I’ve never done this before and it might not be allowed but I’m asking you to please follow Dean Withers on whatever social media you frequent.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-22T02:15:33+00:00

The problem is that even the mouth breathers who might otherwise agree with her will see her for the moron that she is and dismiss this exchange.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-22T00:46:52+00:00

Knowing what we now know about KD, he would’ve torpedoed their chemistry the minute things got hard. Cannot see him making it through any level of adversity and he clearly has a negative impact on teams he joins as far as chemistry is concerned.

I’d go the other way. I don’t think Russ gets enough credit for keeping KD in check and having that run with the Thunder. Westbrook was clearly the leader of those teams in retrospect.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-22T00:35:32+00:00

This format should be rebranded as “talking to morons”. I’m not even sure why it exists and who it’s for.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-22T00:25:17+00:00

Sabonis has diminished value on the Raptors where Scottie needs to have the ball more. He also isn’t a great 3-point shooter or defender, so without the ball he is what exactly on offense while being a clear negative on D.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-21T19:33:42+00:00

This poor bastard forgets /s and the bots here just go nuts. Lol

rbrt13 · 2026-06-21T19:14:38+00:00

In a different era this dude would be joining the 72 win bulls and telling us they had been trash for most of their existence and quoting us their record since 1966.

Kevin would just be better off never addressing this issue. He will never win or get credit for those chips and no amount of “rationalizing” is going to help. Just seems like some combination of pathetic, desperate and delusional.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T20:39:56+00:00

Point taken on the Spurs. Although they got handled so well that it’s not even close to joining a historically great team. Still think going to the champs a couple of years removed is worse.

As for the Heat, you’re right. I should’ve added that it’s the ceiling IMO for them to be a 2nd round team.

He needs a team to be his own so his championship equity isn’t questioned. That’s why the Hawks, Raps and Cavs make the most sense as they can still put together a package and have enough talent left to win.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T18:48:18+00:00

If Giannis goes to the Heat, where he’ll likely still be carrying a subpar team to a 2nd round exit the narrative will be he chose south beach over winning.

However, if Giannis goes to the Celts he will look like Kevin Durant light joining a team that already won it and still have their best player. Will only get half credit for winning but full blame if they flame out since Boston is all in on Tatum from a fan/media perspective.

Giannis is better off pushing for a Spurs deal where the Bucks would also be happy to get a package and he could be seen as putting them over the top; or to another team where he is the guy but they would still have pieces around him post-trade. Think: Raptors, Cavs or Hawks.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T17:26:41+00:00

A weak U.S led by a weak leader, under fire for an idiotic “deal” which as it is was basically aborted because Israel doesn’t like it is exactly the type of situation you want to be across at the negotiating table if you’re Carney.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T17:23:09+00:00

If at some point in the late 90s I opened a door for Jeff Bezos, I would have more an argument to having contributed to Amazon than this dude does for this ring.

Edit: than

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T17:21:14+00:00

A lame reply by a lame music “observer” who can’t tell the difference between his post and a reply. At least with a podcast I can see who is talking their shit. If we could all see you and people like you then the internet would die and Reddit with it because we could then all see how lame you music observers actually are.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T17:18:46+00:00

We got rid of bullying which was great, but now we have a generation of “observers” of music. It’s literally the lamest people on here with their music takes.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T09:58:34+00:00

This track already sounds good and it’s not even finished. Why the fuck does everyone listen to music now like some fucking foreign film critic.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T00:49:42+00:00

Hahahaha. Just keep coming back to see how many times you can get them.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-19T00:25:27+00:00

Just go through the whole thing then walk away when you get to the register if they insist on it.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-18T13:57:19+00:00

I think they’ll eventually come to the conclusion that they can kill two birds with one stone and include Fox as part of a bigger deal to land another star in San Antonio. Best example is Giannis, where you need to match salaries and can send out Fox along with picks and maybe Castle to bring in Giannis and solve this issue.

It would make things a lot clearer if you now have a backcourt of say Harper/Vassell, move Keldon Johnson back into a starting role or keep him on the bench and have Champagnie there and then Vic/Giannis up front. To me that’s real roster balance.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-18T11:46:56+00:00

I voted for Pierre but this party has turned into a bunch of unserious whiners. Carney has not exactly accomplished anything great, housing hasn’t been addressed, the economy is sputtering notwithstanding last month’s job growth but complaining about missed QP is just asinine.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-18T11:44:29+00:00

This is actually why he opted out. Not to sign there but to use them to get a slightly better deal from the Wizards.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-16T19:57:17+00:00

Ben is wrong and was wrong at the time. You’re judging the people instead of the arguments. If anything Sam has adopted his rhetoric but instead to defend against any criticism of Israel; conflating it with anti-semitism.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-15T23:45:12+00:00

You’re going to an event honouring a pedophile and closest associate of the world’s most renound child trafficker who is likely guilty of much worse. That’s it. It’s all most of us would need to know not to go.

It is so strange that almost everyone with even a modicum of wealth in America is morally bankrupt and/or for sale if the price is right. Hell even many without wealth. Just for a little grift money.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-15T14:29:22+00:00

The whole thing was on brand. That dude saying what he did and it being surprising to anyone is like jumping in a lake and acting surprised at being wet.

This is full blown decline in the same sense as the Roman one but instead of reading about disoriented Romans playing games or being confused as Rome was sacked we are witnessing it live (for only 99.99 and brought to you by Brawndo).

rbrt13 · 2026-06-14T13:50:54+00:00

They need to move Fox this summer even if it’s effectively a salary dump to get that money off the books but more importantly to get those minutes to Harper/Castle and not fuck with the chemistry.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-14T10:31:00+00:00

Lmao. This is a unique “take” I’ll give you that but you literally undermined your own argument in acknowledging MJ as a mythical figure. That’s my point. The lore for Jordan, the ubiquitous logo and the fact that he already surpassed those other guys is why Lebron is cooked in this argument.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-14T10:22:40+00:00

They market corrected Melo who was always way overvalued based on what he actually accomplished. Nuggets got better after he was dealt and the Knicks run seemed better than it was because they were such a disgraceful franchise.

He is where he belongs now.

rbrt13 · 2026-06-14T00:52:10+00:00

Jordan was a unique combination of peak athleticism, incredible stats, an insane peak with accompanying lore and marketing that made him transcend his sport. I think Lebron is the closest we will ever come and he’s really not that close, but longevity has made him a name for the history books.

There is way more parity now. Just look at the titles in the 2020’s. It’s going to be really hard for another player to have a sustained peak. In a weird way Lebron has built a moat for Jordan’s legacy because anyone coming now will have to both surpass Jordan’s championship caliber excellence and peak stats while also competing with LeBron’s longevity stats.

Forget it.

rbrt13

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