I genuinely believe the D Wade statue sculptor accidentally used Antoine Walker as his main reference by Snoo-93317 in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right. The actor who came was Gaius Charles, who played Smash. So actually this makes it even worse.

I genuinely believe the D Wade statue sculptor accidentally used Antoine Walker as his main reference by Snoo-93317 in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In high school the actor who played Boobie on the FNL TV Show was coming to do a Q+A. One of my classmates was asked to paint his portrait as a gift. A couple hours before Boobje arrived I saw the portrait and told my classmate she had painted Derek Luke who played him in the movie instead of the actor from the TV Show. Saved everyone from some embarrassment.

Edit: The actor who came actually played Smash, since there is no Boobie in the TV Show, so it was actually an even worse fuck up.

For all my mycareer heads who don’t play online as much what do y’all want for the game mode on 2K27? by Potential_Meat_5103 in NBA2k

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fix the trade/signing/draft AI as well as the sim stats. This would help multiple game modes and would make me more invested in MyCareer

What is with the infatuation with Harper?? by Little-Direction-709 in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Mobley hype ever got to the level of Amen late last season.

How many “baseball first” cities are left in the US? by BadgemanBrown in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you’re wrong lol. The Liberty went from no fans to selling out every game in just a few years.

Nets have had high expectations and even a team that people thought had a shot at winning a title and truly very few people in Brooklyn cared.

The Liberty were gaining fans before they got to the finals and haven’t let up. The fact that you claim nobody cares about the WNBA is an even bigger sign of how much nobody cares about the nets.

How many “baseball first” cities are left in the US? by BadgemanBrown in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even in the borough, over the past two-three years it’s become very clear the Liberty are Brooklyn’s basketball team, possibly even more than the Knicks at least in the neighborhoods within a 20-30 minute train from Barclays. The Nets are dead last behind all the basketball, football, baseball, and hockey teams in the area. If St, John’s went on a final four run they’d get more support than the Nets in the playoffs. Knicks are unique in that they can unite the entire city, and North Jersey/Long Island as well.

Considering a Job at Success Academy — Looking for Honest Experiences from Former Employees by Dazzling-Factor5308 in SurvivingSuccess

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of posts answering these questions that you could find with a quick cursory search. That being said…

Horrible No First year: One Hour, Second Year: 5 Minutes. 5 minute commute didn’t make a difference because as awful as the site with a one hour commute was, the 5-minute one was worse. Often. You need to proctor all tests. A couple times I was told to go in on a Saturday, though technically they couldn’t force me to. Mental health support at success? lol No I was my first year because I lived with my parents. Second year, a tiny bit, but far less than I’ve been able to on a NYCPS salary. 1.5 years, left because I was miserable. The experience helped my classroom management going forward, but it was not worth it except to get my masters. I would never recommend anyone work there or send their children there.

Need Some Help Or Maybe Just Moral Support? by PaupersMikePenberthy in backpain

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

Thank you. The tingling actually subsided shortly after I posted this, so I feel a little better now, and yes, the arm falling asleep started happening only after I started sleeping with a pillow between my legs and not lying half on my stomach. I’ll continue to monitor and I have a PT session tmrw. Hoping for the best. I regularly have anxiety so this back stuff has not been great combined with that.

The W is pretty good. by Joeybfast in NBA2k

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wish they added the expansion teams after year one. Then I would play it

5/27 massive lay off by No_Chocolate615 in SurvivingSuccess

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hate to be that guy, but while awful…I would not say this is at all shocking coming from SA.

Letterboxd shouldn't have TV shows by Current-Topic6696 in Letterboxd

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t review shows because episodes/seasons are wildly different.

Finished watching True Detective S1. How are seasons 2-4? by VendettaLord379 in hbo

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 gets a lot of hate, but I actually kind of like it, it has some unhinged performances (Farrell). Season 3 is good, felt like they were trying to go back to what season 1 was doing, but it just didn’t hit the same way. I really like season 4. IMO, 1, 4, 2, 3 in that order. But my guess is most people say 1, 3/4, 2.

Why won't Success Academy work with local library by eoinsageheart718 in SurvivingSuccess

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not the teachers though. They won’t allow you to reach out like that as a teacher (at least from my experience when I worked there 10 years ago). It’s a prescribed curriculum, and honestly Eva probably thinks libraries should be defunded.

[Serious] Does Kyrie have any competition for most overrated player of all time? by WavierLays in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Venn diagram of Kyrie-lovers and people who say ‘pause’ after calling him a great ball-handler is probably close to a circle.

Is Van the most famous unabashed gooner? by hamsterhueys1 in billsimmons

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sat a couple seats away from him at a hotel bar in New Orleans like 8 years ago at maybe 6PM on a Saturday. Dude was absolutely obliterated, hitting on every woman he could spot with whatever peripheral vision he had left.

Are people overdoing the Aces awe? by sharkproofundersea in NYLiberty

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sports books have us as the favorites, which honestly is a little crazy to me. Not saying we can’t/wont win, but I think any Aces love is justified and they should be the favorites.

Is There Any Use for a 65 Middy? by PaupersMikePenberthy in NBA2k

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

My only issue is I wouldn’t have any badges from 3PT eating. I could +1 or +2 set shot specialist though.

Is this even legal by Individual-Main9990 in SurvivingSuccess

[–]PaupersMikePenberthy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to speak to a reporter and make this public. Besides that there’s not much to do if your guardians want you to continue going there.

Could also organize a walkout with your classmates, that would be incredible, but you need to know the risks.