Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Sept 5, 2015 13:43:52 GMT -5
George Milan Mikan. Wilt the Stilt. Kareem. Shaq. Big Roy! There fixed.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Sept 5, 2015 20:07:10 GMT -5
George Milan Mikan. Wilt the Stilt. Kareem. Shaq. Big Roy! There fixed. Yeah I knew how to spell it. Little phone, fat fingers, poor proofreading. Appreciate you fixing it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2015 15:29:04 GMT -5
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I’m going to tell you something I haven’t even told most of my New York Liberty teammates. When I go to bed at night, I triple check the lock on my door. Then I slide a chair in front of the door. Then I keep the TV on mute to keep me company while I fall asleep.
I’m still dealing with anxiety from something that happened to me when I went back to visit my family in the South. A relative who I am very close to had just moved out of the projects and into a nice neighborhood. Let’s call her Tanya. She’s a little older than me — she’s 29, and I’m 25. So Tanya’s three young kids are like my nieces and nephews. It was a big deal for the kids to get out of the public housing atmosphere. When I got down there, they were all excited to show me the house.
I was asleep on a couch in the living room when I heard their side door slam. Bam. It shook me awake. My first thought was that it was Tanya’s boyfriend coming home. But then I pulled out my phone and I saw the time: 3:49 a.m. For some reason, I’ll never forget that. Years and years of survival instincts took over and I thought, Uh oh. This isn’t right.
When I rolled over and looked toward the back door, I saw a man in a red hoodie holding a gun. He walked towards the couch. Behind him, another man held a machine gun.
The thing is, I have been through this scenario so many times before in my head. Anybody who grows up in the projects has these thoughts. As a kid, I heard gunshots every day. You think to yourself, Oh, if that ever happens to me, I’ll just grab the gun. I’ll grab my phone and call 911. I’ll do this, this, and this.
But when you see a gun in real life, you don’t do any of that stuff. It’s not like a movie. You just freeze.
My nephew was sleeping on the floor next to me. He came out in the middle of the night because he complained his room was too hot. Now I was wishing so bad that I had sent him back to his room. I rolled over and woke him up. Then I stood up and said, “I know y’all robbing us.”
The guy in the red hoodie walked over and said, “Shut the f*** up.” He put the gun to my forehead and told me to get on the ground. I laid right on top of my nephew.
Then I felt the gun on the back of my head. I started breathing really heavily.
“What do y’all want?” I asked. “They got little kids here.”
“Shut up,” he said. Then he jammed the gun harder.
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Post by SirSaxa on Sept 9, 2015 16:55:14 GMT -5
Sugar Rodgers Contributor I’m going to tell you something I haven’t even told most of my New York Liberty teammates....I just read that awesome story from Sugar Rodgers. It reads like the women's version of the AI story. OMG. What a remarkable and strong woman. It makes me feel so fortunate my life was different. And it also makes me appreciate GU once again, for the role it played in giving Sugar a shot at a whole new life. Yes, Sugar gave a lot to Georgetown for sure - no question. But some schools would just take that and not give much back. GU did. This is the women's program we are talking about, but IMHO it all started with JTII. The example, the commitment to excellence, opportunities for minorities and for those who would not have had them otherwise. Help ALL the kids graduate - the ones who become All Americans and the ones who ride the pine for four years but work hard in practice. I encourage everyone to read Sugar's piece. It will give you a whole new appreciation of the lives some of our fellow Americans live, and reinforce your positive feelings about GU. It took my appreciation of Sugar Rodgers to a whole new level. Thanks Yaboy!
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Post by WilsonBlvdHoya on Sept 9, 2015 19:12:39 GMT -5
Sugar Rodgers Contributor I’m going to tell you something I haven’t even told most of my New York Liberty teammates....I just read that awesome story from Sugar Rodgers. It reads like the women's version of the AI story. OMG. What a remarkable and strong woman. It makes me feel so fortunate my life was different. And it also makes me appreciate GU once again, for the role it played in giving Sugar a shot at a whole new life. Yes, Sugar gave a lot to Georgetown for sure - no question. But some schools would just take that and not give much back. GU did. This is the women's program we are talking about, but IMHO it all started with JTII. The example, the commitment to excellence, opportunities for minorities and for those who would not have had them otherwise. Help ALL the kids graduate - the ones who become All Americans and the ones who ride the pine for four years but work hard in practice. I encourage everyone to read Sugar's piece. It will give you a whole new appreciation of the lives some of our fellow Americans live, and reinforce your positive feelings about GU. It took my appreciation of Sugar Rodgers to a whole new level. Thanks Yaboy! Just echoing SS' comments and posting the full link. Required reading for all board members and for all GU "stakeholders." Hope DFW posts it to the front page as well.... www.theplayerstribune.com/sugar-rodgers-wnba-new-york-liberty/
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Post by hoyazeke on Sept 9, 2015 20:26:04 GMT -5
Sugar Rodgers Contributor I’m going to tell you something I haven’t even told most of my New York Liberty teammates....I just read that awesome story from Sugar Rodgers. It reads like the women's version of the AI story. OMG. What a remarkable and strong woman. It makes me feel so fortunate my life was different. And it also makes me appreciate GU once again, for the role it played in giving Sugar a shot at a whole new life. Yes, Sugar gave a lot to Georgetown for sure - no question. But some schools would just take that and not give much back. GU did. This is the women's program we are talking about, but IMHO it all started with JTII. The example, the commitment to excellence, opportunities for minorities and for those who would not have had them otherwise. Help ALL the kids graduate - the ones who become All Americans and the ones who ride the pine for four years but work hard in practice. I encourage everyone to read Sugar's piece. It will give you a whole new appreciation of the lives some of our fellow Americans live, and reinforce your positive feelings about GU. It took my appreciation of Sugar Rodgers to a whole new level. Thanks Yaboy! Man SS Im sitting hear as a grown man with tears in my eyes. I was thinking the same thing about the comparison to AI. You can see the difference between a female in poverty and a male in poverty. The MAIN difference between AI and Sugar is that Sugar didn't feel a overwhelming sense of having to pay back the people from the hood that took care of her. The neighborhood that took care of her didn't do it with strings attached but the people that helped AI along the way did so with the idea that he would one day repay their kindness. Both stories are sad but the sad part is that these stories can be told by kids in every hood and triler park.........
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Sept 9, 2015 20:44:42 GMT -5
Tremendous story. I'm glad she shared it. It makes you think about all the other kids who didn't have Sugar's basketball skills.
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Just Cos
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Post by Just Cos on Sept 10, 2015 0:27:07 GMT -5
Posted in the other thread but deserves a bump. Awesome read.
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lichoya68
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OK YOUNGINS ARE HERE AND ARE VERY VERY GOOD cant wait GO HOYAS
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Post by lichoya68 on Sept 12, 2015 11:17:34 GMT -5
just WOWOWWOOWOWOWOWOWOW nuf said yup what a hoya
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Post by kchoya on Sept 16, 2015 23:50:27 GMT -5
Henry Sims signs with the Suns. "The 6-foot-10 Sims averaged 8.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 73 games last season for the Philadelphia 76ers. The former Georgetown player has averaged 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 121 career games in three seasons with New Orleans, Cleveland and Philadelphia." www.nba.com/2015/news/09/16/suns-sign-five-players-to-deals.ap/
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Sept 17, 2015 11:04:43 GMT -5
Nice. Nobody will work harder than Hank, hope he has a full opportunity to make an impact.
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Post by IDenj on Sept 17, 2015 15:56:13 GMT -5
He will make the team right?
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Post by rockcityhoya on Sept 17, 2015 16:26:05 GMT -5
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Post by IDenj on Sept 17, 2015 18:43:27 GMT -5
What a hill to climb for those top ten recruits who were told they were no good. #fightthepower
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Post by kchoya on Sept 17, 2015 23:13:18 GMT -5
What a hill to climb for those top ten recruits who were told they were no good. #fightthepower The I-Hate-Joshua force is strong in you, young padawan.
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Sept 17, 2015 23:27:44 GMT -5
What a hill to climb for those top ten recruits who were told they were no good. #fightthepower The I-Hate-Joshua force is strong in you, young padawan. kc, you are in jeopardy of losing some cool points if you reference a word created for the prequels.
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Just Cos
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Post by Just Cos on Sept 18, 2015 0:44:18 GMT -5
Man he lost a lot of weight. Hope he does well.
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Post by IDenj on Sept 18, 2015 5:47:17 GMT -5
What a hill to climb for those top ten recruits who were told they were no good. #fightthepower The I-Hate-Joshua force is strong in you, young padawan. Haha. Not really hate. Just felt let down.
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Post by kchoya on Sept 18, 2015 13:27:17 GMT -5
The I-Hate-Joshua force is strong in you, young padawan. kc, you are in jeopardy of losing some cool points if you reference a word created for the prequels. Come December, no one will remember the prequels (hopefully).
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lichoya68
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OK YOUNGINS ARE HERE AND ARE VERY VERY GOOD cant wait GO HOYAS
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Post by lichoya68 on Sept 20, 2015 15:08:13 GMT -5
tooo bad josh didnt lose weight on the hilltop LOOKS SFELT yup good luck to him still a hoya just wish he got his degree YUP ps anyone hear about oh henry any more ??
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