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Aqua Buddha

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  1. That was a key move but they also just have better shooters now than they did then. Worst shooters for them now are Giddey and Dory and they're not terrible, whereas those teams in the past would have 2-3 guys at a time on the court who lacked basic offensive skills. (The Presti archetype was a shooting guard who couldn't shoot.)
  2. Yeah, I've watched them a lot the past few years and that's spot on. Presti was always obsessed with position less basketball and he got that on defense back then but he had guys with literally zero offensive skills, which lead to KD and Russ having to play hero ball. With this group, they've got 10 guys who can get up and down the floor, move, and they can all shoot. With the exception of Chet, they're completely interchangeable on offense and even Chet can handle and shoot. They're still good on defense, though.
  3. They have 63 at the half. They're shooting 59% and 55% from 3.
  4. It's the perfect solution for both. He's not winning anything in Phoenix, he'd fit in perfect in OKC, they're the only ones with assets, and it's a great story. Also, if it matters, Chet has KD's shoe. (That may not matter at all.)
  5. Watch OKC offer some package of firsts and players (not the big 3) and nab him after next season. Suns then restart with that and Booker or trade Booker and restart with all of that.
  6. Yeah, Beal is guaranteed $57M in 2027 for God's sake and he played 53 games this year, which is the most since 2020.
  7. You forgot the veiled trade request earlier this year but that about covers it. In all fairness to LeBron, though, he won titles with three different teams. Durant won with GS, who won before he got there and after he left. As far as pure basketball talent, Durant might be on Mt Rushmore. If it's just one on one scoring ability, I'd take him over anyone today. Might be the best pure scorer in NBA history. However, his self awareness and leadership are subpar. You can take a pass on the leadership but the self awareness is the thing. No one besides him thought the Phoenix thing would work and now he's stuck there. He's like a rich guy in a bad marriage with no prenup. He just needs to make it work somehow.
  8. Durant gonna ask for another trade. Maybe he'll go to a team with 2-3 of his friends. They'll all be wing players. No depth. He'll wonder why he can't win there and then go somewhere else.
  9. I was wondering that, too, until we went to Italy and my wife insisted on going by the AAA office to get some paperwork for temporary drivers licenses and whatnot. Seemed like a blast of a place to work. You'd get to talk to people all day about where they're going and why they're going there. A couple in there with us was a very Americanized Iranian couple, prolly in their mid 30's. He was going back to Iran to visit his grandmother for the first time in 20+ years. Might have found my retirement job if they're still around.
  10. I eat 1-2 pieces of lean skirt steak and 3 eggs. Lots of protein, no carbs. May need to shake up your workout if you want to get into that range.
  11. Had my six month labs today for testosterone shots. 6'0" tall here and at the beginning, I was 219. Down to 215 now. (Had a bit of a fat weekend, though.) However, body fat % went from 24% to 16% in that span. Skeletal muscle mass went from 95 lbs to 105 lbs. Both significant changes and improvements. Also made changes to diet and fitness but these testosterone shots are cheat codes.
  12. Yeah, despite being thin and light and some positions, OKC is good on defense. (They're long.) On NO's last possession, OKC had SGA, Dort, Cason Wallace, and Chet on the floor. Good luck with that. (Jalen Williams isn't terrible, either.)
  13. OKC will win the series but it'll be ugly as all of their games with NO are. NO is just long, big, and physical, with or without Zion and that's a bad matchup for OKC but they just have the better players. The Clippers are actually a better matchup. They might have an easier time with them. They'd lose in like 5 games to Denver is my guess.
  14. The Nephew out for Game 1. Lulz.
  15. I guess that's the only way he can get into college.
  16. And a lot of gay porn in their search history. (Not that there's anything wrong with that....)
  17. Also, he's out for weeks/months with basic injuries. What this hammy means is he's out for the playoffs if they win tomorrow night.
  18. Agree all around. They don't match up as well with the size of Denver or Minny but they're both on the other side. That's also a huge score.
  19. Yeah, that was huge for OKC after the Spurs beating the Nuggets over the weekend and who knows what's going on with Ingram and Zion? The Kings would win a few games against them and give them some problems but the Lakers would be 50/50 to beat them if not more.
  20. Yeah, finally saw one in person. Surprised how small the bed was. Basically like a Honda Ridgeline.
  21. Agree on Lakers not being serious but they’re a bad matchup for OKC. Oddly enough, they could get swept by either Denver or Minny.
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