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Quote: SOOPOOI may be focusing on this too much. But last night there was another game in which NBA stars didn’t play for ‘scheduled rest day’ or ‘load management’ or whatever they want to call it. I’m trying to remember the last time a healthy Alex Ovechkin, Sydney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Cale Makkar, etc.. didn’t play. In baseball there is the occasional rest day, but it usually has some ‘righty/lefty’ reason. I understand once you’ve been eliminated from playoff contention, you want to see how your rookies/other subs can do. But these are mid season games.
Tage Thompson is GREAT.
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Meaningless mid-season games. Players only have so many minutes in them. Why waste them on a game in December when you might need them in June?
Morgan Wooten - r.i.p. - Dematha h.s. Hyattsville Md - was the greatest h.s. basketball Coach ever
it's not just me saying that - John Wooden said the same thing
in 22 different years his team was ranked as the #1 team in the entire DC area
famous for leading his team to ending Lou Alcindor (Jabbar) & Power Memorial's 71 game winning streak
overall record of 1274-192 - 87% wins
but more importantly - he was such a really nice person - and became a friend to so many that he taught the game to
I attended his summer basketball camp - I was a little runt who had ZERO chance of starting in major college ball - one of hundreds at his camp
but he knew my name and talked to me every morning - he made me feel like I was actually somebody
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Quote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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The best game available to me is the 6A Texas H.S state championship. Should be better than any of the six bowls.
I will check out the Jackson State game to see what kind of a coaching job Coach "Prime" unveils. Could be interesting.
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Quote: billryanQuote: SOOPOOI may be focusing on this too much. But last night there was another game in which NBA stars didn’t play for ‘scheduled rest day’ or ‘load management’ or whatever they want to call it. I’m trying to remember the last time a healthy Alex Ovechkin, Sydney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Cale Makkar, etc.. didn’t play. In baseball there is the occasional rest day, but it usually has some ‘righty/lefty’ reason. I understand once you’ve been eliminated from playoff contention, you want to see how your rookies/other subs can do. But these are mid season games.
Tage Thompson is GREAT.
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Meaningless mid-season games. Players only have so many minutes in them. Why waste them on a game in December when you might need them in June?
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That is obviously how management thinks! But they certainly don’t charge as if the games are meaningless. I really don’t get the ‘so many minutes in them’ allegation. You can’t convince me that if Durant had played in that extra game last week he’d be more tired for a June playoff game.
Some of these guys play in pre season international games, in those preseason Las Vegas games, in Olympics, etc…. If the load really mattered, players should be contractually prohibited from participating.
Quote: tuttigymQuote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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The best game available to me is the 6A Texas H.S state championship. Should be better than any of the six bowls.
tuttigym
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If you could only watch one 6A Texas H.S. state championship which would you choose, division I or division II?
And no, neither one outranks the other and the winners don’t play each other.
Quote: JimRockfordQuote: tuttigymQuote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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The best game available to me is the 6A Texas H.S state championship. Should be better than any of the six bowls.
tuttigym
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If you could only watch one 6A Texas H.S. state championship which would you choose, division I or division II?
And no, neither one outranks the other and the winners don’t play each other.
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Should not make a difference then. Only one is available to me, and I think it is Div 1. So.....
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WOW!!! - the Colts - 3.5 point dogs to the Vikes are crushing them 30-0 with 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
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WOW!!! - the Colts - 3.5 point dogs to the Vikes are crushing them 30-0 with 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
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And still manage to lose.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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Probably the BYU-SMU game.
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WOW!!! - the Colts - 3.5 point dogs to the Vikes are crushing them 30-0 with 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
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And still manage to lose.
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it was -
THE BIGGEST COMEBACK IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL
I believe I heard correctly that the Vikes didn't even make one first down in the first half
I've never been a Kirk Cousins fan - but hey, what can you say - kudos to THE MAN - he showed what he is capable of -
ESPN, who is of course, not infallible - did not pick Cousins as one of the top 10 QBs heading into the '22 season
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35275118/how-minnesota-vikings-turned-surefire-loss-nfc-north-clinching-victory
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Quote: DRichQuote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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Probably the BYU-SMU game.
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For those of you that missed the best game of the day, SMU scored with 8 seconds left in the game and decided to go for two instead of kicking the extra point for the tie. They were unsuccessful and the Cougars prevailed 24-23 over the Mustangs.
Quote: DRichQuote: DRichQuote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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Probably the BYU-SMU game.
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For those of you that missed the best game of the day, SMU scored with 8 seconds left in the game and decided to go for two instead of kicking the extra point for the tie. They were unsuccessful and the Cougars prevailed 24-23 over the Mustangs.
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Beg to disagree. Best game was Jackson State vs N.C. Central. J State scored tying TD on last play of game to go into overtime on a Hail Mary then lost in OT.
tuttigym
Quote: tuttigymQuote: DRichQuote: DRichQuote: billryanQuote: DRichSeven college football bowl games today. I love bowl games because all of them are on TV. I will watch all seven of todays games although that will require recording some to watch later today and tomorrow.
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If you could only watch one, which would it be?
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Probably the BYU-SMU game.
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For those of you that missed the best game of the day, SMU scored with 8 seconds left in the game and decided to go for two instead of kicking the extra point for the tie. They were unsuccessful and the Cougars prevailed 24-23 over the Mustangs.
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Beg to disagree. Best game was Jackson State vs N.C. Central. J State scored tying TD on last play of game to go into overtime on a Hail Mary then lost in OT.
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I was surprised that Deion did not go for two and the win in regulation.
numerology in sports reporting
CBS just reported that Tom Brady is the 5th QB in history to have 100 or more pass TDs with more than one team
what makes the no. 100 so important____________?
nothing - other than our imagination - we imagine it is a very important number - so it becomes one - to many people
I wonder how many QBs have had more than 117 pass TDs with more than one team_____________?
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Quote: smoothgrhWith my limited soccer ken, I pose the question: Greatest World Cup Final ever?!
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Easily. The stars shined. Mbappe is so much better than everyone else it’s crazy.
First half looked like Argentina was FAR better than France.
Second half looked like France was FAR better than Argentina.
My son and a friend were lamenting that they finish the game on a gimmick, penalty kicks.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: smoothgrhWith my limited soccer ken, I pose the question: Greatest World Cup Final ever?!
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Easily. The stars shined. Mbappe is so much better than everyone else it’s crazy.
First half looked like Argentina was FAR better than France.
Second half looked like France was FAR better than Argentina.
My son and a friend were lamenting that they finish the game on a gimmick, penalty kicks.
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Normally I agree, but I felt like this year the shootout was an exciting way to end it. But yeah, in general I say they should decide the game by playing the actual game.
Yesterday I looked up the result of the '94 World Cup held in the U.S. and remembered, oh yeah, Brazil-Italy 0-0 with Brazil winning on penalty kicks. Zzzzz…
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numerology in sports reporting
CBS just reported that Tom Brady is the 5th QB in history to have 100 or more pass TDs with more than one team
what makes the no. 100 so important____________?
nothing - other than our imagination - we imagine it is a very important number - so it becomes one - to many people
I wonder how many QBs have had more than 117 pass TDs with more than one team_____________?
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Yep. We've been trained to love the round numbers. A .200 hitter is acceptable compared to a .194 hitter!
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numerology in sports reporting
CBS just reported that Tom Brady is the 5th QB in history to have 100 or more pass TDs with more than one team
what makes the no. 100 so important____________?
nothing - other than our imagination - we imagine it is a very important number - so it becomes one - to many people
I wonder how many QBs have had more than 117 pass TDs with more than one team_____________?
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Can you name them? I came up with three and a bunch of possibles.
Last play in Patriots game now sits on that mantle. Congratulations, Jacobi Meyers!
some sportsbooks are limiting the size of the wagers of sharps who they believe can beat the game
my two cents worth : let regulators decide on the largest wager anybody can make - on different payouts - such as $50K on a typical spread bet and $5K on a longshot bet
but don't pick on and reject the bet of any one individual - that's just WRONG - period
I believe the books are putting up tons of lines to please the longshot lovers and some of those lines are way wrong -
this reminds me of casinos hassling blackjack pros - it's terrible
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/17/betting-limits-draft-kings-betmgm-caesars-circa/
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Quote: SOOPOOWhenever I see a pro athlete do something REALLY STUPID I find a superlative like ‘stupidest play ever’.
Last play in Patriots game now sits on that mantle. Congratulations, Jacobi Meyers!
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here it is - stunning - I hope nobody bet the Pats - the were 1.5 point dogs
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mK1UTdhoEpI
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Quote: SOOPOOWhenever I see a pro athlete do something REALLY STUPID I find a superlative like ‘stupidest play ever’.
Last play in Patriots game now sits on that mantle. Congratulations, Jacobi Meyers!
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On ESPN someone said the Patriots out Raidered the Raiders. I agree with that, Had the Raiders done that we would not all be shocked as something like that is almost expected of them.
Sadly, this is the only college football bowl game today but at least tomorrow we have the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to look forward to.
Quote: DRichDon't forget we have a bowl game today at 2:30 Eastern time (I have no idea why they chose that time slot. The game is on ESPN live from Conway, South Carolina. Probably the biggest game in Conway that doesn't include the Chanticleers. I can't imagine UCONN keeping this one close and expect the Thundering Herd to cover easily.
Sadly, this is the only college football bowl game today but at least tomorrow we have the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to look forward to.
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You do enjoy talking to yourself! I don’t think you announcing the schedule entices anyone who wasn’t watching to watch. (I may watch as I have UConn +10.5 and over 40.5)
By the way, imagine how little interest there will be in the non playoff bowl games once the top 12 teams are already spoken for.
Just you and the family members of the players.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: DRichDon't forget we have a bowl game today at 2:30 Eastern time (I have no idea why they chose that time slot. The game is on ESPN live from Conway, South Carolina. Probably the biggest game in Conway that doesn't include the Chanticleers. I can't imagine UCONN keeping this one close and expect the Thundering Herd to cover easily.
Sadly, this is the only college football bowl game today but at least tomorrow we have the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to look forward to.
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You do enjoy talking to yourself! I don’t think you announcing the schedule entices anyone who wasn’t watching to watch. (I may watch as I have UConn +10.5 and over 40.5)
By the way, imagine how little interest there will be in the non playoff bowl games once the top 12 teams are already spoken for.
Just you and the family members of the players.
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That depends on the Bowl's location. Warm weather bowls will always be an excuse for a party. When I lived in Lauderdale, tens of thousands of people would descend on it for the Orange Bowl, most of whom didn't go to the game.
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You do enjoy talking to yourself! I don’t think you announcing the schedule entices anyone who wasn’t watching to watch. (I may watch as I have UConn +10.5 and over 40.5)
I am thinking just the opposite. I am guessing most readers of this thread are saying, "Wow, I forgot the Myrtle Beach Bowl was at 2pm today. Thankfully DRich reminded us so we can set our DVR's so we won't miss it while we are at work.
- the biggest comeback in NFL history
- the stupidest losing play to end a game in NFL history
- the best championship game in World Cup history
Quote: gordonm888So, in one weekend we had:
- the biggest comeback in NFL history
- the stupidest losing play to end a game in NFL history
- the best championship game in World Cup history
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Second stupidest play in NFL history. Nothing will ever top 'lets hand the ball to Larry and let him run out the clock." Oops.
Quote: billryanQuote: gordonm888So, in one weekend we had:
- the biggest comeback in NFL history
- the stupidest losing play to end a game in NFL history
- the best championship game in World Cup history
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Second stupidest play in NFL history. Nothing will ever top 'lets hand the ball to Larry and let him run out the clock." Oops.
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Interesting argument to be had. NOW it would be inconceivable to not just ‘take a knee’ in ‘victory formation’, but if memory serves me correctly, back then the handoff was standard operating procedure.
I was at that game! Sitting 6th row end zone where (Herm Edwards?) ran the ball in for a TD.
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numerology in sports reporting
CBS just reported that Tom Brady is the 5th QB in history to have 100 or more pass TDs with more than one team
what makes the no. 100 so important____________?
nothing - other than our imagination - we imagine it is a very important number - so it becomes one - to many people
I wonder how many QBs have had more than 117 pass TDs with more than one team_____________?
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Can you name them? I came up with three and a bunch of possibles.
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I came up with three: Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer. Craig Morton and Drew Brees didn't quite make it
Quote: SOOPOOWhenever I see a pro athlete do something REALLY STUPID I find a superlative like ‘stupidest play ever’.
Last play in Patriots game now sits on that mantle. Congratulations, Jacobi Meyers!
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Us New England fans agree with you.
But of course what hurts my brain the most is the stupid coaching errors. Marshall gets the ball deep in their own zone with around 1:15 left in first half. UConn has all 3 time outs. Any head coach with an IQ over 90 will see the result of the first play, and likely use the timeouts hoping to force a punt to get ball back with a little under a minute left. But what does Jim Mora do? He calls timeout, WITH THE CLOCK STOPPED, before the first play! They stop Marshall on 3 run plays, but can only stop clock twice. So they get the ball back with just a few seconds on the clock. Just enough time for their QB to add to his interception total.
How come coaches can’t make really simple obvious decisions that a random old guy (me) barely awake on my couch can?
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Quote: tuttigymDid anyone see the "commercial" with Tom Cruise (Bucs game) hanging out of a helicopter and thanking all for their support and wishing everyone happy holidays? If that was real, that is one crazy 60-year-old dude.
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Yeah, even though he is past "middle age", I would still actually be more surprised if it was faked (at least partly because of this, see quote below) .
Quote (and link): "... Tom Cruise has become synonymous with the dangerous stunts seen in his action-packed movies because he performs all of them himself... " ( link ).
Quote: ksdjdjQuote: tuttigymDid anyone see the "commercial" with Tom Cruise (Bucs game) hanging out of a helicopter and thanking all for their support and wishing everyone happy holidays? If that was real, that is one crazy 60-year-old dude.
tuttigym
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Yeah, even though he is past "middle age", I would still actually be more surprised if it was faked (at least partly because of this, see quote below) .
Quote (and link): "... Tom Cruise has become synonymous with the dangerous stunts seen in his action-packed movies because he performs all of them himself... " ( link ).
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I was pretty sure it was real knowing of his previous stunt performances. The guy is remarkable.
tuttigym
Quote: ksdjdjQuote: tuttigymDid anyone see the "commercial" with Tom Cruise (Bucs game) hanging out of a helicopter and thanking all for their support and wishing everyone happy holidays? If that was real, that is one crazy 60-year-old dude.
tuttigym
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Yeah, even though he is past "middle age", I would still actually be more surprised if it was faked (at least partly because of this, see quote below) .
Quote (and link): "... Tom Cruise has become synonymous with the dangerous stunts seen in his action-packed movies because he performs all of them himself... " ( link ).
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I don't think I've seen a movie of his made after the Reacher movies, but have to wonder how watered-down these stunts are as compared to what a real stuntman could do.
Quote: billryanQuote: ksdjdjQuote: tuttigymDid anyone see the "commercial" with Tom Cruise (Bucs game) hanging out of a helicopter and thanking all for their support and wishing everyone happy holidays? If that was real, that is one crazy 60-year-old dude.
tuttigym
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Yeah, even though he is past "middle age", I would still actually be more surprised if it was faked (at least partly because of this, see quote below) .
Quote (and link): "... Tom Cruise has become synonymous with the dangerous stunts seen in his action-packed movies because he performs all of them himself... " ( link ).
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I don't think I've seen a movie of his made after the Reacher movies, but have to wonder how watered-down these stunts are as compared to what a real stuntman could do.
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At least for his past movies, I think he often (always?) insists on doing his own stunts (even when the director would prefer to use something like CGI, or similar).
Speculation (so not necessarily fact): IMO the stunts are not "watered-down", but I think the pressure to perform a stunt would be higher for a "normal stunt-person", mainly because if the stunt-person says something like "no, I don't want to do that", they would probably find future work harder to come by (?)
Wilt vs. Kareem - has to be the greatest big man matchup of all time
so very, very entertaining to watch these 2 great ones compete against each other
at 6:47 Wilt blocks 2 of Kareem's sky hooks in a row - nobody other than Wilt ever blocked the sky hook
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at 6:47 Wilt blocks 2 of Kareem's sky hooks in a row - nobody other than Wilt ever blocked the sky hook
Not true.
Pre-cable, there weren't a lot of NBA games on television. Even most playoff games weren't broadcast nationwide, so seeing some of these stars was a special occasion. The Lakers and Blazers had an epic playoff one year, but only half the games were shown in NY.
The ABA had no national contract, except for the All-Star Game, and even the Net playoff games weren't shown on Long Island except for the minimal number of cable households.
That is a DISGUSTING act by Randy Moss.
okay, D. Rich - you got me there with Parish's block - I stand corrected - that was a great block
I didn't post it - but in that playoff game on the vid showing him blocking it twice in a row - Wilt blocked it 5 times in that one game
one more time - here they are - this one just jams - entitled - a brutal barrage of dunks
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Quote: SOOPOOWhenever I see a pro athlete do something REALLY STUPID I find a superlative like ‘stupidest play ever’.
Last play in Patriots game now sits on that mantle. Congratulations, Jacobi Meyers!
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I didn't watch more than a minute of each video (so don't know how "great they are") but I wonder if it will be in the next one of : these or these videos , ? ***
***: Probably won't be in this kind of clip , but I have been wrong before.
