He was asked whether he thought she was the greatest tennis player ever and his honest response was that no, she’s not, because there are other tennis players who are/were better at the game than she is/was, and in their prime, would actually mop the floor with her.

And by the way, of course defense is a part of Scrabble. You just don’t win by playing an entire game with defense, though. If that were true, people who made three-letter overlaps would dominate the game.

It’s not a superior strategy. Evidence? Jighere has won one World title, sure. Nigel Richards has three using the World dictionary (the only person with multiple wins), five using the North American dictionary (also a record), one using the French dictionary (he doesn’t speak a word of French), 12 King’s cup wins, the…

Such a great series, and absolutely itself an argument for scrapping the fucking conferences already, because there is no way on Earth you are telling me that there are two EC teams that would be favored over any of the top four in the West. I’m not even sure I’m convinced that there’s one.

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