I disagree, any universe we happen to be in is better than one where the LA Lakers have a super team. I hope they stay stuck on 11 championships forever. (Yes I know they have 16 but the first five were Minneapolis Lakers championships. )

Arson with permission is likely for things like insurance fraud to add an extra count on those.

I don’t dispute your conclusion but I must correct one of your findings, that is a Van Dyke not a goatee a goatee is what Shaggy and Memphis Wrestling champion Jerry Lawler have.

How is a LAkers superteam any better? Well except that it would let me cheer for Golden State who would probably still win.

No in is unjust and unfair, though you are correct in that it is how the legal system works. But the legal system was also set up to maintain order not to provide justice or fairness, read the writings of the Founding Fathers they are pretty honest about their goals and priorities.

Sounds like your son needs and introduction to the back of your hand.

I am not sure, your question prompted me to check Wiki and it has nothing so I will assume living happily in retirement, at least that is what I will hope for.

Bird Rights require two years on the team.

Nope, even Early Bird Rights need the player to have been on the same team for two years.

Your thoughts match my own, it would make the Lakers instantly relevant but I would still put GSW over them and Houston about equal.

The NFL has strength of schedule as it’s 6th tiebreaker, so in that case you could see the Steelers not advancing to the playoffs because the Browns suck. When you get past tie breaker 3 in pretty much any sport you find a lot of wonky stuff.

Group play is mainly done to give teams more than one game. Most international tournaments including Olympic and World championship Basketball use group/pool play to set up the elimination rounds, that way one bad game doesn’t send a good team home right away.

Head to head is one of the tie breakers but a 2-2 draw doesn’t exactly separate the two teams much. I will agree this sucks for Senegal but them and Japan were pretty identical as far as any measurable statistic goes for the tournament and only one could go through, regardless of how it was broke either cards or…

I go with La-ti-nex, though I have not damned clue if that if actually correct or not.

Actually it is less of a penalty than he would get for smoking pot, the first offense suspension for a non-performance enhancing drug (pot etc) is four games.

But they are Doctors, remember Doctor is the degree not the profession.

I agree but it is bitterness that should be called out at every opportunity. It is not Panama’s fault that the US shit the bed against T+T despite only needing a tie.

How are Panama considered a fraud? they are a small team who have never made a World Cup before who everyone assumed would get curb stomped and that has happened.  If by some definition they count how would Saudi Arabia be any different?

That was my first thought as well, Mexico is likely to go through but not at all a lock.

Hey enjoy still having to do the math. given the ages of draftees it is even money on whether or not I am older than the parents.