I’m not sure where else to ask this, but since Adam Silver was also discussing it... what are the arguments *against* going to a 1-16 regardless of conference playoff system? The argument I usually see trotted out is “Well, eventually the balance of power will swing back to the East,” but that being the case, it…

Whatcha gon’ do?

Christ, everything about this guy is insufferable, from his “woe is me” series of tweets, to his overly long book title, to his name, to his standard issue “I’m a serious writer” Twitter photo.

The mental gymnastics are amazing. Obama is kind, thoughtful, considerate, and ACTUALLY WENT TO CHURCH, and he’s the Anti-Christ, but Trump is godly, despite being avowedly crude and Mammon-worshiping. And the response is always “The Lord works in mysterious ways” when you point out what a disgusting and decidedly…

Thank you! I’m glad it’s helpful. It started out as an open-ended “break,” and then I just felt so good that I never went back.

I did the same thing just over 7 years ago, for many of the same reasons. Within a month I had a huge influx of energy and within four or five months I had dropped sixty pounds. Changed my life. Had to spring for a whole new wardrobe, haha, but it changed my life.

Eric Garcetti is a garbage human who doesn’t give one single fuck about Los Angeles; he only cares about positioning himself for a bigger political office.

Oh pffffft, I hate the idea of LA hosting the Olympics and wish I could blame it on Donald Trump, but he hasn’t had a goddamn thing to do with the process. Go blow it out your ass, Donnie.

“Mercy Seat” - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Deep cut, +1

I can’t remember where I read it, but someone recently was longing for the days when Hollywood gave tons of money and the biggest stars of the day to lunatics like Paul Verhoeven. I’m right there with him.

Mavs really should’ve brought back as much of the gang as possible to defend that championship. I don’t know that they would’ve done it, with OKC coming up, but the Spurs were coming off a first-round exit after which they were pretty much declared dead (funny in retrospect, but), the Mike Brown Lakers were always…

I think you mean fourth in the Western Conference in those cases; they were second in the Pacific Division.

I get what you’re saying here and agree, but Isaiah Thomas was in the league four years with two other teams before he got to the Celtics.

How long do you think before Austin becomes a point of contention? With West being a “consultant” but also smart enough to know that “Starting Point Guard Austin Rivers” is a terrible scenario and “Primary Back Up Point Guard Austin Rivers” isn’t much better...

The Celtics need a new Bird to be their Great White Hope. Hayward is really good (not “get the Celtics past LeBron” good, but really good), but Boston is going to try to turn him into a folk hero and we’re all going to be screaming about how overrated he is within two months if he joins the Celtics.

Media don’t use copy editors anymore, they just wait for someone to point out the errors in the comments. Gotta cut them costs!

That sounds needlessly complex and would likely be less interesting than it sounds on paper. Also, “Entertaining as Hell Tournament” is try-hard nonsense, name-wise.

The Process is coming to OKC!

Am I right in remembering that Westbrook has an opt-out after this year? If OKC figures they might lose him, too, this makes sense — go in for this year, maybe lose both next year, then be terrible for a high pick.