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im not the real mixum
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

BGrantFan said:
Weirdo! Good God. The name-calling here is hilarious.
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:insert "hilarious" mom joke:

All I know is that Joel Przybilla better be watching fucking game tape right now. I bet you anything Brian Scalabrine is.
 
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OddEnormous said:
:insert "hilarious" mom joke:

All I know is that Joel Przybilla better be watching fucking game tape right now. I bet you anything Brian Scalabrine is.
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I have no problems returning an "are you 13" insult with a mom slam. Did I upset you? If so, I'm sorry.
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

I don't actually care if Oden "loves" basketball, if he can put up PERs in the 20s with great defense. His only problem so far has been health, and I don't think that was due to lack of effort or "love." He supposedly worked very hard with coaches on his rehab and also over the off-season.

So, even if he hates watching basketball and has no interest in games he's not playing in...that's fine. I just want the results and the results, outside of health, have been excellent so far. Unless someone can make a compelling case that his injuries were due to a lack of effort/dedication, none of this really concerns me.
 
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Minstrel said:
I don't actually care if Oden "loves" basketball, if he can put up PERs in the 20s with great defense. His only problem so far has been health, and I don't think that was due to lack of effort or "love." He supposedly worked very hard with coaches on his rehab and also over the off-season.

So, even if he hates watching basketball and has no interest in games he's not playing in...that's fine. I just want the results and the results, outside of health, have been excellent so far. Unless someone can make a compelling case that his injuries were due to a lack of effort/dedication, none of this really concerns me.
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I posted in the Pritchard interview thread the root of my frustration with Greg over this interview. Looking in the mirror, it isn't a Greg issue; it's a me issue, in that I just want him back on the court dominating again.
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

Minstrel said:
I don't actually care if Oden "loves" basketball, if he can put up PERs in the 20s with great defense.
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Link to proof that a stronger desire for the game wouldn't improve his PER?
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

blazerboy30 said:
Link to proof that a stronger desire for the game wouldn't improve his PER?
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Link to proof

I don't think you quite read what I said. I said that if he puts up PERs in the 20s with great defense, his interest level isn't of huge concern to me.

Obviously, there's no proof that he couldn't be even better. Link me proof that Duncan couldn't be even better with stronger desire for the game. ;)
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

1) he has been here rehabbing for several months
2) he is just gone for a week or two
3) he was told by his doctors to take it easy and rest his knee for a while
4) he will be back for the playoffs or earlier
5) most of the games that he has missed he would have missed anyway since they were road games
6) so he did not think ahead of time about asking his mom to gets league pass. Now he has missed some games and said he will figure out how to watch. That might mean going to a friends or getting league pass. He just was not able to watch a couple games.
7) Joel has been gone for a lot longer with no complaints till this thread. Players often take time away when they are injured for extended periods of time.
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

BGrantFan said:
I have no problems returning an "are you 13" insult with a mom slam. Did I upset you? If so, I'm sorry.
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Upset me? :lol:

You see my "13 year old" crack had context.

I picked 13 because I was trying to remember at what age I still believed professional athletes cared about sports as much as I did.

They MUST talk about it all day, watch every single minute of every single game, go to bed thinking about the "big" loss, tossing and turning just like I am. They must wake up thinking about that "big" loss and how to get revenge!!! They MUST be reading box scores 7 am, and collecting basketball cards just like I do...

And then at which age I realized that's all bullshit.... 14.

Ask your mom.
 
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OddEnormous said:
Upset me? :lol:

You see my "13 year old" crack had context.

I picked 13 because I was trying to remember at what age I still believed professional athletes cared about sports as much as I did.

They MUST talk about it all day, watch every single minute of every single game, go to bed thinking about the "big" loss, tossing and turning just like I am. They must wake up thinking about that "big" loss and how to get revenge!!! They MUST be reading box scores 7 am, and collecting basketball cards just like I do...

And then at which age I realized that's all bullshit.... 14.

Ask your mom.
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Neat story.
 
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Minstrel said:
Link to proof
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What is this "Google" thing you linked to?


Minstrel said:
I don't think you quite read what I said. I said that if he puts up PERs in the 20s with great defense, his interest level isn't of huge concern to me.
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I understood that. And I also think that a PER in the 20s with great defense would be very nice. I also think that the biggest difference between Greg and Shaq (prime) is their intensity and desire. I don't see that from Greg, and I think Shaq had it. Clearly my opinion.

Minstrel said:
Obviously, there's no proof that he couldn't be even better. Link me proof that Duncan couldn't be even better with stronger desire for the game. ;)
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:) Obviously there is no proof. It is just my opinion that a fiery, competitive, love-for-the-game, win-at-all-costs GO is a more productive GO.
 
Re: OT: League Pass Available on Direct TV

Mike Rice,

Since you read this board,

Can you PLEASE make sure all the Blazers are watching all the games on their NBA package at home every night.

If they can't be home, (Obviously they can't be when they are out buying basketball books) the NBA also has a smart phone app where you can also watch ALL the games.

***MAKE SURE TO TELL THEM THIS TOO***

I BET KEVIN DURANT WATCHES ALL THE GAMES.

Thanks Mike Rice.


OK, Off to get my broken heel reattached to my new pumps!
 
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OddEnormous said:
Mike Rice,

Since you read this board,

Can you PLEASE make sure all the Blazers are watching all the games on their NBA package at home every night.

if they can't be home, (Obviously they can't be when they are out buying basketball books) the NBA also has a smart phone app where you can also watch ALL the games.

***MAKE SURE TO TELL THEM THIS TOO***

I BET KEVIN DURANT WATCHES ALL THE GAMES.

Thanks. Off to get my broken heel reattached to my new pumps. :sigh:
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That's the spirit!
 
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BGrantFan said:
That's the spirit!
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Hopefully he sees it.

:fingerscrossed:

I'd also like to add that the NBA smart phone app works over 3G, so they can't get away with saying they weren't in a WI-FI hot spot.

This still might be a problem though if any of the players are on AT&T.

Does anyone know what network Kevin Durant is on?
 
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OddEnormous said:
Hopefully he sees it.

:fingerscrossed:

I'd also like to add that the NBA smart phone app works over 3G, so they can't get away with saying they weren't in a WI-FI hot spot.

This still might be a problem though if any of the players are on AT&T.

Does anyone know what network Kevin Durant is on?
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I'm sure Durant already has every app available. Besides, why help out OKC if he doesn't? Meanwhile, I'm just trying to get G.O. off of the StarTac.

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Entertainment System at Oden's Mom's house?

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After awhile I have to put my foot up just so I can let it, just, air out I guess. It gets really uncomfortable holding it down and having it bent for long periods of time.
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Geez. What's it been since his injury? Four months? I would hope he was farther along than this.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I couldn't care less about the so-called "radio show" he does on Wheel's afternoon drive program, and if he wants to spend a couple of weeks in Indiana because he can't do much on his (still) gimpy leg then I don't much care about that either.

All I want to see is a healthy Greg Oden ready for training camp ... whatever happens between now and that date doesn't really matter to me.
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yup... assuming he and the organization are on the same page with this and his rehab in general I see no issue. I'd assume he'll be behind the bench when the playoffs start though... that would be good form.

STOMP
 
Re: Why is Oden in Indiana?

blazerboy30 said:
What is this "Google" thing you linked to?
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A database of the most reputable sources around the Internet. If Google finds it, it must be true. ;)

I understood that. And I also think that a PER in the 20s with great defense would be very nice. I also think that the biggest difference between Greg and Shaq (prime) is their intensity and desire. I don't see that from Greg, and I think Shaq had it. Clearly my opinion.
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Possibly. I think it's hard to analyze what's going on in people's heads (especially when there are confounding factors...for example, you could be mistaking frustration over his injuries with lack of interest), so I usually don't worry about it.

As an example, a lot of people I felt underrated 'Sheed because they were measuring him against what they thought he could be if he "cared." While that can be an interesting theoretical discussion, what was relevant to me is what he was...and his production and defense were very good, even if it was possible that he could have been more. If he short-changed himself, that's something he'll have to live with. But what he actually did was (at least in basketball terms) good.

:) Obviously there is no proof. It is just my opinion that a fiery, competitive, love-for-the-game, win-at-all-costs GO is a more productive GO.
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That's entirely possible. Ultimately, even if we go that route of analysis, I think actions speak louder than mien. I think his hard work on rehabbing and in the off-season shows he has dedication and desire. People who don't care just don't work hard. I guess where we differ is over whether going to Indiana for a week or two or not watching the games is an "action" that speaks to lack of desire.
 
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Kevin Durant has the LeaguePass huh?
 
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Kevin Durant is on teh twittez
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
No, Durant has LeagueScore. He's so good he doesn't need to pass.
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He seems to be getting LeagueRefAssistance as well - which really helps with LeagueScore.
 
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