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LCHorn

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  1. My suspicion is that Durant wouldn't want to play with Harden, anyway. There was plenty of chance to do so under Morey on a better Rockets team.
  2. No thanks, even Chas is better than Seth Brown.
  3. Time to bring up Ullola and put him in the bullpen.
  4. He's a 20 year old professional athlete with generational money. "If" is very relative to his peer group.
  5. My prediction is that this is a contract year for him and he'll have more catches than Wingo. I'll also take the over on 371 team receptions. It's kind of hard to gauge how much time the 2nd string (or worse) will get, difference in play styles (Arch is more likely to tuck and run, Quinn incurring negative plays often enough to force obvious passing downs), schedule, etc., but Arch with Quinn's snaps plus his own prorate to 376.
  6. I know per/36 is derided by the analytics community, but Whitmore is Green's superior in basically every statistical category except for assists, and this is coming in Green's year 4 after a ton of minutes played. If Whitmore is a complete bonehead it may all be for naught, but he's got potential that Green isn't getting to.
  7. We have tickets for the Bullock IMAX, home of the $18 popcorn bucket with no free refills.
  8. You mean waive them? You’d have to trade prospects out to move Walker’s salary and the others are basically neutral or worse on trade value.
  9. Clutchfans consensus seems to be is that it's because Whitmore isn't coachable and it's time to get what you can for him.
  10. I thought we didn't trust ESPN because their ratings were calculated using an AI based on old Tom Lemming rankings from the 90's?
  11. MacKenzie Gore is really good and I don't know why the Nats would trade him. There's a better chance he's pitching on the next good Nationals team. I think the only obvious weak spot that doesn't appear to have upside is at 2B. Maybe someone like Brendan Donovan can be obtained fairly cheaply, I guess Brandon Lowe even if I don't like his contract and I expect the Rays will ask for prospects we'll regret trading. I'm also okay with standing pat if our team health appears to be in a good place coming out of the ASB.
  12. I would be shocked if there isn't at least one 5 star receiver signed in the class, particularly later in the season once there's time for the budget to be a little more predictable.
  13. I hate to jump in here because a) Brian Fantana is a little irrational and b) I'm a far from educated about Mamdani's promises aside from some of the highlights. That said, I did listen to his 30 minute interview with Derek Thompson and one take away is his attitude of "let's try it. If we fail, let's try something else", that is a welcome change from someone high profile in the party. There's so much risk aversion amongst Democrats and that insecurity doesn't lend itself to campaigns in the 2020's, particularly with younger voters who've grown up in a world so connected that the notion of a private life is a quaint artifact. At least on the interview, his specific rent policy was a rent freeze on rent controlled apartments and appeared to be data driven.
  14. I just caught this yesterday, and yes, he was the best part. I love where they took the story and don’t begrudge tonal changes that might seem discordant, particularly from Boyle/Garland (who pretty much do something akin to this on every one of their collaborations).
  15. You guys are going to be pretty excited then because King is working on a sequel to Black House. In the interview he talks about how he feels like he’s channeling Straub’s voice. I think Hearts in Atlantis is a great companion piece with 11/22/63. They are both very much concerned with the national tragedies of the late ‘60’s and are, in my opinion, kind of the American spin on 100 Years of Solitude (in that magic or fantasy is used to examine more or less real events).
  16. Rookie centers are usually terrible and Williams is glass joe. Neither is a safe bet to be part of the next good Suns team.
  17. I'm really happy that Pena's having a good year after scuffling a bit, but he doesn't really fit the profile I'm looking for to extend unless it's really team friendly. If I'm Brown/Crane, I don't care about the money as much as I do about capturing those peak seasons before age related decline hits. That said, the Astros are doing a really piss poor job of locking up anyone before arbitration hits. I would have extended both, too, which is why I grimace when I look at Correa's stats and see a player aging fast.
  18. There's one in Austin, too. It's a restaurant that serves sushi, tacos, and hamburgers, so totally random menu with American prices. We had the beet tostada, the octopus, and several smoky mezcals, all were great. I didn't mention the Rosewood because that's kind of a no brainer, but the rooftop restaurant has better views than Quince and a better menu (both are full of gringos, as might be expected). So I didn't love this place because it was vegetarian (in Mexico? the home of delicious carnitas!??!?!?), but the rest of our group really liked Don Taco Tequila.
  19. It's funny, I had the same thought after the election and he was on one of podcasts describing the current state of the Democrats and he's just kind of humorless, and worse for a campaign, boring.
  20. Seconded @troph we just went over Mother’s Day to do a clay tile factory tour, among other things. Best breakfast was at Rustica, and best dinner was at Tostevere. Quince was very disappointing, basically it’s the Cheesecake Factory menu on a really nice patio. I’d probably get a drink there to check the box, then go eat somewhere else.
  21. I actually prefer it to be around. If it disappears you can expect a number of their posters will migrate their idiocy over here.
  22. The new market efficiency might be betting on continued Suns futility. Their future draft picks are going to become the most valuable in the NBA. Also, I listed to my first Bill Simmons podcast since Grantland days and I think Kevin Durant would have been far more valuable (to the Suns) 24 hours after the trade and once the finals were over due to the wide open East.
  23. Amen better be taking 1000 shots a day from 3 this off season.
  24. I don’t care for it, either. I’d use billionaire. Keep it simple.
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