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A-Tex Devil

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  1. This is my point better made. The Drs and trainers are going to start worrying about these calf strains a little more even in the playoffs absolutely the players want to play and management wants them to play. But it’s worth it for everyone to try to figure out what type of calf strain is leading to these Achilles tears because I don’t think it’s coincidence.
  2. Im sorry, I thought this was Surly. I thought “laughable” was a pretty mild ad hominem attack. Anyway, I guess the general sense I got from the posts was that OKC doesn’t deserve this, aren’t a great team and somehow won 68 games and the finals by gaming the system. The bolded above sounds like sour grapes. And you can put it on loop from opposing fans complaining about every dominant defensive team in college and pros, basically ever. I caught myself doing it re: UH basketball this year. But it makes it seem as if the other 29 teams care too much about the integrity of the game to stoop to such tactics If they had the defensive talent to play like OKC, all 29 other teams would. They are good enough to hold contact before the guy gets by them so the foul isn’t obvious. This is something that is taught the same way DBs are taught to subtly make contact with receivers in a way that avoids a PI call. They are hardly the first team to use their athletic ability to their advantage. Defenders may try to do it to SGA but he’s already by them so the contact is clearer to the refs. And sure, the MVP, as has historically been the case, gets some whistle benefit. This team was really good. SGA is a legit top 5 player in one of the most talented eras the NBA has seen since the early 90s. Just weird to see them shit on is all. They deserved this. I am hardly an OKC fan at all (Rockets), and frankly found myself rooting for Minnesota against them, but to my chagrin, the Wolves never had a chance. And I guess I’ve also never found OKC boring.
  3. Chill, Winston…. I am not blaming the players. I get why they kept playing. But strained calf leading to Achilles tear is clearly a thing. It’s gotta be fucking brutal weighing the risk at this stage of the season.
  4. Some of the SGA and OKC takes here are laughable. I am not a fan but they had a great fucking season. They may be boring but they deserved it. SGA is the best scoring SG since Kobe and he’s young enough to surpass Wade when it’s all said and done. He doesn’t finish at the rim like Wade could but he’s better all around on offense including as a distributor. Congrats to all of them. Separately, and maybe it’s upthread, but if I have a calf strain, I am letting that mf’er heal. Durant and Halliburton aren’t the only two. I can’t recall but there was at least one other recently that had a calf strain, came back and played, then tore an Achilles. May have been in football. It really sucks. You have 3 of the top 20 players in the East out with Achilles next year.
  5. No shit. Orlando is looking pretty good if Paolo can take another leap and Suggs comes back.
  6. Honestly, I hope he figures it out and makes a few All Star teams. He’s still super young and dropped 38 in the playoffs. This is a no brainer deal for the Rockets and even if KD can’t bring us to the finals and Jalen is a future all-NBA player, you do this 10 out of 10 times. If I were the Suns I don’t trade with the Rockets without getting that ‘27 pick back on principal even if I have to take the shitty Miami or SA deals. And yet, here we are. Awesome.
  7. Jabari is the more interesting one. He won’t get a great deal if he signs early like Jalen and Alpy but I am sure we will try to lock him down. If I am his agent I tell him to bet on himself and make the Rockets pay him much more by extending next summer.
  8. I imagine that Green and 10 for Durant trade includes an unnamed vet contract like Londale.
  9. Is Seb Berhalter good? I was at the Austin FC Vancouver game and he seemed like just above MLS JAG in that game. Then I see he’s playing on same field for national team. Color me surprised. Credit to him for serving up the goal, though.
  10. Is this a bit?
  11. Bad collagen imo
  12. If we could snag one of Trey Murphy and Derek White along with Cam Johnson I’d be gruntled.
  13. I saw Hamilton on West End two years ago. Great seats, not that expensive. And a bit of a different take. Would recommend if you aren’t chasing seeing someone famous in something which is also worth doing. AI says: e: Cate Blanchett in "The Seagull," Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in "Much Ado About Nothing," Jonathan Bailey in "Richard II," and Brian Cox in "The Score". Additionally, Rami Malek and Indira Varma are in "Oedipus", and Vanessa Williams is in "The Devil Wears Prada".
  14. Yeah. Agree. Front rows of an upper deck can be a good experience. And if anyone in the group likes Coldplay he puts on a good show. I’m not a huge fan but saw them at Toyota Center 20 years ago or so and had a good time. Plus, Wembley. Stadium concerts at classic stadiums are cool. $400 seems almost reasonable these days. edited - 20 not 29. I’m not that old
  15. Work event at Moody Amphitheater for Peach Pit tonight. Never heard of them because I’m an old. Any good?
  16. What if it was a 4 start general doing the same thing? They would have to stand down. It's equivalent. But stay obtuse.
  17. If guess the fact that you think he was acting like a child, given what his role is and what she said, is part of the problem. Your fascism is showing.
  18. A-Tex Devil

    Austin FC

    Desler is super important to this team. That is all.
  19. Mountainhead got panned on the Tv/Movie thread but I am telling you, it is both holding up a mirror and prescient.
  20. Elmo has his own horde. And they are better at computers and stuff than the 25th Rascal Batallion. This is gonna be fun.
  21. Hmmmm...... I enjoyed it? I knew going in that they filmed it over 10 days in February, so it was what I expected. And I am not sure it's that far off of how Thiel, Musk, Reid Hoffman, and David Sacks (clearly the models for each) talk to each other in real life.
  22. Was Maeve suggesting that she and Eddie should be a couple? The "But your my Nan!" or whatever was weird. How much I ultimately liked this episode has everything to do with how next season picks up. Because I am not so sure right now. Seems like Philomena is taking the call Harry won't with Kat, so I imagine that will be a huge source of friction next season.
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