Perception
by Exhibit G on Aug 4, 2009 11:02 AM PDT
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PrintPerception is reality, or so people say. Of course, you could always just tell them that you perceive that perception is not reality, and their logic is immediately destroyed. But this tends to cause the brain to be consumed by a black hole, so let's move forward on the topic of perception.
While they may not be reality, perceptions are very important to anyone in the public eye. Perceptions can follow you for years (such as "Ron Artest is crazy", but that is probably true), and influence your earning potential (Allen Iverson, FA). So, with all of that in mind, if you're an athlete struggling to overcome perceptions of weight issues, why do you post the following to your Twitter?
Went to my first resturant in Sac with the wify. Went to a spot called 2 Fornaio. It was pretty good!
Obviously this is not the end of the world by any means. It's not like Sean May just busted out (alleged) gang lingo, a la J.R. Smith. I've never been to Fornaio, maybe it is amazing. Obviously we can't expect that Sean May doesn't eat food. But perhaps one of your earliest impressions about Sacramento shouldn't necessarily be about the food.
I'm not trying to attack May here. By all accounts, he is in better shape than he was, and he came to Sacramento relatively cheap (resulting in a potential residence in Roseville). As a Kings fan and a North Carolina fan, I'd love nothing more than to see Sean May exceed expectations and become a valuable contributor to this team. I'd love to see him win over the fans. But a big part of winning over the fan base is going to be to overcome perceptions of weight issues.
So the question now is what you think. Am I overreacting? Did you have a similar reaction? Poll below.
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Where's Willy's at?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Used to be in Folsom
Now its in Arden I think.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
I think he means Willie's
on Broadway near Tower theater. It’s pretty good, my wife tells me it’s comparable to some famous place in SoCal, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Aug 4, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tommy's
is the place in L.A. that Willie’s reminds her of. Burgers, I should mention. And I agree with Ziller that Sean May should stay away.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Aug 4, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Tommy's is his brother I think
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I think it is W4e's
maybe because it is Italian he thought they used roman numerals in the name. You could get double portions if there were two furnaces.
by betweentheeyes on Aug 4, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
There's one at both locations actually
One at Arden & Eastern, and one at X & 16th.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
There's one in Folsom too
But I don’t know where it is.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I take that back
It’s Eastern and Fair Oaks, not Arden. Sorry.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
It's right by Tower Theater
freakin ace burgers and fries.
"Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer." - Julian Casablancas
And It's Open Late
Always a favorite place to grab a quick bite after my band plays a show downtown.
by #12Pick...who? on Aug 4, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I like their burritos myself
But you can only get those in the morning.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Enough of this
You are going to make me fat like Sean May. My inner Homer Simpson is ready burst out with all this talk of Willie Burgers.
I don't think we have to worry about Sean May having a Squeeze with cheese
unless he can get someone to go inside and order it for him. Let’s be nice and just say there’s some accessibility issues.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Aug 4, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He might sue them...
like the lady in the wheel-chair did for not being able to wheel herself up there.
by madmavmathews on Aug 4, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah - which is sad.
Too many small business owners have been harassed and shutdown by frivolous ADA lawsuits.
Because there's no reason to think
That his career could be made or broken by compulsive exercise.
Obviously we’ll only know whether he’s solved his conditioning problems when the season starts. Until then, he’s going to have to develop a good sense of humor for fat jokes, or stop telling us what he had for dinner on twitter.
by furious.d on Aug 4, 2009 11:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well put
I’d also add that I don’t have a long-winded reaction to a tweet about him swimming. My reaction is mostly “good”. I honestly hope it works out for him, but my initial reaction when I read that post was “Does he really need to tweet about food?”
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
Given May’s pedigree, I’d think that he should have a pretty good grasp of the power of fan/media perception (and how quickly it can form). All sins are forgiving if he performs. If he doesn’t, and he fails to present his mistakes correctly, there won’t be a third chance.
by furious.d on Aug 4, 2009 12:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Illmatic
Perhaps this explains something…the fact that May thinks the “Il” in Il Fornaio are roman numerals…perhaps our boy runs into similar problems when reading nutritional facts?
by WhentheKingswinyouwin! on Aug 4, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions
I
think it’s an overreaction. If he does this every single night, then maybe there’s something.
Sugar ... water .... and, of course, purple.
Lolz Sean May is fat.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
sounds like hes saying he is adjusting well to the new city
He might not have had the best impression of sacramento before coming here, there are plenty of people who don’t think much of Sacramento compared to other big cities across the US. Seems to me like he was almost admitting some surprise that the restaurant was good. Which is fine if he came in with low expectations, the feeling is mutual.
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by jjham15 on Aug 4, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ah jabba how I miss thee.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's not Jabba- it's Chet from Weird Science.
"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.
Are you shitting me?
Watching that movie was bad once. Now I gotta do it again? I swear JJ…..
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
You're definitely over reacting
Go read Donte and JT’s Twitters. They constantly talk about what they had to eat or restaurants they go to. Most of these guys obviously don’t cook themselves, which is something that’s hard to do when you’re on the road anyway. So instead, they go out to eat. If I were a young and rich athlete I’d eat out a lot too. What really matters for these guys as far as staying in shape is their dedication to working out. If May’s working his ass off in the gym he can eat a ton and not have a problem because he’ll just burn those calories. Obviously he has to watch what he eats to some degree but not as much as one might think. There are plenty of other players with poor eating habits. Lamar Odom got a lot of press for his candy addiction, and Dwayne Wade has said he never eats vegetables.
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Donté and JT
I read their feeds quite a bit as well. And yes, they do discuss going out to eat quite a bit. They also mention going to workouts a lot, but honestly that is not the point.
If those guys were battling public perception, trying to overcome “fat guy” jokes, it wouldn’t be smart for them to tweet about food either. This was not meant as a post about May eating, it was about how you deal with perceptions.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
He hasn't moved into a home yet
Their staying in a hotel, so where else are they going to eat. If he hadn’t written about going out, would you have assumed that he wasn’t eating? Maybe he doesn’t go to the bathroom, since he didn’t Twit about it. God, I wonder how he holds it in.
Now, if he wrote that they went to Home Town Buffet. And spent the afternoon there, and commented on every item on the menu, then I would be concerned.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
Uhhh....
From the original post:
Obviously we can’t expect that Sean May doesn’t eat food.
I’m not questioning the fact that he went to dinner with his wife.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
I know you weren't criticizing his eating habits
It’s that I just seldom get a opportunity to type ‘bathroom & holding it’ when I post. So, I just had to take advantage of my chance. Sorry, nothing personal.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
Players with poor eating habits are not maximizing their ability. Just like players with poor workout habits are not maximizing their ability. Lamar Odom would be a better player, in my opinion, if he didn’t stuff his face with junk food. There’s a definite link between what you feed your body, and how your body will respond to workouts, your energy level, your focus. I am personal trainer and workout freak, I see it all the time. Guys who feed themselves crap food are cheating themselves. You can get away with it to an extent when you are younger, but it sets bad precedent if you want to be a disciplined player on the court if you are unable to discipline yourself at the dinner table.
With a name like bench_blob
I expect nothing less than highly disciplined eating habits.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Aug 4, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
wify?
forget the fact is tweets about food or missed the name of the restaurant… he calls is wife “wify.” That’s just the low-post beast we’ve been waiting for!
by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Aug 4, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions
I'm OK with this
But Ruth’s Chris must be killing themselves over the lost opportunity.
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at least we can now say for sure that this Henry Abbott comment is as wrong as wrong can be
The Kings would starve.
No chance of that happening now. No how. No way.
by betweentheeyes on Aug 4, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If weight were an issue
does anyone really think Geoff Petrie would have signed him to a contract? GP must see something in May that he likes. I’ll reserve comments until I see him play. Being an undersized PF he’ll probably need the extra weight to keep bigger PF’s from backing him down.
If you reserve comments like Sean reserves tables,
we’re in store for some tasty comments. :)
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gtrman, you think May become something like Big Baby?
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.-1984 George Orwell.
hopefully
this fat guy can punk some other players on the court… probably not he’ll be locked on a hot dog that a court side fan is eating
You may not have noticed
that we’ve been seeing a pretty high caliber of fat jokes around here lately, so if you’re going to throw one out of your own you’d better bring your “A” game. No one made me “joke judge”, but in my opinion yours was a bit of a lazy effort in comparison. StR’s standards for fat jokes are becoming yet another point of pride.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Aug 4, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i apologize
SEAN MAY IS FAT… thats all i got
I think it's funny
He seems to be a nice guy, and I’m sure is aware of the jokes about his weight.
Whenever he talks about his time in Charlotte, he always takes the high road about the fans, and I think he takes it well.
I don’t know if he’s aware of the things that can come from that “tweet,” or if he’s doing it on purpose, but at least the grammar isn’t horrible.
Any guy who is...
watching his weight should not be eating CARBS. Any guy, especially a professional athlete with a million dollar contract, trying to get lean and mean should stick to a strict diet of protein, limited amounts of fat like cheese and sauces, and good carbs from fruits and veggies. Il Fornaio is ALL carbs with the bread and the pasta and the red wine (yum by the way). Unless he ordered a side meatball and house ceasar salad, recovering fattie Sean May should NOT be stepping one foot into an Italian restaurant.
Il Fornaio
Is a chain restaurant, just like Mimi’s cafe and Macaroni Grill. Its not like he discovered something special here.
He thinks the Il (which means “The” in Italian) is actually the Roman # 2, which isn’t that big of a deal considering the Romans were Italian.
The big question is what the hell did Sean May(be I’ll have some more) order that caused him to Tweet about it!?
I was uncool before it was cool
Good stuff Buell.
"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.
Is it just me?
Or did Geoff sign a guy with identical height, weight as waist proportions as himself?
LOL seriously?
May looks pretty thin in that picture.
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by CaliforniaJag on Aug 6, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
True, and why did they unveil him in Arco’s fallout shelter?
by Buell on Aug 5, 2009 2:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That isn't ARCO
It’s the bathroom hallway at Golden Corral.
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You mean the Goden Coral.
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