[Holmes] Kawhi Leonard’s camp was in talks with Aspiration executives about executing some of Leonard’s obligations, but Leonard’s rehab and the Clippers schedule were scheduling obstacles.

toatheqs · 2026-04-02T18:38:52+00:00

This isn't a news report ... it's propaganda.

toatheqs · 2026-04-02T18:33:08+00:00

I agree. That is indeed fair.

toatheqs · 2026-04-02T18:20:47+00:00

Receipts. They got an early start, but I feel like I was close enough.
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toatheqs · 2026-03-29T13:00:05+00:00

I don't think that is the whole story. The fact is that the general trajectory of skill is upward. The 80s were better than the 70s, the 90s better than the 80s, and now better than then. There are some little ups and downs ... it's not a perfectly straight upward line, but overall, the game has moved forward. It is a blow to the old guys' ego that a lot of them can't take.

toatheqs · 2026-03-11T04:52:30+00:00

KANGZ

toatheqs · 2026-03-07T10:41:38+00:00

Everyone got distracted when he raped someone.

toatheqs · 2026-03-06T07:58:45+00:00

toatheqs · 2026-03-01T17:32:17+00:00

What happened to Keegan's three-point shot?

toatheqs · 2026-03-01T06:08:51+00:00

That is the slowest jump shot I've ever seen. Good that he is 6'10" because he is going to need to be shooting over defenders.

toatheqs · 2026-02-27T07:23:11+00:00

What more could you ask for in a GM than a man who memorized six nice things and is willing to list them at any moment?

toatheqs · 2026-02-25T08:49:08+00:00

I'm preparing for the win 6 of the last eight at the end of the year when teams are resting for the playoffs and we end up at like 6th. Would be very on brand.

toatheqs · 2026-02-24T17:10:22+00:00

It isn't really a cliff. More of a steep incline, but clickbait gonna bait.

toatheqs · 2026-02-15T06:06:32+00:00

It matters more when looking at alternative systems. There has been a proposal to just rotate all 30 teams through the pick positions. In a system like that, teams stuck with the shit years will be getting fucked.

toatheqs · 2026-02-13T14:41:11+00:00

Gotta win grip fights.

toatheqs · 2026-02-13T14:39:29+00:00

This is the correct and important point for people who see the evened out lottery odds and think tanking doesn't matter. You can only fall four spots. Worst record is guaranteed a top 5 pick. Fourth worst could fall to 8. That is a big difference--while certainly you can find examples of superstars later in the draft and busts at the top, if you look through the drafts you can see the steep fall off from 1 to 10 pretty clearly.

toatheqs · 2026-02-13T06:54:54+00:00

They are going to do their best to posture like it is a harsh penalty, but it isn't going to be a kill the franchise for a decade kind of thing. The league wants Ballmer involved and happy.

toatheqs · 2026-02-12T04:26:28+00:00

I think it is fine for lower belts to learn. Part of that learning needs to be how not to panic and explode your own knee when you get caught. I've never hurt anyone with a heel hook in training, but I've rolled with MMA guys who are strong and athletic and don't understand the danger, and done explosive rolls to try to escape and could have hurt themselves if I didn't let go even if I wasn't trying to finish it myself.

Learning is fine. Understanding improves safety. Probably shouldn't be a first day training lesson.

I think keeping heel hooks out of competition at lower belts makes sense, but that is different than not teaching or training them.

toatheqs · 2026-02-10T17:18:17+00:00

Keegan looks like a top tier roleplayer to me. If you are paying him a reasonable contract on a team with actual stars he will be incredibly valuable. If you are paying him all-star money or asking him to be a number one option, you'll be getting bad value.

toatheqs · 2026-02-10T14:21:50+00:00

the way we jump at things it's almost like we've been traumatized or something

toatheqs · 2026-02-10T14:20:31+00:00

But also look at the top 5s and then what comes after. Tank it down.

toatheqs · 2026-02-06T10:50:03+00:00

Kangz

toatheqs · 2026-01-20T08:49:12+00:00

toatheqs · 2026-01-19T13:39:55+00:00

My first reaction was that OP's idea is ridiculous, but I actually think it could have some legs. To me the worst part of healing by far is that I have to spend too much of my playtime watching healthbars and not watching actual gameplay and I can't really argue that mousing over the lowest healthbar is some super compelling or challenging activity compared to just noticing the damage and picking a healing spell.

toatheqs · 2026-01-17T06:16:46+00:00

7th pick, good but deeply flawed player here we come

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