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Re-Introduction, Starring Ridiculous Upside

Dear Everyone,

Welcome to Ridiculous Upside.  My name is Scott and I'm your usual host, along with my Vanna White, Jon L (he does the real work).  You'll ocassionally hear from a few others, but we're the daily's.  I feel like you and I don't really know each other, mostly because it's usually myself or Jon L doing all the talking, and usually to the four or five regulars we have here.  Thus, I'd like to let you know what we're all about, and our Summer plans.  Consider this one of those assignments your fifth grade teacher assigned when you were done with the lesson plan for the school year, but you still had to be there for a couple more days and it was too early to clean out your desk.

During the fridgid winter (at least here in Bismarck), we covered all things D-League.  This worked well, as our call-up rankings were pretty accurate, our Open Source Live Blogs were filled with fun, and everything else in between, from the "Should Rod Benson Keep Blogging" posts to the "Which D-League team has the Hottest Dance Team?" post kept all 47 daily readers entertained.

This Summer, though, we're shifting gears.  Not totally, but we'll be covering the draft in-depth (complete with regular mock drafts), we'll be covering the Orlando Summer League via webcast, and then I'll actually be in Vegas to cover those two glorious weeks of NBA fringe players doing what they do.  Along with that, we'll keep you up-to-date on the D-League happenings, but frankly, there isn't enough, so it'll mostly be in-depth looks at players that will more than likely get Summer League looks, which you should be used to because Jon L's got a decent amount up in the past week.  Basically, this summer, we should be your first stop if you want to know about the next big thing.

This morning, I was looking at the numbers.  By Tuesday, we will have surpassed 7,500 unique visits in five days this month.  Since we were born nearly one year ago (May 14th, 2008), that's more visits than we've had in 1/3 of the months.  There are tens of thousands hundreds you who read this site every day and don't say a word.  I don't know where everyone is coming from, but yesterday, there were 1,436 unique visits, and there were four days that we had more than that here in the past week.  Regardless, we had very few comments, and most were between myself, Jon L, and IcemanCometh, who was just named RU's commenter of the month in April.

Therefore, I'm taking a stand! No more lurking. I am calling you out. It is time to stop being a wallflower and start talking to the pretty girl/boy across the room.  Believe me, I'm pretty.

After the jump, now that you know what we're planning, we have your Summer assignment (and it includes more than reading Lance Allred's book).

Best,

Ridiculous Scott Schroeder

P.S. To get to know me better, follow me on Twitter @RidiculousScott.  There, you will find my wonderful 140 character thoughts on life and basketball.  Such as letting the world know that I do, in fact, own a Fargo-Moorhead Beez jersey.  Jon Lsays this isn't a bad thing.

Star-divide

 

  • Start contributing!
  • Start fan posting your own mock draft, fan shotting pictures of Mateen Cleaves at the 7-11, take advantage of the loveliness that is SB Nation.
  • If you are a lurker (i.e. a reader who's never posted a comment), sometime in the next 24 hours post your first comment.  You don't have to say much if you're shy.
  • If you aren't sure what to say, try this: "I heart ____" and fill in your favorite NBA prospect, breakfast cereal, D-League team, player, etc. It's up to you.  You don't even have to explain your choice (unless you heart Alton Ford, Antonio Meeking, or Jasper Johnson, in which case you had better explain yourself)
  • Or if that's too much, try this: "Hi, I am a lurker", just so we know you are here.
  • Comment anywhere. In this story.  On the mock draft.  Wherever.

The challenge starts now. I want to hear from you people.  Sign up and comment - and not just for RU.  We've got plenty of other great blogs here, including Bright Side of the Sun, a  Phoenix Suns blog that's worried about H1N1 and is a little overly-meta, but great nonetheless, Welcome To Loud City, if you're into sweet graphics and the OKC Thunder, Rufus On Fire, if Bobcats are your thing, and even Golden State of Mind, because, well, they believe (or used to anyway).

 

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I’ve got plenty on my twitter, I’ll trade them for your commenters :p

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha

You I’ll trade you Iceman for my graphics needs for the next 2 years. But it can’t be an exclusive deal, as I’d have no commenters if no Iceman.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn it! So Basically now I just have to make your graphics for two years! F* Me!

…Iceman better comment like 26 times per post from now on!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait til he goes back to work tomorrow

I’ll shoo him over once he starts posting the random pictures of Idaho football players backsides.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh dear god. I’ll need to look over my contract void clauses and see if I can get out of this damn 2 year contract if he starts doing that!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

He only did it once

And that was due to your Lightning jersey post.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ya, and he had enough respect to do it on RU and not WTLC :p lol

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love feeling loved.

this is just like my senior prom….but the opposite. Two people want me instead of none!

by Aisander D on May 3, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

…and I’m trying not to have Idaho Ass on my blog!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Once again, that was Rumble...

I merely mentioned logos on asses, and he took it too far. Giant Manass is not in me playbook.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

Do I have to go back and look

Because I think there was an even worse, non-pixellated Manass posted in the comments.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Once again not mine....

I’ve had to try real hard to curb my two loves: 1.) Mentioning midgets and 2.) posting pictures of Manass. Thus far I have been successful.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

No I did do that for TorosGirl...

but it was not “in” the comments ala Rumble. I chose to spare people’s eyes when they casually glanced at the comment section.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Alright

Just making sure we’re on the same page.

Also, is this an OSLB of sorts?

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's turning into one...

And I like it. We’re going to break 100 posts on a random monday.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dude that was Rumble....

though I did enjoy the gross irony.

by Aisander D on May 3, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Come on

it’s not like Twitter is evil or something.

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Erie BayHawks fan

And possibly the only one. Just glad to have a D-League team in PA.

Now that I got around to registering, I’ll be making sure Erik gets his due ’round these parts.

by IShootFours on May 3, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Ugh

Erik Daniels? The 6’7 D-League center? I’d prefer it if you were a Mo Rice fan, but guess it takes all sorts..

Good to have you, though. I think we had a couple Bayhawks fans earlier this season, but they randomly disappeared..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Erik

Daniels is solid, especially considering his role on that team. Townes never got the burn to move Daniels over so he did what he had too.

To be quite honest, I’m a much bigger Ivan Harris fan. For the few times the DLeague game player worked for me, Ivan Harris’ jumper was a thing of beauty.

"Why do you shoot so many threes?" - Reporter

"Because there are no fours." - Antoine Walker

by IShootFours on May 3, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like Ivan a lot

I actually exchanged about 15 emails with a writer from his hometown that wrote an article about him. Good stuff. It’s a shame there aren’t more ballers named Ivan.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Great Article

Thanks for passing that along!

"Why do you shoot so many threes?" - Reporter

"Because there are no fours." - Antoine Walker

by IShootFours on May 3, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

You have an Antoine Walker quote....

as your signature. You have my respect sir.

by Aisander D on May 3, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Antoine Walker is...

One of my favorite players. And I might also be his only fan.

"Why do you shoot so many threes?" - Reporter

"Because there are no fours." - Antoine Walker

by IShootFours on May 4, 2009 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Scott

when you worked for Minot, did you travel with the team? Have you ever been to Pittsburgh?

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Side Note: Mister P is heading toward Pittsburgh at the end of June for his first vacation in….GULP …his adult life, and he’s 27. Talk about Ridiculous.

…figures the first vacation I’m ever taking and I scheduled it during the week of the NBA Draft! Doh!!!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mr. P is a Thunder blogger, doesn’t it go without saying that he must feed his massive sized ego with third person posts at every opportunity?

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

I only travelled on our last road trip

to glorious Lawton-Fort Sill Oklahoma – when we returned, we were informed we no longer had jobs. Fun stuff!

I have never been to Pittsburgh. Not much of a flyer.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was Googling pro bball teams in Pittsburgh which led me to the Xplosion website which in turn led me to the Minot website where I saw … you!

I never even knew there was a bball team in Pittsburgh. I wish we had a D-League team.

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha

Lovely. I was hungover pretty severely in that picture and without sleep in a couple days.

The X actually didn’t play this last season, they folded right before, which led to the CBA eventually folding. Since they lacked a serious amount of fans, I doubt Pittsburgh is in the market… Seem too major league for me..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Goth Mormon....

my favorite. Oxymorons make me chuckle.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

She took about 1,000 pictures… I took the first one and then went back to the hotel. Picture day at a 3 person office was amazing. Especially when I was the boss.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’m surprised they don’t, especially when they don’t have an NBA team. You’d think they’d be able to bring in quite a few people to get their basketball fix. They could be a 76er affiliate, although I’m not sure people from Pittsburgh and Philly really want any ties to each other. lol

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is true. Philly is our rival.

I doubt Pittsburgh is in the market too. Pro bball never seems to work out here. This is football country and since their seasons overlap, well bball doesn’t fare too well. Plus, now that there is a team in Erie, they’re only two-three hours away.

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uh oh!

Do you hate me now? Don’t hold Pittsburgh against me!

by TorosGirl on May 4, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can see why you would think TX, but CA? Really? I must give off a beach girl vibe.

I have issues with Chapel Hill too and I’ve never even been there.

by TorosGirl on May 4, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I lived there for a year once....

it was terrible I had to be way, way in the closet with my Duke fandom. Plus anytime they beat Duke they riot and start bonfires in the streets. Even when they are supposed to win, at home. It’s annoying.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Philly > Pittsburgh

Go to school by the burgh, live in Philly. I can’t stand Pittsburgh, although I am none to fond of Philly sports (other than the WFC).

Pittsburgh just doesn’t have much to offer as a city, while Philadelphia at least has some attractions.

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by IShootFours on May 4, 2009 3:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rocky Steps?

And some good arts schools.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

You’re vacationing in Pittsburgh? Why?

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Family

I’ve got a ton of family right outside Pittsburgh, in Aliquippa. Been 12 years since I was up there last, and that was for my Pappy’s Funeral, God Rest his Soul.

Love it up there. Miss my family. Meeting a cousin up there too, whom I haven’t seen since I was like 10 years old. Going to be fun.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is that right in that same area? Beaver Falls, Hopewell and all that?

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep

Aliquippa and Monaca are right next to each other.

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s crazy, its a small enough area you probably know my family :p

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're Lucky by the way....

I’d kill to live up there. So beautiful and I can actually breathe up there. I’d move there if it wasn’t so expensive. It sucks being born in the cheapest place to live in the Country because you can’t sell your house and move anywhere else. lol

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it's funny

how you never like the place you live, but to someone else it’s the greatest place in the world. One thing I will say for Pittsburgh, it’s a great place to live if you’re a sports fan. So much history, so many titles.

Well, have fun visiting. Eat lots of pierogies and Primanti sandwiches.

by TorosGirl on May 3, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

OH I PLAN ON IT!!!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Even if

I’m a relatively new Pirates fan (since 2002 or so-ish)?

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by UtesFan89 on May 3, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good Luck with that, haven’t had a winning season since what? 92? I’m a Mets fan, but I follow the Pirates as well, and root for em as long as they aren’t playing the Mets.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ouch. :)

Yeah… no winning season since 1992.
I can’t believe I randomly picked them as a favorite team.
Stupid awesomeness of Roberto Clemente.
Great player. Horrible way to pick a favorite team.

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well, just take solace in knowing that you’ll only have to be a Pirates fan until Utah gets its own MLB Team. That should happen in like what? A year or two tops?

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

If only

it’s not like the NFL, so I’m sure they could ask the league to not give them too many Sunday home games.

I could totally go for a baseball team… (sigh)

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'd like to thank my grandfather....

for forcing me to cheer for the ATL Braves.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was a huge Braves fan back in the day. Much to my mother’s dismay.

by TorosGirl on May 4, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, at least it’s not North Dakota.. Then you’d have a real reason to ask why..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

...and if you guys are begging for comments like this!

What the hell am I supposed to do??? I posted the final EOS Eval earlier on KEVIN DURANT and haven’t gotten a comment. Man, come up with a plan for me, cause I’m going to need one :p

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 3, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Begging?

I actually suggest you do a post similar to Phoenix Stan’s original. If that doesn’t bring them out of the wood work, I don’t know what will!

Really though, this was just letting the new people that have come for the mock drafts and what have you to let them know what was up, along with the regulars in case they got mad that I didn’t have enough D-League coverage over the next few months.. Just covering the bases..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

WTOC

I creep over there as well Mr. P. No worries, I’ll be around once we start addressing the draft.

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by IShootFours on May 3, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

I feel the same way. I’m not at an SB Nation blog, but yeah.
Got a preview up on Carlos Boozer (you know… seemingly one of the most hated guys on the Jazz… ever!) and I’m getting nothing.

Before, I blogged at wordpress and it was like “eh, no one’s reading”. I’m at a bigger (more read) blog now… and getting no one. I hope I’m not scaring people away.

I mean… it’s not like I’m spending whole bullet points on Kyrylo Fesenko (no worries Scott… that’s coming near the end, because his jersey number is one of the highest on the team).

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by UtesFan89 on May 3, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think for you

The key would be more “pretty Kyle Korver” references and less Fes (Read: Zero).

Also, I could do without the analyzation of the Jazz’s third string point guard situation. That’s just me though. :-)

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Lol

But season reviews = every player.
And I started with the lowest jersey number moving up, because if my last 2 were to be on Booze & Brev Brev, I’d most certainly lose interest.

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

I heart____

RU (despite an unnatural love of pigs)

by Seth Pollack on May 3, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions  

It's natural

Anyone with any amount of compassion would agree..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 3, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Definitely taking the breakfast cereal route on this one

I heart Cap’n Crunch.

-sw

The best of the 2008-09 Boston Celtics is still yet to come. Believe.

by Steve Weinman on May 3, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions  

In part

I’m glad to have a Cap’n Crunch lover here.
It’s a bit disheartening to have another Celtics fan here though.
Only way I can really get over this is letting me know your favorite cap’n crunch brand – Peanut butter?

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Anybody who says Cap’N Crunch Peanut Butter is their favorite should be thrown into a Volcano. Seriously, that’s not real Cap’N Crunch.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Still cool

But peanut butter cap’n crunch. Love it.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I haven't had it in a really long while

for some reason, it’s been near impossible to find in the stores since I got back into my “I want cereal” mood like 4 years ago (right when college began)

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Except the 99.9% of the population that has enough common sense to know that Peanut Butter CapN Crunch is an impostor to the almighty original!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

So what if I say

I heart Kyrylo Fesenko?

I’ll probably be posting more now that you’re entering NBA draft time… gotta protect my Jazz from all the guys that will give us another wing.

favorite NBA prospect: I’m not quite sure. Stephen Curry maybe?
breakfast cereal: Captain Crunch, though I’ve recently rediscovered Raisin Bran
D-League team: Utah Flash
D-League player: Kosta Koufos? (Does he count?)

There. That said, I’m not really a lurker either (though I don’t post enough to be a regular commenter either).

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by UtesFan89 on May 3, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

You're starting to become regular....

must be the Raisin Bran. And the Fes? Really? You’re worried about a new wing player (Budinger) and you heart the Fes?

by Aisander D on May 3, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

There was a time

pre-Koufos (when our back-ups were Jarron Collins & Rafael Araujo) that Fesenko seemed like the best option.

(Plus, I have a tendency to root for guys who’ll end up doing nothing… I was probably the biggest non-related CJ Miles fan in the country for a while back there)

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by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

By the way Scott...

the Bakersfield Jam are still selling season tickets. Doesn’t this seem fraudulent?

by Aisander D on May 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

It does

But you’d have to call in, and I presume no one is there. Hell, the Minot Skyrockets are still selling tickets.
Also, I came home from balling to see 15 new comments on this post, got really excited, and noticed they were all from you.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Geez, what a letdown! Iceman, go ahead and post 15 comments in any post of WTLC and proceed to be praised as a deity.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 6:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

And Also

You need to do another “Hottest D-League Dance Team Post” next season, because the RVG Snake Charmers require at least 45 comments related to penis jokes and this

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Nice use of youtube

But it seemed too new, and I always shy away from videos without sounds. Otherwise, I’d have used this at some point, just because I’d really love to know the song they used. Had to have been awkward regardless.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

I love white trash wrestling ladies...

and this video makes me think of where she is today (read: single-wide in Minnesota).

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

Nope

I did some research. She’s actually now just throwing people under the bus and farting. Typical mid-90’s WWF diva stuff, no big deal.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I already briefly introduced myself, but here we go again although I'll keep some things vague

Travel: I’m the anti-Mr. Pappagiorgio when it comes to traveling. I have been to 30+ countries on business or on vacation. Wherever you are, chances are I’ve been there for a short time. Unless you live in the midwest of the US. I have only been to Iowa. Currently I’m going back and forth between the land of Dirk Nowitzki and the East Coast on a consulting project.

Advertising target group: I turned 30 not too long ago. I am not rich enough to buy a D-League team. I like cats.

Education: English is not my first language, but it has become almost second nature so to say. Lived in Connecticut for about a year during high school. Studied at a little university in the UK. Studied at a little university in Boston and in California.

Character: A questionnaire I filled out fairly recently on http://www.authentichappiness.com (sounds cheesy, but is pretty solid psychology) told me that my top 5 strengths are "judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness", "Creativity, ingenuity, and originality", "perspective", "love of learning", and "curiosity and interest in the world". I think that describes me pretty well.

Hobbies: Basketball (obviously), mostly in the NBA but also international. Track and field. Movies. The Internet in all its facets. Design and innovation. Getting to know new people and exciting places while traveling, often combining that with photography and mountain sports of all kinds (snowboarding, trekking, mountain-biking, …) and occasionally also with social work, e.g. did projects in Kenya.

NBA teams: I heart the Blazers #1, Mavericks #2, Bulls #3

What am I doing here: I’m always interested in up-and-coming players. And I think (hope) the D-League will become much more important for any NBA team in general and the Blazers in particular. We can expect to have so many late draft picks and already such a stacked roster that it’s near-impossible to not send a few guys to our D-League team in Boise “Spurs style” in the future. Right? Right?

by Norsktroll on May 4, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions  

Wow, I feel like we're best friends now...

and I too lived in Connecticut, we’re practically the same you and I.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

That is pretty deep. However, your top 5 strengths are actually 10 strengths. Judgement and open-mindedness have no reason to be combined.

I really hope the Blazers start using the D-League. And not the way they did with Josh McRoberts, whom they just didn’t want sitting on their bench anymore. “Spurs style” indeed.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Poor Josh McBob...

all he ever wanted was to be loved, and to have a crappy attitude and be the third banana but still be revered by fans.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Scott, I linked your last mock draft over at BrewHoop, so I’m sure the four Bucks fans who exist clicked over and contributed hugely to your jump in traffic :)

Btw this comment section is intimidatingly long. I’m impressed.

by Frank Madden on May 4, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions  

It's multiple tangents long...

the four people who comment here often are making fun of each other. Don’t be scared of it.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think you are signed up

You’ll just have to go through a brief initiation… It’s just a scavenger hunt. You have to send me, in a SASE, a picture of myself you found on the internet, along with 3 big toe hairs from your favorite person we’ve talked about on this blog. I will then send you back the autographed picture, but keep the big toe hairs in my scrapbook. From there, you’ll have to convince someone I’m famous. Once that’s complete, you’re in there like swimwear.

Blogging at RidiculousUpside, where we converse with recently fired mascots.

by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

I think I might have to pass.

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RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your loss..

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is the creepiest thing you've ever posted

Toe hairs, really? It’s cool Utesfan. If you stick around long enough to figure out at least 3-4 of the inside jokes formed during OSLBs these past few months weeks days, you’ll be in there like the electric chair.

by Aisander D on May 4, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Open Source Live Blogs...

it’s like a running game thread on other sites, but much more comedic. Here is an example

by Aisander D on May 5, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Dang

100+ comments.

I don’t think I’ve had that many on all my posts combined.
I’m jealous.

True Blue Jazz
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Don't be

While I am impressed, it’s mostly summer vacation plans, debating if Iceman did indeed post pictures of manass, a couple of introductions, and me replying to everything to make 100 comments and hoping the rest of the blogging world gets jealous.
Mission accomplished.

Blogging at RidiculousUpside, where we converse with recently fired mascots.

by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait

“don’t be” because your goal is to get everyone else jealous?
Now I’m jealous and confused…

It seems like all Jazz fans go MIA as soon as the season ends.
Depressing… so much to look forward to.

On the plus side, at least I have more tweets than you.
Though that’s all I’ve got going for me…

True Blue Jazz
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well

I made everyone jealous, but I still haven’t completed the goal. I was hoping for more fan posts/shots. So far, we have one really good one (Swish’s Last Stand) but nothing else.
You should become a D-League fan instead of a Jazz fan. We’re always really excited about things.
More tweets? You must have been at it longer. I tweet too often, methinks.

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by Scott Schroeder on May 4, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dang

I average 28 tweets/day. Was only at like 23 or so last month.

True Blue Jazz
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on May 4, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

How can I respond in any other way but to Rec that? Seriously? F* Me! Rec That!

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

He damn it! I made a brilliant fanpost! lmao…okay so it lacks compared to posts I make at WTLC but F*** me if I have to be long winded on two sites.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Take what you can get.

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by Mr Pappagiorgio on May 4, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

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