EPTNBA Offseason Thread 2009 - Page 55
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wussleeQ
United States3130 Posts
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
Some choice selections Sterling the racist -Sterling repeatedly expressed a desire to field a team of "poor black boys from the South … playing for a white coach." -Sterling employees made life difficult for residents in some of his new buildings. They refused rent checks, then accused renters of nonpayment. They refused to do repairs for black tenants and harassed them with surprise inspections, threatening residents with eviction for alleged violations of building rules. -When Sterling first bought the Ardmore, he remarked on its odor to Davenport. "That's because of all the blacks in this building, they smell, they're not clean," "And it's because of all of the Mexicans that just sit around and smoke and drink all day." He added: "So we have to get them out of here." Shortly after, construction work caused a serious leak at the complex. -"Is she one of those black people that stink?" When Davenport told Sterling that Jones wanted to be reimbursed for the water damage and compensated for her ruined property, he replied: "I am not going to do that. Just evict the bitch." Sterling the cheapskate -Sterling even asked Silas to cut costs by taping players himself. Before the next season, he installed an ex-model named Patricia Simmons as assistant GM, putting her at Silas' desk while the coach was on an NBA promotional trip to China. Silas returned to find his belongings piled in the hallway. And it was in San Diego that Sterling first employed the money-saving tactic of declining to replace injured Clippers; the team nearly forfeited one game when a player's emergency dental work temporarily left them with just seven able bodies. -His Clippers get an equal share of the league's TV and digital cash, about $31 million this year, whether or not they are ever on national TV. Add it all up, and in the nine years after moving into Staples, the team made $140 million in profits. Sterling the ... sexually exploitative er rich guy -For years he has run semianonymous ads (crude design jobs he reportedly mocks up himself) seeking "hostesses" for Clippers events and his private parties. In a Times ad last summer, Sterling's company solicited "attractive females" to bring a résumé and photo to his address, where employees reviewed their looks. "Working for Donald Sterling was the most demoralizing, dehumanizing experience of my life," says a hostess from the 1990s who says she helped set up "cattle calls" to find other women to work the job. "He asked me for seminude photos and made it clear he wanted more." Sterling also repeatedly ordered her to find massage therapists to service him sexually, telling her, "I want someone who will, you know, let me put it in or who [will] suck on it." Then Castro, whom Sterling met in Las Vegas at Al Davis' birthday party over Fourth of July weekend in 1999, visited his Beverly Hills office, Sterling later stated under oath that she brought a lab report proving she was HIV-negative, freeing him to continue having unprotected sex with his wife. "Every time she provided sex she got $500," he testified in 2003. "He would tell me that I needed to learn the 'Asian way' from his younger girls because they knew how to please him." "If I made a mistake, I needed to stand at my desk and bow my head and say, 'I'm sorry, Mr. Sterling. I'm sorry I disappointed you. I'll try to do better.' " | ||
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wussleeQ
United States3130 Posts
 . DTS can kiss my ass. There's lots of things wrong with this franchise but I love taking the underdog  as for the last part of your post i did not know. very interesting lol. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
Besides the fact that those are amazing plays, I like the old school announcers' style more, it seems more epic. Even watching some of the old games on ESPN classic, those announcers really made the game epic and memorable. Like for example, if you watched the past Finals, when Kobe made that ridiculous up and around shot around Dwight Howard while switching hands in the air, the announcers were pretty just like w/e that's Kobe, but those from that highlight reel above were much more energetic. Anyone else getting that vibe? | ||
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city42
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On August 15 2009 07:43 Judicator wrote: http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nba/NBA_Promotions/15036809;_ylt=Am2r8HOfZIwgT3WWZX.PKhu8vLYF Besides the fact that those are amazing plays, I like the old school announcers' style more, it seems more epic. Even watching some of the old games on ESPN classic, those announcers really made the game epic and memorable. Like for example, if you watched the past Finals, when Kobe made that ridiculous up and around shot around Dwight Howard while switching hands in the air, the announcers were pretty just like w/e that's Kobe, but those from that highlight reel above were much more energetic. Anyone else getting that vibe? That's not a very fair comparison though. Most of the commentary there was by Chick Hearn, the Lakers' play-by-play man, who was simulcasted on radio and tv. Obviously, he is going to be really excited for the local team winning. I also heard Dick Stockton and Brent Musburger there, who were two of the best play-by-play men ever (especially Stockton who did the finals for a whole decade). Marv Albert is still pretty energetic when TNT does broadcasts, but he was working for the MSG back in these days. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
On August 15 2009 10:01 city42 wrote: That's not a very fair comparison though. Most of the commentary there was by Chick Hearn, the Lakers' play-by-play man, who was simulcasted on radio and tv. Obviously, he is going to be really excited for the local team winning. I also heard Dick Stockton and Brent Musburger there, who were two of the best play-by-play men ever (especially Stockton who did the finals for a whole decade). Marv Albert is still pretty energetic when TNT does broadcasts, but he was working for the MSG back in these days. Fair enough, but still there just seems to be lack of flavor or flair in today's commentary in general is what I meant. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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Jibba
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
BTW: Dear Lebron, develop some post moves. | ||
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
top 10 dunks on mt. mutumbo part I http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2009/08/the-top-10-dunks-over-mt-mutombo-part-one/ | ||
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Phelix
1931 Posts
http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/2009/08/so-long-carlos-and-roko.html | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
lol | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
On August 18 2009 16:00 HonestTea wrote: Man he must feel so mortal these days. BTW: Dear Lebron, develop some post moves. He got that crib dribble down! lol | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
On August 19 2009 10:19 Jibba wrote: Amir Johnson is not a baller. Don't know anything about Weems, but gl with that. But they replaced Roko Ukic, life is good. (38% shooting for a PG is god awful, especially when you are taller than your counterparts). | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On August 19 2009 11:09 Judicator wrote: 38% shooting for a PG is god awful See that, Xeris? :D 96-97 Linsdey Hunter - 14ppg on 40% shooting. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
On August 19 2009 11:16 Jibba wrote: See that, Xeris? :D 96-97 Linsdey Hunter - 14ppg on 40% shooting. Lindsey Hunter isn't 6-5. | ||
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