We can still take solace in the fact that the Utah Jazz suck, too
by grungedave on Jan 26, 2011 11:11 AM CST
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PrintIt seems I touched a wee bit of a nerve with my "Have I missed anything? (No?)" post last week.
If so, good - that's what I'm here for. Preaching to the choir is boring and best left to the devices of the Comicle. It's not what we do here. At least it's not what we should be doing here.
Meanwhile, I do have pleasant news for you all.
Really, really good news, in fact! And that is.........
at least the Utah Jazz are sucking, too!!!
Granted, the Jazz did manage to overcome a late double-digit deficit against the Rockets at the beginning of this month. But that was in Utah. Meanwhile, I was gambling it up in Oklahoma unable to watch that particular game. Otherwise I might have punched a midget and kicked a small child. Simultaneously. Watching the Rockets blow a lead in Utah would infuriate me to no end, so let us just say it's a good thing I missed that one.
But the point remains - the Utah Jazz are probably even more disappointing than the Rockets are so far this year. And the Lakers whooped 'em good last night. That makes FIVE losses in a row for the Utah Jazz. This is something we can all celebrate. The world is a much better place when Jerry Sloan's minions are losing with regularity. A team with Deron Williams, AK47 and recent acquisitions like Al Jefferson should not be stuck in losing streaks like this. The team is only 27-16 overall, so they will probably still make the playoffs, but we all know they will not be winning anything important this year. Another ringless year for Jerry Sloan. Karma, bitch.
Making matters worse for Utah, and thus adding to our schadenfreude purposes: Deron Williams is going to be a free agent in 2012. And like any decent, rational, thinking person - he sure is not going to stay in Utah. Unfortunately, the one city that deserves the LeBron/Decision treatment (Salt Lake City) will not be subjected to such antics by Deron, who actually seems like a good person. But, like Darth Vader, he's been in Utah too long so he's more machine than man now and is no longer a symbol for all that is good in the NBA.
So, basically, what I'm trying to say is:
suck it, Utah!
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Sounds like you have been to the large
(Great is a huge exaggeration), and very stinky lake. Pity such great snow skiing is next door to such a dismal place. The really sad part is they have nothing external to blame. Last I looked they have no injury/personnel issues, they just suck!
okur i guess?
and kirilenko was out for a good portion of the season
Yeah, they've lost 5 in a row
But I’d swap our entire team for theirs, wouldn’t you?
no
I wouldn’t touch anything that comes from Utah.
Last time we tried that, we ended up with Shandon Anderson. shudder
You would take DWill in a heartbeat
Don’t lie
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by UofTOrange on Jan 26, 2011 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
agreed!
If we didn’t have Rick I’d take their coach too, 2nd best in the NBA!
Port Arthur, TX
by Screamin' Demons on Jan 27, 2011 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
I want us to get Deron Williams
so I can call him Ninja. They call him Ninja over there fondly. I would love to have their favorite player and beat them. Would Utah explode? Here’s hoping…
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
I'll admit
The Jefferson acquisition scared me shitless last summer.
Someone bitch slap the HOF voters for putting Sloan in before Rudy. The fuck.
by basketball is cool on Jan 26, 2011 12:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions
isn’t this played out yet? seriously, what has this guy contributed to the conversation for the last year? we suck and we’re terrible and “coach sleepy”/south park reference this and “the jazz suck, and here’s a picture of a guy who DOESN’T EVEN PLAY FOR THE JAZZ ANYMORE with a couple of fat mormon dudes hahaha look how terrible they are” that. come on, man. you can do better than that.
who’s idea was it to let this detached, fairweather fan write for a rockets blog, anyway?
by the grawlrus on Jan 26, 2011 12:50 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
it was my idea you stupid POS
It’s been my goddamn blog for 4 seasons now. I started it. Clearly SOMEONE liked it… in fact, a few thousand a day like the concept we started.
And I’m about 95% close to banning you for being a useless troll.
by grungedave on Jan 26, 2011 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Don't ban him!
There’s a place on this interweb for all god’s children. Even the special ones.
by DisplacedTexan on Jan 26, 2011 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I got banned a while back for far less than that.
No special treatment! Lay down the powerful awesomeness of the BANHAMMERRRRRRRR!!!!!
by basketball is cool on Jan 26, 2011 3:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
There's no reason to ban him
You can’t hate people for not liking what you write and making it known.
by Patrick Harrel on Jan 26, 2011 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
it's not that
I don’t mind people disagreeing. I encourage that.
It’s the constant bitching about what is on this site without making any positive contributions himself. In 60 posts/comments, he only ever writes to criticize me personally. After a while, it’s excessive trolling and a waste of everyone’s time.
>Personal criticism of Dave<
Lack of anything contributory here
Point that might get me banned: You’re deriving pleasure from the Jazz. The source of that is negligible for purposes of this post. How does this make you feel?
I don't usually plan out my days because the word "premeditation" gets thrown around a lot in courts today.
well... it's actually more like a double negative
The Jazz are bad. My pleasure of that is bad… so math tells me the combination is good. I can live with that.
It's a slippery slope
Although, after what you said, you have a point. I really hate trolls, almost as much as I hate the Jazz.
by Patrick Harrel on Jan 26, 2011 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
dave, where did my response from last night go? there was nothing at all deletable about it. it was a completely levelheaded and thought-out response to your straight up attack. i hope that whoever took it down has the integrity to put it back up.
by the grawlrus on Jan 27, 2011 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
here's the situation
I’m not going to ban you. But I am going to delete every comment you make that is either off-topic, fails to contribute something meaningful to the conversation, and/or is critical of me or another commenter. To date you’ve made 62 comments on this site and precisely zero of them have contained anything thoughtful or useful. I’ve had enough of that… so here’s your warning.
Are we clear?
by grungedave on Jan 27, 2011 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
i wouldn't do it
people who write in all-caps and trash talk others personal like deserve to speak, but we don’t have to listen. best medicine’s deafening silence
Port Arthur, TX
by Screamin' Demons on Jan 27, 2011 6:41 PM CST up reply actions
Don't like the Jazz either, but..
Yes, I know we have a “history” with them, but they don’t infuriate me. If anything, living in DFW, I effing hate the Mavericks and all of their pompous fans.
that's fair
When I was in school there, I hated the Cowboys more than I could possibly imagine. Fortunately, those were the years the Mavericks sucked and we only heard about them because Jason Kidd cockblocked Jim Jackson on his date with Toni Braxton.
i don't get it
Why are the Mavs fans so pompous? They’ve got a great owner and have had great teams, even this year until Caron got out, but they act like they’re the 90’s Bulls! I was just in UTA and noticed the same thing too, what gives??
Port Arthur, TX
by Screamin' Demons on Jan 27, 2011 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
You guys are the only ones who understand my hate for the Jazz
Nobody else seems to understand it
If you're a fan of basketball, watch a movie called Sonicsgate. It's free, just google it.
by .Bonzo on Jan 26, 2011 5:37 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Andrei Kirilenko..
strikes me as someone who’d demand the rookies on the team to feed him handpicked grapes while he lounges.
by KamuiDn on Jan 26, 2011 5:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
WHY are we last in our division!!!
I’m soooo saddddd at our performance this year. Why can’t we play in the 2nd half? Is it coaching adjustment problems, or our players are just not good enough to close games like the big time players do.
No consistent D
No clutch time closer. Nobody to score when Martin/Scola go cold. Inconsistent bench. There are many reasons why we’re just not good enough.
by Patrick Harrel on Jan 26, 2011 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
Lack of talent
And the talent we do have is soft
of course at least we aren't the clippers.... Oh wait...
by AllenOU on Jan 26, 2011 7:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
again real classy guys c'mon have a little respect for the jazz, what have the jazz done to you?
except beat you in the playoffs 2 times in a row and choke up a lead against us
I still remember the day I came here for a friendly game conversation during a game thread
and was completely disrespected. Guys, it’s fine to hate us but it’s not fine to be irrational about it, like the attitude found in this post. There are respectful ways to hate. I’m not going to come to a foe’s site often, but when I do, it’d be nice to think for once that my impression of you guys was a little harsh.
Records, coaches, players, playing styles aside. We’re your enemy, no doubt about that. But one of the reasons I like to see the Rockets lose are because of what I’ve experienced as a visiting fan in your community. You guys have a reputation for being extremely vitriolic and nasty. You can’t want that as a fan base, right?
Go Buffalo Bills, Utah Jazz, and Arkansas Razorbacks
The fact of the matter is
not all Jazz fans are like you my man. It’s been said before, but almost every time we play you guys a couple of Jazz trolls come over and just act like jerks during the entire game. Tons of fans come over here before a game to ask questions or do a little trash talk. And personally, I have no problems with that. In fact, it’s pretty cool to have open discourse with Lakers fans about their team without anyone saying anything nasty.
But I think our “vitriolic and nasty” reputation is only with Jazz fans for not being respectful of us either. I also enjoy beating the Jazz because I think, “Ha, take that troll!” And I have a hard time believing that TDS just randomly decided to hate the Jazz and there was absolutely nothing that Jazz fans did to elicit that position.
I think if more Jazz fans were like you, the issue wouldn’t be as bad. Thanks for coming over here.
How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!
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