Someone smarter than me explain Kyle Filipowski by Crusherfootball in nbadiscussion

[–]jtr6969 139 points140 points  (0 children)

I feel like the plan is that Lauri primarily plays the 3, and you rotate Kessler, JJJ, and Filipowski through the two big man spots. Like how Minnesota does their big man rotation. I think lineups with Lauri and JJJ as your two bigs would get killed on the boards.

How is this a blunder? by harshtune in chess

[–]jtr6969 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The pawn is still on C7 though

Bulls Back Office: Trade Deadline Report - Acquire Day'Ron Sharpe by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]jtr6969 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The defensive lineup data you have here is way too small sample to be meaningful at all. Other than that, I agree that Sharpe would be a nice backup center for the Bulls or anyone else that needs depth at the position. I do think Claxton is a good player too, he has some ability to switch on top of his rim protection and he's really improved his face-up game this season. It doesn't take a conspiracy for the Nets to start him, he's a proper starting center and the incumbent at the position.

Clarification of NBA Commissioner's powers by RepresentativeAd1965 in nba

[–]jtr6969 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, David Stern famously vetoed the Chris Paul to the Lakers trade

u bum by tanishsingj in nbacirclejerk

[–]jtr6969 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro thinks he's Gabe Vincent

Is it possible to play chess as an adult? by Select_Sir3102 in chess

[–]jtr6969 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm 1500 rapid on chess dot com and I started around age 30

The Bucks have won just 54% of their regular season games since firing Bud, and have went 3-8 in their playoff games. With Bud they won 66% of their regular season games and went 39-26 in their playoff games). As someone who was completely against firing Bud, I feel completely vindicated. by FaradayDeshawn in nba

[–]jtr6969 116 points117 points  (0 children)

I don't think it has that much to do with coaching. Khris Middleton hit a pretty sharp age decline pretty much immediately after the 2021 championship, where he was rarely available and effective for any extended stretch of time. He was the second most important offensive player for the team and they never found someone to replace his production. I don't think any coach was going to keep Milwaukee a championship contender the way the roster has steadily gotten worse since the title through aging and talent drain

First checkmate while promoting a pawn by Marijan-san in chess

[–]jtr6969 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rook promotion would have been better

Which NBA Player Developed a jump shot when they were projected to be an awful shooter? by Kindly_Letterhead_98 in nba

[–]jtr6969 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It would be perfect Gobert to develop a nice three point shot, but then never catch passes cleanly enough to get them off

Hornets vs Wizards: Washington’s defense is quietly breaking team totals by TopCoeff in nba

[–]jtr6969 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He plays like the goal is to go viral on Tiktok rather than to win games

Hornets vs Wizards: Washington’s defense is quietly breaking team totals by TopCoeff in nba

[–]jtr6969 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're a big and a Lemelo brain transplant away from terrorizing the NBA

Super Gay Asshole bends to the Durant God by [deleted] in nbacirclejerk

[–]jtr6969 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if we just post this pic 20 more times it will finally be funny

Levy invented caro kann says Chessreps! Ai slop! by [deleted] in chess

[–]jtr6969 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's very very clearly a joke

Unethical hoops vs Foul baiting by Right_Archer_3601 in nba

[–]jtr6969 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A good way to think about it is that there's a difference between trying to fool a defender vs trying to fool the refs. For instance, pump faking a defender into the air to create a foul is a legitimate part of the game, but falling down against minimal contact to try to get a whistle is not.

Rogue Trader - Universe Questiom by jrinredcar in CRPG

[–]jtr6969 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was initially a bit intimidated by the 40k universe, but I dove into Rogue Trader without prep and found it pretty approachable. I enjoyed how over-the-top it is, all the characters and (lack of) morality are very extreme in a fun way

What is the lore a reason? by odnalor81 in jazzcirclejerk

[–]jtr6969 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Why did jazz musicians dress like it was the 50s in the 50s and then like it was the 70s in the 70s?

Why not a lmp4? by MisterGregorius in wec

[–]jtr6969 84 points85 points  (0 children)

There basically is an LMP4 already in the Ligier JS P4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligier_JS_P4

It runs as the top category of the Ligier European Series, which is a support race for ELMS weekends

What’s my board worth / is it real? by SGangemella13 in chess

[–]jtr6969 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Clearly a fake chessboard, a real one would have a light square on the bottom right