Google starts to scare you when you read they are getting sued for anti-trust from a group of authors, which you found listed on Google news and you're reading it from your Google powered G2 phone at a bar you found on Google, led there by Google Maps.  I'm actually typing this blog on docs.google.com.  Gmail chat is a great way to im your friends while you're at work.  You don't have to download anything and it looks like just your email or something  if your boss walks by.

This conversation took place over 2 days with a friend of mine.  I can't stand AI.  Don't like the tats, the attitude, the idea that he's a cancer to teammates, the fact he got benched in Detroit after getting traded out of Denver and DENVER GOT WAY BETTER AFTER HE LEFT!!!  I didn't say any of that because I was trying to do work while this debate took place.  That's my excuse anyway.  I lost the argument, as you'll see below.

wearetalkinboutpractice@gmail.com:  http://www.nba.com/statistics/sortable_team_statistics/sortable1.html
just look at that and tell me again why it would be oh so terrible to bring in Allen Iverson
BigCatBobcat:  hmm, #1 and #2 on that list didn't make the playoffs either
practice:  yeah neither did 20-30
BigCatBobcat:  for a winning lasting franchise, don't go with AI
ask philly
practice:  dont go with AI on a record setting contract
which wont be an issue.
BigCatBobcat:  what do you mean?
practice:  how could you use philly as the example.  they made the playoffs 6 times while he was there
in case you forgot we just got our record whopping 35 win last year
Practice:  i kicked your ass in that debate by the way
BigCatBobcat:  building
i actually heard stuart scott say we're rebuilding in the draft coverage
practice:  oh really you heard stu scott say were rebuilding huh
i also heard him say "we have never reached the playoffs in our existence" about 18 times
BigCatBobcat:  he's a (explative deleted but believe me, it was bad)
how do you rebuild if you've never reached the point of being built
practice:  exactly
i hate that guy
BigCatBobcat:  yep (agreement #1)
practice:  he isnt even good.  it would be one thing if he was good but just kind of uncool
he really sucks at his job.  boomer is better
BigCatBobcat: the way he talks pisses me off
(dead horse beaten)
BigCatBobcat:  what do you think about detroit?  they got better overnight
with gordon and charlie V?
Andrew:  i mean they're keeping what they had with prince, hamilton, stuckey, wallace
add charlie v and ben gordon who could be like their new chauncey
i mean stuckey can handle the ball, he blew up against the cats in one or two games last year
gordon is pretty solid
he'll get to start
BigCatBobcat:  that's what happens when you lose AI
practice:  i mean its an improvement i guess.  not a scary one
BigCatBobcat:  ok
practice:  are you scared?
practice:  get that you dont want AI.  but i dont get that you think we can all of a sudden be competitive with what we have... when the rest of the league is doing bidness
BigCatBobcat:  no scared of detroit
cleveland might have gotten better
boston is getting older
orlando might have gotten better with vincanity
BigCatBobcat:  who finished 4th?
atlanta, who knows what the hell they're doing down there
BigCatBobcat:  i just don't think we're that far away and don't have a pile of options right now
practice:  i think we are that far away.   we were 30th in ppg last year.  thats as far away as you get
BigCatBobcat:  i'm telling you it doesn't matter
w's
BigCatBobcat:  if i had time i'd look at the numbers to back me up
practice:  35 w's matters
BigCatBobcat:  we were in like 90% of the games
what's the answer?
i mean we gotta get better cause the whole east is getting better
practice:  the answer is the answer
BigCatBobcat:  "play harder and don't get hurt" isn't going to work
you know?
i hear ya
i'd take it if it came i guess but i don't actively want it
passively
practice:  we need credibility.  him and larry provide that
those late game foul calls is something that helps you win the close we ones  WE ALWAYS LOSE
BigCatBobcat:  yeah
good point
practice:  I dont really care so much about Iverson so much as I care about doing something to show you care rather than just sit back and hope 12 guys that have progressed 2+ games a year better... to suddenly progress that much more
BigCatBobcat:  i see what you're saying(agreement #2)
practice:  spark
in the words of the boss.  "you cant start a fire without a spark"
BigCatBobcat:  what boss is that?
practice:  that would be THE boss   springsteen
BigCatBobcat:  oh oh
you like springsteen?.....that would make you an '80s, working class loser(agreement #3)