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Yeah, I don't know what his camp is thinking. If he can fight at 155, he's going to get paid a lot more money as they can line up 3 BIG fights. Given the talent at 155, I'm not sure he faces potential criticism for "ducking 170." Winning three fights at 155 might be better for his legacy. None...

155 is also where all the money is. Who is going to sell a fight vs GSP at 170? GSP vs Diaz, Conor, Lee, Khabib (title), Alvarez are all exciting to sell. If he gets the belt, he's not afraid of the step that comes next – the title defense will be against a guy he's confident he can beat and...

I'm surprised GSP is bouncing his weight around so much. Maybe he's super underweight right now with his health? It's probably the best fight he can make though – who at 170 presents an easy fight while being popular enough in the fans' eyes to maintain a shadow of legitimacy? Dana's happy to...

I'm guessing it's their bottom tier cards. Up to 15 events per year plus Contender Series. Splitting up their streaming rights should get more eyeballs on the sport which means more money pouring in. Smart business move, good on UFC.

Most players want to think they are on hard mode while actually steamrolling through content because they're gud or have the sekret strat or whatever. Players don't want difficulty, they want (the appearance of) mastery over 15+ year old content.

Yeah, there are plenty of ways to design this well. Problem is there are more ways to design it poorly. Just like every aspect of an MMO. There's also the question of how much "better" a crafted item is or if it's augmenting raid drops. So perhaps you take your Hopebringer from PoTime and it...

Career playoff PER will tip into LeBron's favor after this season. Good argument though. You're comparing a guy whose career is over against a guy who is still playing at an MVP level. Best PER post-seasons (ignoring 2017-2018) 1. LBJ - 37.39, MJ - 32.04 2. MJ - 31.67, LBJ - 31.11 3. LBJ -...

Do you understand the English language? Kobe passed these a couple times in his career, JaMarcus Russel threw some touchdowns, and even Shaq shot some 3 pointers. Did you watch those teams? Wade's postseason PER peaked at 29.4 (in 2010). Up through 2012, his playoff PER was at last 22 six...

Because you knew Jordan would take the shot. He was a compulsive egotistical gambler who deeply believed in himself. There is no way Jordan would pass in that situation. LeBron has four shooters ready to catch and shoot and he is happy to give any one of them the perfect pass for the game...

Westworld is pitched as the ultimate themepark for adults. You pay a large sum of money and can go play in the old American west and do whatever you want with impunity––sex, drugs, murder are all ok––as it's filled with AI bots that look (and feel, you fucker) human. There is some mystery plot...

Durant is the best beta in the NBA. Steph goes out and all of a sudden he says the Warriors aren't good. Nevermind Defensive POY, offensive rock, and heart of the team Draymond Green; the best SG in the NBA Klay; and the best motion offense outside of San Antonio. Durant can ball with the best...

LeBron is the master of playoff basketball. MJ was better in the regular season, but LeBron might be better in the playoffs.

LOL

You can put the ball wherever you please, as long as you don't take too many steps after picking up your dribble.

Exactly. This would of course be a great trade for Boston. I don't see the upside for San Antonio. Kyrie can ball but he's the new Carmelo Anthony of the NBA. Plenty of talent, but a me-first mentality, he's a shooter not a passer, and not that efficient. Dude doesn't fit in today's NBA with a...

Things could not look better for Lebron. He should either get a bunch of rest before going up against the 76ers or will face a Celtics team that might have the least talent in the NBA. Brad Stevens is a genius.

Eddie Alvarez coming out and saying he won't fight until he gets a new deal. Get this done, Dana – this dude is getting old but he's far from done, he's still at the top of the division (and could get the belt again), and he's entertaining. I don't care who he fights next, because any of the...

Harden's effectiveness gets a big boost from the refs. That dude gets a lot of calls. I find his game fun to watch, but I would be happy if the refs would start swallowing their whistle on his antics. As long as the refs are going to give him free points, I can't blame the dude for taking...

I don't see anything there that's a new release from them. Could be fun, but likely a bust.

It was a season of TUF. Beyond that, women's 125 hasn't had many fights.

Poor talent evaluation isn't retarded. Harden evolving into a top five player (top three on offense) and developing an alpha personality to potentially be Batman to KD's Robin couldn't have been predicted. Teams whiff on talent evaluation all the time. When one guy is producing as your starter...

Good catch. They were $15 million over the luxury tax this year. Sometimes the narrative sticks around even when the facts stop being true; it appears I was out of touch on this one.

Of course a massive bureaucracy isn't the epitome of efficiency. Having 300 developers in 50 different chains of command who spend hours in useless boring meetings each week isn't getting everything done as fast as it could. The reason why there's such a stark difference between the Pantheon...

OKC is a small-market team and an ownership group that doesn't seem to have the money/interest in going over the luxury tax. Regardless of whether you love or hate Westbrook's game, he will keep them relevant. He is entertaining, he fills the seats, and he'll probably get them some playoff...

Blizzard with an army of devs takes more than 6 months to beta an expansion. You expect Pantheon, with two devs, to beta an MMO in 6 months? Polish up their netcode to handle a player base, patch any duping, warping, etc. exploits (because EQ neckbeards would never attempt any of that), and...

That double exp to 60 buff is only for low population servers. Considering 99% of the game is locked behind story progression (which gives enough experience to level 1-70 already), it's a trap to lure people away from medium and high-population servers. Road to 60 is only cool if you want to buy...

Rumor has it she is a KGB-trained developer of a new cryptocurrency, Krono, officially to be backed by the Russian fiat currency. Block-chain technology is dead. Holly is ushering a new type of crypto powered by nerds playing video games that secretly mines while they hunt for GEB's and has its...

Of course they did. Who else was she going to fight? She was sacrificed at the altar of Cyborg. Thanks for all the fish. She answered yes to my 3 questions. Fulfilled her purpose. There will be another innocent offered for slaughter soon.

In the last 7 years, Cyborg has gone 10-0 inside the cage. Four of those fights went to the second round, and only one went the distance (Holly Holm is a warrior). I don't think the UFC cares if sacrificial_lamb_22 makes it to the second round; if they are screening for fighters who will last...

Hard to not be a fan after that talk. Dude came across well. Said he walks around at 195, to reference our recent weight discussion. From that conversation: How many folks in fighting are in the "I don't lift stuff up and put it back down" camp? Is forgoing traditional weight training a growing...

So you're telling me these Russians are so dumb they didn't buy SOE (DBG) at a huge discount for their IP, their talent, or their financials (which would have been a sign of bad judgment), but they bought a video game studio as a way to launder American dollars????? What crook is so stupid that...

Tony's so much bigger than Max, and Max walking around at 185 isn't far-fetched. Lee hasn't displayed wrestling skills in the same league as Khabib. Lee is good enough to dominate guys in a similar fashion as Khabib, but that's more telling about how little wrestling defense guys have where the...

I am with you on the controversial ruling. The ref was as well-positioned as he could have been an made the judgment call to let the fight continue. I don't know what rules allow commission to declare a fighter knocked out only after the bell has been rung. It was a thrilling end to a fight that...

Forward compatibility. I like the sound of that.

Kudos for Barboza – he responded just like he did in the Khabib fight and kept trying, but Lee was able to exploit his weakness and mitigate the chance of getting knocked out himself. Barboza is an elite striker but, just like the Khabib fight, he could neither defend the take down nor help...

Frankie Edgar v. Cub Swanson was much more dull than I expected. Didn't look like either guy was fighting for that title shot. Guys looked fit but older guys on short turnarounds, oh well.

Ya, the post I saw wasn't your final opinion. I don't disagree that it's a complex formula that takes into account advertising/marketing dollars to a large degree. I'd make the same remark about every big American professional sports league (especially the NFL). There's a lot of attention given...

Right, why would there be any reason to make sure someone is 100% mentally and physically dialed before they lock themselves into a cage with a person trying to kill them for a paycheck? What possible performance benefit could there be to having a strict schedule for these fighters to prepare...

Early stoppages will do that. If the next two fighters are preparing to go into the cage in 30 minutes, is it fair to walk in and say, "Hey, hope you're ready because you walk up in 60 seconds?" These guys warm up and prepare to start at a certain time. This isn't a high school competition where...