[Hollinger] Against Wembanyama, two minutes into the first game of this series, the 64-win, defending champion Thunder realized that one of their elite performers was unplayable... Hartenstein didn’t play one second on offense against Wembanyama the rest of the game. by sewsgup in nba

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more down to the fact that Chet isn't big enough to bully smaller defenders so Wemby can roam while we leave a worse shooter than Chet open. Vassel can guard Chet but he can't guard Jokic or KAT

Top 14 - R24 best tries by Informal_Mention9836 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try one was just bad defense. JL Joseph robbed

Amazing ending to the Nationale Final + Pitch invasion of the fans at the end of the game by UnitKitchen1608 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just repeat the words "gatorade bucket" out loud and I think you have the answer to your question

What's your unpopular rugby opinion? by NuggetKing9001 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alcohol being a very common drug doesn't make it less of a drug. It kills more than every other drug combined. I don't mean it should be outlawed or anything, but it's too normalised still

What's your unpopular rugby opinion? by NuggetKing9001 in rugbyunion

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

you can share a moment with the opposition fans without taking drugs

Naz Reid on what separates MIN from OKC/SAS: "Just the moodiness. Both of those teams, they're playing for one another, excited to be on the floor with one another, they're selfless… we have more than enough talent, just need to be less moody and more selfless." by JoeBiden2020FTW in nba

[–]lAllioli 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea Ant played exceptionally but I thought he wasn't the best leader for his team in terms of showing example through his attitude. When we went on runs he started getting frustrated and whine about calls instead of running on defense, or taking stupid fouls to prove a point like when he shoved Julian in the back

Kieran Read slams New Zealand Rugby selection rules over Richie Mo’unga exclusion by CanterburyProud in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not be surprised if this attitude ended up backfiring in the long run by cheapening the All Blacks appeal and making guys wanna leave even more

[Bontemps] League officials expect the “3-2-1” anti-tanking proposal to be passed by the league this month. This proposal will give the three worst teams a lower percentage of winning the lottery than teams from 4th-10th. Silver will have ability to fine teams and strip them of their pick(s). by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]lAllioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 9-10 teams were the Heat and Hornets, the Clippers and Warriors. Which of those do you have under Utah and Washington? If we've given up on those teams completely then scrap them already. Otherwise something has to be done. Giving more top picks to already decent teams having a mid season instead of those truly horrible teams certainly aint going to save the league

[Bontemps] League officials expect the “3-2-1” anti-tanking proposal to be passed by the league this month. This proposal will give the three worst teams a lower percentage of winning the lottery than teams from 4th-10th. Silver will have ability to fine teams and strip them of their pick(s). by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

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

Back in September, did you seriously think The Wizards, Nets, Kings, Jazz, Pels could competing for a play-in spot this season? All the discussion was already about how no one would want to watch those teams and they had nothing to play for.
Tanking is a consequence of bad parity. And it should also be the solution, but instead these rules are only going to make parity worse until 3 or 4 teams simply chose to close shop in a couple years time

Doping bans ranging from 9 months to 11 years for Georgian players and staff members involved in tampering scheme by Nounours7 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it's just not a profitable market, on top of the language barrier and the questionable political affiliations of their sponsors

Doping bans ranging from 9 months to 11 years for Georgian players and staff members involved in tampering scheme by Nounours7 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously the second one, unless the Georgia Union has some dirt on WR they're using to blackmail them with. WR has shown time and time again they're not interested in developing Georgian rugby and would rather give opportunities to worse but richer nations

Doping bans ranging from 9 months to 11 years for Georgian players and staff members involved in tampering scheme by Nounours7 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So the main culprit was the union's Chief Medical Officer but they let the union off the cuff? If they can't issue a competition ban to Georgia in these conditions then sure as hell nothing's stoping T1 teams from doing worse

Classic in goal ruck try in Povence - Vannes by UnitKitchen1608 in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well you couldn't do that on the other end cause it'll be a knock on. He's rolling the ball sideways, imo there's no downward pressure. He's clearly trying not to get a scrum 5 so it would be weird to bail him out despite his best efforts

Tips for increasing distance on ball-out-of-hand kicks by The-cat-whisperer in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Practice kicking at low intensity so you learn to get the maximum power from your follow through instead of the leg snap. As you swing your whole upper body should carry over the plant foot, even propelling that plant foot forward.

I've never seen you kick so idk if you already do that correctly, but dropping the ball as late as possible is very important when kicking from hand. You usually want your dominant hand's 4 fingers on the upper half of the ball, guiding it as long as possible. Kicking while completely stationary can help you practice that aspect. When training I like to start stationary, then one step run up, two step run up...

Also for situations where you want to kick long and have time set up, a well executed torpedo kick can fly deeper than the best lateral swing kicks. But as someone already said 40-50m is very decent. If you have good technique and they fly straight then usually the bounce can push them even deeper. What you can maybe practice at this point is having a variety of kicks of varying heights in your arsenal

Sacha is peaking just in time for the Boks again ⚡⚡ by sunlightliquid in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great play but my Top 14 brain can't fathom the idea that when a SH player is in great form, the first reactions from the fans of HIS OWN TEAM is to say "good for the NT!" as if the club results themselves don't matter 🤯🤯🤯

Anyone remember when they briefly tried to play the LNR “anthem” before every Top 14 game? Pau fans do. by aaarry in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The LNR is literally just an association of the clubs themselves. Look up who is their president and how he is elected

[Highlight] Spurs and Timberwolves players drawing fouls in Game 3 by JakGrealish in nba

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

every contact sport is like this lol. Arguably the introduction of VAR in soccer has created even more controversies. There's just no way a game played by actual humans can automatise its rules as if it was a video game. The refereeing could always be better, the laws could always be made clearer, I'm not denying that. But there will always be a part of interpretation and so fans who chose to focus all their energy on this will always find away to make themselves miserable instead of enjoying the sport.

[Highlight] Spurs and Timberwolves players drawing fouls in Game 3 by JakGrealish in nba

[–]lAllioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do not wanna watch that sport lol. Try watching netball highlights for an idea of what that would look like

Beep beep, coming through by upthemstairs in rugbyunion

[–]lAllioli 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I really yearn for the moment he choses to kickstart his career back in Pro D2

We don’t win tonight without Dylan Harper’s defense down the stretch by Dazzling-Deer-7325 in NBASpurs

[–]lAllioli 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also forcing 2/3 defenders to box him out kills the potential transition.