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quick dog
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I want to apologize up-front for continuing to bash poor old Brad. He is, afterall, a reasonably nice guy and all that. He usually even plays well.
That said, no other Kings player causes me more grief and consternation than Brad Miller. I had to laugh during the Memphis game last night when Grant mentioned that 17,000 fans in the arena spontaneously screamed, "Brad, shoot the ball".
Brad so often stands there wide-open for an eternity looking at the hoop. This guy is shooting 55% on the year, but he won't shoot. After a while, when someone finally runs over to guard him, he quickly tosses the ball to some poor schmuck who then has to fire off a quick and errant shot. The schmuck team mate's shooting percentage lowers and the Kings lose another (55% of a) basket and two or three points.
The coaches say on television that he is a "smart" player. Is that the same as when they say Shack is a "smart" player? Are Brad and Shack really all that smart?
My wife gets mad at me, and I get the silent treatment for hours, when I go off at the TV about Brad Miller. He is not helping my marriage. For whatever reason, he drives me crazy beyond belief. I think it is a cultural gap. I think that I understand the other guys, but not Brad.
That said, no other Kings player causes me more grief and consternation than Brad Miller. I had to laugh during the Memphis game last night when Grant mentioned that 17,000 fans in the arena spontaneously screamed, "Brad, shoot the ball".
Brad so often stands there wide-open for an eternity looking at the hoop. This guy is shooting 55% on the year, but he won't shoot. After a while, when someone finally runs over to guard him, he quickly tosses the ball to some poor schmuck who then has to fire off a quick and errant shot. The schmuck team mate's shooting percentage lowers and the Kings lose another (55% of a) basket and two or three points.
The coaches say on television that he is a "smart" player. Is that the same as when they say Shack is a "smart" player? Are Brad and Shack really all that smart?
My wife gets mad at me, and I get the silent treatment for hours, when I go off at the TV about Brad Miller. He is not helping my marriage. For whatever reason, he drives me crazy beyond belief. I think it is a cultural gap. I think that I understand the other guys, but not Brad.
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^^ Hahaha.. I'm right there with you about Brad. I just don't get worked up about it because it is just his personality. His confidence level flucutates widely even within a single game. You know everytime he is forced to take charge of a situation and knows that he cannot afford to fail, he mostly comes through. He has got the talent, not the balls or the hunger. Someday he would have to kick the inner wuss out of himself and I think he will.quick dog said:I want to apologize up-front for continuing to bash poor old Brad. He is, afterall, a reasonably nice guy and all that. He usually even plays well.
That said, no other Kings player causes me more grief and consternation than Brad Miller. I had to laugh during the Memphis game last night when Grant mentioned that 17,000 fans in the arena spontaneously screamed, "Brad, shoot the ball".
Brad so often stands there wide-open for an eternity looking at the hoop. This guy is shooting 55% on the year, but he won't shoot. After a while, when someone finally runs over to guard him, he quickly tosses the ball to some poor schmuck who then has to fire off a quick and errant shot. The schmuck team mate's shooting percentage lowers and the Kings lose another (55% of a) basket and two or three points.
The coaches say on television that he is a "smart" player. Is that the same as when they say Shack is a "smart" player? Are Brad and Shack really all that smart?
My wife gets mad at me, and I get the silent treatment for hours, when I go off at the TV about Brad Miller. He is not helping my marriage. For whatever reason, he drives me crazy beyond belief. I think it is a cultural gap. I think that I understand the other guys, but not Brad.
Btw, Shaq is a smart player in a game, but his off the court behavior is another story altogether.
The ugly brown, plaid, sofa comment refers to a suit he wore which resembled the uphostery on a piece of bad living room furniture. It was, in fact, the inspiration for a euphemism for him which grew longer each time I used it. It was finally retired because, quite frankly, who cares? 
Here's the last version used in place of his name:
Large Living Room Suite (with occasional tables, standing halogen lamp, area rugs, sleeper sofa, two recliners, ceiling fan, lined drapes, overstuffed chair with matching ottoman, entertainment center, framed picture of Don Johnson and Philip-Michael Thomas, multiple HD-TVs, chauffeur-driven golf cart for room-to-room transport, in-house catering service, hotline to Chad Ford, 120 foot-tall artifical Christmas tree, noisemakers, indoor wave machine and autographed pictures of himself).
Here's the last version used in place of his name:
Large Living Room Suite (with occasional tables, standing halogen lamp, area rugs, sleeper sofa, two recliners, ceiling fan, lined drapes, overstuffed chair with matching ottoman, entertainment center, framed picture of Don Johnson and Philip-Michael Thomas, multiple HD-TVs, chauffeur-driven golf cart for room-to-room transport, in-house catering service, hotline to Chad Ford, 120 foot-tall artifical Christmas tree, noisemakers, indoor wave machine and autographed pictures of himself).
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JJ22L said:
Years ago, Shack showed up at a Kings game wearing a brown plaid suit. It was absolutely dreadful. There was enough moth-eaten wool to outfit an entire cluster of teenage snowboarders at a half-pipe event at Lake Tahoe. VF21 indicated that Shack looked like a "large brown sofa."
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