Counterpoint: Purple guy is a hero to the city of Charlotte, and the most entertaining part of a lot of regular season games. He’s been ejected twice this season that I know of... once for touching LeBron, and once for getting into a “verbal altercation” with Kevin Durant.

As a UNC hoops fan, my dream for several years was that Roy Williams would retire/be fired/resign in scandal-driven disgrace/succumb to vertigo while it was still possible to snag Stevens or, failing that, Smart.

And what’s the law that protects you from being publicly ridiculed for saying something stupid/wrongheaded? And the one that prevents a private business from choosing to let you go for using the publicly tarnishing its image?

That’s only true if you’re a full blown moral relativist. Do you think forced female genital mutilation is wrong? Congratulations! You aren’t a moral relativist. That means you think some moral positions have more truth value than others. Transgender bathroom bans deny specific, meaningful rights on the basis of…

With all due respect, you completely ignored the crux of Louis’ argument. Which is that this isn’t a matter of opinion. Transgender bathroom bans deny specific, meaningful rights to a vulnerable minority group. There is no demonstrable benefit whatsoever to that denial of rights. So, it’s not the favored opinion, it’s…

Relevant Isaac Asimov quote:

Agree about Livingston’s height and post game, but I still think him needing to play a major role on offense is a net win for the Blazers. Getting some kind of productivity from the bigs will be the Blazers biggest challenge. Harkless can score, but not sure he’s got the size to take advantage of Speights. Maybe…

Yeah, plus-minus doesn’t tell the whole story (obviously the Warriors aren’t a lottery team without Curry). They have some Curry-less lineups that worked well during their season (like making Klay the focal point with their bench unit), but I really think they’re going to struggle mightily on the offensive end playing…

If there ever was a time for a wide open first-leg, though, I think this was it. City was clearly happy with nil-nil, which I don’t get. Yes, not conceding an away goal is big. But (a) Real is really fucking good, their wild inconsistency this year notwithsanding, (b) they’re a lot better at home, (c) they’re a lot…

Yep. Hart’s kick save on that Pepe shot (although, come on dude, pick a side and put it there) was the only memorable moment of the match for me.

Warriors plus/minus with Curry off the court is worse than any team in the NBA. A league that includes the Sixers, Lakers, and Nets. Curry isn’t just the best player in the league, he’s the key to pretty much everything they do on offense. They are going to have major spacing issues without him, and any time Klay gets…

I don’t get it. I’m guessing that’s supposed to be a Cubs joke? Were you trying to say they haven’t won the National League in 108 years? Because I’m pretty sure that isn’t true.

Yep, one of the unlucky few. Unfortunate byproduct of your team sharing a division with the best fans in baseball. I do appreciate how easy y’all are to rile up though, helps to ease the pain a bit.

Who said anything about race? My point was that the short shorts, Converses, and military-style 50s haircuts hearken back to a by-gone era in which Missouri was anything other than a flyover state, largely ignored (if not forgotten) by the rest of the world.

I’m not even sure what you’re arguing anymore. Your first post said that the only reason the reason Deadspin rags on the Cardinals is because they’re successful. It’s not clear (from that post) whether you’re talking about historical success or current success (and a lot of people don’t give a shit about how many…

Who said anything about race?

I mean, my post (and the posts I’m referencing) were pretty explicitly about the 2015-16 Lakers, but you’re welcome to your strawman.

Perfect. This looks exactly like the type of basketball team I’d expect St. Louis to support.

Sadly, no. Not this season.

I dunno, they did this pretty much every game with the 2015-16 Lakers, and that’s not exactly a group I’d describe as “successful.”