PurpleandGold Motown

re: No wonder Gisele is pissed!

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/8/24 at 1:12 pm

[quote]You don't become a super model by luck.[/quote] But you kind of do. You win the genetic lottery. No one studies hard to be a super model. You either is or you ain't. ...

A heart warming story for the day...

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/8/24 at 11:49 am

Yesterday my nephew signed his letter of intent to play college basketball in the small audience gathered in a high school library was a 90+ year old man. 8 years ago this man lived across the street from my nephew. One day he heard the sound of a basketball being dribbled in his driveway. Even...

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re: Nephew Just Signed to Play College Basketball (It's Tough These Days)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/8/24 at 11:33 am

[quote]Best route nowadays may be to start at a program/level lower than the player's ability so that he has the best chance of 1) getting PT and 2) move up to a higher level. Start at a higher level, you risk sitting on the bench, then transfer lower when the year ends. Then if you do well, you ...

re: Nephew Just Signed to Play College Basketball (It's Tough These Days)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/8/24 at 11:26 am

[quote]I don't think public school coaches are actually paid to do this. In sports that have significant club sport presence, they're usually the least qualified coaches, and should be treated as such[/quote] Pay has little to do with it. I'm the son of a coach and AD. No one gets into coaching ...

re: Nephew Just Signed to Play College Basketball (It's Tough These Days)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/8/24 at 9:56 am

Not going to go into details because I don't want to cause local drama, but my nephew wasn't necessarily helped much by his hs coaches. But talent and skill win out. ...

re: Nephew Just Signed to Play College Basketball (It's Tough These Days)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/7/24 at 10:42 pm

[quote]Transfer portal had completely altered the landscape[/quote] Yeah, and I think we have some 24 year olds still playing on a Covid year waiver. Lot of Doctors on the court next year....

Nephew Just Signed to Play College Basketball (It's Tough These Days)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 5/7/24 at 10:37 pm

Nephew is a pretty good player. 6'3/170 with a nice shot, excellent court sense and pretty damn good handles. Good enough to play at the next level apparently. So he signed today. DAMN, the recruitment landscape for basketball has changed so damn much. My brother was about the same skill leve...

re: Final Four**Alabama 72 Uconn 86 Final

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/6/24 at 8:41 pm

What is wrong with this court? Is there condensation building in the building? Everyone is slipping....

SEC Rant

re: Tide Hoops | 25-12 (13-5)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/6/24 at 8:27 pm

WTF? Well, we know who the refs like tonight....

Alabama Sports Board

re: Tide Hoops | 25-12 (13-5)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/6/24 at 8:23 pm

[quote]Why are we so determined to go at Klingon???[/quote] Maybe to get him in a bit of foul trouble early on. And he's been injured. Keep going at him and bumping and it might start having an effect....

Alabama Sports Board

re: Tide Hoops | 25-12 (13-5)

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/6/24 at 8:21 pm

Surprised UCONN is playing so well with the announcers' lips firmly around their dicks....

Alabama Sports Board

re: Was John Mason (the Rock) actually James Bond? Interesting similarities

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/5/24 at 6:36 pm

Yes. It was written that way and the timeliness match up. ...

Movie/TV Board

re: Finding Forrester (2000) Another Forgotten Movie

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/5/24 at 3:55 pm

I just gotta say, no high school kid is reading Finnegan's Wake tho.......

Movie/TV Board

Finding Forrester (2000) Another Forgotten Movie

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/5/24 at 3:40 pm

Another great movie that has been lost to history. Starring Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Matt Damon, F Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin and BUSTA RHYMES! I loved this movie. I think everyone put in a solid performance, and the story was/is pretty damn timeless. Just reminding folks that it existed. ...

Movie/TV Board

re: My Phone Has Been Broken For a Day and...

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/2/24 at 3:33 pm

[quote]samsung?[/quote] Yup. Had an S20 for 3 or 4 years now. Going to upgrade when I change companies in a few months. My contract is about up....

re: Alabama Nation Guard SF soldier in hot water over “Nazi” patch

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/2/24 at 12:41 pm

[quote]LARPers throwing corny patches on their shite like they're tacticool.[/quote] Did you miss the National Guard part?...

re: Alabama Nation Guard SF soldier in hot water over “Nazi” patch

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/2/24 at 12:40 pm

My question is, what nerd noticed this on a weekend warrior's helmet and pitched a fit? I'm thinking it was OP....

re: Kids and 30A

Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 4/2/24 at 12:34 pm

[quote]Super smart. I was in Mexico Beach right after the housing crash of 07/08, tons of for sale signs everywhere. I kick myself for not buying.[/quote] Yeah, it was cool. We would spend 3-5 months in total living down there each year until I was 18. My first job was hanging flyers for coast...