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The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

iospace posted:

Hey friends, we have a visitor from another area of the forums: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3918699

Give them a nice welcome!

How in the world does that manage to keep the BYOB style while in SAS?

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The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

lol, that entire tweet is a rollercoaster

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Yeah, I dont see this poo poo happening

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/sports/when-sports-come-back-nba-nfl.html#click=https://t.co/9giQik95zo

quote:

According to a proposal deck sent to the N.B.A. and the W.N.B.A., which The New York Times reviewed, MGM envisions a fully quarantined campus, essentially one full block of the Las Vegas Strip, where players would live and play out whatever schedule the leagues want. The athletes would be joined by their families, league and broadcast media employees, as well as the staff and vendors needed to serve them, with access to lounges, spas, restaurants and all the other perks the resorts offer (yes, even gambling).

quote:

The centerpiece of the proposal to the N.B.A. is the Mandalay Bay resort, which has 4,700 rooms at three connected hotels at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip: the Mandalay Bay, the Four Seasons and the Delano. They are also connected by an enclosed walkway to the Luxor hotel, which is where MGM service staff such as housekeepers and caterers would live.

As many as 24 basketball courts could be built at the convention center at Mandalay Bay, which hosts the Aces of the W.N.B.A. Five would be used to telecast games, while the others would be for practice. MGM also proposed getting access to the Thomas & Mack Center, an arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, that hosts the N.B.A.’s annual summer league.

The full health and safety procedures necessary are not fully laid out, though they would clearly be quite extensive. “Any person entering the integrated resort would have to go through agreed health, safety and quarantine protocols” according to the proposal, and they would be “required to remain in the integrated resort for the entirety of their stay.” MGM hired a health and safety consultant as an adviser and said it would secure all necessary medical testing equipment.

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Maneck posted:

Speaking of players we remember kinda, how about Nick van Exel:

In addition to being named after popular spreadsheet software, he had a whole bunch of solid years with the Lakers and Denver, a couple nice years with Dallas (got a shout out from Jay-Z) before his career crashed and burned because of an elbow injury. Seems like he was pretty famous for a one year all-star?

Good for him.

Being a beloved hipster Lakers legend helps

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Elden was proto Kwame

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

MourningView posted:

this seems fine

Ehh, I'd want more shooting, maybe taking Dirk over KG

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

BWV posted:

Looking for an illustrator to help me re-write the classic Jewish children's story Something For Nothing with WhyteRice building a home out of discarded Kings gear.

Something For No Kings

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/alleniverson/status/1258608013964910593

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1258900642330021889


https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1258901103757885442

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1258901979679600640

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
You know, if Kawhi knew he was get this kind of rest, I wonder if he would have load managed so much :thunk:

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Think of it as tithing to the Jazz

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Chicago thick crust is great, as is the Chicago thin crust. Chicago thin crust is also much better than NY style

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1260315688691830785

lol Steph and KD voting to continue getting paid the season.

I think all of the regular season pay checks were already paid out, and I dont think they're gonna be able to get enough from a crowdless playoffs to avoid giving back the escrow money.

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/andrewgreif/status/1260352983138590720?s=21

Yeah, that is definitely a good point

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Hashtag Banterzone posted:

How about a justice based court?








How about the Supreme Court?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdnjwwge0SA

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Wasn't he playing really well for the last month or 2 before the shutdown?

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Jackie Moon

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Please send all of your bitcoins to 1BitcoinEaterAddressDontShootLong2s

The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 17:27 on May 16, 2020

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

I mean, getting Shaq into foul was actually the best way to defend him in his prime

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Dexo posted:

Brandon Ingram looks absurdly good now that he has left LA.

Ingram looked nearly this good in LA last season after LeBron got injured. He really started putting it together and had figured out how to draw fouls and finish through contact.

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
I could see a Christmas start and 74 game season and starting the playoffs a month late. That'll give you enough time for a real off-season and still let you start the 21-22 season on time

From a purely selfish standpoint, a Christmas start would make my life a hell of a lot nicer

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

dokmo posted:

you know how much sloppier early seasons are, now imagine the number of early season games is doubled.

Yeah, I was gonna say something like this. We all hate preseason, but teams cant really replace it with more practice. The first 5-10 games of the season would be unbearable if they went straight from training camp to regular season

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1263202409586753541

Sounds like the NBA is starting to commit to a timeline, players should return in early june, followed by several weeks of testing and quarantine time, followed by several weeks of training camp, and then games will start in late July

quote:

The NBA is discussing a step-by-step plan for a resumption of the 2019-20 season that includes an initial two-week recall of players into team marketplaces for a period of quarantine, one to two weeks of individual workouts at team facilities and a two- to three-week formal training camp, sources told ESPN.

Barring an unforeseen turn of events, many NBA owners, executives and National Basketball Players Association elders believe commissioner Adam Silver will greenlight the return to play in June -- with games expected to resume sometime before the end of July, sources said.

The NBA is still considering a two-site format for the return of the season, including Orlando's Walt Disney World and Las Vegas, sources said.

The NBA and NBPA are meeting to discuss the structure of a return, including how the league will navigate the possibility of regular season games, play-in tournaments, playoff formats and whether the full 30 teams will be brought back to finish the season, sources said.

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Punkin Spunkin posted:

Yeah but Manu is the bat master so :shrug:


Manu nooooooo, don't you know you'll get Rona and/or Ebola from it?

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

dokmo posted:

Someone told me we're two months from playing games that matter.

Yeah, Woj was saying late July resumption of play

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Lol, the Jazz are truly imploding

The jokes were real


But I can't loving blame him, I wouldn't want to live in this stupid country if I had a reasonable option not to.

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Oh poo poo

:rip:

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://mobile.twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1265294139542745088?s=19

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Spite posted:

watching too many 90's games recently. i think it's not that they played a lot of zone, it's that everyone was generally packed in next to each other since no one could shoot. and there's no defensive 3 seconds so it was effectively a zone. until teams did wonky poo poo like pulling all their guys above the free throw line and have a dude play 1-on-1 in the post.

I found a NYT article from around when they made the changes to allow modern defenses and its hilarious how wrong so many people were

quote:

'I think it's a huge mistake,'' Miami Coach Pat Riley said last week. ''There's not going to be anybody able to drive. With these rules, you're going to be back in the 70's in scoring. You can't force pace.''

quote:

Most opponents of the rule changes agree with Colangelo that the game has become too stagnant and that the choreography of teamwork has all but disappeared from many arenas. But they don't feel such a dramatic change will suddenly turn the game into the free-flowing style that will raise television ratings and increase fan interest.

''It would change the sport,'' said Tomjanovich, one of the most vocal opponents of the zone defense. ''We should create a situation where great players get a chance to excel. Zones neutralize great athletic ability. People want to see guys who can soar to the basket.''

Calling the committee's proposed changes a ''knee-jerk reaction to complaints about the pace of the game,'' Riley added: ''Fans like to see Vince Carter play one on one outside. That stuff is going to be history. Isolation basketball has been part of the game ever since I've been in it.''

quote:

Tomjanovich said: ''I respect the passion and energy of everybody involved in this, no matter what's been said. These rules will change the game. Unfortunately, I think it will slow it down.''

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/12/sports/pro-basketball-nba-s-illegal-defense-rule-will-most-likely-be-eliminated.html

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1265730662301986816

I could see them doing some kind of quick play in tournament for the 8 seed while the rest of the teams get more time practice and scrimmage

The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 20:47 on May 27, 2020

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

I'll be honest, I was picturing like a 30 story Marriott tower or something

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/backt0nature/status/1265661034909462529

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

C: Wilt ($5)
PF: Rasheed ($2)
SF: Dominique Wilkins ($3)
SG: Klay Thompsons ($3)
PG: Gary Payton ($2)

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1266179551383748608

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Its a bad draft, most of these guys feel like they'd be like picks 8-14 in normal years


Also, good luck to Jaylen Brown tomorrow

https://twitter.com/FCHWPO/status/1266588974749016064

I bet Bill Russell will be proud of him

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1266453785112653824

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1266919902520066049

Kareem wrote a very powerful Op-Ed

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

https://twitter.com/Campster/status/1267183124582215680

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Well I guess he is gonna stay retired then

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The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/kampashai/status/1267153730320732161

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