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rak617
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 Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: New Lakers addition Morrison finds trouble a Bruin |
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EL SEGUNDO - The Lakers' UCLA alumni club did its best to make Adam Morrison feel welcome - so to speak.
Morrison arrived at the Lakers' practice facility Monday, a day after being acquired from Charlotte in a trade, to find a picture taped to his locker.
There was Morrison, sobbing, moments after his Gonzaga Bulldogs had been eliminated from the 2006 NCAA Tournament by Jordan Farmar's UCLA Bruins.
"I have a suspect," Morrison said with a smile. "I knew I would get some flak for that, coming to L.A."
Trevor Ariza is also a UCLA alum, but incriminating photos aside, Morrison couldn't be happier with the trade, which sent him and guard Shannon Brown to the Lakers in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic.
Much has changed for Morrison since that tournament game. Most visibly, his once- famous shaggy locks have been shorn to a tight cut, and his facial hair has been trimmed into a thin goatee.
In a basketball sense, Morrison has yet to resemble that dynamic college player, the one talented enough to be the third overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft. After a decent rookie year, Morrison missed all of 2007-08 after ACL surgery. This season, he averaged only 4.5 points in 44 games with the Bobcats.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_11668308
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:31 am Post subject: |
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roflmao. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8!
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Vishnu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Gus Johnson's call was awesome. "HEARTBREAK CITY!" "UCLA HAS CLIMBED THE MOUNTAIN!"
I loved Luc's steal as well. He just jumped on the ball.
Edit: UCLA FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT |
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KobeDunk
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:46 am Post subject: |
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that was an awesome game!
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Vishnu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Suspects:
1. Jordan Farmar (most likely)
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Trevor Ariza
any others? |
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Krispy Kreme
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: |
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4.phil(zen mindgames)
i remember during the sac series in 2002, before game 1, someone posted vlade's quote in the paper on shaq's locker. the quote where he said "if we have homecourt against the lakers, we're going to beat them"
then the lakers came out and dominated game 1 in arco, with shaq having a good game.
im willing to bet phil posted that comment |
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Vishnu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I could definitely see Phil doing that. |
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JJ81
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| I was hoping Shannon and Morrison would get some PT against the Thunder. Where they suited up? |
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Vishnu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| ^ nope |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| Sun Yue. He had to let the new guy know who owns the 3rd string. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| TheOnlyMember wrote: | | Sun Yue. He had to let the new guy know who owns the 3rd string. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| TheOnlyMember wrote: | | Sun Yue. He had to let the new guy know who owns the 3rd string. |
lmao
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| They should have posted the picture of Luke doing a crossover on Morrison and breaking his ACL. That is more embarrassing than crying over a pivotal national game. |
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SoCaLjAy
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| JJ81 wrote: | | I was hoping Shannon and Morrison would get some PT against the Thunder. Where they suited up? |
Not until after the All Star break according to the broadcast last night.
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| browser1215 wrote: | | They should have posted the picture of Luke doing a crossover on Morrison and breaking his ACL. That is more embarrassing than crying over a pivotal national game. |
Does anyone have a link to this?
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| Vishnu wrote: | Suspects:
1. Jordan Farmar (most likely)
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Trevor Ariza
any others? |
definitely it's farmar. 
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| TheOnlyMember wrote: | | Sun Yue. He had to let the new guy know who owns the 3rd string. |
LMAO! |
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Love the OP's play on words, very creative. It's nice to see levity in the locker room. It probably made Morrion feel welcome. I'd really like to see him make the squad and a difference. Adam, I'm pullin for ya! 
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LAkers 4 Life
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Morrisson is known as a trash-talker, so I wonder how spirited the practices are gonna be between him and Farmar.
As for Fisher, if he wants motivation against the Jazz, just remember last year's booing. I hope the team still remembers it and puts a beating on the Jazz tonight. Always a tough game to play at the Delta Center.
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Fan0Bynum17
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I love puns.
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| Fan0Bynum17 wrote: | | I love puns. |
Then here you go:
The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
What’s the definition of a will? (It’s a dead giveaway).
She used to have a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but she broke it off.
Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I’ll show you A-flat minor.
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Seven days without a pun makes one weak.
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Did you hear about the guy who sent ten puns to friends, in the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
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lack of concentration.
We were so poor when I was growing up we couldn’t even afford to pay attention.
I used to be a tap dancer until I fell in the sink.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U C L A.
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| Fan0Bynum17 wrote: | | I love puns. |
you had to go there  |
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Vishnu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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^ I object to the UCLA pun  |
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