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Like his real-life former co-host Donnie Jeffcoat, Omar Gooding's name was happily exploited by us to
improve site traffic. Of course the real Omar Gooding didn't write for us (c'mon, let's think about
this for a second people), but that didn't deter hundreds of dim-witted 'net surfers from believing
we had the real deal writing columns about Greg Creighton or Derek Byrd. To this day, we're still not
sure what caused people to fall for this childish ruse. Was it the fact we'd decorate his articles with
his pictures? Was it the fact we also pretended to have the writing services of his former co-host?
Towards the end of the 2000 season, the real Donnie Jeffcoat asked us (very politely) to remove his
name from our site, all the while stating that he enjoyed the site and we could feel free to wait until
the end of the season to take any action. We asked if he still kept in touch with Omar. He said no,
but added that while we're at it, we might want to remove Omar's name as well. Oh. Okay. Since Donnie
didn't threaten us with legal action (he probably underestimated our legion of fans) we figured we'd
do whatever he said until we ran out of breath.
And as with Donnie's columns, most of "Omar's" work has been lost forever...except for one article, the
first part of a preview for the 1999 playoffs. If you thought Donnie's one surviving article was bad,
you haven't seen anything yet! Omar reaches new depths of crap in terms of writing. Of course by "Omar,"
we mean "Joey Creighton," who admits openly to writing these turds.
The real Omar Gooding continues to astound with his acting. And we truly mean that. The Commissioner
made a habit of watching Omar carry "Smart Guy" on his back in the late 90's (even the horrifically
annoying Tahj Mowry couldn't bring him down), and then watched like a proud father as he made "Playmakers"
watchable.
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