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How Important is Taylor Griffin to you?
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 12:51 AM MDT
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Recently RMason asked if you would, hypothetically, trade Steve Nash for a single championship. The subsequent poll and comments showed that most people would not do it. It brought to mind a different question, one that might hit a little closer to home for some of you. It has to do with our beloved ex-face of the franchise, balding small forward Taylor Griffin. Here's the question.
Would you sell Taylor Griffin's mortal soul to the Devil for a guaranteed Suns championship in 2011?
Here are the specifics. The hypothetical question that I'm posing would ensure at least one Phoenix Suns championship upon the sale of Taylor Griffin's mortal soul to Satan. There are no strings attached to the deal other than T-Griff will exist in eternal damnation for all of eternity. After the Suns one title they are free to compete for more but only one is guaranteed.
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TGriff is in Belgium now
"I don't lift weights because they are heavy, and I don't run because it makes me tired." - Charles Barkley
TURRIBLE!
Ex-face of the franchise.
Come on man. I was careful.
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 1:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Taylor is eating waffles now,
don’t disturb the balding man!
"I don't lift weights because they are heavy, and I don't run because it makes me tired." - Charles Barkley
TURRIBLE!
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, RMason
And, I’m laughing my ass off at this.
To the question at hand, I’m struggling to still be a Suns fan after Griffin’s exit. Don’t even get me started on Dwayne Collins going overseas.
Hmmm
Will the Suns ship down Taylor’s ring and Finals MVP trophy to hell?
Steve Nash is my mancrush. But Goran Dragic is the 2nd coming of Manu Ginobili, which makes him just as tasty.
Scott will deliver it to him personally
Blogging Suns Basketball at Bright Side of the Sun
by Alex Laugan on Aug 23, 2010 7:21 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yea I've got a work release thing right now
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 10:11 AM MDT up reply actions
Lucifer cutting you some slack, huh...
I didn’t think he was the one for sucking up…
STAT may be gone but the Suns will rise....!
Maybe even Lucifer couldn't stand the being known as Scott Howard.
Steve Nash is my mancrush. But Goran Dragic is the 2nd coming of Manu Ginobili, which makes him just as tasty.
is this satire?
I’m not sure what to make of this post, Scott. But the fact that you have inside sources on the Devil’s team makes me very wary of you now… how do YOU want me to vote? I don’t want to piss you off.
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by Alex Laugan on Aug 23, 2010 7:21 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha rec'd.
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by Trevor Paxton on Aug 23, 2010 9:28 AM MDT up reply actions
tgriff
lets start a pool of bets on what hell avg in belgium,I will say 12pts 5 rebs, The guy cant shoot give him 5yrs and his broke ass will be hitting big bro up for rent money.
Question is, would you trade that Fresca for a championship?
Bright Side of the Sun, for all things Phoenix Suns. Twitter: @iamtrevorpaxton
by Trevor Paxton on Aug 23, 2010 9:28 AM MDT up reply actions
This post is, like, much too respectful toward Taylor Griffin. We have people like Waxmonkey saying Taylor’s soul is worth a Fresca when we all know a Fresca is worth more than that. (Note that I used his first name, because I’m on a first-name basis with all NBA players despite that I know none of them.) I dunno much about him, never did, but if everyone else on BSOS thinks he sucks, I do too. The Suns’ curse is all because of Taylor. Let’s get him!
Had me at Taylor sucks,
Lost me at Suns’ curse.
"I make my case against a stack full of comics. Here comes the line.... I'm loaded with rocket fuel!!"
- Mike Watt, The Minutemen
Lost me at the comparison with the fresca...
Has anybody really been able to stomach a whole can of “Fresca…?”
STAT may be gone but the Suns will rise....!
Fresca is delicious
…and Taylor is better off in a country where having more hair on your chest than your head is considered sexy.
I just kicked my addiction to Fresca - love the stuff.
But artificial sweeteners are poison, so I cut them out of my diet. Still, Fresca is great.
Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog.
Dorothy
Not only am I reccing this post
I am reccing Scott Howard himself for making a Monday morning less mundane.
Oh, and my answer is no, I would not sell Taylor’s mortal soul, for fear that he would become a Spawn-like superhero/villain and everyone who sold him out would be slaughtered.
"I make my case against a stack full of comics. Here comes the line.... I'm loaded with rocket fuel!!"
- Mike Watt, The Minutemen
I think we should re-sign TGriff - who is Scott going to heap his
not-inconsiderable disdain upon all year?
Now, if we were selling Scott’s soul…
Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog.
Dorothy
already asked
devils not intrested…once again we’re stuck with him
"I’ve been in the league 14 years and I don’t think I’ve been called for a carry yet. It’s news to me," "I’ve never heard anyone complain about me carrying the ball. The best coach in the league Gregg Popovich didn’t have a problem with it last week."
Probably laughed at you.
Why sell what he already owns?
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions
yup
but if we get him stiles and boof he’s willing to talk
"I’ve been in the league 14 years and I don’t think I’ve been called for a carry yet. It’s news to me," "I’ve never heard anyone complain about me carrying the ball. The best coach in the league Gregg Popovich didn’t have a problem with it last week."
sorry taylor :(
Sports are ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
by Wichita SunSteeler on Aug 23, 2010 2:46 PM MDT reply actions
Scott, Taylor is about as important as you are...
But then again, Taylor could wave a towel with the best of them…Looks like you just out there Howard….
STAT may be gone but the Suns will rise....!
BTW Scott. I recced this because you are a jackass...
I always knew you would make something out of yourself…
STAT may be gone but the Suns will rise....!
Good Lord Scott..
I don’t know how you come up with stuff like this, but you clearly spend far more time thinking about T-Griff than I do.
Part of me reads this and thinks “My God, this is sick.”
But a larger part of me reads this and laughs hysterically while feeling horribly guilty for it.
I refuse to vote because none of the options relate to me.
I would not sell Taylor Griffin’s soul, even for a championship. (And that’s hard for me to say.)
Im definitely not humorless, because this made me laugh a lot.
And, while I am sticking up for him here, T-Griff’s not THAT important to me… :/
For the record though, I recc’d this.
"If the Suns can shock the world
Goran Dragic is the name."
by Dragic_is_Magic on Aug 23, 2010 5:18 PM MDT reply actions
I'm going to miss T-Griff because now none of the players on the Suns are laughably bad with no chance to ever play in the NBA.
Guess I could start using Matt Janning.
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 5:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh dear.
I suppose we will have to disagree again here, because I am choosing to believe in Matt Janning, just like I chose to believe in Goran and Taylor from the starts of their careers!! Now, admittedly, I was wrong about T-Griff. However, I think Goran’s overwhelming success more than makes up for it! :)
So, while I am not 100% confident in Matt Janning, I am choosing to stick behind him anyways, because im a fan and that’s what I do! :D
Besides, he was pretty fun to watch in Summer League and he has very enthusiastic tweets! So at least you know he’ll be a good chemistry guy.
"If the Suns can shock the world
Goran Dragic is the name."
by Dragic_is_Magic on Aug 23, 2010 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey, wait a minute
Janning has been described as “Jeff Hornacek without a jump shot”. How can that fail?
by East Bay Ray on Aug 23, 2010 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions
It'll work out just as well
As that guy I went to for my medical advice who was described as a “Doctor without any of the formal training or education required”
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Aug 23, 2010 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Belgium vs hell...
Belgium gave us Jean-Claude Van Damme and Stella Artois, hell gave us Family Guy and Bud Light Lime. Belgium wins.
"I make my case against a stack full of comics. Here comes the line.... I'm loaded with rocket fuel!!"
- Mike Watt, The Minutemen
by RMason on Aug 23, 2010 6:39 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I almost don't want to know but...
who gave us scott?
"I’ve been in the league 14 years and I don’t think I’ve been called for a carry yet. It’s news to me," "I’ve never heard anyone complain about me carrying the ball. The best coach in the league Gregg Popovich didn’t have a problem with it last week."
Nobody gave us Scott
…he’s a primordial evil. When he passes the devil in the hall, they both nod ’sup at each other.
In fact, all the primordial evils meet every 3rd Tuesday at the local FairLanes to plan for the end of the world, bowl, and share ballpark franks and stale nachos.
I really think we should get more than stale nachos for our membership fees..
I always feels so short-changed…
STAT may be gone but the Suns will rise....!
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