747: Oh, there you guys are!

by Josh Tucker on Jun 11, 2009 11:10 PM PDT in Editorial

As you may have read, I was at Buffalo Wild Wings tonight. Nobody from the blog showed up – at least nobody that found me (that's what I get for choosing a place "so far" east of L.A. proper, I guess) – but an old middle school teacher and friend from over a decade ago met me there.

I brought my laptop, but our table was right in the middle of the room, and there were no power outlets accessible to us. I dimmed my screen as much as possible, but shortly after I posted the second half thread, my computer died.

There had only been a couple hundred comments in the first half thread, and less than one hundred by the end of the first quarter, so I figured a second half thread would be plenty. I get home tonight to find that the second half thread exploded, to the tune of 747 comments!

Glad to see you guys are still around! It's been crazy being on such a long, extended visit to Los Angeles, and I was afraid the blog had suffered because of it. But there is no better time than this for Lakers fans to come together and celebrate this moment!

3-1 feels great. Buffalo Wild Wings was insane near the end of the game. Watching a Lakers championship happen before my eyes is such a great feeling, and I can't express how exciting it is to experience this, one game at a time, here in the heart of Lakerland. (Just think – in Kansas, I would be celebrating this win, and the eventual championship, all alone!)

Go Lakers!

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Isn’t it ironic that the SB Nation Orlando site is called third quarter collapse while the 3rd quarter has been statistically the best quarter for the Lakers?

by intuitive on Jun 11, 2009 11:37 PM PDT reply actions

You were at Buffalo Wild Wings??

So was I!!! Albeit, it was in Sierra Vista, AZ…

Oh, and it was yesterday. :)

by tandur on Jun 11, 2009 11:46 PM PDT reply actions

I feel you

I live in Portland, OR – Blazer country so you can imagine as I watch my beloved Lakers get closer to hoisting number 15 I’m celebrating alone as well. It fun though. I love debating the Lakers with all these Blazer nuts. College football season is fun, too – Trojan fan through and through here :-). Love this city, but miss my SoCal roots as well. GO LAKERS!

KRL

by LuDawg on Jun 12, 2009 12:07 AM PDT reply actions

We're not in Kansas anymore

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Jun 12, 2009 12:22 AM PDT reply actions

Josh I would take out that picture of the jet

because of the recent tragedy of the Air France flight.

by hertagnism on Jun 12, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions

Good point

Bummer. Can’t poke fun at the French? There go half my jokes…

Strength & Honor
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by Josh Tucker on Jun 12, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions

The jokes will be usable in due time

The tragedy is still pretty fresh. There was even a report about how two people who missed the flight got into a car accident today. It’s pretty grim stuff.

by hertagnism on Jun 12, 2009 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions

I see the signature has been updated!

Also, I think the Pietrus foul may have strained Franco-Spanish international relations.

Another thing – they might want to change the title of the Magic Blog to either “Fourth quarter Collapse”, or “Overtime Collapse”. This one’s gotta hurt, I don’t envy Magic fans.

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Jun 12, 2009 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh snap!

Forgot to make the latest update. NOW the signature has been updated. One left!

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by Josh Tucker on Jun 12, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh I misread it again

And yeah, you’re slow!

… I love reading this little tidbits: http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_12574950

Kobe time:

At 6:45 p.m., more than two hours before the opening tip, the arena was nearly empty. But there was Bryant on the court, practicing his jumper with an intensity golfer Tigers Woods would admire. At one point, Bryant made 23 consecutive shots.

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Jun 12, 2009 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Stan understands the bobbleheads

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-heisler-lakers12-2009jun12,0,4050672.story

Van Gundy often says all the stories are already written, awaiting only the outcome to determine which one runs, the everything-is-great one, or the everything-stinks one.

So what are tonight’s stories? someone asked.

“Well, this one, the Lakers are 6-0 coming off [losses this postseason], so if they come back and win tonight . . . you guys are all going to write the series is over.

“And if we win, it’s about our toughness and resilience, and you guys all knew this was going to be a great series all along.”

This guy has a future in sportswriting if he wants to work that cheap.

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Jun 12, 2009 12:34 AM PDT reply actions