@benshawks08 Was it bad?
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Just got home. what did I miss?
Alphabetic order for the win!!
(Azubuike is first on the late season Wooden Watch list)
Amy is solid as always.
@justanotherfan glad you're doing ok. Thanks for letting us know. I've missed your analysis as the team has really come together in conference play. What a fun time to watch the Jayhawks!
@kjayhawks I agree with you on all the reasons you mentioned contributing to kids not being able to form their own opinions: electronics raising them, less kids at the park, 2 working parents. I'd add that parents play on their cell phones as well; it's not just that they're tired. Sports are a more formal process now, it feels like. We are in organized sports, but we don't get together for pick up ball yet. I'm hoping that's still a thing as my kids get a little older. It was huge for me, every day after school.
As for work ethic, I have a few 20 somethings that work with me in the IT industry. Most of them have decent work ethic but their analytical skills need encouragement. Mostly, I think this is just a product of age and experience, and they're on track with where I was at their age. It's not like that everywhere. I think in terms of physical labor, kids are definitely less inclined to work hard.
So, I do want to say gently the positives I see from the democrats this debate season as it relates to your points, as I've watched them very intently. Most of the democrats seem very in line with your appreciation for hard work. Warren (daughter of a maintenance man who had a heart attack when she was 12), Klobuchar (daughter of a newspaper writer, granddaughter of a coalminer) and Biden (father was a used-car salesman) all came from modest backgrounds that they speak a lot about. Bernie's dad was an immigrant and a paint salesman. He doesn't talk about it much. Buttigieg's parents were professors at New Mexico State. These guys value the importance of protecting the middle class. They understand the importance of the American dream. As an aside, even Tom Steyer's heart seems to be in the right place, despite being a billionaire. He doesn't talk about it, but his dad was a lawyer who prosecuted Nazi's in the Nuremburg Trials for war crimes.
I tell kids to work hard, and I tell them to work smart. People will ride you in this country, like the horse (Boxer?) in Orville's Animal Farm. They'll use you up until you die. The sense of "an honest day's pay for an honest day's work" is disappearing. It's not just about employers, it's a social contract. People will buy the cheapest thing with a decent review on Amazon. They have no idea about the ethics behind the product they're purchasing. And this kind of mindset I think in everywhere, including when you hire someone to do a job for you. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's hard to derive pride in your work when you know people (often with no disposable income) see quality as secondary to cost.
We need to restore the middle class. And it's important to look at the economy's health not in terms of its net value, but in terms of it's median value for every American. Again, I believe a lot more in the democrats in this regard than Donald Trump. I don't trade stocks. My house has appreciated in value, but that means higher taxes, and once the housing market crashes (which it inevitably will, as the appreciation is entirely unwarranted) I will just have spent more on taxes for several years.
I see employers moving towards the gig economy, the further commodification of workers as interchangeable, disposable assets. I think many of the young folk that you speak of simply don't believe the ladder exists for them to climb. At least, its not about devotion to a single company. And I can't blame them.
I also think that entrepreneurial efforts are harder now. At least that is my perception. If you can't rise working hard for someone else, and you can't rise working hard for yourself, then you either work hard regardless, without hope for financial mobility, or you just slide on by with less effort, just trying to enjoy life, or you try to pull one over on someone. We certainly need the American Dream.
@dylans So my issue isn't that most people are bad. I think most people are at the least, products of their environment, and at best, good.
I am concerned that our young people don't know the difference between picking a winner (for example, Duke basketball) and deciding who to root for, based on their own criteria. In this age of being spoon-fed opinions on everything, from product reviews to commentary on everything, we are blatant consumers who cannot think for ourselves.
Things like that.
@HighEliteMajor and I had it out at one point, but we moved on, and continued to have good discussions. That whole sequence was a positive thing for me. I don't want to live in a bubble. I want to see things as they are and hear the other voices. Everyone comes from a place where they think they are right. It's important to discover WHY they think they are right, not just tear down what they think if I don't agree.
The point of this board was originally to offer a place to talk KU hoops without having to provide your identity to Facebook.
So, in that origin story there are two things being championed:
1. a love of Kansas basketball
2. a love of freedom
The decision to expand the opportunity for discussion into politics (among the other buckets we added over time) is in line with the second reason for our origin.
I believe the stigma against political discussion as a country has not been good for us. I believe we should be able to discuss and debate anything and still be able to coexist and appreciate each other. I believe now more than ever we need to learn how to not be polarized and pit against others who see things differently. And given this, and the fact that the whole political section can be ignored, I think it's a good thing to have.
"The third was one of the greatest rounds of Fury's entire career. All the tall tales he'd told in the lead-up to this fight — that he was masturbating seven times a day, that he was dipping his fists in gasoline, and that he was going to win, by knockout, then binge on cocaine and prostitutes— well, one of those looked like it was true all along."
https://www.businessinsider.com/who-won-deontay-wilder-tyson-fury-fight-result-knockout-2020-2 ↗
I'm not saying boxers should be saints. I'm just saying Fury isn't one.
Doke was 6 of 7 from the field, 7-8 from the line, with 16 rebounds. He made 19 of the 22 possible points he attempted and only potentially rebounded himself once.
We shot 28-64 (43.8%), but if you subtract his rebounds from our 64 shots attempted, we shot 28-48 (58.3%), and that includes 10-28 from 3, a healthy number of attempted 3s.
Fun seeing Moss contribute in a multitude of ways.
Bill had that glazed over smile about 10 minutes ago. Happy Bill.
Agbaji was excellent tonight.
Doke will be a first rounder. f the naysayers. #BIUA
Doke High screens. Dotson drives then Dave lob recipient. Interesting. at least it's not the Doke show in meaningless minutes.
Being right is not a right.
@Woodrow he was licking (the blood off?) the other guys neck. That was just my first impression. I've never been so "first impressed". He seems better in the interview. Thanks for sharing.
Fury on the other hand looks like a wholesome lad that even my grandmother would root for! /S
We just beat the second best team in the country! Woooooo
Doke is graceful. Realized he didn't need to dunk it in the air, adjusted to easy layin
That's out on them. Bull
Where's the foul though
Don't lean into it doke
Devon time.
Yes! Keep dojng that Marcus! The length on Doke is outstanding
Can get anything! That P&R is unstoppable
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Biggest Game of the Year and it's at 11am Thread:
Moss needs to shoot instead of pass
I think you're right. He's more comfortable shooting everything. Would love to see him as a facilitator but I'm not sure if that's a wise idea. Bill knows best.
If you're going to try to use Braun, you're going to get your shit packed.
Braun. man.
That's some shit
Agbaji why fade away?
Doke has scored 1 bucket second half, I think.
Moss as primary scorer, check... Moss as interior passer, check. nice!
Doke wide open rolling to rim
Doke is happy to never have a foul called on his man.
The Doke is On You, Baylor!
Moss ready to be the hero we need on O
Meyer three that away
Dave?
Wow.
Doke guarding ballhandlers on the perimeter.... Forced the pass.
I thought it was an easy bucket with no help defense and man beat on that layup that Doke blocked the crap out of.
Marcus is dominating this game.
If we win I'm assuming we will be #1 in polls.
Marcus Garrett is a genius.
Wow Doke
D shows up. Offense limits turovers. Victory!
@Marco Jusef Nurkic probably could return by end of season for the Blazers but at 25-32 tehy're probably not in the playoff picture. Unfortunately he had a setback recently on his recovery. The Blazers only interior defender is Whiteside. Was he on Favors?
@bskeet bloomberg is a factor in that by bombing he's given Biden more life in Nevada.