My mom’s passing away. She’s expected to pass soon. She isn’t just responsible for my basketball fandom, she’s responsible for my basketball obsession. We’ve watched thousands of games together in the past 30 years. Including three championships for our team, the Detroit Pistons. If she could speak, she’d be telling us about the time she shook Bill Bradley’s hand for the millionth time or saying something shitty about Bird, Jordan, or LeBron. If she didn’t want to be cremated, she’d want to be buried in an Iverson jersey. I’ll miss her. Needless to say, my girlfriend and I are thrilled we’ll be able to watch Golden State and Atlanta tonight. While she’s unconscious, I’m told she can still hear. We’ll complain about Kerr (“too nice”) and Steph (“too nice”) and praise Atlanta’s grittiness. She always talked about the importance of grittiness.
― Allen (etaeoe), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
Aw :(
― 龜, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:08 (nine years ago) link
Thanks for sharing dude
― 龜, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:11 (nine years ago) link
Man a bird/Lebron/MJ hater, that's strong grittiness
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:12 (nine years ago) link
I'll always treasure my memories of my mom and KU basketball (which probably cost her her hearing from going to so many games)
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
your mom sounds awesome.
― Steph def def (Spottie), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
etaeoe, thanks for that and best of luck to your family. I'll be rooting for some grit and grime tonight.
― Clay, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
best wishes etaeoe. as silly and occasionally unpleasant as sports can be they also allow for these unique bonds as a result of shared experiences that can be utterly transcendent, and it's awesome that you and your mom could share a love of hoops like that
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
Pop when asked if he has to say anything to team after loss to Knicks: "They know I hate them. With every fiber in my body, I hate them all"
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
marcus smart rejections are so great
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:17 (nine years ago) link
hes a maniac
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:48 (nine years ago) link
waiters single-handedly kills entire possessions, it's remarkable.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:49 (nine years ago) link
tbh the remaining thunder don't do much to resurrect them
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:55 (nine years ago) link
they're ragged as hell tonight
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:55 (nine years ago) link
Beas signed with miami for the rest of the year
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 00:58 (nine years ago) link
the score doesn't exactly reflect it but celtics are kinda making the thunder look stone stupid
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:00 (nine years ago) link
which, as excited as I am about the playoff push, is not something I expected to say about the 2014-15 boston celtics
man nic batum droppin some beautiful dimes tonight
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:22 (nine years ago) link
wow the heat broadcast just showed the top 10 picks in the 2006 draft and...yikes
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:44 (nine years ago) link
really need the blaze to get that lead back rn plz destroy the heat
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:44 (nine years ago) link
celtics making some rough mistakes down the stretch here
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:45 (nine years ago) link
also 44% FT shooting, gross
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:46 (nine years ago) link
ya shdve had that one
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:47 (nine years ago) link
league pass alert miami/portland
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 March 2015 01:53 (nine years ago) link
crazy 12-foot floater by wade to tie it
fucks SAKE, celtics
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:00 (nine years ago) link
I am halfway through the fourth of this heat and blazers game,hard to believe Portland gets back into it, just ice-cold in the fourth so far
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:02 (nine years ago) link
that Wade shot to tie with 42 seconds left was gorgeous
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:12 (nine years ago) link
that over and back call was horseshit
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:17 (nine years ago) link
absolutely incredible game by Wade tho, thrilling work
do not like his beard rn tho
― Clay, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:19 (nine years ago) link
ohmyfuckinggod stop.fouling.the.juiceman.
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:35 (nine years ago) link
celtics literally pissed this game away on missing FTs and making stupid fouls on westbrook
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:36 (nine years ago) link
eh maybe, i think that trying to win a shootout like that against westbrook was a fool's errand
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:37 (nine years ago) link
I know my xxpost is basically like asking the sun not to shine but augh
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:37 (nine years ago) link
I didn't really have hopes for them to win this one but since they got mad close it was annoying, honestly would've felt better if they got waxed and that was that
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:39 (nine years ago) link
if they had hit a normal amount of fts prob wouldve won
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:41 (nine years ago) link
oh well, on to the almighty birds vs the flamethrowing dubs
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:42 (nine years ago) link
Dubs been sloppy again of late
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 March 2015 02:45 (nine years ago) link
game feels very unstoppable force vs. immovable object so far
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:05 (nine years ago) link
Hawks trap is amazing
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:06 (nine years ago) link
both dubs and hawks havent been quite peak recently
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:07 (nine years ago) link
this wld be a really cool finals btw
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:16 (nine years ago) link
hell yeah
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:18 (nine years ago) link
Pray for dubs Hawks finals
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:19 (nine years ago) link
I will only after the blazers have been eliminated.
― Aimless, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:24 (nine years ago) link
damn dubs are playing some d
― Heez, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:26 (nine years ago) link
positional flexibility is one of the hot trends in the nba i think cause it allows so much switching on D, hawks n dubs can both do that
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:28 (nine years ago) link
both teams seem pretty geeked up for this its cool
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:29 (nine years ago) link
Yah xp. Also why David lee isn't playing anymore
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:35 (nine years ago) link
Draymond pushing the ball up the court full speed is my favorite thing
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 March 2015 03:36 (nine years ago) link