SB Nation User Blog: Y5k

10/26 Junk Drawer Trail Mix Grab Bag Mad Lib

Y5k — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:28:13 -0000

The Trail Blazers opening night is a few tantalizing hours away.

This calls for a Mad Lib:

Adjective:

Nickname:

Current Blazer:

Number:

B-ball statistic category:

Current Blazer:

Number:

B-ball statistic category:

Three Stooges member:

Synonym of "small":

Cartoon character:

Derogatory Adj:

Something smelly:

Current Blazer:

Positive adj:

Something ferocious:

Rocket's player:

Past-tense verb

Same Rocket's player:

Body part

Famous African American pop/R&B music pianist known to wear dark glasses:

Synonym for menacing:

Adjective:

.... wait for it ... don't cheat ...

The glorious Portland Trail Blazers opened their season with a ___(Adj)___ win over the Houston "___(nickname)____" Rockets at the Rose Garden Tuesday night.

___(Current Blazer)___ led all scorers with ____(number)___ points and ___ (number)___ ____(b-ball statistic category)__. ___(Current Blazer)___ added ____(number)___ points and ___ (number)___ ____(b-ball statistic category)____.

Houston was led by ___(Three Stooges member)___, who managed ___(synonym of "small")___ points and ___(cartoon character)___, whose ___(derogatory Adj)___ play reminded Trail Blazer fans of ___(something smelly)___.

"___(Current Blazer)___ is clearly The Man," said Blazers coach Nate McMillan. "This team is so ____(positive adj)___ that I don't know what more I could ask for."

There was a tense moment in the third period when backup center Joel "_____(something ferocious)____" Przybilla and ___(Rocket's player)____ grappled for a loose ball. Przybilla ___(past-tense verb) ___(same Rocket's player)____'s ___(body part)___. Referee ___(famous African American pop/R&B music pianist known to wear dark glasses)___ called Przybilla for the foul, but retracted the called after meeting the ____(synonym for menacing)____ center's ___(adj)____ glare.

Poll

Best adjective

Bulbus

1 votes

Racktastic

6 votes

Sullen

2 votes

Languid

3 votes

dimwitted

2 votes

Michael Jackon-esque

0 votes

Saucy

6 votes

Jaunty

0 votes

Other

2 votes

22 votes | Poll has closed

B-ball Video Game Question ...

Y5k — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:41 -0000

B-ball Video Game Question ...

Got a Wii the other day, any advice on what b-ball game to buy? There's one with K@be on the cover I'd rather not purchase. Advice?

Tickets Question

Y5k — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:33:00 -0000

Tickets Question

Tickets question ... Got my brother and bride wedding gift tickets. Anyone else's show up yet? (In still in Hong Kong, so it's hard to check the old P-town mailbox.)

Nightmare Junk Drawer 8/25

Y5k — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:24:10 -0000

Aghhhh!

So it's been sometime since I've done a post of any kind, much less a junkdrawer, but this nightmare last night I must share with people who will understand. Dear Lord.

The LA L@kers in front of a large fountain (St. Mark's Square, Vatican?). Some are shirtless. I think Rick Fox is there ... They're all toasting with Heinekens and laughing while TV cameras (Entertainment Tonight) roll. Over this whole horrible mess, Wham's awful, awful hit "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" plays louder and louder. AHHHHHH!!!!!

I woke in terror.

Sometimes my brain sets these little traps for me so I will wake ontime for work or whatever. But I just can't shake that dream. Yikes.

(Just did a search on these internets: Turns out the song is by "Glass Tiger," not Wham.)

Poll

Worst nightmare ever ...

Rick Fox shirtless

14 votes

4th quarter collapse VS L@kers

35 votes

Blazers adopt Wham (or Glass Tiger) song for stadium play

1 votes

Blazers bring George Michael in for mentoring role

2 votes

Pope endorses L@kers

4 votes

Green-bottle beer

7 votes

Entertainment Tonight (Mary Heart with or without John Tesh)

2 votes

All of the above

8 votes

What? These all sound delightful! (Other)

11 votes

84 votes | Poll has closed

Celticsblog: Target Trout and Sergio ...

Y5k — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:07:55 -0000

Celticsblog: Target Trout and Sergio ...

(Outlaw would be very dangerous in Boston. Would his liabilities travel with him, or would vets like KG whip his D and O IQ into shape? If so, Yikes.)

NICE SHORTS!: Sitting in a slummy Manila neighborhood enjoying a (kinda) cold one when I see this...

Y5k — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:13:47 -0000

NICE SHORTS!: Sitting in a slummy Manila neighborhood enjoying a (kinda) cold one when I see this kid.
Yeah, there are plenty of Lakers jerseys in the world. But I'll take quality of quantity 9 times out of 10.
The Philippines are crazy for B-ball. Draft international!

Jumped off 233-meter Macau Tower with my Blazer gear on ...

Y5k — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:37 -0000

Jumped off 233-meter Macau Tower with my Blazer gear on ...

Junk Drawer -- March 25 -- Day Off

Y5k — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:53:36 -0000

The boys in Black and Red have the day off and so do I. (Well, they may have practice, and I have a few things to do, but we'll call it even.) I spent my last day off alternating between dealing with the new dog -- who came from the pound as has a few issues -- and looking for work -- because I have a few issues.

Which got me to thinking ... the Blazers are not on today, what to do?

Poll

Best weekday off, friends and family at work but I'm free, yet it's raining and heck, I'm not all that motivated anyway, plans?

Two words: Bed, IceCream

2 votes

Pay old bills piling up, check bank account, call mother-in-law, then relax with a cold one in a hot bath

1 votes

Replenish incense supply, put more pins in Nuggets, Jazz, L*kers, Spurs, Rockets, Mavs, Suns and Hornets voodoo dolls

12 votes

Facebook, Gmail, Myspace, BlazersEdge, burn eyesockets BURN!

10 votes

Two words: Beer, Strippers

14 votes

A good book and some nice tea.

3 votes

Re-read Dave's end-o-regulation rundown, cross reference with Jscott's most recent, scour the internets for other opinions, repeat.

6 votes

this is stupid ... "other"

8 votes

56 votes | Poll has closed

Bonzi and other USA ballers are a "cancer" on Chinese basketball, says Hong Kong newspaper, because...

Y5k — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:55:33 -0000

Bonzi and other USA ballers are a "cancer" on Chinese basketball, says Hong Kong newspaper, because they are shoot-first ball hogs that ultimately don't help their team win.

Awesome Assists Deja' vu

Y5k — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:34:41 -0000

Awesome Assists Deja' vu

Feb. 23, 1987
Seattle Super sonic Nate McMillan sets NBA rookie record with 25 assists in 124-112 win over the LA Clippers.

That’s pretty crazy.
22 years ago to the day (the Clips game was on Monday morning in Hong Kong where I am, so it's "to-the-day" here) of Blake's awesome assist night.