http://www.sbnation.com/users/Mortimer Posts made by Mortimer on SB Nation http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/4/25/460636/hansbrough-sez-stay-in-sch Mortimer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:41:31 -0000 <p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3367846">http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3367846</a></p> <p>Now, I don't know much about this "NCAA" thing and even less about someone named "Tyler Hansbrough" (if that IS his real name), but it appears ESPN is saying that he has decided to stay in school and eat his greens and take his vitamins and drink his milk and NOT declare for the draft.</p> <p>I know a lot of people here love white guys who box out (that's all college basketball is to me), so you must be crestfallen right now.&nbsp; He sounds like a nice hustle player, so we coulda' used him, but we'll have to wait another year.&nbsp; We waited a year for Oden, waiting a year for Hansbrough will be a piece of carrot cake with no nuts (I don't like nuts in my dessert).</p> <p>I hope his fans aren't too bummed.</p> <p>Mortimer</p> <fieldset class="poll-box"> <legend>Poll</legend> <h5 class="poll-title">Are you bummed about his decision?</h5> <div id="poll_container_21817_429537493" class="poll_container"> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">5%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>Yes, I am.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">4</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">70%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>No, I am not.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">48</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">23%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>What is the who in the where?</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">16</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <p class="poll-total-votes"><strong>68</strong> votes | <span class="poll-has-closed">Poll has closed</span> </p> </div> <script> FastInit.addOnLoad(function(){ new SBN.Poll('poll_container_21817_429537493').animateResults({renderImmediately:true}); }); </script> </fieldset> http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/2/6/213340/3630 Mortimer Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:33:40 -0000 <p><a href="http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/02/khryapa-gone.html">http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/02/khryapa-gone.html</a></p> <p>Our old buddy Viktor Khryapa has been bought out and is supposedly going to return to Mother Russia. &nbsp;Shall we hijack those plans and get the soul of that 21 win season back? &nbsp;Good teams can always use a Veektory!</p><p>Mortimer</p> <fieldset class="poll-box"> <legend>Poll</legend> <h5 class="poll-title">Should we get Viktor?</h5> <div id="poll_container_17675_685587112" class="poll_container"> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">8%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>MAYBE, I don't remember who this is.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">7</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">58%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>NO, he'd ride the pine and we'd have to lose someone.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">50</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <div class="poll_option clearfix"> <div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none">33%</div> <div class="poll_option_result"> <h5>YES, hustle glue guys are precious.</h5> <div class="poll_option_bar"><span class="vote_count">29</span> votes</div> </div> </div> <p class="poll-total-votes"><strong>86</strong> votes | <span class="poll-has-closed">Poll has closed</span> </p> </div> <script> FastInit.addOnLoad(function(){ new SBN.Poll('poll_container_17675_685587112').animateResults({renderImmediately:true}); }); </script> </fieldset>