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post Feb 5 2007, 02:48 PM
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MJ will be a judge this year. Heres the link -


http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/news/sprite...unk_070205.html

http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thomas_dunk_070205.html
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post Feb 8 2007, 04:29 PM
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You'll notice the Trib writer left out the part about Tyrus wanting to donate the money to charity.

This was just a bad job by the media, shockingly jumping on the negative words, and leaving part of a quote out. I'm really sick of it. Athletes like Rex Grossman and Tyrus Thomas do not deserve to be berated as they always are...
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post Feb 8 2007, 05:39 PM
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QUOTE (steve9347 @ Feb 8 2007, 02:22 PM) *
You'll notice the Trib writer left out the part about Tyrus wanting to donate the money to charity.

This was just a bad job by the media, shockingly jumping on the negative words, and leaving part of a quote out. I'm really sick of it. Athletes like Rex Grossman and Tyrus Thomas do not deserve to be berated as they always are...

If someone wanted to pay me a couple million dollars for a couple years to take every single thing I say out of context and make me look like Satan to the rest of the world, I'd be more than happy to go along with it. Maybe that's just me, but nothing makes these guys have to choose the profession they pick.
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- truthandbasketball   Tyrus is officially in the Slam Dunk Contest   Feb 5 2007, 02:48 PM
- - CryptViLL   Very intresting and good to hear. Mj as a judge ....   Feb 5 2007, 03:36 PM
- - steve9347   that's so badass.   Feb 5 2007, 03:43 PM
- - CryptViLL   Hm Nate Robinson, Gerald Green, Dwight Howard and...   Feb 5 2007, 03:44 PM
- - DrunkBomber   At least we get some kind of representation. Im a...   Feb 5 2007, 03:52 PM
- - CryptViLL   I wonder who will get in the three-point shootout....   Feb 5 2007, 04:18 PM
- - DutheDoduhon21   should be interesting, thats cool that MJ is judgi...   Feb 5 2007, 04:22 PM
- - SoxFan1   If TT does anything spectacular, he should be able...   Feb 5 2007, 04:26 PM
- - CryptViLL   yup, i hate how just because hes small he gets ext...   Feb 5 2007, 05:09 PM
- - Jordan4life_2006   Kobe and Vince judges?   Feb 5 2007, 07:30 PM
- - CryptViLL   yup, saw that. wish they had more contestants.   Feb 5 2007, 08:09 PM
- - Chi-town23-33   Wow, it's great to see Tyrus in the dunk compe...   Feb 5 2007, 09:05 PM
- - Jordan4life_2006   This might be the worst dunk contest ever. People...   Feb 5 2007, 09:19 PM
|- - truthandbasketball   QUOTE (Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 5 2007, 09...   Feb 6 2007, 01:27 PM
- - CryptViLL   QUOTE (Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 5 2007, 10...   Feb 5 2007, 09:47 PM
- - ZoomSlowik   Can we have the judges do their own dunk contest? ...   Feb 5 2007, 10:37 PM
- - eddog2   I still wish that Josh Smith were a part of the co...   Feb 5 2007, 11:27 PM
- - CryptViLL   Yup, alot of people seem to want him and iggy in t...   Feb 6 2007, 11:37 AM
- - southsider2k5   So what about a 3.26 million salary is so low that...   Feb 6 2007, 11:57 AM
|- - SleepyWhiteSox   QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6 2007, 11:50 ...   Feb 6 2007, 01:36 PM
||- - southsider2k5   QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 6 2007, 01:29...   Feb 6 2007, 01:58 PM
|- - truthandbasketball   QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6 2007, 11:50 ...   Feb 6 2007, 02:10 PM
|- - southsider2k5   QUOTE (truthandbasketball @ Feb 6 2007, 02...   Feb 6 2007, 02:13 PM
|- - truthandbasketball   QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6 2007, 02:06 ...   Feb 6 2007, 02:20 PM
- - CryptViLL   Yup, ridiculous, a slam dunk contest used to mean ...   Feb 6 2007, 12:09 PM
- - CryptViLL   wow, complete asshole.   Feb 6 2007, 02:26 PM
- - soxfan101   he is an asshole because he wants to make some mor...   Feb 6 2007, 03:07 PM
|- - truthandbasketball   QUOTE (soxfan101 @ Feb 6 2007, 03:00 PM) ...   Feb 6 2007, 03:37 PM
- - CryptViLL   Well.. Not that, but the general saying, you dont ...   Feb 6 2007, 03:15 PM
- - TeaLeafReaderII   just because he doesn't say the coached bull spiff...   Feb 6 2007, 03:46 PM
|- - truthandbasketball   QUOTE (TeaLeafReaderII @ Feb 6 2007, 03:3...   Feb 6 2007, 03:50 PM
|- - ZoomSlowik   QUOTE (TeaLeafReaderII @ Feb 6 2007, 03:3...   Feb 6 2007, 04:19 PM
- - Tony82087   Pax has fined Ty 10 grand. Ty wanted to talk about...   Feb 6 2007, 04:21 PM
|- - southsider2k5   QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Feb 6 2007, 04:14 PM) ...   Feb 7 2007, 06:46 AM
- - CryptViLL   QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Feb 6 2007, 05:14 PM) ...   Feb 6 2007, 04:36 PM
- - DutheDoduhon21   i cant beleive he said that, even if thats what he...   Feb 6 2007, 04:36 PM
- - CryptViLL   QUOTE (DutheDoduhon21 @ Feb 6 2007, 05:29...   Feb 6 2007, 04:38 PM
- - DutheDoduhon21   QUOTE Some of the "free money" Tyrus Tho...   Feb 6 2007, 05:46 PM
- - Chisoxfn   That is a real cool group of judges. Personally I...   Feb 6 2007, 05:59 PM
- - SoxFan1   He should have fined him $35,000. That would have ...   Feb 6 2007, 06:57 PM
- - danman31   Personally, I think it's hilarious. More so be...   Feb 6 2007, 10:35 PM
- - nocionipipe   Check out today's Sam Smith article. Geeeeez,...   Feb 7 2007, 08:15 AM
|- - southsider2k5   QUOTE (nocionipipe @ Feb 7 2007, 08:08 AM...   Feb 7 2007, 08:22 AM
- - CryptViLL   Dam, thats not what i want to hear . I hope we tra...   Feb 7 2007, 08:39 AM
|- - soxfan101   QUOTE (CryptViLL @ Feb 7 2007, 08:32 AM) ...   Feb 7 2007, 02:32 PM
- - CryptViLL   Well... after re-reading that small sentence of wh...   Feb 7 2007, 03:42 PM
- - truthandbasketball   Maybe the dunk contest isnt what it used to be but...   Feb 7 2007, 04:06 PM
- - CryptViLL   Not when its 4 players that no1 knows (a regular N...   Feb 7 2007, 04:27 PM
- - DutheDoduhon21   tyrus did appologize for what he said: QUOTE I di...   Feb 7 2007, 04:48 PM
|- - Chisoxfn   QUOTE (DutheDoduhon21 @ Feb 7 2007, 02:41...   Feb 8 2007, 02:35 PM
- - CryptViLL   Hm, so he's saying the reporter over-launched ...   Feb 7 2007, 04:53 PM
- - DutheDoduhon21   yeah i dont think its a big deal and it was blown ...   Feb 7 2007, 04:58 PM
- - truthandbasketball   Kids say the darndest things   Feb 7 2007, 05:22 PM
- - steve9347   You'll notice the Trib writer left out the par...   Feb 8 2007, 04:29 PM
|- - Balta1701-B   QUOTE (steve9347 @ Feb 8 2007, 02:22 PM) ...   Feb 8 2007, 05:39 PM
|- - TeaLeafReaderII   QUOTE (Balta1701-B @ Feb 8 2007, 05...   Feb 8 2007, 08:42 PM
- - soxfan3530   while i think it was a stupid thing to say, i thin...   Feb 8 2007, 04:42 PM
- - Serbbojo   I seriously HATE Sam Smith, someone should start a...   Feb 9 2007, 11:47 PM


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