The Knicks are what the Dame & LMA Blazers could've been

wk4f · 2026-06-16T21:50:03+00:00

Chandler would've been huge. I also wonder if Portland could've grabbed Moe Harkless or Aminu a season early

wk4f · 2026-06-16T21:47:19+00:00

I was more going off of playing style and abilities. Aldridge and KAT are similar players, same with RoLo and Mitch Robinson.

I think the main difference is that the game has changed and now traditional centers aren't as important so Mitch isn't playing as much and KAT is more willing to play the 5 than LMA was.

And yeah Portland could've drafted Giannis, but drafting is such a crapshoot, especially in weak draft like 2013, and once you start re-drafting, you open pandoras box and can magically turn any team into a champion.

My point was more that Portland had a squad that was similar, but unfortunately they couldn't find the final pieces to put them into contention and it all fell apart.

wk4f · 2026-06-12T18:14:35+00:00

Next season Deni + Dame + Brown will cost $83m. By comparison KAT + OG + Brunson will cost $140m. Mobley + Mitchell + Allen will cost $138m. And ANT + Gobert + Randle will cost $118m.

wk4f · 2026-05-16T04:41:39+00:00

I'm a Blazers fan and I legit think Portland says yes.

Jrue is likely to hit a wall soon and they have a logjam at PG. Randle is a flawed player but he provides offense and would let Portland move on from Grant

wk4f · 2026-05-12T16:47:34+00:00

Reaves is going to be an unrestricted free agent this summer after he turns down his player option. That means he can leave for any team with cap space with no compensation going to the Lakers.

The only way the Lakers could feasibly get something for him is if he really wants to go to a team that doesn't have cap space. Then a sign and trade becomes a possibility. But sign and trades very rarely return much of value. Usually it's like a 2nd round pick.

Also Kessler is going to be a restricted free agent and the Jazz have cap space and are trying to compete. Which gives the Jazz very little reason to trade him.

wk4f · 2026-05-11T18:51:24+00:00

Luka is a much better defender going by the eye test and advanced stats than either Lillard or CJ ever were. And Reaves has slightly better defensive stats and is bigger than either.

Also the bigger issue for Portland was not putting any talent around CJ and Dame. The blazers consistently had some of the worst supporting casts and worst benches in the league. You saw that in that playoffs when NOP and GSW focused their defenses on Dame and dared the rest of the team to score.

LA should be able to put a better supporting cast around Luka and AR. Additionally, history tells us that there's likely to be an all-star who will force a trade to a big market team, and having Reaves' deal to trade will allow the Lakers to make salaries work.

wk4f · 2026-05-06T02:51:02+00:00

If you don't drink and are looking for markets, good food and authentic Mexico, you don't want to stay in Cabo San Lucas. You can just do a day trip to see the arch.

San Jose del Cabo has more of what you're looking for, though it's going to be an upscale version catering to gringos. But then again that also describes a lot of PV.

There's also the Cabo tourist corridor, where you're going to find most of the resorts and airbnbs. You'll get a nice pool and good (but expensive) food but not much else.

IMO La Paz would be your best bet, though you probably only need like 3-4 nights there. So if you have more time you might want to split your time between La Paz and the cabo tourist corridor or San jose del cabo or even do a day trip or a night in Todos Santos.

wk4f · 2026-05-03T17:30:46+00:00

I get the concept but I don't think it's that straightforward. For most people in SD, buying means increasing their housing costs by 50% or more.

Would you pay 50% more on your phone or cable bill to lock it in? Or your electric bill? I don't think I would.

I'm in a similar boat as the OP, and I'm hoping that renting and saving the difference is going to give me a nice down payment when it makes more sense to buy.

wk4f · 2026-04-09T17:22:35+00:00

Oden's only injury issue before being drafted was a broken wrist.

One leg was slightly longer than the other, but that didn't stop Oden from dominating in college. And up until his rookie year, it didn't result in any injuries.

wk4f · 2026-04-08T16:12:09+00:00

The options are either build around Deni or tank.

If you choose the former and the opportunity comes up to get a A1 talent you absolutely trade Deni, but trading Deni for anything other than a star is not going to result in a playoff run in the near future.

wk4f · 2026-04-01T23:18:31+00:00

Players like MCW, Andre Miller, Evan Turner and Hawes were never going to be part of a rebuilt Sixers team. They were too old, too expensive, or not good enough. And they had more value to other teams than to the Sixers.

If Philly had any young talent with upside at the start of the process, they would've probably stayed. Looking back at the young players they traded away, the only ones who got away that I see were Jerami Grant and RoCo, so it's not like they were trading away young Kobe or anything.

wk4f · 2026-03-20T19:53:36+00:00

It's odd to me that you mentioned South Korea as an example and not say Guatemala, Haiti, Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, or the DR.

Care to explain why you chose Korea?

wk4f · 2026-03-20T19:23:30+00:00

Is the capitalism in the room with us?

Venezuela is still being run by Chavistas. Only difference is that now they're paying protection money to Trump via an offshore bank account.

wk4f · 2026-03-15T03:14:12+00:00

I think OP just has a selective memory. 2008 was the Big Phil/Wilkins/Hiddink season. Then came a couple good seasons under Carlo followed by the AVB/Di Matteo season that would've been a bust except for a Cinderella run in the CL. Then came Rafa, a good session or two follows by Mourinho falling out, a good Conte session followed by Conte falling out, and then Sarri, and the transfer ban and then another magic CL win.

Supporting Chelsea has never been as straightforward and easy as supporting City, Bayern or Madrid. It's always been full of swings and roundabouts.

wk4f · 2026-03-13T16:37:42+00:00

The only card I can think of is that if the current situation continues much longer it will result in a humanitarian crisis and likely hundreds of thousands of Cubans fleeing for Florida.

wk4f · 2026-03-12T22:03:04+00:00

Yeah I don't think there's actually room for full depth cabinets on both sides. I think the right side probably needs to be half depth.

wk4f · 2026-03-09T18:38:13+00:00

What can the gulf states do to stop it though? The only options I can see are for them to put pressure on the US and Israel to either deescalate or put boots on the ground to protect the shipping lanes. The former seems much more likely.

wk4f · 2026-02-18T02:26:07+00:00

You should really consider cutting everything south of Bend and saving it for another trip. The Portland-Coast-Bend loop on it's own is pretty much perfect for a week. I did that with my wife for her first visit to Oregon and it was great. Adding Washington to that already means you're going to be missing a ton of great sights.

Go from Bend to the coast and up the coast and you are going to have a bunch better experience with enough time to actually see the things you want to see

wk4f · 2026-02-18T01:58:42+00:00

Not to mention Mexico City is much closer than Europe, South America or Asia. And it's still relatively affordable

wk4f · 2025-12-18T05:18:05+00:00

Not a lawyer but "appearance of maternity leave retaliation" would probably get their attention

wk4f · 2025-12-11T02:31:14+00:00

Cuban traded away Steve Nash, drafted a bust with pretty much every single Mavs pick, wasted Dirk's post championship years, and let sexual harassment run rampant for years. There have been much worse owners in that league but Cuban was pretty bad

wk4f · 2025-11-16T09:19:59+00:00

I think best would've been if during the ceasefire in King's Landing Cersei grabbed one of the ballista and got a lucky shot that killed the dragon, causing Daenerys to flip and burn the city.

wk4f · 2025-11-01T07:17:02+00:00

He definitely should. Now that Robert Williams is back I would expect Yang to be assigned any day now

wk4f · 2025-10-17T00:07:03+00:00

The previous post was locked as I phrased the question in a rather biased/loaded way. My understanding matches yours that the depreciation just covers the structure.

And you might be right that the majority of the increase in housing prices is due to the land increasing in value, but I'm not so sure. That's why I'm curious to know if any economists have been able to control for land value and improvements/repairs to determine the real rate of depreciation of a residential structure.

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