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ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:17 pm My guess is that the Nets, Durant and Hardin have decided they can live without Kyrie and his BS. And are willing to pay him $15M to go away and stay away.

TBD if some other team will be willing to acquire and pay up for him to be the "guy" on their team.

To ascertain whether conservative leaders have encouraged COVID-19 spread to damage Biden’s presidency, you need to begin by asking whether their rhetorical and substantive bent on the vaccines would be different than it is if Trump had won. It’s in the nature of counterfactual analysis that nobody can answer that question with total certainty; but I think it strains credulity to imagine that so many prominent conservatives would have embraced anti-vaccine politics even if Trump had won.

It’s true that Republicans elites are divided over whether it’s wise to encourage coronavirus spread. Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT) has overseen a successful vaccine rollout; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been adamantly pro-vaccine—even if he could be louder, and more critical of the anti-vax members in his conference. Because his ego is wrapped up in the apparent success of Operation Warp Speed, Trump himself—occasionally, tepidly—speaks up in favor of getting vaccinated, though he wields the vaccine rejection that his allies have fomented as a cudgel against Biden. “He’s not doing well at all. He’s way behind schedule, and people are refusing to take the Vaccine because they don’t trust his Administration.”

But the novel and highly contagious nature of this virus makes it such that the pro-COVID right doesn’t need unanimity to sabotage the pandemic response. They really just needed a couple cynical governors and influential media figures to mutually reinforce a combination of bad policies and dishonest messaging. When it became clear that Trump would no longer be president, Sen. Ron Jonson (R-WI) invited an anti-vaxxer to testify before the Senate homeland security committee, which he then chaired (and might chair today still had Republicans not gone on to lose the Georgia Senate runoffs). Would he have gone full anti-vax if Trump had been re-elected, and was promoting the vaccines as his pandemic-ending miracle? Would Republican governors be discouraging vaccine uptake? Would Fox News primetime be a nightly anti-vax infomercial?

I think the answer to all these questions is self-evidently “no,” and if it’s no, then they are indeed spreading COVID to harm the incumbent, and to great effect. This is why the news that Biden would miss his July vaccination target was an applause line at CPAC, and Ron DeSantis is mum on vaccines, but loudly promotes monoclonal antibody therapy, and then blames Biden for not “end[ing] covid.” It’s why Murdoch-owned media is pro-vaccine in the United Kingdom, where the government is conservative, but is the most destructive source of vaccine disinformation here in the U.S.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:23 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:17 pm My guess is that the Nets, Durant and Hardin have decided they can live without Kyrie and his BS. And are willing to pay him $15M to go away and stay away.

TBD if some other team will be willing to acquire and pay up for him to be the "guy" on their team.

I am a Mavericks fan. Don’t want him, unless he is discounted.

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:49 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:23 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:17 pm My guess is that the Nets, Durant and Hardin have decided they can live without Kyrie and his BS. And are willing to pay him $15M to go away and stay away.

TBD if some other team will be willing to acquire and pay up for him to be the "guy" on their team.

I am a Mavericks fan. Don’t want him, unless he is discounted.

Classic Knicks acquisition. Just keep him away from my Suns as well.

BTW, you’re Mavs owe my boys for trading Finley and Nash for Kidd and a pile of trash over 2-3yrs mid late 90s

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:56 pm

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:49 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:23 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:17 pm My guess is that the Nets, Durant and Hardin have decided they can live without Kyrie and his BS. And are willing to pay him $15M to go away and stay away.

TBD if some other team will be willing to acquire and pay up for him to be the "guy" on their team.

I am a Mavericks fan. Don’t want him, unless he is discounted.

Classic Knicks acquisition. Just keep him away from my Suns as well.

BTW, you’re Mavs owe my boys for trading Finley and Nash for Kidd and a pile of trash over 2-3yrs mid late 90s

Didn’t trade Nash. Cuban thought he could sign Finlay first and then get to Nash later. Nash decided to go to Phoenix. It was a mistake. Nash was more valuable than Finlay. Mark was unlucky in the order. Boozer did the same thing to Cleveland. They thought he was a low risk to leave. Fooled them all.

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:01 pm I was a big Finley fan. Liked guys like him, The matrix, Derrick Mackey, Xavier McDaniel, Detlef Schrempf etc. I’m sure modern analytics hates those players but oh well.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

No really my takeaway.
I watched Florida's cycle and it doesn't look like hottest versus coldest months had anything to do with timing of flares.

But it's indeed "chasing" people wherever they congregate with lots of 'dry tinder'.

Take away the dry tinder and the flares lessen. Whether that's because folks aren't congregating indoors, wearing masks (yet insufficient-in aggregate #'s- to stop spread when no one vaccinated...just helps slow) or because of vaccination and the easiest tinder already burnt...

That said, I'm looking forward to being in Florida in winter months...just in case (and to be able to walk 100 yds to the range!).

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:57 pm Hahahahahahahahah

Me moron you have stuff so I’m angry at you and will try to bully you and tell you how tough I am.

Hahahahahahaha

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

Classic Knicks acquisition.

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:24 pm

Classic Knicks acquisition.

The Knicks would have the same NYC home game restrictions that the Nets do. Hopefully, that is enough to keep the Knicks from going after Kyrie.
Because it totally is the kind of dumb ass thing that they would otherwise be inclined to do.

wgdsr wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:16 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:24 pm

Classic Knicks acquisition.

The Knicks would have the same NYC home game restrictions that the Nets do. Hopefully, that is enough to keep the Knicks from going after Kyrie.
Because it totally is the kind of dumb ass thing that they would otherwise be inclined to do.

kyrie has one big contract left in him probably. low end teams probably fetch $2b plus. as long as the economy's good, these guys think they're playing with monopoly money and kyrie will have a suitor+.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:45 pm

wgdsr wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:16 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:24 pm

Classic Knicks acquisition.

The Knicks would have the same NYC home game restrictions that the Nets do. Hopefully, that is enough to keep the Knicks from going after Kyrie.
Because it totally is the kind of dumb ass thing that they would otherwise be inclined to do.

kyrie has one big contract left in him probably. low end teams probably fetch $2b plus. as long as the economy's good, these guys think they're playing with monopoly money and kyrie will have a suitor+.

He has one big contract level. I believe Chris Paul will break $400 milly in career earnings. Probably 10x what Larry Legend earned.

JoeMauer89 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:50 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

No really my takeaway.
I watched Florida's cycle and it doesn't look like hottest versus coldest months had anything to do with timing of flares.

But it's indeed "chasing" people wherever they congregate with lots of 'dry tinder'.

Take away the dry tinder and the flares lessen. Whether that's because folks aren't congregating indoors, wearing masks (yet insufficient-in aggregate #'s- to stop spread when no one vaccinated...just helps slow) or because of vaccination and the easiest tinder already burnt...

That said, I'm looking forward to being in Florida in winter months...just in case (and to be able to walk 100 yds to the range!).

MD,

You can see how this post can be construed as privileged and "elitist". If there's a significant wave (Signs are it will be less than what it was in the winter of 20-21, which was not nearly as bad as the late winter of 2020 (Original virus jumping off point in Northeast), You are gleefully extolling how you cant wait to escape such wave, by shipping off to Florida and avoiding any personal hardship spending the winter in MD may cause you. I could care less what precaution's your community takes, not everybody has the opportunity to run wherever they want to avoid situations they don't want to deal with. And the fact you have no problem spewing this tells me all I need to know. Completely out of touch with reality, must be nice!

Joe

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:03 pm

JoeMauer89 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:50 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

No really my takeaway.
I watched Florida's cycle and it doesn't look like hottest versus coldest months had anything to do with timing of flares.

But it's indeed "chasing" people wherever they congregate with lots of 'dry tinder'.

Take away the dry tinder and the flares lessen. Whether that's because folks aren't congregating indoors, wearing masks (yet insufficient-in aggregate #'s- to stop spread when no one vaccinated...just helps slow) or because of vaccination and the easiest tinder already burnt...

That said, I'm looking forward to being in Florida in winter months...just in case (and to be able to walk 100 yds to the range!).

MD,

You can see how this post can be construed as privileged and "elitist". If there's a significant wave (Signs are it will be less than what it was in the winter of 20-21, which was not nearly as bad as the late winter of 2020 (Original virus jumping off point in Northeast), You are gleefully extolling how you cant wait to escape such wave, by shipping off to Florida and avoiding any personal hardship spending the winter in MD may cause you. I could care less what precaution's your community takes, not everybody has the opportunity to run wherever they want to avoid situations they don't want to deal with. And the fact you have no problem spewing this tells me all I need to know. Completely out of touch with reality, must be nice!

Joe

Joe, I certainly can understand why someone might call it "privileged"; heck, I would too!
I'm definitely "privileged", no bones about it. Very, very fortunate.
At least some of that "privilege" has been earned by many years of working hard, taking risk, and having some good luck along the way, including marrying a great gal who had a heck of lot less 'advantages' than me at birth, yet has had her own very successful career. Lucky for me.

But, dunno where you get "elitist". What the heck does "elitism" have to do with having the wherewithal to go to Florida? Sure are a lot of non-"elitists" there, after all. "Privileged", "lucky", "fortunate" fine..."elitist" nope.

You may have missed it, but I'd be willing to wager that I'm a heck of a lot more concerned about the ravages of Covid (and other health epidemics) on those who have far less resources than you've demonstrated on these threads. Heck, the business I help run is very focused on such. I see very little evidence from your posts of such concern about others. But that's getting "personal" and I really shouldn't respond to your latest personal attack by responding in kind. Let's just say, you're mistaken to attack me on that front.

On any upcoming waves, I sure as heck hope they're effectively muted by high vaccination rates and continued diligence, everywhere, including regions where the cold is going to push people inside.

The good news in regions like the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where btw I have a whole lot of friends and family residing throughout the winter, is that vaccination rates are high and continuing to grow, so we should at least hope this has dramatically reduced the 'dry tinder'.

I'm actually more concerned about future waves in areas like Florida which continue to have large pockets of unvaccinated and where mask compliance is very low...but Florida does have the benefit, at least for me and my family, including 84 yr old mom, of having lots of ways to enjoy oneself outside. And our community indeed has high vaccine compliance and takes precautions seriously, so again lucky to be able to be in that environment.

But let's not kid ourselves, the virus is really, really nasty. I just learned of a prominent lax coach, '50's, fully vaccinated, in good shape, who caught Delta recently, has been hospitalized twice for symptoms now...worse, the coach's father, fully vaccinated, caught it from the coach (they think)... and died. Coach is back to work 2 days a week under doctor's orders; feels terribly guilty about father.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:03 pm

JoeMauer89 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:50 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm Pretty neat video and coding by this person. You can see how it moves around geographically...like its chasing people indoors.

No really my takeaway.
I watched Florida's cycle and it doesn't look like hottest versus coldest months had anything to do with timing of flares.

But it's indeed "chasing" people wherever they congregate with lots of 'dry tinder'.

Take away the dry tinder and the flares lessen. Whether that's because folks aren't congregating indoors, wearing masks (yet insufficient-in aggregate #'s- to stop spread when no one vaccinated...just helps slow) or because of vaccination and the easiest tinder already burnt...

That said, I'm looking forward to being in Florida in winter months...just in case (and to be able to walk 100 yds to the range!).

MD,

You can see how this post can be construed as privileged and "elitist". If there's a significant wave (Signs are it will be less than what it was in the winter of 20-21, which was not nearly as bad as the late winter of 2020 (Original virus jumping off point in Northeast), You are gleefully extolling how you cant wait to escape such wave, by shipping off to Florida and avoiding any personal hardship spending the winter in MD may cause you. I could care less what precaution's your community takes, not everybody has the opportunity to run wherever they want to avoid situations they don't want to deal with. And the fact you have no problem spewing this tells me all I need to know. Completely out of touch with reality, must be nice!

Joe

Joe, I certainly can understand why someone might call it "privileged"; heck, I would too!
I'm definitely "privileged", no bones about it. Very, very fortunate.
At least some of that "privilege" has been earned by many years of working hard, taking risk, and having some good luck along the way, including marrying a great gal who had a heck of lot less 'advantages' than me at birth, yet has had her own very successful career. Lucky for me.

But, dunno where you get "elitist". What the heck does "elitism" have to do with having the wherewithal to go to Florida? Sure are a lot of non-"elitists" there, after all. "Privileged", "lucky", "fortunate" fine..."elitist" nope.

You may have missed it, but I'd be willing to wager that I'm a heck of a lot more concerned about the ravages of Covid (and other health epidemics) on those who have far less resources than you've demonstrated on these threads. Heck, the business I help run is very focused on such. I see very little evidence from your posts of such concern about others. But that's getting "personal" and I really shouldn't respond to your latest personal attack by responding in kind. Let's just say, you're mistaken to attack me on that front.

On any upcoming waves, I sure as heck hope they're effectively muted by high vaccination rates and continued diligence, everywhere, including regions where the cold is going to push people inside.

The good news in regions like the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where btw I have a whole lot of friends and family residing throughout the winter, is that vaccination rates are high and continuing to grow, so we should at least hope this has dramatically reduced the 'dry tinder'.

I'm actually more concerned about future waves in areas like Florida which continue to have large pockets of unvaccinated and where mask compliance is very low...but Florida does have the benefit, at least for me and my family, including 84 yr old mom, of having lots of ways to enjoy oneself outside. And our community indeed has high vaccine compliance and takes precautions seriously, so again lucky to be able to be in that environment.

But let's not kid ourselves, the virus is really, really nasty. I just learned of a prominent lax coach, '50's, fully vaccinated, in good shape, who caught Delta recently, has been hospitalized twice for symptoms now...worse, the coach's father, fully vaccinated, caught it from the coach (they think)... and died. Coach is back to work 2 days a week under doctor's orders; feels terribly guilty about father.