random SPORTS thoughts

[bacon]

very early to be character assassinating mommy, love it

 

[Mudcat]

That's who Raonic is facing in the quarters. That guy.

 

[roguejuror]

Eugenie :

 

[mrquincy]

Lowry Re-signs with the Raptors

This ain't Amir jersey y'all!! Lol..... it's for the 2014-15 season cause Toronto will be my home city

http://instagram.com/p/p-R1tel3jc/

 

[roguejuror]

[INSTA]p/p-R1tel3jc[/INSTA]

 

[mrquincy]

i couldnt embed the picture from instagram. ty RJ

 

[Matty]

Gay ass fokking jersey :

Toronto sometimes you're embarrassing

 

[bacon]

looks like pajamas

 

[roguejuror]

 

[mrquincy]

Eugenie :

Go Euginie!

 

[bacon]

 

[Mudcat]

The Toronto NBA franchise was named sometime around the release of the movie, Jurassic Park. It was quite popular at the time and it brought Raptors into the public consciousness.

If they only had to keep the name for, say, 5 months, it would have been a decent, sensible choice.

 

[Matty]

The Toronto NBA franchise was named sometime around the release of the movie, Jurassic Park.

Everyone tells me that. But it's so not an excuse.

The fact that that name got picked speaks volumes about Toronto being a sort of shapeless cultural vacuum.

I enjoy Toronto for the most part, but when it sucks, it sucks hard.

 

[mrquincy]

I remember the name Toronto Chill was being thrown around back then... would have been a lot better. I guess it did not make the final cut...just wikki'ed it.

As a result, a nationwide contest was held to help name the team and develop their colours and logo. Over 2,000 entries were narrowed down to ten prospects: Beavers, Bobcats, Dragons, Grizzlies, Hogs, Raptors, Scorpions, T-Rex, Tarantulas, and Terriers.[1] The final selectionToronto Raptorswas unveiled on Canadian national television on May 15, 1994:[1] the choice was influenced by the popularity of the 1993 film Jurassic Park. The name Raptors is a common informal name for the velociraptor, a swift medium-sized dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur.

 

[Mudcat]

If they were going to base their name on some vapid, flavor-of-the-month, pop culture thing, why not just call them the Toronto WAASSSSUUPS?

 

[Matty]

Beavers, Bobcats, Dragons, Grizzlies, Hogs, Raptors, Scorpions, T-Rex, Tarantulas, and Terriers.

Okay, that is one awful list. I guess I woulda picked Bobcats.

 

[MrX]

If they were going to base their name on some vapid, flavor-of-the-month, pop culture thing, why not just call them the Toronto WAASSSSUUPS?

The Toronto I Know, Rights?
The Toronto That's What I'm Talking Abouts.

I like it.

 

[Matty]

The Toronto Epic Fails