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meh. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/parthamin555/usc.png

Such a good actor, one of my fav' films thats underrated.

Well first of 'we' didn't believe anything because 'we' were still one thousand years away from being alive. Second of all, the world didn't believe the Earth was flat, in fact after there was a lot of optimism in that field at about 400-300BCE with Aristotle noting how the stars set, and putting forth his theory of a spherical Earth. Of course, the year is 300BCE so the message got across to roughly eight people at the time within his own family. Then there was another ancient Greek, I've forgotten his name, who figured out in 200 or so BCE that in order for the Earth to be flat, the sun's rays would have to be parallel to the Earth, which they weren't. There were many mathematician, scientists and the like coming out with these claims until the first century BCE. Then there was the whole Church controversy with the Roman Catholics silencing anyone who didn't believe in St. Augustine's view of antipodes, citing religious theories dating back to Adam to prove his point. Then there was nothing until Copernicus and Gallileo in the 1400-1600s and even then, this was still a very new subject. The different between us now and them was that this was groundbreaking stuff they had to really work toward, now we can Google search the circumference of the globe in less than a .14 seconds (that's how long it took my computer, apparently). But if you ask someone to actually figure it out without a computer now, I'm betting aside from obvious professional, many of us wouldn't know how and where to start. So just because some people believed the world was flat, doesn't mean they weren't smart. The works of Aristotle and the Greeks, of the Early Middle Age philosophers was highly thoughtful and quite solid material. I don't think there are many nowadays who can match that sort of intellect in context to the age they live.

Honestly I would put Udonis Haslem over Seiklay just because the guy has been so loyal to the team. He has won a title with them as the third best player and is from the area as well which makes it extra special IMO. He doesn't have the numbers that Rony has, but he has been apart of a real winner and is the unsung hero of the team over the past 5 or so years.

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The thing about Oden that a lot of people seem to forget is that he is still only 21 years old and is really only in his second NBA season. Add in the fact that big men take longer to develop than guards (obviously there are some exceptions to this) and I still have faith that Oden will be able to become more than just a defensive anchor. I am going to withold judgement on him until his rooke contract is finished because players like Oden can either come into the league and dominate right away, or they can take time to develop. Oden showed in college that he can be a force both offensively and defensively. When he is confident in his offense hs is better than what he has shown so far in his NBA career. He just needs more time to get used to the faster pace, more athletic players and tougher defense. This in turn will lead to him being more confident in himself and his abilities. That microfracture surgery really hurt his development and I think hurt him mentally as well. Then you also have to take into consideration what Dr. Feelgood said about the Blazers not needing Oden to be an offensive player. With players like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Travis Outlaw, Martell Webster, Rudy Fernandez and Andre Miller, Oden is more often than not the 5th option on the floor. This can be good for his development because the Blazers have the luxury of not having to put much pressure on him offensively and are able to bring him along slowly. The foul trouble is an issue that I am sure he will figure out. A lot of defensive big men like Oden experienced foul difficulties when they first came into the league but as they gained more experience and discipline, they were able to rectify it. I still have faith that Oden will become a top tier center in the NBA. I admit that I am bias as I was a huge fan of Oden's since reading about what he accomplished in high school and was literally pissed off that Stern implemented the age limit rule when he did as it didn't allow the Raptors to draft him (I imagine he would've entered the 06 draft and would've been the consensous number 1 pick). I think that you just have to be patient with him and reserve judgement for at least another couple of years.

Can't wait to beat this collection of pansies and take the lead in the division. If Dallas thinks their going to come into our house and win this game their sadly mistaken. Everyone remembers the last big game Romo played at the Linc. I wouldn't be surprised to come see Romo come out with a 55.8 QB Rating just as he did in the 44-6 game where he could do nothing, but sit on the bench and watch us march into the playoffs.

he wouldnt start on the saints, eagles, chargers, texans, falcon, ravens, steelers, vikings, cowboys, bear, giants, bengals, or packers. but besides them....