1. The “Hot like fire, cool like…” Raptors ‘reading is fun’ commercial that they play to fucking death on Raptors TV is ‘pull out my toenails with white-hot barbecue tongs instead’ annoying. A 1986 Sony handicam films the Raptor doing cartwheels through a dusty elementary school gym. Then, Pullitzer-aspiring Chris Bosh, offers this deadpan reason for reading:
“Its very important…in life…and um, it’s a good hobby”
Um, Chris, ehhhhhhhhhhhhcccch (family feud buzzer)
Hobby? Likely not amongst the official top 3 reasons for reading. (Probably education, knowledge and ultimately, dollars).
2. Jose masterminding a genius backcourt inbound play (probably, I’ll pass it to you, you pass it back) to Joey Graham who, seemingly by Jose’s growing impatience, is standing facing the crowd, picking his ass.
But also, calm down Jose - how important could the game situation be if Joey was on the court?
3. Sherman Hamilton in HD. (His scientist looking co-host isn’t taking home any ‘least annoying’ awards either.)
May 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
I guess he means all that stuff (Probably education, knowledge and ultimately, dollars) when he says “in life”…
More importantly does anyone know Jack Armstrong’s situation? I really hope the powers that be don’t let him walk and leave us with 82 games of Leo.
Also, is Spider Jones going to take over for Chuck? I think it’s the logical choice that he should get the promotion to the big show and he’d probably come in a lot cheaper than the 200k+ Swirsk was getting.
Jamal Crawford is our answer!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I agree whole-heartedly with the assessment of the “reading is fun” commercial. But how can you not like Jose shouting at Joey from the sidelines? It’s funny and fun to imitate. But, I’m curious: is that the ONLY highlight they have? How difficult is it to put together a new highlight reel a month? They do it 100 times a game.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
200k?
Really? Dam, thats a lot.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Bosh sounds so bored to death when he makes that sappy quote………….
May 15th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I always find myself thinking that if I was a kid in that school, I’d try to trip the raptor in his run up the aisle.
Simple, yet effective.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I thought it was 300-400k that Chuck was raking in, or maybe that was total from all his gigs.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:06 am
I nominate the “Best point guard situation the Raptors have ever had” commercial… is it just me… or do they do a horrible job showing TJ and Jose co-exist in that ad…. at one point it flashes to Jose making a play and then… switches to TJ clapping non-chalantly… if there was a commercial to encapsulate the TJ/Jose- it definitely is this commercial