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April 19, 2010
I’m sure by now you’ve heard all about Noah’s boring day on Sunday. Poor NBA millionaire. Trapped in Cleveland with nothing to do. Well instead of just blasting Joakim with hate laced paragraphs, I thought we here at WFNY might offer up a few suggestions for Noah’s next visit to Cleveland. I mean, there is the off chance he will be back next week for a day. (Game 5 if needed would be Tuesday 4/27.)
Right off the bat I would say that Noah could have visited any number of Cleveland’s beautiful churches on Sunday. I doubt that is the kind of thing that Noah was interested in however. Chris Jennings of the Browns managed to get himself into some trouble at a nightclub on Saturday night, and so that option is always open Noah. We wouldn’t mind a bit if you found yourself drunk and arrested before game 2, but again probably not what you were looking for.
Not being a multi-millionaire, I’m not sure what sorts of activities are of prime interest to that crowd. Perhaps you could have asked some of the Cavaliers for pointers? On second thought, they all hate you. I’m pretty certain none of them would want to chauffeur your obnoxious mug around town for the day, besides they were fairly busy Sunday. They had practice.
Well there’s a thought Joakim. Perhaps instead of trying to find a Chicago level strip club, you could have WATCHED SOME FILM! The Cavaliers do it. In fact many successful professional athletes seem to concentrate a little harder during the playoffs. They don’t seem to whine about being bored. They intensify their efforts.
I know, it seems pointless though doesn’t it? I would have gone to the zoo or the West Side Market if I were you. Maybe grabbed a sandwich at Melt.
Then again, perhaps Noah is really being more cunning than we think. Maybe he wasn’t bored at all, but was doing his part to recruit LeBron to Chicago. Joakim knows that nobody really wants to come play with him in Chicago because, well he’s kind of a jerk. “Hey, come play for the Bulls, we’ve got Joakim Noah!” is a tough sell. Instead Noah decides to try and attack Cleveland, you know the place LeBron is most likely to end up. And the best he could come up with sounds a bit sophomoric to me. “You mean that Cleveland sucks?” Good one Beavis. Next time bring a video game or something and shut your trap.
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For better or for worse, Varejao and Noah will always be linked, however trivial the reasons (hair). But at this point it’s just insulting to compare Andy to The Joke.
Little known fact, Joakim Noah is French for large tampon.
While stuck in the room he could read some Haiku’s…
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That picture is just awful.
Do you think he knows what an art museum or a library is? Nah, prolly not.
The West Side Market is closed on Sundays.
Joakim at the Cleveland Museum of Art? Doubt it.
Zoo? (Family reunion puns aside) That is more his speed.
Dave and Busters? They do have Pop-a-Shot. That may be his practice.
W.6th, I agree we should arrest him just for the lulz.
Take a yoga class. (That’s what alot of the Browns and Cavs do.)
Go to the Library and read a . . . HAHAHAAH. I almost finished that sentence.
Real men Kayak in this weather. The cold water would do you good and if you get lost we won’t complain.
Melt is awesome, except for the hour plus wait. I still put up with it when I’m in town, for the bready goodness!
First off, I’m a little upset this is getting so much publicity. As if this is the first time someone has come out and taken a shot at Cleveland. At this point, Cleveland jokes are played out and unoriginal. You’re a multi million dollar athlete in a major city, you’re telling me you can’t find anything to do? I have a good reason why you’re bored (easy transition to point two)…
How are none of these articles commenting on how ugly Noah is? I mean, he could be one of the uglier people on the planet. He makes the guy from Goonies (who always talks about the Baby Ruth bar) look like a young Brad Pitt.
Lastly, this is just a defense he’s putting up so people don’t talk about how overrated of a player he is. He’s big and puts up a lot of double doubles, but when he has to play against legit big guys he gets b****** around and you see that he’s really a C+ quality player. Coming out and ripping Cleveland steals the headlines that should read ‘Cavs render ugliest man in sports useless’.
I understand the Varejao comparisons but Andy is a rich man’s version of Noah and definitely pulls tons more tail…
He could go see both LeBron banners. I think he’ll love the new one. I havent been back to Cleveland in a while, but I bet he could still go ice fishing. If the ice happens to be melted already, he could grab a case of Bud and an inner tube and go float down the Cuyahoga for a few hours
Noah could have been significantly more offensive had he provided some specifics.
He could have had more punch had he said, “where do you start?”
But Cleveland’s overall impression on him is equally subject to his commentary (Maybe his comment was simply based on a dislike of the Cavs, but I don’t have enough reason to think that.).
Maybe he’s wrong, but that Cleveland is not objectively impressive enough to forestall that kind of comment (to which the interviewer might have thought “he might be right”) should not be disregarded by the City/County.
I mean, c’mon. I grew up in Cleveland — I love it, and I complain about it constantly. That’s just the way it is.
But honestly, what does he want? On one Sunday in April, what was he expecting to do that he couldn’t? Tourist-wise you’ve got your art museums, history museum, rock and/or roll museums, just about every major store that you can find in Chicago, New York, Kansas City, or any mid- to large-scale US city, not to mention clubs/bars of every persuasion (what city doesn’t?) and a major-league baseball team playing in the middle of the day. Museums, shops, clubs, sports…what am I missing?
I’m not here to say Cleveland is Paris, but I just don’t understand why he felt so hard up. Not that I care, but I’m just sayin’….
that picture is AMAZING.
I was largely underwhelmed by downtown Cleveland when I was in town a year ago for the marathon. That’s just how it is.
the fact is, downtown cleveland is fairly limited. people mostly go to work then go home. the R&R hall of fame is nice but you can only do that so many times. the friday/saturday night bar scene and restaurant scene is decent. the other museums are far away though. the theater district is quite nice but i have a feeling thats not on most young NBA-player agendas. on a sunday afternoon, i can see anyone being bored being downtown. even the only decent shopping is far away. i’d be bored too. that being said, im not sure how much fun there is to be had in MOST cities on sunday afternoons. the whole story is overblown.
Hit a mall sporting goods store to buy a face mask for the next time Shaq makes you fall on that mug.
Cleveland isnt a place that thinks it has to pretend to be something its not. It is what it is. If you are boring enough not to look for something to do, it will be boring for you. You are simply not the kind of person who should live there.
Frankly I’ve always thought the best thing about Cleveland has been the people. My friends and my family (and the agonizing sports teams) are the reason I always love the weeks that I get to come home. So if you’ve gone out and antagonized all the people and they hate you, OF COURSE Cleveland is going to suck in your eyes!
He should of went to the Science Center. A picture of him with the static ball, that makes your hair stand on it’s end, would be priceless.
I love Cleveland as the rest of you, but to be honest, I have never gone to Cleveland for any other reason than to watch a sporting event.
Ryan S
Is he the kind of person who should visit and spend his money here?
Ryan S hit right on the mark: “If you are boring enough not to look for something to do, it will be boring for you”. The world is a pretty awesome place, and anywhere you are there is something to do–you just have to put some effort to do it.
Simply put: Joakim Noah is a painfully boring person.
The real problem is that he knew he wouldn’t be back Until the first road trip of next year, and didn’t want to get too involved.
I don’t understand the “he’s boring” criticism.
It is irrelevant.
That Cleveland does not make plain where a man of his means can spend his money to have a good time is bad for Cleveland.
I still remember Jordan saying we were “a city of cream-puffs”
It’s so much nicer when they hate you for being good.
Jordan you’re not.
People who think Cleveland is boring just don’t know where to go for fun. There’s a lot to do on any given day, it just depends on your interests.
That being said… shouldn’t Noah be more worried about how to win a game against the Cavs than what to do on an off day?
If I were a Bulls fan, I’d be upset that he is not focused on his task to “shock the world” by beating us.
It’s okay Joakim, after tonight, you’ll be able to stay away until next season.
He could have strolled over to the Jake (I know, I know, but it’ll always be the Jake to me) and watched his fellow Chi-town Sox get their butts kicked AGAIN…kinda like the Bulls did….
From this point forward he shall be known as:
The “Joke’s on Him” Noah
thats true, Nikko. any time we can drop a KFC double down on chicago = a good day!
I actually find Noah refreshing. In today’s world where athlete after athlete spits out cliche after cliche, I appreciate a guy who is true to himself. He is the type of player every team would love to have. He works hard and doesn’t back down. I mean he cares. As fans of any team why do we not like guys like this. I mean I loved when he stood up to Lebron during the regular season. He may be a goof but the guy works.
Find a local barber so they can wack the hair off his nappy head!!
Stop being homers and acting like the only thing that links Noah and Varejao is their hair…it’s the rebounding, the defense and the fact that their the guys on their teams that annoy other players and fans the most.
I love Noah getting everyone riled up, it makes the playoffs interesting. Look at the first two rounds last year – there was basically no rivalry even against the once-hated Pistons. The second the Hawks series was over Josh Smith and Lebron were hugging and laughing for the camera.
I’m all for him fanning the Cle/Chi rivalry again. Considering that the Wizards aren’t getting to the playoffs anytime soon we need some team to hate in the 1st or second round before Boston / Orlando shows up.
The Danimal is right. Andy and Noah are similar energy playing big men. Like all of you, I don’t like Noah’s comments, but lets me real here, he’s a legitimate starting C in the NBA (until he got injured he was leading the NBA in rebounds.) If he were on the Cavs, all of you would love this guy. He has no filter in interviews, he’s entertaining to watch (see the steal and dunk on Pierce last year), and he’s a hard worker. He came in the league as a clown, and was probably the first player in NBA history to be suspended by teammates. Look at him now, he’s probably one of the most team-oriented players in the league. I would imagine he and LeBron would have some good handshakes and I’m sure Shaq would have had him on twitter at the first practice.
Noah is a throwback pro who was obviously influenced by the Knicks of the 1990s. He isn’t a guy like LeBron who would give daps to opposing players before the game, he’s the guy that would be more comfortable punching opposing players in the face, and he’d would jump off the Grand Canyon for his teammates.
Quite honestly, I’d rather have Noah than Andy. Per 36 minutes, he’s above Andy in all categories. Looking at their REB%, Noah is at 20.4% and Andy is at 15.9%. That means Noah gets 20.4 available rebounds when he is on the court. You could knock him because the Bulls other main rebounders are Gibson, Noah and Miller and we have LeBron, Shaq, Z, Antawn and JJ taking rebounds, but lets be serious here, Noah can be and often is a difference maker in the Bulls’ games, and you all would stupid if you would want Andy over Noah.
And if anyone even thinks we should have Hickson over Noah should get their basketball fan card immediately rescinded.
Hey, Andy is on MY team and Noah is on the OTHER team!
/realizes faking outrage is the new black
//puts on shades
///YEAAAAAAAAA
ha ha, you lost again. in your face Noah
and im very happy with Andy-at least our team in its entirety is tactful
noah is a goof and he speaks his mind. And actually i think he’d go to museums. He has a degree in anthropology and he’s the kind of guy interested in what happens in the world mostly due to his multi cultural background: his mother is swedish, his father is a former pro tennis man who won the french open in 83 and is a famous singer in france now, his grandpa is from cameroon….and he grew up in new york. I’ve followed the guys for years so i think that when he says : cleveland sucks he means as much i’m bored as i hate the cavs. I think he just wanted to take on the cavs again. And it showed tonight (25 and 13 is pretty good) even though chicago lost again. Noah has evolved into a very good basketball player after a tough first year because he had trouble to take his game to the next level after 2 NCAA championships. And frankly i’d love to have him as our starting center…even if he doesnt like cleveland
@1 Except that Noah is better than Varejao
Let’s face it. Noah just wants to know where to score: http://bit.ly/b12AZD