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The Picturesque Word Stylings Of Darco Milicic

rickchand — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:01:41 EDT

Sure, I took Serbian in high school — who didn't? — but it's really rusty. So let's leave it to AOL Fanhouse to translate the worst bit of this Darco Milicic tirade against the refs following Serbia's loss to Greece in the European championships. Fanhouse surmises that one of the lines is:

"I will find the referees, murder them and then [expletive] their daughters"

Just as Cary Grant would have put it. Some Serb speakers out there are starting to weigh in, and it seems the commenst are even worse than we thought. From the Detroit Free Press message board: "FYI 'Kurats' refers to the male appendage and the other affectionate word that he used about 100 hundred times is 'pichka' which refers to the female genitalia." ESPN.com reported that Darko was fined 10,000 Euros (about $13,000) for the tirade, and there are rumors that FIBA will suspend him. Darko: Charming in any language.

Darko's Venemous Tirade [AOL Fanhouse]

Darko, Way Back When

Leitch — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:00:27 EDT

As we prepare for the NBA Draft tonight, we encourage you to keep in mind that, well, nobody knows anything. Need proof? This pre-2003 draft video looking at the "unlimited potential" of Darko Milicic.

Yes, we know he played better last year after the trade ... but still.

The Eastern Conference Clusterfuck

mjdeadspin — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:57:43 EDT

The top four is set, but the battle for the final four spots in the NBA's Eastern Conference Playoffs is as tight and bunched-up as Magic Johnson's boxers. Milwaukee, Washington, and Indiana all have identical 39-40 records, with Chicago one game behind them at 35-41. The Sixers are the odd man out at the moment, 2 games out of a spot at 37-42. With perhaps a little bit of shuffling among the order, the four teams that are in right now are probably the same four teams that will end up sliding in.

HowEVA (© Stephen A. Smith)... right behind them, we have the Orlando Darkos, probably the best team of the group. They're mathematically alive, but barely. At the moment, they're three games out of a spot with three to play, despite their current 7-game winning streak that includes wins against maybe the best five teams in the NBA, the Spurs, Pistons, Mavericks, Suns, and Heat. The Darko trade has been great for them (no, seriously), and they've got a bright young line-up with Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, and of course, Darko. This is probably the last time in a while that they're not going to be in the playoffs.

Key games remaining:

Sixers @ Magic, Tonight.
Bucks @ Wizards, Tuesday.
Magic @ Pacers, Wednesday.
Bulls @ Magic, Monday.

Darko, Freed and Shorn

mjdeadspin — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:58:00 EST

You see that? Gone are the frosted sissy-locks of the old Darko. The new Darko has a buzzcut. It's not just a new style. It's symbolic. Military. High and tight. Bad ass. Oozing masculinity. That is the hairstyle of a man who will not be stopped.

"...I was very pleased with Darko. He has a really good feel for the game," said Magic coach Brian Hill. Darko had 8 points and 5 rebounds last night in 22 minutes of play. And the revolution is just beginning, Disciples of Darko.

NBA ROUNDUP: Ex-Pistons Magical vs. Sonics [Detroit Free Press]

Darko's Mood: Traded

Leitch — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:15:41 EST

We're still waiting on our friends at Free Darko to chime in, but ESPN has the story: The enigma, the monster, the wooly mammoth, the reckoning that is Darko Milicic is close to being traded, along with Carlos Arroyo, to the Orlando Magic for a first round pick and Kelvin Cato. (And who wouldn't make that same deal for Dywane Wade or Carmelo Anthony? Who's with us?!)

The story of Darko in Detroit has been a bizarre, rather limp and pallid one that is extensively detailed here. And the story of Darko will never be complete without including ESPN's Chad Ford, whose career has been linked to Darko's ever since comparing him to Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett back when Ford was pretty much the only guy who had ever seen him play. We have always wondered what Darko thought of Ford, this short red-headed American who always seemed to light up when he walked in the room. Why is he so excited? Think he has any smokes?

Darko traded. Sad day.

Darko Freed [Mickey Tettleton Memorial Overpass]
Darko Trade Close [ESPN]

(UPDATE: Here's something funny: A roundup of pre-draft quotes about Darko. So many great ones.)

(SECOND UPDATE: Not eager to be monkeys trotted out to dance, The Free Darko folks have nevertheless spoken.)

(THIRD UPDATE: And now you can't keep those Free Darko kids quiet! They've posted a killed magazine piece about Darko that, frankly, is pretty fantastic.)

Darko Meets Free Darko, Worlds Collide

Leitch — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:32:24 EST

We meant to point this out earlier this week, but, well, we were driving home one day, and the cops pulled us over, and we'd had this friend over for Thankgiving ... well, it's a long complicated story. Anyway, it turned out that, thanks to Henry Abbott at True Hoop — who messes up this whole blog world by actually going out and reporting stories occassionally, the jerk — the legend that is Darko Milicic has been official informed of the brilliant minds at Free Darko. Abbott writes thusly about talking to Darko after a Pistons-Nets game:

As I saw Milicic sneaking out of the locker room with his shiny hair, I tapped him on the back and asked him the million-dollar question:
"Darko—have you ever heard of FreeDarko.com?"

He stares at me blankly. Like how cows look at bicyclists.

I give him a second shot, and sweeten the pot: "Hey, have you ever heard of the website called FreeDarko.com? They have a lot of stuff on there about you."

A flicker of enthusiasm in his eyes. Then he shakes his head slowly from side to side. "I haven't heard about it."

"You should check it out."

"I wanna see that. I'll check it out."

Imagine, if you will, being Darko Milicic, a guy who we've always suspected has no idea how he's perceived over here, like, at all. You type in FreeDarko.com, and there you are, in cartoon form, labeled "today's mood: contemplative." Could you possible understand? Would there be a permanent mental wiring mishap?

For their part, the folks at Free Darko just want to give Darko a T-shirt.

Detroit At New Jersey With Darko [TrueHoop]
Myth Meets Its Author [Free Darko]