San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder - The Game Thread
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder, Apr 7, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
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The glass is half full but the glass is broken. I'm a realist.
It’s over. No Manu, Timmy’s knees are shot, Fin Brucey and JV are way too old, the 3-point shooters are out of sync, Oberto’s heart is out of sync, the team is soft, and Frenchies wife Eva has been seen around with Mario Lopez. It really is over. Hey, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and not the Germans. Whatever school taught you history, you need to go back to them and get a refund. Sigh…
heh, guess you didn’t notice it was in a quote box.
Yea, I’m in full-on “start offseason rumors” mode already, so I think that tells you everything you need to know about my outlook for the silver and black.
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
Oh yeah, it is in a quotation box. Had to change the colors of my screen to see it lol. We need to get back to the old way we played B-ball. You know, tough in your face take no prisoners defense. We also gotta stop jacking up so many damn threes and get to the paint. I hope we get another “big” to help out Timmy in the lane next season. I miss the days when Robinson and Duncan use to wreak havoc under the basket. I think Camby or Rasheed will fit the bill. I’m still hoping for a miracle this season, though. GO SPURS GO!!!
On getting another “big”: I think the FO is still counting on Mahinmi, provided he’s not injured again next year. Maybe the 09/10 Spurs will finally see the youth movement that’s been badly needed for a couple of seasons now. We also need a SF, since Ime hasn’t panned out as well as we thought. But maybe Hairston or Gist fit that bill. All I know is, they better be in training camp being schooled in hard-nosed SPURS DEFENSE. With younger, quicker, more athletic guys, we can get our defense back on top of the league where it belongs.
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
I don’t know if Mahinmi can stay healthy long enough to count on, but if he can contribute that will be huge. This team HAS to get some young dudes in there that can provide some athleticism. Even before Manu’s injury, this team reminded me of the 2002 squad. Hopefully the 2010 squad will remind me of the 2003 addition.
"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor
Monday night is for mourning and losing all perspective. After feeling like a 7th seed and first round dismissal are the most likely outcome, allow Tuesday to shine some reality. Outside of the Lakers, what team in the West causes any legit concern? They’re all flawed as well. Even without Manu, this team is built to win playoff games. As soon as Pop figures out what he wants his rotation to be, things will be okay. Not great, but I’d still rather be a Spurs player/ fan than anyone else. It’s still our decade.
You bet I’d rather be a Spur than any other team. I bleed silver and black (B-ball that is…I can’t stand the NFL version). I just hate the damn LA Fakers so much, I wanna see them get eliminated in the first round ala Dallas Mavericks from a couple years ago. I highly doubt it’ll happen but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. If that happens, we have a legitemate shot. If not, I’m hoping for a miracle. After all, we’re sub par when it comes to playing .500 + teams. I think 16-18 thus far this season?
Trust me the Lakers are dying to play the Spurs
by suns_all_the_way on Apr 8, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
And I need to read all the way to the bottom of the thread before I respond on said thread. :-)
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
See. It’s that piss poor attitude and negativity that are starting to get to you.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
…Ouch. People keep hitting me while I’m down.
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Whatever. I’m going to hope for a basketball miracle until we lose the 4th game in whatever series we get. It’s not over till it’s over, and I’m not going to give up on our overmatched guys now.
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it aint over till the fat lady plays the demo tape.
by sleep research facility on Apr 7, 2009 5:48 AM CDT up reply actions
That’s pretty optimistic. I was thinking Spurs up two points with less than 10 seconds left in regulation then Kevin Durant hits a heart-breaking, gut-wrenching three at the buzzer. Sam Presti then goes over to a teary-eyed Pop and offers KD and PJ Carlesimo’s contract to the Spurs in exchange for the rights to Tiago Splitter and the JV’s jockstrap.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 AM CDT up reply actions
You do realize that PJ Carlesimo was fired after like 11 games this season right?
…I mean I get that the entire comment was supposed to be humorous, just seems odd to mention KD and PJ.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 5:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I admit there was no sense to that and am flattered that you found it odd :)
I’m curious though… WTLC is on twitter. Are you the only one tweeting (or is it twittering?) for the blog or there’s some core group or something?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I’m curious as to why you would ask?
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing really, just trying to stir up a good internet conversation. No, seriously, I think it’s a great idea to reach other people and I just want to find out how it works for WTLC.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
This question reminds me of one of my favorite t-shirts. I see this guy walking down the street wearing a black tee. He’s coming towards me and over his left chest area are tiny words written in white print.
Well the words are pretty small, but I’m curious so I try to walk close enough to read the words. Just as I’m about to pass him, I read the words and I burst out laughing. It’s a killer shirt. This is what it said:
Nosy little fucker, aren’t you?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Curiosity killed the cat.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
LMAO. Thats hilarious. I want that shirt.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Twitter is a great way to reach a mass amount of people anytime the site gets updated with new content. For a site like this, it could be a really great tool to help drive traffic to the site. For WTLC, it works decently, I don’t have tons of readers (Site is only 2 months old) but when new posts get put on twitter, I see a few referrals from it.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I think cheerleaders would be a great way to drive traffic to the site.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Yeah, Mr. P, I can totally help you with that. I just found a feature vid on a Thunder cheerleader that’s worth sharing. :)
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Thundergirl of the week drew tons and tons of people to the site each week. But I wasn’t exactly getting the pictures legally, and the source sort of removed all their pics. So I figured it was best to just stop the series in its tracks for now. lol
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Visit ultimatecheerleaders.com one of these days. The guys there should be open to you using their photos and videos if you ask them.
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I’ll have to check it out.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Apr 7, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Thunder are playing quite terrible right now...
I’m anxious to see if Scott Brooks comments were able to light a fire under this teams ass or what. They’ve been playing pretty uninspired basketball lately….save for against the Spurs…Twice.
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I like the theme, ATS — great motivational speeches from the movies.
“I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a basketball game by taking nothing but jump shots from the perimeter. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard take nothing but jump shots from the perimeter.”
And then there’s my personal favorite. “Even if we win! Even if we — hah — win! Even if we play so far over our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days! It just doesn’t matter!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
Now all we need is a little Energon... and a lot of luck.
Forget it, he’s rolling.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
As far as inspirational speeches go...
…this one gets me every time. I know it’s football, but it’s appropriate for the Spurs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk
http://myspace.com/eme0916
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=569220294&ref=profile
WTF. ATS, put this in the post. We need it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI
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Done
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
*Sigh*
Let me say…through tears, that I think we can still beat OKC. I know we lost Manu and they’ve taken the last two from us, but with Frenchie McWonderbutt as our fearless leader and with TD, FinDog and the crew hungry for a win, I feel we have a chance tonight.
My "spurs soul" weeps for Emanuel...
….and yet I would not rule a scenario in which he has his leg cut off below the knee and replaces it with a carbon composite prosthetic (a la Oscar Pistorias – the double amputee Olympic sprinter).
Manu then returns to dominate the league until he is about 50 and starts a new global trend in elective self-amputation surgeries…which leads to job and new industry creation throughout the world and thus ends the global financial recession.
This is MANU we are talking about. Nothing is really out of the realm of possibility….
"It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody."
-- Brendan Behan --
Hey, I saw the news the first thing when I woke up, so I’ve had an absolutely craptastic day. Thought I’d share a few links I dug up at work, which provided me some much needed level-headed thinking.
Over at 48 Minutes of Hell there were a couple of articles that gave me some hope, if not for this postseason then certainly the future isn’t as bleak as it looks now. And I have to mention TrueHoop where they mention PtR and specifically CMoney by name in regards to his “Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed” quote. I’ll go take my frustrations out by playing squash, and I’ll try to come back awhile later cuz misery loves company.
We can win tonight!
We’ve still got the talent to beat the Thunder. We’ve just lost one of our Big 3, we’ve dropped the last 2 to these guys…I’d say we’ve got a lot to play for, and a lot to prove. Tony takes over the game and cements his status as the team’s new leader.
http://myspace.com/eme0916
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=569220294&ref=profile
When...
…is somebody gonna say: “You see that? You’ve called down the thunder and now you’ve got it!”? I think it’s long overdue…oh wait, I guess it’d be better if you were and OKC fan.
!!!!!!
YEA!!! I’m pumped up now. I pity the foos! Maybe tonight is when we have one of those games Pop always talks about where the team’s star player is hurt and the rest of us play like a stinky rabid rabbit with sharp fangs and pointy teeth in a corner made of sharp glass and rusty nails (paraphrasing I believe). I’d prefer we saved that game for perhaps the Lakers but a win against OKC will do.
If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat.
I know we’re wounded going into battle, and going forward. I always say that of all the players in the NBA and of all the stars out there, roleplayers, etc, that there are no three players I’d rather go into battle during the regular season or the playoffs with than Tim, Tony and Manu. I’ll still go with 2 of those 3.
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What I want to know is . . .
Where in the hell is this guy called SiMA? We lose Manu for the year and this guy is no where to be seen. I sure hope he’s not having some mid-life crisis. This news could of sent him over the edge.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Yeah, where are you, SiMA? You should be here, female dog.
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If I remember correctly, he was last seen in the fetal position mourning the loss of Powell and distressed over our immature infighting.
Or he has a life.
I can’t remember.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Yeah, that’s the last thing I remember from him, too.
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He wasn’t in the fetal position over the immature infighting but rather the retarded PtR guidelines. He’s a libertarian after all, I think.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
“I’d be a Libertarian, if they weren’t all a bunch of tax-dodging professional whiners.”
~ Berkeley Breathed.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Hey! I gotta stick up for my fellow Libertarian. Although I, too, have been wondering where my fellow Coloradan has been lately.
Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson
Libertarians and blogging… what a match.
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Oh yeah? Check me out:
Illegal Immigrant, Liberal, Atheist.
Beat that.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Yeah. And you left your motherland… shame on you.
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Yeah I know… One day I’ll come back a rich person and buy a house overlooking the Parana river in Rosario and go fishing everyday until my house gets broken into and I get killed by some 15 year old guy high on glue.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Rosario is your dream-city? You’re a disturbed individual.
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I would say Buenos Aires but I’m not an arrogant narcissist, so I don’t think I would fit in.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
The deep current of pacifism that runs through my nature will not allow me to compete openly against you. I would rather give you the win. I want no material or societal gain for myself.
Hmmm. Liberal, agnostic, engineer and third-worlder… can I compete?
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i got this. Liberal, Agnostic, Pacificst and Angry Female.
I totally got this.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I see your “pacifist” and raise you a “socialist”.
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Sure hope your government doesn’t read this thread before I ask for my visa.
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hmmmm…… where do you live again? I could use a “favor” – just not for myself.
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
…Did you read that Hipuks was an illegal immigrant?
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You rape the earth by making dams, so that kind negates the other ones a little.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Whereas I have no problems with the amount of trees I kill each day.
Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson
Morons rape the world by putting down dams and letting governments build a zillion thermo-powerhouses. Just saying. :)
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The latest from our pal Hollinger...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-090407
The Thuggets and Rockets are the favorites to play the Fakers in the West Finals.
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Manu says:
Jalberto, por favor, agradeceles a la gente de ese foro por entender la situacion y por bancarme. Es una situacion muy desafortunada, pero no creo que tenga algo que ver con los JJ.OO. Cosas distintas en piernas distintas.
Si alguien tiene alguna duda o inquietud, que venga y pregunte (respetuosamente) en el sitio. Dentro de poco haremos las clasicas “Preguntas a Manu”.
Saludos a todos y GRACIAS DE NUEVO.
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Translation please? Anyone? :)
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Hm.
Jalberto, please, thank the people in that forum [SpursTalk, referring to a poll about him] for understanding the situation and having my back. It’s a very unfortunate situation, and I don’t think it’s at all related to the Olympic Games. Different things in different legs.
If anyone has any doubts or inquiries, come and ask (respectfully) in the site [Manu’s]. Soon we’ll have the classic “Questions to Manu”.
Bye to everyone and THANKS AGAIN.
I hate translating.
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Thanks and sorry for the hassle D. You are the man.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
No prob, Davis. It was just me being lazy, anyway.
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Likely feeds
http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-6032.html
http://es.justin.tv/basketball20000
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Boy, how I miss LP. I’m definitely buying it next season.
6-3 OKC.
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Not yet — this Friday around 2 pm. I will sleep the sleep of the just on Saturday morning.
I’m taking a break to watch the game and then it’s back to what has already been a 10-hour work day.
I feel for you – I’m finally done with my month(s) from hell. I slept until noon last Saturday.
Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson
Who was it that wanted to know how many people were checking a page in PTR at any given moment?
Found this: http://whos.amung.us
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Not sure if you can mess with SB’s template, though.
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Me… but I figured SB Nation already had something we could add.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Haven’t seen it in other blogs, but we would’ve have to ask the Big Boss.
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Let’s go Drew. Do gooden.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:26 PM CDT reply actions
Of course we wouldn’t find a feed for this game.
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23-17 Thunder
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Speaking of.. where is the Stampizzle?
I can’t wait to read his next post. I’m sure Manolis has his hands full.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I could use a post by Stampler right now… Read Varner’s? Pretty good.
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I’m starting now. I’m gonna have to buy a liquor store to get through the playoffs.
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anybody got a working feed.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:41 PM CDT reply actions
What we have not done is come out looking to make a statement, that’s for sure.
But Mace just made a 3, so yay!
Is there a professional team nickname worse than the Thunder?
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That was a great nickname when they were in New Orleans, which is why teams should change their name when they move.
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…which is why teams shouldn’t move.
Fixed.
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In our pro league here, we have quirky names like the Whoppers (you guessed it, Burger King-sponsored), the Texters, the Tender Juicy Hotdogs, and Beermen. Thunder sounds infinitely better, yes.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Family names as team names. The Baldwins would be cool. Oh, the Kardashians, too, and probably the Osbournes. Baltimore Baldwins. Kentucky Kardashians. Ohio State Osbournes.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The Baldwins vs. the Osbournes would end with dead people.
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Meh. These OKC radio announcers are pissing me off. I can only tell when OKC scores.
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You guys suck. I go out to each sushi and have a couple sake bombs and all I’m counting on is game link. Do you provide it? No.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:47 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, you guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
I tried to tell them Boss-man, but I don’t what got into them.
What kind of sushi?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Mostly rolls. Plus a seaweed salad.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Brown-noser.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I’m going to go write about cheerleaders while I listen to this freakin’ game.
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I miss our vaunted defense. Anyone seen it in this year?
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Nope.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Bruce Bowen is Defense.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Another game bereft of defense.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what you don’t see? The Spurs with the defense.
They are shooting over 50% and CRUSHING us on the glass.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I could if I walked into the other room.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The commercials for Oklahoma should actually say “Yes, it sucks to live here, but the housing is dirt cheap!”
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Is it safe to assume that Drew Gooden is now our third option?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions
My heart just broke watching Manu dribble against the Suns and then pass to Timmy for the OT 3-pointer.
It’s O.K., we’re O.K.. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
It’s almost halftime. Beer run.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I don’t care. I’m just making a suggestion to LZ. I’m having hot tea spiked with Bushmills.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I think alcohol is going to be required for the rest of the season, especially with our beloved Manu out.
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Minus the and.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy cow. What a nice play by Tony.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions
Don’t worry, we still have the 3rd quarter collapse to look forward to.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
Now THAT is a very negative attitude. You have 6 minutes to turn that around.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Gooden has played well (10 pts) and Timmeh has a double-double (12 pts, 10 boards).
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Frontcourt of the future! Or at least the next 2 years.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
A dead whale on a truck, after it exploded because of the gases inside and left the streets covered in whale entrails.

My tapeworm tells me what to do.
The shark of which only 41 specimens have ever been found and which the villagers proceeded to eat? Yes, I read about it on NatGeo.
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I should know since I live there, but I don’t. I’m totally out of touch. My countrymen would eat anything. Expensive fishes included.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090407-megamouth-shark-eaten-picture.html
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Mmm. Shark meat. I’ll take you to Donsol if you ever come here. We can go scuba diving and you’ll see all those great fishies.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
How often do you think this happens (rare species eaten by village people)?
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Hmm…Who knows… But whatever they eat is probably nothing compared to the number of rare fish that get killed by deep sea trawlers and that kind of think. One day the Colossal Squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni will take revenge.
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Believe me Cap, it happens all the time here. Whoops, I forgot I was eating an alligator snapping turtle.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this a statement on what you expect for the rest of the season from the Spurs?
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NOOCH beating MIami 49-39 5:28 in the 3rd….low scoring game.
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Bruce played 13 minutes. Yay.
George did not play. Boo!
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, it’s Sigur Ros. Hjomalind.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions
So I guess you guys know this already – the Spurs called up Marcus Willams?
Thats the guy Timothy Varner at 48MoH’s been writing about the past coupla days right?
Who did we cut to get him?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Manu is still under contract and we have 15 guys under contract. We’d have to cut somebody to get him.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I found this at Ridiculous Upside, but it doesn’t say who was cut. I’ll do some more digging, since I can’t sleep anyways.
ITs here
I thought there were some rules to allow you to get somebody late if there was a season ending injury?
I don’t think so. Or, at least, only if you have a WHOLE bunch of injuries.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yuk. Bonner is terrible right now.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions
RMFM for 3.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
Holy crap. Tony ran that pick and roll with Tim masterfully. Just masterfully.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
Didn’t Durant try to pass that ball after getting fouled by Bruce?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions
Why is Pop still not playing Albatross?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:44 PM CDT reply actions
69-63 up on Mia...4 mins in the 4th...
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Butcher.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
We can’t shoot free throws. We can’t rebound. We can’t play defense. We are up 5.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions
That’s “inspired” basketball for you.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
SOLID 3RD QUARTER.
Or stable at least. We didn’t go down head first and cracked our skulls to put us out of synch for the 4th.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions
Miami’s catching up….
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71- 69 Heat...1:52 4th!
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Timmy’s putting some solid numbers. How’s he playing?
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Hey, we were 1-3 on layups on that possession.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:52 PM CDT reply actions
The Gooden-Thomas frontcourt is scary. They can gobble up probably 5 rebounds per minute, per person.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Heat up 4 with a minute to go.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions
Heh. We are totally relying on other teams now.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
LatinD
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
You up for Friday’s?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
:: tsss :: … ow, that’s hot, alright!
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, didn’t notice that Tony already has FIVE steals. Die, CP3.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions
Now THAT was the best stretch of Timmeh since like, forever.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions
Oh crap. Bonner is back in.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:00 PM CDT reply actions
Jesus Tim. Make a layup already.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
Tim with the great d, Parker pushing toward the basket, loses it, TImmeh is there to grab it and get it in!
Good to see him get some decent burn tonight. Make the Durantula work!
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know this is crazy and all, but Bruce comes in the game and Durant can’t score.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
I only care about his D – which has been stellar tonight.
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yes, it really has. Wow… where has he been all season?
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To those of you who are actually seeing this….. Does Timmeh LOOK as good as it sounds like?
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
No.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yay Gooden for Bon-bon now!
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
Dear OKC:
Let’s make a deal. You let this game slip away, and we’ll see to it that you get an extra ping-pong ball.
Hah. First time I saw a self-+1. Noice.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
FinDog is so clutch.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
He actually is pretty clutch. Off the top of my head I can think of several last-second game-tying or winning shots he’s hit; he gets a bad rap ‘round these parts, being called a “corpse” and all. Sure, he’s not going to break you down off the bounce and dunk in your face anymore, but he’s an effective jump shooter who doesn’t f* up.
He reminds me of when the Sonics had Ricky Pierce and Eddie Johnson in the mid-90s. They’d come in, hit a few j’s, and then sit down again. The real issue is that we play FinDog starter’s minutes when he should be getting more like 10-15 mins per game.
Now all we need is a little Energon... and a lot of luck.
Gooden is giggling.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions
Is that the Gooden hovercraft?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
SiMA told me I’m going to die if I get on it.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
FinDog. He’s Clutch.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions
And old. But clutch!
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Udoka has 9 rebounds? Very nice.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
We do seem to be missing some members lately. SiMA, paging SiMA!
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spurchief has been awol for some time now.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I can think of chilai and surfergirlsa as missing people.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
And that other guy from Egypt… he hasn’t been here in a while. What was his name?
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spoiled. He’s really a Celtics fan.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
So that’s why we have Egypt in the timezones portion.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Pollack was around the other day. And Clinton’s Cigar was here briefly, too.
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CC always posts once per month, with long, depress I mean, down-to-earth comments, so I don’t worry about him.
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pollackj has a hard time with evening games since it is 3:00 in the morning for him. And for 4Him too.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
chilai is in school in some no internet having backwoods hovel.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
the guy I’m missing is Werd.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Revenge is sweet. Payback’s a bitch. _. (insert any other revenge cliche here)
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:19 PM CDT reply actions
Bonner blocked a shot? We beat the Thunder? I’m confused.
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
To quote our fallen hero, “I am happy. I am proud.”
Now I have to go work.
Tomorrow we meet on the battle plains once more.
This was such a piece of cake.
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up 8 early in the 4th.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Matt Bonner. 18 minutes, 0 points, 1 rebound
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions
See instead of 3s, if we can upgrade with rebounds and put back plays at Bonner’s spot, we have a really good support cast.
Bonner has not been good lately – he needs to start stroking it again.
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Just reread what I wrote. Totally left myself open for that one!
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Meh. NO won. You can’t trust Miamians.
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I already said that… except mine was Floridian. See above.
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Somewhere on Spurstalk I read about local SA news getting out of Pop this nugget – that Pop has basically decided this will be Bruce’s last season with Spurs.
Not sure if that is true or not.
we need him….even if as an assitant coach. Just look what he’s done with Hill, and apply that to Hairston, Gist, etc.
Please get better for real this time, Manu.
SOooooooo… Anyone here plays Crysis Wars? :)
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Sorry, I let my inner Shaq do the talking there. :)
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lmao
Lol…took me a bit there to make the connection. I had to look up front runner to figure out what shaq was trying to say there.
Nah…I have had two accounts for four years now and I rarely play. Between the spurs and lab….offseason I dabble a bit. Thats it.
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Check your e-mail.
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Let me initialize the triple decryption process while I turn both keys at the same time to access my e-mail.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
I heart Gmail.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Long article about somali pirates and the Brit Navy here.
Just randomn stuff plus the chic in the pic is holding a cool looking assault weapon.
Same here. Why don’t we have a section in PtR where we can store up all those crazy-ass links?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
We do, we do. It’s called FanShots. :)
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No, seriously, not all FanShots have to be Spurs-related.
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But maybe we could have something better for random links… Hmm.
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You’re the only one brainstorming, D… Shut up now.
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Hah. I was thinking the exact same thing.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Reeaaallly? I haven’t seen a fanshot that isn’t Spurs-related. Let me start that random fanshot mindset.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Hm. Well, I’m talking outta my ass here. Maybe Wayne wants to keep it clean-like. But people barely use it as it is, so why not?
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What? You are going to stop answering your own questions?
Use them for whatever you want. I think the Fanshots and Fanposts are pretty much open for whatever.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Hehe. You sir, are harsh. But thank you for giving us our freedom.
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m the only one who pays attention to myself.
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Hipuks pays attention to himself.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
About the FanShots thing, on second thought, maybe we shouldn’t use it for useless links. I was about to post something totally unrelated to the Spurs or basketball but I saw the collection of Spurs-related links and I felt this urge not to ruin the sanctity of that part of PtR. I mean, the FanPosts include non-basketball-related stuff like illusion-crushing threads and pictures of fish, but the FanShots section seems to be held in a higher and more respected plane. It actually struck me with genuine fear to even think about ruining the entire section. Oh noodly FSM, is that you getting in my head?
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by silverandblack_davis on Apr 7, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
You chicken.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s only because I do most of the FanShots, and I only post basketball stuff. Please go ahead and start a new trend…
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I’m calling the Houston game – they’re up 88-78 with 43 seconds left. PBFFFT!
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You…are a gambler.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 7, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Double Yikes!!
Fakers now killing Kings 71-55 @ the half.
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A bad-ass photo of Timmeh

Thanks LatinD, for the fanshot. Yay fanshots.
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