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Lou Pai
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get the entire stadium wrong
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It would be some random guy who maxed out as a small D1 receiver or SG who is 6’1” - 6’3 190lbs of muscle, we wouldn’t do well with a bunch of 6’7 dudes out there who can’t cut and change direction the way the smaller guys can.
This is correct. Height above a certain point is a disadvantage for about 80% of soccer. Jumping also doesn’t matter that much. Even straight line sprint speed is not that important because the ball travels twice as fast as a player.
Technique and skill are way way more important. It’s nice to have athleticism obviously but that has never been USMNT’s problem. That is why focusing on LeBron or Julio Jones is beside the point.
re: I know it’s cliche, but our best athletes would dominate Soccer.
Posted by Lou Pai on 7/7/26 at 8:45 am to WestCoastAg
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And they would be serving up passes to motherfricking LeBron James as a finisher/scorer
The problem with this is LeBron is a freak and a once in a generation athlete where the tradeoff on explosiveness and coordination doesn’t exist for him at his height. Kind of silly to base the premise on him.
And having a good striker wasn’t our problem last night. It was the 5’7” equivalent types, who have been very good, shitting down their leg. Athleticism wasn’t the problem.
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He’s already just an average striker in Ligue 1
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Dating back to February 21, he scored in eight consecutive league games (including 10 goal contributions in his last 10 club games). This tied with the 2025–26 top five European league season record goalscoring streak shared only by Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid (eight goals).[49] Balogun's streak was also one goal away from the 21st-century Ligue 1 goalscoring streak record.[50] Balogun finished the 2025–26 season as Monaco's top scorer with 19 goals and four assists in all competitions, and the league's fourth top scorer with 13 goals.[51] For his season performances, he was named the 2025–26 Monaco Player of the Season.[49]
:lol: Yeah bro, true #9s need supporting casts to succeed. I would view that as a downside case for him, but even that came to pass, he would still be better than anyone we have ever had at the position.
Balogun is unreal
Posted by Lou Pai on 7/6/26 at 10:19 pm
Tonight was astonishingly bad so I choose to find something positive to focus on.
One of the more disappointing aspects about tonight is we don’t get to see Balogun play any more with this group in this tournament because the rest of the team outside of Tillman let him down. He is quickly becoming a world class striker and about to get picked up by an elite club. He didn’t score tonight but he has been the best striker in the tournament other than Haaland and Kane. Don’t follow Ligue Une at all because it sucks so I actually didn’t realize just how good he was until this tournament. He is basically good at everything you need in a forward and he has no weaknesses. The U.S. has never had a true striker of this caliber and it should be fun to follow and watch him wherever he ends up.
One of the more disappointing aspects about tonight is we don’t get to see Balogun play any more with this group in this tournament because the rest of the team outside of Tillman let him down. He is quickly becoming a world class striker and about to get picked up by an elite club. He didn’t score tonight but he has been the best striker in the tournament other than Haaland and Kane. Don’t follow Ligue Une at all because it sucks so I actually didn’t realize just how good he was until this tournament. He is basically good at everything you need in a forward and he has no weaknesses. The U.S. has never had a true striker of this caliber and it should be fun to follow and watch him wherever he ends up.
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The sensors in the WC ball
Posted by Lou Pai on 7/2/26 at 8:32 pm
How much should we trust these things? I am suspicious as hell the accelerometer in the ball correctly picked up on the ball supposedly grazing the Croatian player, and that it was perfectly synchronized with the cameras at that timescale given that it instantly touched a Portuguese player right after. Some Croatian nerds should test this out. But also I hate FIFA so that may be influencing my thinking here.
re: Bill Maher in show thread. Guest: J D Vance
Posted by Lou Pai on 6/26/26 at 10:35 pm to NawlinsTiger9
Nah bro you’re a dork for trying to dunk on poliboard magas over JD Vance, keep using those :lol: emojis
re: Bill Maher in show thread. Guest: J D Vance
Posted by Lou Pai on 6/26/26 at 10:07 pm to NawlinsTiger9
Remember when you thought the Iowa Ann Selzer poll was a harbinger for the election?
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Ignoring the trolls (with nothing better to do because their teams aren’t playing today): Gutted to lose this obviously but proud of how they played and proud of what they accomplished this season. They fought hard, Arteta had a fantastic game plan that was well-executed. We always knew this would be an uphill battle given PSG’s talent and our injuries (which forced Mosquera’s starting, although he was generally decent outside of the penalty). It’s tough to play 120+ minutes against a team that plays half the minutes Arsenal does because they can walk the league with their second team. It hurts but damn what a season. If you had told me before it all started that we would win the prem and make it to pens against PSG in a CL final I would have taken that in a heartbeat. Onwards and upwards.
Completely agree with this sentiment.
Next few years should be fun. If we defend the title it will be amazing. Given the state of affairs, I think goals over the next five years would be at least two more PL titles, 2 CL final appearances and 1 CL title finally.
re: “I saw the world from up on your shoulders” is such a hell of a line about dads
Posted by Lou Pai on 5/30/26 at 10:16 pm to grizzlylongcut
Being a dad makes life so much more vivid and it helps you look at everything in a completely different way. It gives meaning and purpose to everything you do. The responsibility is a blessing. I will forever be grateful to my Maker for what I have. And I am grateful to have had a great father.
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Yeah, but neither are the senators supposed to do whatever the hell they want. They are supposed to be somewhat responsive to the voters, and that’s exactly what elections are for. The voters made it very clear in this primary election that they want to go in a different direction. Your post makes it seem like US senators should be like the House of Lords.
They are supposed to be something akin to the House of the Lords. It’s why they have 6 year terms and weren’t directly elected until 1913.
The filibuster which Trump wants to end is a sort of accidental feature of the system which serves an important role especially in today’s day and age. If the republicans end it, next time democrats win all 3 branches, it’s fricking over.
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I respect the Washington Times and agree or disagree, their editorials are usually good (even if I disagree I can respect their viewpoint), but this is just silly. The Senators are NOT supposed to be like European Members of Parliament who just mindlessly vote "in line with leadership". That completely knocks the famous "checks and balances" role they play and does not make them a co-equal branch of government. The "just shuf your mouths and do what your betters at the White House tell you" has never been a part of the US system. That is the system in the House of Commons in the UK, all the other European parliaments, etc.
Agreed. Also, I’m not going to read the editorial, but I assume it has to do with blowing up the filibuster and passing the SAVE Act. That’s how you not only lose your republic, that’s how you further debase the Senate as an important institution in our constitutional order. I know no one gives a shite about any of that any more though.
re: Abdul Carter: it's my responsibility to show the world I'm against Dart supporting Trump
Posted by Lou Pai on 5/29/26 at 8:33 pm to whatiknowsofar
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And thats exactly what he said, yet we still have multiple pearl clutchers itt
You know that isn’t what is happening here substantively. Implicit in his stance is that it’s immoral or untoward for Dart to have his views or support a particular candidate, to the point of it being an outrage. Saying “yeah he has a right to his views” is just empty bullshite after trying to put him on blast, and he looks pathetic for it.
re: Legislation finally done & being put to vote to regulate College Athletics/NIL
Posted by Lou Pai on 5/27/26 at 11:05 pm to saintsfan22
Members of Congress don’t actually write bills. All of that stuff can be worked out in committee and with legislative staff actually writing the technical details. They are going to have hearings in June on it supposedly. It could be a debacle, struck down by the courts, etc., or it could actually be an improvement over the current disaster. Whining about them making an attempt to even go down this path is pretty dumb at this stage.
You’re probably triggered because it’s co-sponsored by Cruz though.
You’re probably triggered because it’s co-sponsored by Cruz though.
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How the hell do they figure Paxton winning gives Talarico a shot?
Because Paxton is a criminal who got impeached by a Republican legislature
re: Texas Election returns - Paxton off to a big lead early
Posted by Lou Pai on 5/26/26 at 7:58 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Buckle up is right, gonna be a wild ride the next few months trying to get the corrupt criminal across the finish line. As stated previously:
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Went from 80/20 odds of keeping the seat in GOP hands to roughly a coinflip in the betting markets in a state Trump carried by 14 points and with an incumbent that won by 30+ last time.
re: Texas Election returns - Paxton off to a big lead early
Posted by Lou Pai on 5/26/26 at 7:55 pm to Bunk Moreland
Thanks mate. It means a lot to be referred to as less hysterical than HHTM :lol:
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