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NBA Lockout Negotiations Headed in Right Direction as Players and Owners Agree to Order Papa John's
by PHXgp on Sep 1, 2011 8:55 AM MST
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This past Wednesday, the Player's Association renewed lockout negotiations with the NBA at a Manhattan-area hotel. Though little progress was expected to be made on the lockout negotiations which so far have resulted only in verbal sniping from both sides, the meeting Wednesday showed dramatic improvement in negotiations.
"We decided on Papa John's", said NBPA President Derek Fisher. "In the beginning we were skeptical that any compromise at all could be reached, but we just put our heads down and went to work." According to the New York Times, the NBA initially refused to budge, with NBA Commissioner David Stern citing the "awesomeness of Little Caesars' Hot-and-Ready pizzas for carry-out", but eventually the two sides were able to come to a deal when nobody wanted to get their car and drive to pick up the pizza.
In an official statement, the NBA said that "this day of compromise gives us hope for the future of the league and hope for NBA fans everywhere. We are extremely pleased by not only our ability to reach an agreement but also by the quality of the Meat-Lover's pizza, down to the very last slice."
"You should have seen [Deputy Commissioner Adam] Silver just dig into that slice of Papa-J's Hawaiian", said Fisher. "It gave me goosebumps. It's a hopeful image for the future of our league, our players, our player's children, and the future of humanity and the world itself."
Though no future talks were scheduled, the negotiators who attended the meeting were in unanimous, emphatic agreement that Papa John's would be the exclusive caterer for all meetings in the future.
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A couple of months ago, Jared Dudley asked his Twitter followers who they think has the best pizza
Among the large national chains of Papa John’s, Pizza Hut and Domino’s (BTW, I’d estimate half of Dudley’s Tweets are food-related). I replied to him with Papa John’s, which I think is the obvious choice among those three, but he disagreed. Apparently, he’s a Pizza Hut guy.
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Not a big fan of Papa John's.
Johnny Sortino’s is where it’s at.
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We don't have many Papa John's here
So I made sure to get that when I was in PHX, I think it wins out of the three. Domino’s is good but expensive as hell here (£13.99 for a large, that’s $25 or so), Pizza Hut is similar.
by Toon Army Sun on Sep 5, 2011 10:54 AM MST up reply actions
@#$@#%&@?!!!!!! 25$ for Domino's!!!!!!!!!
I could mail you hungry howies for less then that.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Yeah, WTF? In the States, Domino's is crappy but cheap.
Although it is true that their “new and improved” pizza is much better than it used to be.
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I love how they basically are admitting that they used to sell you crap pizza, but it’s OK because now it’s the good stuff!
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Also, if you plan on ever ordering dominoes pizza again, why would you write them a shitty review for all the cooks to see with your name on it?
I disagree
I tried it, and to me, all I tasted was garlic salt on the crust. other then that, meh.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
That's because you're a pepperoni head.
Hey, I’m not saying it’s good now but I think it’s at least minimally acceptable. Their old pizza was so bad I literally would have preferred a DiGiorno frozen instead.
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eh..
the pizza and the box still taste the same to me, only now it has garlic salt on it.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
My feelings as well.
I really think all they did was add a ton of seasoning to the crust.
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by Dragic_is_Magic on Sep 5, 2011 6:28 PM MST up reply actions
Ohh.. Hungry Howies ftw.
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by Dragic_is_Magic on Sep 5, 2011 5:04 PM MST up reply actions
best cheap pizza EVAH!
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Agreed.
There is something quite wonderful about Hungry Howies.
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by Dragic_is_Magic on Sep 5, 2011 6:03 PM MST up reply actions
definitely Papa J's
if we’re going national chain here.
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and pappa johns was the best option?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
it's a valid point
but I’m not surprised that Stern & friends like pizza marinated for an hour in a giant vat of butter
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Anzio's!
Okay, if I have to choose from those 3, I’ll probably take the Domino’s.
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Dude, Anzio's! That is the place my family always goes to when I'm in town.
I eat pizza and wings there until I have to loosen my belt. Love that place.
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really hard to say. It varies so much from one franchise location in the same chain to another. The best where I live is Fast Delivery Pizza
by BringBackBarkley17 on Sep 6, 2011 6:13 PM MST up reply actions
Yes but...
What did they order to drink?? Did they order any sides?? Parmesan cheese, crushed red peppers, or both?! Curious minds want to know!!
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David Stern prefers anchovies
that’s all the info I have
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to bad they don't have hungry howies
the lock out might be over by now
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
BTW, did Hedo weigh in on this decision?
BALL.
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by East Bay Ray on Sep 1, 2011 2:18 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
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by East Bay Ray on Sep 1, 2011 2:52 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Dominos definitely wins for best mascot.
Not so sure about the pizza though…
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by Jim Coughenour on Sep 2, 2011 11:32 AM MST reply actions 9 recs
haha
brilliant!
the smiles are an exact match!
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by Duby Dub Dubs on Sep 2, 2011 1:41 PM MST up reply actions
Domino's redid their pizza's a year or so ago
and they’re a lot better than they used to be.
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I love this
Great stuff, PHX.
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Yuck, Papa John's!
Spinatos all the way.
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YES. YEESSSSSSSSS.
We go to Spinato’s almost every week!
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by Dragic_is_Magic on Sep 8, 2011 9:21 PM MST up reply actions
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