As a long-suffering Bucks who has only had foolish optimism get me through the past 25ish years all I mean to say is I’m excited about as-is Giannis. I hope more than anybody that he develops range and turns into Hakeem Olajuwon with Kevin Durant’s skills, don’t get me wrong. But the really exciting thing is if he…

A very efficient, highly productive “butt”.

Speaking of developing a 3, I think Giannis and the Bucks can still be successful even if Giannis never shoots the long ball. The key is roster construction—and I think the Dwight Howard Magic are a good comp. If you can surround Giannis with enough 3 point shooters, he himself won’t have to take the 3s. It’s just…

I wish this was really how professional football was played.

correct, the ball traveled through the rim.

Wait, did a Pats fan make this all about the Pats?

The injuries will give McCarthy a longer leash re: getting fired.

through time and space and over Mirotic’s soul.

I don’t think when a QB has “proven himself” that the coach becomes expendable—McCarthy is responsible for Rodger’s ongoing success to some degree, especially considering he has been the primary playcaller throughout the Rodgers years. I wouldn’t predict McCarthy gets fired at the end of this season, as wretched as it…

R. E. G. U. R. G. I. T. A. T. E.

My whole self-justification with McCarthy is he is a QB whisperer. There aren’t many of them in the league (Reid, Sean Payton, etc.). I know it’s a causation argument we’ll never truly know, but I think McCarthy is as important to Rodger’s success as Rodger’s genuine ability. This is just an injury year—I mean, we’re…

<grimly looks at Tony Mandarich jersey in closet>

Which is why I can’t watch that game.

Good coordinators also don’t leave their 6th string DBs on an island with no safety help over and over again. The Packers made Kirk Cousins look like Dan Fouts. And I’m a Packer fan.

Khris Middleton is Milwaukee’s most productive player by advancaed stats and he’s injured. Also, yeah, what do the Bucks have to do with this?

OK Stoops to a new low.

Apparently the 1% lives on Miller Lite and pizza.

The last time I’ve seen that many Chicagoans run, there was a fire sale at Gene’s Sausages.

Looks like Westbrook now wears the (white) pants in the Thunder family.

I get dying the river blue and all but when are they going to sacrifice 108 virgin bear cubs on the accursed altar of Sandberg to satisfy the ancient prophecy?