Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 14, 2015 Lamar Odom is fighting for his life after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/13/lamar-odom-unconscious-brothel-hospital/ Must have been a fabulous shag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted October 14, 2015 Lamar Odom is fighting for his life after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/13/lamar-odom-unconscious-brothel-hospital/ Apparently he had a drug overdose. Huge oversight not to include him on my Reality Show DDP theme team this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,139 Posted October 14, 2015 Lamar Odom is fighting for his life after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/13/lamar-odom-unconscious-brothel-hospital/ Apparently he had a drug overdose. Huge oversight not to include him on my Reality Show DDP theme team this year. Let's hope he has it in him to last a few months. Made my points this year in similar fashion from Jules Bianchi.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 24, 2015 Coach Flip Sanders is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. I love it when a cancer patient gets all up in cancer's face 'it's very treatable and curable'. You shouldn't have dared cancer, Flip. SC Sir Creep warned you, but did you listen? Three weeks after announcing he has 'very treatable and curable' cancer, he is back in hospital after 'a setback'. I'd have to imagine the coach of an NBA team would obit but only y'all know that. One to NOW definitely keep an eye on!!!SC http://m.newspressnow.com/sports/ap/basketball/article_aac1c389-37bd-528a-a3dc-92b96a183ea0.html?mode=jqm Minneapolis Star Tribune journalist Jerry Zgoda suggests Saunders's recent silence means either a poor reaction to chemo or more cancer than originally thought, so indeed worth keeping an eye on. Timberwolves front office makes it official that Saunders won't be back to coach this 2015-2016 season. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted October 25, 2015 Coach Flip Saunders is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. I love it when a cancer patient gets all up in cancer's face 'it's very treatable and curable'. You shouldn't have dared cancer, Flip. SC Flip Saunders has now died, aged 60. http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2015/10/25/detroit-pistons-flip-saunders-timberwolves/74589036/ Definitely not coming back to coach, ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 25, 2015 That's BS, that was MY story I was following. How DARE you lol :-( 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 25, 2015 See what happens when you tell you cancer 'you've beaten it'. Dude lived a month. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted October 25, 2015 The sod could have held on ten more weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 26, 2015 That was very quick! Really a statistical outlier. I just put him on my team last week, because one of his colleagues, when asked about Saunders' health reportedly started to cry. At 60, he was also relatively young... Some bodies just don't respond to treatment, I wonder if there is some kind of discernible reason to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 26, 2015 That was very quick! Really a statistical outlier. I just put him on my team last week, because one of his colleagues, when asked about Saunders' health reportedly started to cry. At 60, he was also relatively young... Some bodies just don't respond to treatment, I wonder if there is some kind of discernible reason to that. I suppose cancer researchers want to know too. I haven't given their work much attention in the last few years, but I suppose in the future cancer treatment will be much more tailored to the patient. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 26, 2015 The sod could have held on ten more weeks. Flip Saunders' death was a case of euthanasia, perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 30, 2015 Luther Ticky Burden, a former NBA player (Knicks) and Winston-Salem resident, dies at 62. Ahh but the best part is this paragraph: "He didnt hide from his past transgressions, but what he wanted kids to know was you can have a better life, said Gree Fagg, the vice president of operations of the Gateway YWCA." What a moniker! Gree Fagg! SC http://m.journalnow.com/sports/pro_sports/basketball/ticky-burden-dies-at-age/article_30a457e7-245d-5f91-b984-c87cdabf9b1b.html?mode=jqm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 31, 2015 Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71. SC http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14011816/mel-daniels-hall-fame-center-indiana-pacers-dies-age-71 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 3, 2015 Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71. SC http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14011816/mel-daniels-hall-fame-center-indiana-pacers-dies-age-71 And a few days later, Stu Walker, the voice of the New Mexico Univ Lobos (where Mel Daniels played) dies at 61. SC http://m.santafenewmexican.com/sports/stu-walker-voice-of-lobos-isotopes-dies/article_ebd95363-9ee6-537e-89da-2368f4ceec5d.html?mode=jqm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 3, 2015 Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71. SChttp://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14011816/mel-daniels-hall-fame-center-indiana-pacers-dies-age-71 And a few days later, Stu Walker, the voice of the New Mexico Univ Lobos (where Mel Daniels played) dies at 61. SChttp://m.santafenewmexican.com/sports/stu-walker-voice-of-lobos-isotopes-dies/article_ebd95363-9ee6-537e-89da-2368f4ceec5d.html?mode=jqm Could've gone in the Simpsons thread (if we had one). He also called for the Albuquerque Isotopes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 3, 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted November 3, 2015 His chances are much higher then that,as he was a starter on the Butler team that made the NCAA Finals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 3, 2015 His chances are much higher then that,as he was a starter on the Butler team that made the NCAA Finals. Yessir they were a Cinderella story. Wasn't sure how well that is followed on that side of the Pond. Ok well I'm deleting the post so he is mine and all mine pfft. **wondering how many y'all don't talk about for that reason...cuz I post anything I find, like a dolt I suppose** SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 4, 2015 Here's one of the most intriguing stories in a while. How mysterious! Miami Heat guard Gerald Green has been hospitalized, according to the team, which released a statement that neither explains when Green checked in nor what ailment is affecting the player. TMZ Sports, however, paints a more bizarre picture. According to witnesses, Green “was acting strange” and causing a “huge commotion” in his Miami condo building’s lobby when Miami Fire and Rescue arrived on Wednesday morning. TMZ’s sources said it took several people to restrain Green, including an unnamed teammate, who helped get Green on a stretcher and into an awaiting ambulance. SC https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/11/04/heat-guard-gerald-green-hospitalized-day-after-missing-game-due-to-unknown-illness/?postshare=3131446665802887 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted November 12, 2015 Michael Wright Former Knicks 2nd round pick in 2001 who ended up a journeyman player in Euroleague is dead at 35 Police are unsure whether it was a suicide or murdered by a guy he met up for a Hookup on Grindr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 20, 2015 Again, we need a thread for coaches and management vs players IMHO. Norm Ellenberger was head basketball coach at New Haven High School and parlayed that into head coaching at Univ of New Mexico, and even assistant coaching gigs with Bobby Knight and on the Chicago Bulls (NBA). Dead at 83. New Haven is about 50 miles from the Detroit area where I grew up. SC http://www.21alive.com/sports/Former-New-Haven--college-coach-Norm-Ellenberg-dies-352058101.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted November 20, 2015 Again, we need a thread for coaches and management vs players IMHO. Norm Ellenberger was head basketball coach at New Haven High School and parlayed that into head coaching at Univ of New Mexico, and even assistant coaching gigs with Bobby Knight and on the Chicago Bulls (NBA). Dead at 83. New Haven is about 50 miles from the Detroit area where I grew up. SC http://www.21alive.com/sports/Former-New-Haven--college-coach-Norm-Ellenberg-dies-352058101.html Please, no. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 20, 2015 Again, we need a thread for coaches and management vs players IMHO. Norm Ellenberger was head basketball coach at New Haven High School and parlayed that into head coaching at Univ of New Mexico, and even assistant coaching gigs with Bobby Knight and on the Chicago Bulls (NBA). Dead at 83. New Haven is about 50 miles from the Detroit area where I grew up. SChttp://www.21alive.com/sports/Former-New-Haven--college-coach-Norm-Ellenberg-dies-352058101.html Please, no. Lol I know right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 26, 2015 Guy Lewis, who coached Univ of Houston and Phi Slama Jama (Olajuwan, Drexler, et.al) is Phi Slama Deada at 93. SC http://m.bdtonline.com/news/guy-v-lewis-coach-of-phi-slama-jama-teams-dies/article_3351bdd9-0109-5860-9b45-d0eb607acf9d.html?mode=jqm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 7, 2015 Jim Loscutoff, 7-time champ with the Celtics, dead at 85. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/sports/basketball/jim-loscutoff-a-tough-former-celtic-dies-at-85.html Lifecutoff, more like. I'll get me coat... SirC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites