Are the NBA playoffs going to be more interesting than they have ever been? I knew 2020 would come through for us in the end.

This Ujiri stuff about what actually happened last year when he tried to get to the court at the end of the Finals is pretty interesting. Turns out the security guard may have misspoken.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/new-video-reveals-sheriffs-deputy-started-altercation-with-masai-ujiri-after-game-6-015119678.html

Bo Nateman:
Just to supplement, I am sure there are many here who like myself came from a home where education was not exalted and still managed to find the importance of it. In my case, I underachieved until college and probably lost out on many highly regarded college opportunities which I regard as important credentials for many career paths.

ditto that…i am dealing with a dyslexic 16 yr old who thinks vaping and video games are priorities right now…I have given as many Knute Rockne speeches as I could muster about my experience.hired tutors..not working…somewhat resigned to let the chips fall where they may at this point…my wife is freaking out…

geo: hey bo, been thinking a bunch about what you said…

what exactly did you mean by “exalt education”…

@geo, In my 15 years of teaching ( 14 in the classroom and one tutoring/homeschooling), I cannot identify one child, who realized (or came close to) their potential as learners who did not have a positive attitude towards their education.* Conversely, I taught many who were palpable underachievers, quite often because of negative attitudes towards education ( though also because of issues at home that blocked their ability to focus on school). After the first parent-teacher conferences, I was able to predict with great accuracy which students would grow(improve) the most. Closely related is the feeling of safety and security ( feeling loved) that kids get from their families. (When children do not feel loved or safe, it is really difficult for them to perform optimally in school) Invariably, the children’s attitudes came from their homes.

Kids pick up on the attitudes of the adults around them which is why the advice to have family “check their anxiety” is quite sound. It is also why families cannot just talk about the importance of education but model it by their actions. For example, reading and having discussions around reading.
The digital world presents one of the biggest challenges to education, which is why so many educational platforms are gamifying their software and teachers are going on Twitch to connect with their students. Regarding your two boys, you have to counsel balance. There is enough time in the day to play Fortnite and do school work. Finally, do not sweat penmanship, it’s a legacy skill.
* Many of the kids I am referring to had internalized the idea that education was the best way to upward mobility, a notion taught by their families and reinforced by teachers.

I’d like to see him succeed somewhere else, though I would wager his best employment opportunity next year will be as someone else’s lead assistant. He did a good job for us. He deserves some kind of reward for that.

Feels kinda weird being excited to see the new staff once it’s finalized knowing Miller won’t be a part of it

Knew Your Nicks:Why trade Nurkic to get Plumlee ?
Was he eating Jokic’s burgers?

To be fair, in his time in Denver he had a sub .500 TS and negative BPM. He has risen his TS to 0.570 in Portland (with less TOs and more assists to boot), so… it would not be unheard of if Porzingis improves his efficiency.

On the positive side, most kids, especially young ones are quite resilient and will ultimately reach their ceilings, especially with great families, who exalt education.

hey bo, been thinking a bunch about what you said…

what exactly did you mean by “exalt education”…

god daughter does some reading and loves drawing, the two boys though are hooked in to youtube, tablet and playstation games…

I bribe them with money to do school work (that’s what my mom did)….it’s sadly the extent of my parenting motivational techniques…the rest of it is simply a suspension of use of electronic devices…that’s about it…I’ve tried hard to limit my drill instructor training tendencies…their mom has other motivational strategies…

I’m a little worried though that if they spend another six months out of school, they may have trouble writing out their own names…full disclosure – my own handwriting is barely legible…

just wondering what general thoughts you might have on exhibiting more exaltation of education within the home…

Yeah, I get that he’s better. (Honestly, I haven’t watched much of any of those guys because most of them play on bad teams). But from what I see in the numbers, though he may be better, he isn’t THAT much better, and people that aren’t Jakob Poeltl and Ivanka Zubac fluffers (aka, everyone) will admit that those guys are nowhere near being elevated to superstar status. That’s all I’m saying.

With no real home court advantage, I think we will see shorter series. Matchups that normally go 6 or 7 games will only go 4 or 5.

Blazers v Lakers I think will go 6+. Maybe Heat v Pacers and possibly Sixers v Celtics. But the rounds will, in general, be shorter, I think.