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Joey Dorsey Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:35 am
by moofs
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Yeah, he played like 7 minutes in 3 years or whatever, and has got to be a colossally disappointing draft pick if you went by his potential (unless you're one of the lucky bastards that shorted his stock), but the guy sparked an entire series of awesome short made-up wtfage at The Dream Shake that really makes me wonder what kind of psychopath he really was. Did we have the future Dennis Rodman (minus the bit about being an epic defender and perhaps the league's greatest-ever rebounder) on our hands and let him slip away quietly into the cold, cold night, only to be eaten by a vicious rabbit? Found out today that when he was in RGV, the Rockets had to take his passport away to keep him from going to Mexico every night.

Here's some links, show the idiot some love:
Union Selection: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/02/11/joey ... selection/
From U of Memphis: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/s ... id=2941884
Pre-draft Grizz article: http://www.grizzblogs.com/index.php?/fe ... ey_dorsey/
Thrown out of Summer League: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2008/07/19/joey ... t-he-wasn/
Kings Intro 1: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/02/27/256941 ... rss=Sports
Kings Intro 2: http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2010/2/18 ... oey-dorsey

There are four types of guys in the D-League: guys who are there for the coaches to pick on, guys signed because of local appeal to sell tickets, guys who are long-term projects but have some talent, and guys who are obviously and profoundly better than the talent around them, but need to focus on what the NBA team in question wants from them. Dorsey is the latter.
Maybe the best thing about him is that he's been broken of all the instincts most Memphis guys come with: that is, the myth that they are legit scorers. He's been torn down by the Rockets system into believing he should simply kill the ball, get putbacks, then do the same again.
Random segue: after seeing Dorsey first-hand at the summer league in Las Vegas, I just wanted to add that the guy is an absolute house. You can see it a little on TV, but it doesn't do him justice: he not only dwarfs reporters but also his fellow players. I'm not kidding, his shoulders make Dwight Howard blush.


Post whatever else you can find, and for crying out loud can someone hook him up with his Gorilla Dunk Bonus?

Ruminations Series:
http://www.thedreamshake.com/2009/8/20/ ... -bench-the
http://www.thedreamshake.com/2009/5/5/8 ... -the-bench
http://www.thedreamshake.com/2010/2/19/ ... s-from-the

Remember, I'm looking for accounts of Joey Dorsey being clinically insane while flaunting his morbidly flaccid IQ in public.

(Police involvement optional)

Re: Joey Dorsey Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:37 am
by rocketsballin
he was doin good after he got called up from the dleague . did better than jeffires has in his first few gmames as a rocket

Re: Joey Dorsey Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:39 am
by Guy986
Always liked him. He will be a serviceable player in the NBA for years to come.

If you can block shot, rebound and pound in the post, you will always have a job in the league.

Re: Joey Dorsey Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:42 am
by moofs
Some other random links/quotes I found:
A nifty Kings-side Article on trade value: http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2010/2/22 ... what-trade
How Summer League teams are Assembled: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/tag/_/name/joey-dorsey
According to multiple sources, ESPN has announced that they are prepared to acknowledge the Houston Rockets as an NBA team.

"It's been a long and difficult road," said ESPN. "But we think that this is a big step towards putting the events of the past behind us. We can't wait to meet Aaron Brooks. Still can't believe he ever revived his career after getting cut from the Saints."

Van Gundy claims that he cannot remember any events of his life between 2003 and 2007.

"I... I just don't know what happened," said Van Gundy, adding that he hopes "there were absolutely no fast breaks."

Re: Joey Dorsey Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 2, 2010 5:29 am
by TMU
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Unbelievable...
Did the guy ever learn how to make a hookshot?