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For now, at least, I’m too lazy to post here the pictures that I just posted at the Weekly. So you can check them out there.

I’ll have some pics from the Sonics rally later tonight, and I know Reid was taking video, so when his work schedule allows it, we’ll likely be treated to another of his gems. For now, though, let’s congratulate him for being among the subjects of the Sports Photos of the Week at the Arizona Republic.

Thanks to Matt N. for the tip.

Update:
Camp Jones, who made the Sonics Take Manhattan video with Reid, is pictured here waving a Sonics flag.

…in the story I tell in this week’s “The Bounce to Ecstasy!” column: “Tell John McLaren You Saved Him a Buck or Two by Dialing 1-800-COLLECT“. As always, full archives of the column can be found here.

Tonight’s STIFF lineup features my two favorite of the festival’s movies thus far: the delightful Frank & Cindy (7:00 at the Capitol Hill Arts Center), and, of course, my own Haymaker & Sally (9:30 at the Central Cinema). If you must choose only one, choose Haymaker & Sally, but I recommend both. And do review them (and any others you see), so that you can have a voice in who wins the audience award! (All you have to do is sign up for an account on the STIFF page–very easy to do.)

As many of you already know, Jason Reid has been assiduously documenting the Sonics relocation saga (perhaps to the tune of a future feature length documentary). Well, his most recent movie, a seven-minute Manhattan-shot splendor made with fellow Haymaker & Sally stalwart Camp Jones, has taken the web by storm. See it below, along a televised shout-out from KOMO-4 anchor Dan Lewis:

Finally, I should add that the Save Our Sonics rally he’s promoting in the videos is slated to feature former Sonics Gary Payton and Xavier McDaniel. To paraphrase Wayne Brady on the Chapelle show, is the X-Man gonna have to choke a Sonics owner?

Everyone’s favorite buddy cop movie now has its own IMDB entry!* Visit the page, add trivia, rate and review the movie, and generally just bask in the glory of our renegade buddy cop bonanza clearing another bar of establishment. Similarly, you can visit our STIFF page and rate and review the movie there as well, so that those considering attending Wednesday’s screening will get an idea of its awesomeness.

Speaking of, come to Wednesday’s screening! It’s at 9:30 PM at the Central Cinema at 21st and Union. You can have pizza and beer while you watch! We’re expecting a big turnout, so buy your tickets ahead of time or get there early!

*Apologies to those whose characters are listed under the page of an actor who shares your name–rest assured I’m working on getting it fixed.

My most recent Weekly web column is up, and the title pretty much tells explains it. As the result of a site redesign over there, the archive of my columns has been moved here.

Yesterday brought the release of the Orlando draft camp measurements, showing how tall, long, fat, strong, fast, and springy all the top prospects are. (A sortable database of measurements for every year can be found here.) DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony provides a nice analysis of this year’s results and a run-down of the history of draft measurements. And at Sports Northwest Magazine, Seth Kolloen uses the measurements to make some good points about race and scouting.

As others have noted before, the measurements can be deceiving: for example, 2007 slam dunk king Andre Iguodala’s vertical jump was only one inch better than J.J. Redick’s and more than six inches worse than Brandon Roy’s. Which leads me to wonder, what’s with this new trend of the top verticals being held by guys who never dunk the ball? In 2006, Brandon Roy’s vertical was measured at 40.5 inches and Jordan Farmar’s at 42 inches. This year, O.J. Mayo hit 40 inches. While they’re certainly athletic, these guys never seem like high-flyers in games. But according to their verticals, they should all be within inches of head-butting the rim at the peak of their jumps.

Photo of Joe Alexander from DraftExpress. Can you picture Brandon Roy doing this?

No radio interviews for you!

Back in February, I wrote a piece comparing the Sonics’ situation to the movie Major League. Well, the information being revealed by the upcoming trial continues to make the comparison more apt. Today, we learn that, in response to the team’s motion to exclude testimony by KJR radio host Mitch Levy and author and Stranger columnist Sherman Alexie, the city’s lawyers have filed a motion disclosing that the team allowed Kevin Durant to appear on KJR only once all last season. Sure doesn’t sound like a team trying to market a wildly talented, good-looking rookie star who confesses to a crush on Beyonce and can do a dead-on impression of his coach’s raspy voice.