The superior position in that game was a result of him angling for a draw throughout the entire game. He was making specific moves not to sharpen the position and increase chance of winning but to lock the position and prevent counterplay.

Counterpoint:

But you cannot watch Magnus grinding out rapid format wins over Fabi for the world champion title everyday (as has just happened in their first tiebreak game).

Yes, but...

Are you calling the Raptors a less than zero chance?

Just googled it...this is literally the most positive information about Dwight Howard since he left the Magic. 

A-bort!

+1 deceleration move

‘The Raptors and Bucks combined for 60 assists, the most combined assists ever on a Tuesday!’

UNLEASH BOBAN ON THEM

Boofghazi

No I’m a Raptors fan. So I think benches are super cool. And I remember the magic of the Warriors first run, someone in a bar near me explaining to his girlfriend that their bench could be another team’s starting five. That way it’s about competing and players working hard to get to the next level, rather than…

Beto awoke a progressive constituency in fucking Texas and nudged several house raising over the finish line to flip blue. 

Can’t play smallball without a smallball center. Unless you want to give up two points every time down the floor. 

What a sport, where playing the sport is actually detrimental to a player’s ability to play the sport. 

I mean, what was originally reported, that Green told KD ‘I’m a playmaker so don’t talk down to me about making plays,’ suggests that KD is/was not treating Green with the respect of the heartbeat of the team he lobbied KD to join. We want you here, but if you’re going to be a b— we’d rather try without you. (Maybe…

Exactly, it’s not that it’s a bad idea, just that it’s fuxking ridiculous coming from the fucking AG and also it was fraud. 

His team’s GM could be Masai Ujiri, who could then trade for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Beat THAT team!

Ben do you think Magnus will invite the Petroff at some point?

You don’t think Magnus is going to go balls to the wall and invite the Petroff at some point?