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deadeyededric

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You belong to a cult of the teams you actually like though. You are as defensive about the god damned Chiefs as anyone is here about the Pacers.
I bag on the Chiefs plenty too. I feel like I speak pretty objectively even when it comes to my favorite teams. Go back and look. Even Patrick Mahomes isnt above me calling out stupid play. Ive historically been very hard on Travis Kelce too. Whether it be the stupid penalties early in his career or the times more recently I've felt like he needs to simply start taking his job seriously consistently.
 

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Or doesn't accept that every player has bad games.

It is just a real ****** thing to do the day after a player that everyone, but him, loves suffers a serious injury.

If he's the guy who created new name "haliburstin" and dumbed my post...yikes I didn't know he was like that. I would think making up childish alts is perma-ban territory.
 
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I bag on the Chiefs plenty too. I feel like I speak pretty objectively even when it comes to my favorite teams.

You really don't. You get VERY defensive if anyone dares to question the Chiefs. I understand that you THINK you are objective. But I also think I am objective in regards to Iowa State, but I am smart enough to know that I am not. On an Iowa State board, not being objective is kind of the point.
 

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If he's the guy who created new name "haliburstin" and dumbed my post...yikes I didn't know he was like that. I would think making up childish alts is perma-ban territory.

Get into a Chiefs thread or NFL thread when the Chiefs are losing or looking bad. It makes our game day thread meltdowns look like child's play.
 

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You really don't. You get VERY defensive if anyone dares to question the Chiefs. I understand that you THINK you are objective. But I also think I am objective in regards to Iowa State, but I am smart enough to know that I am not. On an Iowa State board, not being objective is kind of the point.
I get defensive about anything I think is a bad argument. Doesn't even have to be my team. #15 is the best QB in the NFL. You don't have to be a Chiefs fan to see this. Ive even stuck up for Hawkeyes at times when I think people are dead wrong. Im certainly not always right but Ive always thought just calling balls and strikes objectively is the way to go. Makes for a better argument and gives people more credibility IMO.
 
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If he's the guy who created new name "haliburstin" and dumbed my post...yikes I didn't know he was like that. I would think making up childish alts is perma-ban territory.
Yikes.. All this because I and a few others said they don't like the way OKC plays? Jesus. If he likes the Thunder, fine. Many people don't. That's like.. the basics of fandom.
 
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I get defensive about anything I think is a bad argument. Doesn't even have to be my team. #15 is the best QB in the NFL. You don't have to be a Chiefs fan to see this. Ive even stuck up for Hawkeyes at times when I think people are dead wrong. Im certainly not always right but Ive always thought just calling balls and strikes objectively is the way to go. Makes for a better argument and gives people more credibility IMO.

You’re as credible as I am.
 
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Ill take that as a compliment

I wouldn’t. Have you seen my unhinged stuff? Just like you I’m an irrational fan. Except my irrational **** is posted on an Iowa State board in support of Iowa State. Your irrational ******** is posted on an Iowa State board where not everyone is a fan of your teams.
 
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I wouldn’t. Have you seen my unhinged stuff? Just like you I’m an irrational fan. Except my irrational **** is posted on an Iowa State board in support of Iowa State. Your irrational ******** is posted on an Iowa State board where not everyone is a fan of your teams.
What am I irrational about? Im as realistic about my teams as anyone. In fact my cynicism annoys others Chiefs fans at times. I had a slight rooting interest in OKC. I would have slept fine in Indiana would have won. Im was arguably harder on Paul Rhoades than anyone on this board. Id buy the argument that im overly cynical and pessimistic argument way more than im a sunshine pumper. If you want a good laugh look at the first post ever in the Chiefs thread. ;) I can laugh at my own stupidity
 
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What am I irrational about? Im as realistic about my teams as anyone. In fact my cynicism annoys others Chiefs fans at times. I had a slight rooting interest in OKC. I would have slept fine in Indiana would have won.

One example is saying it's disrespect pointing out that Jokic had better stats this season for a regular season award, it was likely the greatest stat line ever, better than any MJ or LeBron had even.

That's as over the top irrational "homer" as it gets. SGA got the Karl Malone style MVP because voters don't vote for MJ/LBJ/Joker 5-10 years in a row...but SGA's team actually won so great for him and you should be happy (assuming you're a fan) instead of thinking people are "disrespecting" him by pointing out Jokic's absurdly dominant season.
 
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What am I irrational about? Im as realistic about my teams as anyone. In fact my cynicism annoys others Chiefs fans at times. I had a slight rooting interest in OKC. I would have slept fine in Indiana would have won. Im was arguably harder on Paul Rhoades than anyone on this board.
You said Brady wasn’t considered a great QB until his second string of titles and Mahomes 8 years as a starter is better than any other QBs ever and “it’s not particularly close”
 

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Just wanted to say how much fun this offseason was and how I hope we continue to have cyclones showing out in the professional ranks.

Such a bummer that Tyrese most likely misses all of next year and has a long road to full recovery. He deserved such a better ending to this season. This will dramatically affect my viewership of the NBA. I have zero interest in watching a league that values whatever OKC is next year.

It’s officially Cubs season from here on out and until it’s not.
 

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You said Brady wasn’t considered a great QB until his second string of titles and Mahomes 8 years as a starter is better than any other QBs ever and “it’s not particularly close”
I mean he really wasnt until he'd won like 3 titles though. They were known as more of defensive teams and Brady as a game manager. Hes got the hardware now so he can be considered the best ever. Cool. Ill take Mahomes though. I think hes better at his best than Brady but thats just my opinion. I mean hes got 20 seasons to compare against roughly 10. At the end of the day I just want titles. The same people who think Brady is the GOAT though had better say Bill Russell is the best basketball player ever though.
 
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I mean he really wasnt until he'd won like 3 titles though. They were known as more of defensive teams and Brady as a game manager. Hes got the hardware now so he can be considered the best ever. Cool. Ill take Mahomes though. I think hes better at his best than Brady but thats just my opinion. I mean hes got 20 seasons to compare against roughly 10. At the end of the day I just want titles. The same people who think Brady is the GOAT though had better say Bill Russell is the best basketball player ever though.
I don’t want to relitigate this in the NBA thread, but Brady won his 3rd SB in his 4th year as a starter
 

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I don’t want to relitigate this in the NBA thread, but Brady won his 3rd SB in his 4th year as a starter
And even then wasnt considered the best QB in the league. It wasnt until 2010ish tje people started comparing him to Manning. The Patriots defense stole the show. The guy had 3 titles before he even made an all pro team.
 

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Is 2016 when they switched from 2-3-2 to the 2-2-1-1-1?
It was around there but not sure exactly.

edit: someone already posted it, the change was in 2014.

Regardless of that switch, the three-day breaks are not only between games where the home team is changing. There were three days this year between the Games 1 and 2 for example, and both of those games were in OKC. The only two-day break was between Games 3 and 4 in Indy (kind of unfair if you ask me; why does OKC get three days rest between their home games and Indy only gets two?).