It was possible to give them their due for winning the games in front of them while also suggested that maybe we should wait until they start to play good teams before we anoint them. But no one wanted to even do that. Even as an aside.

And now here we are.

Does this mean that HvV was functionally all-female?

I don't know if anyone in the history of this game had more reason to just take their allies than did Savannah. Not one of those other three would've considered taking her for a second and none of them would want to work with her anyway if she had taken them. This was risk free.

I don't think the Lakers are still in the business of using roster spots to appease LeBron. He gets one, not two.

If you are, then you probably don't want Nico to be in charge of the pivot. He's too invested in making the old thing work to protect his reputation. He's not going to want to trade AD, for instance.

The issue is that if you want to pull the plug on this era, you can't wait to find out. This is the only season you have control of your draft pick. Once you see this season is dying, you need to decide quickly if you're going to maximize this one chance.

You're not wrong, but the officiating in that game was particularly complain-worthy.

Desmond Bane

Probably got spooked when he threw ball four but was bailed out by the batter.

I wanted that so bad.

I made an edit to the movie that completely removes the horrifying-by-modern-standards Rene Russo subplot. That makes it a perfect movie.

I accidentally posted it two hours early then destroyed the evidence.

You forget the incredibly compelling "scammy people do scammy things" defence.

Also, the "unless we find a signed confession, we can't punish anyone for anything" defence.