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  1. Raindog

    Shane MacGowan of The Pogues dead at 65.

    Another one of my musical heroes passes. It's been a rough year for that... Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Buffett. The Pogues are one of the greatest bands ever, both in terms of musicianship and quality of their output. That is in no small part thanks to Shane MacGowan's brilliant songwriting. RIP...
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    Maybe. But I'm pretty sure 80 year old Miriam Adelson isn't taking an active role in running the basketball operations, or that she even particularly has an opinion about who to hire to do so. Might as well let Cuban continue to.
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    Bradley Beal will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks.11/17/23

    I would grudgingly accept that... if someone absolutely forced me to, I mean.
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    Suns @ Raptors Wednesday game thread, 11-29-2023

    Well, that's a decent reason, anyway. Will hopefully see a lot more of Metu now. He has looked good when getting minutes. Suns have pretty decent depth, but still can only afford to be so thin when playing better teams on the road.
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    Jedd Fisch'er of men

    UCLA did actually used to be a good football school. But that was 25 years ago or so, and began to taper off around the Cade McNown era. Since then, their football program has mostly bounced between being okay and really disappointing.
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    Suns @ Knicks Sunday game thread, 11-26-2023

    Good win for shorthanded Suns. Just two games off pace for best record in the NBA. We keep crawling back to where we should be.
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    ASU v UA

    I would keep an eye on Michigan and Ohio State, too. If Harbaugh decides to jump back to the NFL (which is a strong possibility after this year) or Ohio State cuts Ryan Day loose, Fisch will probably be on both of their short lists... Michigan, in particular, where he still has ties to the staff.
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    ASU v UA

    True. Dillingham seems to have the personality for that. It remains to be seen what he will be like as a coach once he gets real players instead of a band of (mostly) second rate misfits and rejects. As for Fisch, Arizona may find his sudden success comes with a big downside. He has long been a...
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    ASU v UA

    ASU can get to where Arizona is in pretty short order... if they commit to and effectively organize an NIL program. That is honestly the only difference between where both programs are right at the moment. UA jumped into the "pay for play" approach with both feet as soon as it became apparent...
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    Napoleon

    Well, the reviews here certainly range from... enjoyable to absolute trash. I saw it on Thanksgiving and thought it was better than I expected, if only because it kept moving at a good pace and really didn't feel like it was two plus hours, so it was mostly entertaining. It's definitely a...
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    I don't think Monty wanted to coach any rookies, and would have been fine just dumping all the Suns picks when he was coaching here. And James Jones would only grudgingly draft guys... if they were pushing like 25 years old and/or were what he determined to be "high character." Which, in...
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    Suns @ Grizzlies Friday game thread, 11-24-2023 - In-Season Tournament #4

    Houston is blowing out Denver, BTW... although only late first half. The Rockets have been surprisingly decent early this season. I think most predictions had them just about the worst team in the league. And Orlando has been equally surprising, just a hair behind the Celtics for best record in...
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    It seems pretty clear to me from his time here that Monty is too mercurial to develop younger talent. Guys seem to fall in and out of favor with him at the drop of a hat, and who is more likely to make mistakes and wind up in his doghouse than rookies or younger players?
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    Warriors @ Suns Wednesday game thread, 11-22-2023

    It really is seeming more and more to me that while injuries and some roster shortfalls have caused some issues, the weakest link for the Suns so far has been the coaching.
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    AYTON TRADED!

    There is a bit of difference between guys like JB Carroll and James Edwards, who were decent but ultimately not great big men who failed to maximize their talents because they just weren't motivated to excel, and guys like Benoit Benjamin, Chris Washburn, William Bedford, Michael Olowokandi...
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    Trail Blazers @ Suns Tuesday game thread, 11-21-2023 - In-Season Tournament #3

    I agree... it's very smart. You want to create an environment where other players from around the league want to come and be a part of the franchise. Unlike the quite unpleasant vibe Sarver had created here.
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    Apparently, the Suns are the only team in the league that tries to guard Wembanyama with their shortest and/or slowest guys.
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    Bradley Beal will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks.11/17/23

    Unless I'm mistaken, none of Beal's prior injury history was back related. I guess the Suns just got lucky.
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    ASU v UA

    On paper, yes, I would say UA is likely an overwhelming favorite. But ASU has been surprisingly tenacious in some games this year... and quite unsurprisingly terrible in others. I have no idea which team will show up next week, and UA may come in a bit overconfident (just as ASU has been prone...
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    Bradley Beal will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks.11/17/23

    I think Sarver more or less eventually depleted that, among many other assets he inherited when he bought the team. Hopefully, Ishbia will be able to re-emphasize and restore that.
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    Suns @ Jazz Friday game thread, 11-17-2023 - In-Season Tournament Game #2

    Thus far this season, I certainly haven't seen any evidence that would lead me to conclude Vogel is a very competent coach. Him being fired one year after winning a title is beginning to look a little less puzzling.
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    Ray Anderson Is Resigning - he's gone !!

    Outrageous, indeed. He was the second highest paid AD in the country... which quite likely now makes him just about the highest paid professor in the country. I mean I am happy he can't destroy ASU's sports programs any further. But he continues to rob Arizona taxpayers blind.
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    Timberwolves @ Suns Wednesday game thread, 11-15-2023

    Nice... and vitally needed... win. Still, it's a major bummer that as soon as Booker comes back, Beal goes out again. Can only hope it was just for this single game, but if he's on the shelf for another run of multiple games... man, I just don't know what to think.
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    But no suspension at all? What a joke!
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    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    James Jones: "I don't like him. Not a good enough backstory." Monty Williams: "Definitely not the son-in-law type."

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