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Show-Me Hog · « **Reply #100 on:** December 25, 2021, 10:34:09 AM »

Quote from: GuinnessHog on December 22, 2021, 12:52:42 PM

I will say this, Joe rarely shoots and passes to the young folks for shots all of the time. They love it

I’m not sure he’s said 10 words combined during his few appearances

Speaking of Joe....is this really a saying? I totally thought Desi was making it up. (He was definitely making it up as it applies to him).

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Joe Johnson Smashing an NBA Record by 1,802 Days Isn’t His Most Impressive Feat
By Evin Demirel -December 23, 2021

More than nine years ago, Arkansas basketball legend Joe Johnson walked onto Boston Celtics’ homecourt as a Brooklyn Net and turned what had been an NBA game into an NHL match for Celtics legend Paul Pierce. On a particularly devastating dribble move, he put Pierce on skates and cast him aside like a master illusionist playing with a doubting child.

Pierce found himself on his hands and knees while Johnson rose, untouched, to cooly swish an 18-foot jumper. At the time, I wrote Johnson’s signature move would make a nice centerpiece as part of a highlights reel for his induction into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. But Johnson has since then made a strong case for induction into something much more prestigious (more on that below).

On Wednesday night, after nearly three years out of the NBA, the 40-year-old Johnson made one of the most unusual returns the league has ever seen. Signed to a 10-day contract with the undermanned Boston Celtics, the same team that drafted him out of Arkansas in 2001, Johnson appeared on the court to thunderous applause in the final minutes of the Celtics’ blowout win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He promptly nailed an elbow jumper, which gave him 20,407 points – the most any Razorback has ever scored in the NBA (by more than 8,000 over Sidney Moncrief). “He joked in the locker room, ‘if I get them on that hip, it’s done, they’re dead,'” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said afterward. “So, we know what he is, everybody said it as they walked in, ‘Joe is a bucket.’ That’s what he is and he’s always been, and so, that’s not going to change. Happy for him.”

Barton Fink · « **Reply #101 on:** December 25, 2021, 10:45:03 AM »

It's the slang from kids today.

Show-Me Hog · « **Reply #102 on:** December 25, 2021, 10:54:04 AM »

Quote from: Barton Fink on December 25, 2021, 10:45:03 AM

It's the slang from kids today.

Joe is a man. He's 40.

But I guess it was some other guy talking.

Barton Fink · « **Reply #103 on:** December 25, 2021, 11:06:30 AM »

Yeah, it's still better than when kids were saying they were "wet".

Show-Me Hog · « **Reply #104 on:** December 25, 2021, 12:05:44 PM »

Quote from: Barton Fink on December 25, 2021, 11:06:30 AM

Yeah, it's still better than when kids were saying they were "wet".

I must have completely missed that one. Means nothing to me (except for the sexual way).

Related to drip? Dripping is looking good with your jewelry and clothes, at one point.

Barton Fink · « **Reply #105 on:** December 25, 2021, 12:06:57 PM »

All net = splash = wet

Animal · « **Reply #106 on:** December 25, 2021, 12:56:10 PM »

Quote from: Barton Fink on December 25, 2021, 12:06:57 PM

All net = splash = wet

I can see why it never caught on

Law_Hawg · « **Reply #107 on:** December 25, 2021, 07:37:48 PM »

I’m a white, 44-year old, middle class guy, so I think I can say the following with some level of expertise:

Some of y’all are VERY, VERY white.

Buffinator · « **Reply #108 on:** December 25, 2021, 08:25:35 PM »

Just like our baby Jesus

Hogworth Ballington III · « **Reply #109 on:** December 26, 2021, 12:31:21 AM »

Quote from: Buffinator on December 25, 2021, 08:25:35 PM

Just like our baby Jesus

Yeah, about that...

pigtacular · « **Reply #110 on:** December 26, 2021, 01:32:15 PM »

Quote from: Buffinator on December 25, 2021, 08:25:35 PM

Just like our baby Jesus

Guffaw. Nearly made my wife wreck with my outburst.

BASS · « **Reply #111 on:** December 30, 2021, 09:03:52 AM »

Revisiting my NBA all-time starting five...

Does Curry get pg over Magic?

1st team
Magic
Jordan
Lebron
Duncan
Kareem

2nd team
Curry
Kobe
Bird
Malone
Russell

3rd team
Isaiah Thomas
Dwayne Wade
Dr J
Giannis
Wilt

DrMongoose · « **Reply #112 on:** December 30, 2021, 11:02:10 AM »

Quote from: BASS on December 30, 2021, 09:03:52 AM

Does Curry get pg over Magic?

WTF are you talking about? Curry is not a point guard and Magic was the best point guard ever so go sit in the corner with RickB

goporkyourself · « **Reply #113 on:** December 30, 2021, 11:10:35 AM »

Quote from: BASS on December 30, 2021, 09:03:52 AM

Revisiting my NBA all-time starting five...

Does Curry get pg over Magic?

1st team
Magic
Jordan
Lebron
Duncan
Kareem

2nd team
Curry
Kobe
Bird
Malone
Russell

3rd team
Isaiah Thomas
Dwayne Wade
Dr J
Giannis
Wilt

I’ll take Shaq, Pippen, Reggie Miller, Chris Paul, and KD and wreck all your teams.

Barton Fink · « **Reply #114 on:** December 30, 2021, 11:31:29 AM »

Yeah KD isn't regarded highly enough. I'd argue he's better than Lebron.

USAFHawg · « **Reply #115 on:** December 30, 2021, 11:31:46 AM »

Quote from: goporkyourself on December 30, 2021, 11:10:35 AM

I’ll take Shaq, Pippen, Reggie Miller, Chris Paul, and KD and wreck all your teams.

Welcome back Hurtt. Why the name change?

goporkyourself · « **Reply #116 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:19:55 PM »

Quote from: USAFHawg on December 30, 2021, 11:31:46 AM

Welcome back Hurtt. Why the name change?

I just picked players that weren’t on the list. I’d take Jordan and Lebron over Pippen 100% of the time.

goporkyourself · « **Reply #117 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:21:24 PM »

Quote from: Barton Fink on December 30, 2021, 11:31:29 AM

Yeah KD isn't regarded highly enough. I'd argue he's better than Lebron.

People tend to forget that prime Shaq was unstoppable. Hack a shack forced the nba to change the rules because that was all you could do.

Animal · « **Reply #118 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:23:10 PM »

I'll go Jordan, Pippen, Al Dillard, Shaq, Akeem

goporkyourself · « **Reply #119 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:47:47 PM »

Quote from: Animal on December 30, 2021, 12:23:10 PM

I'll go Jordan, Pippen, Al Dillard, Shaq, Akeem

Akeem?

I mean he’s deadly with a mop handle.

BASS · « **Reply #120 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:50:55 PM »

Olajuwon whipped shaq's ass in the finals during shaq's prime. Olajuwon is borderline 3rd team with Wilt. Shaq is 5th team.

Thin Red Swine · « **Reply #121 on:** December 30, 2021, 01:43:44 PM »

The Keltics last night put up a performance that makes the Hogs look like a team of Ray Allens.

GuinnessHog · « **Reply #122 on:** December 30, 2021, 08:01:33 PM »

After today’s shoot around at the LRAC, Barton Fink and Guinnesshog need some consideration on the above lists…half court, 3 ball only though.

Over 40 white splash bros have entered the chat

Barton Fink · « **Reply #123 on:** December 30, 2021, 08:37:58 PM »

Good shootin'. If the NBA would limit to white guys under 6ft and over 40, we'd have a shot.

Arkansas Proud · « **Reply #124 on:** December 31, 2021, 12:24:24 AM »

Curry
Jordan
Bird
Wilt
Shaq

But if that was too few basketballs to go around, put in Stockton or Magic for Curry. And Jimmy "Blackface" Kimmel should never, ever be on any top 3 NBA teams list. He barely makes the top 50.