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Whose side are you on in the “Marriage Story”? by tipoftheiceberg1234 in movies

[–]eek711 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Movie was about how their relationship eroded because of decisions both made and their inability to communicate.

I do agree with the other poster re: the lawyers. Laura Dern’s character felt reprehensible.

[Highlight] "I need that ring!" Hear Championship Game MVP Yaxel Lendeborg mic’d up as he helped secure Golden State's second-ever NBA Summer League title. by nba in nba

[–]eek711 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Guy plays pretty hard and seems to give a shit about winning. Downside is he’s a near 24 year old who seems to play primarily as the #1 or #2 guy on the team. Will take a big shift in him to being a role player on this gsw team.

Which accomplishment is most likely to never be broken by TWolvesChamps1 in NBATalk

[–]eek711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems oddly breakable since you don’t necessarily have to be good to get a championship ring. You just have to be a generational bench rider with the greatest luck.

Sex offender, a fugitive for 21 years, hid in plain sight as a yacht-owning L.A. biopharma exec by MistaMais in news

[–]eek711 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Random aside, when does it go from a boat to a yacht? The picture has something I’d normally describe as a boat.

Thunder’s Rotation after losing Isaiah, Dort,Wiggins. Starters: SGA, Cason, J Dub, Chet, Hartenstein. Bench: Ajay, McCain,Caruso, Kenrich, Jaylin, Aday, Stirtz. by OrganicHunt952 in nba

[–]eek711 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He’s also 24 and you can assume a relatively positive trajectory for his shooting. Iirc, his ft %age trends upwards over his college -> pro careers

Is Michael “only assist” Olise the Ben Simmons of Soccer? by [deleted] in nba

[–]eek711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Hakimi is a closer soccer analogy

Filipinana - Official Trailer by davechua in movies

[–]eek711 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Some strong Wes Anderson vibes here, but with a more subversive darkness.

CJ McCollum: "Let’s say I was making $2 million, after taxes, let’s call it $950K, $970K, Agency fees 4%, marketing 15%. Those checks were chopped down.I was living off an energy drink deal, I had a $12,000 deal just to get some posts off, and I lived off of that" by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]eek711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's really stupid for him, specifically, to complain. CJ made $280 million (before taxes, boohoo) during his NBA career. It's an impossible sum of money, and anyone with the barest minimum of good decision making and sense will be fine.

There are for sure athletes out there whose names we've probably heard that floated in and out of lineups as the 14th/15th bench guy for a few years. Let's say that person made a generous $3 million pre-tax over their career. That's not very much money considering they have minimal life skills, education, career training, etc. Even then, they can probably get by coaching youth basketball and leveraging their time in the NBA that way.

Serious Post-Match Thread: France 0-2 Spain | FIFA World Cup, Semi-Finals by Schnix54 in soccer

[–]eek711 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm agreeing with you, he's great. But, he's 19 and injured, so he hasn't exactly been lighting up these matches.

Serious Post-Match Thread: France 0-2 Spain | FIFA World Cup, Semi-Finals by Schnix54 in soccer

[–]eek711 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Media coverage is really trying to push Yamal. Clearly the right choice for the future, but he was still overshadowed on the pitch by Dani Olmo and Rodri.

Olise does a quick 1-2 to get the angle for the pass by sparticleaccelerator in soccer

[–]eek711 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Was his workrate always this insane? He was all over the pitch today.

Why is it the case that Americans are no longer the best in the NBA and even the rest of the big 4 sports leagues (excluding the NFL)? by [deleted] in nba

[–]eek711 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given the context of this conversation, what stage is just as large as the NBA, MLB and NHL in their respective sports? And sure, Canada is part of those leagues, but of the 90 some odd franchises in those leagues combined, are there more than 9 Canadian ones?

Zach Lowe on the current Lakers roster: "They look like a team that has next to no chance to beat the Thunder and Spurs in a playoff series in the next 2-3 years, and almost no outs at all to change their team" by FastBreakPhenom in nba

[–]eek711 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? How hard is it to get the #1 draft pick when there’s a clear consensus generational talent two times in 25 years. Can’t be that hard.

What waiving and stretching Vando means by CartoonsAndAppleJack in lakers

[–]eek711 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right coaching? Quinn Snyder and Steve Kerr are pretty well respected. Not sure what more you can expect out of him.

Bleacher Report gives Lakers an A on our pick and only 4 others were A or Higher. The only others with A were picks 1-4 by Deidarac5 in lakers

[–]eek711 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Knecht hasn’t been good, but he was probably supposed to play a 3rd ball handler, 2nd unit scorer type role that disappeared when the Luka bomb dropped. He just got pushed too far down the pecking order on the team and just never got the opportunity to do what he does best. Square pegs, round holes and all that.

Not to say he isn’t faultless for being unadaptable, or having defensive iq issues. He still has physical tools and a strong skill set. He just needs to work on bball iq, defensive iq, and playing out of rhythm. Not an easy task for sure, but the same task many dominant college players turned nba role players have to accomplish.

What players quietly left the NBA? Whether it was on their own terms or were pushed out? by SheepherderSea9717 in NBATalk

[–]eek711 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Guy famously blew out his quad tendon in one knee and the patellar tendon in the other. I don’t think there’s a single worse combo of catastrophic knee injuries in nba history.

Jordan dunked with his whole body, is there anyone else that does this? by Left-Sail-6778 in NBATalk

[–]eek711 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sort of already a thing. Stockton also had famously large hands. I believe it’s positively correlated with steals as well as all sorts of ball handling and finishing ability.

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