How many picks do we have this year

Why is BI so underrated. Like seriously I’ve heard people say he can’t be a third option on a championship team when we’ve seen Jrue, Caldwell-pope, and, vanvleet do it the last 3 years.

Are herb and tm3 actually that good

If we’ve improved defense and three point shooting what’s our problem

And when is Zion coming back

Hi.

So I recently purchased a pelican 1510 carry-on for travels I will be making in the future.

Pretty heavy-duty bag, I love it. The only issue with me was that I didn't know in the corner there were wheels blocking the way so I kind of had to put leftover foam in the bottom layer.

Here's my setup.

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I'd like to ask you guys, How do you guys travel w your gear on a plane?

The main issue for me is that I will need to travel with this pelican case, a tripod, and a backpack for my clothes, and some leftover cables. The last time I traveled from Chicago to NY, they made me check my camera bag and tripod and my tripod broke...

Cheers

I've been using Pelican Postal Service in my multiplayer save for a few weeks now with no problems, but a few in-game days ago, it just stopped working (no error messages, but nothing happens when I press the access key). I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the mod to no avail. I even tried copying the mod file from my girlfriend's computer to mine, and still nothing.

What's weird is I created a new save to troubleshoot and it seems like it works fine in that save. For some reason, it just won't work in my existing save. Is there a reason why a mod would work in some saves, but not others? Has anyone else had a similar issue?

Edit: Solved thanks to u/Jonqora

Could be something interesting about the bird, an encounter or a story related to our city. :)

Hope everyone is smiling today!

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)

I've seen people ask for directories and/or general recommendations for boutique pedal builders before, so I thought it might be nice to share the list I've been keeping over the past few years.

Included are boutique and big companies alike, as well as some DIY kit sellers, cloners, and custom builders. Some of the companies listed do more than effects pedals, but all should have a least one pedal or pedal-related device in their line.

The list is not exhaustive (and probably poorly alphabetized). Feel free to reply with any builders not listed. I can't guarantee every link is current or that every company is still in business, but you'll at least have a brand name.

Suggested use: When you have at least 10 WAY more important things to be doing, scan the list until you see a company you're not familiar with, then spend several hours reading about and watching demos of their pedals. (Sorry.)

3 LEAF AUDIO

80tape

903 Effects

1776 Effects

1981 INVENTIONS

Abominable Electronics

AC Noises

Aclam Guitars

Acorn Amplifiers

Aguilar Amplification

Airis Effects

Alexander

AmpliTube

AnalogMan

Analogworm

Anarchy Audio

Animals Pedal

Arcane Analog

Asheville Music Tools

Audio Disruption Devices

Bad Penny FX

Baltimore Sonic Research Institute

BANANANA EFFECTS

Barber Electronics Pedals

Bardic Audio Devices

Basic Audio

BBE Sound

[BearFoot FX Pedals](htt

29/30 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.

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

Halo Infinite. One of the bigger games I have been looking forward to exploring it's pre-release headlines. Arguably the biggest game of not only the year, but depending on who you ask, is the headline game of the generation so far.

The follow up game to 2015's Halo 5: Guardians was always going to be massive. While 343 Industries let down many fans who adore the story these games have offered, the general consensus is that the game's online component was a near must-play experience.

So, where does this journey take us? An interesting toy leak, some "leaked" screenshots, and rumours of a shadow launch dominate the pre-release this time round.

Without further ado, let's jump right in.

SPOILER WARNING FOR THE CAMPAIGN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

June 10, 2018 - Halo Infinite Announced

Here is the gorgeous trailer.

April 7, 2019 - Budget: Infinite?

Xbox Dynasty is our first major source of information for the game, sharing that the game will have a $500 million USD budget! The article is referencing a podcast where game producer Ralf Adam is having a discussion and is asked specifically about the budget, to where he also confirms that the budget is only accounting for development costs - not including any marketing. This was apparently overheard at GDC, which he allegedly triple checked that it was true.

For comparison, Cyberpunk 2077 is officially the most expensive released video game at $173 million, however there are unconfirmed high budgets for other games. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 comes in at an estimated 200-300 million, Grand Theft Auto V at $265 million, and Square Enix's disappointing Marvel's Avengers at $170 million. So, what does this mean for Infinite?

Nothing. This is all debunked by Frank O'Connor, saying how hearing something at GDC is about as reliable as the claim that your uncle works at Nintendo.

Outcome? False.

April 19, 2019 - Infinite to Feature Battle Royale

YouTuber Brad Sams has the next juicy claim for the game, cllaiming that now he has overhead that the game will have a Battle Royale mode. It is interesting to note t

Jake Fischer made rounds as the main reporter who was talking about our interest in Scottie pre-draft, so to me he's at least somewhat credible. He put out a trade intel piece today. Here's the Raptors related tidbits:

> The Raptors' recent win streak has ended rivals' speculation Toronto could once again consider opting for a rebuild, as it did prior to the 2021 draft. Chris Boucher, in the final year of his contract, is considered available for a trade, however.

Regarding Myles Turner:

> Myles Turner appears the likeliest Indiana player to be traded before the deadline, with a list of suitors that includes Dallas, Minnesota, New York, Sacramento, Charlotte and Portland. Toronto was also mentioned by several league personnel as a team to keep an eye on for Turner's services. The Pacers' asking price is said to include multiple first-round picks.

And for people who like to keep up with former Raptors:

> Roughly a dozen teams pursued Powell ahead of last season's deadline, when Portland acquired him from Toronto. The 28-year-old's five-year, $90 million contract is considered relatively valuable among several league personnel polled by B/R.

> There's some belief that Powell would be open to a new destination. Negotiations over his five-year deal to re-sign in Portland this summer hit several snags, according to league sources, and Powell certainly eyed other destinations, such as New Orleans. The Pelicans do happen to be searching for significant upgrades in their quest to rebound into the play-in tournament, sources said, although McCollum would seem to make more sense as a target for New Orleans.

Man that sucks for Norm. I'm happy he got paid but it doesn't sound like he's very happy in Portland.

Edit: Just realized I didn’t include the source, so here it is

I think they have been relatively under the radar. After a disastrous start, with Ingram's return from injury, they have gone 17-17--a perfectly decent .500 team in the West just like the Clippers and the Lakers. Now that it seems like Portland will drop down the order, the Pelicans will surely get the 10th spot. I'm wondering, depending on the timing and the way of Zion's return, if they have a chance to steal a playoff spot. If they do, how dangerous could they be with a healthy Zion and a possible trade?

Source

Check out Part 2 here after reading! (https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/rqpup4/the_big_short_again_the_auto_loan_asset_backed/)

Hey all! Welcome back to another DD but this time on a different type of Asset Backed Security. You probably know me now as the 'SLABS guy' (Student Loan Asset Backed Securities) due to my recent 5 Part DD Series on SLABS, but I figured at the request of many comments I'd take a deeper look at the auto market.

As many have pointed out, there are a ton of different collateral markets for different types of loans. Credit cards, medical, auto, student loans, etc. I am of the belief that these ABS markets are all inherently risky, as the regulatory measures like ratings have been corrupted in the pursuit of money. I decided previously to look into the Student Loan ABS bubble because of how big the market was - about $1.6T in student debt is held by the USA total. I didn't even realize that the auto market has about the similar amount of debt outstanding - approximately $1.3T. Wow. Time to go down this rabbit hole for a bit. SLABbit hole? ALABbit hole?

This is the first time I've ever really looked into auto loans and the securities market associated with them. So take this with a grain of salt. We're all still learning here.

With that said, let's go! This is gonna be a fat DD. I'll include a TL:DR at the bottom, but I'd still recommend reading the whole thing.

First of all, the structure of Auto Loan Asset Backed Securities (ALABS) functions very similarly to how SLABS work, or Mortgage Backed Securities worked back in 2008. This link (https://www.stockmarketloss.com/securities-law/auto-loan-backed-securities/) explains: "Subprime auto loans have been and are being bundled into auto loan asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and sold to the public as solid, income-producing debt investments similar to corporate bonds. They’re marketed as secure products offering above-average interest. But while a bond may be backed by an issuing company’s income and assets, these auto loan ABS products are backed solely by a pool of auto loans.  The loans are bundled and the rights to receive the payments generated by the loans are sold to investors.  Those rights are divided into tranches." Tranches? Subprime loans? Asset backed securities that are

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In a previous post I put forth a theory that Elden Ring is the Dark Souls of alchemy, adapting and literalizing concepts and symbols from the Hermetic tradition of alchemy, specifically the magnum opus or Great Work, to form the basis of its world and lore.

The release of the story trailer and recent Edge interview motivated me to revisit these connections and elaborate on my initial theories. The previous post can be found pinned in my profile, but I will recap some of the key points and sum up the additional points below:

The Elden Ring logo can be compared to alchemy-related diagrams such as the Ripley Scroll, which illustrates the achievement of the fabled philosophers’ stone.

• The logo bears a strong resemblance to the Ripley Scroll’s image of a coiled dragon atop a globe (see the previous post for more on this).
• Similarly, the ring of circles pattern seen in the giant’s eye from the Elden Ring gameplay reveal trailer and armor design motifs resembles the Ripley Scroll’s depiction of the philosophers’ stone as a ring of circles.

The player’s journey from lowly Tarnished to golden Lord corresponds to alchemy’s Great Work, where lead is literally or metaphorically turned to gold.

• Just as the culmination of alchemy’s Great Work is the creation of the philosophers’ stone; the successful completion of the Long March could lead to the creation of the Elden Ring.
• I believe Godfrey was the first to make a journey known in Elden Ring’s world as “the Long March.” After uniting with Marika, the Lands Between experienced a time of balance and prosperity governed by the Golden Order.

The “bloody wolf” identity of the Tarnished mirrors that of alchemy’s “grey wolf” (antimony), a “cooperative metal” capable of purifying gold.

• The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine suggests the base material for the magnum opus be a “fierce grey wolf”. It describes a transformation from wolf to lion and ultimately king.

Various sections of the Ripley Scroll seem to correspond to key lore concepts in Elden Ring.

• >!In the recent Edge interview, Miyazaki describes the Elden Ring as “metaphysical” in nature, and says that the circles of the logo “represent the laws of the world, the rules and order.” This fits the scroll’s depiction of the philosopher’s stone as a ring uniting seven key princi

Happy Solstice!

In honor of Winter Solstice for the northern hemisphere, I've made an updated list of popular lights. Today is the day you're most likely to need a flashlight if you live north of the Equator.

There is no best flashlight, so this is an amalgamation of what enthusiasts have been buying and recommending to others lately along with the author's arbitrary preferences and biases. To search more lights by their attributes, try http://flashlights.parametrek.com/index.html

Where possible, official manufacturer URLs are linked here. Sometimes the manufacturer offers good deals through direct orders, sometimes vendors have the best prices. There are coupon codes available that apply to many of the lights listed.

Some people have asked if they can give me kickbacks or gratuities for maintaining the list. I have two options for that now: I'm hosting a version of this list on my own site with affiliate links, and I've set up a tip jar. Please don't feel obligated to use either.

There is a global supply chain disruption as 2021 comes to an end, so some popular lights are temporarily or permanently unavailable. In many cases, this list reflects current availability.

The Quick List

If you're not interested in flashlights as a hobby, you should probably just get one of these

All of the lights in this section come with a rechargeable battery and have a charger built in to the light. The battery will be a standard size you can buy online from third parties, and the charger will use USB as its power source, though some options do use a special cable. Aside from the A4, all have very good color quality compared to the average LED flashlight, improving your ability to see details. In this section, I've linked good places to buy the lights rather than the manufacturer.

This section is strongly influenced by what is available for purchase within the US. Changes from last time reflect current availability and may be updated before the next list as that changes.

• Wurkkos FC11 - a general-use light for $30. USB-C charging, and it now has proper C-to-C support. There's a strong magnet in the tailcap, and a pocket clip for carry. A 25mm (1 inch) diameter and 120mm (4.7 inches) long is suitable f

TRIGGER WARNING: The discussion will include themes of suicide, mental illness, and grief.

SPOILER WARNING: If you do not wish to be spoiled for end-game theory content, please turn back now. :)

In playing Stardew, we've all come across Secret Note #11. While less exciting than our note leading to the Solid Gold Lewis or the bush escapades, Secret Note #11 provides a crucial clue to what currently stands as Stardew's most open question: who is Mona?

For a refresher, Secret Note #11 outlines two people who look very similar to Marnie and Jas, while being a grainy, sepia image meant to signify that the image is older and outdated. Given Jas's age, it's highly unlikely that the person meant to represent her in the photo is actually Jas, as this photo was likely to have been taken in Marnie's barn prior to Jas being alive. However, Marnie's presence in Secret Note #11 is plausible, as we know she's old enough to have consenting relations with Mayor Lewis and is the eye of affection for Marlon. If it's plausible to theorize that Secret Note #11 is Marnie... then who is meant to be Jas? To that, dear Stardew Valley Theorists, I give you: Mona. Mona is Marnie's little sister, present during her childhood in this photo, and as a result, Shane's mother. Let me explain.

We do not know how old Mona was when she passed, however, given that Abigail visits her on Wednesday nights, we know that Mona must have been alive recently enough to have had a relationship with Abigail. Perhaps, rather than being Abigail's mystery parent or the Witch (as others have theorized), their relationship was more simple. Abigail, while regularly out wandering Cindersnap Forest as her mother used to, would walk by Marnie's and see Shane with his mother, Mona, and would play with them on occasion while Pierre was running the store. Assuming this is the case, Abigail's avoidance of Jas and Shane would now make sense: they represent the damage resulting from the loss of Mona, the quasi-aunt that she spent so much time with play-fighting monsters as a child.

Unfortunately, this gets darker. We know through Shane's 4-Heart and 6-Heart cutscenes that he suffers from alcoholism, suicidal ideation, and depression. While some of these can be attributed to personal experiences (such as the loss of his mother), I invite you now to pull up the image for Secret Note #11. In this photo, you can see Mona looking down towards the gr

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Something I've often seen come up in discussions on places like r/nba is the difference between a Franchise GOAT and the best player to ever suit up for a franchise. At first glance, there may not seem to be a difference, but here's an example to illustrate: Michael Jordan, as we know, won six championships with the Chicago Bulls and is without a doubt Chicago's franchise GOAT. He was the heart and soul of that team and absolutely put the Bulls on the map. That said, after his Chicago tenure, he actually played a few comparatively lackluster seasons with the Washington Wizards after being well past his prime. In doing so, he arguably became the greatest overall player to ever suit up for Washington, but that doesn't necessarily make him Washington's franchise GOAT - they didn't even make the playoffs either of those seasons!

There are a few other basketball examples of this: Hakeem Olajuwon, who won two championships for the Houston Rockets as far and away their best player, spent his last year with the Toronto Raptors, and might just be the best overall player to have worn a Raps jersey despite only being there for a year. LeBron James might be the best player to ever suit up for the Miami Heat, but Miami's franchise GOAT is probably Dwyane Wade - and so on.

Naturally, I got to wondering how this would translate to the comparatively much younger league we follow here - in other words, I asked myself: Who is the franchise GOAT for each team, and, separately, who is the best overall player to have suited up at any one point for each team? The league only existing for four years plus frequent roster turnover has made this distinction less clear cut and the picks not super obvious, but I decided I'd try to put some names forward and thought it could give us something new to discuss while the outside world continues to go up in flames during this long, plodding offseason. Sometimes the names overlap; sometimes they don't. Some of them I have no idea about and would be keen to hear takes on.

Please note that I'm not counting players signed for Season 5 but who have yet to play for a given team re: the 'best player to suit up' distinction.

So to start with -

Teams with relatively straightforward answers

Philadelphia Fusion

• Franchise GOAT: Carpe
• Best player to wear jersey: Alarm

This one is arguably the easiest. Carpe has been Fusion's franchise player from minute one and he's been there for every incredible high and heartbr

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

for my list there will be certain criteria, How approachable is it to kids, it needs to have the right mix between intimidating and friendliness, its design, and its name. Also this is just my opinion don't take it to seriously its just for fun.

26. Stuff The Magic Dragon (Orlando Magic) What is this thing? It just looks so odd, I think it is very approachable to kids but other than that it has nothing going for it.

27. Chuck The Condor (LA Clippers) I have no idea what this Toucan Sam doppelganger is doing to represent the clippers its kinda in the same boat with stuff very approachable not much going for him.

28. G-Wiz. (Washington Wizards) He fits the bill of looking like I wizard but If you have ever seen a picture of the muppet gonzo that's exactly what he looks like.

29. Boomer. (Indiana Pacers) There is nothing really wrong with boomer but nothing really right he is just an average mascot for an average team.

30. Franklin the Dog. (Philadelphia 76ers) He is kinda the same as boomer nothing wrong nothing right, but I think he looks very approachable but not very intimidating.

31. Clutch the Bear. (Houston Rockets) Clutch the bear is just plain adorable. The only problem is he not intimidating at all. The name Cluth also doesn't represent the rockets well because they haven't been that for a while.

32. Champ. (Dallas Mavericks) It's a perfectly fine mascot but it doesn't really say too much in its design or his name.

33. MoonDog (Cleveland Cavilers) I think Moondog is pretty cool and I think dogs are just perfect mascots. He is approachable but a little intimidating, his very cartoonish eyes are strange but that's my only problem with him.

34. Burnie, (Miami Heat) I don't really know what Bernie is but I really like him he isn't very intimidating but the basketball for a nose makes up for it!

35. Lucky The Leprechaun. (Boston Celtics) he is a classic mascot and his design is right but you could just pick up a person off the street of Boston give him the outfit and there is your mascot.

36. Jazz Bear (Utah Jazz). Jazz bear is a great-looking mascot I really like his headband and the design, but Why a bear shouldn't it be something like Jazz related.

37. Grizz. (Memphis Grizzlies) He is very similar to Jazz Bear, but I have the same beef with him why is it a bear I haven't seen a grizzly bear in Tennesse before.

38. Hooper. ( Detroit Pistons) Hooper's design is nice and as you can tell he is a horse like you known horsepower that comes fro

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Ilkthar reread the document before him for the fifth time. The human, C'Leena Thomas, had drafted it far faster than he had expected. The document, as a whole, was well written, to the point, and held no loopholes for either party to exploit. At least, not that he could see.

It was very different than anything he had read before, legally speaking.

Making some small changes, and looking it over three more times to be sure, he submitted the proposal to his accountant, the closest thing he had to a lawyer on hand. As he pulled up his jobs for the day, a breaking news bulletin reel appeared in a small screen on his monitor.

"We bring you this breaking news bulletin! The conflict on Dantrixst IV is over!" A female Mipobz said, dressed in an outfit that her people would consider almost too risque for a public television broadcast.

"That's right, Huycv!" A rather muscular and shirtless Nyymeian male said excitedly, almost giddy, "As most of you already know, the Dantrixst System has been contested for many cycles between the Grenjels and the humans' closest neighbor, the Gloipty."

Huycv interrupted, "Wasn't this Humanity's first military campaign after first contact?"

"Right you are, Huycv," he said, "It's absolutely amazing that in a single battle they ended that conflict!"

"But, Derz, I thought Humans and Gloipty had border skirmishes all the time! Why would they help them?"

"We all know humans are crazy, right? Well, those skirmishes are true, they happen almost every local planetary rotation, but the humans call them 'war games'! What's worse is that the Gloipty see logic in such, uh, games and willingly participate in them! Not to mention that they are Humanity's biggest trading partner despite all those skirmishes."

"How barbaric!" The female exclaimed, "what sort of horrid super weapon did these humans bring to end the conflict so quickly?" She asked.

"They didn't bring a super weapon or something unknown to the galaxy," he replied, still excited, "they literally dropped their army on top of the Grenjel from space. There's a whole warrior caste dedicated to such a thing, too! They go by the name of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. No one's done that before! I mean, what sane s

Background

Yesterday, I submitted this post analyzing the posting of Woj/Shams tweets on r/nba. I looked into the most frequent posters of these tweets and the speed in which they submitted these posts, among other things. u/JSP07 suggested that I make a similar post for highlights, and yeah that's what this is

As of 1:27 AM CST on 1/2/2022, there are currently eight highlight posts on the front page of r/nba. Six of these eight were posted by CP3_for_MvP. Yeah, six. That includes the top three, and particularly the #1 post currently: DeMar's amazing game winner at the buzzer from the corner. It was an absolute masterclass of a night from CP3_for_MvP.

I think highlights are the most important component of r/nba. It's a very glaring omission on subs like r/CFB and r/CollegeBasketball (in my opinion) and it's certainly a more core aspect of the forum than those silly stats posts. The problem is that you need people willing to go through the effort of uploading highlights for the community.

Unlike the topic of my previous post, I think the people doing this are having a truly positive impact on the subreddit as a whole (posting a Woj tweet in one second instead of thirty seconds really does not matter) and they deserve to be recognized. I guess all the upvotes and gold they get is recognition enough, but I'm bored and don't want to go to sleep so I'm doing this.

Methodology

On September 4th, 2019, it was announced that highlight posts would be required to include a [Highlight] tag. Thus, this post will only analyze data for the [Highlight] tag era of r/nba. We'll be including the 2019-20, 2020-21, and ongoing 2021-22 seasons. Not quite as long as the six year sample size of my last post, but oh well. Standardization matters.

I scraped every post beginning with [Highlight] that wasn't deleted/removed and was a streamable link since September 4th, 2019 to today's date, January 2nd, 2022. Well, almost every post. I noticed that somehow the most upvoted highlight ever (Luka bubble GW vs LAC) was missing. I do not know why and I could not find any other missing posts. I added it in manually, but it's possible that other posts are missing, so yeah. Fair warning. Anyway, that leaves us with almost 13,000 data points.

Data

Some summary statisti

Mentos

(I will see myself out)

Source

> The doctors Williamson has been working with had not cleared him to participate in contact drills until Tuesday. But the team has not handled this well from a public relations standpoint. It kept the injury and surgery quiet, sources said, out of respect to Williamson and his preference for privacy. Then instead of announcing a complete timetable, it did incremental updates that made it seem like he was having setbacks whether that was accurate or not. That strategy may have helped with the front office's relationship with the franchise player, but it hurt the team's credibility with its fan base. It has made it challenging to accept subsequent updates at face value. > > When did the Pelicans actually know about this injury? > > The Pelicans had a strength and conditioning coach with Williamson in Los Angeles for summer workouts, sources said, so they were aware Williamson was hurt. Perhaps being vague about the timing of the injury -- Griffin has said both "early in the summer" and "before summer league" -- was to honor Williamson's request for privacy. But that did invite speculation of whether the team was in the loop, which is naturally a sensitive topic.

> Did the Pelicans know he had surgery? > > It is true Williamson had a non-team doctor -- Dr. Richard Ferkel did the surgery -- but this isn't unusual. Ferkel is a go-to surgeon for NBA players with foot injuries and made a name for himself for successful care of Stephen Curry's ankles. Griffin said the Pelicans were aware throughout the process and that the Pelicans' team orthopedist, Dr. Scott Montgomery, consulted. They have still not said when the surgery was. > > --- > > The Pelicans have poured resources, time and energy to protect Williamson’s health. They have changed members of the staff and even changed some of their culinary practices in an attempt to support him. They have talked with him about protecting his body from extra hits. Griffin has stood up for him privately, sending video clips to the league to illustrate how Williamson was getting beat up. When that didn’t work, Griffin ripped NBA referees publicly for not protecting Williamson and was fined $50,000.

The doctor says it terminal.

Halo Infinite. One of the bigger games I have been looking forward to exploring it's pre-release headlines. Arguably the biggest game of not only the year, but depending on who you ask, is the headline game of the generation so far.

The follow up game to 2015's Halo 5: Guardians was always going to be massive. While 343 Industries let down many fans who adore the story these games have offered, the general consensus is that the game's online component was a near must-play experience.

So, where does this journey take us? An interesting toy leak, some "leaked" screenshots, and rumours of a shadow launch dominate the pre-release this time round.

Without further ado, let's jump right in.

SPOILER WARNING FOR THE CAMPAIGN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

June 10, 2018 - Halo Infinite Announced

Here is the gorgeous trailer.

April 7, 2019 - Budget: Infinite?

Xbox Dynasty is our first major source of information for the game, sharing that the game will have a $500 million USD budget! The article is referencing a podcast where game producer Ralf Adam is having a discussion and is asked specifically about the budget, to where he also confirms that the budget is only accounting for development costs - not including any marketing. This was apparently overheard at GDC, which he allegedly triple checked that it was true.

For comparison, Cyberpunk 2077 is officially the most expensive released video game at $173 million, however there are unconfirmed high budgets for other games. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 comes in at an estimated 200-300 million, Grand Theft Auto V at $265 million, and Square Enix's disappointing Marvel's Avengers at $170 million. So, what does this mean for Infinite?

Nothing. This is all debunked by Frank O'Connor, saying how hearing something at GDC is about as reliable as the claim that your uncle works at Nintendo.

Outcome? Claimed to be false, but is Frank lying?

April 19, 2019 - Infinite to Feature Battle Royale

YouTuber Brad Sams has the next juicy claim for the game, cllaiming that now he has overhead that the game will have a Battle Royale

Hi there my fellow fantasy NBA fanatics. Another week is ahead of us and as the playoffs are drawing near there's a growing sense of urgency for most of us to win our matchups.

And what better way to increase our chances than to maximize our games played, and focus on categories we believe will be a close call based on the strengths and weaknesses of our team compared to our next week's opponent's team. Streaming allows us to do just that.

As always, I have taken a look ahead at the NBA schedule for next week, and here are the fantasy basketball streamers for Week 13.

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 13

Monday has seven games, Tuesday six, Thursday five and Sunday four. These days will be harder for fantasy GMs to field a full starting lineup compared to the other three days, all with nine (Wednesday and Friday) or ten (Saturday) games played.

Here's the low-down:

Teams with 4 games:

Boston Celtics

Brooklyn Nets

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons

Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets

Philadelphia 76ers

Sacramento Kings

San Antonio Spurs

Teams with 3 games:

Atlanta Hawks

Charlotte Hornets

Dallas Mavericks

Indiana Pacers

Los Angeles Clippers

Memphis Grizzlies

Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Minnesota Timberwolves

New Orleans Pelicans

New York Knicks

Oklahoma City Thunder

Orlando Magic

Phoenix Suns

Portland Trail Blazers

Toronto Raptors

Utah Jazz

Washington Wizards

Teams with 2 games:

Los Angeles Lakers

Number of teams playing each day:

Monday: 14

Tuesday: 12

Wednesday: 18

Thursday: 10

Friday: 18

Saturday: 20

Sunday: 8

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

Monday/Tuesday: DET

Tuesday/Wednesday: CHI, WAS

Wednesday/Thursday: BKN

Thursday/Friday