[Vorkunov] “I’m a big Tolkien guy,” Rob Pelinka says to JJ Redick. “Are you Samwise or Frodo?” Redick: “I’m simultaneously Samwise and Gandalf.”
When I was like 24 my online dating profile had “50% Shaggy, 50% Fred” in my bio.
Me and JJ are same animals deferent beasts.
So you smoke weed while wearing an ascot.
I used to smoke weed while wearing an ascot.
Now I’m probably closer to a mix of Velma and Fred. Downside of getting old.
So you’re absolutely stacked and have poor eyesight, and wear an ascot?
He was eating a lot food while setting up a bunch of traps.
Can’t fault a man for living.
Nah, he has a talking dog and bangs minors
What
Fred wears a jaunty scarf. He’s a 1970s man.
What the fuck does that mean u/Bucketsdntlie ???
mentality monster
“I’m also simultaneously R2-D2 and Obi-Wan,” he added.
And I can throw my lightsabers like boomerangs, and I have 99 thermal detonators that weight nothing
It would make sense and be badass for someone to just use the force to fling around multiple light sabers at once. Good luck blocking that shit.
Im Jabba the hut and Princess Leia
I will always be a Pelinka fan just for his pressers
Calls a roleplayer “manna from heaven” and wins a chip with him
they are though.
An elite roleplayer really is manna from heaven during a title run
Sam and Gandalf would never say something like that.
I thought he was talking about the South Park character.
If you don’t get this, then YOU are part of the problem!
Dude strikes me as more of a Radagast.
Bill Walton had that Radagast shit locked down before the goddamn animated film came out.
I remember him rambling about a marmoset. I wish I had his plug
In reality they’re fucking Pip and Merry
Pip & Mary wiped out Saruman and the Witch King btw
Merry may have struck the witch king, but Eowyn the Shieldmaiden is who actually kills him. Let’s put respect onto her name.
Eowyn the Shieldmaiden may have swung her blade skillfully in the direction of the Witch King, but were it not for Merry and his trusted enchanted Barrow-blade, nothing would have come from it.
Big sibling energy after watching a movie. “I’m Samwise and Gandalf, you can be Gollum”
As the head coach of the Lakers, I’d say he’s more like Saruman, but sure
Coming from the Celtics who are more the equivalent of Emperor Palpatine
good good, let the hate flow through you
Is Jaylen Brown the chosen one?
He is Dooku. The loyal, perennial number 2, who got to pretend to be number 1, only to be betrayed and swaped out for a guy to whom he lost.
wormtongue
That’s Adam Silver
Feel like saying you are the wisest of the protagonists and one of the heroes of the story definitely makes him neither and significantly closer to Saruman.
Don’t u put that evil off on us Ricky Bobby.
But also fuck you Celebrimbor. May the orcs shit on your grave.
JJ is neither of those guys btw
He’s closer to King Theoden
The type of greed the Bible warns us about
Aight bro i guess
More like Sméagol and Gollum.
THATS SOME SHIT PIPPIN WOULD SAY OFF THE TOBY GTFOHHHHHH
Legolas was right there
Steve Kerr has Legolas locked down
I’m balrog and guile
SONIC BLAHHHHHH!
Redick: You shall not potato
Dalton Knecht left the chat.
Rob you’re an orc big dawg
“I’m the hero and a literal god”
What a humble dude
Gandalf isn’t a God. He’s more akin to an angel . Even so, direct comparisons don’t quite work.
It’s a Jesus parable.
No it’s not. Tolkien hated allegory, and said as much. His story has tons of catholic elements, but it doesn’t change that Gandalf is one of the ainur, and decidedly
Not a god, nor is he eru sent to earth as man (like Jesus.)
I thought he was more like Harry Potter
I like butters and Kenny but Tolkien is valid too
Makes sense to me - samwise does feel like his personality could be like gandalfs when he’s older and wiser
Sam the fucking brave
A literal Maiar mixed with a badass that’s pure of heart? Damn that’s a dope mashup actually
I just woke up and this comment has ruined my day. Thanks, JJ.
Does this mean Luka is Frodo?
I mean that’s actually the ideal combination of what you want a coach to be.
This shit makes more sense the more I think about it. Good stuff from JJ.