Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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butchna said:
And the mindset was all that was missing until Phil Jackson. Not a fan of giving him TOO much credit for taking loaded rosters to championships, but he’s the last one to front those for each franchise. He couldn’t advance that as an executive, but two different franchises...two different dynasties.
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This is where I'm at with Jackson. However, it's also the case with almost every other "great" NBA coach...they all had loaded rosters, whether it's Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, etc. To me, the general manager component of the NBA equation is probably greater than the coaching component...
 
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WinginFlorida said:
This is where I'm at with Jackson. However, it's also the case with almost every other "great" NBA coach...they all had loaded rosters, whether it's Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, etc. To me, the general manager component of the NBA equation is probably greater than the coaching component...
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Truth, especially the GM at Golden State...talk about killing the game.

People act like they used FA, he drafted Curry, Klay, and Green. Then added key players like Andre, Livingston and eventually KD.
 
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engineerVOL said:
Curious how are they stored/mounted? And how old was your son when you trained him on this?
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I simply have them sitting behind doors in our rooms, and other corners/crooks in the house. Didn’t want to mess with wall mounts or anything, may or may not be a good idea, idk?! Hope I never have to find out.
As for showing my son, he was 10, once he had skwmwhat matured and we knew he was comprehending what we were showing him. We go over it every few months.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Truth, especially the GM at Golden State...talk about killing the game.

People act like they used FA, he drafted Curry, Klay, and Green. Then added key players like Andre, Livingston and eventually KD.
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And if all that happened in Memphis, Minnesota or Sacramento, the core group would never have hung around long enough for it all to come together much less add to it with major free agency signings. THAT'S my issue with the NBA...the intent or design is there with the structure of the draft, but free agency all but eliminates any chance of a level playing field and competitive balance.

If it wasn't for the insane TV $, a number of NBA teams would have folded their tents a long time ago.
 
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So with the recent news about To where to you guys see us shaking out in the SEC when all is said and done? 5th or 6th maybe?

We have some serious needs on defense at lb and dl. We obviously missed on some, how bad do we think it will hurt next year and the year after?
 
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Honestly if Chaney and the offensive staff can turn out a top 75ish offense we should be fine next season. I say that mostly because I legit believe this defense isn't as bad off talent wise as some would lead us to believe. Alabama showed me in that championship game what happens when you're top talent on defense is on the field too long, so I think we'll see improvements in the defense just from the offense being able to eat up some clock and manage possessions better.

I've said it since before ESD though, a top 20 class will be good/expected. A top 15 class and I'll be happy as a pig in ****....if we somehow end up in the top 10? oh man...
 
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UTProf said:
Sooo I have some bad news to share but VN has over the years become my extended family -- y'all are my dysfunctional brethren and sisteren. If anyone doesn't want or need to hear bad news go ahead and skip this post (it won't hurt my feelings).

I haven't really wanted to talk about it but the trauma people at Red Cross said that it was good for me to tell the story... Here goes... Friday evening I decided to cook (something I've done a million times over with no issue) but this time when I lit the burners the gas exploded. It knocked me out of the room and I think it knocked me out for at least a few seconds but when I came to my senses I was on my back and my pants were quite literally on fire. I stripped them off and looked up and noticed that about half the ceiling had been blown off and was now in the floor. What I didn't notice immediately was that a small fire had broken out further behind me and farther behind the initial blast. Once I did notice it we set about a bucket brigade, tried to beat it out, and even dumped cat litter on it but it just got bigger and bigger.

I know they say you can't imagine how quickly fire can spread but until you see it happen you just don't get it. In under a minute, it went from something we thought we'd be able to put out to a situation in which we were about to die if we didn't flee and I almost waited too long. I went back one last time after I knew it was time to abandon ship but when I thought I could still make it out safely. I managed to grab the keys, pants and a cell phone and thought about grabbing more but the smoke was starting to get really bad and even though I hesitated over the decision finally decided it was now or never.

By the time I made it out of our bedroom the fire had spread to the front door and was blocking my way out. (Thank god I'd put on a pair of jeans despite not having any shoes). All I could think of at that point was "I'm not going to effing die like this." I knew the door was straight ahead even though it was getting hard to see and flames were all around me so I decided that my best option was to just run as fast as I possibly could because fire takes a bit to catch and if I went fast enough I could minimize the damage.

Someone had to be looking out for me because it worked. I ran straight through those flames without getting a single burn (not even from the aforementioned smoldering pants). I did get a mean cut on my foot from something but otherwise we both came out relatively unscathed (the OH did suffer a few minor burns from trying to beat the fire out/standing too close while I was running water back and forth). The sad news is that I was unable to get my little tom cat out (the guilt there has been killing me but when I came back from what I turned out to be the last trip there was no way I could've gone back in without dying). There was a partially opened window that I'm hoping he escaped out of (cats are good at survival so there's at least a small chance but we haven't been able to go back and check just yet. He and the family heirlooms/photos and mementos are the most painful things to have lost.

BTW, all y'all need to go out right now and get a fire extinguisher for your home. If we'd have had one we might not have lost everything. The fire wasn't a grease fire but for whatever reason it couldn't be put out despite its initial size. An extinguisher would've done that.

P.S. Can someone catch me up on what I've missed the past few days?
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So sorry to hear that Prof, glad you survived. I’m definitely doing a fire safety inspection when I get home. I’ve always been leery of those gas ranges and now I have good reason never to get one. Good luck!
 
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