Jump to content

ztejas

Certifiably Surly
  • Posts

    67933
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    26

Everything posted by ztejas

  1. If NYK loses feel like Thibs threw this by keeping KAT on the bench in favor of Robinson. Regardless of KAT's plus/minus on the night NY was letting Myles Turner do whatever he wanted on O down the stretch here.
  2. Their ball-movement and selflessness is phenomenal. It isn't a fluke that they're "hot". They run the best offense in the NBA and are deep and have shooters.
  3. This Pacers team is like a 2014 Spurs cover band.
  4. This James Bronson guy can play.
  5. Or this one. By a Brit ironically enough.
  6. ztejas

    Pizza

    I know you said downtown but Homeslice was already mentioned so I'd add Dovetail is a cool spot. If you want to take a quick Uber up 1st or Soco. I'm guessing you've had Homeslice before... Or just try Backspace I'm sure it's fine 🤷
  7. Some fully grown woman said "yeppers" to me today. I almost punched her in the throat.
  8. I'd have KAT over Mobley for 2nd team but I thought everything else was Kosher.
  9. That's insulting to both of those guys.
  10. Turn the Page, Convoy towards the top I would guess.
  11. You don't have to do that to yourself. The Stars are playing.
  12. ztejas

    Mexican

    Probably been a couple years but I've never had a bad meal there.
  13. There's some random-ass East/West beef going on right now and Joey Bada$$ just dropped a fucking great track as part of it. YT music version https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yuWXpOW9Kyo&si=mo6hiM1PbkLCp_25
  14. I'm not sure I've ever seen America so united against a title favorite. Like we've had villains in the past but those villains had fanbases and bandwagon followers. It's just OKC fans and media dweebs hoping their prediction comes right cheering for these guys. I mean were the Spurs ever this hated? I know we had very little national interest/fans but I think there was as much respect as hate. Duncan never played like a bitch like this.
  15. I actually like this hot take but we aren't taking him over Harper 😂
  16. Just now revisiting this thread - sorry for being contentious like that it's just easy to get wrapped up in this shit. Wasn't trying to take it in the wrong direction. I like him better than all of those players save Wemby assuming Wemby doesn't continue having health issues. Paolo is the only other one that makes me pause. This kid is going to be the fucking truth. When I compare him to LeBron it's because that's what I see when I watch him play - it's not because I'm trying to be dramatic or overly effusive or whatever - it's because that's what I think the most accurate comp is. That doesn't mean I think he's going to be LeBron. But this idea that the team drafting #1 should reach for a guy that may have a higher "ceiling" is absolute, asinine bullshit and it seems to mainly be coming from ignorant former players that appear to have a problem dealing with how good this white kid is. I try and not see race when I evaluate or cheer for players - although I'd be lying to you if I said that I don't like seeing white Americans ball out. So my opinion is probably colored a little bit. That said - what I care more about is being right about who can play and who can't when I make evals. You asked me what I mean by "set the league on fire" - I'm not sure how to quantify that. I guess I would say that by year 3 I expect he's a top 20 player in the league. And that feels like a baseline. This kid is fucking different. And he doesn't deserve this veiled racist trash being spewed about him. (and I'm not accusing you of any of that) Maybe I'll pay attention when an actual great has something to say about him instead of salty bitches like PG and Cousins.
  17. Damn. Simmons calling that out is something. Agree that it's terrible. The one where he did a full face-first dive on the floor that got reversed on challenge was ridiculous as well. Just a really unlikeable team with an unlikeable superstar. Unfortunately they're probably going to win the title. And then he starts hitting all these jumpers in the 2H finally and it's like well yeah - everyone is afraid to fucking touch the guy. I'm not going to act like the refs handed OKC the game because I think they did their best to keep it fairly even but it's pretty nauseating at times watching that guy play. Ant needs to put the cape on.
  18. Everything you posted was awesome. That could have gone in the steak thread or shit you've cooked thread just as well. Also the paper plate "rule" is fucking stupid. It takes less energy to wash an actual plate than to keep paying for and stocking disposable plates. This made me audibly lol.
  19. Dude take a deep breath and let's see what happens Thursday 😂 Man y'all have some fucking demons in Minny.
  20. Minny has been high-variance all season - even in the playoffs - but they can't just grind out games against this OKC team and wear them out. They have to play just as smart and edge them in shotmaking and they weren't great at either of those tonight. The game got away from them and OKC has a tendency to snowball. What I'm curious about is Ant. He barely pressed at all in the 2nd half and I'm not sure how much of that is what OKC was doing on D and how much is just him realizing they didn't have it tonight (I think it's a little column A/column B). I don't think the Minny role guys are going to be that bad all series - but they have to win 4 of 6 now and those 4 wins are going to require something like 3.5 very good to great games played. That said - I'll buy OKC when I buy OKC. I'm close after tonight but they beat Denver by 50 in G2 last series then dropped 2 more games to them. If the Wolves can steal G2 or even take G3 down 2-0 I'd fasten your fucking seatbelts. These guys are a bunch of dogs and they're getting more seasoned.
×
×
  • Create New...