The Rattler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you kidding?

You are using !!!! capitalizing words and basically going off on a rant and you are telling us to lighten up. Very little emotion came from anyone else but you on this thread . . . it is you that needs to lighten up.

And this constant talking down to posters . . . is that how you act in real life? Because it is really annoying.

I enjoy the thread about Theo . . . it brings back memeories of his time in Ptd.

 

Theo was a mid-season trade and nearly broke the franchise blocks record.

He was an absolute beast that season. He was always a double/double threat in rebounds and blocks. His timing for blocks is legendary.

 

Seriously though. Boob makes some great points and never undersells his opinion, but if you find yourself on the opposite side of any issue, the overbearing and patronizing vibe I get from him is almost insufferable. If people posting about former Blazers is upsetting, so be it, but let's not now try and pretend that this was all some big ruse of comical origins. Being called a "so-called" fan full of "stupidity" isn't even humorous in a Don Rickles sort of way.

 

Theo was truly outstanding in the half-season where he sealed his big contract. After that, I have to say he pretty much tanked it.

 

Like Miles, I was impressed with Theo when the Blazers first got him. It was after the big contract that I started to dislike Theo. Maybe taht isn't fair to him, but I just remember not liking him much before he got shipped out.

Were you a Theo fan throughout his time here?

 

He makes some good points and knows basketball, but he talks down to posters. This is the second time I've experienced it.

I was wondering if I was the only one getting that feeling . . .

 

He knows his shit though. I can tell that already, but let's lighten up a bit, can we. It's the Blazers, it's supposed to be fun, and any opinion held on this or any Blazer board is going to have literally no impact on how the team plays, the moves it makes regarding players, Nate's coaching (or lack of coaching), and on and on.

Can't we all just get along?

 

You're not.

It is so easy to get him to go off.

 

Theo was a breath of fresh air when he first got here and the best part was we dumped Sheed as part of that deal! I was so happy the 1st game after that trade!

jlprk...waiting on reply...

 

Dude, this thread is a joke. The !!!!!!!!! is part of the tip off (like using a green font for sarcasm).

The only emotion I put into this thread was humor. Good lord. Go back to the top and read it again. Did you actually think anything I wrote here was meant to be taken seriously?

BNM

 

I don't know BNM, I though you were being serious here . . . you sound frustrated but I guess you were trying to be funny:

Good lord people. Are you all so uptight and humor imparied you can't recognize an obvious parody when you read one? For those unfamiliar with the concept:

parody - in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation.

I guess I should take heart:

Often, the most satisfying element of a good parody is seeing others mistake it for the genuine article.

Folks, this is a thread about THEO RATLIFF. How can you possibly take it seriously. The thread was started with tongue planted firmly in cheek. If the main subject and the overly excessive use of exclamation points weren't obvious enough clues, I thought the mention of "ex-Blazers" Tyrus Thomas and Randy Foye would be a dead give away.

Yet, here I have multiple people explaining to me the differences between Theo Ratliff, Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake. Good lord, way to over analyse the obvious.

Come on people, LIGHTEN UP. This is a thread about THEO RATLIFF in an internet discussion board. Stop taking this shit so seriously. It's supposed to be FUN.

I mean come on. Theo Ratliff who has bounced around the league like a ping pong ball in a hurricane since the Blazers traded him, suddenly breaks into the starrting line-up the VERY SAME NIGHT Sergio cracks the starting line-up on his new team and Travis plays for the first time since coming back from his injury. That was just too much of a coincidence to pass up.

Sorry some of you actually took it seriously. No, I'm not. You should know better. When someone has to explain a joke to you you're better off pretending to get it, even if you don't. So, let's all have a good group chuckle and get back to lamenting about trades that either happened, or didn't, criticizing our coach and GM, discussing Oden's latest injury and/or revealing photos - you know, the stuff that makes this forum what it is.

 

theo was the man! thanks op, i hadnt thought about him in awhile.

 

and why wouldnt a theo thread be fun? and why cant fun be serious? i think theo would expect a certain measure of controlled excitement.

dont listen to these other guys and feel free to lay praise upon him, he more than deserves it.

eagerly awaiting the ike diogu thread!