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re: Is Trump a Greater Healer than Jesus Christ?
Posted by inadaze on 4/14/26 at 12:46 pm to StrongOffer
Are you talking about Trump's homosexual protests in regard to President Pena?
What does that have to do with his greatness as a healer?
What does that have to do with his greatness as a healer?
Is Trump a Greater Healer than Jesus Christ?
Posted by inadaze on 4/14/26 at 9:36 am
Are people so busy being offended that they're unable to see this objectively? As a tribute to JC, or any Red Crosser, to be portrayed with Trump as a healer?
How many millions did Trump heal because of Operation Warp Speed and his many promotions of vaccines? Trump is the self-proclaimed "father of the vaccine". How many millions of Americans has he healed psychologically? How many millions of Venezuelans, Iranians, Afghans will have the chance to be healed because of Trump's heroics?
If you still feel offended after contemplating all these healing heroics, ask yourself these questions.
Who is more of an alpha? Jesus abandoned his leadership role after being crucified. Would Trump ghost his people like that?
Who is more of an exemplar of family values? Trump has been married three times, and brings his kids to work. According to the historical record, Jesus didn't even get married or have kids.
Who is a better businessman? Trump built a massive tower, casinos, hotels, golf courses, even a university, and only had a tiny silver spoon to start with. Did Jesus even build anything notable as a carpenter?
Who is the better public speaker? Trump has the best words. Jesus spoke in riddles, and was so ambiguous that people still disagree about what his words meant. Because of this, most of the counties around his homeland are majority Muslim, and conflicts rage on. It's an absolute mess for Trump to deal with.
How many millions did Trump heal because of Operation Warp Speed and his many promotions of vaccines? Trump is the self-proclaimed "father of the vaccine". How many millions of Americans has he healed psychologically? How many millions of Venezuelans, Iranians, Afghans will have the chance to be healed because of Trump's heroics?
If you still feel offended after contemplating all these healing heroics, ask yourself these questions.
Who is more of an alpha? Jesus abandoned his leadership role after being crucified. Would Trump ghost his people like that?
Who is more of an exemplar of family values? Trump has been married three times, and brings his kids to work. According to the historical record, Jesus didn't even get married or have kids.
Who is a better businessman? Trump built a massive tower, casinos, hotels, golf courses, even a university, and only had a tiny silver spoon to start with. Did Jesus even build anything notable as a carpenter?
Who is the better public speaker? Trump has the best words. Jesus spoke in riddles, and was so ambiguous that people still disagree about what his words meant. Because of this, most of the counties around his homeland are majority Muslim, and conflicts rage on. It's an absolute mess for Trump to deal with.
What might be more horrifying is the volcanic eruption that caused weather changes around the globe, and had the Shelleys indoors on their vacation to Switzerland in 1816.
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Tambora’s catastrophic eruption began on April 5, 1815, with small tremors and pyroclastic flows. A shattering blast blew the mountain apart on the evening of April 10. The blast, pyroclastic flows, and tsunamis that followed killed at least 10,000 islanders and destroyed the homes of 35,000 more. Before its eruption Mount Tambora was about 4,300 metres (14,000 feet) high. After the eruption ended, a caldera spanning some 6 km (3.7 miles) across remained.
Many volcanologists regard the Mount Tambora eruption as the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history, expelling as much as 150 cubic km (roughly 36 cubic miles) of ash, pumice and other rock, and aerosols—including an estimated 60 megatons of sulfur—into the atmosphere. As that material mixed with atmospheric gases, it prevented substantial amounts of sunlight from reaching Earth’s surface, eventually reducing the average global temperature by as much as 3 °C (5.4 °F).
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In 1816, parts of the world as far away as western Europe and eastern North America experienced sporadic periods of heavy snow and killing frost through June, July, and August. Such cold weather events led to crop failures and starvation in those regions, and the year 1816 was called the “year without a summer.”
re: How good is Ohtani?
Posted by inadaze on 4/11/26 at 8:40 pm to vidtiger23
I like Babe Ruth as an American icon. By all accounts it seems he was a free and fun-loving spirit. But yeah, I agree, those statistics need a lot of contextual factors added. For one, he wasn't playing against the large talent pool that Ohtani is, especially with Black and Hispanic players.
Then let's look at a percentage breakdown on those ERA numbers from 1918 and 1919, along with the two years Ohtani pitched the most while also hitting, 2022 and 2023.
ERA, Average MLB ERA, % better than League Average
Ruth 1918 - 2.22, 2.77, 19.9%
Ruth 1919 - 2.97, 3.07, 3.3%
Ohtani 2022 - 2.33, 3.96, 21.3%
Ohtani 2023 - 3.14, 4.33, 27.5%
Then let's look at a percentage breakdown on those ERA numbers from 1918 and 1919, along with the two years Ohtani pitched the most while also hitting, 2022 and 2023.
ERA, Average MLB ERA, % better than League Average
Ruth 1918 - 2.22, 2.77, 19.9%
Ruth 1919 - 2.97, 3.07, 3.3%
Ohtani 2022 - 2.33, 3.96, 21.3%
Ohtani 2023 - 3.14, 4.33, 27.5%
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BIG TEN = 18 Teams
10 =/= 18
It's time for a name change.
They've got some things lined up for football. They're bringing in a top recruiting class, and they now have Gary Patterson as DC. But they're also now in the best football conference.
Are you thinking of the OP making up a straw man that "bigs don't matter"? Because you're not talking about my posts.
Another airball.
If you watch it closely, there was about one second left when he made the pass. But calling it a mistake, I don't have an issue with that. It's a scenario with an extremely slim margin for error, though.
What I disagreed with was you putting it on the level of the 1982 and 1993 blunders.
All this to fail on a narrative about a team that got blown out by Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
What I disagreed with was you putting it on the level of the 1982 and 1993 blunders.
All this to fail on a narrative about a team that got blown out by Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
That's just not true.
If a first-year starter in the SEC next season passes for over 4000 yards, over 64% completion rate, and 29-12, would people say that's a good season? Yes, they would.
That was Nussmeier in 2024.
Now, the NFL is a different discussion. I have not seen enough in handling pressure well in my opinion. He did it at times. In the comeback vs. Ole Miss in 24.
He got knocked out of the game vs. Oklahoma in 24 because Campbell got beat by R Mason Thomas for a sack, then he came back and played well.
He had good games, but he also got affected by pressure at times. That's what he really needed to improve going into 25 in my opinion. And we didn't really get to see that.
If a first-year starter in the SEC next season passes for over 4000 yards, over 64% completion rate, and 29-12, would people say that's a good season? Yes, they would.
That was Nussmeier in 2024.
Now, the NFL is a different discussion. I have not seen enough in handling pressure well in my opinion. He did it at times. In the comeback vs. Ole Miss in 24.
He got knocked out of the game vs. Oklahoma in 24 because Campbell got beat by R Mason Thomas for a sack, then he came back and played well.
He had good games, but he also got affected by pressure at times. That's what he really needed to improve going into 25 in my opinion. And we didn't really get to see that.
The "spin" is being attempted by you. I don't even have an incentive or bias either way.
I guess you're trying to act like the thread wasn't blown up by people simply citing Florida as a counter example. But it was.
That continues to happen as you go back through the time frame in the OP. Arguably the best team in that time frame, 2023-24 UConn, was a guard-heavy team. Clingan was a really important part of that team too. As I said, it's really about being a complete team. But if you're giving weight by position, that team was guard-heavy. There are different ways to win, and build rosters, though.
The degree of difficulty on that last play you're trying to fixate on was high. That's why it's not the "blunder" you want to portray it as for your narrative. Would it have been a blunder if Mullins missed the shot vs. Duke? No, because that shot also had a high degree of difficulty.
I guess you're trying to act like the thread wasn't blown up by people simply citing Florida as a counter example. But it was.
That continues to happen as you go back through the time frame in the OP. Arguably the best team in that time frame, 2023-24 UConn, was a guard-heavy team. Clingan was a really important part of that team too. As I said, it's really about being a complete team. But if you're giving weight by position, that team was guard-heavy. There are different ways to win, and build rosters, though.
The degree of difficulty on that last play you're trying to fixate on was high. That's why it's not the "blunder" you want to portray it as for your narrative. Would it have been a blunder if Mullins missed the shot vs. Duke? No, because that shot also had a high degree of difficulty.
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zero to do with position.
As you meant it. But again, and I realize this is hard for you to grasp, analysis doesn't begin and end with your reasoning for the reference.
We don't need a list of gaffes here. The 1982 reference is on the level of the Webber play in terms of historic blunders. That I'll agree with. But the Lee play is not on the level of those.
With the 1982 and 1993 plays, those guys had plenty of time, but blundered it at critical points of the game.
Lee had less time than Tyus Edney in 1995. Edney's shot would have to be on a list of all-time best tournament buzzer beaters.
Had Lee made a play in 4.5, it would've been considered a great play. That he wasn't able to doesn't make it a "blunder" similar to your references. Was it a good play? No. But also not a historic blunder.
You've got it backwards. In no way am I trying to tell you what you meant. I'm telling you what the implications of the reference are in a thread about different positions.
The adage that "guards win in March" is repeated so much because of their value late in games. The 1993 reference highlights that. Analysis of a reference doesn't stop at what you decide the meaning to be. This is obvious, and we don't need to keep going with it.
You think Lee's play is on the level of Webber's. I disagree, and gave you my reasons. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
The adage that "guards win in March" is repeated so much because of their value late in games. The 1993 reference highlights that. Analysis of a reference doesn't stop at what you decide the meaning to be. This is obvious, and we don't need to keep going with it.
You think Lee's play is on the level of Webber's. I disagree, and gave you my reasons. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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the reference had zero to do with positions.
That's not your decision.
I know you think it is, but you don't actually control the parameters of analysis in a thread about how different positions are valued.
Even within your restricted parameters, it's not a good reference.
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It had zero to do with either players position.
You may not have thought it through, but that's the context of the thread. And referencing that play highlights the importance of guards.
There was no spin. It just wasn't a good reference for any point you're trying to make.
You went back to 1993 to again highlight the importance of guards. Ideally, you want a guard bringing that ball up the floor. But those plays were not really similar.
Webber had 19 seconds. Then the timeout call resulted in a technical that put the game completely out of reach for Michigan.
Lee had 4.5 seconds. He got down the court fast, but he just kind of got stuck because Iowa's defense was good.
Webber had 19 seconds. Then the timeout call resulted in a technical that put the game completely out of reach for Michigan.
Lee had 4.5 seconds. He got down the court fast, but he just kind of got stuck because Iowa's defense was good.
I disagree with all that. Stirtz ran past the Florida pressure easily to set up the game-winning shot. (This really highlights the importance of guards late in games.) Then Lee tried to make a play, but Iowa's defense was solid. Not a "fluke".
It's really a flawed starting premise. Guards and bigs are needed to win, to varying extents. It's about being a complete team. And it's going to look somewhat different from year to year.
Florida is a good example as a counter to the OP, though. They returned their main frontcourt players from the Championship team -- Condon, Haugh, Chinyelu. They lost the guards -- Clayton Jr., Martin, Richard.
Florida is a good example as a counter to the OP, though. They returned their main frontcourt players from the Championship team -- Condon, Haugh, Chinyelu. They lost the guards -- Clayton Jr., Martin, Richard.
re: McDonald's All-American Games on ESPN today
Posted by inadaze on 4/1/26 at 9:57 pm to tigerpierre
What are you asking?
Three freshmen on the floor. Take the timeout.
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