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  1. mikezamir

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    Too bad thats not Chauncey Billups in the one picture....
     
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    In all due respect, that just strikes me as creepy, like calling someone the "colon," or the "bladder." I think body parts or vital organs are out as nicknames. ;)
     
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    Mike, your nickname creating rights have been taken away from you... imagine the opposing team's media outlets harping on the fact that the Rockets got de-Veined (like shrimp) when Tracy has a bad game. It could get worse than the lame "Houston, we have a problem" headline that is supposed to seem so witty when used by all the thick-headed out-of-town media folks.

    No. No Vein. No, no, a thousand times no.

    Besides, I hear TMac gets peeved when you don't call him "TMac"... I may already be on his hit list now that I've called him "Tracy" in this post. :(
     
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    ...And how can this be????

    For he IS the Kwisatz Shaderac!!!!!
     
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    That article cements Ralph Wiley's status as Dork-extraordinaire.
     
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    Unless we start calling Yao the Needle, I don't think the Vein will take off. This is too weird. "The Needle passes the rock to the Vein. IT'S GOOOOOOODDDDD!"
     
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    Next thing you know, Tatu will be sitting courtside yelling "Da Vein, Da Vein". :D
     
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    well, cemented.

    RIP, Wiley....one of my favorites. among other things, he despised karla- what else you need?
     
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    Geez, forgot about that. :(
     
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    I respected Wiley and his work, but that TMac piece was an extremely hard read, even though I really wanted to read and enjoy it. I finally gave up when he used the 2,397th reference to Dune...somewhere in the 3rd paragraph I think.

    It would've been much more enjoyable had he just praised TMac without all the Dune crap thrown in. Or at least used a reference point not so dorky...like Star Trek maybe!:D
     

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