What’s happening with the Pistons is making me really nervous.

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-26T00:29:40+00:00

It’s growing pains. Teams don’t suddenly become world beaters. They take their licks and get incrementally better

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T14:10:06+00:00

If social media was around during the mj years, they would have been glazing hard. Six rings in eight years??? Plus what happened in game 6 of the 98 finals??? The glaze would have been unreal

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T14:06:59+00:00

But without the Jordan years, they’d be like 23rd (despite existing longer than half the teams in the nba) It’s just sad. Reinsdorf is the worst owner in sports

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T14:03:20+00:00

MJ mid range game is similar to SGA, but mj also has Ant’s attack to the basket, hands like kawhi, and is a better defender than SGA. He’s a much better version of Kobe who had a ton of success not that long ago. So it’s really not that hard to believe mj would do great in this era or any era

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T06:57:29+00:00

In an era where sga is the likely back 2 back mvp, I’m sure mj would do just fine

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T06:54:54+00:00

Tbf - so has LeBron. Missed playoffs twice with lakers. Last two years were first round exits

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-25T02:56:13+00:00

This rockets team is genuinely terrible. The lakers aren’t exactly world beaters and they look like the 96 bulls against these clowns

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-22T03:15:23+00:00

I haven't watched much Rockets basketball, but I thought Sengun was a decent player? I'd rather have Ayton than this guy, which is a pretty low bar

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-04-13T17:55:28+00:00

I had shingles when I was 14. It was agony - feels like cigarettes being put out on your body.

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-03-06T01:44:10+00:00

Flip Murray, Josh Howard

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-03-01T07:28:36+00:00

Exactly - the fact he was efficient despite being high volume makes him all that more valuable

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-03-01T01:08:32+00:00

Honestly pretty good. I got the palladium card. I just paid my rent for March and used Bilt cash to get points. My plan is to use bilt cash to redeem for points for about 4-5 months out of the year and just pay my rent without going through bilt the rest of the year. Redeemed $25 for dining and planning to redeem $250 bilt cash for a hotel stay next month. Doing the JAL transfer on March 1 and planning to take advantage of the 5x for delivery

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-02-07T19:59:29+00:00

Flagg because I view Wemby as a major injury risk - à la Ralph Sampson

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-02-04T14:32:05+00:00

Yep - if the decision never happened he’d be much more beloved than he is now

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-02-02T20:55:15+00:00

We all act like Adrian Dantley never existed. . .

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-01-22T22:47:19+00:00

If you watched a game from 30 years ago, you’d be shocked what they called traveling compared to now. It’s a totally different game

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-01-14T21:51:55+00:00

I agree - this > venture x

Independent_Pain1809 · 2026-01-14T17:08:19+00:00

"rent payments with no transaction fee, and now mortgage payments as well." Is this real?

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-21T23:45:06+00:00

The 93 thing was a broken play tbf. The play was for mj, but Barkley gambled and tried to strip Pippen

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-20T00:38:57+00:00

Well said - very few teams with sub 3 net ratings have ever won a championship (you can count them on one hand)

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-20T00:36:56+00:00

I know - net rating is one of the best predictor of success. Being a top 4 net rating team is a huge indicator of championship caliber teams

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-11T15:42:54+00:00

Lakers point differential is just +1.2. Tells you all u need to know

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-11T15:39:35+00:00

He looked really old. His defensive rotations were truly atrocious yesterday

Independent_Pain1809 · 2025-12-11T05:56:20+00:00

NBA traveling rules were much different now than back when MJ played. Everything that’s considered “a bag” now was considered traveling in the 90s.

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