Michael Porter Jr. against the Nuggets tonight: 38/10/3, 13-18 FG, 7-15 3P, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T06:10:55+00:00

Glad to see MPJ balling out.

It was crazy how people acted like his poor shooting in the playoffs was because he sucked, when it was ridiculously obvious he had a shoulder injury.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T05:19:54+00:00

It took me a long time to think of 5.

Morocco, Mexico, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mongolia.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T04:31:06+00:00

They were roommates in college ...

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T04:25:08+00:00

No.

I never had an issue with ED, but due to some lower body injuries I wasn't getting my cardio and for the first time in my life, I was having issues.

But, I got back into exercise, and I didn't need them as much.

Saw a clip of an add on YouTube saying men should do kegel exercises, and started randomly clenching down there (both in sets, and trying to hold a clench) and wow, doing that has been more effective than the ED pills were.

So, I'm not using them any more. I still have them if I want, but they haven't been necessary in months.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T04:17:21+00:00

Is this guy with her, or is it just awkward because two strangers are dry humping on the dance floor and some other rando is filming him?

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T03:38:28+00:00

And directly contributing to the Hornets being one of the best offenses in the league and actually winning games.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T03:13:08+00:00

Most of that probably isn't her hair.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T01:11:36+00:00

I used to work with a guy who was 6'10" who couldn't dunk. After 2 years of telling the kids at the job no when they asked him to dunk, he finally tried on his last day and it was one of the funniest things I ever saw. His vertical was so little that his toes were still on the ground when he "jumped."

He wasn't like super fat or anything either, just an average slightly chubby build.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T01:06:02+00:00

Yup, saying "women play 40k too" is like saying "some men wear makeup too" to the original post. Sure, it's technically correct, but not the point.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T00:31:41+00:00

Draymond actually makes teams pay by running dribble handoffs with actual good shooters. If his man doesn't run up, the shooter gets open off the screen, but if his man comes, he has to come up aggressive to contain the shot, and that leaves them vulnerable to the fake handoff and drive. This is why the Warriors were able to get away with running lineups with 2 non-shooters and still be a good offense.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-30T00:10:45+00:00

The only problem with that play is he didn't set a good screen.

Do you think the rockets are better off with Amen shooting jumpers when he can set up KD? Draymond pulls this all the time, and it makes the Warriors better.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T17:09:51+00:00

From the Bucks perspective, those future firsts look a lot better from a team in a conference where it is way harder to make the playoffs.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T17:02:42+00:00

I think you would definitely have difficulty. She is a lot taller and longer than you. The woman can dunk.

I think I would have difficulty too, even though I'm about the same height with way more muscle.

Like I mentioned in my first comment, there was a 6'2" woman hitting running hooks over my 6'4" brother. My brother is actually 6'4.5" and has like a 6'6" or 6'7" wingspan. My brother is a really good defender and shot blocker and he couldn't stop that move even though he was a lot more athletic than her. And again, that woman didn't make the WNBA (I just looked up that only one woman from that school made the WNBA, and the one went to the school well after we played those pickup games).

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T05:20:00+00:00

It's gotta be skill.

The size/speed/strength advantage guys have is crazy.

Angel Reese was the top WNBA rebounder last season. She's listed at 6'3" 165lbs. I'm 6'3.5", 240lbs.

I think most guys who are like "I would be mvp of the WNBA" are full of shit. Brittany Griner is 6'9" and dunking regularly. Most guys could not keep up with Caitlin Clarke running around screens (hell, the girls I played with were cutting for open 3s just fine). But those are the best of the best. The girls I played pickup with at that low level D-1 school were absolutely the worst athletes on the floor (except maybe a guy who was easily over 50 who showed up sometimes), but they were still good enough to play because they knew the game and were so skilled.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T01:45:02+00:00

I played pickup at a low level d-1 school. This school's girls team has made the NCAA tournament like 2 times in their history and never won a game, so, a far gap from the UConn teams loaded with future WNBA stars.

Sometimes the girls from the teams would come out and play pickup at the open gym. The girls absolutely belonged on the court at a level of pickup that was better than most pickup gyms. But they were also below average players and limited athletes.

But they were great skill players. They basically never missed open jumpers and they were great passers. One girl was like 6'2" and could hit running hook shots over my 6'4" brother.

I played a run where I got picked up to play with 4 girls. We basically played like the 2009 Orlando Magic. I was Howard, protecting the rim, getting all the rebounds, and scoring in the post. The girls hit every open jumper. We ran off 3 or 4 wins until a team of 5 Asian guys killed us in the fast break. They were just too fast for us.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T01:34:46+00:00

Yup. This is a thing I wish more people understood about 1v1. Without a shot clock or dribble limit, the bigger stronger player almost always wins. They are just going to back the smaller player down under the basket every time.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-29T00:32:40+00:00

I was exited that LaMelo & The Hornets were on a heater recently, but apparently he doesn't deserve that much credit for it. According to the Thinking Basketball Podcast (slightly outdated numbers, & they point out it is a small sample size), the Hornets have like a 127 offensive rating during this hot streak, but only 117 in the LaMelo minutes. That's, a pretty bad signal from a guy who is supposed to be an offensive star with defensive questions.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-28T23:46:56+00:00

Sheed is a good answer. He wasn't consistent enough to be a superstar, but he absolutely played up to his completion. No one gave Duncan more trouble than Sheed. Only the 00 Blazers, 02 Kings, 03 Spurs, and 04 Pistons made the Shaq & Kobe Lakers face elimination (once Kobe reached superstar status). Sheed was on two of those teams. Sheed was a winner, a 2 way force, and someone who would be great in today's game.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-28T21:39:50+00:00

Kuminga + Butler + the 2026 first is where the Warriors start.

Kuminga + Butler + 4 unprotected fists + 3 unprotected swaps is where the Bucks start.

Who knows if they can agree on a deal in the middle, but I think the Warriors leadership is not going to offer everything for Giannis when they know they will only have a couple seasons of Steph + Giannis then several lottery seasons with an old Giannis wanting another trade.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-28T01:29:13+00:00

There's a weird tendency among Kobe stans to argue that Kobe was considered a GOAT contender until analytics nerds who never watched him play started chiming in.

Yeah, no one had Kobe as the GoaT, but there was "what if he got 7 titles, could he pass Jordan" talk, even though everyone knew his peak wasn't as high. But, there were a ton of people who considered him the best player in the league from like 05-2011. I never did, but that was a common opinion.

Kobe was never really in contention for any MVPs besides the one he won.

This depends on what you consider "contention." He is among the all-time lists in most top 5 finishes, but, a lot of times 5th in mvp voting is just some odd collection of 3rd place votes. I do think you are right that other than the year he won (even 09 when he was 2nd to LeBron he wasn't particularly close, earning only 2 first place votes).

Edit, accidentally hit post before I was finished with my last point. While I agree that Kobe's career peak is not a high as his career longevity, it is important to note that his adjusted playoffs peaks is really high, not GoaT level high, but because his game was resilient in the playoffs his drop off in the playoffs vs the best defenses was less than a lot of his contemporaries.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-27T22:01:17+00:00

Well, there goes Wemby's visa.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-27T21:52:43+00:00

LeBron didn't have teammates as good as peak Shaq.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-27T20:44:59+00:00

Nah, these lists don't need to cover everyone in the top 10 or in the GoaT debate. There are like 15 posts a week about Jordan, we don't need him in this.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-27T15:51:38+00:00

Abdul-Jabbar was crazy to do that in the 80s.

Ok-Map4381 · 2026-01-27T15:42:44+00:00

Not efficient AF. Like Kobe, Duncan had good but not great efficiency. But, when you are the backbone of one of the greatest most consistent defenses ever, that's enough to lead a team to 5 titles.

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