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  1. Well, they also traded Derozan for an MVP caliber player in Kawhi... And really, they won game 7 in OT after tying it with one of the flukiest shots of all time, and then had the good fortune of the Warriors to be decimated by injuries just as they made the Finals. But hey, if the Astros win another ring because Ohtanis arm falls off, I won't complain. Either way, Espada is in over his head.
  2. The replies to Mark are not going well for him. Look at the name of the 1 account that supports him, lol...
  3. Would Dubon not have any trade value if you tender him? Not sure why they would let him walk for nothing when they could have him as a cheap, 1 year rental option for a team looking for a utility man.
  4. Can't wait for the next chapter in Mark Cuban's book "Weird Hills to Die On"
  5. Missing the playoffs on a tie-breaker or 1 win is pretty sad. So many games they could have made up that 1 game and didn't. Only 7 games behind #1 overall in the AL, nobody is really dominating this league this year. 97 wins by the Brewers was #1 overall, which feels kind of low. A moderately more healthy Astros team this year would have been fighting for that #1 spot and winning the division. Too bad, but can't be too upset after 8 years of dominance. Still a good team that will be back in the mix next year.
  6. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, that's what makes a message board fun, but I don't know how anyone can watch 2024 Castle and think he's gonna be able to run an offense effectively while shooting that poorly. As far as the Rockets are concerned, swapping him and Reed right now, all things being equal, doesn't make the Rockets contenders to beat OKC or Denver in 7 games in the playoffs. He would help the situation, but this team is trying to win a championship in the next 2 years, not develop a guy alongside a future MVP over the next 10 years. The Spurs have plenty of runway for him to learn and grow into a good player, the Rockets don't, so I don't think it would make much difference this year if the picks were swapped.
  7. Castle is probably a bit overrated at this point. He was a rookie on a bad team with lots of minutes who got to put up some good numbers in high volume and benefited from extra play time after the Wemby injury. He can't shoot for shit, had a high turnover rate, had negative VORP, BPM, and had the 20th worst True Shooting % in the league last year. He has potential, but he's not some all-NBA type player that they missed bigly on. He might turn into that, but I don't think even SAS guys are expecting that out of him. Reed was clearly chosen to be a 3+D guy off the bench, because it was a weak draft, and they needed that type of utility player. Him being thrown into the PG role this early is a curveball nobody expected, and if he's not up to that task, it won't be a surprise. The best thing he could do is provide 40%+ shooting from 3pt and active, tough defense to help the team win some games.
  8. Woody Marks should be RB1 going forward, dude has way better vision, strength and agility than Chubb. Stroud has been better this game, at least he's getting passes completed. I think a lot of it has to do with Tennessee being ass, and less to do with any internal changes. He may be fools gold after all, but I hope they can adjust and put him in better position to make plays and really earn that second contract.
  9. I must say, I am happy to see Ward looking so bad so far this season. Not sure what the worst #1 overall pick is of all time, but he's going to have a sub 30 QBR for the season if this game keeps going this poorly. It's only 4 games, but most of his passing yards and 1 of his 2 TDs have come in garbage time. Dude has had several poor throws that weren't due to pressure, just bad form, footwork and release. Looks like a college QB who needs a ton of work to be mildly successful.
  10. He's not getting a contract that big in the future, especially with all this stink on him. The suspension and loss of future guaranteed money is huge, and more than what he got from this endorsement deal. It will cost him tens of millions, which is a fair penalty for what he did. He could potentially be suspended for multiple years, or get a lifetime ban, like the guys who were found to be gambling on prop bets of themselves. We really don't know how impactful it will be until they announce the actual punishment. Kawhi will definitely appeal any judgement to get paid while that plays out too, so we may be in for a few more months of this saga.
  11. 8 years in a row of playoffs, 4 pennants, 2 rings, nothing to be ashamed of there. Some teams will go your whole lifetime without accomplishing half of that. Retool in the offseason and get healthy, and this team will be back on top next year.
  12. I doubt Biden was aware of it, or much else for that matter. Merrick Garland didn't do shit, and should have pushed that info up the chain of command. Maybe that did happen, but since their sacred cows like Clinton are in it, they didn't want to do anything with it due to friendly fire. It would be fitting if the Clintons played yet another pivotal role in getting Trump elected again.
  13. I had setup a Shaggy gamertag spreadsheet years ago for getting people to game together. I played some Battlefield 4 and lots of Destiny with some folks. Don't recall doing any GTA with that group, but I'm sure it will be fun. I plan on getting BF6 when it launches in October. Discord would be easier to use though, and people can jump in games whenever. I wonder if Immamac has one setup for Surly.
  14. Yeah, I love everything about this show. They do such a great job of making the characters interesting and entertaining in their own ways. A lot of superhero shows get too narrowly focused on the main character and don't do the work of building out the ensemble. James Gunn is great at doing that, and I love him for it. My only criticism is that they should have kept the theme song from Season 1.
  15. It's kind of amusing to think that those guys were unaware of how deep this network goes, and they weren't aware of it leading up to being appointed to these roles and are now dealing with the fact that they may face serious consequences if they try to do anything about it.
  16. Hell of slide there by Cole, what a great play!
  17. aaaaaaand the Red Sox have clinched a playoff spot
  18. Red Sox and Tigers going into the bottom of the 9th tied after Boston got 1 in the 8th to tie. Chapman just got out of a runner on third with 1 out. Some nasty fastballs at 102, dude still has it at age 37.
  19. Plus Cal is doing it without juiced balls, so his 60 homer season is legit.
  20. The difference was those actors believed in the cause of trying to make the world a better place by planting trees, Kawhi/Dennis were just looking for a handout. I do wonder if this is going to turn into a defense of "Kawhi didn't know anything about it! It was all Dennis doing this and keeping the money! But The NBA can't punish him, so there's nothing we can do! 🤷‍♂️"
  21. Sucks to hear that, good luck to him and his family. He starred in a mature version of short film about Power Rangers, which was pretty cool. Too bad it didn't get picked up for a full length film, I would watch this. Check it out.
  22. Absolutely, he was a rookie, very young and raw last year. I don't think he's going to become the floor general over an off-season, but if he can contribute now is the time to rpicex. The only issue is that if he isn't ready at the start of the season, and he falls on his face, it will hurt his trade value if he's needs to be part of a trade. Hindsight being what it is, it sure would be nice to have Castle now...
  23. Is that a real picture? That is an absurd number of cops. Just set some fireworks on a timer near this place, then go rob all the banks in Dallas while every cop withing 50 miles is assisting with this ICE investigation...
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