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  1. Redacted NBA Scouting Reports

    in Rich Stadium

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    We need these for all sports.

     

    http://grantland.com/the-triangle/grantland-exclusive-redacted-nba-scouting-reports/

     

    2013-14 Former Rockets Teammate

    James is a great guy to hang out with and a great teammate. Always complimented my Buffalo Jeans. We’d be out until four, five o’clock sometimes, games days, whatever. I’ve seen him drop 30 on teams the night after waking up at five in the afternoon. As for his defense, he told me that sometimes he just gets to thinking about things, like Game of Thrones theories or what we’re going to do later after the game, and he zones out. Like, there’s a video floating around that’s like a compilation of James staring out into the distance or whatever as the other team just runs by him for layups and what not. Me and Dwight used to joke that it looked like when the batteries in your controller die. I did talk to Jamesabout it a few times. I was like, “James what’s up with your defense?” and he didn’t say anything, just stared out the window. So I asked him again and he was like, “What?” So I go, “What’s up with your defense? Sometimes it looks like when the batteries in your controller died.” Then Jeremy Lin sat on a one of Dwight’s whoopie cushions and that distracted him so I never got an answer.

    2006-2014 Former Lakers Staff Member

    Everything with him is Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe. I may have forgotten a few Kobes, but you get the picture. Hardest working player I’ve ever been around and it isn’t particularly close but the guy is like a basketball sociopath. Doesn’t know any of his teammates names. CalledPau “Paul” even after they won their first title together. Called Lamar“Larry.” He knew Fisher’s name. Thing is he called every point guard “Fish.” He calls Steve Nash “Fish.” He used to make Smush get dressed and taped in the broom closet. When I asked him why he said, “So Fish can get used to being around the things he’ll use when he becomes a janitor next year.” He was right about that one though. Once, Kobe got Vanessa this diamond ring because he thought she might divorce him.Smush was said something to the effect of that ring is bigger than my condo and Kobe yelled, “Fish, get back in your closet!” That was funny. That was the night he scored 81, so we were on the road.

    2013-14 Former Bobcats Staff

    Michael would come down and sit at the end of the bench and make different bets with players. Like he bet Jannero Pargo that he would never start a game or average five points and Pargo had to do landscaping at Jordan’s house for like two months in order to pay him back.

    2004-2014 Former Bulls Player

    I was upset when they traded me because I loved my teammates and loved playing for Coach Thibodeau but I won’t miss the beating my body took. Coach Thibs would always say, “My watch is broken,” when you would ask him to come out of the game. I led the league in minutes per game two years in a row from 2011 to 2013 and every time I tried to ask out for a rest, Thibs would pretend to he didn’t see me. I remember when I had to have a spinal tap during the playoffs and Thibs came over to me. He said, “I know you’re not feeling well, but if you could just give us 35-38 minutes tonight, we really need it.” I was like, “Coach, I have a 102 degree fever.” So he goes, “OK, 30?”

    2011-2014 Former Knicks Player

    Melo is a great, great scorer. I would put him in the tier of guys right below the very best in the game. Absolutely a player worth going after but no way he leaves New York’s money on the table. He runs that team. He engineered my trade to Dallas, I know that for sure. There were some statements made in the media by an anonymous player regarding dudes who are with CAA and how they get better treatment because the agency, especially at that time, ran the team basically. Anyway, Meloblamed me and I got traded. Which is fine. I was the only guy trying to protect the paint anyway but Woodson had us switching all over the place. It sucks that I still have to play with Felton.

    2011-2014 Former Pacers Player

    Everyone there was worried about Roy. He’s great for your defense when he’s engaged but the dude is just flaky. He would just sit at his locker during halftimes and after the game just smiling, being like, everything’s great, everything’s great. Meanwhile, he was working on zero everythings. There were all types of rumors out there but none of that was true. As far as I know, anyway. I don’t know, they never really talked to me much after Roy called me selfish. I know he was talking about me. He’d always say, “I need the ball. I need the ball.” Meanwhile he got like two points on eight shots, no rebounds, and his post moves look like they need a hand crank to start them up. Toward the end,Larry was making us tweet out these pictures of us pretending we all liked each other. I was never in those. I’m from Brooklyn, I ain’t never fished in my life.

    2013-14 Former Pistons Staff Member

    We used to beg Josh not to shoot threes. Literally, guys would offer him cash not to shoot. Everyone but Drummond, who couldn’t say shit because of his free throws. Josh took over three attempts a game at 26 percent! Brandon was pissed all those misses were messing up his stats.Chauncey would beg him not shoot threes but Josh wouldn’t listen and I think that’s partially how Chauncey knew it was finally time to retire besides him being done three years ago.

  6. The LEGENDARY 12 Song Album Game!

    in Soundboard

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    Songs New Rider listens to in the parking lot while waiting for friends, after getting kicked out of a concert:

    1. Rattled by the Rush- Pavement

    2. The Waiting - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

    3. Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold

    4. There There - Radiohead

    5. Wanna Be Startin Something - Michael Jackson

    6. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall - New Roots

    7. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John 

    8. Hip to be Square - Huey Lewis

    9. Stolen Car - The Ox 

    10. Waiting on a Friend - The Rolling Stones 

     

    11.  Everybody Hurts - REM

     

    As if the 12 song album game is back!

  7. Hal's Never To Fit to Have Fun Tour '13 (Note: Image heavy)

    in Rich Stadium

    Posted

    Oh my.  So this is happening.  Friend out here knows Jeff Heisholt, scored backstage passes for the Aerosmith/Slash show in Sydney, NS on Friday.  The Trews and Slowcoaster (!) are opening.  Didn't Dave-O play in Slowcoaster?  Anyway, if all goes to plan I will take a picture of myself crying like a little school girl as I have Slash sign my chest.  

     

    Edit to add:  I remember now that Dave-O played in Ferris Wheeler, not Slow Coaster.  Getting my amusement park rides mixed up :P

  13. 2014 NHL Playoffs

    in Rich Stadium

    Posted

    Lucic has been training pretty hard the past few days.

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    What an asshole. That's the biggest dick move you can do in hockey. I'm not a violent person, but I got in a couple of hockey fights growing up. Everytime it was because some douchebag pulled one of these on me. In the nuts, from behind. Doesn't get much douchey-er than that!

  14. MLB Instant Replay

    in Rich Stadium

    Posted · Edited by Guest

    Agreed. This is what I wrote on FB the other day about it:

    "Just watched a bang-bang play at first get reversed due to video replay. That's going to take some getting used to for me. While I get it, I think I'll miss the human element and the role it has played in being part of the game for as long as it has. Call me old fashioned or whatever, the subjectivity of the ump is part of what makes the game the game!"

    And you totally hit the nail on the head with the umps not kicking and screaming. That part sucks the most!

  15. AC/DC Calls It Quits?

    in Soundboard

    Posted · Edited by Guest

    I'd be more surprised to learn that any of these old bands were actually still working. It's gotta be exhausting. Especially if you're Angus Young and bouncing around the stage like he does.

  18. 2014 NHL Playoffs

    in Rich Stadium

    Posted

    I'm going with my heart on these...

    Colorado vs Minnesota.....(Colorado in 6)

    St.Louis vs Chicago.......(St Louis in 6)

    Anaheim vs Dallas.........(Anaheim in 5)

    San Jose vs Los Angeles...(San Jose in 7)

    Fack, the west is tight.

    Boston vs Detroit.........(Boston in 5) Neat match-up. Nice having the Wings in the east!

    Tampa Bay vs Montreal.....(Montreal in 7)

    Pittsburgh vs Columbus....(Columbus in 6)

    New York vs Philadelphia..(NY in 6)

    And my head says:

    C-Towns vs Roller is going 7 :nhl:

  20. PEI Burger Love is back!

    in Mmmmm

    Posted

    Bigger and better than ever, April is a magical month full of...burgers.

    www.peiburgerlove.ca

    You may claim to be a poor excuse for a tour guide, but you show me where to find these burgers and there just might be a little somethin somethin extra in it for ya. :cool:

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