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LurkingHorn

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  1. Count me as one that has the alarm bells ringing with Poch at this point. This dude does not seem to understand the timeline he's on.  You can heavily rotate the squad in the group stage in the Gold Cup so the players avoid getting run down. 

  2. 5 minutes ago, immamac said:

    I think podcasts are just the medium in which they need to get the message out, not necessarily because they are podcasts, but because in large amounts people that aren't just mainlining fox news are getting the majority of their worldview from the podcast realm. it's not exactly a small portion of eyes and ears -- it directly competes with the reach and size of traditional broadcast networks, especially with millennials, zoomers and alphas.

    Exactly. My BIL was always leaning Trump anyway, but hearing him and his buddies talk about how Trump went on podcasts for 3 hours, they had a lot of respect for him putting himself out there in the places they consume media, even if they thought some of the stuff he said was idiotic. They knew nothing of Kamala but what they were told on these platforms. 

    Obviously, some shows simply aren't going to have Dems on, but you cannot gift the GOP 3 hours to spew BS without trying to counteract it--not when the reach of these shows are what they are. 

  3. 6 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

    This language is too imprecise for me to know whether I agree.

    I can agree if "where they are" refers to online media, podcast formats, or shared interests such as martial arts, comedy, and self-improvement.

    But if "where they are" means treating women like shit, validating eugenicist "race realist" theories, or equating wealth with intelligence, then we should not "meet" anyone there.

    There's a crucial difference between abstaining from the culture wars (losing strategy) and surrendering in the culture wars (just as bad as losing). Participate. Fight. Win.

    The problem with this is you would, once again, just be conceding this generation. Even if they are supporting any of these items you listed, it doesn't mean they aren't able to be swayed off of them. I used to think wealthy people were extremely intelligent, and then I grew up.  So to me, yes, it's bigger than media platforms, podcasts, etc. If you want to win races, you have to acknowledge where the populace is and address it accordingly. Right now we have a signficant portion of the Democratic party that don't even want to try. That's a massive problem. 

  4. Man...as someone who was very Republican when I was 18-22 but now haven't voted for a GOP Presidential candidate since Bush, I find it very odd people think the play is to just give up on a generation of young, male voters. 18-22 was very transformative for me as I was finally exposed to a lot of different views at UT which caused me to question my worldview. Some of it was solidified, other parts have shifted drastically. You have to reach people where they are and the Dems are doing a terrible job of that (shocking). 

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  5. 8 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    So much this. Flagg, who I’m glad to have, is 7-8 years from his prime.  
     

    He can probably contribute immediately and hopefully he’ll be the next Grant Hill, but there’s more than a little bit of a Great White Hope vibe around this kid. My point is that we can’t trust Nico to manage this situation if Cooper Flagg exceeds all expectations. How can we trust Nico if he doesn’t?

    This is where I'm at as well. Nico has already stated he sees this as a 3-4 year window and he's out. It would be criminal to let him trade an absolute bailout for this franchise by using it as capital to bolster a 2-3 year window. It's the perfect opportunity to oust this bozo and let the more qualified candidates lineup. 

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  6. Just now, Firemans4Horn said:


    this one feels rigged. Counter point: in the previous 16 times the Mavs have been in the lottery they have stayed in the same position or moved down 16 times. Even in the Luka draft they had the 3rd best odds for number 1 and dropped to 5. Had to trade the following years one and Trae Young to get Luka. 

    They also didn’t tank properly that season. If they had, they wouldn’t have had to trade another pick to get Luka. 

  7. 5 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    Watching now. He seems humbled and unsure about his future. I’m not predicting he gets fired, but everything about his demeanor in that presser tells me he doesn’t think his job is safe. 

    I hope you're right. I'm just assuming the worst possible outcome at each step at this point. 

     

    10 minutes ago, threesheets said:

    It's a no win situation no matter what they do. If they fire him now they're admitting (that quick) that they fucked up, and that will only enrage the fans even more. 

    If they don't, we just tread water in the awful spot we're in now and nothing ever improves. Including ticket sales. 

    They're fucked. 

    If fans are going to be enraged regardless, it makes no sense to keep him. They can start repairing the relationship now or let this spiral even worse when we have nothing to build a team around in 2 years. 

  8. Another Article from Tim Cato

    Took some of the relevant portions from Reddit:

     

    However, those team sources consistently express belief that Dumont no longer sees Harrison as a figure with irreproachable basketball expertise. Most notably, team and league sources say, Dumont has had frustration with Harrison not warning him — or, perhaps even more damningly, being unaware — of the fandom's outrage following the trade. Those same sources say it had some influence over Dumont's decision to make Harrison appear for last week's closed media event, which Harrison did not want to participate in.

    While Kidd was understandably frustrated this season with the team's injury crisis, he also resented the front office's midseason Dončić trade, multiple team and league sources say, even if he shared some of Harrison's frustrations with Dončić that led to his trade of him. That Kidd felt he had been asked to reinvent what had been a roster built around one specific star, team and league sources say, led to the midseason exasperation that notably culminated in him skipping a league-mandated post-game press conference in February.

     

     

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  9. Just now, Bozo_Casanova said:

    Gafford is in my top 10 of favorite Mavs ever. Still not enjoying this beat down. 

    Man, he’s not that high up the list for me yet, but we’ll see what the future holds. 
     

    I will admit, I’m enjoying the beat down because I’m happy for all the dudes on the team from last year. They’re not doing anything after this, but they are playing with a lot of pride we should all be proud of. 

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