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  1. Is @chainsawdoing a bit? Intentionally trolling us for the lulz? I can't imagine any other thought process that would drive the sorts of questions and comments he's been making.
  2. Personal anectdote which might or might not mean anything alert. Skip if you are tuning in for pure facts: I'll tell you this much, my wife and I took our spring/summer nanny out to brunch last weekend. She's a young black person here in the area, graduated from a Frisco ISD, goes to an HSBCU (online) and still lives at home with her two parents and hangs out with her friends in the area... She opened the conversation with us "did you hear about..." and then proceeded to tell us she knows for sure it was self-defense. I'm not sure if there are some known facts and evidence circulating out there for those in the know, but she seemed to be adamant about it. Another interesting example out here how this case is drawn along racial lines though the crime(s) seem to have nothing to do with race. The black(er) community out here definitely seems to be very defensive and protecting and pro-Karmelo and have financially rallied around him as such too. Don't know if it's because of something specific they know that we don't or just a general "circle the wagons so we don't get railroaded by the media and legal system" situation.
  3. Anthony’s mother, Kala Hayes, spoke, her voice wavering as she read prepared remarks. She described how her family had come “under attack” online from what she called false accusations, racially charged disinformation and death threats. His father, Andrew Anthony, wiped tears from Hayes’ eyes as she addressed the crowd. Hayes urged both the public and the criminal justice system to ensure he receives a fair trial. “Our son deserves the same rights under the law that everyone is afforded,” she said. “He’s been raised in a two-parent home with structure, stability, love — and we put God first in everything we do. “We believe in the Constitution. We believe in the laws of this state, but those laws must apply to all of us, not just some of us.” Jeff Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s father, previously stood among the cameras, waiting for the news conference to start. He declined to speak with reporters, including The Dallas Morning News. Hayes expressed sympathy for the Metcalf family. “To the family that experienced that loss, my heart truly goes out to you,” she said. Anthony’s parents and Alexander did not take questions from the media. Alexander said the news conference would be their last public remarks on the case, though he forecast “direct action” aimed at Frisco ISD, which he said was moving to expel Anthony from school. “We’ll see you at trial,” he said, before guiding the parents away from the cameras and lights. The news conference comes days after Anthony was released on bond, which was decreased from an initial amount of $1 million to $250,000. He had been in custody since April 2 and faces a charge of murder in Metcalf’s death.
  4. What did you guys think? Caught it a couple of nights ago and enjoyed it. Bob O. killed it as Shelly Levine and Bill Burr’s Dave Moss was funny and very appropriately cast. Michael McKean was awesome too. The definite bright spots for me. I thought Kieran Collin was just okay. Started off slow and finished strong however, but I guess as the most decorated guy (Oscar) he got the biggest response from the audience. He was at his best when he was able to refrain from his signature snark and sarcasm and was at his worse when it felt like Roman Roy acting as Richard Roma.
  5. Agree. Lilo has been a smash hit trend with older Gen Z’s for a couple of years now. Built in vibes versus a weirdo snow-white, etc.
  6. Thanks for making me feel ancient.
  7. It's because it's not a unique species that dies off. It's an evolution of young -> old, liberal -> GOP. The key is to mute the metamorphosis and delay and curb the effects of the inevitable march of time.
  8. Have you seen a podiatrist about your collapsed arch?
  9. There is a reason they say Washington D.C. / Politics is Hollywood for ugly people.
  10. You guys are welcome: https://hellohelium.com/
  11. The only way forward I can see for me is a) draft a Luka 2.0, but that's a generational talent so unlikely to happen (though we did have Dirk and then Luka, so who knows) or b) go ahead and relo the Mavs to Las Vegas and I'll give a new franchise with a fresh start my fandom.
  12. What he said and what is reality aren't necessarily the same thing....that's his point, I think.
  13. Refiners are already operating on thin margins. That's what I'm watching right now, how do refineries like MPC, P66, etc handle all this.
  14. already happened/happening. we've hashed this out already pages ago.
  15. Are you wearing a 36 inseam navy pair of slacks?
  16. I wouldn't characterize him as that. My personal opinion is that Cuban, like any and all of us, care more about our money and bank accounts than a sports team or job, and priortized a nice exit for himself and that he thought he was clever and could have his cake and eat it too, knowing there was a risk of it not happening. But he also calculated that if the Adelson's didn't honor a verbal agreement, he's still okay with the deal. What I think changes the above calculus is that he never once even considered it a possiblity of what happened. Heck nobody did, everyone thought it was a joke or fake news, it's talked about as the worst, one-sided, bone-headed deal ever. It's essentially a force de majeure event what happened and not something you seriously consider in any way before doing this deal. With hindsight 20/20 I do actually believe Cuban would not do the deal with the Adelsons. Even if not for the love of Luka and Dallas, for his own brand that's been very tarnished, on a go forward basis. I think he waits it out or seeks out an alternative partner as the money will still be there (as seen by the Boston deal).
  17. Agreed. Cuban is a billionaire. Money will always come before the Mavs. He looks bad either way like you've mentioned. Either he didn't do his research on this group and he's dumb or he knew and just didn't give a shit because.... Money. I'll go with the latter. He was given certain assurances, a gentleman's agreement if you will (lol aggies), that basketball decisions and running the basketball ops would still largely go through him. His exact quote, "Mark Cuban: "I fully expected to run basketball. The NBA wouldn't let me put it in the contract. They took it out, I thought the Adelsons would stick to their word because they didn't know the first thing about running a team. Someone obviously changed their mind." He didn't get it in writing because apparently the NBA doesn't allow that and so this verbal agreement amounted to squat and the Adelsons went back on that and Cuban is pretty neutered.
  18. To further put a point on my being out of touch @Thatguy, I have zero idea who Jonah Williams is and what hte Galveston Ball is. I'm assuming it's either a debutante ball thing or a kappa sea wall party or something in between. ETA found it! Jonah "Island Boi" Williams (his self-identifed sobriquet, not mine). Star Baseball player and hopefully one day star footballer as well!
  19. I don't have current high school athletes so my observations are second hand from friends and colleagues who still do, specifically at these schools and in this area, but I'll defer to you since you are living it right now and these kids are always changing and confounding us olds.
  20. That's about the long and short of it for a lot of us. My son is still trying to be a Mavs fan but he's lost a lot of..I don't even know what you'd call it-- faith? trust? respect? for the team and it's definitely a more muted emotional investment. I truly think if Cuban had a magic 8 ball and could see the future, for all his faults, he would not have sold his majority stake to these clowns and I think he'd have waited and done another deal if he wanted out. Right or wrong, this is a stain on his legacy whether he had the power to stop it or not-- perception is reality. And some for Nico. I'm in the camp that Nico was largely the empty suit on this and it was drive from above his paygrade and he was the fall-guy and patzi and is being paid to wear this scarlet letter. But if that's the case, he's not a very sympathetic victim in my eyes. He sold out his integrity and reputation and he will wear this albatross around his neck for the rest of his career. I would be surprised if he could reinvent himself when this is all over. He's going to need to just take his money and retire on a beach somewhere.
  21. This makes me both sad and makes my blood boil.
  22. Is the belt tightening cancelled now?
  23. That's how I understood it as well. @Thatguy also to note, from what I've seen in the area (Frisco/Prosper) these kids like the victim Austin Metcalf and others aren't track atheletes and hypertrained and focused on the sport. They are football players who do track in the Spring because their coaches ask them to and to maintain conditioning and training. They aren't growing up together as competitors in some AAU-version of track and have grown relationships around their competitors. Maybe for Karmelo Anthony it was different and there's a different sub-culture that I'm sure exists where there are kids that train and compete like your daughter, but I would venture a guess that your experience is not germane to what we are going to find out happened here when the dust settles. But until it plays out I guess we can all spill a lot of ink about it and listen to each other's Tent Talks.
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