By the end of a paragraph penned by this guy (and by “this guy,” I mean only to refer, in the most neutrally descriptive way, to this guy–meaning Ray Ratto, the author of this post–and not in the way that your buddy uses it when he mockingly points at you and says “this guy amirite”), having fought my way through the…

The game was better and enjoyable in the 90's and early aughts when baskets mattered. This is a watered-down 3 point shooting contest. 

They don’t need a bridge built by a relic of the Democratic Party’s past worst tendencies. They’re building their own.

I’ll forgive the claims of “purity test” as a reaction based out of Trump fear. It’s understandable.

Some stray thoughts after reading your comment.

You know there are tons of other teams willing to offer him way more than that, right?

Now Dirk can spend more time with his kids!

“I literally could not do any worse than he has over the same period.”

Flip him? It is a million miles beyond delusional to think he could be traded.

I was with you until you trash talked, “The Wire.” I’ll chalk that up to a failed attempt at sarcasm.

It is a desire to help your fellow human beings.

1) You’ve made your point and shared your complaint with the restaurant owner, who is at least aware of your feedback.

Please explain to me what his options are if a woman is barricading herself in his door without permission. If you say “call the police and report a trespasser”, I will stop you right there. Ask her if she’d rather have a bruised elbow or a misdemeanor on her file.

What exactly was the point with doxxing the officer taking the report? I assume it’s public record but I don’t understand what the aside has to do with the report. It sounds like the officer took down everything she said, investigated it, and that the victim then said she didn’t want to press charges or escalate it.…

Aggressive? To what end? What exactly would the Suns be bidding against here? The New Orleans offer of “we would rather not acquire this player, actually?” The seemingly no one else in the league who has stepped into that vacuum in attempt to get involved? Literally this just seems to be code for “They should give the…

Yeah, I’m all for a team buying low and kicking the tires on Ball, but damn, I wouldn’t give up anything of value for him. The Suns need those draft picks. Even protecting them would mean eventually they’d have to give up a 2nd rounder, and even then, no. Hold on to your 2nd round picks. They can develop into…

I like you as a writer, Chris, and you know a lot about the NBA and write thoughtfully about it. This take, however, is far too kind.

So which team wants the to-be restricted free agent stiff and the guy who truly and profoundly sucks?

So the Suns could supplement Los Angeles’s best offer by rerouting Lonzo and offering in compensation some combination of their own young players and draft picks.

Not to be a pedant, but I think the phrase is “traded into the Suns.”