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Not that I care, but I'm curious why there's no NBA thread
I'm into NBA but my team sucks lately so I don't have much to say.
Are you a Laker's girl, Sarah?Basketball is actually fun to watch.
I am a sports junkie and follow all of it. I all over the NBA play-offs. I just don't have "a team" like I do in baseball. I like NBA way better than NCAA
Lori, bite your tongue! I LOATHE the Lakers!!! I'm a Kings fan through and through.
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Sally - HA! lolAs I was starting this thread, I really did think of you, and how disappointed you were going to be with me. :D
I just found it curious that TC is baseball baseball baseball. I guess none of the home teams are doing well.
Heh, ours did so bad, when they demanded a new stadium we just said buh-bye.
Sorry Sarah! I don't even know who the Kings are. Only the teams in those seemingly never-ending play-offs.
I have to disagree with Kevin here, I like the NCAA way more than the NBA. The few rules that are enforced in the NBA are seldom called in the so called superstars. I know the NCAA isn't perfect, but is a lot more entertaining to me.
I like playing basketball...I play two/three mornings a week...but watching the playoffs...I'm not entirely sure why, I just don't that much into it. Maybe because baseball's on. I also hate the fact the unwritten rules change during the playoffs, kind of like what Jim's saying.I'm a Bulls/Bucks fan, by the way.
I sat next to Derek Fisher in a bunch of classes at college and worked with him on a bunch of small group projects. We were speech/comm majors together and on schedule to graduate at the same time so it wasn't unusual to have the same people in the same classes for several semesters in a row. He was drafted the semester he was supposed to graduate. He also won Sunbelt Conference MVP that year... surprisingly, esp. considering he hid the fact that he had a fracture in his forearm because it was his senior year and he knew the scouts would be watching. He just played one arm ball and was protective of the broken arm. His college sweetheart was my friend's roommate. I remember we were assigned to a group to work on a project together that semester and he never showed up to class... and the other peeps in our group were being gossipy about him. Fortunately, we'd had enough classes together that I felt confident in being able to stick up for him when they started getting catty about his noticeable absenses. He was ALWAYS prepared for class, took great notes, and studied. He completely dispelled any preconceived notions I had about college athletes being manipulative and lazy in class.
Derek Fisher is on the Lakers. F--k him.:)
Them's fightin' words, RA! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!! He is THE nicest athlete I've ever known (besides my cousin who I always miss at the family reunions because I can't ever seem to make them).
Plus he gets major brownie points for being a good daddy. Mel Gibson could use a lesson or two from him (and I'm not biased... well, maybe just a little).
Besides, he's probably secretly laughing at you all the way to the bank.
RA - hahahahahahahahahhai am with you guys on rules and such but i am an offense kinda guy. i do NOT want to see a defense battle in basketball OR football. ever. rack em up boys. i liked NCAA basketball when UNLV and Loyola Marymount were running and gunning
Ugh, I HATE Derek Fisher! Sorry, Heidi. I loathe the Lakers.Lori, the Kings are Sacramento's team and a few years ago (in the first few years of this decade) were in the playoffs for a couple of years. That was when we actually had a decent team: Chris Webber, Doug Christie, Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, and my personal favorite Peja Stojakovic.
Wow. A visceral word for someone you don't personally know...
No, I don't personally know him, but I have wanted to wipe that smug little look off his face on more than one occasion... It's a Lakers thing.
Heh, I'll have to tell Richard and Jake what you said about this Derek dude. They'll love it.
I will never, ever understand the casual use of the word "hate," especially when directed towards another human being.
I guess I don't give the word as much power as you do, maybe.Would I cross the street to shake his hand? No. Would I help him if he were in some sort of life threatening situation? Yes.
It's the Lakers. People are allowed to hate the Lakers. People are also allowed to hate Duke basketball, Notre Dame, the Yankees, and (of course) the Cubs.:)
sure, you can hate the cubbies if you are unpatriotic. you probably also hate hot dogs, apple pie and chevrolet :)
Sarah wrote: "I guess I don't give the word as much power as you do, maybe."You're spot on, friend. :) My parents made it a taboo word in our household. If I strongly disliked something, I had to say "not particularly fond of"... 4 year olds saying that can be pretty amusing. It just made me conscientious of using that word.
I think my parents did right by me in teaching me that lesson - living in the south, I can honestly say that it's too rampant around these parts... too much for my taste. I'm all about the looooove and "Brothers don't shake hands. Brothers gotta HUG!"
Randomanthony wrote: "It's the Lakers. People are allowed to hate the Lakers. People are also allowed to hate Duke basketball, Notre Dame, the Yankees, and (of course) the Cubs. :)"I haven't had my caffeine yet. I'm not up for philosophical discussions about sports teams. You guys carry on.
Actually RA is right about the Lakers, Duke, Notre Dame & the Yankees, but he was wrong about the lovable losers.
Two words -- bore ring. (IMO) Okay okay. I'm leaving.
RA is right about the Lakers, Notre Dame, and the Yankees but wrong about Duke. And I don't really care one way or the other about the Cubs. I would, however, like to add that I also hate the Dodgers.
Sarah wrote: . And I don't really care one way or the other about the Cubs. "
Sarah, I officially invite you to be a Cub fan. There are no perks involved other than to be a fan of the longest losing team in baseball history.
Sarah, I officially invite you to be a Cub fan. There are no perks involved other than to be a fan of the longest losing team in baseball history.
Sarah wrote: "I'm a Giants fan."
Oh, you're the one ;-D.
Oh, you're the one ;-D.
One of my colleagues is obsessed with Barry Zito. She named her cat "Zito", even. Apparently she think he's dreamy.Oh, and good one, Jim:)
Haha.
Even tho I'm from NY I've never been a Yankees fan - the Mets were my team since the 60s. As a matter of fact I was gleeful when the Red Sox won the WS. THis was almost grounds for divorce. And at the last NY company I worked for, I was always accused of not being true New Yorker! Now I don't really care since I no longer know any of the players. And the Mariners are not really a team to get excited for.
I've never had a basketball team. The best basketball team was the Harlem Globetrotters!
I always loved it when they'd make a special guest appearance on Scooby Doo, Lori.
Hahaha, that was awesome.The Globetrotters are amazing, Lori.
They always beat the Washington Generals. Then again the Generals weren't very good. They could never figure out Curley Neal had the ball in his shirt. Fooled them every time.
I love basketball, but these days I am all rugby, all the time, with a little soccer thrown in.
All soccer fans are hooligans?
Well, shit, I guess I better get piss drunk on warm beer and go smash some Chelsea fans upside their empty heads while I fend off the riot squad.
Well, shit, I guess I better get piss drunk on warm beer and go smash some Chelsea fans upside their empty heads while I fend off the riot squad.
Yeah, knock them Chelsea fans silly, might as well club some of your own as well says the Arsenal fan. :-).
Actually I think if you took the time to understand the intricacies (yes soccer has intricacies) you wouldn't find it as boring.
Actually I think if you took the time to understand the intricacies (yes soccer has intricacies) you wouldn't find it as boring.
Chelsea and AC Milan are coming to Baltimore in July! I have tickets! Whohoo!
Heh. That might be hard to do where you live, but I'd like to see you roaming the streets to try, Gus.Gus: "Excuse me, are you a Chelsea fan?"
Person on the street: "What are you talking about?"
Where I live, RA, if you ask "Are you a Yankees fan?" you'll get a blank state, 'cause this is NASCAR country. Ugh.
Sarah, that should be a fun match. Interesting to see how Ancelotti will fare against the side he formerly coached.
Sarah, that should be a fun match. Interesting to see how Ancelotti will fare against the side he formerly coached.
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So you guys are only into baseball? Is that it?