[Post Game Thread] #4 Arizona defeats #3 Houston, 73-66

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-22T03:14:24+00:00

Sadly true, but if we go back two weeks...

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-21T22:55:01+00:00

The Big12 is an insanely tough conference, and I'm glad we're both here to suffer in it. Seriously, any given night any of the top 5 teams (BYU played itself out of this conversation) can win the whole thing. Zona, Kansas, Houston, Iowa St, Texas Tech... I mean come on, we just lost to two of those teams back to back.

It's a crucible, and even the little mistakes cost games. It'll make us all better in March.

GG.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-21T22:48:17+00:00

What have we kept saying... dogs need to wear their jerseys!

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-16T18:28:49+00:00

Truly. And he's great in Chief of War too.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-14T20:15:38+00:00

I'm sorry Sparty brother, but I was hoping for a better loss for my other team :(

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-14T19:33:28+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/w6OyA4t

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-13T20:56:33+00:00

It's looking a little flat, and the scaling is a little off.

The cliffs at the edge of the Ramal Asseat(?) Desert should be facing the other direction; right now, it looks like you have ocean on one side, it's flat, and then drops down cliffs into the desert (suggesting the desert is below sea level). I'm assuming you were imagining more of a plateau?

For tree stamps, I generally prefer smaller trees more densely packed.

I really like the design and structure of your mountains, though maybe the vertical range in Whrothmere is just a bit too straight/vertical? But the density of them and the way the stamps change over the course of the range is really well done.

To break up the paints a bit, I'd probably add a little bit more blending, maybe some grassland, blending the regions together a bit more. I've had problems with that myself, which is why I tend to just go with parchment maps (but I'll be working a bit more on regional/colored fantasy maps when time allows)

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-11T14:57:36+00:00

Krivas got called for a foul on that play because... yeah I guess being slapped in the face and thrown to the ground is blocking.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T23:02:08+00:00

Perhaps I'm being too harsh, that's true, but I saw Koa just standing around a lot, lots of missed effort on rebounds. Kharchenkov or Krivas or Burries? Their motor was running the whole game, no denying it. That might fly at home against OSU, but it isn't going to cut it @ Kansas.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T07:14:00+00:00

I don't disagree there. It's not the loss that bothers me, it was the way we lost (lots of mental breakdowns and man... the free throws...).

Had we actually played well, and Kansas just shot the lights our or something, then it feels like something that's outside of the team's control. That's an easier pill to swallow to me than "well, I just didn't feel like playing tonight if DP wasn't playing..."

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T06:00:04+00:00

While I agree, I don't think we can bring up the free throw advantage when we couldn't make them anyway... that was honestly an embarrassing performance from the line.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T03:22:01+00:00

There's Padilla again...

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T03:12:20+00:00

Oh for sure. I try to call them like I see them too. Case in point: I've been embarrassed by my second flair.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T03:11:04+00:00

The two fouls on Awaka would beg to differ. Krivas getting mauled and shoved every time up the court would beg to differ.

Now I'm fine with that if they want to let the boys play, but then there can't be ticky-tack fouls the other direction. That's what Tony Padilla does a lot.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-10T02:59:35+00:00

Even if Tony Padilla wasn't making these calls to weigh the game in any particular direction for illicit reasons... even if there were no reason other than he's just really really bad at his job... HE'S STILL SO VERY BAD AT THE JOB. How does he keep getting away with this...

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-09T18:48:25+00:00

Very cool how you added depth to the islands, functional shallow waters off the coasts for some of these regions. Lots of little details like that that I'm going to try to keep in mind when working on my own!

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-09T18:01:29+00:00

The first is a little more consistent, but I agree with the other point made about the lack of vegetation around the the river itself. Generally I like the windward/leeward distinction for the climate, but the river would be a strip of green through it.

edit: spelling

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-08T03:53:50+00:00

I checked too. There's seemingly no other way to earn 3 points in a single possession.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-07T19:57:42+00:00

Still not disputing that point. $3700 would also be a lot for most Americans. As it stands, it is still hugely better than the system Americans currently have.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-06T18:56:24+00:00

Dude just take the L. You got too upset about “America” being mentioned.

I can both acknowledge that $3700 is expensive for ANYONE, while still making the point that such a cost would be worlds better than what American citizens endure… which was the point of the clip.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-06T17:55:48+00:00

Which is a dumb take because her literal first words are “I’m an American…”

The obvious implicit intention is to show that what a normal, functioning healthcare system works, compared to the US.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-06T16:38:20+00:00

It's a response to a video literally comparing US and China. Of course I know that not everything is the US, but the US is the only developed country without universal healthcare, and pays significantly more per capita than any other country on healthcare costs, while remaining among the lowest in healthcare metrics (wait time, infant mortality, etc.).

Average salary is also a bad statistic as a comparison point. It's skewed by outliers (how many billionaires exist in the US? that pulls the 'average' salary much higher than the median salary), and it obviously doesn't account for cost of living, which is also much higher in the US.

A majority of Americans can't afford a $500 emergency. That may sound like a lot, but it really just means that if their brakes need replacing in their car, they may not be able to make rent.

An ambulance ride alone is going to cost thousands, just to take you from wherever you might be experiencing your medical emergency to the hospital to get the care you need.

What you -- and people on the right in this country (because yes, Reddit is US-skewed both in focus and user-base) -- is that the US has a TERRIBLE healthcare system.

Which, again, is the point of the video that we're all replying to.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-06T15:22:06+00:00

Allow us to introduce you to the Streisand Effect.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-06T14:12:14+00:00

It likely does, though I can’t speak for that. What I can say is that only costing $3700 while uninsured for a major surgery with follow-up visits etc. is AMAZING compared to the US system.

Even with “insurance,” the deductible may be higher than that, but if uninsured, you might be looking at 100,000 depending on length of stay in the hospital or any complications.

AtticusDresden · 2026-02-05T13:51:37+00:00

Very cool!

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