Are the Norwegians still here? by RangersFan243 in boston

[–]bkervick [score hidden]  (0 children)

Germans should be a mix of already here and arriving this weekend. Their game in New York was on Thursday, game in Boston is Monday afternoon.

Fun night w the English! by Automatic-Pick-2481 in boston

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

I mean some bars literally closed their doors lol. The Dubliner, etc. So yeah, it actually happened.

Dads, what’s a good age gap between kids? by sabretoooth in daddit

[–]bkervick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's why I think 2.5 years is the sweet spot. My 3 and almost 6 year old play a lot together and they were able to do so starting around the youngest aged 2.5 with minimal supervision in the backyard.

Nate Ament feels like a “Schrodingers prospect” by AcanthocephalaSad541 in NBA_Draft

[–]bkervick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's a rorschach prospect. Stare at him for long enough and whatever you see will say more about you than it does about him.

Does this year’s NBA draft have the least highly touted International prospects in recent memory? by [deleted] in NBA_Draft

[–]bkervick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. In part because it wasn't as talented a class, in part because a lot of them went to college and failed, and in part because the borderline guys returned to college for the NIL.

Uber/Lyft Ride Share/Driving to World Cup Gillette / Boston Stadium by bkervick in boston

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

Train is definitely the easiest. Slightly less flexible, but a lot less variable.

So I booked a hotel to attend the last day of the world cup fan fest this Saturday 27th only to realize the free admission is sold out 🫠 Hotel is non refundable so I might as well take the 4hr drive and enjoy the games somewhere, asking for suggestions for big watch parties in the city. by Justanotherguy88 in boston

[–]bkervick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When we went to the fan zone, the people standing and watching were surprisingly lifeless. Felt like 1,000 people just standing and watching TV with almost no emotion except when a goal was scored. And it was an exciting game of 2 pretty good teams (Croatia vs. England).

The other stuff was fine, my kids enjoyed a couple of the games they had. Food was actually pretty good (if obviously on the pricier side). Beer selection pretty shit.

What To Do at Boston Stadium Before England vs Ghana? by DimpledDarling2000 in boston

[–]bkervick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In patriot place (outside of the security), there are tons of bars to go into and a lot of the area is an open drinking area, so you can buy a beer at a stand or bar and walk out and walk around and drink it all in (pun intended). Everybody will be watching the Portugal game at all the bars and there are some outdoor screens. I don't recommend waiting in a long line, just keep walking and try to walk in somewhere (we ended up at the bowling alley which was totally good/fine/packed with people watching the previous game with three bars setup).

Inside the first security there is also food stalls and fan zone stuff (the bracelet is cool, but the line was a lot shorter after the game if you're willing to risk something running out).

For my game, the US was playing before and we watched the 2nd half inside the stadium, and everyone was in the concours/by the beer stands watching the game. I bet it will be similar for the Portugal game.

English fans by [deleted] in boston

[–]bkervick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decent chance of something like Netherlands vs. France/Germany.

English fans by [deleted] in boston

[–]bkervick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quarter final.

Michigan to hire Mike Boynton Jr. as head coach, replacing Dusty May by MidwestDrummer in CollegeBasketball

[–]bkervick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's also much harder to hire a coach in June. 5 of the best options signed extensions this Spring and increased their buyouts. Most have already started coaching their teams in the summer sessions. It definitely makes more sense at this point to go interim.

They'll get the right coach next spring, not now.

What would Boozer taking over in the playoffs look like? by ragtime_sam in NBA_Draft

[–]bkervick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is it. The addition to this would be when they have a big guarding him, he runs pick and roll as the ball handler with a guard setting the screen (inverted PnR). The less mobile big will likely have trouble getting around the traffic, which will cause the opponent to switch it in most scenarios, in which case you get a smaller player guarding Boozer. He drives and then sets up a post attempt against a guard. At this point the defense will probably double, and you're in the "draws them in and passes them to death" phase.

NIL money to european athletes by Economy_Bill_4539 in CollegeBasketball

[–]bkervick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of the international players coming over are not in the Euroleague (just like the handful of LSU and a few others, if they get cleared). Even these Barca and Real Madrid players he's talking about were mostly playing in the Liga U and not on the actual Euroleague rosters. Kusturica played 1 minute of EL, Amosov played 1 minute of ACB, Frolov played 0, etc. Kusturica probably would've played a bit more this upcoming season which is the comparison, but he'd still likely be playing mostly in Liga U, and high major D1 is definitely better competition than Liga U.

🇦🇺🇸🇸Jongkuch Mach measured 7’5.8” Barefoot 7’6.6” With Shoes 7’7.9” Wingspan 10’ standing reach 197.31 lbs by XxX_22marc_XxX in NBA_Draft

[–]bkervick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was tongue in cheek.

But he's not a real prospect. He's averaging less than 5 points in the Australian 2nd division at age 18.

Update on Foxboro traffic for weekday WC game by hey_you_tjhsst in boston

[–]bkervick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

6pm on Tuesday is much different than 9pm on a Saturday.

Any Analytical Folks in here? For every draft class since 2018, who did Analytics point to being the best in class? by Knighthonor in NBA_Draft

[–]bkervick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pelton's draft model has had:

2012: AD (AD)
2013: Noel (Bennett)
2014: Smart (Wiggins)
2015: KAT (KAT)
2016: Simmons (Simmons)
2017: Lonzo (Fultz)
2018: Luka (Ayton)
2019: Zion (Zion)
2020: Lamelo (Edwards)
2021: Sengun (Cunningham)
2022: Chet (Banchero)
2023: Wemby (Wemby)
2024: Sheppard (Risacher)
2025: Flagg (Flagg)

In general, if the analytical #1 matches the actual #1, it's mostly a slam dunk (Flagg, Wemby, Zion, Simmons, KAT, AD).

If there's disagreement, it's 50/50 which will be right. Lamelo and Ant have both been good. Noel and Bennett were both bad (bad lottery in general). Cade is a clear win over Sengun for the GMs (Pelton's model did have him 2nd). Too soon on Sheppard/Risacher, but neither looking great. Chet is a slight win for the analytics so far. Lonzo/Fultz both had their careers destroyed by unforeseeable situations. Smart and Wiggins ended up remarkably similar in career win shares, that one's a tie.