e does.

Unless Amar^e comes back soon, PHX might be a threat to win the West if not the ring.

by Rand on Feb 20, 2009 1:41 PM CST reply actions

For a minute there I thought I had logged on to BSoS. Who gives a flying fuck. I don’t see any “Manu is out 2-3 weeks” posts at SBoS. Fuck Amare. Fuck Phoenix. And yes I will “stay classy” for all the lurkers out there.

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 2:37 PM CST reply actions

Excuse me

But the proper spelling is Amêøäår#e. Show some respect.

by tomasito on Feb 20, 2009 3:00 PM CST up reply actions

“When the moon hits your EYE like a big pizza pie, that’s Amare”.

I’m going to hell.

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by SinCitySpur on Feb 20, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs

+1

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by CapHill on Feb 20, 2009 4:40 PM CST up reply actions

Not me. You three are.

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by LatinD on Feb 20, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions

Awesome

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by SgtinManusArmy on Feb 20, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions

Gotta give you a +1 there, SCS. My vengeance and grudges have no limits. I think back to the endless classlessness and shameful nature of phx and it’s fans and although I don’t wish injuries on anyone, I definitely don’t feel sympathy or compassion. Here’s hoping Richardson drives him daily to his optometry appointments.

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by SgtinManusArmy on Feb 20, 2009 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Here’s hoping Richardson drives him daily to his optometry appointments.

Classic… and recced.

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by bellasa on Feb 20, 2009 7:31 PM CST up reply actions

Cool. maybe San antone can outlast everyone…..lets try and stay healthy for a few more months, perhaps Kobe will go down and mayb kgs injury is serious……..

by alamobro on Feb 20, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions