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If Kyrie goes to Los Angeles, I would be very interested on what the Vegas Moneyline is on "Kyrie joins the church of Scientology" vs "He doesn't" is.
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CharlestheHammer posted:Yeah Scientology is to openly structured for someone who pretends to be a free spirit I think it would hinge on how much he initially buys their sales pitch. He's gullible enough that I can see him embracing it totally. And if that happens, I think he's a high-enough-profile guy that they'd actually give him some leash. However, I agree with the idea that if he doesn't buy into it 100%, I can't see any amount of their usual threats or cajoling getting to him.
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Jul 3, 2022 12:15
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dokmo posted:Edit I seem to recall an in between period during the BLM protests when he was actually cool? He bought a house for George Floyd's family, and was one of the big voices against restarting the league when everyone walked out in support of the ongoing protests, and I personally think the league probably should have listened to him. Lockback posted:He argued that instead of being in the bubble the players should take action but then he didn't really spend time in the bubble anyway and spent his time breaking quarantine rules to have parties with Drake so turns out he was full of poo poo. And then that sort of undermined some of the good faith he built up, and also his whole pandemic response was just... godawful and continues to be to this day.
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Jul 3, 2022 12:23
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What I am hearing is that Kyrie probably wasn't responsible for any one person not getting the vaccine, but if he were, say, 1% of the reason that a hundred people that didn't get it and then also died, then maybe he killed a person on aggregate.
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Jul 3, 2022 15:34
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Dejan Bimble posted:Oh my God I can't believe that he's got the second largest contract of all time. Bradly Beal, of all people. Three time all-star. That's the same number as Luka, and he's six years younger. Hell, that's the same number as Ben Simmons, who is also younger, but also Ben Simmons. It's as many as Antoine Walker. It's one less than Rajon Rondo. I don't think Beal is on or even really near pace to be a Hall of Famer. The mind boggles. I think this is the first time in my life I've actually been annoyed about people in Washington spending too much. Veryslightlymad fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Jul 7, 2022 |
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Jul 6, 2022 23:40
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i am a moron posted:it's absurd anyways, that was a weird lockout-shortened year and that was 100% the admiral's team I yelled out so loud and involuntarily, that my mom came running out, covered in dishwater, to see what was the matter. It's probably my favorite individual moment for basketball.
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Jul 8, 2022 16:09
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WhyteRyce posted:I'm really sad a garage mouse ate all of my stolen Peja cough drops that he offered to some mom that he'd always hit on while she was coming back from the VIP lounge and spilled on the floor next to me when she set her purse down What the hell kind of a move is giving someone multiple cough drops? And Peja absolutely strikes me as a MILF chaser.
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Jul 11, 2022 18:48
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dokmo posted:This came up in my timeline, combining my two favorite things: weird funk and alperen sengun highlights. Mostly quoting this so I can look it up later because it's always time for Sengun Highlights, and "Turkish Funk" sounds extremely interesting.
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Jul 12, 2022 18:27
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verbal enema posted:Cavs are going to be top 4 lock that poo poo in I think I agree. Eyeballing it. Let's see the rest of the off season.
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Jul 14, 2022 14:44
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All right, I've got... Tracy McGrady Grady Lewis Lewis Lloyd Lloyd Neal Neil Johnston I get... Two hall of famers, some chaff, and a guy who shot less than 30%.
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Jul 14, 2022 20:44
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Good for the Suns if they match and keep him. Little sad for the Pacers, though. Ayton would be like, the second ever big free agent to sign with them, after David West.
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Jul 14, 2022 20:53
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Six number ones? What in the world? EDIT The James Harden trade broke GMs' brains. Before that, even MVP caliber players didn't yield anywhere near that kind of a return. And Mitchell is not James Harden. If some idiot actually takes the Jazz up on that offer, I won't feel sorry when the league names the new-age Stepien rule after them. Veryslightlymad fucked around with this message at 09:22 on Jul 15, 2022 |
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Jul 15, 2022 09:10
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More than two or three picks for Mitchell is actually insane. Trading your entire future for what was ultimately a failed second star to make him into your main star. Meanwhile, Minnesota traded their future picks to secure their future (showing their star they can get elite help right now) by making another team's main star into like, somewhere in their top three of guys. And yeah, Gobert is monstrously underrated. Any implication of him and Mitchell being of equal importance to the Jazz's success is off the mark.
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Jul 15, 2022 16:35
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DeimosRising posted:He didn’t get a max, what he got is insulting. They let him test the market and gave him what other teams could offer. He won’t finish that contract in Phoenix. He may well sit as soon as he has a sore ankle and mysteriously not get better until he’s moved. Yeah, Phoenix gave him someone else's max. Not their own. They basically said "we don't think you are special." Which, you can't let that play out that way. You gotta get out ahead of that situation with your own spin. Offer him the other teams' max up front. (It was deeply stupid to assume no one would find a way to offer one to him) Or inform him ahead of time. "We'll match anything, but we have to hold back a little because we're so drat close to a championship." Even if it's bullshit and you're just a tightwad, you have to at least try and spin it. You gotta make him feel like a drat hero for leaving money on the table. Ayton does not feel like a hero, at least to the Phoenix Suns. It's a relationship they can repair, especially if they stay good. But it's gonna be harder to spin after the snub. Maybe they'll look to trade him four five picks that, knowing Phoenix, they'll trade for cash.
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Jul 15, 2022 16:54
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JackBandit posted:They don’t know about Gobert’s alternative universe dynasty in Honolulu, forgive them It's been a while, but I think he only won one of those titles. Maybe two. Though this post seriously brightened my day. If only Bol Bol were actually any good.
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Jul 15, 2022 17:04
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I hope whoever gets Wenbanyama didn't deliberately tank, and is just either snakebit by misfortune or badly designed. Imagine the Kings winning the lottery and picking someone else. (Sorry, WhyteRice, but they really do feel like the most plausible team to gently caress it up)
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Jul 15, 2022 17:44
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TheShazbot posted:Guess which one of these dudes has his number retired. I had to look it up. Apparently, it was one of the two guys I wrote off as "chaff". Though honestly, both Lloyd Neal and Lewis Lloyd were probably above-replacement level players, so maybe "chaff" was a bit mean. Mostly, I wanted my five to start and finish with a Hall of Famer.
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Jul 15, 2022 21:13
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I think Mitchell is crazy overrated, but when I said "I'd trade like, two, maybe three picks for him" that was still mostly a compliment. He's clearly quite a bit above average, I just think any team that has him as their main star is going to look kind of Wizards-y.
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Jul 15, 2022 22:02
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Brolander posted:boat's a car, of the water. strip club is a building Boats predate cars. If anything both are carriages.
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Jul 18, 2022 18:26
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DJ_Mindboggler posted:A carriage is a land-boat, boats predate the wheel. Good point. For some reason I just memory holed the entire age of sail and human propelled seacraft.
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Jul 18, 2022 19:01
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verbal enema posted:nothing screams "this will be around forever" like a tyedyed bearded mans face on a bottle of (bad) wine Cheap Wine feels like a thing that gets bought and then gets used. Who buys bad wine just to have wine? If you're gonna have something lying around, presumably for some kind of night cap, have the good stuff.
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Jul 18, 2022 19:18
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verbal enema posted:i meant in the sense that line of wine is going to last like 3 years tops then itll never be made again Aaaaaaahhh. Yes, this makes more sense.
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Jul 18, 2022 19:36
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TheKevman posted:Haha his game was so majestic and so pure when he'd come in off the bench. You literally can't overemphasize how important that guy was to the team IQ and leadership.
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Jul 18, 2022 20:07
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every time he was on the damned court, let alone succeeding at that level.
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Dejan Bimble posted:Short sentence short sentence loooooooong sentence really weird tempo. The tempo is fine, but the commas being almost artistically in the wrong spots and the incorrect word usage just made me recoil like some kind of pedantic grammar vampire. A Grammpire, if you will.
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Jul 20, 2022 18:27
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Ammanas posted:lol this is literally how a ton of people, usually men live, especially in manual labor work. just a daily grind of pain tolerance, overconsumption of anti-inflammatories (or opioids), alcohol abuse and steadfast refusal to seek (or inability to affordably access) health care. Yeah it's hosed up. Healthcare is way too expensive and necessary. Can't see yourself in because of either money or the risk to your SOURCE of money/insurance. But there's also a bit of idiocy in there.
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Jul 21, 2022 16:42
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Lockback posted:This is very true but there's also a very ugly culture of "suck it up and get through it" even among laborers with good healthcare options. To clarify, I agree. That's what the "bit of idiocy" was referring to.
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Jul 21, 2022 17:50
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:I know it might just be your normal "I'm better than ever" summer talk, but Dame saying he felt like he was back 6 weeks after surgery only to realize he wasn't fully healthy yet it's pretty crazy To be fair, this is a thing that I fully believe and understand, having had some minor surgeries and/or injuries requiring rehab in the past. Your body feels great, but there's day-to-day great, light workout great, and work great. Hell, even when I had my wisdom teeth out, and my stitches dissolved and I was past the "don't drink alcohol before this day" point, I was not past the real "it's safe to drink alcohol now" point.
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Jul 21, 2022 17:54
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Spacebump posted:Who is currently the most overrated active player? Bradley Beal has the second highest contract of any NBA player in history.
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dokmo posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1550839713870880768 Is the percentage their percentage that went in, or what percentage of their threes were from 30 or more feet?
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Jul 23, 2022 17:09
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Spacebump posted:How is playing against plumbers and garbage men easier than playing against podcasters and tv analysts? Well clearly, because as we determined earlier, after a point, too much bulk makes you more injury prone, and who is more likely to have bulk? Guys who sit at a desk for 8 hours a day, or manual labor? Plus, in adding this necessary pointless bulk to their frames, the laborers only contribute to the wear and tear their bodies go through over the years.
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Jul 23, 2022 22:33
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This is the first thing he's said that's actually funny.
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Jul 25, 2022 14:08
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Harlock posted:I believe in Celtics friendship ball and with Brogton and Gallinari I think they're a more complete team than last year and probably shouldn't trade for KD. Whoa, when did they get Gallo? I missed that one.
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Jul 25, 2022 17:25
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Always remember to remind people that they still played 82 game seasons. You know, in case they're some of those dumbasses that talk about doughy rec league players. Well you know what? Fine. But Bill and Wilt also played against other peak athletes, such as, you know, each other. And they did it much more frequently because there weren't nearly as many teams. Imagine having to play Lebron double digit times in a season.
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Aug 1, 2022 14:42
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Maybe he just didn't have the best hands for shooting, for all his obvious skills on defense. Maybe more plays went through him than should have, because he was the star. I'm not gonna claim they were the same player by any means, but what would Ben Wallace's stat line look like if you tossed him back through time and he was clearly his team's star player with his obvious talents?
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Aug 1, 2022 17:56
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Celebrate the opening of the NBA Finals in his honor, every season, on June 11th, which is close to the date it starts anyhow, but also 6 for his number and 11 for his rings.
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Aug 3, 2022 14:39
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When I got back into basketball in the early 2000s, Sam Cassell was one of my favorite guys to watch, because that fucker just knew, he knew exactly when to hit a shot and just knife the kidneys of the other team.
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Aug 3, 2022 20:40
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Jesus Christ, you'd think it was Saffron.
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Aug 4, 2022 04:05
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morestuff posted:Shump’s been trying to find a guy to carry his weed but the job market is crazy right now Shump has a fairly established history with delivering his own product instead of relying on a professional.
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Aug 4, 2022 06:35
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Or just get high the natural way: psychological trauma.
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I do not partake, but I had a friend who always insisted that it stayed better, somehow, if he kept it all clumped up instead of portioning it out ahead of time. No idea if that holds up, but even if it doesn't, it's a sentiment that I have seen before, so it stands to reason someone else might believe it.
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