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What Really Grinds My Gears
« on: August 08, 2022, 12:17:05 PM »

Offline Ed Monix

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Career lowlight: traded for a washing machine

Re: What Really Grinds My Gears
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Offline Ed Monix

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You know what really grinds my gears?

I want to buy an authentic Celtics home jersey but for some reason it's essentially not available.

What type of global sports league doesn't offer home jersey's that the players wear?
« Last Edit: January 14, 2023, 01:42:31 AM by Ed Monix »
5' 10" former point guard

Career highlight: 1973-74 championship, Boston Celtics

Career lowlight: traded for a washing machine

Re: What Really Grinds My Gears
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Offline Ed Monix

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You know what really grinds my gears?

The NBA App...that thing is still horrible! How can an organisation that brings in 10 billion dollars a season have such a buggy piece of crap?!
« Last Edit: January 14, 2023, 01:43:18 AM by Ed Monix »
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Career highlight: 1973-74 championship, Boston Celtics

Career lowlight: traded for a washing machine

Re: What Really Grinds My Gears
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2023, 01:49:59 AM »

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You know what really grinds my gears?

I want to buy an authentic Celtics home jersey but for some reason it's essentially not available.

What type of global sports league doesn't offer home jersey's that the players wear?

A league that is outfitted by Nike, who have zero interest in tradition.
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2023, 09:49:46 AM »

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You know what really grinds my gears?

I want to buy an authentic Celtics home jersey but for some reason it's essentially not available.

What type of global sports league doesn't offer home jersey's that the players wear?

A league that is outfitted by Nike, who have zero interest in tradition.

I ponied up for a city edition sweatshirt.  I really like that logo this year.  But they’re definitely focused on expanding the merchandising with new looks for every occasion.  Traditional not so much…
Yup

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« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2023, 10:57:54 AM »

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I bought a Red Sox hoodie after the team won their 1st World Series in almost a century to celebrate their victory. I don’t wear it that often because it faded terribly and the stitching was failing after just a few washes. I probably wore it less than 50 times in the almost 20 years since then. It mostly just hangs in my closet as a souvenir. Not worth the $150 I spent on it compared to the Costco hoodie I bought for $16 and wore at least 200 times a year for 7 years before it started falling.

I might as well have been the guy signing Carl Crawford to a big deal.

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You know what really grinds my gears?

The state of NBA journalism. I can understand regular journalism falling apart due political pressures…but c’mon this is sports.

NBA journalists previously talked about how too many games were killing the league & destroying players careers. Yet since that narrative, the NBA has added the play-in-tournament & an in-season-tournament, with no push back from journalists.
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Re: What Really Grinds My Gears
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Buy the China knockoffs...cheaper, looks almost the real deal, and you don't need to support the corrupt NBA biz.  8)


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You know what really grinds my gears?

The NBA App...that thing is still horrible! How can an organisation that brings in 10 billion dollars a season have such a buggy piece of crap?!

I agree.

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WHAT GRINDS MY GEARS....!!!!




When I go to the Liqour Store for..




and ALL they have is..








*sippin*