gcreptile 10,978 Posted December 8, 2015 Former Butler Univ Bulldog player Andrew Smith battling second bout of cancer. 0.01% of obit in UK but dammit he's a 2016 slam dunk. Did u see what I did there? SC http://www.wthr.com/story/30409770/wife-calls-former-butler-basketball-star-epitome-of-strength-in-cancer-fight Nothing is working, and it's only getting worse: http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball-news/4687069-andrew-smith-butler-cancer-prognosis-lymphoma-leukemia But no UK coverage at all so far. Well, except from Smith's wedding in the Daily Mail in 2012. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 11, 2015 Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, a 12-time All-Star who refined the big mans role in the infancy of the National Basketball Association, has died. He was 87. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer 6 months ago. SC http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151210/SPORTS/151219877/1004/Former-NBA-Dolph-Schayes-dies-at-87&template=MobileArt An aside: I seem to post 75% of the stuff here and I'm no big NBA fan. Is it that basketball news travels the UK as fast as rugby news does in the States? Just wondering. Dolph's death languishedalmost two days before I'm posting it just now, so it's odd no one saw it. I was just being lazy and presumptuous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted December 11, 2015 Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, a 12-time All-Star who refined the big mans role in the infancy of the National Basketball Association, has died. He was 87. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer 6 months ago. SC http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151210/SPORTS/151219877/1004/Former-NBA-Dolph-Schayes-dies-at-87&template=MobileArt An aside: I seem to post 75% of the stuff here and I'm no big NBA fan. Is it that basketball news travels the UK as fast as rugby news does in the States? Just wondering. Dolph's death languishedalmost two days before I'm posting it just now, so it's odd no one saw it. I was just being lazy and presumptuous. Well, when it comes to Basketball I can never tell which death is important and which one isn't. After all, Andrew Smith could be the Lauren Hill of 2016, but... no coverage in the UK at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted December 11, 2015 Luol Deng, who is the seventh-richest British athlete, could walk down 99.99999% of British streets and nobody would have the slightest fucking clue who he is because he plays a US sport. Basketball is roughly on the level of newsworthiness in the UK as netball or table tennis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted December 11, 2015 I'd never heard of Luol Deng, though I have heard of Miami Heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 11, 2015 Luol Deng could knock on my door I'd think he was a delivery guy, a very tall delivery guy. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2015 Former Cleveland Cavaliers John Hot Rod Williams, 53, cancer http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14342980/former-cleveland-cavaliers-standout-sixth-man-john-hot-rod-williams-dies-53 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 11, 2015 There goes another gift pick. Fuckers won't live to Jan 1. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted December 11, 2015 There goes another gift pick. Fuckers won't live to Jan 1. SC That's the reason why I send in my teams after Xmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 11, 2015 Oh I've no intention of sending anything before 12/29. But it's back to the drawing board. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted December 27, 2015 Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, a 12-time All-Star who refined the big mans role in the infancy of the National Basketball Association, has died. He was 87. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer 6 months ago. SC http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151210/SPORTS/151219877/1004/Former-NBA-Dolph-Schayes-dies-at-87&template=MobileArt An aside: I seem to post 75% of the stuff here and I'm no big NBA fan. Is it that basketball news travels the UK as fast as rugby news does in the States? Just wondering. Dolph's death languishedalmost two days before I'm posting it just now, so it's odd no one saw it. I was just being lazy and presumptuous. Well, when it comes to Basketball I can never tell which death is important and which one isn't. After all, Andrew Smith could be the Lauren Hill of 2016, but... no coverage in the UK at all. Seems like a total Daily Mail or bust waiver gamble. They enjoy covering tragic young deaths so it's just a case of whether he dies in a week where they are in the need for an article about a father dying young who was a star athlete. I have seen less notable Us college athletes get a mention from Daily Mail but it's really a 50/50 situation. He is definitely a should I or shouldn't I choice I keep going back and forth about for my own team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted December 27, 2015 He definitely is a case of someone who reels from next year's obit tightening since if Yahoo UK still counted an obit for him would be all but guaranteed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 28, 2015 Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters just had a birthday. I could have sworn he was away years ago. He is now http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sports/basketball/meadowlark-lemon-harlem-globetrotter-who-played-basketball-and-pranks-with-virtuosity-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2015 Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters just had a birthday. I could have sworn he was away years ago. He is now http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sports/basketball/meadowlark-lemon-harlem-globetrotter-who-played-basketball-and-pranks-with-virtuosity-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 No!!! RIP SirC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,056 Posted December 29, 2015 Another Globetrotter, 'General' Lee Holman, Christmas Day, aged 61. http://www.wfxg.com/story/30847360/sc-native-former-harlem-globetrotter-lee-holman-dies?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 8, 2016 Bill Foster Former NCAA Basketball Coach at Duke,Rutgers,Northwestern etc is dead at 86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 8, 2016 Dicey obit of the year Andrew Smith readmitted to hospital on Wednesday, family asks for prayers: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2016/01/06/andrew-smith-back-hospital-amid-plea-prayers/78372206/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 8, 2016 Dicey obit of the year Andrew Smith readmitted to hospital on Wednesday, family asks for prayers: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2016/01/06/andrew-smith-back-hospital-amid-plea-prayers/78372206/ His college coach Brad Stevens now of the Nba Chicago Bulls skipped a game in the middle of the season to go see him. I think he might be in a count down the days scenario. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted January 8, 2016 Truth be told if his former coach is gonna skip a game to visit him I wouldn't be shocked if that helps boost the Mail-worthiness of his inevitable death. Not even necessarily a full-on obit about him but perhaps coverage of a Celtics game saying "this has been a difficult one for coach Brad Stevens, who has recently learned of the death of his former player Andrew Smith from his time as a coach for Butler" or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 8, 2016 I believe this will be a heavy year for "indirect" obits. Not just Andrew Smith, but also the Australian bishops Geoffrey Robinson and Ronald Mulkearns, whose deaths will be mentioned during the ongoing child abuse trial. Similarly, Gary Haggarty, probably. And it's slowly looking like Michel Delpech will also need one to count, most reasonably during the Isle of Wight festival in June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted January 8, 2016 Truth be told if his former coach is gonna skip a game to visit him I wouldn't be shocked if that helps boost the Mail-worthiness of his inevitable death. Not even necessarily a full-on obit about him but perhaps coverage of a Celtics game saying "this has been a difficult one for coach Brad Stevens, who has recently learned of the death of his former player Andrew Smith from his time as a coach for Butler" or something. When I picked him (because fortune favours the brave, I guess) I did figure it was "Daily Mail or bust". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 8, 2016 If Smith and Feek die in the very near future and Smith obits I will be leading in every DP on this site. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted January 10, 2016 If Smith and Feek die in the very near future and Smith obits I will be leading in every DP on this site. SC If everybody from my list dies this year then I will win DDP 2016! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 10, 2016 John Johnson, a two-time All-Star forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers who helped the Seattle SuperSonics win the 1979 NBA title, has died. He was 68. Cause of death 'unknown', seems to be the cause of a fair number of folks. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 10, 2016 I believe this will be a heavy year for "indirect" obits. Not just Andrew Smith, but also the Australian bishops Geoffrey Robinson and Ronald Mulkearns, whose deaths will be mentioned during the ongoing child abuse trial. Similarly, Gary Haggarty, probably. And it's slowly looking like Michel Delpech will also need one to count, most reasonably during the Isle of Wight festival in June. Geoffrey Robinson isn't going anywhere 2016. I'll fly you to his funeral if he does, but you have to fly me to shake his hand on New Year's Day 2017 if he doesn't. Sounds a fair cop. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
