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i just conquered all the fields with love being last. only level 86 for claude but the enemies are laughably easy on galaxy right now. i am ready for the cave of trials after the final dungeon though, it should get crucial there

i have been on level 5 so long i hope the chiefs and eagles can score 46+ so i can finally advance

congrats!

i would have definitely taken commanders myself even if bengals hadn't lost last week

level 5:

cleveland under 36.5
chiefs over 45.5

bonus: 2

Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
LA Chargers
WASHINGTON
Jacksonville
Detroit
Miami
Dallas
San Francisco
Seattle
Buffalo
Minnesota
Kansas City

my most valuable games are ps1 games for sure with tales of destiny 1 and 2 probably being tops but also have lunar sssc and lunar 2 box sets and valykrie profile (which i got for $5 at sears) and ff7 original box which i also got for $5 at sears. i have most ps1 jrpgs aside from suikoden ii and other super obscure stuff

i would have taken the commanders this week in a world that the bengals don't shit the bed

well week 10 seems to be my peak. thought about steelers but really thought bengals could get the win. goes to show fading a great qb is always dangerous

dumb as hell, especially when the choice is between functioning governance with biden or a traitor and incompetent buffoon in trump. a vote for trump is a vote against democracy

tc are you duckbear?

i just realized there were higher level missions i could report on so now i have like 900k fol and plan on buying a couple seltzer/fancy grape juice to sell in nede

got opera and welch. opera is severely underleveled but i am currently grinding in the sanctuary of linga or sacred grounds now to get her at least to 30. she has an x clip and is hitting hard already at least

i am getting opera this first playthrough because i almost always get ashton since he is such a massive physical attacking monster. i have played the ps1/psp version probably 7 or 8 times total but it has been years since my last playthrough and the additions they made are so great

i have claude level 25 with a walloon sword going to clik(sp?). fishing is a lot of fun and a great way to make a ton of money easily

finally got my copy, amazon was out of stock and my local gamestop didn't have it so i drove 35 miles to another city which had multiple copies for switch. just met the king of krosse and explored krosse cave. gonna try and go grind up the mountain like i did around this time in the og version with those tough enemies to get tons of exp when i get home from work

level 5:

49ers under 46.5
seattle under 45.5

bonus: cj stroud

Chicago
New England
Baltimore
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
LA Chargers
Dallas
Seattle
New York Jets
Buffalo

Zikten posted...

Its just cultural. They are told all their lives they are supposed to not like it. Most men are uncut on earth. And women in other countries have no problem with it

yeah thats true, it's mostly an american thing

assuming it's america most women don't like that

the cowboys is definitely the best pick this week imo. the giants should be the definite fade from here on as long as they are starting devito. unfortunately i used the cowboys early on

also week 10 is the longest i made it in any previous season which only happened once when i went out week 10 according to the spreadsheets. most seasons i was out in the first couple weeks including the last two seasons. if i can advance to next week it will be a personal record at least

would have strongly considered atlanta if tune was starting but don't want to take ridder on the road against kyler murray. gonna lock in the bengals and likely stick with them, my only other consideration is the steelers at the moment and they seem riskier

jones is out for the season and taylor is out for now at least. devito has to be the worst qb in the league by a huge margin, he isn't even capable of throwing for 50 yards in a game. i think the giants will struggle beating any team if taylor doesn't come back or they don't get a different qb

this week is tough but i am leaning bengals or steelers, not many good options for me outside of those. stroud is amazing but bengals are rolling and should score a zillion on houston

VeggetaX posted...

Doesn't change the fact that college basketball's skillset is nothing compared to the NBA and that alone is a major turn off. Don't be all vocal without action. Stop watching this "crap".

college basketball is more fun to watch than the nba and players that stay multiple years at top programs develop nba skills, it's why those players are basically always more nba ready than the raw and undeveloped one and done players.

solosnake posted...

College basketball is full of amateurs. There are none in the better euro leagues. In fact there are actual nba players in the better leagues. Also there are grown men.

The top talent is still mostly funneled through NCAA in the usa, but thats not an indicator of how strong the competition is. On the contrary, this allows the top prospects to coast by on their superior talent alone, at a detriment to the development of their game.

amatuer or pro status doesn't mean anything at all. college has way more top picks than g league or euro league since the most talented players in the world usually play in the american college basketball system.

solosnake posted...

lmao, no its not even close.

This isnt the 90s anymore.

it unquestionably is. how many nba players come from college basketball compared to euro leagues? exactly.

you were the guy saying wemby was a bust halfway through his first game, your basketball knowledge is a punchline on the nba board lol

the0rebirth posted...

Depending on who you ask, it was blatantly alt left propaganda trash before Musk took over. The only consistent description is that either way, it's apparently trash.

wut? alt left isn't even a thing. what left wing propaganda specifically? we have well documented instances of musk pushing insane conspiracies and anti semitism in line with the normal far right propaganda that gets shoveled on all social media

nah it's always been trash but now it's blatantly alt right propaganda trash

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

The other thing I don't LOVE right now with NBA is how the players are basically creating All-Star teams and then "loser" teams. I like the players having more autonomy, but then you get the thing where some asshat like Harden can force a trade to ONE team because he is Harden.

yeah, there is a fine line between player empowerment and breaking the league resulting in even less parity. the way the lillard situation was handled was refreshing as lillard got sent to a top contender like he wanted but he didn't get to bully the blazers into taking scraps for him from the heat

solosnake posted...

Its more than just fundamentals. Youth basketball is broken in the usa. In Europe if you are an nba prospect, you get professional training and play in a pro league from age 15/16. By the time they hit the NBA they already have a couple years of professional basketball experience. In the USA you go through highschool and college against amateurs where your talent is enough to dominate without having to work on your body or game at all.

college basketball is more competitive than euro pro leagues and has way more high level players. the issue is the different approach where the euros emphasize solid fundamental basketball more while many colleges emphasize athleticism over fixing someone's shot or defensive game since the top players are all one and done. the 4th and 5th year college players almost uniformly have good fundamentals, especially if they come from a top program like duke or michigan st.

the transfer portal being what it is with the top prospects all being one and done results in more guys getting drafted who aren't nba ready out of the box

pauIie posted...

i liked some up and coming american players but for one reason or another they don't play. like ja and zion. i like ant edwards but he seems super hit or miss sometimes (only watched his playoff games).

i've heard something about fundamentals being more of a big deal in europe. i remember in the 2022 finals, celtics couldn't dribble. they'd have the ball and just straight up lose control of it. i remember growing up kids used to love having good handles. maybe that's not a thing anymore.

plenty of good fundamental american players but americans do tend to value athleticism over fundamentals at the high-school and college level. good fundamentals and lack of athleticism trumps great athleticism and no fundamentals. just look at jokic and luka, two top 5 players who lack athleticism but have great fundamentals.

plenty of great americans as well though. devin booker continues to incredibly get better every season and guys like jalen brunson go from fringe rotation players to allstar level starters

the rules are just inconsistently applied. playoff basketball is much better officiated than regular season basketball. in the playoffs flopping isn't rewarded so blatantly and players have to actually play solid fundamental basketball. it's one of the reasons harden is arguably the biggest playoff choker of all time, because he has always relied on flopping to get points and the playoffs are officiated much better and it eliminates most of that.

red_sox_777 posted...

I think the Trump strategy of pushing for a mistrial/reversible error that can be appealed might be working. From media reports, the judge seems to want Trump to answer yes or no questions and not explain his answers, and is even threatening to refuse to listen to his testimony entirely.

trump admitted on the stand to viewing the documents and demanding changes be made to lower values which he later inflated for different purposes. he is just a moron who couldn't help but dig his own grave. the judge has wide latitude and can make a person who is testifying answer questions if they refuse or dismiss them.

the trump org is getting the corporate death penalty and he will end up losing all of his new york assets to a receivership. he was likely already solely depending on campaign contributions, but this will make him obviously insolvent on paper as well and it's hilarious he is so dumb he walked right into the trap

you are at a really exciting point in the game from here on imo

dobbs playing is definitely better for the vikings than hall, dobbs isn't bad and can throw and run and gives the great receivers a chance to get involved. he ain't cousins but he is decent for a backup

i really like atlanta today but i can maybe play them in a couple weeks and i don't see any situation where i would wanna play the browns for at least a month so i will stick with them although it's the browns so i am not super confident

other mother

i ordered it on amazon but it hasn't shipped yet. if they have it at gamestop i will just pick it up there and cancel the order because i don't wanna wait an undetermined amount of time

yep, i never read the book but that sounds more heinous that anything in the description for booth.

alex

i am more familiar with alex, idk anything about booth and the writeup makes him seem very similar to alex. i will also reserve judgement for if someone makes a compelling case for either, otherwise i will probably just default to alex

i am gonna change to browns and lock in the browns.

i think the falcons should win but i don't like the reverse line movement and the browns are also facing a rookie qb at home and the cards are just a much worse team

LeonhartFour posted...

Or are the Suns frauds...!

booker is so good and kd is just a walking bucket. they added depth pieces trading ayton and while i think beal has always been overrated, i think him being the 3rd option is strong for phoenix since he has to be one of the best #3 players. the suns will be horrible defensively though and kd has struggled in recent years with health. i think they could beat anyone in theory but the clippers should be comparable and the nuggets should still be the team to beat in the west. who knows tho tbh

the bucks will be fine, or at least i will be shocked if they aren't. giannis is arguably the best player in the league and is at worst the second best player and unquestionably the best two way player. dame is too good to be consistently bad and even if he isn't prime dame, any team with giannis will be a force in the east.

i think the celtics are more talented overall but the bucks should be good enough to compete with anyone in a seven game series imo

harden is probably the second biggest playoff choker of all time at this point. i think he will put up good counting stats in the season and pull his houdini act in playoffs like always. luckily for him he has kawhi/pg/westbrook who tend to be more consistent in the playoffs. i think the nuggets/suns/bucks/celtics will be the real contenders but i think the celtics are scary good if they can stay healthy

the knicks need to be more consistent but at least rj has played really well so far

shit

frieza

both are really evil at their core so my tiebreaker was frieza killing billions by blowing up planets