Hey there sexy, how YOU doin'?

by Aaronstampler on May 29, 2009 2:57 AM CDT

I just quoted Joey Tribiani. These things happen when you're single, unemployed and it's 12:31 a.m., I suppose.

You filthy perverts.

Anyway, some quick notes.

1. I was wrong about Cle-Orl Game 4. It wasn't low scoring at all, Mike Brown didn't take away Orlando's threes (I think I've severely over-estimated him, and my opinion of him wasn't high to begin with) and he didn't make Hedo and Rashard drive. He basically panicked after the team lost Game 3 and reverted back to the defensive strategy (or lack thereof) of Games 1 and 2. Apparantely Brown was the only person in the building who didn't get that the Cavs lost Game 4 because of their crappy offense, not their fairly respectable defense.

2. One prediction I did get right in the game was that whichever point guard played better, his team would win. Alston destroyed Mo Williams, so they won.

3. The reverse happened in Game 5, so thusly, the Cavs won.

4. Even with all of their threes and their obvious advantages from top to bottom, LeBron is still basically outplaying the entire Orlando team one on five. Even when Orlando wins, they're just doing it by going on runs during the five or six minutes a game that LeBron is on the bench.

5. I think Orlando will win Game 6, but Howard's gonna need to have a big night and avoid fouls. And it'd be nice of Alston to show up.

6. Boy knock me over with a feather, who woulda thunk that J.R. Smith would completely stink in a Game 5 on the road? That's not the big game player I know.

7. Nuggets will win Game 6 easily, but lose their composure down the stretch in LA in Game 7.

8. Of course the calls won't go their way. It doesn't help their cause when a third of their rotation is comprised of complete jackasses. You think the league wants to showcase that for the casual fans in the Finals? The Spurs may have been boring, but they weren't tasteless and classless.

9. I had a long day Friday. Lunch with dad for the first time in forever (we aren't close), then basketball for the third day in a row, then dinner with mom and her boyfriend where I caught the second half of Orlando-Cleveland, and then I spent the past two hours writing (not this).

10. Stampler news might be coming soon. Brace yourselves. All you ladies that have major crushes on me may need to sit down.

Because... you know... most people use the computer while standing.

/moron

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Lets see if Smitty will show up today, he can make a big difference. I do have this feeling that the Nuggets are ready to pack up, although I hope I’m wrong. If the Lakers start hot or take a big lead, I don’t know that Denver can overcome that in an elimination game. Then again, the Lakers might not show up at all, which has been pretty common of them the last two series. I’m hoping for an entertaining game 7 already.

by xman130 on May 29, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, Mike Brown is not looking good. It’s amazing how a great player can make a coach look really good. It’ll be interesting to see the fallout if the Cav’s lose the ECF.

by Big50 on May 29, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

I was wondering this the otherday....

How did the Spurs let Turkoglu go?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 30, 2009 12:33 AM CDT reply actions

he didn’t have the confidence he does now. Honestly, this new Turkoglu is about 3x the player the Spurs Turkoglu was.

Free James Gist!
Pounding the Rock - where ochlocracy happens. Eat your heart out, California.

by Tim C. on May 30, 2009 2:16 AM CDT up reply actions

He was still a good player

I mean we got him after his Sacramento days, he was a key contributor on that team wasnt he?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 30, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions

He was, but he never got comfortable in our system and his performance as a Spur in the playoffs was pitiful. He couldn’t make his threes and, if memory serves, he had quite a few missed defensive rotations. Nowhere near the level of performance he’s showed in the last two years.

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on May 30, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions

…..if Bonner takes a team to the Finals, I might have to stop watching basketball altogether….

by BlaseE on May 30, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

And if I’m not mistaken, wasn’t he shed in an effort to free up money so that we could acquire Nazr? I seem to remember that being the case and if I’m right, it worked out okay at the time.

But yeah, he was a little slow (mentally, not physically) and never quite ~~got on Pop’s good side~~ learned the system. We definitely didn’t release the same guy that’s now suiting up for Orlando though.

"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA

by SgtinManusArmy on May 30, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions

No, Hedo left as a free agent. The Magic offered him WAY too much for how good he was at the time. Of course, he’s developed since then into a great player. My two cents is that going to the Magic was great for him. He became their go to clutch player and thrived in that position. He developed confidence and a killer attacking instinct. Something that wouldn’t have happened with the Spurs because he would never have been given the opportunity to be the man. In Orlando, he is the man.

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

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on May 30, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Dare I say it? He’s their Manu.

I feel dirty now. Must… get… clean…

Free James Gist!
Pounding the Rock - where ochlocracy happens. Eat your heart out, California.

by Tim C. on May 31, 2009 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions

my only argument to your thoughts are how fast romaju was given the chance to be the “clutch player”. I believe our organization does not place undue pressure on athletes.

What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
-the Denver Post

by Hamer_SpursFan on May 31, 2009 4:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Is Orlando Roiding?

Probably not true but for some reason this seems reasonable to me. 1) you have Dwight Howard and if anyone is roiding in the NBA, it’s him (and maybe LeBron) and 2) resurgance or breakout of OK players (i.e. Turk and Jameer Nelson, Pietrus).
Ok, so maybe Jameer was due for a breakout but how did Turk take so long to finally realize his alleged potential of being an All-star player (Pop prophesized this publicly when they signed him originally). Also, maybe I wasn’t paying attention but Pietrus never struck me as talented enough or big enough to actually be a servicable defender on LeBron.
Again, probably not true and I definitely want to be completely wrong about this, but this doesn’t seem completely out of the realm of possibility

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.

by Windex40 on May 30, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions

Know who would be able to tell us exactly whether or not they’re roiding or if it’s simply a product of good gym-discipline?

"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA

by SgtinManusArmy on May 30, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions

What do you think?

I’ve got a friend, who knows a guy, who used to date a girl whose father was a season ticket holder and once shook hands with the trainer of the Magic.

Does that count?

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on May 30, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

I think that’s how roughly how ESPN usually does it

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.

by Windex40 on May 30, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

+1

Free James Gist!
Pounding the Rock - where ochlocracy happens. Eat your heart out, California.

by Tim C. on May 31, 2009 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions

I’m talking about someone who REALLY likes working out and knows a lot about fitness. Someone who proclaims to be talented in that arena would probably be a good advisor here.

"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA

by SgtinManusArmy on May 31, 2009 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh, to have a serious conversation about it. I see now.

I think that if such a person exists, that MLB could use their services right about now.

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on May 31, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Think JRW, think.

I GUARANTEE that if you really ponder this question, you’ll stumble upon the answer.

"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA

by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 1, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ok, I’m seriously laughing now.

That was about as subtle as you’ve been on this topic, so I expect to be excused for not being quicker on the uptake.

Quite nice, btw. Recced to the “B-12” shot.

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on Jun 1, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh, it’s clear — the cream of the PtR crop rises to the top.

by Lauri on Jun 1, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Lauri, you have no idea how true that is.

… or do you?

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on Jun 1, 2009 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Now, would I apply bold font to randomly chosen words?

by Lauri on Jun 1, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Never.

But I wasn’t refering to your bolded words.

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on Jun 1, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat, say no more, say no more.

by Lauri on Jun 1, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

“Wot’s it like?”

I want my Manu!

by J.R. Wilco on Jun 1, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Yea they must have a pretty damn good trainer wonder if he can help me drop 20 pounds so I can train to go one-on-one with Kobayashi in hot dogs.

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.

by Windex40 on May 30, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Turkoglu needs to be the point forward and have the ball in his hands to be successful. He was never going to be allowed to that here. In 2004 we used him as a catch and shoot guy, which isn’t his game.

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on May 30, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions