https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-injured-indefinitely-lakers-011543221.html?src=rss

Morris took a shot at the NBA and its scheduling practices. “They set us with a trap game, whatever you want to call it. I don’t care how the NBA feel about it,” Morris said. “It was a trap game playing 20-year-olds at 12 o’clock in the afternoon. They trapped us. We just couldn’t really find it. Me, personally, I find all my shots were short. I end up making some late in the game, but throughout the game just really can’t get over the hump.”

What do you think about Morris' comments? Do you guys feel that the NBA was unfair in scheduling this game? Discuss below

EDIT: Added the streamable as well so you can interpret it: https://streamable.com/qcpv1u

Context:

Per trade for Marcus Morris

>The Lakers had been willing to offer Kyle Kuzma and Danny Green, but the Knicks didn’t like that.

>The Knicks then countered with a deal centered around Kuzma, Avery Bradley, DeMarcus Cousins and at least one second-round pick, but the Lakers rejected that proposal.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-02-07/lakers-and-darren-collison-have-already-been-in-contact

#FT: United States 1-0 El Salvador

United States scorers: Antonee Robinson (52')

Venue: Lower.com Field

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LINE-UPS

United States

Matt Turner, Chris Richards, Walker Zimmerman, Antonee Robinson, Sergiño Dest, Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah (Kellyn Acosta), Weston McKennie, Jesús Ferreira (Gyasi Zardes), Christian Pulisic (Brenden Aaronson), Timothy Weah (Jordan Morris).

Subs: Cristian Roldan, Miles Robinson, Mark McKenzie, Luca De La Torre, Sean Johnson, Ricardo Pepi, Paul Arriola, Reggie Cannon.

^____________________________

El Salvador

Mario González, Roberto Domínguez, Eduardo Vigil, Alexander Larín (Nelson Blanco), Bryan Tamacas, Brayan Landaverde (Narciso Orellana), Darwin Cerén (Joaquín Rivas), Enrico Hernández (Eric Calvillo), Cristian Gil (Nelson Bonilla), Jairo Henríquez, Alex Roldan.

Subs: Walmer Martínez, Kevin Reyes, Isaac Portillo, Damián Alguera, José Villalobos, Kévin Carabantes, Eriq Zavaleta.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

58' Substitution, El Salvador. Nelson Bonilla replaces Cristian Gil.

58' Substitution, El Salvador. Eric Calvillo replaces Enrico Hernández.

65' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Christian Pulisic.

72' Substitution, El Salvador. Nelson Blanco Flores replaces Alexander Larín.

72' Substitution, El Salvador. Narciso Orellana replaces Brayan Landaverde.

72' Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Jesús Ferreira.

73' Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Timothy Weah.

83' Substitution, El Salvador. Joaquín Rivas replaces Darwin Cerén.

89' Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah.

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United States 1:0 El Salvador

## 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying - CONCACAF third round

USA scorers: A. Robinson 52'

El Salvador scorers:

Venue: Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, United States

Referee: Bryan López

Weather: Cloudy, 31°F/-1°C | 15% chance of snow | 78% humidity

Television: ESPN2 | UniMas | Find the TV broadcast in your country

Live Stats:

United States:

Manager: Gregg Berhalter

El Salvador:

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I've already been digging through earlier posts with the same question, though I didn't really find what I was looking for.

I've fallen into a rabbit hole on YouTube after I got into analog photography; I think analog photography has a lot of great content on YouTube and I really enjoy watching this stuff. I find it as enjoyable and relaxing as educational. I really like the style of grainydays, Willem Verbeek, negativefeedback, Brae Hunziker... (Note: I don't necessarily watch those for the "masterclass photographs" or the LoFi beats....)

I seem to enjoy laid back, photography-focussed videos with a story, not (only) trying to sell me gear (except Squarespace subscriptions). It feels like you're talking about photography or going on a photo walk with a buddy.

I am trying to get back more into digital photography but I feel the (usual) channels geared towards digital are either often too "philosophical" (The Art Of Photography; The Photographic Eye;...) or too "energetic" (Peter McKinnon) for my likings.

So here's my question - are there any good YouTubers that do laid back, quality content about (digital) photography without too much sales-pitches, overly crazy lifestyles or getting deep into quasi-philosophy all the time that you could recommend?

Thanks for all the suggestions! Since there's so many - here's a list of the suggestions so far in no particular order other than when they were posted:

• Adam Gibbs - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamGibbsPhotography
• Thomas Heaton - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasHeatonPhoto
• James Popsys - https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesPopsysPhoto
• Simon Baxter - https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonBaxterPhotography
• Gavin Hardcastle - https://www.youtube.com/user/fototripper
• Andy Mumford - https://www.youtube.com/c/AndyMumford
• Expressive Photography - https://www.youtube.com/c/ExpressivePhotography
• Hudson Henry - https://www.youtube.com/c/HudsonHenryPhotographyYT
• Mads Peter Iverson - https://www.youtube.com/c/MadsPeterIversen
• Nigel Danson - https://www.youtube.com/c/NigelDanson
• Morten Hilmer - https://www.youtube.com/c/MortenHilmer
• Sean Tucker - https://www.youtube.com/c/SeanTuckerphoto
• Jason Kummerfeldt (aka Grainydays) - https://www.youtube.com/c/grainydaysss
• Nick Carver - https://www.youtube.com/c/nickcarverphoto
• Nick Page - https://www.youtube.com/c/NickPagePhotography
• Shoot Film Like A Boss - https://www.youtube.com/c/ShootFilmLikeaBoss
• Steve O'Nions - https://www.youtube.com/c/Ste

There have been rumors of a possible expansion, so let’s imagine it does happen, but the NBA decides to only add one new team to the league (sorry Vegas), bringing back the beloved Seattle Supersonics. The Sonics are back babbyyyyyyyy!

Now the Sonics need to build their team from ground up, starting with the expansion draft, and following it with signing players in the off-season.

Here are some simplified terms of the expansion draft:

1. All 30 NBA teams will have the right to protect 8 players on their roster. Anyone on the current roster is protectable, including restricted free agents. If a restricted free agent is left unprotected by his former team, he is available for selection by the Supersonics, who would then hold his Bird Rights for the up-coming off-season. Teams will typically have 4-7 players unprotected. Unrestricted free agents can neither be protected from nor selected in the expansion draft -- they are essentially ignored.
   Players who are likely to be left unprotected by their former teams include aging, overpaid veterans, unproven bench players, players who do not fit in financially with their team, or who disrupt team chemistry.
2. The Sonics may only select 1 player per team.
3. The Sonics must work within 2/3 of the normal rules of the NBA salary cap, so there will be salary-related restrictions which apply to the team's selections. The team’s salary cap for the 2022-2023 season will only be 2/3 of the league cap (112.414 million), meaning 74.93 million. The minimum team salary is also 2/3 of the leagues' minimum team salary (101.173 million), meaning 67.449 million.
   The expansion draft occurs after the conclusion of the 2022 NBA Finals, but prior to the 2022 NBA Draft. The Sonics do not participate in the lottery, but automatically get the 5th and the 35th pick of the draft.
4. There are no restrictions on player positions during the draft.
5. The Sonics must select at least 14 players.
6. Here is a list of the players that each NBA team are, in my opinion, likely to protect, and a list of those who may be left unprotected (not all players are listed, but most of them, and all that have any chance of being drafted by an expansion team):

Atlanta Hawks:

Protected:

1. Trae Young
2. John Collins
3. Clint Capela
4. Kevin Huerter
5. De’Andre Hunter
6. Onyeka Okongwu
7. Bogdan Bogdanovic
8. Cam Reddish

Unprotected (Salary this year, Years left on the contract)

1. Jalen Johnson (2.6 million, 3 years)

Schedule

Table

At the end of 14 matches, the top 3 automatically advance to the World Cup, and 4th place plays a playoff against the OFC (Oceania) winner.

Roster

GOALKEEPERS: Sean Johnson, Gabriel Slonina, Zack Steffen, Matt Turner

DEFENDERS: Reggie Cannon, Sergiño Dest, Brooks Lennon, Mark McKenzie, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman

MIDFIELDERS: Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Sebastian Lletget, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan

FORWARDS: Brenden Aaronson, Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Gyasi Zardes

#FT: United States 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States scorers: Cole Bassett (89')

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park

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LINE-UPS

United States

Matt Turner, Henry Kessler, Walker Zimmerman, George Bello (Jonathan Gomez), Brooks Lennon (Bryan Reynolds), Johnny (Jackson Yueill), Kellyn Acosta, Cristian Roldan, Ricardo Pepi (Gyasi Zardes), Jesús Ferreira (Cade Cowell), Jordan Morris (Cole Bassett).

Subs: Justin Che, Gabriel Slonina, Auston Trusty, Caden Clark, Taylor Booth, Kobi Henry.

^____________________________

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikola Cetkovic (Belmin Dizdarevic), Aleksandar Vojinovic, Hrvoje Barisic, Numan Kurdic, Amar Begic, Andrej Dokanovic (Haris Ovcina), Igor Savic, Josip Corluka (Marijan Cavar), Ajdin Nukic (Mehmed Cosic), Sulejman Krpic (Selmir Pidro), Jovo Lukic (Sasa Maksimovic).

Subs: Vedran Vrhovac.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

40' Amar Begic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Selmir Pidro replaces Sulejman Krpic.

45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Belmin Dizdarevic replaces Nikola Cetkovic.

62' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marijan Cavar replaces Josip Corluka.

62' Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Ricardo Pepi.

62' Substitution, USA. Bryan Reynolds replaces Brooks Lennon.

63' Substitution, USA. Jackson Yueill replaces Johnny.

68' Walker Zimmerman (USA) is shown the yellow card.

70' Jesús Ferreira (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

77' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mehmed Cosic replaces Ajdin Nukic.

78' Substitution, USA. Cole Bassett replaces Jordan Morris.

78' Substitution, USA. Cade Cowell replaces Jesús Ferreira.

83' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Ovcina replaces Andrej Djokanovic.

84' Substitution, USA. Jonathan Gómez replaces George

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Age 24 or older; requiring Minutes Per Game >= 25 and True Shooting Pct <= .475; sorted by ascending True Shooting Pct. Sorry, I should have mentioned in the title these are vets playing 25+ minutes per game.

1. Derrick Rose CHI .407

2. Kobe Bryant LAL .409

3. Ty Lawson HOU .431

4. Danny Green SAS .447

5. Joe Johnson BRK .448

6. Markieff Morris PHO .451

7. Pau Gasol CHI .459

8. Ish Smith NOP .462

9. Evan Turner BOS .466

10. Ricky Rubio MIN .474

Chicago with two players in the top (bottom?) ten, no wonder their offense is anemic.

#Projected Starters Pacers
• PG - Malcolm Brogdon
• SG - Caris LeVert
• SF - Justin Holiday
• PF - Torrey Craig
• C - Domantas Sabonis

Clippers
• PG - Reggie Jackson
• SG - Amir Coffey
• SF - Nicolas Batum
• PF - Marcus Morris Sr.
• C - Ivica Zubac

#Injuries

Pacers
• Malcolm Brogdon - Questionable (Sore Right Achilles)
• Jeremy Lamb - Questionable (Sore Left Knee)
• T.J. McConnell - Out (Wrist Surgery Recovery)
• T.J. Warren – Out (Left Foot Stress Fracture)
• Myles Turner - Out (Sore Left Foot)

Clippers
• Justise Winslow – Questionable (Return to Competition Reconditioning)
• Luke Kennard – Doubtful (Return to Competition Reconditioning)
• Jason Preston – Out (Right Foot Injury Recovery)
• Kawhi Leonard – Out (Right Knee Injury Recovery)
• Paul George – Out (Right Torn UCL)

Hey again /r/mls I'm back with part five of the state soccer teams. For those of you seeing this for the first time, I began a project last summer where in a made-up universe, each U.S. state (commonwealth for the people in KY, MA, PA, and VA) had their own state soccer team. I have done Part I revised a few weeks ago, and now I am on to part four!

To get read-up on everything, check out Part 1.

#Previous Threads Part 1 (AL-CA) | Part 2 (CO-GA) | Part 3 (HI-IA) | Part 4 (KS-MO) | Part 5 (MT-OH)

#Montana

• Home Stadium: Higgins Stadium, Missoula (Capacity: 1,000)
• Notable players: Zac Lubin, Sam Werner, and Alec Marshall
• Likely CONCACAF equivalent: Dominica
• Rivals: Wyoming, Idaho

We're about halfway into the season and I hope your fantasy NBA teams are doing well, despite the challenges this season has put in front of us.

In case you found yourself struggling, don't be discouraged but look to take advantage of the situation. Streaming is more powerful than ever with all the absences and new guys getting a ton of minutes. So if you've got a guy at the back end of your roster not living up to your standards, don't hold on too tight. A streaming spot or two could be worth a lot more.

Here are the fantasy basketball streamers for Week 12.

One word before we go deep into next week. I've been getting some amazing replies to my posts in the past few weeks, and thank you guys so much for this!

I just wanted to let you know that the whole RotoBaller crew is working hard to help fantasy GMs out, and there is a ton of quality stuff on plenty of topics on our website, so if you're looking for information about something else as well, you can probably find it here: https://www.rotoballer.com/category/nba-fantasy-basketball-advice

NBA Schedule Guide - Week 12

Tuesday with five and Thursday with four games will be the most difficult for fantasy owners to have a full starting lineup. Saturday follows them with six games. We will focus on these three days.

Here's the low-down:

Teams with 5 games:

Memphis Grizzlies

Teams with 4 games:

Atlanta Hawks

Brooklyn Nets

Dallas Mavericks

Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons

Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Clippers

Milwaukee Bucks

Minnesota Timberwolves

New Orleans Pelicans

Orlando Magic

Portland Trail Blazers

Sacramento Kings

San Antonio Spurs

Toronto Raptors

Utah Jazz

Washington Wizards

Teams with 3 games:

Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Indiana Pacers

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

New York Knicks

Oklahoma City Thunder

Philadelphia 76ers

Phoenix Suns

Number of teams playing each day:

Monday: 20

Tuesday: 10

Wednesday: 22

Thursday: 8

Friday: 18

Saturday: 12

Sunday: 20

Back-to-Backs (beware of older or banged-up players who might rest):

Monday/Tuesday: MEM, NOP

Tuesday/Wednesday: IND, SAC, SAS, TOR

Wednesday/Thursday: BOS, DET, GSW

Thursday/Friday: -

Friday/Saturday: MIL, UTA

I was curious to see who was the best player born on each day of the year. It turned out to be a bit more of a struggle than I thought it was going to be, so I decided to simply sort it by WAR. Does that mean that sometimes a better player got left off the list for a player who simply had a longer career? Absolutely. But WAR is a nice simple stat. So, here's the list!

January

• 1 – Tim Keefe
• 2 – Edgar Martinez
• 3 – A.J. Burnett
• 4 – Kris Bryant
• 5 – Bill Dahlen
• 6 – Early Wynn
• 7 – Johnny Mize
• 8 – Jason Giambi
• 9 – Stan Javier
• 10 – Willie McCovey
• 11 – Max Carey
• 12 – Bill Madlock
• 13 – Kevin Mitchell
• 14 – Sonny Siebert
• 15 – Bobby Grich
• 16 – Albert Pujols
• 17 – Darrell Porter
• 18 – Curt Flood
• 19 – John Matlack
• 20 – Brian Giles
• 21 – Mike Tiernan
• 22 – Amos Strunk
• 23 – Red Donahue
• 24 – José Quintana
• 25 – Danny Richardson
• 26 – George Blaeholder
• 27 – Bibb Falk
• 28 – Magglio Ordóñez
• 29 – Jason Schmidt
• 30 – Tony Mullane
• 31 – Nolan Ryan

February

• 1 – Paul Blair
• 2 – Wes Ferrell
• 3 – Fred Lynn
• 4 – Doug Fister
• 5 – Hank Aaron
• 6 – Babe Ruth
• 7 – Carney Lansford
• 8 – Dobie Moore
• 9 – Vladimir Guerrero
• 10 – Lance Berkman
• 11 – Jimmy Ryan
• 12 – Chet Lemon
• 13 – Sal Bando
• 14 – Pretzels Getzien
• 15 – Billy Hamilton
• 16 – Ben Sanders
• 17 – Wally Pipp
• 18 – Joe Gordon
• 19 – Dave Stewart
• 20 – Justin Verlander
• 21 – Alan Trammell
• 22 – Clarence Mitchell
• 23 – Ray Brown
• 24 – Honus Wagner
• 25 – Ron Santo
• 26 – Pete Alexander
• 27 – Johnny Pesky
• 28 – Terry Turner
• 29 – Al Rosen

March

• 1 – Paul Hines
• 2 – Mel Ott
• 3 – John Ward
• 4 – Dazzy Vance
• 5 – Sam Thompson
• 6 – Lefty Grove
• 7 – Jeff Kent
• 8 – Dick Allen
• 9 – Arky Vaughan
• 10 – John Briggs
• 11 – Bobby Abreu
• 12 – Jim Wynn
• 13 – Home Run Baker
• 14 – Kevin Brown
• 15 – Bobby Bonds
• 16 – Buddy Myer
• 17 – Charlie Root
• 18 – Dwayne Murphy
• 19 – Clayton Kershaw
• 20 – Joe McGinnity
• 21 – Manny Sanguillén
• 22 – Billy Goodman
• 23 – Mark Buehrle
• 24 – George Sisler
• 25 – Tom Glavine
• 26 – Kevin Seitzer
• 27 – Buster Posey
• 28 – Lon Warneke
• 29 – Cy Young
• 30 – Chris Sale
• 31 – Jack Stivetts

April

• 1 – Phil Niekro
• 2 – Luke Appling
• 3 – Guy Hecker
• 4 – Tris Speaker
• 5 – Bill Dinneen
• 6 – Bert Blyleven
• 7 – Adrián Beltré
• 8 – Gary Carter
• 9 – Doc White
• 10 – Ken Griffey Sr.
• 11 – Bret Saberhagen
• 12 – Vic Willis
• 13 – Lorenzo Cain
• 14 – Greg Maddux
• 15 – Willie Davis
• 16 – Paul Waner

The title to this post says it all. Wanted to get everyone's thoughts on who should start at Center Back & Right Wing on Thursday. I think most would agree with a few things...

1. We should be starting our best available XI vs El Salvador. We can't afford to get cute and try to save players for the Canada match. Lets ensure we take 6 points at home this window and hopefully we can still get a result away in Canada.
2. At this point most of the lineup writes itself. Turner in goal, Jedi & Dest at LB & RB respectively , MMA Midfield, Pulisic on the LW and Pepi as our #9.

...so that means the only debate is at Center Back & Right Wing.

Center Back: Do we pair Miles & Walker bc they have spent the most time playing together? Should Chris Richards get the nod bc he's the only option that's been consistently playing in competitive games? Does Matt Turner starting instead of Steffen change your opinion because we may not look to build through the back as much w/ Turner?

Right Wing: I literally have no idea what Gregg is going to do w/ this spot. Does he play Brenden on the right? I recall him saying he sees BA as a LW and I can't remember the last time he played on the RW for the USMNT. Do we roll Weah out there in a starting role for the first game of the window? Similarly to Aaronson does Gregg prefer Jordan Morris as a LW option? Does Gregg go back to Paul Arriola? He likes his work rate and pairing him on the right side to help cover for Dest, but does he really start him over those other options?

Personally, I don't really have a preference at Center Back. If I had to choose I would probably go with Miles Robinson & Walker Zimmerman, but would have no problem if Chris Richards gets the start over either of them. I hope we see Tim Weah at RW. I know he's just coming back from injury, but he just went 60+ for Lille over the weekend and I think he only needs to give us 55-60 in this one, so he should be fit enough.

Billy’s Army(so far)

First comprehensive list I’ve seen. Bolded additions were after the original SDS article I sourced.

ON-FIELD ASSISTANT COACHES (6/10)

• Jabbar Juluke - Running Backs /Associate Head Coach (Offense)

• Keary Colbert - Wide Receivers

• William Peagler - Tight Ends

• Darnell Stapleton - Offensive Line

• Corey Raymond - Cornerbacks /Assistant Head Coach (Defense)

• Patrick Toney - Safeties / Co-Defensive Coordinator

• Mike Peterson - OLB coach and Alumni Liaison (1/04)

• Rob Sale - Offensive Coordinator and OLine Coach (1/11)

• Jay Bateman - ILB Coach (1/18)

SUPPORT STAFF

• Mark Hocke - Associate Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning

• Karmichael Dunbar - Assistant Strength and Conditioning

• Edward Thompson - Assistant Strength and Conditioning

• Ryan O'Hara - Offensive Analyst, QBs

• Joe Hamilton - Personnel Analyst, Offense

• Nick McDonald - Personnel Analyst, Offense

• Jamar Chaney - Defensive Analyst, ILB/OLB

• Andrew Burkett - Director of Research and Evaluation

• Jacob LaFrance - Director of Player Personnel

• Joe Danos - Director of Player Athletic Development

• Doug Domingue - Director of Recruiting Innovation

• Vernell Brown - Director of Student-Athlete Development (Retained)

• Marcus Castro-Walker - Director of Player Engagement and NIL

• Katie Turner - Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Strategy

• Ashour Peera - Assistant Director of Football Operations, Logistics and Analytics

• Kyle Kazakevicius - Assistant DFO for Quality Control and Assistant to the Head Coach

• Frank Ogas - Assistant for Player Development

• Matt Bergeron - Offensive Analyst, WRs (12/28) (Took on field position at ULL)

• Bri Wade - Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Football Events (12/28)

• Paul Pasqualoni - Director of Advanced Scouting and Self Scout (12/28) (Retained)

• Kelsee Gomes - Director of Sports Nutrition (12/29)

• CJ Wilford - Defensive Quality Control Coach (12/29)

• Braxton Morris - Quality Control Defense (12/30)

• Bird Sherrill - Director of College Personnel (01/03)

• Tony Hill - Associate Director, Sports Health for Football (1/06)

• Alex Watkins - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (1/07)

• Tiger Jones - Director of Speed Improvement &amp;amp;amp;amp; Skill Development (1/08)

• **Paul Silvestri - Director of Sports Heal

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/rudy-gobert-myles-turner-ejections-pacers-jazz-nba-044512031.html

Last paragraph : “With the Jazz down 104-92, those ejections basically put the game away. The Pacers eventually won 111-100. Neither team should expect to have their center available for their next game.”

Joe ingles and Donovan Mitchell were also ejected from the game but no idea if they coming back next game

The USMNT play Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 18, 2021. That is of course during the peak winter window for European football and just coming off the MLS Playoffs.

So yeah it may look like an all-MLS roster which nearly most of the social media voices loathe. But does it have to be?

Some Americans playing in smaller leagues probably would salivate for any chance to prove to Greg that, "I'm here and thriving, just like I am in Europe!" They just need a chance to prove themselves, and this friendly may be a great chance to rejoin the potential talent pool that will be in consideration for (IF everything goes right and we make it to) Qatar in 2022.

Here are some Americans NOT in MLS that should make a case for this short camp.

Henry Wingo (Ferencvaros)

Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic FC)

Christian Ramirez (Aberdeen FC)

Julian Green (Greuther Furth)

Sebastian Soto (Porto B)

CJ Dos Santos (Benfica B)

Emmanuel Sabbi (Odense BK)

Chituru Odunze (Leicester II)

Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest) - Yes I think that he should make it even though I believe Matt Turner will join this window too...

Evan Rotundo (Schalke 2)

Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) - If the rumors are true and Horvath really went to Nottingham to play chess instead of checkers and convince Alex, might as well give him an invite!

Malick Sanogo (Union Berlin)

Dante Sealy (PSV)

Jonathan Gomez (Louisville FC/Real Sociedad)

Christian Cappis (Brondby)

Konrad DLF (Marseille) - Embarrass the players during camp to stick it into Gregg as to why he gets overlooked for Arriola!

Duane Holmes (Derby County)

Johnny Cardoso (Internacional)

Chris Durkin (Sint Truden)

Jordan Pefok (Young Boys)

Alex Mendez (Vizela)

This is my list of people that Greg should choose from. If any of you disagree or want to add someone just type in the comments!

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Inactive: Vlatko Cancar, Petr Cornelie, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr.

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28/30 rankers reporting this week. /R/NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section.

United States 1:0 El Salvador

## 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying - CONCACAF third round

USA scorers: A. Robinson 52'

El Salvador scorers:

Venue: Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, United States

Referee: Bryan López

Weather: Cloudy, 31°F/-1°C | 15% chance of snow | 78% humidity

Television: ESPN2 | UniMas | Find the TV broadcast in your country

Final Stats:

United States:

Manager: Gregg Berhalter

El Salvador:

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Age 24 or older; requiring Minutes Per Game >= 25 and True Shooting Pct <= .475; sorted by ascending True Shooting Pct.

1. Derrick Rose CHI .407

2. Kobe Bryant LAL .409

3. Ty Lawson HOU .431

4. Danny Green SAS .447

5. Joe Johnson BRK .448

6. Markieff Morris PHO .451

7. Pau Gasol CHI .459

8. Ish Smith NOP .462

9. Evan Turner BOS .466

10. Ricky Rubio MIN .474

Chicago with two players in the top (bottom?) ten, no wonder their offense is anemic.

#Projected Starters Pacers
• PG - Malcolm Brogdon
• SG - Caris LeVert
• SF - Justin Holiday
• PF - Domantas Sabonis
• C - Myles Turner

Heat
• PG - Kyle Lowry
• SG - Gabe Vincent
• SF - Duncan Robinson
• PF - KZ Okpala
• C - Dewayne Dedmon

#Injuries

Pacers
• T.J. McConnell - Out (Wrist Surgery Recovery)
• T.J. Warren – Out (Left Foot Stress Fracture)

Heat
• Tyler Herro – Questionable (Right Quad Contusion)
• Caleb Martin – Out (Covid Protocols)
• P.J. Tucker - Out (Left Lower Leg Nerve Inflammation)
• Victor Oladipo – Out (Right Knee Injury Recovery)
• Markieff Morris – Out (Whiplash)
• Bam Adebayo – Out (Right Thumb UCL Construction)
• Jimmy Butler – Out (Tailbone Contusion)

NBA is a star-driven league. You have your LeBrons, your Kobes, your Duncans and your Jordans. You can't win without them. In fact, it has been said that you can’t win an NBA title without having one of the top 10 players in the league. Generational players have always been the base of a perennial contender. Or a contender generally. There have been teams constructed around non-superstars, such as the Horford-Millsap-Korver Hawks, or the DeRozan-Lowry Raptors, but what these teams share is that they ultimately always ended up short.

So, at first, I asked myself if it was possible to make a contender out of players who aren’t among the best two players on their team. It turns out that the answer to that question is an easy yes. You still have the likes of Kyrie, Klay (or Draymond), Jrue, Tobias (or Simmons), Ayton, Westbrook, Capela, etc. either starting or coming off the bench. So, if you made a 12-men roster out of these, the sheer number of all-stars would ultimately be the difference maker.

Therefore, I decided to take this thought experiment up a notch and make it more challenging. I decided to see what the best iteration of a team made of players that aren’t the first, the second, nor the third best player on their current team is. I asked myself if it was possible to make a contender out of players who are not in the top 3 players on their own teams.

Before I propose a team, let me list the best players eligible for this experiment. The best 3 players on each team are in brackets, and, in many cases, it wasn’t really clear who would be considered the 3rd and who the 4th best player, which makes the experiment a bit more random, but bear with me:

Atlanta: (Trae, Collins, Capela): Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, Bogdan Bogdanovic

Boston: (Tatum, Brown, Horford): Marcus Smart, Dennis Schroder, Robert Williams

Brooklyn: (KD, Harden, Kyrie): Joe Harris, Patty Mills, LaMarcus Aldridge

Charlotte: (LaMelo, Hayward, Bridges): Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre, PJ Washington

Chicago: (LaVine, DeRozan, Vucevic): Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso

Cleveland: (Garland, Allen, Mobley): Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Kevin Love

Dallas: (Doncic, Porzingis, Brunson): Tim Hardaway Jr

Denver: (Jokic, Murray, Gordon): Will Barton, Monte Morris

Detroit: (Cade, Jerami, Bey): Isiah Stewart

GSW: (Steph, Draymond, Klay): Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole

Houston: (Wall, Wood, Kevin Porter Jr.): Eric Gordon, Jae’Sean Tate, Alperen Sengun

First comprehensive list I’ve seen.

ON-FIELD ASSISTANT COACHES (6/10)

• Jabbar Juluke - Running Backs /Associate Head Coach (Offense)

• Keary Colbert - Wide Receivers

• William Peagler - Tight Ends

• Darnell Stapleton - Offensive Line

• Corey Raymond - Cornerbacks /Assistant Head Coach (Defense)

• Patrick Toney - Safeties / Co-Defensive Coordinator

• Mike Peterson - OLB coach and Alumni Liaison (1/04)

• Rob Sale - Offensive Coordinator and OLine Coach (1/11)

SUPPORT STAFF

• Mark Hocke - Associate Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning

• Karmichael Dunbar - Assistant Strength and Conditioning

• Edward Thompson - Assistant Strength and Conditioning

• Ryan O'Hara - Offensive Analyst, QBs

• Joe Hamilton - Personnel Analyst, Offense

• Nick McDonald - Personnel Analyst, Offense

• Jamar Chaney - Defensive Analyst, ILB/OLB

• Andrew Burkett - Director of Research and Evaluation

• Jacob LaFrance - Director of Player Personnel

• Joe Danos - Director of Player Athletic Development

• Doug Domingue - Director of Recruiting Innovation

• Vernell Brown - Director of Student-Athlete Development (Retained)

• Marcus Castro-Walker - Director of Player Engagement and NIL

• Katie Turner - Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Strategy

• Ashour Peera - Assistant Director of Football Operations, Logistics and Analytics

• Kyle Kazakevicius - Assistant DFO for Quality Control and Assistant to the Head Coach

• Frank Ogas - Assistant for Player Development

• Matt Bergeron - Offensive Analyst, WRs (12/28)

• Bri Wade - Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Football Events (12/28)

• Paul Pasqualoni - Director of Advanced Scouting and Self Scout (12/28) (Retained)

• Kelsee Gomes - Director of Sports Nutrition (12/29)

• CJ Wilford - Defensive Quality Control Coach (12/29)

• Braxton Morris - Quality Control Defense (12/30)

• Bird Sherrill - Director of College Personnel (01/03)

• Tony Hill - Associate Director, Sports Health for Football (1/06)

• Alex Watkins - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (1/07)

• Tiger Jones - Director of Speed Improvement &amp;amp;amp; Skill Development (1/08)

• Paul Silvestri - Director of Sports Health-Football (1/09) (Retained)

• Kareem Reid - Quality Control Coach of Defensive Line (1/10)

• **Cheston Blackshear - Quality Control - Offensive Line

#Projected Starters Pacers
• PG - Malcolm Brogdon
• SG - Chris Duarte
• SF - Caris LeVert
• PF - Domantas Sabonis
• C - Myles Turner

Heat
• PG - Kyle Lowry
• SG - Tyler Herro
• SF - Duncan Robinson
• PF - P.J. Tucker
• C - Dewayne Dedmon

#Injuries

Pacers
• T.J. McConnell - Out (Sore Right Wrist)
• Justin Holiday - Out (Health and Safety Protocols)
• T.J. Warren – Out (Left Foot Stress Fracture)

Heat
• Markieff Morris - Out (Neck Whiplash)
• Victor Oladipo - Out (Right Knee Injury Recovery)
• Jimmy Butler - Out (Tailbone Contusion)
• Bam Adebayo - Out (Right Thumb Torn UCL)

#FT: United States 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States scorers: Cole Bassett (89')

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park

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LINE-UPS

United States

Matt Turner, Henry Kessler, Walker Zimmerman, George Bello (Jonathan Gomez), Brooks Lennon (Bryan Reynolds), Johnny (Jackson Yueill), Kellyn Acosta, Cristian Roldan, Ricardo Pepi (Gyasi Zardes), Jesús Ferreira (Cade Cowell), Jordan Morris (Cole Bassett).

Subs: Justin Che, Gabriel Slonina, Auston Trusty, Caden Clark, Taylor Booth, Kobi Henry.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikola Cetkovic (Belmin Dizdarevic), Aleksandar Vojinovic, Hrvoje Barisic, Numan Kurdic, Amar Begic, Andrej Dokanovic (Haris Ovcina), Igor Savic, Josip Corluka (Marijan Cavar), Ajdin Nukic (Mehmed Cosic), Sulejman Krpic (Selmir Pidro), Jovo Lukic (Sasa Maksimovic).

Subs: Vedran Vrhovac.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

40' Amar Begic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Selmir Pidro replaces Sulejman Krpic.

45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Belmin Dizdarevic replaces Nikola Cetkovic.

62' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marijan Cavar replaces Josip Corluka.

62' Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Ricardo Pepi.

62' Substitution, USA. Bryan Reynolds replaces Brooks Lennon.

63' Substitution, USA. Jackson Yueill replaces Johnny.

68' Walker Zimmerman (USA) is shown the yellow card.

70' Jesús Ferreira (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

77' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mehmed Cosic replaces Ajdin Nukic.

78' Substitution, USA. Cole Bassett replaces Jordan Morris.

78' Substitution, USA. Cade Cowell replaces Jesús Ferreira.

83' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Ovcina replaces Andrej Djokanovic.

84' Substitution, USA. Jonathan Góme