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Posts posted by Patrick Bateman
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Kirk and some friends were seen throwing rocks at cars outside the golf tournament on Feb. 3. He was charged with criminal damage and the case is pending.
According to Scottsdale Police: "The suspects were intoxicated and leaving the WMPO. As they were walking through a parking lot, security personnel observed them throwing rocks at cars and breaking a window of at least one of them."
Fuckin' aggy.....
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1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:
i definitely don't think it was a dream - but here's what i fear may happen...
the cabin scene was definitely in the future (at least weeks or months), so for all we know, the second season could start after the bar scene with the actors and before the cabin, and s2 could work its way there. the positive side is we'd get moss alive and well. the negative is that we'd know the eventual conclusion (even if the shooting wasn't the end of season 2, but somewhere in the middle). wouldn't be my favorite, but it's possible.
Doesn't sounds like it...... They're going to continue on after the time jump. Goran and Janice aren't coming back as regular characters so best to embrace it and see how kooky this can get. Hader has already been quoted as saying it's even darker in season 2.
QuoteWe saw what Chris’ death did to Barry, so should we expect a similar reaction with Janice?
I guess I would say tune in to season 2. That’s where we started the writing process, like, “Okay, what is the fallout from that, and where’s the best place to start? How is he digesting this? How is everyone else processing it?” A lot of it comes from saying, “What actually would happen? What would these people do, and how would they behave, and what would the implications be? How would the police treat this?” So those were the questions we started asking at the start of writing season 2. -
IMO, this game is much much bigger for Houston and I'm going to guess if they are going to take the series, they almost must win the opener. They're at home. They have many more questions surrounding them than the Warriors and giving up home court the first night out would simply amplify those skeptics. But moreso and I realize this ain't exactly a sufficient sample size, but every dynasty I can think of had their end come to a team that won the opener, especially if the vanquisher was at home. Spurs over Heat. Pistons over Lakers. Chicago over Detroit. Detroit over Lakers. Detroit over Boston. Even pseudo dynasties or runs like when Dallas motor boated Kobe's Lakers or the Nets (The fuckin' Nets?) shocked Dr. J and Moses' Sixers. I'm fairly sure every series started with an opening win by the challenger.
It makes some sense contextually, a lot of the time, the Dynasty team is getting by on guile and experience and simply run into a better team who's time had come. But it also seems to announce to those involved, that history may be changing. Now I'm sure someone can find a series where this isn't true and I didn't count the Bulls as MJ retired both times their runs ended nor the Spurs who simply had sustained excellence for 15 years. Just something I had given thought to..... Houston needs game 1 much more.... especially at home.
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6 minutes ago, stupolvo said:
With Moss murdered (or missing - who knows how they will start season 2) police will be looking into her cell / internet history.
Should point to the cabin and her being on FBook looking at Barry's page, eh?
IMO, Barry will stage her death as a suicide or maybe even accidental. They showed a cliff in the morning. Maybe he throws her body over a cliff and let's the animals do their thing and her body is too picked apart to find the real COD and it's first thought she took an early hike and fell off. You then get another detective who investigates and smells a rat....
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Not a dream, IMO.... they wrapped up the season/series in this finale by ending the mob turf war (killing Goran), saving and cutting ties with Fuchs, and Barry finding and embracing his calling. They then time jumped and gave him a crisis (impetus) for the next season/arc/story by enforcing you can't run from your past. Eventually it will catch up to you. The cabin scene is intentionally supposed to feel wistful or dreamy, Barry is living his dream. He's out of the business, he's seemingly safe, he gets the girl and he's a real actor with friends. He's found his sense of normalcy..... but his past catches up. Next season will be about him trying to cover up Moss' murder....
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Barry.....
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23 hours ago, Message Board User said:
Morris -- 7-12 from the field, 3-4 from 3 , 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 turnover, +25
Lebron -- 5-16 from the field, 0-5 from 3, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 9 ast, 7 turnovers, -32
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Looks like with 7 minutes and a 25+ lead, the Cavs have closed up shop and run up the white flag..... Not exactly the Mother's Day Massacre, but fucking close enough.....
Very impressed by Boston.
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5 minutes ago, Machinator said:
Cavs quietly cut the lead in half.
Just as quietly, back up over 20..... It's the NBA, everyone makes a run, the Celtics simply need to continue to respond.... Cavs probably have one more serious run in them. If they can't get to single digits under 5 minutes, then probably best to concede and save your legs.
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Cavs are 0-12 from 3 in the first half. JR Smith is -29. Lebron and Love are 6-17 from the field. George Hill has 0 points (0-1 from field) and 1 PF and no other stats in 16 minutes!!! It's about as bad a half as they can play one would think.
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Celtics just destroying Cleveland in every facet of the game...... This could be over at half.
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Jaylon Brown at both ends...... Swats Love's layup attempt like he was his Daddy and nails a J on the other end.
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Celtics cooling off so the Cavs just need to try and hang around, but Big Al leading the break for a layup..... Great stuff to watch.
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Awesome...... JVG told that passive aggressive bitch Mark Jackson to "Stop!" when talking about Rodney Hood. Greatness....
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Chris Paul is 2nd in AST% all-time in the playoffs. He's top 5 in STL%, PER, ORtg, and WS/48 all-time in the playoffs..... in history, not active players.
He averages 21.2 PPG, 9.1 APG, 4.8 RPG, and 2.2 STPG on 48.5/38.0/84.9 shooting percentages. It's ridiculously stupid to think he doesn't bring it in the playoffs. He had one really bad individual moment and a couple of moments where it didn't go his way. Basically every player who's played enough playoff basketball has had moments similar including KD, Lebron, and Steph. If history is any indicator, he's going to play well in this series. Really well.... Frankly, I'd be more worried about Harden and I'm operating under the assumption most of the stars play well in most of the games (I'm sure some will have bad games) and figure out ways to contribute so the stars should shine at different times.
We've also spent a ton of time talking about defense and how each team may defend but I also don't think either team will shut the other one down for any long stretch of time. Defense becomes very important in the half court and typically in the last 5 minutes of halves, but these teams are gonna score.... probably a lot. Pace will be interesting to watch. Who wants to run??? When and how.
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Not a huge deal but he was getting some run before injuring his shoulder...... Reminder that Boston is up against the limit for testing their limits of their depth.
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12 minutes ago, Jhawk said:
The only reason to stretch him is if PG leaves and they have cap space and there are other pieces out there they can add. That would be a desperation play to keep Russ happy. I would probably opt to just suck shit for a year and clear the roster of all contract you can. Try and get something solid starting in 2019.
I was just reaching for ways to stay in the 4-6 seed range rather than enter a 6 year rebuild with Russ under contract for 4. I don’t think that can happen though. The thunder are starting their trail of tears to absolute irrelevance for the next 10 years. The first 3 years won’t be awful but after Russ is worn out then they are just screwed.
The issue is you still wouldn't have a ton of room this way. Remove PG's 20 million cap hold and you're down to about 120 million. Even if you could knock say 20 million off Melo's contract by negotiating a buyout and then stretching him, you'd still be somewhere around 100 million. The expected cap is around 101 million. You'd really have to move Roberson's 10 and the only way to do that would probably be to attach a draft pick. Then you could probably move Patterson's small salary of about 5.5. That'd give you some working room but that's a ton of things falling just right..... Still have the MLE and Bi-Annual exception, maybe. Someone would need to check. If you don't move those contracts then you could always get the luxury tax payer's exception. Idk. If I'm George's agency, I tell him to get the fuck out of Dodge, it doesn't look good next season and then you have Westbrook hit 30 making 38 mill and still have Adams making 25 million in 2020. With his 30 millionish, there's your big 3. 93 million spoken for and maybe 107 million cap in 2020??? That would be moving Roberson's 10.5 million off the books somehow.
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Zach Lowe's preview article on the series and things (a lot of things) to look for and watch.....
Got some great stuff....
Some snippets:
QuoteBut ever since David Thorpe suggested it on my podcast Friday, I have come around to it as an interesting tactic -- in small doses: remove the ball from Harden and Paul, and force Houston's screeners to make plays.
Some of those screeners -- Tucker especially -- are pretty good at that. Capela has improved, but not to the point where he scares you catching the ball 20 feet out. And in at least some alignments, the spot-up guys flanking them will be slightly above-average 3-point shooters -- not elite marksmen. Fly at Ariza, Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute, and they will miss a decent chunk.
That is one of the most basic swing factors: Whose blah 3-point shooters make more? Houston will leave Iguodala and Green open. Golden State will do the same with the above Rockets, though perhaps not as blatantly.
I definitely agree with him. The Warriors need someone from the bench to provide some scoring from outside, who's that going to be??? Iggy? Cook? Swaggy P? They waived Cassipi.
QuoteRelated: I can't wait to see how daring Houston is playing its best shooting lineups. The Rockets are impossible to guard with all three of Paul, Harden, and Eric Gordon on the floor. But Houston sacrifices a little defense to pump up its long-range shooting. Do they even dare play Gerald Green against an offense that will force him to make a half-dozen quick-hitting decisions on every possession? (Ryan Anderson has been excised precisely because he has such a hard time in this matchup. They might dust him off if they get desperate for scoring, but otherwise I'd be surprised to see much of him.) Do they try Ariza at power forward?
They should absolutely dial up the shooting quotient when two of Golden State's stars are on the bench. But against the Warriors' best lineups, Houston might need at least two of Ariza, Mbah a Moute, and Tucker. They might need all three, and they have outscored opponents by a preposterous 25 points per 100 possessions in 222 minutes with that trio, per NBA.com. Interestingly, only 15 of those minutes also featured both Paul and Harden.
That lineup -- Paul, Harden, Ariza, Mbah a Moute, Tucker -- could work, and I'd wager the Rockets use it. Paul and Harden bring enough star power to compensate for the so-so shooting. Still: Any other lineup featuring those three wing stoppers will have trouble scoring against Golden State.
This is interesting and I've thought about. How do the Rockets matchup with the Hampton 5? Most think Capela, Paul, Harden, Tucker and Ariza but is that enough defense? I also think the Warriors would be wise to pick until they can get a mismatch on Capela on the perimeter and go right at him. He's very young and sometimes will get in foul trouble.
QuoteA related battleground: turnovers. Houston has coughed it up on only 9.8 percent of its possessions in the playoffs, a comically low number that would shatter the all-time single-season record. That is one benefit of slowing down and playing isolation basketball: It's hard to turn it over when you don't pass. If that number stays in the same ballpark, the Rockets increase their chances. Ditto if the Warriors suffer too many bouts of the sort of arrogant sloppiness that has occasionally undone them
The turnover battle has to be won by Houston.....
QuoteIt will be tempting for Houston to slow the pace, wait for all of Golden State's switching to produce a mismatch, and attack it. Turning the series into a rock fight might even represent its best chance.
But the Rockets have to be careful taking that strategy to an extreme. Harden has a tendency to indulge in dance-offs against wing defenders who don't even constitute any sort of mismatch, and laze into step-back 3s. That has been a good shot for him -- maybe the defining shot of his (likely) MVP season. He will make some.
I doubt he makes enough against Golden State's most capable defenders. Houston will not win this series if Harden falls into the trap of launching too many semi-contested step-backs. It saps Houston's offense of its rhythm. He needs to drive more -- to use his one-on-one game to either get to the rim, or unlock easier shots for teammates.
This is huge..... Harden has to be aggressive and push the action to the rim and not settle for too many step back 3's. Yea, if he's shooting well, he'll make a ton but over a series it'll be hard for him to shoot well enough to win this series. He has to take the ball to the rim.... over and over and over.
QuoteWith Durant, the Warriors are equipped to play the slower, mismatch-preying game Houston prefers. They ran the Curry-Durant pick-and-roll more in the last few games against New Orleans, and switching against that usually leaves a smaller defender -- Paul at times -- on Durant. Paul has a knack for burrowing under taller players, and chopping them down. That isn't enough against one of the purest scorers in history.
Houston might be able to slide Paul someplace else, and guard the Curry-Durant combo with two of the Ariza/Tucker/Mbah a Moute trio -- meaning they could switch without losing much size on Durant. But again: Rigging the matchups that way won't be easy.
Houston will have to be very careful shading help toward Durant in the post. Slough away from Green, and he pops up to screen for Curry, Thompson, or some other shooter. With Green's man away from the action, that shooter is wide open if Green's pick connects. The Warriors burned New Orleans with this action over and over.
Finally, how do you slow down Durant? He's not shooting particularly well from deep but his post up game has come so far.... Can Tucker or Paul get underneath him enough to push him past where he wants to get. Do you try and double him at the foul line extended? Do you attack and trap him on the high PNR? It'll be a chess match...
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22 hours ago, Post Oak said:
Time to see about Hankins
Doesn't look like it..... at least right now.
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On 4/28/2018 at 2:04 PM, Patrick Bateman said:
Yep.....
So first he's a RB..... then Stephen makes up a word and calls him a web back, whatever the fuck that is, and says he's going to get the ball a dozen to two dozen times. That's one of the dumber things said this season. Now.... he's back to being a WR first!
I'm joking obviously and it feels like they envision Austin being like Lucky and Dunbar all in one, but it's funny to see how they trip all over the dicks trying to communicate why they traded for him and what his role may be.
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Hawks nab their new coach.....
QuoteThe Hawks will announce Lloyd Pierce as their head coach on Monday, according to Marc Spears of ESPN.com.
It's a three-year-deal with a team option for the fourth, per ESPN. This is a nice hire for the Hawks with their emphasis on player development, which Pierce knows very well with his time as a Summer League coach and going through The Process in Philly. Looking at the big picture, this could mean the Hawks sell off pieces this summer or next year. -
Here's some more info on why it was cancelled.....
QuoteThe Expanse was one of the first series greenlighted after the change in programming direction at Syfy, signaling a return to the network’s roots with the sweeping space opera series in the vein of Battlestar Galactica. The Expanse,from Alcon and the Sean Daniel Co, which was tipped as a potential successor to BSG, was part of a crop of Syfy series that launched in 2015 along with The Magicians, which was recently renewed for a fourth season, and 12 Monkeys, which was renewed for an upcoming fourth and final season.
The Expanse is one of the most well reviewed sci-fi series on TV, with the current third season scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (vs. 95% for Season 2 and 76% for Season 1).
The cancellation decision by Syfy is said to be linked to the nature of its agreement for the series, which only gives the cable network first-run linear rights in the U.S. That puts an extraordinary amount of emphasis on live, linear viewing, which is inherently challenging for sci-fi/genre series that tend to draw the lion’s share of their audiences from digital/streaming.
The Expanse‘s Live+3 linear ratings started with 581,000 among adults 18-49 and 1.378 million total viewers in Season 1. Season 2 slipped to 457K in 18-49 and 1.05M viewers; Season 3 to date is running just below the Season 2 averages, at 400K and 1 million, respectively. That is below the performance of Syfy’s top dramas The Magicians and Krypton, as well as comedy Happy!, but in line with a number of co-productions on the network.
“We are very disappointed the show will not be returning to Syfy,” said Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. “We respect Syfy’s decision to end this partnership but given the commercial and critical success of the show, we fully plan to pursue other opportunities for this terrific and original IP.”
Co-created and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriting duo Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Children of Men), the series is based on the bestselling book series by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (under the pen name James S. A. Corey). The cast includes Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar, Wes Chatham, Frankie Adams and Thomas Jane.
Indeed it looks like the nature of the deal with Syfy made it difficult for it to continue. It may find a home somewhere though....
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We're still looking thin up front.....
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14 minutes ago, Bartles said:
That all makes sense, but I do give Bryan credit for some of the moves like Redick, Ilyasova and Belinelli, all of whom really solidified a roster that wasn't very deep until late in the season. Noel just ran out of time contract-wise, and they did get another contributor back in Justin Anderson (who really should have played more last week). Okafor was simply a bust, they probably should have traded down but at the time it looked like he could at least score in the NBA. It happens.
The Tatum thing hurts. Before the draft there was a lot of buzz that he was actually the most NBA ready guy out there. He wasn't a perfect system fit, but damn don't hand him along with a No. 1 to your rival who is already loaded.
That was my point..... good thing the Hawks are fairly incompetent and just outright waived Ilyasova and Belinelli. Those guys should have been traded although the Sixers were already in talks to acquire Marco.
Okafor was a bad pick and that's on his predecessor but more on ownership as it's heavily rumored they pressured Hinkie into the selection.
Keeping a solid bench guy around..... He's cheap as hell so no brainer.
Maybe losing a key assistant....
Another Robin Hood movie. (This one will suck too.)
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Reeves isn't in The Devil's Own. You mean Pitt? Because his Irish accent did suck. Or are you talking about The Devil's Advocate, where Reeves attempts to do a SEC accent? Which shitty accent are you talkin' bout? At least the Devil's Advocate has several pairs of nice tits..... Charlize, Connie and someone else I think.