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Rex Kramer

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  1. And for the record, Luka is a better player than Dirk, and it’s not particularly close. I just loved Dirk as a Hall of Fame, Top 30 player of all time, even with his weaknesses. Largely because of who he is as a person. As Charles Barkley said, he’s the nicest man ever.
  2. It hasn’t reached that level for me. I like Luka. Don’t love him - his game has weaknesses and his demeanor leaves a lot to be desired. If this had happened to Dirk in ‘07, I’d be crushed like in Game 6 of the WS. But that’s just me, and I get that. So I personally could get on board with trading him, but would want a LOT more. And I wouldn’t trade him after a Finals run.
  3. Disagree. Partly because of the national brand, and partly due to his ego, Jerry doesn’t see any diminished version of himself if the team performs poorly or he does or says something stupid. Jerry is the Cowboys in his eyes; it is mackbrowntexasfootball.com personified.
  4. It won’t if they win big. For me, I’ve been a Mavs only fan since NBA consciousness. It won’t go away unless the Adelsons move the team. Which would be a strongly contested move and if successful, one of our billionaires in town will start a new franchise and I’ll root for them. Im 46. Boys won Super Bowl year I was born and when my NFL consciousness developed, Boys were on their downslide. I loved as a teenager watching those 3 Super Bowls. We were the team of the 90s. I’ve met Jerry personally twice in small settings, and he’s a charming fun guy. He has mismanaged this team so terribly in various era over the last 25 years, and who he is ethically have me so turned off by him that when the Cowboys do very well, I enjoy it but know they’ll implode in the playoffs because of Jerry. And when they don’t do well, I truly do not give a shit because it’s Jerry’s failure. I no longer have a vested interest in that team. For the last 25 years, I’ve been a much bigger Mavs, Rangers and Stars fan, and probably in that order. My only two sports heartaches - anything approaching Horns losses to Tech in ‘08, Colorado in ‘01 or playoff losses the last two years - have been the Mavs collapse in ‘06 and moreso the Rangers in ‘11. Any Cowboys loss since San Fran in ‘95 NFC Champ hasn’t sniffed that territory.
  5. I literally said “more classless and tone deaf”. The ongoing whisper campaign is stupid and I’ve said that multiple times. But it’s better than a smoking gun presser where Nico publicly trashes a player trying to justify the idiotic trade. Again, the problem is a) the trade and then b) the utter lack of relative return for it. There is no c) action that can take any pain away. To reiterate, there is nothing that can be done but let time and hopefully success on the court to heal wounds. So, Mavs, shut the fuck up - don’t have any more press conferences and don’t leak stuff whether true or not. I strongly suspect the whispers have a lot of truth to them, but it does not matter one iota. They gain nothing by letting anything out of their building.
  6. Best part about that movie is Hank Azaria, then Lane. But Robin and Hackman were GREAT, and Hackman’s character juxtaposed against all the other wildass shit put it over the top.
  7. I stopped after Superman I and I’m right in that demo. Saw all original Star Wars and Indiana Jones and every Batman movie made. So I stand corrected. But I’m sure HE was great in an otherwise shit movie. My Top 5 GH films: 1. MS Burning 2. Hoosiers 3. Crimson Tide 4. The Firm 5. Royal Ts In The Birdcage and Get Shorty, he was hilarious but they were more bit parts. He was great in every other war role (Behind Enemy Lines, Uncommon Valor) and spook film (EOTS). The roles above really showed his range, and I suspect his acting was a genuine representation of who he actually was. I’m embarrassed to say I never saw The French Connection. Does it hold up?
  8. So you think they ought to be more classless and tone deaf, and maybe hold a presser where Nico painstakingly details just how fat, lazy, and internally toxic Luka was? Don’t take this the wrong way, but are you retarded?
  9. There wasn’t much he was in that wasn’t good. I can think of none. Guy has been my favorite actor for as long as I can remember.
  10. I’m gonna watch this show, by order of the Peaky Fuckin’ Blindas.
  11. I agree with the roster comment. But the health has neutered their total big man advantage.
  12. Correct on the general premise of a collar. Gas contracts are 10,000 in volume. So if I had 1 contract hedged, and the price settles at $2.50 during my tenor, I’m paid $10,000. If it settles at $8.50, I owe $15,500.
  13. Yeah I get that. I’m just saying, I thought he was masterful at remaking the roster and getting Luka a lot of help. That’s what makes the return for the trade all the more mystifying.
  14. $3.50-$6.95 thru Mar’26. The $8.63 ceiling never really seemed doable. If we are trading at $8 or $9 in Jan/Feb, I’ll be ecstatic. I don’t think that’ll happen so quickly but I also never saw August ‘22 coming.
  15. So your contention is if they had real beef with Luka, they’d be smart to actually release that information, angering Luka and hurting their attractiveness to future players? That’s a ridiculous strategy. Of course, they’re leaking info like that out now, and that’s why I said it was a terrible PR job. They need to shut the fuck up.
  16. No they wouldn’t. It is in fact a terrible PR job, but I’m not sure what they can say. They can’t trash Luka to the media. That serves zero purpose for a multitude of reasons. If speaking just opens you up for more scrutiny, keep your mouth shut. The return for the trade was abysmally low. Like worse than anything Jerry has ever done. That’s the issue as we all know. Nothing Nico says will have any good impact.
  17. Industry consensus is for the largest draw ever tomorrow when reported at 9:30 AM CT tomorrow. 275 Bcf. That should provide some support.
  18. Nico had not made one wrong move before this trade. I loved him. I’ve been a Mavs fan long before Luka and I won’t stop now. I do think there is a lot more to the story that we do not know, and suspect Luka is a lot more culpable than we know. And Nico is a punching bag. I’m withholding too much commentary here and probably will for another 2 years.
  19. We would’ve beaten them with just one of our (non-Dwight) big men available or with slightly better shooting. With AD, I don’t think it’s a close one. Watching Luka made me miss him, but I was firmly pulling for the Mavs. I will never not do that. Only apathy can set in like with the Cowboys. Watching Luka’s antics made me not miss him.
  20. Should I hedge for a full year and take the skew skyrocket or just thru Nov? I don’t trust gas, in the short term, to not revert back to a $2 handle.
  21. He had some good moments. Then he had some Dwight Powell moments like when his slight frame was no match for LeBron crashing the O glass.
  22. Interestingly AD has played in more games over the last three seasons or something than Luka. That game was lost when* Exum got destroyed. He was great tonight in a limited role. Irving was awesome. PJ was awful. We just couldn’t shoot worth a shit all night except during that little flurry. I’ve never seen a team miss so many layups. *also the game was lost when we traded fucking Luka.
  23. Well that just added about 15 more points to Luka’s night.
  24. Ok. Are you one of these “the league is fixed” guys?
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