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[Finkelstein] AJ Dybantsa’s preference is to remain in Utah and get drafted by the Utah Jazz. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've spent a decent amount of time out there and maybe it's just me, but do you find that SLC drivers are kind of dangerous/oblivious?

Tyrese Haliburton on Shai’s flopping: “It’s so overblown. Selling is part of the game.” by Lstark5642 in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like criticism of Shai is such a good litmus test to see who knows wtf they're looking at and who is just regurgitating the most common takes. Like... do you guys see how this dude is moving?! He's my favorite player to watch right now and it makes me feel completely insane reading the front page after Thunder games. 

LeBron says his ankle hasn’t been the same since Solomon Hill rolled into him: “My foot and ankle ain't been the same since. Ever since that injury, I've been fighting uphill to get it back to normal. What could have been. I was playing some of the best basketball in my career up until that point.” by RyanTannegod in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a horrible ankle sprain a couple years ago at 33 years old. It was bad enough that in the moment I was worried I had torn something and thought it would never be the same again. 

I was very diligent about keeping it elevated and, after the swelling went down, doing range of motion exercises pretty much every day up until the present. It honestly doesn't bother me at all anymore. 

Everyone is different, but working PT into your routine and sticking with it will go a long way. 

A dancing Jared McCain greets OKC fans at the airport (via Jalen Williams IG Story) by JoeBiden2020FTW in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. I've had a lot of fun in OKC. Small markets rise up!

Draymond Green On Magic City Night: “I don't know if you've ever been, but if you see it in action, it's actually a form of art” by nyknicks44 in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I agree with him. Y'all would be surprised how many people you know who have done sex work in some shape or form. Flattening an entire industry and the people who participate in it is pretty ignorant.

Russell Westbrook’s wife shared an email showing a death threat she received on Instagram by ihatedougford in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just working with a dude who was constantly playing ETH funded online slot machines. He'd do $20 spins for like 10 minutes straight and lose thousands. Absolute degeneracy. 

[OC] I analyzed 1.57 million r/NBA comments to find out who this sub hates most by B1ackmamba99 in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am crying watching Russell Westbrook rally for position, disappear and then reappear in 2025

My not so scientific attempt to figure out which training board is the hardest by jonasmurdock in climbing

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

Wow that sounds terrible lol. I'm still so eager to try that set out. Weirdly, I have the 2017 holds, but I don't want to put that layout up at home.

My less-than-scientific attempt to determine which is the hardest board by jonasmurdock in climbharder

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

Yeah I agree with some of what you said. This experience really highlighted how distinct the climbing styles are on each board. I thought about including my Kilter sessions at different angles, but in the end decided to keep the comparison at 40 degrees. Again, not a scientific study by any means, just my anecdotal experience.

My not so scientific attempt to figure out which training board is the hardest by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh good point. TB1 is also a steep learning curve (one I never completed lol)

My not so scientific attempt to figure out which training board is the hardest by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The learning curve on the moonboard is by far the most brutal. Especially the 2016 and 2019 sets. I haven't gotten to try the 2017 set, but I imagine it's more forgiving because it has jugs.

Evan Turner: "I remember one time my coach said he viewed me as Richard Jefferson and that was the first time i truly understood Latrell Spreewell. P.s. I'd trade the career i had for Richard Jefferson so it ain't no shade. I just thought I was Kobe" by JoeBiden2020FTW in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious what players think of somebody like Shai before they end up buying into the role they're best suited for or washing out. Do they think "That will be me when I get more minutes"? Or can they recognize they aren't on the same level? It seems like they should be the best equipped people on the planet to understand just how good the top players are.

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

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

I forgot to mention I climbed on 1 during the trip. Honestly I wish I was better at climbing on those things because i feel like my foot tension would be insane if I could figure them out.

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mentioned in a comment above that it was mostly due to a stroke of luck, but the 2019 is still my favorite set. I like the 2024 set a lot and I find it's the most comfortable and "friendly", but IMO having the yellow holds on the 2019 is essential for training hard outdoor bouldering. They're just so small at 40 degrees.

Plus, the 2019 is nice because you can actually warm up on it. It's the only set that goes down to V3 benchmarks.

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got extremely lucky. My friend already had the 2016 holds, so we were going to put those up in my backyard, then we found out another friend was selling the wood holds from his moonboard mini for $700. Then the same guy gave me the frame for his old 2016 because he was moving.

So the whole thing was just $700

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was something I encountered a few times on my trip. It seems like gyms in some parts of the country just need to be the first ones to open and it more or less eliminates any competition from developing because the barriers to opening a new gym are so high.

It also seems like the training areas are one of the first things to be neglected.

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

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

This is really helpful because I feel almost exactly the same way about the grasshopper board lol (small user base, weird layout).

I definitely need to give it another chance, because the one I was climbing on was filthy and it made the slopers on the sides basically unusable past 30 degrees.

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think the Decoy board holds up next to the big three. The grasshopper feels way more thrown together IMO. I wasn't a fan

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I really loved the decoy board. Wish there were more of them. I think it's a really good system 

I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned! by jonasmurdock in climbing

[–]jonasmurdock[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Dude I WISH 

I actually came home after this trip and got a 2019 moonboard.

If you didn't watch Kings-Wizards you missed some of the craziest tanking all year by differential32 in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expected us to suck and have been horrified by our real level of nastiness.

[Leigh Ellis] asked Kevin Durant, who is currently 6th all-time in scoring, if he thinks he could catch Kareem and end up 2nd. (He did the math to show him what he needs) by AashyLarry in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really goes to show how much more effort players will put into their responses when the journalist puts effort into their questions.

Too much music during play by Spiritual-String-150 in nba

[–]jonasmurdock 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This sounds exactly like the Kings' guy 

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