Paul Shirley: 'Rooting for the Spurs Is Like Cheering for Cancer'

[rl64tx]

sorry if this has been posted.

http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/19/paul-shirley-rooting-for-the-spurs-is-like-cheering-for-cancer/

[ChumpDumper]

Go cancer!

[Clutch20]

No cure for cancer.
No creds for Shirley.
Most outstanding quality about his namby rant was the impotence level.
You go, Shirl!

[CharlieMac]

Ha. He used to play in the NBA.

[ThomasGranger]

Ha. He used to play in the NBA.

Yeah, for the Suns. Go figure.

[L.I.T]

12th Man of the Year.

[CubanMustGo]

Golly, another whine from someone connected (even tenuously) with the Suns. Surprise. Must be something in the D'Antoni water.

[blaze89]

12th Man of the Year.

Where? Texas A&M?

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

It would of been funnier if he said aids

[SA210]

I would rather have cancer than read this guy's writing.

:lol

[mikekim]

eh...i still like him

[cornbread]

This guy is actually very qualified to have opinions on cheerleading. At least he's not trying write about basketball.

[Jockularity!]

*FORMER SUN* Dan Majerle said in a radio interview on FSR that Bruce Bowen wasn't all that dirty, and wouldn't have stood out in the 1990s. Majerle said the NBA now is just a lot softer. I trust his opinion seeing as he, you know, PLAYED, more than I do benchjockey Shirley's.

[Strike]

Rooting for the Spurs is like cheering for cancer?

I think that's the most fucked up thing I've heard so far.

Talk about unprofessional.

[Jockularity!]

If the Spurs are cancer, the Suns are herpes -- they flare up for brief periods (regular season) but disappear with relative ease (come playoff time).

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Can we root for him to get cancer? I figure, if I already root for the Spurs, I might as well.

[boutons_]

like cheering for a cure for cancer.

Cancer, yeah, funny stuff.

[Agloco]

If the Spurs are cancer, the Suns are herpes -- they flare up for brief periods (regular season) but disappear with relative ease (come playoff time).



OMFG...... I'm still rolling on the floor :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Borosai]

Who's Paul Shirley?



(Please don't answer... it defeats the purpose of the question. Thanks.)

[Sec24Row7]

That would explain the Championship years pattern... Remmision and relapses..

Lets hope the league becomes inoperable soon.

[cherylsteele]

He played a total of 18 games over his illustrious 3 year career. He is a great insider :rolleyes

[infinite styles]

In todays world anybody who can type simple sentences gets to voice their opinion to a national audience. Journalism has died.

[Jockularity!]

In todays world anybody who can type simple sentences gets to voice their opinion to a national audience. Journalism has died.

http://static.flickr.com/35/100893112_4d10d410d0.jpg

"Did someone say my name?"

[Ghost Writer]

This is bullsh1t.

My wife beat cancer two years ago and we actually just got home tonight from a local Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society.

I love a good hyperbole statement, but "cancer" should be taboo to use in jest, really.













:cooldevil

[T Park]

my grandmother is in remission sorry if thats not spelled right, from breast cancer.

So Paul shirley, I expect a retraction from this sir.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

I want to publicly say here that I will make one of my life missions to go after Paul Shirley and show him what real cancer does to people. He is just a pathetic human being, playing around with such a thing that has taken down so many people.

He is going to pay for it.

[CubanMustGo]

My father (a huge Spurs fan) died from lung cancer, so yeah this is really funny.

[Solid D]

Paul Shirley. Even his name shows his inner conflict.

[violentkitten]

who's paul shirley?

[smeagol]

who's paul shirley?
A dick

[CubanMustGo]

You'll notice that Shitley's espn.com pages don't supply any way for you to contact him, too. what a coward. go sell some more books about how you suck so much as a baller that you can't even stay with second division euro teams for more than a month or two, Shitley.

[violentkitten]

oh, so he was the guy replaced by sean marks? some resume.

[JustSpurs]

Classless Asshole.

[fuckespn]

My father (a huge Spurs fan) died from lung cancer, so yeah this is really funny.

Yeah i have like 3 aunts with cancer this guy can get aids for all I care

[Jockularity!]

You just *know* when he was writing that with the whole "Spurs = Cancer" hook he was thinking "I'm so goddamned funny!" Sorta how I imagine Bill Simmons when he's writing.

[leemajors]

don't call me shirley.

[K-State Spur]

I wonder how Paul Shirley would have ripped a spur if the most famous image of them was crying their eyes out on national television...

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0330/ncb_shirley2_275.jpg

[Jockularity!]

I wonder how Paul Shirley would have ripped a spur if the most famous image of them was crying their eyes out on national television...

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0330/ncb_shirley2_275.jpg

One Shining Moment!

[smrattler]

I thought Paulie Shore was dead? I thought that was on Winkpedia. Or atleast his career?

[Sonia_TX]

My aunt died in September from Cancer. I don't know that Shirley guy but he's a jerk.

[leemajors]

I thought Paulie Shore was dead? I thought that was on Winkpedia. Or atleast his career?

he's been popping up in entourage recently, signs of life.

[judaspriestess]

I just posted on that particular blog, Why are people so stupid?

Karma will get back to that dude.

[mikeanthony21]

my grandmother is in remission sorry if thats not spelled right, from breast cancer.

So Paul shirley, I expect a retraction from this sir.

What that asshole Shirley probably doesn't know is that Tim Duncan's mother died of cancer when he was a boy. What a classless piece of shit who only got his job by dropping to his knees. :madrun

[AK47]

Is there a reason that most of the ESPN analyst don't like the Spurs?

[SpursIndonesia]

*FORMER SUN* Dan Majerle said in a radio interview on FSR that Bruce Bowen wasn't all that dirty, and wouldn't have stood out in the 1990s. Majerle said the NBA now is just a lot softer. I trust his opinion seeing as he, you know, PLAYED, more than I do benchjockey Shirley's.

Yeah, Thunder Dan is one of my fav player in the '90s, esp. in his Suns day. The guy's the epitome of 'tough' back then, he must be embarassed that his former team has turn into a whiney bunch lately.

[coopdogg3]

Oh well, I like Bill Simmons. He gives mad props to Duncan, and that's enough in my book. He's entertaining, and incredibly full of himself. But I enjoy reading his stuff (his piece on the suspensions was just another piece of asinine jouvenile dribble).

[leemajors]

Oh well, I like Bill Simmons. He gives mad props to Duncan, and that's enough in my book. He's entertaining, and incredibly full of himself. But I enjoy reading his stuff (his piece on the suspensions was just another piece of asinine jouvenile dribble).

i tried out his podcast, and it was godawful. adam corolla is not remotely funny.

[Horry For 3!]

Who the fuck is Paul Shirley???? I am better than that guy.

[K-State Spur]

i tried out his podcast, and it was godawful. adam corolla is not remotely funny.

damn, i think carolla is about as funny as they come. his radio show is pretty damn hilarious at times (especially the re-enactments). he's just not overly smooth in his delivery. pedoph-"isle" was somewhat entertaining.

[coopdogg3]

I liked his podcast with Marc Stein. I thought it was fine. But I was listening to it while playing a video game. So take that with a grain of salt.

[MrChug]

Instead of talking shit...you guys should really email this tool. That's the REAL way to slap this piece of cunt in his face. Do it or shut up. I did...

[leemajors]

damn, i think carolla is about as funny as they come. his radio show is pretty damn hilarious at times (especially the re-enactments). he's just not overly smooth in his delivery. pedoph-"isle" was somewhat entertaining.
i can't stand his voice. none of his projects have ever really interested me. i don't like kimmel either though.

[jacobdrj]

I would be interested to hear George Karl's response to this. He classifies himself as an ameture 'sociologist' and has some pretty blunt views on political correctness. Being that both he and his son are cancer patients, it would be telling to hear what he has to say on the matter. Quite frankly, I agree with Karl that PC kills conversation and makes communication difficult in the world we now live in, instead of just growing thicker skins...
If serious, what Paul said doesn't hurt anyone... Just an opinion. If in jest, why even make a big deal out of nothing. I get that cancer is a sensitive issue for people touched by it, but I have a feeling that many of those people would just laugh it off as what it is, some guy's means to get attention/make a living.

IMHO this is a non issue.

I am not particularly fond of Paul's but he is an interesting story, and not a bad writer. Rarely do I actually read any of what he puts out, so I don't know what his articles are usually like. Is this a common theme?

[TampaDude]

My father (a huge Spurs fan) died from lung cancer, so yeah this is really funny.

As a Spurs fan who lost both my parents to lung cancer, I find that article to be in really poor taste.

[Budkin]

Hey, he said TP looks like Gargamel. WTF!!!

[darkzero1]

Reading a Paul Shirley article is like injecting your brains with prions.

[zekes]

You'll notice that Shitley's espn.com pages don't supply any way for you to contact him, too. what a coward. go sell some more books about how you suck so much as a baller that you can't even stay with second division euro teams for more than a month or two, Shitley.

www.myspace.com/paulshirley