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Adjective SURVIVOR! Season Two: Jim Burr Edition

It's been two days since Jim Nantz tommy-gunned us with fifteen dog references in the waning moments of UConn's triumph over the Butlers of Butler in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.  We've had a little more than forty-eight hours to reflect on the season that was -- to cherish the good, to blot out the bad, to drink the last of our Blue Moons purchased in anticipation of Marquette's Tourney game vs. Syracuse.  We've seen the final figures dismount the coaching carousel -- and let us be the first to start this rumor: Buzz to ESPN to replace Mark Gottfried -- and scoured the message boards for info on incoming recruits.

You don't have to say it: I'm bored as hell, too.

So, if it's Thursday, and it's the offseason, we've got one thing to do: ASSEMBLE THE TRIBES.

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In case you weren't with us last year, your primer on how we roll with Adjective SURVIVOR! follows:

We start with a person, or team, or referee, or noun.  We'll give you a list of ten adjectives that (arguably) describe that person, or team, or referee, or noun.  Each Thursday, we'll vote one of those descriptors off the island, until we arrive at the preferred adjective for said person / team / ref / noun.  Henceforth, any reference to person / team / ref / noun on Anonymous Eagle will be preceded by that adjective.

Confused?  Here's what we did last year.  Our target was former Marquette coach Tom Crean. We provided ten adjectives to describe The Tan One -- such as Napoleonic, Reptilian, and Over-Caffeinated -- and, each week, we voted for our least favorite until we arrived at the chosen adjective.  In Crean's case, that ended up being "Smarmy."  Thus, every time we've referred to His Pock-Markedness on the blog since then, it's been: "Smarmy Tom Crean."

Got it?  Good.

Our first target for Season Two of Adjective SURVIVOR! is your favorite official and mine, Jim Burr.  I've got plenty of adjectives in mind to describe Mr. Burr (and "Drunken Hobbit" is high atop that list, lemme tell ya), but in the interest of not stifling creative ideas right out of the chute, I open the floor to you, dear readers. 

Your suggestions in the comments, please.  We start the voting next week.

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I knew you'd come through.

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 7, 2011 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

I use shambolic in my daily vocabulary

USF basketball was shambolic this season. More people should use it.

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by Ken DeCelles on Apr 7, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Speaking of a thesaurus

I ran “incompetent” through thesaurus.com to find a more interesting adjective to suggest. The entry for incompetent included this note:

incompetent means not qualified or showing lack of skill or aptitude; incontinent means lacking control over urination and defecation

So take that for what you will.

Restoring carousel. Come help.

by Brewtown Andy on Apr 7, 2011 9:46 AM CDT reply actions  

Inept

Though the synonym list includes: bumbling, inexpert, ungraceful, and wooden.

by frontspiece on Apr 7, 2011 9:58 AM CDT reply actions  

This doesn't really fit here, but it made me laugh, anyway:

DJO, college basketball analyst, from his Twitter account:

I think Mark Gottfried is the best thing to happen to NC State since Sendek

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 7, 2011 10:08 AM CDT reply actions  

Yep.

“the best thing to happen since the coach we ran out to get the coach we just fired.”

Restoring carousel. Come help.

by Brewtown Andy on Apr 7, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Bristol should be calling Darius soon.

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 7, 2011 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

Makes sense.

Top scorer on the preseason #12 team in the country.

Restoring carousel. Come help.

by Brewtown Andy on Apr 7, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

What about turgid?

Thoughts on turgid?

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 7, 2011 10:38 AM CDT reply actions  

synonymous with overinflated

which is fitting both physically and mentally

by frontspiece on Apr 7, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

bacchanalian, bibulous?

though those might be better for Higgins.

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 7, 2011 11:38 AM CDT reply actions  

Decrepit

2. Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Apr 7, 2011 12:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Callous

hardened; insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic; an ugly patch of skin.

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by GarySJ on Apr 7, 2011 4:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Smarmy

Hey, it worked for the last guy.

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Apr 7, 2011 4:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Jet-lagged

"When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!"
- Al McGuire
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by Warrior Brad on Apr 7, 2011 5:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Decrepit

"When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!"
- Al McGuire
www.anonymouseagle.com

by Warrior Brad on Apr 7, 2011 5:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Impressively-gunted?

I use that one too often, I think.

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 7, 2011 5:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Jabba the Burr

I hope Kotsay gets hit by a dump truck and slips into a coma where he is stuck forever in Baseball purgatory having to bat against a three-headed, six-armed Lefty Hydra consisting of Billy Wagner, Damaso Marte, and Randy Johnson. - Shoeless In SC
It's like trying to sneak the sun past the rooster. - Hawk Harrelson

by blackoutsox on Apr 7, 2011 6:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Inebriated.

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by Jamie DeVriend on Apr 8, 2011 2:53 AM CDT reply actions  

Winded

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Apr 8, 2011 8:29 AM CDT reply actions  

Senile

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

by Little Miss Trouble on Apr 8, 2011 7:45 PM CDT reply actions  

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