Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

https://t.co/h8JIpL9cfp Albuquerque, NM Joined September 2011

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

Trump Has No Conflicts of Interest , by @RBReich open.substack.com/pub/robertreic… The most corrupt president in the history of a country with corrupt presidents, I give you the Orange Shithead everyone.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

@SamQuinnCBS Man, if I'm Giannis and the Heat, I just watched the Sixers move way ahead of me in line and the Raptors too. Are the Heat with Giannis any more than a playin team? Knicks, Cavs, Raptors, Sixers, Pacers, Pistons, Magic, easy to see all these teams being better than the Heat.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

@DamienPetersNBA I won't go that far, maybe as a true contender, but if George stays healthy (a gigantic, mountain-sized if), he can still play. But yeah, perplexing overall.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

@zeketrontay @JoshEberley I'm hardly the first to say it, but I think Stevens and company looked at this team and this pairing (Brown, Tatum) and decided they weren't good enough to win a championship (weird that they actually did win one). Not sure how Paul George is the answer to that query but...

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

@KevinOConnor For me, the biggest issues are George's health and his age, he's 7 years older, that's huge. At the same time, hypothetically, if George stays healthy, he works better off the ball than Brown, is a much better shooter and ball handler and is an okay defender at this point.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

4 hours ago

@weekapaug401 @TheHoopCentral @ballinthefampod That's what you got out of that clip? Or are you working on old info? Cause Lonzo didn't say any real shit about his dad here, it's a divorce. Happens thousands of times a day in this country.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

9 hours ago

@ClaireMPLS Smart seems a victim of his own stats, which were not remarkable this season (33% from 3, -2.2 BPM, .543 TS), but if you watched the games, he often seemed the only Laker really putting in the effort on the defensive end and always seemed via the eye test a positive.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

9 hours ago

@Betsycashmoney For someone who isn't really a fan of either the Bulls or the Heat (though I WAS a Bulls fan starting in the early 70s all the way thru Jordan, I've just lost touch with them), I was really hoping the Heat could find a way to keep him. That roster next to Giannis is looking thin.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@mikemovies Not my favorite Tarkovsky but it's close (I like My Name is Ivan and Stalker better), but Tarkovsky was dying when he made it (which resonates) and it has extraordinary 10 minute long takes opening and closing the film. Uses Bergman's crew but better than any Bergman.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@td_nash I mean, if you really drill down into the numbers, it's Duncan. Better defender (by a lot), won 5 times as THE man. But Kobe was a lot more fun to watch and both guys had the mental makeup to be the best player on a championship team.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@Bitconnnneeeect @NycVipers Dude still plays at a high level, how is that humiliating himself?

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@inondehfsusld Here's a question; would you expect AD or KP to play more games in the coming season? Last 4 seasons, AD has played 203 games, KP 196. As a Warriors fan, I'd be comfortable letting AD be and seeing what you get out of KP. He's a much better floor spacer and younger besides.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@smoothcrim5 Not sure how you define a real Lakers fan.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@mikefreemanNFL Maybe it is, but I got through half a season of Saul, gave up, came back for season 2, gave up halfway in. It just wasn't as compelling for me as BB.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@ClaireMPLS With Smart, I think part of it is he doesn't really have impressive numbers. Shot 33% from 3, a neg BPM(-2.2) and TS 30 pts below league average. But if you watched the games, Smart was central to their defense and at times seemed to be the only guy putting in full effort.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@JoshEberley Why? That would be the most fun, no?

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

a day ago

@mikemovies Southern Comfort, The Edge, The Hunted, though like others have point out here, Hunted is a very solid action movie.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

2 days ago

@mikemovies I like all three. I guess The Third Man, for those deep focus shots and Welles' villain, The Maltese Falcon because Bogart is greater that Fred Mc, but DI is pretty amazing too and one of the few Wilder films I have much interest in.

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Michael Backus @MikeJBackus

2 days ago

@Betsycashmoney It is nerve wracking in a way the prior 90 minutes generally is not (corners and such, sure). I feel bad for Germany (I mean sort of, it IS Germany after all), to my untrained soccer eye, they way outplayed Paraguay yet couldn't score and it came down to kicks.