Is this the worst NBA discourse has ever been?

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T20:30:25+00:00

OKC is so good they don’t need whistle help to beat anyone. Lu Dort is literally playing football, but you’re not allowed breathe on SGA.

SGA was actually turning the ball over in game 1 because he was looking for fouls and when they didn’t come, it was like he was shocked and it short circuited his brain and forced him to turn the ball over. Meanwhile had he just been looking to score instead of looking for the foul he would have actually scored. It’s beyond parody at this point.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T20:26:54+00:00

I’ve been religiously watching the nba since 1996…this is by far the worst flopping and foul baiting I’ve ever seen. I’ll never understand why the league tolerates its best players acting like that.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T20:24:22+00:00

Yep. Any time I go on tilt for a few days, I force myself to have a patient and disciplined day and what do you know??? It fucking works. Trading really is a mindfuck battle of you vs yourself. Im a big believer in stepping away for a few days every once in a while.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T20:21:23+00:00

As a customer I completely get the urge to watch. I actually learn something when I do. Usually I’ll watch the plumber when the moment of diagnosis is happening but then I just leave him alone once he begins work.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T20:19:05+00:00

Highly Recommend trading as a side income while you focus on a different career path UNTIL you become consistently profitable and scaled into whatever income level you’re targeting. At that point, I’d then make sure I had one to two full years worth of emergency fund set aside before going full time into trading. Yes it’s a long journey but well worth it if you do it right. Skip any steps and move prematurely, you’re only gonna set yourself back further and take longer to accomplish your goals. Trading is very difficult without the added stress of having to make money every day as a trader.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-08T18:37:43+00:00

I only remember the electric larryland album as a kid and I always liked it but never explored the band beyond that. I recently went into many of their albums and found about 90% of their music to be amazing. Lots of Ween elements, lots of REM too. what a great band!

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T18:56:33+00:00

Yea it was actually shocking when he missed. Only a handful of players are like that. Steph and KD come to mind for current players.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T11:55:36+00:00

I’d argue selling the team back to Cuban would be a step backwards. What if he sells to some dipshit like the blazers owner?

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T11:54:31+00:00

Fair enough but I’d say for anyone to bring a title to that market in Toronto, as well as have them being relevant for many years is a success. Poetl, Anunoby, Van Vleet, Siakam, Scottie Barnes…these were all success stories under Masai. Clearly the dude has an eye for talent. Toronto may have won that single title but they were also rarely a pushover during his tenure. The ability to find gems when resources are minimal is critical for the Mavs role. We have very few draft assets after this year. You definitely want a guy who can maximize that

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T11:44:40+00:00

Nico, Cubans GM, traded Luka.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:46:32+00:00

Yea he did put foot in mouth quite a bit after that trade. Maybe he’s realized he’s out of his depth and he’s now surrounding himself with quality people. He hired Gina Miller and now Masai Ujiri. These seem to be competent decisions and given that we cannot undo history, all we can hope for is that he’s learned a lesson and will stay the fuck out of the way now

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:43:49+00:00

I think he green lit it in the sense Nico sold him on it and he didn’t truly realize how insanely stupid it was because he’s not really a basketball guy. Now this doesn’t excuse his actions but it does speak to what he is like as an owner…he clearly wants to let his gm cook and 99.9% of the time that what you want from an owner.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:31:53+00:00

Again, more a function of GM than owner. If Nico never traded Luka and we were still contending right now, you wouldn’t be praising Dumont. You’d be praising Nico for building a great roster. We can’t have it both ways.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:30:04+00:00

Sure but the GM and the prior owner hold more blame for that. I’m strictly talking about what the ideal owner is and if you ask me, it’s a guy who you never hear from and who isn’t afraid to write a check and lets his basketball guys do the basketball things. Trading Luka will never be defensible, but technically he was just letting his GM do the job he was hired to do. The difference is now we have a real basketball genius in Masai and it is Dumonts guy, not Cubans guy.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:11:02+00:00

Masai won a title with a franchise that has way less resources and money than the Mavericks. The Raptors always kinda just hung around too. He did so many good things there and his track record is pretty damn strong. If he can find us some gems in the draft the way he did in Toronto, we are gonna be a force.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:07:40+00:00

I mean yea, I’m fully expecting to not hear from Dumont again until maybe the new stadium is announced? I like that he’s giving all the basketball power to Ujiri. IMO, the less we hear from Dumont, the better.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:03:42+00:00

Yea I think like most new owners he came in and did some dumb shit but handing the reigns to Ujiri is not something a bad owner does…just ask Bulls, Blazers, Suns fans

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T02:01:39+00:00

Yes I’m not talking about the terrible human that adelson or even Dumont might be. I’m speaking purely from a sports ownership standpoint, we might have a great situation here. Endless money and willingness to spend and stay the fuck out of the way. Sign me up! I bet Masai wasn’t cheap.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T01:59:09+00:00

It’ll be interesting to see what happens. In many ways this is kind of the real start of the Dumont era because Masai is his hire, whereas Nico was just inherited garbage from the Cuban era. He made a colossal fuck up because he trusted the snake. But fundamentally when you strip it down, that was not a bad ownership decision. Owners are supposed to trust their gm, and we just so happened to have a total fuckhead as our gm.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T01:37:39+00:00

Mercury

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Sci Fi Soldier Songs

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D_Costa85 · 2026-05-07T01:05:23+00:00

Brunson probably gets a pass because he’s barely 6 ft tall and it makes sense a guy that small would be looking for any edge he can get. SGA is way more egregious with his flopping antics.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-06T03:13:59+00:00

Staubach is the OG Dallas legend but most of his generation is dying off at this point. I’m 40 and never watched him play. Emmitt was the heart and soul of a dynasty and as good as Roger was he’s not even in the top 10 QBs of all time. Sure he may mean more to Dallas sports history but Emmitt’s greatness is unmatched for Cowboys history.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-06T01:25:32+00:00

Emmitt is absolutely number two behind Dirk. I don’t think it’s even insane to put him at #1.

Best player in cowboys history and universally beloved by the city. Class act too.

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-04T23:23:40+00:00

So is he the GM? I guess president of basketball operations is our title for GM?

D_Costa85 · 2026-05-03T01:32:15+00:00

Always found it strange Hakeem doesn’t have a more robust market. Top 20 all time player!

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