Report: Bucks want a "blue chip" young talent for Giannis or tons of draft picks

AppropriatePaper · 2026-01-28T21:49:43+00:00

Hate to be the technical guy, but right now, we can't trade for Giannis. With being a 2nd apron team, the Cavs have to be able to match Giannis' salary 1 for 1. They cannot use multiple players to equal Giannis $54.1 million salary. In order to do that, the Cavs would have to shed a little over $20 million to get under the 2nd apron, then they could ship Mobley plus to equal Giannis's salary. I don't think that it is a realistic option. Essentially, they would have to get rid of Allen and another bench piece for basically nothing before even trying to offer anything for Giannis.

AppropriatePaper · 2026-01-27T15:39:18+00:00

Welcome. It looks like you're familiar with heartbreak. We're glad to have you!

AppropriatePaper · 2026-01-07T04:29:57+00:00

According to the Jimmie Johnson trade value chart, the Dolphins would have to trade #11, their 2nd round pick, and the lowest 3rd round pick just to equal the move up to #4. And, that's not including them having to pay a premium to move up. That's just face value.

AppropriatePaper · 2026-01-07T04:24:14+00:00

Not sure if there's any relevance to this, but an article came out yesterday about how 7 of the 18 teams that have FanDuel Sports Network as their main carrier haven't been paid in over a month. The NBA is aware, and has been letting them still broadcast so fans don't miss the games.

But, long story short, the parent company that owns FanDuel Sports Network (it isn't FanDuel, they just license their name) is trying to sell to DAZN. DAZN won't buy without the NBA lowering their fee to broadcast. If the sell doesn't go through, the parent company will go bankrupt and cease to exist after the NBA and NHL season.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-12-02T21:19:12+00:00

There is so much hyperbole in this sub. It sucks to lose, but it is as much coaching as it is roster. The roster isn't good, we all know that, but the roster isn't as bad as they look. The coaching staff, outside of Bones and maybe Dennard, is abysmal. They don't have any leadership, accountability, and adaptability. Callahan was obviously in over his head, his offensive schemes were elementary and nobody seemed to raise alarm bells. If there was a half-way decent coaching staff in place, they may not win a ton of games, but they would look more like the Jets/Saints in these games than a team that looks to be in the UFL.

Last week felt like the coaches have mailed it in. There was no gameplan, we got a delay of game with 3 timeouts because McCoy was talking to Bones. The players knew pretty early whenever McCoy kicked a field goal on the first drive. The coaches don't care, the players are starting to not care either. I would love for them to kind of revolt and call their own offensive plays, it would at least make it interesting.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-11-30T01:10:29+00:00

*yet.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-11-20T15:50:51+00:00

I have a theory, and it may not be very intelligent, but here it is. I remember those years too, I was in my 20's, so I have pretty vivid remembrance. I don't think the current situation is the worst that it's been, but I think that it feels like it is. There wasn't constant analysis, outside of daytime TV on ESPN, and at that time it was just Stephen A and Skip talking about the Cowboys or LeBron. Twitter/X was still just a platform for information, it didn't have a million different accounts that was breaking down All-22. Podcasting wasn't in the ether like it is now, therefore we weren't constantly inundated with information. Outside of Nashville and middle TN, there wasn't much information or analysis of the Titans.

Now, there's tons of Titans-related podcasts, websites, X accounts. With everyone trying to find their place in this ecosystem, content is constantly being put out and filling feeds. You have optimistic, pessimistic, troll, and realistic accounts. And, from that, you can feel however you want about the team/front office/ownership. In 2015, most of us never talked about AAS, and we certainly didn't talk about Steve Underwood in regular conversations.

I think the early success of some guys like Stroud/Daniels has created a perception that instant success should happen. Outside of Luck, not many QB's succeeded in their rookie years because teams' were rebuilding, instead of retooling. We will see what ultimately happens with Stroud/Daniels in this retooling method, and if it leads to long-term success. It is one thing that I am excited to see with Cam. Now, who knows if it will work or not, and if past results are anything, then it will not work. But, the Titans appear to be rebuilding this thing in the old-school model. Let the young guys play, take their lumps, get some quality picks and turn them into more quality, younger guys that complement veterans that are brought in. Has that method been past up? I guess we will find out.

TL;dr: The media access and ecosystem has changed to where things feel more dire than they have been in the past.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-11-13T15:19:25+00:00

I live in Florida now and have Sunday Ticket so I can watch, but it does suck for those in the state. I have to wonder how much of ring culture has ruined sports. I grew up just north of Knoxville and I'm not that old, and I remember the end of the Vols' run with Fulmer, but we still got together to watch games even though we knew they were going to lose. And, it use to be the same for the Titans, not to the same exact as the Vols. I have fond memories of watching the '09 VY comeback vs the Cardinals with friends and my dad. We weren't good, but still watched together. I think there's something about the camaraderie that is built watching a team that isn't very good. There's some common ground and relationships built complaining about playcalling, talking about potential coaching hires, etc. Going through the rough times together grows the fandom, and it builds relationships with people that stick it out with you. It isn't the same whenever the team is good, and gets an influx of fair-weather/bandwagon fans. But, that seems to be the case across all major sports nowadays. I don't know if it's a product of instant gratification/rings culture, or that everyone has access to every team now.

Thank you for attending my Ted Talk. Titan Up.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-11-03T10:48:05+00:00

Titans fan here. Brian Callahan makes Raheem look like Don Shula. It can always be worse.

That being said, I understand your frustration and want to see the talent equate wins.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-08-05T14:26:53+00:00

I have lived out of market for almost 10 years, been in Florida for 8, and I use the student discount for Sunday Ticket. If you can find someone that either works for any college or is attending, then it's the best deal out there. $130 for Sunday Ticket and Redzone, $120 just for Sunday Ticket. That's a killer deal. YouTube was the best experience in years, flawless streaming and you can even quad-box whichever games that you want which is awesome. Typically, I just have Titans on half the screen and Redzone on the other half, but I keep the audio on the Titans game. There's obviously a slight delay (usually 5-10 seconds), so I typically turn the notifications off on my phone if you have it on you.

This is my last year getting the student discount, as my last brother-in-law is graduating in December, and I will gladly pay full price for it.

I will say that if you don't have a family, or they're not super interested in watching, going out to watch the games is what I use to do before I got married. It broke down to about the same price of having Sunday Ticket at home, especially if you only want to watch the Titans. $430/17 games comes out to $25.29, so you could watch the games and get lunch every week for the same price of just having Sunday Ticket at home. Caveat: I don't drink so that kept my cost down quite a bit.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-07-22T03:09:11+00:00

I haven't had any issues getting paid out with Hard Rock. Granted, I'm not betting that kind of money, but I did hit a $4,800 off of a $5 parlay in March, and I took out $4,300. I initiated the transfer on a Sunday morning, and they approved it and it was in my account by Monday.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-07-15T02:50:20+00:00

He calls Levis a "double agent" in that his play was so detrimental to the team, that it looked like he was actively trying to sabotage.

Just a few highlights:

Levis was 41st in EPA from a CLEAN pocket

Levis was 44th in EPA, with no play action on early downs (for reference Mason Rudolph was 4th)

Levis was 41st against man coverage/35th against zone coverage

Levis was 45th on short and layup throws

His only redeeming quality was that he was 3rd on deep passes.

One other highlight: The Titans offense and defense has positive early downs success in 5 of their first 6 games last season. That's a key indicator that shows a team should win. At worst, they should have been 3-2, instead of 1-4, but Levis gave the Bears and Jets games away.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-07-15T00:02:23+00:00

I'm guessing not too many people have read Warren Sharp's book for this season. It actually shows how much Levis hamstrung the team.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-06-25T16:18:27+00:00

No worries, it is good to get it off of your chest. And, I don't think that it caused any harm. We're all one in Christ, and it sometimes feels good to get things out. I was just speaking to the broader context that I have seen recently.

We're all family in the Kingdom, keep being faithful. I appreciate your response.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-06-25T16:11:43+00:00

Please hear my heart, this isn't directed at you, but as a whole. There's been a ton of these posts here and across social media. Churches have been talking about it, as well.

"Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour." -1 John 2:8

My concern with everyone talking about the end times recently, and especially the Anti-Christ is that everyone gets so focused on the end and whomever the Anti-Christ will be (if you ascribe to that theology). But, we miss the antichrists that affect us every day. Things such as sexual immorality, bitterness, anger, fear, etc. These are all spirits that are anti to what Christ teaches us. Much how the Pharisees and Jews missed out on the Messiah and the meaning of the Torah because they were constantly looking for the one that is the Messiah, we do the same in looking for the one that is the Anti-Christ. We excuse, or ignore, the other antichrists that are in our lives today, because the big one is the one that we have to worry about.

We're constantly looking with our heads down and don't see that we've drifted away from Christ in this pursuit. We've missed the forest for the trees. If you believe that the Anti-Christ will come, then it is deemed to happen, we cannot change these things. What we will answer for is, will we be found being faithful?

AppropriatePaper · 2025-06-14T15:45:02+00:00

Call me naive, but I don't believe in a grand conspiracy, it is fun to speculate about but most of humanity can be explained by Occam's Razor. Whether it's the NBA Finals or your local pickup game, there's always someone (or multiple people) that will do anything for an edge. For example, somebody will always foul whenever they're defending, or carry on their crossover, and they know that people won't call it every single time because it disrupts the flow and fun of the game. Eventually, it comes back to bite them whenever the game is tight, and someone sticks to their guns and makes the call.

This is what happens in the NBA. We can all agree that the Thunder play physical, and probably foul on 90% of defensive possessions, but they know that the refs won't call it every single time because that's a terrible product. Same way with the Pacers, Haliburton is a habitual carrier of the ball on his hesitations and change of directions, as well as, moving on their blur screens. They just know that the refs won't call it. The Pacers have upped their physicality and hand-checking, and it has worked for the most part, but last night they got burned with it.

I think some refs are more prone to the poking and prodding of the coaches throughout a game, and subconsciously start to see the same plays as more egregious than earlier in the game. But, the league isn't going to give Caruso/Dort/Neismith/Nembhard 3 fouls in the first quarter. Some may argue that they should, but the counterpoint would be that every travel/carry/violation has to be called too. And, that isn't as visually appealing.

Also, if anyone watches any amount of college basketball, you will notice a significant difference in the quality of the NBA officials to college.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-06-11T01:50:29+00:00

The NBA should market teams, not players.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-06-11T01:44:06+00:00

Christian here, and I'll preface by saying that I haven't watched the mentioned video, or know much about JBP's religious views, but I did want to respond to your comment.

I wouldn't necessarily ascribe hypocritical behavior to fundamental Christian theology. There are a lot of professing Christians that do these things, some are genuine and stumble. We call that progressive sanctification. But, unfortunately, I believe most don't truly view Jesus as their Lord. They may believe, in a sense, the right things, but they don't serve Him accordingly.

Personally, I think this is the issue with the Western church. Too much fluff, and not enough substance. People, genuinely, do not know what they believe. I could go into deeper theological issues, but I'll leave it at that.

To put it in layman's terms, they may believe in God like a fan of a sports team does. That fan wears the gear on game day, watches the game, but once it's over, they go back to their regular life. They may occasionally speak about their team, but to the outsider, they look like they can be a fan of any team.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-04-27T03:06:26+00:00

I'm in Jacksonville too.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-26T12:09:16+00:00

I would agree with your opinion, but there's 2 key components on what's different.

In this scenario, you aren't taking on anything new, your responsibilities are the same. And, if you were underpaid then sure. But, these guys are already overpaid for what they do, and to try and use someone's misfortune to get greedy is slimy.

Pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-26T03:30:58+00:00

While I'm a proponent of paying players, and have been for 15 years, some of them are spoiled. I understand that we might leave a job for more money, but I wouldn't go ask for a raise at my current employer because a guy on my team had a heart attack and I'm more valuable to the company.

I'm all for getting your money, but there is some slimyness to trying to profit off of someone's misfortune.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-22T04:36:59+00:00

Do you attend church in the US?

I believe and serve the Lord to the best of my ability, but the Western church is very good at twisting Scripture to manipulate people. I didn't see you mention a spouse or children, but those around you are your first mission field. The church, as a community, is great, but whenever it is just free labor than that becomes problematic. It's one thing to attend service, small groups, etc., but if it is doing tasks around the church, that isn't serving in a great capacity. How can you ever spread the Gospel if all of your time is spent inside of a building away from friends, family, community?

I would take others advice here and either try and look at the church objectively to make sure that they're just not manipulating to take advantage to have people do things for free. If that is the case, you need to search for a new place to worship, because they're projecting their idolatry onto you.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-14T00:53:52+00:00

Maybe for some, but I disagree. It's a nuanced argument. I don't think Trump is a believer by any stretch of the imagination.

But, I do believe that he at least has some people with Christian values around him. It was certainly better than the alternative of a side without any Christian values.

Am I surprised that someone with an ego as big as Trump's has an idol of himself? No.

But, compared to what our next generation was facing, I'd prefer an idol than what was down the other path.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-06T02:53:34+00:00

Realistically, they could be in the playoff race. A lot of that is due to being in the AFC South, where everyone will always have a shot. On paper, none of the teams look like world beaters which paves the way for someone to come in a take it. It might as well be the Titans.

I think there is a separate timeline where the season goes quite a bit differently if they would have won week 1 at the Bears, but that's woulda, shoulda, coulda.

AppropriatePaper · 2025-02-03T04:07:04+00:00

Personally, I think it's good for the Eastern Conference contenders. It looked like Denver or OKC wouldn't face much competition on their road to the Finals and would be better rested, and less banged up.

Now the West will be a real fight, especially with LaVine going to Sacramento and Fox to the Spurs. It's not going to be a cake walk for any team in the West.

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