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Kawhi isn't like any other superstar. He was going home to play in LA no matter what, Toronto knew he was a one year rental and that's one of the reasons they got him so relatively cheap in the trade. He was never about winning. If he was, he would have never left San Antonio. They were 61-21 the last year he actually played for them and were a Zaza Pachulia foot slide away from who knows what in the playoffs. Also, there's nothing more on brand for Kawhi Leonard to get an endorsement deal (legal or otherwise) where he doesn't have to even show up to work to get paid. Even Ben Simmons was jealous of that deal.
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It's a bit too early to throw in the towel on the Deboer era... but I thought the guy would be a slam dunk hire. College football is so odd that the guy who seems perfect for the job rarely turns out to be. Tom Herman was the hottest coach in the country when we hired him. Pete Carroll was like USC's fourth or fifth choice. Sark wasn't anybody's first choice here.
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This is a great question. I would say that the Clippers have been punished enough by God over the years that they should be allowed to get away with this, but I imagine the league could get creative and figure out a way to suspend Kawhi and give them a hard cap at the luxury tax line but with second apron penalties essentially handcuffing them from making just about any moves. They could also suspend Ballmer for multiple years and you know it would kill him not to be on the baseline acting like a jackass. Further, a large fine might amount to change that Ballmer found in his couch cushions, but it isn't necessarily small change to the other teams in the league if they get a distribution of it. You think the Jazz or Grizzlies or the Spurs wouldn't want to pocket a few million extra bucks off of this? Or the league could just ban them from playing in the Duke's Mayo bowl.
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NBA Offseason Thread 2025 - Fuck OKC
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Message Board User's topic in Basketball
Saw Mark Cuban talking about this on twitter earlier and he was defending Ballmer saying that he was probably ripped off by this company too and that he had nothing to do with the KL contract. If it weren't Kawhi and his uncle's crazy shit during his free agency, I would be more inclined to give Ballmer the benefit of the doubt. But it doesn't pass the smell test. If he is guilty, it's not only the Clippers ass but it is going to be a fun one for the players union, too. They're going to have a lot to say about any punishment of Kawhi. Also, karma is a bitch, motherfucker. -
NBA Offseason Thread 2025 - Fuck OKC
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Message Board User's topic in Basketball
It really will. Stern was such a hard ass but I don't know that Silver has the balls to really drop the hammer on them. He kind of has to though. He's going to get massive pressure from the other owners. The original penalty Stern dropped on the Wolves was something like 5 FRP and they suspended their owner and Kevin McHale. Of course, the big winner in all of this will probably be OKC who has control of the Clippers FRP for the next two years. Typical of the way things have been breaking for them. -
NBA Offseason Thread 2025 - Fuck OKC
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Message Board User's topic in Basketball
Yes. That is exactly what happened more so with the Lakers than Toronto. I don't think he had any intention of living outside of southern California but for sure this was deal killer for the Lakers. From back in 2019: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1481876/2019/12/23/improper-requests-an-investigation-and-a-superstar-chase-gone-sideways-the-untold-stories-from-kawhi-leonards-free-agency-that-left-the-lakers-fuming/ -
NBA Offseason Thread 2025 - Fuck OKC
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Message Board User's topic in Basketball
The Uncle Dennis special. Of course he did this. I can’t believe Ballmer went along with this. This is way worse than the Joe Smith deal. That was a wink wink deal that Kevin Mchale was just too stupid to put onto paper. Back then, lots of players signed below market value contracts that gave them bird rights so that teams could give them bigger contracts after the bird rights came into play in the future. This? This is straight up paying a dude completely outside of the structure of the cap and CBA. This is like an SEC bagman but in the process they defrauded every other team in the league from getting their share of the additional luxury tax. Just unbelievable. They are going to get the book thrown at them and deservedly so. -
SEC 2025: Never invite a vampire into your home
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Football
To summarize week 1: Bama looks like ass. LSU looks to have found a defense. Tennessee looks to have won the QB trade with UCLA Scar looks to be at the very least, competent. Auburn is either pretty decent or Baylor sucks ass. Or potentially both. Everybody else played an exhibition game. Other than OU/Michigan, the slate looks pretty blah for week 2. Ole Miss has a revenge game against Kentucky in the only conference game on the schedule. ASU vs. MSU could be interesting as could Mizzou vs. Kansas. Maybe Vandy and Virginia Tech? The rest? Woof. -
I have zero concerns going forward [OP is a Fucking Liar]
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
His inaccuracy is a major concern and really unexpected. He left a lot of yards on the field that should have been easy money. That said, we won the stats but just didn’t make the winning plays you need to win games like that whether that be in the red zone or anywhere else. The offensive line was a big plus for me. I can’t remember the last time we ran it like that against an elite defense. And Arch wasn’t running for his life. Other than Baker blowing that last block, I was pleasantly surprised with how well they played. Sucks to lose to Ohio State in almost the exact same way as last time but this team and Arch Manning’s best football are all in front of them. -
Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I was there. Too soon. -
I know there is a catch-all thread and other threads dedicated to specific teams, but I thought it would be convenient to have a thread that primarily discusses on the field stuff specific to this season and the standings in the SEC so we don't have to wade through the other bullshit. If someone thinks this is a bad idea, I'll delete. Some quick predictions: LSU is wildly overrated. Bama is going to be better than most think and will end up in the CCG Georgia is going look more pedestrian than they have in years but still make the playoff OU has the biggest delta on their success of their season -- it's either going to be surprisingly good or a trainwreck Mike Elko will still be morbidly obese and A&M will still be 8-4 Hugh Freeze is going to make an ass out of himself Tennessee's offense is going to be dogshit South Carolina is going to regress back to the mean, despite Sellers still being a beast And oh yeah, we're going to run this shit and the Texas animosity will be greater than ever. Like I said, never invite a vampire into your home.
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New SEC divisions and pods thread (Page 38 starts recent discussion)
Mitch Cumsteen replied to mdmost's topic in Football
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New SEC divisions and pods thread (Page 38 starts recent discussion)
Mitch Cumsteen replied to mdmost's topic in Football
I don't think balance is going to matter as much with the 9 game schedule. You're still playing 6 other conference games every season that you can manipulate to achieve strength of schedule balance. Eventually, you are going to have play everyone in the conference every two years, regardless. So maybe you balance out Bama having Auburn, TN, and LSU every year with not having to play Texas and Georgia in the same season. If you have weaker permanent rivals, all it means is that you get a steady rotation of stronger teams on the rest of the schedule. You can't hide in this conference any longer. -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Wait a minute. You come online and feel validated that "so many" people agree with you. About anything? You do live in a bubble, and respectfully, it's one of the least interesting and "watered down" areas of the city. I can't think of a more generic part of town and that is less representative of the spirit of this city. This city absolutely loves the Spurs. Per usual, you are either the dumbest motherfucker on this site or its most prolific troll. -
New SEC divisions and pods thread (Page 38 starts recent discussion)
Mitch Cumsteen replied to mdmost's topic in Football
We’re easy to figure out. The rest of the conference I don’t know. Who is A&M going to get? Texas, LSU and Arkansas? OU? I’d imagine OU gets us, Mizzou and ? Auburn is gonna get screwed having to play Bama and Georgia every year plus someone like Florida or LSU. -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Yeah. They have no future or young talent. Nothing to look forward to for I dunno, the next 10-15 years. -
Herrera? Helobious is about to tell us that he’s the best lineman in the country.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
SIAP. Sark's PC today: https://watch.longhornnetwork.com/video/845705 -
Texas A&M Football 2025 - On the Edge of Glory(holes)
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
In Tarp's defense, he only talks about all the explosive plays Owens had against the A&M defense in practices and the spring game. As if that were a true barometer of the guy's big play ability. IIRC, A&M was one of the worst in the country last year in giving up explosives. -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
From what I've been told, she thinks she is a lot smarter than she is. With regard to the area around the dome... Project Marvel is supposed to connect all that. And there has been a a lot more development near the Alamodome than you are giving credit for. It's not necessarily because of the Alamodome, but it doesn't hurt that it's there. -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Coincidentally I had dinner the other night with a big group including someone who is on staff for a city councilman and my buddy who works for the Spurs. They were both discussing how bad she is. But this is going to get done. She doesn't have the juice to stop it. One of the big issues is that the county already jumped in to cover $300 million. So they're on board and it makes it more difficult for her. It's just a matter of time before this goes through. Having anything remotely to do with the Spurs potentially leaving San Antonio would be political suicide. She's going to have a come to jesus moment very soon, no matter how smart and powerful she thinks she is. Are you implying that the Alamodome was a failure? Final fours and concerts and bowl games and conventions not to mention the Spurs playing there for a few years... that thing was a bargain. They paid something like $185 million for it and has returned close to $4 billion in economic impact. Now, they never should have put the new Spurs arena on the east side. That was a major fuck up. But this city NEEDS to reinvest in downtown or its going to take a turn for the worse. We have had one of the most unique and desirable downtowns for generations, but it's kinda going to shit. The idea of having dinner or a few drinks on the river before/after a Spurs game would be huge for the revitalization of downtown and getting locals down there. Not to mention that expanding the convention center would let them bring in larger conventions. Also on the basketball side of things... my friend told me that he doesn't envision Pop and RC having too much to do with the details of the team going forward. Don't get me wrong, they are still going to be around and involved, but it is apparently nearly completely Brian Wright and Mitch Johnson's show now, hopefully to have an RC/Pop-like run for the next 15 years. -
Spurs 2025 Off Season Thread - Popping Off
Mitch Cumsteen replied to Mitch Cumsteen's topic in Basketball
Puro San Antonio. I do think it's a bit weird that they actually got the mayor to comment on a death threat, though. And then she immediately went to the race card. I don't think she quite has this PR thing down yet. /no cloak room -
OU Football 2025 - League Average & Loving It
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
On paper, that Temple game kinda stands out to me as a potential trap. It's a sandwich game (between Michigan and Auburn) on the road with an early start in Philly. Temple hired KJ Keeler to replace our beloved Stan Drayton. Keeler is old but the guy is the all-time winningest coach in FCS playoff history and the only coach in FCS history to win a national championship at two different schools. The QB is in his 6th year of college football and they brought in about 10 transfers. And OU had the ugliest 51-3 blowout in Norman against them last season. They got 6 turnovers so the game got out of hand. But I watched that game, and play in and play out, Temple didn't look overwhelmed. Especially if OU ends up beating Michigan and gets an earful of how good they are, I can at least see that game being interesting. Or at least making a first half wager on the Owls until OU wakes up. -
I started rewatching with my 20 year old son, who is seeing it for the first time. Just finished season 2. I forgot how much I went from hating season 2 at the beginning to loving it at the end. The whole show is so good and it's been so long since I watched it, I had forgotten so much.
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Texas Football 2025 - Seven Win Steve Rides Again
Mitch Cumsteen replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
I too think that we're going to be a lot more explosive with Manning than with Ewers checking everything down, but if you're going to make a comparison like this you have to at least acknowledge the difference in competition between UTSA, ULM and MSU (the three worst teams on the schedule) vs. the rest of the teams Ewers faced.- 7700 replies
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