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Oklahoma City Thunder fans have no right to complain about losing superstars because they stole the team from Seattle

If you're an Oklahoma City Thunder fan, first of all, you can't really complain that much because you stole the Supersonics. You stole the Supersonics. You're all scabs.

This is a subjective moral judgment on sports fandom.

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Jul 8, 2019
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The NBA has the best offseason in sports

The NBA by far and away has the best offseason in terms of the free agency period and players moving around and teams completely changing the course of their next four to five years in a matter of moments.

While subjective, the NBA offseason is widely cited as the most transactional and dramatic in North American sports.
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Jul 8, 2019
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NBA superstars have so much control that they will likely demand trades again next year regardless of their current moves

I guess right now they are changing the course of the teams for the next four years. But then next year, a lot of these [NBA] players could just be like, I want to trade again because that's how much control they have over their destiny.

The subsequent years saw major trade demands from stars like James Harden, Ben Simmons, and Kevin Durant, validating the take.
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Jul 8, 2019
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LeBron James no longer controls the NBA like he used to

The immediate reaction that I had was LeBron James does not control this league like he used to.

The NBA entered a period of 'duos' rather than LeBron-centric superteams following this move.

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Ben Johnson ran the illegal play wrong on purpose

I think Ben Johnson ran it wrong on purpose to put something on tape that then he can run a variation off of it.

This is an interpretation of coaching intent that cannot be definitively verified from the game broadcast.
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The Bears are good

I think the Bears are good.

Whether the 2026 Bears are 'good' is ultimately a season-level subjective assessment.
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The NFL is testing its way toward Tuesday and Wednesday games

Florio basically was like the NFL is testing out putting teams three times in a row on primetime because we're going to get to a point where they start playing Tuesday and Wednesday games. And I believe it.

This can be evaluated if the NFL introduces regular Tuesday or Wednesday games as described.