Conspiracy Theorist? Then This Sports Story is For You
All, NBA Draft, Shady McShady, Video June 5th. 2012, 3:15pm
If you’re going to pen a story about conspiracy theories in sports, you must wrap it around the 1985 NBA draft lottery. That’s what Patrick Hruby did. The result? Brilliance. (I humbly suggest reading the story and then watching the video. That way, you’ll know what to look for.)
The timing of the story couldn’t have been better, considering the New Orleans Hornets just won the NBA draft lottery and franchise player Anthony Davis.
Previously: NBA Draft – Brad Beal, the Humble Florida Star, Compares His Game to Ray Allen, Dwyane Wade
Previously: Comparing Anthony Davis of Kentucky to Other Great Freshman Centers in College Basketball History
Previously: NBA Mock Draft For 2012: Pre-Draft Lottery Version
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June 5th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Can I assume we’ll get a post on this?
/friend of the program
//gets eviscerated by Yahoo
///another unoriginal idea
June 5th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
hasn’t bill simmons been writing about this for at least a decade?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Conclusions have been drawn. We will never be the same.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
More “Shady Mcshady” than the Steve McNair cover-up?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Can I assume we’ll get a post on this?
I saw that earlier on Warming Glow. It is funny that he is still referred to as, “the fat kid from Stand By Me.”
http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2012/06/vern-from-stand-by-me-has-been-cast-as-herman-munster-in-mockingbird-lane
June 5th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
This post has a solid 5:1 self link to outside link ratio, and one of the links is repeated.
We missed you last week, Jason.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
BBoB bouncing back like that is the feel good story of the year.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
what is shady? this is such a crock of shit conspiracy theory…..fans/media cry when there favorite team doesn’t get the #1 pick….where was the outrage last year when Cleveland won it?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
heat favored by 7.5 tonight? tasty
June 5th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
muenster is a underrated cheese.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
hasn’t bill simmons been writing about this for at least a decade?
Yes. I’ve read Simmons from when he first start at ESPN (I think his first column was the Atlanta Strip Club one) and this he has written about this for years.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
The second I saw this headline, I thought to myself “Didn’t Simmons already do this?”
Though I suppose if you’re going to assume that draft lotteries are rigged, it’s certainly better to write a post about it rather than just state so in a comment without any reasoning at all.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:25 PM
muenster is a underrated cheese.
I second this. It works well with spicy mustard.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
The Simpsons Simmons already did it.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Is it just me, or is that story that Detective JMac linked to very difficult to read and/or follow?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Currently sitting at 0 for 27 on strikethroughs.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Perfect Game!June 5th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Highlight what you want, hit the Code button.
Replace the words “code” with “del”.
Profit.June 5th, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Highlight what you want, hit the Code button.
Replace the words “code” with “del”.
Fancy.June 5th, 2012 at 3:29 PM
muenster is a underrated cheese.
cheddar is the only cheese worth a rat’s ass. all others are worth less than a rat’s ass
June 5th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
it was some pretty great raving, disjointed formatting, narrative bouncing all over the place. tin foil hat kind of stuff.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Yes! My first successful strike through. Now I just need to figure out how to make text blink like Hernia does.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
June 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Highlight what you want, hit the
Codebutton.June 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Highlight what you want, hit the Code button.Replace the words “code” with “del”.
Profit.
I did it!
June 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
damnit.June 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
will never use this but will add to my list of skillsJune 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Practice.June 5th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
1 for 28.
I’m back!
June 5th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
I want to believe.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
cool, we get to do this again!June 5th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
He cherishes that trick with his life. It’ll take a huge Paul Mitchell gift card to pry that secret from his manicured* hands.
*I assume guys who are obsessed with their hair also go for manicures
June 5th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Now I just need to figure out how to make text blink like Hernia does. MS
Whoa, hold your horses Harry Potter. We learned a new trick. Let’s master this before we attempt to get to Hernia level wizardry.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Now I just need to figure out how to make text blink like Hernia does.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Nope, the blink tags didn’t work.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Bosh suiting up?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Although, sometimes Google can be useful.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
An allegation of a fixed lottery?? This sounds like a job for George Dohrmann
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I lied.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
OK, since everyone else is getting into the act
/guessing it wont work
June 5th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
He cherishes that trick with his life
Yes he does. I’m waiting for him to show up and drop in a few comments filled with blinking words just to taunt us.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
A 6:1 chance beat out a 4:1 chance. This is clearly mathematically impossible and therefore there must have been nefarious forces behind it.
Which NBA writer was it that was there for the whole process and tried to quash the conspiracy theories but was largely ignored by maroons?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Keep in mind, when using this tag, that it is a Netscapism and has not been recognized in any of the HTML standards nor by most, if not all, other browser vendors. Therefore, not only do other browser vendors not have to implement the tag, they have not implemented it.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Bosh suiting up?
gt decision
June 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
using “del”using “strike”Supposedly the word “blink” allows you to get the text to flash on and off, but I’ve never gotten it to work.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
well
dammitJune 5th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
text
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
function blinkText() {
if (!document.all) return;
else {
for(i=0;i<document.all.tags('blink').length;i++)
{
s=document.all.tags('blink')[i];
s.style.visibility=(s.style.visibility=='visible') ?'hidden':'visible';
}
}
}
Did this work?
/probably not
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Yes. Started out making no sense, then I realized it was like a billion words long and quit.
That seems really complicated, I’ll pass.
/Lisk
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
2nd and last attempt.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
i bet i’ll do more strikethroughs when i drink
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
No. No it did not work.
/stupid copy/paste
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
hasn’t bill simmons been writing about this for at least a decade?
not to single out your comment, but the fact that people take every thing Simmons writes to heart is ridiculous….if you love recycled Karate Kid, Teen Wolf, or any 1990 mad lib story than more power to ya
June 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Like This?
June 5th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
TestJune 5th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
I see the blinking text.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
This thread is going to be a dumpster fire.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
http://www.myspacegens.com/handler.php?gen=link
Selct the Blink option from the drop down
June 5th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
testJune 5th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
not to single out your comment, but the fact that people take every thing Simmons writes to heart is ridiculous….if you love recycled Karate Kid, Teen Wolf, or any 1990 mad lib story than more power to ya
I don’t think he was taking it too heart as much as he was just pointing out this is nothing new.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
April 2007
June 5th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
I see the blinking text.
St. Bear uses Netscape.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
This is
Yardwok.June 5th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
This thread is going to be a
dumpstersexual conensual fireJune 5th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
I see the blinking text.
i’m having a seiuzure
June 5th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
I see the blinking text.
St. Bear uses Netscape.
I used to see it on Firefox, but I don’t see any now.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Bosh
suitingup?June 5th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
i’m having a
seiuzuresexualJune 5th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
June 5th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Well that didn’t work.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
He also rocks Prodigy as well as his internet provider.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Yes, and I’m posting from 1997.
It’s like The Lakehouse, but with a sports blog instead of a mailbox.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
June 5th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
You guys are gonna give me a seizure with all this shit. stop it.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
He also rocks Prodigy as well as his internet provider.
If you’d like 1,000 free hours of America Online, I think I can hook you up.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
SenyorMadre
;‘s got it!June 5th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
I don’t think he was taking it too heart as much as he was just pointing out this is nothing new.
im pointing out that people take what Simmons says as facts
June 5th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Goddamnit guys, Coach Mac is going to be pissed we aren’t talking about the post….especially when he is 100% certain this year the lottery was rigged.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
/Chucks AOL CD at MS
June 5th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
None of it matters for iPhone users. Hey when’s that mobile site…oh.
/but seriously
June 5th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
i haven’t read simmons in a long time, but he always talked about it on ESPN’s sites, nothing new here.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
June 5th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
I may make all of my comments blink, just to fuck with you and moleman.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Conspiracy or not. I think it’s awesome when people get riled up about it. The cold envelope is great.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
/coop’d
June 5th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
What kills me is that the page reloads four times before you can scroll on the iphone.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Simmons is still pissed the Celtics tanked and still missed out on Durant/O-Done
June 5th, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Work must really, really, really suck for all of you today.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Duncan too.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:51 PM
What kills me is that the page reloads four times before you can scroll on the iphone.
And it takes you all the way back to the top of the page each time. Which is a bitch if you’re trying to add to the Craig James Boise State post.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
John Carter is now available on DVD/Blueray
do yourself a favor in case something pressing kept you from seeing it in the theater, and buy it
you’ll see
June 5th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
One of the best conspiracies (has probably a 0.4% chance of being true) is that the Orioles cancelled a game due to “electrical issues” in Camden Yards because Ripken was too distraught to play after finding Kevin Costner balling his wife.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
It kinda does that on Firefox too. It loads, I hit the end key to view the last comment, then it reloads and takes me to the last comment I was viewing.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Probably the Duncan one more than the Durant/Oden one. Losing on the Durant/Oden one caused them to go after KG/Ray which led to 3 finals and 1 championship.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
I was gonna ask someone to tell me how to quote previous comments in my comments, but I’m afraid that would make this thread even more out of control.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
good point Babar, people forget Popovich tanked to start a dynasty
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
For the record I can’t see the blinking text, I just wanted to lie to the people trying.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Copy and paste what you want to quote, highlight, and hit the Quote button.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
What kills me is that the page reloads four times before you can scroll on the iphone.
happens on this mac daddy too
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
YES
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
And of course by 3, I mean 2
June 5th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
I’ve gotten use to it Mole, but it is very annoying. Have to scroll to the top to refresh. Fingers go in hyper speed to keep up with a conversation.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
I was gonna ask someone to tell me how to quote previous comments in my comments, but I’m afraid that would make this thread even more out of control.
hit the italic button on the start & end of the comment
June 5th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Never tried this…I just use my penis.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Yes. Very annoying.
OT, Watched Act of Valor last night. Bad Ass shit going on in that movie.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
John Carter is now available on DVD/Blueray
No shit? i figured it sucked ass since it bombed and basically railed str8 to DVD.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Probably the Duncan one more than the Durant/Oden one. Losing on the Durant/Oden one caused them to go after KG/Ray which led to 3 finals and 1 championship
true true
June 5th, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Never tried this…I just use my penis.
Short story time. Back in college I was walking through the hall of my fraternity house one night and a guy was sitting in his room with the door open watching porn. He was inviting people to watch it with him. So there was about five people in there watching this black guy stuff his dick and balls into a white girl’s ass at the same time. Then he pulled it all out at once and yelled “Booyah!”.
It’s moments like that that help me know what to tell my son, if I ever have one, about looking up things on the internet: Once you see something, you can’t unsee it.
June 5th, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Don’t do this. The italic can be hard to distinguish from normal text.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:02 PM
I was emailed a link to that video several years ago. You’re exactly right; no going back from that one.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:03 PM
that also applies to VHS tapes that a friend of a friend of a cousin gave to your friend over break.
saw a russian lady squirting all over some puerto rican dude and yelling “show me the stars, chewbacca!!”
June 5th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Then MS got a woody being around 5 other guys watching black dicks in white chicks, panicked and tried to walk out of the room and mistakenly walked right into the wall in the dark room. He broke his nose and not his penis. This story is truly the definition of disappointment.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Copy and paste what you want to quote, highlight, and hit the Quote button.
whatever works for ya
June 5th, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Did one eye look at the camera and one at the girl?
I showed a bunch of guys in my dorm a video of a chick getting plowed by a dog set to Tears In Heaven, I’d like to think they’re telling a similar fable as yours.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Then MS got a woody being around 5 other guys watching black dicks in white chicks, panicked and tried to walk out of the room and mistakenly walked right into the wall in the dark room. He broke his nose and not his penis. This story is truly the definition of disappointment.
How does this fit into the “MS is black” meme?
June 5th, 2012 at 4:08 PM
the wall broke his nose but his penis broke the wall?
June 5th, 2012 at 4:09 PM
I will never forget that sound I heard when my asshole buddy showed me the Mr. Hands video. Like you said, i will never be able to unsee or unhear some of the shit I have seen on this here internet.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:10 PM
I showed a bunch of guys in my dorm a video of a chick getting plowed by a dog set to Tears In Heaven, I’d like to think they’re telling a similar fable as yours.
/dying from laughter
June 5th, 2012 at 4:11 PM
the wall broke his nose but his penis broke the wall?
Booyah!
June 5th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Highlight what you want, hit the Code button.Replace the words “code” with “del”.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Fluffy bunny feet i love your commenter name and always gave but piss off
John carter was highly entertaining
June 5th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Daddy can poison ivy kill you?
Sure, if you get in on your heart
/actual conversation
June 5th, 2012 at 4:29 PM
Did one eye look at the camera and one at the girl?
/wiping off tears of laughter from that whole exchange…
June 5th, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Blinking?