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Post #1261 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:39 am

Jamaaliver wrote:

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This young lady shoots deep three pointers. She's exciting to watch.

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Post #1262 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 2:59 pm

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Post #1263 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 4:12 pm

Sounds like JR Smith has finally found enlightenment in middle-age. :clap:

Ex-NBA star J.R. Smith regrets his old spending habits

‘I could have fed my whole community 10 times over’

For years, two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith spent money with abandon.

He frequented clubs, dropped large amounts of cash on clothes and used the $90 million he made in salary over 16 NBA seasons to pay fines levied by his teams or the league. Now, the former shooting guard says he wishes he’d spent more giving back to his community — and he’s advising young people to learn from his mistakes.

“I could have fed my whole community 10 times over with the money I was just [paying in fines for being] late on the bus,” Smith, 36, said in a February episode of the I Am Athlete podcast, hosted by former NFL player Brandon Marshall.

One of Smith’s biggest regrets, he said: spending tens of thousands of dollars at clubs, when he could have used at least some of that money philanthropically.

“You know how many people you can change [their] lifestyle with $10 million in our hood?” Smith said. “We’d rather go throw $60,000 in the strip club…than go feed 2,500 people in the hood.”

For years, he said, he dwelled on maintaining an image through “designer jackets...jeans [and] book bags.” None of it left him feeling personally fulfilled, he added — which didn’t occur to him until after he won an NBA championship.

“We’re so trained, so embedded to have that Eurocentric mindset, to worry about myself, worry about me, worry about mine,” he said. “When you make over $100 million in your career, is [giving $5 or $10 million] going to change your lifestyle?”

Smith did not immediately respond to CNBC Make It’s request for comment. But, as he pointed out in the interview, “small” amounts of money for high-earners could easily be life-changing amounts of money for others.

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Post #1264 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:51 pm

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Post #1265 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:20 pm

wow

John Lucas DOES NOT age!!

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Post #1266 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Oct 2, 2022 8:11 am

kg01 wrote:GT hires Geoff Collins. Happy with it based on what i know about him.

Search handled well by the AD. Didn't get every target embarrasingly dragged into the media like some recent hirings.

Lookin at you, TN.

Apparently also had interest in Norvell and the coach from N. Texas.

You nailed it again, kg01.

:thinking:

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kg01 · Post #1267 » by **kg01** » Wed Oct 5, 2022 1:58 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
kg01 wrote:GT hires Geoff Collins. Happy with it based on what i know about him.

Search handled well by the AD. Didn't get every target embarrasingly dragged into the media like some recent hirings.

Lookin at you, TN.

Apparently also had interest in Norvell and the coach from N. Texas.

You nailed it again, kg01.

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I was happy with it and the search wasn't handled poorly. What did I not nail?

Didn't work out. Such is life.

Wait, do the Cavs let you still mod the Hawks board? Seems like a conflict of interest(s).

:wink:

Post #1268 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Oct 5, 2022 3:00 pm

I grew up in ATL during that '90s era of Braves baseball. This feels like that caliber of team and excitement every year. A roster filled with All Stars, Cy Youngs, MVPs (and Hall of Famers?!?).

5 straight is a reall accomplishment. Shout out to John Coppolella!!!

Post #1269 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 4:53 am

Disappointing end to the season.

This clip from Phillies fans is tremendous demands your attention:

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Post #1270 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:15 am

Congrats to Philly. We didn't show up for the series!

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Post #1271 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:42 pm

This one actually hurts.

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Post #1272 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jan 6, 2023 5:42 pm

My word!

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Post #1273 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:03 pm

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Post #1274 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:20 pm

I'm not a fan of the guy -- but that's a damn good book title.

Here's an old skit of SAS from back in the day:

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Post #1275 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Feb 2, 2023 12:48 am

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Post #1276 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:32 pm

The projected #3 pick in this summer's NBA draft is now implicated in a murder charge!!!

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Post #1277 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:08 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:The projected #3 pick in this summer's NBA draft is now implicated in a murder charge!!!

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It's truly amazing how idiotic these young men can be and how damaging they can be to themselves.

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Post #1278 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:09 pm

Anybody been going to Hartsfield Jackson Airport lately? If you don't arrive to the domestic parking by 9am you probably won't get any parking onsite.

Your options are international parking or sites far from the airport.

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Post #1279 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:10 pm

Jake Paul lost a close battle to Tommy Furry

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Post #1280 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Mar 6, 2023 8:38 pm

I went to school with this dude in Middle School. He was a couple of years behind me, but everyone knew Shareef's kid brother.

Glad to see he's doing well for himself.

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