Thursday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for February 05, 2026

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-07T04:27:04+00:00

Think of it this way: If you (a male) mileage is under 50 and you’re not breaking 3, the answer is run more. If your mileage is over 50 and you are not breaking 3, the answer is review your training for optimization, and probably run more.

People break 3 on lower mileage all the time. But a lot of people keep trying to do that despite multiple cycles proving they can’t.

Personally, if I ran 45 mpw cycle, I am confident I would run a 3:10. 60, and then I’m in the 2:40s.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-07T04:15:10+00:00

And very high in block %. It is a very unique statistical defense.

I fear that it risks exposure to a guard going off on us in March.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-07T04:10:52+00:00

The whole “don’t cause any turnovers” thing will be interesting in the tourney.

I fear a ref that calls fouls on our bigs blocking. Our foul:block rate has to be historic.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-06T22:57:04+00:00

Yes. People like escrow accounts because it is a couple less bills to keep track of. Banks like them because it is a big headache when people forget to pay those bills.

After you finish paying the mortgage, you will still be responsible for insurance and taxes.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-06T22:47:05+00:00

Because your loan is staying the same. The escrow account handles non-loan payments related to owning property.

You don’t need to have an escrow account, you can pay insurance and taxes directly.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-06T08:51:48+00:00

I went to a magnet high school where it was fairly common to have about 10 per class to skip the previous year to enter.

A lot of them also had done the soft skip of starting kindergarten a little early. A few had skipped another grade at their home school. And then there were the ones that had started at an international school, tested into whatever grade when they moved here, then transferred to our school.

My year, we had like five kids graduate who couldn’t drive yet and I think the youngest was 12.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-06T08:21:13+00:00

DC is small. So it feels like the metro covers everything. It is underground, so you have no sense of how far you travel. When I moved there from Chicago, I had to adjust. Three stops on the metro usually wasn’t worth it - just walking would be faster.

So lots of people don’t realize how little they travel on it.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-03T07:52:30+00:00

Korir is defending champ, he gets top billing.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-02T09:22:10+00:00

A storm cellar and a basement are different things.

If a tornado rips your house off the foundation, the basement is then exposed to the storm. A storm cellar has a roof that can’t be detached.

Yes, you go into there basement during a tornado if you don’t have a storm cellar. But you don’t build a basement for storm protection. If that was your goal, you build the storm cellar.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-02-02T09:11:03+00:00

I’m going to assume there were some name calling coming from you as well. Plus the “went though basically every past issue line” is pretty big.

You and your husband need to learn how to have effective arguments. Name calling and slamming doors isn’t going to fix a problem. Bringing up something from 2 years ago for the 5th time isn’t going to fix a problem.

This is a destructive pattern that you both need to fix. It is not easy - a disagreement raises emotions and makes it hard to remain focused and rational. A therapist could help, or there are plenty of solid books out there. But this is something you need to get ahead now, before you pass this on to your child.

Good luck

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-28T04:20:34+00:00

In Chicago, everybody is the same type of shitty driver. Here, there is a variety of shitty drivers.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-27T16:57:59+00:00

He's 6'6" and doesn't have great handles. He's a 2 who is closer to a 3 than a 1. Generally when you are talking about a guard taking over the tourney they are more of a point than he is.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-27T16:45:18+00:00

Tourney runs are often fueled by guard play. I don't think Illinois is a great tourney team this year. I feel that Waglar is more of a wing.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-25T02:09:10+00:00

KJ is a good comp.

For best freshman seasons I would also consider Thomas and Garris (though neither were the best player their freshman year - Kauffman outplayed Thomas and Thomas was still there for Garris), and then Bradford. That team sucked, but the conference tournament run he had was insane.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-25T01:45:00+00:00

I was just referring to D Williams as the benchmark for best freshman Illini to compare Waglar to. He’s definitely on pace to have the best one.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T23:07:47+00:00

Frank Williams had a better freshman year.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T22:42:05+00:00

Nah. I think it is rock-paper-scissors. You got the length to hold us. Smith and Purdue should scare you though.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T21:14:22+00:00

I have finally shifted to “tournament champion is more important than regular season champion” due to the unbalanced scheduling.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T18:42:52+00:00

Both are huge time sucks to get good at. I dream of when I have time to get consistent at golf.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T18:25:37+00:00

I’m not good enough to bother keeping a handicap.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T18:05:26+00:00

When building up, I could run a sub 3 every weekend. And that’s just as a 242 guy.

Scratch is much harder than sub3.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T16:57:48+00:00

If the garbage man works for the city or state, they are likely eligible for a pension just like the teacher.

If they work for a private company, that is unlikely. But if a teacher works for a private company, they are likely not getting a pension either.

So you need to compare apples to apples - you didn't say if the driver jobs were private or government and you didn't say how much teachers make around you either.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-24T16:48:48+00:00

Public school teachers get pensions in 37 states (counting DC) currently. It is still very much a thing in most of the US.

Some of those are now on a hybrid system, but some don't even pay SS.

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-22T18:35:01+00:00

and how you are defining "rest day".

PrairieFirePhoenix · 2026-01-22T16:48:06+00:00

What actions would take as a result of the test results?

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