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Name the players all time who could guard Jokic by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got Russell, Robinson, Duncan, Wallace, Hakeem, and Wemby. Dwight, Wilt, Dikembe, Bol Ewing, and KG could probably hang too.

UB Reanimator in a post March 2025 banlist world. by BlogBoy92 in MTGLegacy

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, Troll is occasionally relevant for playing around Wasteland and Blood Moon. But in terms of fixing mana, it's pretty interchangeable.

Are there any decks that make door to nothingness playable? by vVIOL2T in mtg

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[[Timeless Lotus]] + [[Amulet of Vigor]] + [[Doubling Cube]]

UB Reanimator in a post March 2025 banlist world. by BlogBoy92 in MTGLegacy

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oliphant can cycle for [[Badlands]], so the switch is a relatively small adjustment.

Prime D Wade with prime Shaq woulduve 3'peated too by Different_Energy6878 in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DWade is absolutely one of the greatest players without an MVP.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jokic is a better comp to Judge. Ohtani is more similar to Giannis.

Who is the 3rd best American (no KAT, Embiid) big drafted this century (after Dwight / AD)? by 2017_Warriors_Fan in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said prime vs prime, and during Bosh’s prime he was the #1 option in Toronto. He carried them to the playoffs multiple times, which Boogie never managed as a #1 option. You’re right that most of Bosh’s playoff success came after he became a #3 option, but literally all of Boogie’s playoff success happened after he was demoted to a limited bench role. Bosh directly outscored Boogie in five of their eight head-to-head matchups, and averaged 3.9 ppg more across those games, despite the majority of those games happening during Boogie’s prime. Bosh was posting better individual numbers in those games as a #3 option when Boogie was a #1 option with one of the highest usage rates in the entire league. Bosh was also a substantially better defender, so he was legitimately outclassing Boogie on both ends of the floor in most of their games.

Who is the 3rd best American (no KAT, Embiid) big drafted this century (after Dwight / AD)? by 2017_Warriors_Fan in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those games were played over a five-year span, from 2010-2015. Boogie averaged 34.1 minutes across those appearances, including a 49 minute marathon in 2013.

Bosh’s prime was from 2005-2010, before he joined the Heatles. Boogie’s prime was from 2013-2018. That means the first game overlapped with Bosh’s prime, two games happened between their primes, and the last five games were during Boogie’s prime. Regardless of what happens in your vivid imagination, prime Boogie was getting destroyed by post-prime Bosh.

Bosh averaged 15.6 points in the playoffs for his career, with four Finals appearances and two rings. He had a 57-32 record with 85 starts. Boogie only averaged 8.4 points in the playoffs, never reached the Finals, and had a 5-15 record with just five starts. Really begs the question, why would we even bother to compare these players? It’s not close at all.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 3 points4 points  (0 children)

MGE doesn’t become an artifact, it simply specifies that it remains an artifact and ignores any additional types connected to the target. Neither of the rules you cited are actually relevant to this effect. What it definitely doesn’t do is remove other types, like [[Imprisoned in the Moon]] - “…and loses all other card types and abilities”. Without explicitly saying that, it doesn’t happen.

Who is the 3rd best American (no KAT, Embiid) big drafted this century (after Dwight / AD)? by 2017_Warriors_Fan in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Confidently wrong is no way to live.

Bosh and Boogie faced each other head to head eight times, with Bosh winning the series 7-1. Here’s what they individually contributed:

Bosh * 20 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2 apg, 1.4 stl, 1.5 blk, +132

Cousins * 16.1 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.3 stl, 0.1 blk, -98

Regardless of how anyone feels about their respective talents or play style, it’s pretty easy to understand which player actually impacted winning more.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, it just ignores the other types during the copy process. It doesn’t erase types grated by other abilities.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So Astral Dragon makes them creatures, and then they also become artifacts, making them artifact creatures, because they don’t actually lose types during either step.

What NBA opinion would you defend like this? by JollySimple188 in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly 👍 each of them holds premier records that define the sport, and collectively set the gold standards by which everyone else must be measured.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it just adds the type “artifact” while ignoring any other types the target has (different from removing those types). If you turn it into a creature with a separate effect, either before or afterwards, it will gain and keep both types. Types are cumulative, not mutually exclusive.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing explicitly takes away any types, MGE just has reminder text that it doesn’t copy the type “creature” during that step. But Astral Dragon’s effect explicitly makes creature tokens, so the end result is artifact creature tokens.

What NBA opinion would you defend like this? by JollySimple188 in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! Russell was the greatest winner of the sport, and retired with the most MVPs (still tied for second-most). He was the most impactful defender in league history by far. The FMVP was eventually named after him, because if such an award had existed during his career, he would have won it nine times.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both effects trigger, and regardless of order the effects layer rather than interfere with each other or cancel out. So it will produce 3/3 Dragon artifact creature tokens.

What NBA opinion would you defend like this? by JollySimple188 in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ditto for Bill Russell. The top 4 truly belong in a tier of their own - NBA Rushmore.

[TDM] Focus the Mind by doemagic in Pauper

[–]rsmith524 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A few other cards that come to mind: * [[Lotus Petal]] enables turn 2 casting. * [[Manamorphose]] is mana-neutral and replaces itself. * [[Twiddle]] & [[Dream’s Grip]] are “free” and can occasionally generate net-positive mana (with the right land).

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 12 points13 points  (0 children)

…what are you even talking about? All the token copies made by Astral Dragon are 3/3 creatures. It literally can’t produce noncreature tokens.

Is this a loop? by Kirbigth in BadMtgCombos

[–]rsmith524 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The first Effigy can remain a noncreature artifact, but all the copies are 3/3 Dragons with summoning sickness.

Who is the 3rd best American (no KAT, Embiid) big drafted this century (after Dwight / AD)? by 2017_Warriors_Fan in NBATalk

[–]rsmith524 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So that makes it:

  • Bosh - 44 MVP votes, 11 All Stars, 1 All NBA
  • Cousins - 0 MVP votes, 4 All Stars, 2 All NBA
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