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Damn it. I was just about to post the exact same thing.

And there it is!  Only took one game.  On the bright side, Rayshawn Slater looks like a complete stud having shut down Chase Young and Montez Sweat.  Getting potential franchise QB and LT in the past two drafts is huge!

Crow looks nasty, gets lots of funky swings.

Probably should've been "Bush got pounded".  Amirite? 
 
 

Probably should've been "Bush got pounded".  Amirite? 
 
 

Probably should've been "Bush got pounded".  Amirite? 
 
 

No, not with the second pick.  I liked Ball and Tatum at #2 (I think it was that draft year) but also liked the idea of trading back with Sacramento for 2 firsts.  I think that was the Fox draft and liked the idea of moving back to grab two guys instead of one in the first 10 picks or so, and Monk was one of the guys I liked in that scenario.

Lonesome Dove
Re-watched over the past few nights as the wife and kids had never seen it and I loved it years ago, along with the books.  Great characters, special effects were a little hokey but considering they are 32 years old....whatevs.

Lonesome Dove
Re-watched over the past few nights as the wife and kids had never seen it and I loved it years ago, along with the books.  Great characters, special effects were a little hokey but considering they are 32 years old....whatevs.

Hitting them before he can walk them is really efficient use of pitches.  Kudos.

Hitting them before he can walk them is really efficient use of pitches.  Kudos.

Hitting them before he can walk them is really efficient use of pitches.  Kudos.

Hitting them before he can walk them is really efficient use of pitches.  Kudos.

Hitting them before he can walk them is really efficient use of pitches.  Kudos.

Seems like a great kid.  Great video, David (so sorry to hear about your current health journey.  Good luck!).

Seems like a great kid.  Great video, David (so sorry to hear about your current health journey.  Good luck!).

The WB trade is certainly no half-measure.  Lakers went all in, even if the fit wasn't obvious due to poor shooting/spacing.  He does allow Lebron to play more off-ball, and potentially get more rest.  He helps a second unit score when he and Lebron are staggered.  I believe he can be inspired to take his defensive play up a notch, too.  The rebounding and pushing for easier transition buckets will make things easier too.
What happens with Schroder, or maybe more accurately where he ends up and what we get in return, will help to determine if the WB move is a success.  Need to get some shooting back at the 2 or 5, or both.
Incidentally, for not having a pick in the draft last night, we could've done WAAAAY worse than signing Austin Reeves (Wichita State and Oklahoma) and Joel Ayayi (Gonzaga).  Both should be interesting young guys who can shoot and play the 2.  I'm way more interested in the summer league team now due to signing them.  

I’d like to go on record as saying this trade is a bad trade for the A’s.  

I don't think anyone cares about bat flips anymore -- they have become pretty much the norm and I think everyone sees it for what it is, a guy enjoying the moment.  But that choreographed stutter step thing he was doing was just stupid looking.
I'll die on that hill.

Personally didn't think it was all that bad.  I see some stuff to work on personally like coming in on grounders.  There is still that general awkwardness where he looks like this is sorta new to him.  

Condolences to you TORS.  Losing those close to us is hard to describe.  That pain, that loss, unlike just about anything else.
Your description of what you're going through really hit the nail on the head, really tapping into what many of us have felt but couldn't put into words so well.  It's funny, I was just having a discussion about family drama with a few friends and said something along the lines of "I feel like I like my friends more because I got to choose them.  Family, for many, can be these people that you spent too much time around, sometimes so much that you build up this distain for them and had no choice in the matter.  And then the end comes and you begin to recognize that you've collected all these memories but not enough evidence (pics) and you've got pics of things that didn't last.  You'll cry for some of your friends but such a small percentage of those you call friends in life will earn that.  
I'm the youngest of 15.  My parents have both passed on and I have so little to remember them by.  Most of those memories are "owned" by my older siblings.  Your story will likely inspire me to reach and see if I can obtain some copies of my own memories.

I used to think that too. I looked up the address and it said Firestone Boulevard Norwalk

Anddd, even with AD and LBJ still out along now with Kuz, they are 3-2 on the road trip with games at NY and Charlotte remaining on the trip.
They destroyed the Nets in Brooklyn with lights out 3 pt shooting.
Drummond is looking really solid, gives them even more than Howard did a year ago.   Scroeder is settling in nicely at the point.   TNT even put up 14 pts and 11 assists on the Nets.   McLemore is a solid addition, chipping in 17 vs the Nets.
If Kuz is back for the home stand and both AD and LBJ do come back in 2-3 weeks and can get into playoff form by the playoffs, look out.   This will be a very deep team.

Happy with these acquisitions.
Looks like minasian has boxed clever and played the long game waiting for the fallout from elsewhere and then hoovered up at bargain prices.
Or am I being too complimentary 🤔

She's a vegan, isn't she?
I bet she's a vegan.