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  1. 16 hours ago, Landomatic said:

    Starting to feel the same.  Partying my balls off isn’t as much fun as it used to be.  Don’t really gamble.  And the only really truly over the top opulent amazing thing they’ve added in forever is the Wynn/Encore which is now like 15 years old and starting to feel dated.  It’s lost it’s appeal for sure.  But I figure it’s just because I’m getting older.  Used to go 3-4 times a year for fun.  I’ll be surprised if I go at all this year.

    You'll have Resorts World to take a gander at in the next year or so.  Equaling the Wynn properties is a high bar.  Maybe they can reach it.

    Wonder if Wynn is still going to develop the land across the strip anytime soon.

    As for the older thing, yeah.  Last trip, like we've done several times before, we went to Sterling Brunch.  Walking out of Bally's, my wife asked me if it felt underwhelming to me, as it did her.  I had to agree.  We aren't doing it this summer.

     

     

  2. https://theathletic.com/1550507/2020/01/21/charania-those-closest-to-delonte-west-say-theyve-been-trying-to-help-him-but-that-ultimately-more-needs-to-be-done/

     

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    Longtime confidants of former NBA guard Delonte West have wanted nothing but the best for their friend. That’s why they were horrified and shaken this week to see video on social media of him being kicked and punched while sprawled shirtless on a Maryland highway.

    “Really sad,” one of West’s longtime confidants said. “Your heart breaks for him.”

    “We all love Delonte, and we don’t want to see him like this,” offered another. “We want him to figure his life out.”

     

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    The Prince George County Police Department said Tuesday that West and the other man in the video are believed to know each other  — adding that both refused to press charges and refused to cooperate with detectives. The police department said it is conducting an internal investigation because the video of West in handcuffs was recorded by one of its officers. That officer has been suspended indefinitely.

     

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    Throughout West’s NBA career, the spotlight was placed on his mental health. He said in 2008 that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2010 he pled guilty to two weapons charges and was sentenced to eight months of home electronic monitoring along with 40 hours of community service. West told Slam Magazine in July 2013: “Before that, coaches and GMs, they said I was a tough, scrappy player. They wanted to go war with me on their side. Everything after that incident became, ‘did he take his medicine?’ Oh, ‘he’s bipolar.’”

    In West’s eight NBA seasons, he played for Boston, Seattle, Cleveland and Dallas, spending time alongside LeBron James on the Cavaliers from 2007 to 2010. He played his last game in 2012, while with the Mavericks. He went through training camp with Dallas in 2012-13 before being waived prior to the regular season. West never made it back onto a regular-season roster, spending two separate seasons with the Mavericks G League affiliate in Texas (2012-13, 2014-15) and playing for the LA Clippers in the 2014 NBA Summer League. He also spent parts of the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association.

    Professional basketball allowed West to have structure in his life, to have a level of stability. According to those close to him, that has gone by the wayside since he exited the NBA. 

    West, 36, has most recently worked in construction with his brother, Dmitri, and has struggled to find consistent work, one person close to the former player said. He lives in Maryland with his mother, Delphina Addison.

    Former teammate Jameer Nelson is one of many people who have witnessed West’s post-career distress and offered help. The National Basketball Players Association has maintained close contact with West and made itself available as a resource. His college coach at Saint Joseph, Phil Martelli, and West’s former player agent, Noah Croom, have been in communication with each other — and West — about providing him support. The same can be said for the Celtics and Mavericks. Both Boston GM Danny Ainge and Dallas owner Mark Cuban have been in direct contact at various points, according to those close to West.  They all want him to find his place in life, and they want to be a helping hand when needed.

    The NBPA helped facilitate his residence change from Dallas to Maryland in recent years and extensively supported him financially, as recently as this month, according to sources. Ainge and the Celtics have given him a scouting job to scout games in the D.C. and East Coast area, sources said, but West has had mixed results due to fluctuating attendance. His close friends and family have all stepped in whenever they could.

    But one thing has been made abundantly clear. This is about far more than money. This is about bringing him proper professional assistance. 

    Nelson released a long statement on social media Monday night. It read:

    “I’m sick today my stomach right now seeing the videos of Delonte. To answer everybody that’s reaching out to me about his situation… all we can do is pray for Him and his family and hope that he seeks the proper help. Mental illness is something that a lot of people deal with and don’t even know it, until sometimes it’s too late. I’m not sure what exactly is going on with Dwest but he knows I’m in his corner and will help him get through this. Yes, I’ve spoken to him Over the past several months, just trying to be there as a friend. One thing I do know Is. if you’re having mental, emotional or physical setbacks in life you need to talk to somebody. And when I say talk to somebody. I mean, like a doctor or doctors. Not your parents, homeboy, wife, cousins etc. somebody that has credentials in helping people for what you’re going through. And please be mindful, when you posting videos or pictures of somebody. You may think you’re helping but you might be hurting them even more. People have kids and their kids don’t deserve to be embarrassed. Please Pray!”

    From West’s former teammates and coaches to team officials, all have run into the same issue over and over with him. A trip for him to seek help is scheduled and booked, West agrees upon it, and then he cancels. “He has to want to be helped,” said one person directly involved in setting him up with assistance. One of his former teams, according to a person, tried “too many times to count.”

    Yet, Monday’s incident was a reminder that they have to remain vigilant.

    “This has the potential to end very badly,” his close confidant said, “and we have to help.”

     

  3. 2 hours ago, Landomatic said:

    How long is this whole boating players in and out thing gonna take?  Seems like a major time killer to me.

    More time for Mel Kiper Jr and Chris Mortensen to pontificate.  Plus some cheesy ass videos of a draft pick and their hometown, their grade school football coach interview, etc.

    I also suspect there will be plenty of time for some C-Level musical entertainment whilst we wait for the next pick.

    "And now, live from Circus Circus, it's Demi Lovato"

  4. 7 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    huh?

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/iranian-mp-puts-3m-bounty-president-donald-trump-head-200121160535164.html

     

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    An Iranian legislator on Tuesday offered a US$3m reward to "anyone who kills" US President Donald Trump to avenge the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani.

    American disarmament ambassador Robert Wood dismissed the reward as "ridiculous", telling reporters in Geneva it showed the "terrorist underpinnings" of Iran's establishment.

    Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of parliament, offered the bounty on behalf of the people of Kerman, the hometown and final resting place of the revered Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone strike in neighbouring Iraq on January 3.

     

  5. In looking at the approved NFL proposal for the draft, the players/families will be behind the Flamingo/Linq area in green rooms.  They will be transported down Flamingo (it will be closed off) to the front of the Bellagio, where they will then be boated over to the stage when they are drafted.  Then, they will return to Caesar's new convention center behind Harrah's.  Unfucking real.

     

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    I had forgotten Caesars was building a new convention center behind Harrah's.  The NFL is going to get that entire open area behind the giant wheel for their draft shit:

     

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