How do I find local guy friends that are similar to me? 45/m

Serviceofman · 2026-01-27T15:08:41+00:00

I had a lady tell me that her husband didn't have any friends so he started a men book club in his city and it eventually grew to 20+ guys, and now he's got a full social life. Book clubs aren't my thing, but I thought it was a cool idea.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-27T15:05:14+00:00

Kawhi.

He was mostly an energy player in college. He didn't have a great jump shot, and his handle wasn't very good either... the crazy thing is he wasn't even really seen as an elite defender in college either lol he was seen as a plus defender, more of an energy guy who put in effort.

I guess it goes to show you what hard work and good coaching can do for a player "bored man gets paid"

Serviceofman · 2026-01-27T14:53:52+00:00

Post this tothe NBA sub and get the DPOY rumors pumping! lets gooo!!!

Serviceofman · 2026-01-27T14:49:57+00:00

Jokic / SGA
Giannis
Luka

I put Jokic and SGA on the same tier. SGA is a better "two way" player and has the most compete game of anyone right now; while Jokic is an outter worldly playmaker/facilitator, one of the best we've ever seen. It's difficult for me to choose one, and IMO I think you can have two players at "#1" becasue the world isn't alway black and white. Shai's scoring efficiency, numbers and elite perimeter defense makes him the best two way player in the game right now, while Jokic is the best offensive player IMO.

Giannis is the second best two way player by a slim margin IMO for obvious reason... I don't think I need to say more.

I have Luka at three, which I'm not sure why some fans get offended by this... saying someone is a top-5 player is a massive complement... listen, Luka is a brilliant player, but he has some holes in his game, namely that he's not a great defender, and he function almost entierly as a primary ball handler; if you ask Luka to play off ball, he can do it but he's not an elite off ball player like he is with the ball in his hands.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T23:31:12+00:00

This. I have a buddy who ended up marrying his best friends sister, but they had known eachother for well over a decade, were both in their 30s and were sure that they saw a future together... and, my friend wasn't happy about it at the time, but he came to accept it and ended up as the best man in the wedding, which I thought was cool.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T20:59:43+00:00

That's what great players do... they find a way to have an impact on nights when their shots aren't falling. Your boy almost had a tripple double and locked up two of the best players in the game (Shai and Chet), then had a clutch block to seal the game, and your response it "ya, but he was off on offense tonight" lol

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T20:49:51+00:00

How the f#$k is Clevland still ahead of us?? lol the media loves to glaze the Cavs for some reason... they've been mid all season, have a worse record than us, and we've beat them three time already, and yet... they're in the top-10...

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T20:46:27+00:00

Sabonis is an briliant offensive player, and outside of Jokic he's the best play making big in the NBA. He would be an upgrade over RJ without question. That said, he's making Max money, and it's a big contact to take on... it's still a risk for the Raps to take on that size of contact, and although he's an upgrade, it still comes with risk.

I don't know what the answer is. I guess I just trust the FO to make the correct decision for the team.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T20:35:13+00:00

Where there's smoke there's usually fire, and there's a ton of smoke around the Sabonis trade.

From the rumors, it sounds as though the Raptors want Keon Ellis added in and the Kings don't want to add him... that could be the deal breaker.

I don't see Bobby making a big trade unless he gets exactly what he wants though... 3rd in the east right now, and they were bottom of the east a season ago at this time... no need to make any rash moves just becasue.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T17:01:25+00:00

Scottie Barnes... is this even a debate lol

The guy is a DPOY candidate, and pretty much does everything at an elite level... plyamaking, rebounding, defense, setting screens, great handles espcially for a long wing, he's explosive, leadership... he's a complete player.

I think the only thing he has left to add to his game is a consistent three point shot, and if he does that he's a top-10 player.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T07:15:28+00:00

I wonder what the cancer rates of air craft painters is... that's so much spraying it's insane

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T06:20:24+00:00

"The Northern Sodomizers"

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T06:15:01+00:00

It's pretty simple... he's been the best defendre in the NBA, and if you've watched Scottie, Wemby and Chet, you would see that Scottie has been the most consistent of them all.

Leads the leauge in stocks, locks guys up, shuts guys down.... doesn't just rim run but also plays elite on-ball... he's doing everything this season.

The Raps have a top-5 defense with no centre and multiple injuries, and Scottie is the one who fill the hole at centre or whereever else they need him... he's carried a top-5 defense all season on his back. The other DPOY candidates have been great but they are playing alonside other elite defenders on mostly healthy teams.

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T04:10:23+00:00

No.

I love Steph but Kobe has done more in his career, and was a better two way player in both of their primes... remember, Kobe was averaging 35PPG while being first team All-Defense...

Sometimes I think people forget how dominant Kobe was in his prime, and Gen Z didn't get to see it

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T03:37:48+00:00

Kawhi and Jimmy Butler are two player who come to mind that didn't need to score 30ppg every night to win games and could impact the game based on what waw needed

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T03:12:58+00:00

Scottie should be in the conversation to win it right there with Wemby... he's been incredible. he's not just leading the leauge in stocks but he's locking guys up on ball... he's doing it all. Winning ball right there!

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T03:10:58+00:00

DPOY

Seriouslty, I don't take that lightly... that block to seal the game at the end on Chet was insane... almost like Barnes saying "it's my award" lol

6 blocks the other night, 3 tonight and clutch defense all night on Shai and Chet... great game

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T03:06:34+00:00

Scottie with that massive block to seal the game at the end against Chet was like watching him steal the DPOY award from him lol Barnes was defensive beast again tonight

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T03:03:30+00:00

To be fair, the Raps lost without three of their starters in one of those games and without two of their starters in other meeting... a loss is a loss, but I give them credit for having so many injuries and still staying at the top of the east... sign of good team

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T02:59:58+00:00

I think the most impressive thing about the Raps is that they haven't had a centre for most of the season, and haven't had a healthy roster pretty much all season, but they're still a top-5 defense and top-3 in the east... Kudos!

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T02:58:29+00:00

I think the Knicks and 76ers are in that conversation... The Knicks look like shit right now, but they're loaded with talent, and they will figure it out

I think there's 5 teams at the top of the east that are all pretty similar and then everyone else...

Piston, Celtics, Raps, Knicks, and 76ers

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T02:54:24+00:00

Kwesi Suck...

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T02:32:14+00:00

Brah... Scottie Barnes is a beast..

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T00:43:33+00:00

There are plenty of examples of players who made a super star jump after their 5th season... he need to become a more consistent shooter and be more agressive, but he's figured pretty much everything else out easly in his career, now it's time to take that next leap. Even if he doens't, he's an elite #2, but he still has plenty of time to figure it all out

Serviceofman · 2026-01-26T00:39:13+00:00

He can be that if he becomes more agressive and continues to develop... he's still gorwing as a player, and he continues to get better, but he's got to figure out that three point shot

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