also it was hilarious when the one emailer said that the knicks have a legit shot of winning the nba title
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
if lebron had gone to new york everyone wouldve been complaining abt him being an egomaniac moviestar wannabe or w/e, lol he cannot win, because hes a pussy
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
it takes someone who has only spent his life in boston and los angeles to not understand why someone who grew up in ohio -- even one of the best basketball players ever -- wouldn't really give that much of a shit about "owning" new york
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:14 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
tbf people who dont give a shit abt new york or owning new york have no taste
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
fair enough
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
it was funny tho to see knicks fans still massive butthurt about lebron not even considering joining their decrepit franchise for a second
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:16 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
of course if anyone is interested in srsly understanding the situation, which simmons is clearly not, this is the key piece of info
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VuVhb.jpg
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
where the heat are clearly one of the best organizations
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
anyway most of the rest of the piece i thought was p good!
yeah it was cool
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
one of his best in a while for sure.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
I grew up in San Diego but I would kind of like to own New York.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
who the fuck wouldnt like to own new york, it would be p rad, i mean owning cleveland what does that even get you, owning miami would be sweet but you cant do that via basketball since no one give a shit
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
who owns ny right now, eli?
― max, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
i mean i guess j lin
but feels like hes kinda borrowing it
this is a compelling question
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
gotta be eli
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
evidence: http://deadspin.com/5885495/who-are-new-yorks-most-exclusive-restaurants-more-eager-to-seat-jeremy-lin-or-eli-manning-deadspin-investigates
― max, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
eli clearly doesnt care to own new york, and doesnt have the persona for it, just not a match - lin yeah im sure everyone knows is not epic enough to own ny but they still really vibe to him - a non athlete can own ny too of course but im not sure who thatd be
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
me
― max, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
o right how could i forget max
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
also Eli plays in jersey lets not forget
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
kinda feel like jeter still owns ny even if hes just grandfathered in at this point
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Friday, 17 February 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the point simmons weirdly overlooked in that lebron discussion is that in order to own nyc he would have to join the *knicks* which is its own thing
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Friday, 17 February 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
i thought that was part of his point, that he could own nyc because he'd make the knicks a legit franchise
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 17 February 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
lmao i like the idea of lebron moving to nyc and owning it without actually joining the knicks
― max, Saturday, 18 February 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
this thread made me watch j Lin highlights so thx dudes
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Saturday, 18 February 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
what did we think of this
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7604660/the-danny-ainge-anniversary-party
― pre-tennis ball head-era chris brown (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
poor
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
Only 12 months ago, Danny's Celtics were the favorites to win the 2011 NBA title. That didn't stop you from trading your starting center and defensive anchor for a bench player who never fit in and a draft pick you'll almost definitely screw up.
i mean what srsly i do not recall it that way
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
Rondo: "Danny, we built our championship team around the African word 'Ubuntu,' which means 'togetherness.' We trusted each other and believed in each other."
Perk: "And in our coach."
Rondo: "That bond held for nearly three and a half years. Then, you took that word and flushed it down the toilet by trading Perk, my best friend and someone who loved being a Celtic more than anyone."
pffft
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:19 (twelve years ago) link
the celtics had a great run won a championship came w/in one quarter of winning another then got old like everyone knew they were going to
c's had the best record early last year but everyone thought that was spurs-esque, heat were the favorites from the minute The Decision ended
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
simmions srsly thinks the celtics can make trades and turn into a title contender, the mind boggles
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
i mean m all for blowing it up but not to trade for odom and marion wtf, blow it up and start over
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
xposted from other thread:
xp it was a wacky column for sure. i can kinda sympathize from a c's fan perspective because we knew the window was closing but that doesn't make it any easier.
i do agree with him that if the plan is to do nothing in season and make it happen later with the cap space and 2 draft picks that is......scary
― call all destroyer, Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:22 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
Presti: "Look at your new team — Gasol, Brandon Bass, Marion, Pierce and Mo Williams as starters, with Odom, Wilcox, Pietrus and Bradley as your first four subs. If Gasol and Odom get going, that's a dangerous 6-seed in the East, right?"
lol how did we even get here, this is a portrait of mental illness
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:25 (twelve years ago) link
― lag∞n, Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:24 PM (11 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah his goal seems to be to make the playoffs as an atlanta-type team for the rest of pierce's contract which is a weird goal
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
also no mention of the baby for bass trade which im p sure was a good move that happened in the last four years
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
that's a horrible starting lineup too!
yeah that crazytown team has three power forwards and pierce moving to the 2 plus a bunch of garbage off the bench
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
they would get obliterated by every remotely fast guard
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
and im sorry cuban knows whats up, he's playing with house money with marion right now and then he's gonna get dumped for cap space after this year, that's not a guy i would go near other than as a depth rental
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:28 (twelve years ago) link
this column is the 'whitney was killed by the illuminati let me connect the dots 4 u' of the nba, the logic is so convoluted and lacking in any perspective its impossible to know where to start untangling it
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:28 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
i mean i remember after the ray & kg trades everyone was like welp they have a two year window at best before the wheels come off and they were a perk knee away from the 2010 chip
i think ainge would have blown it up completely last summer but with the lockout it kind of made more sense to patch it together and let the old dudes roll one more time, which i am fine with
― doc has never told me nothing that wasn't true (agent hibachi), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
its funny he chose sam presti as his avatar considering making tons crazy trades for old players is v much not his approach, however blowing up an old team and starting over from scratch w/tons cap room and draft picks is, thats how i could tell it want really presti talking it was simmons
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
portrait of mental illness otm, I have an image of simmons in a straitjacket dictating to a poor intern at the grantland office, perhaps simmons is wearing a hannibal mask
― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
someone really should hire simmons as their gm, for lolz
― lag∞n, Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:41 (twelve years ago) link
"a portrait of mental illness" is so otm
― pre-tennis ball head-era chris brown (J0rdan S.), Friday, 24 February 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link