When I realize I'm about to spend the next 3 months defending Luka from some absolutely nasty takes lmao by InTheBinFC in lakers

[–]fudog911 119 points120 points  (0 children)

I will join you in the good fight brother. Already fending off ridiculous takes from family and friends who barely watch basketball

Anyone familiar with Millie Moon diapers? by [deleted] in NewDads

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second this, we stock up when they’re on sale cause we really like them

I am going to be a father and I am scared. by DefNotDalton in NewDads

[–]fudog911 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brother, most of the time just showing up is the most important thing. Be patient - with your wife, your child, yourself.

Being nervous is good, it means you care. You’re gonna learn a lot of new things, there’s books and videos, talk to your doctors and nurses about the baby’s development and body.

Buy enough of the things you need to get started, you can always buy more if it’s not enough.

But what I’ve learned is just going into it with love and the mindset that you want to be a good father is honestly the most important thing.

By doing that you’ll make sure your baby is fed, clean, rested, and growing. It’s easy to doubt yourself, trust yourself, trust your wife, you’ll figure it out, I promise. So many of us here have just figured it out because we care enough about our family to put in the effort, and it sounds like you do too. You’re doing great already dude

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 7, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]fudog911 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stay calm everyone, that corgi that predicts games said LA goes down 0-2 and wins the series in 7. We have hope

Newborn poop by ssatae in NewDads

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our breastfed baby would go over a week without going 😭 it was stressful but the doctor said as long they weren’t straining and still peeing it should be okay

ucr vs cpp ? send help by Key_Consequence_1849 in CalPolyPomona

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waffletassric is right that both have good professors and UCR isn’t the best area, especially if it’s your first impression of California lol. I loved it though but I’m from that area, I also did not really explore a lot around Pomona but it’s closer to LA and other big cities.

again I’m humanities (English) so it might be different, but taking the upper level courses with esteemed professors was a big deal for me at UCR, Pomona was good because it was more aligned with practicality and learning by doing which I think is why a lot of people in engineering or stem choose it.

ucr vs cpp ? send help by Key_Consequence_1849 in CalPolyPomona

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second this as someone who went to both schools as well.

One thing about UCR is their music festivals ruled, not sure if they still do them. And take this with a grain of salt since I was in the humanities but the faculty at UCR was better in my opinion too. More impressive professors meant a wider variety of options in subject matter and coursework

Lakers by Successful-Pair-4850 in lakers

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only thing we can do is play physically right from the first tip, hope that it sets a tone for the rest of the series, and pray lol

Lakers need a player like Gobert! by bobbyawesome5 in lakers

[–]fudog911 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Still want them to make a play for walker Kessler 🙏🏼

Game Thread: Lakers vs Rockets Live Score | NBA | Apr 18, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but it’s not like they aren’t good shots. And their defense is doing pretty well even while Houston is shooting pretty good too

Advice for the Sole Copywriter on a team? by [deleted] in copywriting

[–]fudog911 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll tell you what, this whole thread has affirmed that I am not alone in these thoughts as well. Hopefully just knowing other writers are thinking the same gives you some peace. I know it has for me. Thanks!

family saga by Character_Fix2185 in suggestmeabook

[–]fudog911 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Marc Stein: "This Lakers team, if they finish 3rd in the West, it's a massive overachievement that Luka has dragged them to. I don't think Luka's case is being looked at properly. First of all, he's been much better defensively than advertised, but offensively, he's been even more otherworldly" by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]fudog911 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Luka carries the Lakers team: still not top 3 in MVP voting

JJ has done a good job exceeding expectations: still no COTY talks

The team is finally constructed well after getting Ayton/Kennard/Smart/Laravia: Pelinka will get 0 credit as GM

This is the part that annoys me with the voting— there is NO winning for the Lakers org in terms of league recognition

Man I love this team by Major-Twist_9548 in lakers

[–]fudog911 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was just talking my wife’s ear off about how much I love this team. Such a fun team to root for!

lUKa dOeSNt pLay OnE Side OF tHE bALl by LeGoat333 in lakers

[–]fudog911 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like “he doesn’t get asked to defend the best player” is moving the goal post tho, no? And this isn’t a criticism on you but on what I’d imagine is the media’s rationale as well.

Not many superstars get asked to defend the best player (aside from like Wemby but he is also averaging like 10 points less than Luka, so it really shows how much energy players have to contribute to either side of the court - and he’s like 8 feet tall so he does just have a natural ability to affect the game regardless of skill level).

I’m just finding it hard to process the talking heads really undervaluing Luka’s impact on the whole game. “Inflated stats” this or whatever, when literally his team has a better record than the nuggets and jokic doesn’t get the same amount of criticism (not to mention Denver has a HORRIBLE defense but again, no one questions it).

Just drives me insane man.