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TopicNBA Discussion Topic 2 - More drama than a soap opera
davidponte
12/13/18 7:17:37 AM
#257
No Kawhi no problem for the Raptors on the road against a healthy Warriors team
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TopicHearthstone Discussion Topic 288 - Rastakhan is Rumbling
davidponte
12/12/18 11:41:49 PM
#89
Word, fuck Kingsbane.
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TopicNHL Discussion Topic 2
davidponte
12/12/18 11:26:56 PM
#173
I think the issue here is that I'm not saying that your team has to be "young" to win, but that being "old", as I would define the Kings, is not a recipe for success even if their two best players, or at least Doughty, are not "old".

But McDavid will tell you that it takes more than one or two players to make a team great.

The Pens have had slow starts, but in each of those years and especially the year you referenced, their core, which is largely the same, had a lot less mileage on them, so I'm not so sure it's going to be as easy for them this time to get back to relevancy.

You keep trying to compare the Pens, and especially the Caps to the two teams I've been referencing and I don't really think they're comparable, even if their top two players are all of a similar age.
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TopicBoard 8 Comic Book Club #2: Where We All Have Issues
davidponte
12/12/18 8:43:52 PM
#2
Tag
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TopicBABE BRAWL: Amouranth (c) vs. Emiru (NOMINATE!)
davidponte
12/12/18 7:40:50 PM
#4
Sometimes I scroll through Twitch and can't fathom who could unironically watch Amouranth, but I guess B8 is the place where those people exist.
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TopicBoard 8 Comic Book Club #1
davidponte
12/12/18 7:35:29 PM
#497
Contracts were the real villain all along.
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TopicBoard 8 Comic Book Club #1
davidponte
12/12/18 7:32:09 PM
#495
That doesn't sound too bad, then. I care less about how the heroes "win" and more about the fate of the characters themselves, and that seems like something that'll vastly differ in the movies.
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TopicBoard 8 Comic Book Club #1
davidponte
12/12/18 7:12:19 PM
#493
Damn, this is probably going to be a better story than what the MCU does but I don't know if I want to know the ending to a story that I've spent the last ten years watching unfold mere months before I get to see the resolution.

I might just read the Silver Surfer story this week.
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TopicBoard 8 Comic Book Club #1
davidponte
12/12/18 7:05:57 PM
#491
How does Infinity Gauntlet relate to the MCU stuff? Is this the story they're drawing from, or is this a completely unrelated story that also features the Infinity stones and gauntlet?
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TopicNHL Discussion Topic 2
davidponte
12/12/18 7:01:56 PM
#171
Isn't 27 supposed to be the prime age in hockey? Kuznetsov at 26 is a perfect example of the argument I'm trying to prove, and somehow you are using that same example to prove your own argument.

Ovechkin and Backstrom are over the age 30 hump when your ability is theoretically beginning to decline, but they are surrounded by players like Kuznetsov entering his prime and Holtby and Carlson who are still in the stages of their career where they are not declining.

Doughty at 29 is still a fantastic player. Kopitar at 31 is still pretty good. Jeff Carter at 34 is not. I think the 5+ year difference between him and those Caps players plays a part.

Your Letang and Kessel comparison works great, as well. They are both over 30 and theoretically have played their best years of hockey. How is Pittsburgh doing this year, compared to the last few years when those players weren't over that hump?

I don't think I ever said "If you aren't under 23 you're old".
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TopicCharacter Battle X Oracle Challenge - Grand Final
davidponte
12/12/18 6:53:23 PM
#6
Link - 59.97%
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TopicCharacter Battle X Oracle Challenge - Losers Final
davidponte
12/12/18 5:37:21 PM
#46
If Cloud wins:
Cloud - 50.41%

If Mario wins:
Mario - 50.23%
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TopicMario Vs. Cloud
davidponte
12/12/18 4:05:09 PM
#2
You tell'em, brother.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/12/18 11:51:24 AM
#88
I guess Flacco isn't elite after all
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TopicNHL Discussion Topic 2
davidponte
12/11/18 7:44:54 PM
#169
Age only really matters when your team lacks any young promising talent, and without doing too much research into either of those teams, that seems to be an issue. The Blackhawks have some promising young players in the pipeline, but the Kings are looking like they're going to be bad for awhile.

I'm hesitant to accept "Crosby + Malkin, Ovi + Backstrom are old, so age doesn't matter" when it's very clear that both of those teams are much more than those two players. I feel like it's also unfair to compare most players in that age range to Crosby and Ovechkin when it's clear they're still a step above. Who are the next best Kings players? 35 year old Kovalchuk? 34 year old Carter? That seems to fit the age narrative.

This was to be expected though. You can only make so many moves to get better in the short term before it catches up to you in the long term. I'd take that any day, though. Give me the last decade of either of those teams and I'll accept years of mediocrity afterwords.
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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1321
davidponte
12/11/18 7:10:28 PM
#45
that went the wrong way
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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1321
davidponte
12/11/18 7:07:04 PM
#40
I've got Mario in my dead bracket but I don't even care at this point.
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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1321
davidponte
12/11/18 7:04:47 PM
#31
go my cloud
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TopicCharacter Battle X Oracle Challenge - Winners Final + Losers Round 5
davidponte
12/11/18 4:38:55 PM
#96
Cloud - 50.04%
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/10/18 10:53:27 PM
#84
In my money league where 8 teams made the playoffs, the top 4 seeds all lost this week.

I am currently the highest seed remaining at 5 and get to play a team that finished 6-7 in the semi-finals.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/10/18 9:51:19 PM
#79
Twitter is telling me something about establishing the run.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/10/18 9:43:14 PM
#77
Wow I'm glad I had already blown out my opponent because I just checked and Kirk Cousins has 0.98 points at the half.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/10/18 9:40:15 PM
#76
I forgot about this game.
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TopicContest Stats and Discussion - Part 1320
davidponte
12/10/18 9:17:19 PM
#370
As someone who just entered their mid-20s, I reserve the right to be angry at a video game character contest.

I blame Zelda for everything.
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TopicNHL Discussion Topic 2
davidponte
12/10/18 9:09:49 PM
#166
It doesn't help that their average age is 45 and their average speed is a third of that.
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TopicCharacter Battle X Oracle Challenge - Winners Final + Losers Round 5
davidponte
12/09/18 7:58:02 PM
#6
Link - 69.69%
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TopicGrand Final
davidponte
12/09/18 7:32:55 PM
#2
They get the advantage of being Link
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 7:30:01 PM
#68
davidponte posted...
Barring some near Miami level shenanigans.


hmm

EDIT: oh
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 7:26:39 PM
#67
Great to see the Steelers join the Texans and Patriots in the group of teams that should not have lost this week.

Barring some near Miami level shenanigans.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 7:12:09 PM
#64
I wish he saved this game for next week and not when I'm already projected to blow out my first round opponent by 65 points.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:21:57 PM
#52
I want the Chiefs to win at this point after that horrible Patriots loss, just to remove any doubt.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:16:52 PM
#50
The Chargers path to the Super bowl might end up being the Steelers, Patriots, and Chiefs assuming the current seeds hold up. Talk about some rough luck.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:11:04 PM
#46
Gostkowski's misses turn out to be the difference here.

The awful defense also played a part.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:10:08 PM
#45
what the fuck was that coverage
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:09:20 PM
#44
looks like the patriots are the real lol today, folks
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:06:13 PM
#43
Looks like we're going to have to take a 10 minute rain check on that lol ravens
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 4:03:29 PM
#40
davidponte posted...
lol ravens

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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 3:54:37 PM
#39
lol ravens
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 3:47:33 PM
#37
The Dolphins on the road in December are the Patriots kryptonite and it continues to happen almost every year.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 3:40:20 PM
#35
We might see the Patriots and Chiefs both lose in a week where both teams would like the other to lose in order to secure/cushion that 1 seed.
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TopicSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Topic 2: Unlock your characters, get your mains
davidponte
12/09/18 3:17:56 PM
#17
That Joker reveal was the first time I was able to experience the craziness of a Smash reveal that I really cared about, other than "Everyone is here", since this is the first Smash game I've been really interested in since Melee and Persona 5 is one of my favourite games of the last few years.

The Cloud reveal would have been one of my greatest gaming related experiences if I had cared about Smash at the time.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 3:07:03 PM
#33
Gostkowski is doing his best Chargers/Vikings impression today.
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TopicSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Topic 2: Unlock your characters, get your mains
davidponte
12/09/18 2:54:23 PM
#11
Tag!
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 2:27:54 PM
#32
Two punt blocks for the Patriots in the first half now.

lol dolphins special teams
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 2:25:07 PM
#31
I appreciate how that quote has evolved past the point of me being salty that I always lose in fantasy.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 1:57:17 PM
#29
The Patriots and Dolphins have both decided not to play defense today, which is always fun.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 1:41:42 PM
#28
I'd appreciate if McCaffrey didn't go crazy in my playoff matchup today.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 1:21:19 PM
#27
Reg posted...
Did you mean James "Mike Gillislee" Develin?


Develin has been relevant in more than one game for the Patriots!
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 1:20:46 PM
#26
One to two times a season the Patriots game will only be available on CTV Atlantic in Canada, which happens to be the only CTV channel somehow not available to me in HD, which means I get a headache by the third quarter due to the awful quality I am somehow paying to watch in.

One of those times is today.
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TopicNFL Discussion Topic - Week 14
davidponte
12/09/18 1:12:02 PM
#24
James "Legarrette Blount" Develin with his 4th TD of the year on his 6th carry.
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