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May 13, 2009
Dirk Nowitzki's Girlfriend From Hell Was Tony Banks' Ex-Girlfriend From Hell: Former NFL quarterback Tony Banks said that when he was 24, Dirk Nowitzki's many-named girlfriend pursued a relationship with him and things didn't go so well. "I can't believe it's the same chick," said Banks, who said Cristal Taylor went by the name Theresa when she knew him. After things cooled, she made harassing calls to Banks, his agent and St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil. "She showed her crazy [side] pretty early," Banks said. "It wasn't a good way for me and Dickie V. to start off. Dick thought about drafting Jake Plummer that first year because of this stuff."
posted by rcade to basketball at 08:26 PM - 12 comments
Sounds like she was pretty close to having a positive influence on Dick Vermeil.
posted by DudeDykstra at 09:55 PM on May 13, 2009
Sounds like she was pretty close to having a positive influence on Dick Vermeil.
But Tony Banks paved the way for Kurt Warner, in a round about Trent Green kind of way. So do the Rams owe the Super Bowl win to this woman? Crazy stuff.
posted by BoKnows at 10:00 PM on May 13, 2009
Why couldn't she have targeted Tie Domi?
posted by beaverboard at 12:13 AM on May 14, 2009
She isn't all that good looking either.
posted by dbt302 at 12:16 PM on May 14, 2009
So do the Rams owe the Super Bowl win to this woman? Crazy stuff.
Quick, somebody give her a ring before she steals one.
She isn't all that good looking either.
Ya' know, there are things that a woman can do to a man that don't require them to be good looking. They really can be quite influential if they are good at these things.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:19 PM on May 14, 2009
Ya' know, there are things that a woman can do to a man that don't require them to be good looking. They really can be quite influential if they are good at these things.
Name 69 .
posted by tommybiden at 02:26 PM on May 14, 2009
meh, looked better on preview.
How was this woman able to target these guys? Was she one of the mythical Lobby Lizards, the cousin the the Lot Lizard that truck drivers talk about?
posted by geekyguy at 03:00 PM on May 14, 2009
From the article:
Banks said he later found out that Taylor got his contact information through a college friend who did marketing for him after he was drafted. When Banks decided not to hire the friend as an agent, he "sicced" Taylor on him, Banks said.
"She called me and wanted to see me; I said, 'No,' " Banks recalled. "She sent me her picture in the mail, and she was just gorgeous. Me being a kid, thinking I was the best thing since sliced bread, I gave her a call and ended up dating her."
Some friend. And apparently she cleans up all nice-like.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:24 PM on May 14, 2009
apparently she cleans up all nice-like
My thoughts exactly. The only picture I've seen is a mugshot, and those are never the pinnacle of flattering. Put on some makeup, add alcohol to your vision, and she might look like Megan Fox wrapped in Scarlett Johansson...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:39 PM on May 14, 2009
Megan Fox wrapped in Scarlett Johansson...
Pardon me. I need to excuse myself for a moment.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:49 PM on May 14, 2009
Sean Avery should be weighing in on this situation shortly.