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- Comment on They just made the winning bid 1 day ago:
Unfortunately in this case meets requirements just means it ticks a box. The meme is talking about people thinking military grade is top of the line. Like how the cheapest tire you can buy is legal and meets regulations, but it doesn’t mean it’s good.
- Comment on timely 2 days ago:
Oh shit I blue myself.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 28, 2026 2 days ago:
you guys are crying about OKC defense being too physical.
Nope, not me. OKC’s physical defense was already expected. Any NBA fan knows that facing OKC meant you’re gonna be in for a hard, physical series. What people were complaining about is the flopping on the other end, and the specific dirty shit they were pulling (foot stomp, hair pull, etc.). Hell, nobody was complaining in game 1 because the refs let them play.
That is relevant.
Again, the elbow was the first time he did anything dirty. Until there is a pattern from him specifically, I will reserve judgement. OKC can’t say the same.
you are part of it
Like I said, I don’t care about OKC’s physicality. I just want them to quit flopping, and having their cake (allowed to be physical on defense) while eating it too (getting an easy whistle on offense).
Hysteria has blinded you
Says the guy who’s calling out all the Spurs’ physicality while completely ignoring OKC and their history. I’m not blind, I see how the Spurs are pushing back on the physicality and roughing them up. OKC just needs to cut the dirty shit and the flopping, and this will be an even greater series.
I don’t care if the Spurs lose at the end, they already overly exceeded expectations and I’m sure they’ll be right back at it next season.
SGA is no doubt one of the best players in the league right now. He doesn’t need to be flopping and falling every time he shoots.
Anyways, see you on the next game thread.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 28, 2026 2 days ago:
You don’t see all the quick pushing pulling slapping that SGA suffers at the hands of Castle or other Spurs wing defenders?
That is literally how physical OKC defends and what gives them the reputation of being the best defense in the league. Why is it a problem now that it is being done to them?
Wemby elbowing Naz in the throat
That’s a different series and nobody disputes that was a bad move. He received a flagrant 2 and was kicked out of the game. People can argue if it warranted a suspension, but that’s not what we’re discussing right now. Also, Wemby has no history of being dirty and that was his first major fuck up. And even then, he did it out of frustration with how the Wolves were being too physical with him, not because he just wanted to be dirty.
or telling Bismack coming into the game when the game was all over to lay the wood
Again, the hysteria you are talking about. There is no evidence of what Wemby said to the end-of-bench guys. Meanwhile, Chet stomping on Wemby’s foot and Hartenstein pulling Castle down by the hair has clear evidence in 4K, yet you completely ignore those. It’s not even worth mentioning Dort’s history of dirty tactics. The most recent one vs the Spurs I remember is him targeting Wemby’s knees while running to the basket for a rebound. And the worst part is all those moves weren’t even part of play. Like you have to go out of your way to commit them. I can forgive unintentional hard contact while in play, but those were just blatant dirty moves.
Pop loved Bowen. He did the dirty job Pop wanted. Otherwise he would have been gone. I still remember how battered and bruised Nash was in his series against Spurs.
Again, that was more than a decade ago. This is a completely different roster and personnel. This is their first playoff run and experience being in very physical situations (Wolves and Thunder series). Until there is a pattern of actual dirty play with evidence, I will reserve judgement about calling them dirty. Meanwhile, OKC already has a bit of a history.
My point is, I just want even reffing. You can’t allow OKC to be hyper physical on defense and at the same time fall for their flops. Pick one, stick with it, and allow the other team the same.
- Comment on Is MMA and UFC "somewhat" rigged like boxing was in the Don King era? 2 days ago:
Any professional sport infiltrated by this new generation of online sportsbooks/gambling (which is almost all of them) probably has some sort of rigging happening.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 28, 2026 2 days ago:
It’s not about the fouls, it’s about calling the game evenly. If they allow one team to be super physical, then let the other team be physical as well. If they want to call ticky tack fouls on one end, then call it the same the other way. I don’t care about OKC’s physical defense, as long as their opponents are allowed to do the same to them (which they aren’t most of the time).
Carter Bryant made a rookie mistake. Dude’s like a baby elephant, still not aware how strong he is and still can’t control himself. That’s why he’s been a foul machine the entire series, and he has been called for a foul every single time. The refs are calling it right.
Wemby told the subs to beat them up when they went in
You say people are jumping into hysteria while at the same time claiming that. Nobody knows what Wemby said to Plumlee. Isn’t that giving into hysteria? Now compare that to Chet deliberately stomping on Wemby’s foot on live TV, or Hartenstein pulling Castle down by his hair. Or some of Caruso’s steals that are basically hacking the player’s arms. Those are in 4K on everyone’s TVs. Hell, I’m glad Dort has been unplayable this series because that means he’s not on the floor most of the time, which means less chances of an injury. Just because Spurs had a dirty player in Bowen more than a decade ago, it doesn’t mean their current roster is full of dirty players.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 28, 2026 2 days ago:
Yes obviously they played well. But c’mon man, did you see any glaring wrong calls in this game? Now compare that to the last one where they were so blatant. Like game 1, this game was called evenly and the flow wasn’t interrupted with ticky tack calls.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 28, 2026 2 days ago:
Forgot to comment here again because I was glued to the TV lol. End of the 3rd now. Look at how the game goes when it’s reffed more or less fairly.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Finals - May 25, 2026 5 days ago:
I wonder what happened to Kenny Atkinson. It’s like he just stopped giving a fuck.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 24, 2026 6 days ago:
Castle is a demon.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 24, 2026 6 days ago:
Keldon’s tunnel vision man. Carter Bryant is a foul machine but at least he’s a big body and defends better.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 24, 2026 6 days ago:
I think the Spurs need to stagger Keldon and Kornet’s minutes. They shouldn’t play 100% together. Looks like that’s what they’re doing in the 1st.
- Comment on Ka-chow? 1 week ago:
I thought someone was trolling c/fuckcars for a second, before I saw the community.
- Comment on Be the problem money can't fix 1 week ago:
Don’t underestimate billionaires. They’ll probably just start paying illegal whaling ships to hunt orcas.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Same in China where some companies hire an English-speaking white dude as a mascot to tag along with executives to give them a more prestigious, international look.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 20, 2026 1 week ago:
Imagine your game highlights are just you fouling Wemby every time. Pulled Castle by his hair too. And to think Hartenstein wasn’t like this in NY. Just shows that playing dirty is actively being encouraged within the team.
Then on the other hand, flops everywhere. God I hate this team so much.
Meanwhile, Castle seriously needs to cut down on those turnovers. Them not having Fox and Harper is almost a death sentence as well. McLaughlin is unfortunately too small to play extended minutes.
- Comment on When you are not employed but need to go to a workshop/conference/public events that require you to lost out your company and title, what do you put on without sounding awkward? 1 week ago:
I would just put your generic title and skip the company name. For example, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (or) Professional if your skills revolve around working on AWS/Azure/GCP deployments.
- Comment on You come across two AI chat bots 1 week ago:
Since they non-deterministic, they will also having varying answers when you repeat the question.
- Comment on THE DETROIT PISTONS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION 1 week ago:
Well that was a poor showing. I know Cade is basically their offense so if he can’t get going or if he’s locked down, they’re basically toast, but I expected their defense to at least hold. Instead, they couldn’t do anything against Allen and Mobley, and Mitchell was just having his way with them.
Oh well, at least the Cavs will give the Knicks a better challenge I hope.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Semifinals - May 17, 2026 1 week ago:
I thought the Pistons were a good defensive team? Their defense this game was basically cottage cheese.
- Comment on SGA Wins 2nd Straight MVP 1 week ago:
I guess they timed it so they can present the award in G1 tomorrow at OKC.
- Comment on SGA Wins 2nd Straight MVP 2 weeks ago:
No surprise. They should announce all regular season awards before the playoffs.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Semifinals / West Conf. Semifinals - May 15, 2026 2 weeks ago:
Piefed was down during the game so I couldn’t add comments lol. But yeah, great win for the Spurs. Hopefully they can keep up the momentum, especially with only 2 days of rest. I hope Fox can also improve his consistency. When all 3 guards are firing on all cylinders, the Spurs are unstoppable.
- Comment on Washington man arrested for allegedly throwing rock at seal in Maui 2 weeks ago:
I read somewhere a random local gave him a couple of punches after the news went viral.
- Comment on insert mental health condition here 2 weeks ago:
Can confirm. My kindergarted teacher in the early ‘90s slapped my hand with a ruler. Not sure if it was for religious reasons (there was no indication) or she just thought it was wrong. I write with my right hand now and my penmanship is shit.
- Comment on NBA Player Brandon Clarke Dead at Age 29 2 weeks ago:
Article has likely been updated since the post:
LAPD sources confirmed to ABC News that Clarke was found dead from a possible drug overdose Monday in a home located in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Narcotics were found at the scene, and there was no evidence of foul play, sources told ABC News.
- Comment on A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers 2 weeks ago:
This is what you show the “nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear” crowd.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Semifinals / West Conf. Semifinals - May 10, 2026 2 weeks ago:
He has no history so I’m hoping it’s just a fine and no suspension. Either way, he only has himself to blame. This game was 100% in the bag if he wasn’t ejected.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Semifinals / West Conf. Semifinals - May 10, 2026 2 weeks ago:
Silver lining is Spurs have a winning record without Wemby in the regular season, so there’s hope they can still pull this off.
- Comment on NBA Playoffs: East Conf. Semifinals / West Conf. Semifinals - May 10, 2026 2 weeks ago:
Yeaah, I’m not gonna defend that elbow, even if Wemby truly didn’t expect Naz’s head to be there. That’s definitely a flagrant 2. Dammit, Wemby should’ve controlled himself even though the Wolves are being incredibly physical with him. Ref should’ve also called the foul earlier so it wouldn’t come to that.