Yardbarker: Robert Swift

Post Up: Gil, Tex & the Cs

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:01:08 -0500

by Holly MacKenzie/@stackmack Good Morning SLAMmers, After rambling my little heart out yesterday, my wrists are B-U-R-N-I-N-G, tonight. I just finished a liveblog, I’ve transcribed almost 5k words today, written a practice report and of course, tweeted it up all evening. In other words, there have been too many words, today. Gonna take some time for my hands to get used to this much typing every day and night. Don’t worry, though. I’ll get there. Opening day absolutely dest...

Looking for a Cheap Center

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:28:46 -0500

More photos » by Sue Ogrocki - AP Fitting with his personality, Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Robert Swift signs the most avant-garde contract ever. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Browse more photos » Sean May is not a center, and the Kings were thought to be bent on adding another center, therefore it stands to reason that the Kings may be looking to add a center in free agency. Even assuming Jon Brockm...

Oden Time

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:52:27 -0500

More photos » by Rick Bowmer - AP Robert Swift can't touch this. And that's a good thing too, as in my expert NBA opinion he probably has cooties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Browse more photos » With Summer League passing and the long August days ahead, we get a nice little bonus news time as Greg Oden scrimmages with the USA select team in Las Vegas. This will be our first chance to get non-team...

Oden Time

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:52:27 -0500

Hansbrough officially can't believe NBA summer league

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:29:46 -0500

No one is more giddy to land in Tyler Hansbrough's mouth this fall than Indianapolis-area gnats. And no one in summer league is paler than Coby Karl. With the exception of Robert Swift, of course. But no one's confidence in...

World’s Biggest Goth Kid joining the Celtics

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:02:12 -0500

Meet the Celtics’ newest Summer League roster addition, Robert Swift. After the Patrick O’Bryant project didn’t work, Danny Ainge is taking another crack at resurrecting a once-promising career. If you remember, Ainge was very high on Swift going into the ‘04 Draft, but the Sonics grabbed him first and Ainge was stuck with Al Jefferson. Now, [...]

Danny Finally Gets His Man (Sort Of)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:46:00 -0500

From the Herald: The Celtics also added free agent center Robert Swift to the roster. The former Oklahoma City/Seattle seven-footer, who joined the league straight out of high school, has always intrigued Ainge.Anyone who has followed the Celtics for any time at all know that there have been rumors every year about how Danny coveted Robert Swift. Back when Danny drafted Al Jefferson, word was that he really had wanted Robert Swift, who the Seattle Supersonics took with the pick before Danny ...

Comments from the Other Side - Kings

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:16:31 -0500

WOW. We are on FIRE in the 1st! Kings lookin good so far...shooting 90% Kings may pull this one out and get revenge for that loss in Sactown. today's my birthday and I deserve a Kings win as my birthday present! Your present was the Kings being up by 10 at one point in the game. With this ...

Frankly, Robert Swift is as stunned as you are Amare

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:19:12 -0500

Perhaps he's looking to the trustworthy JumboTron for confirmation the ball actually went through the net, or maybe he just sees himself on the JumboTron and can't believe how insanely pale he is. Nonetheless, someone can actually wake up today...

What P.J. Carliesimo Will Be Thankful for this Thursday

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:21:13 -0500

The Thunder couldn't make it til December. Today, they give "coach" P.J. Carlesimo the sweetest release this side of death - he is no longer their coach. So, instead of 4 more months of failure, cold weather and Robert Swift, P.J. gets to go back to wherever he came from, chillax and drink a few ...

Robert Swift: Renaissance Man or Tatoo Addiction?

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:47:42 -0500

Seattle Supersonics 7'1 center Robert Swift was the 12th pick out of Bakersfield High School in the 2004 NBA draft. However, Swift is probably best known for being the first of Seattle's three-year center odyssey (04'-06') that produced the aforementioned Swift, Johan Petro in 05', and lastly, Mouhamed Sene in 06' (Taken mysteriously over Duke shooting phenomenon J.J. Redick). Anyway, I caught the October 18, 2007 Sonics-Lakers Pre-Season match up on television and during the game--out of nowhere--came a guy wearing Robert Swift's jersey. Could it really be Swift sporting really long hair that would have put the locks of LA Clippers center Chris Kaman and 2-time MVP Steve Nash to shame? How about that array of tattoos...was it possible? Turns out it was. In a Seattle Times article dated October 9, 2006, Swift shares that his tattoos describe him best "without ever having to say a word." And did he ever. The Seattle Times added: Robert Swift developed a love affair with tattoos during his rookie year and admittedly, he's addicted. By his count, he has 15, which decorate his back, torso, arms and legs. It's difficult to know for certain how many he has because a few of the intricate designs are intertwined and some are in varying stages of being complete. "The easier way to say it is, overall I've gotten about 40 to 43 hours of work," Swift said. And he's not done. This article was written prior to an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury that cut Swift's season short last year. I wonder how many more he's had done since that time? He did have a lot of "hours" to work with in between his injury and rehabilitation... In any event, what if Swift wakes up one day and changes his mind about all tattoos? Just a random thought.

TheAngryT.com, the Only Place that Betting on the LPGA Isn't Looked Down Upon

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:11:54 -0500

I have never been into sports gambling. Sure I do the NCAA Basketball pool with my buddies, and I have bet 5$ with a friend on whether or not Supersonic Center Robert Swift is the same guy that played Ferguson on the Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains it All, but everyday gambling? Not for me. So when I discovered that The Angry T himself (on right) had bet some coin on the NBA regular season Kings-Nuggets game a few days ago, I was appalled at first, but then thought it would be interesting to watch the game through a gamblers perspective...