Fresno King
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BARTENDER: What's wrong, buddy? Looks like you just lost your dog! What'll you have?
FRESNO KING: Tequila shot and a Bud Light chaser. Bad day, man. My beloved Kings just signed a 7 footer named Mikki Moore. Looks like he'll be a hard worker and everything, but he's not exactly who I thought Petrie was gonna bring in, ya know?
BARTENDER: What's up with Petrie these days, anyway?
FRESNO KING: (Takes the shot) No clue, man. No clue. The Hawes kid he drafted looks like he'll be all right, but he's not exactly much of a rebounder or defender. Then we get this Moore guy, and he's 30-something years old, and I thought we were gonna go young. (guzzles the beer).
BARTENDER: Youth movement, huh? Sounds painful!
FRESNO KING: Gotta do it though. But why go young and then sign a dude in his 30's? Now we're hearing Bibby's going to Cleveland...
BARTENDER: For Lebron?
FRESNO KING: Yeah, right! Who's doing the drinking in this joint anyway? Naw, I heard we would get Drew Gooden for Bibby.
BARTENDER: Another mediocre big guy?
FRESNO KING: Yeah! That hasn't gone down yet, but now that we have Moore, Williams, Miller, Hawes, Thomas and Shareef, it doesn't look like we're after Gooden anymore. But there's gotta be something else going on, man. Too many guys with huge egos that do the same thing... run slow, and act allergic to rebounding and playng D. And we could get that Yi Jianlian guy from the Bucks, but I haven't heard too much about that lately.
(looks at roster on a bar napkin)
FRESNO KING: Look at this! Jeez Louise! I guess the Maloofs DO want to rebuild, because there ain't no way in hell we're getting in the playoffs with this roster! God bless 'em all though... they're on my team.
BARTENDER: Keep the faith, dude. Ya never know. Offseasons' still young.
FRESNO KING: It's easier to do when you've had a couple. HEY GUYS! What do you want from Mister Eternal Optimist here?
(feel free to continue the conversation...)
FRESNO KING: Tequila shot and a Bud Light chaser. Bad day, man. My beloved Kings just signed a 7 footer named Mikki Moore. Looks like he'll be a hard worker and everything, but he's not exactly who I thought Petrie was gonna bring in, ya know?
BARTENDER: What's up with Petrie these days, anyway?
FRESNO KING: (Takes the shot) No clue, man. No clue. The Hawes kid he drafted looks like he'll be all right, but he's not exactly much of a rebounder or defender. Then we get this Moore guy, and he's 30-something years old, and I thought we were gonna go young. (guzzles the beer).
BARTENDER: Youth movement, huh? Sounds painful!
FRESNO KING: Gotta do it though. But why go young and then sign a dude in his 30's? Now we're hearing Bibby's going to Cleveland...
BARTENDER: For Lebron?
FRESNO KING: Yeah, right! Who's doing the drinking in this joint anyway? Naw, I heard we would get Drew Gooden for Bibby.
BARTENDER: Another mediocre big guy?
FRESNO KING: Yeah! That hasn't gone down yet, but now that we have Moore, Williams, Miller, Hawes, Thomas and Shareef, it doesn't look like we're after Gooden anymore. But there's gotta be something else going on, man. Too many guys with huge egos that do the same thing... run slow, and act allergic to rebounding and playng D. And we could get that Yi Jianlian guy from the Bucks, but I haven't heard too much about that lately.
(looks at roster on a bar napkin)
FRESNO KING: Look at this! Jeez Louise! I guess the Maloofs DO want to rebuild, because there ain't no way in hell we're getting in the playoffs with this roster! God bless 'em all though... they're on my team.
BARTENDER: Keep the faith, dude. Ya never know. Offseasons' still young.
FRESNO KING: It's easier to do when you've had a couple. HEY GUYS! What do you want from Mister Eternal Optimist here?
(feel free to continue the conversation...)
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