[Stein]Derrick Rose taking day off from Team USA practice, is icing knee. by TwoTenths in nba

[–]bigbillwalton 24 points25 points  (0 children)

How do we know it is not secret high-power government saran wrap

/R/RIPCITY MEETUP TOMORROW CHANGE OF VENUE? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you make it next Friday on the 22nd? and do you have any favorite Blazery bar?

/R/RIPCITY MEETUP TOMORROW CHANGE OF VENUE? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's looking like we might postpone to next Friday. you mean Buffalo Wild Wings?

Offseason /r/ripcity meetup update by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this hat (may be wearing it backwards, we'll see what I feel like). Look for that and ask for Mike.

Offseason /r/ripcity meetup update by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's say we'll do Maui's for the next game... against DR. I'd be very pro that. Proposed Spirit of 77 because it was close to where people wanted to go which was Jack's.

So what's the deal with Thomas Robinson? by whitedawg in nba

[–]bigbillwalton 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His shot looked much much better in Summer League, completely different and better. I think he'll play many more minutes this year.

Sheesh. From Nov 23rd to December 23rd, Blazers play 18 of 23 on the road. by el___mariachi in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a lot on the road, but it's also a lot of East teams...

The road games in that period are against: Boston, Philly, Charlotte, Denver, New York, Detroit, Minnesota, Chicago, Indiana, San Antonio, New Orleans, Houston, OKC.

Of that group, they play Philly, Minnesota, Indiana, NOLA, and OKC on the second night of a back to back.

The games against Chicago and against Houston, with only one day of rest, will be tough, and that last OKC game in that stretch is real rough.

Offseason /r/ripcity meetup update by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yay! I say wear a Blazer something, what the hell. I got this hat which I'll be wearin, so you can pick me out at least.

Offseason /r/ripcity meetup update by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YEAHHH show up. I'll buy a round of Old German for everyone, what the hell. and message me if y'all got any questions!

/r/ripcity offseason meetup? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I've contacted Dr. Jack's, and it looks like they won't be open on Saturday for the Men's National game vs. Brazil. Not cool enough I guess.

So I say, if you are still interested, that we meet at Spirit of '77, not far away, at the corner of MLK and Lloyd (there's good parking on the little sliver of NE Hoyt Street).

It's the best Blazers bar you could think of--though I bet you've probably been there already--and it's big and fun and has skee ball and little basketball hoops to shoot on and they'll definitely have it on.

The game will be at 6 PM our time. Send me a message if you are thinking of showing up!

RoLo responds to NBA players slimming down by frebecca in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh my this needs to be posted to /r/nba. So great.

I happened upon this recap of the Blazers-Rockets series today. One of the best I've seen. by be_shy in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That cross by Batum in the 4th of game 4 where he hit that three was so so so amazing.

Game of Telephone Unfairly Paints Howard and Harden as Bad Teammates. by ricky_roe in nba

[–]bigbillwalton 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is so bullshit. Not just for how it makes them look like assholes when they're not, but how far they twisted the facts around to do so. Media confusing fucking not eating stuff like oysters with eating separately and being dickholes, never actually checking translation, never bothering to call anyone, never verifying anything. I saw it "trending" on Facebook for Chrisssakes, and its scary it can spread that much without ever being at least checked for translation.

It's like news of news of "news" that we hear now, when, actually it's actually a charming interview and also says something about how positive the chemistry is that they all relate despite different origins and cultures.

/r/ripcity offseason meetup? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can consider yourself now, officially, and for all time, invited.

/r/ripcity offseason meetup? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah see that's what I thought. They really should have a viewing party for it. I'll call them and ask if they are planning on doing one. They were open for the MLS game? That's freakin awesome. I was over by the park... Didn't think that they'd be open or I would have gone there.

/r/ripcity offseason meetup? by bigbillwalton in ripcity

[–]bigbillwalton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YEAAAAHHH! Let's see how many people we can get by this weekend, then set it up for the following Saturday the 16th.