Maurice Cheeks:

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Capt. Cheeks bans popcorn; strawberries still missing

 

Maurice Cheeks' fixation with popcorn littering the locker room floor brings to mind Capt. Queeg's obsession with stolen strawberries in the novel and film "The Caine Mutiny."

 

The Trail Blazers coach doesn't like popcorn in the locker room. Kernels are routinely dropped on the floor, creating the image of a bunch of ill-mannered players. He recently banished the snack from the locker room.

 

"People are always dropping popcorn, and the stuff is so messy," Cheeks said. "That's why it had to go."

 

Cheeks' preoccupation isn't close to that of Humphrey Bogart's movie portrayal of Queeg, the increasingly paranoid skipper who conducted a shipwide shakedown and investigation of pilfered strawberries that helped lead to his downfall.

 

But it was not usual to see Cheeks playing janitor, picking kernels up off the floor in his office and in the locker room.

 

"I just can't handle seeing popcorn all over the place," Cheeks said.

 

Cheeks said the decision leading to the ban on locker room popcorn came long before he picked up two barrels of popcorn and told team staff, "No more popcorn in here!"

 

The final straw came after the Blazers' 92-87 loss at Chicago on Dec. 20.

 

"There was popcorn everywhere in the coaches' locker room," Cheeks said. "I don't know if I was more upset with the loss or the popcorn."

 

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

Gold.

[The Czech Republic 0]

The Trail Blazers coach doesn't like popcorn in the locker room. Kernels are routinely dropped on the floor, creating the image of a bunch of ill-mannered players.

I don't know where to start.

[2GOLD 0]

The Trailblazers?

Ill mannered?

Come on!

 

Why I've never seen a finer class of gentleman in the NBA ever.

[The Czech Republic 0]

You know, not leaving popcorn on the floor just might be what it takes to clean up the Blazers' image.

[Guest Failed Mascot]

It is annoying to step on kernels and get them caught in the bottom of your shoe. Still...now what are the players going to snack on after smoking a fat doobie?

[The Czech Republic 0]

"Booze is good food."

[Guest Smues]

It is annoying to step on kernels and get them caught in the bottom of your shoe. Still...now what are the players going to snack on after smoking a fat doobie?

Kettle Corn.

[Cuban Linx 0]

We've already has Damon Stoudamire trying to smuggle weed through an airport, now they'll be trying to sneak in popcorn instead.

[Precious Roy 0]

We've already has Damon Stoudamire trying to smuggle weed through an airport, now they'll be trying to sneak in popcorn instead.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Maybe they should say that popcorn is their anti-drug.

[DerangedHermit 0]

Maybe they should say that popcorn is their anti-drug.

Methinks it ain't working.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Maybe popcorn is a new slang term for marijuana.

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Capt. Cheeks bans joints; strawberries still missing

 

Maurice Cheeks' fixation with joints littering the locker room floor brings to mind Capt. Queeg's obsession with stolen strawberries in the novel and film "The Caine Mutiny."

 

The Trail Blazers coach doesn't like joints in the locker room. Joints are routinely dropped on the floor, creating the image of a bunch of ill-mannered players. He recently banished the snack from the locker room.

 

"People are always dropping joints, and the stuff is so messy," Cheeks said. "That's why it had to go."

 

Cheeks' preoccupation isn't close to that of Humphrey Bogart's movie portrayal of Queeg, the increasingly paranoid skipper who conducted a shipwide shakedown and investigation of pilfered strawberries that helped lead to his downfall.

 

But it was not usual to see Cheeks playing janitor, picking joints up off the floor in his office and in the locker room.

 

"I just can't handle seeing joints all over the place," Cheeks said.

 

Cheeks said the decision leading to the ban on locker room joints came long before he picked up two barrels of joints and told team staff, "No more joints in here!"

 

The final straw came after the Blazers' 92-87 loss at Chicago on Dec. 20.

 

"There were joints everywhere in the coaches' locker room," Cheeks said. "I don't know if I was more upset with the loss or the joints."

 

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold

[Vern Gagne 0]

I rest my case.