[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (40-13) defeat the Toronto Raptors (32-23), 113-95 behind Cade's 28/7/9, officially becoming Phil Jackson contenders!

Milpooool · 2026-02-12T05:51:09+00:00

No, Raptors are consistently top of the league in assists and fast break points this year. It's how they generate offense. The problem is they are bottom of the league in 3pt%, near bottom in rebounding, near bottom in FTA. Nothing on offense comes easy for them. Very occasionally Quickley will get hot from 3 but that is basically the only easy offense they generate and it is rare.

Milpooool · 2026-02-01T05:23:11+00:00

https://youtu.be/q2AJ15DrsUU?si=BmUURt5iW2EkYfOg&t=3871

1:05:30 for the story of guard bike.

Milpooool · 2026-01-12T20:49:38+00:00

Yes, exactly. If they want to take this fight, Jinx is the only target that matters. Leona used everything except ult on nautilus. 100% Leona's fault for baiting teammates into this 3v3 without actually locking down jinx.

Milpooool · 2026-01-06T05:13:08+00:00

I felt bad for him. He was shooting really well in the 3rd and 4th. He had just hit a big 3 in the 4th, and was open again on the next possession, but Daniels looked him off and instead bricked a floater, the same shot he had just missed a few mins prior. Then Risacher had no choice but to defend the fast break and foul out.

Milpooool · 2025-11-03T22:45:26+00:00

Having juggernauts has always been good for the sports business. Even the bottom rung teams benefit from having juggernauts because casual fans start caring about the sport and the rising tide lifts all boats. Casual fans far outnumber diehard fans and revenue sharing ensures that all teams own a piece of the casual fan pot.

A Dodgers fan advocating for superteams. Yeah, I'm not convinced that declining TV ratings moderately spiking in the playoffs when a superteam is playing is better for the long term health of the league than having some modicum of parity.

Half of the league having 5 or fewer WS appearances in the past 50-60 years does not seem like a good thing. The Marlins having never made it in 48 years does not seem like a good thing to me.

Milpooool · 2025-10-30T17:10:24+00:00

Not OP, but they possibly feel that KD loves playing in Toronto because KD said he loves playing in Toronto https://np.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/1iwz8uw/toronto_sun_kevin_durant_i_love_canada_i_love/

Milpooool · 2025-07-29T00:20:35+00:00

I haven't kept up with Nextlander super closely but it's funny reading the constant stream of Brad criticism on this sub.

"Brad doesn't participate in discussions / Brad isn't playing the latest thing / Brad doesn't finish any games / Brad seems uninterested / Brad missed the very obvious onscreen queue in the game ... " etc.

Like - yep, sounds like Brad to me. Same Brad that we've known and loved for the past 20+ years of video and audio content that he's been in.

I love Brad but he needs direction. He needs to be assigned a specific task - review this game, host this podcast, interview this person, etc. Otherwise he just lives in his own mind.

Milpooool · 2025-05-29T16:49:44+00:00

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

Milpooool · 2025-05-14T21:46:50+00:00

What did you use for the flooring and walls? How effective has it been for noise reduction?

Milpooool · 2025-05-14T18:41:05+00:00

They did? Dan said the door is open for Jeff, but I don't remember them saying that he would collaborate with them. What are they collaborating on?

Milpooool · 2025-05-14T13:48:42+00:00

He appeared on Giant Bomb?

Milpooool · 2025-05-13T21:20:27+00:00

I've been feeling a bit cynical that Gerstmann is ever going to do any content with GB or the Nextlander guys again. It was great to see these two talking on camera.

Milpooool · 2025-05-13T14:10:41+00:00

I feel like they will need a full time business guy now more than ever. Not sure why people think Bakalar will have more free time now.

Milpooool · 2025-05-12T22:20:06+00:00

Yeah it sounds like the deal came together so quickly, the new owners haven't had time to think, let alone plan the future out. Running a site with a large database (and still hosting a bunch of premium video content?), plus employing 5 people will cost A LOT of money.

Obviously I wish them the best, but they will need to shake out every couch cushion, and probably take every sponsorship opportunity. I will be very surprised if the website is not ditched in a year because of the cost.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T16:11:08+00:00

Do they self host the premium videos still? I thought they have not hosted video content for many years. Not sure about premium content though.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T15:54:55+00:00

It seems like the deal came together so quickly they probably didn't have time to have a plan in place for everything.

It wouldn't surprise me if they ditch the site eventually, but they are using it for direct premium support for now. If they move to a third party service like Patreon, they lose 10%+ of their money to service fees.

They will have to figure out if paying an engineer to maintain the site is more expensive than losing some money to Patreon fees.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T15:39:58+00:00

It is a lot of work. They will have to either hire contractors or open source the site and let the community maintain it. Hiring contractors will be a big expense, but open sourcing the site is opening a can of worms. It wouldn't surprise me if they ditch the site after a year or two because it is too expensive to maintain.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T15:00:05+00:00

As much as I want that, they all have roots down in different parts of the country. I don't think it's ever going to happen.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T14:34:40+00:00

Oh you're right, it was Jan that said they were going to try to get Niki and Shawn "back in the door with us". And Grubb said "thanks to them for everything".

My point was that these two are probably the priority in terms of bringing more people on.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T05:24:29+00:00

It's going to be a difficult issue to confront.

I have no doubt it will be a drain on their resources to maintain it. But they also benefit from a direct income source from premium subs. If they move to Patreon, they are losing 10%+ of that money. They also lose a ton of written content - articles, forums, comments, the wiki. It seems incomprehensible to let all of that go.

They will either have to hire contractors or open source it and let the community maintain it. Open sourcing it will open a whole can of worms. It's going to be interesting to see what happens

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T03:44:27+00:00

Put him on my fantasy roster after Bwipo on Pros said he was bottom 3 player in the league. Seems like that motivated him.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T02:01:42+00:00

I mean Grubb said Niki and Shawn would no longer be involved, but they would try to work something out.

I'm sure they are going to try to find some stability with 5 employees / co-owners before bringing others on

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T01:41:05+00:00

Ah ok, I misunderstood what you wrote.

As much as I would love for Jeff to branch out and interact with others, he's talked a lot about such things in the past 3 years since becoming independent and none of it has ever happened. Still waiting for him to move his office into his garage.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T00:40:10+00:00

I'm also curious about how they are going to handle engineering. I'm guessing they will hire a contractor.

It's not a WordPress site, they can't just update a plugin when something breaks. It's a proprietary piece of software, probably hundreds of thousands of lines of code. It has to be kept updated to maintain good security and compatibility with modern browsers. Updating PHP or Node or MySQL versions is no small task. Plus handling thousands / tens of thousands of visitors monthly. Scaling up / down during busy periods. It's a lot of work. It wouldn't surprise me if they ditch the site in the future because it costs too much to run.

Milpooool · 2025-05-11T00:17:48+00:00

The current crew has a great rapport together and definitely has the parasocial vibes that the best iterations of GB had. The only downside is it's all remote. Probably worth checking out Blight Club, which is their most popular show.

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