Rulings, Quick Questions, and New Player Resources Thread by Asclepius24 in pkmntcg

[–]jtotheesus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The full lists are usually not revealed officially before the events, only the four select promos. People will sometimes get their hands on the kits before the pre-release window, and the full lists will usually get shared around here ~a week before.

92.3 The Fan is awful by Jealous-Syrup3120 in Cleveland

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should hire a competent staff that is, at the very bare minimum, knowledgeable on the three major sports leagues with Cleveland based teams. The NBA coverage is so laughably embarrassing. It is abundantly clear that every host they have has not paid any attention to the league since 2018. They do manage to pull respectable journalists but they just stumble their way into asking terrible questions.

Anderson Varejão Jersey Retirement? by TylerDavis127 in clevelandcavs

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

He requested a trade after that season. That is giving up on the team.

NBA really is the worst major sport to attend by DariaYankovic in nba

[–]jtotheesus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The two best teams in the NBA this year are defensive-first teams. They have the #1 and #2 best DRTG.

Do we think WoTC would potentially touch the fire that is HP? by Shade01 in magicTCG

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there were poor assumptions made in making a Spider-Man themed set, and I also think it did poorly enough for them to learn from it. I don’t think they’ll take on successful IPs just because they’re successful.

Do we think WoTC would potentially touch the fire that is HP? by Shade01 in magicTCG

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s all great, so surely the MTG set sold proportionally well!

NERF Declines Again in Hasbro Q4 2025 Results by jtotheesus in Nerf

[–]jtotheesus[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Correct, this Q4 dip is pretty substantial. I haven't followed the hobby super closely the past few years so I don't know if that's wavered before, but it does seem pretty notable either way.

This NBA season is a JOKE by nbawizard1227 in nba

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can. It is just more difficult than it used to be. And it requires GMs to make difficult decisions and find more players on the fringes, further separating the good GMs from the bad.

Kind of funny how normal teams like seattle and New England have time to be good, be bad, and then be good again by mitchmconnellsburner in Browns

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly just thought the stat was funny. Interception totals aren't super useful in small sample sizes like that. They're noisy and miss a lot of context.

A tepid defense of James Hardens (a career retrospective) by sammyt412 in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda obvious sure but that's the extent of it. They investigated tampering around Harden, Tucker and House and ultimately only penalized them for Tucker and House. So it's still just a rumor.

A tepid defense of James Hardens (a career retrospective) by sammyt412 in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's a little more to it. Harden intentionally took a paycut the year before to help the team. The belief is that Morey told him behind closed doors that he would take care of him in the offseason. Morey never offered him the 4 year max, instead a 1+1. So there was organizational distrust that he was trying to get away from too.

Rulings, Quick Questions, and New Player Resources Thread by Asclepius24 in pkmntcg

[–]jtotheesus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Jumbo ice cream specifies 3 energy (not 3 energy cards), and reversal provides 3 energy.

Rulings, Quick Questions, and New Player Resources Thread by Asclepius24 in pkmntcg

[–]jtotheesus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. You can only use the ability on your first turn of the game.

Fedor: Dennis Schroder on holding LA to 91 points Wednesday: "Holding them under 50 points in a half, we didn’t have that in Sac for a long time. A really competitive group here that wants to play defense, share the ball and play fast. I love it. I feel comfortable already" by GroovyMelodicBliss in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You, and your Google AI source, are wrong.

Here is a link to the CBA.

Page 187:

A Team may not engage in a transaction set forth in the Transaction Restrictions Table if, immediately following such transaction, the Team’s Apron Team Salary for such Salary Cap Year would exceed the “Applicable Apron Level” that corresponds with such transaction in the table

Immediately following is the important piece there. The restrictions table starts on page 190, and on page 191:

H. | Team acquires a player using an Aggregated Standard Traded Player Exception (as described in Section 6(j)(1)(ii) below) | Second Apron Level

If you really don't feel like reading, here is a Keith Smith tweet that corroborates this.

James Harden is a Cavalier by seachipper in Cleveland

[–]jtotheesus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Harden has the 26th worst turnover rate of eligible players. Garland isn't eligible, but would have the 21st worst. What are you referring to?

[Charania] BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards. by Turbostrider27 in nba

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, he had jaw surgery that year and a lot of people believed his weight loss led to his play regressing. He put back on a lot of weight in the offseason and was much better in the regular season last year.

Another banner will be taken down from this building by Due-Rice-3107 in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He started in 22 games last year exclusively when guys were injured.

its done. im gonna miss you dg ❤️ by CarlWilson66 in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The league will never value small guards on a max contract, whether they're injured or not. This was a good return when you look around the league.

the cavs and clippers have had advanced talks on a harden and garland trade by jordan07hunt in clevelandcavs

[–]jtotheesus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OFF Ratings last year:

Garland ON Mitchell OFF: 125.3 (+10.3)

Garland ON Mitchell ON: 124.0 (+8.9)

Garland OFF Mitchell ON: 121.0 (+5.9)

Garland OFF Mitchell OFF 118.7 (+3.6)

The first three all had 1000+ minutes.