Big Blue Huddle

Yup...ugly. Nobody was hot...maybe Alex off the bench, but they just completely had an off day   

I'm no football savant by any means, but I think big players hate facing short guys as they don't line up well. Probably the best DT in the last decade was said to be "too short" to succeed at the next level...his name? Aaron Donald (6'05", 280 lbs)

Not that this guy is another Aaron Donald, but one should concentrate more on the size of the heart, than the size of the body. Last year, analysts said that LB Ivan Pace Jr. was the "best linebacker" in the draft, but he was "too short" and didn't fit the ideal NFL size. Pace didn't even get drafted. The Vikings picked him up as an UDFA, and he went on to win 1st Team NFL Rookie and other awards throughout and after the season https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ivan-pace-jr-an-emerging-superstar/ar-AA1kUCcp

History is littered with examples, and there is an enormous amount of NFL duds and washouts who possessed the "ideal NFL body for a position"

Flott has had 3 years to add muscle and weight. Yet, he is still being judged by his 19-year-old college body. That's the one thing that never gets fixed on the internet...they stick with the last documented weight, speed, strength, etc., which usually comes from the combine or the player's pro-day. Virtually none of the guys at 25/26 could duplicate the numbers they put up in a combine (except strength). Three years in the NFL changes a player in every way imaginable. And speed doesn't get better; however, ability to anticipate and read what is unfolding during a play gets much better

Flott has good instincts and has a football mind. Give him a chance to prove himself before relying on college data that no longer applies. Pretty much dittos with every player in the NFL. Hence the reason so many players who get drafted fail in the NFL...they didn't prepare themselves physically, mentally, and possess the personal drive for taking the next step in their athletic career...and it's a damn big step

Seems like a poor man's version of Mekhi Wingo, drafted this year by the Detroit Lions. If he's as "freak" of an athlete as the article says, I wonder if he could be used in "third and one" situations as a FB 

Wow, it looks like Dabes lost a lot more weight than the 35 lbs I've heard he lost. Looks more like 60 lbs

Quote from: brownelvis54 on May 11, 2024, 12:55:53 PMSome of the ref calls were suspect

It's playoff time. It's when refs let the best players, play. I went to a hockey game last night between the Binghamton Black Bears and Carolina Thunderbirds for the conference championship of the Federal Prospect's Hockey League. The arena was sold out days ago and my buddy had gotten me a ticket. The arena was ridiculously loud and nuts, and the crowd kept chanting, "Refs You Suck", because they didn't call an infraction every time a player got pushy or losing their cool, especially around the net. I loved the fact they didn't call every infraction and just let them play. They pretty much let both teams play as hard as they wanted, tempers and all - both were the top teams in the league, and it was for the championship and the refs were not going to determine the outcome. To put it bluntly, it was great to watch them play their hearts out without the refs getting into every skirmish or incidental? hook, etc. They let them play, which is what happens in most cases when champions face champions for a title match. Much more interesting to let the testosterone flow and "may the best man win" type of game

Hence, I'm seeing in the NBA, some dirty plays (both ways sometimes) and the refs let them play it out on their own terms. I am a bit surprised at just how physical the game has become. It's mono e mono - hand-to-hand combat. And that's the way it should be. They've had an entire season to get conditioned to the rules of the game and to know how hard to push the rules. Almost like back in the days of the Roman Coliseum...LOL

BTW, Binghamton won and it was bedlam at the arena https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/black-bears-win-commissioner-s-cup-championship-earn-first-title-in-franchise-history/ar-BB1mc7P8

Quote from: Philosophers on May 11, 2024, 11:08:59 AMBelieve he regurgitated up a WR1.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on May 11, 2024, 11:46:05 AMI'm not sure either Phil. As I said above, with Randle you get sometimes great play, but you pay a very big overall price for it. He's often very unreliable handling the ball and can be very poor with shot selection. When you net it all out I'm not sure if he's a net value-add, especially factoring in price. We know that other teams aren't interested in taking on his contract, so that tells you something right there. I'd also add that the Knicks were without him for a long time this year and seemed to do just fine.

I think the one thing this team has that makes them special, is none of them think of themselves as "superstars" and act as if they are role players. Mitch, and especially Randle don't think that way. Brunson is a superstar, but he is running the team and has a gift for knowing which of the role players need touches and when...not to mention, reads defenses with an inate ability to know when they've made a mistake and exploit it himself. If the Knicks were to work a trade, the package of pick assets/Mitch and/or Randle could bring a real haul. Truth is, they are where they are right now without Mitch and Randle. Personally, I think I'd keep Mitch as a platoon guy with Hartenstein as they compliment each other. But I'd give more play time to I-Hart than Mitch, as he can at least make a free throw instead of throwing the ball at the basket with no arch, LOL. I think Randle is quite expendable, but I don't know what the front office knows...so, I could be completely out to lunch  What I do know is that I love this team like no team I can remember playing at the Garden. They seem to be able to overcome a slew of major injuries which is something I've never seen in my lifetime

Sorry to bore some people with this subject, but I'm a bit obsessed with it lately. Anyway, the more you learn about Sharon Tate, the more you appreciate the role Margot Robbie's depiction of her in the film. Here's a short clip of Tarantino and Robbie discussing how they brought a light on Tate's life. Interestingly (a little side note), Tarantino starts rattling off in Hebrew for a couple seconds. He learned to speak Hebrew after marrying his Jewish wife and then moved to Israel. He keeps a home in LA, but his primary residence is in a suburb of Tel Aviv. They have two children, both born in Israel. It's also kind of funny to hear Margot talk with sophistication when she isn't in character, as she is so well known as the evil "Harley Quinn" (crazy whackjob girlfriend of the Joker in "Suicide Squad"), or "Barbie" in her recent movie of the same name


Another short clip on the making of Sharon Tate. I wasn't aware she was a tryout for Peticoat Junction, and also worked with Tina Louise from Gilligan's Island

https://gmenhq.com/posts/brian-daboll-priceless-reaction-when-asked-about-impressive-weight-loss-01hxhqfwh3dg?sc=be165671da3b347e2b57f31b3de62ada4335dd4eb041bc409f5188d150192a90

This movie is not gory...except the final scene, but it's not like his other movies. As Kurt Russell points out, it's a "love letter to LA", and literally takes you back to 1969 LA...the dying western genre, actors dealing with getting old and no longer A-listers, the hippie movement, lifestyle of actors and singers who lived in "The Canyon", etc. More nostalgia than mystery and deep plot. It just happens that it all took place when Hollywood was shaken to the core over the Manson murders. Walter Cronkite had a hard time on CBS telling of the murders and was visibly shaken and said that in his years of broadcasting, he had never had to bring a story of such inhumanity. The murders were just a couple weeks after Cronkite got to broadcast man taking his first steps on the moon, which was the highest point of his career. Anyway, it's a lot of nostalgia for a lost period of time in the center of entertainment

Interestingly, Sharon Tate was not a well known actress, unless you were part of the inner circle. She was close friends with Steve McQueen who did love her, but she never let it go anywhere. In fact, he was supposed to be at the house the night she was murdered, but he hooked up with a girl and spent the night with her rather than going over to Tate's house. It's highly possible he might have turned the tide on Manson, as he was an ex-marine, and a badass in real life. Guess we'll never know

Tarantino spent a lot of time with Sharon Tate's sister and Sharon's mother (who died a year after the movie came out), and out of respect, did not include her death in the movie and instead, created faux history by having some of Manson's people attack Pitt and DiCaprio's wife in which the Manson crew was killed. "Artistic Liberty", I guess. This was done as a softening to the Tate family when the movie hit the screen. Tarantino had great respect for Tate's family and didn't want to exploit their pain, but rather show what Sharon was really like

Sharon Tate had a part in "Valley of the Dolls", and of course "Wrecking Crew" where she starred alongside Dean Martin in a comedy. But her longest part of work was as Miss Hathaway's assistant at Mr. Drysdale's bank in the Beverly Hillbillies. She was Jethro Bodine's heart throb and vice versa; hence, Miss Hathaway tried to keep them apart because she herself was smitten with Jethro...LOL. In real life, she was a fun loving, happy go lucky woman who loved acting, but even more so, just wanted to have a family. She pleaded with Manson in real life of the night of the murder, to let her live, because she only wanted to have her baby and be a family. That of course, didn't stop him

Last couple of years, there were many pictures and especially videos of the newcomers first time at the place. This year, nothing    WTF

My first thought (before thinking "good"), was now it's even going to harder to tell him apart from Bricillo. My second thought: "did he make the decision or did his wife nag him into it?"  , and my third thought, "I wonder if he's on Ozempic"

Regardless, he looks much better and healthier

Good - I'm glad he's thinking about his health. His size worried me that he might not be around that long...especially considering how uptight and emotional he gets at times
May he live long and prosper 

Probably the best summary of the movie, the characters, and Tarantino, out of dozens of reviews. I like this one best. Gives people the gist of why the movie was so great, when many thought it was so-so, compared to his ultra-bloody, ultra-gory films of the past that were meant to shock the audience