The Blazer Dancers are always practicing their routines at my gym. The first time it happened it was very disorienting because all of a sudden there were twenty people who were professionally attractive and in shape at the gym, when normally it is just slobs and juiceheads.
ps- I hate Blaze with a passion. I have a sizeable but lesser hatred towards the Blazer dancers. Mostly they just make me sad that they can't rehearse more and that they have to groom themselves so intensely and wear go-go boots.
After 13+ hours of last minute negotiations over the last 2 days trying to make a last minute deal: The first two weeks of the NBA season have been cancelled. :( That's 7 Blazer games. THIS SUCKS A LOT
They are having a very important meeting today (the first meeting since last week when games were cancelled). It's being mediated by a federal mediator. Its been going on for 9+ hours. Reports are that it should go deep into the night.
CH**RL*AD*RS! I love those dudes, although every time I watch the Blazer Dancers I wonder if we got thirty-third pick of the draft or something, they have a hard time holding a straight line together. Also, I still have a chalupa pass in my wallet from when FJ and I went to a game two years ago, it was on "BLAZER'S DOG APPRECIATION DAY" and there was a dog race at half-time. If the games get put on hold, what about if the Blazer Dancers host a NBA Dance-Off Championship at the Arena? BEST IDEA. I'D GO.
They met for 16 hours yesterday (until 2am). No comments were given after the meeting and they got back to the negotiation table this morning at 10am (eastern).
They are able to do it because they HAVE to. They should've been having these marathon meetings months ago, and because they didn't they have thrown hundreds of millions of dollars down the toilet.
Matthew, I'm sure there will be ways to watch the games. There are ways to watch most things these days. (39 people are watching me drink coffee right now on my ustream)
It's hard not to be contrarian when its a topic that you follow closely and know a fair amount about and people make strong statements without context.
The first Blazer game was streamed live as a beta test. Went pretty well except the iPhone camera kept trying to autofocus. Can't find a way to turn off autofocus.
Anyone have a good idea of how to stream games, would prefer not to use FaceTime camera on my computer. External webcam?
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ps- I hate Blaze with a passion. I have a sizeable but lesser hatred towards the Blazer dancers. Mostly they just make me sad that they can't rehearse more and that they have to groom themselves so intensely and wear go-go boots.
Not nearly as dirty as it sounds.
The first two weeks of the NBA season have been cancelled.
:(
That's 7 Blazer games.
THIS SUCKS A LOT
i hate it!
make the basketball times, please!
It's being mediated by a federal mediator.
Its been going on for 9+ hours. Reports are that it should go deep into the night.
It sounds like it didn't go very well last night.
No comments were given after the meeting and they got back to the negotiation table this morning at 10am (eastern).
TOUGH TO TELL
Almost all of the big players are going on a tour around the world playing games in a couple weeks. MACAU! AUSTRALIA!
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7123689/nba-lockout-players-planning-two-week-exhibition-tour-sources-say
Matthew, I'm sure there will be ways to watch the games. There are ways to watch most things these days. (39 people are watching me drink coffee right now on my ustream)
It is weird to think of a 16-Hour negotiation. Are they debating points? Name calling? Sitting silently staring at each other? Weird.
So bummed.
What is the deal with "good" owners like Mark Cuban? Are they being "asshats" as well?
Paul Allen has single handedly kept the Blazers in Portland a bunch of times when there was a thread of the team moving.
Michael Jordan is an NBA owner.
You are always the contrarian ;)
Paul didn't even talk in the meeting.
It's hard not to be contrarian when its a topic that you follow closely and know a fair amount about and people make strong statements without context.
Commisioner Stern just referred to it as "the NBA's nuclear winter."
"Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hell"
-Bad Religion
This makes me glad I don't care about sports, because of how bummed I'd be right now!
Great life advice: don't love anything, then you'll never be disappointed (note: terrible life advice)
I hate to see my friends suffering. It would be like if the universe took away chocolate and the GoT books!!! I EMPATHIZE!
I think a great antidote is Steve's fake video game bball season, which I think is fucking genius.
Anyone have a good idea of how to stream games, would prefer not to use FaceTime camera on my computer. External webcam?