blundercrush wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:54 pmElgin Baylor appeared in the Finals eight times and set a Finals single-game record of 61 points, but never won a title.
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!? THAT IS INSANE. I thought the Bills had it rough.
The Celtics more or less owned the 1960s. People think the Patriots had a dynasty. I mean, I guess they did relative to the puny little NFL. But the Celtics ran off 8 straight NBA titles. That dwarfs the Yankees' best run of 5.
Elgin Baylor's championship rings are buried under that rubble, me thinks.
EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:42 pm
The Celtics more or less owned the 1960s. People think the Patriots had a dynasty. I mean, I guess they did relative to the puny little NFL. But the Celtics ran off 8 straight NBA titles. That dwarfs the Yankees' best run of 5.
Elgin Baylor's championship rings are buried under that rubble, me thinks.
Truth. But as far as dynasties go, I'm more impressed that the Yankees were American League Champs in 26 of the 39 years from 1926-1964. World Series champs in 19 of those years.
Elgin Baylor appeared in the Finals eight times and set a Finals single-game record of 61 points, but never won a title.
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!? THAT IS INSANE. I thought the Bills had it rough.
I read the list
What they left out about Wilt Chamberlain is the number of rules they put in to make it harder for him (the opposite of the way they treated Jordan and Shaq); 3 second rule; widened the lane; eliminated the dunk;
Elgin Baylor appeared in the Finals eight times and set a Finals single-game record of 61 points, but never won a title.
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!? THAT IS INSANE. I thought the Bills had it rough.
I read the list
What they left out about Wilt Chamberlain is the number of rules they put in to make it harder for him (the opposite of the way they treated Jordan and Shaq); 3 second rule; widened the lane; eliminated the dunk;
All those sound evolutionary except eliminating the dunk. Are you sure that wasn’t just in the south?
Elgin Baylor appeared in the Finals eight times and set a Finals single-game record of 61 points, but never won a title.
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!? THAT IS INSANE. I thought the Bills had it rough.
I read the list
What they left out about Wilt Chamberlain is the number of rules they put in to make it harder for him (the opposite of the way they treated Jordan and Shaq); 3 second rule; widened the lane; eliminated the dunk;
All those sound evolutionary except eliminating the dunk. Are you sure that wasn’t just in the south?
I notice that some sites, such as Deadspin and the Players' Tribune are treating a video game league as a real sport. I'm not sure why this pisses me off as much as it does. It wouldn't bother me like this if it was a chess league, which also is a non-physical "mind" sport. But, I have a somewhat irrational resentment and dislike of this thing, competitive video gaming, being placed on the level of traditional sports.
I've seen this first-hand but there's a demand for that stuff. I have no idea how much and I'm certainly not interested in the least, but they're playing these championship events at Mandalay Bay Arena in Vegas in front of like 12,000 people. I don't see any chess matches being played in 12,000-seat sports arenas.
My eldest made some pocket money streaming play-by-play for Starcraft matches, mostly with Korean players. I don’t understand the appeal, but this stuff is definitely popular. And increasingly marketable.
I watch more competitive (and non-competitive) gaming events then I do sporting events. Pretty sure bapo! brought this up in a prior thread. There is big money behind some of these leagues now. League of Legends has gone with franchises. The Warriors, Cavs, Rockets and MSG have teams competing this year. And with franchising they will for years to come. They used to have a promotional/regulation setup, but succumbed to the big money that came with the franchises. Promo/Reg is still being used in the Korean, Chinese, and a few other regional leagues.
I understand that some/most people my age find it childish and what-not. But I love it.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
duff wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:05 pm
I watch more competitive (and non-competitive) gaming events then I do sporting events. Pretty sure bapo! brought this up in a prior thread. There is big money behind some of these leagues now. League of Legends has gone with franchises. The Warriors, Cavs, Rockets and MSG have teams competing this year. And with franchising they will for years to come. They used to have a promotional/regulation setup, but succumbed to the big money that came with the franchises. Promo/Reg is still being used in the Korean, Chinese, and a few other regional leagues.
I understand that some/most people my age find it childish and what-not. But I love it.
I have no issues with gaming. I guess if I am going to spend my time on gaming I'd rather it be actually playing.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:53 am
I notice that some sites, such as Deadspin and the Players' Tribune are treating a video game league as a real sport. I'm not sure why this pisses me off as much as it does. It wouldn't bother me like this if it was a chess league, which also is a non-physical "mind" sport. But, I have a somewhat irrational resentment and dislike of this thing, competitive video gaming, being placed on the level of traditional sports.
I hate this shit - partly (okay, a big partly) because I am old and don;t understand the rules, excitement, personalities etc.
But also because I don;t trust it not to be completely fixed like slot machines.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
duff wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:05 pm
I watch more competitive (and non-competitive) gaming events then I do sporting events. Pretty sure bapo! brought this up in a prior thread. There is big money behind some of these leagues now. League of Legends has gone with franchises. The Warriors, Cavs, Rockets and MSG have teams competing this year. And with franchising they will for years to come. They used to have a promotional/regulation setup, but succumbed to the big money that came with the franchises. Promo/Reg is still being used in the Korean, Chinese, and a few other regional leagues.
I understand that some/most people my age find it childish and what-not. But I love it.
I have no issues with gaming. I guess if I am going to spend my time on gaming I'd rather it be actually playing.
I still game, but I also spend time watching the professionals play to help learn the games better. It has helped me in my game play.
pruitt wrote:I hate this shit - partly (okay, a big partly) because I am old and don;t understand the rules, excitement, personalities etc.
But also because I don;t trust it not to be completely fixed like slot machines.
The games I watch are team games, so the chance of them being fixed are about as much as some basketball games.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
A_B wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:12 pmI have no issues with gaming. I guess if I am going to spend my time on gaming I'd rather it be actually playing.
I both completely agree and realize this is how olds used to talk about fantasy sports before fantasy sports got huge. Which means we have become the olds.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
blundercrush wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:54 pmElgin Baylor appeared in the Finals eight times and set a Finals single-game record of 61 points, but never won a title.
WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!? THAT IS INSANE. I thought the Bills had it rough.
Underrated unnerving thing: When you accidentally scroll your mouse while holding down Ctrl, causing the text size to change, and you have to figure out how big it was before.
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I performed a marriage ceremony in 13 seconds last night. It was awesome.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
A_B wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:15 am
Mike Greenberg is the least interesting man on Twitter.
I know I've said this before, but when I lived in Chicago in the early 90's, Greenberg was fresh out of school and was the 'Sports Update' guy on WSCR. I can't hear him without thinking of him giving out 'Daily Double' results from Arlington Park.
sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:53 am
I notice that some sites, such as Deadspin and the Players' Tribune are treating a video game league as a real sport. I'm not sure why this pisses me off as much as it does. It wouldn't bother me like this if it was a chess league, which also is a non-physical "mind" sport. But, I have a somewhat irrational resentment and dislike of this thing, competitive video gaming, being placed on the level of traditional sports.
I play a lot of these games and still don't give a shit about it.
Pack a vest for your james in the city of intercourse
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:09 am
The new Icelandic Prime Minister has rocketed to the top of Rush's hottest head of state list (sorry Donald.)
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:57 pm
After that rocket shot, looks like I'm going to have to find another Swamper to send random afrobeat albums to.
Please, no!
In order to make amends for finding the least flattering photo of your favourite female Icelandic politician, here's a bonus for you.
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir is a former cabinet minister and leader of the Reform Party.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."