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UCLA- Myles Johnson is "Our Guy"--Foul Assessed on Myles?

Johnson was not here primarily to play basketball, nor was he at UCLA primarily to play basketball. Basketball was a means to an end, which was to get a free engineering education and pursue a career in that area.

That also means it wasn't his #1 drive/passion, which some fans here describe as "being soft" or "not having a killer instinct". He was a great player for us, and hugely impactful - he just wasn't what some fans wanted him to be, and that's on them not on him.

Glad he's doing well in the tech world.

OT: New Service—MySports TV incl BTN

Sounded intriguing until I got to the $70 price tag after $50/mo trial period. That's about what I pay for YouTube TV, though looks like that just went up over $80.

Thought a more focused sports package would be a little cheaper. Otherwise what's the point? That $50/mo sounded about right.
Agreed. Shocked to see the $70 price. I thought it would be around $50 as well since DirectTV has the rights to MSG, YES and SNY around here. They are the only ones with all 3 and I think the YES or MSG app is like $30 per month.

I’ll stick with DirectTV Stream for now but even that is getting ridiculous and I only really watch 10-20 channels.

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UCLA- Myles Johnson is "Our Guy"--Foul Assessed on Myles?

Agreed – – he missed that because he could not elevate – – would’ve grown the lead to 10, but the fast break off the missed dunk led to a three pointer, and it was a five point game. Would not have lost that game if it went in.
Did he also not fumble a rebound or loose ball out of bounds down the stretch there that was also critical? Not blaming Myles btw for the loss but I think he had two plays down the stretch that hurt there if I recall correctly.

OT: New Service—MySports TV incl BTN

OTA -- digital antenna. It has its limits too, though.
OTA in Columbus you can watch all but 2 of OSUs game each year and the picture quality is better than cable or YTTV.

Next media deal the conference should make it so you can PPV every game in 4K with Skycam with scoreboard but no announcers. That is the only thing I'd pay for. Otherwise I just support a local business for the game on Peacock and BTN. Which is actually more expensive than paying for it but I'm not going to support a terrible product like that as much as I can.

OT: Cold and Potentially Snowy Pattern Likely for Most of January

Winter Pattern Update for the Philly-NJ-NYC area

Summary
: Some light rain, mostly, on 1/18 then a light to maybe moderate snow threat (could be some rain early SE of 95) on 1/19-20 and a more significant threat possible for 1/22-23, plus we get a full arctic blast starting 1/20 and lasting for at least 4-5 days. Still fairly high uncertainty on the 1/19-20 event (5-6 days out) and very high uncertainty for 1/22-23, as would be expected 8-9 days out. The AmericanWx thread below has lots of discussion of these threats.

Details: For the potential event on 1/19-20, the best guess at this range is a minor, 1-2" snowfall for most (with less, due to rain, possibly, towards the coast), but a 2-4" event is certainly possible, but so is a complete whiff, as the Euro/UK show about 1-2", the ICON shows 2-4", the CMC shows 1/2-1" and the GFS is a whiff. Still much can change though at this range.

For the potential 1/22-23 event, uncertainty is far higher, as today's 12Z model runs ranged from a significant snow/ice storm for the SE US (CMC) to a significant snowstorm for the SE/Mid-Atlantic (GFS) to significant snowstorm for our area (Euro), plus the ensembles are showing some storms and some misses. At 8-9 days out I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to what will happen, but the point is that there's some heightened potential for a winter storm vs. baseline expectations.

https://www.americanwx.com/bb/topic...-22-focused-inauguration-day-and-21st/page/8/
We're just inside 5 days from the start of the event, and we're getting improved indications of at least some wintry weather/snow for our area. The 0Z Euro shows a 2-4" event for all, the CMC shows a 6"+ event 25+ miles NW of 95, but little to no snow for 95 to the coast, the UK shows a 1-2" event for most, the ICON shows a 3-6" event for most, and the GFS shows nada, except for maybe !" way NW.

Not ready to even guess what that means, but clearly a few to several inches are possible as is a whiff (although the GFS is an outlier here, so a whiff seems less likely). If we continue to see at least 1-2" on most of the models tomorrow at 12Z and 0Z, it'll be thread time. I will say that right now, this storm has more model support for at least 1-2" than the 1/11 event did at this point.

The 1/22-23 possible event probably has a higher ceiling but a lower floor than the 1/19 event, as the CMC shows a major snowstorm with temps in the teens, while the Euro storm is suppressed into the deep south (a few inches for TX to SC), and the GFS is closer with a significant winter storm for the Carolinas/GA, so a storm is looking likely, but it could end up anywhere.

Watching Bama now

He is shooting 74%. I'm guessing half of points are from dunks. No post up for Cliff at Alabama.

His minutes are 2/3rds of what they were last year but all the bad stuff has been eliminated by their coaching staff. Adjust for the minutes and his turnovers are down, assists are up, rebounds are up, steals and blocks are down (likely playing more disciplined), shooting percentage improved by almost 50% (51% to 74%).

He would never be this version at RU. Players are free to do what they want here. I want Alabama version of Cliff.

OT: Update on SoCal Weather

As mentioned earlier in other threads one of the most important members of the IMT (Incident Management Team) is the meteorologist.

Also, a rekindle is always a possibility. Especially without rain.
Exactly. Fire investigators suspect that the Palisades fire flared up on 1/7 from the Lachman fire that was "put out" on 1/1, aided by the high winds that act a bit like a bellows, supplying extra air to any embers...and with 14+ dry days ahead and with there always being potential for high winds 7+ days down the road, these fires might not be "over" despite them hopefully being contained in the next couple of days.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-we-know-about-start-of-palisades-fire-los-angeles/

OT: NFL 2025 Playoff Games Thread

Come on. This isn't a one-off.
Eagle fans have earned that reputation over the years.
FWIW, Philly fans have gotten much better since Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field have replaced the Vet. The new stadiums are much more attractive and a better class of fan comes. The Vet, like almost all multipurpose stadiums, was a lousy place to watch any sport. At this point I'm not sure Philly fans are really worse than anywhere else. But of course there are jerks like this guy.

Draft Prospect: RB Kyle Monangai, Rutgers

Much like the players from the most recent Giants Super Bowl win, the owners may see their good years in the rearview mirror. They'll be hoisting up that trophy with pride if the Giants do ever win another. So they should be held responsible for any abject failures. And lately there's been plenty of them. IMO retaining the GM and head coach after the latest debacle of a season is just one more indication that time has passed them by.
Maybe the NFL is a lot closer to the WWE than we think. It's just the Giants turn to suck for awhile and KC's turn to be treated well by refs... etc etc
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