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Matt Zerella posted:It's not but you gotta squeeze a dime out of everything nowadays so they're trying to make Even More Boring Tennis a thing. it is but I have basically only seen boomers doing it. seems bad
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Simplex posted:I think I've found in puckdoku that you can put Jagr in pretty much any square and it's probably correct. Goalie for the 1976 Swedish Olympic team? Jagr. Jagr, Dominic Moore, Lee Stempniak, and Mike Sillinger are my "I don't know, let's try this" guys.
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ThinkTank posted:It is mad popular in the retiree part of the world I live in. They can't build courts fast enough to keep up with demand. the boomers love it too because you can turn a basketball court used by more urban individuals into several pickleball courts for them the sound of play is also dreadful for those who live near parks, it's great
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https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1684923926219272192?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1686441787009748997?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA Wild how the arbitrator just split the difference plus a token 75k. Do these arbitrators actually do anything? Also why doesn’t every player just ask for league max and dare the team to follow through on arbitration? Mind_Taker fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Aug 1, 2023 |
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It's tennis but your old rear end only has to move like one or two steps. Perfect for keeping mee maw active with the pals.
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ThinkTank posted:How did a sport named pickleball get popular? Because it's a sport for unathletic people
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Given it was invented by a GOP congressman, I wouldn't be surprised if marching orders were given to promote the sport top down
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Because it's a sport for unathletic people My aunt is a huge pickleball person (president of the Penticton pickleball club woohoo!) and it's funny listening to her commentary on this because apparently the "sport" used to be super chill and was mostly elderly people and stoners but then at some point it got in the spotlight and what's happened is that a ton of ex professional athletes who are in their late 20's through to their 40's got involved (including a ton of tennis players) and they ruined the sport by being too competitive lol. They used to have a barebones rulebook and the games were self refereed on the honor system but now there's constantly new rules being added as people try to figure out new ways to get an advantage and they have to train and supply referees for these tournaments which is a pain in the rear end. So basically there's constantly more and more young people getting involved and it the fastest growing sport in North America by membership (meaning if you wanna go out and try it there will likely be other younger people out there who are also beginners which is nice), but the young people are actively ruining the spirit of the game. She's a pickleball traditionalist.
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Wait, wasn't padel this huge thing a couple of years ago, and now this pickleball? How many hit ball with racket things are there going to be?
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Anyone under 50 playing pickleball should be stuffed in a locker
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Pickleball is just a dollar store imitation of the real old-person version of tennis: platform tennis. Which rules, and is also surprisingly dangerous
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ThinkTank posted:How did a sport named pickleball get popular? Because the moneyed geriatrics that control everything are into it and someone sensed a profit opportunity. Edit: the basketball court ruining is just a bonus as pointed out. Double bonus if they nuke a roller hockey rink used by utes and degenerates. rex rabidorum vires fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Aug 1, 2023 |
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Swayman for under $3.5 is a steal.
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Mind_Taker posted:https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1684923926219272192?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA Because if the ask is clearly so wildly out of line with what the 'market comparables' are the arbitrator can just ignore/throw it out and then side with the team or much much closer to that amount. So you have to ask for as close the moon with a certain amount of vague reasonableness.
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ThinkTank posted:How did a sport named pickleball get popular? its relatively easy for old people to play and the country has a lot of old people also RE: showing it on espn. they put golf on TV all the time 
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Swayman for under $3.5 is a steal. Two seasons on a real good team isn't exactly the best sample, but yeah, that's a great price tag for what he brings. Shoulda asked for more!
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Spelling Mitsake posted:My grandpa was a big hockey guy (actually got to see his leafs lift a cup in his life), broke his hip playing pickleball. He told me "If anyone tells you pickleball is a good easy exercise for seniors, I want you to look them in the eyes and tell them to go to hell." Pickleball was the first super spreader event in our city, a 55+ centre had a tournament where there was no safety requirements and no masking.
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Tear that court down, put a roller hockey rink in its place, and air that instead
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everyone I know who plays pickling ball is someone I do not want to spend time with
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Whose bright idea was it to invent pickleball anyway? Pickles can't even bounce that hard wow great job genius you got brine all over the tennis court. Idiot
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Pickleball was the first super spreader event in our city, a 55+ centre had a tournament where there was no safety requirements and no masking. this is reminding me of the time during the depths of the first covid year that ESPN was showing cornhole tournaments where basically no one was taking masking remotely seriously lol
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mennoknight posted:everyone I know who plays pickling ball is someone I do not want to spend time with We already have pickling ball that’s called golf
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Twin Cinema posted:Jagr, Dominic Moore, Lee Stempniak, and Mike Sillinger are my "I don't know, let's try this" guys. Phil Housley, Jaroslav Halak and Alex Auld are also very good multitools.
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DOC signed. Now trade for EK65 or get rid of Granlund. (Why not both)
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Has EK said if he's willing to waive for Pittsburgh? If I were him I'd still be pissed about Cooke slicing my Achilles 10 years ago.
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Eric the Mauve posted:Has EK said if he's willing to waive for Pittsburgh? If I were him I'd still be pissed about Cooke slicing my Achilles 10 years ago. Crosby and Niskanen managed to make nice while they were on the same team so I'm sure it's something athletes can compartmentalize
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Eric the Mauve posted:Has EK said if he's willing to waive for Pittsburgh? If I were him I'd still be pissed about Cooke slicing my Achilles 10 years ago. I'm sure all Karlsson cares about is getting off the Sharks and (hopefully) playing for a reasonable contender loaded with future hall of famers.
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Starsfan posted:My aunt is a huge pickleball person (president of the Penticton pickleball club woohoo!) and it's funny listening to her commentary on this because apparently the "sport" used to be super chill and was mostly elderly people and stoners but then at some point it got in the spotlight and what's happened is that a ton of ex professional athletes who are in their late 20's through to their 40's got involved (including a ton of tennis players) and they ruined the sport by being too competitive lol. They used to have a barebones rulebook and the games were self refereed on the honor system but now there's constantly new rules being added as people try to figure out new ways to get an advantage and they have to train and supply referees for these tournaments which is a pain in the rear end. No way I live in Kelowna and one of my first customers here was a pickleball coach. Lots of youngsters on the courts near me and by youngster I mean 45-65 years of age
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corn on the cop posted:I don’t think the Pens qualify as a reasonable contender even with Karlsson. They'd be a contender to possibly reach the second round.
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I can absolutely see the Pens rebounding to an ECF appearance. The east is looking weaker and they've still got the top end talent. It just comes down to figuring out the right mix of talent. Vegas went from out of the playoffs to cup this year, Pens could easily do the same.
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Terry got a 7 year extension with the Ducks.
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ThinkTank posted:Terry got a 7 year extension with the Ducks. 7x$7m lol what
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ThinkTank posted:Terry got a 7 year extension with the Ducks. Why the gently caress is Terry signing for 7 years Reenter the market in 2 years you fool
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Thank gently caress  I can finally unlench my butthole
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why the gently caress is Terry signing for 7 years He's kinda not very good and wingers have no value. He got a great deal.
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