As we have discussed this situation many times on the board, it was interesting to see the double whistle on the drive to the bucket in the Blazers - Lakers game today...the C and the L both had whistles on a drive by a Blazer - Anderson I think - and both officials came out ready to hammer their call, both realized the other had a whistle, made eye contact, C said something, L nodded, and C hammered the offensive foul call...replay showed it was the right call. Don't have a clue what the L was gonna call, but with all the times it has come up here, it was nice to see the L - Steve Javie - and the C -???- hold up on their signals and not have a blarge call...

btw:Thank God the Jailblazers are finally gone...

YU.P., dj,
On the double whistle it is always nice <b>to agree to agree</b>. :)
mick

Do not understand that comment.
 

Now why they have to be the "Jailblazers?"

:(

JR.... what are we going to do with you...Hmmm..., Lets seeeee, JR, Word game, I say, bad boys team, You say____________.

They aren't the Jailblazers NOW...they have been the Jailblazers for several years - ever since the JR Rider fiasco...now we have two of the top three, and three of the top 10 Technical foul earners of the NBA, we have drug arrests, we have a rapist, we have...the list goes on and on...and lest anyone forget, I live about 10 miles from Portland - so every time Rasheed goes off, or Bonzi begins his tired act, or Dale Davis takes his jersey off and flips off the crowd, or they give up a 5 point lead in 31 seconds - I too hand my head in shame...

Who do you hand it to? :D

Seriously, what's the "rapist" story? I haven't heard that. And what's "Bonzi's act"? Guess I'm glad I'm 3,000 miles away.

Chuck

Hate it when my fingers hit the wrong keys...the rapist is Ruben Patterson, who - while with the Sonics last year - forced his kid's nanny (18 at the time) into a bathroom and well...you get the picture. Seattle promptly cut him, and the Blazers instantly picked him up...Bonzi's act is what made him the #3 T-getter in the league, behind only Rasheed and Karl Malone...he whines and throws temper-tantrums on a regular basis...he and Rasheed are pretty good friends, so he figures if it's good enough for Sheed, it's good enough for him...

I do not think that is fair.
 

Well I do not think that a rapist and a player that gets a Technical foul are people that should be put into the same category. Technical fouls are not against the law, but rapping someone is. Technical fouls (or behavior that gets you one) are against the rule of basketball and nothing else.

I just do not find that funny or appropriate. But then again, I guess Rasheed Wallace with all his faults, seems to be a good father and mostly a good person off the court needs be be lumped with a person that has committed a crime in a court of law. If that person was convicted yet.

Peace

No Patterson wasn't convicted - he pled guilty...and thanks for sharing your opinion. Having seen Rasheed Wallace in the community, and seen the way he treats people - other than his own wife and kids - I have no respect for the man. That's my opinion...

Re: I do not think that is fair.
 

No, but rap should be against the law! :D

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by BktBallRef

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No, but rap should be against the law! :D

Amen!! Especially when played before HS basketball games. It's horrible. :(

Chuck

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChuckElias

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Originally posted by BktBallRef Quote: No, but rap should be against the law! :D Amen!! Especially when played before HS basketball games. It's horrible. :( Chuck

Indirect T to the home team for bad warm-up music? I like :D

Yikes !!!
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Dexter

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Originally posted by ChuckElias Quote: Originally posted by BktBallRef Quote: No, but rap should be against the law! :D Amen!! Especially when played before HS basketball games. It's horrible. :( Chuck Indirect T to the home team for bad warm-up music? I like :D

How old you guys are acting.
Sweet Georgia Brown is gone, fellas.
You sound like your fathers!

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChuckElias

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Originally posted by BktBallRef Quote: No, but rap should be against the law! :D Amen!! Especially when played before HS basketball games. It's horrible. :( Chuck

So what should they play, Crosby, Stills and Nash?

I would rather eat paint with no hot sauce!!

;)

Peace

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JRutledge

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So what should they play, Crosby, Stills and Nash? I would rather eat paint with no hot sauce!!

Those are my choices?!?! CSN or (c)rap? That's not fair. How about the Jackson 5? I did a game last season where they must've had a Jackson 5 greatest hits album or something. That was pretty good stuff. Maybe that's a happy medium.

Chuck

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Originally posted by JRutledge So what should they play, Crosby, Stills and Nash? I would rather eat paint with no hot sauce!!

LOL! If you don't mind I'll be stealing this from you.

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Originally posted by ChuckElias Those are my choices?!?! CSN or (c)rap? That's not fair. How about the Jackson 5? I did a game last season where they must've had a Jackson 5 greatest hits album or something. That was pretty good stuff. Maybe that's a happy medium. Chuck

Jackson 5? Sure, why not. Quincy Jones, some Diz, early
Miles, maybe some Bird...now we're talkin'!

Re: Yikes !!!
 

Fellas that she can't get
Must be fellas she ain't met
Georgia named her, Georgia claimed her
(You know the rest).

(My father taught me that one.)

Do you all want to fall asleep.
 

Jazz? Jazz? I want to smoke a duuuby if I listen to Jazz before a game. (sorry about the drug reference, could not resist :0 )

Man you guys are old (not far behind many of you :)) These games are to get the crowd and the players hype, not have a latta and smoke a square. :p

For the record, I love Rap or Techno before the game. It is upbeat. It is faster paced, and you can dance to it. And many times I can sing along (not very loud, I cannot sing ;)).

But then again, I come from a different generation I suppose.

Jazz? :o

Peace

Re: Do you all want to fall asleep.
 

Doobie? What's that? Maybe Mick knows...

(BTW, I would rather take an ice pick to the back of my
head than listen to rap or techno, but hey...whatever...)

:)

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Had an interesting girls varsity game this past season where the warmup music was country & western...first time for that. According to one of the players, the team captains choose the music. I usually listen to C&W so I liked it. I like music where I can understand the words, no matter how corny they are. :D

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dan_ref

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(BTW, I would rather take an ice pick to the back of my head than listen to rap or techno, but hey...whatever...) :)

So now we come to the real question. Which would you rather do: eat paint with no hot sauce or take an ice pick to the back of your head?

Rut, I agree on the no jazz thing, but some good '60s and '70s Motown (NO DISCO!)? Come on, that's good music. Not my absolute favorite, I admit; but it's good and a whole lot better than rap.

If you want music that pumps you up but you can still sing (quietly) to, I vote for Collective Soul.

Chuck

Had a game this past season where they played - in order - the Jackson 5's "ABC Song", the Commodores "Brick House", and then AC/DC's "Back in Black"... couldn't figure out the pattern, but enjoyed all 3... the really surprising thing was that most of the players were singing along as they warmed up...

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He does. :cool:

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Gasp!Mick,say it ain't so!:eek:

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChuckElias

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Originally posted by Dan_ref Quote: (BTW, I would rather take an ice pick to the back of my head than listen to rap or techno, but hey...whatever...) :) So now we come to the real question. Which would you rather do: eat paint with no hot sauce or take an ice pick to the back of your head? Chuck

Eat an ice pick & paint the back of my head with hot sauce.

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Ancient history ... reefereeing.

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I now fully understand the phrase-"U.P.there".

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Ugh! (D@mn, I wish I thought of that!)