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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 23, 2011 20:25:08 GMT -5
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 23, 2011 20:37:43 GMT -5
Bison Dele would approve, had he not been lost at sea.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 23, 2011 20:41:38 GMT -5
As would the player f/k/a Chad Ochocinco.
I can hardly wait to hear yells of "we want Peace" and "Peace stinks" at Laker games next season (assuming there will be a next season).
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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on Jun 24, 2011 12:23:21 GMT -5
All we are saying, is give Peace a chance.
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Post by Boz on Jun 24, 2011 12:36:03 GMT -5
Yup. Time to recalculate the ol' dosage.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 24, 2011 13:39:47 GMT -5
Maybe he will also petition to change his number to 420. Those are all numbers between 0 and 5 so it should be OK with the refs.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 25, 2011 19:10:19 GMT -5
Stolen from WEEI earlier this week:
This is a shrewd move - no way is Stu Jackson ever going to issue a statement that says "I have suspended World Peace for 5 days."
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 25, 2012 1:49:40 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 5, 2013 23:27:39 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 6, 2013 12:07:45 GMT -5
First player in the history of the NBA to be suspended for placing his hand behind an opponent's neck.
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Post by strummer8526 on Feb 6, 2013 15:10:55 GMT -5
Why has the league and the world indulged this jackass by calling him "World Peace"? It's absolutely absurd.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Feb 6, 2013 15:21:49 GMT -5
Perhaps because that's his name.
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Post by Boz on Feb 6, 2013 15:34:43 GMT -5
Yes, calling him "Metta World Peace," or calling #85 "Chad Ocho Cinco" sounds silly (perhaps because it most certainly is), but if they actually change their name, I guess you have to do that, right?
I always wondered what would happen, though, if a player changed his name to something really offensive.
Would they use his former name, or would they call him "So-and-so [bleep]"?
I think someone should test this out. Braylon Edwards & DeAngelo Hall...I'm looking in your direction.
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Post by strummer8526 on Feb 6, 2013 15:36:12 GMT -5
Perhaps because that's his name. I don't care that he succeeded in changing his legal name. It's a farce. The guy has been nothing but trouble for years. I can get my name changed to all sorts of ridiculous things, but no one will actually follow it. There's no reason that commentators or the press should refer to this individual as "World Peace," ESPECIALLY given that he hasn't even been a model citizen since changing the name. EDIT: Boz, perhaps you're right that there are some contractual provisions or something that require folks in the industry to use his "real" name. But if there aren't then I think it's a joke that they've accepted it.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 6, 2013 21:24:53 GMT -5
Perhaps because that's his name. I don't care that he succeeded in changing his legal name. It's a farce. The guy has been nothing but trouble for years. I can get my name changed to all sorts of ridiculous things, but no one will actually follow it. There's no reason that commentators or the press should refer to this individual as "World Peace," ESPECIALLY given that he hasn't even been a model citizen since changing the name. EDIT: Boz, perhaps you're right that there are some contractual provisions or something that require folks in the industry to use his "real" name. But if there aren't then I think it's a joke that they've accepted it. I personally refer to him as Metta Artest. He may not be a model citizen, but he's not the devil, either. He did win an award from the NBA a couple years ago for promoting mental health. The first person he thanked after the Lakers won the title a couple years ago was his therapist. Of course after that, he leveled James Harden with an elbow and nearly knocked him unconscious. He's consciously attempting to do better, but he's always on the edge. I'm not aware if he's protected any of his homies in a murder investigation, like Saint Ray. ;D
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