TeddyPadillac

Gakpo is Isak again!!!

I think Aaron definitely goes next. He may get pulled. Can't believe he's killed like 100 rabbits, but he needed more than just that lean meat. I like how they, and he, harped on him missing that moose early on, and then show him miss the squirrel. That was good storytelling for a show like this.



Ziga: "half the population prefers this hard, but i'm hoping it's soft" :rotflmao:


Just don't see a scenario where Ziga doesn't win this.

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Total Cost of an ELK hunt.

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Are you talking about going on public land yourself for archery?

If so, you'll spend a good bit on good gear in the first year.
$100 for light merino shirt.
$150-200 for heavier merino quarter zip
$200 for a good rain coat
$200 for some good pants
$200 for some good lightweight waterproof boots
another $200 in other stuff like gaiters, gloves, headwear, good socks.
$400 for a good pack
$100 for water crap
$100 for food
$200 for a good sleeping bag
$100 for a good sleeping pad or cot
$100-$200 for a good tent (I suggest a tipi tent, not those small arse coffins).


That's just off the top of my head, and the majority of those expenses are just needed the first year, and you may have some of it already. What i just listed is just over $2,000

The tag is almost $1,000
We probably spend $1,000 in gas and 2 nights at a hotel (first night and last night)

Alot of things you think you don't need to spend on but then you get out there and realize it's worth it to spend extra on certain things, like a really good pair of paints that wicks moisture away and more importantly, dries quickly. When you're walking at 5am down a trail there is wet grass all over the place and your legs can get soaked, but a good pair of pants will have it dried out in no time. A good pair of LIGHTWEIGHT boots are important. You would not believe the difference in boots that weight 13 ounces and 20 ounces. At the end of a day where you hiked 8 miles up and down all day, those 20 ounce boots felt like bricks on my feet. Huge difference once i got some nicer lightweight ones.
To me, sleeping is important. I want to be warm, and I want to be as comfortable as i can (for sleeping on a cold arse mountain). I carry a cot and a sleeping pad, and i bring a small pillow, and when i say a pillow, i don't mean the blow up ones, i mean an actual cotton filled pillow. It's small, smaller than the size of my packed sleeping bag, but for me, having a pillow like that makes a huge difference in my sleep. It weighs hardly anything, so the only inconvenience is that it takes up a good bit of space on my pack.


A lot of this stuff you just have to be looking for year round from different places, and you can find good deals on things. Sucks that the camofire website stopped. Just got that $20 headlamp that had been posted here on the OB and it seems awesome, especially for $20.

What's she gonna do, run away from every Russian person she ever encounters in life?
You're in America sweetie. Suck it up buttercup.

So Spiderman made almost a trillion dollars huh?


How'd you type that out and think that was even remotely believable? You had a few brain farts today, maybe one of those explosive diarrhea farts.

Titanic

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Is Joe Dirt the best movie ever made?

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I don’t understand what happened to Isak. He looks terrible and has far the most part the entire time he’s been here. How do you go from being one of the best strikers in the world to mediocre just like that?

I like Munoz, and Gakpo is looking more like he did 2 years ago than last year, which is a great thing.

You see all the bitching online about Wirtz but he should have a goal in each game now, and that would change everything about people’s view of him if he had those goals. I like Wirtz and think he’ll be just fine.

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Your opinion is that we need a cheap center and a 3rd string wing?

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Yep.

a $30+M 3rd string wing. :rolleyes:
your reading comprehension is just terrible.

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You'd rather a wing get 10 min behind Trey/ Bey instead of getting a C who can play 20+ minutes, have Missi beasting off the bench, and not being fricked if either get hurt?

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or, and let's use some common fricking sense here, i'd rather get an all-star caliber wing to play with Trey, while Bey comes off the bench.



Answer this question. What position will DQ primarily play in the NBA?
Are you bringing in a 5 that is taking minutes away from DQ at the 5? Is DQ going to primarily play the 4? if so, why the frick is Zion still on the team?
I don't know how many more stats i need to post for you, but Missi has been and is going to be an elite defensive 5. What we need is a 5 that compliments Missi, meaning he does some of the things that Missi isn't the best at, like having to guard some of the really large 5's in the league like Jokic and Embiid.
I am perfectly fine with DQ/Missi/Karlo and another quality big (like a wendell carter or someone you aren't giving up much of anything for) being our front court for the near future.
If we are going to give up assets, then it should be to go get a top tier wing player.

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But per 36 minutes last year he shot 38.3% from 3 on 7.2 attempts and 2.2 blocks.

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Did he play 36 minutes per game?
Would he play 36 minutes per game here?

Has to be one of the dumbest meaningless stats in basketball.



His normal stats are just fine to use. 5.4 3PA at 38.3%, and the last 2 years are the only times he's ever shot more than 5 per game in his career.

He's an old 30. The time to get him was 3 years ago.
And I think he's an overrated defender. Just b/c he has a good bit of blocks doesn't make him a good defender.
7' tall, 250lbs, and he's never had a season where he averaged 8 rebounds.

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My thing is he immediately prevents opposing teams from putting their center in the paint for Zion

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not really. He isn't a quick shooter at all, and he isn't a huge threat if you run him off the line, which means you can help off of him and still get back to defend him more often than not. Defenders stick to Trey b/c he can shoot quickly and shoot from anywhere, but also b/c if you run him off the line he's going to get to the goal and dunk it. Myles Turner is not KAT. He's not driving to the goal with aggressive strength and finishing.
ANd i'm not saying he woudln't help with spacing, b/c obviously he would, but it's not nearly as much as you'd think it is.



Missi is a better defender than Turner, and I don' think it's a real close discussion, and if we had a guy playing the 4 who would actually defend, and could actually do something on offense other than barreling into the lane for left handed layups, then Missi's lack of 3 point shooting wouldn't be a big deal.
Missi's rim protection was elite last year. He gave up 53.1% on shots from less than 6', which was 10th best in the entire league. Karlo was at 55.1%. Turner was at 59%. There were 24 centers in the league who were better at that than Turner. DQ was at 59.5%.

The whole problem here is Zion. He has to have a 5 who can shoot the 3 at a high clip while also defend at an elite level. Those guys aren't easy to find at all. Missi, Karlo, and DQ are not bad defenders, and there's plenty of stats to back that up. Zion however is not a good defender.


Look at the 4 most played lineups last year

Zion/Bey/Herb/Trey/DQ
Zion/Bey/Fears/Trey/DQ
Fears/Bey/Trey/Herb/DQ
Zion/Murray/Bey/Herb/Trey

DRtg of 1 of those was 107.3. which would be good enough to be 3rd best in the league. Guess which lineup that is?
Those first 2 lineups have a -4.9 and -19.3 NetRtg. That special one had a +11.0 NetRtg.
Zion at the 5 was a good lineup last year. +9.8 NetRtg and a decent 113.6 Drtg.

The 5th most played lineup was
Fears/Bey/Herb/McGowens/DQ
So McGowens took Herb's spot and they went from a +11 to a -17 NetRtg, and a terrible 130.8 Drtg.


The 6th most played lineup was
Zion/Bey/Herb/Trey/Missi
+6.7 NetRtg with a 111.8 Drtg


It's clear that Zion and DQ did not play well together, and it's also clear that DQ is capable of being a good defender where as Zion has yet to ever show the slightest bit of that.







TLDR
Stop trying to find the unicorn center to play with Zion.
Just get rid of Zion and bring in a cheap big body 5 like a Day'Ron Sharpe, and focus on more 3&D wing players. Good rim protection starts with good perimeter defense and good team defense, something Zion is too lazy to be good at.