Recent content by duluoz

Agree it was the right call. I thought it when live, and the replays confirmed.

Volume scorer who barely shoots 40% from the field and 30% from 3pt, and is a big defensive liability. Aside from maybe the expiring deal, I’m not sure many teams were interested. He seems destined to be the best player on a bad team. Which is needed, since bad teams have to sell tickets too.

After a Fresh Air with Linklater a while back (where he also discussed Nouvelle Vague), I want to see Blue Moon. I like Hawke and he makes good choices, and works well with Linklater. Mastermind is an odd one, since I love the director Kelly Reichardt and her “slow cinema” slice of life...

But don’t let that stop the HD haters from going to bat for Scheyer. They round down for HD but round up for Scheyer. What on earth.

It’s aptly named, and I’d think you’d need to be a baseball person to fully enjoy it. But the reviews are excellent overall, so it must be reaching people beyond that as well. I applaud the idea and message and I got all the inside baseball jokes… but overall it left me mostly flat. That seems...

And I guess I just don’t understand why you think it could be rebuilt, ever… but especially in this money-first, advertising and sponsorship driven climate. It’s like thinking we could sprout another Everest in our lifetimes. At least be honest with yourself and acknowledge that what you’re...

Had a shot at greatness but fell short. I like Baumbach but I’m not sure he was quite up to the task. Had some great moments, though, touching and funny at times… flat and hollow at others. Clooney was good, Sandler was a little better, everyone else was just kinda there. I usually love Laura...

Not at all costs. I’m saying that HD’s results (overall and this season) haven’t been nearly as bad as many of you make them out to be, and there are countless legitimate reasons why they haven’t been better in this f’d up post-covid, portal, NIL climate. And I’m saying that everyone willing...

Fraunces is legendary. Lesser known unless you’re a Goodfellas junkie is Neir’s Tavern, in Woodhaven, deeeep Queens. A good chunk of the movie (and other movies) shot there. Since 1829. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neir%27s_Tavern

As long as you recognize that it potentially (or likely) means a coach with no ties to the school or tradition. Someone who may or may not produce results any different than HD. Very possibly worse results, since they’ll be starting over completely. Couple that with a team full of players...

IMO this has been a problem going back decades, no matter who the coach was — too much respect given to interior defense, and too little given to 3 pt defense. Couple that with sticking to their guns and hoping a team or a particular shooter will cool off (just because they’re supposed to...

Well at least nothing has changed in the college basketball landscape that would affect consistency.

Shot the ball pretty well, especially Stevenson so that’s big for his confidence. Otherwise not much to build on. Early game, post-new years, a thousand miles from home. Not a huge surprise since this team isn’t a well-oiled machine. Burn the tape and move on.

Too many late closeouts or even totally wide open threes. Hard to win that way.

That would actually make more sense. I’m sure I was giving trumpers too much credit for even knowing whose design they should rip off.