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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#501 » by will » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:42 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Nurse is going to try to sub McCaw into the game.


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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#502 » by Lateral Quicks » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:42 am

hsb wrote:A pet peeve on live performances is when the singer sings one note for too long. I don't like the US anthem because that's what a happens on every line.

Who has the attention span for that anymore lol?


The American anthem glorifies bombs bursting in air and rocket fire. That's reason enough not to like it in my books.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#503 » by Boogie! » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:42 am

Team africa let's go.
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#504 » by raptorstime » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:42 am

mid 00s had the best all star jerseys
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#505 » by mtcan » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:42 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Nurse is going to try to sub McCaw into the game.

McCaw was named a coaching replacement. Nick took a wrench to Nate Bjorgren's knee earlier in the day.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#506 » by v1n5anity » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:44 am

m1kenoff wrote:Am I the only one who cringes at the Canadian anthem in these All Star games? It just seems like... why...


More pissed they changed the "In all thy sons command" just to appease these sensitive few. :noway:
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#507 » by MonkBatter42 » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:44 am

I wish they would go back to circa 2000-2001, where the players wore their actual team uniforms.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#508 » by Boogie! » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:44 am

These jerseys are kind of cool
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#509 » by will » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:45 am

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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#510 » by mtcan » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:45 am

Democrats vs Republicans...
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#511 » by Secueritae » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:45 am

"This is Pascal Siakam of the Defending Champion Toronto Raptors"
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#512 » by Boogie! » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:45 am

v1n5anity wrote:
m1kenoff wrote:Am I the only one who cringes at the Canadian anthem in these All Star games? It just seems like... why...


More pissed they changed the "In all thy sons command" just to appease these sensitive few. :noway:


Apparently thr original lyrics didn't say thy sons.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#513 » by will » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:46 am

Trae from deep.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#514 » by Lateral Quicks » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:46 am

v1n5anity wrote:
m1kenoff wrote:Am I the only one who cringes at the Canadian anthem in these All Star games? It just seems like... why...


More pissed they changed the "In all thy sons command" just to appease these sensitive few. :noway:


I don't see how it's controversial to reflect more than 50% of the population in the national anthem.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#515 » by tdotrep2 » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:46 am

nick nurse making these guys play raptors ball lmao
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#516 » by mtcan » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:46 am

Lets see some box-and-ones and full court trapping
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#517 » by GQStylin » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:46 am

Is it me or does it seem like the picture on TSN is lagging and jittery abit for this game? Seems like its been like this the whole all-star weekend?
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#518 » by NBJ13 » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:47 am

Mutual numbers are tripping me out
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#519 » by Raps in 4 » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:48 am

This is unwatchable.
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Re: All Star Weekend Thread 

Post#520 » by Lateral Quicks » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:48 am

Time for Team Africa to go all Wakanda on LeBron.
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