Re: Best Tweets Of The Day

by **bobheckler** Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:10 pm

8/7/14:

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen about 2 hours ago
Really won't miss the Kevin Love storyline. Hijacked too much focus in Boston considering his chances of coming here.
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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen 2 hours ago
So, about Minnesota getting established players for Love and trying to win now ...
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Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaPS 1 minute ago
Yes... RT @NESN: Report: Metta World Peace Changing Name Again To ‘Panda Friend’ go.nesn.com/V4UL3s

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MY NOTE: He's going from TAFKARA (The Asshhole Formerly Known As Ron Artest) to TAWITCH (The Asshole Who Is Totally Confused, Honestly).

Kyle Draper @KyleDraperTV 06 Aug 04:25 ET
Two months from tonight the #Celtics tip off the preseason against the #Sixers. Who's ready for some basketball. #CelticsTalk #CantWait
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by **gyso** Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:35 pm

Retweet Favorite indeed:

Kyle Draper @KyleDraperTV 06 Aug 04:25 ET
Two months from tonight the #Celtics tip off the preseason against the #Sixers. Who's ready for some basketball. #CelticsTalk #CantWait
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Go Celtics!!!

by **bobheckler** Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:35 pm

AS OF 8/11/14: 'Sportscasters are idiots' Edition

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen 3 hours ago
I feel an outsize sense of accomplishment when I can get everything together to mail a physical letter.

MY NOTE: Sounds like journalistic ADD to me.

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Jay King @ByJayKing 4 minutes ago
Not ideal: When I record video in my bedroom, I look like I'm in jail.

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MY NOTE: Patient: "Doctor, doctor! It hurts when I do this!". Doctor: "So stop doing it"

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 07 Aug 01:48 ET
So, this is weird: Panda Friend is my dad's name.

MY NOTE: His son is confused too.

Honorary Non-Basketball Mention

Tim Kawakami @timkawakami 10 Aug 08:46 ET
Nantz says he hopes McIlroy will "get his due now." Yeah Jim, nobody thought Rory was any good after he won THREE other majors.

bob

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by **worcester** Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:42 pm

Bob, I think Kawakami was suggesting McIlroy would get his Mountain Dew endorsement money soon.

by **k_j_88** Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:46 pm

I really wonder what's going on in Artest's head... I imagine it's an immensely obscure, convoluted, confusing place.

KJ

by **bobheckler** Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:45 pm

Through 8/15/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing 13 Aug 09:29 ET
Congratulations to my friend @BenjeeBallgame on his beautiful newborn daughter. Figure she'll see five Celtics titles in her first 20 years.

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach 14 Aug 11:50 ET
Pierce should also pass Hondo at some point in his 2-year deal w/ Wizards, which would've been something had he remained a Celtic.

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MY NOTE: And yet, there's something appropriate about Hondo keeping his place too.

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Jared Sullinger @Jared_Sully0 14 Aug 04:48 ET
Do ppl not know that the farthest lane on the left is the fast lane. Smh.

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MY NOTE: Does Sully know you shouldn't tweet and drive? I sure hope he was parked when he did this.

Honorable Mention

Joel-Hans Embiid @JoelEmbiid · Jul 31
Savages should not be allowed on twitter. Some people are just hating
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Peace,
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by **RosalieTCeltics** Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:25 pm

I hope Pierce does NOT pass Hondo. I always want there to be something that younger fans can look at and say "WOW" !

Rosalie

by **Sam** Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:35 pm

I'm not sure in what respect Pierce could pass Havlicek, and I'm too lazy to look it up, and I really don't care. But I suspect it wouldn't be in a footrace even though John has had knee and heart problems.

Sam

by **bobheckler** Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:58 pm

sam wrote:I'm not sure in what respect Pierce could pass Havlicek, and I'm too lazy to look it up, and I really don't care. But I suspect it wouldn't be in a footrace even though John has had knee and heart problems.

Sam

Sam,

Here's the list.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/leaders_career.html

bob

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by **Sam** Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:00 pm

I'm not certain whether or not that list is intended to demonstrate the fallacy of the newer metrics, but it does a pretty good job. Just for starters:

• Ed Pinckney the runaway number 1 rating in offens
• Jim Ard second, Henry Finkel 5th, Glen McDonald 9th in defensive rating
• Leon Powe number one in offensive rebound percentage
• Alton Lister number one in defensive rebound percentage
• Alton Lister number one in total rebound percentage
• Nervous Pervis number two and Henry Finkel 5th in defensive rating
• Ed MacAuley number one in win shares per 48 minutes

Yes, there are some no-brainers—for example, Russ' massive lead in defensive win shares. But, my lord, at the very least, this ought to wave the caution flag when it comes to relying on the new metrics—and the more complex the formula, the more caution should be exercised.

Sam

by **bobheckler** Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:19 pm

8/18/14: Dinosaur Edition

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Emily Austen @emilyausten_ about 4 hours ago
I think I'm having a quarter life crisis. Does that mean I'm for sure living to 100 since I'm 25 years old?

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MY NOTE: No, it just means you have the event horizon of a June Bug.

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Tom Halzack @TomHalzack about 8 minutes ago
No more fouling after the whistle for Mr. James Posey. Time to yak at the refs himself now.
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Tom Halzack @TomHalzack about 10 minutes ago
Congratulations and much good luck to former Celtic ad NBA Champion James Posey as a coach for Blatt's Cavaliers. IMO, a class act.

MY NOTE: Congrats to the King of Hugs

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Jared Sullinger @Jared_Sully0 about 5 hours ago
Some of you ppl need to start a blog and eventually your own website. 140 characters are not enough for you kids lol

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MY NOTE: Escape from the Land of the Attention Deficit People.

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Jim Paschke @Paschketball 1 minute ago
NBA official Dick Bavetta is retiring after a record 2,635 consecutive games worked in his 39 year career. Never missed a game! #Ironman

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MY NOTE: Missed more than a few calls though.

Tim Kawakami @timkawakami about 12 minutes ago
Sorry, but I can't stand the word "narrative" used only to describe a line of thinking that you happen to dislike.

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Andrew Perna @Andrew_Perna about 1 hour ago
George Hill just challenged Larry Bird for the #ALSIceBucketChallenge. Twitter might break.

MY NOTE: His contract goes through 2016-2017. He must feel safe. Maybe he is, but not necessarily on the Pacers. It's not smart to tug on Superman's cape.

bob

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by **RosalieTCeltics** Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:54 pm

How come no one has challenged you BobH?

by **bobheckler** Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:16 pm

RosalieTCeltics wrote:How come no one has challenged you BobH?

Rosalie,

They can't catch me.

bob

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by **RosalieTCeltics** Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:26 pm

If you are that fast it is time to come to Boston

by **bobheckler** Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:00 pm

RosalieTCeltics wrote:If you are that fast it is time to come to Boston

Rosalie,

I was there, you saw me, and then just like Kaiser Sose, I was gone.

That's fast.

bob

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by **bobheckler** Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:25 pm

8/20/14: Retirement Edition

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 19 Aug 06:18 ET
Ref and great man Dick Bavetta announces retirement. Last direct NBA link to James Naismith. Frat brothers in college. (Sorry.)

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MY NOTE: Naismith was born in 1861 and died in 1939. Just a little shot at Bavetta's age.

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Royce Young @EyeOnBasketball about 2 hours ago
Kobe Bryant on Sports Illustrated cover: “I’m 70 in basketball years” cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas…

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Marc D'Amico @celtics about 3 hours ago
Happy 60th Birthday to former Celtics guard Quinn Buckner, who played for the 1984 World Champion Boston Celtics.

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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 19 Aug 08:42 ET
Saw ex-Orioles GM Jim Beattie at Fenway, covered his teams with MLB.com years ago. I once asked him a not-so smart question.
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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 19 Aug 08:44 ET
I asked him if he had ever witnessed a 3,000th hit. His response: "Yes Gary, from 60 feet, 6 inches." He gave up Yastremski's 3000th in '79
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Jared Sullinger @Jared_Sully0 3 hours ago
So easy to wake up in the morning when you get your rest you need. I feel like I'm a morning person

MY NOTE: Um, Sully, you do realize that professional basketball players are almost completely second shift workers, right? Being 'a morning person' might not be such a good thing for you, unless you're considering a career change to construction.

bob

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by **Outside** Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:10 pm

bobheckler wrote:MY NOTE: Um, Sully, you do realize that professional basketball players are almost completely second shift workers, right? Being 'a morning person' might not be such a good thing for you, unless you're considering a career change to construction.

Well, he is a lunchpail kinda guy.

Love the quote from Jim Beattie about witnessing a 3000th hit.

by **bobheckler** Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:38 pm

8/23/14: Edited to add another Winner.

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Jessica Camerato @JCameratoNBA about 36 minutes ago
Kobe Bryant is 36 today. Rik Smits is 48. Kind of crazy Smits is only 12 years older than Bryant.

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MY NOTE: It's not the years that count, Jessica, it's the mileage.

Scott Howard-Cooper @SHowardCooper about 25 minutes ago
This doesn’t change anything. I still give the Cavaliers good odds to win the lottery, no matter how far they go in the playoffs.

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Sean Highkin @highkin about 11 minutes ago
Love picked #0 because he heard from Shabazz Muhammad that nobody wears it.

USA TODAY Sports

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MY NOTE: Bulletin board material for AB. Good luck trying to score against the Celtics next year, Shabazz.

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Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP about 1 hour ago
It's official. The 2014-15 NBA East... The Cavs and the Cav-nots.

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MY NOTE: So, I guess I should put you down as "why bother playing the season at all"?

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Ray Richardson @twolvesnow about 22 minutes ago
"Three exciting young athletes (Wiggins, Bennett, LaVine), who have potential to have an impact in league," #Twolves Flip Saunders said.

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MY NOTE: So much for "we want to use the trade to become a contender". Now the words are "exciting", "young" and "potential".

bob

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by **bobheckler** Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:27 pm

9/1/14: Roving Rondo Edition

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Scott Souza @scott_souza 31 Aug 03:45 ET

To put Rajon Rondo wanting 'out' in historical context, note Paul Pierce all but told #Celtics same in '07. Allen, Garnett changed his mind.

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 29 minutes ago

For @WEEI: The ever-churning Rajon Rondo rumor mill completes another futile circle. bit.ly/1qwkqxu #IrishCoffee

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Rich Levine @rich_levine 31 Aug 12:39 ET

Will be fun/not fun to watch the evolution of this Rondo story. From offhand comment to HE'S DEMANDING A TRADE

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bob

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by **RosalieTCeltics** Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:51 pm

ESPN pulled that "interview/comment" by Jackie Mac. Either she went nuts or Rondo/Celtics did

Too bad Jackie, this one leaves mud on your face, true or not.

by **k_j_88** Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:29 pm

This:

Scott Souza @scott_souza 31 Aug 03:45 ET

To put Rajon Rondo wanting 'out' in historical context, note Paul Pierce all but told #Celtics same in '07. Allen, Garnett changed his mind.

In a hypothetical sense, let's just say Rondo does demand a trade, people shouldn't treat it any differently. No one should demonize him simply on those grounds.

KJ

by **RosalieTCeltics** Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:27 pm

If he wants out, why try to keep him. This is how althletes are approaching the game today, and it is not just basketball, it is all sports.

I feel, in the end, the gratification they are seeking will never be truly found. But.....it will take a long time for them to realize that no matter where you go, there you are. How many will look back and say "why did I do that"?

Rosalie

by **bobheckler** Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:06 pm

9/3/14

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Greg Dickerson @gdickerson_csn 02 Sep 09:53 ET

To me amphetamines is a "performance enhancing drug" doesn't just have to be roids or hgh

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MY NOTE: Ya think? Duh.

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Marcus Thornton @OfficialMT23 about 9 hours ago

Ion fuxs wit ya but I fuxs wit ya

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Marcus Thornton @OfficialMT23 about 10 hours ago

Just think about me on da low

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Marcus Thornton @OfficialMT23 10 hours ago

Laid way back

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MY NOTE: Just what we need, our very own JR Smith Gangsta Wannabe. Just shoot me now.

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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk about 49 minutes ago

Josh Smith bulks up, he says to play inside more. Riiiiiight. dlvr.it/6pGfMc

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Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney about 1 hour ago

New Zealand's Casey Frank, asked about doing the haka tomorrow before Finland's thousands of fans, with excellent response in next tweet ...

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Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney about 1 hour ago

Frank (cont.) "If there's a Finnish thing, I don't know if there's some Viking action coming back, we've got some berserkers out there ...

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Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney about 1 hour ago

Frank (cont.) "I'm sure we'll accept it. We're all for it."

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MY NOTE: If you don't know what a 'haka' is, it's the traditional Maori war dance that the All Blacks, New Zealand's World Champion rugby team, do before every game. The Maoris did it to intimidate their enemies. Here's the one they're talking about. Look at Harden's face! LOL.

Here's one of the All Blacks doing it vs England. Look at the size of those moose. In the rugby world, the Kiwi's haka is famous, so the Brits have seen this before.

I didn't know much, or care much, about rugby until I went to New Zealand last year. Now, I think I like it better than the NFL.

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by **RosalieTCeltics** Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:16 pm

Just what the Celtics would need, after Gino, we need something uplifting!!

HaHa, Red would flip over in his grave, or better yet, come down to haunt the boys in Green.

by **bobheckler** Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:06 am

9/5/14:

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Jay King @ByJayKing 04 Sep 12:36 ET

So many times this offseason, I've needed to remind myself Marcus Thornton now plays for the Boston Celtics.

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MY NOTE: I know what he means. It's what proctologists refer to as putting you into "twilight state", just before they get down to business.

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Jay King @ByJayKing 04 Sep 01:35 ET

Possible starting lineup (Rondo, Bradley, Green, Sullinger, Olynyk) played 14 total minutes last season. Fourteen!

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MY NOTE: I think we're going to break that record. Not that Sam would predict that, but I will.

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Molly McGrath @MollyMcGrathFS1 04 Sep 06:21 ET

Eugene, Oregon: The only place where your hand towels are shaped like Ducks. #MSUvsUO http://t.co/NhZEkYwe0l

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MY NOTE: Eugene, Oregon: The only place where ducks are not used for anything except wiping your hands.

bob

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