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  1. chickenhead

    Cards strike out at QB

    BA is not here for a rebuild (and I think SK will get the opportunity to lead one post-BA. No sense in the coach and front office being divided at this point. BA has Palmer for at least this year and he likes Stanton as the backup. I too wish we had a possible QBOF as #2 but don't think you use...
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    #1 vs. #2

    The lottery affects things as well, as the top 2 players are not necessarily drafted by the two worst teams in the league, especially by record. And there are one-year aberrations like Duncan going to the Spurs. I think he would have found success anywhere, but he easily could have initially...
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    2016-17 Around the NBA

    I wish Marion hadn't been so simultaneously insecure and egocentric. Every serious Suns fan I knew was well aware of his unbelievably wide-ranging contribution and loved him for it. To the point of being 1A with Nash as a favorite for many. The sad part is that he did not get more appreciation...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    Jeff Van Gundy is on Lowe's recent podcast being highly critical of teams resting players: either for playoff prep or tanking. Draws a hard line that the teams and players have an obligation to do their best for the fans every night. I think it's a naive sentiment – but may be simply that he's a...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    Honestly, I think they would get it. Hoping to bank losses when there's a lottery pick on he line is not the same thing as cheering against your team. But I agree that it's exhausting for a whole season. The last month was kind of fun - especially since we "beat" LA. Earlier in the season I...
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    The Walking Dead (AMC)

    As I read this thread I'm frequently reminded of an interview Michael Mann gave years ago in which he mentions viewers' expertise in visual storytelling ("that's their environment") through watching 44 hours per week. Specifically he was talking about how he had to keep in mind their familiarity...
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    The Walking Dead (AMC)

    Worst decision of this episode goes to Shiva. Why maul the guy next to Negan? Cats just never do what you want them to.
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    I was discussing the merits and drawbacks of tanking vs letting the young core play together (assuming Bledsoe stays) and suspect the Suns were trying to do both until a few weeks ago when it really looked as though both Orlando and Philly might catch them, with NYK and Sacramento threatening on...
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    How Great is the 2017 draft class?

    Yeah, I wouldn't like that either, although those sorts of childhood loyalties usually don't end up working out. The player is usually always fine with the team that will pay them the most, sometimes in combination with the chance to win. And the team that drafted them usually has the best...
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    Question for Suns fans Earl Watson as Coach

    For the same reason any organization would let someone pursue their dream job, especially if it's not with a direct competitor: what's the upside of forcing them to stay? If it goes well, they'll be an even hotter commodity when they are free to negotiate elsewhere. And regarding the optics...
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    The Walking Dead (AMC)

    I actually thought it was Darryl at the end of the episode, since he had just asked Enid where Sasha and Rosita were going, and he knows the way. I have this vague memory of him getting another crossbow but maybe I'm imagining it. Anyway, I'd agree that if it isn't him it's Dwight. Then it's a...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    What the historical data actually does is demonstrate that the probabilities are exactly that. We're only in the fourth decade of the lottery: maybe if it ran for 1000 years in the same format, the historical results would be more in line with probability – e.g. the worst record gets the #1 pick...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    Uh, yeah, I get it - that's why I said "But that has no actual effect on this year..." my post was about perception and why people complain.
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    The lottery itself is supposed to be a remedy for tanking. And it actually does a pretty good job, as the team with the worst record has received the #1 pick less than 20% of the time. Meanwhile the team with the second-worst record has gotten the #1 pick 9% of the time. Third-worst, about...
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    Coyotes Search For A New Arena

    I've maybe mentioned this before, but I have a lot of sympathy for Coyotes fans having lived in Montreal for the latter days of the Expos, when what had in fact been a great baseball city was reduced to a small but insanely passionate following. Those 9000 fans had way more heart than the...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    If they keep playing .500 ball the next two games and then go on more of a 2-8 streak we might be okay. I'll worry a bit if they beat both the Kings and Magic.
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    The Walking Dead (AMC)

    If you mean "who" as in the viewer, well, I'm sure most viewers figured that Jared would shoot someone besides Richard because the Saviors M.O. has often been like that (Glenn, Olivia, other "surprise" terror killings). Seemed unlikely it would be Ezekiel or Morgan (and maybe impossible if...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    I didn't expect the Suns to lose to the Lakers so I'll take the win over the Mavs as a wash. We'll see what happens against Portland today. Meanwhile the Lakers and Sixers play each other, so we'll at least stay pat with one of them and either gain or lose a game with the other. I think maybe...
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    Lakers @ Suns 3-9-17

    Probably the first time I ever looked at a losing final score against the Lakers and celebrated. (Still felt weird.) Picking up a game on them makes things interesting, but in context it's probably more important that the Suns lost, period, after the Magic win. In terms of this being any kind...
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    #1 or BUST! The O'Mighty DRAFT Thread

    Orlando won, so that's something. I want them to stay top 3 but am trying not to get too obsessed. After all, it's still a lottery - we assume as Suns fans that the ping pong balls will never fall in our favor, but Cavs fans had no reason to think they were special. Also, we don't actually know...
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    Who are your top-5 Suns players of the last 30 years?

    On a fan forum I'm not sure that all-NBA teams matter as much as playoff wins, and Kidd won only a single series in his five years leading the Suns. His of-court problems don't help, either. Meanwhile Marion is still all over the Suns record book.
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    Who are your top-5 Suns players of the last 30 years?

    For me: 1 Nash 2 KJ 3 Amare (drafted by Suns) 4 Barkley (traded to Suns) 5 Marion H.M. Chambers (FA but in the Reggie White category of importance)
  23. chickenhead

    I Guess Kurt Is Going In As A Ram

    He won the SB there and "The Greatest Show of Turf" was there. People remember that more than they remember our surprise run to the SB. Even had the Cards won that game, I think he still goes in as a Ram unless he won another one with Arizona. It's also fitting that he joins Marshall Falk in...
  24. chickenhead

    Fire everybody

    I was more frustrated two years ago than I am now. There were a lot of hiccups and it seemed like the same old refusal to rebuild, but without a true plan and no ability to lure free agents. More than anything I'm really interested right now. I didn't want Boogie but would have understood it...
  25. chickenhead

    Why the tank is important

    Who's to say they didn't try to trade Bledsoe and didn't get those offers? We have to remember that it's a lottery as well. Trading Bledsoe and then not getting the ping pong balls to bounce our way (remember, we're Suns fans) is also a risk. It would be even worse if it were a bad trade just...

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