jordan0386
Member
You cant have it both ways.
Players tank all the time. Plenty of indirect actions lead to poor play. Like putting together a shitty team, when the star player is injured.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
2013 NBA Offseason |OT2| The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Andrea Bargnani
- Thread starter Adam Blade
- Start date
You cant have it both ways.
Players tank all the time. Plenty of indirect actions lead to poor play. Like putting together a shitty team, when the star player is injured.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Best-GAF. Just Bought the EA humble bundle.
PM me if you want keys.
Up for grabs:
Dead Space:Steam & Origin
Burnout Paradise: Steam/Origin (tell me which you you want, and I'll redeem the other one)
Crysis 2:Steam & Origin
Medal of Honor: Steam/Origin
Mirror's Edge:Origin
PM me if you want keys.
Up for grabs:
Dead Space:
Burnout Paradise: Steam/Origin (tell me which you you want, and I'll redeem the other one)
Crysis 2:
Medal of Honor: Steam/Origin
Mirror's Edge:
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Bad players don't suck by choice. Kaman and Young and Wes are semi-known but suck.
The dumber LA fans will take it as Mitch getting the best he could. That's probably the truth but it's also the least/most Mitch could do to tank while appearing to put together a decent team or it's the best he could do and is putting on a tough face.
Either way we tankin.
LegendofJoe
Member
I got the Lakers drafting Aaron Gordon. We all know how much Pringles loves his stretch power forwards.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Pac 12 is really weak. He can probably light it up and sneak into the top 5.
LegendofJoe
Member
Arizona is stacked with talent too so he should get plenty of exposure. He has next to no skill, but he's smart, plays hard, and is the best athlete in the class after Wiggins. Those attributes can usually make a lot of GMs discount how raw you are.
iamshadowlark
Banned
Who really cares though? Besides heat haters? We're looking at a chip this year, what is you're team doing?
I say give wade some money and let him ride out his career, he deserves it.
mhi
Member
How could his role possibly grow after he finishes explaining his troubles staying healthy. I, for one, hope he ends up missing a significant amount of time so they can transition Bosh into a 2nd option. As I do not see Spolstra making the transition otherwise.
Wade won't even be 32 until January. He's the glue that brought everyone together. If he signs another 5 years, that's still 3+ good years of high-level play he's gonna be able to contribute. Bron and Bosh will still be in their primes, so Bosh can carry Wade's load as the #2 scorer. It's worth overpaying him in the last couple years to ensure success for the next few years. Plus, I don't think Heat fans will care anymore than Lakers fans care about how overpaid Kobe has been for the last few years. PEACE.
LegendofJoe
Member
The free agent class next year is not that good. The Heat don't really have a choice but to bring everyone back. There is no one available who would be an upgrade over Bosh and Wade. And no one is going to trade them an upgrade because the Heat don't have the assets to get it done.
I don't get are you giving away the games? New yo PC gaming sorry lol
Edit; sounds like a discount but still. I sent you a pm
Why? So he can force the team into a tough payroll position so they weaken the roster and he compromises his chances of winning titles? I think he's clearly worth his max value, but if he really believes in sacrificing to win, then he might have to eat it. He makes a lot of money in endorsements right now. He sacrificed once, he might well do it again. It's not just leaving money on the table, it's doing so in order to field the best team possible. If he just wanted money, he can go anywhere that pays him, but then that's not gonna take care of the "6 rings" argument that everyone will continue to throw at him. He doesn't need to win 6 rings, but chasing dollars and limiting the number of rings he could potentially win won't do much for someone who's clearly interested in establishing his legacy. I honestly see him taking less than the max again. All 3 of them. PEACE.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Bundle's giving away both Origin and Steam keys. I don't need both.
And you sure you sent that PM?
Tried resending it. Don't what happened. Thanks a bunch hasphat!
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
You see my PM?
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Was itching for some basketball so I turned on NBATV and they're playing a WNBA game
ugh
ugh
it could have been worse. they could have showed a college game
College isn't bad unless its a Big East game.
Tragicomedy
Member
Provided Westbrook bounces back at 100% (which I'm convinced he will), we'll be beating you guys in the Finals. Doubly so if the NBA implements some form of HGH testing and your two top players can't find a way to wiggle out of it.
Having said that, I doubt the NBA will test for HGH until LeBron is out of the league. No sense committing ratings suicide like that since he's very obviously on the juice.
Wade is 32 going on 40. The Kobe comparison would make sense if pre-Achilles death Kobe didn't have the ability to completely take over a game. But he does, and Wade doesn't. I can't stand Kobe, but there's really not much of a comparison there.
If the thought process is to lock him down to a long-term contract in order to keep LeBron there, I suppose it's worth a shot. The HGHeat risk locking down a washed up guy when their true star could very well jump ship next year.
I love when tragic failure goes on his Heat hating diatribes
Yes, there are 4 different links in there
While I'm posting a bunch of videos, let me show you some James Harden finals highlights:
Oh wait never mind the fact that there are none. You motherfuckers don't even have him anymore and we're going to lose to the Thunder LOL
Yes, there are 4 different links in there
While I'm posting a bunch of videos, let me show you some James Harden finals highlights:
Oh wait never mind the fact that there are none. You motherfuckers don't even have him anymore and we're going to lose to the Thunder LOL
Psychological Intellect
Banned
ryutaro's mama
Member
I see I've missed nothing in my absence.
It depends on how far back you've looked
ryutaro's mama
Member
Just this page.
Why, did I miss Konex pleasuring himself to the Kobe Afterschool Special last night or something?
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
I think Gordon might be a better athlete than Wiggins.
This page is an aberration. Once in a while these things break out!
And you haven't missed anything by Konex, actually. I haven't seen him post here yet...not even when people were posting all the "Kobe set record recovery time!" articles.
ryutaro's mama
Member
Hey ph33nix, I know you do music for a living.
Any suggestions on the best way for an adult to learn guitar that has never had any structured music instruction?
Would you suggest tableture or actual sheet music?
This is an instance where I'm asking the question for ME and not a "FRIEND".
Any suggestions on the best way for an adult to learn guitar that has never had any structured music instruction?
Would you suggest tableture or actual sheet music?
This is an instance where I'm asking the question for ME and not a "FRIEND".
Do you have the money to take actual lessons? If so, I would highly recommend that---if you haven't really had too much music instruction in the past (I'm assuming you know a bit), some of the stuff can be an asshole learning by yourself, especially the physical set-up of playing a musical instruments. Teachers will set a structure and realistic goals for you to meet every week and you can feel your progression better, and you'll know what your next goal is too. I've got no experience with guitar but I've found with musical instruments that you can teach yourself gradually how to play songs/make whatever sounds you want, but a good teacher will show you how to do those at a high level. There's nothing like somebody really watching you in person, cause sometimes the littlest things can make huge improvements and those can be very difficult to detect and change on our own.
I've had some friends that casually play guitar and I think they picked it up themselves, not sure how though and they all played piano/string instrument. What kind of music do you want to play? Because I play violin and I cannot read tabs/Jazz chords/etc. for the fuck of my life cause I was taught straight classical so when I see that it's really not natural for me.
If you don't have experience with music theory, I'd recommend sheet music first to get yourself going, and while you do that you can figure out tabs and the harmonies/theory behind it. That's what I'd do. Hope this helps!
Like, when I attempted fiddling (cause this girl I liked in college did it lulz) I fucking sucked at it cause I had no clue how to accompany a fiddler and I didn't have that natural "southern" sound
Here, this place might help. I think they're based in San Diego but they're nationwide. I used to teach for them in the DFW area, but I quit after my contract was up because the pay sucks (30 dollars an hour or something horrible like that), and I didn't want to be binded by another contract.
http://takelessons.com/
Colonel Nasty
Member
Hey ph33, I got my fruit blooming if you want me to open my gate.
Hey thanks man unfortunately I gotta get back to doing some work and shit but if you're still around later (after 11 CT or so) I'll ask again!
How far have you gotten? I'm almost done paying off my 3rd or 4th home loan lol
Colonel Nasty
Member
I have all the rooms but haven't gotten them all to the biggest size. I'm headed out a little later but ill leave the ill leave the ds open on the charger with the gate open. I have the late night ordinance so the shops should still be open. Hop on when you can.
Cool thanks a lot! I still need to do my daily shit but I'll definitely get to it. Don't want to miss my daily fossil and money hunt lol
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Anyone have any onlive codes?
Also, Ryu, if you do try the self-learning route (I assume you've got videos/websites) make sure where you're going is legit and not some hack on the internet. Your common sense will probably pick it up if it is, but read reviews about it. There are a lot of "Violin instruction videos" on YouTube and when I watch it...I simply shake my head in condescension lol
Like this video is a perfect example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IifcDg6AR20
Like this video is a perfect example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IifcDg6AR20
I totally thought this was innuendo for something else until I read his response.
ryutaro's mama
Member
Thanks Ph33nix...I think I will look into some lessons.
Now to find a reputable place here in Seattle...
Now to find a reputable place here in Seattle...
You're in Seattle? For some reason I thought you were in Portland.
I've got many friends from Seattle, one in particular who is a close friend and plays with the Seattle Symphony sometimes (She primarily lives in Portland and plays in the Oregon Symphony) If you want, I could try and ask her if she knows a place or has any guitar friends that teach (How much are you willing to pay?) and possibly hook you up with a teacher/school that she's either heard of or trusts.
If you're real interested we can take this to PM and give it a shot. I can't really promise anything though...
Also, for reference, I charge 30/40/50 (30 for 1/2 hour, 40 for 45 min, 50 for an hour) It really depends on the market area you're in though, and who exactly you're seeing. But that's a rough guesstimate, I'm going to guess it won't cost more than that though.
I did. I think it's cause im on my phone. I tired it one last time. Thanks again for getting back to me.
Fox news gonna get ya
heat culture>>>ron washington culture
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked