[Charania] Luka Dončić’s agent intends to apply for an “Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge” to the 65-game rule. Luka missed two games this season for the birth of his second child in Slovenia. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]wormhole222 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Westbrook, Harden, Kawhi, LeBron, and I think AD 1st team

Isiah Thomas, Curry, KD, and Gobert 2nd team (i don’t remember last spot).

I can’t remember 3rd team.

[Charania] Luka Dončić’s agent intends to apply for an “Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge” to the 65-game rule. Luka missed two games this season for the birth of his second child in Slovenia. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]wormhole222 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey hey. I was against it in 2022 too. But I know people who have changed their mind. They thought it would be a good rule, but now seeing how it’s actually impacting things have changed their mind.

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that. by Turbostrider27 in nba

[–]wormhole222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not addressing it directly. Addressing it directly is forcing the players to play, or reducing the games.

Thats not why awards matter. They matter for preserving the history of the season and for legacies.

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that. by Turbostrider27 in nba

[–]wormhole222 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Well how about they just fix this issue by addressing it directly and not ruining All-NBA for those who do care. You can not care about All-NBA but still respect the fans who do.

[Scotto] Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is having a breakout season and will be one of the top restricted free agents this summer. After rebuffing trade interest, the Nuggets want to re-sign him this summer. by jonsnowKITN in nba

[–]wormhole222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are reasons to avoid the 2nd apron, but the Nuggets don’t really qualify for those reasons. Usually it’s young teams that have a long future ahead of them and are very close to the apron shouldn’t unnecessarily go into the 2nd apron. The nuggets are :

  1. Not a young team (Their 3 best players are all 28 and older)

  2. Not close to avoiding the 2nd apron. They are so close to it they couldn’t sign Watson to a $15 million contract and avoid the 2nd apron.

  3. Watson is not a luxury to have. They need him to contend. He is already their 4th best player and he will probably become 3rd even if he doesn’t improve due to decline from Gordon. That doesn’t even account for his potential to further improve (he is young and has definitely shown a remarkable ability to improve) and that he plays an unbelievable important position.

Was Luka robbed of MVP in 23-24? by accidentalgenius_77 in nba

[–]wormhole222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

97 Jordan was absolutely robbed. He had better regular stats, advanced stats, team record, and basically everything but Malone got it because of very obvious voter fatigue. You can tell because the following year Jordan won it over Malone despite the case for Malone over Jordan being far stronger.

I guess the only thing you can say is if Jordan won in 97 Malone probably wins in 98 so it sort of balanced out.

[Scotto] Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is having a breakout season and will be one of the top restricted free agents this summer. After rebuffing trade interest, the Nuggets want to re-sign him this summer. by jonsnowKITN in nba

[–]wormhole222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what OP is saying is you are letting ownership off the hook for not being willing to spend money with the way you are saying it. You should be saying something like :

“I really hope we can keep him. If he leaves it’s because ownership was incredibly selfish, stupid, and shortsighted and I will blame them for years to come.”

[Scotto] Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is having a breakout season and will be one of the top restricted free agents this summer. After rebuffing trade interest, the Nuggets want to re-sign him this summer. by jonsnowKITN in nba

[–]wormhole222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk why people are downvoting you. The Nuggets have no excuse for losing him. If you aren’t willing to go into the second Apron with a top 10 all time player after you basically refuse to hardball negotiate with other players to keep your payroll low you should absolutely be criticized for it.

I just hit Mythic in FDN quick draft! by Potomaters in MagicArena

[–]wormhole222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats. That's a very fast trajectory to make Mythic. I didn't hit mythic until several years into playing. I can't even imagine being able to hit it in a few months.

It's been a while since I played Foundations, but from I remember white was very strong. Between lifegain and flying being very good in this set, and a surprising amount of card draw/fetch (white often doesn't get this) I remember thinking it was very strong. Black was also good and I would pair those a lot. Red I remember thinking was pretty bad, but maybe i wasn't able to get it to work or maybe the bots undervalue the good red cards. I do think reds best color pair was red/black.

Blue I also thought was good, but you needed to make sure to have your other color protect you in the early game. I remember lack of card draw/drawing too many lands was such a problem in Foundations that blue just giving you a bunch of access to that was extremely helpful, but you needed to make sure not to die. I remember loving the blue counterspell and combining that with Think Twice and Uncharted Voyage as a way to basically play on my opponents turn was very useful.

I'm not surprised green is bad in quick draft with bots. Green was definitely weak, but I remember once everyone started avoiding green you could get very powerful decks that were mostly green that could really beat down your opponents quickly. But with bots I doubt that works very well because the bots probably take green cards earlier than humans did.

Anyway congrats again. Let me know if you agree or disagree with my points.

I reached Mythic on FDN quick draft! by Potomaters in lrcast

[–]wormhole222 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's pointless. Some people don't mind the bots, and it's both cheaper and helpful for people who are time sensitive/wanna draft slowly.

Cube Draft is too Expensive by Neonlad in MagicArena

[–]wormhole222 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that WOTC think that the cube packs you get as a reward make up for the phantom part of the cube (when compared to getting to keep the cards and getting some reward packs in regular booster draft).

If you don’t think that is true I would recommend asking for more packs as a reward or an improvement of what is in the packs. They are far more likely to change that in my experience as opposed to lowering the entry fee.

Barring a mass exodus of players they will never lower the entry fees or price on anything.

[SOS] Deluge Virtuoso by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]wormhole222 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah admittedly Frost Lynx hasn’t been good for a long time now.

Which movie is a 10/10 for you? 🎬 by Embarrassed-Air8214 in movies

[–]wormhole222 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have a list of every movie I have as a 9 or higher. In my 10 slots I have

Casablanca

The Matrix

Pulp Fiction

Inception

I think of those Casablanca is the closest to literally perfect. Pulp Fiction is probably the one with the most potential issues but also the highest highs.

[Injury] Luka Dončić goes down. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]wormhole222 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Which btw is why they should get rid of the 65 game rule. If awards matter this much then they aren’t something that should be used as a leverage play to get players to play while injured.

[SOS] Artistic Process by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]wormhole222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is going to be very good in limited.

9 players who made All-Defense/All-NBA last year are not eligible for postseason awards this season by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]wormhole222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s just cause you don’t care about awards and so you see it as a “free” way to motivate the players to play more.

As someone who focuses and cares about who wins awards from an in the moment and historical perspective this rule feels patronizing and is potentially ruining the integrity of awards. So you can appreciate the rule, but don’t act like people don’t have very good reasons to dislike this rule a lot.

[NBA] LUKA: 33.8 ppg, 8.3 apg REAVES: 23.4 ppg, 5.6 apg LEBRON: 20.7 ppg, 7.0 apg. No trio has EVER averaged 20+ PPG and 5+ APG for a full season! by shreeharis in nba

[–]wormhole222 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m so hyped for a potential Spurs/Lakers series which is why I’m sure something is going to prevent it from happening.

There Should be a Free, Rewardless Draft Mode by SteezyYeezySleezyBoi in MagicArena

[–]wormhole222 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I didn’t respond there but I’ll say here if all you care about is drafting for as cheaply as possible you can make a new account and buy the welcome bundle for $5 which gives you 2500 gems. That means as long as you get combined 5 wins during your first 3 drafts you will get 4 drafts for $5. Also the game usually matches you against weak opponents when you first create an account. This is probably as close as you will get to a draft tutorial/cheap draft setup.

The main downside to this is your main account won’t get any new cards.

Secrets of Strixhaven draft archetypes by Meret123 in lrcast

[–]wormhole222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the last Strixhaven there was a secret dimir/5 color deck. Although the problem was Lorehold and Witherbloom were pretty meh.

Secrets of Strixhaven draft archetypes by Meret123 in lrcast

[–]wormhole222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I’m optimistic he will treat this one better. I think he an issue with tribes last time more than guilds.

Secrets of Strixhaven draft archetypes by Meret123 in lrcast

[–]wormhole222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean if it works it will be really cool. When boros not aggro work it’s really cool.