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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 19, 2010 18:42:47 GMT -5
Well, it's a start. I only decided to become a Lions fan because I've been to their stadium. I would have been a Tigers fan at baseball too, but I was already a St. Louis Cardinals fan because I read a book once and the guy was a Cardinals fan. Also, I had a Toronto Maple Leafs shirt when I was a kid so they are my NHL team. I don't have a basketball team. I really don't follow any of those teams, they are just the ones I was aware of first so decided I would stick with them.
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Post by Champ on Jan 20, 2010 10:39:19 GMT -5
Oh right, Wrestlemania 23 was at Ford Field in Detroit. I just wished I warned you guys that Detroit was a real shithole. I just figured you guys probably wouldn't be out walking around the area much anyway. Yet MS still almost got raped by a pan handler. NYC is way safer now. You and GLF should definitely try and hit up WWE in Madison Square Garden if you come to NY again. The arena's a lot smaller than you'd imagine. But the fans are awesome there. You can roam around times square all day and not and never experience any real problems. In the 80s it was awful. It was so easy to get robbed over there. Fuckin pimps, dirty whores, and junkies. It wasn't cool. Giuliani fixed it up nice
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 20, 2010 15:49:59 GMT -5
We knew it was going to be a dump. We struggled to get a flight to take us to Detroit, so that was a pretty big indication. When we were booking our flights Detroit wasn't even on the list of airports that the planes went to. We ended up having to fly to Holland, then get another plane onto Detroit. Actually, that guy that tried to blow up the plane over Christmas was taking the same journey that we did: Amsterdam to Detroit. I'm sure it was the same airline, too.
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Post by Champ on Jan 21, 2010 0:46:57 GMT -5
That was the week Obama didn't give a shit and relaxed in Hawaii
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Post by Snitskyman2016 on Jan 21, 2010 20:09:19 GMT -5
I like the New England Patriots and hate the Colts because they have big white guys with moustaches on the line. I think the 300 pounders on the line should be blacks.
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Post by Naitch on Jan 22, 2010 18:44:54 GMT -5
I think blacks should be put in the fields again. WE HAVE A RECESSION TO WORRY ABOUT! Enough football for them and more free labor till we can sort out they're economic mess.
Also, we should take back women's suffrage. None of this shit was happening when white men were running the world.
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Post by Champ on Jan 22, 2010 21:40:11 GMT -5
It's a fact that blacks have an extra small muscle in their calves. That's why nigguhs can run fast. So when you have the fat powerful ones with speed on the line, the white guys are in trouble. Mark Henry is 6'2 400lbs and he dunked a basketball 10 years ago. Strongest man or not NO fuckin white guy 6'2 at 400lbs is dunking a fuckin basketball! Those boys got power and speed at 300lbs
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Post by Naitch on Jan 23, 2010 6:50:08 GMT -5
Its also a fact that black people are stupid. They might be fast but whens the last time you've seen a black scientist? They're like unicorns, they don't exist.
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Post by Champ on Jan 23, 2010 11:42:41 GMT -5
LOL
Black people can't ice skate either. That's why you have no black puck handlers in the NHL
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 24, 2010 16:26:55 GMT -5
I don't watch or follow basketball at all, but I've wondered if they have had, or ever tried to introduce any sort of handicap in the sport. What I mean is, most basketball players are giants and unless you are an exceptional player, the chances are you are not going to be very successful playing with the giants because size is such a huge advantage in the sport. Has there ever been any league where teams were divided into classes dependant on how tall they were?
For example, in boxing and most combat sports, the fighters are separated into weight classes because it would be pointless watching a heavyweight fighting a featherweight. And it wouldn't be any good if there were no weight handicap because all we would see are the biggest guys slowly lunging at each other, whilst guys such as Manny Pacquiao and George St. Pierre wouldn't have a chance to show off their abilities.
So has this ever happened in basketball?
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Post by Champ on Jan 24, 2010 17:59:32 GMT -5
I see what you're saying. You're asking if there's ever been a "height" class in basketball. Like a league where you CAN'T play if you are taller than 5'10 or some shit. To my knowledge, they've never had that. But they don't really need it because all the positions are really different height classes in themselves, not by law, but typically that's how it works. Look at players like Spud Webb and Mugsy Bogue. Spud was 5'7 and won fuckin slam dunk contests! That's just ridiculous! He could get higher up in the air than some guys at 6'6. Mugsy Bogue was 5'3 like Rey Mysterio and he was an excellent point guard for the Hornettes. Believe it or not, he would have been able to dunk a ball but his problem was his hands were to small to control the ball. He got rim though! 5'3 grabbing rim on a 10 foot regulation rim? That's impressive! Not to mention that he'd just bang out a 3 pointer every here and there. It was so funny when you'd see Mugsy hit a big shot and celebrate with the center. It was like a little monkey jumping into the center's arms
The point is, basketball is more like wrestling in the terms where you can be all shapes and sizes these days. Either you're really good at the position you play, or you're not. But, like wrestling, there's still a size preference, mainly for the "centers" and "forwards". You always want your center to be the tallest guy on the team since he's the one that can get inside shots over everyone's heads and he can block guys going in for the layups. The "point guards" are normally the shortest and fastest guys on the team. It's only because they don't really need to be tall for their role in the game. They're the ball controllers of the team and sometimes being a short point guard can be used to your advantage like Mugsy. The little guys can keep the ball so low to the ground that these big monkeys sometimes can't get to the ball because it's too low. So the short point guards get away with those low pass right under the arms of the big tree player and they can zip around them for a short shot or lay up because they're so quick. The "shooting guards" are usually just guys that have sick outside shots, no real height preference there. That's the position I always needed to be in when I played. Outside shooting was my strength. Now "forwards", typically have more of a football player build. They're tall and they're stocky. Guys like Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley on the Knicks in the early 90s are perfect examples. They were almost like Patrick Ewings security guards on the court. They were the guys that pretty much block the path that the center can't do. They're typically big and wide so good point guards can't get around them. You also need to have a great sideview outside shot as a forward. In other words, you'd have to be able to hit your shot without relying on the rim.
In my opinion, if they were to have a height class in basketball, it's should be for midgets but I don't think there should be a 5'6 class or 5'10 class. It should be more like anyone under 4'9 or 4'10, which i believe stars midget class.
CHRIST how the fuck do I type that much!!?? I didn't even realize it was that much til I saw the reply! God, I'm sorry again lol
But I just gave you some pretty good insight on B Ball MS!
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 25, 2010 17:10:02 GMT -5
I always thought basketball players were predominantly big ass blaek guys. Thanks for the info, even if it wasn't exactly short and sweet.
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Post by Naitch on Jan 25, 2010 17:45:38 GMT -5
As you can see by Champs post even little Guidos can play ball. I used to play ball pretty well myself during pick up games. But it seemed like every sixth time I would go play something terrifying would happen so I stopped. I can only handle seeing so many peoples ankles broken and people getting seizures on the court.
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Post by Champ on Jan 25, 2010 21:38:51 GMT -5
I had a big problem against the tall guys until I learned that I actually had speed and I started using my jumping ability for layups. I'd jump up to the point where I could slap the back board so the layups started going in almost all the time. That's when I started to learn how to just bust around the tall guys. I wasn't great but I got better over time. We used to play on KOAG's 8 foot rim. That was great because we were all able to dunk on it like the way NBA guys dunk on regulation. But KOAG is like 6'3 so he was able to dunk on his tip toes if I remember. I actually got my first and only real bad ankle sprain in his driveway. His brother was like 6'5 and he stuffed me and my ankle twisted sideways when I hit the ground. I didn't break anything but it HURT REALLY BAD! lol I was screaming and tears were just coming out. It was the only time I was ever on crutches
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