It serves the narrative that you are irredeemable, which is obviously false. I guess the question becomes, at what point do we separate an act from the perpetrator. Jose Reyes will always be considered a wife beater but at what point does he no longer get it mentioned along his name in every instance?

I can get behind that. It is somewhat troubling, given the reason “bitch” is used etc, but a large part of me gets behind the Carlin bit about these all just being words and our own interpretation of them says more about us than the one saying it.

Don’t criticize Durant. He, my friend, is just like you and me. We are all the same, just fighting against the Man and trying to make it in this crazy, cold world. If he under-performs, keep a lid on it because you, too, under-perform. Me? I go in everyday and give about 50% effort and hope no one notices because I am…

calling a woman you don’t like a “bitch” exposes your feelings about all women.

Winning in Cleveland did more for the amorphous “legacy” of LeBron than either of the titles in Miami. The bullshit narrative that this is the best move is for Durant in terms of legacy is insane. We should and will look at a title differently when you add Durant to a team with that many top 12 players (and Klay…

It should be noted that the value of all these max deals are incorrect as future years are tied to a % of the cap and will be adjusted when the cap moves up.

Please consider me Swifterland in this debate!

That is a lot, but I’d argue that Noel today, solely defensively, is far better than anyone after 2 in this draft. They seem to really love Brown, but they guy can’t shoot at all and he’s going to a team with no standout shooter as is.

I once went to an Irish bar new the (new) Garden and ordered the Celtic burger with a hard K because fuck them for wanting to be both.

Oddly, the Celtics did select Davis and then immediately traded him.

I get it, I do. Brent is unfairly targeted all the time. Sure, he gets a little handsy with those receivers on the outside but that sort of tenacity just makes him him. I mean the Seahawks play physical too and don’t always get called for it, but when they do it doesn’t mean the game is rigged. I get a wife sticking…

I’d presume that the Deadspin ideal would be no draft, no cap which leads to a relatively boring product on the field/court/ice etc.

Same could be said of “pitch.”

I want to read this and yet I got to here “Almost everything about the plot is just goddamn preposterous, but it works because it’s anchored in characters having conversations with each other.” and haven’t moved an inch because this on its face is preposterous.

But 6 for 114 with 40m guaranteed means little also. Is it for skill and/or injury? How quickly is the guarantee paid out? Are they roster bonuses or signing bonuses.

Well, that and what effect did the Cavs have on reducing the ability of the Warriors to hit those jumpers? You actually play defense with some vigor and good shit happens. It’s hardly surprising.

Probably because those surveys are ridiculous. Infotainment systems shouldn’t be included and completely screw up the results.

It doesn’t seem out of the question that there could be some early confusion with the Model X being a brand new car just recently delivered to the owner and his wife.

Damn right.

Barnes got him right in his soft spot - everywhere.