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i'm a bit down on ned. he's had some good games and some very very bad games. we all know he doesnt have good defensemen in front of him, but that'a not an excuse for letting in some of the goals he's allowed. he's been very hot and cold. greiss may need to retire. regardless, ned is the starter next year. i wonder if they would bring back bernier on a one year deal if he's available?

i think the gop is more guilty of that than democrats, but the democrats are not without fault. i do think that mcconnell's refusal to give garland a hearing was a step over the edge. he should have given him a hearing and voted him down on a party line vote like what happens to every nominee now.

i think it would probably be less because he'll be at the end of his deal and he'll want an extension. unless you envision packaging contracts for a player on a large deal? but i dont see the pistons doing that or having the additional contracts - or being able to give up the picks - to do so.

so youre fine with 5 new conservative judges in 2024 if a republican wins the presidency? i'm not. i'm happy with nine but maybe 11? 7? since its become so politicized, perhaps the best scenario is to term limits for sc judges? the problem with that - of course - is that the side in power will not want to limit its next pick and it will take the side in power to enact the rule. maybe writing the law so it goes into place in 8 years would help?

women are getting abortions all the time, trans people have more recognized rights than ever in the history of the world and now can bring discrimination cases thanks to....checks notes....neil gorsuch and the us supreme court, lgbtq++++ people have more rights in america now than ever. that's only increasing, not decreasing. institutional norms are what protects you from becoming an autocracy. i'm fine with age limits for justices. it might even stop the practice of ignoring good justices simply because they've reached the age of 60 (or 50...). at the end of the day, for all the handwringing and apocalyptic talk, kentaji brown will be confirmed with more votes than coney barrett or kavanaugh.

that's the thing, do you really want seider amd raymond to grow up like this? losing every year? they need a new voice. blashill has to go no matter what yzerman thinks of his ability to coach young players. there are lots of coaches who can do that. find one.

nobody. knows. nothin'.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/mitchell-trubisky/32005452-5521-5336-8519-c8cb45ea9b74 "pro bowl talent" comp: matt stafford 7.0 grade https://www.nfl.com/prospects/deshaun-watson/32005741-5433-8355-e029-e49022cf4b81 6.8 grade. comp: marcus mariota https://www.nfl.com/prospects/patrick-mahomes/32004d41-4840-1939-e4c1-bb89191b4e71 6.3 grade! comp: jay cutler

and when president desantis comes into office in 2024, youre ok with him adding three more justices? or 5 more?

that assumes the portland trade is still there on draft night. lots of things can happen between now and then. portland could decide to cash in the lillard chips and deal him for a huge package somewhere. then were potentially stuck with grant or dealing him to the lakers for a 2047 first round pick.

what mcconnell did wasnt subtracting the number. there arent 8 justices now even if there was for a very short period of time. i think you open a big can of worms if you just increase the number of justices willy nilly because youre in charge temporarily. it compunds mcconnell's error and would erode the legitimacy of the court, for those of us who care about such things. i recognize that not everyone does.

oh come on now, the border crisis went away when trump was defeated.

how many judges do you want on the supreme court? 19? 39? should we just keep adding them whenever one side gets a majority?

new orleans might think this draft class is good.

it wont matter who biden picked, the republicans would likely not allow her/him to be accepted.

frank jackson is occasional bench scoring and depth.

but what about manchin and sinema!!!!!!! lol. she'll be easily confirmed. she's taking a liberal's seat so its not a fight. now....if thomas dies...then you'll see a fight. especially since republicans will likely control both houses of congress after the next election.

nope. need a #1 for next year.

lions better trade out of #2 and get at least one #1 picm next year or just draft willis this year, because too many teams are either gonna need a qb and be able to draft one high next year because they will be worse than detroit this year (carolina, atlanta) or will have more ammo than detroit to trade up and get one if they want to (houston, philly).

whoa.

one thing that stands out to me about that list is that none of them were drafted by the pistons.

any stat that has cade close to ayo is an incomplete stat.

physically he looks like a young kareem. a young kareem who shoots threes. poor kid will probably end up on okc.

last year was on par with the late 90s for murders. which is amazing considering how far medical technology has advanced. this year is on par with 2016-2017 (185 versus 193). which was the highest murders had been since....the 90s. im not sure 185 as opposed to 205 is anything to brag about, but the mayor needs some good pub with the election coming up soon, but maybe npr runs with it and tells us how much the "non-violent" programs are working? lol. chicago murders by april 1: 2022: 185 2021: 205 2020: 165 2019: 151 2018: 157 2017: 197 2016: 193 2015: 124 2014: 111 (carjackings are technically down too! 2022: 394, 2021: 401, 2020: 183, 2019: 100)

its a question of how you get off the line against nfl cornerbacks who are bigger, stronger, and faster than college ones. it seems like we fall in love with little college wrs every year. guys who dominated in college but never pan out in the pros because they're not strong enough to compete with big nfl players.