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EVERY damn American went out in the first round. I learned tennis in Brazil and, hence, love the red clay courts. And while in the U.S. the preference is overwhelmingly for hard courts, I still cannot fathom why American tour pros are basically pussies on clay. Embarrassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by smeagol
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Originally Posted by midgetonadonkey
I just bookmarked a merchant online for the wine. It IS cheap...hope it's as good as you say.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrandeDavid
not have sex
Hmmm ... one stinking week until we play again. What is the League trying to do, stretch the season into July?
Some ideas ...
(1) Read a 600-page tome on the history of Biblical interpretation, and understand it.
(2) Write a meaningful review of this massive volume.
(3) Find a bottle of Thunderbird and feel better. If the Quicky Mart is out of it, go with NightTrain.
(4) Sit at SpursTalk.com and re-read all the old posts from Mavs/Suns Fan, and pinpoint the moment when they went away.
(5) Lay more drywall in my house. Texture, paint, repeat. Get the AC working. Start laying floor.
(6) Go to Bourbon Stree ... um, no.
(7) Watch the Pistons-Cavs. What's the point?
I buy mine in Brazil and its always been one hell of a bargain. At least in Brazil its cheap. With freight and duty it will probably be more expensive for you in the U.S. But give it a run.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikekim
Marry another wife.
Sorry, that was for Jazz fans.
I like you David :DQuote:
Originally Posted by GrandeDavid
Try some Catena and/or some Luigi Bosca, of course if my father were here, He would say Wines from Salta, his birthplace, are much much better :D
100. Kick a SUNS fan .....
Personally attack whottt about his weight.
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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper
Call all my homies in SA.
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Originally Posted by slayermin
I am, bout bout to
cow cowl yo yo pee peeps on DaDa's cell cell.
zzzzz zzzzzQuote:
Originally Posted by Col. Chopped&Screwed
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Originally Posted by picnroll
i totally forgot about "Finding Forrester" in my quest for good basketball movies.
If people in here haven't seen that movie, go and see it. It's great. One of the guys from Coach Carter was in it, opposite an excellent Sean Connery.
Remind the Suns fans the finals start next week, as they're trying so hard in my office to forget, and quote Charles Barkley, "The best team always wins a seven-game series!"
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Thanks for the tip. I'll look for them today at the Extra (wholesaler) here in Uberlandia! :toastQuote:
Originally Posted by Manudona
Start stockpiling Blanc de Blanc.
Catch-up tv shows on DVD.
Watched a great performance by Lebron James. If he makes it to the finals I hope he doesnt torch us like that.
Well...if you learned on clay court, then you know that the bounces and timing is vastly different than hard court. Americans are trained and develop their games predominantly on hard court, thus their footwork and timing is geared specifically to that surface. Clay is a very unique surface in respect to that. Also, you rarely find clay courts in the US (even though the US Open was played on clay for three years). It's a systemic and development issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrandeDavid
However, notice that predominantly clay court specialists have difficulty dominating on any other surface. Again, their reflexes are attuned to that surface. Guys like Kuerten, Moya and others were dominant on that surface, but that dominance didn't carry over to other surfaces. An issue though, for American tennis, is that some foreign players (French, Spanish and Latin America) are moving away being specialists and training and developing their games on multiple courts.
Grass is easy for hard-courters to transition to, but not for clay courters, because their style is easily adapted to it. The clay and grass is diametrically opposed (in terms of ball reaction), but hard-court and grass have similarities. Grass just ends up being quicker and slicker.
Players like Agassi, Lendl, Becker, Borg and Federer (when he wins a French) are rarities in the game; all-court dominant. Nadal is showing signs of developing an all-court game and I wouldn't be surprised to see him take a hard-court slam, Wimbledon would be a shock though.
Oh, the other reason the guys sucked on this year? No talent. American men's tennis is in a down cycle right now.
Talk about me
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Originally Posted by 21 Year Old Virgin
you mean just another day?