Spaceman Spiff

DAGGERRRRR DAGGERR WOW

Amazing block by Wall.  Wow.

Can still win this....I say drive and somehow draw a foul, even though the foul shooting has been ****.

Lillard is awesome.  Can't stop him.  

Gotta love Buckhantz, too.  

****, this is amazing. Two threes from Wall, a three from Beal.  

I know Portland isn't that great, but it's hard to take a team with Lillard and McCollum lightly.  

Defense is pretty bad so far.

Wiz were up 20 at one point, right?  Now down 10?  Unbelievable.

Side note, I have a feeling Krystal Koons is a freak in bed.

Pathetic.  I understand the Suns have some firepower but allowing them to get back into this game is terrible. 

Just now, Corcaigh said:

 

Thanks for the heads up. I hadn't seen any promos. Thankfully the DVR was already set to record it.

Hadn't seen any promos, either.  They've got this season and one more after, IIRC, to wrap it all up.  I think **** really hits the fan this season with Stan catching on.

Season 5 of The Americans starts on Tuesday night.  I know you guys are sleeping on it.  

Who the **** is Norman Powell?  

Can't believe I was looking forward to this today.

4 hours ago, Popeman38 said:

If by you, you mean not Ernie, then yeah. Ernie SUCKS at drafting. He hit on Wall (duh), Beal, Porter, and looking good for Oubre. The rest? He SUCKS:

 

2015 - Jerian Grant 1st 19

2015 - Aaron White 2nd 49

2014 - Jordan Clarkson 2nd 46

2013 - Porter 1st 3

2012 - Beal 1st 3

2012 - Satoransky 2nd 32

2011 - Vesely 1st 6

2011 - Singleton 1st 18

2011 - Mack 2nd 34

2010 - Wall 1st 1

2010 - Lazar Hayward 1st 30

2010 -  Nemanja Bjelica 2nd 35

2009 - Jermaine Taylor 2nd 32

2008 - McGee 1st 18

2008 - Bill Walker 2nd 47

2007 - Nick Young 1st 16

2007 - Dominic McGuire 2nd 47

 

I can't stomach going back any further.  In 11 drafts, he has made 17 selections (should have been 22), of which 5 (Grant, Clarkson, Hayward, Taylor, Walker) had their rights traded,and 2 (Satoransky(4 years) and Bjelica) who stayed in Europe.  That means in 11 years, only 10 players actually suited up for the Wizards within 3 years of their draft, and only 11 overall. There are 5 draft picks playing for the Wiz, 3 top 3 picks, a #6 pick, and the #2 2nd round pick.

 

THAT. IS. PATHETIC.

I was actually getting ready to come in here and ask the perception of Ernie now that the Wiz are doing well.  

This is actually a really good breakdown.  I don't follow the Wiz or the NBA as much as I used to but I'd be curious to see how he's hit on drafts in comparison to other GMs out there.  This sucks by itself but without a frame of reference it's kind of hard to tell on how well the average GM drafts.

I immediately notice that Nick Young is a player that went on to have some success elsewhere and JaVale McGee (unbelievably) has gone on to be a glue guy for a really good Warriors team.    http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Blanket-praise-for-oft-mocked-reserve-center-10907475.php  Not sure if Ernie gets any credit for those two or not.  Young was iffy while he was here, McGee was a dunce...however, they've gone on to bigger and better things, which I find interesting.

EDIT:  I should have also said that I bet the average GM drafts better than Ernie.  

This Sager Strong foundation shootout is so cool.

Was that staged with Reggie Miller getting up and wanting in?  

Would love to see OKC win here tonight.  As breathtaking as the Warriors can be when playing together, I still think that Durant leaving was such a weak move.  I understand if he wanted to go somewhere else...but if you can't beat em, join em, which is so lame.   I'd love to see them come up short again this year.  

11 minutes ago, Destino said:

For a guy that has been the face of the league for a decade he sure spends a lot of time as the victim and worrying about his "legacy."  He clearly lost his cool here.   

I don't disagree with this but when you have people asking you about your "legacy" all the way back to the first years of your career, it's got to be hard to ignore.

LeBron on Barkley is like Ice Cube's No Vaseline at NWA.  Wow.  

Just now, brandymac27 said:

 

I didn't know that. I know i found him on Twitter a couple of years back, and he was talking so much lovey dove stuff about his girlfriend that I thought he had to be trolling us (you know how he felt about women lol). But it was definitely him (I saw his pic on Twitter).

I vaguely remember him going on dates and actually finding a woman.  What's his twitter name?

1 minute ago, brandymac27 said:

 

I really think he was trolling all of us. No way he could really believe some of the crap he posted on here!

I used to think that but I wasn't so sure after awhile.  Pretty sure some ES members actually had met up with him somewhere.

He hasn't been on in here in forever, but I wonder what good ol' MSF would have to say about this.  I can only wonder.

Watching Giannis, Jabari and the Bucks grow up is awesome to watch.  If everyone can stay healthy and they can build around what they have correctly, they'll be a legit team.  New arena looks sick and they're doing things the right way.  

This Sneaky Pete show on Amazon is pretty promising so far.  

1 hour ago, abdcskins said:

Funny how Jerry Jones is so rah rah positive after the game. This was their best chance to get to the Super Bowl in a long time. They won't be there next year.

 

Sportscenter showed a stat last night. I forget it exactly, but something like the first 15 years as an owner he was amazing and won 3 Super Bowls, but has sucked since then. Like really badly. 

I'm not sure how you can be so cavalier in thinking that they won't be there next year.  While Dak should regress some, he should still be effective, Elliott is still an amazing back behind a great line.  If they step up their defense they can be really good.  I hate Dallas as much as anyone else but I'll give credit when it's due.  They have a lot to look forward to, unfortunately.

Here's hoping I'm wrong, though.

9 minutes ago, youngchew said:

2017 is going to be a TOP 3 year for Hollywood of the 21st century.  Top 3 in both the amount of quality films AND box office numbers. 

 

Just wanted to be on record as having said it so I can quote myself this time next year with a shades emoji 

What's coming out that looks good to you?