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billfromlaketravis

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  1. Well, it finally came full circle today. Seinfeld raised me, and taught me everything I know. And today it hit home. My director did a stop and chat today, and said “I heard you were leading a project.” This was news to me. I feel like George in The Bottle Deposit in Season 7. I know I need to go downtown, but why?
  2. Correct. The Succession sibling rivalry angle elevates this show. Not sure how high, but headed up.
  3. I think we could get a better fit or maybe a Euro Stash with high upside.
  4. Team Stay Ready thoughts: - It’s painfully obvious why Whitmore hasn’t been playing more. The guy doesn’t play team defense or offense. When his shot isn’t falling, his only elite skill is crashing the boards and dunking junk around the basket. His ball handling isn’t above average so I question his ability to be prolific driver. I think he’s talked/played his way out of attractive trade bait. I’d love to get a conditional first for him, but that’s not happening. Maybe he’s a piece we can package in the next big move. - As I mentioned above, Reed looked good. I think the team is encouraging him to work on his floater and it for sure needs work. I think he has good instincts on when to shoot. Always in rhythm, nothing awkward. He also looked good on defense. Really active hands, forced some steals. - Holiday should be playing more. He had a really nice game. I know he’s a good shooter, but he did some interesting things going to the rim. If FVV continues to slump… Holiday could bail us out in the playoffs with some timely threes. - Dante looked really athletic but raw as hell. I’d continue to roster him and play him a ton in the G League. Poor man’s Adams down the road? The guy is really strong and just big/broad. - Uncle Jeff as always gave the Rockets good minutes. He’d be in the 8 deep on every WC team other than the Thunder. - While I like Jock, he’s very limited on defense. Tries hard, but any half assed center is going to eat him alive. He’s in exactly the right role for the Rockets. Really need to resign Adams. - I’d probably cut Nate Williams. The guy is a George Constanza level chucker. Just has no idea how to play team offense, and he did some really stupid shit on defense. - Roddy probably couldn’t make a team in Turkey. Whose nephew is he? Tari played 27 minutes and looked good. I think the Rockets played him so much so he could work on his offensive game. Jalen played because of some dumb ass game played streak? Harden had one those rare high efficiency games. Zubac dropped a triple double. Kawhi had a double double. We were never going to win, but we made it interesting. I think the Stay Ready Crew has some nice scorers, but they are quite limited on defense. The Clippers shouldn’t scare anybody, but they’re taking any series 6 games.
  5. I’ll have more thoughts later, but Reed hit a very impressive 3 that demonstrated some elite bonafides. The ball came to him with his back against the sideline. Kawhi tried to trap him, and Reed rose up and hit a 3 with Kawhi on his hip and a hand in his face. It was perfect defensive positioning from a long, former DPOY and Reed hit it anyway.
  6. Suns lose. The Rockets are in the lottery. I suspect they’ll shut down Booker and drop their last 2.
  7. It was fun while It lasted. Need to pull Green immediately.
  8. You gotta break up Inherent Vice over multiple watches. I think I watched the whole thing(?) during a long weekend when Starz or MGM+ was free on DirectTV. They kept playing it and I kept dropping in. I remember some very nice eye candy. Probably Martin Short’s least annoying performance since… geez… Captain Ron.
  9. Please suggest a page turner. My last several reads, I haven’t been able to get into.
  10. Anybody been to Haywire in Memorial? Looks like a nice dining room and bar. Interesting menu.
  11. I haven’t purchased a book in years, but if Nico writes a memoir I’m camping out overnight to be the first in line to buy it.
  12. AD is a fucking clown. Less than 6 minutes left in the 4th, game is well with reach, and AD is sitting. Dallas realizes they need to win another game right?
  13. Is it normal for AD to sit for 30 minutes at a time? These Dallas rotations are odd.
  14. Where is the still on the property? It looks like the red buildings on the ridge are their brick rickhouses.
  15. Also chanting it at Rangers and Stars games.
  16. This is hilarious. The crowd is basically cheering for the Lakers. GD, Dallas hates Nico.
  17. Guys that have taken the BT tour, best guesses on what’s damaged?
  18. I’m actually rooting for the Mavs tonight. My hatred of the Lakers has gradually increased every year of the LeBron Era, and if the Mavs win the Rockets clinch a guaranteed lottery pick via the Suns being eliminated from the postseason.
  19. Rockets magic number for a guaranteed lottery pick is 1. What a time to be alive! The Suns have to go 3-0 and the Mavs have to 0-3, for the Suns to make the play in.
  20. Sit anybody that isn’t a 1000% healthy. That means JVV and Amen. The current injury report lists Jabari, FVV, and Segun as questionable. The Clippers really need a W, all the 32 win teams do. I suspect it’ll be a smooth ass kicking with Reed and Whitmore taking 40 shots.
  21. For our gamblers, the Rockets are getting 24-1 odds on DraftKings to make the Finals
  22. Simmons is so fucking regarded, but I can’t look away. If Russillo or one of the Ringer’s basketball nerds isn’t on to check him, he just says the dumbest shit imaginable. I think if the Jazz draft Flagg, Simmons will die inside. Hopefully the Rockets use the Suns pick to select Tre Johnson, Fears, or Clayton Jr.
  23. The Suns are down 26 in the 3rd to GSW. Lottery pick is looking pretty good. Suns close with Thunder, Spurs, and Kings. They could easily lose their last 4 games.
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