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Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2072

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WHAT!?!?!?!? Why would they do that? LAME. Good work Buckner turning it down...

From Marc Spears and the Boston Globe:

LONDON -- Wolves newcomer Greg Buckner has worn No. 21 previously. But when the Wolves asked him if he’d like to wear No. 21 for them, he quickly turned the offer down and opted for No. 7. Celtics newcomer forward Kevin Garnett, a 10-time NBA All-Star, wore No. 21 in Minnesota. Buckner thought it would be insulting to wear Garnett's old number in Minnesota.

\"That number will be retired,\" Buckner said.

Question: "Hey Antoine Walker, why do you shoot so many 3's?"

Answer: "Because there are no 4's."

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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2073

Mad_Dog04 OFFLINE The Peksecutioner Posts: 1141 Thank you received: 24 Howls: 6	Good job Bucky, I cant believe theyd offer him #21...
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2075

daddyfatsax NOW ONLINE Ricky Rubio Posts: 5013 Thank you received: 510 Howls: 28	UNBELIEVABLE! I'm done. Just plain done.
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2077

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24865 Thank you received: 222 Howls: 7	daddyfatsax wrote: UNBELIEVABLE! I'm done. Just plain done. What a freakin JOKE!!!!
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2078

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Whoever did that deserves a punch in the face.

How classless can you get? If the name weren't already taken, I'd do some tweaking to the site's style and rename it Celticsblog. I'm so sick of the stupidity and ignorance that's been shown by our front office over the past few months.

We should wait until he retires to officially retire the jersey, but it's just common sense and respect that no Timberwolf should ever wear 21 again. It deserves a permanent spot in the rafters next to Malik Sealy's.

And props to Greg Buckner for having the respect and decency that management is obviously lacking. I didn't really know anything about the guy before, but he's on my good side now.

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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2083

Mad_Dog04 OFFLINE The Peksecutioner Posts: 1141 Thank you received: 24 Howls: 6	Bucky has always been a class act. He will be a glad welcome to this team.
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2088

singhcr OFFLINE Alexey SHVED Posts: 264 Howls: 0	OMG.... why on earth would they offer Buckner #21? KG may not be on the roster, but his legacy will live on. The front office is insulting KG and the fans by offering his number to someone else. That number should be retired.
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2101

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DeROK wrote:

Whoever did that deserves a punch in the face.

How classless can you get? If the name weren't already taken, I'd do some tweaking to the site's style and rename it Celticsblog. I'm so sick of the stupidity and ignorance that's been shown by our front office over the past few months.

We should wait until he retires to officially retire the jersey, but it's just common sense and respect that no Timberwolf should ever wear 21 again. It deserves a permanent spot in the rafters next to Malik Sealy's.

And props to Greg Buckner for having the respect and decency that management is obviously lacking. I didn't really know anything about the guy before, but he's on my good side now.

I agree entirely with your sentiments...kudos to Buckner for turning down our dumb*** offer. Amazing. Just when you think the organization couldn't sink any lower...

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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2109

Ryan OFFLINE Alexey SHVED Posts: 256 Thank you received: 2 Howls: 1	He should wear #99. Take that Gretzky.
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Re:Front Office offered Buckner jersey #21???? 5 years 8 months ago #2114

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I would hold my fire about both this story and the one about Glen Taylor's comments concerning Sebastian Telfair. The New York and Boston papers publish a tremendous amount of total crap concerning sports. If you don't beleive me, just check out some of their posts about their own teams at Hoopshype.com. Some of their speculation prior to the KG trade was absolutely rediculous. Their estimation of their own players in those markets is often way out of whack, too. They may have their own reasons to paint the Wolves in a bad light. Take any of their stories with a LARGE grain of salt.

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