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Most Discomforting Description of a King's Body Part: Ailene on Spencer

Tyreke Evans's famous "I have an elephantine reproductive organ dance" notwithstanding, Ailene Voisin of The Bee seems to have a corner on discomforting description of the body parts of athletes. And please don't take this as neandrathal harrumphing or prepubescent giggles. Plenty of female sportswriters -- Jackie MacMullan, Kate Fagan, Ramona Shelburne, ex-Warriors beat writer Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few -- manage to cover the sport in depth, in detail, eloquently without resorting to stuff like this report on Voisin's meeting with then-draft prospect Ricky Rubio, age 18:

The body. Having only watched Rubio on television, most closely during last summer's Olympics, I was surprised by his physique. Dressed in a black T-shirt, shorts and sneakers, he appeared taller than his listed height - close to 6-foot-5. He also had better definition, particularly in his upper arms. He wasn't the skinny young thing he looks like on the tube.

I mean, come on.

But that's not the winner of this year's award. The winner is somehow less graphic, but more ... awkward. Discomforting. Weird. And it's after the jump ...

Star-divide

Back in July, after Spencer Hawes angered the franchise by skipping Vegas Summer League for some family event (family? psh!), he visited Sacramento to show that he indeed had spent his summer working out. Ailene, take it away ...

Spencer Hawes plopped onto the couch in the lobby of the Kings' practice facility, his 7-foot frame dominating the decor. A bag of ice encased his right knee. His gray T-shirt was soaked with sweat. His arms draped the back of the furniture, a cell phone clutched in his right hand. [...]

According to new coach Paul Westphal, all is forgiven and forgotten. And his initial impression of his young center? Both the body of work and the body were impressive. Underneath that sweaty T-shirt, Hawes' shoulders appear broader and thicker.

I think I figured out what makes it so creepy, too. It's not the references in and of themselves -- any writer could describe a player as "broader and thicker," those are perfectly useful and normal adjectives. It's "underneath that sweaty T-shirt" that wigs me out. Not just any sweaty T-shirt, but that sweaty T-shirt, the one he wore that time Ailene saw him dominating that decor on that couch.

Maybe I'm just giving in to my Puritan roots. But it reads like Danielle Steele to me.

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I still need to read some Danielle Steele

The other post with the description of Peaches in the locker room stalking Tyreke Evans was a lot more discomforting.

put me in, Coach

by LaBradford on Apr 15, 2010 9:10 AM PDT reply actions  

I dont know if i find this wierd

I would think Peaches’ diary entries on Tyreke Evan’s body would be a lot more disturbing

by The Guy on the Couch on Apr 15, 2010 9:13 AM PDT reply actions  

Why would we want to look at this picture of Ailene everytime we read her stuff?

This is Black Dynamite for Anaconda Malt Liquor... Once you pop the top, the panties drop

by prowseinthehouse on Apr 15, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Damn!

Brockman with long hair looks HUNKY!

Or as AV would say, Brockman with THAT long hair long, draping over THOSE broad shoulders looks hunky.

Oh wait, that’s Fabio…my bad.

"If you told him to head-butt the wall, he would do it." -- Paul Westphal re: Brockness Monster.

by PhutureKings on Apr 15, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Walter Herrmann?

I don't see what's wrong with giving Bobby a little experience before he starts to practise law.

by swoosh91 on Apr 15, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

LOL

Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?

by wallywagon11 on Apr 15, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

LMAO

1 more for green…

Purveyor of Bull Plop

by SayWhat? on Apr 15, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

"Dominating the decor"

is the skeeviest bit.

"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."

by SactoRyan on Apr 15, 2010 9:43 AM PDT reply actions  

Ew!

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut

by Ice_9ine on Apr 15, 2010 9:58 AM PDT via mobile reply actions  

meanwhile spencer's thinking

wow. look at that cougar with that late 70’s feathered hairdo rocking that form-fitting 1984 blazer.

by Madzillagd on Apr 15, 2010 10:02 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Questions of a sick mind

Anybody willing to check if rule 34 is upheld, concerning Voisin and any Kings player?

Fight indifference! Or don't.

by jalfa on Apr 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT reply actions  

Ailene is reading too many of these books

"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn

by 49er16 on Apr 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT reply actions  

kevlar time

       I know the season is over, but yesterday it was Grant, today it is Ailene. And no I can not be Grant because I would not be sticking up for Ailene. In fact, I am not sticking up for anybody. Just wondering? Sorry Ziller.

by noreboundsnorings on Apr 15, 2010 11:07 AM PDT reply actions  

Can't you have a little fun?

That’s all we’re doing here.

Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".

by Aykis16 on Apr 15, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Welll, this better be a joke, but if it aint'......

…..maybe ziller should take his conservative panzy ass self down to church and wash his blessed self in blessed holy water to cleanse his mind of such “discomforting descriptions”
More bball less bshit!

by angry gus on Apr 15, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah!

Where’s the f-cking game preview?

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by section214 on Apr 15, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

I don't know if you've noticed

The Kings’ season is over. Ziller can’t exactly force news to happen so allow us some end of the season fun. Every other blog is clearly in 100% serious mode and not posting bullshit end of the season awards like us so go visit them.

If you’re here solely for the news and not for the fun then mark May 18th on your calendar and we’ll see you at the lottery.

Dip til I rip

by Muff209 on Apr 15, 2010 11:26 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Hold ON!

Are you saying that Voisin (sorry I should refer to her as CRAP) and Napear are linked? I mean it is always about Grant Napear so I want to make sure I get this group think straight here.

I can think of several links…

Voisin (CRAP) is in the media and Grant Napear thinks he is in the media. Therefore we can link CRAP to Napear.

Voisin (CRAP) has really bad hair, Napear’s nape is fading from red to… Peach-colored (he really needs to pick another dye color) and is hideous. Therefore we can link CRAP to Napear.

Voisin (CRAP) was jealous of Sam as was our less than Scarlet Douche. Therefore we can link CRAP to Napear.

OMG! It is true! CRAP is Napear and Napear is CRAP!!

by MustangMBS on Apr 15, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why is it so hard to ignore this stuff

or just leave and read stuff somewhere else? Obviously, the great majority appreciates the style of this blog and continues to come back.

If someone doesn’t like it, it’s really easy to leave and never come back.

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Apr 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

yep, yep!

Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rhondda
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)

by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 16, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ailene 'Don't Hate Her Because She's Horny' Voisin

gets a bad rap as far as I am concerned. I appreciate a writer who tries to paint a picture with her writing and not afraid to express her point of view, flimsy though some of her opinions may be. She tends to be eloquent, genuine, and fairly thoughtful. Finding an angle and filling a column of space is not always easy when a team like the Kings has a recurring theme of ineptitude.

I’ll take her writing over a guy like Jason Jones any day, who can barely be bothered to offer any content or insight more than two remedial sentences per so-called paragraph. He’s not good at his job, and yet gets a pass. Ailene is the far superior writer, and yet get skewered because she doesn’t look like Kayte C?

Frankly, so the f*ck what if she is attracted to an athlete, and this comes across vaguely in her writing? No harm, no foul. And not much different than one of you globular keyboard jockeys lusting after a member of the Kings dance teams. Chances of hooking up are about the same. Actually less. Ailene has access to the player locker room, showers, and can seduce with her lustful confessions in love poem form tucked secretively into player locker. You go, girl.

Ailene is not pulitzer prize worthy by any stretch, but I like her. I do think she needs a new hair stylist. And a subscription to match.com.

by bench_blob on Apr 15, 2010 11:33 AM PDT reply actions  

LOL arl

EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......

No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 15, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah...but....

Peja’s HOT!She couldn’t help herself!

Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rhondda
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)

by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 16, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rhondda

I like you but don’t make me hurl again. Thanks.

EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......

No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 16, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol...

sorry…couldn’t resist it, it just popped into my head…actually Peja’s not as hot now that his hair is receeding…

Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rhondda
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)

by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 16, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Eww! Gag!

EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......

No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 16, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, I think you make a big deal about the "Most Discomforting Description of a King's Body Part"

out of nothing.

To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Apr 15, 2010 6:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Hope this means you're coming back for good.

EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......

No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 15, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I might drop a comment from time to time.

To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Apr 15, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

But StR groupthink is still here

so be careful

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Apr 15, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I know. The gang is still there.

To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Apr 15, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ganging up on people since 1985

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Apr 15, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You thought "Knocked Up" was a documentary,

didn’t you?

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by section214 on Apr 15, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

This sounds like the kind of reply a school kid would give.

To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Apr 15, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm 51,

but I have the body and mind of a 16 year old…they’re both in the trunk of my car if you would like to check it out.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Apr 15, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Thanks, but I will pass on that.

To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Apr 15, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess she could've been less descriptive

But I’m not really creeped out by this. Maybe it’s just because I’m so used to women being objectified by men for no reason at all that a slight objectification of a man by a woman really doesn’t seem like a big deal at all…

Then again, I realize these posts are just for fun, so eh. I don’t read Voisin regularly enough to have an informed opinion on her. Plus, her description of Rubio seems pretty harmless to me. Noting that he looks more defined in person seems like a valid observation to make.

by Christina_J on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions  

She could have written it much more Harlequin, trust me.

"Each in turn... volunteered his suggestions, his invaluable suggestions."

The Dreamshake

by Xiane on Apr 15, 2010 10:59 PM PDT reply actions  

By the way, I just love this blog.

There’s always drama on offer, and rarely the self-pitying kind.

"Each in turn... volunteered his suggestions, his invaluable suggestions."

The Dreamshake

by Xiane on Apr 15, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have the unedited version of the article.

 It said something about a purple headed warrior and a quivering mound of love pudding. I don’t quite know what she means by that

Gentlemen... BEHOLD!!!

by Wrath of Kyle on Apr 17, 2010 11:36 AM PDT reply actions  

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