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[quote=SmootSmack;672756]So it's one of my first jobs in the biz and I'm assisant producing a local sports show, which mainly meant the guests were comfortable and ready to go (among other responsibilities).

So one day Stevie Franchise comes to the studio for an interview, this is just after he and his teammates basically tanked it and lost to I believe UCLA in the 2nd round.

So I welcome him to the studio, tell him what the game plan is going to be for the show, what we'd like to talk about, ask him if there's anything he wants to talk about, the usual. So then I take him to the actual set, get his mike on, and tell him to just sit tight and we'll get started in a few minutes.

So I go back to the control room to get ready for the show. Now, the set has basically life size cut-outs of different DC area sports personalities. One of them is Gary Williams.

So I'm in the control room and we have the cameras and overhead mikes on. No one is there but Francis. Suddenly he gets up, walks up to the Williams cut out and starts getting in its face, then he starts saying (and I'm only slightly exaggerating) "What? What? You wanna go? Wanna do this? what?" then he steps back and then steps right back up with his fist cocked "Yeah motherfucker. What!" "Man, fuck you, you piece of shit!. Fuck you. I'm about to count my money. You ain't shit" Then he starts kicking the damn thing!

All of us just stood there stunned. Then he stopped and walked back to his seat and we got started a few minutes later. None of us dared mention anything we saw to him.[/quote]

That's pretty insane...but not surprising.

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Sounds about right. Seems like more often than not athleticism and intelligence have an inverse relationship.

I think Steve Francis was always about the money. Once he got his huge NBA payday he pretty much vanished.

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[quote=Ruhskins;672746]So you expect us to talk a lot of shit when we're not doing well? That's just ignorant.[/quote]

No, I mean actual shit talking, like when it gets past sportsmanship.

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[quote=SmootSmack;672756]So it's one of my first jobs in the biz and I'm assisant producing a local sports show, which mainly meant the guests were comfortable and ready to go (among other responsibilities).

So one day Stevie Franchise comes to the studio for an interview, this is just after he and his teammates basically tanked it and lost to I believe UCLA in the 2nd round.

So I welcome him to the studio, tell him what the game plan is going to be for the show, what we'd like to talk about, ask him if there's anything he wants to talk about, the usual. So then I take him to the actual set, get his mike on, and tell him to just sit tight and we'll get started in a few minutes.

So I go back to the control room to get ready for the show. Now, the set has basically life size cut-outs of different DC area sports personalities. One of them is Gary Williams.

So I'm in the control room and we have the cameras and overhead mikes on. No one is there but Francis. Suddenly he gets up, walks up to the Williams cut out and starts getting in its face, then he starts saying (and I'm only slightly exaggerating) "What? What? You wanna go? Wanna do this? what?" then he steps back and then steps right back up with his fist cocked "Yeah motherfucker. What!" "Man, fuck you, you piece of shit!. Fuck you. I'm about to count my money. You ain't shit" Then he starts kicking the damn thing!

All of us just stood there stunned. Then he stopped and walked back to his seat and we got started a few minutes later. None of us dared mention anything we saw to him.[/quote]
hahahaha.. photographers, cardboard cut-outs, the man likes to kick!

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[quote=GMScud;672737]I had my share of run-ins with arrogant athletes at Florida as well. A lot of them are real jerk-offs. Just young and stupid really.

I randomly met and conversed with Joakim Noah and Al Horford for about 20 minutes one night during their last year at Florida, and they were two of the nicest dudes you could meet. Probably the exception rather than the norm.[/quote]

Joakim HAS to be a nice guy to get ladies...his looks won't get him very far. :silly:

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noah strikes me as a guy who is probably great on his own but could be influenced by others and be shitty

total speculation with no backing

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Vazquez didn't look too good last night, meanwhile HOYAS!!

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[quote=SmootSmack;673413]Vazquez didn't look too good last night, meanwhile HOYAS!![/quote]

The Big East tourney has been very exciting. I'll be rooting for the Hoyas tonight.

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[quote=SmootSmack;673413]Vazquez didn't look too good last night, meanwhile HOYAS!![/quote]

It was so funny watching him turn the ball over with the game on the line and then cry for a foul. LOL.

Go Hoyas tonight!

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Hoyas lose a heartbreaker tonight. Oh well, on to the tourney.

Oh, GO TERPS!!

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Down by 9 at the Half.

We need a nice run out the gates and hopefully we'll get a few more of these....

[YT]wuPYpP75R_I[/YT]

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Heartbreaker man!

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Adios Vasquez.

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[quote=RobH4413;677006]Down by 9 at the Half.

We need a nice run out the gates and hopefully we'll get a few more of these....

[YT]wuPYpP75R_I[/YT][/quote]

Thankfully I never have to see that again. I can't stand that dude. That was a great game though. What a tournament so far.

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Can you guys believe Cornell though?