I could see that. I have thought more Bradley Beal. His size does concern me.

I go back and forth on Monk. One day I think he will be great, others I am not seeing it.

Not one... not two... not three.... not four....

Come on Sacramento! Make this happen! Pop knows that Aldridge is a fake.

Crossing my fingers Isaac drops to the TWolves. If Fox somehow ends up in Minny (won't happen) I will do a back flip off the stairs.

I hope Fox does not end up in Sacramento. Josh Jackson seems like he would be a perfect fit to "fade into Bolivia" in Sacramento.

True, but you never know what can happen. KD is their best player, but he has shown a propensity to be brittle. Steph as well. So, you are hoping for an injury to seize an opportunity.

One time. The boss man encouraged it, so I obliged.

Liquid courage or not, I have never been in a situation where I felt I was about to get rolled. I am a lover, not a fighter, and have always subscribed to the notion that real men find ways to deescalate conflict, not get in the middle of it. Reading that I sound like a pansy. :lol2:

We really need to have separate threads for each of these happenings. This period between the NBA Finals through Free Agency is great fodder.

I know they are preparing for a boatload of people coming to Western Kentucky, particularly Hopkinsville, for the solar eclipse. I am interested, but not interested enough to go out of my way to view it.

Brings up a good question. What in the hell is NY's vision?

Yes. Maybe Bron should just join the Warriors.

That was my first thought as well. The dynamic here is a bit different with Rick still at the helm, despite what has happened.

The year before he was. I love Zach but I worry much of what he delivered was hollow. He ended up being the best three point shooter on the team this year, but some of that was by default. He seems destined to average 22 ppg in Sacramento and traded to the Houston Rockets when he turns 30 to be just another guy.

We do not know what goes on behind closed doors, but since LeBron has returned to Cleveland, he has gotten everything he wanted (and I am fine with that, btw). Even if LeBron tweeted what he did, that still doesn't mean he wasn't informed or pulling some strings. He was also shocked and not consulted when David Blatt was fired... per the LeBron camp.

Maybe, but give me the proven commodity. Lavine was lost the last chunk of the season and the TWolves didn't miss a beat. Dunn is a sure fire solid contributor going forward, but I think that is all he will ever be. Hopefully the '18 pick would be around the mid-way point of the draft.

One scenario I saw had the TWolves dumping Lavine, Dunn, and the '17 and '18 first round pick for Butler. That would be worth it.

Griffin was out the door at the end of the month, so it was not much shock to see him leave. And let's be honest, LeBron is the GM. The GM and coach of LeBron's teams are there for LeBron to take shots at when his team loses to deflect blame.

Wilt?

I am talking about LeBron making the all star team 5 times in the 2000s and 5 times in the 2010s. Wiki shows him making it '05-'09, which I think is correct.

Are you sure about that? LeBron James - Wikipedia

LeBron, Kobe, and Jordan? I feel good on the first two.

Seriously? How in the hell did I not guess Iverson? You like Iverson, I think :D

Bryant, Duncan, Garnett, and my dark horse: Jason Kidd. I do like the Pierce guess though.

I have not kept up with the case, but this is just one victim, correct? This does not mean he would be absolved from all other alleged crimes, correct?

It is for counties that have no teams within them that have never made a state title game. Only Marshall and Fulton County make it from your list.

For me: It's an utterly alien and fascinating place. Nothing else like it in the world, I would love to visit. But I won't.

That was going to be my advice. Those things can kill you (literally) if you do not know what you are doing.

I do not know what is fair or not fair, but I really hate this for UL... especially the current crop of kids that get hit.

How does the NCAA make schools physically take down banners? Is that stated in the penalty section? Why can't you just say, "ok, we will accept the penalty, but we are not removing the banner."

Steph and KD have huge shoe deals. Behind LeBron they are the next highest earners, I believe.

I would say a fair amount, especially the further west of Frankfort you go in Kentucky, have never seen the capital. Frankfort, like many others on the list are a true capital city. Meaning that is the only attraction of the town. I have been to Nashville 100+ times in my life. Until I think about it I forget it is the capital of Tennessee.

Unless you took a field trip there as a kid or land a job in a related field, there would never be a reason to go to or through Frankfort. The first time I went was in college. I was a grad assistant in the SGA office and drove a group up to cheer for higher ed funding.

That would bother the heck out of me. Take a spiritual journey, relive your non-high earning days, and drive it.

That seems like a short turnaround for a boxing match. McGregor winning would make my birthday. However, the closer it gets the more I fear it is going to be a sideshow and McGregor is going to look like Irish Terry Conklin.

The difference is now the players are the controlling agent with a less than organic feel about it, if that makes sense.

The 50 state club is an elite club. The 50 capital club would have to be that much more elite. Dang, that is impressive.

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State capitals?

That adds 0 to the argument that the NBA is rigged. Unless your opinion is that the owners, refs, management, and players are all on the same page.

I do not like saying teams in previous generations had "super teams" like they do today. That is the way apologists have come to defend LeBron since 2011. There was also a lot less teams, so talent was more likely to hoard up on particular teams.