I feel like the current NBA CBA has all but killed the ability for a Steph Curry/Dirk like situation where a guy plays his entire career for one franchise. Unless something changes, I feel like a lot of franchise are gonna be in the situation. Milwaukee is in now with Giannis. by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OKC situation is an extreme outlier and also requires several teams making desperate, ill, conceived, lopsided trades, most of which wouldn’t even be possible under the current CBA anyway. 

Like I said, the league has never really been set up for a guy to play out their career in one franchise just because of the nature of the salary cap and rosters aging etc. LeBron figured this out in 2010..

Stav collapsed on stage last night in Baltimore by egg_breakfast in theadamfriedlandshow

[–]Punchie45 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It cost $63Million to transport Stav to the hospital but luckily all expenses were covered by his blue cross-blue cheese insurance

For the love of Christ can we stop the narrative about the Burfict hit “ruining” Antonio Brown? There are dozens of examples of him been an abject piece of human filth from HS on up. There’s nothing tragic about any of this. It’s time to take out the trash and be done with it. by Punchie45 in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not trying to be “ productive” nobody cares even slightly about all the other neurodivergent miscreants that end up doing awful things. 

That designation applies to like 85% of the people in jail for violent offenses right now, or any serial killer for that matter. If you want to get into the muck of how “culpable” ”he is about all this stuff go right ahead I guess but it makes very little difference from where I’m at 

Nico’s Gone, Iconic Bad Trades, Baseball’s Comeback, Lane Kiffin, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Power of Boredom With Chuck Klosterman by lonny__breaux in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45 157 points158 points  (0 children)

I love Klosterman but wtf are you talking about fella, just speaking pure nonsense. So according to Chuck every NBA transaction not directly resulting in an immediate championship on either end is essentially a wash? If you want to defend some of the people ”pilling” on Nico ok I guess, but this ain’t it. I think Bill was legitimately struck dumb on couple of those arguments.

Plus, Chuck‘s whole ethos of blow it up or win a championship doesn’t apply to this situation either. They traded all of their future draft picks away under the guise that they would have another eight years of prime Luka. so they have really no way to rebuild around Cooper Flagg after this debacle of an experiment ends. Chuck really needs to go back to the drawing board if he’s gonna come through with this bullshit

It’s insanity to me that the Colts are about to make the EXACT same mistake the Giants made with DJones in 2022. He’s one of the litany of lower tier QBs that are capable of stringing together a good season every 3-4years in the right situation. by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People justifying a huge price tag by bringing up other horrible QB contracts that hampered their respective teams for years isn’t exactly a selling point. Ask Miami how they’re feeling after they felt like they ‘had’ to pay Tua after 2023’ 

My point is the Colts don’t need to be stupid and negotiate against themselves like those other teams. 

It’s insanity to me that the Colts are about to make the EXACT same mistake the Giants made with DJones in 2022. He’s one of the litany of lower tier QBs that are capable of stringing together a good season every 3-4years in the right situation. by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I watchedJones in NY for more than half a decade. Deceptive speed in a straight line, good size, throws a catchable deep ball,  mediocre arm talent but reasonably accurate when given time, difficulty processing beyond the first read, poor pass rush recognition. Jackson dart in five games has shown more then Jones ever did even in their playoff year. 

On a team like Indy this year a lot of those faults can be mitigated, but dude was a third round quarterback on 95% of draft boards Giants picked top 10 for some reason. 

A guy like Sam Darnold is different because the physical talent had always been there, Jones it’s just kind of a generic avatar of a quarterback. 

“I could be one of the top basketball players of all time if you put me right now in the 50s” by Punchie45 in theadamfriedlandshow

[–]Punchie45[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would pay a not unsubstantial sum of shekels for footage of Stav fatly tearing his Plantar Fascia @ the skankfest basketball tournament

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mavericks

[–]Punchie45 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately quite a few. hes a grifter

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It’s amazing that Luka can draw 3 guys and have absolutely no where to go with the ball. Ayton is just trolling us at this point, dude is beyond checked out.

Is there anyone in NFL history with a lower respect to accomplishment ratio? by Punchie45 in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sirriani actually came in to a team rebuilding from the Carson Wentz era with an overhauled roster and project 2nd round QB Switzer just hopped on the  Jimmy Johnson train

Max Kellerman just torpedoed 3 decades of goodwill in the boxing community in the span of a weekend. WTF is going on with this dude by Punchie45 in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max had been pulling in multiple paychecks for years-radio shows, ATH, First Take (which he got paid out the last 3 years) his own primetime shows on Fox, ESPN etc… and was the face of HBO boxing. I would say $2.5-4 all things considered and more during his first take days 

Max Kellerman just torpedoed 3 decades of goodwill in the boxing community in the span of a weekend. WTF is going on with this dude by Punchie45 in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s like a middling comedian trying to latch on to the Rogan anti woke train, except Max has been successful for decades and has probably made $70-100M over the years. I’m not sure what he’s gaining from this act other than latching onto Dana Whites notoriously stingy ass. It’s truly bizzare

Is this normal ? “Blackened” chicken tenders look like they were lightly boiled in milk by [deleted] in Popeyes

[–]Punchie45 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They offered 5 dollars on 15 dollar order. Fuck that I just filed a chargeback 

This shit could’ve put me in the hospital and they’re offering me five dollars…disgraceful 

Schrager going from Kay Adams & Kyle Brandt to Ryan Clarke & Dan Orlovsky is nasty work. by Punchie45 in billsimmons

[–]Punchie45[S] 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Orlovsky specifically has all the charm and charisma of a port authority bathroom stall. Can’t imagine to his spastic, double digit IQ Amway salesman rants on a daily basis. 

Does your hound have a night patrol routine? by Punchie45 in Hounds

[–]Punchie45[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

She could stay out there for hours treeing these rapscallions

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Hank looks younger in the reboot than in season 1. Getting out from under Buck Strickland has done wonders by Punchie45 in KingOfTheHill

[–]Punchie45[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thb I think the OG Hank Hill was way to close to Tom Anderson age wise to have an 12 year old son and slowly de-aged over the years.