The Official Brent Barry Playing Time Thread

[ChumpDumper]

No...because his last game was his low point that's why. That was the genesis of the bet...actually it was the Detroit game. But I did say from this point on...

So STFU.

It's not that big of deal...which was why I pretty much conceded the issue and was labeled a weasel for doing so.

I can't blame a guy for trying.

I can call him a weasel, even if it's only an attempted weaselation.

[whottt]

So STFU.I can't blame a guy for trying.

I can call him a weasel, even if it's only an attempted weaselation.

Well technically I did say "from this point on" prior to this game. I did not say "starting with the next game".



Read the thread.

I'm not weaseling...you OTOH couldn't wait to go to start a thread with a 16 minute game as your starting point....I don't blame you. Obviously you are less comfortable with your end of it then I am.

If 14 minuts will swing the bet to one of us or the other...I'll still end up being not to happy about things with the rotation probably.

And I'll be the big man about it like I was with TimVP, when I told him to go ahead and change my le if he really felt he won the bet...even though he's never been able to prove AJ was offered a contract and if he has he has never told me about it......when the Spurs had both an assistant coaching slot and a 3rd string PG slot open.

I'm a big guy...I hope I get smeared in this bet...I may lose a bet but my basketball season will be much more enjoyable.

[ChumpDumper]

Well technically I did say "from this point on" prior to this game. I did not say "starting with the next game".

Wow. Weasel of the year material.

I'm not weaseling...you OTOH couldn't wait to go to start a thread with a 16 minute game as your starting point....I don't blame you. Obviously you are less comfortable with your end of it then I am.

I couldn't wait to keep a record that starts out, to only my slight surprise, heavily in my favor, How could I possibly be uncomfortable with that? To be less comfortable than you I'd have to do something like -- oh, I don't know -- dispute the terms of the bet?

I'm a big guy.

A huge weasel of a guy.

I hope I get smeared in this bet.

Then STFU with your technicalities.

[whottt]

Wow. Weasel of the year material.I couldn't wait to keep a record that starts out, to only my slight surprise, heavily in my favor, how could I possibly be uncomfortable.

If you are so comfortable why are you calling me a weasel for doing essentially the same thing you did?

To be less comfortable than you I'd have to do something like -- oh, I don't know -- dispute the terms of the bet?A huge weasel of a guy.Then STFU with your technicalities.

I didn't dispute it...the truth is we never actually qualified a starting point..it was a grey area that was not discussed...

But I'll go ahead and let you have your way...I have a soft spot for desperate people.

[ChumpDumper]

If you are so comfortable why are you calling me a weasel for doing essentially the same thing you did?

You posted Barry's minutes? Link?

I didn't dispute it...the truth is we never actually qualified a starting point..it was a grey area that was not discussed...

Shall I define "is" for you as well?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

When the Spurs play the Suns, I'd like them to experiment with just Tim, three swingmen, and a point.

Kori, I don't think it'll be experimentation. I think it'll be necessary for us to win.

Tony vs. Nash
Manu vs. QRich
Devin vs. Joe Johnson
Bowen vs. Matrix
Tim vs. Amare

[whottt]

You posted Barry's minutes? Link?Shall I define "is" for you as well?

No, I wasn't that deseperate...

Ask smeagol and Nikos...we were talking about the bet in the chat the instant you entered it and every thing went "array"

smeagol said you were going to give me grief over Barry's minutes and I said I don't care...I hope I'm wrong.

So why would I be desperate about a bet I don't really want to win?

[Kori Ellis]

Kori, I don't think it'll be experimentation. I think it'll be necessary for us to win.

It depends if the Spurs are going to try to matchup with the Suns ... or they are going to run their regular lineup and hope the Suns try to matchup with them. It will be interesting. And I'm sure fun to watch.

[ChumpDumper]

So why would I be desperate about a bet I don't really want to win?

Look, if it didn't mean so much to you, you wouldn't have come right out of the gate with your technicalities and general weaseldom. I knew this bet would be a treat because it would pit your two great rasions d'etre -- playing a three point shooter and always being right -- squarely against each other.

You have not disappointed.



Happy Holidays.

[whottt]

Look, if it didn't mean so much to you, you wouldn't have come right out of the gate with your technicalities and general weaseldom. I knew this bet would be a treat because it would pit your two great rasions d'etre -- playing a three point shooter and always being right -- squarely against each other.

You have not disappointed.

Happy Holidays.

Actually...playing Barry will increase the chances of me being right about the thing I most want to be right about...since the biggest prediction I made was that the Spurs would win 65+ games and win the NBA Championship.

That's what I want to be right about. And I don't think it will happen unless Barry is getting important minutes...ditto Horry...and yes believe it or not ditto Brown and Udrih...

If it swing the other way and those guys start getting the dead spot in the rotation...I am likely to just as much but for different reasons.

In a nuts ...we have an incredibly deep bench...our 9th and 10th men are not typical 9th and 10th men...and it is stupid not to use them.

I'm not like you Chump...I'm right most of the time so I don't have to get desperate about it...

[whottt]

BTW...I'll also be right about the impact Barry has on the game, even if his shot doesn't fall..or if it does.....I'm not putting too much stock into this game, against the worst team in the NBA...

[ChumpDumper]

This bet is so unimportant to me I will post in this thread for the rest of the season and protest the terms of the bet and pretend I am not protesting the terms of the bet because this bet is so unimportant to me because I want to lose although if I can somehow weasel out of the bet that would be nice because I could still be right about this bet that is so unimportant to me that I won't post in this thread anymore well maybe one more time just try to sneak in a technicaity to prove this wasn't really the bet I made even though it really is

Delicious.

[whottt]

Copycat. I'm not protesting anything...I'm letting you have your way.

And if I were you I'd run the total in your sig. This thread might get long and the details might get harder to track.

Meanwhile...take a look at my sig...if I wanted to be right more than I want to win would I still have that sig? Would I be calling for Devin to start?

And that wasn't even a bet. But there it remains in it's original form.

Is that the sig of a weasel?

Figure it out.

I'll be happy when the only guys getting the spot of the rotation are Massenburg edit:and Wilks. Try not to get confused.

[ChumpDumper]

Goddammit I'll post in this thread all ing night to show how unimportant this bet is to me!

[whottt]

I'm a copycat, and too dumb to realize that I started this thread and started making weasel accusations, how dare whottt defend himself

[ChumpDumper]

Yep, all goddam night.

Relax, even if you lose -- you win.

Except that you lose.

Good night.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Kori,

Pop always seems to be about the matchups, and there's nothing good about any matchup between Rasho and any of the Suns.

[whottt]

Kettle, you're black

[wildbill2u]

This was like Horry's second or third good game of the season. In the beginning of the year, he was horrible on both ends of the court.

My favorite lineup is actually Tim, Malik, Bowen, Barry, Beno (or Parker).

No offense to Manu.

Horry plays a good game once in a while when he wakes up. It's just a tease though, as Houston found out over the years. He never plays up to potential or with great desire. Just enough to be kept around.

[smeagol]

Ask smeagol and Nikos...we were talking about the bet in the chat the instant you entered it and every thing went "array"

smeagol said you were going to give me grief over Barry's minutes and I said I don't care...I hope I'm wrong.

True. And my prediction came true (Chump is using this thread to "rub it in whottt's face"). For more info, it happened at half time.

We were also wondering if you Chump are a man or a woman. I actually asked the question, but all that could be seen was "Array Array Array Array Array".

Just out of curiosity, are you a man or a woman?

[whottt]

Thanks for the back up smeagol.

[whottt]

Games: 2
Total Minutes: 27
MPG: 13.5

Hmmm again as the opponents W-L record goes up Barry's minutes seem to go down...

But still...I like that Pop went to him when we were struggling offensively, the situation was different...so like I said...it's not about minutes, it's about the situations, in particular when the O is .

I think my point was proved pretty emphatically..,,for those that weren't paying attention the first 18 games of the season.

Yes Parker was the workhorse...but Brent Barry totally changed our offense, he would have even if he hadn't hit a shot.

I wish someone would post how many of Barry's shots have ended an extended scoring drought or tied the score...I have a feeling it would be in the high 89% bracket.


Back to tonight..we started running like crazy and he was the catalyst for that change. I hope Pop decides to give him more chances in bigger games. This guy runs the break as fundamentally sound as you can do it...even Pop has to like the way he does it, and I think he'll be even more effective at it against teams with strong D and weak O. He's flawless at doing this and you can see his years of experience in Seattle when he does it here.

Barry is a better transition player than even Manu or Parker IMO, and I would have never thought that before seeing them all on the court together. Barry's jsut as good at passing, spectacular passes, and he doesn't make the bonehead TO's.

[ChumpDumper]

Games: 2
Total Minutes: 27
MPG: 13.5

Ok, either you are too stupid read boxes correctly, too stupid to calculate an average ot two whole numbers or you are trying to weasel further by making up lower minute totals for Barry.

I would believe any one or all of the above.

[whottt]

Ok, either you are too stupid read boxes correctly, too stupid to calculate an average ot two whole numbers or you are trying to weasel further by making up lower minute totals for Barry.

I would believe any one or all of the above.

Actually ass, it's none of the above. That total is what ESPN said his minutes were at the end of last nights game so STFU with the stupid accusations of weaseling.

LMAO I guess we know which one of us is truly scraping for minutes. Calm down.

Games: 2
Total minutes: 30
MPG: 15


You got your precious 1.5 minutes back. Better now ?

Some people are so ing petty.

[ALVAREZ6]

Here we go again...

another episode of Chumpdumper vs. Whottt