I've never really been apathetic about graphing, but for some reason I felt thay way for this game against the Houston Rockets. I've never seen the Rockets play in person, so that couldn't be it. Maybe it's that slow start I mentioned in previous entries, or maybe it's because I've heard some jerky things about James Harden (black sharpie only, regardless of your age) and I was hoping they wouldn't be true. But let's not get ahead of ourselves! K.J. McDaniels was first. He seemed to be a little quiet but he signed at least one for most everyone that was waiting. Ryan Anderson was a really nice guy! He commented on the photo I presented to him, saying that he had a cheesy grin, and we both laughed about it. Come to think of it, I should have asked for a selfie because I really think he would have done it. I'll just make a mental note and file it away for the next time I see him, and hopefully the circumstances are ideal for a selfie then. You just have to know when to pick your moments if you graph and selfie -- sometimes due to time constraints, you can only get one or the other. Clint Capela signed one for everyone waiting. His signature is OK; it's a big C with loops in the middle. This was also the time when those two dudes showed up and got all in my space, but it's ai'ight, we formed an alliance! Three Musketeers and junk like that! We gon' get James Harden! His autograph gon' make my program worth $500! I'mma sell it too! Those were their words, not mine. I don't sell my IP basketball autographs -- just check my store! It's on this same page. We got Nene's autograph! It's probably worth like ten bucks! Hey Harden, what'chu you doing for Thanksgiving? We gon' have that cookout? If I had my phone I would tweet Harden and tell him man you lied to me [about signing later]! And he be like, Damn. I'm coming! Where you at son? Oh, the things I hear at games! I could write a book. Or a blog...! These dudes were straight up amusing/funny, even if they were all up in my personal space. Until next season! WE WILL GET JAMES HARDEN. Alliance, yo! Nene was nice too, although he wasn't particularly chatty or engaging. I saw him sign random pages in the program for people. If I was a player I might not sign those unless you're a kid. One kid handed him a paint pen to sign a ball, but didn't take the cap off. Hello. Nene asked the kid to take the cap off. Any other player would have probably brushed him off/skipped him and not thought twice about it. On another note, can anyone read/translate what he wrote? Assistant coach John Lucas who wrote on me with a red pen. Sorry, I had to get that out of the way. I had a Sharpie out for him but he was on auto-pilot and used those dudes' red pen on my photo. In his attempt to get to everyone, he got a little happy with the pen and finished his ending stroke on my thumb. But to get back to the main point -- who signs a photo with a pen? A PEN. Coach Lucas, that's who. He was nice though, and I'll give him points for that. I don't have much to say about James Harden other than he's kind of a jerk. Or a body part (you pick). He used a red Sharpie for somebody, and I was pretty sure he was strictly black Sharpie only. He skipped a crap-ton of people, signed mostly for kids, and even made one of them cry (and not in a good way). The kid was still sort of crying when the next guy came along. And that was a while later. Back to Harden, I also heard the sig quality left MUCH to be desired. Maybe it's a good thing we didn't get him? I'd rather have something recognizable than a sloppy mess. But that's just me. Patrick Beverley signed a few but skipped most of us. Not really a dirty move, but I didn't really expect him to sign. He knows he gets a frosty reception here in OKC. Eric Gordon. Second verse, same as the first. One per. Anderson 1/1 Beverley 0/1 Capela 1/1 Gordon 1/1 Harden 0/1 Lucas 1/1 McDaniels 1/1 Nene 1/1 The next game on the docket for me is Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers. I used to really envy people who got to go to a Pacers game, and looking back I am not really sure why. Nevertheless, Paul George is who I'm after, but we'll see. I never know how a star player will react when introduced to a crowd of autograph seekers. Fingers crossed. Until next time, J.R.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Welcome!If you've ever wanted to know the ins-and-outs of In-Person (IP) graphing, or if you've ever wanted to know what goes through a grapher's head, this is the place to be! Archives
December 2018
Categories
All
|