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Mitch Cumsteen

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  1. Don’t make a shit. Make your free throws.
  2. The little fucker has been great tonight. Also Castle is 1/10 but has been outstanding. He might be my favorite Spur since Manu.
  3. I don’t know if they have the horses to hold off OKC for 12 more minutes, but much respect for how hard they are playing.
  4. I dig this Cleveland team. Well constructed roster, great depth, and they play a good brand of ball. Having a healthy Garland and getting rid of Bickerstaff has taken them next level.
  5. I was going to say, I'd do Louisville instead of Cincinnati but I admittedly haven't spent as much time in Cincy and it's been at least a decade since I've been there. I just remember it being really spread out. There is definitely something to be said about the convenience of flying in and out of there though. Louisville has a neat downtown and a lot of history. And like Lexington, has some surprisingly really good restaurants. Lots of upscale southern inspired food if you're into that.
  6. I've spent a decent amount of time in Lexington, and I also really like the area. The rolling hills and the horse farms in the countryside are beautiful. The city itself has a good vibe, a neat downtown, and surprisingly good restaurants. I highly recommend it for a road trip. With regard to the game Saturday... I don't see how we lose barring a rash of turnovers or special teams fuck ups. On paper this looks like a classic trap game -- nestled between rival road games against Arkansas and A&M, with Kentucky essentially having two weeks to prepare. Kentucky is completely bipolar. Who knows how they are going to show up on Saturday? Outside of Florida, they haven't given up many points to anyone. Unless they've quit on Stoops, which is a distinct possibility, this feels like an ugly win where we complain about Ewers and the offense afterward but are in control most of the way. I don't care. Just win baby.
  7. Georgia complaining about our strength of schedule is fucking rich. Don't get me wrong, their schedule this year is a motherfucker but those dickbags have been riding the second tier SEC east gravy train forever. Last year, Georgia essentially had a one game regular season schedule against Ole Miss (at home) and you could give them credit for a "tough" game against 9-4 Tennessee (who lost to every team they played who had a pulse). Their nonconference schedule was UAB, TN-Martin, Ball State, and Georgia Tech. There are always going to be inequities in the conference schedules when you have way more teams than games available. That's life. Unless you want to go to a round robin like the Big 12 had and kick a few teams out, you can't control that. It's a function of luck and circumstance (and by god karma) that OU is terrible. We scheduled Michigan for fuck's sake, not Ball State. As if we planned for them to crater after a national championship. I suppose all this could be good motivation purposes. It may not be a bad idea to play the "lack of respect" / "we haven't beaten anybody" card with the team.
  8. Not much you can do without three of your best players and especially on a tough back to back. Next to zero chance of winning that game before it even tipped. I didn’t watch any of last night but he actually seems to be finishing better overall. When he gets into the paint I’m legitimately thinking something good may actually happen vs oh shit here we go again.
  9. That foul on Paul was terrible. But they made a lot of mistakes regardless that cost them the game. Lots of teachable moments. Overall though, they are playing winning basketball. I don’t know where the record ends up, but they are on the right track. And I’ve been saying it since before the Spurs even picked him, but Castle was the best player in the draft. He’s such a winner.
  10. It's probably too early in the season for the SRS and Net Rtg numbers to really mean anything, but there's no doubt the Spurs are improved. I've only watched the Lakers sporadically. They seem to be running some more diverse stuff on offense. The defense seems to have taken a step back. If Vic can keep shooting 50% on high volume three's, I like our chances. His battle with the brow last year had some great moments both ways. It will be a good measuring stick for him. Should be a fun one outside of the Lebron/Chris Paul lovefest and as long as it doesn't devolve into a three point chucking / 130+ point game.
  11. I would probably switch Fine and Booty, but I'd need an opposite side camera angle to be sure. Whatever seems about right, though.
  12. That last possession was rough. If I'm trying to defend him, it looks like he's anticipating the screen and he's readying for the switch. He was being too smart for his own good. But really, that's fucking horrible. The very first thing they teach you about defense is to stay between your man and the basket. The second thing they teach you is ball - eye - man. You need to constantly have your head on a swivel and know where your man is and know where the ball is at all times. Watch Jason Kidd as soon as he realizes how out of position Luka is. The crunch time thing with the Mavs is weird. I know they've had some tough calls, but I think it's more of a small sample size issue. They will win more of these over the long haul. Between Doncic and Irving, they can almost always manufacture a decent look in the clutch.
  13. So apparently 50 points in 26 minutes is the fastest 50 in NBA history. I take back everything I said about his conditioning and shot selection. I think he’s going to work out alright.
  14. That was fucked up. Logo three and then on the floor for the steal. Just stupid.
  15. This isn’t exactly the most intense defense I’ve ever seen from either team, but Vic has 21 points in 9 minutes.
  16. Completely disagree. Pop IS Spurs culture. He's critical to bridging the past and the future.
  17. Unless I'm mistaken or there was a one off, they've also never had to play that game in Fayetteville. They always played in sterile ass Jerryworld. Let's see what their record against Arkansas looks like going forward when they have to travel into that snake pit every other year. Almost every one of those Jerryworld games came down to the fourth quarter, too. A&M has owned the scoreboard, but they have been far from dominant on the field against them. But I want the game every year regardless. OU, A&M and Arkansas every year plus 6 other SEC games is the way. Aside from the great big gobs of cash, it was the main reason jumping to the SEC made sense. Texas is the only school I can think of that actually gained its historical rivals in realignment. Rivalries are what makes college football great.
  18. They need to save some of those threes for the rest of the season. But they are playing hard and playing good defense so that will keep you in a lot of games regardless. Also, Castle is a beast. A total beast.
  19. If these assholes could stop turning it over every other possession they might actually win some games.
  20. Absolute stud. He’s working his way into the top five of an absolutely loaded draft. He’s a walking bucket. Great shot mechanics. Great range. Great handles. Really good finisher at the rim. Gets his stuff in the flow off the offense and doesn’t force anything. Good effort on defense. Way better than advertised.
  21. Great series, great finale. I still don't completely understand the doctor. How does he go from being Sophia's accomplice in cutting off Ma's finger to being back on staff at Arkham delivering her mail? He kind of seemed like a useless character altogether.
  22. Yeah, the brother is a pillar of the community. He’s been on the right side of this since day 1. I would bet that the business partner flipped. He’s been held with $1 million bond for tampering with evidence and it got reduced to $100k this week. A coincidence? I think a month in jail was enough for that dude to say fuck all this, and turn on his buddy.
  23. All this. I have zero problem with him taking threes. He needs to take them. It's the shot selection that is so disgusting. He needs to get his looks in the rhythm of the game. Maybe don't launch 30 footers with hand in your face with 20 seconds on the clock after zero passes? If he makes a couple in the flow of the offense and then wants to take a heat check, sure. But otherwise work for a better shot. Overall, though, he's been very rough. I wonder about his conditioning. I get that he needed rest after the Olympics, but I didn't think it would be this bad. He gets winded really quickly and I think it also contributes to his shot selection. It's a lot easier to jack up a three from the logo and only have to run halfway back down the court than go fight for position against a turd like Dillon Brooks on the block. But fuck, how out of shape could a 20 year old with zero body fat get in a few weeks? He looked like a monster in the Olympics.
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