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HookEm

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  1. I love watching great young players arrive on the national scene
  2. Are we absolutely certain that Zion is better than Ja Morant? Dude looks like he could end up being incredible.
  3. Audio in the Memphis game is ass. Can’t hear the crowd hardly at all and announcers are mic’ed up 2x too high.
  4. Having a real crowd is sooooo much better than the fake piped in BS from the bubble last year. Home court advantage is going to be real this year. Plus fans are extra testy after missing it last year.
  5. Any recent updates? Heading there in a week. Staying a few days at Mauna Kea resort and then a few days at an air BNB west of Hilo.
  6. We are going to the Big Island next weekend. I booked my rental car months ago using my corporate rate. Now I’m worried that it isn’t going to be honored. If not we will be screwed as we have to have a car given that we are staying in different spots all over the island. Plus the need to take a covid test and risk failing is really hindering my anticipation of the trip. Could be awesome. Could be a shit show. Assuming we make it there any tips? Was the night manta ray swim worth it? We are taking our 3 teenagers.
  7. Traveling on that last dunk
  8. My street water is very high in calcium. Is there any way to remove it prior to adding the water to my pool?
  9. Foreign is probably the wrong description for why I don’t like Giannis. Boring is probably better. His personality isn’t engaging and I hate his style of play. Kind of like Tim Duncan but way worse. Duncan leaned into his workman brand and it appealed to some people. Plus he was a huge winner, which helps. Giannis not so much.
  10. Jordan was an asshole but he was also cool af. His whole persona was cool. LeBron’s persona is crybaby. Many of the biggest stars in the NBA right now aren’t that likable. LeBron = crybaby, Durant = snake, Kyrie = flat earther, Kawhi = Judas, Giannis = foreign, AD = boring, Harden = annoying, PG3 = playoff P, Westbrook = stat chaser, CP3 = asshole, Gobert = pandemic starter IMO, the coolest guys in the NBA are Dame, Tatum, Curry, Luka, Zion. Maybe throw Jimmy Butler in there too. Klay when he’s healthy.
  11. Magic Curry CP3 Isiah Nash Stockton Kidd Oscar Robertson (never saw him play)
  12. Lol cmon. Wouldn’t everybody do that every year if it was a possibility?
  13. I agree Simmons is better on that team. He is a great defender and distributor. I'm just not a big fan overall though. Bottom line, there is a lot of talent in the NBA right now. Hopefully we get fans back in mass soon.
  14. I'm not saying my team would win, but they would definitely be a problem. Anthony Davis is so much better than Gobert that it isn't even funny. He has been 1st team All-NBA for the 5 of the last 6 years. He is a much better offensive player and comparable defender. And while he isn't Jokic, he is a much better passer than Gobert. And I would take Sabonis (20 pts, 12 reb, 6.7 ast) right now over Zion (27 pts, 7.2 reb, 3.7 ast). He is a much better passer, better rebounder and better shooter (FT & out to 3). He's also averaging more steals and comparable blocks. For me, Beal vs. Mitchell is about a wash. Beal is a better scorer, but Mitchell is a better distributor and shooter. Mitchell has better OWS and DWS. Beal has the better PER and VORP. For me if I'm picking teams, I take Mitchell as I think he is the better big game player. Durant is clearly better than Jaylen Brown. No question. He would get the better of this matchup, but Brown has had a great year. I admit Murray was a stretch over Ben Simmons. I just wanted to put Murray and Mitchell on a team cause I have enjoyed watching them go at each other in the playoffs. Would be fun to see them on the same team. But if I'm doing this for real, I probably take Ben Simmons. And clearly James Harden is better than either Simmons or Murray. Again, I would give the OP team the win, but it would be close. Experience would win out in the end and honestly I'm not going to bet against a Durant. Another interesting team would be: Trae Young + Zach Lavine + Devin Booker + Brandon Ingram + Nikola Vucevic
  15. I could take this team and give your team some real problems: Jamal Murray, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown, Domantas Sabonis, Anthony Davis And I might consider Ben Simmons instead of Murray.
  16. I am so thankful that he didn't transfer to UT. I hate watching players like that. Dude seems like a me-first douche.
  17. I was actually pretty impressed how Greg Brown behaved despite getting progressively fewer minutes. He didn’t really pout and seemed to support his team well. The between the legs in game missed dunk was immature though.
  18. Good luck to him. He will eventually be a rotation player in the NBA (at a minimum). Whether he stays in college or gets shipped down to the G-League, it is going to take a few years of maturation to get there.
  19. I don't think so. ALL the bottom teams are tanking as hard as the can at this point. Look at this schedule and show me more than 1-2 wins combined. 22-47 Minnesota - DEN, BOS, DAL 22-48 Cleveland - WAS, BKN 21-49 OKC - UTA, LAC 21-48 Orlando - ATL, PHI, PHI 20-50 Detroit - DEN, MIA 16-54 Houston - LAC, ATL
  20. Minnesota is so stupid. They have one job this year.... keep their 2021 draft pick which only has top 3 protection. Instead they win meaningless games and are going to give GSW a top 4-6 pick.
  21. If his family are all successful (and seemingly quite educated), then another option would be to come back to school and start working on an advanced degree. An MBA from McCombs might be more valuable for him long-term than a few years in Europe. He is going to have a much longer life after basketball than playing basketball.
  22. I love the 7-10 play in. It is gonna be fun.
  23. This. Everyone knows which cities are "homeless friendly". Our strategy has been horrible.
  24. For me it comes down to, do I think there are higher chances of long-term negative effects due to COVID or long-term negative effects due to the vaccine. I'm going to go with the vaccine being the lower risk approach.
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