Hamsterdam (Ex-players, s***posts, beef, etc.) Continued

[Capn'O]

Deuces Precious.

[Guano]

Speaking of kayaking, I took a little boat outing to Willamette Falls with a buddy this weekend.



2nd biggest waterfall by volume in the US (Niagra), located just south of Portland in Oregon City. It's an odd one in that it's surrounded by decrepit and mostly out of use industrial development and hasn't been developed at all for recreation yet so the only access to it is by boat. But it's magnificent in person. Just a massive amount of water, even during the summer dry period. It cannot be approached like this until mid to late summer as wet season currents are too strong.

That water is gorgeous... can you camp that area? Would be dope to pack in gear to spend a day or two in that area.

Sidenote, its supposed to snow here this weekend and I might still try to send the last section of the pct(L). It just depends on the amount of snow. There isnt any really good bail out points which could make it spicy. But I have the gear for snow and think it would be fun af. Just not if it dumps ft. Kinda bummed summer went so fast.

Can you camp in that area?

Well, what's out of the shot but just behind me is industrial wasteland even moreso than what's across the river... so yes, you can camp for as long as you want There are some awesome islands a couple of miles behind the dam at the falls and I think you can camp on those and it would be a nice experience.

My daughter and I were up that way the day before:



Snow already? Well damn. At what elevation?

Industrial wasteland sounds a lil sketchy. Especially considering the epa regs back then. I was gonna ask if you fished there but you'd prolly pull this thing out

[Capn'O]

That water is gorgeous... can you camp that area? Would be dope to pack in gear to spend a day or two in that area.

Sidenote, its supposed to snow here this weekend and I might still try to send the last section of the pct(L). It just depends on the amount of snow. There isnt any really good bail out points which could make it spicy. But I have the gear for snow and think it would be fun af. Just not if it dumps ft. Kinda bummed summer went so fast.

Can you camp in that area?

Well, what's out of the shot but just behind me is industrial wasteland even moreso than what's across the river... so yes, you can camp for as long as you want There are some awesome islands a couple of miles behind the dam at the falls and I think you can camp on those and it would be a nice experience.

My daughter and I were up that way the day before:



Snow already? Well damn. At what elevation?

Industrial wasteland sounds a lil sketchy. Especially considering the epa regs back then. I was gonna ask if you fished there but you'd prolly pull this thing out

The Superfund sites are all located further down towards the Columbia confluence but I wouldn't fish below the Falls. A lot of people do though and we used to have a permanent troop of sea lions that parked themselves in Oregon City to feast on the abundance from the Falls.

I don't fish but I aspire to once the kids are a bit older.

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Man we got lucky trading him for KAT

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Randle just comes off really insecure. I just knew his ego would take a hit with Brunson outshining him. Then once we got OG who is built to play the 4, Randle no longer fit.

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Poor Julius. He was in such a dark place making all that money playing for the greatest fan base in the NBA. I will pray for his recovery. I'm so glad we traded this bum. Never had the right mentality to be a Knick.

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Why is this man talking about weed like it’s fentanyl lol

ps - like 70/80 percent of the league smokes

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Great read greenie!!

When he came back from his injury, the difference was immediate. The Wolves went on an eight-game winning streak, while Randle settled into a more clearly defined role — primary playmaker, secondary scorer — that fit him perfectly.

The struggles of the first two months gave way to a newfound identity. Randle became a classic point forward, creating open looks for his teammates and lowering his shoulder into the chests of his opponents when the Wolves needed a bucket. He also started to deliver on the defensive end, moving deftly between power forward and center depending on if he was playing with Gobert or Reid as they surged down the stretch. Minnesota finished the regular season 17-4 to lock up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, which gave Randle the chance to answer another open question about his playoff bona fides.

“It was never about me as an individual. I think it was more about what my worth was,” Randle said of the conversation around him. “Am I a winning player? Do I contribute to winning? And that’s really all I wanted to show. And when it was time for me to play my best basketball, that’s when I was able to play best basketball. Because I was just able to focus on that.”

Randle’s individual statistics (18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists) all dropped noticeably from his New York days. But his value to the Wolves grew as the season went on. He was one of the best players in the league through the first two rounds of the playoffs, averaging 22.6 points and shooting 39 percent from 3 in a 4-1 wipeout of the Lakers in Round 1. In the second round, he dominated Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, putting up 25.2 points, 7.4 assists and 6.6 rebounds in another 4-1 series.

“It’s a huge testament to him and the coaching staff,” Wolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly said. “They figured out a role that would be most conducive to his personal success and certainly our team success.”

[Capn'O]

Why is this man talking about weed like it’s fentanyl lol

ps - like 70/80 percent of the league smokes

I bet it was really hard for him to be on the outside of that playoff run. It was hard for _me_. We could have really used him.

[god shammgod]

i was in a really dark place....occasionally for joint pain i was taking 3 advils when the bottle says only take 2 lol

[Jeff Van Gully]

i was in a really dark place....occasionally for joint pain i was taking 3 advils when the bottle says only take 2 lol

i don't like diminishing a person's individual challenges and playing struggle bingo, but...

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Great read greenie!!

When he came back from his injury, the difference was immediate. The Wolves went on an eight-game winning streak, while Randle settled into a more clearly defined role — primary playmaker, secondary scorer — that fit him perfectly.

The struggles of the first two months gave way to a newfound identity. Randle became a classic point forward, creating open looks for his teammates and lowering his shoulder into the chests of his opponents when the Wolves needed a bucket. He also started to deliver on the defensive end, moving deftly between power forward and center depending on if he was playing with Gobert or Reid as they surged down the stretch. Minnesota finished the regular season 17-4 to lock up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, which gave Randle the chance to answer another open question about his playoff bona fides.

“It was never about me as an individual. I think it was more about what my worth was,” Randle said of the conversation around him. “Am I a winning player? Do I contribute to winning? And that’s really all I wanted to show. And when it was time for me to play my best basketball, that’s when I was able to play best basketball. Because I was just able to focus on that.”

Randle’s individual statistics (18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists) all dropped noticeably from his New York days. But his value to the Wolves grew as the season went on. He was one of the best players in the league through the first two rounds of the playoffs, averaging 22.6 points and shooting 39 percent from 3 in a 4-1 wipeout of the Lakers in Round 1. In the second round, he dominated Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, putting up 25.2 points, 7.4 assists and 6.6 rebounds in another 4-1 series.

“It’s a huge testament to him and the coaching staff,” Wolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly said. “They figured out a role that would be most conducive to his personal success and certainly our team success.”

i am closer to your end of the randle support spectrum. def not a hater. but, damn. the people who read that he was mentally not doing well the whole time were 100% spot on. i still think we didn't know enough to make the kind of judgments we did, but he's confirming a lot.

takes nothing away from his positive impact on the wolves, or how maybe that trade was really best for every party involved.

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Great read greenie!!

When he came back from his injury, the difference was immediate. The Wolves went on an eight-game winning streak, while Randle settled into a more clearly defined role — primary playmaker, secondary scorer — that fit him perfectly.

The struggles of the first two months gave way to a newfound identity. Randle became a classic point forward, creating open looks for his teammates and lowering his shoulder into the chests of his opponents when the Wolves needed a bucket. He also started to deliver on the defensive end, moving deftly between power forward and center depending on if he was playing with Gobert or Reid as they surged down the stretch. Minnesota finished the regular season 17-4 to lock up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, which gave Randle the chance to answer another open question about his playoff bona fides.

“It was never about me as an individual. I think it was more about what my worth was,” Randle said of the conversation around him. “Am I a winning player? Do I contribute to winning? And that’s really all I wanted to show. And when it was time for me to play my best basketball, that’s when I was able to play best basketball. Because I was just able to focus on that.”

Randle’s individual statistics (18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists) all dropped noticeably from his New York days. But his value to the Wolves grew as the season went on. He was one of the best players in the league through the first two rounds of the playoffs, averaging 22.6 points and shooting 39 percent from 3 in a 4-1 wipeout of the Lakers in Round 1. In the second round, he dominated Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, putting up 25.2 points, 7.4 assists and 6.6 rebounds in another 4-1 series.

“It’s a huge testament to him and the coaching staff,” Wolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly said. “They figured out a role that would be most conducive to his personal success and certainly our team success.”

i am closer to your end of the randle support spectrum. def not a hater. but, damn. the people who read that he was mentally not doing well the whole time were 100% spot on. i still think we didn't know enough to make the kind of judgments we did, but he's confirming a lot.

takes nothing away from his positive impact on the wolves, or how maybe that trade was really best for every party involved.

Yeah, being the main guy in NYK (until Brunson came) is not easy.

“New York was an amazing time. It was a great place. I loved it,” Julius said. “I had a lot of great moments there and great experiences and met a lot of great people and played a lot of great games. You get to play in the Garden, you know? Have all those experiences. But it also comes with a lot, too, man. It comes with a lot of different things. And it’s a lot to navigate.”

It does sound like a lot of his struggles mentally were when he was actually sidelined with his injury though. Not when he was actually playing (where we had people here trying to inaccurately diagnose him with mental problems).

He got off to another great start in 2023-24, averaging 24.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists to make his third All-Star Game. Just as the Knicks were really starting to take off in January, Randle injured his shoulder in the team’s sixth straight victory. He did not play the rest of the season and watched his teammates put together a stirring run to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jalen Brunson emerged as the new star, DiVincenzo became a cult hero after being inserted into the starting lineup, and Randle started to feel increasingly isolated as the team took off without him.

“You know how New York is, man. You’re under a different microscope,” he said. “So it’s like, you’re not just battling and trying to win. It seems like you’re battling a million different things.”

Randle came to New York when the Knicks were in the throes of one of the worst stretches in franchise history. He poured everything into helping pull the team out of the gutter. And now he felt left behind.

The isolation and the narrative took him to a dark place. He self-medicated with marijuana (the league stopped testing players for marijuana use in 2023). He withdrew from those around him. Depression, anger and anxiety started to suffocate him.

“At the end of that time, I was kind of at my darkest moment,” he said. “Just miserable, like in a way where I just was not having fun going to work every single day.”

There were strains both at work and at home. He would return to the apartment from rehabbing his shoulder and retreat to a private room away from his family, wallowing in his own misery.

I’m glad his wife got him help

Kendra grew so concerned with the way things were going that she started to look for help. She had seen social media posts from Dr. Daniel Amen, a high-profile psychiatrist known for using SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) brain scans as a way to diagnose ailments and treat brain health. The method is heavily debated in the scientific community, but Kendra reached out to him directly and arranged for Julius and Dr. Amen to meet.

Julius and Kendra credit Dr. Amen’s treatment with getting him to quit marijuana, something that Julius said was “stealing his soul.” Amen also worked on identifying what was causing his depression and anxiety and gave him tools to manage those stressors, which helped him re-engage with his family and take control of his environment.

“He brought it back out of him, this calmness,” Kendra said. “Even with the kids, the craziness day to day, he’s just back to who he was before. It’s really amazing to me.”

Julius credits Kendra with understanding how much help he needed in the moment and then being proactive to bring him out of a fog that he could not shake.

Seems like he was bound to get traded no matter what, but he thought he would last until feb at least.

The therapy certainly played a big role in Randle rediscovering the clarity of mind he needed. But the relocation to Minnesota, as hectic as it was, has expedited his personal turnaround.

Even before the trade went down, Randle had a feeling that his time in New York was winding down. His agents at CAA and the team had not had any discussions on a contract extension, and Randle was having a hard time seeing where he fit in with this new Knicks roster. Randle figured that 2024-25 would be his final season with the Knicks but thought it would last at least to the trade deadline in February.

That realization didn’t dull the pain when the trade finally went down. Two days before the deal, Randle appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school in the Bronx. Knicks leadership, including team president Leon Rose and head coach Tom Thibodeau, came to watch Randle donate $1.3 million toward the project. Then, in a flash, he was gone.

“When I got traded, I’m like damn, I can’t believe this got taken from me,” Randle said. “It’s like, you worked so hard to build something, and it was just snatched away.”

[BKlutch]

Great read greenie!!

i am closer to your end of the randle support spectrum. def not a hater. but, damn. the people who read that he was mentally not doing well the whole time were 100% spot on. i still think we didn't know enough to make the kind of judgments we did, but he's confirming a lot.

takes nothing away from his positive impact on the wolves, or how maybe that trade was really best for every party involved.

Yeah, being the main guy in NYK (until Brunson came) is not easy.

“New York was an amazing time. It was a great place. I loved it,” Julius said. “I had a lot of great moments there and great experiences and met a lot of great people and played a lot of great games. You get to play in the Garden, you know? Have all those experiences. But it also comes with a lot, too, man. It comes with a lot of different things. And it’s a lot to navigate.”

It does sound like a lot of his struggles mentally were when he was actually sidelined with his injury though. Not when he was actually playing (where we had people here trying to inaccurately diagnose him with mental problems).

He got off to another great start in 2023-24, averaging 24.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists to make his third All-Star Game. Just as the Knicks were really starting to take off in January, Randle injured his shoulder in the team’s sixth straight victory. He did not play the rest of the season and watched his teammates put together a stirring run to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jalen Brunson emerged as the new star, DiVincenzo became a cult hero after being inserted into the starting lineup, and Randle started to feel increasingly isolated as the team took off without him.

“You know how New York is, man. You’re under a different microscope,” he said. “So it’s like, you’re not just battling and trying to win. It seems like you’re battling a million different things.”

Randle came to New York when the Knicks were in the throes of one of the worst stretches in franchise history. He poured everything into helping pull the team out of the gutter. And now he felt left behind.

The isolation and the narrative took him to a dark place. He self-medicated with marijuana (the league stopped testing players for marijuana use in 2023). He withdrew from those around him. Depression, anger and anxiety started to suffocate him.

“At the end of that time, I was kind of at my darkest moment,” he said. “Just miserable, like in a way where I just was not having fun going to work every single day.”

There were strains both at work and at home. He would return to the apartment from rehabbing his shoulder and retreat to a private room away from his family, wallowing in his own misery.

I’m glad his wife got him help

Kendra grew so concerned with the way things were going that she started to look for help. She had seen social media posts from Dr. Daniel Amen, a high-profile psychiatrist known for using SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) brain scans as a way to diagnose ailments and treat brain health. The method is heavily debated in the scientific community, but Kendra reached out to him directly and arranged for Julius and Dr. Amen to meet.

Julius and Kendra credit Dr. Amen’s treatment with getting him to quit marijuana, something that Julius said was “stealing his soul.” Amen also worked on identifying what was causing his depression and anxiety and gave him tools to manage those stressors, which helped him re-engage with his family and take control of his environment.

“He brought it back out of him, this calmness,” Kendra said. “Even with the kids, the craziness day to day, he’s just back to who he was before. It’s really amazing to me.”

Julius credits Kendra with understanding how much help he needed in the moment and then being proactive to bring him out of a fog that he could not shake.

Seems like he was bound to get traded no matter what, but he thought he would last until feb at least.

The therapy certainly played a big role in Randle rediscovering the clarity of mind he needed. But the relocation to Minnesota, as hectic as it was, has expedited his personal turnaround.

Even before the trade went down, Randle had a feeling that his time in New York was winding down. His agents at CAA and the team had not had any discussions on a contract extension, and Randle was having a hard time seeing where he fit in with this new Knicks roster. Randle figured that 2024-25 would be his final season with the Knicks but thought it would last at least to the trade deadline in February.

That realization didn’t dull the pain when the trade finally went down. Two days before the deal, Randle appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school in the Bronx. Knicks leadership, including team president Leon Rose and head coach Tom Thibodeau, came to watch Randle donate $1.3 million toward the project. Then, in a flash, he was gone.

“When I got traded, I’m like damn, I can’t believe this got taken from me,” Randle said. “It’s like, you worked so hard to build something, and it was just snatched away.”

He was a reall good player with occasional bouts of what people thought was anger and sullenness. Just shows how we don't always know enough about another person to just them. There are a lot of things in life more important than work, even if your job is basketball star. I'm glad he's happier and playing well. I'm still a fan, and want him to do well except when he plays us. I'm also happy with our current roster and hope we take the next step.

[G_K_F]

Anyone could have told you Randle wasn't cut out to play here just by looking at his demeanor on the court.

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[Capn'O]

i was in a really dark place....occasionally for joint pain i was taking 3 advils when the bottle says only take 2 lol

Everyone is picturing you writing this high AF btw.

[thebuzzardman]

i was in a really dark place....occasionally for joint pain i was taking 3 advils when the bottle says only take 2 lol

Do you now have the autism?