Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 I just found out that Murray State legend Popeye Jones is the Nuggets' assistant coach. That's awesome! More cheers for Denver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 8 hours ago, unclevlad said: And on that note...Denver joins a reasonably short list of cities with teams that've won the title in 3 of the 4 major sports. Rockies, you're up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Heh, my first thought was "When did the Rockies win the world series?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 The Rocky Horror Pitching Show made it to the World Series in 2007, only to be swept by the accursed Red Sox. They've rarely sniffed the postseason since. This will likely remain the case until ownership changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 I remember when the Sonics won their title back in 1979 (also in five games), which regretfully I did not see. Being on a telescope at the observatory will do that to you. Dumping a Miami team is gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Pariah said: The Rocky Horror Pitching Show made it to the World Series in 2007, only to be swept by the accursed Red Sox. They've rarely sniffed the postseason since. This will likely remain the case until ownership changes. 3 times in the postseason...but 2-7 in those games. Mind, they're not the worst. The data here's from 2018 but it's largely pertinent: https://chartedinterests.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/every-mlb-teams-playoff-record-since-the-2000-season/ It's HARD to get out of the rut of mediocrity in baseball. Draft picks bomb out regularly, even those commonly accepted as sound. Pitching is such a nightmare...Strasburg, the entire Mets staff a few years ago. SERIOUS arm injuries are epidemic...but no one's willing to entertain that Max Effort All the Time might be a Bad Idea, it seems. So many teams end up being AAAA style...because too many of the players they develop get poached at the trade deadline, when it's trade em and get *something* or hold on and see them walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 I've been seeing some yokels on social media quacking about how the Nuggets' title is somehow tainted because the beat a #8 seed, a #4 seed, a #7 seed, and the other #8 seed. Whatever. It's hardly Denver's fault that the Lakers and Heat overachieved. You can only beat the teams you play, and that's what the Nuggets did. Quod erat demonstrandum. Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Haters gotta hate. It's nothing new; it just used to be limited to talk radio, which somewhat limited access. The rise of social media released that block...and heck, arguably acts like waving the red flag at the bull, encouraging knee-jerk responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 11 hours ago, unclevlad said: Haters gotta hate. Haters are, truly, going to hate. In response, I think I'm just going to shake it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 I knew you were trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Logan, why you gotta be so mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Look what you made me do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 This isn't about you. Stop making it about you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Hatters gonna hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 If you want me to stop, you better put a ring on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Oh no, we are never ever getting back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 *ahem* WE WERE ON BREAK! Logan D. Hurricanes and Starlord 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 Michael Jordan finalizing sale of Charlotte Hornets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 Grizzlies' Ja Morant suspended for 25 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 I just hope Morant can start getting his act together. This is a long suspension, 1/3 of the season, and it'll cost him a LOT of money. As in, about $7.5M forfeited. One can hope that's enough to be a wakeup call. It's also a big warning...this is absolutely NOT!!! acceptable, and if it happens again...... And MJ just shows he's a really smart businessman. 1000% ROI is pretty decent..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 It'll actually cost more than that down the line. A 25-game suspension means that he'll be ineligible for any of the postseason awards. If he had made an All-NBA team he would have gotten an extra 39 million on his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 49 minutes ago, Grailknight said: It'll actually cost more than that down the line. A 25-game suspension means that he'll be ineligible for any of the postseason awards. If he had made an All-NBA team he would have gotten an extra 39 million on his contract. Ohhh....nice catch there. Yeah, the NBA's put in another weird contract term, basically for those on a rookie contract or rookie contract extension. All-NBA would elevate him from 25% of the cap to 30%. But I'm not sure if the clause continues to count. He didn't make All NBA, so it doesn't apply this year. He can't make it this year, as per your observation, so he won't get it for 24-25. But there's still 3 more years after that. So it's not right to say he lost 39 mill. He didn't qualify for it this year regardless. If he only lost out on next year's bonus, that's $7.2M...but that wasn't a lock, either. If he's frozen out of the bonus for the rest of the contract, yeah, that's a potential $30-odd mill.... https://www.spotrac.com/news/all-nba-contract-implications-1884/ Ya wanna see *gross* numbers, look at the potential contracts for Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Cripes... EDIT: or look here... https://www.espn.com/nba/salaries 39 players making $30M or more last year...and Brown, Tatum, and Morant *aren't*. Brown and Tatum were just under; Morant was on his rookie deal last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 ...and the union is already saying that 25 games is too much. Which I get. That's the union's job. But I hope someone over there is having a long, hard conversation with Morant to help him understand how he's throwing his career away. Because that's the union's job, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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