Talked to Mike James Today

[Dubious]

I was hitting balls at a SW driving range. As you guys may know I work part time for Callaway Golf as a tech rep. So as the guy next to me struggled through his bucket, I noticed he had Callaway clubs but not a Callaway driver. I had a couple of the new models with me so I asked him if he would like to try them out. We talked golf for about 10 minutes and I introduced myself at the end and he told me his name. I said oh, you play for the Rockets? He said yeah.

Here are some points we hit on:

1. He thinks The Rockets have the best 2 deep line-up in the NBA...he's pumped.

2. He says Bonzi has lost 35 pounds.

3. He thinks he and Stevie will spend some time on the floor at the same time with T-mac at the 3. He really likes the addition of Scola, seemed like he had watched him play some.

4. He's working out with John Lucas in Bellaire, hasn't really worked out with any of the team yet, starts October 1st.

5. He's just a beginner at golf, I told him all the hoopster golfers are members at Royal Oaks but he thought that was too rich for his blood (forgot to ask about his trade kicker cash) He's been doing his golfin at some pretty low end public courses on the Westside.

6 He is building a house (right over by me actually) that will have an indoor 94' basketball court.

7. He does own a T-shirt that says "I'm Mike James B*tch". Someone gave it to him in NY when he was with Toronto, he scored 30+ on the Knicks that night so, he wore to the next Raptors practice.

8. He did not appreciate Van Gundy's constant ragging, thinks he will flourish with Adelman.

9. I told him all the Rockets fanatics were on Clutchfans and to check us out.
I told him I would post this conversation.

10. I also told him I didn't want to be rude but we do have the rOckHead rule and that it doesn't count without a picture, so I pulled out my phone and he gave me the thumbs up.

So call BS if you want but I have a camera phone photo. I just can't figure out how to get it to e-mail on my Samsung-c417. I selected the photo, selected e-mail, put in my e-maill address, hit send, the bar moved across like it sent, but it never shows up in my e-mail box (I can post it on Flicker from there)

edit: Oh it says service denied, guess I don't pay to send pictures.

[kokopuffs]

2. He says Bonzi has lost 35 pounds.


In other news, all donut shops in the Houston metro area have shut down in observance and remembrance of 9/11.

[OrangeRowdy95]

damn Bonzi lost 35 pounds. We're set. He's playing for another contract.

[batkins]

Thanks for posting this. Bonzi loosing 35 pounds sound great!

Also, about the cell phone thing. I have the same model as you, but you need to be able to send Multimedia Files on your cell phone, and it seems you don't have that with your cell phone package.

[abundance]

Fantastic post, Dubious. No photo, but you don't have a reputation of posting fake threads anyway. That's good enough for me. The other posters might rag you though.

[DOMINATOR]

In other news, all donut shops in the Houston metro area have shut down in observance and remembrance of 9/11.
doubt it... i bet the donut shops are doing great with the splurging of a depressed Tim Purpura having a lot of free time now.
jk.


he is working with john lucas and not JL3 right?

[The Ming Dynasty]

6 He is building a house (right over by me actually) that will have an indoor 94' basketball court.
That's awesome! Does he need some some friends to help break it in?, and yes, I literally mean break. ;)

[AggieRocketFan96]

Sorry. No Picture, Didn't Happen.

J/K. Thanks for sharing, interesting things he said to you, especially the part about Bonzi losing 35lbs. I sure hope that is true. My biggest concern with the roster is Mike James and Stevie finding their niche and checking their egos at the door come training camp. But if they can pull that off, the Rox may have a major advantage in the backcourt with very little dropoff when rotating guards. Again, thanks for getting the gouge.

I was hitting balls at a SW driving range. As you guys may know I work part time for Callaway Golf as a tech rep. So as the guy next to me struggled through his bucket, I noticed he had Callaway clubs but not a Callaway driver. I had a couple of the new models with me so I asked him if he would like to try them out. We talked golf for about 10 minutes and I introduced myself at the end and he told me his name. I said oh, you play for the Rockets? He said yeah.

Here are some points we hit on:

1. He thinks The Rockets have the best 2 deep line-up in the NBA...he's pumped.

2. He says Bonzi has lost 35 pounds.

3. He thinks he and Stevie will spend some time on the floor at the same time with T-mac at the 3. He really likes the addition of Scola, seemed like he had watched him play some.

4. He's working out with John Lucas in Bellaire, hasn't really worked out with any of the team yet, starts October 1st.

5. He's just a beginner at golf, I told him all the hoopster golfers are members at Royal Oaks but he thought that was too rich for his blood (forgot to ask about his trade kicker cash) He's been doing his golfin at some pretty low end public courses on the Westside.

6 He is building a house (right over by me actually) that will have an indoor 94' basketball court.

7. He does own a T-shirt that says "I'm Mike James B*tch". Someone gave it to him in NY when he was with Toronto, he scored 30+ on the Knicks that night so, he wore to the next Raptors practice.

8. He did not appreciate Van Gundy's constant ragging, thinks he will flourish with Adelman.

9. I told him all the Rockets fanatics were on Clutchfans and to check us out.
I told him I would post this conversation.

10. I also told him I didn't want to be rude but we do have the rOckHead rule and that it doesn't count without a picture, so I pulled out my phone and he gave me the thumbs up.

So call BS if you want but I have a camera phone photo. I just can't figure out how to get it to e-mail on my Samsung-c417. I selected the photo, selected e-mail, put in my e-maill address, hit send, the bar moved across like it sent, but it never shows up in my e-mail box (I can post it on Flicker from there)

[Mehdi]

seems legit nice bro! hope to see the pic lol

[Tonaaayyyy]

Bonzi Wells went from a Big Bertha to a putter .. niceeeee :D

[Carl Herrera]

So, Bonzi is back at 270 now after losing 35?

[Dave_78]

So, Bonzi is back at 270 now after losing 35?

LMAO...nice!

[kokopuffs]

doubt it... i bet the donut shops are doing great with the splurging of a depressed Tim Purpura having a lot of free time now.
jk.


he is working with john lucas and not JL3 right?

I bet thunderthighs is brokenhearted (although hopefully Bonzi isn't brokenlegged).

[Tommyboy]

2. He says Bonzi has lost 35 pounds.
Wow for Bonzi to lose 35lbs is amazing!! Did the girl at the club shift a thigh off of him or something? That's the only way I can see him losing 35lbs in the summer.

J/K - Great news if it's true!

[durvasa]

I was hitting balls at a SW driving range. As you guys may know I work part time for Callaway Golf as a tech rep. So as the guy next to me struggled through his bucket, I noticed he had Callaway clubs but not a Callaway driver. I had a couple of the new models with me so I asked him if he would like to try them out. We talked golf for about 10 minutes and I introduced myself at the end and he told me his name. I said oh, you play for the Rockets? He said yeah.

Great post. Thanks for thinking of us.

But did you seriously not recognize Mike James?

[A_3PO]

Glad that he seems motivated and happy. The Rockets need a big year from him to reach their potential.

It's funny that when MJ returned back via trade, he was big news here. Then AB's performance at Summer League pushed MJ into the background. Then SF's signing pushed MJ further into the background. Then the Scola trade and his performance in Vegas basically eliminated any MJ talk around here.

I repeat: Glad that he seems motivated and happy. We need a big year from him. If both he and SF are productive at PG we will be a major force.

[pasox2]

Awesome post. :) You rock. I'm feeling good about the positive vibes and MJ and Stevie working this season :)

[JoeBarelyCares]

http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/01/jarefogle.jpg

[Nice Rollin]

he told me his name. I said oh, you play for the Rockets? He said yeah.

I dont get it...did you act like you didnt know who he was or something?

[blazer_ben]

Bonzi looked thinner in the pictures of the T-MAC Softball charity thingy. so i believe what james i saying. even adelman said that bonzi looks in great shape and is raring to go.

If were gonna play tracy at the 3, as i suspected the biggest loser in all this under adelman is gonna be battier. i just see he's minutes going down. i still see him starting, but he's minutes will go down. especially if bonzi comes into training camp inshape. healthy bonzi>Battier

[solid]

It's Time.

[Drizno]

is it the one on Beechnut in between D.A. and Synott? or the one off of old Westheimer?

[Daw204]

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/bonzi_wells/index.html

If he dropped 35 pounds, he would be at 175 for a 6'5 guy. :eek:
He would be skinnier than Yao when he first came into the league.

[Dave_78]

Bonzi looked thinner in the pictures of the T-MAC Softball charity thingy. so i believe what james i saying. even adelman said that bonzi looks in great shape and is raring to go.

If were gonna play tracy at the 3, as i suspected the biggest loser in all this under adelman is gonna be battier. i just see he's minutes going down. i still see him starting, but he's minutes will go down. especially if bonzi comes into training camp inshape. healthy bonzi>Battier

Pretty much agree here. To much offensive fire power on this team now to keep Mr. Glue on the floor for big minutes. I see him starting and playing no more than 26 minutes per game.

[KingCheetah]

This thread is dubious without photo verification.

[blazer_ben]

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/bonzi_wells/index.html

If he dropped 35 pounds, he would be at 175 for a 6'5 guy. :eek:
He would be skinnier than Yao when he first came into the league.
Um not really. he turned up to training camp last year at a whopping 250 pounds. he was around 240 during the season. so him being back around 215 ponds sounds about right. he's ideal playing wheight should be around 200 to 210 pounds.

[Konquest]

OT: I talked to Emeka Okafor at a driving range (Richmond and West Houston Center) before the summer. It could be the same one...

[blazer_ben]

Pretty much agree here. To much offensive fire power on this team now to keep Mr. Glue on the floor for big minutes. I see him starting and playing no more than 26 minutes per game.
Yeah. i love battier, but with bonzi in shape and francis back and will be playing majority of he's minutes at the 2 guard,it means tracy will play a fair amount of he's minutes at the 3 again.

Last year when tracy was playing the 3, gundy used battier at the 4 . adelman with scola wontbe doing that anymore. 26 minutes sounds about right.

[Daw204]

Um not really. he turned up to training camp last year at a whopping 250 pounds. he was around 240 during the season. so him being back around 215 ponds sounds about right. he's ideal playing wheight should be around 200 to 210 pounds.

No Bonzi is a power player. He lives on the inside game and his jumper is shaky. 200-210 is too light. He should play around 225 when he has the quickness and power to knock people around.

[CharlieMurphy]

I'm with the other posters. Did you not recognize him or were you just playing it cool? :confused:

[Rockets2K]

one

I think we all know that Battier will do whatever is required without complaint, thats just the kind of guy he is.

two

to the OP, you should have a USB cable that came with the phone, dig it out nad hook it to your computer,then transfer the pictures to your pc and from there to Flickr.

[JeopardE]

On another note, you should be ashamed of yourself for not being able to recognize Mike James. :)

[WildSweet&Cool]

I was hitting balls at a SW driving range. As you guys may know I work part time for Callaway Golf as a tech rep.

I absolutely did not know this. You must hook me up with a great driver at a discount and you must post threads in the hangout about any forthcoming Callaway demo days.

[KALIKULI]

Bonzi lost 35 freaking pounds. Man that is deep! Nice thread. Thanks :D

[heypartner]

6 He is building a house (right over by me actually) that will have an indoor 94' basketball court.
Rivercrest?

[blazer_ben]

No Bonzi is a power player. He lives on the inside game and his jumper is shaky. 200-210 is too light. He should play around 225 when he has the quickness and power to knock people around.
But if yu look at he's best seasons statisics wise, he was allways around 210 o 215 pounds.

I lso see bonzi playing at the 2 guard and posting the smaller guards like he did in sacramento. thats he's strength. he creates mismatches because of he's unbelivebly good postup game. the bonzi we'll see this year will look light years ahead of the previous bonzi that we saw and cringed lastyear.

[jopatmc]

Yao, McGrady, Battier are all gonna play less minutes. And Rafer probably isn't going to play any and Head hardly any.

I think Adelman is gonna try to keep everybody at 30 or less per. He's gonna wanna come out against weaker teams and blow them off the court so he can rest everybody in the 4th. I don't think we'll be seeing Yao and McGrady in the 4th if we are up 25 like we saw during the JVG era. They're gonna be getting plenty of rest, rest, rest until playoff time. Then I can see Adelman adjusting them guys minutes up another 5-10 per game in the case of 111 and maybe shortening the rotation slightly. But, even come playoff time, we are gonna have a solid 9 man rotation with

1. Tmac
2. Yao
3. SF
4. Battier
5. Bonzi
6. MJ
7. Scola
8. Hayes
9. Brooks

[blazer_ben]

Yao, McGrady, Battier are all gonna play less minutes. And Rafer probably isn't going to play any and Head hardly any.

I think Adelman is gonna try to keep everybody at 30 or less per. He's gonna wanna come out against weaker teams and blow them off the court so he can rest everybody in the 4th. I don't think we'll be seeing Yao and McGrady in the 4th if we are up 25 like we saw during the JVG era. They're gonna be getting plenty of rest, rest, rest until playoff time. Then I can see Adelman adjusting them guys minutes up another 5-10 per game in the case of 111 and maybe shortening the rotation slightly. But, even come playoff time, we are gonna have a solid 9 man rotation with

1. Tmac
2. Yao
3. SF
4. Battier
5. Bonzi
6. MJ
7. Scola
8. Hayes
9. Brooks
Thats hat i've been saying and everybody here keeps brushing it off. if you look at Adelmans teams, they were all 10 deep and noone played anymore 32 minutes. that as one of the reasons the kings and the blazers were so good. they just wore teams down with there superior depth and rotation.

[YallMean]

Contract year. Donuts gotta go.

[okierock]

Yao, McGrady, Battier are all gonna play less minutes. And Rafer probably isn't going to play any and Head hardly any.

I think Adelman is gonna try to keep everybody at 30 or less per. He's gonna wanna come out against weaker teams and blow them off the court so he can rest everybody in the 4th. I don't think we'll be seeing Yao and McGrady in the 4th if we are up 25 like we saw during the JVG era. They're gonna be getting plenty of rest, rest, rest until playoff time. Then I can see Adelman adjusting them guys minutes up another 5-10 per game in the case of 111 and maybe shortening the rotation slightly. But, even come playoff time, we are gonna have a solid 9 man rotation with

1. Tmac
2. Yao
3. SF
4. Battier
5. Bonzi
6. MJ
7. Scola
8. Hayes
9. Brooks

10. Head

Luther can play.

[abundance]

I thought Adelman was known for playing a short rotation and wearing out his starters with 35-40 minutes.

[krnxsnoopy]

10. Head

Luther can play.

What about Deke? Are we not going to have a back up for Yao? Are we going to play small ball when he's out? :confused:

I guess its possible under Adelman to have one Big on the court at times.

[Sofine81]

I thought Adelman was known for playing a short rotation and wearing out his starters with 35-40 minutes.
You are thinking of JVG

[pli777]

Wow, you have 3+k's of posts and you didn't recognise Mike James until he told you so?

Should we still call bonzi bouncie?

[abundance]

My bad, I thought it was both. I could have sworn he regularly played his starters over 32 minutes and used an 8 man rotation. It was just JVG.

[Deckard]

Not the least bit dubious, Dubious. As everyone is saying, biggest news is Bonzi losing so much weight. I wonder if it's that much. Perhaps James was using a ballpark estimate. I mean a driving range estimate. Like I'll tell my wife she looks like she's lost 10 pounds, when she's lost 5. ;)

[BigM]

thanks for the info, though how did you not recognize him?

[mogrod]

Delete

[DaDakota]

Thanks for sharing !

It sounds like he is pumped and really looking forward to playing on this team, and for Adelman.

Gonna be a good season.

DD

[rusHour]

Funny.

I work for a local plublication that features VERY rich homes and the people who own them. It just so happened that either Mike James' publicist or wife (couldn't tell since I wasn't on the phone long before transferring to my editor) called about wanting us to feature his house he is building.
i think you should tell her to do it. how else are you going to prove it ...
im sure we would all like to see this house anyways
plus its my only chance to get my only autograph... :(

[Tfor3]

Um not really. he turned up to training camp last year at a whopping 250 pounds. he was around 240 during the season. so him being back around 215 ponds sounds about right. he's ideal playing wheight should be around 200 to 210 pounds.

thanks, beat me to it.


to the op: cool thread!!

[HotRocket]

10. Head

Luther can play.
Yeah I agree.

He is easily the best three point shooter that we have, and plays well without the ball. I think he was trying too hard to be a third scored last year, but if he concentrates on finding a good spot on the floor, he should get a lot of easy shots.

If our second unit is:

MJ
Head
Bonzi
Hayes
Mutumbo

That's better than some teams in the East. You have Boards, inside game, outside threes, and a great penetrator.

I think one thing that our depth has over a lot of different teams is how young they are. Mutumbo is ancient, but Hayes, Bonzi, Head, and MJ are either entering their soph years (usually when a player breaks out) or in their prime.

[geeimsobored]

My bad, I thought it was both. I could have sworn he regularly played his starters over 32 minutes and used an 8 man rotation. It was just JVG.

I believe in 2002, the Kings had 7 people who averaged double figures.

Yes, their depth was incredible.

[BigSherv]

35 lbs! Hells yeah!

[Desert_Rocket]

Thanks for sharing. I always liked Mike James. I was sick when we traded him away for Reefer.

[AGBee]

Cool.

And he needs to wear the t-shirt more often.

[TracywtFacy]

man, u shoulda asked him how stevie's looking - fit to start/play solid minutes off the bench, not 100% yet, etc etc...

[cdrive]

good job bonzi. 35 pounds. well over 10% body weight.

[AGBee]

man, u shoulda asked him how stevie's looking - fit to start/play solid minutes off the bench, not 100% yet, etc etc...

Man...asking MJ about SF3 is like putting Kid Rock and Tommy Lee together at the VMA's...you just don't go there!

j/k

[ReD_1]

When I think over and over again I always say oh what team we have :D
We're glad that MJ is back and Francis too.
Hmph he didn't say anything about Rafer?! :D

[vizier]

i would pay the mj b*tch 10 bucks to know how to lose 35lbs in 3 months.

[DaDakota]

i would pay the mj b*tch 10 bucks to know how to lose 35lbs in 3 months.


Low carb and excercise....easy as pie...

DD

[MrButtocks]

i would pay the mj b*tch 10 bucks to know how to lose 35lbs in 3 months.
Eat less, move more. No special diets or excercise routines necessary.

I started jogging two miles a day, and I had to work up to that. Out of breath after the first mile, I actually had to walk the second mile because I couldn't run anymore. Soon, two miles seemed like nothing.

Changing your eating habits is the harder part. The unneccessary foods I loved, mostly sweets, I either replaced with healthy alternatives or cut out completely. I ate til I was satiated, not to the point where I was full. I didn't cut carbs, I didn't count calories. I just avoided some foods that I knew were really, really bad (burgers, french fries, sodas).

I lost 30lbs in just over three months; I started at 215lbs. Imagine how much weight I could have lost if I started at 250lbs and lifted weights. Kudos to Bonzi for losing the weight, but there's no secret to it.

[LAYGO]

I'm excited about this year. I won't get my hopes super up, but I'm very excited. I'd hate to have to shave my head again.

[mrdan]

You would think that Bonzi would be building muscle as well, negating some of the weight loss from fat. 35 pounds? No way.

[IC2000]

You would think that Bonzi would be building muscle as well, negating some of the weight loss from fat. 35 pounds? No way.
Bonzi is at around 220 and is very upbeat about the season. He is super excited about adelman

[thewaterox]

Bonzi is at around 220 and is very upbeat about the season. He is super excited about adelman


I remember seeing a photo of AB and Bonzi (both looked to be buzzing hard) here on the BBS and he looked very slim compared to last year. I looked for the photo but did not find it.

Dubious if you didn't recognize MJ you deserve to have unity imprinted on that head of yours! :D

[ThePrivate]

Bonzi is at around 220 and is very upbeat about the season. He is super excited about adelman

True, but he also playing for the big contract one last time before the career is over.

[SilentAssassin]

It's Time....bitch.

fixed.

:)

[Carl Herrera]

Bonzi is at around 220 and is very upbeat about the season. He is super excited about adelman


You sure that's what he said? I thought he was saying he's super excited to see his abdomen.

[Fuzzy Zoeller]

I remember seeing a photo of AB and Bonzi (both looked to be buzzing hard) here on the BBS and he looked very slim compared to last year. I looked for the photo but did not find it.

I found it - he does look like he's lost at least 20:

http://www.indmix.biz/album07/080407/thumbs/080407-171.jpg

[Hippieloser]

I found it - he does look like he's lost at least 20:

Depends on how much the sweatband weighed.

[akuma]

I remember seeing a photo of AB and Bonzi (both looked to be buzzing hard) here on the BBS and he looked very slim compared to last year. I looked for the photo but did not find it.

Dubious if you didn't recognize MJ you deserve to have unity imprinted on that head of yours! :D

YOO-NI-TEE!!!! HEH HEH :D

[Untraceable]

i would pay the mj b*tch 10 bucks to know how to lose 35lbs in 3 months.

It takes a combination of cocaine & crack...it really works

[krnxsnoopy]

YOO-NI-TEE!!!! HEH HEH :D

What about WARIER?

http://espn.go.com/media/nba/2005/1127/photo/a_artest_268.jpg

[mos-def]

i aint suprised about the jvg part.

i remember the year he was here, against the lakers, he was all psyched and pumped, screaming after a game winning play, not one he did, but he helped set it up, and the view behind him walking to the bench was of jvg. jvg looked disgusted and could read his lips, like saying calm down, and motioning downward, and mike james was like, WHATEVER! he kinda shook off jvg, and seemed to be like, trying to pump the other guys up as well as the crowd. and jvg face looked pissed off and ignored him. jvg puuled him for the final play i think, and i knew he was a goner...

after the big choke to LA, rafer was here, and mike was gone...

jvg is a funny guy, but not inspiring at all...

[RiceDaddy07]

JVG did liked Mike James though even if he did acted like a doting father to him.

[Willis25]

http://i11.tinypic.com/43oqcg9.jpg

[bladeage]

http://i11.tinypic.com/43oqcg9.jpg

damn! beat me to it!

[Curly]

I had a couple of the new models with me so I asked him if he would like to try them out.

You just happend to have some drivers with a long enough shaft for an NBA player to use...cause ya never know.

7. He does own a T-shirt that says "I'm Mike James B*tch". Someone gave it to him in NY when he was with Toronto, he scored 30+ on the Knicks that night so, he wore to the next Raptors practice.

Hello darkness!


edit: Oh it says service denied, guess I don't pay to send pictures.

How convienient????


Good stuff thanks for the update.

[Lady_Di]

this thread is worthless without pics. :D :D

thanks for sharing!

i can't wait for the season! wooO!

[Spacemoth]

7. He does own a T-shirt that says "I'm Mike James B*tch".

AHAHAHAHAH

[ico4498]

2. He says Bonzi has lost 35 pounds.

;) ;) ;)