Yes, Even YOU Can Manage the Bhutan Basketball Club! August 22, 2007
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Jorge! (click for biggness)You wouldn’t believe it (I still don’t!) but get this: you can manage the financial tactics of a FIBA team! Yeah!
You too could be playing ball with Europe’s finest as long as you engage shrewd financial and management tactics with FIBA Basketball Manager 2008. Bag the biggest sponsorship deals, woo the best players and draw in the crowds to create a wild atmosphere at the stadium,” says the official report.
The game is actually condoning “shrewd financial tactics??”
As a manager, you’ll also be obliged to break down some essential team tactics by taking your players through their moves, using one of the 3 ways, at your own choice: direct score, 2D view or 3D view to study the game’s result. Use the tactics page to get the low down on killer moves that will give your team that extra edge.
How the hell do you “break down team tactics” and “moves” using 2D or 3D view? Aren’t we just looking at a plan? Plans need to be in 3D? What in the world?
Anyway, I just had a quite laugh that this is real and no photoshopery was needed…
Ya está aquà “Fiba Basketball Manager 2008″ [La Flecha, not that I can read that, Thank You Google Translatorz]
Onward: The a couple FIBA games are on right now, I’m gonna check it out, probably leave some comments here or there, feel free to drop a note if you’re following along as well!
UPDATE:
5:21pm–NBA.com hates Canada. I don’t see anything on the stream, fellow Canucks, what about you guys?
Are You Ready For Some FIBA?
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You better be! Nothing says EXCITEMENT! like a grand o’l match between Uruguay and Panama. The full schedule is here on NBA dot com (sidebar: hey NBA.com folks, wtf is with the “content by country’s IP” shit? It’s nice of you to think we like to see the Canadian flag up in the header from time to time, but at least give us the option to check out what you’re showing in the US, please?)
Time for another installment of Hype’s Fun Facts About An International Team That He Has Never Seen Before:
Martin Osimani - 6′4 Forward
As you see in the foto to your left, #11 is Martin. And yes, the guy on the right that looks like he’s 56 years old is Manu Ginobililili.
Skills: Growing a breard
Favourite Movie: Notting Hill
Mauricio Aguiar - 6′6 Forward
This lanky dude once ate three bananas, AT THE SAME TIME. Frickin’ gangsta.
Skills: Levitating for 2.3 seconds
Favourite song: “More Than Words” by Extreme
Favourite type of knife: machete
Hmm, what else, since I’m trying to fill up the rest of this vertical gap along the picture I guess I should’ve put more thought into this. Oh dear, this is getting awkward. Hey! I’m done! Weee
Leandro Garcia Morales - 6′2 Guard
I hope that’s him right there. Randomly Googling this guy can be a hit or miss you know? And what’s up with the guy in the background with bunny ears?? Unfortunate perspective yo.
Skills: not being able to smile
Favourite Heroes character: none, he doesn’t watch Heroes
Favourite way to beat a monkey at chess: distract them with peanut butter
So there you have it folks, your Uruguayian team. I hope you learned a valuable lesson today. Oh, and I dunno, maybe I’ll throw up an ALL-DAY RUNNING DIARY starting at 3:30pm if/when NBA.com has those FIBA games on their webcast. Let’s hope!
RIP Eddie Griffin, hardcore way to go.
FIBA Mascot’s Many Emotions August 15, 2007
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First off, sorry to have to approve comments all over again for those leaving a comment, a lil’ delay but I gotcha.
Now onto important matters. As the FIBA Americas tourney in Vegas is coming up next week, I decided it would be wise to check out their shiny site.
But then I got distracted by Jay Jay (perhaps as in: Va-Jay-Jay), the official mascot. I’m not quite sure as to why I’m so distracted by Jay Jay, but something about him (possibly her?) is off. Can’t quite put my finger on it, but I’ll try.
He She It is BLUE with YELLOW hair, I mean, how fucking crazy is that?! And and, he’s wearing at least 5 rings while balling, that’s just stupid, gawd! I can go on and on, but since there’s no official bio, we don’t have the full story. Good thing I’m here. Here’s the Unrelatedness’ version Jay Jay’s many looks
You can see here Jay Jay is kid accessible, wit his inviting embrace and wacky shoes. Awww.
Hmm… Okay JJ is a little off the rockers here. Dressing up a basketball and sniffin’ fries instead of eating it. I think he’s high.
Fathers, don’t let your daughters date Jay Jay. First he pretends to be a gentlemen, but when things don’t go smooth for JJ (can’t get the girl to put out), he goes nunchuck psycho on yous.
Bad Touch: Caption Contest With Yao’s Wee Wee August 9, 2007
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You know, there’s nothing quite like a feeler in the middle of a promotional event sponsored by Coca-Cola to jump-start your day.
I can only image what both these gents are feeling right at the moment of clarity as they realize what just happened…
Liu Xiang: *thinking to himself* Holy shit…
Yao: *out loud* Damn right.
/potty Thursday humor…
WotS: USA Basketball? Anyone? Bueller? July 23, 2007
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So while this Tim Douchebagnaghy news is all over the place like Britney Spears’ cellulite, some of us REAL basketball fans still love the game. Word on the Streetz asks if anyone else remember that Team USA thing:
Richard Yang
Boat Captain
“Team USA? That’s
the myth we were told
when we were kids
right? Haha yeah, sure,
I’ll bet that they win
just as soon as pigs can
fly an F17.
Successfully.”
Emily Veere
Part-Time Superhero
“Oh sure, I love seeing
how some guy from
Greece can hit 13 threes
EVEN THOUGH
IT’S THREE FEET
SHORTER!!
God that’s fucking
annoying.”
Lil’ Kim
Book publisher
“I think they’re being
smart this year: having
more than one token
white guy out there
I mean– the other teams
just might confuse them
with their own players!”
Crank Calls and Such
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A two hit combo for this slowth day going…
– Team USA scrimmagin where Kobe gets NASTILY blocked by LeBron and wins the game…
– annnnd… everything in the blog world about that Donaghy fellow
Actually, before we go, said fellow had to get help from cops because of calls threatening him. Unconfirmed sources say that one of the calls asked for an I. P. Freeley.
Oh and shit, check out the house of the motherfucker
That’s the O.C. house right there! Take a closer look at the sign:
Shocking!
Pfft, I Can Do That, Blindfolded July 17, 2007
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Couple neat observations for your consideration:
- — where the hell did the guy come from?
– how is it that a mountain/volcano is that high above Earth?
– dude’s not even dunking it, he’s just chucking it downwards, that’s a 3 in my books
Hey, This Could Be A New All Star Weekend Event! July 2, 2007
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Okay, you saw one of the extras wearing a Michael Jordan Washington Wizards’ uni right? Damn straight you should be embarrassed by a Holden Barina.
“Dunks = 4 Points” March 6, 2007
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So we thought the “Streetballz” sensation died quietly in a remote forest just outside of Jersey a couple years ago. We thought wrong. It’s more alive than ever over at the country that gave us Hello Kitty.
I gotta love their unique disregard to any semblance of “normal” hoop rules. It’s like Slamball but they just forgot to add in the trampolines.
“Hot Streaks end games!”
“12 point lead = knock out!”
“When the giant robot blocks your shot, that’s -3 points!!”
YES!!!!
(merci beaucoup Hooped Up for diggin up this gem)
Hold The Presses! Michael Jordan Has An Opinion! October 19, 2006
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Via Xinhuanet:
“It’s obvious that European players master the fundamentals better,” Jordan told reporters while discussing the U.S. team’s disappointing bronze medal-winning display at last month’s world championships which Spain won with a 70-47 defeat of Greece.
…
“They have taken this aspect of the game to a higher level,” said the former Chicago Bulls superstar who retired in 2003.
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“In the United States, we’re too focused on the highlights, dunks and passes. It’s not that we don’t have the players we need, but putting together a team becomes difficult under these conditions. But I think things are going in the right direction today.”
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“In the long term it’s a good idea. The distance and the traveling would be a problem, but it’s obvious that European teams are increasingly competitive.
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“European basketball has become very strong and their players have contributed a lot to the development of the game. The United States now has problems beating them.”
Now MJ is MJ, can’t really snark on him because, really.. he’s Jordan. But I’m pretty sure the hoops world already knows what’s up with the worlds. Maybe it’s only up to him to let the casual joe-sports fan say: “oh daaamn, honey, did you hear about Europeans being good? MJ said so!”
Anyways, those sentiments being redundant, we don’t know why we dedicated a post for it. Slow day…eh? And mr. photoshop is loopy today, *snif*
