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Mitch Cumsteen

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  1. 11 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

     

    I haven't seen Sears on any mock and I've been watching this crap in an almost unhealthy way since it became obvious the Spurs were in a race to the bottom. I was about to go on a rant about how terrible Kevin O'Connor has become with his never ending quest to be either: a) contrarian or b) generally recognized as a huge dumbass. But in this draft... who the fuck knows?

    I don't believe it's going to be the worst draft ever, though. There are some players here. It's just that there are question marks everywhere.

     

  2. 21 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    That was Mrs.LL's complaint.  She wanted more busting for her Ghostbusters dollar.

    I disagree.  I was in it for the nostalgia.  The merchandising call-back was fantastic.  And then you had Ackroyd and Murray basically loving every minute they were on camera.  That was great fun.  Throw in the Ghostbusters Labs, Inc., and I was down with all the shit leading up to the (admittedly very short) climactic battle.

    I agree about digging the nostalgia part. I just thought it made little sense to build up the big bad so much throughout the film, and then dispatch him so easily. From a nostalgia standpoint, they also infused so much more humor into the actual ghostbusting in the originals. There would be no easier way to hit more nostalgia notes than drawing out the battle, create some sort of humorous aspect to the ghost, increase the stakes, infuse some one liners, and then bust his ass. I usually roll my eyes at all the CGI crap mega battles in comic book movies, but this just felt so perfunctory.

  3. On 3/27/2024 at 8:52 AM, BruceVonClaude said:

    This can't be real...they can't tell people the rules??!!  Elk pissing his pants by going full Pravda with Texas joining the SEC is hilarious.

    It's like Aggie version of fight club. The first rule of Aggie practice reporting is that nobody can tell you what the rules are. 

    From the outside looking in, you can't understand the rules. From the inside looking out, you can't explain them. These morons thought Jimbo "got" A&M, but the Elk really gets A&M.

  4. I really dig this show, but there are a couple of things that annoy me:

    1. Why does every single character have to have a love interest? They almost lost me midway through the season with all the relationship crap. And the gratuitous gay sex scene seemed like it served no purpose other than to have a gay sex scene. More Yakuza, less chick flick would put this thing over the top.

    2. Samantha. It's like they wrote her up with sole purpose of creating a character that makes every wrong decision possible. 

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  5. It was better than I thought it was going to be, which was awful. So it’s not terrible but I thought they dropped the ball at the end in the climactic fight. You go through the whole movie building up to it and then it was almost an afterthought. 

  6. 9 hours ago, Irieguy said:

    Does anybody think it would be better for the Raptors pick to roll over to 2025? It’s top 6 protected in 2025 and then becomes 2 2nds if if doesn’t convey in 2025. But is that risk acceptable to get a pick in a better draft? Probably not but man it’s tough to get excited about the 2024 draft. 

    Toronto's pick would also roll over to 2026 if it doesn't convey next year. So, the Spurs have three cracks at it before it moves to two SRP. 

    From a talent standpoint, there will certainly be a better field of prospects next year. But who's to say where that pick ends up? You balance out the chance that it never conveys vs. the chance that it conveys later in the draft vs the talent available wherever the pick ends up falling. It's obviously a crapshoot either way.

    For the purposes of roster balance, it's better if it conveys now. Because if it doesn't, the Spurs could be looking at four FRP next draft. Barring trades they will for sure have their own and Atlanta's. Then possibly Toronto's (top 6 protected) and Chicago's (top 10 protected), plus 3 SRP. They are already facing a glut of young players who need time in the incubator, and not enough playing time and roster spots for them. 

    That was a long winded way to say, who the fuck knows? I have no faith in the this front office getting the draft right, so I think the more shots on goal they have, the better the chance is that they fall as backwards into a player. So, put me in the camp of it's better to convey this year, even with the shitty talent pool. They just have to get lucky on one guy, not the entire draft and being lucky is what this franchise does best.

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  7. 3 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

    Is anyone else really annoyed by how the score ticker at the top of the screen seems to be in the way of many high arcing shots so far this tournament? 

    It's a small price to pay to be able to know when the other games start play back up after a timeout and it's time to switch the channel.

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  8. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Tip Top. It used to be in heavy rotation   A few years ago they got bought out and it isn’t the same. Same menu but the food just isn’t very  good. There used to be a line out the door every day for lunch now you can stroll right in. Or at least that’s how it was last time I went.

    And Maggies… they may have been the first place In SA to have cheese sticks. So many nights in Maggies drinking underage  

    They redid the Mamas on Nacogdoches just outside the loop a couple of years ago. Food is pretty good but damn it got pricey. The original on San Pedro was such a classic. I watched the OJ verdict there. 

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  9. 3 minutes ago, Cajun said:

    Gotdamn I miss Hsiu Yu.  Loved everything there and had to have my once a week fix.

    Best iced tea in SA too.

    Yep. Hsiu was so damn cool too. She did all the math on the bill by hand until the very end and God knows how old she was.  The last few times I went before they closed she wouldn’t let me pay and just thanked me for being such a loyal customer. 

    Formosa Garden is meh but has become my default since Hsiu closed. I’d definitely like to upgrade but there’s just not many options over here for Chinese. 

    @Hate are you talking about lai wah? It’s closed but it was outside loop near Callaghan. It was good.  Maybe you’re thinking of fujiya sushi on Fred. That place was classic. 

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  10. It seems like every other night he's doing something that's never been done before statistically. Some of that is bullshit because the game is broken right now and all of the numbers across the league are out of hand, but this one is still pretty good:

    The most completely fucked up part about this stat is that Kareem did it while playing 41.2 and 43.8 minutes per night. Olajuwon did it playing 39.5 and 41 mpg. Victor is doing it averaging 29.0 mpg.

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