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Yep, the more you wear it out in public with the right type clothing, the less you'll worry about it.
I wear long Polo shirts in the summer and not had any problems at all
This is a discussion on Carried with the least concealment yet last night, success! within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm a new carrier - I have only had my permit for a month or so. Being in the frigid mid west, I've not had ...
I'm a new carrier - I have only had my permit for a month or so. Being in the frigid mid west, I've not had any problem concealing under a baggy hoodie or under a coat so no problems there. I've been getting more and more comfortable with carrying, but there's still that feeling that someone is going to notice or something, even when I'm concealing really well.
Well last night after work I went to get my hair cut and all I had on was a short sleeve polo that is a size too small with a t-shirt under it. I had not checked to see if I was printing badly in the morning because I can't carry at work so the gun stays in the car. I bucked up and went in, got my hair cut, and left, nobody the wiser (as far as I know).
I was a little touchy, pulling my shirt down, not swinging my arm enough... you know, the tell tale signs of a person hiding something... but I think it was good for me.
Come summer time, I should be good to go, I hope :)
Oh I'm carrying an M&P40c in a N82 Pro holster at 3:30
Yep, the more you wear it out in public with the right type clothing, the less you'll worry about it.
I wear long Polo shirts in the summer and not had any problems at all
"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
- Thomas Jefferson
Ft Collins
When I get my haircut the barbers want to know everything they can about my carry practices!! Living in a small rural town does have it's advantages!
I get my hair cut at a place called Sport Clips - its a chain and its staffed by female stylists but they only do men/boys. With kids in there and ladies at the helm, I imagine there'd be someone uncomfortable with the whole thing
The first time I went IWB tucked with a T-Shirt and shhorts, I swear everyone was looking and pointing at me. But after a few times and some awareness on not printing, I got more confortable with it. Now, not even my wife notices.
I would never consider asking someone if the bulge under a shirt was a gun, especially with others around. It's bad manners.
Retired USAF E-8. Official forum curmudgeon.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
You'd be amazed by the audacity of some young people these days... ;)
You will do fine. You just need to get comfortable with it.
The longer you carry, the easier it is and the less concern you'll have. You should always stay alert and mindful of the weapon, but with practice you will get over that "everyone is looking and they know I have a gun" feeling. Carry often and stay safe!
I've found I care less and less about printing - in Texas, printing doesn't really matter legally. People are generally oblivious to this type of thing. I finally realized that about 6 years ago after I had been carrying for a year. I still try to avoid printing, but you'll find as you become more experienced and your wardrobe develops over time as you make purchase choices based more and more on concealment, you don't think or care as much about it any more.
One Riot, One Ranger. Long live the Republic of Texas.
"It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf." -- Thomas Fuller
I've been in Flagler Beach all week and I carry the Two in my Avaitor all day every day. Shorts and T-Shirt today.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Oh I am not expecting to carry while printing that badly again. It was a on time thing.
When I first started carrying I was nervous that people would notice. But I got used to it. And concealed means just that concealed. I carry a S&W m&p9c in a galco king -tuk holster under a t-shirt does a good job for me.


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How did I miss this one? It's neat!!! Totally different.
i cant explain it in words how to put it into a sentence what i see in this picture and how much i like all i can say it is perfectly done =]
very nice fractal, that one's going in my faves.
Almost ghostlike
I am always amazed at your work, I expect great things and I get awe inspiring works of art. Very well done. You are the best fractal artist on DA that I have seen. NO Contest.
wonderful flame...it looks incredible...great job
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Excellent work, I can never get a fractal looking that good.
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Historical Traveler Reviews Hotel Dei Consoli Rome
Terrific Staff with a location that cannot be beat
My first trip to Italy and thankfully the staff at Hotel Dei Consoli had many wonderful suggestions and scheduled trips to Naples, Pompei and Florence. The rooms are small, but nothing unusual for Europe.
Highly Suggested
Wow, where to start? My fiance and I ended our 16-day European excursion in Rome and stayed at this hotel. We were greeted by a friendly staff who quickly checked us in and took our bags to our room. Our concierge gave us helpful tips and advice on the area, including wonderful restaurants to visit. Our room was large and plush. The breakfast was nice, with a large assortment of pastries, desserts, as well as eggs, meats and cereals and yogurt. The location is close to the Vatican and St. Peter, but a healthy walk to Spanish Steps, Coliseum etc. So for me, who loves to walk, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The area is nice and safe. I would recommend this hotel, as well as stay here again upon to chance.
Great Location, Lovely Rooms!
We went to Rome for the first part of our honeymoon, and were very pleased with this hotel! The rooms are relatively small, it's true, but they are ellegantly decorated and very clean and comfortable. The bathrooms are absolutely lovely as well, which is sometimes hard to find in Rome. It was about a 4 or 5 minute walk to the Vatican and St. Peter's Square, and 5 minutes in the other direction to the metro, which connects you to all major sites. Breakfast in the morning was superb... we looked forward to it every day! The staff was incredible too. And the rooms were soundproof, which was very nice. We would HIGHLY recommend this hotel, and would stay there again, definitely!
Over priced and small rooms
Hotel rooms are stiflingly small and it is massively over priced for what you get. Breakfast was scrambled egg, dry bread rolls, and chopped tomato every morning.
The hotel looks good but it is not value for money, it felt like a rip off.
Excellent hotel
My husband and I just returned after a two week stay in Rome and Florence. The Hotel Dei Consoli is an excellent hotel. The Vatican is just around the corner, and there's a Mero stop a few blocks away if you don't want to walk everywhere around Rome even though that's possible. The hotel had a great winter rate. We stayed in a standard room with a king size bed. Our room faced the street but the windows were great at soundproofing. I was able to reserve a nonsmoking room which was important to us and hard to do in Italy. The staff is very professional and was very helpful with anything we wanted. We were able to leave luggage at the hotel for a few days while we went to Florence.
I would definitely recommend this hotel.
Compact and Competitive
Spent 2 nights at the Consoli and picked it mainly because of it's proximity to the Vatican (where I knew I would be spending at least 1 full day). It doesn't disappoint - it's VERY clean and the staff are really friendly and effecient. Stayed in standard room, which had a generous queen sized bed, fully stocked mini-bar and TV - although be advised that only CNN and News 24 are the English channels (but you don't go to Rome to watch TV do you??!).Breakfast is nicely set out and continental, but some may prefer the fully cooked selections that larger hotels provide. Walked to most places - Castel D'Angelo in 5 mins, 20 mins to Spanish steps, Vatican in 5 mins - I've stayed nearer the termini station in the past, and found walking around that area tiring as it's very hilly - this hotel is in a nice flat part of Rome.
Shops are all around within 1 minute. Two quick tips - the hotel can arrange pick up from the airport - do this as it's much cheaper than the taxi-ranks and secondly, go to the Vatican museum by 0830 and avoid the LONG queues (go straight to the sistine chapel too and avoid the crush later)Would stay at this hotel again.
Our stay Feb. 6 and 7,2004
Dear Hotel Dei Consoli:Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed our stay in your hotel on February 6 and 7. It was such a comfort after a very long day and night of travelling from the US to get to your beautiful hotel. It is perfectly located, quiet, clean and lovely. The front desk gentlemen were most professional and helpful. The breakfast was the best we had the entire 10 days we were in Italy, especially the cappuccini!Thank you for all.Sincerely,Julie Lyon & Britton Jewett
Fantastic friendly hotel
Just spent the weekend in Rome and two nights in this charming, friendly hotel. Very conveniently located near to the Vatican. The room was lovely, very nicely decorated and the Jacuzzi bath was just what you needed after walking the streets of Rome. The breakfast selection was really good and again just what you needed before a long day of sight-seeing in this wonderful city. Would definately recommend to anyone to stay at this charming and very friendly hotel.
A great find
The Dei Consoli is in a teriffic location just steps from the Vatican Museums, St. Peter's and Castel Sant'Angelo. I was in a beautiful room -- not the largest, but more than adequate -- impeccably decorated, immaculate and inviting. Easy to get anywhere from here, without being caught in the madness of the much busier area nearer to the Spanish Steps, etc. The lobby consists of only a check-in desk behind which sat the most warm, friendly and knowledgable concierge I've met in a long time. Who needs a lobby with that kind of service!
Dei Consoli is a great 4 star hotel
This is a first rate hotel, with an extremely comfortable room and marbled bath with jacuzzi. It is a great choice if you plan to be spending alot of time at the Vatican . The staff is very helpful , though it is probably a better choice for couples than families as our room, while elegant and comfortable, was a bit too small for three people.
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Renzetti is sold.Waders still need a home!
Nice stuff!!! Needs a home!
As close to new as you will find. Both were purchased earlier this year. Have not tied a fly on the Renzetti and the Orvis Silver Sonic Convertible-Top Waders have seen about an hours worth of use.
I'll take it. Just sent you pm & email. Thanks!
Sorry....it is a pedestal. See attached pics. Thanks!
HMH Standard Vice with standard jaws, micro jaws and white profile plate. Near mint condition. Just not using that much. Paypal preferred. US sales only. $230 for everything. I'll pay for shipping...
No longer for sale. Decided to keep it.
How about $240 delivered to your door.
I own a studio and have used just about every camera you could imagine over the years. To make a long story somewhat short and easy to understand you will find that shutter lag is present on all...
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A few pictures of both the micro and standard jaws. The vise is in great shape.
I'm sorry for not specifying. It is a pedestal. I'll try to get some pics up in the next couple of days.
Been itchin? to try a Norvise so I am selling this to help fund. HMH Standard in mint condition. Comes with the standard jaws and also the micro jaws plus a profile plate. This setup would run you...
I?ve got a nice 4wt medium rod that I like but would like to add another gun to the arsenal. The 4 wt medium rod is great for delicate presentations but when the wind is blowing or on larger rivers...
I have a mint lightly used Orvis BBSIII if you are interested ($75) as I just picked up a Ross Rhythm on Clearance. As much as I like the BBSIII reel it is not up to par with the Rythm but there...
I'm a newbie to tying as well and one piece of advice I would give is to buy high quality whether you buy capes or saddles. I would reccomend that you buy a 1/2 Cape of Brown and Grizzly to start....
Just an update and hopefully I didn't make a mistake but ran into a pair of Patagonia Watermaster Light Waders this afternoon that were being closed out for $99. Snatched em up as it was the stores...
Appreciate the input. Maybe the store will be out of both and I'll be forced.....forced to get the G3"s. I guess I could just forgo the nice fishpond vest I had my eye on and just strap on my cheap...
Yep another wader question. Decided I would take up fly fishing a few months ago and all I've done to this point it tie flies which has been a whole lot more entertaining and enjoyable than I could...
With regards to "basics" I have tackled the following flies and although not great they look pretty good IMO.
Woolly Bugger
Prince Nymph
Hares Ear
March Brown
Elk Hair Caddis...
Appreciate all the input. Think I may just bite the bullet and by 1/2 capes of the better whiting capes in brown and grizzly and I love the idea of pre-assembling some white biots for princes.
Just started tying a couple of months ago and having a blast. One thing that has been a little a frustrating is tying in and wrapping hackle. I've got a Keogh Neck Cape and when tying in, wrapping...
I'm a total newbie to fly fishing / tying but I do make a good portion of my living with my camera. The DLSR camera body is irrelevant for the most part. I can put a good lens on a Canon Digital...
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Render LoopNow that you can create a window, it's time to perform some actual rendering. OpenGL is typically used for real-time rendering: graphics which are repeatedly drawn on screen and interactive. This is the type of rendering used in games (excluding pre-rendered cutscenes), for example. This style of rendering contrasts offline rendering, where single images or frames are calculated over a long period of time. Game programming is actually a fantastic place to start, because the so-called "game loop" is very similar to what we would use for most graphics programs:
The above figure represents a nice design to have for a program using real-time rendering. For really simple programs, the three stages of the game loop can be condensed into a single method. However, I prefer to keep some separation between updating the "world state" of the program and the actual rendering. Here's what each stage represents in terms of a JOGL program:
Process Input
Update (Simulate Game World)
Shut Down
Using this type of design is useful for almost any type of application, because it's flexible and probably won't cause problems later on. It is especially important to separate the update and render stages from each other. If not to adhere to better software engineering practices, consider the following advantages of separating these two stages:
Example - Drawing a Triangle
To illustrate how to implement a render loop, we'll make a program that draws a triangle. We're going to build on top of the SimpleScene.java (AWT version) described in the previous tutorial; instead of having a blank window, the result will be a large multi-colored triangle inside the window.
Implementing GLEventListener Interface
The first step is to make the SimpleScene class implement GLEventListener so it can listen for rendering events. Modify the class declaration as follows:
public class SimpleScene implements GLEventListener {
If you're using Eclipse, you'll notice SimpleScene is underlined in red, meaning there is an error. This is because the class doesn't implement the methods in the GLEventListener interface yet. If you hover your mouse over the underlined SimpleScene, a popup will give an option to "Add unimplemented methods", which will automatically add stubs in your class such that it conforms to the interface:
If you click the link to add the unimplemented methods, Eclipse will create the methods for you (you can delete the @Override annotations and TODO comments if they bother you):
Otherwise, you must manually type the four methods of GLEventListener inside the SimpleScene class:
public void display(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
// put your drawing code here
public void init(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
// put your OpenGL initialization code here
public void dispose(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
// put your cleanup code here
public void reshape(GLAutoDrawable drawable, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
// called when user resizes the window
You can read the documentation on GLEventListener for more details on what these methods are used for. Having SimpleScene implement this interface allows it to render to a GLAutoDrawble; since this is an AWT example, that means the GLCanvas.
Next, we have to let the GLAutoDrawable (GLCanvas) know we want a SimpleScene object to listen for rendering events. This is easy, and takes one line of code at the end of the main method:
canvas.addGLEventListener(new SimpleScene());
Making the Triangle
At this point, your program is ready to draw something. First, split the display method into an update and render stage:
public void display(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
Create the update method, which for now has nothing in it:
private void update() {
// nothing to update yet
Create the render method, which will draw the triangle:
private void render(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
GL2 gl = drawable.getGL().getGL2();
// draw a triangle filling the window
gl.glColor3f(1, 0, 0);
gl.glVertex2f(-1, -1);
gl.glColor3f(0, 1, 0);
gl.glVertex2f(0, 1);
gl.glColor3f(0, 0, 1);
gl.glVertex2f(1, -1);
In an OpenGL program written in C or C++, much of this render method would look the same. What's different is that we have this GL object floating around which exposes the OpenGL API. Notice that to call the glBegin, glEnd, glVertex, and glColor OpenGL functions we have to prefix them with "gl.". The "gl" object is a type of GL2, which in turn is a type of GL. Recall that we have a GLProfile specifying the OpenGL version. This program assumes that the user's computer can handle the GL2 profile, and we have to use GL2 to access the above functions (they are no longer available in GL3, for example). This GL2 object can be retrieved from the GLCanvas (our GLAutoDrawable), which is why it's a parameter for this method.
If you run your program now, you should get something like this:
There are two "problems" with the result here. The first may be obvious (or may not be, depending on your platform): the background is still garbage. It would be much better if we could set it to a solid color to admire the beautiful triangle. The second problem you probably didn't notice is that the display method is not being called repeatedly; we don't actually have a rendering loop yet.
Clearing the Color Buffer
The first problem is a result of having "garbage" in the graphics card's memory, the color buffer. A graphics card stores color values for the pixels in this buffer; when you perform drawing using OpenGL, these values are modified. That's why the area covered by the triangle looks fine - we've manually drawn to those pixels. We haven't asked OpenGL to do anything with the other pixels, however, so whatever values are stored there is anyone's guess. There is an OpenGL function glClear that will efficiently set all the pixels in this buffer to a desired color (default is black). The function can actually clear other buffers too (such as the depth buffer, which you will find out about later), but we only care about clearing colors for now. Add the following line to your render method before drawing the triangle:
Starting the Animation Loop
JOGL provides some utility classes for animating our program. An Animator object can be created to ensure the display method of a GLAutoDrawable is repeatedly called. An FPSAnimator allows us make the framerate relatively consistent and can reduce the resource consumption of the program (if it is simple enough to run faster than the target framerate). Add the following lines to the end of the main method:
Animator animator = new FPSAnimator(canvas, 60);
The animator is attached to the GLCanvas (again, our GLAutoDrawable) and asked to render at roughly 60 frames per second. In other words, the display method will be called approximately every 17 ms (1000 / 60). The animator classes need to be imported, so add the following statement to the top of your program:
import com.jogamp.opengl.util.*;
Now our program is fulfills the rendering loop design above. Because the program is so simple, we don't have any resources to clean up in the dispose method; the window resources are automatically cleaned up for us when the program exits. However, it is important to remember that resources on the graphics card, such as textures, shaders, or vertex buffer objects, should be released. Just because we're using Java doesn't mean we can be sloppy and let garbage collection take care of everything! This isn't part of the current example, however, so the dispose method can be ignored for now.
If you use a regular Animator object instead of the FPSAnimator, your program will render as fast as possible. You can, however, limit the framerate of a regular Animator by asking the graphics driver to synchronize with the refresh rate of the display (v-sync). Because the target framerate is often the same as the refresh rate, which is often 60-75 or so, this method is a great choice as it lets the driver do the work of limiting frame changes. However, some Intel GPUs may ignore this setting. In the init method, active v-sync as follows:
public void init(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
Then, in the main method, replace the FPSAnimator with a regular Animator:
Animator animator = new Animator(canvas);
Adding Some Animation
Finally, we'll demonstrate the rendering is now animated by making the triangle bounce around inside the window. Create three fields inside the SimpleScene class:
private double theta = 0;
private double s = 0;
private double c = 0;
We'll change theta over time, and the variables s and c refer to the sine and cosine of theta. The proper place to put these calculations is in the update method:
private void update() {
theta += 0.01;
s = Math.sin(theta);
c = Math.cos(theta);
Now, instead of using hard-coded values for the vertices of the triangle we'll use the s and c variables which are changing over time. Replace the triangle draw code as follows:
gl.glColor3f(1, 0, 0);
gl.glVertex2d(-c, -c);
gl.glColor3f(0, 1, 0);
gl.glVertex2d(0, c);
gl.glColor3f(0, 0, 1);
gl.glVertex2d(s, -s);
Here is the complete source for the animated triangle:
package windows;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import javax.media.opengl.*;
import javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas;
import com.jogamp.opengl.util.*;
public class SimpleScene implements GLEventListener {
private double theta = 0;
private double s = 0;
private double c = 0;
public static void main(String[] args) {
GLProfile glp = GLProfile.getDefault();
GLCapabilities caps = new GLCapabilities(glp);
GLCanvas canvas = new GLCanvas(caps);
Frame frame = new Frame("AWT Window Test");
frame.setSize(300, 300);
frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
canvas.addGLEventListener(new SimpleScene());
Animator animator = new FPSAnimator(canvas, 60);
public void display(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
public void dispose(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
public void init(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
public void reshape(GLAutoDrawable drawable, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
private void update() {
theta += 0.01;
s = Math.sin(theta);
c = Math.cos(theta);
private void render(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
GL2 gl = drawable.getGL().getGL2();
// draw a triangle filling the window
gl.glColor3f(1, 0, 0);
gl.glVertex2d(-c, -c);
gl.glColor3f(0, 1, 0);
gl.glVertex2d(0, c);
gl.glColor3f(0, 0, 1);
gl.glVertex2d(s, -s);


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Christening Gown**update
Ok....the gown I have picked is just too complicated for me to make in the time frame I have to make it (bummer, I can't count)...
the baby is a boy, and this gown is similar to the one I was going to make...but this is MUCH more "girly" than the one I wanted to do...
Sooo.....what can we do to macho this up a bit? I know, lots to ask, cuz it is a dress after all.
Baby Dress
Oooh, that's so purty!
Well, I guess to make it more boyish you could un-pouf the sleeves and maybe make the bottom with a drawstring. Maybe add a non-frilly bonnet to go with it?
would a seed stitch front, instead of the bows be better? I'm thinking soo....??? AAAAAAAAAAAa I am SOOO running out of time...Her shots stop in 2 weeks, and then it's anybody's guess when he'll be born....I do have time after that as, he'll probably be in NICU for a while.
Gee, by any chance do you sew? :oops:
I'd say unpoof the sleeves as well and no bows.
lol Lana....
I sew MUCH worse than I knit...well my machine is WAY tempermental...and I generally need to drink a bottle of something afterwards.....not good when one is trying to help bring and celebrate a child into the Lord's kingdom eh??? rofl....
I first want to say THANK YOU LANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! out in public!!!! lol... :heart: :heart: :heart:
Through PM, she was able to help me with the project!!!
Now, ya'll have suggested less poofy sleeves, which I totally agree with!!! :)
The sleeves are done in short rows, which I am guessing lends itself to the poofyness. Most sleeves I have seen are sewn of after they are made. These, you pick up the stitches.
Is there a formula for sleeves? That would probably be the best. I'll probably not be working on these until tomorrow, or late tonight, as the front and back will be done today!!
Suggestions as to what to do??
I am using the pattern more again, as a formula. I'm also going to look for a MUCH MUCH simpler skirt pattern. Have I arrived?? modifiying something so much??? lol...
Your enthusiasm and dedication are hard for me to resist. :blush:
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Here's the bodice...this is a REALLY crummy picture...I used a seed stitch....
Gown-Question update
I've done short rows before (once a long time ago, and on socks)
here's where I am stuck...
Sleeves (must be completed before the rest of the dress) worked in stockinette stitch:
At one armhole edge, pick up 46 sts around armhole.
Starting with a purl row, work across 17 sts, place a marker, then work across next 12. Turn.
Knit into front and back of next 12 sts to marker.
*** I've done the above, and now am at the below.
Work short rows (working in 1 st at each turn) until 5 sts rem at each end. Does "working in" mean decrease? and "each end" of what are they talking about? or am I increasing at each end, which makes less sense. And if am decreasing, am I picking up, the stitches that didn't get purled in the first row? if in fact I am decreasing?
Add in two sts at each end of next two rows, then add in rem 3 sts at end of next two rows. I get the first part in black, but the second part in blue, what remaining 3 stitches?
Work 2 rows even. I get this
Right side should be facing for next row. I get this from here to the end, but I will not be doing the beading...THIS time around!!!
Next row: k1, *k2 tog,rep from * across.
Purl one row. Next Row: k1, *yo, k2 tog, rep from * ending k1. On next row, add beads on every k2 tog st from last row. (This is done by taking a the Size 10 metal crochet hook, insert hook through bead, then pull stitch off needle and through the bead. Replace st back on needle and purl that stitch.) Bind off knitwise on next row.
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text: Lakers 108, Jazz 94 posted by Shake DOPE 0 • • • • • 0 NOPE Two words... Black Mamba. Show Comments Meka that was quick. StReTcH! KOBE!!!!! 38 points, goin to finish the series at home next game. LAKE SHOW WAS ON FIYYA! jumpoffjoebeezy once he made his first 4 shots i said to myself its gonna be one of those nights...cold blooded assassin...thats the difference between him and lebron...lebron smiles and has fun and there is nothin wrong with that at all he is younger and all but kobe just wants to rip your heart out on the court you gotta love watchin him go off like he did tonight...by the way anyone notice jazz were up like 7 and phil jackson didnt call a timeout lakers made 3 straight 3s and after that the jazz never got back in it Tommy fck Lebron! Kobe and Wade FTW KB24 You already knew Kobe was gonna go off after his Game 3 performance. Kobe was so fuckin amazing just hitting fadeaways and jumpers all day long. Looked like something on nba live. The other Lakers stepped back and let Kobe do his thing. Def a Kobe show today. Lets wrap this thing in LA on Monday!! rea1 K.O.B.E B.R.A.Y.A.N.T LA ALL DAY Meka *notices that nobody is demanding shake change that jazz-laker ticker to the side like when the lakers lost* just saying. jumpoffjoebeezy who is your squad meka Tommy *notices that nobody is demanding shake change that jazz-laker ticker to the side like when the lakers lost* ======================================================== ehhh, everybody in this c-section is slobbering all over the Lakers/Kobe anyways. mikec. ronnie brewer got embarrassed. Isaiah Thomas no smh at Tony Parker going off and still losing Complacent man the lakers are garbage...kobe cant produce a ring he chokes at the end...he hibernates like a black mumba does...they wont get past the jazz...jazz in 7 watch i bet everything i own JF ^^^ i call dibs on his tv. Tommy no smh at Tony Parker going off and still losing ================================================= i know man, that shit was bananas. Parker and Duncan were amazing and the rest of the team just shit bricks and sucked ass. niketheory # man the lakers are garbage…kobe cant produce a ring he chokes at the end…he hibernates like a black mumba does…they wont get past the jazz…jazz in 7 watch i bet everything i own Complacent said this on April 25th, 2009 at 7:52 pm --------- Gayest. Comment. Ever. KB24 Complacent that is the dumbest comment I've heard. Even if your a Laker hater you got to admit their the most powerful team in the league. Jazz will be lucky to even win one more game as 2 of the next 3 are in Staples Center. Expect Lakers to finish it off on monday SHOWMAN3000 I swear Kobe could of went for 50 the way he was shooting. He just relaxed after a while. o'dog man the lakers are garbage…kobe cant produce a ring he chokes at the end…he hibernates like a black mumba does…they wont get past the jazz…jazz in 7 watch i bet everything i own --------------------------------- i'm guessing you don't own much. lakers in 5 Terry R. Wow now I like Kobe and all but anyone forgot about game 3 when Kobe went 5-23 and they lost, and the Cavs are up 3-0, just sayin... Jpeezy wrap it up on monday Wolverine kobe > also, http://nahright.com/news/2009/04/20/video-turbo-holographic-double/ gavin from SL Ruined my night fro ^^ late http://hypebeast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104730 haha video is dope tho, nice imitations and some nice lines in it cav Two words… Lakers Suck. rea1 Wow now I like Kobe and all but anyone forgot about game 3 when Kobe went 5-23 and they lost, and the Cavs are up 3-0, just sayin… ------------------------------------ come on look who the cavs are playing.......put the lakers in the east and we make the finals easy. western conference >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> B-RIZ IF LEBRON HAD BYNUM, IT WILL BE 10 STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS GUARANTEED, LOL Isaiah Thomas I agree that the West is harder in terms of teams Jimbo Read the interconference records, eastern teams beat western teams more this year for once. omniscient lebron is better than kobe in a lot of ways kobe has a sweet jumper. however, kobe is not as clutch as the media would have you believe. i just came across this stat: In each season as a pro, Kobe Bryant has shot less than 50 percent when his team is trailing by one or two points before his team's final possession. That is all that i needed to see. If you are less than a 50-50 shot when your team really needs you to make a basket, you are not clutch. bottom line: i have no problems saying kobe is a great player. I just dont understand why everyone forces the "Kobe is clutch" mantra on the world when they know it aint true....i guess that's the media for ya... oh ya....watch this video if you forgot about the greatness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDk5SX6fViU SHOWMAN3000 Eastern teams have a better record against west teams because the west coast games matter more in order to make the playoffs and they are beat up after playin so many western conference games. I love the east more but it's a cake walk over their. It's been beyond weak for almost 10 years now. SHOWMAN3000 Come on the East has had an advantage for years. They play weaker competition during the playoffs so by the time they play in the finals they have ample amount of rest. I mean who are the Cavs really gonna face during the playoffs that can beat them except come the finals (rhetorical question)? NO ONE! I want L.A. to win but if the Cavs keep getting these sissy teams before the finals they're gonna win because they'll be well rested to go a 7 game series with the Lakers. Oh and it;s not a westcoast bias cuase I'm from the east. SHOWMAN3000 That stat about Kobe is probably true however, look that stat up for the other top 5 players and I'm sure their rating is either lower or haven't been as many of those game type scenarios. For ex. if someone has 10 of those game situations and did good 4 out of the 7 of course that's good. But that's not enough games to say that they are clutch either. I'm sure the amount of games that Kobe has been in those situations are way more than other players in the league. KB24 lebron's 55 aint great compared to this lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeXZY4eVLlo omniscient just because 81 is more than 55 doesnt make that video more impressive than lebron's. its not that kobe made those baskets look easy. they actually WERE easy. he was hardly contested on any given possession. lebron is hucking up ridiculous shot after ridiculous shot. do u watch sportscenter? lebron has a different NASTY block at LEAST once a week. i know that u have to admit lebrons supporting cast is a bunch of scrubs compared to the lakers. no matter what you say, lebron is the 2009 mvp and he may be the reigning mvp for many years to come. omniscient to be fair, i will admit that kobe is somewhat clutch. but, if you were to just blindly listen to analysts, you would think he was the best clutch player to ever play the game (which is far from the truth.) anyone that was old enough to follow basketball in the early 90s knows that this current watered down version of basketball doesnt stand up to the balls out, no bitching to the refs, no flopping, hard defense every possession, team oriented basketball that was much better to watch and produced better skilled players...will someone bring that brand of ball back? fro ^what the fuck is you talking about? just stop. please. im not tryin to be a dick, but cmon, 50 percent is not clutch? are you fucking serious? and how is 81 not better than 55? check how many people have scored in the 50's. damon stoudemire has a 50 point game. david robinson has a 70 point game. 81 is the second highest ever. and what the fuck does 90s basketball have to do with being clutch? ps i am a kobe dickrider (pause) and i dont give a fuck. pss. i also dont believe kobe is the greatest clutch player ever. i say hes top 3, and hes prolly not 1 or 2 psss. again i aint tryin to be a dick, but if youre gna debate about something at least make some since and have some good facts. Pingback: Lakers 108, Jazz 94() RAE i dont know if you noticed shake, but niners fans = warriors fans. a lakers and niners fan = fag. get real dude Relentless904 GET EM KOBE!!! "play for your freedom" he can fuckin balll!!! Tommy Dwade is more clutch than Kobe. omniscient whether you mean to be a dick or not, if an nba professional misses more game winning shots than he makes, he is not clutch. PERIOD. is that a hard concept for you? the guy is a good baller. hes just not a guy that should be labeled with "clutch." ive seen dude freak out with the ball on last shots on more than one occasion. its not just missing or making buzzer beaters, its making good decisions. he doesnt. hes not the smartest guy on the court. i truly think that over the last few years, kobe has been the most talented player in the league but i have never for a second thought that he was the best. that is probably the biggest insult that i could ever give a player. yup yadayadayadayada... D WADE rob22 YO STRAUGHT UP FUCK DA LAGERS 6ERS GOIN ALL DA WAY Tommy I don't really like the Lakers or Kobe at all, but I just couldn't take reading your comments. That is the most retarded bullshit I have ever read! What was Jordan's percentage on those same shots? Shooting 50% FOR A WHOLE SEASON is almost impossible for Guards! DWade shoots around 48% for his career during the regular season and Kobe shots around 45/46% I think. So why would shooting 50% on the LAST POSSESSION when the ENTIRE defense is eyeing you, be something attainable? You are so damn stupid when it comes to the NBA it's not even funny. That is one of the worst arguments I have ever read/heard hahahahahahaha. Tommy ^that was @ OMNISCIENT Conglomorate EVERYONE that says that Lebron is better, is wack... Nigga is tight and all but, Kobe got 3 RINGS! dont forget that, and hes gonna get another 1 this year. Lebron has NOOO outside shot, the only shots he makes from the outside are on SportCenter. And thats not alot. Lebron doesnt have a great team around him to win Championships... YET! so Kobe this year... LAKERS ALL DAY! Conglomorate Oh Yeah... Dwade made like 1 buzzer beater... He's not clutch, KOBE's CLUTCH! i dont give a FUCK what u say!!!! and... 3 RINGS BIATCH!!!! Jahrue I notice no one is saying anything about Bynum, just because LA is winning now. His game play is so unintelligent sometimes you think he has down syndrome. He plays how Big Baby looks. Jahrue For the confused http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/images/2007/03/21/glen_big_baby_davis.jpg Jake One Two Words - SHOW STOPPER Shake @ RAE because i dont like the warriors im a fag? oh please... get the FUCK outta here. always some reason for people to hate. im a fag because i liek the lakers and niners? riiiiight. and since im a braves fan that makes me extra homo? smfh.... truth kobe is better than lebron because of his all-around skill. he shoots jumpshots, he drives, he can posterize, he can post up, all that. what can lebron do? dunk. dunk. layup. dunk. jumpshot. layup. lebrons getting mvp because nba is on his dick and others just see team records. DWADE MVP - how can you argue against it? bank$ uhm, averaging 28.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 7.2 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.1 bpg in an MVP season [on the most winningnest team in the NBA, might I add) is the NBA dick riding LeBron? yeah...sure. and everything you named that kobe can do...so can lebron; matter of fact lebron is probably the greatest player of all time at attacking the rim aka driving the lane aka most likely posterizing someone. i like both, but the hate on lebron needs to stop. JF LeBron pads his stats lol. really. he's a great player though. arguing about the two is pointless because neither side is going to just say, "you know what, you're right ... so and so IS better!" since i'm a Lakers fan, i'll just say Kobe is better and leave it at that. stats can prove he is, and that he isn't. bank$ I would agree with you on the padding stats thing..because every player does it...but then again - LeBron sat out a lot of fourth quarters this year, so i don't know for real. you're definitely right about the aruging though, lol... they're both top three in the league for sure. Cory LeBron James is LeBron James, NOT Kobe Bryant. Please, stop comparing.. Burk Kobe beat Lebron twice this season... Mr.G Kobe won't win a ring without Shaq. Same as DWade. Kobe drops 81, but what does the rest of the team do. And don't give me that 'If he drop 81, the team don't have to do shit' response. Point blank Kobe is a damn ball hog, you don't drop 81 without being one, and if he had this amazing team you speak of, he wouldn't have to drop 81. Lebron has how many triple doubles this season? Distribution, team player, words that are synonymous with Lebron James. Kobe can ball, like an And 1 nigga on the blacktop out for self. Lebron plays ball, like an NBA Allstar with a team around him to feed off his energy. Bizzy ...... hold up MR. G... when Kobe dropped 81... the team didnt play that well at all... can you really compare that same team with todays team?... face it man they got better.... bcuz kobe trust them... and they could actually makes shots now... Bizzy teh year kobe dropped that 81... them niggaz was ok...nothing great at all... they barely helped kobe win games... now kobe dont even think about scoring the first two quaters nowadays he just pass up shot to give them other nigga some shots... WHICH THEY KNOCK DOWN NOW, and i reapeat thats something that they could do before... tell me would you really trust them if you was on that team?...and dont said Lebron did etter.. cuz Lebron allways had Big Z wheneer he had some problems omniscient @ tommmy i can tell you with certainty that michael jordan was WAAAAAAAAAAAAY over 50 percent on game winners. he was websters dictionary clutch. it is fine when kobe and jordan are simply compared, but, what is laughable is when someone debates whether kobe may be as good or better, its a joke. a fucking joke. especially in the category of clutch. he is DEBATABLE as the most clutch in the league today, but he is not a sure thing unanimous vote as most clutch in the league. and my problem is that he is displayed as super clutch when he is not all that.i repeat: when the most talent doesnt add up to being the best player, that means his basketball intelligence is lacking. also, go take a look at that raptors team that 81 was scored on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season what defensive master was guarding kobe? was it mike james or was it the stifling defense of pape sow? you wanna talk about padding stats? it was a magical night. fun to watch. just not incredibly impressive. omniscient if anyone on here thinks that the 81 point game was even one of kobes top 5 most impressive games, you dont know dick about basketball. point blank. he has had a great career and a regular season dismantling of the storied(sarcasm) toronto franchise is not his finest moment. omniscient @ tommy if the whole defense is keyed on you, what does that mean? keyed on you? if you are referring to a double or triple team, that would mean that one or two of kobes teammates are wide open. if mr ball hog would check his ego, he probably would have some assists on game winning baskets. if there is no double team and he cant beat someone one on one, then he dont deserve to win the game. nice try though, TOMMY. omniscient also, i would like to clarify what i mean about clutch. Kobe almost never nails the game winner at the buzzer. But he hits a hell of a lot of hard/clutch shots within the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter. Jamel Yo kobe threw toilet paper at the jazz last night. When the buzzer went off he told them to "clean this sht up before you go"...and Rose is showing his ass in this 4th quater...He shredding these soft c's quickV not again with ray allen..... dude is wide open Jamel can someone please break allens legs damm lol...all this guy is catch and shoot, like a fck robot Joe being a fan of the lakers is soooo 2002.....god. bank$ ben gordon ... ray allen .. now they're clutch ! anyone arguing that? lol nystradomus i love to see the MAJORITY of the laker fans (aka patriot fans aka yankee fans aka bandwagon riders) all hyped up and talking shit about a ring like kobe can win it all single handed... yall act like kobe is the greatest ever when he isn't even the greatest playing in the league right now... lebron has him on ppg, FG%, REBOUNDS per game, assists per game and i can keep going but you all can go to nba.com and see for yourself... when someone is eating kobe in stats (damn near all of them) how to you argue that kobe's the best? it doesn't get more technical than stats Jamel this guy above me, just reads the STATS, because thats how you tell if a player is great... They have all the STATS HAHAHA...Just like a youngster to type some shit about STATS...Kobe closes out games and gets W's, and he takes better shots, not to mention runs his team more efficiently... He's a killer, and he can adapt to how he's being played...Lebron's great but he aint touching 24, especially not in the playoffs Tommy @ tommy if the whole defense is keyed on you, what does that mean? keyed on you? if you are referring to a double or triple team, that would mean that one or two of kobes teammates are wide open. if mr ball hog would check his ego, he probably would have some assists on game winning baskets. if there is no double team and he cant beat someone one on one, then he dont deserve to win the game. nice try though, TOMMY. ========================================================== your lack of NBA knowledge astonishes me. rea1 LAKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS quickV stats aren't everything what happened to lebron the year after he averaged 27,7, and 7????? FLOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPed and everyone picked him 1st in fantasy drafts too. some of you guys have a lack of NBA knowledge, and also: i doubt some of you even play basketball. WHY THE CAVS WILL LOSE IF THEY MAKE THE FINALS: cue 2 years ago against spurs = THE CAVS HAVE TERRIBLE DOUBLE TEAM RECOVERY they doubled parker and duncan, even finley. WHAT do you think they're gona do against kobe? SHOWMAN3000 @ omniscient You said "Bryant has shot less than 50 percent when his team is trailing by one or two points before his team's final possession." ________________________________________________________________ You sound real real real off base to say Kobe isn't clutch. Well if you do that same statistic on all the great "CLUTCH" players like Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Irving "Magic" Johnson, Bernard King, John Havlecic and more I'm 1000% positive their career statistics in clutch situations down the stretch are below 50% That's an extremely vague stat because what if their are other players (which I'm sure happened) who shy away from the ball and shoot it one time or very few times and make those few shots vs. someone who is willing to shoot enough times to eventually make the shot that wins the game. Be clutch is so much more than percentages dog. It's the players who are willing to take the shots and strategies on defense to create a offensive attack to be in a position to win the game. Being clutch is a strategy a combination of attacking offensive in different ways and defensively. Maybe you have or maybe you haven't probably played basketball to know that to be 50% or or in the 40's over for your career in game ending or close down the stretch baskets is extraordinarily hard. Any person who played basketball on a serious level knows that. So if Kobe isn't clutch then all the all the all time greats who were considered clutch are not clutch too. SHOWMAN3000 ^^^ Pardon the bad grammar L0$ LAKERS FTW! RAE @ SHAKE actually, yes liking the braves does make you extra gay. my point is that i rep the bay cuz im from the bay. you rep the lakers, niners and braves because you are a soft ass bangwagon hoppin homo, who's sports fandom has no basis in integrity. i suppose you like the bulls and the bills too? maybe the cowboys? how bout the rockets? who else was good when you were a kid? faggot. just cuz you use internet lingo and emoticons to express yourself doesnt mean you're superior. sfajbdfajs 2 words KO BE! fro wow some dudes is trippin. haha, yea shake on the bandwagon for the niners, who have terrible seasons lately, great team to bandwagon. i know dudes in northern cali who love the jazz and the bengals. if you been supportin a team forever and support them even through the bad times that clearly makes you a bandwagoner (sarcasm) omniscient i will tell u again that michael jeffrey jordan shot over 50 percent on game winners. i know that we can all agree that kobe is no jordan, but i am just giving u an example of someone who was clutch. all i was saying from the beginning is that it is crazy to me that dude hasnt even had ONE season where he shot over 50 percent on final possessions. everyone took it to another level and put words in my mouth that i never said. whether we have stats or not, i follow the nba every day since the early 90s and i know about every time that kobe has drained a game winner and every time that he has clunked it or turned the ball over. from this experience and knowledge, i can tell you that he is significantly below 50 percent in his career on last possessions. SOC4L how the fuck can a 49ers fan be a bandwagoner and how can u hate on him for not reppin his area when LA doesnt even have a fucking team? duumbass anyway kobe doesnt make 50% of his game ending shots, nor has anyone who has put up a decent amount ever. You say we labeling Kobe clutch cuz of the media, which is true, but then you go and do the same with jordan. obviosly he missed game winners, theres jus no point to show those highlights anyomre. To the idiot talking about 81, that wasnt even this season so your opinion doesnt matter anymore. Lakers fans in LA arent bandwagoners, im in LA, been a fan since i was a little kid, so stop being jealous MY region has the BEST team in the NBA about to go for another championship. Lebron is great but Kobe is greater period. omniscient jordan wasnt labeled clutch cuz of the media. he was clutch. jordan missed game winners, just not often. i was living and watching every bulls game during jordans dominance. dont tell me that jordan missed more game winners than he made cuz then your ignorance is showing. and your comment about "no point in showing those highlights anymore?" what are u even talking about? RAE if you read through a fuckin comment you would notice that i said when he was growing up you bitch, it was easy to bandwagon the 49ers in the late 80s and 90s wasn't it?? fag. READ the comment before you respond. lakers fans in la aren't band wagoners, but how about being a 9ers or a braves fan in la throughout the nineties. and for la teams, if dude is FROM la, how bout the rams or the raiders? they didnt win enough at that time huh?? SHOWMAN3000 Homie you ARE wrong Jordan is NOT over 50% lifetime with baskets down the stretch period. Key words "down the stretch" Bottom line that so called stat is an extremely vague stat for it doesn't equate what a clutch player is including Michael "Jesus" Jordan. That stat doesn't define clutch. I'm sure most greats weren't 50% lifetime. So does that mean a nobody who went 3 for 3 on game enders with a prefect percentage more clutch than Jordan (rhetorical)? NO WAY! Even if Kobe is significantly below then so is a lot of other tilted "clutch" players. Again that stat is a irrelevant stat for the simple fact you have to put in account for the score in the 4th quarter, the time, the shots taken in those last 5 minutes|2 minutes or anything below a minute, defensive plays to gain possessions leading up to the end of the game and in some cases assits. A clutch shooter is a shooter who helps you win the game in either an array of shots (of course some will be missed along the way) to be in the position to either win and/or tie the score to eventually win the game. That stat is so of que that if hypothetically speaking Munot Bol made 6 game winners over a span of 14 yrs and only attempted 7 game winners then of course the statistic will make him look clutch. When in all reality out of 82 games each yr for 14 yrs and you only took 7 shots. Where's the stats for all the times his teammates didn't trust giving him the ball or the stat where he wasn't apart of the drives to win in the 4th quarter in other games. The stat when no one trusted him to shoot the ball all those times and he just got layups off of a great pass from a good player who actually made the difficult play for him. The stat for how the games his team came back or were in tight situations and he barely shot the ball. That 4th quarter stat holds little weight for ALL great clutch shooters. Pingback: hustle.biz » Blog Archive » Lakers 108, Jazz 94() Singles 1 month ago by JES7 It's Been a "Long Time Coming" For A-F-R-O & Marco Polo A-F-R-O Polo arrives July 15th. 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