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  1. Ayton is apparently a cancer.  I hated him at UofA, so fuck him.  But we can’t sign some reclamation project hoping that will be the difference.  Ayton isn’t going to put the Lakers in contention
    Yeah, I've never liked Ayton and don't want him on the Nuggets, for sure.
  2. 2 minutes ago, I Plead Da Fif said:

    Didn't he just sign a 1 year deal with them? Wtf. Why wouldn't he just not sign the damn deal? I saw Cavs, Knicks, Mavs and Warriors as most likely landing spots should there a be a breakup by my buddy a Lakers fan.

    He opted in to his player option.  He might see this as a way to double dip and get an extra $20 million or so.

  3. 11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Duncan Robinson to the Pistons

    Bro sees OKC as the defending champs and Hou and DEN upgrading their rosters and they can’t even find a center. 

    Lakers must not want Ayton (and I wouldn't blame them).  Can't think of another starter at C who is still available.

  4. 1 hour ago, I Plead Da Fif said:

    Incredible. We have the ability to add one more, but pretty sure we’d have to go over the first apron which I think we’re gonna avoid so we don’t get the repeat offender. FO said they wanted perimeter d, shooting and big man depth. After one full day of FA: check, check and check!

    I picked an excellent fucking time to take over my buddy’s half season ticket for the Nuggs a few months ago.

    And if Holmes can contribute next year, that's just icing on the cake.  They can go from having too few bench players to guys fighting for minutes off the bench.

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  5. 18 hours ago, C-Man said:

    Marchand resigns for six years with FLA. About $5M per season.

    He’s 37.

    So he's not gonna just retire and give up the last half of his contract, so is he gonna just play as long as he can and then go on LTIR? Definitely suspicious on that one.

  6. 6 hours ago, Captainant said:

    It's gonna be a real kick in the ass for Texans when the Orwellian named "Big Beautiful Bill" introduces excise taxes on solar and wind energy

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/megabill-mystery-new-solar-wind-tax-surprise-republican-senators-rcna216120

     

    edit: You can find the new tax on solar and wind on page 558, applicable if components are sourced from China

    https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_one_big_beautiful_bill_act.pdf

     

    They are going to effectively stop all development, which I think is the goal. We've already seen clients leave the country entirely and others have already pulled way back.  They're gonna stop if this becomes law.

  7. 1 minute ago, Kermit said:

    What the actual fuck was Booth doing the last couple of years? That dude must’ve thought he got paid for fighting Malone.

    I'm more pissed off about last offseason seeing what they have done with fewer resources than Booth had (since he loved handing out picks and player options).

    6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Nuggets

    Jokic got a backup and an actual bench in one offseason

    And the amazing part is they did all that while improving their cap situation substantially.

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  8. 1 hour ago, Sandman said:

    My fucking crown shattered as I was eating last night. And it wasn't eating anything hard or crunchy, it was fucking cheetos puffs. That God it doesn't hurt but I can't really talk or chew, because my tongue gets scraped up. Getting into the dentist this afternoon, at least.

    I popped off a crown during covid lockdown.  Thankfully my dentist was able to get me in on an emergency basis.

  9. On 4/3/2025 at 7:09 AM, nnm said:

    Buy and follow the stuff in this book. It’ll take you 30 minutes-an hour to read and 5-10 minutes a day to do the stretches, super easy. It will completely fix that lower back seizing. 

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    I just have a stiff ass lower back all the time.  Have to stretch a lot before i can work out. Is this something the book addresses?  I need to do something.

  10. 6 hours ago, ocugolf said:

    And some of them are cool and about 20% make you jump through hoops.

    I recently refinanced a construction loan on my house. One of the contractors had recorded an extension of time to file lien. Basically, the GC and I were arguing over some items so payment got delayed. The sub filed the extension to preserve his lien rights if he wanted to exercise them.  All above board, and no lien was ever filed.

    Title company made them record a release of a lien that didn't exist so I could close.  Truly mind bottling.

  11. Just now, ztejas said:

    I don't know. I wouldn't call that "a ton".

    They played the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West. One was a little banged up - one wasn't really at all (I mean Ant obviously wasn't 100% but he isn't human).

    That's more than a lot of title winners can say. 

    I think they got a typical amount of luck en-route. Play that playoffs 100 times I think OKC wins 80+ of them. 

    The luck they had was staying healthy, IMO.  Their opponents had injuries and they did not.

  12. 13 hours ago, ztejas said:

    I've been thinking about it and I think I lean towards OKC still pulling it out but there's no way to know. 

    OKC was extremely deserving of the title this season. They may lose in 7 if Hali's Achilles holds but they went through a bunch of teams that weren't there by accident or missing players due to injury or what have you like you could say about some other runs (*cough* Golden State 2015).

    As dysfunctional as Denver was this year Jokic is still by far the best player on the planet and that was a really good team they got through. That Minny team isn’t a fucking joke, either. 

    I'm just not a fan of them or how they play and was pretty devastated the way that Haliburton went down but this is why we watch. We'll see if someone can take them out next season. A Houston/OKC WCF would be fucking epic (think the Spurs are a year away from anything like that).

    Let me preface this by saying staying healthy is a big part of winning titles, but OKC had a ton of injury luck this postseason as well.  MPJ played with 1 arm the entire Denver series.  Gordon severely pulled his hammy late in game 6. Hali did what Hali did in game 7.  Either one of those series could have easily gone the other way if both teams were healthy.

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  13. 3 minutes ago, gernblansten said:

    Dort was 8th in fouls per game. Caruso was 91st in fouls per game, in just 19 minutes a game. Both players are near the top of the league in fouls per minute. Not surprising as the Thunder were tied for 5th in fouls called. 

    But, people see what they want to see based on who they want to win. That team I don't like fouls all the time and it's never called and my team never fouls and gets them called. That's a strike!!!!! (half a foot outside) They're holding every play!!!! (both OL are blocking/holding the same). Fanatics.

    Caruso should foul out in 10 min of every game he plays.  And maybe 15 min for Dort.  They get away with a TON of shit. And don't get me started on Dort diving every time he encounters a screen.

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  14. 2 hours ago, crash_davis said:

    Hopeful news. 

    https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/inside-utah-politics/sen-lee-changes-public-lands-sale/amp/

    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Sen. Mike Lee announced changes to his controversial public lands sale provision in the “big beautiful” budget bill, that U.S. Forest Service Lands would no longer be included, and that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land eligibility would be reduced.

    Lee stressed previously that public land sold would go towards building family housing, something he echoed in the post. “Housing prices are crushing families and keeping young Americans from living where they grew up. We need to change that,” he wrote.

    This announcement comes after Lee defended the provision but indicated that changes were coming. At the time, he said that only lands managed by U.S. Forest Service within two miles of a population center would be available for sale, but that has changed to where no Forest Service land is up for sale.

    In the changes Lee announced Monday, only land managed by BLM within five miles of a population center would be made available for sale.

    Lee’s post also said that they would establish “freedom zones” to make sure the lands “benefit American families,” though “freedom zones” are not mentioned in existing versions of the bill, so it’s not entirely clear what he is referring to.

    He stated that he wants to protect farmers, ranchers, and recreational users. “They come first,” he said in the post.

    “Yes, the Byrd Rule limits what can go in the reconciliation bill, but I’m doing everything I can to support President Trump and move this forward,” Lee wrote, referencing a rule that dictates what can be included in budget bill reconciliation. The Byrd Rule prohibits the “inclusion of extraneous matter in reconciliation legislation,” which essentially means that provisions in budget bills can only deal with fiscal or monetary matters.

    At a summit of Western state governors Monday, governors had mixed reactions to the provision. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed concerns about the provision due to the close relationship between residents and the land. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon voiced support–with conditions.

    Lee’s post does not address several major aspects of the Energy and Resources section of the budget bill that have also been controversial. In the text, cabinet secretaries who oversee the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service would be required to sell between 0.5% and 0.75% of federal land, or between 2 million and 3 million acres. Presumably, this requirement for the U.S. Forest Service will be removed, but it is unclear if the same requirement will stand for BLM.

    The Secretary of the Interior would also be required to sell at least four oil and gas leases in each of the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wyoming, and there is no information on if this will change with the additional updates.

    That's a start, but we're not out of the woods yet.

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  15. Scott Foster on deck tomorrow. OKC is 5-0 with him officiating in the playoffs this year.

    Silver is making sure Shai gets his chip.
    Very glad I was wrong on this one. Foster is not working tonight's game.
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  16. Whoever they bring in better get more out of Rattanen.  Besides that little Hall of Fame quality flurry he had in a short time during the play-offs, he's underwhelmed.


    Not sure why you guys don't want to listen to me about Mikko. He's an elite scorer, but he scores in bunches and then disappears for days or weeks at a time. And he may be a huge human, but he's Charmin soft. There's a reason Landy always fought his fights. Better figure out who is going to protect him.

    And it's Mikko Rantanen.
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