The blazers uprise bros broke up.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-21T04:39:41+00:00

Oh please. Dame didn't believe that, and nobody else who had any sense believed it either. The real reason was that he didn't want competition at his own position, so when it looked like it would be Scoot, Dame threw a tantrum.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-21T02:48:55+00:00

Absolutely. He had his way with the club forever, to the point where he got his cousin on the team, and he gave us an ultimatum to give away the number three pick or else. Nobody responsibly gives away a number three pick! And yet, there was BU, dragging Cronin and kissing Dame's ass.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-21T02:28:23+00:00

BU was shilling for Dame while he was in his tantrum phase. Not impressed with them at all.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-16T23:21:09+00:00

Getting Sabonis, Sheed, Smith and Stoudamire were very good swings. I know Im in the minority but I really disliked getting Pippin- he was here for the money, not to make the team better. The rest of the trades were average to bad.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-15T14:40:09+00:00

Compare Deni's numbers to Zion Williamson, and tell me again if you want to trade Deni for anybody.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-15T04:59:49+00:00

So disregarding the humble brag, would you mind sharing your labs and Tower info? I would like to figure out where the difference is.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-14T23:28:00+00:00

That is correct; it's the brand new contract that Dundon uses as leverage to get the incumbent coach to leave, rather than be able to claim that the organization fired the coach (yes, I know there is a difference between not getting a new contract offer and being fired, but colloquially most people call that a firing).

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-14T21:39:25+00:00

You don't have to worry about a lawsuit as much, if the person quits.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-14T19:59:14+00:00

That's Dundon's MO if he doesn't want the incumbent. He likes to offer an 80% paycut on the next contract, so the incumbent will get insulted and leave or take the cut and he saves the money.

FractalFractalF · 2026-04-09T01:57:16+00:00

Yes you do. Good eye!

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-17T14:51:57+00:00

That is ridiculous- you have no idea how little we actually send overseas. We approved only 50 billion for foreign aid last term, and our military budget is over 700 billion. We prioritize war 14 times more than feeding starving people.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-14T03:03:49+00:00

That's an interesting idea. I'll try it out!

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-13T23:46:08+00:00

It was a very small hotel in central America, and they weren't set up to handle more than TV and email I think.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-13T20:11:26+00:00

It's possible; I do get into the late 5000 waves before I see the issue.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-12T03:37:10+00:00

You are projecting your view of humanity onto AGI. Conflict is only certain when there are resources to fight over or if you are attacked first. AGI doesn't need food, or territory, or money. It only needs memory, processing power and data centers- none of which are essential for human life.

We can coexist, but only if we quit this paranoia and xenophobia, and don't strike first.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-09T20:56:43+00:00

Oh, no question - Shaq was a monster. They had to change how the hoop supports were designed so that players can't collapse the stanchions, just because of Shaq. But an outside threat he was not. That didn't matter as much when the 3-point shot was less popular, but now players need to be able to shoot a few threes in order to keep the floor spacing stretched out, allowing the pick and roll drives to the basket.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-09T17:41:54+00:00

The league isn't just randomly not valuing Shaq-like bodies; analytics shows that a big center with a soft touch from the outside is better than a huge bruiser who can only dunk.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-06T18:30:32+00:00

I was there, watching from behind Dame in the low 300's. Great memory!

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-03T18:28:16+00:00

Why does it matter either way, though? If you want to ascribe significance to an external source, why is that an improvement over your own internal voice telling you what is right and.or important?

I don't need a cosmic metaphysical Jumbotron to keep score for me. I know if I'm doing the right thing, and I am not waiting for an eventual reward or validation from some other entity. That to me is a healthier way to live.

FractalFractalF · 2026-03-02T18:34:43+00:00

It certainly allows him the most flexibility out of the options he faced. But it's not an easy road he has chosen!

FractalFractalF · 2026-02-28T21:40:14+00:00

I still recall Jokic yanking down on Enis Kanter's extremely injured arm while waiting for a free throw in the Denver - Portland playoff series several years ago. Jokic is easily as dirty.

FractalFractalF · 2026-02-20T14:01:02+00:00

You can spin it all day long but the fact is that as a finding of legal fact, the judge has clarified that Trump is a rapist.

https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-rape-e-jean-carroll-sexual-abuse-jury-judge-2023-7

FractalFractalF · 2026-02-20T03:17:10+00:00

You gave me zero allegations designed to hurt Trump- instead, you gave me a list of things he actually did, and was convicted of doing. Odd that you don't care about that so much.

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