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BurdineBandit

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  1. He's a disciple. He openly called himself a Democratic Socialist last night. He's of the branch, so of course it's the same platform. Now I don't have much worry that he "gets" it after seeing him speak last night, but the priority should be to build that coalition and hammer home the working-man talking points and make sure everyone knows that they are included in this future. Young men as well.
  2. I'm a life-long Spurs fan from Houston who never left Austin after undergrad, and I still, til today, have no idea how I feel about the arena project. I feel like I don't believe either side as an observer. The Spurs skipping town at the first ballot loss on a new area seemed far-fetched. The Holts are Texans with a long history in SA who own a bunch of SA sports teams, not just the Spurs. Moving to Las Vegas seems like empty propaganda, and moving to Austin (to me), also seems far-fetched. The Spurs are still in prime position to take advantage of the burgeoning SA-Austin metroplex and don't need to plant themselves in Austin to do so. Packing up and moving goes against everything the organization prides itself on. Family. Loyalty. Trust. I love SA as a city, and love to hang out around downtown and walk the riverwalk and Market Square. It feels like my Tejano home. Why updating a quiet, sleepy downtown to include a sports arena is a problem doesn't make sense to me. I've seen what the Rockets and Astros have in Houston, and although it's not perfect, there's ways to kill a couple hours before game time. I still don't get what the problem is in doing that for SA. And it seems to be mostly covered by taxes not imposed on residents, or paid for by the Spurs. I assume *if* there was overages they wouldn't amount to nearly the total cost and would hardly be an imposition on the residents anyway (which also assumes the Spurs just gave the middle finger to the city and went back on their word to pay). Anyways. What a weird few months. I still don't understand why the org was so against independent monitoring, but hopefully I don't have to hear about it a decade from now. GSG. Can't wait to experience the new Spurs arena. I'll be at the old one on Saturday to hopefully see Sochan and Fox back. I'll be at an Austin game in February too. GSFG.
  3. Really glad I took some of the UUUU profits to offset everything else taking a shit. Should've sold the rest at $22.
  4. Love seeing Burke get some recognition. He was quiet early in the season, and seemed to have his usage drop. I coudn't believe that would hold up though. He's come up time and again in big time situations over the years. Him and Simmons warming up to the back half of the SEC run will be huge.
  5. I get that the refs were shit, and I agree. But letting Pavia run 25 yards untouched to the endzone and then having a 1-play 68 yard drive for another touchdown in the next possession kept that score closer to the spread. And we need to fix that shit. If our DBs were healthy and not letting Vandy's only star receiver/TE run down the sideline untouched for 68 yards, maybe we keep the 2 possession win. I don't think that's too much to ask, refs or not.
  6. We were also playing with fire with McLaughlin getting significant minutes this year, and it showed tonight. He had some open looks missed tonight from 3. It feels a lot like the last two years with these injuries piling up. Having guys get heavy minutes that you know shouldn't be seeing the floor for a legit playoff team. Now we'll have 4 of our top 10 guys missing if Harper misses weeks.
  7. Can we get a 4th playoff weekend from the Valley? It's sub-6A. Hopefully a chance.
  8. Castle at the line is officially a problem. Just as much as his turnovers.
  9. This. The shit gets out, and it has nothing to do with us discussing the rumors. If head coaches were as meticulous about keeping their personal lives in order as they are their locker rooms, the basketball coach might still be here, and Sark wouldn't be going through a tornado of bullshit that his life whipped up. (Shit, maybe Mensa would still be here.) We're just the burning couch that got lifted off the ground in the vortex.
  10. ............... and reinforcements are coming. GSG.
  11. HOFer who was paid as a star player for most of his years. Rozier is 31 and had multiple NBA contracts. It's never enough is it.
  12. I heard it loud and clear in the 4th!! GSG
  13. Harper with a bit of a rough start there. Pressed way too much. Would like to see the pnr with Wemby again though.
  14. Not on my bingo card for the night to see him get heavy minutes in the 1st quarter.
  15. https://www.si.com/nba/spurs/news/the-mustang-now-longest-tenured-san-antonio-spur-keldon-johnson-ready-ride-again SI with a profile on Keldon today. I love the guy. I know it's sentimental, but his value as the guy passing down The Spurs Way cannot be overstated for me. Culture guys have always been integral to the franchise.
  16. Ready to unleash Area 51 on Flagg to welcome him to the NBA. Let's get physical.
  17. I can't believe how disappointing Endries has been this year. He's getting replaced by Washington as the season wears on. Mosley is hurt. I'll give him another couple games to prove his worth...... But, it doesn't really matter if the o line can't block. Aggy has the benefit of a veteran O line, like we had last year. If we had gotten the guys they got, they'd by just as frustrated with our o line and QBs inconsistent performance. They wouldn't be performing as well in this shit show of an offense. But I do agree about Wingo. Those 5-stars and Wingo's 5 stars were not made the same. They got receivers, we got an athlete.
  18. Ding ding ding. Throwing Brooks out there in the middle of the game without any install practice was crazy, but obviously still better than Stroh. There was always a chance that as long as Brooks has some capability to learn and apply himself, that he would look much better against OU. Aside from learning the plays and calls and such over game week, just talking to Hutson and Goosby and getting their help in preparing and knowing what to do was going to make a huge difference. He definitely wasn't perfect against OU, but I agree, if he started against Sam Houston, he probably looks much better against Florida and helps to give us a chance.
  19. Had to take EOSE off of my watch list because I was too happy to triple my money a few months ago. That 3x could've been 7x, and possibly more, but I'm no longer watching it climb and pissing myself off. Profit is profit.
  20. I have seen maybe 15 minutes over two games of Kornet and damn I like the guy already. I had no idea he was so athletic and can actually move laterally. Seems like a few years since we've had a 5 that can move laterally. Harper looks great. I can't believe we still have Sochan and Fox still to unleash. This season is going to be fun. Just watching today was fun. Castle and Kornet and Wemby looked like beasts on Defense.
  21. Yep. You're describing that "athletic" thing that the youtube film guy was talking about earlier in the thread. It's interesting that you say he's "beaten" by physics, when there's guys that are (basically) Stroh's size all over the NFL. Their genetics and/or baseline athleticism "beats" physics right back. NFL O linemen are routinely 6'5 - 6'7, but, very few of them are unable to squat down and play/move from that squat position. If he can't do it, it's not necessarily something that can be learned at this age, imo. It is much easier to move a 6'0, 250 lb high school defensive tackle than a 6'3 - 300 lb *athletic* defensive lineman that has the strength and quickness to avoid his hands and rip through a shoulder. Being able to move your feet, while holding strength in the legs, is absolutely crucial. I'm not sure all the potential in the world is there. He's like a baseball player with 2/5 tools. He has *some* potential, but not sure it's enough. He needs flexibility (is the body able to squat down and stay there?), and athleticism (can he do so quickly and powerfully?). Being big is a baseline. I'd gladly take a 6'3" guard if he could stop the man in front of him.
  22. I put a few bucks from my UUUU profits into WWR yesterday right before close. 24 hrs later it's up 50%. Is it almost stonking?
  23. Same with Rich Reddick in COE. I was a part of his grad program a decade ago. He's great, but feel like the teeth of that program have been filed down since he left. I'm not sure how much influence they'll have on anything in this committee.
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