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  1. 2 hours ago, BradInATX said:

    Imma throw my predictions out for the season. Let's see what ya'll have. It'll be fun to circle back in 6 months.

     

    NBA Finals: Lakers def. Bucks
    MVP: Luka
    DPOY: Giannis
    ROTY: Cole Anthony
    Scoring Leader: Devin Booker. I couldn't decide between KD or Book, but injury issues and the fact that a bunch of ya'll will pick him pushed me to Booker.

    For each conference, one 2020 playoff team that won't make it this year and one opposite (didn't make, will make)

    East: Orlando out, Washington in
    West: OKC out, Phoenix in

     

    Finals: Lakers def. Bucks

    MVP: Luka

    DPOY: Brow

    ROTY: Lamelo, just don’t see anyone else having enough usage.

    Scoring Leader: Trae Young

    Agree with your playoff in and out teams

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  2. 12 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

    I really don't watch pro-basketball so my only recollection of Texas players is from them playing for Texas. So I am surprised PJ Tucker is so far up the list. The way I remember it is that PJ Tucker was just starting to come into his own and he could really help his draft position if he stayed and played an extra year. It was surprise to many he felt he was ready for the NBA. How can a guy who's reputation was what it was at Texas at the time rise to an undisputed top 5.

    So I went and looked to see if I remembered things correctly. Even Tucker did not hire an agent because all he was doing was testing the waters.

    https://texassports.com/news/2006/4/24/042406aaa_930.aspx?path=mbball

    https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/1876/2006-draft-profile-p-j-tucker

    Now I know the man has been playing for years in the pros so is his lofty position on this list a result from what he has done in the pros?

    https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/1876/2006-draft-profile-p-j-tucker

     

     

    PJ Tucker was the Big 12 player of the year on a team that had LMA and Boogie. He was second team AA with guys like Rudy Gay, Tyler Hansborough. His draft status has zero to do with his dominance at the college level. He’s one of the five best guys ever to play at Texas.

  3. 18 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

    fights i wanna see in 2021:

    1. crawford/spence - kinda getting the feeling that spence is perfectly fine waiting a few more years on this one until crawford is past his prime.  i don't think he's in any hurry to make this fight in 2021.
    2. fury/joshua - unlike fight #1, this fight should definitely happen in 2021.
    3. teofimo lopez/gervonta davis - could very well be fight of the year if it happens.
    4. canelo/artur beterbiev - can canelo beat THE guy at 175?  (probably, but i still wanna see it).
    5. shakur stevenson/miguel berchelt - shakur says he wants this fight, but i'd advise him to be careful what he wishes for.  if he can beat berchelt at this stage of his career, the sky's the limit.
    6. spence/pacquiao - since fight #1 is not likely to happen
    7. craford/shawn porter - since fight #1 is not likely to happen
    8. canelo-ggg 3 - sure, why not?

    I like all of those but I think I’d rather see a Loma v Teo rematch before Davis gets a shot.

  4. 19 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

    Thread title: Help me come up with the all-time UT hoops roster

    I don’t wanna argue with this guy. I don’t wanna discuss. Hes right about a lot (obvious stuff) but wrong about a lot and just makes up criteria as he goes along that sounds good to him. Replacing an All-American and top 7 pick (shouldn’t matter) with a one and done single digit scorer, and then not even having the AA as a backup instead of Mo Fucking Bamba, and then omitting Mays initially. You really purport to be some sort of Texas hoops expert and it’s laughable. 

    Great contribution to the thread

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  5. 6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    So you wish he wasn't as good? 

    He's incredible for an 18 year old. Extremely polished. Going to be a good amount of games like this one where he won't be able to simply will you to a win by himself, though.

    Misread carry on.

  6. 8 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    See post 6574.  It wouldn't be because Sidney Powell "said so."  She would have to ask the grand jury to issue it based on probable cause.  Probable cause is a low standard, but I suspect she might have difficulty meeting it with a grand jury.  

    If Sidney Powell were appointed Special Counsel, Congress would have nothing to say about it, under the current rules.  If she misbehaved or acted like a loonbag, I suspect the grand jury and district judge supervising would restrain her.  In any event, she could be removed by Biden's AG.

    Also, she presumably, under what we know, would be appointed to investigate election fraud, not Hunter Biden.  Special Counsel tend to get sort of broad mandates, but not that broad.  Which is why I was always barking about Mueller not wanting to exceed or be perceived to exceed his mandate.  That's good practice to avoid yourself getting removed and to lend credibility to the Special Counsel.

    How low is that bar? Because my opinion of the intelligence of the average American, including myself, is pretty low. 

  7. 11 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

    i agree with all of this, but i thought there was talk of appointing a "special prosecutor" for the hunter biden investigation and powell was being assigned as a special counsel to investigate election fraud.

    both are ridiculous, but separate.

    Ah ok. But forget the separate investigations and think about that scenario. That would truly be Soviet type stuff.

    Look I’m on the ledge with Brisket and might have been the first out there with him so allow my some hyperbole. 

  8. 15 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    He would be ordered to appear before the district court and show cause why he should not be held in contempt.  If he didn't appear for that, he would be seized by US Marshals and dragged before the court.  If he refused to comply with the subpoena, he would be fined and or thrown in jail until he did.

    Congress can do the contempt thing via the sergeant at arms, but they never do because the subject can seek a writ of habeas corpus from a court and likely be freed, with no further ability to enforce the subpoena.  The other route is for Congress to ask a US attorney to enforce the subpoena, which has its own hazards.  Congress generally prefers to negotiate a response.

    I guess my question is, do you really think the Presidents son would be arrested by US Marshals because Sydney Powell says so? And if so, what do you think the National response would be to that? I guess that’s more what I’m getting it. I find it hard to believe that even Congress would go along with that. It’s not as though it would be a regular prosecution. This would be the former presidents lawyer arresting the son of the sitting president over conspiracy. I have a hard time believing we survive something like that.

  9. Just now, TwiceHorn said:

    I mean, there is a difference between a subpoena issued by the House or Senate and one issued by a grand jury/the district court supervising the grand jury.  You ignore the latter at your peril.

    If she subpoenaed Hunter Biden, and he declined, what do you think would happen? I’m not arguing I’m legitimately asking. 

  10. 28 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I would think it wouldn't be hard for Biden's AG to remove her - he or she just has to be patient, and Powell will get out of her lane/do something batshit crazy/illegal/whatever, and that's all she wrote.

    Or just remove her day one because you can. Fuck the opinions of trumpers. Let them think it was political. Who cares? They don’t get a seat at the table anymore.

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  11. 9 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    Fair enough. He is an all time glue guy. 

    I was doing like Derka as well. Like AJ makes the roster because every team needs a guy to run off screens and shoot every once in a while. Think NBA JJ Reddick.

    The scenario you laid out is where a guy like Ivey comes into the roster. He can guard those bigger guards and small wings because off the length he had.

    Also this is a ridiculous look at the talent we’ve had come through here. Like what’s the scoring breakdown. I mean like you said TJ’s line would be like 0, 16, 1 every night. KD and PJ getting looks from TJ. Yeesh. 

  12. 4 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

    and i as well don't disagree with what you're saying- i just think Mo was special in that regard. he was beyond great, at rim protection; the guy was transcendent. but as you said, with Mihm, TT, KD, Damion, etc we aren't lacking for rim protection. still, Mo is the best i've ever seen in that regard. 

    Check my edit. I think you’re right.

  13. 4 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

    i actually just made an edit to my last post saying as much, but to me he's got to be on my team. im going to heavily rely on maybe 6-8 guys on this team for the most part, while the rest, as great as they are, will be role players and bit players. I want Mo Bamba on the court when the game is tight and i'm trying to hold onto a lead. I've honestly never seen another player in league history who affected as many shots as Mo did. He virtually shut down everything within 8 feet of the hoop, and that's a great commodity to have for when you need it. 

    I don’t disagree but I think you’re overlapping with skills already on the roster. TT was an elite level rim protector in college and KD obviously has the ability. You have Mihm for size if you need it plus we know what PJ can do on defense against anyone.

    Edit: That said Mo averaged a full block more per game than TT so maybe Thomas doesn’t make my squad which makes me sad.

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