Game 5 Preview Bingo
As we listen to the pre-game blather over the next day and change, here's something to make it a little more interesting:
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Comments (12)
Hey, you forgot Rasheed's line:
Both sides played well.
Posted by Steve | April 27, 2009 12:11 PM
Two more wins and we'll have home court advantage again!
Posted by spud | April 27, 2009 12:21 PM
Oden will save the team !!!!!
Not.....
Posted by Fonzi | April 27, 2009 12:30 PM
Actually, Rasheed said "Good game, both teams played hard." And it was his response to every question asked him at that press conference.
Posted by JohnK | April 27, 2009 12:48 PM
Rasheed is a man of few words :-)
Posted by Ashok | April 27, 2009 1:00 PM
Rasheed is a man of few words :-)
Few that can be quoted in a family newspaper.
But his better quote is:
"Ball don't lie."
Posted by Gil Johnson | April 27, 2009 1:35 PM
I think that bingo card is universal in sports.
Posted by EngineerScotty | April 27, 2009 1:54 PM
May I submit for a space...
"110%"
Posted by teacherrefpoet | April 27, 2009 2:27 PM
Ah, yes -- missed that one!
Posted by Jack Bog | April 27, 2009 2:28 PM
"But his better quote is:
"Ball don't lie.""
Sorry, best is "CTC"
Posted by Steve | April 27, 2009 2:47 PM
Bango bongo BINGO
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Add: "this young team"
"youngest playoff team"
So, uh, should they be getting trainee wages ?
Posted by Tenskwatawa | April 27, 2009 3:34 PM
"So, uh, should they be getting trainee wages ?"
Players are paid the entire amount of their contract for the season whether they appear in playoff games or not. Playoff games are, in a sense, unpaid work (notwithstanding the unequaled opportunity for a player to enhance his reputation and with it his next contract).
There is a pool of money awarded to teams based on their finish within their conference and how far they advance in the playoffs, but the entire amount for this season is $11 million. Distributed among 16 teams and as many as 15 players per team, that's not a whole lot of money relative to NBA salaries.
http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-IV.php#section5
Posted by LURid | April 28, 2009 9:04 AM