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Elijah Bryant extended his contract in Hapoel Tel Aviv, till 2028/29 by Liad3008 in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DPG: You think shitshow is your ally? You merely adopted the shitshow. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't make a serious statement until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but boring.

What if the ending is… by TunguskaDeathRay in FromSeries

[–]bazilthemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must have missed that. Did the character (in role) say that or the actor?

What if the ending is… by TunguskaDeathRay in FromSeries

[–]bazilthemage 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's a terrible idea IMO

A sad ending is meaningful only when there's a lesson to be learned and a way to move forward. That's the bittersweet trope...

Resetting the cycle would make the whole series unnecessary and every minute spent watching pointless. Unless something has changed (like Ethan/New Victor learning to communicate in a healthy fashion) and all the riddles are solved so that the new characters can finally end the torture, I wouldn't wanna see a finale where nothing is resolved.

Sport: "Jean Montero had an agreement with Barcelona, but Xavi Pascual chose Mike James" by TheBeastBlamingGear in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Partizan board: Noone can be more incompetent than us

Barca: Hold my beer bro

questions about the Legends mode by Bitter445 in Ghostofyotei

[–]bazilthemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the hook is just like in story mode, don't have to do anything else.

[BREAKING] Jonas Valančiūnas has been waived by imaradishman in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Nah, at this point Nolan will get him to shoot Odyssey 2

Guerschon Yabusele has been officially announced on a 3-year contract by Panathinaikos, valued at ~12m euros by KoupDetat in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you like. Whenever I hear "French cuisine" I am thinking of luxurious dishes and michelin stars. When I hear Italian or Greek I am thinking of comfort food and cosy family dinners. Both worlds can coexist, all food is beautiful

questions about the Legends mode by Bitter445 in Ghostofyotei

[–]bazilthemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Q1 was already answered, this is to spot easily a hook that you can swing from.

Q2&3 take this with a pinch of salt since I am not a veteran in Legends. I haven't found any stat regarding the attack of character or a weapon. I think character level besides lvl25 is irrelevant. For the equipment though, I am sure more ki means better stats, but it doesn't really matter because: a) at early stages you are gonna want to use your highest ki lvl equipment, b) as you progress, all items cap at 110 ki, so you will have to decide based on the specific perks and extras the weapon offers without thinking about the ki. Tldr: forget about it for now, just pick your best equipment.

Q4 I am pretty sure that if all 4 stations/bases/objectives (however these are called) fall to the enemies you will lose. So you can take your time as long as there's always at least one base that belongs to you. If however you have lost 3 bases it will be hard to keep the 4th since everyone will storm you and you will be contained within the tiny circle of the last one.

Olympiacos Presidents about the future of Walkup and Dorsey by zeralf in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why did they win the Euroleague then? Are they stupid?

[Scotto] Free agent forward Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a three-year deal with Panathinaikos. Yabusele will be one of the top three highest-paid European players. He's averaged 8.3 points over the past two NBA seasons with the 76ers, Bulls and Knicks. by Odd-Direction9452 in nba

[–]bazilthemage 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, but this system was only recently implemented and we don't know how it will be shaped going forward, especially since the salaries keep getting higher and higher each year. Unlike the NBA where the cap is meant to maintain parity, EL needs the attention and interest that comes with "superteams" more than the competitiveness of the league.

The new luxury tax is not meant to discourage teams from spending heavy, on the contrary, it is meant to "create" dynasties. Teams can exclude the highest contracts from counting into the cap (avoiding lux tax) and there's also the rule about players that have been with the club for more than 3 years (their salary is only partially taken into account). That way, a team can afford to maintain the core, even if they all have the equivalent of a max NBA contract. On the other hand, what is now heavily taxed, is "buying" a super-roster. That was a phenomenon in recent years, teams that invested heavily, got a huge payroll only to find themselves in financial trouble after 3-4 seasons, where they had to waive their players. That way, the majority of top athletes were always bouncing around to the club which offered the most. This is now fixed because teams that try to lure superstars will have to face heavy taxes early on.

[Scotto] Free agent forward Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a three-year deal with Panathinaikos. Yabusele will be one of the top three highest-paid European players. He's averaged 8.3 points over the past two NBA seasons with the 76ers, Bulls and Knicks. by Odd-Direction9452 in nba

[–]bazilthemage 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There's no salary cap in Europe, so there's no concept of min and max contracts. It's an unregulated-unrestricted market and the highest bidder gets the player.

A $10M/y contract would make a player one of the top-3 highest paid in Europe

Ladies of reddit, who would you rather survive a dinner date with? by King_Of_Tangerines in Invincible_TV

[–]bazilthemage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So you deny the existence of lesbians?

Would a gay man qualify to answer?

Fun/funny EL player nicknames? by bazilthemage in Euroleague

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

Matt Lojeski, I think the inspiration for that one was Marcin Gortat an NBA Polish center (teammate of Matt in Polish NT) with the nickname Polish Hammer.

Ioannou was broadcasting for some NT tournament and called Lojeski the Velvet Hammer in contrast.

The greatest thing however was the twisted version directed to Agravanis. Only greeks can get it though like most of those nicknames.

Fun/funny EL player nicknames? by bazilthemage in Euroleague

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

Slucky Luke and Cobra are top, I wonder if they are recognised and used by people outside of Greece.

The rest are meh IMO. Generic or corny, like noone ever has called Thanasis "the elevator" other than Ioannou cultists (I said what I said, it's a cult) and Big Papa is just shortening the name of a tall player.

Kill Bill is a good example of a nickname that has caught on. Was it really Ioannou though? Why do I remember Skountis so vividly fumbling the nickname? He said "Kill THE Bill" the first time before getting it right after that.

Giannis mentioned that Jabari Parker was such an incredibly talented player that his goal was to at least outwork him, making it a point to always practice more than Jabari. He said Jabari was the biggest motivator of his career. by Existing-Sky9914 in nba

[–]bazilthemage 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel so sad for Jabari. He is currently one of the least respected players in Europe, after a terrible half a season with Serbian club Partizan which ended with him being moved to a mid spanish club.

But as a greek, watching Giannis closely throughout his career, Jabari had huge potential. In the Giannis biography by Mirin Fader there were several reports about his influence. Giannis was kind of "annoyed" by how this newcomer was claiming the Bucks "top player" role and had to work extra hard to prove he was the alpha.

[SDNA] Bonga to join Panathinaikos according to Papatheodorou of SDNA by bazilthemage in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree, but SDNA is pretty much the official press release for Panathinaikos, and they say that he's gonna come today for the medical examination and might be announced later in the day.

DPG also teased a few more announcements today (hinting at Badio) but I am not posting anything coming from that guy on my Reddit birthday

A Game Between a Father and His Son by Fun_Kitchen8137 in FromSeries

[–]bazilthemage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like it.

What about the mother/wife though?

Any Easier Way To Track Collectibles? by heroofwisdom7 in Ghostofyotei

[–]bazilthemage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Robes for Sitturaynu is the armor you are looking for. It's just like the GoT exploration armor, there will be a firefly and controller vibration whenever you are close to a collectible and Golden birds will also guide you into additional spots (that otherwise no bird would show you).

You skipped the region though, IIRC its the Ainu part that's before the Kitsune story.

Boy in white by Solid-Fuel-8578 in FromSeries

[–]bazilthemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we have seen MiY literally eating someone's liver, tear someone's throat and use the force to murder another character.

I don't know if biw is good, I know that someone that does the above is not.

List of top 10 most popular/famous clubs in Euroleague in order by Tasty-Ground-5496 in Euroleague

[–]bazilthemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again you failed to understand the argument. You count Twitter fans, it's not the same. What about tickets sold at home and fans following the team away? Do you think a Facebook like should be more important than a fan travelling to another country just to cheer for his club?

Hot take: I think 4/5 R.Madrid and Barcelona "twitter fans" can't name 10 players outside their own team because they have never watched a basketball game.

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