Be warned, this new weed shit is strong. I’d just buy a couple of prerolled joints and take a hit or two. That’s all you’ll need.

Remember when everyone thought the arts would be safe from ai? oops.

It does create jobs though.

But I think all the analytic tools you pointed to DO tell an accurate story. WS/48, PER, BPM all make Chris Paul look Jordan-esque because he wins a boat load of games in the regular season while being consistent and efficient in his greatness.

I always felt the problem was his consistent consistentness. He’s so used to turning out the same efficient 20-10s that he doesn’t know how to take it up in the playoffs. He’ll grind out the same game in the playoffs that he grinds out in the regular season without taking the unique variables of the opponent or series…

Forgave him? For what? Lots of people reached for that ball. Alou wasn’t catching it. Also, I remember them fucking up an easy double play to end the inning. Fuck you.

But you are wrong. The City is not a nickname. Nobody uses it as a nickname. Nobody has apparel that says “The City.” It’s simply a regional/directional signifier. No different than saying “I’m headed downtown.” You wouldn’t say “Downtown” is a nickname. So sure, perhaps nyc is a little unique in that people in outer…

I’m actually not agreeing with you at all. Like I said, “The City” is not a nyc or manhattan specific nickname. Yes, when people are heading into Manhattan from an outer borough they will say that they are “going into the city.” But this is no different than any person who lives outside the city center of any major…

Exactly. Also, the MLS lacks depth across the board. Adding a larger, lower-tier set of players isn’t going to improve anything.

Promotion and relegation would be very low on my list of how to improve the youth developmental system. Honestly I’m not even clear on how it would.

No one in New York calls it “The City.” We just call it New York. And we definitely don’t call it New York City either. But people will say “I’m headed into the city” if they are in Brooklyn and are headed into Manhattan though...

Pay for other people’s stuff? That’s exactly what insurance is...

You say that like it’s an unfathomable statement lol. Nadal is already top 5 for sure. I will concede there is some debate on Djokovic. But even then, he is still top 10 and I have no doubt he will be looked back on as top 5 when his career is finished.

Nadal and Djokovic are both top 5 players of all-time. Maybe the depth was a little light, but he went up against some of the best for the majority of his career.

Was a ref for 7 yr old girls when I was 12. Was treated like complete shit by parents while making $5.50/hr. These were 7 year olds. Where I could have called a foul literally every single second of the game. Quit after one season.

No. My contention is that they overpaid and could have gotten him for less. If he wasn’t willing to sign then they should have let him walk and test the market. Overpaying players because there isn’t someone immediately available is a good way to kill your cap and limit future signees and trades.

Thompson is wildly overpaid. Just because the cap went up it doesn’t mean there are no bad contracts. While his isn’t terrible, it doesn’t mean it wasn’t bad.

Your numbers are way off. If Steph signs a max for ~$30M and KD signs a super max for ~$36M the Warriors salary in 2018-19 would be $103M, which is right at the projected cap number. While they would obviously still have to fill out the rest of the roster, I can’t see in what world they would even come close to…

This was a once in a lifetime set of circumstances though. Curry had to hurt his ankles prior to getting a contract extension. Durant had to be a free-agent the year the cap jumped by $24M. The Warriors had to lose to the Cavs in 2016 for Durant to feel comfortable going there. No amount of cap tinkering and…

Also, I sort of disagree with this premise as well. Seth is about to get a huge raise and if Durant wants to stay after next year he’ll be up for the super max. Just keeping their top 4 stars will have them most likely over the projected cap in 2018. Their depth will be non-existence. No more Iggy, Livingston, Zaza…