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The Internets: Devean George, B12 and hoc-key?

Posted on February 14th, 2008 – 11:36 AM
By Michael Rand
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We understand that athletes have rights, and we don’t think that an athlete’s background should predicate their decisions. That said: Devean George (photographed nine years ago by the ST’s Marlin Levison, playing for DIII Augsburg) seems to be a little high and mighty by blocking the Jason Kidd deal. Most guys who play in the MIAC don’t make millions in the NBA. Not saying he should shut up and go, we’re just sayin’.

*The Censored Count. Thanks, Dave MN. This is very funny.

*Slate asks the tough question: Why would someone inject B12 into his buttocks?

*We’re not sure why folks feel the need to make “hottest female athletes in sport X” lists, but this one caught our attention: Women’s college hockey top 5. No. 1 on the list: UMD’s Libby Guzzo. No. 3 on the list: The Gophers’ Gigi Marvin.

*Bill Simmons becomes the second person to go on record defending the Shaq trade from the Phoenix perspective. It was like we were sharing the same brain. Awww.

15 Responses to "The Internets: Devean George, B12 and hoc-key?"

Jon says:

February 14th, 2008 at 11:45 am

We’re not sure why folks feel the need to make “hottest female athletes in sport X” lists…

Could it be because just about every Y-chromosome-possessing blog reader, when faced with such a link, will click through?

Joker says:

February 14th, 2008 at 11:49 am

If you look at the back of a “5 hour energy” drink, it contains %8000 of the daily value of B12…and you needed an injection why…?

Dave MN says:

February 14th, 2008 at 11:50 am

Re: Hottest Female Athlete in College Hockey list

#1 has the “Runaway Bride” eyes. Like she’s about to be hit by a truck.

#2 - Should be #1. She’s the hottest thing to come out of Wayne State University since Hugh Downs

Dave MN says:

February 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am

Joker, just like beer, it’s better when injected straight into the bloodstream. The GI tract is a finicky beast, while the bloodstream is the body’s town bicycle.

skolvikings says:

February 14th, 2008 at 11:59 am

Anything involving beer is good!!

skolvikings says:

February 14th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

Mmmmmmmmmm beer.

jama says:

February 14th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Devean George is actually doing the right thing. There is a reason that the Bird Rights are written into the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Players Association is probably putting a little pressure on him to. This trade could cost him millions. He said he is okay getting traded if he gets a contract first. (Did you rip KG for doing this?)

Plus if this trade doesn’t go through the McCants probably have a better chance of making the playoffs.

Paul Peter Paulos says:

February 14th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

B-12 has also been prescribed to treat pernicious attitude, a condition where an athlete refuses to believe he sucks so does hold out hope a kick in the ass will help.

Toonces51 says:

February 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

1) Devean George is not costing himself millions if he approves the trade. Whether it’s the Mavericks or the Nets or whoever, he’s not going to get an offer that high. Now, if McHale gets involved…

2a) I’ve heard several people say they like the Shaq deal, before even RandBall said it.

2b) How much do you want to bet that Bill Simmons didn’t even bother to see if anyone else was “dumb enough to defend the Shaq trade”?

2c) The fact that Bill Simmons supports the trade shows that it was a bad move. He can’t even pick NFL games against the spread better than his wife.

Minnesnota says:

February 14th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

GiGi got screwed….

She’s definately Numero Uno…

Yowza…I’d like to go five-hole on her!

Sassbottom says:

February 14th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

Libby Guzzo: No. 1, and also weightless.

Might wanna put on a few pounds, Lib … it’ll help in the corners.

Paul Peter Paulos says:

February 14th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Wicked Wrister ? Wasn’t that your college nickname, Dave ? Hardehar

Paul Peter Paulos says:

February 14th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

This is a philosophical question like “what is the sound of one hand clapping, Glasshopper” and that is, how does some p.c. safely entombed in the bowels of the Star know I am a male when it says “Slow Down Cowboy”. I am offended not only because that is like being called “dude” by a bag of silicone chips, but what if I’m a female, ay. Want to make something of that ? C’mon, I’ll kick your butt. O.K. that’s probably how cowboys talk but does AZ or any woman get the same massage. What happened to feminism ….but perhaps I go on too far..but I do hate that message, probably because I grew up pulling for the Indians not the Cowboys. So there !!

Dave MN says:

February 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

does AZ or any woman get the same massage.

It depends on whether or not they go to the same masseuse.

Paul Peter Paulos says:

February 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

I wonder “On any given Sunday” how many women are in these little boxes. I don’t lose sleep about it, but this is like an enormous anonymous chat room where the person you are responding to has little kids tied up in his/her basement. Now I am going to lose sleep. An idle mind have I…