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Alright, I intended this to be mainly about food, but I forgot that there were a couple things I really liked about the entrance to Smoothie King Arena so I took pictures of that, too. First off, a wall full of all the NOLA-area (or is it state wide? not sure) high school jerseys:   A wall showing the history of basketball in Louisiana:    A showcase of some historical memorabilia:  Life size poster of AD showing off his height and wingspan:  Two different basketball goals to test your vertical jump with:  For food, I ended up getting an alligator poboy. It doesn't come dressed and the only condiments I could put on it were standard hot dog stuff, so I ate it plain. There was something sweet about it, maybe the bread. It didn't use traditional poboy bread, which is a stale french bread, but I think that was for the best. The sausage itself was delicious. Definitely hit the spot and kept me full the rest of the game.    For a drink, I had to get a smoothie, of course. Ended up with the Super Punch Plus. This is the smallest of the Smoothie King locations throughout the arena, but it was the closest one to my seats.  Speaking of my seats, here's the view:  And my fellow season ticket holder who sits right next to me bought these socks to troll her niece:  And that's all for this trip report. Next time, I'll get something from the "gourmet" vendor. If you guys have any questions about other kinds of vendors or anything about the arena itself, please ask!
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Jan 6, 2017 16:35
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Thats a lot of large pictures.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:37
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euphronius posted:Thats a lot of large pictures. Yes, thankfully they no longer break tables on the SomethingAwful website.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:39
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The Spurs are playing well. I do not have faith for this to last but they legitimately have a shot at the title if they continue to get this kind of production out of Parker and Gasol.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:40
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Kibner posted:Yes, thankfully they no longer break tables on the SomethingAwful website. They are still loading, we shall see if they do for me.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:41
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I know you are a horrible franchise that can't commit to a name and will be most famous for wasting Anthony Davis but that is no reason to steal Utah's history
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Jan 6, 2017 16:45
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Kibner posted:Alright, I intended this to be mainly about food, but I forgot that there were a couple things I really liked about the entrance to Smoothie King Arena so I took pictures of that, too. That's really cool. $10 for the gater sausage and chips doesn't seem too bad, all things considering. That stadium seems like a great time.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:45
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euphronius posted:What could the Kings trade for Milsap? Not much. They have a boatload of expiring contracts, but no picks and no real decent young assets both of which Atlanta would probably want. So they'd have to probably get a third team involved that would love the prospect of having Kosta Koufos and/or Afflalo in exchange for a late pick. Gay could be the "We are trying to look like we aren't throwing in the towel but we kind of are" piece. WCS would probably be involved, which would hurt but he's in Joerger's dog house (maybe permanently) and there isn't much time between a Milsap/Cousins frontcourt anyway.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:46
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MourningView posted:I know you are a horrible franchise that can't commit to a name and will be most famous for wasting Anthony Davis but that is no reason to steal Utah's history I was playing 2K with a guy from New York a couple nights ago, and he legit didn't realize that New Orleans had a team before the Hornets/Pelicans. He'd been a big fan of the NBA since John Starks was in his prime. Thought Utah came up with the Jazz name themselves. pfft
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Jan 6, 2017 16:48
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WhyteRyce posted:Not much. They have a boatload of expiring contracts, but no picks and no real decent young assets both of which Atlanta would probably want. So they'd have to probably get a third team involved that would love the prospect of having Kosta Koufos and/or Afflalo in exchange for a late pick. Gay could be the "We are trying to look like we aren't throwing in the towel but we kind of are" piece. WCS would probably be involved, which would hurt but he's in Joerger's dog house (maybe permanently) and there isn't much time between a Milsap/Cousins frontcourt anyway. Considering that Milsap is an expiring I don't really think it will take too much to grab him. Unless someone can get Milsap to guarentee he'll resign or take his option teams are not going to break the bank for him. http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=jl4z5dn I could see a trade like this happening with a pick going from Toronto to Atlanta.
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Jan 6, 2017 16:58
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I would be very surprised if any team outside of the top 4 traded for Millsap. He's a huge risk to leave in the summer, and getting swept by Cleveland, Golden State, or San Antonio isn't going to convince him to stay. Hoopshype has him as the #7 free agent next summer, and I think he's much more likely to sign with another team than the 6 players ahead of him (Curry, Durant, Paul, Griffin, Hayward and Lowry) http://hoopshype.com/2016/11/01/nba-free-agency-2017-the-top-players/
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Jan 6, 2017 17:06
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I did not realize the Hawks are only a game and a half out of third in the East
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Jan 6, 2017 17:08
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Henchman of Santa posted:I did not realize the Hawks are only a game and a half out of third in the East It's more about how they got there and how far they fell, they started so hot that people were putting them on top of their power rankings lol
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Jan 6, 2017 17:12
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Millsap could commit to resigning with the traded team. I don't know what his motivations are, but if he wants to be on a winner, sticking with Toronto is probably a good bet. I dunno, Atlanta's "Not to an Eastern Team" gambit seems really dumb and I am assuming they are just trying to get Toronto or maybe someone like Charlotte to up their offer.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:14
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tarbrush posted:Unless they give up a truly stupid package, buying 6 months of Millsap is almost certainly a better use of the Kings resources that whatever other dumb poo poo they'd use them for. They'll spend 100m developing an anti-Knightman, I can only assume named Dayman, who is programmed to hate and they will monitor the border zone between pair for interesting emergent behavior that can be used to predict stocks.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:34
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Tae posted:I would like to see this spurs warriors series that keeps getting promised but never happens the last teo times No need, already decided  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyowVlZsBow
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Jan 6, 2017 17:38
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Kibner posted:A wall showing the history of basketball in Louisiana: Haha there's a picture on that wall of Kareem battling the Celtics and I'm like what the hell does Boston v. Los Angeles have to do with anything? Did they misunderstand the "LA" and think the Lakers play down here? Then I realized it was Lakers vs. Robert Parish and I'm all haha very good pun but then I looked it up and he's from Shreveport so I guess it's more just a fitting local-boy name.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:41
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I'm surprised a bottom spending team hasn't reached out yet. Nuggets, Nets, Sixers, Jazz, Suns, and Twolves all have over 10 mil in cap space right now. Next year Sixers are gonna have 27 mil in cap space, Nets are gonna have 25 mil, and the Nuggets are gonna have 23 mil. You figure Millsap next to Embiid is nearly perfect. Millsap next to Brook doesn't really solve their paint issues but I wouldn't put it past the Nets to jump the gun on the rebuild. Nuggets issues go beyond adding Millsap and probably include subtracting a bunch of pieces like Gallinari and Nurkic.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:41
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EvanTH posted:They'll spend 100m developing an anti-Knightman, I can only assume named Dayman, who is programmed to hate and they will monitor the border zone between pair for interesting emergent behavior that can be used to predict stocks. It all makes sense now. Vivek is just a facade; The Kings secretly have been run by Frank Reynolds for the past several years.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:47
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The Nets can't do it because they have no assets. The Celtics have swap rights this year and own their 1st the year after that. Freakin' Celtics gonna make the playoffs and get the first pick two years in a row on the back of my dumb borough.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:48
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Cool Buff Man posted:It's more about how they got there and how far they fell, they started so hot that people were putting them on top of their power rankings lol I forgot about their hot start. I remember they had a huge tailspin and assumed that they were hovering around Pistons territory.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:49
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Redgrendel2001 posted:It all makes sense now. Vivek is just a facade; The Kings secretly have been run by Frank Reynolds for the past several years. Boogie would probably be down with a Sacramento Krab People rebrand
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Jan 6, 2017 17:50
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Batum hurt his knee and is out for 1-2 weeks, rough break
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Jan 6, 2017 17:56
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Knightman is actually at the new arena but he's basically just plugged into the wall next to a Raley's mini-mart, not moving or anything. Just sitting there like a Roomba with a low battery.
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Jan 6, 2017 17:58
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Can someone post that gif of Harden in pain from McHale lightly tapping his arm tia
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Jan 6, 2017 18:07
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Doltos posted:I'm surprised a bottom spending team hasn't reached out yet. Nuggets, Nets, Sixers, Jazz, Suns, and Twolves all have over 10 mil in cap space right now. Next year Sixers are gonna have 27 mil in cap space, Nets are gonna have 25 mil, and the Nuggets are gonna have 23 mil. why would Milsap want to re-sign with any of these teams
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Jan 6, 2017 18:11
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Doltos posted:I'm surprised a bottom spending team hasn't reached out yet. Nuggets, Nets, Sixers, Jazz, Suns, and Twolves all have over 10 mil in cap space right now. Next year Sixers are gonna have 27 mil in cap space, Nets are gonna have 25 mil, and the Nuggets are gonna have 23 mil. Why on Earth would they go all in on Milsap when they don't even know if Simmons can play Small forward or not? That sounds like a really really bad idea.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:17
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EvanTH posted:The Nets can't do it because they have no assets. The Celtics have swap rights this year and own their 1st the year after that. Freakin' Celtics gonna make the playoffs and get the first pick two years in a row on the back of my dumb borough. Celtics reuniting Horford and Millsap doesn't sound that exciting. Nets might not have a lot of big named prospects but Atlanta can't exactly ask for much considering everyone knows they aren't retaining Millsap next year. Most realistic spot I see him landing is Philly or Denver. Philly has young guards, picks, and top prospects in the front court and Denver has young guards, competent veterans, and picks too.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:18
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Lockback posted:Millsap could commit to resigning with the traded team. I don't know what his motivations are, but if he wants to be on a winner, sticking with Toronto is probably a good bet. Edit: I thought he could sign an extension but he can't http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q60 And Millsap has no reason to commit to re-signing unless its with a contender.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:19
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WhyteRyce posted:So they'd have to probably get a third team involved that would love the prospect of having Kosta Koufos in exchange for a late pick. That's my team apparently
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Jan 6, 2017 18:20
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Intruder posted:Can someone post that gif of Harden in pain from McHale lightly tapping his arm tia http://i.imgur.com/08qd3L9.mp4
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Jan 6, 2017 18:21
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While were on the subject, Kosta Koufos is balding in the most bizarre way.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:21
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Why would Philly want Millsap? First off he might leave after half a season - a season in which winning games hurts their draft prospects. Secondly even if he resigns he's too old for them. He will be 32 in a month and 34-35 by the time the Sixers are good enough to compete even under an optimistic outlook. Like he's good and I'd really like him on any competing team but teams that are bad now seem like the last place he should go.
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Doltos posted:I'm surprised a bottom spending team hasn't reached out yet. Nuggets, Nets, Sixers, Jazz, Suns, and Twolves all have over 10 mil in cap space right now. Next year Sixers are gonna have 27 mil in cap space, Nets are gonna have 25 mil, and the Nuggets are gonna have 23 mil. Atlanta won't want to give Millsap up for free and none of those teams should give assets for a 31 year old expiring contract, even if he does give you 45 games. Hashtag Banterzone posted:Edit: I thought he could sign an extension but he can't How does he get on a good team if he doesn't use his bird rights to resign to a team that traded for him? The cap isn't jumping next year and no contender will have the cap room.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:25
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Paul Zuvella posted:While were on the subject, Kosta Koufos is balding in the most bizarre way. This is Kosta's locker. That is Axe hair thickening gel 
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Jan 6, 2017 18:26
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Cool Buff Man posted:It's more about how they got there and how far they fell, they started so hot that people were putting them on top of their power rankings lol Do we have an opinion on Schröder yet? I just did a totally arbitrary search for all pure guards (the ones not also listed as forwards) with a PER of >= 17 while playing 30+ minutes per game, and Dennis juuuust squeezes in as #20 out of 20. Which feels about right. http://bkref.com/tiny/VHKah
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Jan 6, 2017 18:28
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Lockback posted:Atlanta won't want to give Millsap up for free and none of those teams should give assets for a 31 year old expiring contract, even if he does give you 45 games. If the Kings trade for Milsap I'm assuming they are 100% on board with offering a max contract and he'd be crazy to turn down that much money even if it means spending 4 years in basketball hell.
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Jan 6, 2017 18:29
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Kibner, those pictures are great. Really jealous you can eat alligator at games. Millsap going to the Kings would own. I will feel sorry for the Hawks fan that owns the Trillsap jersey. I really want to hear Dwight's thoughts on the team blowing up. Who will the Mavs end up trading besides Bogut? I'd think Deron Williams could be possible unless he really doesn't want to leave the area/move his family. Spacebump fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jan 6, 2017 |
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Doltos posted:Celtics reuniting Horford and Millsap doesn't sound that exciting. Nets might not have a lot of big named prospects but Atlanta can't exactly ask for much considering everyone knows they aren't retaining Millsap next year. It would make absolutely no sense for Philly to trade for him.
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