This sentence might as well be written in Swahili.

I think I’m gonna spend the rest of the day clearing Cyberpunk so I can finally start the RE4 remake lol.

I’ve been watching Lets Play-type vids on the RE4 remake. I really enjoy watching the playthroughs and all the mod challenges – let me know how you like it once you get to playing.

OT: I’ve finally become a full-fledged Californian. No, I haven’t switched my fandom – I just finally got a CA license (I had been using my NY license for years, but it expires Saturday lol)

Okay, not quite. But still, 19 points in 13 minutes.

Hey, Happy New Year y’all! May 2025 bring you everything you need and a good bit of what you want.

He doesn’t like being referred to as Bo Cruz, and has said as much.

Hey Alan, if you’re out there, what do you think of Cross on Amazon Prime? I’ve watched the first three episodes, and I really like it so far. Anyone else?

I have always liked Aldis Hodge a lot, and I think he’s really good as Cross: super magnetic, versatile, vulnerable, etc. The show’s not really my thing, though, but in the same way the Cross books aren’t my thing. It’s part of a subgenre I often refer to as “awesome serial killers are awesome,” and it takes an incredibly high level of execution and creativity — like, say, the Hannibal TV show with Mads Mikkelsen — to interest me in that kind of thing these days.

I did, however, interview Hodge about doing the show: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/aldis-hodge-alex-cross-interview-1235155384/

I often hear stories how there are a few G League or bench NBA players every year that are better than many starters but never get a chance due to GM commitment via either contract or draft to other players. Some veterans playing overseas too. Pat Riley often seems to find them.

Think this is the last piece of puzzle for Leon/Gersson and Brock to solve. Need a couple of Bo Cruzes asap.

Our SRS right now is 5.99

So lower it 1 -2 points at most for injuries (and that’s probably too much) and that’s what we are – assuming you trust SRS to be at least reasonably valid.

There’s also evidence (or maybe it was just speculation) that teams that regularly blow out their opponents are underestimated by SRS because teams take their foot off the gas, which causes their point differential to be lower than it otherwise could be. No idea what the effect size is, but we’ve blown out a lot of shitty teams and a couple good ones.