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.
In other news, all donut shops in the Houston metro area have shut down in observance and remembrance of 9/11.
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.
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.
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?
That's awesome! Does he need some some friends to help break it in?, and yes, I literally mean break.
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.
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!
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.
Awesome post. You rock. I'm feeling good about the positive vibes and MJ and Stevie working this season
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
