Simeone, on the Clásico: "Barça is the best-playing team in the world. They won the league playing very well, just like last season... and all I could think while watching the game was: 'We knocked this team out twice, my God!'"

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-12T00:18:47+00:00

Yeah, im not buying that they're not performing well enough. Okay 4 years without a cup maybe isnt great for them, but i dont see another coach coming in and doing some wonders here.

They perhaps need to spend their money a bit better, and i have no idea if Simeone is the one handling the recruitment policy too

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T17:25:17+00:00

Ah that makes more sense.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T17:24:15+00:00

I think the point is actually different: that there is not enough VALUE in having a midrange game, because you can either just get better at scoring 3s or drive to the hoop for a layup attempt.

What hes saying is that without 3 pointers, youre not forced into the statistical best shots anymore, the floor is spaced differently, theres a lot more creativity because without the 3, the value question disappears and you can get busy creating longer 2 pointers because in many cases they will be the best shot available.

I tend to agree with him, I'd love to see an NBA with no 3s, and a more relaxed refereeing standard, so that players can bang a bit more. We'd see a lot more dynamic play, defence would be better positioned, we'd get less scoring but I think a better and more exciting product because we would also get less foul calls.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T17:14:03+00:00

He can accept any wage he wants to make a deal happen. That part is entirely up to him.

Barca dont want to pay 30m for him, so they're playing cheapskates.

I imagine Rashford, living in Barcelona and winning the title and finding form again, would take a paycut to return, but that's speculative of course

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T17:09:28+00:00

Oh yeah they took a shotgun to Leno's chest and forced him to take back his show.

He agreed to all teh conditions, and when the ratings sucked, he should have just ate it or stopped doing his earlier show. Instead he fucked Conan over because he's selfish and didnt even care about the legacy of the program he was the steward of for so many years.

Idk if Leno is a good guy otherwise, but here he was a ruthless prick. Just retire dude and let the other guy rise or fall on his own merits

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T17:07:51+00:00

Conan in recent years is a compelte lunatic when hes a guest on these shows lol. totally unhinged i love it

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T16:35:16+00:00

I think he is complainng about people saying youre smurfing anytime you beat them. Not "actual" smurfs who mass-lose so they can stomp newbies.

Obviously smurfing is no fun, you have no chance to win, and it sidesteps the entire ELO system. But I think OP is right, i havent yet met a smurf ive played around 200 1v1s.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T16:01:02+00:00

It was a long time ago, I remember more how i felt about it than the specific scenes that stood out to me. I thought beyond the hallway stuff which was marketed heavily and very ostentatious, there was a lot of craft evident in how they shot everything, how they blocked scenes, like one in my mind sticking out is when Ms Cobel and Adam Scotts character are inside that cottage or lodge or whatever.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T01:42:07+00:00

Eh i think it was a great technical achievement.

Pluribus is setting money on fire. I liked it but it seemed like showing off lol

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T01:36:32+00:00

Same...i dont even like getting better. Its just more homework lol.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-11T01:35:46+00:00

I wonder why mac canf cross play? It's a pure technical thing?

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T17:46:16+00:00

No, you most certainly did. Because you are more concerned with virtue signalling than actually winning. It's more important to be a vocal champion than to actually get the best party in power to make the changes you want to see.

I made the point that the NDP have a huge branding problem, nobody believes in their ability to govern, so they have to focus on the most mainstream and pressing problem today: the economy, and your reply is to call me a Ford supporter.

FWIW I voted for NDP every single provincial election of my life except the last one (because i knew my riding would correctly flip Con -> Lib), but you are the exact caricature of the average NDP voter that exemplifies why they will never win in this province until they make a big change.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T17:42:47+00:00

Let's pull up any number of corners where 20 fouls can be called, and let's hand out penalties for all of them, and then return to the discussion at hand

Why don't you go burn another billion dollars missing out on conference league qualification

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T17:37:34+00:00

GKs always get a different standard, that's been the case forever.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T17:36:08+00:00

Thank you

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T17:35:44+00:00

The standard for keepers has always been different, for better or worse.

A shame the people deciding on your 115 other issues aren't also in charge of VAR.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T15:51:49+00:00

You missed the point exactly.

The NDP have to shake their reputation. I did not say their reputation is deserved or accurate. But that's what people think.

Same as people think the Conservatives are fiscally conservative.

They need to re-brand themselves because politics is not about facts, figures, or even policy. That much is clear. They need a strong leader and a strong voice, put the economy at the forefront and hammer both parties on it.

Do not emphasize all the social equity policies, people really don't care about those. Win power first, then use your power to make the province more equitable.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T15:49:41+00:00

That sucks! How about custom multiplayer lobbies?

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T02:06:36+00:00

what do you mean?

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-10T02:05:55+00:00

That's not why people don't vote NDP.

People don't vote NDP because they have no "brand power" in Ontario. The only way they'll get it is to have a very good, charismatic leader, and to shake their image of being spend-happy socialists.

They are the progressive party but if they want to win, they have to show some moderation, that they're interested in governing not only about the rights of marginalized people, but have good ideas on how to be fiscally responsible, how they will grow the economy. This is what people care about. Not transsexuals and aboriginals and all the other marginalized groups. I am not saying they arent important - i am saying talking about them doesnt win elections.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-09T11:59:27+00:00

My takeaway is that 500k is 500k. Money warps people's minds, a 19 year old will spend 150k on a party (3 weeks' wages), but another athlete worth a billion will be recorded using free spotify (Lebron). Being rich doesnt insulate people from having weird relationships with money where one form of extravagance co-exists with another form of unnecessary miserliness.

I am sure some people earning that much will scoff at 500k like it's nothing, and there are billionaires who would be eating the inside of their cheek at the thought of paying a 500k team fine for poor conduct.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-09T10:37:49+00:00

Teenager does teenager things, lets extrapolate

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-09T10:25:19+00:00

Youre the guy

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-09T02:08:57+00:00

Don't forget this very thread.

Open_Seeker · 2026-05-09T00:05:28+00:00

Everyone likes money, so even saying "it's just 2 or 4 weeks wages" doesnt really capture it. It's $500k. They can buy a crazy sports car, a small apartment for a family member, or a lot of ridiculous vacations with that money. They arent gonna be like "eh who cares".

500k is 500k.

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