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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: To whom it may concern:

« on: June 16, 2010, 09:21:06 PM »

I didn't know RC McGraw's still existed. I suppose I just thought that once we all turned 21 and stopped having to go there to get served, that it vanished like some sort of pixie. Can't wait to check it out next time I am in town

What were they saying about you, 'noudj? And how did they know who you were, were you wearing a Tannoudji shirt?

I have no idea how they who knew I was.  I imagine one of your creepsters broke into my computer and looked at my stuff.  Jokes on you though, I changed all of my passwords.  I am not scared that you know where I live, trust you me I can protect whats mine. (That is until Barry tries to get his way)

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: To whom it may concern:

« on: June 16, 2010, 09:15:31 PM »

it was me
 

What do you look like?  Do you have dark brown (sort of curly but short) hair?  About 6 feet tall? 

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: To whom it may concern:

« on: June 16, 2010, 09:13:50 PM »

tannoudji-

do you eat squirrels? you seem like the kind of guy that would. pigeons?

Oh boy, you sure did get me!  Yes I am from the country!
I haven eaten squirrel before, but not in a long time.  I do not eat pigeon, that is disgusting.

You seem like the kind of smart-alec who was messing with me.  Next we meet I am going to make you swallow that smile buster.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

« on: June 16, 2010, 04:28:00 PM »

Well, well, well.

Looks like the Chicken-Littles were wrong yet again.  What more will it take for you to put your faith in LHC Bill Snyder and the new President and AD?  You all could have saved a lot of tears and gnashing of teeth if you would have listened to people like me more often.  

But then again this place wouldn't be the playground for all the kiddies if you weren't whining about something every five minutes.

If you don't have a twitter account, please start one ASAP.

I have no idea what this means, and quite frankly I don't care to.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: To whom it may concern:

« on: June 16, 2010, 04:26:52 PM »

Chances of anyone that posts at goEMAW being at RC Mcgraws are about as likely as Ben being right about something.

So it was just a coincidence that someone happened to wearing one of those purple goEMAW shirts outside of RC's?  Give me a break, you guys are the only ones with them!  I knew you were dumb, but I didn't think you were so dumb as to think I wouldn't notice what you were wearing.  

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Essentially Flyertalk / To whom it may concern:

« on: June 16, 2010, 04:14:12 PM »

I know it was one of you.  You were wearing one of the those goEMAW shirts.  I know you know it was me as well.  I might not hear as well as I used to, but I know when I am being talked about behind my back.  All of this internet back and forth is one thing, but when it spills over into real life then that's when all bets are off.  I shrugged off the first time, but I keep seeing you around.  What pleasure do you get from harassing me?  The next time I see you at RC McGraw's I will put an end to that smirk on your face.  This is your first and only warning.  This goes for anyone I see in one of those tacky shirts.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

« on: June 16, 2010, 04:06:56 PM »

Well, well, well.

Looks like the Chicken-Littles were wrong yet again.  What more will it take for you to put your faith in LHC Bill Snyder and the new President and AD?  You all could have saved a lot of tears and gnashing of teeth if you would have listened to people like me more often.  

But then again this place wouldn't be the playground for all the kiddies if you weren't whining about something every five minutes.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Are Gay relationships morally acceptable?

« on: June 08, 2010, 11:14:57 AM »

No.  The issue is in black and white.

Leviticus 18:22:
"You shall not lie with a male as those who lie with a female; it is an abomination."

Leviticus 20:13:
"If a man lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination and they shall surely be put to death

Romans 1:26-27:
"For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions: for their women exchanged the natural use for that which is against nature.  And in the same way also the men abandoned the natural use of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error."

I Corinthians 6:9:
"The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God. So do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the realm of God."

I Timothy 1:9-10:
"Law is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and fornicators and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound (healthy) teaching."

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Fun things to show old timey people

« on: June 08, 2010, 10:57:08 AM »

The degradation of morals that you are all so eager to show off are not surprising in the least.  The material world belongs to Mammon.  Babylon always falls.

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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

« on: June 08, 2010, 10:54:33 AM »

What a bunch of nancies!

Cry! Cry! Cry!  Oh me oh my, Texas won't be there to help us wah wah wah!  If it wasn't for the purple trim, I would have never known I was on a "supposed" K-State message board.  When did our fan base become a sniveling welfare queen demanding handouts from the other Big XII schools?  Anyone with half a brain could see this break up of the Big XII coming a mile away.  I have been saying this would happen for years, but every time I would bring it up, someone would stick their head in the sand and sing "everything will be fine, Texas loves us and has our best interests in mind..."  Its just so appropriate given the times we live in.  People with their grubby hands out wanting to continually suckle on the governments teat.  Well just like the leeches who depend on The State to provide for them eventually become slaves to The State, you suck ups to Texas and ESPN have made KSU a slave.  A slave to Texas who no longer understands how to stand on their own.  KSU will be fine by itself, sure it might sting for a while to not get those free checks in the mail, but learning how to cope independent of Mommy and Daddy Longhorn will only make us stronger. 

Let Texas go!  Let Nebraska and Missouri go.  Who needs them?  If you think we need them then YOU are the reason we are even in this position.   YOU are the same person who forced out Bill to get something newer and shinier.  Look where that got us!  If LHC Bill Snyder was our coach for the last 5 years there would be NO QUESTION we would be included in any other conference's expansion plan.  Mr "Affirmative Action" Tim Weiser put us here! 

And if you think Frank Martins thugball team is going to get us anywhere you're crazy.  A I predicted long ago, this program is falling apart at the seams.  As soon as the hard workers in the program left our recruiting tanked.  Frank and Delante are getting fat on KSU money doing nothing.  KSU basketball will never save us.  Wake up sleepers.

We should have been prepared for this long ago.  That this takes some of you "experts" by surprise is hilarious. 

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: To the Mean Green Fans

« on: March 16, 2010, 03:03:07 PM »

Yes, the incessant ksufans accusation of racism.  Must get exhausting looking for racism in everything you read or see.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / To the Mean Green Fans

« on: March 16, 2010, 02:38:16 PM »

First off, I think you should know that most of the posters you have encountered thus far are in no way, shape, or form real KSU fans.  They are mostly high schoolers out on spring break with nothing better to do.  I was hoping (in vain) that someone with some sense around here would offer up an official greeting to our visitors from North Texas.  Instead what happened was a lot of posturing and an attempt by the local PC brigade to run some of you guys off.

First off, I for one don't think that KSU will win this one easily if at all.  The biggest reason for that is our complete lack of coaching.  Frank Martin, quite frankly, justs gets bodies.  He recruits AAU kids and has them hit the weights.  I have know seen three full years of his style of basketball and it would come as no shock to anyone that he was (and still is) a high school coach.  We run no offensive sets, just one-on-one basketball.  Most practices consist of Frank Martin rolling the ball out on the court and letting the kids play streetball while he continues to recruit.  Our lack of fundamentals is getting legendary in fact.  You must have heard Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Knight on numerous occasions criticizing our lack of positioning on the floor on offense.  Our "point guard" (if you can call him that) is very selfish and repeatedly shoots wild threes as soon as he passes mid-court without ever passing the ball once.  Since he is spanish like the head coach, he gets shown a lot of favoritism.  Our point guard also has a tendency to get over-emotional (hot-blooded) and get a lot of technical fouls.  I imagine your players will try to get is head from the start.

While I will cheer for the 'Cats to win, I also know that our "Coach" is simply a layover from the previous regimes overwhelming desire to "diversify" our athletic department.  The facts are plain: this experiment has already destroyed one program (which HC LHC Bill Snyder is resurrecting as you will find out in the fall).

In short, I offer you the best of luck Thursday.

ps

My son's ex-wife was a North Texas grad.  In music education I think.  From what I can tell you guys are fighting a similar fight with regards to ivory tower professors that we are here in Kansas.  I would say more, but this board is pretty PC and this thread would get deleted.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 08:53:39 PM »

Tann, given your previous posts, I would assume the "fast break" would be used sparingly. 

You would be 50% wrong.  The "fast break", as you put it, should be used when we have numbers like 3 on 2, 3 on 1.  4 on 2 I would pull back.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 08:38:16 PM »

The shot clock and the 3 point line have absolutely killed basketball, haven't they tann?

No, the emphasis on style over substance, not calling traveling anymore, and the embracing of rap culture killed basketball.

Can you explain, in 100 words or less, how rap killed basketball?  TIA.

It emphasizes the individual, there is no band working together, just a lone person telling the world how great they are.  Its the me-first attitude that is destroying everything, not just basketball.  Its about who can get the most gold or most drugs, no matter what.  The concept of a team in the opposite of what rap teaches.

I only need three words to prove this wrong:

Wu
Tang
Clan


BOOM!

I had to google who that was, and I still don't know what in the world they do. But they don't scream personal responsibility to me.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 08:36:51 PM »

Tann, the classic 3 man weave would seem to be the ultimate drill, combining the fine art of passing (on the move no less!) with a beautifully executed lay-up.  Could you enlighten us on some of the finer points of this supreme basketball fundamental building drill?

Here is an excellent drill used to teach the 3-on-2 fast break. It is a continuous drill that players love to run. I think it's one of the best for teaching the fundamentals of the fast break.

The players will set up in the following manner: Two defensive players will be in each of the free throw lanes, one player will be at each of the four outlet areas (hash mark area), and three offensive players will be at half-court (the middle player will have the basketball).

The three offensive players will start the drill by running a 3-on-2 fast break to one end of the court. The two defenders at that end must work to stop the offensive players from scoring.

When a shot is taken, all five players will go after the rebound. The player that gets the rebound will make an outlet pass to the one of the outlet players who will be in the wing area. The outlet player will then dribble the basketball to the middle of the court, while the rebounder will sprint to fill the outlet player's lane. These two players, along with the other outlet player will now run a 3-on-2 fast break to the other end of the court.

The four players that did not get the rebound will now fill the open positions on their end of the court - two on defense and two outlets.

This drill will continue up and down the court in this manner for a specified amount of time.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:40:33 PM »

Tann, how would you punish a player if he shot a right handed lay-up while jumping off the incorrect foot?  Or what if he shoots a left handed lay-up with his right hand?  Again, TIA.

Drills, drills, drills.

Players will form four lines at one of the baselines, facing the coach at half-court. The first player in each line will start by dribbling an imaginary basketball toward the free throw line area. As they approach the free throw line, they will perform the proper footwork and shooting form to shoot an imaginary lay-up.

They will repeat this at the half-court line and opposite free throw line. Once they pass the first free throw line, the next player in their group will begin. The players should practice both right and left handed lay-ups.

To stop incorrect hand/foot placement, tape the players arm to their side.

Excellent.

You must have missed my question about passing.  Can a college coach develop a great passer?  How would you go about doing this?

Of course he can.  David Robinson barely knew the game when he was developed, now he's a Hall of Famer.

Do the following drill:

Players will divide into groups of three. The groups will spread out throughout the gym. Each group will have two offensive players and one defensive player. The offensive players should face each other about 12 feet apart. The defensive player stands between the offensive players about two feet from the player with the ball.

The offensive players will use the chest pass, bounce pass, and one-hand bounce pass. The offensive players cannot move more than one step to either side and cannot throw lob passes over the defenders head. The offensive players must work on good ball fakes and quick passes. Players should switch positions after 30 seconds.

If the defender steals the ball, the offensive players drop and give 15 push-ups.   If 20 passes in a row are accomplished, a second defender is added.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:35:18 PM »

The shot clock and the 3 point line have absolutely killed basketball, haven't they tann?

No, the emphasis on style over substance, not calling traveling anymore, and the embracing of rap culture killed basketball.

Can you explain, in 100 words or less, how rap killed basketball?  TIA.

It emphasizes the individual, there is no band working together, just a lone person telling the world how great they are.  Its the me-first attitude that is destroying everything, not just basketball.  Its about who can get the most gold or most drugs, no matter what.  The concept of a team in the opposite of what rap teaches.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:27:35 PM »

Tann, how would you punish a player if he shot a right handed lay-up while jumping off the incorrect foot?  Or what if he shoots a left handed lay-up with his right hand?  Again, TIA.

Drills, drills, drills.

Players will form four lines at one of the baselines, facing the coach at half-court. The first player in each line will start by dribbling an imaginary basketball toward the free throw line area. As they approach the free throw line, they will perform the proper footwork and shooting form to shoot an imaginary lay-up.

They will repeat this at the half-court line and opposite free throw line. Once they pass the first free throw line, the next player in their group will begin. The players should practice both right and left handed lay-ups.

To stop incorrect hand/foot placement, tape the players arm to their side.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:23:50 PM »

K-State's ball movement is non-existant.  The offense is basically get the ball in the hands of Clemente/Pullen, and let them throw up a deep three, or drive to the lane out of control and hope to get a foul called.  I like Frank Martin as a person, and he's not bad when it comes to coaching tough-minded defense, but K-State's offense is a complete joke.  If it weren't for K-State's offensive rebounding ability, your team would have a much tougher time finding easy baskets.  

Like I've mentioned before, you also have to love how Frank never plays his two most talented freshmen, Rodney McGruder and Wally Judge.  Every time Judge or McGruder play 20+ minutes, they score in double figures, except for the game @KU.  But hey, why play those two guys when you've got Luis Colon and Chris Merriweather over there on the bench?  

Nobody asked you about your opinion beaker.  Don't you have some trees to hug somewhere?

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:21:39 PM »

The shot clock and the 3 point line have absolutely killed basketball, haven't they tann?

No, the emphasis on style over substance, not calling traveling anymore, and the embracing of rap culture killed basketball.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:19:10 PM »

We can play what-ifs wall night.  The facts are:

Frank Martin has lost to Iowa State AND Oklahoma State (both unranked) at home because he is either too stubborn or too stupid to teach good basketball.  Frank Martin is the Big XII COY. 

You and I both know those ballots were sent in before the final game.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:17:34 PM »

You don't need to worry about 6-1 guards going to the rack if you've got big guys who can defend the goal inside . . .  you don't need everyone running to stop the ball leaving good shooters wide open on the perimeter if you've got good inside defenders and shot blockers.

Basketball 101 . . . try it on for size Tan.

I bet the last time you were on a basketball court must have been around the last time your could see your shoes.

Layup = ~100% (worth 2 points)

Jump shot =~40% at best (worth 2 points)

I bet you think Bill should pass on every down too.

You're not understanding the whole concept of having big guys who can block shots . . . blocked shot 0 points, 0%.   Spot up, feet Set  . . . 3 pointer . . . 40 plus % in multiple games against K-State . . . oh, and 3 points.  

Nice effort though Tan . . . and again, nice parody posting.

I bet when Wooly hit us with that whole "fools gold" line, you had a biblical jizzing of the pants event.

Oh I see.  You want our players to try to block more shots, so we can get more fouls called on us.  Brilliant.

A great passing team doesn't get shots blocked because they make GREAT PASSES!  I know this is hard for you to understand after watching years of Frank Martin basketball, but you pass the ball more than once inside.  You pass the ball inside until you get an open shot.  This whole time we are comparing OPEN SHOTS.

40 < 100

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:06:03 PM »

You don't need to worry about 6-1 guards going to the rack if you've got big guys who can defend the goal inside . . .  you don't need everyone running to stop the ball leaving good shooters wide open on the perimeter if you've got good inside defenders and shot blockers.

Basketball 101 . . . try it on for size Tan.

I bet the last time you were on a basketball court must have been around the last time your could see your shoes.

Layup = ~100% (worth 2 points)

Jump shot =~40% at best (worth 2 points)

I bet you think Bill should pass on every down too.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:02:57 PM »

2.  I do not drink anymore.

I'd love to hear your method/reasoning for quitting.  Thinking it could be time myself to get on the wagon.  Advice?

I quit because it made me covet.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Why coaching matters

« on: March 08, 2010, 05:02:09 PM »

I think my team would have beat ISU at home.

Would your team have gone 11-5 in conference with 6 road wins?  

The ISU debacle was f'n humiliating.  And a pisspoor way to end the season.  No argument there.  

But, look at the body of work.  Aside from the ISU abiration, this season has been wildly successful.   Each of our 5 losses were to NCAA tourny teams.  


I'll gladly suffer through Frank's abysmal coacing and LBBIQ if it results in 24-45 Ws per year and consistent NCAA appearances.  

We can play what-ifs wall night.  The facts are:

Frank Martin has lost to Iowa State AND Oklahoma State (both unranked) at home because he is either too stubborn or too stupid to teach good basketball.