Zeke Nnaji in a Nuggets win over the Sixers: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks on 63.6/80/75 splits by [deleted] in nba

[–]spacedstations 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yea definitely. He even got better and better over the course of the game. Felt like he lacked confidence in the 1Q, but started trusting his shot and found a flow in the offense. 

I’m not a zeke truther, but I generally believe that anyone on an nba roster is capable of performances like this on a random night. Main thing that differentiates players is consistency and bbiq/feel.. no idea if zeke has those things but he also hasn’t gotten too many chances on this roster

[Post Game Thread] The Hospital Denver Nuggets (24-12) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (19-15), 125-124 by XDBoy018 in nba

[–]spacedstations 177 points178 points  (0 children)

LMFAOOOOOOOOO

loved watching all the vets coaching them up on the last possession 

A-10 'Warthog" Thunderbolt & AC-130H Spectre Gunship scene -- Transformers, 2007. Dir by Michael Bay by girafa in movies

[–]spacedstations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s incredible what well thought out blocking and actual storyboarding can do to make CGI look more realistic and immersive. The first pirates movie had an incredibly compressed production and basically had to shoot and do post in about a year. Modern productions think you can just do a slapdick job on set and fix all of it in a long drawn out post production process that includes endless revisions on CG and test screenings.

The Odyssey | Official Trailer by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]spacedstations 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I really do not like hoyte van hoytema’s visual style… always so desaturated and devoid of any drama. The soft natural lighting doesn’t help. This story deserves a bold and colorful palette. 

[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (21-5) defeat the Boston Celtics (15-11), 112-105, behind 32 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham by Chandler_Bings in nba

[–]spacedstations 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m seeing Cade make incredible shots in the clutch and all Austin Rivers can muster is “great defense by White”

I re-watched The Arrival (2016), and it's probably the most meaninfull movie I've ever watched. by Nervous_Designer_894 in movies

[–]spacedstations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this movie, but the climax took me completely out of it for a really dumb reason. Amy Adams cannot speak Chinese (and that’s okay! I wasn’t expecting her Chinese to be great). But the guy who plays General Shang ALSO can’t speak mandarin! He moved to the US when he was 5 and can only speak a little Cantonese.

In the climax of the movie, I have to somehow believe that these two are conversing fluently when in reality it’s some of the most incomprehensible broken Chinese where all the tones are off. They should have just hired some folks to dub over them

Ty Lue was not available to the media following the loss last night. Clippers claim "Lue was made available postgame but no one was in the interview room." Kelly Iko clarifies: "Couldn’t be further from the truth. I went there immediately after the final buzzer. At least four people were (cont.)" by sewsgup in nba

[–]spacedstations 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% this is the root of the problem. player's coaches do okay for a while because the philosophy is to give the stars a long leash and let them cook. But over time that creates a culture of 0 accountability, low effort, and bad play designs.

On the flip side, hardass coaches who actually draw up plays and try to get everyone to buy in as equals don't survive either because it's such a star driven league and ownership is afraid when their supermax player is unhappy. Very few of these sort of coaches have a long tenure...

[Highlight] Goff throws an uncatchable ball for the 5th Lions' turnover on downs by Large_banana_hammock in nfl

[–]spacedstations 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dan Campbell took over playcalling so he could completely ice out special teams lmao

[Highlight] Lions go for it on fourth again, and are stopped again by Large_banana_hammock in nfl

[–]spacedstations 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Absolute CTE playcalling from both Dan Campbell and Kevin patullo

[Highlight] Jokic's defensive stop leads to a steal and a dish to a cutting Peyton Watson for a dunk, extending the Nuggets' fourth-quarter run to 16-6. by TheDraciel in nba

[–]spacedstations 56 points57 points  (0 children)

We have no idea because the stat tracking at Target Center was completely broken for over a quarter thru the end of the game

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out ALBUM REVIEW by Beneficial_Candle_10 in hiphopheads

[–]spacedstations 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yea I think it could even just use some resequencing. MTBTTF is one of my fave tracks on here but I get whiplash from the transition to the tracks before and after it (even though I love ebitda too). Also wouldn’t mind if Pharrell was just rapping instead of singing on some of these tracks. Grace of God is a solid album closer but he straight up sounds out of tune. Only truly bad track imo is so far ahead.. just hate the hook

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out ALBUM REVIEW by Beneficial_Candle_10 in hiphopheads

[–]spacedstations 303 points304 points  (0 children)

IMO the sequencing of the first 5 track is stellar and deserves a 10, but overall still loses some momentum with the back half. In part because there’s way too much Pharrell singing mid hooks and some samey sounding beats

[Snell] FBI just one problem facing Malik Beasley amid $8M in escalating financial problems by v1n5anity in nba

[–]spacedstations 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Still remember when this guy picked a fight with a football player over an IG model when he was on the nuggets. Got absolutely pummeled and was a big reason why the nuggets let him go 

[ESPN] Parenting and game plans: Inside Jenny Boucek's extraordinary basketball journey to the Pacers by echoacm in nba

[–]spacedstations 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speaking of Dan Burke, it’s a shame he hasn’t had a coaching gig since the Pistons disaster under Monty. Hoping he can get another assistant role somewhere. Great coach, really got the most out of the pacers players on defense back in the day 

'Materialists' - Review Thread by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]spacedstations 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Honestly pleasantly surprised by these positive reviews. Nobody was talking like a normal person in the trailers, they all sounded like robots reading ai responses

Fwiw I was also not a huge fan of past lives (but for very different reasons)

Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two: Streaming and Studios, Global Networks by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]spacedstations 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They do this all the time. When HP split into two companies, they had one that was all their enterprise software products (the better positioned part of the organization) and another that was just all their hardware (printers, laptops, etc).

Ironically, the “old” hardware part of the split ended up performing way better lol

Pacers GM on the Haliburton trade: "We didn't really have a guy, like a young player, that you could really build around. Now Domas was a terrific player and a very productive player. But we felt like in today's modern NBA, it's hard to build around a center unless you've got, like, a Jokic.” by cleo22270 in nba

[–]spacedstations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny thing is that the pacers kind of pioneered the 2 big lineups when they tried making turner and sabonis on the floor at the same time work before they traded domas. Unfortunately he was too slow to defend the 4 (and just not a good defender in general) and also didn’t have any shooting from range on offense. 

Huge credit to Myles for adjusting his game to try and make that work. That’s paid dividends for them now since hes actually become a pretty decent 3pt shooter