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36 minutes ago, unclevlad said:

So Memorial Day evening fizzled.  Celtics flail again and lose badly.  Dallas doesn't even show up at home.  Give up a goal 4 minutes in, another midway through, and a killer 3rd less than 4 minutes later.  6-0 wipeout puts Vegas into the finals.

The Nuggets will be interesting. Joker has the potential to be a Tim Duncan-style player who does everything well and wins relentlessly even if his stat lines pale in comparison with the superstars of seasons part. But the Heat certainly have a puncher's chance -- if they can take even one game in Denver the series becomes a dogfight.

 

I would love to see Vegas win a title its second time around..

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10 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said:

The Nuggets will be interesting. Joker has the potential to be a Tim Duncan-style player who does everything well and wins relentlessly even if his stat lines pale in comparison with the superstars of seasons part.

 

Before you say that, look up the NBA all-time triple-double leaders.

 

--Westbrook (198 in 1094 games)

--Oscar (181 in 1040)

--Magic (138 in 906)

--Lebron and Jason Kidd (107, in 1421 and 1391 games respectively)

--Jokic (105 in 596)

 

And he's only 28.  He's almost the poster boy for load management too...certainly, the Nuggets are not pushing to play him if there's issues.  They also don't overuse him when he does play:  less than 34 minutes a game, the last 2 years.  Put those together...and barring the unforeseeable, he should have another 6-8 solid years.  He could pass Westbrook;  that's by no means a given, but it's not out of the question.  It's a lock he'll pass Magic.

 

Early lines...different sites give different odds, but Nuggets are -400, Heat +300.  The series line is Denver -2.5, +120;  that means if they win in 4 or 5, you win the bet.  If 6 or 7, or they lose the series, you lose the bet.

 

Of course, this is the kiss of death this year.  As late as the start of the playoffs, the Nuggets were +1100...but "favorite" after "favorite" has fallen apart.

 

In hockey, it's Vegas as a narrow favorite.

 

Good thing the Heat and Panthers don't share a stadium.  The schedules clash completely, as both Denver and Vegas have home court.

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O ye of little faith.

 

Nuggets in 5.  No clue about the hockey.

 

Side thought:  Vegas must be loathed by many, many front offices in multiple sports.  An *expansion* franchise, started from NOTHING...yet into the SCF twice in 6 years.  They spend money;  4th highest payroll in the NHL.  But hey, they make it WORK, where soooo many teams don't.

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Perhaps the upset of the year in tennis.

 

Daniil Medvedev loses a first set tie break, SHOULD have lost the second set tie break, to Thiago Seyboth Wild...#172 in the world.  Med wins the 3rd, so up 2-1 and figure all is right with the world, right?

But the Brazilian comes back to take the next 2.  To score his first win in a Slam match...in his second ever match at a Slam.  In his first Tour-level (as opposed to futures/challengers) match of the year.

 

Flip side?

The points from last year's French Open came off Rafa's ranking this week.  As he hasn't been able to play...yeah, his ranking just CRASHED.  From #15, a residue of winning the French, to #132.  He'll still get entry into any event he wants to play...but I don't think he'll get seeded, which just makes things that much tougher...assuming a) he tries to come back, and b)  his body *lets* him play at a top-20 level again.

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Sad but not very surprising news in horse racing...

 

The count of dead horses at Churchill Downs has reached 12...and no one knows what the cause is.  Thus, the track has decided this weekend's races will be the last for the season, and the rest of the schedule (through June) will be moved to a different facility.

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The horse Auguste Rodin wins the Epsom Derby

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65797785

 

Manchester City beat Manchester United in the FA Cup. First time that both teams have ever contested the Final against each other.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65785637

 

Celtic won the Scottish FA Cup final meaning they have won a treble of League and League Cup and FA Cup. This is a world record as this is the 8th time they have done this. They were tied with Rangers for this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65730831

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Just seen...Rafa Nadal had arthroscopic surgery on his hip.  Recovery time is expected to be about 5 months.  He's going to try to play in '24, but...who knows.  It may well be that he can take the court, but after a layoff this long, it seems almost impossible that he could contend for another title. 

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Not a fan of softball particularly but this is something that has to be mentioned...

 

The Oklahoma women's softball team beat Tennessee 9-0, to advance to the bracket final.  They need to beat the team that advances through the loser's bracket, and they have 2 shots at it if necessary, to make the championship series.

 

They have now won.....

 

50 straight games.

 

Yes.  50.  They are an IMPOSSIBLE 58-1 this season.  They entered the 8-team WCWS, where everyone's really good as -800 favorites to win it.  That's about 90% to win it.  Women's college softball does tend to run to favorites;  6 of the 8 top seeds made it to the WCWS.  Stanford was #9...so that was a tossup, #8 vs. #9.  The only real upset was the #2 seed not making it.

 

Still...this is an amazing team performance.

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8 hours ago, unclevlad said:

Just seen...Rafa Nadal had arthroscopic surgery on his hip.  Recovery time is expected to be about 5 months.  He's going to try to play in '24, but...who knows.  It may well be that he can take the court, but after a layoff this long, it seems almost impossible that he could contend for another title. 

 

It does seem like a long shot, at least in the near future. Looks like the age of the "Big Three" is finally drawing to an end, but let's face it: Those players have been dominant for much longer than  average. We were blessed to see it.

 

Edit: Note that Djokovic is still in the French Open, and he may be able to tie Nadal's record here.

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2 hours ago, tkdguy said:

 

It does seem like a long shot, at least in the near future. Looks like the age of the "Big Three" is finally drawing to an end, but let's face it: Those players have been dominant for much longer than  average. We were blessed to see it.

 

Edit: Note that Djokovic is still in the French Open, and he may be able to tie Nadal's record here.

 

Never cared for Djokovic much, so... i hope he doesn't.  

 

As for Rafa...amen!  Can I get a Hallelujah from the congregation!!  I never expected his career to extend as long as, say, Fed's.  He's always been SO physical, so intense.  The severely limited schedule he's been able to play the last few years really hasn't surprised me.  I also agree, we're probably not going to see an era like this again, where 3 players... let's throw Murray in, his peak didn't last, but he *did* crack through...practically never lost except to each other, regardless of surface.  Arguably, Djokiovic is the best ever all-court;  Fed, grass;  and it's almost impossible to argue that Rafa is the absolute King of Clay.  No one today is anywhere near their consistency.

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