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Jay Bilas Wanted People Sober for the Draft
Jay Bilas Wanted People Sober for the Draft
During the NBA Draft last week, Jay Bilas took pains to avoid using his favorite words when talking about the draftees: "long" and "upside." It wasn't because the folks at ESPN told him that his overuse of the words had become annoying and tiresome. No. He just wanted to keep people from getting too tanked that night ($). I am aware of the drinking games that are based upon the use of such ...
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Jay Bilas, ESPN Attempt To Combat Binge Drinking During NBA Draft
FanIQ Blog — ... Here I was thinking Bilas was always looking out for us. We'll give him credit for coming up with every possible synonym, but I won't excuse him for telling us that Michael Beasley had "second-jumpability" and noting Kevin Love's "pick and popability." If we ever run into Jay, we're getting our drinks back. 'Long' thoughts on the NBA draft [E$PN] via [FanHouse]

JAY BILAS IS THE BEER BARON
With Leather — ... College kids, as they are wont to do, create drinking games based on events they watch as a collective. It's a way to make some fun out of all the drinking they're doing anyway. In the case of the NBA Draft, a few have sprung up seizing on Jay Bilas' frequent describing players as "long" or having "upside". The ESPN analyst has caught wind of such games and enforced a self-imposed moratorium on using the trigger words. Because he's a dick. ...

Jay Bilas = Buzz Killington
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? — ... probably go back to my usual terminology now. Touche, Mr. Bilas. Touche. As a Dookie, we expect nothing less than minimal binge drinking (lax based douchebaggery, well, that’s another story). I hereby announce an amendment to future NBA draft drinking games that includes any phrase synonymous with the term “long” or “upside”, and additionally one that will incorporate similar synonyms for the term “upside”. Via FH ShareThis

Former Bulldog Marcus Campbell Looking For Time to Share on South Beach
Bulldog Maroon & White — ... Remember the 7′0″ lefty with soft hands and the disposition of your little brother? Observing Marcus Campbell up close and personal many times during his days at Mississippi State, I was always wowed by his natural athletic ability, and as Jay Bilas might put it, elongated reach — he has a 7′6″ wingspan in his basketball tool kit. However, Campbell never was able to put forth a consistent motivated effort as a Bulldog, seemingly destined to make a meandering basketball journey on his God-given talent rather than intense ...

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