Completely agree on the logic–trading for an asset that you hope works long term but doesn’t and thinking you can trade it at a profit/break even short term is a very narrow set of outcomes.

I continue to think that giving up assets for DJM with the idea that we’ll definitely be able to use him as salary filler down the line is too cute by half. It’s just too easy to see a prospective trade partner…not wanting him. He would undoubtedly help our bench units, but I think there are 80/20 options in that regard that don’t come with the albatross risk.

FYI, game thread up early…

To make matters worse, our local high-end supermarket called DeCiccio’s, which is literally walking distance from my house, just reopened its beer bar and has like 20 taps, so I’ve gotten into the routine on game nights of working out, then stopping at one of these venues for a couple, then watching the game.

Ha! Z–man, I’m in Somers NY and there’s a DeCiccios here too – a mile from my house – with a whole upstairs bar, unreal beer & cider selection, and a grill for burgers, etc. It’s awesome…

fear can definitely be inspiring, particularly if the alternative to taking positive action – is possibly losing some body parts, or even your life…

My shoulders crackle like kindling. Getting old is overrated.

that’s too funny owen, i would laugh even more if the shit wasn’t happening to me too…

unlike z-man, i ain’t got nobody cooking me any kind of tasty food…so, i’ve been able to get my diet together better since I stopped working…down about 15 lbs, getting in much better shape now…

my new sore spot though is increasingly becoming the issue of: i ain’t got nobody…in very large part due to my health – i haven’t really had romance a part of my life in freaking decades…

now that I’ve begun to get myself better – particularly with the social anxiety stuff, I’m waking up to realize my health has significantly messed up my ability for romance…

makes me both sad and mad…i’m going to make it a point though to fix that this year…

Raptors Defensive Rating
Before OG trade: 116.3
After OG trade: 126.1