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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Too late. You ever heard of Lincoln Riley? -
It's when he chockes out Crazy 8 with the bike lock.
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The Thunder won 68 last year wth Holmgren missing 50 games and Hartenstein missing 30. They return everybody. They are by far the deepest team in the league and still one of the youngest, with a lot of their players still on an upward trajectory. I also think the west is going to be overall worse this year and the east is awash with injuries to star players -- the league in general is weaker overall. Barring SGA getting hurt for an extended period of time or them just getting bored or complacent, I'm more inclined to think they win 70 than fewer than 63. Handicapping the rest of the west: I like Denver over. They need some injury luck from guys with iffy health histories like Murray, Gordon and Johnson, but they won 50 last year with a 6 man roster and front office dysfunction. Combine what they added -- Johnson, Brown, Hardaway and JV plus natural growth from their young guys Braun, Watson and Strawther... that's a scary team. Houston losing FVV hurts but they had a great off season otherwise. I do wonder if they will play defense at the same level as last year. I hate Dillon Brooks but he did have some value add as far as attitude and defense. I have zero faith in Reed Sheppard becoming anything more than 3 point specialist off the bench and KD is old as dirt now, but holy fuck Amen Thompson is nasty. The Wolves didn't get any better this off season unless Dillingham makes a jump or Edwards can level up even more. No NAW and Conley is washed. Divencenzo needs to be great for them. I've never liked this roster construction but apparently Julius Randle not being baked all the time has made him more productive and a better human being. Who knew? I dunno. I still think their back to back conference finals appearances are more fluke/function of matchups than a realistic reflection of how good they are. Clippers - say what you want about their offseason shenanigans, that's still a veteran, deep team that can win a lot of games. They won 50 with KL only playing in 37 total. I think they will miss Powell but overall that roster is probably improved depending on how much CP3, Bropez and John Collins have in the tank and Kawhi's under the table payments coming through health. I'll take over 47.5 for them. Lakers - Luka is probably worth 45-50 wins by himself, but Lebron is old/hurt and acting like a massive diva (shocker) and they have no size other than the headcase that is Deandre Ayton. This looks like one of those poorly constructed Mavs rosters from a few years back. I think they are going to be terrible on defense and there's going to be lots of drama. Golden State will need multiple miracles for them to be healthy during the regular season. Give me the under - they are going to have to load manage and keep key guys out who have mild injuries in the hope of making it to the playoffs in any sort of decent shape. Give me Spurs over. Homer pick, but I think Dylan Haper is goiing to great sooner than later, they have a much better/bigger bench with Kornet and Olynyk, we saw no Fox last year and Castle should be better. Regardless, it's all about Wemby and his growtha and health. Outside shot at 50 wins if things break right and Wemby is as good as I think he will be Dallas isn't going to have Kyrie and has a roster constructed for Luka. Flagg is going to be great, but I don't think the pieces they have right now fit together at all. I'm sure Nico will work some trade magic -- I'm actually halfway serious about that. I thought the guy was nails until he lost his mind and did the Luka trade. Memphis can't stay healthy. Bane is gone. Kennard is gone. Who is going to stretch the court for them? KCP seemed washed in Orlando. They always find surprisingly good randoms to fill out their bench but they are a complete wildcard to me. If JJJ and Morant can play 65ish games together, then I like the over. Otherwise, it might be time to start breaking this group up. I don't know what the fuck Sacramento is doing for like the 40th straight year. That's got to be worst ratio of talent to roster construction in the league. Nothing fits and now they add Westbrook. Just a perpetual shitshow there. Portland started to develop an identity and played well the last half of the season. They have a lot of long dudes that can shoot and defend and handle. But they just don't have any diffeence making talent. They might be sneaky better than people think, but unless Scoot takes a massive jump I think they are going to lose a lot more than win. Phoenix seems like a mess. They've added some interesting pieces, but the mix looks bad to me. I think they're going to suck again. NOLA - like Memphis, they can't stay healthy. Maybe skinny Zion plays 82 games, but Jordan Poole is basketball cancer. It's cool, though, I'm sure Joe Dumars will make some great moves to keep them in the playoffs and avoid sending Atlant a top 5 pick. Poor Utah. They owe OKC a top 8 protected pick so you know they are going to be in full tank mode from day 1. Again. I actually like a good bit of their young talent including Ace Bailey, but they dumped all their vets this off season. I can already feel Lauri Markkannan's groin tightening up.
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Is Johnny White's still open? It's a great dive to watch ball in. Tiny, but great. Hotel Peter and Paul is a trip. It's a freaky giant old church/school compound that they converted into a hotel and a banquet hall and restaurant and other shit. Super unique and rather amazingly renovated. Stayed there last year with my wife, who unsurprisingly loved all the decor - if that gives you any kind of indication of what it's like. I thnk we stayed in a converted school room or a room where priests used to molest kids or something. The place has got to be haunted or at least had an exorcism or two performed there. Hotel bar is very cool but small - not a lot of seats. There's not much around it but you can walk to Frenchman (~15 mins) or the Esplanade side of the Quarter (~30 mins) from there. It was hot as hell so we mostly ubered though. I would stay there again.
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Killing her lover wasn't punishment enough?
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I think if he never played another game, he'd still be top 10 for me.
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OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I think the thumb excuse is bullshit. He looked fine throwing pre-game. I just don't think he's that accurate in general and like Huck said, prone to mental mistakes. Hell, he seemed more accurate against Auburn AFTER he broke his thumb. If you throw out the Illinois State game where he completed 81% of his passes, he has a 59% completion percentage for the rest of this season. He was at 64% last year for Washington State against a mostly dogshit schedule and his numbers dropped dramatically against the few good teams they faced. I actually like the guy (for a Sooner) and think he shows a lot of moxey, but he's not exactly Colt McCoy out there when it comes to accuracy. -
Nobody seems willing to start the season thread, so fuck it. I'll gladly change the title if somebody comes up with something a bit more snappy, but I'm starting to get pretty excited for this team. There are many reasons for optimism: Wemby is going to be a monster. Look how much stronger he's gotten. Two years ago he was letting guys half his size barely lean on him and push him out to the three point line. Now he's straight up bullying dudes. Very much looking forward to Dillon Brooks trying to check him this year. This is some Giannis shit, but at 7'5" with logo range and almost never misses from the free throw line. Plus he's added a ton to his bag in the post and he's always had great touch. He's still going to turn it over too much and have some awkward moments, but his shot selection looks better, granted in a very small sample size. He doesn't seem to be settling as much. Just a slight uptick in efficiency from him will make a huge difference. Add in that he's got a ton more talent around him to take some pressure off and barring injury, I will be stunned if he isn't one of the three best players in the world by the all star break. What are you supposed to do with this guy at either end of the court? I don't think people realize how lucky the Spurs got in lotterying into Dylan Harper. Forget for just a minute how smooth he is shifting gears getting to the rim and finishing.... his decision making out of the pick and roll has been exceptional. He had 8 assists last night in 22 minutes. He looks like he's running pick and roll simulations through a computer. And he efforts like a mother on defense. He's not going to take long to acclimate to the league at all. No disrespect to Cooper Flagg who I think is going to be great, but it wouldn't be a total surprise to me if Harper turns out to be better than him. We haven't seen enough of Castle to know if he's improved his shot, but he's a difference maker even without being a perimeter threat. Any improvement in his shooting puts him into a different category. It would be stunning and disappointing if he didn't take at least some significant step forward in year 2. At this point, Fox almost seems like an afterthought and he's one of the top 20-ish players in the league. The bench is so, so much deeper and bigger and experienced. Kornet was a fantastic add and Olynyk is very solid. Barnes is another outstanding veteran presence even though he's mostly washed. He's still going to have his moments. I'm excited about Carter Bryant long term. I don't know that he's going to get much run this season but he's going to compete whenever he gets a chance. Great motor to go along with his athleticism. His shot mechanics are pure even if the results haven't been great so far. On paper, he's a perfect fit. The questions: Is Mitch Johnson an even average NBA coach? I like that he shook it up and brought in his own staff and they all seem like great hires on paper, but I have zero expectations of him -- good or bad. I can't judge anything off of what he did last season given the circumstances. But that dude must pinch himself every day for the situation he inherited. I'm not as concerned about how Fox, Harper and Castle mesh as others seem to be, but Fox has been playing a certain way for a long time and he's going to have to adapt a bit. I have fairly low expectations for Vassell, Keldon and Sochan... the pecking order has changed and these guys will need to learn how to fit in, but all three of their lives should be easier playing off of the rest of the team instead of having to initiate their own game. This is a pretty big year for all of them as it relates to their long term fit, so they better figure it the fuck out. Can anybody knock down an open three? Will this team put in the effort to play championship level defense every night? Wemby covers up for a lot of sins but will the rest of the guys pick it up a notch? How will the league take the length? Over/under for wins is 43.5 - 44.5. I'm bullish on the over because I think much of the western conference is going to be in disarray. And I think Wemby is going to be that good. GSG
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Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
I've seen enough of Dylan Harper in the last five minutes to regret the Fox trade. I mean, not really, but he's going to be a terror on offense. Spurs got so fucking lucky in the lottery (again). -
This year it was a frat boy. Last year, the kid that was really acting like an entitled obnoxious prick was a person of color.
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I’ve had people in my seats at a million different sporting events and every time I’ve flashed my tickets and they’ve moved without incident. But it’s now happened to us two years in a row at the cotton bowl where there are students in our seats that wouldn’t move. And we are getting tickets through a rather large corporate sponsor of UT athletics. I mean, these are not the cheap seats in the end zone or students section. Last year, a group of kids jammed in between the bench and the row, basically adding a row by standing on the bench. I had to restrain my friend from fighting this kid and told him that his options were to leave or I was going to get security. It took awhile but we finally got them out of there. This year the kids in our seats had the balls to tell us that their seats were all the way over in the end zone and they didn’t want to go over and sit there so they were just going to take ours. The sense of entitlement was unfucking believable. I was the one who had to be restrained this time. I haven’t bowed up on anyone in probably 30 years but I was about to plant that fucker into the aisle. I think he could tell I was serious because he slumped away pretty quickly but what the fuck is it with our own students? The fucking Sooners are better behaved.
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NBA Offseason Thread 2025 - Fuck OKC
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Message Board User's topic in Basketball
Does Karl Malone count as a superstar? -
$150 million and still standing in a half inch of pisswater in the bathroom. Concession lines still ridiculous. That said, getting into the stadium was faster than ever, but it seemed like they just moved the former outside clusterfuck inside into the concourse of the stadium. Don’t remember it ever being that difficult to move around inside the stadium. I’ve gotten to the point where I analogize it to a great dive bar and just appreciate it for keeping it real. I mean, it’s still the greatest setting in all of sports and the best day of the year. And of course breaking one off in OU also always makes it sweeter. Can’t wait to bitch about it again next year.
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Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
I only watched bits and pieces, but the Kornet/Wemby combo caught my eye. When they signed Kornet, I thought he was strictly going spell Wemby but even against the Chinese scrubs it was pretty obvious that they have some nice chemistry working when they're on the court together. I'm also preparing myself for them to still be a very bad three point shooting team and it most likely being their Achilles heel. Spurs 205-2026: Emerging as a contender brick by brick -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Spurs definitely winning the Chinese league this year.
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