On Cutting Ricky Rubio's Steak, and DeMarcus Cousins
by Tom Ziller on Jun 5, 2010 5:27 AM PDT
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PrintAs many have heard, Ricky Rubio confirmed the obvious: he will not be playing for Minnesota next season. Pick your jaw up off the floor, please.
This, of course, has provided new opportunity for anti-Ricky forces to bleat on about how stupid anyone who dug Rubio was. Prime among those anti-Ricky folks: Grant Napear and Mike Lamb.
But the Ricky-Tyreke Evans decision remains irrelevant, because the Kings took Reke and apparently didn't strongly consider Rubio. It's done, and there's no use revisiting it every other week. But something Lamb repeated for the second team in the past month struck me as something worthy of laughs and cringes.
Lamb referenced that when Rubio and his camp had dinner with Kings management that fateful night he visited Sacramento, Mama Rubio cut Ricky's steak for him. Lamb said he knew right there Ricky would not be a King. (I assume Lamb was not at the dinner, and heard the story from someone who was.) Lamb referenced this story just a month ago, and I imagine has called upon it plenty of times since last June. It isn't mentioned on any website or in any story I can find, so I felt as though it should immortalized in the Google cache once and for all.
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That brings me to the topic of DeMarcus Cousins, who both Lamb and Mr. Napear -- Tyreke's biggest booster -- said in so many words Friday they would not touch with a 10-foot pole if they ran the Kings. It's a valid stance. It just needs to be documented should the Kings select Cousins and the radio jocks decide next spring to call anyone who thought DMC was a bad apple an idiot.
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Well done getting this on the record
Also, I think Lamb might just be talking about how he cuts Grant’s steaks whenever they go out.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
In my head
I can hear Lamb’s over-laugh right now.
Pacifist ass-kisser
by otis29 on Jun 5, 2010 5:55 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Grant
wishes he could cut Tyreke’s steak for him.
by Dub_TC on Jun 5, 2010 6:34 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
If that happened
Reke probably would turn into a vegetarian.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
“Can you f**kin believe this f**kin place, Tyreke? I can’t f**kin believe they cook your steak medium f**kin rare. This would have never f**kin happened at f**kin Cattlemen’s. Would you like any f**kin A-1 sauce?”
by Dub_TC on Jun 5, 2010 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
Never old.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
Why think?
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
by Aykis16 on Jun 5, 2010 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow
how did i miss this all this time?
Tears…I am in tears. The awkward silence. The creepy dancing. Brilliant!
The sequel needs to be Voisin and Hawes’ sweaty shoulders.
"We're trapped inside the matrix, forced to play our hand. We're filled with so much hatred, the kids don't stand a chance." -- B.o.B. (aka Bobby Ray).
You can get a hell of a good luck at a T bone steak by sticking your head up a bull’s ass but I would rather take the butchers word for it.
I disagree!
What the hell is wrong with you?
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
er
Look not luck
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh
I happened to listen for a few minutes because for some reason last week, all my AM stations decided not to work on my radio at once ….. stupid thing. The first station to come back was KHTK. I just happened to catch them talking about the draft, and they said basically said they would take anyone without a weight, attitude, or maturity problem. Then Mikey responded, “but I read on a blog somewhere that they’re going to take Cousins, so it’s gotta be true right? A blog!”
It then struck me ….. 2 radio hosts don’t like StR …… but Jerry Reynolds, someone who actually knows basketball and has actually worked in the NBA front office …. likes us.
We win.
Radio hosts is being kind.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
Kudos to the both of them for reading StR.
You suck balls, fellas. Fat, hairy balls.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
We'd be disappointed if you did.
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Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
It's a well known fact
that Napear’s ten foot pole is reserved for touching Tyreke only.
Dunking Dutchman
by RikSmits on Jun 5, 2010 6:44 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Reke needs to up the restraining order's range.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
LOL
I’m not sure that’s necessary. Napear probably exaggerated regarding the length of his pole.
Dunking Dutchman
Hey, leave the Polish alone!
What did Marcej Lampe ever do to you, hm?
How to Handle a Job Interview Over Dinner
- Choose your clothing carefully.
- Be mindful of having food on your face or in your teeth while speaking.
- Keep the conversation friendly but remember your job during the dinner is to sell yourself and your job skills.
Warning tips:
- Do not use your napkin as a bib.
- Do not order messy food that will be difficult to eat in a composed way.
- If ordering steak, under no circumstances have your mother cut it for you – it could leave a bad and lasting impression
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
by Slam_Dunk on Jun 5, 2010 9:07 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
this is great
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what was going through the Maloof's heads when they witnessed this?
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
It reminded them of how their mom took care of them when they were 30. ;)
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
by HighTops on Jun 6, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
next spring???
I know this sight has its opinion on Grant and Mike, especially Grant, but it sounds some of you are already getting prepared to rip on them for something that might happen next spring? Next frigin spring? Wow, gotta be something else going on somewhere, isn’t there?? Sorry to ruin the tepee party and disagree with Big Z, not buying it.
by noreboundsnorings on Jun 5, 2010 9:18 AM PDT reply actions
Who originated that?
I know I beat it to death with coolcat, but who did I steal that from?
GREENE! You’ve been superfluously apostrophe’d! - andy sims
iashwash, you are the voice of reason - Holmdel
Hey, also on a different topic:
I’m watching this belly dancing show on FitTv and…damn! Better than Skinemax.
I bet $5 on North Korea to win the World Cup. I will get $10,000 if they do.
Half Dome is still closed due to snow.
And FUCK Grant Napier.
Spring can’t come soon enough, Nore Bound Snorings.
"We're trapped inside the matrix, forced to play our hand. We're filled with so much hatred, the kids don't stand a chance." -- B.o.B. (aka Bobby Ray).
by PhutureKings on Jun 5, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Obviously you are unfamiliar with whom we are speaking of
Because then you would not even question them doing this sort of thing
...
by prowseinthehouse on Jun 5, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
My only concern would be that
Peaches actually heard something (from JR?) that they might not be considering DMC.
He’s an asshole but he ain’t stupid so I’m not sure he’d go on record if he didn’t at least have a clue on what’s going on. I really hope this is not the case but it’s also a possibility.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
yeah I would think he would at least here something
but at the same time Petrie seems awfully closed off so who knows
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus, I would think the front office would reserve a strong opinion of Cousins until they see him workout
Unless their interview with him was absolutely abysmal:
Petrie: DeMarcus, if you were a tree, what tree would you be?
Cousins: F*ck you, mutha f*cker!
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 5, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
rec'd for painting a picture
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
another example of StR tearing down DMC limb by limb
at least you are branching out in your mode of criticism. I think Cousins is more bark than bite. Leave him alone!
All corn all the time./bows
by betweentheeyes on Jun 6, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to believe in Cousins.
But I can’t.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
I agree bte
Some evidence of barking but no biting history that anyone has brought up.
Just a sometimes angry rebellious teenager, what a shocker.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Jun 8, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Grant is a windbag and a bully, but he also is a company man, through and through, so it might mean he knows something we don’t.
That being said, I heard Jerry and it sure sounded like he wasn’t worried about one talented albeit slightly troubled guy ruining the team chemistry.
I think this thread, however, is fantastic because if we do select Cousings, the Scarlet Douchebag will no doubt change his tune immediately and shout down anyone that mentions any previous conversations he had with Lamb.
by R-Man on Jun 5, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm really hoping for that
I just wanted to give the other side of the coin. He bashed Rubio a lot last year and we didn’t pick him; we could say the same thing about the Martin situation.
I don’t think he’s in the know, but he has a better chance of hearing from someone in the front office because he obviously knows these people on a personal level.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Maybe you're right
But if I knew Grant Napear on a personal level, I get the feeling it might make me less likely to tell him things.
StR Token Female
by LeaguePassAddict on Jun 5, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Haha, good point
Sometimes I wonder what Jerry really thinks of him
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
I know.
I’m hoping he thinks, “Wow, if the Maloofs are up for making so many changes to the broadcasting team, this might be a good time to let them know about those pictures I took at the Christmas party last year and get Grant replaced.”
StR Token Female
by LeaguePassAddict on Jun 5, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Another thing that has to be taken into consideration
Is that Grant is only part of the media team. While Jerry is actually part of the basketball operations. There is no real reason for anyone to tell Grant anything, especially when he has his own talk show and how tight lipped the Kings front office is about everything.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
True
It’s an interesting dynamic. Like I said, I’d love to know how it works.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
I think you might be surprised that the FO likes Peaches BS more than you might think.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
It's hard not to. Otherwise, why let him keep his job?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
Good question. And, why do they let him keep his job?
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
Someone has to take the fall of certain things
You always need someone to be the douchebag. He IS one.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Exactly.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
Plus, I really think Grant actually knows and cares very little about the NBA or the Kings
From listening to his show, he’s obviously a huge NFL fan (particularly the Giants) and a pretty big baseball fan. It’s always seemed to me that he only talks about the Kings or the NBA because he has to. He of course has opinions on the players and the team because he’s around them all the time, but I’m pretty sure if he was chatting off-air with one of the Kings front office guys or coaches and they started talking about a draft prospect, Grant would just totally tune them out and start daydreaming about Tyreke wearing a NY Giants jersey cut-off just under the numbers (#69, of course), and nothing else. You’re welcome.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 7, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I change my mind on Cousins
I hope the Kings draft him now.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Welcome aboard the Cousins' bandwagon
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
by Slam_Dunk on Jun 5, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Lord knows I'm not a Rubio fan
But his mom could pre-chew his food for all I care if he’s a good NBA point guard.
by nbrans on Jun 5, 2010 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That wouldn't be much different than the Doug Christie situation, really.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 5, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
It's too bad, really, because if Rubio had come to Sacramento, I'm sure Ailene would have been all too happy to take on mom's role - cut his steak for him, tuck him into bed...
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
Don't forget the baths.
She would be there with her swimfins and goggles.
Tanking? I don't know what you're talking about, tanking. I'm just losing more efficiently.
This post is awesome
I am now having visuals of Ziller having to listen to these two clowns on the radio, rolling his eyes, throwing his hands up in the air occasionally, and dropping the “Oh Come On!”
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 10:52 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
you just described
every single listener they have.
by Dub_TC on Jun 5, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Didn't Tyreke say something along the lines of
wanting Cousins here? Is Grant really willing to disagree with Tyreke?
he's a lover scorned
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on Jun 5, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Not explicitly, that I've heard.
I think this idea being kicked-around that ‘Reke is a huge fan of Cousins is something that has taken-on a life of it’s own. All I remember hearing was when Grant and Mike were interviewing Tyreke after he accepted his ROY award and they asked him who/what kind of player he wants the Kings to get in the draft, and he said something very casual and generic like “I just hope we can get someone good that can help us win and get back to the playoffs”, and he did mention Cousins’ name but it wasn’t anything specific and he may have even mentioned some other names as well. In any case, I got the impression that he hasn’t exactly been immersed in college basketball this year, and my guess is that someone in his crew that does watch college ball told him something to the effect of Cousins being a beast who would play well with ’Reke.
If someone has any evidence that suggests that Evans is in fact an informed fan of DeMarcus Cousins, I’d love to hear it. I wouldn’t be shocked if that’s actually the case, I just haven’t seen anything solid to suggest that yet, just people throwing this idea back and forth, and I wonder if it spawned from the same thing that I heard and thought was no big deal.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 5, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
All I remember
is that he said Cousins or Turner would be fun to play with.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
She always got something to say.
I say fuck her.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
That's probably what she said too
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
by edm7 on Jun 6, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah. Sigh......
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
Yes, he did
I remember prior to the lottery that his preference was to play with a big man like Cousins, not Wall if we moved up in the draft. He also said he liked Evan Turner.
Cousins and Evans
may know each other. Cal likes to bring in his NBA players for the current ones to talk to. You can’t argue with the last three point guards go to the league. Cuz “Boogie” will be a pro some where!
Happy Days are here again! Wildcat's have #1 recruiting class again!
You actually listen to Lamb & Napear's show TZ?
You’re brave. Very very brave. Not sure how you do it.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
He does it for our sake.
Plus, it means that his therapy bills are tax-deductible.
StR Token Female
by LeaguePassAddict on Jun 5, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sir Ziller I present to you
The Red Badge of Courage
It’s red for Peach’s hair, and there is even an homage to Pookey!
...
by prowseinthehouse on Jun 5, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Truth is truly stranger than fiction. Thank god!
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
Maybe we should adjust our stats to per36 years of age? -- ElRonToro
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.....
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