The Inside Scoop?
by Behind_the_arc on Jun 11, 2009 10:23 PM CDT
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Okay fellas, I'm not sure how accurate this is but the owner for Grant Street Pizza is a vendor at my job site and I overheard him talking about Tim Duncan. Being the nosey person I am I went over and asked him what he was talking about. He said Timmy is a regular there but this time he had a "really tall" friend with him. He said he asked this friendly giant who he was and the giants response was, "Hi I'll be starting for you guys next season". Now he didn't get much else but how many other foreign giants are the Spurs courting? Yiannis and Timmy in the middle?.....
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Welcome to PtR, Behind_the_arc. Let’s hope that your friendly neighborhood pizza place will be ready with Greek-flavored pizzas next season.
by silverandblack_davis on Jun 12, 2009 2:45 AM CDT reply actions
I don't what's more awesome
the fact that Tim Duncan is a regular at a pizza joint in your area, or that we’re going to have a sweet European center like Yiannis with Duncan next year.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
Ian might be considered a “foreign giant”. I’m approaching this with caution.
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well look who there is to compete with
Bonner, who has no inside game or defense. Thomas, who is actually pretty darn good. Oberto, saw barely and time last year.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
meant to say any, not and
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
Was this “really tall” friend eating a gyro at the time?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
Well, I heard Yiannis eats the meat raw, directly from the bone. He could have been carrying a lamb’s leg.
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See, I heard that YB doesn’t even eat, but just places the raw meat next to his body, inside his shirt, and absorbs it through his skin.
I want my Manu!
I heard he sustains his corporeal body by feasting on the souls of vanquished opponents.
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.
I heard
that he beat a man with no eyelids at a staring contest.
Sorry that was Chuck Norris.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
I heard Yannis
Steals the smiles from small children and feeds them to his demonic monsters who are also very good offensive rebounders.
" Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. "
You’d think so, wouldn’t you?
But it turns out that Unicorn has awesome maxillary dexterity and can snag rebounds with his teeth while fighting for position with his front hooves.
After his rookie season, he quit trying to spear the ball with his horn, since it always created a stoppage in play and ended up killing his teams fast break.
I want my Manu!
Now I see a long, drawn out discussion about which mythological creature would be best at which position. I’d go with the chimera/sphinx at the 3 – think of the defensive wingspan!
what about a medusa as a defensive specialist? It could turn kobe and lebron into stone!
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
I was thinking Medusa would be the point guard. The head of the snake kind of thing.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 16, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Seems more likely to have been Ian—-seems unlikely, though not impossible, that Yiannis would be stateside. Even if he were, it’s hard to believe he’d be hanging out with Timmy at a pizza joint. It’s easier to believe it was Ian, since he could have formed a friendship with Timmy the last couple of years.
Then again, Timmy’s taller than Ian, and the story implies that Timmy’s friend was taller. Heck, maybe it was Tiago Splitter. Or Robertas Javtokas. Any more info on the appearance of the tall friendly giant?
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.
It could have been Rasho coming back to visit and joking around, being the cut-up that we all remember him as.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 12, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I think it was Ivan Drago.
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If he dies, he dies.
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.
I will break you
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
sorry Mr. Rogers
been forever since I’ve seen that movie =P
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
It was definately not Ian. I asked him what he looked like and he said a big tall european guy. Yes technically Ian is european but is that how you would describe him…….
Yiannis or Splitter, I’ll take either one.
Also, lets start a petition to keep Gino………………….unless Joe Johnson is available…sorry Manu love ya man but its Joe Johnson.
by Behind_the_arc on Jun 12, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions
Party foul!!
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
by LasEspuelas on Jun 12, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
You are dead to Latin D and Bella now. They are hyper-sensitive to any statements of trading Manu.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
You are so right, C…
Here I was ready to welcome a fellow San Antonian and then I read the above comment.
It was nice to know you for the few short moments you were in my life… Arc. Vaya con dios.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
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Behind_the_arc, you’re new here, so maybe bella will give you another chance (and I’ll overlook the comment too, since it’s just the first time) but you need to know:
Not only do we never say anything bad about Manu on PtR, but we NEVER say anything about trading him for anyone, under any circumstances whatsoever.
Claro?
I want my Manu!
Or Tony.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 12, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
You really are dead to me.
…But welcome, and thanks for the scoop! :)
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Oh, and by the way? Joe Johnson sucks. BOOYAH!
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seriously? Johnson? SERIOUSLY?
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
MANU >>>>> than all SG except Wade and Kobe
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
Perhaps someone should add “There will be no talk EVER of trading Manu” to the banner, just to make it clear where the majority of PtR stands. Or we could just give out personal addresses to bella! :)
When exactly did the banner get changed? ATS trying to slip something by? Hmmm…
Obviously, in honor of our former overlord, Matthew Powell, we should always keep some sort of Manu reference in the extended PtR banner. Second, we should never mess with the mojo of the PtR site. The FSM might not notice during the off season, but I am sure with all the attention being paid to a certain Demigod the wrath of his noodleness is sure to come. (And I ain’t talking about LD’s favorite porn cartoon).
I demand an immediate internal investigation and a prompt change to something more Manuesque. Pretty Peas. With sprinkles on top.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
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by bellasa on Jun 12, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s great that “noodleness” reminds you of that comic. My work is done.
By the way, ATS, your new subtitle is weeeeeaaaaak. I agree completely with bell. It needs more Manu.
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More Manu is always a good thing.
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Thanks, Wayne… you rock!
Maybe we should have a suggestion box for the upcoming season subtitle? Someone should start a post…
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Hm. Yes, someone should… I wonder who could it be… Hmm.
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well this will make me unpopular on here
but even though he’s my favorite player, I’d like to see Manu traded unless he’s absolutely 100% at season’s beginning and not as injury prone.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
Great first post. But you have to have follow up questions ready for these type of moments.
1. White guy, black guy?
~ If White….
Did he look young & athletic?
~If Black
Did he look old & non-athletic?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Tiago played yesterday in Spain, so probably not him.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 12, 2009 11:59 AM CDT reply actions
I wanna know what Commenter Vangelis has to say.
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Can somone reach out to him and get him an invite to PtR?
Or would that seem too needy?
I want my Manu!
maybe a tad bit needy Mr. Rogers
sorry had to try it out.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
fine but don't seem pathetic about it
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
i just checked “Mapping PtR 2009” and not one Greece on the list.
I’m not sure if Vangelis is even from Greece but maybe Bourousis could help us out getting some Greek posters.
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My team might get infected with a case of Bourousis, but the Dr. says the symptoms are dunking, rebounding, and blocking with the side effect of spreading the floor.
Was it Fabricio? Cause I heard from a friend’s neighbor’s girlfriend’s veterinarian’s uncle that Fab likes pizza.
And he’s crazy like that, having pizza right after major heart surgery and all.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 12, 2009 12:28 PM CDT reply actions
Our expert on steriods might have some insight to share. Too bad he’s currently unavailable.
I want my Manu!
we have Barry Bonds on this blog?
lol jk. It’s been forever since someone made fun of Barry bonds and I figured I might as well bring that back.
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
Barry Bonds
Hmmmm, SiMA, what do you think? Do we have a new nick for ATE OH SICKS FIVE?
I want my Manu!
I like “Barry.” That would work, and the confusion would be hilarious.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 15, 2009 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
You boys are both very very bad. I like that in a person.
Don’t beat up on him too badly.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
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Sadly, I can’t guarantee that this joke will ever run it’s course and no longer be funny.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 17, 2009 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Philosophy 101 Final
How can you judge the badness of a beating that’s never felt by the recipient? If he’s completely unaware of the walloping, does it actually count as violence? If a tree falls on someone in the forest and he’s too clueless to know he’s dead, is he still capable of bringing bad mojo into a game thread?
I want my Manu!
This is what I’m talking about…..
This just got copied to the “Greatest PtR Quotes” page that I’ve been working on for years and saving for a forthcoming release.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 17, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I apologize for the comments about Manu, it was a rookie mistake and will never happen again…..unless Joe Johnson…….wait……sorry, Manu stays. It wasnt Fab the Pizza guy lives near Fab, took his kids trick or treating by Fabs house, he said Fab was dressed up like a vampire and was scaring the kiddies when they rang his door bell.
by Behind_the_arc on Jun 12, 2009 12:37 PM CDT reply actions
Okay, let’s humor this discussion for awhile.
Take away the homerism and………….. REALLY! Joe Johnson! For Manu?!?!! Tell me that you’re joking. No way that works. That’s one of those trades that if made in Fantasy, you’d kick both the guys’ asses for collusion. I think people tend to forget how great Manu actually is. It’s easy to take him for granted after not seeing him for so long. You should really watch some YouTube videos detailing his brilliance though; they’re all over the place. Unlike “brilliant Joe Johnson” videos. Manu’s all heart and amazingness. Joe’s all ego and perpetual up-and-comingness. This trade fails on so many levels.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 12, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I would never trade Manu in real life but when you said Fantasy you mean Fantasy basketball then:
Manu
GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
36 27.5 0.464 0.396 0.860 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.4 2.09 2.10 16.5
Joe
GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
57 41.4 .471 .381 .748 4.2 4.4 1.0 0.2 3.09 2.00 25.0
You could make the argument that it might be worth to trade Manu for Joe straight up if you needed points in 06-07 season. Granted Johnson missed some games, but still, there would be no collusion problems.
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
I'd trade him for a SF
the market’s thin on them and it is our biggest weakness. Though I don’t know who we’d get. The only teams with SF worth trading Manu for won’t get rid of them. No way Magic give up Lewis, no way in hell the Rockets trade Artest, there’s a chance the Bucks might trade Jefferson but with his new contract it’s unlikely, so on and so forth. If anybody knows a really good SF who’s team might be willing to trade him for Manu, please tell me.
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are you sure? If im the rockets I WOULD LOVE to trade Artest for Manu. Ron and Battier are similar and they are both SF’s, they need a 2.
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
I guess you're right
and I would absolutely love having Artest as a Spur. We would have a new big three with Duncan, Parker, and Artest. Now those names look real nice put together. Pus in that trade scenario we still keep Bruce =D. Though I would I also like to see some sort of trade where we trade Gooden, Finley, and Udoka for a center or, if a manu trade does occur, a shooting guard.
Mike Miller anyone?
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
manu isng getting traded. Pop has spoken
"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."
or so he says
a lot can change and I’ve yet to hear a coach say: “we’re trading this guy”
but I agree it’s unlikely he gets traded
Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God
Welcome Behind_the_arc…great post! Oh, the intrigue! I needed this exciting pice of news to brighten my day after last nights debacle (of which I’m sorry to bring up.)
P.S. Have I seen your sn around other SBN blogs, or am delusional? (I noticed you’re only a PTR member, so delusion is a possibility. Welcome nonetheless!)
Hi, my name is Ed, and I despise the Lakers.
Thank you for the welcome Ed, nope Im not anywhere else strictly PTR.
And to ManusArmy yes I realize that is a trade that would most likely take place on 2K9 but Joe Johnson is the only guy out there that would even be a conceivable trade. D Wade yeah right Chris Bosh maybe but then who on the wing, Dirk hell no dont care if the guy scored 30 a night Cuban can keep him.
I think I might have come across as a Manu hater, I am the complete oppisite, I love his game. His heart and competiveness is unrivaled and his loyalty to the Spurs should not be overlooked. But how much does he have left in the tank. I love Manu but I am first and foremost a Spurs fan.
Arc, if you click on the “reply” button on any given comment, your reply will appear nested beneath it. (Like this reply.) It’s easier to have a conversation like that. Give it a try.
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Good lookin out, man I feel like a hazing is coming on. Pop is gunna sit me if I keep messing up.
by Behind_the_arc on Jun 12, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
No worries man. LatinD is OCD and that shit drives him crazy. You should try posting a picture and not centering it and see what happens. The guy has a conniption.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Hi, my name's LatinD, and I'll be your server this evening.
I wouldn’t say that it drives LD crazy. It’s just that he’s too helpful to let it go. He’s like a really helpful waiter at a restaurant who’s constantly informing you of things you might like that are off the menu, or difficult to find items that people love to have.
I want my Manu!
Gee, thanks for the help, jolly. There’s nothing like being an annoying waiter. :)
Just trying to help Arc communicate and learn the site’s tools.
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Hmm. Not sure how my comparing you to a “really helpful waiter” became you “being an annoying waiter” — or how Cmoney’s comments of “drives him crazy” and “has a conniption” get completely ignored.
I want my Manu!
This was supposed to be a reply to LD’s snooty comment that he added a smiley face to, in order to make it allright.
I want my Manu!
Hm, well, I consider overly servile waiters to be annoying. So that was my take on it. Regardless, it was a joke, so don’t read anything into it.
By the way, from now on if I add a smiley, it means that I’m joking. Seriously, guys. I’m not being facetious or mocking you with my subtle wink-wink double talk.
About CMoney, I didn’t reply to him because he was joking, and I couldn’t think of any clever ripostes that didn’t involve him hanging off a helicopter while he kissed some random 48MoH’s commenter’s derrière. I’m on a time limit, being at work and all, you know?
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You are such a sycophant, you should be a waiter. It’s just a joke. Really. :)
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 12, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I resent that. I try to please everyone because I crave for acceptance, not because I’m looking for personal gain!
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By the way, are you saying my sacarm-o-meter was broken in that reply? Shizats. I hate it when that happens.
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Ok, first of all, I didn’t describe you as an overly servile waiter. I said “helpful”. In my mind, a waiter who knows his job, and his customers, CAN help them find items and dishes that they wouldn’t have otherwise, and actually enhance the dining experience. I waited tables for 7 years, from HS through college, and a bit beyond; and I’d like to think I was able to do that for my customers. Now I did say “constantly informing,” and I suppose I can forgive you for interpreting THAT as being overly obsequious, but that was not my intent. You can constantly inform your customers by offering a tip at this table, a recommendation at that one – without being one of those servers that people wish would just go away.
Whenever anyone new comes to PtR, you make sure you welcome them. When they try their first fanpost, you’re there with a compliment and a helpful tip that will make it easier to do a better job next time. You care what the site looks like so you make sure that members understand how to work the editor and align their images, you are always finding feeds for us during the games, etc. These are the things that you do. It goes a long way toward setting the tone for PtR, and I think we all appreciate it. I know I do.
All of the above was what I was trying to convey (and not very well) with the waiter analogy.
Finally, I know you’re joking. I don’t ever take offense at what you say, and I know that when you put a smiley face after your comment, that it’s because you want to be sure that no one takes your joking personally and gets their feelings hurt. We understand this so well, in fact, that it makes it easy for us to make fun of your smileys; in the way that it’s always easy to tease someone who’s being nicer to others than you are.
I want my Manu!
Thanks, jolly. Sorry for the hoopla.
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So these guys who write articles on the bleacher report website. Do they just make it up as they go along, or have there been any creditable articles out of that place before?
They have one today about Manu
BTW Spursreport poster Vangelis put this up :
UPDATE****
I don’t want to jinx this but things are looking much better than they were this time last week! Reports coming from the greek sports paper “FOS” (which is an authority on all matters of Olympiakos) over the last 2 days indicate that as things stand at the moment Bouroussis is coming to San Antonio.
It is now a fact that the Olympiakos basketball budget for next year will be drastically cut and a deal between the Angelopoulos brothers and the soccer team appears as certain.
Bouroussis appears to have made the decision to rise to Pop’s challenge and try his luck in the NBA.
Commentor Vangelis has spoken. We are all at his mercy, and must pay tribute.
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Maybe… no… it’s too crazy…
…Lion, are you secretly Vangelis?
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Timmies Pizza Joint...
Where is this place that TImmie hangs at? Whats the name… Because I am taking a trip back to texas this week (like I do every year) and I want to check it out!!!
Manu... The most loved White Boy in the NBA
by Misplaced-Texan on Jun 15, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions
Grant Street Pizza its off of Vance Jackson I think.
Seasons over what now…..
FUTBOL!!!!
by Behind_the_arc on Jun 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
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