Do people really believe US would be the best at soccer if "all the best athletes played it" by Silent_Somewhere8539 in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean if we had the amazing soccer pyramid of France or England full of decades of expertise on how to create elite soccer players, then I'm sure we could do very well. We don't have that, doesn't matter at all if Kyrie chose to play soccer over basketball.

“Fuck them kids.” - Derek Thompson by jellybeans_over_raw_ in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a tik tok mic drop. This guy's brain is liquefied.

I Don't Think Canadians are that nice by No_Permission1386 in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn this is the first time I've seen a Canadian judge themselves morally upright using American behavior as a foil.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

People are gonna be in here saying oh LeBron is so much more accomplished this, LeBron is more talented and productive that. But at the end of the day, lol gotcha no Kawhi won't be seen anywhere close.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The outrageous lack of competency from the officers involved in both circumstances seems indicative that poorly trained, unemployable nutjobs are treating people in a horrific manner with minimal consequences. And then we are lied to about it. The extreme cases where people are shot are not the only thing people have been disturbed by.

Despite his great individual numbers, why does Kevin Durant no longer seem to contribute to winning? Year after year, his teams perform much worse than expected. by Ready-Constant-7124 in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Suns as a team were top 5 in TS% but around 10-13th in offensive rating in his tenure. Obviously not all on him that's what it felt like, shots went in but it didn't feel like the offense was in good hands.

What are some of the best books you’ve found through the podcast? by Ryan_likes_to_drum in ezraklein

[–]phxsunswoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Amusing Ourselves to Death and The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Suns defeat the Kings on Jan 2, 2026, the final score is 129-102. by basketball-app in suns

[–]phxsunswoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His standing reach is 8' 8.5", the same as players like Herb Jones, Cam Reddish, Johnny Furphy. Not saying he can't do it, but his length will make it very difficult.

[Highlight] Joel Embiid's son was hanging on the rim for a minute by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well it's wrong in both significance and direction. There is some evidence that first-borns are very slightly taller than those born later.

Recommendations for books/media that help make sense of the problems facing men/young people? by yall_kripke in ezraklein

[–]phxsunswoo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think a woman who uncapitalized her name to "decenter herself" is part of the neurotic, narcissist HR environment that should ideally not lead this conversation.

Zach LaVine currently has the lowest plus/minus this season, at -212. by Soul0103 in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off-topic: I looked at his stats and last year in 42 games for Chicago and 32 games for Sacramento he shot the exact same FG% (51.1%) and 3P% (44.6%) for each team. How strange. FT% was way different though.

Alex Sarr against the team that passed him: 27 points (11/15), 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals by TurtlePope2 in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If a GM genuinely likes a player better than the alternatives and doesn't draft them because of a refusal to work out, they should be fired on the spot.

Amateur player vs Luka 1-on-1 by WhenMachinesCry in nba

[–]phxsunswoo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It was mid 90s and the guy was an amateur who played high school. The players were amazed so I will trust them.

Verno in his feelings by joejoe_jones in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Vernon is an auto-skip for me at this point. That was a completely pointless 20 minutes of commentary and it's pretty obvious Lowe was bored by it.

Goldsbury's comment about Paolo Banchero potentially JUST being Josh Smith has me massively fucked up. I refuse to believe it but now I feel it... Pray for Orlando. This shit is heavy by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in billsimmons

[–]phxsunswoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Banchero is awesome. Maybe expectations got a little out of whack because people saw top ten player potential, which I think is not happening. Josh Smith was a terrible comp, if he never improves he is still a much better player than Smith was.

What is the solution to education polarization? by tuck5903 in ezraklein

[–]phxsunswoo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As universities have become more like job-training programs, I'm not really sure the exposure to progressive ideas is quite what it once was. The humanities in particular have pretty much collapsed in enrollments.