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Fastbreak

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  1. Looking at the roster next year it seems pretty empty. Pope and Weaver are the only guys getting minutes coming back (if they don't portal).
  2. The nets have gotten 5 2nd round picks in the past 2 weeks. Not sure those have any value.
  3. There were lots of kids, 6-12. It was a great game to get them started as fans.
  4. It's my first time seeing Tre in person. He looks like a freshman in stature. With his frame, I can't see him guarding wings like Booker or JBrown for at least a few years. I didn't see the handle to make me believe he could be a bigger combo guard. He of course has a slick mid-range game with great form. I am not a huge fan of nba teams taking players like Tre that need lots of development time. But it is what it is these days.
  5. Woukd you want to work for Trump?
  6. I'm quite enjoying the 70 degree temps December in Austin. BBQing in shorts and flip flops is pretty sweet.
  7. Wemby took big shot to the face. May be mild concussion.
  8. At my elderly parents house for the holidays. My step father (dementia) decided to physically cut the power lines in the back yard that were running the outdoor lights. It's out of my skill zone to figure it all out.
  9. A few months after extending hm until 2027 and 16 months after he won coach of the year. Apparently he was fired on the way to the plane.
  10. Another 10% of the season has gone by (After ~30 games things are becoming a bit clearer). The Thunder go to #1 (yeah, yeah - they lost in the NBA Cup final, but they have basically won every other game this period). They are currently on a 9 game streak and now #1 in the NBA in defense. The Celtics lose the top spot with a very chaotic period. They can't seem to get their lineups straight and have a few players slumping (including 6th man candidate Payton Pritchard). The Bucks rise up the charts, partially because of their showing in the NBA Cup, but they have been really consistent over the past 15 or so games. The Mavs fall a bit, playing .500 ball in their last 6 and now having no Luka for the next ~month. I said the Lakers were probably out of the rankings for good, but they pop back in, despite a -2.5 points per game average. I gave them the nod over mids like the Spurs, Suns, Clips, Wolves because of their 14-7 record against the West, which is the 2nd best in the conference. On the player side... Jokic retains the top spot (big surprise), but Giannis is charging. Giannis took over the top spot in PER while carrying the Bucks to the NBA Cup title. Towns is steadily climbing the list, moving to #6 on the strength of consistent scoring, efficient shooting and leading the league in rebounding. He is also in the top 5 of Win Shares. Wemby really showed out on Christmas, but he has been playing great over the last 20 games. His VORP and PER ratings have been on the steady increase into the top 10. AD has been mostly "there", 12th in scoring, 7th in rebounding but no longer playing at MVP level over the past 20 games like he did in the first 10. I really want to move Edwards out the top 10 as he is falling across every statistical measure, but he is still the focus of the Wolves offense and he was kind of screwed by the KAT trade. The next guy up is Sengun, with Curry also lurking. Luka will unfortunately fall out of the next ranking. Hopefully he can return by the trade deadline.
  11. They switched to the last few minutes of the CHA WAS game (yeah I know). The refs have been fucking brutal. 3-4 missed calls in a row. Tony Brothers is one of the worst.
  12. How can Russ be so bad at 3s? It seems like an NBA player could actually practice.
  13. I needed Hield to score 1 more point. I wanted OT
  14. Most fast food places have kiosks now. Eliminating much of the counter sales staff.
  15. Before yesterday, I hadn't been to a game in DKR in 9 years (how long I have lived in Singapore). I had a great time and I thought the gameday experience was much improved. The stadium was loud, the fans were engaged. No one was bitching about standing up. The entertainment was pretty good (the Mariachi band was ok to me). The drones were amazing. The enclosed south end makes it MUCH louder. The game was as loud (at times) as the '90 Houston game (although not as sustained). I first went to a game in game in 1979 when I was 12 years old. I worked at the Alumni Center selling cokes with my mom. I always got into the game for free. I use to go in high school (Austin High bitches) and would usually get free tickets from someone outside, or just be let in (I never bought a ticket until college). From '79-2013, I maybe missed less then 20 home games total (I lived outside of Austin for 4ish years), I also attended ~100 road games/bowls/RRSO. I had season tickets in section 4, row 15 (about the 35/40 yard line behind our bench) from '92-2013. Yesterday I sat in the end zone on the north side and had pre-game in the Terrace Club. Things that could have been better They didn't show replays for about 50% of the plays - some of them important. The play-clock is a in a very weird place in the south endzone (IMO). It's offset and hard to focus on (It use to be more centered and closer to field level). I'm not getting the reason for the smoke. Copying the dutch F1 fans is a bad thing to do... Exiting out of the north endzone was a pain with crowded ramps.
  16. I’m up for going on the 29th. Who’s in?
  17. They put the white boy on Pope. He stayed in his pocket. Travis Mays is still the king.,,(was at that game also - a little bit higher stakes).
  18. 2nd highest scoring game all time. 1 more bucket gets him the record
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