Recent content by tester551

Yes - Government was involved from the very beginning. However, the government also intervened and changed the incentive structure. Almost anyone who can fog a mirror can get a loan. That is only possible because the government guarantees all the loans. Private loans and schools have been...

What people never realize that the 'corrupt, broken system' was incentivized to become that way by government intervention. It reminds me of the old saying - the path to hell is paved with good intentions.

This season is not materially different than the '16-'17 season (where we had a record of 13-20) or the '19-'20 season (where we had a record of 14-21) so far. It will be interesting the route the team takes now. Will they continue to fight & claw for the #8 playoff spot to get swept? Or are...

Which is fine - as long as he's paid commiserate with the role. A 1-way scoring guard should be paid ~$8M to $15M in today's NBA. Paying someone $30M for that role (ie- CJ) is asinine.

This is true. Dame has always taken a large number of very difficult shots. Many times its a result of poor shot selection when there is a pass available for a teammate to take a higher percentage shot. This gets old quick...

I didn't make any conspiracy claim. Yes, Covid is real & it's taken ~800k people.... that is unfortunate. Vaccines are available to anyone who wants them. The vaccines are effective for a few months at a time. My post was commenting on the hysteria surrounding the Omicron variant...

It's not about the real danger. It's all about the perception that government is there to 'protect' you....

Biden didn't put any student debt burden on anyone. Those who have student debt willingly decided to place that burden on themselves.

We already have like 4-5 trade idea threads going... Why do we need another one?

That's the lineup I was hoping to see more of since the start of the season

Ben on Nets would take the ball out of Harden & Durant's hands too much. The fit with him on that team is really clunky. Which is why I think they might actually prefer someone like CJ as a 3rd scorer and a court spacer.

I know Dec 15th is quickly approaching and they indicated that they would wait until more players became available to trade... so it may just be a timing thing. However, the only other notable change in recent days is Trader Joe is now in charge of Portland. Hopefully he is in the trenches...

This was good to hear. It is unfortunate that NO was allowed to persist in the organization for 10 years.

I think I missed something.... What did Dan Dickau do to help get rid of NO?

The best negotiators that I know all have a demeanor similar to Joe. The car salesmen types are talked about more - but most people HATE working with them. In the long run, they are less effective. I'm not sure how he behaves in his home life should be our concern here.... :pimp: