Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 08, 2024

It’s Whigs’ turn to take the day off.

Puzzle Pontoon: Find all the differences among the four pictures.

I guess you can’t get injured playing college basketball…

“Maybe get a blister on your little finger maybe get a blister on your thumb…”

Which league, the League of Extinguished Gentlemen?

Well, first Rod, you need to find someone willing to pay you to play.

Second, never mind injuries, the probability of you being able to realistically command life changing money as an unknown commodity is extremely low.

Third, you have to pass a physical. Your heart condition my negate any chance you might have had.

and I hear Springsteen singing in my head…“I was born to be NBA”

If you go to college to play basketball on a scholarship, where do you have to pay to play basketball. Dumba$$.

Don’t the new rules mean college players make lots of money through endorsements nowadays? Only cause I heard on the news players not entering the NBA draft because they would make more money in college.

Uh, once his heart problem is noticed, even “ the league” won’t want him. This kid is a clown.

P3: He’s right you know. Why spend time drawing four different panels when you can use one and get paid for the whole day? Side note- I can’t draw anywhere near this good.

Tomorrow: Slight change in drawing, again repeated in 4 Panels, with the exact same dialog from today.

Zippy the pinhead

Student-athlete who is that good, ready to go pro, MHS barely got past Valley Tech? Leo Atazhoon could’ve made that shot but he trusted his teammate.

Wow! Four panels in a modern comic strip. Extraordinary. Sure, they’re all the same illustration, but still…

My problem isn’t that he’s talking to his Ice Pack. I’m worried he expects an answer.

theres always the washington generals but you will never win a game

havent seen coach luke in awhile he must be climbing mount everest

rod without a degree your gonna end up being a bagger at whole foods

And you’ll always have that Liberal Arts degree to fall back on!

These are just more frames from dumb and dumber’s “documentary”. An easy day for McWhigs!

Tomorrow we will have four consecutive stiffs of Jami Thorp lapping his Cream of Wheat. I’m agog with excitement.

If basketball doesn’t work out, Rod could be a ventriloquist. I never saw his lips move.

Cue Marlon Brando “ I could’ve been a contender!” 1 % of High School stars play in college, 1% of college players make it to the NBA That percentage is actually too high but used to show how unlikely a high school player makes it to the NBA

Looks like there was supposed to be some kind of narration in P1 and P3 that got left out. Hmm, what did it say? And speaking of saying, I’m saying that today’s Mopped Up Thorp is now online.

moppedupthorp wordpress com/2024/05/08/hes-glitching/

“I’m ready for the League”…said no HS basketball player looking to play pro ball ever. Again Henry shows his complete lack of knowledge and even basic research into what he’s writing.

The NBA rookie minimum salary is about $1.1 million. So, if Rod’s good enough to go to the NBA, he should go. Even after taxes, that’s plenty to pay for a college education if he only lasts one year.

Don’t forget all players have to pay a Jock tax for every game and most young players spend it as fast as they make it thinking they will last forever and they don’t.

Looks like Rod Whigham took (most of) the day off.

Yeah, and with that attitude I’ll bet you’ll be welcomed by the veterans with open arms and won’t get the Tony Kukoc at the Olympics treatment.