Thank You for all the fun
I wanted to say a few things.
Normally, I'm an obsessed Kings fan who finds other teams, and some fans, difficult to root for, and with. I can't say that about 3QC or Magic fans (although they probably aren't any different than any other fanbase in that respect--this is probably my bias showing).
I did want to say this is a great community to watch Magic basketball games with. Win or lose, this community is unique, and enjoyable.
(I am sorry about the Beno Udrih thing though. I have to admit that i do feel bad about that. Have all post-season actually. Guess Otis Smith is smarter than me, right?)
However, this is the first time that rooting for another team was appealing. It was appealing when they lost on Thaddeus Young in game 3 of the Philly series. (As crappy as that was.)
This team perservered through Dwight Howard's suspension for game 6, and beat Philly, and advanced to face off with Boston to boot.
This team lost Rafer Alston to a stupid suspension for slapping Eddie House. (I can't blame him. I'd want to slap House too.)
This team lost it's starting All-Star PG to a shoulder surgery only to have him return amidst scandal and hoopla. (Ha!)
The team's rookie SG who had returned from having a shattered beak returned early to make a difference in the pivotal (and the game that defined this team) Boston series.
It swept Cleveland at home in the Eastern Conference Finals.
It was a Courtney Lee missed layup, and some Dwight Howard missed Free Throws from being up 3-2 going back to LA.
It was tough, fun, hard, frustrating, and surprising.
It was a team that went from surprising everyone to surprising no-one. They survived a young athletic run n gun team in Philly. They survived a tough veteran battle tested squad facing even more adversity than they were in a Boston squad. They outlasted the LeBron's.
Losing in 5 games is bitter, no doubt. Losing in 5 games, 2 of which come on your home floor, 1 in absolutely demoralizing fashion, is bitter.
Between the pizza eating Turk, the Polish Hammer Rocket, the God fearing goof, the soft spoken Texan kid humbled many times over, the cocky street baller, the unsung small college kid, and the coach who got more jokes than Ron Jeremy's porn mates, they stuck around. They toughed it out. They beat you inside, and out. They just refused to quit.
These playoffs? This team? This run? None of it's bitter, none of this is awful, and none of it has gone for naught.
Want a piece of advice? Kick a dog, shoot a baby, and wake up tomorrow. Tomorrow has promise. Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow, you might even celebrate on the Lakers court your first championship. That's why tomorrow exists.
Every moment, in good, bad, frustrating, and everything else, was well spent. Thanks for all the fun.
This FanPost was made by a member of the Orlando Pinstriped Post community, and is to be treated as the opinions and views of its author, not that of the blogger or blog community as a whole.
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I just started a slow clap for this post.
Rec’d.
by Stan in a Van (Down by the River) on Jun 15, 2009 12:06 AM EDT reply actions
. . . and I will continue that slow clap and speed it up a hair (true 80's movie fashion)
Rec’d also.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Jun 15, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
really excellent post
summed it all up perfectly. Thanks for sticking around, pookey. :)
We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.
Consider me stuck
Unfortunately now that you got me, you might regret it. :)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
You're actually going to hang out after this?
Maybe we should plan Kings/Magic games get-togethers if you’re going to be around Seattle next season.
Seattle hipster bars, here we come!
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Jun 15, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I've heard of worse idea's
But you would hate drinking with me. I don’t talk much.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
And I bitch a ton
Bitch after every awful Rafer shot next year is something I already dread….
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Bitching^ LOL
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Perfectly all right.
I tend to be quiet as well. We will just sit next to each other (with an empty seat between us, of course) and surreptitiously acknowledge each other when one of our teams does something impressive during the game.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Jun 15, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I try to not sit on other dude's lap
If that’s your thing, go to Neighbors by yourself please.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Or Julia's if that's closer LOL
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Julia's make a fine breakfast.
Them and Linda’s are my usual breakfast spots.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Jun 15, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Never had much reason to eat breakfast here (let alone Cap Hill)
My first job was on swing shift, and then I switched to graveyard. It’s nice now that I don’t have a job that I can sleep regular hours. (Lord, I’m old.)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
LMAO
I actually enjoy Neighbors . . . but then again, I liked being hit on by trannies while I’m with my girlfriend. That’s just me though.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Jun 15, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL I bet
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I've lived in Seattle for 2 years
I go to Central. I ain’t moving anytime soon. LOL
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Kicking dogs and shooting babies is my favorite pasttime.
It’s good to know I’m not the only one. :) For future reference, these things can be used as a form of celebration, not just when bad things happen. In the immortal words of GI Joe: “Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.”
Detras de ti, imbecil.
LOL
I can live with that.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Blasphemy!
You sir (or madam) are going to hell for that statement.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
FIRE! FIRE!
(Also, please hit the reply button. Thanks. It will make this easier to read.)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Fine, you people and your rules. Beavis thanks you for actually knowing who he is.
I can’t believe countless generations of teenager will be deprived of the wisdom and guidance of Beavis & Butthead.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
There is always syndication . . .
And reasonably priced DVD box sets.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
Feh! I thumb my nose at your box sets! I bought all three and they're incomplete.
Are they still showing it on TV? Maybe I should crawl out of my cave more often.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
No, I guess they're not showing it on TV anymore
To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t thought of Beavis & Butthead in years until you mentioned them. It seems like they should be on late night Cartoon Network at the very least. They’re very dated, but still that was a very important cartoon in the 90’s.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
I only think of Beavis or Butthead when I'm on the toilet
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm kind of surprised CN hasn't picked it up myself.
Then again, the world has become a much, much wussier place since then in my opinion. Someone would probably get their panties in a twist about it.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
You're forgiven
Keep it up, and you will end up like this poor fellow. (He’s earned it.)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Are you goofing on Amick or kingsfan300?
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
Bignerd
I’m really tired of his BS right about now. It’s towards the bottom. You’ll figure it out.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I did too when I commented, but then I read the commentary . . .
You clearly did not like bignerd.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
He's earned it
It won’t matter. That will probably get deleted by tomorrow.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Well for your sake, I hope bignerd has a chance to read it . . .
That much well-thought out vitriol deserves to be read by its attended recipient.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
"intended recipient" rather
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
He'll get around to it
Then he’ll complain to TZ, 214, or Ex G, and they’ll either delete it or not. Who knows. Sometimes they let it go.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I wish bashing of the feeble minded wasn't generally looked down upon in most of the SB sites.
It feels like school all over again.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Well
It depends on how you do it. Depends on the people involved too. Some people let stuff go that others won’t.
I would be banned from 3QC if I did that here. I promise you.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
No doubt . . .
I’m trying to figure out how to get you banned from 3QC with what you wrote in Sactown Royalty.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
I wouldn't write that here
I have a history of tongue lashing there. It’s not always well received, but some people find it funny. StR has been around longer, and some of us there do and say things that aren’t allowed on SBN site.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not apologetic. If I was, I would say so. The thing is, I haven’t done that in a long time, and if the guy didn’t compare covering the NBA draft to covering the NFL combine, I wouldn’t have.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
on every SBN site^
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm with you.
Profanity just adds that special something when abusing the maladjusted.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Maladjusted is a good way to describe him
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Can't stand arrogant stupidity
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Nope, it's why I abandoned the Sun's blog.
I love my team, but almost everyone there has an over-inflated opinion of their self worth. It got to the point where I rather burn my eyes out with hydrochloric acid then read any more of that trash.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
You talking about BSoS?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yeah, it seemed okay at first, but it got old fast.
That’s when I started going around to other sites to see what’s up with other teams.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Ah
You always get people with over inflated sense of worth.
(Points at self.)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Nah you seem less megalomaniacal than those twits.
I also hated the fact that nobody seemed to enjoy just shooting the shit about anything else. Like the awesome musical prowess of ABBA for example. :)
Detras de ti, imbecil.
As I say
I’ve been around that place for awhile. They do what they feel like with it. It’s their choice. Everybody’s entitled to feel what they want.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Don't sell yourself short
I’m sure they are feeling your rejections quite morosely.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
LOL
I doubt it.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
It is hard to equate to in human terms :)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I sense a backhanded compliment of some sort.
It’s hard to tell with you mortals. :)
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Kind of :)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Btw what pick did you guys get in the draft?
I watched Sacramento in the CWebb, Bibby days. That was a damn entertaining team.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
4th overall
We have the 23rd overall pick (from the Artest trade to Houston) and the 31st overall pick in the 2nd round.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Good luck with those picks
I’m actually being genuine.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
I know
We need it.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's a matter of semantic debate
If you’re asking me, and I suppose you are, I say it’s a penetrating PG that can play defense and provide some spark to the team.
I would be happy if the Kings could get a quality PG and PF out of this draft since there seems to be more than enough to get a player out of each pool.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh god, I cannot believe I am repeating a pretty much dead joke, but . . .
What, Beno Udrih isn’t a penetrating point guard?
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
LOl
He is, if you consider how much penetration he’s worth to the Maloof money woe’s.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Two words: Manute Bol.
A gigantic point guard would be awesome, especially on that disappears when he turns sideways. You can’t go wrong on this one!
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Take it easy Dios
Hope all is well in your qwest.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Never better.
Nothing in the basketball world has more comedic value to me than Manute Bol.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
I've been reading BSoS since Dan Hilton ran it
Maybe my impressions of the place are a bit different than yours because of that.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's the very reason why I stopped reading the message boards for the Orlando Sentinel
I got to the point where I hated every single person who posted on that site.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
The Sacbee is the same way
I’m sure the Times Pi and the TNT (Tacoma News Trib) were the same way. Newspapers are terrible for that kind of stuff IMO. O-Live isn’t very popular either.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Well it's popular
It’s not very fun to read.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh no not a future where I get paid millions of dollars to throw a ball through a hoop!
I would much rather be stuck paying off student loans for the rest of my life. I’m living the dream.
Detras de ti, imbecil.
Okay, I'm out. Good night everybody. (Dios & pookey)
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
Take it easy funny
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm late to the party but it was fun, pookey. I enjoyed chit-chatting with you.
It’d be nice to see you stick around during the off-season and beyond.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
Some of the comments you alluded to were taken cared of.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
It's a promise
Check out my profile if you thought I was bullshitting you ER.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Let me rephrase this
I learned alot about the Magic (and the NBA) from chatting here. So, in a sense, I would like to continue that knowledge.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

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