The Official "McGrady Trade"drinking game rules
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:44 pm
**Everyone please note that in order to make this game more inclusive we have added several new rules designed to increase the potential of liver damage for everyone participating!**
As you may have noticed over the past several months on the Trade Board and on occassional threads from visiting posters here: there are some in New York who would like to acquire Tracy McGrady's expiring deal. They offer several "proposals," usually identical, but labelled as "new ideas" or "original."
They are pretty much universally bad for Houston.
That said, they haven't stopped yet, and they're not going to stop any time soon, so rather than get frustrated with them I figured that we could have some fun, kill some brain cells and completely annhilate our livers with the Official McGrady Trade Drinking Game!!!
These rules operate under the assumption that you are drinking beer with a liquor of your choice available to do shots as needed.
Rule One: When a McGrady to NY deal is proposed, you must take a drink.
Rule Two: If the person proposing the deal refers to the deal as "perfect", you must take a drink.
Rule Three: If the deal involves Eddy Curry or Jared Jeffries coming back to Houston as part of the McGrady deal, you must take a drink.
Rule Four: If the deal involves Eddy Curry AND Jared Jeffries coming back to Houston, you must do a shot chased by a drink.
Rule Five: If Eddy Curry is mentioned as a replacement for Yao, you must take a drink
Rule Six: If the person proposing the trade mentions Eddy Curry's stats from 2006, or mentions that he is only a couple years removed from having a great season, you must do a shot.
Rule Seven: If the person proposing the trade mentions that Jared Jeffries is a good defender who can play the 3, 4 or 5, then you must take a drink.
Rule Eight: If the person proposing the trade is grudgingly willing to throw in Wilson Chandler or Jordan Hill…as long as they get back either Carl Landry, Shane Battier, Trevor Ariza, Luis Scola, a First Round Pick or Aaron Brooks…then you must take a drink.
Rule Nine: If Cuttino Mobley’s contract is presented as an incentive for Houston to do the deal, you must do the drink/shot combo.
Rule Ten: If the person proposing the trade gets angry and indignant over the Rockets fans declining it and proceeds to start insulting them and mentioning that “our team sucks” (or similar comments) then you must finish your drink.
Rule Eleven: If the poster proposing the trade says something along the lines of "If Curry can look good for a couple weeks, then Houston will take him" you must take a drink.
Rule Twelve: If the person proposing the trade refers to Larry Hughes as a good fit (ignoring the impact of Ariza, Budinger, or Battier) then you do a shot, no chaser.
Rule Thirteen: If someone offers a player with a history of injuries on a longer contract, you must take a drink.
Rule Fourteen: If the return for McGrady is a combo of a Power Forward & a Point Guard, take a drink.
Rule Fifteen: If the person proposing the trade provides a link where some columnist points at a rumor, then you must take two drinks.
Feel free to add any rules that seem appropriate. As of right now I believe that the first ten should be good enough to keep us all completely sh*tfaced for the duration of the season.
As you may have noticed over the past several months on the Trade Board and on occassional threads from visiting posters here: there are some in New York who would like to acquire Tracy McGrady's expiring deal. They offer several "proposals," usually identical, but labelled as "new ideas" or "original."
They are pretty much universally bad for Houston.
That said, they haven't stopped yet, and they're not going to stop any time soon, so rather than get frustrated with them I figured that we could have some fun, kill some brain cells and completely annhilate our livers with the Official McGrady Trade Drinking Game!!!
These rules operate under the assumption that you are drinking beer with a liquor of your choice available to do shots as needed.
Rule One: When a McGrady to NY deal is proposed, you must take a drink.
Rule Two: If the person proposing the deal refers to the deal as "perfect", you must take a drink.
Rule Three: If the deal involves Eddy Curry or Jared Jeffries coming back to Houston as part of the McGrady deal, you must take a drink.
Rule Four: If the deal involves Eddy Curry AND Jared Jeffries coming back to Houston, you must do a shot chased by a drink.
Rule Five: If Eddy Curry is mentioned as a replacement for Yao, you must take a drink
Rule Six: If the person proposing the trade mentions Eddy Curry's stats from 2006, or mentions that he is only a couple years removed from having a great season, you must do a shot.
Rule Seven: If the person proposing the trade mentions that Jared Jeffries is a good defender who can play the 3, 4 or 5, then you must take a drink.
Rule Eight: If the person proposing the trade is grudgingly willing to throw in Wilson Chandler or Jordan Hill…as long as they get back either Carl Landry, Shane Battier, Trevor Ariza, Luis Scola, a First Round Pick or Aaron Brooks…then you must take a drink.
Rule Nine: If Cuttino Mobley’s contract is presented as an incentive for Houston to do the deal, you must do the drink/shot combo.
Rule Ten: If the person proposing the trade gets angry and indignant over the Rockets fans declining it and proceeds to start insulting them and mentioning that “our team sucks” (or similar comments) then you must finish your drink.
Rule Eleven: If the poster proposing the trade says something along the lines of "If Curry can look good for a couple weeks, then Houston will take him" you must take a drink.
Rule Twelve: If the person proposing the trade refers to Larry Hughes as a good fit (ignoring the impact of Ariza, Budinger, or Battier) then you do a shot, no chaser.
Rule Thirteen: If someone offers a player with a history of injuries on a longer contract, you must take a drink.
Rule Fourteen: If the return for McGrady is a combo of a Power Forward & a Point Guard, take a drink.
Rule Fifteen: If the person proposing the trade provides a link where some columnist points at a rumor, then you must take two drinks.
Feel free to add any rules that seem appropriate. As of right now I believe that the first ten should be good enough to keep us all completely sh*tfaced for the duration of the season.
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