An Embarrassing and Sad Start to the Spurs Offseason

[PeterBurns]

So....the Express-News hooked me up as one of their "City bloggers".

Here's my first hack journalistic effort, it's Spurs related

http://voices.mysanantonio.com/peterburns/2009/06/an-embrassing-and-sad-start-to.html

Might do the next one on the big Spursreport/Spurstalk Civil War.
Remind me how this feud began.

[BillMc]

Excellent Smithers...

[boutons_deux]

Cheer up, Petey boy, from that opener, you can only get better.

[ffadicted]

Isn't sarcasm supposed to be funny?

[Spursmania]

Funny as hell and right on point...:tu

[ElNono]

Embarrasing sounds about right...

[Spursfan092120]

loved it, Peter..absolutely priceless.

[EricB]

Isn't sarcasm supposed to be funny?


I thought the line about actually showing up to the game on time as opposed to the 2nd quarter was damn funny :lol

[EricB]

Good effort, look forward to the next one :tu

[PeterBurns]

Cheer up, Petey boy, from that opener, you can only get better.

I figured I start the bar low, and try to work up.
Tanji Patton and her damn wine articles are killing it.

[Libri]

Somebody has hijacked the Spurs. hehe

[DPG21920]

Well done. I really liked your article about the grieving mother as well.

[exstatic]

http://techbuddha.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/vader-fail.jpg

[PeterBurns]

Seriously....In the pic above...Does Darth only have 4 fingers?

[PeterBurns]

Nope...Fail Number 2. He has 5 fingers.
Google confirmed it.

[EricB]

:lmao

Good thing you got that radio thing to fall back on.

[NRHector]

Seriously....In the pic above...Does Darth only have 4 fingers?sorry Mr. Burns he does have 4 fingers and 1 thumb:lol

[mrcoon29]

Enjoyed it but who does the editing? Wrong puncutations and wrong sentence structure; here's a couple right at the beginning 1) Richard Jefferson is a young dynamic player this is an amazing scorer...should read 'that is an amazing scorer'; along with this sentence is supposed to end with a ? not at . "Do you honestly think Manu and Duncan can carry a scene without Bowen."

[PeterBurns]

Mrcoon29, just saw it. Fixed it.
It was done under the influence of Chick-fil-a and Rum

[exstatic]

Enjoyed it but who does the editing? Wrong puncutations and wrong sentence structure; here's a couple right at the beginning 1) Richard Jefferson is a young dynamic player this is an amazing scorer...should read 'that is an amazing scorer'; along with this sentence is supposed to end with a ? not at . "Do you honestly think Manu and Duncan can carry a scene without Bowen."

http://www.reviewfuse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/grammar1.jpg
:lol

[mrcoon29]

Ok, but there's a few more if you're interested. I did enjoy reading it, btw.

[senorglory]

Good job, Peter, keep it up.

[senorglory]

Also, glad to see someone else giddy with Spurs' '09-'10 prospects.

[jman3000]

It's one thing to have sarcasm interspersed throughout an article... it's another for it to be the entire focus. A couple good lines I suppose though.

[PeterBurns]

Spurs before trade probably 8-1 to win 2009-2010 Championship.
With Trade probably 4-1
With Wallace/Varajeo Signing 5-2

[Bartleby]

Ok, but there's a few more if you're interested. I did enjoy reading it, btw.

*cough*

there are a few more . . .

[PeterBurns]

It's one thing to have sarcasm interspersed throughout an article... it's another for it to be the entire focus. A couple good lines I suppose though.

I had just saw the Seinfeld Episode where George starts doing everything opposite, and it's works for him.

Spurs are the Bizarro Spurs
Spending Money
Drafting Guys they can plug in
Getting Younger

And from what I understand, they will be much more aggressive with the media this year....meaning more player interviews, coach interviews....etc.

I think they are beginning to understand that they can't wall off the local media/fans like they could when it was 2005. They need to do this all right now before Duncan, Manu, and Parker leave

[TampaDude]

You misspelled "fiscal". Other than that, good article. :D

[mrcoon29]

"ask for a calculator of Christmas" should be 'at Christmas';
" their fiscial responsibility" should be 'fiscal';
"If they Spurs" should be 'the';
You are asking a question here "Why not draft someone <snip> when ready." so use a ?
"to starting sitting" should be 'start'
"Way to complete foul up" should be 'completely'

There's another small issue with a comma but if you fix the rest, I can ignore the comma. :o)

[TheProfessor]

Not bad at all for the first attempt. Although I would have someone look it over next time, there are a few grammatical errors.

EDIT - Oops, everyone else is already riding you for that :lol

[PeterBurns]

You misspelled "fiscal". Other than that, good article. :D

SON OF A BIATCH
That's it, I'm going to make some little 8 year old cry on NHL09.

[Dunc n Dave]

Isn't sarcasm supposed to be funny?

Quick question about your signature...

You do realize there are only 82 games in a season, right? Therefore, it would be amazing to go 83-1 on the season, even if we had Lebron and Oden...

[Allanon]

Go back to college for something other than basketball:

5th paragraph:
"Lets look at the facts:"
Let's

Point #2
"for a calculator of Christmas."
for Christmas

Paragraph after Point #4
"If they Spurs even try to consider retiring "
If the Spurs

5th from last paragraph
"and then bring them back when ready"
bring him back

2nd to last paragraph:
"Way to complete foul up this offseason"
Way to completely

[PeterBurns]

Yet another reason to go to St. Mary's. I paid my fee to get a B.

[Allanon]

Yet another reason to go to St. Mary's. I paid my fee to get a B.

Found some more to nitpick you with. Great article btw. :lol

[PeterBurns]

I can haz Cheeseburger?

[GSH]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/boogieboardfaceplant.gif

[Brazil]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/boogieboardfaceplant.gif

:lmao

[exstatic]

Yet another reason to go to St. Mary's. I paid my fee to get a B.

You got a 'B' in college English?

Rome falls...

[timvp]

Suddenly I look forward to McDonald's work.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Suddenly I look forward to McDonald's work.


There's a thread in the NBA forum either you or Kori should respond to. Tacker created it just to give you an idea of what to expect.

[timvp]

JK, PB. Good first effort. That's A- writing at St. Mary's :tu

[Kori Ellis]

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/6/28/128907164685846684.jpg

[Kori Ellis]

Congrats on the blog, Peter. I'm sure it's going to be well received. You are pretty funny naturally, so just write how you talk and then find some hot chick with an English degree to edit for you.

[Spursmania]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/boogieboardfaceplant.gif


http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/6/28/128907164685846684.jpg

:lmao:lmao

[Solid D]

Peter steals most of his material from Kori, LJ and Spurstalk. So this came from your mind, Peter? I mean originally? :smokin

[SouthTexasRancher]

So....the Express-News hooked me up as one of their "City bloggers".

Here's my first hack journalistic effort, it's Spurs related

http://voices.mysanantonio.com/peterburns/2009/06/an-embrassing-and-sad-start-to.html

Might do the next one on the big Spursreport/Spurstalk Civil War.
Remind me how this feud began.


Pretty damn good, if you ask me...which no one is.

[PeterBurns]

Peter steals most of his material from Kori, LJ and Spurstalk. So this came from your mind, Peter? I mean originally? :smokin

Solid D.
There is no doubt that I steal at least 85% of my Spurs stuff from here. I've never hid that fact.

Whenever I post something, I wait for Timvp to post a reply. If he agrees, then it's like having the dad giving his blessing.

When it's dumb, Timvp puts me in my place with a "I'm not mad, just disappointed" reply.

Still, I think my best work ever was the post in the Cantina regarding being selected to the WOAI Roundtable. An oldie