[Lou Stefanic]

As most of you might recall, I've commandeered the awards show from JD in a bloodless coup. And now that draft mania is pretty much over and we're on the verge of the Never-Ending Lockout, I thought now might be a good time to make some announcements regarding this year's Pallys.

For those of you who don't know, or for any folks that might be new, the Forum Awards (sometimes called the Pallys, sometimes called the Medzies) occur once per year. We have a list of categories, people submit their names/votes in each category, and we then have an awards show that rivals the Oscars or the Kennedy Center Awards. Okay, well maybe the ESPYs or MTV Movie Awards.

IMPORTANT DATES!

This year, assuming no major objections, the Forum Awards show will commence on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.

Accordingly, ballots are due to the tabulator (i.e, me) no later than the end of the day on Sunday, August 14, 2011.

BALLOTS!

I've had some suggestions from folks and I've tweaked the ballot a bit this year, but not too much. The ballot is as follows:

MOST LIKELY TO BE FOUND POSTING ("The Buddha"):

FAVORITE DRIVE-BY POSTER (The "10-Day Contract"):

FORUM GLUE GUY/GIRL ("The Tayshaun"):

FAVORITE NEWCOMER (Must be someone who joined the forum in 2010 or 2011, "The Monroe"):

BEST NON-PISTONS FAN POSTER ("The T-Dot"):

MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE:

BIGGEST ANTI-HOMER:

BIGGEST HOMER ("The Newman"):

MOST LIKEABLE:

MOST LIKELY TO ARGUE ANYTHING:

MOST LIKELY TO POST UNDER THE INFLUENCE ("The William Bedford"):

FORUM MVP ("The GC"):

FAVORITE/BEST THREAD:

FAVORITE/BEST POST:

FUNNIEST POSTER (The "Comic Sans"):

MOST ELOQUENT:

MOST INTELLIGENT:

FAVORITE POSTER:

THE THREAD-KILLER ("The Canswer"):

THE BISON DELE (somebody who vanished):

FAVORITE DYSFUNCTIONAL COUPLE ("The Hause & Psycho Rob"):

THE MAN-CRUSH ("The Forshing"):

BEST TRASH TALK ("The Sheed"):

FAVORITE CLONE ("The FORSHSUX"/Root Beer Float"):

COMEBACK POSTER OF THE YEAR ("The McGrady"):

THE POSTER WHO DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION, BUT HAS NEVER WON ANYTHING ("The McDyess"):

SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS A LITTLE WORK ON THEIR BASKETBALL IQ ("The Stuckey"):

MOST LIKELY TO GET T'ed UP/LOSE IT ("The Rip"):

POSTER YOU MOST LOOK FORWARD TO READING:

THE POSTER THAT SHOWS THE MOST PROMISE FOR 2012 ("The Brandon Knight"):

POSTER YOU'D MOST LIKE TO WATCH A PISTONS GAME WITH ("The Esther"):

Got all that? You can begin submitting your ballots to me at anytime. You can post them here in this open thread, send them to me via e-mail at loustef@gmail.com, or hit me up on Facebook. If you e-mail me or message me on Facebook, please be sure to reference your screen name. Lurkers, as always, are welcome to vote, but please let me know your screen name so I can verify your membership here.

As always, feel free to include comments with your votes and I'll post some of the funnier ones during the Awards show. Confidentialty as far as votes will be respected.

FORUMGOER PARTICIPATION!

Also, I'm going to be contacting some of you over the next couple of days about "presenting" (or ' 'presenting") awards via video like last year. I'll probably assign categories to present if you're game, but if you're dying to do a particular category let me know. I've also got some ideas above and beyond videos and hopefully I can pull those off.

PRIZES!

For the first time ever, there will a fabulous prizes that the recipients will treasure forever.

The Grand Prize will go to the forum member who receives the most total votes across all categories. That lucky winner will receive his or her own . . .


. . . vintage Member's Only jacket, to wear with pride!

There'll be second and third place prizes of significantly less value, but I'm still working on those.

Any questions, submit them below!

[tin mad dog]

Member's Only?

Sweeet!

Nicely done so far, Lou. I'm also excited about the fact that the last 3 or 4 months have brought quite a few new posters that have made a distinct impact. That's been kind of a dead zone since we moved from World X.

I'm also interested in seeing what those new folks think of posters here. I hope they participate.

[Stefan S]

I love all the additions and twicking you did, Sir!
Great job Lou!

[hack]

This year, assuming no major objections, the Forum Awards show will commence on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Accordingly, ballots are due to the tabulator (i.e, me) no later than the end of the day on Sunday, August 14, 2011.

This leaves only a two-week window for King to complain about Guy delaying the awards show. Otherwise this is a great plan and I'm looking forward to it.

[Mel Kiper Jr]

Cool. Good work Lou! Looks good so far!

[root beer float]

Originally Posted by lou stefanic

favorite clone ("the forshsux"/root beer float"):

scoops!!!!

[root beer float]

6 posts? Oh boy, oh man. I guess some of my stats got erased, LOL!

Good to see a new #7 in the line-up and let's hope a new Ol' number 8 is shooting like his Ol' Bulls number 7 form.

[Lou Stefanic]

How strange that root beer float would show up again!

If only we could get an appearance by Hubie too . . .

[whoDean]

...and Josh Woodcock and TC McCormick

[Mel Kiper Jr]

We need Ryan Cobb back!

[Lou Stefanic]

Gotta make sure that if TMD wins the Member's Only jacket, it's gonna have to be teal-colored.

[*JD*]

The only one I ever owned was black. I DID have a teal/aquamarine Polo that I liked a lot but that was around 1987.

[Mel Kiper Jr]

Did it have the alligator logo on it?

[*JD*]

Not on a Polo. The alligator is Izod. I had a ton of those (but no teal) back when I was 12.

[Stefan S]

By the way, iwas thinking a possible innovation, perhaps just for a few awards (like the best / funniest post). Maybe we could have a two-step approach. First we have a nominations phase, then we narrow the field to say six posts, or threads (or whichever award we feel like to honor in this special way). Then we have another round of votes just for the finalists. In fact, maybe we could even attach a "click pn" poll (I do not know we have such an option). We could even have the final vote open, and going, even during the final ceremony. Especially if we can attach a poll to it. Or put a poll on another side and link it here and keep the vote going through the finals ceremony, but everyone has only (say, 3 votes, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) ~Just a suggestion to add fun to the whole event ~~

[Mel Kiper Jr]

Originally Posted by *JD*

Not on a Polo. The alligator is Izod. I had a ton of those (but no teal) back when I was 12.

I have a lot of Polo shirts with the horse.

re: The alligator...Lacoste has an alligator logo too. I remember in the 80's, there were kids shirts with alligators...I was trying to remember the brand.

[Lou Stefanic]

Originally Posted by Stefan S

By the way, iwas thinking a possible innovation, perhaps just for a few awards (like the best / funniest post). Maybe we could have a two-step approach. First we have a nominations phase, then we narrow the field to say six posts, or threads (or whichever award we feel like to honor in this special way). Then we have another round of votes just for the finalists. In fact, maybe we could even attach a "click pn" poll (I do not know we have such an option). We could even have the final vote open, and going, even during the final ceremony. Especially if we can attach a poll to it. Or put a poll on another side and link it here and keep the vote going through the finals ceremony, but everyone has only (say, 3 votes, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) ~Just a suggestion to add fun to the whole event ~~

If someone wants to nominate "favorite post" possibilities, I'll make a poll.

[Stefan S]

Two nominations:

a) I think it was The King to KStat in the draft thread, sth like you spent ours scouting some obscure Euros rather than turning on CBS to see Knight killing the opposition.

b) How to solve our SGs problem (I think it was Dyno) -- tell Rip he was traded to Utah, send him there on a one way ticket and let him sort things out.

[Lou Stefanic]

I'm not going to limit the number of nominations -- just post them in this thread. But eventually, I'll have to close the time period for making nominations. Maybe the somewhere towards the end of July.

[Stefan S]

yeah that sounds good.

[Whiteman]

lol I love this forum!

[*JD*]

I found streamlining was a better way to go. I think I shaved off a couple of categories last year and the show still took 4 hours. It is better (and more fun) having "Presenter" videos, although it's also nice to post some of the funny comments from the ballots as well.

[Mel Kiper Jr]

Originally Posted by Lou Stefanic

If someone wants to nominate "favorite post" possibilities, I'll make a poll.

I nominate this post. It is an essential part of determining our favorite post.

[Mel Kiper Jr]

We need a favorite avatar award...if nothing else, it encourages avatars.

[The King]

The prize for second place?

[The King]

3rd place?

[Lou Stefanic]

I'm trying to get signed and framed copy of the Ivory Tower article for second prize.

[Hobbs]

That would be bad ass.

Hell, put a fake signature on it and throw it in a cheap frame.

[The King]

[*JD*]

5th place:

[Medz]

Somewhat off topic...the other night I was on Twitter and Austin Daye posted a little contest which (after some help from basketball-reference) I ended up winning by giving the first correct answer. As a prize he's going sign one of his jerseys he wore at Gonzaga and send it to me.

Anyways the point is - he direct messaged me to get my address, and I told him to come check out the forum (gave him the link). I doubt he's going to stop by, but he said if he does he'll let me know what his username is so I can verify it's him (so don't anyone bother making clones).

Either way, I have some access to Austin Daye now via Twitter, and he's pretty good about answering back on the DM's. I'll take a pic of the jersey and post it when I receive it.

[*JD*]

That jersey's going to make a nice Summer Dress for you, Medz.

[Lou Stefanic]

Sweet . . . !

[The King]

[Medz]

Originally Posted by *JD*

That jersey's going to make a nice Summer Dress for you, Medz.

It would make a nice summer dress for anyone here besides Money.

[The King]

Gonzaga jersey? Must be the last time he got meaningful minutes and actually worked up a sweat.

[The King]

Medz preparing for UPS delivery...

[*JD*]

Medz- What was the trivia question?

[Medz]

This is what he asked:

Austin Daye
Aight every1 name mine, Adam morrison and Ronny turiaf's PPG and RPG in r sophomore years in the NBA and what pick we all there drafted? GO

[Stefan S]

Originally Posted by Hobbs

That would be bad ass.

Hell, put a fake signature on it and throw it in a cheap frame.

Hell yes!

[ThaMaestro]

I used to chat with Day and Summers a little bit on Twitter their rookie years. It was pretty cool.

My shining moment was when Grant Hill direct messaged me about a question I asked him about Arnie Kander. He said that Arnie was his boy, or something to that effect.

[hack]

That was recent, no? There was an e-glow about you for a few days...

[ThaMaestro]

Admittedly, I still have a hop in my step over it.

[hack]

``He tweets me; he tweets me not...''

[The King]

I take it Daye wasn't an English major.

[RugbyPike#11]

I got Jalen Rose to say on Twitter he was interested in being an Assistant Coach for Michigan. Apparently it caused a temporary internet stir.

[*JD*]

I just got a reply from a Tweet I sent last night to Dennis Rodman. My Twitter life is complete!

He didn't really answer my question, which was if there was a particular pinball machine that he earned his nickname "Worm" on. This is his reply:

dennisrodman Dennis Rodman
@
@A2JDScott I did one thing. 7 eleven. Hours a day. Do my thing on the machine.
18 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Mel Kiper Jr]

You and Dennis is cool.

[Dave Bing]

Just like Ben and Pound for Pound.

[EJV]

I would be interested in hearing from the former philosophy graduate student at Pitt who posted in the early 2000's. If you still check out the forum, please let me know.

We more than likely worked with some of the same people; Gerald Massey, for one.