For those of you who don't know Brandon Payne, he is Steph's personal trainer since 2011 and you can get to know him a bit better here. Corona obviously sucks, but I'm sure Steph can take advantage of it for next year because he never had so much time to hone his skills before his next season.
The movie was shit, but the games are brilliant.
I was just watching Sin City again and I really liked his narration. I know it's a bit late in hindsight, but just thought I'd mention it. What do you guys think?
I mean seriously he kinda looks like old Max.. And playing Sam Axe on Burn Notice kinda fits the type cast a bit
I mean voicing his opinion about it being "just a kid" to the person in charge of the whole thing definitely doesn't hint at him saving the "kid".....
They planned on advertising "Bruce Payne as Bruce Wayne" Basically he made the short list just because of his name haha I glad they rolled the dice with Keaton
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:
- 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. - The Sonics may only select 1 player per team.
- 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. - There are no restrictions on player positions during the draft.
- The Sonics must select at least 14 players.
- 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:
- Trae Young
- John Collins
- Clint Capela
- Kevin Huerter
- De’Andre Hunter
- Onyeka Okongwu
- Bogdan Bogdanovic
- Cam Reddish
Unprotected (Salary this year, Years left on the contract)
- Jalen Johnson (2.6 million, 3 years)
Prime Video’s Most Anticipated New Series of 2022 Reveals Its Title
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER
>CULVER CITY, California –January 19, 2022– Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power officially has a name and it hints at what’s to come.
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>The television series’ complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings.
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>The multi-season drama – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world in multiple languages on Friday, September 2, with new episodes available weekly.
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>“This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics. The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men,” said Showrunners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. “Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring – but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.”
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>Just as so many elements of the show itself were hand-crafted, Prime Video chose to physically forge the title in a blacksmith foundry, pouring fiery molten metal into hand-carved wooden ravines shaped to the letterforms. The process was captured in slow motion for a live-action video, which features voice-over narration of lines from Tolkien’s famous “Ring Verse,” describing the intended recipients of the 20 Rings of Power. The bespoke title treatment appears crafted in a silvery metal, with lines of Elvish script inscribed along the crest of each letterform.
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>Lines from Tolkien’s “Ring Verse” featured in the voice-over as part of Prime Video’s announcement today:
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>Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
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>Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
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>Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
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>One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
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>In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
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>About The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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>Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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| Box Scores: NBA & Yahoo |
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| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Barclays Center(18071), Clock: |
| Officials: JB DeRosa, Pat Fraher and Aaron Smith |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 34 | 22 | 34 | 23 | 113 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 107 |
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| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 113 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 13-38 | 34.2% | 18-21 | 85.7% | 11 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 107 | 42-84 | 50.0% | 7-23 | 30.4% | 16-21 | 76.2% | 10 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 5 |
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| PLAYER STATS |
It feels like just yesterday we were drafting our NBA fantasy teams, full of hope that our early picks will stay healthy, that our late-round picks will have breakout seasons and that we will be sitting comfortably at the top of our league tables by now.
And now, week 14 is upon us and most of us are in a tough battle to clinch playoff berth, the guys we drafted late in the draft have long since been forgotten on the waiver wire and we've reluctantly, but wisely turned their places into streaming spots.
As always, I have taken a look ahead at the NBA schedule for next week, and here are the fantasy basketball streamers for Week 14.
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 14
With Tuesday having just two games, while Thursday and Saturday both have only three there's little doubt which days will be the most difficult on fantasy managers. All other days have between 11 and 13 games played, so we will continue with the assumption that most fantasy teams will be filled on these days, and focus on teams that play on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Here's the low-down:
Teams with 4 games:
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trail Blazers
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Teams with 3 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns
Teams with 2 games:
Houston Rockets
New Orleans Pelicans
Sacramento Kings
Number of teams playing each day:
Monday: 24
Tuesday: 4
Wednesday: 26
Thursday: 6
Friday: 22
Saturday: 6
... keep reading on reddit ➡Best (min. 500 total minutes, via StatMuse):
| Team | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Kevin Huerter (+100, 38 GP) | Clint Capela (+42, 37 GP) | John Collins (+31, 40 GP) |
| Boston | Jayson Tatum (+145, 43 GP) | Marcus Smart (+105, 38 GP) | Jaylen Brown (+102, 33 GP) |
| Brooklyn | Patty Mills (+251, 44 GP) | Kevin Durant (+109, 36 GP) | James Harden (+81, 40 GP) |
| Charlotte | Miles Bridges (+104, 44 GP) | P.J. Washington (+70, 29 GP) | Jalen McDaniels (+41, 39 GP) |
| Chicago | DeMar DeRozan (+190, 41 GP) | Alex Caruso (+140, 28 GP) | Javonte Green (+97, 29 GP) |
| Cleveland | Darius Garland (+284, 40 GP) | Ricky Rubio (+186, 34 GP) | Lauri Markkanen (+166, 37 GP) |
| Dallas | Reggie Bullock (+129, 38 GP) | Jalen Brunson (+102, 45 GP) | Dorian Finney-Smith (+71, 45 GP) |
| Denver | Nikola Jokic (+262, 39 GP) | Monte Morris (+198, 41 GP) | Aaron Gordon (+169, 41 GP) |
| Detroit | Cory Joseph (-84, 34 GP) | Trey Lyles (-100, 42 GP) | Hamidou Diallo (-119, 38 GP) |
| Golden State | Stephen Curry (+419, 42 GP) | Andrew Wiggins (+206, 42 GP) | Jordan Poole (+200, 40 GP) |
| Houston | Armoni Brooks (-26, 36 GP) | Garrison Matthews (-35, 30 GP) | Kenyon Martin Jr. (-70, 44 GP) |
| Indiana | Chris Duarte (+65, 38 GP) | Domantas Sabonis (+51, 44 GP) | Malcolm Brogdon (+48, 28 GP) |
| LA Clippers | Isaiah Hartenstein (+95, 33 GP) | Luke Kennard (+52, 37 GP) | Paul George (+23, 26 GP) |
| LA Lakers | Malik Monk (+113, 41 GP) | Austin Reaves (+101, 27 GP) | Carmelo Anthony (+38, 43 GP) |
| Memphis | Jaren Jackson Jr. (+187, 47 GP) | Steven Adams (+164, 44 GP) | Desmond Bane (+137, 45 GP) |
| Miami | Kyle Lowry (+138, 39 GP) | Max Strus (+110, 35 GP) | Gabe Vincent (+95, 37 GP) |
| Milwaukee | George Hill (+312, 38 GP) | Jrue Holiday (+259, 35 GP) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (+256, 39 GP) |
| Minnesota | D'Angelo Russell (+191, 35 GP) | Jarred Vanderbilt (+140, 40 GP) | Anthony Edwards (+125, 39 GP) |
| New Orleans | Herbert Jones (+33, 42 GP) | Devonte' Graham (+22, 42 GP) | Brandon Ingram (+2, 36 GP) |
| New York | Immanuel Quickley (+161, 42 GP) | Obi Toppin (+100, 41 GP) | Derrick Rose (+92, 26 GP) |
| Oklahoma City | Mike Muscala (+19, 38 GP) | Kenrich Williams (+12, 37 GP) | Ty Jerome (+5, 36 GP) |
| Orlando | Hassani Gravett (-2, 8 GP) | BJ Johnson (-12, 4 GP) | Admiral Schofield (-21, 15 GP) |
| Philadelphia | Joel Embiid (+163, 34 GP) | Seth Curry (+127, 40 GP) | Danny Green (+91, 29 GP) |
| Phoenix | Mikal Bridges (+291, 44 GP) | Chris Paul (+286, 44 GP) | Devin Booker (+212, 37 GP) |
| Portland | Jusuf Nurkic (+36, 42 GP) | Anfernee Simons (+26, 39 GP) | Brandon Willia |
##General Information TIME |MEDIA |LOCATION | BROADCAST| :------------|:------------------------------------|:-------------------|:-------------| 7:29 PM Eastern |Game Preview: NBA.com | Barclays Center | US: NBA TV | 6:29 PM Central |Game Matchup: NBA.com | Team Subreddits| Canadian: TSN| 5:29 PM Mountain|Play By Play: NBA.com| /r/suns | | 4:29 PM Pacific |Box Score: NBA.com | /r/gonets | | Reddit Stream (You must click this link from the comment page.)
| 113 - 107 |
| Box Scores: NBA & Yahoo |
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| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Barclays Center(18071), Clock: |
| Officials: JB DeRosa, Pat Fraher and Aaron Smith |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 34 | 22 | 34 | 23 | 113 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 107 |
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| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 113 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 13-38 | 34.2% | 18-21 | 85.7% | 11 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 107 | 42-84 | 50.0% | 7-23 | 30.4% | 16-21 | 76.2% | 10 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 5 |
| Team | Biggest Lead | Longest Run | PTS: In Paint | PTS: Off TOs | PTS: Fastbreak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | +22 | 10 | 44 | 20 | 16 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 0 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 20 |
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| TEAM LEADERS |
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 30 Devin Booker | 10 JaVale McGee | 5 Chris Paul |
| Brooklyn Nets | 39 Kevin Durant | 13 James Harden | 14 James Harden |
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| PLAYER STATS |
| SUNS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| Mikal Bridges^SF | 40:43 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 |
Atlanta Hawks
- John Collins, F
Boston Celtics
None
Brooklyn Nets
- Bruce Brown, G
Charlotte Hornets
- None
Chicago Bulls
- None
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Jarrett Allen, C
Dallas Mavericks
- None
Denver Nuggets
- None
Detroit Pistons
- Hamidou Diallo, G/F
Golden State Warriors
- None
Houston Rockets
- David Nwaba, F
Indiana Pacers
- T.J. McConnell, G
Los Angeles Clippers
- Reggie Jackson, G
Los Angeles Lakers
- Talen Horton-Tucker, G
Memphis Grizzlies
- None
Miami Heat
- Duncan Robinson, G/F
Milwaukee Bucks
None
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Jordan McLaughlin, G
- Jarred Vanderbilt, F
New Orleans Pelicans
- Josh Hart, G
New York Knicks
- Derrick Rose, G
Oklahoma City Thunder
- None
Orlando Magic
- None
Philadelphia 76ers
- Furkan Korkmaz, G
Phoenix Suns
- Cameron Payne, G
Portland Trail Blazers
Norman Powell, G/F
Sacramento Kings
- Terrence Davis, F
- Richaun Holmes, C
San Antonio Spurs
- None
Toronto Raptors
- Gary Trent Jr
Utah Jazz
- None
Washington Wizards
- None
