Posted by amerk1180 on 8/8/2020 11:58:00 PM (view original):
LOL, OK cmac, bring it on! Shouldn't be that hard cuz my team in that league sucks (like most of my teams lol). It's fine, I'll take on ANOTHER enemy now...why not? I am NOT taking back my robusk *** kiss comment!

You know what's really funny about this whole thing? If DH, robusk, ashemael, dBKC, tarheel, longtallbrad, benhoidal, jhsukow, or any of the other "Kool Kids" had said everything I said today, everyone else would be like, "Oh man, you're so right! What do we all do about these SLACKERS??? This is absolutely INEXCUSABLE!" I say it and suddenly, it's "kum by yah, it's ok, no problem, why are you so bothered by this, we can wait until March to finish this draft, you are such an impatient *******!"

Funny but so true!

I have literally never had an issue with you before, but today you've gone some dude I've played a game with off and on for years to mildly annoying to ******* me off. Are you a child? Aren't you tuckered out yet from throwing a temper tantrum all day long? Like, **** man, get the **** over it and go do something else. ******* hell.

Posted by amerk1180 on 8/8/2020 11:58:00 PM (view original):
LOL, OK cmac, bring it on! Shouldn't be that hard cuz my team in that league sucks (like most of my teams lol). It's fine, I'll take on ANOTHER enemy now...why not? I am NOT taking back my robusk *** kiss comment!

You know what's really funny about this whole thing? If DH, robusk, ashemael, dBKC, tarheel, longtallbrad, benhoidal, jhsukow, or any of the other "Kool Kids" had said everything I said today, everyone else would be like, "Oh man, you're so right! What do we all do about these SLACKERS??? This is absolutely INEXCUSABLE!" I say it and suddenly, it's "kum by yah, it's ok, no problem, why are you so bothered by this, we can wait until March to finish this draft, you are such an impatient *******!"

Funny but so true!

Dude literally everyone here has agreed with you and shared your frustration. The problem is we can’t do anything about it.

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

Posted by bds9992 on 8/8/2020 11:45:00 PM (view original):
honestly I can't watch basketball in 2020. I tried. I watched a bit of Suns-Heat today. The possessions are so damn fast. You don't even have time to play defense. They're probably averaging one pass. If they caught the defense by surprise, who cares? David Aldridge said it best on the Rich Eisen show: "85-84 could be a hell of a game if they really hate each other and every possession is a battle. It's not just about shot efficiency all the time! Part of why older people came to love the NBA was because the competition was so visceral and real."

I will accept my ok boomer's now

I think the NBA would benefit, or might be even MORE interesting,
if somewhat recent rule changes hadn't forced the league into fewer styles of play, or a drastic change in the style of play.
It was somewhat of a seismic shift -

I cant say the current style is better or worse than what we witnessed in the 80s - but it is different.
People can say men were men in the 80's and were hard nosed (yes) -
or now: "You have to have skills and shooting is at a premium" (yes) -
It is refreshing to see better shooting.

I was never a huge fan of the isolation clear outs where they would throw the ball to the block
and dribble, push back - dribble shove, dribble dribble- double team...
And now the big man, the dominant giant, is a dinosaur. Which is a shame.

I think ideally, I would enjoy the league even MORE if a plethora of styles could be successful.
Instead, we see what you described as about the only style that can succeed.

Wouldn't it be cool if the league had many different types and styles of play that COULD succeed?

That is one of the charms of college and high school basketball -
you'r able to still see many different styles and player types.
and many old strategies are still utilized-

Posted by amerk1180 on 8/9/2020 12:02:00 AM (view original):

Posted by dBKC on 8/8/2020 11:45:00 PM (view original):
So when pressed between:

being inconvenienced but being considerate
and
being inconvenienced and being inconsiderate

you’re going to choose the latter?

How about "being inconsiderate enough to leave 23 other guys hanging all fu@@ing day? Huh? Is that a choice???

I’m not defending people delaying the league. I’m just saying that we can’t skip them or institute a clock in the middle of the night when they’re sleeping.

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:04:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

The Melo one was great as a Suns fan. I don't think there are any other versions of Melo's career, but hey, whatever

I liked the one where he re-simmed the 2010's and the one where he put the 30 greatest players on different teams. I was like "the Grizzlies got Wilt with the 26th pick? Don't they know he's the best big man in the......oh wait, this isn't that. Never mind, carry on."

Posted by amerk1180 on 8/8/2020 11:58:00 PM (view original):
LOL, OK cmac, bring it on! Shouldn't be that hard cuz my team in that league sucks (like most of my teams lol). It's fine, I'll take on ANOTHER enemy now...why not? I am NOT taking back my robusk *** kiss comment!

You know what's really funny about this whole thing? If DH, robusk, ashemael, dBKC, tarheel, longtallbrad, benhoidal, jhsukow, or any of the other "Kool Kids" had said everything I said today, everyone else would be like, "Oh man, you're so right! What do we all do about these SLACKERS??? This is absolutely INEXCUSABLE!" I say it and suddenly, it's "kum by yah, it's ok, no problem, why are you so bothered by this, we can wait until March to finish this draft, you are such an impatient *******!"

Funny but so true!

youre not the first owner ive dealt with complaining about late owners...and you wont be the last

its not personal...why do you want to be a victim so bad

i like being in leagues with you...others do too im sure...but right now your the guy in the long line at the super market with only one open register, complaining loudly to everyone how ridiculous this is, yelling at the manager to make the line go faster...while everyone else just rolls their eyes and patiently waits

Posted by dBKC on 8/9/2020 12:07:00 AM (view original):

Posted by amerk1180 on 8/9/2020 12:02:00 AM (view original):

Posted by dBKC on 8/8/2020 11:45:00 PM (view original):
So when pressed between:

being inconvenienced but being considerate
and
being inconvenienced and being inconsiderate

you’re going to choose the latter?

How about "being inconsiderate enough to leave 23 other guys hanging all fu@@ing day? Huh? Is that a choice???

I’m not defending people delaying the league. I’m just saying that we can’t skip them or institute a clock in the middle of the night when they’re sleeping.

The rules are what they are. There's nothing we can do.

Does it suck? Yes. We all want to pick.

With that said, in the immortal words of "Annie,"

"the picks will come out tomorrow
bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
there'll be drafting"
something like that

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:08:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:04:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

The Melo one was great as a Suns fan. I don't think there are any other versions of Melo's career, but hey, whatever

I liked the one where he re-simmed the 2010's and the one where he put the 30 greatest players on different teams. I was like "the Grizzlies got Wilt with the 26th pick? Don't they know he's the best big man in the......oh wait, this isn't that. Never mind, carry on."

It's mind blowing to me that he's 18. He sounds like a dude that grew up during the 80s hip hop movement.

He's extremely entertaining to just listen to. I've also started watching this Kot4Q guy's rebuild videos. Not quite as entertaining to me as clique's career re-sims, but I enjoy them, too.

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:11:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:08:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:04:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

The Melo one was great as a Suns fan. I don't think there are any other versions of Melo's career, but hey, whatever

I liked the one where he re-simmed the 2010's and the one where he put the 30 greatest players on different teams. I was like "the Grizzlies got Wilt with the 26th pick? Don't they know he's the best big man in the......oh wait, this isn't that. Never mind, carry on."

It's mind blowing to me that he's 18. He sounds like a dude that grew up during the 80s hip hop movement.

He's extremely entertaining to just listen to. I've also started watching this Kot4Q guy's rebuild videos. Not quite as entertaining to me as clique's career re-sims, but I enjoy them, too.

Yeah, I got a kick out of that too.

"'cause why the hell not!" hahahahaha

Posted by dh555 on 8/9/2020 12:09:00 AM (view original):

Posted by amerk1180 on 8/8/2020 11:58:00 PM (view original):
LOL, OK cmac, bring it on! Shouldn't be that hard cuz my team in that league sucks (like most of my teams lol). It's fine, I'll take on ANOTHER enemy now...why not? I am NOT taking back my robusk *** kiss comment!

You know what's really funny about this whole thing? If DH, robusk, ashemael, dBKC, tarheel, longtallbrad, benhoidal, jhsukow, or any of the other "Kool Kids" had said everything I said today, everyone else would be like, "Oh man, you're so right! What do we all do about these SLACKERS??? This is absolutely INEXCUSABLE!" I say it and suddenly, it's "kum by yah, it's ok, no problem, why are you so bothered by this, we can wait until March to finish this draft, you are such an impatient *******!"

Funny but so true!

youre not the first owner ive dealt with complaining about late owners...and you wont be the last

its not personal...why do you want to be a victim so bad

i like being in leagues with you...others do too im sure...but right now your the guy in the long line at the super market with only one open register, complaining loudly to everyone how ridiculous this is, yelling at the manager to make the line go faster...while everyone else just rolls their eyes and patiently waits

Yeah, this. All of this.

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:12:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:11:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:08:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:04:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

The Melo one was great as a Suns fan. I don't think there are any other versions of Melo's career, but hey, whatever

I liked the one where he re-simmed the 2010's and the one where he put the 30 greatest players on different teams. I was like "the Grizzlies got Wilt with the 26th pick? Don't they know he's the best big man in the......oh wait, this isn't that. Never mind, carry on."

It's mind blowing to me that he's 18. He sounds like a dude that grew up during the 80s hip hop movement.

He's extremely entertaining to just listen to. I've also started watching this Kot4Q guy's rebuild videos. Not quite as entertaining to me as clique's career re-sims, but I enjoy them, too.

Yeah, I got a kick out of that too.

"'cause why the hell not!" hahahahaha

I've considered getting a t-shirt or hoodie from his merch with that on it lol

Posted by bds9992 on 8/8/2020 11:59:00 PM (view original):
Raise your hand if you're surprised that I think Ayton could be better than Doncic.

*crickets*

nah you dont even believe that

but i did hear zach lowe say the other day that ayton made a lot of progress on defense this year...if he can anchor that defense the suns are gonna get interesting...i wish the sixers had kept mikal bridges - loved him at nova

Between amerk's divorced guy manifestos, cmc writing 20 page posts the appear to be in Latin, and bds9992 + ashamael talking about some made up thing I have never heard of....... I have no idea what is happening in this thread right now.

But RL is rocking.

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:13:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:12:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:11:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:08:00 AM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/9/2020 12:04:00 AM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/9/2020 12:01:00 AM (view original):
I've been watching Clique Productions do NBA2K20 resimulations to pass the time. Dwyane Wade got drafted by the Bulls in 2020, never made it to the playoffs. He signed with the Celtics in year 7 or 8, made it to the second round once. Then he bounced around to the Kings and a few other teams before basically retiring as alternate universe Starbury. And I thought our timeline was rough

dude, I've been watching clique for a few weeks now!! Makes me want to get 2k20 so I can do some **** like that. Could have been doing it all day in between draft picks here. Still would have been more productive than crying like a baby on this thread.

I remember that video. It. Was. Nuts. I think my favorite was the one where he re-simmed the 90s, but without Michael Jordan there.

The Melo one was great as a Suns fan. I don't think there are any other versions of Melo's career, but hey, whatever

I liked the one where he re-simmed the 2010's and the one where he put the 30 greatest players on different teams. I was like "the Grizzlies got Wilt with the 26th pick? Don't they know he's the best big man in the......oh wait, this isn't that. Never mind, carry on."

It's mind blowing to me that he's 18. He sounds like a dude that grew up during the 80s hip hop movement.

He's extremely entertaining to just listen to. I've also started watching this Kot4Q guy's rebuild videos. Not quite as entertaining to me as clique's career re-sims, but I enjoy them, too.

Yeah, I got a kick out of that too.

"'cause why the hell not!" hahahahaha

I've considered getting a t-shirt or hoodie from his merch with that on it lol

Me too! Why is he so good?

I'm watching the Dirk re-sim in the other window. Dirk's gonna Dirk no matter what. It's not like he had the best supporting cast for twenty years but it would be interesting if he had a bad fitting roster / bad chemistry guys / bad coach / bad owner/GM. He was weirdly immune to most of the nonsense in the 00's.