2021 Highest salaries and their teams finish

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1 Stephen Curry, PG Golden State Warriors $43,006,362 Play in then OUT
2 Russell Westbrook, PG Washington Wizards $41,358,814 8th seed then 1st round out 4-1
3 Chris Paul, PG Phoenix Suns $41,358,814 Still coatailing in 2nd Round.
4 James Harden, SG Brooklyn Nets $41,254,920 Still in.
5 John Wall, PG Houston Rockets $41,254,920 8th seed then 1st round out 4-1
6 Kevin Durant, PF Brooklyn Nets $40,108,950 Still a massive faggot
7 LeBron James, SF Los Angeles Lakers $39,219,565 7th seed out 4-2
8 Paul George, SG LA Clippers $35,450,412 still in
9 Klay Thompson, SG Golden State Warriors $35,361,360 Injured OUT
10 Mike Conley, PG Utah Jazz $34,502,130 8th seed out 4-1


11 Jimmy Butler, SF Miami Heat $34,379,100 6th seed swept 1st round
12 Kawhi Leonard, SF LA Clippers $34,379,100 still in
13 Kemba Walker, PG Boston Celtics $34,379,100 7th seed out 1st round
14 Tobias Harris, PF Philadelphia 76ers $34,358,850 still in
15 Khris Middleton, SF Milwaukee Bucks $33,051,724 massive choke still in
16 Anthony Davis, PF Los Angeles Lakers $32,742,000 7th seed out 4-2
17 Kyrie Irving, PG Brooklyn Nets $31,742,000 still in. playing well.
18 Damian Lillard, PG Portland Trail Blazers $31,626,953 6th seed out 4-2 1st round
19 Kevin Love, PF Cleveland Cavaliers $31,258,256 OUT
20 Pascal Siakam, PF Toronto Raptors $30,559,200 OUT

I bolded the 40s club and final one since I'm too lame to know how to line these up.

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Summary of Top 20

4 did not make the playoffs. (2 completely out Love / Siakim, 2 Play-In then OUT Curry / Klanus Thompsan)
8 went out 1st Round. 9-32 is their record. 4 of those won 1 game. 2 were swept.

8 still in

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Same team overpaid.

3 are teams of the top 20 twins: Curry Thompson, Lebron Davis, Kawhi George.

1 is a set of triplet bois. Durbetta, Harden and Kyrie Irving.

[Rummpd]

Agree 6 is faggot and diva but sadly will likely win chip as Nets stacked as Irving alone damm good

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Agree 6 is faggot and diva but sadly will likely win chip as Nets stacked as Irving alone damm good

"Hope, hope."

"Dick Ritchie" - "True Romance"

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With 5 teams left...

3 players remain.
Nephew
Paul George
Chrissy Paul

[DMC]

Cool, now do the revenue the franchises made from these players.

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https://i.imgur.com/Neh8eGo.png

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Summary:

Spurs 5 rings, 6 Finals visits in the past 21 or so years. Knicks, nothing much. Look at their revenues. Why do more people pay to see a losing team?

It's not about winning and losing. It's about marketability. The people on your list make a lot because they bring fans to the arenas and sell a lot of shit. The owners aren't paying for rings. They are paying for revenue. Fans are hoping for rings but all they need to keep buying season tickets is something to hope for. Making the playoffs with a big name player probably drives a lot of revenue that "blow it up" franchises won't see.

[R. DeMurre]

Summary:

Spurs 5 rings, 6 Finals visits in the past 21 or so years. Knicks, nothing much. Look at their revenues. Why do more people pay to see a losing team?

It's not about winning and losing. It's about marketability. The people on your list make a lot because they bring fans to the arenas and sell a lot of shit. The owners aren't paying for rings. They are paying for revenue. Fans are hoping for rings but all they need to keep buying season tickets is something to hope for. Making the playoffs with a big name player probably drives a lot of revenue that "blow it up" franchises won't see.

With the Knicks, I think it's not even marketability sometimes as much as sheer numbers. The New York Metropolitan area's population is over 20 million, and that includes NYC, parts of Jersey, Long Island, southern Connecticut... so that's-- in addition to NYC-- also entire cities like Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Stamford, Norwalk, and big areas like Hempstead, the Hamptons, the North Shore, upstate NY, etc., etc... They have about 10x the population of San Antonio, and that's not even counting the millions who've retired to Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, etc...

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Summary:

Spurs 5 rings, 6 Finals visits

tee, hee.

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With the Knicks, I think it's not even marketability sometimes as much as sheer numbers. The New York Metropolitan area's population is over 20 million, and that includes NYC, parts of Jersey, Long Island, southern Connecticut... so that's-- in addition to NYC-- also entire cities like Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Stamford, Norwalk, and big areas like Hempstead, the Hamptons, the North Shore, upstate NY, etc., etc... They have about 10x the population of San Antonio, and that's not even counting the millions who've retired to Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, etc...

That's the market though. It's a huge market, so the Knicks have TV agreements for billions. They don't even have to win a game.

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tee, hee.

Lakers 17 rings, 32 Finals visits.

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Lakers 17 rings, 32 Finals visits.

But they never sold our shit, D.

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But they never sold our shit, D.
Twas a stealing of your shit.

https://youtu.be/r6KlNG8pG1o

https://youtu.be/r6KlNG8pG1o

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Twas a stealing of your shit.

https://youtu.be/r6KlNG8pG1o

https://youtu.be/r6KlNG8pG1o

(That) was the lowest point I've ever experienced as a Lakers fan. I thought we were done, that there was no way we could recover and make it up. It was Magic who saved us from the scrap heap. A very pivotal point in the franchise right there. Toss the towel and settle, or, grab the old "jacks and timbers and start back down"? He took us on a 100-game grailed quest that ended in Boston 9 June 1985. He became proficient at the mid range jumper instead of hiding from it, that was a key.

Magic was also cognizant enough to realize that Worthy & Jabbar and the others were not strong enough to rise from the grave after '84. Boston knew it too, that's why they tried so hard to "end" Magic in '84, make him, compel him to submit as West had submitted to their aura and power in the past, that had made him afraid of the dark. Boston knew the threat that Magic presented and tried so hard to end that threat as early as possible before said threat became unmanageable. Auerbach:::"Stop him now, or, we'll regret it the rest of our lives. Right-fucking-now."

Magic was determined not to go down that same tired, heartbreaking path; grabbed Kareem, Worthy, the entire team by-the-hand, took out the crop that he'd been wise enough to arm himself with and beat them mercilessly to the end with it, changing them from NBA Champions to mythical figures and even enabling West to take some measure of salvation even though he was no longer a player...to calm the shakes, still the rampaging heart of bitter losses to Boston he'll take to the grave.

Am I right, Mult? Goddamn rights I am.

Magic Johnson

[Mitch]

(That) was the lowest point I've ever experienced as a Lakers fan. I thought we were done, that there was no way we could recover and make it up. It was Magic who saved us from the scrap heap. A very pivotal point in the franchise right there. Toss the towel and settle, or, grab the old "jacks and timbers and start back down"? He took us on a 100-game grailed quest that ended in Boston 9 June 1985. He became proficient at the mid range jumper instead of hiding from it, that was a key.

Magic was also cognizant enough to realize that Worthy & Jabbar and the others were not strong enough to rise from the grave after '84. Boston knew it too, that's why they tried so hard to "end" Magic in '84, make him, compel him to submit as West had submitted to their aura and power in the past, that had made him afraid of the dark. Boston knew the threat that Magic presented and tried so hard to end that threat as early as possible before said threat became unmanageable. Auerbach:::"Stop him now, or, we'll regret it the rest of our lives. Right-fucking-now."

Magic was determined not to go down that same tired, heartbreaking path; grabbed Kareem, Worthy, the entire team by-the-hand, took out the crop that he'd been wise enough to arm himself with and beat them mercilessly to the end with it, changing them from NBA Champions to mythical figures and even enabling West to take some measure of salvation even though he was no longer a player...to calm the shakes, still the rampaging heart of bitter losses to Boston he'll take to the grave.

Am I right, Mult? Goddamn rights I am.

Magic Johnson


How'd you end up rooting for Lakers anyways, Cub? I figured you were an Arizona native

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How'd you end up rooting for Lakers anyways, Cub? I figured you were an Arizona native

No, I was born in Cleveland and brought up there. I was watching a telecast of a random Lakers game one time and saw who I now know as Van Breda Koff mistreat Chamberlain, had benched him and was deriding him while he sat on the bench. Something clicked and lodged---that was it.

We didn't move to Arizona till Xmas, '86.

[Mitch]

No, I was born in Cleveland and brought up there. I was watching a telecast of a random Lakers game one time and saw who I now know as Van Breda Koff mistreat Chamberlain, had benched him and was deriding him while he sat on the bench. Something clicked and lodged---that was it.

We didn't move to Arizona till Xmas, '86.

Gotya :tu

Since you softened up maybe you should make amends with the Suns fans you terrorized for decades :lol

didn't you send them gore pics on their forums back in the day?

[Millennial_Messiah]

Gotya :tu

Since you softened up maybe you should make amends with the Suns fans you terrorized for decades :lol

didn't you send them gore pics on their forums back in the day?

The Amare Stoudemire suspension was horse shit though. Most likely the Suns ring in '07 otherwise. They were the better team.

[ambchang]

(That) was the lowest point I've ever experienced as a Lakers fan. I thought we were done, that there was no way we could recover and make it up. It was Magic who saved us from the scrap heap. A very pivotal point in the franchise right there. Toss the towel and settle, or, grab the old "jacks and timbers and start back down"? He took us on a 100-game grailed quest that ended in Boston 9 June 1985. He became proficient at the mid range jumper instead of hiding from it, that was a key.

Magic was also cognizant enough to realize that Worthy & Jabbar and the others were not strong enough to rise from the grave after '84. Boston knew it too, that's why they tried so hard to "end" Magic in '84, make him, compel him to submit as West had submitted to their aura and power in the past, that had made him afraid of the dark. Boston knew the threat that Magic presented and tried so hard to end that threat as early as possible before said threat became unmanageable. Auerbach:::"Stop him now, or, we'll regret it the rest of our lives. Right-fucking-now."

Magic was determined not to go down that same tired, heartbreaking path; grabbed Kareem, Worthy, the entire team by-the-hand, took out the crop that he'd been wise enough to arm himself with and beat them mercilessly to the end with it, changing them from NBA Champions to mythical figures and even enabling West to take some measure of salvation even though he was no longer a player...to calm the shakes, still the rampaging heart of bitter losses to Boston he'll take to the grave.

Am I right, Mult? Goddamn rights I am.

Magic Johnson

Stern made sure bias is dead and tarpley and the entire rockets backcourt are suspended.

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Gotya :tu

Since you softened up maybe you should make amends with the Suns fans you terrorized for decades :lol

didn't you send them gore pics on their forums back in the day?

GD, do you guys forget anything?

I asked (ill) to approach the owner of their phxsuns.net site (Mori) about me getting a temporary sign in privilege where I'd make a proper and humbled congratulations should they make NBA World Champions. They're a fine bunch and I want them to experience an NBA World Championship this season. They, the entire Suns faithful need it desperately. Not the local Media, not them rats and vultures, but the fellows at .net and at the KTAR Boards and all Arizonans who have waited and been denied for half-a-century.

I never asked/prayed for an NBA Title for the Lakers that I didn't receive. When I needed it---I received it, my prayers were answered. We've been very fortunate, Mitch. We have been blessed. I want that for the Sun's faithful to now be blessed with their NBA World Championship.

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Stern made sure bias is dead and tarpley and the entire rockets backcourt are suspended.

amb, with the astute point of entry. Yep, the specter of Tarpley was going to be an ongoing problem. And that beast for the Rockets/Lewis Lloyd was having none of Magic's skins, grins, and glad-handing. Just looked spears thru Magic when he'at put on his act. "Uh, oh." - me in the circa. The mid-'80's Jazz were a bit similar (the big white guard, name escapes me "Bobby something or other), but they/he didn't have the criminal intent that the Lloyd was drenched in. Sweet Jesus, he was a rough customer. It was a sobering realization of the long term view with him loitering the playoff landscape. I was extremely grateful when he was sent out the door...and he went quietly too. Like a gd miracle, amb.

That Leon Powe for the Celtics in '08 was kinda like that. Scared Kobe right out of that '08 playoff series. Him and that Perkins were akin to the two black dudes that "Marsellus Wallace" was going to put on that guy who porked his rump -Pulp Fiction- they was gonna come over with a pair of pliers and a blow torch.

Thanks for the prompt, amb. Always good going back in the stacks of memories.

[Mitch]

GD, do you guys forget anything?

I asked (ill) to approach the owner of their phxsuns.net site (Mori) about me getting a temporary sign in privilege where I'd make a proper and humbled congratulations should they make NBA World Champions. They're a fine bunch and I want them to experience an NBA World Championship this season. They, the entire Suns faithful need it desperately. Not the local Media, not them rats and vultures, but the fellows at .net and at the KTAR Boards and all Arizonans who have waited and been denied for half-a-century.

I never asked/prayed for an NBA Title for the Lakers that I didn't receive. When I needed it---I received it, my prayers were answered. We've been very fortunate, Mitch. We have been blessed. I want that for the Sun's faithful to now be blessed with their NBA World Championship.

:lol just messing, cub. You had a respectable run as Sun's #1 menace to society

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Always good going back in the stacks of memories.
You'd a been lookin at the same thing in 87 and 88.

https://youtu.be/5GtmZHc1YdY

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You'd a been lookin at the same thing in 87 and 88.

https://youtu.be/5GtmZHc1YdY

That was the year Utah went all in trying to topple us by haranguing the officiating when Magic would do his 5 step waltz thru the lane, whistle heard, he'd about face and march to the FT line for 2 shots. Like clockwork, Mult.

The Jazz, as one would all raise up off the bench and go nutty-nuts. But, Magic was still juiced in and remained that way, until he tried to return with the HIV. His "protection" was gone, he was on his own and it did not work out.

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:lol just messing, cub. You had a respectable run as Sun's #1 menace to society


Yes indeed it was fine campaign. They knew where I lived and I was getting Jet Magazine subscriptions for Christ sakes..."Dale, why is there a Jet magazine in the bathroom? You don't read that."

I was afraid they were going to show up on the front door stoop. "Uh, Dale, it's for you."

I even went to meet that guy at the Chuckwagon by the ASU Campus, remember that, Mitch? Can't remember his name. He graduated and quit the site. He never showed. Drove about 150 miles round trip. I had a burger by myself then crossed Mill Avenue, went into an ASU library and peeked up coed's skirts in the racks. "Sir, if you don't leave I'm calling security."

"I'm leaving, but can you help me up, my knees are kinda locked up, I've been down here so long."

"Security!!!"

"I'm goin', I'm goin'."

[Mitch]

Yes indeed it was fine campaign. They knew where I lived and I was getting Jet Magazine subscriptions for Christ sakes..."Dale, why is there a Jet magazine in the bathroom? You don't read that."

I was afraid they were going to show up on the front door stoop. "Uh, Dale, it's for you."

I even went to meet that guy at the Chuckwagon by the ASU Campus, remember that, Mitch? Can't remember his name. He graduated and quit the site. He never showed. Drove about 150 miles round trip. I had a burger by myself then crossed Mill Avenue, went into an ASU library and peeked up coed's skirts in the racks. "Sir, if you don't leave I'm calling security."

"I'm leaving, but can you help me up, my knees are kinda locked up, I've been down here so long."

"Security!!!"

"I'm goin', I'm goin'."

:lmao

Cub you gotta tell your stories, I'd read them

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:lmao

Cub you gotta tell your stories, I'd read them

The worst? Monday night was Catechism for the boys. I'd take them, drop 'em off come back and then we'd, you know get it on. That day she got a package while she was at work. I didn't open it, just set it on the bed. I come back from dropping them and she's standing there in black crotch-less panties and nothing else! "Oh, Dale, this is such a nice gift and a super surprise." Those bastards had sent her the GD panties thru the mail, Mitch. Still had the receipt from Dillards!

I had no choice but to portend I'd bought them. What the else could I do, Mitch?

I climbed on, did my duty, five minutes later, maybe six I was back on AZ Central. Those fuckers.

[Fat Brandon Bass]

rofl

[Mitch]

The worst? Monday night was Catechism for the boys. I'd take them, drop 'em off come back and then we'd, you know get it on. That day she got a package while she was at work. I didn't open it, just set it on the bed. I come back from dropping them and she's standing there in black crotch-less panties and nothing else! "Oh, Dale, this is such a nice gift and a super surprise." Those bastards had sent her the GD panties thru the mail, Mitch. Still had the receipt from Dillards!

I had no choice but to portend I'd bought them. What the else could I do, Mitch?

I climbed on, did my duty, five minutes later, maybe six I was back on AZ Central. Those fuckers.


:lol they sent your wife lingerie?

Does she know it was from your sun's friends?

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:lol they sent your wife lingerie?

Does she know it was from your sun's friends?

No way. I just told her I had to have it sent by Dillard's because it was on "special" order.

[Mitch]

No way. I just told her I had to have it sent by Dillard's because it was on "special" order.

:lol

So what's the story of you terrorizing them?

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lol Cub was drunk last night

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:lol

So what's the story of you terrorizing them?

It was an awful picture of a suicide attempt by a guy. The hospital picture was just something else again and I lodged it front and center on the old AZ Central site. All hell broke loose, they sent the panties, Jet magazine, and called the house...

"Hello?"

"Cubby?"

"Yes?"

"Fuck you!"

"O & whatever the # was on that particular day!!!"

[Mitch]

It was an awful picture of a suicide attempt by a guy. The hospital picture was just something else again and I lodged it front and center on the old AZ Central site. All hell broke loose, they sent the panties, Jet magazine, and called the house...

"Hello?"

"Cubby?"

"Yes?"

"Fuck you!"

"O & whatever the # was on that particular day!!!"

:lol

Did you just post your info and tell them all "come at me, O & forever"

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:lol

Did you just post your info and tell them all "come at me, O & forever"

Yes. I was full of piss and vinegar at that stage of life. Thankfully they never showed up at the house lookin' for blood.

I used to sit out by the light pole in a kitchen chair smoking a cigar while the game was going on. I'd have the children signal me by switching the porch light on & off 3 times if the Suns lost. If they won, no signal. I'd sit out there sometimes not capable of facing the truth. Finally one of the boys would come out. "Pops, it din't work out, are you okay? Ma says you can come in now."

Once they had my shit I was afraid they'd come over, see me sittin' out there and do a drive by. "Phoenix Man Murdered Over Suns" in the damn Arizona Republic the next morning.

"I warned him. Didn't I warn him, kids? How many times did I warn that man?" - the wife.

[Mitch]

Yes. I was full of piss and vinegar at that stage of life. Thankfully they never showed up at the house lookin' for blood.

I used to sit out by the light pole in a kitchen chair smoking a cigar while the game was going on. I'd have the children signal me by switching the porch light on & off 3 times if the Suns lost. If they won, no signal. I'd sit out there sometimes not capable of facing the truth. Finally one of the boys would come out. "Pops, it din't work out, are you okay? Ma says you can come in now."

Once they had my shit I was afraid they'd come over, see me sittin' out there and do a drive by. "Phoenix Man Murdered Over Suns" in the damn Arizona Republic the next morning.

"I warned him. Didn't I warn him, kids? How many times did I warn that man?" - the wife.

:lol

What would you have done if Mori gathered a posse and came to your door? You got lucky nobody called that bluff, tbh

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:lol

What would you have done if Mori gathered a posse and came to your door? You got lucky nobody called that bluff, tbh

Invite 'em in and broke bread.

[Mitch]

Invite 'em in and broke bread.

Glad they never came and broke your ankles, cub. You ever thank them for the lingerie? :lol

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Glad they never came and broke your ankles, cub. You ever thank them for the lingerie? :lol

No, and it's still in her lingerie drawer. When she ain't home I root thru that drawer sometimes and it's present and accounted for.

[Mitch]

No, and it's still in her lingerie drawer. When she ain't home I root thru that drawer sometimes and it's present and accounted for.

I take it this was the mid-2000s, cant imagine these shenanigans during the 90s

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I take it this was the mid-2000s, cant imagine these shenanigans during the 90s

Early this century, though it coulda been late '90's. I hit 'em hard early on.

[Mitch]

Early this century, though it coulda been late '90's. I hit 'em hard early on.

Who hated you the most on az central? :lol

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Who hated you the most on az central? :lol

It wasn't even somebody from the Suns side. Somebody from the "news" side. Forget his name, but that fucker hated my guts, I mean real hate. I disagreed with him on -Eyes Wide Shut- just to be contrary and really just busted his hole on it and he never forgave me. LMAO! I got that fucker good.

[Mitch]

It wasn't even somebody from the Suns side. Somebody from the "news" side. Forget his name, but that fucker hated my guts, I mean real hate. I disagreed with him on -Eyes Wide Shut- just to be contrary and really just busted his hole on it and he never forgave me. LMAO! I got that fucker good.

:lol wonder if he'd remember ya now

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:lol wonder if he'd remember ya now

Probably not. It was 20+ years ago.

[Mitch]

Probably not. It was 20+ years ago.

:tu take it easy cub, hope the suns fans don't bust your balls too much if they win

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:tu take it easy cub, hope the suns fans don't bust your balls too much if they win

I dished it. I'll take it like a trouper.

I'll be like Creed at the last as he eases back into that turnbuckle, his final round awaits. He commands Rocky to his left...

"You don't stop this fight, no matter what......No-matter-what."

Locates his wife to his right. She's risen, eyes welled with tears (That glorious American hero S. Stallone has contracted with the same actor for her role thru all the sequels) Apollo nods to her...
-IV-

I'll nod to Girl, daughter of the most vicious woman I've ever known...

You know what she'll say, Mitch?

"Grow up, Dale. and take out the garbage. They're coming in the morning, early. And turn up the air conditioner, it's freezing in here!"

[Mitch]

I dished it. I'll take it like a trouper.

I'll be like Creed at the last as he eases back into that turnbuckle, his final round awaits. He commands Rocky to his left...

"You don't stop this fight, no matter what......No-matter-what."

Locates his wife to his right. She's risen, eyes welled with tears (That glorious American hero S. Stallone has contracted with the same actor for her role thru all the sequels) Apollo nods to her...
-IV-

I'll nod to Girl, daughter of the most vicious woman I've ever known...

You know what she'll say, Mitch?

"Grow up, Dale. and take out the garbage. They're coming in the morning, early. And turn up the air conditioner, it's freezing in here!"

:lol

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:lol Westchuck
:lol Anthony Davis
:lol Playoff Pee

For starters.