Tboculosis 2010 IP Thread

[bob9826]

Alot of people didnt think stucky would showup at all since there was something going on with him in the organization or something

[tboculosis]

Alot of people didnt think stucky would showup at all since there was something going on with him in the organization or something

Nonsense. Rodney has a contractual agreement with Meijer, therefore he's already feature in their promotional ads as well as make appearances for the company. This was announced last year.

[bob9826]

Nonsense. Rodney has a contractual agreement with Meijer, therefore he's already feature in their promotional ads as well as make appearances for the company. This was announced last year.

yea i figuredhe would show up
the the guys were probably just not thinking it fully through

[tboculosis]

Graphed the Washington Wizards at their hotel today. Got the following players to sign for me as they boarded the bus to the game:

Kirk Hinrich - 1/1 trading card

Nick Young - 1/1 trading card

Gilbert Arenas - 1/1 trading card

Hilton Armstrong - 1/1 trading card

Andray Blatche - 1/1 trading card

John Wall - 1/1 mini basketball (as soon as John walked out, the entire crowd swarmed him; the team security guy tried to limit to one per so everyone would at least get an autograph from him. he even rat out those that tried to double dip, but that didn't stop some of them from getting multiples. fought my way and got my mini basketball signed since that's all I brought for him, thinking he wasn't making the trip due to his foot injury)


Missed out on the followings:

Al Thornton - 0/1 (signed for only a couple of people before jumping in a cab)

assistant coach Randy Wittman - 0/1 (ignored requests)

assistant coach Sam Cassell - 0/1 (said he had to go)

Josh Howard - 0/1 (ignored requests)


JaVale McGee, assistant coach Gene Banks, and head coach Flip Saunders signed, but I didn't need them. Kevin Seraphin ignored. Nobody needed Cartier Martin, Lester Hudson, Trevor Booker, or Hamady Ndiaye. Yi Jianlian didn't make the trip.

[lambeauleap87]

I feel like there are quite a few great players that sign IP (Wall, Durant, Howard), that I'm going to end up making quite a few drives up to Cleveland to do some 'graphing. Nice job!

[tboculosis]

Braved the cold and graphed the Milwaukee Bucks at their hotel today. Got the following to sign for me as they boarded the bus to the game:

Drew Gooden - 1/1 trading card

Ersan Ilyasova - 1/1 trading card

assistant coach Joe Wolf - 1/1 trading card

Larry Sanders - 1/1 trading card

Earl Boykins - 1/1 trading card

head coach Scott Skiles - 1/1 trading card

Andrew Bogut - 1/1 trading card personalized

Corey Maggette - 1/1 trading card


Missed out on the following:

Keyon Dooling - 0/1 (slipped by while Bogut was still signing)

John Salmons - 0/1 (ignored the crowd)


John Brockman, assistant coach Anthony Goldwire, Chris Douglas-Roberts, and Luc Mbah a Moute signed, but I didn't need them. Brandon Jennings ignored and didn't even acknowledged the crowd. Carlos Delfino, Darington Hobson, and Michael Redd didn't make the trip.

[tboculosis]

Graphed the New York Knicks at their hotel today. Got the following players to sign as they boarded the bus to the game:

Danilo Gallinari - 1/1 trading card

Tony Douglas - 1/1 trading card

Roger Mason - 1/1 trading card


Missed out on:

Knicks' TV color commentator Walt Frazier - 0/1 (ignored the crowd)

Eddy Curry - 0/1 (ignored the crowd with his headphones on)

Amar'e Stoudemire - 0/2 (signed for half the crowd and stopped when he got to me)

Wilson Chandler - 0/1 (ignored requests)

Raymond Felton - 0/1 (was late getting on the bus, so he rushed)


Timofey Moozgov, assistant coach Herb Williams, and head coach Mike D'Antoni signed, but I didn't need them. Ronny Turiaf and everybody else ignored.


Immediately afterwards, drove up to the Palace to attend the game against the Knicks. Graphed on the visitors' side at pregame shoot around, so got the following to sign for me:

Pistons' TV color commentator Greg Kelser - 1/1 trading card

Bill Walker - 1/1 trading card


Missed out on:

Wilson Chandler - 0/1 (came off the court at the same time as Felton, so signed spotty for the crowd)

Raymond Felton - 0/1 (same as Chandler)

Amar'e Stoudemire - 0/2 (must only like signing larger items as this is the 2nd time I missed him today; disappointed but not the end of the world, I'll just have to wait until the Knicks come back in March to get him on a photo then)


Timofey Mozgov, Landry Fields, Andy Rautins, Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph and Shawne Williams signed, but I didn't need them.


After the game, waited by the Pistons' parking area. Saw Tracy McGrady, Walt Frazier, Rick Mahorn, Will Bynum with his kid, head coach Jon Kuester, assistant coach Darrell Walker, assistant coach Brian Hill, and Richard Hamilton (with his family, so I didn't want to bother them) walked by. Honestly, don't know why I didn't get them as I know Bynum and a couple more would have signed for sure, but was there to get the autograph of one of the only Pistons player I've never gotten and who's truck was parked across from the players' lot. So waited until Ben Wallace came out and got him to sign my trading card for me, first time that I've ever gotten his autograph. Pretty stoked since Big Ben rarely or never signs inside the Palace at games.

[bob9826]

Nice Wallace! He is such a tough graph.
Sorry about Amare but theres always next time

[tboculosis]

Graphed the Orlando Magic at their hotel after work today. Frigid temperatures brought the worst out of the Magic, only got the following to sign for me as they boarded the bus to the game:

Jason Williams - 1/1 trading card

Ryan Anderson - 1/1 trading card


Missed out on the following:

Brandon Bass - 0/1 (slipped by unnoticed and got in the cab with assistant coach Patrick Ewing)

Rashard Lewis - 0/1 (ignored the crowd)

Vince Carter - 0/1 (heard he signed earlier in the day; this time just waved)

Magics' TV color commentator Matt Guokas - 0/1 (look at the crowd and just boarded the bus)

Quentin Richardson - 0/1 (ignored requests)

Chris Duhon - 0/1 (ignored the crowd)

Jameer Nelson - 0/1 (look at the crowd; thought about signing but just got on the bus. heard he was stricken by the flu)


Magics' radio color commentator Richie Adubato and Magics' general manager Otis Smith signed, but I didn't bring anything for them. Nobody needed Malik Allen and Marcin Gortat. J.J. Redick ignored the crowd. Didn't see Dwight Howard nor Mikael Pietrus, but heard both of them came down with the flu and didn't make the trip.

[lambeauleap87]

That's a bit discouraging; hoping to 'graph the Magic when they come to Cleveland in a few weeks. Hopefully they'll be a bit better then, and Dwight will make the trip!