The thread before the game thread
by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 12:53 PM CDT
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I'm sure one of our PtR ballers is working on a kick ass game thread for tomorrow, that includes great photo shopped images with funny captions, useful articles and time devouring links, such as the one LatinD posted where you're stuck in a goddamn room with four walls, a briefcase and a chair bolted to the floor. I will never get those 10 hours back. "Oh you'll feel great when you finally get out of the room"... MY ASS! And don't even get me started on how much time I've spent on here. LD has a very informative section on how to better know a cheerleader. It's a must read for all perverts. Keep up the great work.
I'm pretty geeked up for tomorrow night's game. I have a great feeling about this one, especially with Timmeh getting an extra day of rest. Is it just me or does he look more spry and nimble than a few weeks ago? I was under the impression that his condition wasn't going to get better. So how geeked out am I for this game? Well I put this little chump to shame. (Get that weak ass N64 out of here son, we're talking about Spurs basketball!) For one, I'm going to be there, but you already knew that. As SiMA pointed out, I will be BALL'N in up big timer style from the 300's. I honestly just wanted to make it rain from way up high. True story. Hammer's gonna be there too. Anyone else?
Now after Ericka's recent bigfail comment on Tony Parker, I'm ready for a rumble at the AAC. Seriously, let's get it CRACK'N! Now I have to admit, I feel bad for Damp a little bit. How would you feel if you proclaimed yourself as the 2nd best at something and then everyone in your profession laughed at you? You'd probably feel like you had something to prove. Cuz after all, you are...THE Erick Dampier
"Bitch you may get this bucket, but you ain't gettin this rebound!"
Seriously, I haven't seen a bigger pwning since . . . hmmm. . . come to think of it, about a week ago when SiMA took my ass to task. I mean, I'm not even mad. . . I just know how this feels now. . .
I feel for you Damon. - CMoney
Don't worry Damp. We know why you have all that pent up anger and frustration. It's not your fault you went undrafted and you're constantly looked at as a joke across the Association. A man like you deserves RESPECT! You show Tony what's up and impose your slight (7 inches, 85 lbs) body size advantage. Like I said before, LET'S GET THIS SHIT CRACK'N! And no worries about the recent bigfail moment. We've all had them. Like the first piece I ever directed and shot for my Intro to Film class in college. BIGFAIL moment in 3. . . 2 . . . 1. . . And let's be completely honest with ourselves, it could have been a lot worse, at least we're not Chase Sampson.
For tomorrow's game, I think Lauri's bigfail pic says it all: "There Will Definitely Be Blood . . . Maybe"
So I did some investigative sloothing around and found out where Pop and his coaches are eating dinner tonight here in Dallas. And by sloothing I mean, my cousin who is a waiter at a fine dining restaurant called me and told me that Pop was on the books for Wednesday night. So I made my cousin (who's a Mavs fan) request that he wait on Pop and our coaches. I love the symbolism. He also has in his possession my mint condition 2007 NBA Championship cap and a black sharpie in an effort to have Pop sign it for me. . . after their meal of course. Again, I love the symbolism. I'll keep you guys posted.
Anyone and everyone feel free to chat it up here about tomorrow's game. You geek'n like me? Let's fucking do this!
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Nice. Be sure to post pics of the autograph. Oh, and the game too.
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by Tim C. on Apr 22, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know how to bring the enthusiasm, CMoney. I am officially counting the minutes to our next encounter with the pretty pretty ponies! And I have a story about waiting on basketball players.
Years ago I used to work at a Houston restaurant in the River Oaks shopping center — Birra Poretti’s. Normally I was a cashier, but occasionally I would fill in as a hostess or waitress if need be. I still have nightmares about that place, but I digress . . .
Anyway, one winter night the Celtics were in town playing the Rockets, and I was listening to the game as much as I could via the radio in the kitchen, but I was waiting tables so I only heard it in bits and pieces. I was rooting for the Rockets, of course, even though it was a tough stretch for the team in those years. No Dream yet — it was Ralph Sampson and Craig Ehlo’s rookie year, in fact. And the Celtics were an effing powerhouse (I think they won the championship that year?), so we were not expected to do anything but lie down and die. Larry Bird had a monster first half, and it looked as though the expected blowout was underway.
But somehow the Rockets caught fire, and somehow they dominated the second half, and somehow they won! By the end of the game everyone was hanging out in the kitchen and listening to the radio and we let out a big cheer when victory was announced. Then we all went back to work. We got pretty busy (it must have been a Thursday or Friday), and the usual restaurant insanity took over our lives, thoughts of a rare and sweet Rockets victory banished.
The manager motioned me over and asked if I was going to be able to handle a big table (there was a huge bias against women in that place — we were usually considered suitable only for hostess duty where the cokehead owner could hit on us — they didn’t like having women on the floor or behind the bar, and we were called upon to wait tables or bartend only when they were desperate for more hands).
Dollar signs appeared in my eyes and I said I was sure I could handle a large party, and the manager said, “We’re putting them in the Ardeca room.” (This was a smaller dining area all pimped out with neon and chrome and curved lines because its real name was the ART DECO room, but I was still a teenager and pretty dumb and had no idea what “art deco” was and I thought it was called the ARDECA room, and I didn’t even figure this out until I was, like, 30. When it hit me in the middle of some completely random unrelated moment and I said “ART DECO!” out loud and proceeded to laugh until I was crying, much to the mystification of whoever was with me wherever I was. But I digress again.)
So I trundled into the lovely Ardeca room and there was a table full of Celtics. Larry Bird. Robert Parish. Kevin McHale. Danny Ainge. Various other very tall dudes. It was quite intimidating, to tell the truth. I mean, not only was it a big table, it was a BIG table. But they were very nice, and all went smoothly until I got a little too relaxed and remarked to Larry Bird that he had certainly had a great first half.
He just looked at me. “What about the second half?” he said all gruff.
I fumbled about for something to say and finally settled on, “Can I get you a drink?”
Larry wasn’t amused, but everyone else at the table roared with laughter and I got everybody’s autograph. The end.
by Lauri on Apr 22, 2009 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Nice story-telling, Lauri. I was right there with you. Recced, and thanks for sharing.
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by LatinD on Apr 22, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a great story Lauri. I’m jealous you were able to get everyone’s autograph. Hopefully you still have it. I say that because I was able to get David Robinson to sign a dollar bill for me when I was 9. Thirty minutes after that, the ice cream truck rolled around the corner. . . To this day I haven’t forgiven myself.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You DIDN’T.
That is tragic.
I made the mistake of giving the autographs (all on the back of my order pad) to my little brother. He lost ’em. Brat.
by Lauri on Apr 22, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well at least now I don’t feel so bad. Robinson’s induction to the HOF a few weeks ago reopened the wound.
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by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am so sending you both a cyber slap upside the head.
Losing Basketball legend autographs… what were you both thinking?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Apr 22, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn dude....
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 22, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great story, at least(most of them) could laugh at themselves.
Oh, and you do realize that “ARDECA” is now going to be part of the PtR vocabulary, right? Yet
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by Tim C. on Apr 22, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious. Too bad it didn’t happen in the “everyone carries a digital camera in their pocket at all times” era to snap a pic, or you could have totally Tweeted that awesomeness in the Ardeca room.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by tomasito on Apr 22, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome!
It is what it is.
We are who we are.
by SinCitySpur on Apr 22, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great, wonderful story, Lauri. Totally recc’d to David Robinson’s house.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Apr 22, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chest of drawers
Up until last year I thought it was called Chester drawers. Don’t ask me why I thought that. I just remember reading a JCPenny’s catalog and reading “Chest of drawers”. I looked at my mom and said "Wait…. so it’s chest of drawers? . . . Not Chester drawers? . . . She didn’t say a thing, just stared blankly back at me.
Anyway, your Ardeca story made me think of that.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure I was at least in high school before I realised it was “line of scrimmage” instead of “Line d’scrimmage.”
I also thought every team had a “sinner” instead of “center.”
You’re better off trying to intimidate the sea. - LatinD
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by jollyrogerwilco on Apr 23, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your enthusiasm is contagious, CMoney. I’m right there with you.
Also, thanks for the plug. Much appreciated… especially because I just found out people usually mark my comments as spam. :)
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by LatinD on Apr 22, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We most certainly do not mark your comments as spam!
Why, I don’t even see that option. . . .
by Lauri on Apr 22, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks necessary. Just keep bloggin. I’m a fan.
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by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just realized that was a diss aimed my way.
::Note to self: Call lawyer in the morning, delete LD from will::
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Apr 22, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
…It was? No, it wasn’t…
Explain this one to me, bell. :)
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She thinks you are talking about your email.
LD’s comments on the site have been marked as spam.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 23, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I think it’s because of my sig.
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you know when you’ve been flagged? Also, what about only having the Dunkin’ Cheerleaders link and taking away the text. That in itself is enticing enough.
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by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could do, but it’s the link that people consider spam, I imagine. So that wouldn’t help.
And I know I’ve been flagged because it’s in the advanced settings of the site, which I can access because ATS let me.
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and now you’re bragging. Us commoners don’t appreciate that very much.
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by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and . . .
How many times have I been flagged?! I’m gonna go with ….. seven. Yeah, seven feels like a good number.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
None, actually. But you received a “troll” flag in the Mavs’ blog.
Cheers!
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nuh uh. For real?
Do me now, do me now!
by Lauri on Apr 23, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wanna consider rephrasing that?
You’re better off trying to intimidate the sea. - LatinD
Free George Hill! (member #4)
by jollyrogerwilco on Apr 23, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, this is PtR! What’s the danger of anyone giving me flack?
by Lauri on Apr 23, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re squeaky clean, you boring woman.
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re a smart man, I don’t care what anyone else says. ;-)
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Free George Hill! (member #3)
by bellasa on Apr 23, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, LD. I thought that was a comment regarding my yahoo e-mail.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
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by bellasa on Apr 23, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, no prob. Just wondering.
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bonner "The Germanator"
I was reading an article by Eddie Sefco on DMN and found this gem.
Nowitzki, who finished the season with 25 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points, hasn’t made it to that mark in the playoffs yet. It’s the first time since May 5 and 7, 2005 against Houston that he’s gone consecutive playoff games without reaching 20.
To find three in a row, you have to go back to his second season and first playoff appearance in 2000-01.
Clearly, the Spurs are making the Mavericks’ star uncomfortable on the offensive end. He is getting crowded by Bonner, or Bruce Bowen or Drew Gooden, and if he puts the ball on the floor to shake free, other Spurs are running at him.
Isn’t there anything Nowitzki or coach Rick Carlisle can do to free him up?
“Not really,” Nowitzki said. “That’s their game plan. Maybe catch the ball a little more on the move. They’re not giving me any room.”
Great players say “Give me the ball. You’re not going to shut me down. I will make this happen.” This is Dirk’s fatal flaw.
Entire article here.
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by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, we’re in their heads already.
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by Tim C. on Apr 22, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Dirk backs me up
Look at Dirk’s comments on stopping Parker.
“We’ll try to mix some stuff up,” forward Dirk Nowitzki said. “That’s the main thing with a great scorer. You can’t give them just one look.”Great players adjust, so we’ll keep mixing it up and see what happens."
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys gotta watch this video
2: 27 second mark had me rolling on the floor.
And boom goes the dynamite
I’m going to have to break that out during one of the game threads after we make a 3.
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by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Link didn’t work. Trying again.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 22, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Boom Goes the Dynamite. Classic.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Apr 22, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did the link thing change? You don’t have to click the chain sign anymore and put the link there, you now just copy and paste and the link works. When did this happen?
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
by Hipuks on Apr 22, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has always worked this way, but it isn’t fool proof. The link has to be on a line of its own, I think, and it has to be a well formatted link.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 22, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ask because at least in my case, I can’t link using the chain thingy anymore, I can only link coping and pasting directly.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
by Hipuks on Apr 22, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happens when you click the chain thingy?
Oh, make sure you have some text selected when you click the chain thingy.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 22, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never been able to cope while pasting.
You’re better off trying to intimidate the sea.
- LatinD
by jollyrogerwilco on Apr 22, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s hard sometimes, but just keep pasting away. On the other hand
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by Tim C. on Apr 22, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My links aren’t formatted well and I just can’t cope. Now if I could just
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Apr 22, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I eat the paste.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
by Hipuks on Apr 22, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sleep in a drawer.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by tomasito on Apr 23, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s unpossible.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 23, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not so unpossible
V- "I'm not questioning your powers of observation. I'm merely remarking on the paradox of asking a masked man who he is."
by KA1Z3R on Apr 23, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell me that you’re joking. I want to believe that you’re just trying to get under my skin. Or maybe, in one of your 3 month cycles of absence, you missed it. But I’ve been trying to get that one to stick for years on PtR. Damn you.
Or…..maybe great minds just think alike. I did hang from a helicopter today.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 23, 2009 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you shoot a lot of wolves?
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
by Hipuks on Apr 23, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No wolves today, it’s Earth Day. Gotta respect the little things.
Tomorrow it’s on though.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 23, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must have missed it. How did “and boom goes the dynamite” never stick before?! It’s a classic.
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by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It stuck when it first came out… ages ago. :)
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooo I see.
So I’m the last horse to cross the finish line. Awesome. :0|
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by CMoney on Apr 23, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least you’re crossing the finish line in style — in a helicopter — hanging out the side.
Some finish first, others finish best.
You’re better off trying to intimidate the sea. - LatinD
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by jollyrogerwilco on Apr 23, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s older than dirt.
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by LatinD on Apr 23, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the enthusiasm as well, CMoney.
I may not post as much, but I’ve definitely got a cheerleader attitude towards my Spurs as well. Rest assured, y’all, the Silver and Black are being repped hardcore on the A&M campus! :)
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." -Davy Crockett
"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
by spursfan4ever on Apr 23, 2009 3:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s so sad to look back now on CMoney’s joyful anticipation, his faith in the Spurs, his certainty that they would rise to the occasion.
This is how I picture him now:
by Lauri on Apr 23, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also,
I swear that kid’s not German.
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by Tim C. on Apr 24, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This too works to capture my evening last night.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 24, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That pretty much sums up what I'm feeling.
I led the way into battle. Only to look over my should and see that the rest of our guys we’re retreating.
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by CMoney on Apr 24, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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