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Post by nuraman00 on May 19, 2023 11:59:30 GMT -8
Like Nuraman said, its just the same folks whining. Not sure about the statement about CAM though as I have never had any negativity with him. Honestly most of the time I just ignore them....BTW from my human side, my daughter graduated from Howard University this past week with a degree in Sports Medicine and a minor in dance. If I remember correctly you had a business selling caps and gowns and HU students were some of your customers. I also remember your daughter being at a dance competition when you heard the news about Leonard. I think my girls had just completed a competition as well. That's very cool to know! I'm sure I'm not alone in assuming without giving it any thought that all the people I interact with on sports boards or, say, FB are either dumb-ass middle-school kids or more likely flawed versions of myself (only not as smart, witty, morally upright, or good-looking). This is the first time you've bragged about your looks. Here's a brief measuring stick: 1. Are you bald / mostly bald, or do you have hair on your head?
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Post by nuraman00 on May 19, 2023 12:00:01 GMT -8
Like Nuraman said, its just the same folks whining. Not sure about the statement about CAM though as I have never had any negativity with him. Honestly most of the time I just ignore them....BTW from my human side, my daughter graduated from Howard University this past week with a degree in Sports Medicine and a minor in dance. If I remember correctly you had a business selling caps and gowns and HU students were some of your customers. I also remember your daughter being at a dance competition when you heard the news about Leonard. I think my girls had just completed a competition as well. That's very cool to know! I'm sure I'm not alone in assuming without giving it any thought that all the people I interact with on sports boards or, say, FB are either dumb-ass middle-school kids or more likely flawed versions of myself (only not as smart, witty, morally upright, or good-looking). How many morally downright people do you know?
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Post by mistwell on May 19, 2023 12:30:41 GMT -8
Naw I have clashed with HTown plenty before. I started to like him when I saw his human side, like during the floods in Houston. He's just an NBA fan, and there is no rivalry with the Rockets. Like Nuraman said, its just the same folks whining. Not sure about the statement about CAM though as I have never had any negativity with him. Honestly most of the time I just ignore them....BTW from my human side, my daughter graduated from Howard University this past week with a degree in Sports Medicine and a minor in dance. If I remember correctly you had a business selling caps and gowns and HU students were some of your customers. I also remember your daughter being at a dance competition when you heard the news about Leonard. I think my girls had just completed a competition as well. Howard is a great university. Congrats! And yes on both of those. Daughter is attending a competition this weekend for dance. She does Irish Dance, and casually also does K-pop dancing.
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Post by samiam19 on May 19, 2023 13:00:52 GMT -8
Wow when did this turn into a Rockets forum?
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Post by jglanton on May 19, 2023 14:31:19 GMT -8
My nextdoor neighbor was the men's basketball coach at Howard. A looooong time ago. He was a great guy.
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Post by dane on May 19, 2023 15:31:20 GMT -8
That's very cool to know! I'm sure I'm not alone in assuming without giving it any thought that all the people I interact with on sports boards or, say, FB are either dumb-ass middle-school kids or more likely flawed versions of myself (only not as smart, witty, morally upright, or good-looking). This is the first time you've bragged about your looks. Here's a brief measuring stick: 1. Are you bald / mostly bald, or do you have hair on your head? It depends on whether a normal human being is looking at me or I'm looking in the mirror.
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Post by mistwell on Oct 22, 2023 9:17:20 GMT -8
Wemby looks like the real deal. Potential to be the best player in the league in a few years.
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Post by nuraman00 on Oct 22, 2023 16:08:56 GMT -8
Wemby looks like the real deal. Potential to be the best player in the league in a few years. His rebounding in preseason sucks. 19 rebounds in 84 minutes. Those are power forward rebounding numbers, from a Julius Randle. Not 7'4 center rebound numbers.
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Post by mistwell on Oct 22, 2023 16:16:52 GMT -8
Wemby looks like the real deal. Potential to be the best player in the league in a few years. His rebounding in preseason sucks. 19 rebounds in 84 minutes. Those are power forward rebounding numbers, from a Julius Randle. Not 7'4 center rebound numbers. It's because of where he's shooting. He's not playing in the paint, he's all over the court. You should try and watch some of his games. His length is incredible.
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Post by nuraman00 on Oct 22, 2023 20:22:55 GMT -8
His rebounding in preseason sucks. 19 rebounds in 84 minutes. Those are power forward rebounding numbers, from a Julius Randle. Not 7'4 center rebound numbers. It's because of where he's shooting. He's not playing in the paint, he's all over the court. You should try and watch some of his games. His length is incredible. Thanks. I had seen some summer league, but don't think I saw preseason.
I didn't pay attention to stats in summer league, because they are even less similar to projecting the regular season.
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Post by nuraman00 on Oct 24, 2023 22:08:13 GMT -8
What would you say is the difference between Wembanyama and David Robinson? Or any other similar player you might compare him to?
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Post by nuraman00 on Oct 25, 2023 17:09:23 GMT -8
Don't know the best thread to put this in. Every few years, there's a team that makes a big leap in wins. I have the Thunder as a top 6 team in the league, and 2nd in the West. Teams most likely to lose more are Philadelphia and Memphis. Utah, Dallas, Indiana are other teams likely to win more, although not as much of an improvement as I think Oklahoma City could make.
There will probably be two 60 win teams this year.
Horton-Tucker starting for Utah, as it seemed like he might, based on summer / preseason.
A little surprised Jordan Clarkson is also starting, Dunn might be the better fit.
Horton-Tucker has a chance to show improvement, if he's capable of it.
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Post by mistwell on Oct 26, 2023 5:43:35 GMT -8
OKC are not 2nd in the west
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 13, 2023 1:51:00 GMT -8
OKC are not 2nd in the west
Checking in. They have had the #2 seed for a few different days this season.
I don't know if they will stay there. But have they done better, worse, or about as expected, so far this season? Their home - road splits are about even, for what it's worth.
BTW, I never said they would be a commanding # 2 seed. It was just a prediction for some team to make a leap, the same way Memphis or Phoenix or Utah have done so in the 2020s.
Or Orlando, this year (which I did not see coming).
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Post by mistwell on Dec 13, 2023 6:24:06 GMT -8
To me they have done better but I still don't think it will last
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