Jump to content

Rex Kramer

Full Members
  • Posts

    913
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Rex Kramer

  1. 1 hour ago, Storm the Field said:

    Saw that as a result of the Endeavor sale, Autry Stephens is expected to leapfrog Hildebrand and Harold Hamm to become the wealthiest oilman in America (going by the latest Forbes net worth figures), and he will now be in the Top 75 or so richest people on the planet.

    Unfortunately for him, he's 86 and recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, so his reign may not last long. 

    He doesn’t give a shit about the money. But his wife does, if they’re still married. She’s crazier than a shithouse rat. 

  2. On 2/8/2024 at 2:56 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

    He's played 453 of 486 last 3 seasons. 

     

    On 2/8/2024 at 3:43 PM, Herbie Hancock said:


    11.3 games per season is a lot sir. And it’s because his agent told him to. emoji849.png

    I’m repeating verbatim what CY told me. I see your subsequent posts. Good talk. 

    • Fuck You 1
  3. 30 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    Well you can’t ignore the first round draft rights that have been lost through this whole process. That would be an incorrect comparison. And while you may not think much of first round draft picks, anything in the top 15 can be game changing for a franchise. 

    I’m intentionally forgetting mistakes made in the offseason. It would’ve taken more to get PJ than Williams anyway. Moving forward, these were both good moves. 

  4. 1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

    we absolutely did not fleece anyone.  what you would've given charlotte two first rounders for washington?  maybe thrown in josh green's poison pilled contract? or maybe you would've given washington more for gafford? 

     

    i don't know where you get the idea i value 2nd round picks.  if i'm overrating 2nd rounders i would be glad to have washington send us two of them.  i view them as disposable, which if anything is undervaluing them since it's not long ago we've drafted contributors like jaden hardy and jalen brunson with them.

     

    maybe i do overrate first round picks- but i don't think so.  teams around the nba highly value them as trade assets and seek as many as they can get in return.  also we're seeing how big of an effect derreck lively has on our team.  first round picks are important.  

    I read your first explanation of the Gafford deal and was commenting on that. I know now we gave up a first rounder next year and in ‘27 for these two guys. The pick this year should be a bottom 5-7. Who knows in ‘27. 

    We’re getting a more advanced Lively in Gafford, and we sorely need him with Lively injuries. We’re getting a 3rd/4th scoring option with PJ. I expect him to pretty quickly start at the 4. Gafford could start as well if Lively is down, and if he’s healthy, we get a guy that’ll be in a shortened playoff rotation at worst. If you told me we got two possible starters, both 25 that both help interior D (particularly Gafford who’s more effective than Lively), that bring a combined 24.5 ppg and 13.3 rpg (both in fewer than 29 mpg), I’d part with two first round picks that are sure to be low, and probably non-lottery in ‘27. 

    I’m not sold on some newfound ability to draft by this franchise yet, and it’s a crapshoot at best even then. Yes, we might miss out on a Josh Howard, but how many of those have we made?  I like the Washington deal better because we have an opportunity to get a Brunson quality player next year. It’s sure to be a high second rounder. 

    Clearly our roster was top heavy and pretty meh in the other starters and rotation guys.  We now have significantly upgraded the talent level of the team, addressed significant needs, and gave up nothing, and we are not likely to have given up much after these drafts. 

  5. 1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

    we absolutely did not fleece anyone.  what you would've given charlotte two first rounders for washington?  maybe thrown in josh green's poison pilled contract? or maybe you would've given washington more for gafford? 

     

    i don't know where you get the idea i value 2nd round picks.  if i'm overrating 2nd rounders i would be glad to have washington send us two of them.  i view them as disposable, which if anything is undervaluing them since it's not long ago we've drafted contributors like jaden hardy and jalen brunson with them.

     

    maybe i do overrate first round picks- but i don't think so.  teams around the nba highly value them as trade assets and seek as many as they can get in return.  also we're seeing how big of an effect derreck lively has on our team.  first round picks are important.  

    Let’s distinguish between the roster today and yesterday morning. It is markedly improved.  And regardless of Williams being an ill fit from the outset and us not pursuing Washington instead, I view this purely from the perspective of the team over the last 30 hours. Would you agree with this?

  6. 22 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

    i saw we gave OKC swap rights to our 2028 first rounder in exchange for their least favorable 2024 first rounder, which we then sent to washington.  so washington ended up sending us gafford and two 2nd rounders.  i'm liking the gafford trade less for that.  

     

    if i haven't mixed anything up, the only tradable first round draft capital we have now are our picks in 2025 and 2031.  we've issued swap rights for 2028 (OKC) and 2030 (SA). i suppose we could issue another swap right for 2026 but that's it.  

    These were both no brainer trades where the Mavs fleeced teams. You vastly overrate draft picks, particularly 2nd round picks. 

  7. 23 hours ago, RexWilson said:

    I like it. Starting 5 of Kyrie, Luka, Green, PJ, Lively. Bench rotation ofTHJ, Gafford, Exum, Jones Jr, Hardy.

    Everyone else should be limited minutes. 

    You just named 10 players. Not really  short rotation. You forgot Kleber and Powell. Or maybe you didn’t. I don’t ever want to see Powell play. 

    These are two excellent trades. We have significantly improved our roster. 

  8. 1 hour ago, The Royal We said:

    Jerry Seinfeld Agree GIF

    How bad were you sweating and shaking this morning?

    Not bad. Went to bed at 10:30 whilst the youngins did nothing good. But currently changing out of my pit stained button down.  V&A’s waiters don’t leave your glass less than 1/3 full, ever  

    Im actually not kidding about one of your clients. 

  9. 6 hours ago, The Royal We said:

    Irma's is where we would go if we didn't have clients with us. I love their food, but yea, nothing close to Vic and Anthony's/Pappas/EV's in price or booze selection. Pitchers of margaritas are always a good idea (at the time).

    I don't even really think about going to NAPE any more. The whole thing sounds like a huge asswhip to me at this point.

    You should because I’m in the process of stealing one of your clients

    • Like 1
  10. 6 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

    He needs to become more enamored with Adolis.

    It won’t happen with his agent. There is a reason he has an incentive-laden plate appearance contingency. It’s because his agent successfully convinced Adolis to take way too much time off to the significant frustration of Bochy and CY. 

    • Fuck You 1
  11. On 2/3/2024 at 2:01 PM, YGIFS said:

    Yeah, for a group of "If I wanted to hear non-stop chatter, I'd stay home with my wife" type of fellas...the NAPE crowd sure can't shut the fuck up in real life.  Not like our long-winded posting here, but like real-time incessant banter on and fucking on and fucking on. 

    image.thumb.jpeg.23302fafbb54db83ba8a9934d10d6528.jpeg

    • Hook 'Em 1
    • Haha 4
  12. 19 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

    You're going to lose TNT, TBS, TruTV, etc, but Fubo still has more good channels than YTTV.

    I have DTV Stream and am considering a switch to YTTV or something else. I’m fine with DTVS, but its cost is creeping way up, and I just don’t watch TV unless it’s Horns (including LHN for baseball), March Madness, or DFW sports, predominantly Cowboys and Rangers. Tell me what I ought to move to. 

     

    4 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

    Last year’s Saturday of the Elite Eight were the last two non-CBS games. That would be March 30 this season. Rangers open March 28 on ESPN, off on the 29th.

    You would only miss game 2 if you switched after Saturday night hoops. 

    Comforting a little. I’m generally in public for opening Friday and Saturday of tournament and also for Sweet 16 weekend - always in Mexico for SB. 

  13. 3 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:


    that’s not true. But his first year arbitration $ amount impacts his second and third year arbitration amount. And we’re up against the luxury tax ceiling so every dollar matter. 

    100% true in both cases. With respect to Adolis, it’s moreso his agent. Who’s notoriously hated by every GM in baseball. But he rubs off on Adolis in a negative way. 

  14. On 1/20/2024 at 12:00 PM, CowtownHorn said:

    I’m having a hard time understanding this tv deal. I mean, I’m sure that chunk of money is a huge part of the operations side of things, but is it so much so that it’s holding us hostage from making any moves at all? Like, there’s not even 1.9 million available to get Adolis signed? Or a few extra million for Montgomery? Maybe another decent bullpen guy? I feel like I spend enough on beer at Globe Life during the season to at least get Adolis taken care of. 

    Haven’t read through the whole thread but CY isnt enamored with Adolis and flat out rejected Monty’s offer. TV deal has nothing to do with either case. 

  15. 8 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

    Almost that time of year again. A week from today, I'll be at the office, hungover from a Wednesday night client dinner and then downtown happy hour, struggling to get some work done before heading downtown again for my firm's big NAPE party. Will be hating life next Friday morning.

    Fucking yuck. And same right there with you. I just got out of steam room and am cooling down. I can’t wait to feel like this the entirety of Thursday - through my button down and sport coat. 

  16. On 1/27/2024 at 2:30 PM, SaucyJack said:

    ray-liotta-laughing.gif

    I mean you can laugh all you want but I asked imma to nuke my account in fall ‘21. And had plenty of rep to avoid getting crowd sourced at the time. 

    On 1/27/2024 at 5:14 PM, tx 3 putt said:

    Will someone think of the German consumers !

     

    Animated GIF

     

     

    Will someone think of posters’ eyes after viewing the wildebeests you post?

    17 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    I’m not sure what relevance this has. 

  17. 24 minutes ago, SaucyJack said:

    I'm not lapping anything up.  Your reading/reasoning skills show to be low at best.  I've been doing this through many administrations, and will keep banking what I bank.

    You do you at getting crowdsourced and whining.  

    You absolutely are. You’re quoting the article and/or the Biden admin as if gospel, and it’s pathetic.  You should stick to CR where they laud this kind of shit.

    I’ve never been crowd sourced. 

    • Haha 2
  18. 4 hours ago, SaucyJack said:

    Army, the posts are CR bullshit.  From the article:  "Administration officials vowed that the pause would not hurt allies, as it has an exemption for national security should they need more LNG".

    BTW, I've LNG and Crude holdings in various forms for 37 years.

    Lol. The Admin that has been hostile to the industry claims it won’t hurt our allies, and you lap it up. Meanwhile, people in the industry that understand the adverse impact of his continued buffoonery are rightfully upset. 

    This increases the risk of Germany and all of Europe and keeps the risk of them paying very inflated gas prices very high. This stunts jobs and domestic industry productivity. It’s also going to have the opposite effect the admin thinks it will have on the environment. And it was a move that was totally needless. 

  19. 2 hours ago, Hate said:

    The current administration has decided to go all out war on the US Energy sector, which is really fucking stupid. All this move does is ensure coal plants around the world stay in production longer. Maybe crazy uncle Joe or his son have some ownership stake in coal or coal plants?

     

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/biden-pauses-approval-new-lng-export-projects-win-climate-activists-2024-01-26/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C Jan 26 (Reuters),after the Nov. 5 election.

    image.gif.2a9c12052c31991a4a234ea8d7d4ff29.gif

    • Haha 2
×
×
  • Create New...