Monday, June 23, 2008

Dream Catcher

New Sketchpad Dream Catcher tee.







Thursday, June 19, 2008

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The agony of defeat...

...is a sour grape. A purple grape.

The Lakers do not deserve to win a championship after blowing a 24-point lead in game 4. Period.

Blame it on the Europeans: Turiaf, GaSOFT, Vujacic, Vlad Rad, and Slava, even if he's no longer on the squad. And, who the hell gave Sasha the nickname "The Machine?" Any man who wears a rubber band on his head during a basketball game should be shipped to the WNBA for two packs of ketchup and three sports bra.

Kevin GarNOT can savor the victory while it last, and Ray "Coattail" Allen should thank the graces for LA's own, Paul Pierce. He is "The Truth."

KG is as clutch as a 87 Supra with a broken transmission. Dude missed two crucial free throws and countless tip-ins in game 5. He should have stayed in Minnesota and gone fishing with Marco Jaric a long time ago.

Mitch Kupchak needs to pull another Cooperfield and find a way to get into the NBA Lottery and draft Russell Westbrook out of UCLA. The guy is a ball-hawking point guard reminiscent of a young Glove, Gary Payton. He has the size and strength that The Zen Master loves so much in his guards, à la Ron Harper.

The core of the team remains solid with Fish, Kobe, Odom, Gasol and the return of Bynum. Farmar gets a pass from criticism because he was a former Bruin. But, Luke "I am your father" Walton needs to step up and play like pops. Ariza should bring great energy and athleticism off the bench after a full recovery from a broken leg. Ronny will be Ronny. But after that, the GM should get rid of the rest and find replacements who won't play frightened down the stretch when it matters.

Some say the Lakers ride and die with Kobe. I say the Lakers go as the system goes. The boys in Purple and Gold play best within the triangle -- when everyone touches the ball -- as a team.

Stay optimistic. Stay Groundid.

Monday, June 16, 2008

New Purple LB

New version of the purple Long Beach tee.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Grads

Congrats to David, Angie, Danny and the entire graduation class of 2008.


David


Angie and Kenny

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Long Beach tee update

With the help of John (Grnville) and Dino (SketchPad), we came up with this design and colorway. Credit also goes to BK for the Groundid "G" in the word LONG.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Groundid Long Beach tee preview

Here's a preview of our new tee with a special message on the back. The tee will come in at least two colors, black and white. Stay tuned.