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Posts posted by Chewbacca
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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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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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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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Very glad I was wrong on this one. Foster is not working tonight's game.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.-
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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. -
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.
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4 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:
well one little thing too...
Your roster was built to beat the Nuggets when Connelly came to Minny. The rest of the league, not so much.
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9 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:
Come defend some of these calls, and then show me anything even close to this that Hali gets for the Pacers. This is the Finals, when we are supposed to be getting the best teams and great games, but they are constantly marred by this dumb flopping shit, and really, just some insane calls that aren't even SGA's fault. Like some of these are such weak contact I think even he was surprised to get the call.
Someone should count how many times Shai ends up on the floor looking for a call during a game. It's gotta be 20-30 times a game.
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1 hour ago, MrX said:
So now you know how I feel every time the Nuggets play the damn Wolves
No shit. Naz Reid and Co are Nugget killers.
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You said it better than I could.This is nothing more than the Denver vs OKC series. Tied at 2, Denver blows the game in the 4th qtr of game 5, a game they dominated. Both teams also blow game 4s while up 2-1. Denver goes back home, blows out OKC by 90 and we get the same talk of OKC being young and inexperienced and no killer instinct. OKC then goes back home for a game 7 and the game was over in the 2nd qtr. But just like the Denver series, OKC is allowed to play Indiana the complete opposite of how Indiana can play OKC. Dort and Carruso can play football on defense. Shai and company can foul hunt as free throw merchants. Indiana racks up fouls, completely taking the air out of their sails. Dwayne Wade and James Harden on steroids.
Fuck OKC and their style of play and fuck the NBA for allowing Scott Foster to be openly called The Extender. He's as dirty as Donnaghy, and refereed game 7 of the Denver OKC series. Donnaghy was just the fall guy. The NBA was as crooked as could be under Stern. It's a little better now but it's painfully obvious the NBA wants Shai as their golden boy, so they manufactured a star with what they allow him to do. There was a video of I think Artest watching the game live and the second he saw Scott Foster as the ref for game 4, he immediately changed his shirt and said OKC has the game in the bag. He's a former player and knows first hand how dirty he is. Well not so much dirty as just doing the job the NBA sends him to do. He shouldn't be reffing YMCA league games, much less game 7s to decide a series.
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Lulz.Seriously, your obsession with the officiating isn't borderline Aggy, it's well past that.
We get it.
OKC gets an amazing whistle on offense and gets away with murder on defense. And the Dort flops on screens are just *chefs kiss*. -
You can't buy titles in MLB, but you definitely can buy playoff appearances.Did you miss the part where I specifically said I grew up an Oakland fan or why I watch the Yankees?
The Yankees money has gotten them one trip to the World Series since 2009. The same amount as the Mets and one less title than the Royals. Let’s not let that get in the way of hating on teams solely because they have more money.-
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3 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:
Friends and family have been trying to get us on a cruise for about 40 years now, and we envision fat people gorging themselves at buffets, lame gambling, lame shows, hordes of people on excursions with hours of waiting, and other unappetizing experiences. We’ve concluded the river cruises and the high dollar low ratio of passengers to crew cruises are the only way to go.
Watch some videos first. They look cool, but the average age on those boats looks to be north of 70. And you're stuck with the same 50-60 people for the entire trip so if you get some dbags, you're SOL.
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1 hour ago, Message Board User said:
Anyone giving up 2 starters and a first round pick for a 36 year old is nuts.
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4 hours ago, DaggerHorns said:
Her IG has been nuked and her website landing page is just a black page. Lol.
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8 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said:
Do you not acknowledge that teams like the Lakers, Dodgers, and Yankees make significantly more money in merchandise sales, tickets, advertising and marketing rights, and local tv contracts than small market teams like OKC? They will always have more money. They can spend more, misspend some, and still be more profitable than many teams. In a capless world, OKC could not afford to resign all their players who are getting competing offers from the other 29 uncapped teams, especially those with the deepest pockets like the Lakers and Knicks.
The cap keeps the biggest markets somewhat in check and makes it possible to have a OKC-Pacers finals. If you are advocating for the players deserving a bigger share, they should increase the cap (which they do every year). An uncapped NBA would have all the tier 1 allstars on the Lakers, Knicks, and Heat, tier 2 allstars on the Bulls, Nets, Clippers, maybe Celtics, and 20+ teams hoping their draftees and low tier free agents can compete until said draftees bolt for their own mega contract in LA or NY.
He's a Yankees fan. Of course he likes the baseball model.
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9 hours ago, UpperWestside said:
Denver should be building a mini-dynasty. Instead the cap screws that up for them. OKC is about to have their team gutted because of the cap. It's dumb and the players have a terrible CBA in basketball.
I'm not a huge fan of the current CBA (especially the way the Nuggets were the very first team affected), but it's far better than what baseball has. Watching the same 2-3 teams sign all the big free agents is not fun unless you are a fan of one of them. It's why I quit watching baseball several years ago.
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3 hours ago, wood said:
Apparently Bottas is in town riding with Lance (Armstrong, not Stroll).
He's in Aspen riding with Lance.
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4 hours ago, Captainant said:
Thing is, he's not aggy. He's generationally wealthy Texas shithead that gets off on being a bully and then donating to orphanages to make up for it
Yeah, I grew up with a lot of asshats like Johnny. Born on 3rd and thinks he hit a triple.
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2 hours ago, crash_davis said:
Same for basically every ski resort in CO (and probably Utah, but I haven't looked). They're all federal land.
4 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:Some good buying opportunities. I’m in.
You just can't help being a cocksucker, can you?
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4 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:
I find none of the rules helpful to teams being able to stay together. I would rather see a team like Denver be able to go add pieces and try to win instead of having to stay under a tax threshold. The next CBA the players negotiate needs to entirely do away with this. Either spend wisely to field a winner or be bad.
Yep. Dynasties in the NBA are done under this CBA. You cannot keep teams together anymore. Celtics are gonna look a lot different next season. OKC is probably next on the clock when they have to pay everyone.
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1 hour ago, UpperWestside said:
Probably contributed to the sale. I am not a fan teams being penalized monetarily for trying to keep winning. We’ll see how much the new guy wants to pay in luxury taxes to win.
It's not just the luxury tax that makes it such a motherfucker. It completely ties your hands in what you can do.
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27 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:
This should be fun to be honest. Go buy us a center.
Second apron is a real motherfucker.
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7 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:
Apparently she will stay on as Governor of the team.
$10 billion would give me a reason to consider it.
Just saw this. Weird trust setup by Jerry seems to be driving the sale. Same reason the Broncos got sold - family infighting.

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