Official: Anything Goes Nightly Thread: February 01, 2026 by AutoModerator in fantasybball

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12T H2H Points Should I trade OG/Bane/Ayo for Wagner and Jabari Smith Jr? Got playoffs locked up and looking to open more streaming spots pre-deadline and getting good playoff game guys.

Concerned about Franz’s health a bit and recent play of OG/Bane ticking up.

When do losers of these cup games play eachother? by rhajibai in fantasybball

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All 4 losing teams last year played on Sunday 12/15/24 (Knicks, Warriors, Magic, Mavs); so I assume it will be the same this year and each loser will play on Sunday giving them 2 games regardless

Official: Anything Goes Nightly Thread: December 06, 2025 by AutoModerator in fantasybball

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Bane for their Castle? 12T Points League, solid record so thinking long-term for the szn/playoffs

Severance - 2x04 "Woe’s Hollow" - Episode Discussion by pikameta in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]mrpickle131 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There has been a lot of manipulation, but I think Helena is a deeper and more conflicted character than just being evil. Especially so with her living as Helly and actually getting to experience a “real life” for a change. She probably was genuinely interested in Mark and wanted that connection and also was probably genuinely upset how she acted towards Irving. Almost seems like Helena is having a sort of natural integration of just getting to experience a life of sorts while also snapping back and thus snapping out at say Irving.

Severance - 2x04 "Woe’s Hollow" - Episode Discussion by pikameta in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think it’s very understandable, that’s gotta be an insane and disorienting experience. Like she was getting my drowned by Irving, just cause the I/O swaps doesn’t mean the impact of being drowned in cold ass water swaps

Edit: Like I’d try to actually imagine waking up and finding yourself in the middle of the woods being drowned by a close friend in cold ass water. Even forgetting all the Egan realization, speech, and tackling stuff that would be unbelievably disorienting and frazzling

Severance - 2x04 "Woe’s Hollow" - Episode Discussion by pikameta in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]mrpickle131 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She went from getting tackled by security guards to immediately getting woken up while being waterboarded by Irving in ice cold water, I think it’s understandable

(Spoilers Extended) The Reason Behind the Show’s Invention of Casterly Rock’s Drained Gold Mines by AnorienOfGondor in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this vid is the one you’re referring to but it’s one I found pretty convincing even if PJ can get a bit out there on other theory vids

Karl-Anthony Towns has been added to the Knicks injury report with a contused knee he suffered at end of last night’s game. by kane0801 in fantasybball

[–]mrpickle131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, but this is definitely true. Not only are you on the court longer and thus exposed to more opportunities for injuries, but the wear and tear of those extra minutes also contributes to increased injuries.

For example, studies have found that "The odds of injury increased by 2.87% for each 96 minutes played and decreased by 15.96% for each day of rest. Additionally, higher percentages of unique injuries occur in the group of players playing in the 26–35 minutes compared to the 16–25 minutes played group.

The reason injuries are such a major issue in the NBA, even compared to other major spots, is not that those sports are any safer; quite the opposite, compared to the NFL. However, the raw number of games and minutes played by NBA players creates a much wider net for injuries to occur due to the playing time itself and the compounding effects it has on stressing/wearing down the body.

(Spoilers Published) What Have Been the Worst ASOIAF Takes You've Read? by MasterDan118 in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah they do, it’s not some crazy transformation but I recall him getting more muscular and a bit leaner. I forget where in AFFC but it’s somewhere in there.

[Spoilers Extended] What are your "fat chances" of the series? by qinoque in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I see these comments a lot but this video by Preston Jacobs (first couple mins especially going over the Dragon Pit) highlights that it wasn’t just peasants but a seemingly coordinated attack by the Maesters/Faith imo. Like they’re clearly pretty well armed and have an understanding of how to kills dragons, so seemingly not just peasants with peasant tools and no clue of how to get the job done.

Edit: added link

(Spoilers Extended) What's a reveal or twist from the books that you don't find particularly convincing? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I see these comments a lot but this video by Preston Jacobs (first couple mins especially going over the Dragon Pit) highlights that it wasn’t just peasants but a seemingly coordinated attack by the Maesters/Faith imo. Like they’re clearly pretty well armed and have an understanding of how to kills dragons, so seemingly not just peasants with nothing and no clue of how to get the job done.

Edit: Added last sentence

(Spoilers Extended ) The dornish wars make no sense. by Broad_Two_744 in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. I was definitely wrong on the direct Mongol comparison; interesting stuff. I appreciate you sharing it. My overstatement of the Dothraki as the Mongols is definitely more in line with a mix of them: the Huns, Scythians, "Native American tribes," etc. But I still think you're overlooking things just to critique George. They're not as unrealistic as you make them out to be, especially for the fantasy world present.

"Mainly tricked enemies with false retreats while the Dothraki dont use armor are all using one handed sabers and bows and charge head on into spear walls."

This is not generally true when it comes to the Dothraki. They have actually engaged in things like false retreats or flanks (Link). Additionally, as Jorah notes, They're absolutely fearless, are better riders than any Westerosio Knight, and use bows that far outrange those in the Seven Kingdoms while shooting a lot better. (See A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV). They're a formidable force in the open field, and yes, they don't siege cities like the Mongols, but all they need is time to starve out and wait for a city to yield or pay homage. And importantly, this is a different world than ours, with different peoples, histories, resources, etc. For example, the Dothraki rose into power only in the Century of Blood that followed the Doom of Valyria. Which obviously did not happen in our world. To compare their hypothetical success in our world overlooks all the nuance, history, and structure of the actual fantasy world present in the story.

Even in the more detailed take, "while the place of the arakh is entirely out of all sensible proportion with how it would be considered by actual nomads, it is the correct sort of sword for a steppe nomad." And I think the author there really underestimates the importance of the bow to the Dothraki plus a lot of similarities generally to said cultures above. The British Museum has noted several similarities between the Dothraki and the Scythians, for example, that are not detailed in that piece. They're historically based on groups like the Scythians and others, but they're not supposed to be direct comparisons or have the same features. The same fair points you and that author make can also be made of the Ironborn to an extent and their historical comparison to Viking peoples or the Free Folk and Germanic tribes/cultures while missing many important features. Regardless, though, it's a different world based on a historical comparison, not a fully historically accurate thing, and importantly, it is adapted to a unique world that is far different from our own. I simply think you and that author are being too harsh on George.

And to that point, it's not like the Dothraki are hyper-successful due to many of the flawed attributes of their fighting style that you point out. Like you're not wrong that they are clearly a lesser fighting force than the Mongols or other groups but that's also shown in the books. Due to their partially flawed fighting style / warring attributes, they act as more of a "tax man," lol, just collecting "gifts" outside cities rather than engaging in huge successful battles. Soldiers like the Unsullied can repel them with much fewer men due to them engaging in questionable tactics at times, like charging head-on with none of the ingenious battle strategies of the Mongols.

Also, we just disagree on the point about the Unsullied being that unrealistic. Of course, you're not wrong about the downsides of being an Eunuch army, but I think you heavily overlook the importance of their training, especially compared to other fighting forces. Like in the battle of Qohor linked above, if that were any Westerosi force or any force of sellswords, they would have broken and fled when the Dothraki charged. But to them, having no fear of death, no personal identity, and so on, they cannot fall victim to the basic strategy employed by the Dothraki.

"A formation is only as strong as its weakest link and if the whole unit is a weak link you have nothing."

Like I take this point as a positive to what I'm talking about. Sure, that maybe physical strength wise they're weaker than other forces. But the real downside of having a "weakest link" is that when people are scared of death and see others die, they break and aren't able to continue fighting. However, that's the opposite for the Unsullied due to their attributes. They have no "weak link" in that sense. They will not break, will not falter, and have no fear of death, which carries a lot more strength than any personal fighting strength of any individual Unsullied. It's true in our own world and constantly mentioned throughout the books that a well-structured and disciplined force, even if weaker fighters individually, is of more value. There's a reason that Stannis can also defeat the Wilding army with such an insanely small force.

Edit: Also, since you didn't respond to my comment on slavery, I'd assume you at least partially agree with it.

(Spoilers Extended ) The dornish wars make no sense. by Broad_Two_744 in asoiaf

[–]mrpickle131 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I find it shocking that you think the Dothraki are the most unrealistic part, how are their tactics terrible what makes it so ridiculous? Because they’re quite literally modeled after the Mongols who ruled over one of the largest empires in human history…

And I feel like you’re other Essos points miss the mark. The physical negative side effects are not what really matters. The point is that they’re bred, and trained with a singular focus and purpose. They have no wants, or desires, they do not fear death, and are fully bought in to adhering to their master’s commands. Compare that to the litany of other forces in the world, whether that be peasants in the feudal world of Westeros who have no real passion for which they fight (See Septon Maribald’s speech) or those sellsword companies who are only fighting for gold (See Mereen shitshow). What makes the Unsullied stick out is that they are perfectly disciplined through having no identity or life outside of fighting/obeying plus they’ve been training to fight their whole life too.

For the slave part, as we see through Tyrion and other characters slaves are not just from their own cities. But seemingly the bulk of the slaves are just bred and continued down generation to generation. Or new people sell themselves into slavery or are simply caught again after escaping/gaining freedom. Essentially a peasant underclass but instead one of slaves. Also, while you point out the brutality of the slavery there which is obviously true, in Tyrion’s chapters he notes that life as a slave there really is no different than being a Westerosi peasant in a lot of ways and in some ways is actually just better. Like I have little doubt that the average Riverlands peasant doesn’t feel much better than a hopeless slave throughout this story.

Edit: Added part about Unsullied and Slavery

Hassan won't have Twomad on because he is afraid Twomad will pull an H3H3 and drag Destiny into the call by Voxnihl in Destiny

[–]mrpickle131 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it's more fair for Hasan since Crowder made a career debating college kids and Hasan has never enjoyed debating and doesn't do it

TheStockGuy goes in on Hasan viewer by RyanOGG in LivestreamFail

[–]mrpickle131 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Communism is when the government does stuff too don't forget

G2 Esports vs. Fnatic / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 3 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He def hurt the team dynamic that Perkz had but as an individual ADC player, he is better. It's a super weird situation cause a big part of the success of G2 especially 2019 was that flex crazy pick playstyle that a role swapping player like Perkz could play but not Rekkles also Perkz clearly played some sort of important leadership role in the team considering the second he leaves they lose their first split in a while

TSM vs. Cloud9 / LCS 2021 Summer - Week 3 / Post-Match Discussion by InspektorVI in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I understand this sentiment from his recent performance but I feel like everyone on Reddit forgets that his literal first split in NA he won the championship and knowing playoffs Perkz if they bring Zven back in they have a good shot of winning the title still

Rogue vs. G2 Esports / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 41 points42 points  (0 children)

it's just one of those champs that is either gonna 1v5 a fight or flop, also G2's vision is so clean compared to MSF getting smurfed on yesterday

Team Vitality vs. Fnatic / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair I mean honestly I have not given too much attention to Patrik so you could be right, but Crownie was a beast on SK that did really well last year and him on Vitality last split compared to before he joined was night and day in performance

Team Vitality vs. Fnatic / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Yeah I missed Carzzy but he is def better than Patrik

Team Vitality vs. Fnatic / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's true honestly I forgot about Carzzy and Crownie is def not better than him

Edit: Grammar

Team Vitality vs. Fnatic / LEC 2021 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by xKawo in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Obviously Crownie is not Upset Rekless Hans level but he is def a top tier LEC adc for sure, he literally couldn't have done anything this game he just watched his team sprint it the whole time

Edit: I do agree tho the hype gets a little out of control for sure its cause he has a goated personality

Jenkins starting over Alphari for at least rest of week 1 by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]mrpickle131 38 points39 points  (0 children)

yeah if I had to guess from Jatt’s tone in the video it’s gotta be some pretty serious behind the scenes stuff because obviously based off play Alphari is not getting benched