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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 01:44 AM) Well, Dwight Hibbert used the word "homo" in his post-game press conference last night. Let's see if the entire world gets on him the way they got on LeBron for using the word "retarded" in describing a question (that was indeed f***ing retarded) in a press conference two years ago. Wait...didn't see it. What the f*** did he say?

I'd be ok with something like $30M/3 Years with a mutual option for a fourth year.

QUOTE (mataipaepae @ May 31, 2013 -> 12:13 AM) I'd take him as our DH over dunn Right now I might take me as our DH over Dunn for free.

LeBron was so mad in that interview it was great.

Damn students, learning their rights and s***.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 27, 2013 -> 11:51 PM) I've never tasted s***, but I've accidentally drank urine while intoxicated. I'll just go ahead and assume piss tastes better.

I'm excited to watch Pop coach circles around Spoelstra.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ May 27, 2013 -> 09:40 PM) I really wish headlines like this would stop: Griner dunks twice but Mercury fall to Sky. Really? That is your lead? It's not like the first time that's ever happened. I laughed when after the game ended they interviewed Delle Donne about Griner's dunks. You could tell she was just thinking "We just curb stomped them and you're asking about meaningless dunks?"

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ May 27, 2013 -> 08:21 PM) Says the guy that doesn't ever seem to care about what happened last week much less last decade. Do I really need to go dig up the 63 pointer against the Celtics? The shrug game? The double-nickel against the Knicks when he started the year playing baseball? The reason I made the Nolan Ryan comment is you seem to be caught up in what Kobe did in single games here and there. Congrats, you lit up the Raptors in a meaningless regular season game. While impressive, it doesn't really mean anything other than you had a good night. He's played over 1,200 regular season games, and you're focusing on stuff he did in like 5 of them. Guys like David Thompson, Reggie Miller and Tracy McGrady have done ridiculous things as well. Gervin as well.

Time to summon the Phegley.

Remember when ADA looked good in center?

Holy s*** Tank.

Forgot about this until now.

So, watched part of the Mercury-Sky game on ESPN today. It wasn't actually that bad of a game to watch, at least the Sky weren't. The Mercury were god awful. EDD actually looks like someone that can really play basketball, not just a woman who dominates her competition with size. And she's attractive, so there's that as well. Griner's dunk with two minutes left was hilariously meaningless. It was the most impressive dunk I've ever seen Griner throw down, it just made me think of Taj without ferocity. Might actually watch another game or two this season if the Sky continue to look like something that doesn't make my eyes bleed.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 27, 2013 -> 08:08 AM) I have been looking for opportunities to include graphic novels into my 8th grade classes. The problem is being able to differentiate the lesson for high, and low, achieving students. A story plot like this, with cross discipline possibilities, could be just the ticket. Just be choosy on what you pick, the entire arc has over 100 issues. But it does raise a lot of interesting points with the soldier in Captain America being the one to go underground because of personal liberties, but at the same time knowing he's breaking the law already with vigilante justice.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2013 -> 01:50 AM) There is no "political leaning" in the series from the public. The president is identified as George Bush and conservatives want the heroes to be placed on reservations similar to the one the X-Men are placed on. The liberals want them regulated and registered with the government. Bush and Stark want to take the registered heroes and turn them into a police force with a super powered team in each of the fifty states. Sounds pretty political to me. By this I meant there was no indication from Marvel that had it as a conservative or liberal public. Neither political ideology came off as the good guys, noble, etc. in the series.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 26, 2013 -> 08:29 PM) Russell over Shaq? West over Kobe? How? In a vacuum, I pick Shaq over Russell. West over Kobe was a toss up for me, so I went with the Logo/guy who paved the way for Jordans and Kobes.

Call up Phegley might be an option as well. I also said to add a pitcher to the bullpen.

Well, I thought we'd be able to have a nice hypothetical debate. Silly Quin.

For what it's worth, I got... 1. Jordan 2. Magic 3. Kareem 4. Wilt 5. Bird 6. Russell 7. Duncan 8. Shaq 9. Hakeem 10. LeBron 11. West 12. Kobe 13. Moses 14. Havlicek 15. Erving/Robertson

Duncan as a top 6 player isn't that unreasonable.

Reed third in the league in saves, but has saved all but 7 of our wins.

Happy birthday fellas!

With the gun debate going on in the thread about the soldier being hacked to death, I thought I'd shake it up a bit. Marvel's Civil War story event is started in a way very similar to that of the current gun debate; the deaths of school kids in Connecticut. A supervillain being chased by superheroes for their TV show detonates (his power) and the blast kills hundreds, including 60 children. This pushes a Superhero Registration Act through Congress where all super powered beings must register with the government or be sent to prison. Upon signing, they receive employee benefits, health care, a stipend, etc. Heroes like Captain America reject this bill, claiming that by making the identities of heroes public, they place the heroes in danger (Peter Parker's Aunt May is killed towards the end of the story arc because of his public identity). He also claims that as they have long acted as protectors, they've earned the right to secrecy. Iron Man supports registration after a mother condemns him for funding the Avengers and acting as an influence to any mutant or meta-human. The government & Iron Man hire supervillains (with shock collars) to bring in some heroes. Captain America's Secret Avengers try to continue operating as heroes while running from the law and to avoid being sent to Prison 42; a prison in another dimension from which there is no escape. There is no "political leaning" in the series from the public. The president is identified as George Bush and conservatives want the heroes to be placed on reservations similar to the one the X-Men are placed on. The liberals want them regulated and registered with the government. Bush and Stark want to take the registered heroes and turn them into a police force with a super powered team in each of the fifty states. This is a tricky slope. Heroes have powers and secret identities, they've risked their lives countless times to save the general populace. But they don't answer for the damage they do, cannot be held accountable. And if they rebel, the government has no ability to counter them without another super human. And it isn't something you can take away, the powers are apart of each hero. But not everyone can go out and just "get" powers for protection. Thoughts? What would you do?