Rudy Injury Thread

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by AgentDrazenPetrovic, Mar 9, 2009.

Moderators: 7

Moderators

  1. BrianFromWA
  2. Chris Craig
  3. Darkwebs
  4. Ed O
  5. PtldPlatypus
  6. SlyPokerDog
  7. Strenuus
Page 6 of 11
  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    28,935
    Likes Received:
    9,593
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Phone Psychic
    Location:
    The Deep State, US and A.


    Just a butthurt Lakers fan. He's sour because we were up by 30 for most of the second half.

    Toko :ghoti: :

    [​IMG]
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Mar 9, 2009
    #101
  2. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,684
    Likes Received:
    2,779
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    I wonder if the people here (on both sides) would react if Ruffin threw an elbow at Ariza (or any Laker) next time the teams played.

    It seems like we would hear the defense of it being justice or retribution... and I wouldn't really have much of a problem with it. I would IMAGINE a lot of Lakers fans would be up in arms because of more clear intent to damage another player.

    It'll be interesting to see... if someone from the Blazers does it I hope it's Ruffin or Randolph. I don't want to waste any of our real players on payback.

    Ed O.
     
    Ed O, Mar 9, 2009
    #102
  3. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2008
    Messages:
    28,071
    Likes Received:
    10,384
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Annnnnnnnnnnnd ignored.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Mar 9, 2009
    #103
  4. number 10

    number 10 Our Savior

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    1,196
    Likes Received:
    19
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Occupation:
    student
    Location:
    Portland
    marginalizing Rudy's fall by calling him a "wuss" is just classless, hatorade or not. Seeing as all you do here is troll, why don't you just fuck off?
     
    number 10, Mar 9, 2009
    #104
  5. alex42083

    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2008
    Messages:
    7,789
    Likes Received:
    47
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Occupation:
    Writing about sports
    Location:
    Canby, Wilsonville, Portland
    Can we see you run down the court full speed, and have a 6-6 athletic dude hit you across the head while in midair and see how you fare?
     
    alex42083, Mar 9, 2009
    #105
  6. Toko

    Toko Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 2009
    Messages:
    377
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Look, this is basketball. Shit like this happens. I watched the reply, and my own personal opinion was that while it was indeed a flagerant 2, Ariza was going for the ball. I'd say I'm a lot more objective than a lot of the fans here, since they hate LA so much, they see conspiracies everywhere.
     
    Toko, Mar 9, 2009
    #106
  7. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,684
    Likes Received:
    2,779
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    What does that have to do with your mischaracterization of my point as the foul being "pretty much clean"?

    I know you make a lot of shit up in attempts to strengthen your position, but I'm interested to see where you got that from.

    And, no, I still am not convinced that, since he did not exhibit apparent concern over Rudy's fall, Ariza therefore must not have been at all concerned about the ball and where it was.

    Ed O.
     
    Ed O, Mar 9, 2009
    #107
  8. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2008
    Messages:
    26,073
    Likes Received:
    9,027
    Trophy Points:
    113
    In related news, Lam*r Od*m is a big fat liar.
    [video=youtube;bHS5UgG2UgI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHS5UgG2UgI[/video]
    0:11 Barrett reports that "now Roy is squaring up with Odom" Did Roy walk over to the L*ker bench to talk smack?
    1:42 Doesn't seem so. Odom is inside the 3pt line jawing with Roy.

    From the AP and espn.com:
    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290309022
     
    BrianFromWA, Mar 9, 2009
    #108
  9. Minstrel

    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    26,226
    Likes Received:
    14,407
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    User Interface Designer
    Location:
    Hello darkness, my old friend
    Yup, that's basically my position.
     
    Minstrel, Mar 9, 2009
    #109
  10. PapaG

    PapaG Banned User BANNED

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    32,870
    Likes Received:
    291
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Tualatin, OR
    Hell, Ed is expanding on the premise of at least one of Toko's posts.
     
    PapaG, Mar 9, 2009
    #110
  11. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,684
    Likes Received:
    2,779
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    The one where I claimed it was "pretty much clean"?

    Still waiting on a link for that, man.

    Ed O.
     
    Ed O, Mar 9, 2009
    #111
  12. PapaG

    PapaG Banned User BANNED

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    32,870
    Likes Received:
    291
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Tualatin, OR
    Seriously though, what the eff is Ariza doing after that play? He's being restrained from going after someone else! Unreal.
     
    PapaG, Mar 9, 2009
    #112
  13. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2008
    Messages:
    28,071
    Likes Received:
    10,384
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Ed, can you at least concede that, regardless of intent or lack thereof (I agree that it was just a hard foul gone wrong), that Ariza's actions *after* the foul show him to indeed be a classless thug? I think that's all we want you to say.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Mar 9, 2009
    #113
  14. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,684
    Likes Received:
    2,779
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Haha. Yep. Odom deserves to be suspended IMO.

    Ed O.
     
    Ed O, Mar 9, 2009
    #114
  15. PapaG

    PapaG Banned User BANNED

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    32,870
    Likes Received:
    291
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    Tualatin, OR
    I misunderstood a part of your post. Now get back to latching on to Toko's posts.
     
    PapaG, Mar 9, 2009
    #115
  16. Toko

    Toko Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 2009
    Messages:
    377
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Looking at the reply, it is clear that Roy went after Ariza right after the foul, that might explain why Ariza did not "check up" on rudy. The reply also clearly shows he was going for the ball. That's all, just a tough foul, and the other guy landed badly. That's all.
     
    Toko, Mar 9, 2009
    #116
  17. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2008
    Messages:
    26,073
    Likes Received:
    9,027
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I kept wondering if Frye was going to be the sacrificial lamb on that one to just barrel into the pile and lay Ariza out. Then I thought that that was probably beyond what Channing could/would do.

    Then my wife pipes up: "Joel's wired for fights. He's probably mad at the coach for taking him out before he could be a part of this one"

    Though I'd hate to lose Joel for 10 games.
     
    BrianFromWA, Mar 9, 2009
    #117
  18. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Messages:
    3,528
    Likes Received:
    271
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Portland
    Ariza was still talking shit after he fouled Rudy..he is now on my shit list..LA just can't take an ass whooping like men..fuck la
     
    MAS RipCity, Mar 9, 2009
    #118
  19. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,684
    Likes Received:
    2,779
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    I can't say that with any degree of certainty, no.

    Ariza was flying downcourt full-speed. He did a mid-air mugging of Rudy--who had his momentum stopped by the ground. Ariza landed on his feet and seemed to be making sure that he didn't run into cameramen and spectators.

    He didn't exhibit much (or any) concern for Rudy, but I didn't really see him get much of a chance to.

    Roy, understandably, ran at Ariza because he was fouled hard by Odom last year and he was sticking up for Rudy. I just haven't seen a shot where Ariza's had much of a chance to do anything other than pivot and hop up and down to break his momentum before he's in the middle of a pushing match.

    I really don't like to label players as "classless" or "thugs" because it connotes an emotional understanding that I simply can't get from watching a person play basketball... and CERTAINLY not from a single 5 or 10 seconds in a single game.

    Ed O.
     
    Ed O, Mar 9, 2009
    #119
  20. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2008
    Messages:
    28,071
    Likes Received:
    10,384
    Trophy Points:
    113
    That's a you problem, not a me problem. :lol:

    Look, I understand you're a lawyer-y type person, and really like the proof thing. But this is sports, not crime (well, that foul was borderline). if you can't get a little blood up over that foul, you probably should check your pulse, cause i think you might be dead... or a Sonics fan. Or both.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Mar 9, 2009
    #120
Page 6 of 11

Share This Page