Best Tweets Of The Day

6/9/14


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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop about 6 hours ago
California Chrome answers his critics: "I'm retiring to have sex for the rest of my life. You?" #talkinghorse


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Jessica Camerato @JCameratoNBA about 4 hours ago
Sebastian Telfair is 29 today. Time flies when you're a high school phenom.

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen about 5 hours ago
Fan hit by Williams homer: "They say it bounced a dozen rows higher, but after it hit my head I was no longer interested.”

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Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss about 2 hours ago
Derek Fisher is retiring and getting a $3.6m raise. Not a bad day at work. #Knicks

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Steve Luhm @sluhm 2 minutes ago
By hiring Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson proves he wants to still coach. He just doesn't want to travel.



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6/10/14:


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Kyle Draper @KyleDraperTV 10 Jun 08:57 ET
Pisses me off RT @WHAS11Renee: There have been at least 74 shootings in schools since Newtown wapo.st/1oJzGXJ via @washingtonpost

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Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 10 Jun 09:40 ET
The funny thing is the people that say they don't like the NBA nowadays are the same ones who say the Spurs are boring.


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Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 10 Jun 10:44 ET
Preach, Jeff Van Gundy! The only way to cure flopping is to stop rewarding guys with fouls.

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Cure for flopping? Stop giving the advantage to superstars and call things fairly...


KJ

6/11/14:


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Joe Cowley @suntimes_hoops 11 Jun 09:01 ET
... then he quietly sneaks into his office, puts on some Boston Celtics championship film from 5 years ago, and cries himself to sleep.

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MY NOTE:  This would be Joe Cowley of the CHICAGO Sun Times.  He's talking about Thibs.


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Sam Amick @sam_amick 11 Jun 06:45 ET
On the Kevin Love front, I'm told the Houston Rockets are pretty sure they're outgunned in terms of having the assets that Minnesota wants.

USA TODAY Sports

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Ray Richardson @twolvesnow 11 Jun 10:14 ET
WOLVES NOW: Kevin Love talks, says his heart hurts from playoff absences and calls #Twolves "they." blogs.twincities.com/timberwolves/w…

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MY NOTE:  When a player refers to his current team in the 3rd person plural, do not believe the GM when he says he expects him to be with that team next season.


Jerry Zgoda @JerryZgoda 11 Jun 10:06 ET
So Wolves Nation...would you rather see KLove traded to Sacramento or Cleveland?

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MY NOTE:  Hell Hath No Fury...




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Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson 11 Jun 12:04 ET
The Spurs hot shooting in the 1st half reminded me of the 1985 NBA Finals when the Celtics led by Larry Bird blew out my “Showtime” Lakers!

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MY NOTE:  Classy as always. Too bad he couldn't buy the Clips, the competition in LA-LA land would become fierce and fun. Certainly an upgrade in the quality of the front office.




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I just watched the 30th anniversary of the '84 NBA finals 7th game on one of the ESPN channels. Magic was classy after the loss in a post-game interview there as well.

gyso

Me too Gyso. This is how crazy I am! I cry watching "the good old days".

Right now I am watching the Spurs beating Miami and getting excited. I am not a big Spurs fan, but, we are talking MIAMI. I would be delighted to see them go home up 3-1.

Rosalie

By the way, how is your brother doing? Good I hope. And you?
Have a good time with Beat this weekend, he is a great guy.
Happy Father's Day!

I echo the question about your brother, gyso.

Sam

And to you my friend Sam, a very Happy Father's Day. Done moving?

To each and every Father here on the board, Happy Father's Day!

Rosalie

Rosalie and Sam,

The good news is that he is cancer free and my stem cells successfully grafted in his bone marrow.  One side affect is that his blood type changed to mine (A to O).

Other than that, my brother cannot get a break.  When he first got out of the hospital, it seems that it was too soon.  He had not been able to keep solid food down, and because of his general weakness (due to not eating and being confined to his hospital room for over a month) he fell down the stairs at home.  Back to the hospital via ambulance.

At the hospital, he finally is able to eat,  Instead of going home, he goes to a physical therapy place.  He starts to get stronger, but comes down with a head-to-foot rash, which is due to his body's last stand against my stem cells.  Back to the hospital.

He gets cured of the rash and this time goes to a therapy place that is specifically designed for cancer patients. There he gets another infection and has to go back to the hospital.  He is still there today.

Somewhere along his journey he was given some steroids, which have affected his brain.  He has a hard time concentrating and isn't as quick as he was.  Hopefully this is a temporary setback.

My oldest sister (a breast cancer survivor) says that it took her a year to get back to feeling herself after chemo, so he still has a way to go.

For me, I had a problem with some general fatigue for a week or two.  My batteries ran down early in the afternoon and I found myself taking some serious power naps after lunch.  I also was prone to hot flashes during the first week, but that is about it. I can't complain (I don't dare to) compared to what he has and is still going through.

gyso

God Bless him, it is a battle. I know a lot about that. Thank God, I am starting to feel stronger, planning a long awaited Girls week in NYC.
It is tough, so many parts of your body are affected.

Take care of yourself, you have a good, long life ahead! He was fortunate to have you.

Rosalie

gyso,

What a horror story!  I hope your brother is able to maintain a positive attitude despite all these setbacks.  Please let him know there's a whole bunch of people he's never met who are sending buckets of energy and support his way.

Can I assume you're back to your regular self by now?  Maybe you wouldn't be taking a trip to Syracuse if you weren't.  I sure hope you're totally recovered.

I've never heard of a person's blood type changing for any reason.  That's amazing.  Isn't Type O Universal Donor?  That makes it even more amazing.

All the best, and a big hug to Janie.

Sam

Gyso,

All the best to you and your brother. My Dad had a four-day hospital stay for surgery turn into five months in the hospital and a skilled nursing facility because of a staph infection. It was a long, hard journey, but he's made a recovery that didn't seem possible during some dark days.

I know not everyone has such a positive outcome, but some do, and I hope your brother can join their ranks.

GYSO

some one needs to throw you a hanging curve. Then all you need to do is hit it out.

Guess we all have battles these days, I have a step sister that was involved in a serious accident 2 weeks ago, she was riding in the backseat of a car that got rear-ended. She is in rehab now but confined to a wheelchair and may never walk again. Community is supporting her, local lumber hardware store is donating all the lumber for the ramps that will be needed at her home, Other fundraisers by the school where she works will be put to equipment she will need.

There is still the chance she will walk as there is still swelling in the area she broke her back and Dr's say the spinal column appears undamaged. Time and prayers will tell.

Sounds like your brother is a fighter. Hope the weather clears for this evening, I'm looking forward to it. We plan on being at the restaurant about 5-5:15,

beat

gyso wrote:Rosalie and Sam,

The good news is that he is cancer free and my stem cells successfully grafted in his bone marrow.  One side affect is that his blood type changed to mine (A to O).

Other than that, my brother cannot get a break.  When he first got out of the hospital, it seems that it was too soon.  He had not been able to keep solid food down, and because of his general weakness (due to not eating and being confined to his hospital room for over a month) he fell down the stairs at home.  Back to the hospital via ambulance.

At the hospital, he finally is able to eat,  Instead of going home, he goes to a physical therapy place.  He starts to get stronger, but comes down with a head-to-foot rash, which is due to his body's last stand against my stem cells.  Back to the hospital.

He gets cured of the rash and this time goes to a therapy place that is specifically designed for cancer patients. There he gets another infection and has to go back to the hospital.  He is still there today.

Somewhere along his journey he was given some steroids, which have affected his brain.  He has a hard time concentrating and isn't as quick as he was.  Hopefully this is a temporary setback.

My oldest sister (a breast cancer survivor) says that it took her a year to get back to feeling herself after chemo, so he still has a way to go.

For me, I had a problem with some general fatigue for a week or two.  My batteries ran down early in the afternoon and I found myself taking some serious power naps after lunch.  I also was prone to hot flashes during the first week, but that is about it. I can't complain (I don't dare to) compared to what he has and is still going through.

gyso

gyso,


If there's anything behind the theory of the power of prayer you and your brother have that wind at your back from this board.

As Winston Churchill said "When you're going through Hell, keep going"



bob


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6/12/14:


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Dwain Price @DwainPrice about 10 hours ago
The experts had the #Heat blowing out the #Spurs in Games 3 and 4. At least they got the blowout part right. #helpMelo

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Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP about 11 hours ago
Now, not everyone comes out flat in the Finals on June 12. Happy 30th "climb on my back" anniversary to my partner. http://t.co/hhaLvIgBZL

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MY NOTE:  Compare that to this post-game comment by LeBron: "It's not all on my shoulders."



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Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh about 11 hours ago
Chris Bosh: "I don't care about the odds. Odds are for people that can't do it." | I don't know what that means, but it seems profound.

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MY NOTE:  Actually, odds are for people who understand math.



Joseph Goodman @JoeGoodmanJr about 11 hours ago
Wade: "There is no 'i' in team, but there is an 'i' in individual … You have to look at yourself first."

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MY NOTE:  Another "I don't know what it means but it sounds profound" comment.






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Sean Highkin @highkin about 10 hours ago
My new steez is going to be writing about basketball like it's art. Talking about influences and movements and shit. We off hot takes.

MY NOTE:  Oh no!  Jordan Crawford has entered the USA Today lexicon!



Rick Bonnell @rick_bonnell about 10 hours ago
Two weeks before the draft the Hornets canned their top player-personnel guy, Some would say that's bizarre: blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba…

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MY NOTE:  I guess MJ is back from the golf course with the usual result, chaos.



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Bron, your shoulders are a slippery slope.

Sam

6/14/14:


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Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA about 39 minutes ago
Tony Parker on closing out the Heat: "We just have to think about last year. We don't need more motivation than that."

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Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA about 45 minutes ago
Reporter: "If you get a championship, who will be your Finals MVP candidate, who is the strongest one?" Gregg Popovich: "Next question."

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Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA about 44 minutes ago
Gregg Popovich was asked about Tim Duncan becoming all-time leader in playoff minutes & double-doubles: "I can assure you he doesn't care."











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One thing about Pop.  He steadfastly refuses to stoop to others' levels just to help the media machine.  Just as he steadfastly refuses to stoop to players' levels in insisting that the players rise to his level of expectations.  That's something he and Red have/had in common.)

I'm perfectly prepared to anoint Pop as the second best coach of all-time, after Red.  Phil Jackson depended on being handed great players to win.  Pop (again in common with Red) has relied upon great strategy to win with some very good players complementing one another beautifully.  Sorry, TJ, but Phil's not even in the same rarified cosmos with either of them.

Sam

6/15/14:



A LOT to go through today.  Yesterday was a heavy twitter day...



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John Reid @JohnReid64 15 Jun 10:37 ET
It's nice to watch a team that doesn't run isolation plays on every possession and have players standing around. Spurs don't play like that.

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Yannis Koutroupis @YannisNBA 15 Jun 09:41 ET
I don't know who LeBron James is going to see in his nightmares more this summer, Kawhi Leonard or Dwyane Wade.




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Ben Golliver @BenGolliver 15 Jun 11:45 ET
"We're a true team." Tony Parker



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Tom Ziller @teamziller 15 Jun 10:53 ET
::eagerly awaits Kobe's tweet congratulating Duncan on catching up::

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Ben Golliver @BenGolliver 15 Jun 11:33 ET
"We went to four straight Finals. ... We'll take 50 percent in four championships any day." LeBron James

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MY NOTE:  That is PRECISELY why you are not Bill Russell (or any of his teammates) nor MJ (nor any of his teammates).  In fact, you're not even Bird or Magic, since they weren't satisfied or at peace with losing even if they had won the previous year.




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6/18/14


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Mark Woods @markbritball about 25 minutes ago
My money’s still on Spain to reach the World Cup final.

MY NOTE:  This was tweeted after Spain was eliminated.



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Mike Prada @MikePradaSBN about 33 minutes ago
Smarter soccer people than me: Spain basically had a team of 11 Dwyane Wades, right?

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Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO about 1 hour ago
These reasons and more are why it cracks me up to hear fans say, "Cavs MUST take Player X." Truth is, you don't know and neither do I.

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MY NOTE:  Part of that is simple truth and part of that is "it's the Cavs"





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Ben Golliver @BenGolliver 15 Jun 11:33 ET
"We went to four straight Finals. ... We'll take 50 percent in four championships any day." LeBron James

^This was such a weak comment on Lebron's part. Getting beat 4-1 is pretty bad.



KJ

6/19/14:



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Charles F. Gardner @cf_gardner 4 minutes ago
ESPN reports possible No. 1 pick Joel Embiid has suffered a foot injury.

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Frank Madden @brewhoop 3 minutes ago
Problem with foot injury is that it's arguably a bigger deal than the back injury we knew about. Ask Yao and Brook Lopez.

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Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 about 7 minutes ago
Joel Embiid can't even stay healthy in the pre-draft process. Have to be crazy to take him with a top 3 pick this year.

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Jody Genessy @DJJazzyJody 3 minutes ago
If Joel Embiid keeps getting hurt, the Jazz might be able to get him at No. 23.

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MY NOTE:  Or the Celtics at #17.


Bill Simmons @BillSimmons about 9 minutes ago
Also - major ramifications for Boston's potential Kevin Love deal. Can't see them giving up the farm for Love if Embiid might fall to 6.

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Joseph Goodman @JoeGoodmanJr about 10 minutes ago
Riley says "talk to Bill Russell" about mental and physical strain of always competing for a championship.

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Ethan J. Skolnick @EthanJSkolnick about 11 minutes ago
Riley using tough love approach today. "They should all sit down and have a conversation with Bill Russell."

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Ryan McNeill @ryanmcneill 2 minutes ago
I love this juicy LeBron James scoop Bill Simmons dropped: "He goes back to Cleveland and convinces Carmelo to come with him."

MY NOTE:  I love that Bill Simmons is a die-hard Celtics fan, and I enjoy his writing style, but he is starting to looking increasingly like a total caricature.




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He thinks because he is now nationally known everything he says is being taken as truth/ As far as I am conceerned, even though I love that he makes no bones about being a Celtic fan, he is no better than Bleacher Report bloggers.

We all can come up with theories, throw them against the wall, and hope they stick

Rosalie

Nice compliment to Russ by Riley.  However, I think Lebron is far too self-absorbed to understand and apply the Russell philosophies.  Lebron tries to say all the right things (although one can tell it's sometimes a terrible strain), but his love affair with his ego is far too transparent.

Sam

sam wrote:Nice compliment to Russ by Riley.  However, I think Lebron is far too self-absorbed to understand and apply the Russell philosophies.  Lebron tries to say all the right things (although one can tell it's sometimes a terrible strain), but his love affair with his ego is far too transparent.

Sam

Sam,

LeBron:  "talk to who?".

Riley:  "Bill Russell, the greatest winner in sports history.  He won 11 championships in 13 years".

Lebron:  "He wore #23 too?"

Riley: "No Lebron, he wore #6"

Lebron:  "But I wear #6!  Now I'm going to have to change numbers again!"

Cue KJ's avatar.


bob


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