Przybilla: Slow as molasses!

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I'd like to see a new stat, the number of verbal arguments and threatened fights a player gets into with other players. Two categories of on-court arguments.

1) The "Payton" argument. This is a player yapping his mouth off all game, but the opposing coach has warned his players, so it has no effect. Similarly, the referees have been warned by Stern and Stuie Jackson to "Ignore this dick." His teammates have come to expect the misery, so they endure, hoping to get traded. Desensitivized, the superstar, head coach, and fans hide their sorrows by bloating up their weights, eating nothing but steer steaks, and running to Cleveland, Denver/Portland, or Oklahoma City.

2) The "Przybilla" argument. This is a player who irritates the hell out of opposing players and drives them loco. This opens opportunities for his own team to exploit. When the opposing player shows the least bit of rebellion over being bullied, this player runs up to push him around and inform him that he will not be allowed to play normally in this game and he might as well hit the showers right now for a long bubbly one. The key skill is to act morally outraged that the opponent does not enjoy your dirty play, and to convert him into a spectator on the court while you display your shaman voodoo mental dominance of his weak mind. A secondary skill is to bodily push him around while keeping your arms at your side. Always ahead of the curve, Mark Cuban has been a leader in recognizing the need to put at least two arm amputees into his talented staff of specialized assistant coaches.
 
Props to the Vanilla Gorilla Godzilla Thrilla Przybilla for his effort during the Laker game. (just don't watch the airballed free throw)
 
I think we've found a center as slow, if not slower, than Joel: Andrew Bynum
 
Joel did step it up tonight, enough so that it would make me sad to see him go at the trade deadline, unless he went to a team that we were sure would release or buy him out and he might come back.
 
I love him!

He knows how to irritate people effectively, just like me.
 
Loyalty4Life said:
Props to the Vanilla Gorilla Godzilla Thrilla Przybilla for his effort during the Laker game. (just don't watch the airballed free throw)
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He shouldn't be on the floor. At all.

Go Blazers
 
Interesting tidbit from the MSP on 95.5 The Game this AM. Chad had Canzano on to talk about the TJ Ford thing, and he mentioned that he had a one-on-one with Joel Przybilla. Joel admitted that he's basically playing on one leg out there and for the first time in his career he has to think about when he's going to jump. Also said that he's going to go home this off-season and take some time to think about whether or not to hang it up.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Interesting tidbit from the MSP on 95.5 The Game this AM. Chad had Canzano on to talk about the TJ Ford thing, and he mentioned that he had a one-on-one with Joel Przybilla. Joel admitted that he's basically playing on one leg out there and for the first time in his career he has to think about when he's going to jump. Also said that he's going to go home this off-season and take some time to think about whether or not to hang it up.
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I heard the same thing, except that he included saying that Joel's going to work with his strength and conditioning coach this summer to see if he can get the strength back in his leg. If he can't, Canzano said he'll probably decide to hang it up.
 
Well, at least we don't have to worry about Joel's molasses legs anytime soon! ;)

Props to him for his hard work over the years. I'd be cool to see him be waived and re-signed for cheap by the end of the season.
 
Joel was the only decent thing to come out of those shit years in the wilderness. Bless him and his family.
 
I thought that the recap of Joel's time in Portland was well written from BlazersEdge:

Blazer fans should remember that Przybilla was the first guy to believe in this organization after the infamous "Jail Blazer" years and put his contract where his mouth was. His career was on the skids coming out of Atlanta. John Nash and the Trail Blazers gave him a chance and he dropped weight, committed, and transformed himself into a viable player. In return for that chance Przybilla re-signed with the Blazers when his deal came up, making this his home. He didn't go to the Spurs or then-dominant Pistons, both of whom coveted him and would have given their right arms to have him instead of, say, Nazr Mohammed. He didn't go to the Timberwolves or Bucks, closer to his family. He stayed in Portland. There was a time when Theo Ratliff looked like the Next Big Thing around these parts, blocking shots and changing games with his defense. Then Ratliff got injured, leaving Przybilla alone to fill the gap. He not only filled it, he obliterated it. Joel provided years of rebounding, shot-blocking, and interior defense when nobody else on this team could. He was the backbone of the defense and a quietly vital organ for this franchise. Perhaps his most appreciated attribute has been his toughness. Joel would lay lumber and take guff from nobody. Turning Tyson Chandler into a mewling ninny was at one point a bi-annual ritual. His stare-downs are legendary. Przybilla was a throwback to the days when you were supposed to defend your turf...and everything was your turf. In Joel's absence plenty of Blazers will need to learn to stand up for themselves. This was the right trade not only because of Joel's contract and age but because his contributions this year were more muted due to his injuries. But the final moments and need to move him don't dim his legacy for this team.
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Loyalty4Life said:
I thought that the recap of Joel's time in Portland was well written from BlazersEdge:
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who couldn't appreciate what Joel brought to Portland? That said, I always chaff when people act like his resigning with Portland was some noble act of loyalty on his part. Yes the Spurs and Pistons wanted him & went public with their offers, but Joel instead reupped with the biggest contract he was offered both in years and dollars per year. There is nothing wrong with that but lets keep things in perspective. At the time I thought for sure Chicago would land him as they had the capspace, were located closer to his extended family, and a void at the 5, but they blew their wad (and then some) on Ben Wallace instead. JP resigned with Portland days after Wallace filled this potential slot

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STOMP said:
I always chaff when people act like his resigning with Portland was some noble act of loyalty on his part. Yes the Spurs and Pistons wanted him & went public with their offers, but Joel instead reupped with the biggest contract he was offered both in years and dollars per year.
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I have forgotten the details, but he had better offers from other teams. That's why staying here was indeed a noble act of loyalty. Of course, it was also an act of security, because moving to another coach and team entailed risk. Any new team might have later decided to reject him, like his pre-Portland career.
 
jlprk said:
I have forgotten the details, but he had better offers from other teams. That's why staying here was indeed a noble act of loyalty. Of course, it was also an act of security, because moving to another coach and team entailed risk. Any new team might have later decided to reject him, like his pre-Portland career.
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As I recall, we offered (and could, since he was a RFA) the same contract dollar for dollar that Detroit and San Antonio offered; so they didn't offer a bigger contract, but they did offer contenders that he could have easily gone to if he were a ring chaser. That's where his loyalty was, in sticking with an up-ad-comer rather than a win-it-now team.
 
I don't much care about his reasoning. He stayed, and that's good enough for me.
 
jlprk said:
I have forgotten the details, but he had better offers from other teams. That's why staying here was indeed a noble act of loyalty. Of course, it was also an act of security, because moving to another coach and team entailed risk. Any new team might have later decided to reject him, like his pre-Portland career.
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Przybilla became a free agent again at the end of the 2005–2006 season. After being pursued by several teams, he agreed to re-sign with the Blazers; the contract is reportedly for 5 years and US $32 million. Among his suitors were the Chicago Bulls, and the Detroit Pistons, seeking to replace the outgoing Ben Wallace. Bill Duffy, Przybilla's agent, explained his reasons for re-signing with the Blazers this way: "He's extremely loyal, and they gave him an opportunity two years ago when no one else did." At the same time, the Blazers' offer was the most generous, surpassing the Pistons' $29 million offer and the $24 million offered by the Spurs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Przybilla

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STOMP said:
Przybilla became a free agent again at the end of the 2005–2006 season. After being pursued by several teams, he agreed to re-sign with the Blazers; the contract is reportedly for 5 years and US $32 million. Among his suitors were the Chicago Bulls, and the Detroit Pistons, seeking to replace the outgoing Ben Wallace. Bill Duffy, Przybilla's agent, explained his reasons for re-signing with the Blazers this way: "He's extremely loyal, and they gave him an opportunity two years ago when no one else did." At the same time, the Blazers' offer was the most generous, surpassing the Pistons' $29 million offer and the $24 million offered by the Spurs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Przybilla

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Eh, I'm not sure how much I trust wikipedia but that's about how I remembered it...
 
B-Roy said:
Eh, I'm not sure how much I trust wikipedia but that's about how I remembered it...
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I'll sift through the old bbf posts if it's really necessary, but this rang true with my memory.

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STOMP said:
I'll sift through the old bbf posts if it's really necessary, but this rang true with my memory.

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I remember it that way too. People say that he turned down more money but all he turned down was a better team.
 
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