Horn of Gabriel

At first I was like... Then I was like...

Just stopping by to say Fuck You Kawhi, enjoy fishing bitch.

I started losing it at 18. By the time I graduated UT I was full-on receding. I've cut it shorter and shorter, now in my 40's, if I let it grow I'd have a horseshoe look, not good. I have a trimmer that I use w/o a guard (a zero?) and do it about every 2-3 days. Basically shaving w/ less maintenance. I look back at photos of my in my late 20's and 30's and wonder why I didn't start that earlier.

Right - you said it better than I did. The UFA game is tilted against the Spurs b/c of the media market and other endorsement opportunities available in bigger markets. Even if we max cap space, if it's a choice between Brooklyn/NYK/LAL/LAC/Miami/Chicago or the Spurs...we lose, and end up holding the bag like we did w/ fucking Morris. All the evidence from the past decades shows this - we don't get good FA's. We get back-half-of-his-career LMA, Malik Rose, and Michael Finley. Now one could argue that we haven't had to compete for FA's at the highest level because we had the core in place, and that's fair. But looking @ all the small market teams in the NBA, it's a pretty clear trend. You might get a single diamond who grows into an all star, but it seems like the trend now is that the biggest star FAs have figured out the power they hold and are looking to move in pairs or triplets. We've never shown the ability to pull that off - no small market has (Cleveland, maybe? If you count Kevin Love?). What we have shown is the ability to execute the Spurs system and grow talent within it - at least for the bench players and solid one-step-below-All-Star rotational talent. We have N=1 datapoint of growing talent to All-Star level in Kawhi, I think it's fair to say Pop and team developed him and raised his ceiling far beyond what was foreseen when we was drafted, whereas Duncan was always going to be All-Star talent and I'd argue the same for Manu and Tony. So we know we can grow up the peripheral players, the question is how do we find the core 2-3 top players. Trade, FA, or Draft? Trade - first we don't have anything worth trading. Our top assets are either at the end of their careers (LMA), not a good fit for the modern NBA style (DD), or too early in their career or we can exploit too much potential that we wouldn't get appropriate value back (DeJonte, White, maybe Lonnie). I see this as zero sum in terms of assets received back, unless we consider it addition by subtraction and are able to dump DD/LMA to free space for... FA - this is a bad place for the Spurs based on above discussion. At least for the top tier superstars. The issue is if we get impatient we might land ONE...but not the 2.5 we actually need to compete in the West. One superstar like a Giannis is enough to put us in NBA purgatory like where the Bucks are about to be: exit the playoffs early, with shit draft position, repeat. The other place for FA is to build around the superstar, but the issue here is that you don't want to get complimentary pieces in the FA market until you have your stars in place because otherwise you bring in the wrong stuff and overspend. Better to hold chips here IMO. Draft - we have demonstrated success here at all levels. We just need to get high enough in the draft to get that next star on the cheap first contract. Once we have that, you can make a legit play for additional FA or trade pieces to pair them up and our superior development and system can take over. tl;dr - what you said, but with more words

I just see a max FA as a route to forever purgatory. Today's NBA you need several legit all-stars to compete. We get a FA all-star and maybe DeJonte? He'd have to play at a much higher level than he showed in the bubble. White and Lonnie are marginal all-stars at best IMO. I'd rather go full Process at this point, keep DeJonte, dump LMA and DD, trade one of Lonnie or White (probably Lonnie), retire Pop and he can do front office if he wants or go drink wine all day. Then shoot for bottom of the West and get a lottery pick that's actually useful. Better to eat a shit sandwich for several years than to drink sewer water for a decade or more. My $0.02

Just not sure I get the logic...we dump DD and LMA for ...not much....on the long shot roll of the dice on a low lottery pick, and hope to develop White and Lonnie into...something as good or better than DD/LMA? I’m not sure their ceilings are much higher than what we’ve got. The biggest problem Spurs have right now is not who to trade where. It’s unrealistic fan expectations. We are in NBA purgatory and will be for years. Just good enough to occasionally edge a low playoff seed and round 1 exit, not bad enough to get an impactful lottery pick. And not enough intangibles to attract free agents like in Los Angeles. We need to change our expectations. Spurs will be a mid to bottom of the West team for 5-7 years minimum. Or go full Process and tank, which means Pop is out. It ain’t pretty what it is what it is. Watch the Spurs for nostalgia and remember our rings fondly. I doubt we will see more soon.

Just checked...LHN shows in the ESPN app, But when you click to watch it, you get “you are not authorized to view this content” So...what’s the best way to watch the game this weekend? Looks like only AT&T’s streaming service carries LHN?

He was in the room where it happened!

Where are my 47Brand hats and t-shirts, dammit!

I know it's the Mavs, but Doncic is amazing and I have to root for them over Kawhi and the Clips.

Slick! Purple w/ white interior is 🔥

I don’t get the Nebraska hate. We owned them. Yeah they bailed and were bitches but I put that more on Osborne. I’ve always found Nebraska fans to be great and I really enjoyed my trips to Lincoln. Winning helps that.

Zion looked really passive

Love it so far! Except for Murray’s horrible shoulder tattoo.

Only there's a lot more older alumni of LHB than younger. Well, depending on how you define old I guess. I'm 42 so I'm definitely old I see LHB as a service organization, and that's how Paula Crider who was Director during my time in LHB clearly positioned it to my class. If you're in service to the University, and the University has gone through all the negotiations with stakeholders to come to conclusion to save The Eyes as the school song, you play it. If you have a personal issue playing The Eyes, you should stand on your principles and quit LHB, fight for justice, whatever. My $0.02

I hope that interview was done and article written before the players and administration came together on their plan. Otherwise, they need to find a new drum major. And if you are in LHB and won't play The Eyes, you shouldn't be in LHB. What is the point of having a band if they refuse to play the school song? When I was in LHB 20+ years ago, there were more people interested in playing than they had spots. Not everyone made it. I'm sure if people don't want to play, there are 3 more people willing to take their spot.

Good win to get to the nine seed. Tough games coming up.

And then DeMar hits the FT to put us up lol

Poeltl has been a pleasant surprise as well.

Not sure how we didn’t get some foul calls on our last 3 drives in Q1. Nice to see Patty hit some 3 balls. He keeps going under screens and leaving shooters open thou.

GSG! Let’s take it to the Grizz

I'm interested, but how are they not compatible with your system? Are they also refurb? Apparently the Carrier Infinity system the prior owner put in has proprietary wiring that is not like everything else on the market? It only works with its thermostat. Bummer. Yes, I bought the refurbs. Coronavirus is free! Yes, in Austin.