unclevlad Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 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. Grailknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Nuggets in six, Panthers in seven. You heard it here first. 👍 Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 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. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 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. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 Logan D. Hurricanes and Pariah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 I am reminded of the final sequence in the original Rollerball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Cancer said: I am reminded of the final sequence in the original Rollerball. I hope the flashback doesn't wake you up in the early AM with night sweats.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 No, I have other reasons for doing that. Two of them (which is a small subset) have four feet, long whiskers, and tails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 47 minutes ago, Cancer said: Two of them (which is a small subset) have four feet, long whiskers, and tails. I have that problem too. But they aren't my pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 These are, in my case. Spike is definitely my cat, and he makes most of the demands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 Logan D. Hurricanes and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 One European Cup Final down and Sevilla beat Rome on penalties https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65770780 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 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 Edited June 3, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tkdguy Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 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. Edited June 3, 2023 by tkdguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 I'm okay with Djokovic getting the title. I don't agree with some of the positions he's taken in various topics, but I'm not one of his detractors on the whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Verstappen wins the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65803542 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Damn... Churchill Downs, home of Kentucky Derby, suspends racing after 12 horses die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) Christophe La Porte won stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphine yesterday. Julian Alaphilippe won stage 2 his first win in a year Edited June 9, 2023 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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