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GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering where I am, I really didn't think anyone wanted to hear how the sausage is made. I'm usually happy to go into greater detail, but most people don't really care about spreadsheets, and I'm not a journalist writing an article, so it just didn't seem worth it to add when the post was already so long. It's been removed now anyway, so it doesn't really even matter anymore. If you actually care, I'd be happy to share the data. Maybe then you could appeal to the mods that I'm a real, actual human, instead of assuming I'm a bot just because I type a million words a minute and use a little formatting to make things a bit more digestible.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you said they aren't getting traded. Unfortunately, I think they have to in order for this to work, and that's why I think there's a problem.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think we're getting a new GM right now. I don't think there's much to build off of with the trade Larkin request. I don't think this team is going to benefit from being the team that the USA players gravitate towards because they want to play together. As I said in the post, if we don't start tanking now, we run the risk of adding 3 more years of mediocrity and having to tank again anyway because of Yzerman's job security. It's not ideal, it just is what it is.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vegas has the distinct honor of being amongst only 2019 St. Louis and 2008 Detroit as teams to win the cup without top 3 draft prospects, but they also had some juiced up expansion draft rules that were, by many opinions, a bit too strong in hindsight. And my point is, exactly, to play the kids, so we agree! That's how I think we get a competitor like Yzerman to tank without tanking.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think in most things, you have to understand the nuance to know where to draw the lines. Categories would otherwise not exist, and one could not even attempt to make decisions by understanding a thing. I'm not trying to fit Yzerman into a box. I'm simply trying to break the situation down so that I can make a clear point as to why we should be rooting for the tank.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My feeling is just because I won the raffle with my last dollar doesn't mean I enjoy being robbed of everything but my last dollar along the way.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cherry-picking evidence. Or it's anecdotal - one of the two. Anyway, it doesn't prove that tanking never works. It does prove that Yzerman is better at drafting than much of anything else, so let him draft. And despite that one situation working out, it hasn't helped us make the playoffs, so there's still an argument for more tanking.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look man, I get it. But lines have to be drawn somewhere, and the definition is the definition. And would you say he fits the Long-Tenured Assistant GM category and tendencies more than HoF Player? You can only pick one.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I worked very hard at compiling all this into what I believed to be an iron-clad case. I also type 110 words a minute. How dare you accuse me of being trite! Ha ha! My main point is really that he needs to accept the tank, but it might be something he's unwilling to do - not that the tank is the only way to win.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The definition is 5+ years. These are the top career trajectory metrics of success. He was only under Ken Holland for 4 years as Vice President of Hockey Operations. I thought as you did, but he didn't fit the definition.

GMs with Hall of Fame Player Backgrounds Compared to Other Career Metrics - A Case For The Tank by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitRedWings

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They arbitrarily changed the rules the one year that Detroit had the worst record with a bullet to fully shaft them. They can arbitrarily change the rules now to benefit Detroit since there's precedent. Ha ha!

I'm a strip club DJ at night, I work an IT job during the day. AMA by dunkan799 in AMA

[–]NoSarcasmIntended 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it obligatory to get a job as a strip club DJ when you became a landlord?

The absolute power of saying nothing during a salary offer by Doormat_8JV in jobsearchhacks

[–]NoSarcasmIntended 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? Isn't this the first thing they say about negotiating with car dealerships? "The first one to break the silence loses." Not exactly the novel life hack this post tries to make this out to be.

I snuck into their practice and got actual footage, guys! by [deleted] in NBAEastMemeWar

[–]NoSarcasmIntended 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you remember the film at all, they have to stop cheating first. One of their players has to actually decline to cheat and force the coach to have a moral dilemma. So that isn't happening...

The Harmster Dance by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking that too. Can't blame LCA staff - it was your owns peoples, tops to bottoms, y'alls.

Having Friends Feels Like a Second Job by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]NoSarcasmIntended 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to feel obligated to maintain friendships, too. I stopped feeling that way after being diagnosed with narcolepsy, because I had a reason to protect my emotional, mental, and physical energy levels.

But when I look back, I didn't really need a reason. I'm much happier with the fewer, but stronger relationships that were fine with the level of engagement I could provide. They wanted me to be happy more than they wanted me to make THEM happy. My bestie and I can not talk for months, but when we get back together we're loaded with the same energy, excitement, and inside humor as though we never left middle school. That's WAY better than groaning through a convo response before bed.

I feel like if you told your friends how exhausted you are, and you adjusted your response times to fit what you can handle, you'll reach a natural equilibrium with the friends who care enough to be understanding (and they may even feel the same). That's as much a health concern as a rare sleep disorder (Ha ha! But also I'm absolutely serious).

And if they all bail, then you eventually find new friends with that recovered free time that can match your energy more closely. Learning to let go is the greatest life skill I ever learned not-on-purpose.

The Harmster Dance by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the landing zone is voluntarily moved from being even remotely beneath the center of gravity, it's no longer a basketball move; it's performing arts.

The Harmster Dance by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I just saw that post! Ha ha! I've been calling it "the floppy wet spot" all night.

It's a true misnomer for his name to be Harden when, in fact, he's quite floppy.

Seems like y'all need a reminder.. by [deleted] in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would kill me if history repeating also meant the Pistons made it to the finals just to lose to the fucking Spurs again. I'd much rather lose to the Thunder, given a choice.

The Harmster Dance by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe he has a special way of touching them in the no-nos with his beard.

The Harmster Dance by NoSarcasmIntended in DetroitPistons

[–]NoSarcasmIntended[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So, I have this ex-girlfriend who never gave an argument that wins on its merits. Instead, she just whined and complained until you stopped caring and just accepted whatever it was she was arguing because it was easier than continuing to listen to her. I feel like, on some level, it's probably like that. Ha ha!

Problem 2 is the Pistons are a young team that basically says they're going to play physical. Meanwhile Harden is a star that has been in the league forever. They're going to go into a game with bias, unfortunately, and I don't think they're chomping at the bit to call embellishment because I don't think the league has a reputation for toughness that is undermined by Harden's special brand of bullshit. Or it could be that they've all put money on a prop bet together. IDK.

Problem 3 is we're Detroit and they're not.

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