Conspiracy_Victim

I'm going to assume that Sylvain is going to keep getting stuck with the "evil French-Canadian" gimmick. Although I thought that when he stated talking about "night life" they were going to go with shots of Canadian strip clubs. I've been caught in the WWE "sports entertainment" trap. Someone help me.

JBL losing his shit and Simon Dean gently covering Vito up is actually pretty funny.

I want to punch Miz repeatedly in the face. Hoo-rah.

HE'S the one who took the impromptu Tiger Driver(?)? Dude's changed a bit. IIRC, he had a flat top/crewcut back then. Now he's rocking the Shawn Michaels bald spot and ponytail combo.

Cruiserweights? What are those? Oh yeah, those guys that get squashed by Khali every week. I remember now.

I've read the spoilers. I doubt it.

I heard The Vulture. I think it was just an internet rumor though.

Not me. I plan on haunting this place long after my corporeal form has given way. I shall float in the computer ethers, like in Ghost in the Machine. Or that chick in Johnny Mnemonic.

"With the 20th pick in the 2006 NBA draft, the New York Knicks select Ronaldo-" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Absolutely beautiful. I seriously think Stern was setting them up with the trade announcement just to build them up before the pick.

Something about Battier being a Base Year salary player screwing up the numbers. Plus, since both teams are over the cap, they have to wait for the new cap number to come out on July 12th before the trade can be announced. Something like that. Don't worry West's raping of the Rockets will be made official in due time. BTW alf, the Rockets do not have shooters. Jon Barry retired. Bob Sura's about to retire due to injury, and he was more of a slasher anyway. Wesley isn't the consistent shooter he was when he was younger (back during the Ford administration). Alston couldn't hit a large red farm building with any consistency if he were standing on it. To be honest, out best shooter outside of McGrady (when healthy) is Luther Head. Not good. Novak had better carry over his deadeye shooting, otherwise the Rockets are in for a long season of Yao being double teamed and the lane being clogged. I'm hoping the Rockets manage to somehow talk Mike James into taking the midlevel exception to come back, but I doubt it seeing as how he's spent the last season and a half bitching about wanting to get paid.

Steve Novak. Well, at least the Rockets got SOMETHING out of tonight.

He said "I think Isiah's a bum" OK, that makes sense. Thanks, I couldn't hear him very well due to all the morons behind him.

Did they pick the most moronic Knick fan in the place for that interview? "Balkman's a good player, but I think he's a bum!" Huh?

That's what I was wondering. That's what's being reported though. Can't be finalized until July 12th though. I'm hoping the Rockets flipped picks and Lowry's on his way here.

So now the Rockets trade is reported as Stromile Swift and Rudy Gay for Shane Battier. The Rockets front office has let Charlie Casserly off the hook down here as the worst sports decision makers in town.

We're getting close to Rashard Lewis territory now. Maybe NJ takes him as Kidd's backup?

Oh c'mon the Knicks need an undersized swingman don't they? I don't think they have any of those. Well, maybe 1. And by 1 I mean 5.

Just some "good natured" ribbing between the two. Patrick has been a bit critical of some of the draftees and Stern came out to the podium and made mention of it.

You mean they'd actually find the body? I'd just assume they'd bury him under the end zone in Giants Stadium.

Stern vs. Patrick Thunderdome Book it.

The Wiz probably want to know to. This whole Rockets thing has pissed me off. Rudy Gay falls into their laps and they're going to trade him for a career 10/5 player. That's it. No picks, just a career backup/marginal starter. And, since the salary slots don't match up, the Rockets will have to throw in one of their trade exceptions to make it work! I'm feeling queezy.

Yeah an undersized combo guard. Not like they don't have enough of those.

So one of the more talented guys in the draft falls into the Rockets' laps and they DON'T WANT HIM. This is rediculous.

Houston moving down 16 spots for Battier? Good lord that's even worse than Miller.

Huh. As a Rockets fan I have to say "What?" Edit: Mike Miller is not enough to move down from 8 to 24.