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That's been my impression thus far through the playoffs. Not to say that LeBron's contribution is insignificant. He's still a major factor for the Lakers.
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I see the NBA does the same goofy card presentation that the NHL does. Toronto, with their 1% chance, missed out. Not much pressure on the young guy. The way the announcers were talking about him, he's the next Michael Jordon/Lebron.
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Gutsy comeback by the Lakers ends up short. Pretty entertaining game.
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Maybe that $10 million transfer fee Portland paid to get Evander is beginning to pay off. Meanwhile, the Whitecaps were just off tonight. It happens. Hopefully they bounce back against Dallas on Wednesday.
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More importantly : https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2023-roster-rankings-strengths-weaknesses-x-factors-rookies-to-watch#DAL 6. DALLAS COWBOYS Biggest strength in 2023: Pass Rush Dallas finished last year second in team pass-rush grade behind Philadelphia. Headlined by Micah Parsons, the Cowboys’ pass rush was lethal when they pulled ahead in games. Parsons himself ended the year with a 92.0 pass-rush grade, fourth best of any player in the NFL, and recorded a 90.0-plus pass-rush grade in five games. This unit figures to carry a solid defense again in 2023. Biggest weakness in 2023: Quarterback Play Dak Prescott suffered through arguably his worst season as a pro in 2022. He led the league in interceptions despite missing five games with injury. He posted a mediocre 68.2 passing grade for the year and made more turnover-worthy plays than big-time throws. Prescott was inconsistent when he was healthy outside of two excellent performances against overmatched Chicago and Tampa Bay teams. Dallas was short on weapons last year, but Prescott needs to be better if the team is going to make a championship run in 2023. X-Factor for 2023: WR Brandin Cooks Part of Prescott’s struggles can be attributed to a lack of depth in the Cowboys’ receiving corps. CeeDee Lamb (87.0 receiving grade) is excellent, but no other wide receiver on the roster graded above 70.0. Cooks adds a ton of experience to the group and is a vertical threat. If he can stretch the field and allow Lamb to work his magic underneath, Dallas’ passing game gets a lot more dangerous. Rookie to watch: DI Mazi Smith Smith is an athletic freak with big potential to help a vulnerable run defense. Dallas’ interior defensive linemen ranked 27th in run-defense grade in 2022. They need to tighten up in the run game if they hope to beat teams like the Eagles and 49ers, who figure to be their primary roadblocks to an NFC title. Smith will be at the forefront of that improvement, Over/Under 9.5 win total: Over There’s some risk here with what we saw from Dak Prescott last year, but 10 wins is still a good bet. Dallas won 12 last year and has added Brandin Cooks and Stephon Gilmore. There are several soft spots in their schedule as long as Prescott doesn’t crash. Contests against the Jets, Lions and Chargers loom large, but Dallas should get to 10 wins.
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Apparently, MLS and Apple are offering a free one month subscription to Season Pass. Having already subscribed to Season Pass I can't make use of this offer (HARRUMPH!) so I'm not sure of all the details (ie. is it available in Canada? Are there any strings attached?) But if you want to check it out, here's the link: https://redeem.apple.com/mls1moamr?social&locale=en-us&itscg=80035&itsct=s_mls_broadcasttal_1monthoffer And here's a bit more information about it: https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/mls-season-pass-free-trial-debuts-from-apple-tv-20230513-WST-432779.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1683977564
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The Whitecaps game against Portland on Saturday (7:30pm) is available on TSN1.
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Sitting in the Quarterback Club section at Empire Stadium (north end zone), cheering on Joe Kapp and the Lions on their way to two Grey Cup appearances - terrific sports memories. RIP Joe.
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Well, it would be more encouraging than if the first number is 8.
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The Whitecaps have a decent team. They're currently in seventh place in the West. If they could develop some consistent scoring they would be a force in the West. Nice to see Betcher score again. He got off to that brilliant start then cooled off a bit. But the young guy seems to have a talent for being in the right place at the right time.
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Has Ding Liren ever played Carlsen? Didn't Carlsen sit out this particular tournament?
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Cool video. And I like the music that was dubbed in. Any idea who the artist/song is?
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A very dominant game by the Lakers after a very dominant game by the Warriors in Game 2. So what happens on Monday?
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And here are the Canucks numbers. 30 chances out of a 1000 possible combinations. I kind of like that 1 2 3 7 combination.
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The more I think about it, the more I like your idea. As you say, they would have to have some sort of board set up to show the percentage chance each team has as each of the four balls is drawn. And as each ball is drawn, some teams would be eliminated altogether while some teams' odds would increase. You should get on the phone to Gary.
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In regards to the lottery, how would they do that?
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But doesn't this put the NHL in a no-win situation? If they don't go to great lengths to portray themselves as transparent, people will claim they're hiding something. If they do go to great lengths to portray themselves as transparent, people will claim they're feeling guilty about something.
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This may be redundant as many people here may already know all about this but if not... There's a good article in "The Athletic" about the lottery draw process: https://theathletic.com/4453404/2023/05/05/nhl-draft-lottery-format-rules-odds/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983 Something I didn't know: when they actually draw the balls to determine the draft order, every team eligible for the lottery has a representative there to watch the draw. Then the representatives are secluded for a couple of hours until the results are announced to the public and the team gm's on tv. A video of the draw is released after the results are announced. Here's the video from the 2022 draw (with a rather lengthy explanation of how the process works from Gary B.)
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Yes. Unless you're watching highlights of Vancouver FC. In which case, they would be labelled "CIBC".
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The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread
UnkNuk replied to Scottish⑦Canuck's topic in Off-Topic General
A nice bounce-back win for Arsenal. -
I haven't watched any basketball in years. Then I recently watched "The Grizzly Truth" - a documentary on what went wrong with the Grizzlies in Vancouver. It must have sparked something because I felt like watching some basketball. Decided to see how the Grizzlies were doing after all this time and so watched their series with the Lakers. And I found myself pulling for the Lakers. A very enjoyable series. I'd forgotten how entertaining basketball can be.
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The Official European Football (Soccer) Thread
UnkNuk replied to Scottish⑦Canuck's topic in Off-Topic General
Arsenal is a good team. They're young and they'll get better. The future looks bright for Arsenal. But, at this present time, they are no match for Manchester City. Which is no disgrace. Manchester City is, arguably, the best team in the world right now. And, if they're not, I'd like to know who is. The game went pretty much as (I suspect) most of us thought it would. Perhaps City suffocated Arsenal even more than expected. The Gunners just couldn't get untracked. So congrats to City. I won't be surprised if they don't lose another game this season. Including the FA Cup and the Champions League.