Friday Bolts – 11.13.09
The podcast returns later today. Have no fear lionhearted friends. You will soon hear my voice again.
Here we go again (@jimtraber says): “The pathetic Bill Simmons was at it again. He must nave pictures of someone at espn. He knows nothing about sports, and thinks he’s funny … Hey Bill… You work for GQ?? Iv’e seen you, and you need to stop dogging others looks, and clothes. Pathetic!! … You knew little dailythunder would come to the rescue. A dude who blogs on a sports he thinks he knows.LOL!! … dailythunder doesn’t listen to what I say, but he sure does listen everyday. I wouldn’t listen to someone I thin is so clueless. Nice life … OHHH, got me there nerd boy!! I guess little thunder boy is sending this to his idol, Simmons. Wow, thats scary.“ Traber LOLs. Now that’s scary.
Kevin Durant, doing cool things via Twitter: “Ok ima have a lil trivia question…1st person to answer it right ima send u a nike package…4 pairs of shoes and some hoodies n all dat … Jus gave out like 20 pairs of shoes to some of my tweet fam..now im goin 2 gamestop..ima give summore out tonight to the biggest thunder fan.”
This really interesting piece by John Schuhmann of NBA.com suggests Kevin Durant is VERY clutch.
Everybody is talking about how LeBron James plans to switch his number from 23 to 6 in honor of MJ. As reader MartzMimic pointed out, nobody is currently occupying No. 6 on the OKC roster. Just sayin’.
As you know, the Hornets fired Byron Scott yesterday. Kind of strange because I think OKC folks all held a special place for Coach Scott. He’s a good coach and I’m sure he’ll find another spot very soon.
Zachariah Blott for Empty the Bench: “Although the team is 4-4, three of their wins came against clubs missing stars. Detroit’s Richard Hamilton, Orlando’s Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis, and the Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon never suited up against the Thunder in losses. OKC’s one other win was opening night against the Kings, who then downed the Thunder two weeks later without the services of Kevin Martin (31 ppg). That being said, they are a far cry from the 3-29 record they started with last year and they did manage to take the Pau Gasol-less Lakers to OT.”
Brian Spaeth who used to run the excellent Yay Sports has made a movie and it’s called Who Shot Mamba? It’s pretty solid. It has a very Naked Gun, Hot Shots type of feel. With basketball.
Chad Ford taking an early look at next year’s draft class (Insider): “There isn’t much room for Warren to move up right now. He was ranked by most NBA scouts as a surefire top-10 pick for the 2009 draft and with Blake Griffin gone from Oklahoma, he is now running the show. But it would be criminal if I didn’t point out that every NBA scout I spoke with raved about his performance at the LeBron James Skills Academy this summer. He was the best player there, according to everyone I spoke with. Warren is currently ranked No. 4 on our Big Board.”
Coach Fran has something to say too (Insider): ”I always have fancied myself as something of a draft guru, and after 30 years of experience around the game of basketball, including 23 as a college coach and parts of two as an NBA advance scout, I’m positive I’m just as capable of being wrong as the next guy. Evaluating is not an exact science, and even the best miss the mark from time to time. If every NBA general manager nailed every draft selection, every team would end up at .500. Even an educated eye makes mistakes.”
I just feel the need to say it: Tyson Chandler so far this year: 26 minutes per game, 6.8 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game and 1.25 blocks per game. I believe in Sam Presti.
On Hugging Harold Reynolds, some guy was convinced to be a Thunder fan: “Chris noted that the deciding factor came down to the fact that the team is a novelty and he can start somewhat fresh, “I’d rather root for a team that’s new. I can’t be a Celtics/Bulls fan. I’ll have to check the unis first.” He was also quite fond of one line: “So welcome to the Thunder family. Have a seat anywhere.”
@Royce
You mean you aren’t actually a “little person”?
And here I was only reading your blog because I thought you were a leprechaun and it brought good luck to the team (not to mention the possibility of a pot of gold).
When Tramel slammed him the other day for running to japan to play baseball cause he couldn’t hack it in the states, you could literally hear his forehead veins pumping. It was a glorious moment.
My favorite moment during the Traber-Collison feud was when Tramel reminded Jim that he bragged about the weather compared to OKC when he lived in Phoenix. Traber kicked him off the show, and refused to apologize the next day.
His political “debate” with Doug Gottlieb almost made my head explode, too. What an idiot.
@Royce Don’t take his stubborn slights with a grain of salt. Their ratings are faltering and it seems like he’s clinging to this issue as a last resort. The Sports Guy knows basketball. Royce knows basketball. Most people who post here know basketball. Jim (Fat) Traber does not know basketball. Hearing him try to discuss the Stephan Jackson issue is like my pug trying to tell me how to drive a car.
I lost the office pool on how long it would take Traber to play his “I played professional ball” card, but I’m still in the running for him mentioning Cal Jr.’s house.
@KingGondo “His political “debate” with Doug Gottlieb almost made my head explode, too. What an idiot.”
Just thinking about the two of them talking politics makes me want to off myself like Paris Hilton’s puppy on South Park.
And we all remember how well that turned out….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DY2HargZ7g
Hey ‘Roycee’ your blog still rocks!
When Traber takes a face first dive right into the foot of the opposing player is one of the funniest moments in the history of sports.
Barry Tramel (sp) is great at pissing of that Yardbird Traber.
I owe Presti a family size bag of Funyuns for voiding the Tyson Chandler trade. I got so tired of hearing how he’s a great young center. I never liked that flavor kool-aid.
Then again, Traber will probably just steal the Funyuns for his own fat ass and lecture Presti on how sissified sports have become.
The guy who got obliterated by Nick Collison has a bone to pick with you? Hahaha. Sometimes you’re glad certain people are not on your side.
“more people go to my website in a day than you get in a week.” direct quote from traber to royce. love it
@Brad
I think he might need to have a look at those numbers again.
If Traber only knew how many hits the Daily Thunder gets in a day/week/month thanks to solid writing, insight and, obviously, the TrueHoop connection, I think he’d have to reassess life itself if he compared them to his site.
I’d actually be really interested in Traber and Simmons doing some kind of baseball trivia showdown. I still think Simmons would school him.
And then write a best selling book about it.
U guys should publish those numbers and send him a little twit comparing the two sites.
@Brad
I think Royce is probably too classy to do that…but is it wrong of me to kind of wish that it would happen? Haha!
Don’t be classy Royce! Stick to him. He’ll never shut up, but it will still feel good to make him see the numbers.
@Brett
Eh, I don’t need to get in a pissing match with him. I just can’t believe how childish this man is. Literally can not believe it.
For real Royce, what is you’re average hit count per day?
Its his “Mine is better(bigger) than yours” insecurity showing up again.
@Brad
Per day, around 6,000. Sometimes closer to 8-9,000 depending on the events of the day.
I don’t have no 60,000 listeners EVERY DAY listening to me or anything. Because of course, I’m no Jim Traber.
@Royce
See, that’s the rational truth. I almost said that earlier. I know you’re right. Just drives me nuts when people create their own little world where their fantasy is “God’s honest Truth.”
You should send Traber a nice little care package with his rookie card- net worth 20 cents?-, a box of toilet tissues, pads, and tampons. Excuse my language.
@Royce
Now Royce, I think you should do the hit counts on a monthly basis, far more eye-opening in number. I mean, isn’t that what he wants this to be based on? Sheer size instead of accuracy, integrity and class when commenting on sports?
And 60,000 just for him…righhhhhhht.
@Zach Actually, according to eBay, it’s worth $1.00.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-JIM-TRABER-BASEBALL-CARD-TOPPS-544_W0QQitemZ120404947992QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Baseball?hash=item1c08b1b418
@J.G.
Yeah, I mean it’s closer to 150,000 a month and while I’m very excited about the interest in these here site, hits don’t mean everything to me. I’m glad this can be a place that Thunder fans can come and discuss. If only 10 people looked, that’d be good enough for me. This team deserves a good site and I intend on giving it to them.
Oh, he just looks angry. He is imaging Royce’s head tattooed on a baby kittens face right then, foreseeing what is coming to plan. Man, and $1.44 shipping and handling!? Will it cover the bill to cut that raccoon off the back of his head?
I linked to the “JimTraberSays” site to read Clark’s comments, and there wern’t any- Just Traber responding childishly. Were Clark’s comments there at one time, and were deleted, or do I just not understand how that site/the whole twitter thing works? They should seriously consider re-naming it “JimTraber’AssSays”, though I suppose the new name would be a bit redundant.
Traber simply needs the attention, and craves acknowledgment. Good, bad, no real difference. For him, the true nightmare would be for someone to pull the plug and turn off the lights, leaving him ignored. That’s the one thing he couldn’t tolerate. He lives for the attention. He’s basically a sideshow act, but I don’t think that matters to him as much as having everyone know who he is. His chest-thumping isn’t self-importance so much as insecurity. But that’s how I think you define him.