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Addressing some of the incentives around three point shooting(and we've discussed them before) would be helpful, but I'm curious if they've worked out the competitive balance issues that have plagued the league since LeBron's prime and the rise of Golden State. This is compounded by the fact that player power is at an all time high(not a bad thing), which makes it particularly futile as a fan of an individual team if you aren't a chosen spot and/or get particularly lucky with a couple lottery picks.
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2020 Offseason Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I haven't thought deeply about this, but I think it's worth considering that there's a spectrum involved with the approach to the next 1-3 years. Yes, the last time the Cubs had a regime change they were very bad for several years in order to get the talent that propelled them to success. They also had a functionally barren farm system, no modern front office infrastructure, and were playing in a competitive environment with a reasonably tight correlation between spending and success. To compare, the Cubs have a new person in charge but a lot of front office continuity, a farm system that isn't at the top but is already further along in terms of supplying talent(especially depth), the new CBA and broader trends have loosened the correlation between spending and success, the modern game has rewarded roster depth more than it has in the past(though you still must have stars), and we've got pandemic league finances that make the current market a complete unknown in terms of the cost of players and their value in trade. They do have to make some opinionated decisions given the current roster, but they don't have to blow everything up if they aren't convinced the current group is going to be what gets them over the top. -
On another note, MLS playoffs have been extremely bonkers in the most MLS way. Here’s a brief series of events from yesterday’s Orlando/NYCFC shootout. - Orlando leads 4-3 heading to the 5th round - Orlando’s keeper saves the PK, celebration ensues, including Orlando’s coach sprinting into the tunnel to celebrate with a player who got a red card - VAR catches the keeper being off his line, calls for a re-kick - MLS is on last year’s IFAB rules so this is an automatic yellow, the 2nd yellow for the keeper who is now sent off - Orlando(after their coach gets told to come back from the locker room) tries to insert their backup keeper, but can’t since they don’t have a sub, so they put a midfielder in goal - NYCFC predictably makes the kick, then Nani’s PK is saved to tie it after 5 rounds - In the 7th round the midfielder saves a penalty and as you might guess goes nuts celebrating. The ref inexplicably blows the whistle to end the game even though Orlando needs to make their PK still - After sorting that out Orlando makes their 7th round PK and wins the game to advance This isn’t so brief, but the entire shootout took around 20 minutes given all the different moments of chaos.
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The homer in me is starting to think it’s not gonna matter that Liverpool lost their CB pairing. I mean today they had no Salah, Henderson, Thiago, TAA, Gomez, or Van Dijk and they manhandled Leicester. In practice they’ll probably have a dip in form or the fixture condition will add up, but at least at the moment they’re in pole position. Chelsea v. Spurs next week will be really interesting, since I think those 2 are the other best bets among the contenders. Chelsea it’ll be good to see how they look against another contender now that they’re more fully operational, and Spurs I keep thinking will have a failure in the back but it hasn’t happened yet.
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I like Weah, but he has 1000 professional minutes, 7 pro starts, and 1 goal/0 assists outside the scottish premiership. He doesn't belong in a tier with Champions League regulars and a nailed on Bundesliga starter. Heck by new years Musah will be past him in pro minutes and starts.
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I'm actually less worried than I've ever been about Pulisic given the development of other talent in the pool and how much of it is at its best in his spot anyway. Yes I want a 70 million dollar winger playing for the US, but the gap in quality between #1 and #3-4 at that position is shrinking as the weeks and months go by. The striker thing for me comes down to club form. I thought Giaocchini looked good and Soto made the most of his time with some fine finishing(and that is a hallmark of his), but ultimately they're both playing in sub-MLS competitive environments so unless they were ripping up Wales it's difficult to extrapolate much to a future tournament lineup. Glad they played well and think they have promise, now let's get them(and Vassilev) replicating that and playing first division soccer and get the other domestic strikers in form(Toye, Ferreira) and making the next step(Akinola, Dike, Ebobisse) so one or two of these guys can push for 2022 competitive minutes alongside the Jozy/Sargent/Zardes trio.
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Just getting the trash talk started early
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Tonight in this case means it kicks off in 15 mins since the game is in England.
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Is that a free service? CBSSN is a cable channel, but I think more people have it than they realize, since they don't carry much besides the odd college basketball/football game. I have it through YouTubeTV, for instance.
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The Golazo show on CBSSN is really good for when there's a bunch of UCL games like right now, they whip around from games and show big chances and goals, the production is pretty well done.
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Those are likely the two most impactful, but a solid sign for a handful of uncapped dual nationals for future depth(even if several aren't high risk). Soto, Gioacchini, Cardoso, Otasowie, Konrad. Also probably the end of the line for Aron Johannsson's lingering USMNT hopes if he can't make this camp in his current form.
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At this rate Renteria is gonna get hired by the Orioles and then replaced by the literal corpse of Earl Weaver
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2020 Playoffs - other games
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brian's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
based on this postseason, Arozarena got incredible value for his soul -
Daryl Grove of Total Soccer Show passed away last night, for reasons I can't entirely explain it's maybe the most upset I've been about the death of someone I haven't met. By all accounts an incredible dude, cancer sucks.
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Yeah, Trueblood was trying to push a similar narrative earlier this week and it doesn't land. On top of what jersey said, since 2015 the Cubs are 3rd in MLB in wins, including more than the Yankees, who were Trueblood's 'consistent excellence' barometer they were failing to meet. The short to medium term outlook isn't as good as it could or should be, and you can blame various proportions of ownership, the front office, and luck for that. But that frustration is creating a desire for some to downplay what they actually achieved.
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Ohh, you were saying that Shakhtar normally does better than the average minnow because of Eastern European logistics instead of actually being better, I took it as explaining RM's performance today. Reading is hard!
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I would be very surprised if Madrid doesn't advance but I was under the impression Shakhtar is usually problematic because of the travel and weather more than because they are actually that strong. I just don't see BM or Inter being strong enough to both outrun RM. For the life of me, I don't understand what Zidane has against Vinicious. Today's game was in Madrid, and Shakhtar was missing half their roster due to Covid positives. It would be safe to bet on RM advancing still, but dropping their easiest fixture in a competitive group out of the gate isn't great for them either.
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With Inter and Gladbach in their group, that could be a really bad result. Only saving grace is neither is a megaclub and Shakhtar isn't your typical UCL minnow so it's likely the group has more dropped points from beating each other up.
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I won't stand for this Ethan Horvath erasure.
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Silver lining, now i can go from hating Jordan Pickford because he’s annoying and overrated to hating him because he’s annoying, overrated, and dirty.
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To add on to Wolf's note, apparently the 'ear marked' is more or less a part of his pro contract with RBNY, so if that's true then Clark will be moving to Germany in 2022 at age 18. In other young US attacking midfielder news, the worst kept transfer secret in MLS got announced, with Brenden Aaronson going to RB Salzburg in January for 6 million(with escalators to 9 million). All we need now is for Pomykal to get healthy and maybe some good news out of Ledezma and Mendez and we'll really be rolling.
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I can still hear the clanking sound.
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2020 Offseason Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Last offseason four SP got 5+ years: Cole, Strasburg, Wheeler, and Bumgarner. Only Cole, Strasburg, Wheeler, and Ryu got 20+M AAV, regardless of length. I struggle to think Stroman is going to get within a thousand miles of 5/100 given that he has just one good season in the last 3 because of injury, ineffectiveness, and opting out of 2020. Plus he's turning 30 next year and has always had an uphill perception battle because he's small. -
2020 Playoffs - other games
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brian's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I hope Tommy recovers, and it sounds like he was bit of a victim of circumstance, but yesterday if I had to answer the question “which MLB player just got stabbed in an argument outside a strip club”, Tommy probably would’ve been at the top of the list.
