George W . Harris 24 February 2005 07:20:38 [ permanent link ]
"Edward M. Kennedy" <nospam@baconburger.com> wrote:
:Why does halfs sound okay for sports, but otherwise :it is halves?
If your ball was caught by the center fielder, you flied out, but if you took a 767 to the coast, you flew out.
-- "It is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country." -Hermann Goering
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Donnie Barnes 24 February 2005 23:52:47 [ permanent link ]
On Thu, 24 Feb, Harry Everhart wrote:> Why do white wannabee college male sports fans always get so upset when > an average white guy plays basketball so well - like JJ Redick? Redick > is easily First Team All-American - maybe even Player of the Year - and > yet all he gets is crap from "white wannabees" at the games. >
JJ Redick is "everyman."
I can't for the life of me figure out what race has to do with anything as far as "JJ hating" is concerned. If JJ had any class and was simply a deadly shooter turned all around deadly offensive force, he'd be "hated" by opponent's fans just for being so good. But it would be the hate generated by tremendous respect, and that's a Good Thing(tm).
What JJ has more of, though, is *real* hate because not only is he so good, when he's on, he's as cocky as they come. The head wagging all the way down court after a big shot makes him a vile little man with no class who can stick a dagger in you. Hey, even Michael Jordan had people who *really* hated him because he would do those things (though probably not even to the level of JJ), and he was the Best Player On Earth(tm) at the time. JJ is not even *near* The Best Player on Earth(tm), and as such doesn't need to be doing that kind of wagging. No way, no how.
But on the flip side, as a Duke fan, I don't begrudge you your ability to *love* the kid. I can't imagine anyone being proud of his post-shot antics, but he's certainly not so over-the-top that Duke fans should get on his case. He is who he is. But he does create some of the hatred that exists, so he shouldn't be a whiny little baby about it, either.
Donnie Barnes 24 February 2005 23:54:24 [ permanent link ]
On Thu, 24 Feb, Pauli G <rioroad@hotmail.com> wrote:> "If an orange is called an 'orange', why isn't a grapefruit called a> 'yellow'"?
"Why is corn-on-the-cob called 'corn-on-the-cob'? It comes that way. We don't call bananas 'banana-in-the-peel'. Corn-on-the-cob should be corn and everything else should be corn-off-the-cob."
kstarheel@cox.net wrote:> Howard Lander wrote:> > Edward M. Kennedy wrote:> >
"Johnny" <apterix@cox.net> wrote> > >
I am not pleased.> > >>>
I don't blame you. Even if Duke pulls it out, it seems like a> loss.> > >>>Nasty game.> >
I can't agree with this, at least the part about it seeming like a> loss.> > Duke is now 4/5 against the teams that were supposed to crush
them> > this year.>
Please. Duke was preseason #11 in SI. I don't believe anyone picked> GT to 'crush' them this year. And if that is the case vs. Ga Tech, I> guess Va Tech really rules because they beat both Duke and Ga Tech.> Enough with the 'cinderella devils' already. They sucked tonight and> if they bring that weak crap against UNC they'll lose by 40.
But is UNC plays like it did at NCSU, it will be hard to figure out who to award the win to. Loser vs loser.
Donnie Barnes 25 February 2005 06:54:37 [ permanent link ]
On Thu, 24 Feb, Mark Foskey wrote:> To be honest, I've never even noticed this "head wagging" -- is he > shaking is head as if amazed at his own greatness?
Yes.
Anyway, I'm not sure we Carolina fans are in too good a position to > talk. McCants' triangle thing he does isn't exactly letting your game > speak for itself.
Well, his crossed arms thing was supposed to stand for "dominate." That's bad. But the triangle thing is supposed to mean "family" and is taken from some rap video where they do the same thing, from what I understand. That being the case, I don't think you can say much bad about it. Of course, because it's Rashad everyone assumes the worst.
Mark Foskey 25 February 2005 08:07:19 [ permanent link ]
Donnie Barnes wrote:> On Thu, 24 Feb, Mark Foskey wrote:> Well, his crossed arms thing was supposed to stand for "dominate." That's> bad. But the triangle thing is supposed to mean "family" and is taken from> some rap video where they do the same thing, from what I understand. That> being the case, I don't think you can say much bad about it. Of course,> because it's Rashad everyone assumes the worst.
Well, whatever it's supposed to mean, it also means "hey, look at me." I just think he'd make a better impression if he didn't seem to crave attention so much. I also think he's working harder than some people give him credit for.
Sorry that last post got sent twice, btw. Clumsiness.
Edward M. Kennedy 25 February 2005 08:09:37 [ permanent link ]
"Jeremy Chapman" <jchapman3@triad.rr.com> wrote
Dickie V. says Carolina should win it all - and I agree with him. They> > have the best talent - the best coach - the beat fans - the best> > building - they should be doing better than 15-20 that they posted the> > last couple years.>
A Dukie saying UNC has the best fans? WTF? I wondered what those four> horsemen were doing in the sky this afternoon.
You saw it too? I thought I needed to switch brands.
Milt Epstein 26 February 2005 20:22:32 [ permanent link ]
"Edward M. Kennedy" <nospam@baconburger.com> writes:
"Donnie Barnes" <djbSPAMSUCKS@donniebarnes.com> wrote
[ ... ]>> I don't begrudge you your ability to *love* the kid. I can't>> imagine anyone being proud of his post-shot antics, but he's>> certainly not so over-the-top that Duke fans should get on his>> case. He is who he is. But he does create some of the hatred that>> exists, so he shouldn't be a whiny little baby about it, either.>
Given his looks their might be a bit of jealousy. That kid has it made.
I'm starting to wonder why you keep commenting on his looks ...
(Again, not that there's anything wrong with that.)
