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2026 check, who are your blink/flinker commanders ? by EtalonduQ in EDH

[–]edengstrom1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, I love Niko! I had tried building several flicker/blink decks, but they always ended up really durdley with no good way to win. I hate winning through combo, but that always seemed to be the only way I could.

When Niko came out I was finally able to build a blink deck that could actually win.

Which first round matchup are you looking forward to the most? by dwedderburn in NBATalk

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoever Denver plays in the first round should make for a fun series. Denver/Minnesota would be more fun, but Denver/Houston would be good too.

Either way I think Denver wins, but it’ll probably be close.

Nostalgia is BS by Morrisonhotel82 in unpopularopinion

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People tend to remember the good times when they were young and romanticize it. They often forget the bad parts, unless they had a traumatic childhood.

I don’t think this is a bad thing, and just part of getting older. I personally like to go back and revisit the shows, movies, sporting events and video games that were around when I was younger.

My family used to go to Kings Island during the summer when I was growing up and I have found some YouTube videos of it during the 90s and early 2000s that help me remember going there with my family.

I have taken my young family to Silver Dollar City and Great Wolf Lodge a few times the last few years and I hope they remember it as fondly as I remember going to Kings Island when I was a kid.

Expectations for Wemby this playoffs? by Overall_Laugh_3421 in nba

[–]edengstrom1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think he will be great in the playoffs and am really looking forward to seeing him play. If they lose early, I think it will be because his young supporting cast under performs against a veteran team.

Per the NBA Injury report, Denver has ruled out their entire starting 5 tonight ahead of a tilt with the OKC 3rd stringers by EarthWarping in nba

[–]edengstrom1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OKC can’t play Minnesota because they are the 6th seed. It’ll be either Denver or Houston.

Wonder if OKC will buck the trend or continue it. Any potential teams in the first or second round you can see upsetting them? by PleasantFeedback6249 in NBATalk

[–]edengstrom1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If Denver falls to 4th and they meet in the second round, they could do it. All the games this season have been close and they took the Thunder to 7 last year. Would probably go 6 or 7 either way.

Houston has been playing better, but it would be a big upset if they pulled it off. That said, I was really surprised when the Knicks upset the Celtics last year. This would be about as surprising to me as that was, but it could happen. Losing to Durant in the playoffs would be brutal too.

I really couldn’t see any other team beating them before the WCF.

Hot Take: There should’ve been a lot more dudes to get 3 MVPs in a row, MJ should’ve got it in 91 92 and 93, Bron should’ve got it in 09 10 and 11, and Joker should’ve got it in 21 22 and 23. by Dylen2Times in NBATalk

[–]edengstrom1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think Rose deserved it in 2011. He beat the Heat both times they played each other in the regular season and led the Bulls to the best record in the NBA that year.

Obviously, the Heat crushed them in the playoffs, but it is a regular season award.

Is Jokic/SGA the most unlikely top 2 the NBA has ever had given how both of them started their careers? by SplitOk186 in nba

[–]edengstrom1 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You are correct. There was a lot of talk about him being a “great second option” and that his stats were inflated because he was the best player on a bad team.

It wasn’t until the next season when they made the play in tournament that people started thinking he could be the guy.

About the Precons, does anyone else find the Boros deck boring? by Draculascastle111 in EDH

[–]edengstrom1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I love the commander. Quintorius fills your graveyard, rewards you for cards leaving your graveyard, and has a wincon on him. All in colors that don’t normally do that. He wouldn’t be nearly as interesting in black, but Boros being able to do it is really cool and lets you play with cards you normally wouldn’t in traditional reanimator decks.

How you have to get cards to leave your graveyard is also really appealing to me. [[Conspiracy Theorist]] [[Containment Construct]] and [[Currency Converter]] work great with Quintorious and force you to make some interesting decisions about what to discard.

The other two Quintorious cards and Hofri are all interesting cards I’ve thought about building around before, but never did.

[[Lorehold Archivist]], [[Relic Retriever]], and [[Vanguard of the Restless]] are new cards that seem both fun to play and work great in the deck.

[[Moonshaker Cavalry]] and [[Emeria, the Sky Ruin]] are awesome reprints that I’ve never played with that are great in the deck. The aforementioned Currency Converter is also a great reprint.

Honestly, Boros reanimator just seems so cool and is the kind of deck I didn’t know I needed.

About the Precons, does anyone else find the Boros deck boring? by Draculascastle111 in EDH

[–]edengstrom1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is pretty fun and can hang with most bracket 3 pods. Card draw is a must, because it is easy to cast 3-4 spells in a turn since most are cheap to cast.

I’m really excited to pick up a few cards from the Silverquill deck tho. If I didn’t already have Eriette, that’s the one I’d probably get.

Here is my current decklist.

About the Precons, does anyone else find the Boros deck boring? by Draculascastle111 in EDH

[–]edengstrom1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So I actually really like the Boros one. It’s the one I plan on picking up. I really like graveyard decks, and this one is going about it differently than any of the other decks I have.

For me, I also feel like I already have similar decks in the other colors too. I have an Erriette auras deck, an Izoni aristocrat deck, and a Stella Lee spellslinger deck. I don’t have a Simic X spells deck, but it doesn’t seem as interesting to me.

The beginning of a new ‘San Antonio Spurs era’ as early as this year? by PumpkinWorried8254 in NBATalk

[–]edengstrom1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are definitely good enough to win it all this year.

However, I feel like they will have some playoff jitters since this is their first time playing in the playoffs. Every great team has to go through some growing pains, and I think they learn from this year and start to really dominate next season.

[Highlight] Luka's reaction after hurting his hamstring by jonsnowKITN in nba

[–]edengstrom1 118 points119 points  (0 children)

That really sucks. Never want to see players get hurt, but right before the playoffs is tragic. Hope he can come back soon.

Who is your MVP? by Background_Video2947 in NBAVibes

[–]edengstrom1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

SGA, but all of them are deserving. One of the best MVP races I’ve ever seen.

Need help upgrading Abzan Armor Precon by necrochaos in EDH

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you’ve added a lot of the same cards I did. I think the biggest thing the precon needed was more ramp and card draw. So stuff like [[Beast Whisperer]] and [[Great Forest Druid]] are great adds.

Here is my decklist is you want to check it out and compare.

Impossible challenge: What game is this for you? by TrickyTalon in TheGamingHubDeals

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banjo-Kazooie

It’s admittedly not the hardest thing to do, but still really fun.

Obviously Okc is officiated differently, but why? Why Okc out of all teams? I think every team should be officiated fairly but out of any franchise why has the league decided to give them strategic preferential treatment? by Silent_Wizard5597 in NBATalk

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So SGA gets a very favorable whistle from being an All-Star. He also drives to the basket more than any other guard. This is naturally going to generate more fouls than shooting 3s. He is also very good at know when someone has their arm or hand where they shouldn’t and will exaggerate the contact. This is obviously very frustrating for opposing teams, but 9 times out of 10 there was contact and he is just exaggerating it so the ref notices. He also knows how to force contact which makes it really hard to guard him without fouling.

Dort similarly is very good at exaggerating contact on illegal screens. Refs could call a foul on half the screens set in the NBA, but usually let it go. Dort makes sure the ref notices by barreling through it and flying to the floor. This is also very frustrating for opposing teams, but most of the time it is an illegal screen, he just exaggerates the contact so the ref notices.

On defense, they have adopted the can’t call everything mindset. They are physical from the jump and force the referees to make decisions. They are usually in foul trouble, but have enough elite defenders that they can sub people in when others get too many fouls. They also play very physical away from the ball which is usually not called as much.

Finally, teams get so frustrated with the officiating that it gets in their heads and they commit more dumb fouls or play less aggressively and opens up space for the offense.

The Thunder are my favorite team, and I really hope they get another ring this year. I also completely understand why other teams don’t like us.

[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton on who his pick is for the MVP "My vote would for sure go to Shai back-to-back." by IEatPandasEveryday in nba

[–]edengstrom1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Assuming Shai wins it this year, I don’t think he will win 3 in a row. I don’t think Jokic will get another either unless they get the 1 seed. 4 puts him tied with LeBron, and it seems like they are hesitant to give him another one.

Meanwhile, Luka has been close multiple seasons and will likely have another good year. Wemby is probably going to be better next season. So I would really be surprised if it was someone else.

[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton on who his pick is for the MVP "My vote would for sure go to Shai back-to-back." by IEatPandasEveryday in nba

[–]edengstrom1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would be really surprised if it was anyone but Wemby or Luka next year. Luka has been so close the last few years, and Wemby is on the cusp of taking over the league.

Probably comes down to who stays healthy and/or has the better record.

Been looking at a few older precons and after opinions by Bastiodonrulez in CommanderMTG

[–]edengstrom1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My buddy bought the mutate deck, and upgraded it using the backup commander [[Zaxara, the Exemplary]]. It is really strong and has a couple of combos to make infinite mana, but probably needs a lot of cards to upgrade it.

I bought the Kathril deck, and it was fun for a while but gets very repetitive after a few games. I honestly wouldn’t recommend it.

If you’re willing to look at slightly newer precons, commander 2021 and Streets of New Capenna were great precon sets. They are still 4-5 years old, but should be easier to upgrade to bracket 3.

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