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  1. It was nice, and definitely rewatchable, but it's a story that has been ported over many times now. The AV side of the movie was incredible and in the age of CGI, it was a technical masterpiece. A little too much inside baseball with the cameos, and I guess part of that is to lend authenticity to the racing and the language. I still think acting wise, and story wise, both Rush and Ford vs Ferrari were better. But honestly, all 3 of them are great entertainment. 

  2. With the benefit of time to revisit it, Durant made the right decision for himself. Sure, it would have been better if he won while at OKC and as the leader, #1 guy on the team, but if you are talking winning the title versus toiling away while being lionized as a franchise's totem  and amassing the numbers without a ring, the former is the better outcome. Look at how much the talk between fans, players, sports journalists circles back to who won versus who didn't. Look at the latest "ring culture" dustup. KD removed himself from that situation. Can't say he was wrong about that.

  3. 1 hour ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    This is my point better made.  The Drs and trainers are going to start worrying about these calf strains a little more even in the playoffs absolutely the players want to play and management wants them to play.  But it’s worth it for everyone to try to figure out what type of calf strain is leading to these Achilles tears because I don’t think it’s coincidence. 

    I think in a couple of these, there haven't been diagnoses of a strain prior to it occurring, so that complicates things in terms of data. But in players like Tyrese where you have MRI data, yeah, a closer look is warranted. Does the grade matter, the location? Is it occurring off the dominant push-off leg etc... You'd have to look past pro players, and not sure if you have enough objective data for that

  4. 40 minutes ago, ztejas said:

     

    I don't even know who the fuck you two are. You never post in here. 

    It was Tyrese's decision to make and he made it and it isn't our business to question it. That doesn't make it right or wrong or good or bad. The point is that I respect the fuck out of what that dude just did for six weeks.

    I get a little carried away and romantic sometimes. Especially when it comes to the NBA. Maybe don't take all of it so literally. 

    That's part of your problem. You think this is some merit-badge bullshit, that posting here is supposed to give some cred or similar nonsense. You want to gatekeep like this is some internet fiefdom. It doesn't occur to you that one can closely follow the league and be a fan, and not post here to avoid the histrionics that frequently occur. 

    "It isn't our business to question it." Who is "our?" Cause sure as shit, it is the business of the medical staff and the front office. Maybe you think if a player is concussed as shit, then as long as it's the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl, everyone needs to cover their eyes, and let him play. Because respect and all that. Nobody is disrespecting Halliburton. 

    Losing your star player in basketball is arguably the biggest deal injury-wise in the top pro-sports, in terms of finding replacements. We've seen what the league thinks of the worth of second-round picks.  The aprons and caps have made it even more important. So yeah, it would be moronic not to weigh the chances of an injured player staying in and going all out to win a Game 7, versus a devastating injury that will cost you at minimum a year, realistically 2, and with no guarantee that your 25-yr old player returns to their pre-injury state. 

     

  5. 16 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    Look - man - some of us care a lot about this shit. Even when it isn't one of our teams playing.

    That game was a really big fucking deal. And your postgame diatribe was kind of shitty and insincere and dismissive. 

    I just watched Haliburton pour his fucking guts out for four rounds in the playoffs like I've maybe never seen anyone else do in my life. That dude has more heart and talent and drive than any of us could ever dream of. He knew what the risk was. He knew what could happen. And he went out there anyway two games in a row. 

    So when you say some shit immediately after like "if I have a calf strain I'm letting it heal" it comes across as pretty fucking insensitive. That dude just had his heart ripped out on the biggest possible stage in basketball. To insinuate that he fucked up or made the wrong decision to go out there and play irritates me. If I ever have a son I hope he's a fifth of the man that Tyrese Haliburton is. Short of volunteering to go to war that shit that he did is about as big as it gets. 

    you're a hysterical irritant. 

    There is a genuine question of what the right decision here was. On a very objective level. And very smart, highly paid people, will need to look at whatever data one can mine from these injuries, and weigh the pros and cons moving forward. 

  6. 45 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

    i think the amount of teams that are gonna let players play on a calf strain will be at 0% now. 

    .. and there will still be some fans or commentators questioning those players.

  7. 21 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

    So what does Iran's immediate response look like?

    They have to respond, but they also don't want a war, so I would assume it's a measured response, like with Israel.  Launch some rockets at US bases carefully aimed to blow up some things without killing anyone while back channel talks are going on?  Chest thumping in public while privately acknowledging their situation and salvaging whatever they can?

    Or...  Are they so embarrassed and emasculated right now that they're gonna race through the last few weeks to a bomb that they will pop off?  Because there's no way we got all of it, right?

    if you truly believe what the tagline on Iran is, then you go to your best bet; terror attacks over the next decade or more, in locales known to be popular to Americans and its allies; with a plan for something on the homeland.

  8. I feel like there is a subtle difference between telling a story about the consequences of hard decisions, and a story about a protagonist we are supposed to root for, but is intrinsically stupid and dangerous. Witness Jesse being used as a vehicle to excuse her abominable actions to that point. Where is the redemption here? 

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  9. On 5/15/2025 at 11:21 PM, Degenerate Gardner said:

    E Acho is a conspicuously obnoxious, unlikable character. I get it, that’s his thing, not unlike Stephen A Smith. I just wish we’d lost this recruiting battle.

    not sure you can characterize it as a recruiting battle

  10. Did I miss some extra cunnilingus or something? What was the surprising amount?

    I saw it in Laser, who knows what that is. The aesthetic was incredibly beautiful. Seeing Black folk look like that is a mood. Reminds me of Insecure, and how we'd watch an entire episode and just be happy at how it looked. Whoever said this was a musical is correct, because the music is the star, followed by the history and the horror part comes a distant third or fourth. It's actually not that impressive, but as a vehicle for the greater story, it does the job. Happy for Coogler, hope he can keep his streak up. Also thought this was the best I've seen Michael B Jordan act. This movie fit him well.

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  11. 16 hours ago, WashHorn said:

    What were your exposure settings for the bottom pic? 

    Camera:  Nikon Z8

    Lens was Nikkor 20mm 1.8 S 

    f/2, 6 seconds, ISO 1250. 

    I was trying to get a Milk Way shot (1st time really trying my hand at Astro), but it was a full moon, and practically everything was washed out.

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  12. 4 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:


    I was also just there.

    Great stuff!

    Thank you. It was our first true National Park experience. It was wildly beautiful and "pics won't do it justice" is quite true. I've never seen skies like that. Going to try and do one every other year or so.

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