nate82

You basically just described all fiat money. Everything has scams. I am not sure what your point is at all it is just blabbering nonsense. Crypto doesn’t need to have a product. Fiat doesn’t have a product. There have also been busts prior to the cracking. It is actually far far far easier to track down a criminal organization using crypto than it is if it is using cash.

Regardless what the refs are or are not doing the offense is being a bit lazy on some of these passes. Offensively this team is not executing at all.

Your point being? Cash is still king for criminal organizations. It is far easier to hide cash than it is to hide crypto. Actually it is far easier to launder cash than it is to do it with crypto. Crypto not being regulated is actually a good thing there is far less corruption because of the deregulation. The more you regulate something the higher it becomes corrupt if your argument is it will be used for criminal purposes then why are you using dollars? It is actually not hard to track crypto there is an actual audit trail of every single crypto transaction. For cash there is no such thing. Crypto is actually far better than cash and tracking criminal organizations. You should really stop listening to the main stream media on crypto it is like listening to conspiracy theorists. Incorrect. With the rate increases it should have lowered housing because there would be less demand, less people who are able to get a loan will create a decrease in demand. The problem with the rate increases in terms of housing is that it did nothing for the supply. Demand still outpaced supply even with the rate increases. The federal reserve can't control housing supply and it should not. It controls the interest rate and that is all it should control and no more. Local governments and HOA's are the problem with the supply. Antiquated regulations by the local governments and the HOA overly complex and over bearing rules have also killed supply. Another issue with supply has been companies like BlackRock buying up properties for its investors (pension plans, 401k's etc.) are also another issue. This will create a bubble and I hope it takes down BlackRock and other companies like it but then they will be bailed out because gasp we can't let them fail because the pensions! The idiots need to learn a lesson and find out tax payers are not your safety net. If this causes teacher unions or government pensions to default then they default. These pensions should have mitigated their risks just like everyone else if they fail so sad to bad.

The illegal what now? Do you even know what you are talking about? Let me guess you don't understand it therefore it is illegal got it. Pensions have been gobbling up housing like a monster with BlackRock. If BlackRock fails I have no problem with the teacher and government pensions going down the drain with them. They made their bed with them let them sleep in it.

One thing I haven't seen talked about is the realtor commission piece. This is good for buyers and sellers but this is really good for investors more. I don't think I like the way this is going to end for the actual consumers. This may hurt the home buyers more than it will help. I could see prices going up even more with investors buying up even more properties than they have been recently. This could cause another housing crash and I hope all of these investment companies do not get bailed out at all. If a teachers union or government union pension fails because of this I am fine with that let it fail they shouldn't have invested with these companies that have been putting them at a high risk of default.

Williams or whoever the Bears draft at #1 will be walking into a very decent team. He will have three options to throw to in Moore, Allen and Kmet. When has a rookie ever had something like that happen? It is very rare for a #1 pick to step in and have a three good receiving options and you can even throw in Swift as a fourth option. The Bears could also draft someone like Nabers or Odunze. That would give Williams 5 possible options with three of them being WR's. The next Bears QB is going to be stepping into a nice spot with all of the options they will have. It may not be a winning season year 1 but year 2 and beyond should be good.

I think an extra 4 play in games would be ok if they were for the 16th seed. Play 1 game for the 17-18 teams and then another for the 16th seed. I think that would be more fun. All of the 17-18 seeds would have to be from minor conferences. I think that would make it more interesting.

Tempe is a pain to get out of after 4pm. Heavy traffic on the 101, 202 and 10 around that time. Anytime before that and you should be fine. I would go with the Giants or the Mariners. The Angels spring training facility is the worst. Also this weekend is the air show at Luke Air Force base. https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3694649/luke-days-2024-airshow-need-to-know-info/

Is it? The majority of the players are going to be on the low end of the salary ranges. While still a lot of money you still need to have at least an average financial understanding. Majority are well below average in financial knowledge. There is also the culture where everyone is super competitive and if player a has x car then player b is going to try and get a better y car. These are not your basic Ford, Toyota or Chevy’s. These vehicles are in the $100k’s. Then take into account all the other things they will buy and the vacations they will go on. Don’t forget the personal trainers and the clubs and the parties and the clothes. Yeah I can see how that can be higher than 50%. This is also not taking into consideration someone giving money to a family member to start a business or to buy a house.

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Right both should have been no calls. The contact didn't completely impact the shot on either. I think both were just regular contact and should have been no calls.

But is not as serious as a shoulder or arm injury. In the grand scheme of things this is a positive outcome if you are a pitcher and you get injured the best outcome is a non throwing shoulder or arm/elbow/wrist/hand injury.

I think both should have been no calls to be honest. The second one was a good no call let them play swallow the whistle. The same should have been done on the first. There is contact but not enough to call a foul on either IMHO.

He is reportedly suppose to be ready to go for Friday.

Could just call it KFC-U and make people think it is a college for Kentucky Fried Chicken!

It is an exhibition game that was only 7 innings long. Not really concerned about any of that.

I am not going to be disappointed if Gasser doesn't make the opening day roster but if he isn't on the team by May or June I am going to be very disappointed.

I think there is more demand this year for a QB and the QB class is better than it was last year. The draft probably goes Williams and then Maye or Daniels at 2 and 3. Take your pick on those two at 2 and 3. To me 11, 23 and another pick is better than what the Bears got last year for the #1 pick and I think that is what the Patriots will be demanding for that #3 pick. So teams will have to overpay to get the Patriots off that pick. The Vikings have the draft picks to do it but I am not sure they are that desperate. Maybe they go 11, 2024 4th round and their 2025 2nd for one of the picks in the 5-9 range. If the Patriots do go Harrison Jr at 3 then they could go that route with the Cardinals at the 4th pick but at that point there will be a lot of teams trying to jump them to get that 4th pick and they may have to do 11 and 23 to get the 4th pick if Daniels or Maye are available at 4.

I don't believe that will be a problem. He is close to the same size as Jevon Carter and Marcus Smart. Though I don't he is as good as Smart was offensively. I think his defense alone should get him a late 1st or mid 2nd round grade. He could improve that offensively and be a guaranteed late 1st or early 2nd round pick. Though if he comes out after his senior year that would mark him down a bit. Without any offensive improvement in his senior year that puts him at a sold 2nd round grade either that being a mid or late 2nd. He would have to have a really good tournament performance to move him to a guaranteed late 1st or an early 2nd round grade. I think it is possible for him to get a late 1st round grade due to his defense. He isn't all that undersized at the PG. Carter was a 2nd round pick at 32 in 2018. I think that is where Hepburn is at right now and his stock could improve a bit to get him in the late 1st round conversation. Somewhere around 28-38 is where I could see Hepburn going if he decided to come out this year but he would need to have a good tourney offensively. It is his offensive game that is holding him back from getting this grade. If he doesn't have a good offensive showing in the tourney then he is probably a late 2nd round pick if he is picked at all. If he gets the late 2nd round grade then I think he returns as he could improve that to a mid or early 2nd round pick if he can improve offensively.

As long as the offense doesn't do its normal 6 minutes of no scoring. Though both of those games look to be an easy match up. But this team at times decides to go in an absolute funk offensively and you can't do that in the tourney.

Purdue is all one player and that is it. Everyone else on that team screams average to below average to me. If Edey is not scoring or impacting the game then that team is completely out of sync. That offense and even their defense revolves around Edey. Storr for the Badgers looks like he should be a good NBA player though he needs to put on some more muscle though that will come in time. I think he may leave after this season as he will get a mid to late 1st round grade. If he has a good tournament that could move him to the 10-15 pick range. Hepburn probably also gets a late 1st or early 2nd round pick. Though I would like to see Hepburn do what he did against Purdue more consistently on offense. That late drive to the basket is what he really needs to work on. I think Hepburn could be a good lock down PG in the NBA. Defensively I think Hepburn could play in the NBA right now though he needs to add some muscle. Hepburn probably returns for another year as he may be able to improve his draft grade to a mid 1st round pick if he works on his offensive game. This may be a completely different team next year without Storr and possibly Hepburn.

I think this makes a lot of sense. And it may just be Murphy joking around about Chourio not getting to the balls he should be getting to. Murphy has a weird sense of humor. He once told Thames he should have used his tennis racket after striking out for the third time in a game. That is the type of humor that Murphy has so I wouldn't be surprised if Murphy is just joking around abut this.

Misio pitched really well other than the walks toward the end. His delivery doesn't look like it has all that much effort to it compared to Hader. I think Misio can stay as a starter where Hader failed and I think it will be because it is not an all out effort like Hader. Brown looks really slick at SS going up the middle. If Turang doesn't work out Brown looks to be just as good defensively. That is all that I noticed in today's game so far.

I think they would need to give up 3 1sts to get into the third pick. Which I think the Patriots would take as I don't think there is a QB after Williams and Maye that is worth the #3 pick. I have heard rumblings that the Patriots may trade out of the 3rd pick if someone gets desperate or they will take Harrison Jr. If the Vikings do make a trade it is probably with the Patriots and they would have to give up a ton to get that 3rd pick. Probably more than what the Bears got last year for the #1 pick. If the Patriots don't trade out of the #3 spot that leaves only the #5-9 spots open for trades. I believe all of those picks will change hands and none of the original teams picking there will pick there. For those five picks and you could possibly add in #4 if the Patriots go with Harrison Jr at #3. That could move the cost down and the Vikings may only need to give up #11 and a 3rd round pick for #9 but will that give them the QB they are looking for? CBS has the Vikings trading for the 3rd pick with the 11 and 23rd pick. I am not sure the Patriots accept that without another 1st coming there way. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-patriots-trade-back-but-still-land-first-round-qb-steelers-fortify-ol-for-russell-wilson/