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2664215, That's not a basis for a reasonable conclusion
Posted by Cold Truth, Thu Jun-21-18 09:29 AM
I wouldn't be surprised!
Could be!
You never know!
Anything can happen!

These are all phrases that still require some logical foundation before getting to the point where you use them.

It's reasonable to say you wouldn't be surprised if Lebron joins the Lakers, because there exists a set of circumstances that make that a plausible landing place for him.

It's batshit to say you wouldn't be surprised if Lebron has enough pull with the Spurs to get their notoriously no-nonsense coach to tell their historically competent GM to trade their generationally talented, two-way unicorn MVP caliber star to their greatest conference rival for the benefit of the legacy of a player they've beaten twice for the title.

That this has to be explained to anyone in such detail is one of the great, mind-boggling absurdities we've ever seen in OKS.