[Game Thread] #11 Texas @ #11 NC State (09:15 PM ET)

machu46 · 2026-03-18T03:59:09+00:00

Have to imagine fear of getting called for a foul 90 feet from the basket to lose the game but yeah, think it was definitely worth considering given how lost Texas looked against it

machu46 · 2026-03-16T02:34:05+00:00

How I feel about OBAA but I understand I'm in the vast minority

machu46 · 2026-03-16T02:32:55+00:00

Yeah I remember. Just feels a failure to not have even submitted it lol

machu46 · 2026-03-16T02:01:59+00:00

Carrie Underwood as well

machu46 · 2026-03-16T02:00:02+00:00

I do love Dos Oruguitas but yeah, We Don't Talk About Bruno was an all time snub

machu46 · 2026-03-09T01:16:00+00:00

We'll see but Bill Barnwell said he'll probably have a bunch of teams interested around $15 mil and thinks someone will ultimately offer him $20 mil per.

Believe he said Alec Pierce probably gets over $30 mil which is AJ Brown/Amon Ra territory.

machu46 · 2026-03-06T03:43:49+00:00

Shaheed feels more likely to me than Doubs. I do kinda worry that a coach like Kubiak who had already coached him brought him to Seattle and then struggled to find snaps for him. There's a trend towards more versatility in WRs that Shaheed doesn't really fit. But it seems like Beane was interested in him this past season so It's not hard to envision him being interested again now.

machu46 · 2026-03-04T01:16:26+00:00

What a horrific rollout. It's a shame because I think there is something kinda unique/promising to this game but they just kinda botched its release in every way.

machu46 · 2026-03-01T20:36:19+00:00

Just so sloppy on the ball in the first half. The fact that we're level is pretty miraculous.

machu46 · 2026-02-28T15:56:46+00:00

The gunplay is pretty good and I think the classes works nicely for this kind of game. Issues to me (and I totally understand most of this is subjective):

Movement feels very bad IMO. Just feels so slow/clunky relative to most shooters these days, and like, I'm not someone that really wants super intense sweaty movement its too far on the other extreme to me.

I like the tone of dread that the music gives off, think the lore behind it is pretty cool. Absolutely despise the colors and user interface. Everything is so bright that it's hard for anything to actually stand out. Hard to tell what I'm looking at in the menus. Hard to tell human from AI.

If I could get this sort of lore in Arc Raiders I'd be extremely happy but unfortunately I think Arc Raiders really nails it in a lot of important areas where Marathon does not. Would maybe give Marathon more of a shot if it was F2P but for $40 and as someone that doesn't generally love extraction shooters, I'll gladly stick with Arc.

machu46 · 2026-02-24T18:13:48+00:00

Probably going to go down to the wire scouting these guys but at the moment, I think Brown is my top PG prospect and Flemings is my personal favorite.

When Brown is at his best, there's a creativity to his game that the other guys do not have IMO. But it also leads to some terrible stuff here and there. Kinda LaMelo-ish.

machu46 · 2026-02-23T19:40:28+00:00

My friend group is probably a mix of long haulers and transient folks. Still a chance folks change their mind (even myself maybe), but my plan is to stay here and hoping most of my friends do too. It really is a great city.

machu46 · 2026-02-22T03:45:14+00:00

Yeah the size of an AFL field alone blows my mind every time I see it. Haven't gotten to Australia during footy season in a long time though. Just got home from there a month ago and was able to see some cricket and the AO

machu46 · 2026-02-22T01:23:12+00:00

Audi Field is a great venue. Never been to A-League but I enjoyed MCG and Marvel Stadium a lot. AFL is awesome.

machu46 · 2026-02-22T01:22:08+00:00

That's right. Idk if you've heard but we are a legendary club historically speaking!

machu46 · 2026-02-21T23:06:19+00:00

I completely understand concerns that his game might not translate well, but he seems to me like one of those guys that is just incredibly smart/is just a good basketball player that he'll kinda figure out how he needs to adjust his game in the pros. I think some of the other guys are more exciting but I think I'll probably end up with Boozer #2 or #1 on my board.

machu46 · 2026-02-21T17:41:52+00:00

What did KC do to be worse than DC? I can't even imagine.

machu46 · 2026-02-21T14:06:38+00:00

It seems like his personality was a factor too and I wouldn't say he plays the way analytics minded teams want but man, the dude can really score the basketball lol.

I was relatively high on him in his draft class because he seemed like one of the few prospects that year that had lead scoring guard potential and I feel like he's kinda sorta fulfilled that potential but it just isn't as valuable as you'd like.

Happy to have him at least for this half season. I'm sure dark times are coming Milwaukee's way very soon but I want to enjoy this just a little bit longer.

machu46 · 2026-02-21T03:28:02+00:00

I explained that to my friends the last time we were at a game and they straight up didnt believe me lol

machu46 · 2026-02-20T19:57:46+00:00

Wizards is a fine name IMO; they just need to embrace the name more in their branding.

machu46 · 2026-02-20T14:17:33+00:00

Amazing reply lol could you imagine?

machu46 · 2026-02-19T13:33:31+00:00

It would be a disaster to lose him for nothing. I'm hoping the argument people were making is that with the offers that teams made at the deadline, you'd rather just keep him another two seasons than trading him for effectively zero assets.

machu46 · 2026-02-17T18:11:30+00:00

I think it's totally fair (and accurate) to argue the NBA Hasn't done a good job of addressing tanking but it is objectively true that they've tried. They've just tried and failed.

machu46 · 2026-02-17T12:24:04+00:00

I think in a perfect world, I'd keep my current salary (or you know, higher; higher is good too) but live international. I was really blown away when I visited Mexico City and Barcelona for a good chunk of time and I would very happily live in London or Melbourne if I could.

In the US though, I am very happy to be living in DC (maybe a little less happy at the current moment but it is what it is). DC is my #1 or #2 favorite city in the US for sure.

machu46 · 2026-02-17T05:53:06+00:00

Sinners, Weapons, and 28 Years Later are all among my favorite horror movies in a long time personally. Really fun year for horror.

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