[Edited on December 15, 2010 at 2:28 PM. Reason : this is my mental image of Ernie.]

12/15/2010 2:28:38 PM

People think I'm angry because I say fuck a lot

I just say fuck a lot

Rarely do I get angry over internet basketball talk

12/15/2010 2:30:08 PM

i don't think ernie's doing most of the ranting up in here.

12/15/2010 2:30:23 PM

naw, i just happened to click like 4 different threads in a row with some ernie ranting.




[Edited on December 15, 2010 at 2:32 PM. Reason : not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone in particular ITT]

12/15/2010 2:31:28 PM

Interesting that no one's mentioned that Ernie and jbrick have developed a nice little rivalry over the past several months.

12/15/2010 2:31:47 PM

He's your guy

This is probably the first time I've ever had a slap fight with him

Don't know that I ever realized he posted much in sports talk before today

12/15/2010 2:33:06 PM

Quote :

"I don't even understand why people care what he did, didn't do, or might have done in the NBA. He was the fucking man at NCSU, and that's all that matters to me. Fuck the NBA."

12/15/2010 2:38:09 PM

Quote :

"and the Bucks did it to get some scoring punch"

lol

12/15/2010 2:40:37 PM

Quote :

"you know the economy is in the shitter when the NBA starts outsourcing."

?

12/15/2010 2:48:08 PM

I'm convinced people who don't like the NBA don't like basketball, and only watch the college game out of a sens of obligation to support their alma mater.

Because you can't say the college product is superior with a straight face.

12/15/2010 2:49:20 PM

college ball is more entertaining as a spectacle

because no team in the NBA just forgets how to shoot on a random evening

being a fan of a college team is more nerve-racking, and therefore more fun

12/15/2010 2:54:15 PM

and before them

12/15/2010 2:55:04 PM

Quote :

"Interesting that no one's mentioned that Ernie and jbrick have developed a nice little rivalry over the past several months."

Clippers-Lakers at best.

12/15/2010 2:55:50 PM

I like basketball but not enough to care for both

12/15/2010 2:56:20 PM

I've thought before that it might be due to the Hornets leaving town having pissed everyone off.

But I think a lot of people just get disappointed because they expect it to be all beast-like men slam dunking all over the place and they get let down that it's a more "international" game now and not NBA Jam.

[Edited on December 15, 2010 at 3:00 PM. Reason : /]

12/15/2010 2:59:53 PM

The NBA has meant nothing to me since Reggie Miller retired

12/15/2010 3:00:23 PM

I admit, it meant the most to me around 1996-1997.

That year I got a Gatorade bottlecap that predicted the Jazz would win the Finals in 7 games.

I was one game away from winning whatever their grand prize was.

12/15/2010 3:01:48 PM

i cared more about the NBA in the mid-90s because i collected basketball cards back then and could name the starting 5 of like every team

also, players stayed with the same team a little bit longer (relative to today) so every team had an identity

and having the hornets be like a perennial playoff team helped

12/15/2010 3:03:09 PM

Quote :

"I'm convinced people who don't like the NBA don't like basketball, and only watch the college game out of a sens of obligation to support their alma mater."

naw, the problem with the NBA (imo) is that the players are too good, and that for the most part cancels itself out. I'll admit that i've only watched a handful of full games in in the last few years, but what I see is 90% what looks like a herb sendek team.

I love watching sportscenter NBA highlights. You can watch all of the exciting plays and skip the boring shit. I equate it to NASCAR in terms of entertainment value. If i could watch 3 hours of cars crashing, I'd be a huge NASCAR fan.

12/15/2010 3:03:56 PM

i wish college would drop the shot clock down to 24 seconds though

12/15/2010 3:14:40 PM

At least 30

You can take a piss when a team grabs a defensive rebound now and come back before they get a shot off

12/15/2010 3:38:59 PM

I like the NBA

But at least in college basketball there's NO DAMN ORGAN MUSIC

12/15/2010 4:21:16 PM

What's wrong with organ music? It does nothing to disrupt baseball, hockey, or basketball. I actually like it, especially in baseball. If you're park doesn't have an organ, it's no good.

12/15/2010 4:36:04 PM

I wish we Julius as an announcer at our bball games and he was allowed to make it R rated.
And1 style at tha RBC.

12/15/2010 5:10:41 PM

his tweets aren't even R-rated, i doubt he'd rap it up for you as an announcer

12/15/2010 6:25:39 PM

I keep reading this as "Jules is starting to shit" and I'm all "man we don't need that crap in Sports Talk"

12/15/2010 7:37:06 PM

NBA teams score on such a high percentage of their possession, and it's all from boring mid range jumpers. I think there is some truth to the statement that they are too good.



Hodge is a lesson to youth coaches -- whoever allowed him to keep shooting the way he shot fucked him over. I expect that when he was young, hodge could get all the points he wanted, so there was never any pressure to fix his form. This is not a Phil Rivers situation where the awkward motion actually provided an advantage (quick release).

12/15/2010 9:08:31 PM

Quote :

"rap it up"

12/15/2010 11:19:44 PM

Quote :

"I'm convinced people who don't like the NBA don't like basketball, and only watch the college game out of a sens of obligation to support their alma mater."

Most games don't mean shit. Most games aren't decided until the 4th (which sounds exciting but if you are just going to try and keep it close for 3 quarters what is the point of playing them). The playoffs are good but there are often instances (like Lebron last year) where players don't seem to be giving it their best effort even in the playoffs.

And I like basketball more than football.

12/16/2010 9:27:52 AM

now him and Starbury are just being stupid

Quote :

"RT @StarburyMarbury: Its Merry Christmas not xmas. Don't X Christ out. #FoodForThought **Amen"

12/16/2010 11:42:40 PM