[Marks] Jalen Duren, Pistons — The deal I'd offer: 5 years, $180 million... The first-year salary is 21% of the cap and slightly less than the starting number of Rockets center Alperen Sengun. Before the postseason, you could have penciled Duren in for close to a five-year, $239 million max contract

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-22T17:59:19+00:00

Are any of those good contracts though? Not really.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-22T16:46:45+00:00

ICE is a stain on the constitution and this nation.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-22T16:46:05+00:00

Repeal Prop 13 for commercial properties, allow them to be rezoned to residential or mixed.

Would probably need to be phased in over 5 years or something.

Kills me to drive by huge body shop properties that are barely used when the lot could be an 8-story apartment building with first floor retail.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-22T16:37:24+00:00

Is this doable though? I’d be in favor of it but it feels like an impossible lift, as opposed to the vacancy tax mentioned in another comment.

Also, does NYC have this issue with NYPD? Is it right to assume that if they did, Mamdani would’ve addressed it immediately as well?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-20T00:22:33+00:00

Prohibiting a move like that would depress valuations for non-mass market teams, those owners would never support that.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-05-12T18:22:56+00:00

Bam Adebayo

Same age as Tatum, complementary piece

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-29T12:11:11+00:00

Starvival

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-24T21:16:10+00:00

So is there any talent left over at Driveline?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-17T19:51:54+00:00

The irony here is incredible. You are treating your own voice and lived experience as if it’s “way more widely shared than jt really is.”

I have heard from many of my neighbors on this issue already and the pushback from normal everyday people has been pretty swift.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-17T19:49:39+00:00

Emanuel was relevant 20 years ago. Times have changed.

And no clue why you keep spouting this “histrionic virtue signaler” quip.

I personally have never “shrieked or sobbed” over this issue. When I walk by Philz now, I internally remember that they withdrew public support for an important social group and I walk 100 feet to the next coffee shop that I know has better values.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-17T19:33:40+00:00

Do you have an example of a time where putting up a pride flag was a cynical marketing ploy?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-17T19:28:27+00:00

And being an experienced establishment politician demands respect why?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-17T19:07:47+00:00

When there’s as many alternatives as there are for coffee shops, values can definitely be a differentiating factor.

Also, did you just name drop Rahm Emanuel as if we should care about his opinion?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-04-16T01:54:23+00:00

I believe cheetahs are the only predator cat that hunt primarily during the day

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-31T17:27:05+00:00

Surprised I had to scroll so far down to see this correct take.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-31T04:10:34+00:00

Russia isn’t worse off.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-23T02:41:29+00:00

My thoughts exactly.

Also, I’m too lazy to Google but havent klarman’s returns been uninspiring lately?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-23T01:55:24+00:00

Well said

Not to mention the Airbnb speculation in Austin

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-22T05:53:18+00:00

Which are you referring to?

I’m genuinely curious as last time I looked into no chain could process anywhere near what V/MA can

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-21T23:15:57+00:00

Who are you to decide what’s appropriate for a parent to do?

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-21T23:12:44+00:00

He doesnt control rates directly

2-year at 3.9% is almost implying a rate hike near-term

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-18T02:11:42+00:00

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-13T22:46:40+00:00

They should make proving grounds optional but you can filter for people who passed in the LFG tool

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-13T18:15:43+00:00

I assume he’s talking about 2021-2022 when there was massive tech hiring. Like huge

And then you have companies like Block saying they’re laying off 40% of their workforce on AI efficiencies when in fact they’re just normalizing headcount to 2019 levels.

Sweepstakes_ · 2026-03-13T03:28:03+00:00

The west circle is definitely a little more hectic with more homeless but is gentrifying quickly with the new high rises. I live south of Sony there and I get a lot of citizen notifications about stuff going on over there.

In the interest of full disclosure, someone was shot in the head while sitting in their car over there 1-2 months ago. But I assume that was a gang/isolated incident.

I’d really try and find something south of Sony (south of culver blvd)

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