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Diop Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Your source for all things Diop. Can't stop the Diop cuz the Diop's on top and the Diop don't stop. It goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

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With the two teams most prone to employment of Gana Diop meeting on the deserted hardwood of The Gana Diop Memorial Arena in Charlotte, NC, it seems fitting that we start off by reminding the world that we are, in fact, down with the Pee Pants.


I want candy, bubble gum, and taffy
Skip to the sweet shop with my sweetheart Sandy
Got my pennies saved so I'm her sugar daddy
I'm her Hume Cronyn and she's my Jessica Tandy, I want candy!

put it in a pile, split it with my bitty 50/50 down the line
kinda like close encounters of the cavity kind
im talkin liquorice kisses, talkin chocodile smiles

I want candy, i got a sugar tooth
put on your shin gaurds, Sandy, 'cause i wanna knock boots
lick my peppermint stick til' the lollipop droops
gumdrop that dont stop til' its licked knot loose

(ladies)
candy... candy...

i need candy bubble gum, and taffy
get in my way punk, you're gonna get ya ass beat, nasty
Do it till your dad sees, embarass your whole family
Just 'cause you came between a kid and his candy
I need candy, any kind'll do
Don't care if it's nutritious or "FDA approved"
It's gonna make me spaz like bobcats on booze
A hyperactive juice that only I can produce

And fuel a giant drill, bore straight into Hell
Releasing ancient demons from their sleep forever spell
So they can walk upon the earth, and get resituated
And Hock the diet pills that MC Pee Pants has created

I need candy, want some candy, eat candy til' I'm dead
I'll kill you for some candy, give me candy, candy head!
Where you keepin' all the candy?!
Who made you candy king?!
If you dont give me some candy, I will make the ladies sing!

(ladies)
Candy, in tha morning, candy on the way to school
Candy, at school, at lunch in the afternoon
Candy, in school, on your way home from school
Candy, at diner,at dinner, in bed!

Mess up the mix, mix up the mess
Come on down yo, here's the address
At 6-1-2 Wharf Avenue,

Right next to, gentlemen's club.
-MC Pee Pants (M.C. Chris - Aired on Aqua Teen Hunger Force)

That song has always reminded me of Gana Diop. Constantly searching out and locating Candy (in this case many many millions of Diop Dollars), and building a giant drill to drill the Cavs of his era straight to hell. If only he would have located the diet pills and a hook shot.

Not every day starts awesome though, as a Fear The Sword regular commenter let me know that he passed over Kyrie Irving in favor of Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MegatonHookjaw">@MegatonHookjaw</a> Curry is booty son. That is not the pick that Ben Affleck would have made.</p>&mdash; Ryan Mourton (@Ryan_Mourton) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ryan_Mourton/statuses/393446355563077632">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Now look. Curry is a nice player, but I'm a born hater. This is the internet bro, if Kyrie isn't the best at something for the team I like then it looks like I don't even lift.

David Zavac, after being accused of being an illuminati, calmly explains that he was a Pistons fan until the Cavs beat them in the playoffs, and now he is a Cavs fan.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EdTheRevelator">@EdTheRevelator</a> because I started as a Pistons fan, like the Tigers but can&#39;t completely buy in because of Cardinals reasons, and most of my</p>&mdash; David Zavac (@DavidZavac) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidZavac/statuses/393455805837484032">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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To amp up for the game, we looked at some of the old school things the Cavs used to do in Mike Brown's first go around <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nofilter&amp;src=hash">#nofilter</a> <a href="http://t.co/bYdgAGjeXC">pic.twitter.com/bYdgAGjeXC</a></p>&mdash; BraveMufasa (@teamrobhogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/teamrobhogg/statuses/393479368686575616">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Keeping with that image, Anthony Bennett was checking fools from the very beginning
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Bennett has 3 fouls in 5 minutes</p>&mdash; David Zavac (@DavidZavac) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidZavac/statuses/393523194318954496">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Seriously though, Brandon Jennings can't shoot.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Hilarious that people are saying Detroit wouldn&#39;t want Rondo because he can&#39;t shoot. Have you looked at Jennings&#39; percentages?</p>&mdash; Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonesOnTheNBA/statuses/393519685494255616">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Seriously, kill me now
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>LeBron,Greg Oden,and Norris Cole Photo Opp - NBA superstar LeBron James may have left the Cleveland Cavaliers... <a href="http://t.co/OnADCUKQqT">http://t.co/OnADCUKQqT</a></p>&mdash; EVES LOUNGE (@EvesLounge1) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvesLounge1/statuses/393566556216889344">October 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>If the Tribe had more beards they&#39;d be in the World Series right now.</p>&mdash; WayneEmbrysKids (@WayneEmbrysKids) <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneEmbrysKids/statuses/393571980944744448">October 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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This is one of those fancy Saber... sabre.... this is some advanced statisticery

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>When kyrie and bynum step on the court. Cavs are actually a decent team</p>&mdash; Jake Smith (@jakesmithND) <a href="https://twitter.com/jakesmithND/statuses/393571931854614528">October 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I canceled my ticket for SSAC, this is all I need.

So first I thought this was a hilarious metaphor for the LeBron era Cavs, but this is an actual thing
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Deluxe Folding Chair <a href="http://t.co/sG7DzTCufr">http://t.co/sG7DzTCufr</a></p>&mdash; Dorotha Bulloch (@Dorotha_Bulloch) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dorotha_Bulloch/statuses/393572047114092545">October 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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So to finish this, I thought it would be a fitting send off to our dear friend Gana Diop to find some tweets about him. Well..... they don't really exist. There is a chance that he is just an elaborate government scheme to ruin Cavs basketball for a half decade. I dunno. I found one though
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/realcavsfans">@realcavsfans</a>: .<a href="https://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider">@PDcavsinsider</a> What&#39;s Diop doing? / Getting ready to pack his bags? Aw, that was mean, I know. - JV</p>&mdash; M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/statuses/393521374729605120">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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So yeah. we're rolling out, back to the Q, back to the Q, booing Garnett is what we'll do. Got my signs made up, my troll game is tight, hope I don't get in a fight.

ALL ABOARD<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Anthony Bennett struggle bus</p>&mdash; David Zavac (@DavidZavac) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidZavac/statuses/393522038477819904">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>

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