SB Nation User Blog: haildablazer

Would a healthy Nic Batum equal a healthy Greg Oden?

haildablazer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:01:50 -0000

Hey dwellers on the Bedge!

A question has been percolating in the French Press that is my mind (slow, but I miss a lot) for a while; would a healthy Nic Batum mean that Greg Oden wouldn't have gotten injured? Obviously there are those that believe him to be the gigantic version of Mr. Glass, the Samuel L. Jackson character on "Unbreakable," but despite the obvious similarities in appearance:

Why do they even bother with this "THE JUMP" thing?

Anyway, it's a simple question, if Nicolas hadn't been injured, would that have taken the pressure off of Greg to do too much?

Marc Spears story on Oden's rehab

haildablazer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:21:23 -0000

Marc Spears story on Oden's rehab

Nice to see a positive view on the Oden situation. I like Greg's mindset.

Get well soon, #52!

Join Ultimate NBA Krew!10!01!! REWARD

haildablazer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:52:34 -0000

Did you guys hear? Ice T and Ice Cube are getting together for a nice refreshing end of summer concert.

Oh yeah. It's like that.

Football is underway. (Yay?) Baseball is wrapping up. (Yay!) Hockey is a few weeks off. (That's still a sport?) And the Blazers are about to get under way. (Heck Yeah!)

How do you like my J U N K D R A W E R title? Yes, Drawer spelled backwards is Reward.

Whoo, I'm doin good for 3 am.

Poll

Your Favorite Taylor

Lautner

0 votes

Momsen

1 votes

Swif(Sorry, sorry. I'll finish this poll, but I just gota say that the tailor that made this suit was the BEST TAILOR OF ALL TIME!)t

14 votes

Guitars

9 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

Showin' off my junk, 9/6

haildablazer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:20:01 -0000

I've been trying to write something clever.

I failed.

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LeGarrette Jounk, 9/4

haildablazer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:34:40 -0000

So, by now we've all seen this:

Canzano had his usual commentary with three word sencences between every paragraph, and if you look up "LeGarrette" on Google, it brings up "Punch" "Boise State" and "Suspension" in that order.

So, what's your take? In my opinion, the Boise State player did not "tap him on the shoulder" it looked more of a taunting slap + something said. Regardless, Blount went "nouts" and should be kicked off the team.

Poll

Well?

The video lies!!!

15 votes

Minor, 1 or 2 games

23 votes

Whoa. 3 or 4 games.

51 votes

Not on my team, 5 or 6 games.

44 votes

Slaps forehead, rest of season.

117 votes

Go Beavers!

84 votes

334 votes | Poll has closed

Top 10 (11) Dumbest Things Ever Done by Athletes (Updated)

haildablazer — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:24:34 -0000

#10a: The Whizzinator.

(No BEdge-safe images available. Trust me)

Ah yes. We all remember the day when we were formally introduced to "The Whizzinator" by our good friend from UO, Onterrio Smith. I'm not sure how much more I can say about this, since it happened so long ago, but just the word "Whizzinator" makes it worthy of making the list.

10b: Latrell Spreewell

(That's some crazy hair.)

PJ Carlisimo's throat? Meet Mr. Spreewell's hands. And then the assorted crazy after that incident as well. His was truly a meteor that burned bright, burned quickly, and had a firm grip.

#9: Rasheed's Post-game "interview"/Mr. T

(Both teams played hard. Both teams played hard. Both teams played hard.)

Ah, Mr. T. Those were the days. Those were the days. There will be some who disagree with me putting ths up here, but really Sheed had to make this list somewhere

#8: Monta Ellis' Mo-ped

(Motorcycles = cool. Mopeds = not)

On top of one of the most un-manly injuries out there, Monta lied about how he'd gotten injured because (like all modern athletes) he has a no-motorcycles clause. No word on wether he was wearing a helmet, unlike....

#7: Ben Rothlisberger, head hunter

("Heeeyyy you guuuuyyyys!!!")

Sure, he's come back from the injury. But really. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet? Big Ben proved once more for all of us that in the battle royale of Motorcycle Man V Automobile, the cars have something like a 1,000,000-0 record. Just sayin'. At least he didn't crash into a moped.

#6: Rafael Palmeiro, from denial to trial

("Pull my finger, Senator.")

Three days, that's right, three days. That's how long after pointing his finger at Congress for their audacity accusing him of taking steroids till he failed a test for PEDs. Nice turnaround time, Raffy.

#5: Clemens at the Bat

("Break a bat on one of my pitches will you?")

Anyone else remember this? 2000 Subway World-Series between the Mets and Yanks, and Roger Clemens takes exception to Mike Piazza's shattered bat landing vaguely near him. Response from the Rocket after a totally uncontrollable random event? Throwing the very sharp barrel of the bat at Mike Piazza. Houston, we have a headcase.

(Side note: For me, this was the first time I started thinking about steroids in sports. Clemens' reaction was so completely out of control, even knowing he and Piazza weren't exactly best buddies)

#4: Plaxico Burress' Thighmaster

(I imagine he had about this look on his face that night...)

So, Mr. Burress. Star wide-out, playing on the biggest stage in sports. What's a guy to do after upsetting the Patriots perfect season and making one of the most iconic catches the game has ever seen?

"Why.. I'm going to shoot myself in the thigh and maybe never play a down of pro-ball again of course!"

Ah yes. How did I not guess that right away.

#3: Ron Artest gets his crazy on:

(R.A.: "How dare you waste a beer?!?")

Yes he got a beer poured onto him (as he lay oh-so-dramatically on the scorers table) but then he proceeded to go after the wrong guy. Not shown in this picture, but deserving of mention is Jermaine O'neal. It's still a shocking thing to see.

#2: Lady, and the Tramp, and Michael Vick:

(Sick. Wrong. Hillarious.)

I suppose that if Vick makes it back into the league, this will have to drop a few spots, but for now this place of "honor" is well-deserved. While I am loathe to wish ill upon another person, Michael Vick is an exception I gladly make.

#1: Damon Stoudamire, Worst. Smuggler. Ever.

("Paper or plastic Mr. Stoudamire?" "Tinfoil!")

Now. I don't know much about smuggling things onto planes (really), but one thing I do know is that airports have metal detctors. They are pretty tough to miss. Another thing I know is that tinfoil will set off metal detectors. The combination of those two facts apparently eluded a "lifted" Damon. The sheer level of non-thought involved here is staggering, which is why (on my list at least) Damon coasts to the top. Kudos, Mighty Mouse. Kudos.

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There's many many more examples out there, please feel free to add your favorites. I obviously excluded dumb athlete quotes, as that's pretty much shooting dead fish floating in a barrel.

Update: I didn't want to get into the various athletes that have killed people, intentionally or otherwise. No Mike Tyson's, no OJ Simpson's, etc.

Final. Now 300% less disturbing!

haildablazer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:17:33 -0000

Final. Now 300% less disturbing!

I'm re-posting because I seem to have confused a lot of people. This is an image of planet Vulcan...

haildablazer — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:25:27 -0000

I'm re-posting because I seem to have confused a lot of people. This is an image of planet Vulcan being sucked into a black hole in the new Star Trek movie.

Which is exactly what should happen to Paul Allen's Vulcan's.

What Paul Allen should do to the Vulcans right now. (Picture is of planet Vulcan being...

haildablazer — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:49:32 -0000

What Paul Allen should do to the Vulcans right now.

(Picture is of planet Vulcan being sucked into a black hole, from the new Star Trek)

JD: Happy 4th, Welcome home Iraqi Vets!

haildablazer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:45:59 -0000

The 4th kicked off early this year for me. Five of my closest friends are returning from Iraq. While my friends are healthy, and whole, there are many more who are coming back from the front who have suffered tremendous injury.

Whatever your political disposition, Most of us are a citizen of the United States, We are all citizens of the world, and the men and women of armed forces are worth honor and respect at least, whatever else they may deserve.

Even L*ker fans.

Happy (and SAFE) 4th everyone!!!!

Now set off those fireworks you got from the REAL americans.

Sorry about the double.