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1. Monster. 2. Honestly, not a lot. They were exciting, but you could tell that it wasn't a very deep championship-bound team. 3. More than likely, not. Greed and all that. 4. I don't want to lose him for nothing...but I think his trade value is higher than his game value. 5. I would go crazy over that. I'd rather have Dirk than Amare. 6. 1. Joel Przybilla 2. Marcus Camby 3. Brandon Roy 7. Ray Allen. 8. KG. Amare is a little to whiny to be a big "punk." 9. Pau Gasol, Kevin Garnett. 10. Lynyrd Skynyrd.

It won't be official, but I'd still answer your questions now.

Confidence 1) What is your favorite team? And why don't you rep them with the logo? The Phoenix Suns. And that’s a very good question; when I read this, I added the logo rep. Thanks. 2) Is Steve Nash the tougest pg in the league? Yes. I don’t know how a guy can take as much as he does without letting it affect him. He’s out of his mind. 3) What college are you attending? Appalachian State University. 4) Blondes or brunnetts? Blondes. 5) What is your favorite movie of all time? The Matrix. 6) What three attactions are a must see in North Carolina? 1. The mountains. 2. Charlotte. 3. University of NC Chapel Hill/Duke University (They’re only a few minutes apart). Note that I did NOT include the beach. Despite the fact that we are touching the ocean, my family goes to South Carolina when we go to the beach because theirs is so much better. 7) Who wins in a finals, Lakers or Celtics? Celtix. Admittedly, this may be just wishful thinking. Cotton Camby 1.Sup, dawg? Well, I graduated high school yesterday. 2. Why the handle "LocalGunfighter"? It’s from a movie. “Support your Local Gunfighter” is a classic western. Also, it’s catchy. 3. Ethnicity? White. With no mix-ins. Boring, I know. 4. Something nobody on OTR knows about you? I had my first triple-double before my first date. 5. Pitcher or catcher? Catcher. 6. Who do the Knicks get this offseason? Chris Bosh. He’s already desensitized to the losing. 7. Least favorite OTR personality? Lakers fans. Booyakasha. 8. Pretty face or bangin body? Face. No question. 9. Detail your first fist fight. It was in third grade. I can’t remember what it was about, but I ended up destroying a giant wimpy kid. It was fun. 10. Most beautiful woman on the planet? The nice girl I went to prom with. Fish7718 1. I challenge you to a d-d-d-d-d-duel! Do you accept? This is no time for a duel! You need to get that stutter looked at. 2. Go Pikachu! Do you quit? Psh. No. 3. Go Kobeasaurus! Did you just crap your pants? Ahhhhh! 3. I'm fusing my Pikachu with my Kobeasaurus to get, THE PIKAMAMBA! Now you crapped yourself didn't you? We couldn’t have stopped after Kobeasaurus? 4. Do you wish to use a different Pokemon? That’s an interesting question. I’m not sure. Let me think about it. 5. Yes or No? Ok, ok! Yes. 6. Attack, Bag, Pokemon, Run? Run! 7. Don't Run! You still afraid? Clearly! That’s why I was running! 8. You wanna see a picture of the pikmamba? Oh, yes! May I!? 9. TOO BAD, I KNOW THIS ISN'T A QUESTION BUT I DON'T CARE Some kids just can’t follow the rules. 10. Nah I'll show a picture of the pikamamba if you want..?, but later...You have no usable pokemon remaining...LocalGunfighter blanked out! Shoot. That’s always how it goes. Erick Blasco 1)Thoughts on Arrested Development? Well, I just Googled it. Seems nice. Unfortunately, I never saw a single episode. And if you’re talking about the medical term for stopped development, I apologize. 2) Would you ever bring a gun to a knife fight? Yes. I would also bring friends with guns. 3) If you could be fused with a lion, an ostrich, a jackal, Dwight Howard, or a 20 foot blob of ooze, what would you choose and why? Jackal. They’re ferocious, but not cliché. Also, a jackal has a better jump shot than any of the other things you mentioned. 4) Name the most and least interesting museums you've ever been to. Most interesting is the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina. I love that place. Least interesting is the Art Museum and Gallery at Bob Jones University. To be fair, it’s my own fault for going to an art museum. 5) What is your favorite shade of purple? There are shades of purple? Seriously? 6) How beautiful are the Carolina Panthers uniforms? I’m sure the Panthers would appreciate being called “beautiful.” 7) What does having Steve Nash as a favorite player say about you as a person? That I’m interested in more than a player’s athletic talents; he’s my favorite in no small measure because of the depth of his character. 8) What was the strangest birthday gift you ever received? In fourth grade, my friends gave me a card with Einstein and Digimon. I’m not exactly sure what they were trying to say. 9) Rank these household appliances on what you'd like to have in case you were attacked: Vacuum, mop, spatula, frying pan, bar of soap, a second mop, bottle of pepsi, large wooden spoon, bucket of water, chair that's difficult to lift, unvacuumed rag. 1. Frying pan 2. Second mop 3. Large wooden spoon 4. Mop 5. Bucket of water 6. Chair that’s difficult to lift 7. Spatula 8. Bar of soap 9. Vacuum 10. Unvacuumed rag. May I assume that you meant “rug?” I refuse to rank the bottle of Pepsi. That’s not an appliance. 10) If Ric Bucher interviewed you, what would he ask and what would be your answer. He would ask, “Who are you, and how did you get into my house?” I would answer, “Be quiet and show me where you keep your good silverware.” Riot 1. Do you want to learn an instrument? I wish I could play guitar. I might just learn, now that I have some time. 2. Which movie is funnier, Borat or Bruno? Close. I’ll give Borat the edge. 3. Would you consider yourself a redneck? Yes, I suppose I would. Compared to the average NBA fan, I absolutely am. 4. What is your philosophy on life? “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” –Mark 12: 30-31 5. If you could live in any country besides USA and Canada, where would you choose? Japan. My dad lived there for a while, and I hear it’s pretty nice. Also, I’m 6’2”, which is basically Shaq-like in Japan. Mentch 1. Favorite member on OTR? I feel bad picking one, but everything His Greatness posts is worth reading. Erick Blasco gets an honorable mention, but he loses points because “Media Studies” isn’t a real field. 2. Football or basketball? Basketball, a thousand times over. 3. Have you noticed how KIR is just like FormSpring, except not anonymous? I’ve never heard of FormSpring, and this would be no fun if it were anonymous. 4. How much cash do you have in your wallet right now? $15. 5. Favorite player other than Steve Nash? Dirk Nowitzki. 6. Biggest move this offseason (entire NBA)? Jamal Crawford. 7. What brand names do you usually wear (American Eagle, Hollister, etc.)? Microsoft. I’m not joking. 8. Favorite video game? Star Fox 64. 9. Do you like NBA offseason? Actually, I do. It’s interesting stuff, to me at least. 10. Do you use any forums other than this? No. Wade’s World 1. What are your words of an encouragement for somebody that wants to play a sport, but everybody keeps saying negative things to that somebody? Talent only becomes necessary at high levels of play. To be competitive in school, it really just takes practice and unbridled aggression. 2.) Dwyane Wade vs Kobe Bryant - Who's better currently Kobe. 3.) Who's your least favorite player in the NBA? Kobe. 4.) Who's your least favorite player on the Suns? Ko-Sorry, got on a roll. It’s Amare Stoudemire. 5.) Who's your favorite player in the NBA who doesn't play for the Suns? Dirk Nowitzki. His Greatness 1) Favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd album and song? Pronounced. Freebird. I know it’s cliché, but there’s a reason for that. 2) Thoughts on the Allman Brothers? I love the Allmans. Skynyrd edges them for me, but they’re one of my favorites. It’s a tragedy that premature death had such an impact on both of these bands. 3) Why Steve Nash? Skill, creativity, a personality that you don’t see in professional athletes. Also, as corny as it sounds, the fact that he does so much with (comparatively) limited athletic talent is very encouraging to me. 4) Why not the Bobcats? Because they’re lame. I don’t see how anybody except Gerald Wallace’s Mom could be a fan of the Bobcats. 5) Soccer or women's basketball? Soccer. Once you get used to the NBA, women’s basketball is like watching ostriches play tetherball. 6) Favorite gun to shoot? My Smith & Wesson M&P .45 is the best. It’s a bit heavy, but it’s a tough guy and I really like the feel of it. 7) LeBron or Kobe or LeBron? I’ll take either of the LeBrons. 8) Will Phoenix win these last two? If there is justice in the world. In other words, no. 9) Do you have an accent? I have a pretty massive accent. Whenever I go north on vacation, people always ask where I’m from. That and the fact that I automatically order sweet tea at every restaurant. It’s hard to find past Virginia. 10) List a few things we may not know about you. When I was 14, I was 5’2”, fat, needed an inhaler after I ran for a while, wore glasses, and was in advanced math classes. I never make fun of nerds in school. I want to get my PhD in astrophysics and work for NASA. Eventually, I want to run the organization. Hacking into a password protected computer takes me 6 minutes and has a 90% success rate. Making a bowl of macaroni and cheese takes me 18 minutes and has a 75% success rate. I can beat box pretty well, but I can’t whistle. I once asked a girl to come with me to a physics lecture. She didn’t. I can figure out how much energy a star has by measuring the wavelength and intensity of its light. I have no idea how to change the oil in my truck.

Both sides are right because they don't understand each other. V = V0 + at The speed they fall (and therefore the time) are independent of the mass. In a vacuum, they land at the same instant. On earth, 12 lbs. of feathers will necessarily have a much larger surface area than the bowling ball, so air resistance becomes a factor. Of course, if you could compress the feathers, then it may as well be a vacuum.

The HOF has become pathetically easy to get into. If you're going to include hundreds of guys, including more than a dozen referees, you might as well admit Big Ben.

"You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder." -James 2:19 No. Simply acknowledging his existence is not enough.

I'm trying to think of a basketball team where LeBron wouldn't be a "perfect fit."

I think Rashard Lewis is rethinking his career as a basketball player. He's been a zombie this whole series. It's hard to say with Carter; I see the same thing there, but he's always had that aura.

This has got to be it. Gasol to the Lakers was massive, but you can't call that the most one-sided ever.

You really think that Hawks' improvement is because of Mike Woodson? And if you're going to give Woodson credit for the ascent (instead of, maybe, the players?), then you definitely have to blame him for the playoff collapse. It can't be the coach's show when things are great and the player's failure when they're not.

I'm in. Regardless of era.

That shouldn't be difficult. The Christian church was never meant to give value and meaning.

1. The Doctor (Dr. Who) 2. Morpheus (The Matrix) 3. Paul (The Bible)

QFT. Or, he could go for option 2: Get into professional BINGO, where the competitors aren't so intimidating. I understand the argument about the risk of injury. But let me ask, which has the greater potential for injury: 1. Face-guarding. 2. A chase-down block on a fast break, a la LeBron James or Josh Smith. Obviously, nobody would want to outlaw those blocks. So let them play. If anything, a better idea is to require players to wear goggles or something. But I digress; face-guarding might be yellow, but I see no good reason to prohibit it.

You're not being logical. I'm pretty sure that a crazy technical on Duncan does concern the game itself. Loss of a star player and all that? And nobody cares about the hit. The issue is that he called the foul on Billups when it was Crawford who tackled the guy. That also deals with the game itself. And your criteria for an NBA ref is that he do a better job than me?

There is not one clip. There are three, and I could find more if I had the desire. And a bad call is, say, missing a block/charge because it happened fast. Running over a player and calling a foul on the nearest person is not the same. Throwing a tech at Duncan for laughing is not the same. And yes, that ultra quick fuse is a HUGE detriment to his ability to work a game. Would you want the Army to employ snipers with an ultra quick fuse, even if they were good snipers?

I don't think it's fair to decide that Genesis is allegorical if you aren't quite familiar with the Bible. In your mind, I'm either an idiot, or I haven't read the Bible. I suppose I should be thankful that you assume the latter. I'm not going to respond to a few thousand "arguments." Call that a victory if you want. But in general, everything on the site fell into a neat category (examples included): 1. Points out injustice, cruelty, etc. in the Bible. But I never said that the Bible was pleasant and delightful; I'm saying that it's true. Whether it's "cruel" makes no difference to its validity. In this contradiction, Jesus says that those who do not believe in Him are done for. You may not like it, you may not accept it, but Jesus being judgmental is not the same as Jesus being wrong. 2. Extrapolates a theological truth from a narrative. In this contradiction, Jesus says that a demon impaired the man. But saying that a particular man (that one mentioned in Mark) is blind because of demons is not the same as saying that foul spirits are the cause of blindness. 3. Unfair generalizations of Christians that the Bible doesn't support. In this contradiction, the author says that if Christians were just about loving each other, he'd be fine with them. But instead, they're an exclusive club who only love other Christians. It sickens me to admit to you that he's largely right, and I can't tell you how sorry I am that it's true. Maybe you've spoken to people who called themselves "Christians", but they don't act any different than the people who don't. They think that they're religious, and that following Biblical rules makes them a good person. But simply because there are judgmental, hypocritical Christians doesn't mean that Jesus wanted that, or that the Bible endorses it. And I don't identify with them. 4. Technically incorrect scientific statements. In this contradiction, the author says that Jesus was wrong about the smallest seed. Yes, the mustard seed is not the smallest seed in existence. But if Jesus had discussed the kingdom of heaven in terms of epiphytic orchid seeds, everybody would have been lost. The mustard seed (which was familiar to his audience) was an analogy that made sense to them. 5. Pulling things out of context so clumsily that it insults the reader's intelligence. In this contradiction, he quotes Jesus' statement that all those who came before Him are robbers and thieves. If someone can't figure out that He was talking about all those false teachers who came before Him, there is no hope for him. Side note: I bet you could make this author go CRAZY if you said that you were going outside for minute, and didn't return in 60 seconds. God help you describe a heavy downpour as "raining cats and dogs." I realize you think the Bible is wrong. But please don't assume that I'm a moron, or that I haven't considered these things. If you ignore my 5 points, that's totally fine, and I won't bring them up again. Just please answer this: why do you think I'm trying to prove to you that the Bible is logically consistent? If I think I'm going to heaven for my faith in Christ, why do I care that you don't share that faith?

What parts of the Bible are reliable? Creation? Jesus' resurrection? Nothing?

Is this a joke?

The bias that every human being has when interpreting data.

Nobody's trashing individuals for isolated mistakes. We're trashing an individual for his most recent screw-up in a long line of stupid mistakes.

I love how they mention that the people who think it's the Ark are evangelicals, but they don't mention the bias of those researchers who say it's not. It's like saying that some Asians believe in string theory, but scientists who have studied it for years say it's wrong.

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At this point, who has your money to win the series? Honestly, at the beginning, I thought the Nuggets could and would sleepwalk to 4 wins. Still, I think they will more than likely complete the comeback. Also, it might be a good idea to indent on the "reason" lines. With everything being parallel, it gets hard to read sometimes.

There's a lot of failure on that list. I think this is what happens when you throw dice to make a mock draft (which is, coincidentally, the Clippers' draft philosophy).