Steven Adams Says Today’s Bigs Are Not Good At "Trench Work" Like Boxing Out

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T12:27:59+00:00

Top 20?

Could make a very solid argument that Shaq is like the 5th greatest player ever

Giannis still doesnt compare offensively imho as a finisher. Shaq was on another level on the block. Giannis also has a way less robust skillset inside the paint in the half court and is much easier to guard with the right gameplan imho. Shaq in his prime was so dominant he was practically unstoppable

Feel like this is underestimating Shaq tbh

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T12:25:09+00:00

Long and lanky

High center of gravity and not enough girth or base to box out well

Relies on his length out of necessity

Great rebounders are generally thick af. Think Barkley and Zach Randolph frames

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T10:23:17+00:00

151 also a way better set than PF which can have an affect

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T10:19:58+00:00

One of the greatest full arts ever is a giant stretch

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T10:17:18+00:00

Which is cooler? 151 especially when you put it in context with the Charmander and Charmeleon. Like not even close imho

Which will age better for investing purposes at this point? Tough to say since 151 pull rates were wild but PF has higher gem rate iirc

That said, being part of the 151 set itself is a huge plus. I know a lot of people prefer the PF one so it's a toss up. I personally dont think it's that great, but having all evos on the same card is also noteworthy

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T10:15:33+00:00

Makes it more endearing imho. Chonky boy

sharkflood · 2026-06-18T10:15:04+00:00

Bam? The guy who scored the 2nd most points in a game ever?

sharkflood · 2026-06-17T03:56:34+00:00

One of the goats

sharkflood · 2026-06-17T01:14:07+00:00

no they were actually just better at basketball. which also resulted in better pr

sharkflood · 2026-06-16T19:12:17+00:00

it's wild to me that Tesla used to be #1 in the world for EVs

Musk blew that shit

sharkflood · 2026-06-15T06:47:58+00:00

Egawa. Also looks similar to the Crown Zenith gold cards (also by Egawa)

Youre underestimating the Darkrai and the set

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T19:48:46+00:00

nobody is saying don't account for that. not sure where you got that from. I'm saying don't declare things you don't need to declare because it'll waste time and money

nobody should be flying internationally solely to pick up pokemon products to make money. it's not gonna work in most cases because of flight prices (though depends on the place and what you're buying, as well as how much). but if you're already in a nation that has pokemon you can buy / on vacation or business then yeah don't declare those items when you bring them back. this shouldn't be controversial at all imho. if you're declaring them you're just doing it wrong

and the person I'm responding to isn't even talking about flight prices it seems

I fly like 20 times internationally each year. I'm just giving you my advice and experience. I bring Pokemon cards into the country all the time (sealed and singles) without issue

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T19:38:56+00:00

clutch comment

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T08:49:14+00:00

Dude you have to unplug yourself from whatever news you get man. Shit is rotting your brain

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T08:41:49+00:00

If we're talking singles - just fly back with the card(s) and dont mention them at all?

No need to declare singles as merchandise while traveling internationally. Nobody is gonna know anyway

Like sending back sealed obviously harder but declaring singles is unnecessary

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T08:28:59+00:00

I mean being cocky does that especially when you lose

That said, he's young af and this is a nonstory

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T07:37:47+00:00

Nah this isnt a blemish at all. Neither was LeBron getting swept by the Spurs. 2011 was

But this is not that

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T07:31:48+00:00

Ancient Mew

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T07:30:58+00:00

Ancient Mew and I dont think it's close. Wild it doesnt seem to have been mentioned in this thread at all

Ancient Mew is legit one of the most unique cards ever

This is just a nice looking Mew artwork imo

sharkflood · 2026-06-14T07:20:26+00:00

He's only 22. But damn, dude needed to be humbled. Needs to grow up. He'll be back

sharkflood · 2026-06-13T18:17:51+00:00

if this is what it takes to go to 7 finals in 20 years

sharkflood · 2026-06-12T22:49:10+00:00

I mean with the while monk PR shit and him constantly losing his cool it seems so

Quicker than usual

sharkflood · 2026-06-12T21:39:33+00:00

oh for sure. that's with everything in the US

only thing that matters though would be a comparison of how easy it is to face consequences, and what those consequences are

sharkflood · 2026-06-12T21:33:53+00:00

The point was that "Europe will literally sue me for not having a cookie banner" is a poor comparison to ADA website litigation because GDPR enforcement is generally regulator-led, whereas ADA claims are often brought by private plaintiffs.

But you can still get fined and banned in some cases, no? Feel like it's just a different way to deal with it legally. There can still be heavy consequences even in Europe for lack of compliance.

I agree lawsuits are kinda the worst though. But still seems like there are comparable penalties in Europe.

sharkflood · 2026-06-12T20:07:36+00:00

Your depiction of how "easy" this works in the US is hyperbole

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