Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:57 am
bol bol means pubic hair
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Around the League: September
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Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:42 am
Hopefully he's been practicing his 3-pointers.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:21 pm
Not in Africa or America.SDC wrote:bol bol means pubic hair
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:11 pm
In the Bisaya language of the Philippines it does.Superbone wrote:Not in Africa or America.SDC wrote:bol bol means pubic hair
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:59 am
And now we know . . . and knowing is half the battle!Cap wrote:In the Bisaya language of the Philippines it does.Superbone wrote:Not in Africa or America.SDC wrote:bol bol means pubic hair
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:36 am
That's what I thought tooMori Chu wrote:Hopefully he's been practicing his 3-pointers.
Watching the video, I am however very worried about his legs/knees. But maybe that's just me because seeing long and fragile looking players run and dribble like that always makes me feel like "Oh no! This cannot be right. It is going to break. Something must give. Any second now. Wait for it. This cannot possibly end good!?!". Happens with Durant too
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:12 am
Manute Bol was such an unusual and unique NBA player. I'd love to have his son in the NBA just for the nostalgia if nothing else. The NBA does well with unique and memorable players. I miss Yao Ming and Arvydas Sabonis and guys like that.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:04 am
I wish I would have saw Sabonis in his prime before he came to the states. I know we had discussions on the previous .net about how his knees were already shot before he even got here and he was still impressive.Mori Chu wrote:Manute Bol was such an unusual and unique NBA player. I'd love to have his son in the NBA just for the nostalgia if nothing else. The NBA does well with unique and memorable players. I miss Yao Ming and Arvydas Sabonis and guys like that.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:31 am
Yes, his body was almost shot when he got to the NBA. He was drafted when he was 21 in '86 and that same year he tore his achilles. I watched him extensively when he played for Real Madrid and even after all the injuries, he was beyond dominating. At that point, think of Chris Webber overall talent inside Shaq's body. Many say that with no injury he would have been the best center in the world, at the all time peak in the NBA at his position.carey wrote:I wish I would have saw Sabonis in his prime before he came to the states. I know we had discussions on the previous .net about how his knees were already shot before he even got here and he was still impressive.Mori Chu wrote:Manute Bol was such an unusual and unique NBA player. I'd love to have his son in the NBA just for the nostalgia if nothing else. The NBA does well with unique and memorable players. I miss Yao Ming and Arvydas Sabonis and guys like that.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:14 pm
He was 3 inches taller than Shaq. When he played against the US in '88, he made David Robinson look like a SF against a center physically.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:16 pm
Sources: GM Danny Ferry's reference to Luol Deng's African heritage initiated Hawks investigation
The trigger of events that led to the toppling of Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson began with general manager Danny Ferry referring to free agent Luol Deng as having "some African in him" on an organizational conference call, league sources with direct knowledge of the probe told Yahoo Sports.
"He's still a young guy overall," Ferry said, league sources with direct knowledge of the probe told Yahoo. “He's a good guy overall. But he's not perfect. He's got some African in him. And I don't say that in a bad way."
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Hawks CEO Steve Koonin told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Ferry had received an undisclosed punishment, but would remain as GM.
The disparaging racial reference to Deng triggered at least one team owner on the call to pursue an independent investigation into how the organization operated in regard to race. The search uncovered the 2012 email that Levenson sent to Ferry and two minority owners that ultimately led to Levenson's decision, under pressure, to sell his stake in the Hawks.
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Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:15 pm
STERLING!The disparaging racial reference to Deng triggered at least one team owner on the call to pursue an independent investigation into how the organization operated in regard to race.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:55 pm
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:11 pm
What does that even mean? "Has some African in him." From a GM perspective, what is he saying exactly?
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:20 pm
More to that quote (from a different source):
The wording is different, so I'm guessing the varying reports are based on the recollections of participants in the call rather than a recording.Danny Ferry wrote:He has a little African in him. Not in a bad way, but he's a guy who would have a nice store out front, but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:52 pm
But does that even mean though!? How does it even relate to basketball?Cap wrote:More to that quote (from a different source):The wording is different, so I'm guessing the varying reports are based on the recollections of participants in the call rather than a recording.Danny Ferry wrote:He has a little African in him. Not in a bad way, but he's a guy who would have a nice store out front, but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:10 am
Exactly, Wally. That's what I don't get.Wally_West wrote:But does that even mean though!? How does it even relate to basketball?Cap wrote:More to that quote (from a different source):The wording is different, so I'm guessing the varying reports are based on the recollections of participants in the call rather than a recording.Danny Ferry wrote:He has a little African in him. Not in a bad way, but he's a guy who would have a nice store out front, but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:13 am
And just to be clear, Ferry is claiming he read those comments and that they originated from a scout.
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:50 am
here's a quote from another source:
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-- ... 01096.html
and does anybody in their right mind think danny ferry is racist?
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-- ... 01096.html
my reading of this is that "African" means he's an african immigrant/foreigner, as opposed to african-american."He's still a young guy overall," Ferry said, league sources with direct knowledge of the probe told Yahoo. “He's a good guy overall. But he's not perfect. He's got some African in him. And I don't say that in a bad way."
and does anybody in their right mind think danny ferry is racist?
Re: Around the League: September
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:00 am
now if hackers/investigators can find those missing lois lerner's emails...