Fair enough. I was just alarmed that a single person required an ambulance often enough to be an expert on response times.

Political commentary aside, how many fucking times have you needed an ambulance?

Nobody here was bashing poor people for being poor. Also, it’s not uniquely American.

Is there video of this? Not doubting it. Would just love to see this. Actually makes me respect the man more; wins a championship for his employer and, even in that emotionally charged environment, remembers who really signs his paychecks.

That’s exactly what I was referring to. Gilbert was the one who was following Blatt’s career and wanted him. If your boss tells you to do something, you do it, and he blames you when it goes wrong, he’s just a shitty boss. It’s still not your fault.

Presumably, he isn’t being held responsible for the David Blatt hire because he didn’t hire David Blatt.

The amazing thing is that you don’t realize you’re the dipshit in this scenario.

But isn’t there some merit to taking things into your own hands and trying something to improve those odds a little?

I’m not saying they need to. Or that it’s definitely a good idea. But, it’s possible that it is. And, given the dumb shit Doc the GM has done that might be all that it takes. Is Chris Paul still an asshole that DeAndre Jordan doesn’t want to play with?

Cavs fan here: As much as I love Kyrie (a lot) a CP3/Kyrie swap might make sense for both teams? Paul, Griffin and Jordan is a real core that, if Doc Rivers the GM is fired, the Clippers could build around and have a very good team for a very long time (realizing that, in sports, a very long time is something like 3…

There is exactly one player getting meaningful minutes that is shooting 35% from the line this season. There are only 2 south of 50%. My 50% baseline is much more representative of the league as a whole (and, even then, is probably a little low). Your scenario might give a team a bluepoint to beat the Detroit Pistons.…

Not sure why they would be reviewing this. They don’t review block/charge, whether a foul was in the act of shooting, traveling, illegal screens or a dozen other things that are less obvious than the 5th point guard off the bench bear hugging Dwight Howard 40 feet from the basket.

My logical leap isn’t that massive. A 50% free throw shooter going to the line equals 1.0 points per possession. The world beating Warriors score 1.126 points per possession. So, say you’re down by 10...it will take 80 possessions to take the lead. The Sacramento Kings play at the fastest pace in the league and they…

Here are the two problems that I (and just about everyone else that watches basketball) have with this argument:

The problem is now the Pistons are forced to pay without one of their best players, someone who is probably a large part of the reason they’re leading to begin with.

Anytime a player is intentionally fouled away from the ball there should be a technical foul assessed. Technical free throws can be attempted by anybody who is on the floor when the foul occurs and take away the incentive. The best free throw shooter will typically be north of 80% which adds another > .8 points per…

This is the only one that I looked at and made me think, “Yeah, I guess spending over $100 on a garbage can isn’t completely insane.”

This is the only one that I looked at and made me think, “Yeah, I guess spending over $100 on a garbage can isn’t…

Note about the speedometer: From 13 on the speeds from 100ish on were about twice as close together as they were up to that speed (if that makes sense). It used to irritate me that you’d be cruising down the highway at 70 and you’d only be 1/3 the way up the speedo (not helped because they started at 6 o’clock and…

A rental car.

How well McCown has played isn't really the point of contention. He's not the QB of the future regardless and trotting him out there with the hope that he might push the Browns to a 5-11 record doesn't move the franchise forward on any level. If Johnny Football finishes the season with 20 INT and doesn't win another…