Comments on: There is no defense for the Mailman http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/ All things Utah Jazz - 2006-2007 Northwest Division Champs Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Basketball John http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1273 Basketball John Fri, 02 May 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1273 Good question. I was trying to make sure things lined up before I posted it. I didn't catch that. I hope more comes out on this. Good question. I was trying to make sure things lined up before I posted it. I didn’t catch that. I hope more comes out on this.

]]> By: moni http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1265 moni Fri, 02 May 2008 01:42:35 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1265 p.s. in case it's not clear, i'm responding to the buffalonews.com article, not your post. p.s. in case it’s not clear, i’m responding to the buffalonews.com article, not your post.

]]> By: moni http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1264 moni Fri, 02 May 2008 01:02:52 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1264 what i meant was, it quoted gloria bell on demetrius' feelings in 1998--when demetrius (born in 1984) was 14--about karl being his father ("he is ashamed") however, in the paragraph right before that, the article said that demetrius didn't know karl was his father until after he graduated from high school. what i meant was, it quoted gloria bell on demetrius’ feelings in 1998–when demetrius (born in 1984) was 14–about karl being his father (”he is ashamed”)

however, in the paragraph right before that, the article said that demetrius didn’t know karl was his father until after he graduated from high school.

]]> By: Basketball John http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1263 Basketball John Thu, 01 May 2008 23:51:22 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1263 They're both in the first link, http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/columns/story/334471.html. "Bell didn’t even know Malone was his father until after graduating from high school. " "His mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13 years old and Malone a college sophomore" They’re both in the first link, http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/columns/story/334471.html.
“Bell didn’t even know Malone was his father until after graduating from high school. ”
“His mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13 years old and Malone a college sophomore”

]]> By: moni http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1262 moni Thu, 01 May 2008 23:42:47 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1262 i'm not defending karl, but i have a couple of problems with the article. first, why does it say that gloria bell was "reportedly" 13 years? would it have been that difficult for the reporter to check her age? second, it says that bell didn't know malone was his father until after he graduated from high school. in the paragraph right after that, it quotes bell's mother as saying (in 1998) that "demetrius is ashamed that his dad doesn't claim him." well, which is it? did he find out in (or before 1998), or after he graduated from high school (which would have been four-ish years ago)? i’m not defending karl, but i have a couple of problems with the article. first, why does it say that gloria bell was “reportedly” 13 years? would it have been that difficult for the reporter to check her age?

second, it says that bell didn’t know malone was his father until after he graduated from high school. in the paragraph right after that, it quotes bell’s mother as saying (in 1998) that “demetrius is ashamed that his dad doesn’t claim him.” well, which is it? did he find out in (or before 1998), or after he graduated from high school (which would have been four-ish years ago)?

]]> By: Basketball John http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1261 Basketball John Thu, 01 May 2008 22:50:00 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1261 That's what she said. I asked her what he was eating and she said she thought it was chicken but she couldn't tell for sure because he had licked the plate clean. I'll get some clarification. Maybe not licking, but maybe he was wiping it clean with his finger. That’s what she said. I asked her what he was eating and she said she thought it was chicken but she couldn’t tell for sure because he had licked the plate clean. I’ll get some clarification. Maybe not licking, but maybe he was wiping it clean with his finger.

]]> By: pca http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1260 pca Thu, 01 May 2008 22:46:22 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1260 Like actually licked the plate? I agree that the story sounds pretty reprehensible, but I'm sure someone is preparing a follow-up story right this second. I, for one, am looking forward to Karl's convoluted response. There may have been more truth to his famous "I'm hunting for little Mexican girls" comment to Kobe Bryant's wife than we thought. Like actually licked the plate?

I agree that the story sounds pretty reprehensible, but I’m sure someone is preparing a follow-up story right this second. I, for one, am looking forward to Karl’s convoluted response. There may have been more truth to his famous “I’m hunting for little Mexican girls” comment to Kobe Bryant’s wife than we thought.

]]> By: neo http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1259 neo Thu, 01 May 2008 21:58:39 +0000 http://www.basketballjohn.com/2008/05/01/there-is-no-defense-for-the-mailman/#comment-1259 Spot on. It really sucks to hear about stuff like this from people you idolized growing up. I'm really disappointed how he has handled this. I just can't believe that this came out in a Salt Lake Trib article in 1998 and I don't remember ever hearing about it. Spot on. It really sucks to hear about stuff like this from people you idolized growing up. I’m really disappointed how he has handled this. I just can’t believe that this came out in a Salt Lake Trib article in 1998 and I don’t remember ever hearing about it.

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