tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70672867216271639852024-03-14T09:10:02.520-07:00Garbage Time All-Starswhere crazy happensGarbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-56997151980840876422012-11-08T11:02:00.001-08:002012-11-08T11:03:40.450-08:00Garbage Time is nighI don't know if anyone is still looking at this site but if you are let it be known: he's baaaaaaack! But I'll be posting on tumblr instead. Direct your browser to:<br />
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<br />Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-11539302788253038282011-03-10T21:38:00.000-08:002011-03-10T22:39:25.803-08:00Get your hands off our lion!<img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TXm0MrxJWkI/AAAAAAAAAmk/B2DvoLb8zaI/s800/kingslion.gif" width=600 height=600 alt="Keep the Kings in Sacramento."><br /><br />I don't really need to explain why I hate the specter of the Kings — a team with a loyal following in a one-team town — being dragged off in the night for dubious installation in Anaheim. Here: <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/3/3/2027121/sacramento-kings-relocated-anaheim">Tom Ziller presents 19 excellent, lucid reasons why the Kings should not relocate to Anaheim</a>. Go read that.<br /><br />And what about the reasons <span style="font-style:italic;">for</span> this relocation? <span style="font-style:italic;">They suck!</span><br /><br />Of course, us dizzy, foam-fingers-for-brains fans must constantly be reminded that the NBA is a business. It's about profit. It's about moving units. Fine, but business decisions can be short-sighted and rash. It's the sort of decision that's easier to make when your (young, talented, oozing with potential) team is losing lots of games. But if you think that Seattle wouldn't be showing up three seasons later to see Durant, Westbrook and co. rack up 40 wins and counting, well, I've got a truck full of <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Kings-to-name-arena-after-sham-energy-bracelets?urn=nba-306251">crappy plastic bracelets</a> that might help your balance.<br /><br />If you want to re-post or use this image, you have my permission. <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20939385/kingslion.pdf">Download a high-resolution PDF here</a>. Let's apply pressure where we can. NBA owners have to vote to approve this move. Let's convince them it's a bad idea! Kings fans have been doing good work at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HereWeStay">Here We Stay</a>, selling out one game and aiming to do it again on April 11. <a href="http://www.sactownroyalty.com">Sactown Royalty</a> covers all the latest action.<br /><br />I don't know how much impact fans can have in a situation like this, but the people in power have to know that this relocation would mean losing an entire fan-base (customers) in a market that's been historically good for the NBA.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-70621750550596266712011-02-27T20:04:00.000-08:002011-02-27T20:30:37.679-08:00General managers gone wild<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TWsdrfDKU2I/AAAAAAAAAl4/PzQSWqikelw/s800/tradedeadline.gif" width="650" height="491" alt="trade deadline!" /><br /><br />I hope that your trade deadline hangover is receding. Always a doozy.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-47115463777607891792011-02-22T22:30:00.000-08:002011-02-23T00:55:05.259-08:00That one guy and the men in purple<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TWSpKH0tWzI/AAAAAAAAAlY/8r1sfCi8cCU/s800/boxedout0222.gif" alt="Heat/Kings" height="572" width="349" /><br /></div><br />Here we are at the trade deadline, and rather than comment on that frothy mess I chose to watch Kings at Heat — a game that mattered little and was enjoyed less. I was geared to do a more in-depth breakdown but the Heat lay such a quick, steady beating on the Evansless, Landryless Kings that I had to get my kicks with this single, silly image.<br /><br />So, OK, the Kings aren't able to hang with LeByawn James. Fine. But let's not sentence them to Anaheim. If you're a good person, please have a look at the <a href="http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2011/2/22/2008811/here-we-stay-update-closing-in-on-sell-out">Here We Stay actions over at Sactown Royalty</a>.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-41533724169345397332011-02-02T23:38:00.000-08:002011-02-02T23:40:09.669-08:00No cure for Mamba Mouth<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TUpbS7B03NI/AAAAAAAAAko/mGR3wGhbGrg/s800/medicalconcerns.gif" width=492 height=667 alt="mid-season medical concerns">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-79824657871318621482011-01-13T07:54:00.001-08:002011-01-13T08:11:54.426-08:00See you down at Lamprey Chunks<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TS8cSp5U4wI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/HjqwVCU-fqA/s800/thefuture.gif" width=450 height=693 alt="the future"><br /><br />Sorry to be so apocalyptic about this but <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Kings-to-name-arena-after-sham-energy-bracelets?urn=nba-306251">selling your arena name to a snake oil merchant</a> is the kind of thing you do right before you sell the office furniture.<br /><br />I was in grade school in Sacramento when the Kings moved there. Reggie Theus came to our junior high to tell us not to do drugs. Why, Reggie? So that we could one day grow up to hand our meager paychecks over to an embarrassing corporate sponsor for Thneeds we don't needs? Reggie???<br /><br />Hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow for the Kings, but it's starting to feel like each glimmer of hope is accompanied by two subsequent kicks to the crotch.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-61773231022255298742011-01-02T20:56:00.000-08:002011-01-02T21:20:02.089-08:00Quite possibly the world's smallest painting of LeBron JamesI have to qualify it since I haven't done any research at all, and one could certainly go smaller, but I may have just created the world's smallest painting of LeBron James. Witness:<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TSFWP4g7F9I/AAAAAAAAAj8/dC0ur5JyJAo/s800/lebronminipainting.jpg" width=450 height=665 alt="little LeBron painting"><br /><br />Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Here's what it looks like hanging over the mantel:<br /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TSFWP6xUcqI/AAAAAAAAAj4/_j-7f2_9iPk/lebronminiovermantel.jpg" width=650 height=450 alt="mini LeBron painting over mantel"><br /><br />Happy new year everyone.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-34022444936890139022010-12-22T09:08:00.001-08:002010-12-22T09:09:18.767-08:00Road Report up at Red94Hey, I filed some notes/drawings with <a href="http://www.red94.net/94-toons-road-report/4981/">Red94</a> after attending Monday's Warriors/Rockets game. <a href="http://www.red94.net/94-toons-road-report/4981/">Cheggitout</a>.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-69429843668606422872010-12-19T22:54:00.000-08:002010-12-19T22:55:54.572-08:00Boxed Out, Rockets at Kings, 12/19<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TQ79aya_s7I/AAAAAAAAAjU/xnZzHTPtzIU/boxedout1219.gif" width=600 height=777 alt="Rockets at Kings">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-76112315769721827522010-12-07T01:33:00.000-08:002010-12-07T01:36:17.193-08:00Boxed Out, Kings at Clippers, 12/6<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TP3_kP96vvI/AAAAAAAAAjA/ZdvAbJvKSAE/boxedout1206.gif" width=600 height=813 alt="kings at clippers">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-49548940339831132992010-11-30T15:14:00.001-08:002010-11-30T15:24:25.891-08:00GTAS at Red94So, I'm going to be doing some comics for excellent Rockets/NBA blog <a href="http://www.red94.net"><span style="font-style:italic;">Red94</span></a>. I've enjoyed reading Rahat Huq & co. over there for some time now, so I'm excited to join the line-up. I'll still post plenty of exclusive work here, but some extra goodies will flow to <span style="font-style:italic;">Red94</span>. I'll mention the <span style="font-style:italic;">Red94</span> stuff here, and of course it will be pointed out on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garbage-Time-All-Stars/59914351769">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/garbage_time">Twitter</a>. Got it?<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.red94.net/josh-frankel-contributor-94-toons/4670/">here's my first drawing over there</a>, in which I point and laugh at the Heat. You like that sort of thing, right?<br /><br />---JOSHGarbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-33841719271639666992010-11-29T01:22:00.000-08:002010-11-29T01:23:51.387-08:00Boxed Out, Spurs at Hornets, 11/28<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TPNwxkfNcSI/AAAAAAAAAio/zmFlCMZHPu8/boxedout1128.gif" width=600 height=760 alt="spurs at hornets">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-16027850300598566592010-11-17T00:56:00.000-08:002010-11-17T00:58:29.783-08:00Boxed Out, Bulls at Rockets, 11/16<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TOOYxWwrK7I/AAAAAAAAAiU/t702wYPrpEM/boxedout1117.gif" width=600 height=756 alt="bulls at rockets">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-9009892812535218442010-11-10T01:58:00.000-08:002010-11-10T02:00:05.377-08:00Boxed Out, Knicks at Bucks, 11/9<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TNpsm3ge6jI/AAAAAAAAAiA/Vr7KmnxfqjM/boxedout1109.gif" width=600 height=781 alt="knicks at bucks"><br /><br />Still working on how to do more of these. And improve the quality. Stay tuned.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-88911969908408573112010-11-02T01:41:00.000-07:002010-11-02T19:50:31.875-07:00Boxed Out, Raptors at Kings<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TM_OiGGZ_ZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/VxqptAC2I6M/boxedout1101.gif" width=600 height=787 alt="Raptors at Kings"><br /><br />The Toronto broadcast of this game did actually mention a product called Astro Biobest as being the official yogurt drink of the NBA but I found no evidence of this sponsorship in two minutes of bleary googling. Scam?<br /><p>Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-57112607594862903812010-10-27T00:05:00.000-07:002010-10-27T00:09:23.351-07:00Boxed Out, opening nightI did a 4-panel comic of the 4 quarters of tonight's Blazers/Suns game:<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TMfPUhg6gTI/AAAAAAAAAhY/xnHOghgeJRc/boxedout1026.gif" width=600 height=839 alt="Boxed Out, opening night"><br /><br />I made this really fast to get it out before the box score had cooled. Is this a good idea? Should this be a regular feature?Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-86308771865972621532010-10-25T21:23:00.000-07:002010-10-25T21:27:55.416-07:00'Sheed is gone, and now we are all 'Sheed<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TMZXnSUVgfI/AAAAAAAAAhE/8ixXUtuOQSw/kgref.gif" width=600 height=408 alt="t'd up"><br /><br />OK, last of the pre-season sketches. All I gotta say down here is THANK MICHAEL JORDAN'S JEANS THE SEASON IS FINALLY STARTING!!!Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-63755553606562395032010-10-12T07:36:00.000-07:002010-10-12T08:15:04.865-07:00Mister, can I draw on your neck?<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TLRwxy7oBSI/AAAAAAAAAgo/iZdbHESsPwE/birdmansized.gif" width=600 height=431 alt="Chris Andersen's color coordinator"><br /><br />Hopefully your retinas still function after seeing <a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2010/10/09/photo-chris-andersens-new-tattoo-is-bright-free/">Chris Andersen's latest upgrade</a>. Pretty spectacular, eh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TLRyX-GvDkI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Bu0879TYcLw/nameforgemini.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 213px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TLRyX-GvDkI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Bu0879TYcLw/nameforgemini.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />That neck is emitting such high levels of radiation that it actually awakened <a href="http://garbagetimeallstars.blogspot.com/2010/03/name-forge-of-destiny-iii.html">The Name Forge of Destiny</a> from its off-season slumber! A tattoo this magnificent sends powerful nickname pulses through the aether. Here's a list the Forge related to me as I wiped excess magma from its sleepy eyes with a damp cloth:<br /><br /><br />PEACOCK<br />THE DAYGLO EAGLE<br />THE FLUORESCENT FALCON<br />GRAFFITI NECK<br />RAINBOW CONNECTION<br />TASTE THE RAINBOW<br />HOW DOES MY NECK TASTE?<br />CRAYOLA AYATOLLAH<br />NUCLEAR NECK<br />TROPICAL MEDLEY<br />HUMAN COLORING BOOK<br />ULTIMATE NECK<br />RETINA WRECKER<br />BIG PALETTE<br /><br />Name Forge showed up to the pre-season with 1600 pounds of added muscle. Coaching staff asked it to slim down but, well ... suggest/vote in the comments, please.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-30383445690501227612010-10-03T18:21:00.000-07:002010-10-08T09:22:08.300-07:00What's a Chosen One to do?<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1YLWBuOQEjE/TK6xi9vfHDI/AAAAAAAAAgU/281VGddGfGw/vengefullebron.jpg" width=600 height=428 alt="I heard what you said about me"><br />I mean, I've poked at LeBron's clownish narcissism before but I'm starting to feel sorry for the guy.<br /><br />This part is old news, but let's review anyway. He commits the "sins" of making a big deal about free agency (after winning his second consecutive MVP, encouraged and enabled for years by league GMs and all media outlets) and then choosing the roster most likely to yield wins (rather than blind, loyal commitment to mediocrity and the dubious virtue of going it alone). For this his jersey is burned in the streets, he's called a traitor by a grade-schooler masquerading as Cavs owner, the pack of media jackals questions every element of his character, and on and on. Everyone wants a piece. In a recent survey of GMs James received only a single vote as most likely to win MVP this season. I know they'll say that you can't win an MVP playing with these other all-stars but that's straight baloney coming from the same guys who a few months ago would have gladly murdered any number of hobos with their bare hands if they'd thought it would earn them favor with The King. And the same guys who then scrambled to overpay Rudy Gay, Joe Johnson, Amir Johnson, Drew Gooden, Darko Milicic, Rudy Gay (contract so nice I'm saying it twice) etc as Kelly Dwyer so excellently pointed out <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/NBA-GMs-do-not-care-for-LeBron-James-anymore?urn=nba-274982">here</a>.<br /><br />(My only real problem with <span style="font-style:italic;">The Decision</span> is that it was brutal TV. Next time: fewer grisly Jim Gray close-ups, more windmill dunks, please.)<br /><br />So, I hope LeBron comes out ready to force-feed some fools their own words this season. Every time he throws it down I hope he's imagining the ball to be the chubby, bald head of this-or-that hater Hall of Famer. Maybe give some "no hard feelings" high-fives to various GMs with a palm full of Pat Riley's corrosive hair gel. I'm excited for the coming season, and one big reason is that I think we're going to see some high-quality waste-laying from a former MVP with the eye of the tiger.<br /><br />Switching gears a bit: hey Miami, speak up if you want this image on a t-shirt. I am collecting data for that kind of endeavor.<br /><br />And: Garbage Time All-Stars is back. I plan to generate a not-insignificant amount of drawing and comics pertaining to the 2010-2011 NBA season. You have been warned.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-48950721702113565832010-06-06T06:51:00.000-07:002010-06-06T07:02:19.571-07:00Storied franchises<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4673099309_034945d1eb_b.jpg" width=543 height=373 alt="Storied franchises"><br />Not really excited about the historical significance of this confrontation. Ah well.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-15900090255814813352010-03-30T22:49:00.000-07:002010-03-30T22:52:55.183-07:00Way to go, guys!<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4478467280_b9c4df551c_o.gif" width=300 height=501 alt="Congratulations New Jersey!">Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-40228757206565474862010-03-23T22:03:00.000-07:002010-03-23T22:14:12.822-07:00Warriors on the Blocks<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4459344658_1bfeb6b0df_o.gif" width=575 height=439 alt="Warriors on the Blocks"><br /><br />In case you hadn't heard, the nacho cheese-colored hot-rod on cinder blocks that is the Golden State Warriors is officially for sale. Needs a little work, yeah, sure, a family of opossums is living under the hood, but still ... hard to say how all the mismanagement impacts value. They seemed quite valuable as recently as spring 2007, and the fans are loyal despite all the torture. Don't stop believing, Bay Area!<br /><br />---JOSHGarbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-61527248665099481752010-03-07T20:22:00.000-08:002010-10-12T08:21:41.571-07:00The Name Forge of Destiny III<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4416202528_06e765e062_o.gif" width=500 height=818 alt="The Name Forge of Destiny"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4415442839_361722ff41_o.gif" width=500 height=668 alt="The Name Forge of Destiny"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4415442965_8fa6efc857_o.gif" width=500 height=810 alt="The Name Forge of Destiny"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4415443025_124b42835e_o.gif" width=500 height=680 alt="The Name Forge of Destiny"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4415443103_edd7eab2d4_o.gif" width=500 height=752 alt="The Name Forge of Destiny"><br /><br />For those unfamiliar with The Name Forge of Destiny, you can read earlier iterations <a href="http://garbagetimeallstars.blogspot.com/2008/02/name-forge-of-destiny.html">here</a> and <a href="http://garbagetimeallstars.blogspot.com/2009/01/name-forge-of-destiny-ii.html">here</a>.Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-83865645214733954662010-02-23T21:06:00.000-08:002010-02-23T21:26:43.852-08:00The Exchange<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4383460139_1d34c80080_o.gif" width=600 height=410 alt="Kevin Martin for Carl Landry"><br /><br />I understand that this is pure fantasy, it's a business, life goes on, etc but let us note the trade deadline deal sending Kevin Martin to Houston and Carl Landry to Sacramento. Most modern NBA trades are unappetizing samplers of overpaid guys who've worn out their welcomes, nebulous future considerations, career 12th men and draft busts. This is different. Both of these guys rose from obscurity to become fan favorites. Kings/Rockets bloggers rushed to assure each other that they were sending a special player in the deal. It's one of those times when it hurts to be "cheering for laundry" (as Jerry Seinfeld put it).Garbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067286721627163985.post-63107203174632330052010-01-21T20:11:00.000-08:002010-01-21T20:17:14.383-08:00Tyreke<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4294017063_27d7fea470_o.gif" alt="Tyreke" width="450" height="676" /><br /><br />Just a little tribute to one of the guys who's made being a Kings fan quite a lot more bearable.<br /><br />---JOSHGarbage Time All-Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675878367238245629noreply@blogger.com6