HOLY FUCKING SHIT

and this is how he gone do me??? lol…this series s gonna do a number on me, one way or another. My biggest sports wish for years, has been to see Russ get a ring…but, not at the expense of my squad. But, I called OKC/Boston Finals and I’m sticking with it.

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>and this is how he gone do me??? lol…this series s gonna
>do a number on me, one way or another. My biggest sports wish
>for years, has been to see Russ get a ring…but, not at the
>expense of my squad. But, I called OKC/Boston Finals and
>I’m sticking with it.

If Russ hustles hard and avoids taking big shots Nugs are dangerous.

extreme pressure, along with high temperature, is crucial for the formation of diamonds

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

in those moments. Forever he would just put his head down there and try to get to the rim - and half the time he'd go berserk and the ball would go off his knee; turnover lol.

Now you can really feel him slowing down - just a tad - in those moments and realizing that he can just make the simple, correct play (as he did with that energetic drive and kick to Gordon for the game-winner) - and he's much more useful being more mindful.

Still Russ obviously (the good and the bad) - but I think he's actually reinvented himself the past year or so in a way that's cool to watch.

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I was doing too much I didn't need to frame it in such a negative way.

extreme pressure, along with high temperature, is crucial for the formation of diamonds

both teams can't lose?

i mean, i GUESS i never want OKC to sniff a title...but i hate the Nuggets SO MUCH.

this is hard, guys!

I iike this NY squad. they took that game from the celts.

on the other side, I just knew okc had that one in the bag. missed free throws at the end killed it.

great couple games.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

on the other side, I just knew okc had that one in the bag.
>missed free throws at the end killed it.
>

"chet holmgren wanted no part of those free throws" (dudes right arm looked like it weighed a ton shooting the 2nd one)

>great couple games.

we just got tix for game 5 in okc, first game there/cant wait..

but never for a playoff game. If they make the next round, i might start looking into a game.

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nice, any personal fave-recs for eat/drink around arena? (catching a concert at The Criterion night before so any recs for that ill take..)

if you have time and are interested, the OKC bombing memorial is also in walking distance and worth seeing. I’ve been a couple times…breathtaking.

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1, I like the Pacers.

But more importantly, I hope it could fuel a Lebron trade this summer, and he finishes his career there, while we a decent return.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

this feels shitty like knicks/pacers last year where everyone slowly died

a season where you do everything right: don't run your players in to the ground, secure the No. 1 seed, whoop complete ass in round 1 at a historic level

only to go one game in the series and lose 2 guys atop the one you already lost due to injury and struggle through 2 games you would have clearly won with them present.

I could accept losing to Boston minus JA and Donovan, but not this bullshit.

Went up 20 more than once, and couldn't keep that lead because Ty Jerome decided to play the most CTE basketball of his life.

there are still more games but I am beyond pessimistic and if they're out, I'm out. I don't give a single shit what happens next. Warriors could win it all for all I care (even though it looks like Steph got hit with one of the worst injuries to have at this point in time).

Cold Truth: we're not taking LeBron back, he's not helping us. Holla at Miami, they are in need of that kind of help.

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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you could feel it.

little by little that Cleveland doubt started to creep in.

I put my glasses on for that last 20 second because I had a feeing.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Very diff outcome when the dubs do it.

He does all the little things to help the warriors be in the right position to defend. Stuff that the casual fan very clearly doesn’t see

That said we basically stomped out the Wolves on the road in Game 1. Game was never really in doubt (got a little close in the 4th but that's it). Edwards spent most of the game playing like ass, and our defense really stepped up.

But I'm not fooling myself that this is sustainable even for this series. They're saying Steph is out a least a week. We're very likely going to lose Game 2. I can see play-off Jimmy carrying us to at least one home win, but I wouldn't bank on winning both without Steph. Hopefully he'll be back for game 5 or 6.

Still very happy with last night. And i just now peeped Pat Spencer's fascinating back-story: Top colligate lacrosse prospect in the country, drafted first overall in the Premier lacrosse league, and forgoes it to pursue his basketball dreams. Tries to play a graduate year in Northwestern, only for the season to get cancelled due to COVID. Plays in Hamburg, Germany, then makes his way back to the G-League. Sits at the end of the bench for the Santa Cruz Warriors, and busts his ass enough to get himself a two-way deal with the team. Now he's playing quality minutes in the play-offs. Crazy.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Blowing 20pt leads back to back. Dude inherited a loaded roster. How the hell do you let your team jack up threes and threes and threes? How do you not demand that your players start actually shooting inside the arc? And Jayson Tatum is not a superstar. There's a reason he road the bench on Team USA. This team is infuriating to watch.

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they deserve this.

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

paul pierce looks like his breath smells like fritos all the god damn time. looks like he's always got chewed up cheezits between his teeth

But his feet probably smell like the Method Man "Bring The Pain" bus right now

extreme pressure, along with high temperature, is crucial for the formation of diamonds

…for a long while after the last two games.

To have the same thing twice, and have it be even more embarrassing the second time, has to REALLY hurt.

Like, I’m pretty agnostic when it comes to the Celtics. I’m certainly not a fan, but I don’t suffering upon them or their fan base. However, that was some extremely cringe-worthy shit.

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How is Boston sports media portraying the coaching staff and players these last two games?

I'm asking because I am genuinely curious.

Full disclosure: I am a Knicks fan, but I won't be snarky or trash talk if you respond; I honestly want a genuinely response.

The main reason I'm curious is since the Celts have been such a dominant team for the past 5 or so years and I'm curious how much leeway the players and coaches are getting from media and the fanbase.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

From what I hear, everyone is getting fried. Incompetent coaching staff who relies on analytics too much as far as jacking up too many 3’s as well as issues with timeouts and plays called and then just a weak minded team with inconsistent stars.

but I have to imagine Joe Mazzulla being such an odd duck will make him an easy scapegoat if Boston does indeed go down in flames against my Knicks.

I do think Tatum and Brown not being 100% is a small part of why the Celts are floundering, but like I mentioned before; I am a Knicks fan, so I'm not exactly complaining about that either.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Zero percent chance they chuck one of their stars to save this weirdo. A coach's past success only counts for so much, lol.

More Christmas movies coming in 2025...

saying the knicks are trash lol, i dont remember the station, 89.5 maybe?

...the Heat team that Jimmy lead to the finals. Probably better. And that team beat a lot better squads than this year's T-Wolves. Granted, Play-Off Jimmy is now two-years older, and he's going to actively put them on his back. So, take it to the rack and put a shot every time; no more of this pass and kick shit that he was doing in Game 1.

I'm not saying it's likely that they win the series with no Steph , but it's within the realm of possibility.

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given they type of injury coupled with the fact Steph isn't exactly a spring chicken.

The timing of course is unfortunate, but he's lucky it's only a week.

Given how much Steph relies on constantly moving without the basketball, it'll be interesting to see how he looks when he returns.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

and he isn’t going to be anywhere close to 100% if he came back in 7 days.

they need to sweep this series and let that man rest.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

and he isn’t going to be anywhere close to 100% if he came back in 7 days.

they need to sweep this series and let that man rest.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

this shit seems weird and ass backwards.

I can see fouling when up 3 with seconds left but this whole foul a player with 2 minutes oeft is some analytical bullshit.

Just play defense

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

guy acts like a total asshole on television for a decade

but heaven forbid he gets called an asshole


buddy there's like hours worth of video of you kicking, kneeing, elbowing and punching people...including a teammate

he called KAT soft for missing a game this year, only to later find out Towns was at a funeral. Once the reasoning was made public Draymond refused to apologize. This is who you're dealing with.

as skilled as he is, his antics are too much. he stay whining like he never does anything wrong.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

he just a hoe ass nigga

<--- Big Baller World Order

Do some bullshit YouTube chatty Patty podcast that I can ignore.

He was a part of the studio crew for TNT and just shit all over the new format, and not in a constructive way or anything. He said “it sucks” and offered nothing.

I don’t expect the guy to lie per se, but buddy, you’re on TV to sell this thing. If you’re gonna criticize it, at least be insightful, or at least funny.

Or that people think he’s intelligent lol

He’s a mouth breathing troglodyte who would have been a career journeyman if he got drafted anywhere without the two greatest shooters in NBA history



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>guy acts like a total asshole on television for a decade
>
>but heaven forbid he gets called an asshole
>
>
>buddy there's like hours worth of video of you kicking,
>kneeing, elbowing and punching people...including a teammate
>
>he called KAT soft for missing a game this year, only to later
>find out Towns was at a funeral. Once the reasoning was made
>public Draymond refused to apologize. This is who you're
>dealing with.

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

I do think Draymond has clearly been in the wrong with all his over the top antics and I also think Kerr should have done more in the past to try and reign in some of his more questionable actions.

However, I also think as much as he's benefitted from playing with Curry for all these years, I also think it's true Curry has also benefitted from playing with Draymond give how much of a beast he is on the defensive end, especially when you have to factor how weak Curry is as a half court wing defender. Draymond has done his part to earn those rings while the Warriors were at their peak, along with Klay guarding the better wing players and helping the Warriors hide Steph in half court defensive matchups.

Draymond and Curry are the interesting pairing of teammates existing in a mutually beneficial existence.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

be slicker Draymond. shit is formulaic now, turn the ball over, attack your defender in a goofy way.

he should be suspended sporadically throughout the season

no one ever thought he was an angry Black man.

everyone who wasn't a Warriors fan/ass licker thought he was just a psycho version of Shrek's Friend.

Every day I wish he were drafted to the Bobcats so he would just be some guy either playing in China or cleaning toilets in Okemos, Michigan.

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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so that should speak volumes


>
>guy acts like a total asshole on television for a decade
>
>but heaven forbid he gets called an asshole
>
>
>buddy there's like hours worth of video of you kicking,
>kneeing, elbowing and punching people...including a teammate
>
>he called KAT soft for missing a game this year, only to later
>find out Towns was at a funeral. Once the reasoning was made
>public Draymond refused to apologize. This is who you're
>dealing with.

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

OKC wasn't running shit in the 4th and OT just straight 5 out, hot potato ball

<--- Big Baller World Order

>HOLY FUCKING SHIT

suddenly becoming a parent to his nephews after they lost their father, having to pick up the void left behind by bruce brown AND improve his 3 point range....he's done it all for the nuggets , and one could argue he's their 2nd best player( even though Murray has turned it on in the playoffs)

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

This one is tough, Knicks aren't playing "bad" but the sky is falling.

extreme pressure, along with high temperature, is crucial for the formation of diamonds

Went back to the drop coverage again first half and Boston pulled way ahead as usual.

Came out shooting flat on top of it. I had a feeling it would go like this, they always disappoint the home crowd lol.

My Knicks Keys for game 4 besides not sucking is stick to switching off on D, Start Mitch for Hart and let them hack him until we hit the bonus then bring Hart in and let him play like a maniac. Also don't Pritchard be a factor, attack him offensively make them take him out.

also KAT has gotten the Melo no-calls treatment from refs but he's got to stop bitching about it they'll never call them.

He’s always just needed to be the guy with the ball in his hands imo

the kids got tested, big time and responded with a great 4th quarter. Alex Caruso is a fucking stud.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

cause it looks like Indiana is playing 6v5 w/ their energy level

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

that Game 1, where Mobley and Hunter got injured fucked this series.

The Pacers have had insane magnet ball for 2 games this series. If Ty Jerome does anything but throw up a brick the Cavs are facing a more favorable 2-2 now.


I am this close to not caring.
Just don't call us the Hawks. We the Spurs from that same season.
Bunch of dick eaters who mad we did anything post LeBron besides being the Wizards North. I hope they all catch what Porzingis got rn.

Fuck the Pacers, they can't win w/o an injured team on the other end. And especially fuck "Heil Hitler" ass Mathurin.

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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that was a Loyola Marymount half of basketball..

Hank Gathers would be proud

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

how the fuck?

what do you say at halftime?

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Happy for mavs fans, hate that mavs owner got bailed out like this

shit is rigged

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

they also picked the wrong guy so many times for so many years, with the picks they did have.

They could’ve picked Chris Paul. Could’ve picked Giannis. So many bad picks.

The positive is recently they hit on both Ball and Miller. If they pick the right guy this year, they could be on the way to building something.

and Paul was picked 4th in 2005. Hornets had the 5th pick.

but regardless, this shit is ridiculous

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Or Flagg in DC???

And Washington has a great young core, and now that Kuzma is gone, they have a year or two to follow the OKC format and add pieces.

Charlotte is fucked as long as they have LaMelo running the show...he's highly entertaining but its not winning basketball.

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One Hundred.

It’s already a sea of “derrr just think about it” and “do you think it’s just a coincidence…” question begging stupidity out here, but man, this is pretty much Christmas for those people.

Congrats to them, I suppose.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

not mad at Dallas getting 1, means he ain't going to Spurs

but Spurs getting 2? They going right into Giannis talks

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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There are so many teams just brimming with intrigue and major decisions, and a lot of them seem destined to intersect.

The one thing that seems set in stone is that the west is going to be an even bigger bloodbath.

I hate conspiratorial thinking and “just throwing it out there”(c)Broussard bullshit, but I do enjoy when the speculation is within the realm of reality, and I think we have a lot of that this summer.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

To people like US, a record is a piece of history. A moment in time.
Most people don't get it.

You have odds in your favor countless times and they go into a room where you can’t see what’s happening and they come out with the same results year after year..

this is the Charlotte Hornets.. lol.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Frankly, that would be a stronger indication of a fix.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

Like...has there been an "official" explanation about it?

I suppose it would take longer and some would still claim it is rigged, but it wouldn't be as suspicious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCxgXS7EBI0

It's unexciting and increasingly anticlimactic, so I get why this isn't the televised event the way the reveal is.

I do know there are other observers in the room.

Whatever the case, the onus is on people screaming RIGGED! CONSPIRACY! etc to provide actual evidence to substantiate those claims, not just Charlie Day impersonations.

Until/unless that happens, even if some of this shit looks serendipitous enough to strain credulity, every last one of these people just look like mouth breathing buffoons.

Personally, I don't dismiss the possibility and don't mind general speculation. But everyone who says FIXED! with their chest out, I'm good with just laughing at them because they never, ever, ever have actual evidence for their claim.

Ever. It never happens.

The best we have for the rigged NBA lottery is a supposedly frozen envelope for the Ewing lottery.

But since nobody ever presents anything so much as resembling good supporting evidence for these claim, those claims warrant nothing more than ridicule. I'm more than happy to get in line once there's evidence though.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

Instead of citing evidence that it was rigged, you just cited the low odds.

Improbable things happen all the time and beating improbable odds isn't evidence that it was rigged.

It's a terrible basis for forming conclusions and

People win lotteries all the time. Shit, some people win more than once.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

Whether it was rigged or not - it's an unfathomable lottery return for the Mavs; a huge gift.

Is the draft rigged? Unclear - but what is clear is that you don't know either way (and neither do any of us). So to speak with such certainty that there's no way there's foul play going on is presumptuous.

The NBA is an entertainment business, after all. The notion that it's above any kind of behind the scenes dealing and manipulation is naive.

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>It's an unfathomable lottery
>return for the Mavs; a huge gift.

LMAO that's not "unfathomable", it's a number one draft pick for a potentially generational superstar. That's not "unfathomable" by any stretch. Neither is winning the NBA draft lottery, someone does it every year.

>Is the draft rigged? Unclear - but what is clear is that you
>don't know either way (and neither do any of us).


>to speak
>with such certainty that there's no way there's foul play
>going on is presumptuous.

Show me where I said anything even close to that. The exact quote.

Spoiler: I didn't.

Are you going to be an honest interlocutor, or are you going to keep replying to your imagination?

Because that's what's happening here. You're arguing against your imagination, not the actual things I've actually said.

Can you not be a dishonest, disingenuous participant for once?

Just once, can you have a conversation based in reality and not things you made up?

Once. Just once. Are you capable of that?

I don't think you are. The sort of dishonesty you employ is so pervasive that it's a deeply rooted character flaw. It just comes naturally. That type of shit is hard to turn off.

>The NBA is an entertainment business, after all. The notion
>that it's above any kind of behind the scenes dealing and
>manipulation is naive.

It would be. Good thing that's not my position.

As usual, you didn't address my actual words and just did this straw man bullshit like always.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

I know you struggle with conversation but nobody is attacking or straw-manning you, relax. But I'll indulge you just for a moment.

Here's what you said: "It’s already a sea of “derrr just think about it” and “do you think it’s just a coincidence…” question begging stupidity out here" - referring to "conspiracy minded buffoons" who are questioning the veracity of this draft outcome.

This clearly implies that you think they are "buffoons" for entertaining the idea that the draft might be rigged.

My response was to say - let's not be so certain that they are buffoons - because we actually don't really know whether the draft is always on the up & up or not.

That made you mad, apparently.

>>It's an unfathomable lottery
>>return for the Mavs; a huge gift.
>
>LMAO that's not "unfathomable", it's a number one draft pick
>for a potentially generational superstar. That's not
>"unfathomable" by any stretch. Neither is winning the NBA
>draft lottery, someone does it every year.

Actually it is quite unfathomable to imagine Dallas winning the draft with a 1.8% chance to win the lottery, jumping 10 spots to grab the top pick - which is the biggest move by any team in lottery history - particularly in *this* context with what happened with the Luka trade, *and* the facts about the Mavs ownership team and its outsized influence in not just sports, but politics and American power en masse. To *not* question this whatsoever exposes a lack of healthy skepticism and intellectual curiosity.

But fine, you are offended by the word "unfathomable" here - so we'll use another word: unprecedented - as this has never happened before. Which is the reason why the Mavs execs were out of their minds in disbelief and joy to get this gift.

Statistical anomaly that just happened to play out this way? Maybe. But you choose to denigrate and attack anyone who suggests otherwise as "conspiracy buffoons" - which says a lot more about you than them.

Upset? You shouldn't be.




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>I know you struggle with conversation but nobody is attacking
>or straw-manning you, relax. But I'll indulge you just for a
>moment.

I'm great at conversation.

I just don't let dishonest interlocutors slide- but I can see how you would see that as "emo" and "crashing out" and "struggling with conversation. Because you're a habitually dishonest person.

>Here's what you said: "It’s already a sea of “derrr just
>think about it” and “do you think it’s just a
>coincidence…” question begging stupidity out here" -
>referring to "conspiracy minded buffoons" who are questioning
>the veracity of this draft outcome.
>
>This clearly implies that you think they are "buffoons" for
>entertaining the idea that the draft might be rigged.

No, that's me clearly addressing people who assert that it's rigged, not merely entertaining the notion. But again, you're disingenuous, and cannot understand the difference.

Worse, in no way is that me saying with any degree of certainty that it's not rigged.

The only thing you indulged here is your penchant for dishonesty.

Frankly, that's the charitable take here.

>My response was to say - let's not be so certain that they are
>buffoons - because we actually don't really know whether the
>draft is always on the up & up or not.
>
>That made you mad, apparently.

Wrong again. I'm far from angry, but I do get why you need to frame it that way. You can't conceive of anyone calling you out for our own disingenuous tact for any other reason, because you're incapable of admitting you're a bad faith actor- which you are in most discussions, with me or anyone else.

>Actually it is quite unfathomable to imagine Dallas winning
>the draft with a 1.8% chance to win the lottery, jumping 10
>spots to grab the top pick - which is the biggest move by any
>team in lottery history -

No, that's perfectly fathomable. Unfathomable would be winning the lottery despite not having an entry.

particularly in *this* context with
>what happened with the Luka trade, *and* the facts about the
>Mavs ownership team and its outsized influence in not just
>sports, but politics and American power en masse.

That's a lot of question begging without a shred of actual evidence.

Shocker.

>To *not*
>question this whatsoever exposes a lack of healthy skepticism
>and intellectual curiosity.

There's questioning, there's speculating, and then there's "the fix is in!", and there's a lot of that.

One of those things is not like the other and you know it. But bad actors do what bad actors do, and you're a bad actor every time out.


>But fine, you are offended by the word "unfathomable" here

I love the gaslighting. Does that actually work, like, ever?

Mad, offended, see the pattern?

You cannot conceive of someone calling out your dishonesty for the simple fact that it's dishonest. You instinctively find fault in the one who identified it, rather than address the actual accuracy of the statement.

But that's what a habitual, compulsive liar does. It's natural.

Kind of scary, actually.

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>so we'll use another word: unprecedented - as this has never
>happened before. Which is the reason why the Mavs execs were
>out of their minds in disbelief and joy to get this gift.

Being unprecedented would be the least of any reasons to be excited.

It fixes, or at least masks, some serious problems. Literally every team would be ecstatic to win this lottery, but the fact that you had to go to


>Statistical anomaly that just happened to play out this way?
>Maybe.

Statistical anomaly's are a thing. Funny thing about them, though:

So many love to point to some other machinations for them, refusing to accept them for what they are.

>But you choose to denigrate and attack anyone who
>suggests otherwise as "conspiracy buffoons" - which says a lot
>more about you than them.

Not suggests, but proclaims. See how you have this persistent need to reframe everything in a way favors your imagined version?

This isn't an opinion or matter of debate, it's a readily observable and consistently repeating fact. Psst: that's called evidence.

I based my conclusion here on actual evidence.

And yes, considering this country is being overrun and eaten alive from the inside by legions of conspiracy minded buffoons and purveyors of magical thinking, they are rightly denigrated and mocked.

>Upset? You shouldn't be.

Good thing I'm not. Pointing out your routine, natural dishonesty doesn't take an ounce of emotion. Just a modicum of critical thinking and an ability to recognize you for who and what you are.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.