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March 20, 2026 at 10:24 am #162947
wvParticipantOk, the NBA has gotten…surreal. ‘Tanking’ is now an APPROVED strategy. Its not a dirty little secret anymore, its a ‘reasonable strategy.’
Here’s Brian Windhorst, who is a ‘sports journalist’ but essentially is a mouthpiece for the NBA. A celebrity promoter of the sport.
Post-modern basket ball.
March 20, 2026 at 10:36 am #162948
znModeratorOk, the NBA has gotten…surreal. ‘Tanking’ is now an APPROVED strategy. Its not a dirty little secret anymore, its a ‘reasonable strategy.’
Basketball. Is that the one where you take a bat and hit a ball over a net to the other player with a bat who then hits it back? Or is that water polo?
March 20, 2026 at 10:44 am #162949wvParticipantBasketball. Is that the one where you take a bat and hit a ball over a net to the other player with a bat who then hits it back? Or is that water polo?
Its the one that made Puka into…whatever he is.
March 20, 2026 at 11:10 am #162951znModeratorFrom Google AI:
Important Distinctions: The word “baseball bat” (a tool for striking) is unrelated to the word “bat” (the winged mammal). The animal name comes from the Middle English bakke, which likely came from a Scandinavian source like the Old Norse leðrblaka (meaning “leather flapper”)
March 20, 2026 at 12:13 pm #162952
ZooeyModeratorYeah, basketball has a problem. Since it’s 5-on-5, and only 8 or 9 guys typically ever play in a given game, having an extremely talented player is essential in order to be competitive, and you need 2 of them to be in the championship hunt (3 is better), so the top players are in high demand. A draft often has only 2-3 guys like that, and they aren’t all sure fire. A great draft will have a handful. There is never a Puka Nacua found outside of the first round. You can only get a really good player through FA, trading, or by having one of the top 2 picks in the draft. So tanking is going to happen unless the NBA figures out a way to disincentivize it, and I don’t know what that is. And I don’t really care.
March 20, 2026 at 5:28 pm #162956wvParticipantFrom Google AI:
Important Distinctions: The word “baseball bat” (a tool for striking) is unrelated to the word “bat” (the winged mammal). The animal name comes from the Middle English bakke, which likely came from a Scandinavian source like the Old Norse leðrblaka (meaning “leather flapper”)
“leather flapper” is f’ing awesome. There should be an NFL team called the leather flappers.
I think we should all try to normalize calling bats ‘leather flappers.’PS — The word for Bat in Russian — летучая мышь (letuchaya mysh’), which means “volatile mouse.”
Maltese: frfett il-lejl, or “butterfly of the night”
German : Fledermaus. “Fleder” is from an old form of the German word “flattern” which means “flutter.” Literally, flutter-mouse!
Back to the NBA. They have about 6 or 8 teams actively tanking. And the powers that be want to EXPAND the league. Add two MORE teams. I dont really care about the NBA, but i like to keep an eye on insane late-capitalist, end-times, surreal-trends.
Someday this land will belong to the butterflies of the night.
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vMarch 27, 2026 at 5:24 pm #163064wvParticipant“prediction markets.” Hadn’t heard that one before.
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March 27, 2026 at 8:46 pm #163066znModeratorGerman : Fledermaus. “Fleder” is from an old form of the German word “flattern” which means “flutter.” Literally, flutter-mouse!
They need to re-do the old Adam West “Batman” theme.
Da da da da DAH da
Flutter mouse man!
Da da da da DAH da
sock
pow
Flutter mouse man!
Da da da da DAH daApril 2, 2026 at 7:59 pm #163157wvParticipantWell, they’ve finally ‘killed the Umpires,’ i see. Machines are now calling balls and strikes.
April 17, 2026 at 7:57 pm #163316wvParticipant“too much science”
May 18, 2026 at 9:37 am #163992wvParticipantTo have the talent AND
the insane-work-ethic AND
the body-that-can-withstand-the-insane-work-ethic
is purty special. Aaron Donald was in that category. I guess Kobe was too.May 21, 2026 at 4:39 pm #164027wvParticipantNot normally a dunk-appreciator, but this one….
May 23, 2026 at 10:06 am #164048znModeratorCongratulations @Arsenal, on winning the Premier League! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Y3TfHZG2H6
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 19, 2026
May 31, 2026 at 8:51 am #164179znModeratorThe major drop in fan travel at this years World Cup held in North America, in-person engagement is primarily driven down by exorbitant ticket cost, hotels jacked up pricing, stricter travel and visa policies. No surprise! https://t.co/0jHmYlJ19g
— Tony Softli (@SoftliSEA) May 30, 2026
June 7, 2026 at 7:34 pm #164395wvParticipantTicket prices. (what do Rams tickets cost, btw? just curious)
June 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm #164424wvParticipantThere are humans who play sports, who read books.
June 9, 2026 at 8:49 pm #164425ZooeyModeratorThere are humans who play sports, who read books.
I think I’m becoming a Spurs fan.
I guess I should find out who is on the team, and watch the next game.
June 12, 2026 at 7:58 am #164441wvParticipant“A field.”
June 12, 2026 at 9:06 am #164443wvParticipantThe Rams need a team dog.
June 12, 2026 at 10:12 am #164444June 12, 2026 at 3:48 pm #164450wvParticipantThe Rams need a team dog.
Do you have a dog currently?
No, I haven’t had one for years. I only like to live with Giant dogs, and i figured i was too old to carry one if it got hurt, so I learned to live dogless. I have many crows, though.
You have any animals?
w
vJune 12, 2026 at 3:56 pm #164451wvParticipantThe mega-corporate-capitalist-death-cult-sports-media is really pushing the World Cup now, i see.
Fox must aim to make a lot of money off of it.
Apparently, there are 48 teams in the tournament this year. (There used-ta-be 32)
https://www.ritfitsports.com/blogs/article/2026-fifa-world-cup-qualified-teams?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23093233641&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3K7RBhDJARIsAKRtP5R68JJAoQ2eFD3wTs1G2Db4d-rY8Bcuw25i_idMug__SJ7d-EQvEUUaAgrjEALw_wcBI decided i would root for teams that have been bombed or threatened with bombing by Trump and his fascist forces. But Venezuela is not in the tournament. Nor is Cuba. Nor is North Korea. Nor Palestine. Ah well.
Iran is in it, though. Also, Iraq.
I shall root for Iran and Iraq.
Feel free to pick a team.
w
vJune 12, 2026 at 4:03 pm #164453ZooeyModeratorThe Rams need a team dog.
Do you have a dog currently?
No, I haven’t had one for years. I only like to live with Giant dogs, and i figured i was too old to carry one if it got hurt, so I learned to live dogless. I have many crows, though.
You have any animals?
w
vI have a dog. He killed our cat several years ago, though I let my wife believe the cat must’ve eaten rat poison at some neighbors’ house.
He is half Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and half Blue Tick Coon Hound – a freebie because the Chesie owner was a pro dog breeder, and the Hound seduced her and produced devil spawn. He looks like a black lab, and almost everybody thinks he is on first acquaintance.
The life expectancy of both breeds is 12 years, and he turned 12 in March, and while he is turning gray in places, he shows no serious signs of decay. I don’t think I will ever get another pet. I want to get a one way plane ticket and see what happens, and pets are responsibilities.
June 12, 2026 at 4:39 pm #164454znModeratorI haven’t had a dog for a few years now. Thinking about going to a rescue place this summer and seeing which one wants me.
I have just one requirement. Having had an aussie shepherd previously, from bitter experience I now know that the next dog I get will have short hair.
June 12, 2026 at 5:56 pm #164455
joemadParticipantThey installed real grass in Sofi for the World Cup Soccer matches
They’re going reinstall artificial turf after the soccer matches just in time for NFL season…
I wonder how OBJ feels about that?
URL = World Cup grass fields have NFL players asking why they still play on turf
June 12, 2026, 12:15 PM PDT / Updated June 12, 2026, 12:44 PM PDT
By Rohan Nadkami
When the United States men’s national team takes the pitch for its first World Cup match, its players’ feet will land on newly installed grass at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, typically the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.That’s because FIFA required all 16 stadiums hosting World Cup matches across the U.S., Mexico and Canada to have playing surfaces that are mostly natural grass, with strict requirements to ensure ideal playing surfaces and the best competition possible.
June 12, 2026 at 7:37 pm #164457wvParticipantThey installed real grass in Sofi for the World Cup Soccer matches
They’re going reinstall artificial turf after the soccer matches just in time for NFL season…
I wonder how OBJ feels about that?
URL = World Cup grass fields have NFL players asking why they still play on turf
Geez, I either forgot, or didnt know SoFi used artificial turf.
Man. I dont ever wanna hear what great owner Kronky is, if he makes them play on that garbage.
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vJune 12, 2026 at 7:42 pm #164458wvParticipantI don’t think I will ever get another pet. I want to get a one way plane ticket and see what happens, and pets are responsibilities.
Are you really serious about leaving this blessed nation?
Which godless country would you go to?
I’m not as bold as you, so i will stick it out here. I would be up for going to a different galaxy though. That might be far enough from, ya know, Amerikans.
w
vJune 12, 2026 at 11:17 pm #164459ZooeyModeratorI don’t think I will ever get another pet. I want to get a one way plane ticket and see what happens, and pets are responsibilities.
Are you really serious about leaving this blessed nation?
Which godless country would you go to?
I’m not as bold as you, so i will stick it out here. I would be up for going to a different galaxy though. That might be far enough from, ya know, Amerikans.
w
vTop of my list are Portugal, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Patagonia region has appeal. I would take a look at eastern Europe, too. But, yeah. I don’t really like it here, even though it’s “home.” I’ll come back, but I’m gonna spend the next year downsizing, and then I’m leaving until I get a craving for buffalo wings or something.
June 13, 2026 at 12:04 pm #164461znModeratorZooey, don’t go to Thailand. Way too many noodles in their food. You’re better off right here, following the Rams.
June 13, 2026 at 4:59 pm #164462wvParticipantTop of my list are Portugal, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Patagonia region has appeal. I would take a look at eastern Europe, too. But, yeah. I don’t really like it here, even though it’s “home.” I’ll come back, but I’m gonna spend the next year downsizing, and then I’m leaving until I get a craving for buffalo wings or something.
I guess you just won’t be stopped.
w
v“If I had a mind to rent pigs, I’d be mighty upset. A man that likes to rent pigs won’t be stopped.”
― Larry McMurtry , Lonesome Dove“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters”
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