Start the countdown to the Kawhi Leonard Retirement Party and DPE
I give it.....six weeks until the Crips apply for the DPE
The Lakers Definitely Suck
After working for the Lakers for 40 years, West's relationship with the team splintered beyond repair. "I almost wish," he told ESPN, "that I had never played or worked for them."
The show was awful. Inane attempts at drama punctuated by the occasional monster. To quote Logan: "ice cream for bedwetters"
I'm a boomer in late-career and I absolutely agree with this. Companies might put on airs about "corporate culture" and "join our family" - with very rare exception, it's complete bullshit. You're a disposable replaceable asset, nothing more. My advice: find a job you like that you are good at, and where you like your boss (hugely important IMO), give the job what it needs, and nothing more. Keep the rest of the time for your life, hobbies, family, J2, or whatever.
Not OE but close
I'm late-career. I'm good at what I do - I might even say great. I have a unique blend of skills, aptitudes, and personality traits that naturally suit me for what has amounted to a very successful career. Not too long ago I accepted the offer to work the job I have now. While it is not the most money I have ever made, I am certainly paid pretty well - and I am constantly thankful and grateful that, somehow, I have not aged out of what I do.
Here is the punch line: this job is ridiculous. With the exception of a couple of in-person meetings, I have probably averaged no more than 5 to 10 hours of real work per week. And yet they love me. And yes, I love them, because I have so much time. I have recently become torn between devoting hours every day to a couple of important hobbies, or taking the plunge and trying to find J2, or at least a side gig.
Hard to tell who will suck more - the Lakers or the Clippers
The teams rank 6th (Lakers) and 13th (Clippers) in total payroll for next season, and both will be mired in mediocrity, at best.
Lakers are rudderless
The Lakers' two top candidates in this ongoing coaching search have very different visions
AFAIC they lost all their slack the season after the bubble when they stupidly blew up the roster. That team deserved a chance to repeat, just as they were.
Pistons have been a shithole for a decade
Stan Van Gundy left nothing but a smoking crater in his wake after a disastrous 4 years running that franchise. They havent won a playoff game since 2008. Has Tom Gores gone senile?
https://sports.yahoo.com/top-candidates-emerge-for-detroit-pistons-president-of-basketball-operations-role-234201256.html
This is an absolutely EPIC series. Game 6 was a freaking Beatdown for the AGES. Only two games decided by less than 9 points - the rest are a series of alternating smackdowns. The series features the MVP, the DPOY, AND the 6th Man of the Year. When was the last time that happened???
Who would want this job?
So, the Lakers still have a coaching vacancy. But, who would want this ridiculous game of musical chairs?
First of all, you have a meddling, incompetent ownership group to deal with who will probably get you on the cheap because they like to spend/blow all their money on aging superstars. Next, is kowtowing, accommodating and acquiescing to the whims and ego of that aging superstar or find yourself gone before your tenure is up. Then, there’s the flawed lineup: no, established backup center, a weak bench and no third reliable scoring option in your starting five. Finally, you can forget about developing young, promising talent because they’ll be gone before you know it.
Um … sounds like a “great“ Job opportunity.
Rob and Jeanie should fire themselves....
....along with Kurt Rambis if not already done. Laker management messed up when they broke up the bubble roster and the team has never recovered. The coaching carousel is likely to continue until Lebron retires and likely beyond.
Presenting for your viewing enjoyment: A Gallery of Wackos
The late great Gallery of Wackos :)
https://web.archive.org/web/20111216144503/http://gallery-of-wackos.com/
Just knowing Lemmy is here makes me feel better
Maybe not such a shitpost but the mere existence of things like Lemmy and kBin is comforting, especially after living through the enshittification of Reddit.
Thank you for this :) First day here xoxoxo
Because we're better? :)