Yonatan Weiss

2016 Fantasy Football Champ • CLE

[Yonatan Weiss @Yonatan_Weiss]

@216Corner What’s the trade?

[LTC Ariella Mazor @LTC_Ariella]

As you go to sleep tonight, remember:

A year ago tonight,

1,200+ people went to sleep after a holiday meal or left their house on their way to a party, not knowing that their lives would end the next day.

251 people spent their night in peace not knowing that they would be taken hostage by terrorists the next day.

This night was the last night before our world changed forever.

[Israel ישראל @Israel]

6:29AM

October 7, 2023.

The moment time stopped.

Beeri. Nahal Oz. Nir Oz. Reim. The Nova Festival. Kfar Aza. Sderot. Ofakim. Nirim. Holit. Zikim. Ashkelon.

We remember the victims.

We pray for the return of the hostages.

#RememberOctober7

[Alan Soclof @AlanSoclof]

I am excited to share that the latest edition of The Crossover is live!

Inside, I share some of my thoughts on $PYPL's earnings, Buffett selling 13% of his $AAPL stake, and so much more.

Make sure to check out the email going out to 5k+ subs below:

https://t.co/l9n2Zttom0

[Alan Soclof @AlanSoclof]

The latest edition of The Crossover is live!

Inside:

-Bullish thoughts on $PYPL
-Iger continues to deliver for $DIS
- $META is on the Mark
-Reflecting on $BRK 1997 Annual Meeting

And a whole more more!

https://t.co/9Xyme8McVq

[Yonatan Weiss @Yonatan_Weiss]

@ESPNFantasy @TheGriffster92 Think this is a bit worse… lost because you guys decided Engrams rush was a catch…

[Yonatan Weiss @Yonatan_Weiss]

@SleeperHQ @fant_leib

[Yonatan Weiss @Yonatan_Weiss]

@SleeperHQ @ohayon330 I know you remember

[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

Words are tough to use to describe the impact you've had on our organization, baseball team, culture, and city.

Your impact in the game of baseball goes beyond what we can even begin to extend our gratitude for.

Thank you, Tito. ❤️

#ForTheLand

[Cleveland Browns @Browns]

Browns fans around the world love you, Jim, and are thinking of you as you continue this fight. Looking forward to having you back in the booth 🤎

📰» https://t.co/gOoTdSnvuU

[Cleveland Browns @Browns]

don't mess with the elf

[Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs]

Your Cleveland Cavaliers are Summer League Champions!

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[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

José Ramírez just stole home.

[Yonatan Weiss @Yonatan_Weiss]

@AlanSoclof @volitioncapital Just another step 🔥🐐

[Alan Soclof @AlanSoclof]

In this week's @_TheCrossover_, our new Sports Section made its debut! Let me know what you think:

While watching the NBA Finals a couple weeks back, something jumped out at me (outside of the fact that I play like a very very very poor man’s Jokic).

What stood out to me? Continuity.

Denver Nuggets Head Coach Mike Malone has been the Head Coach (HC) of the Nuggets since 2015. Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra has been HC since 2008.

While Malone and the Nuggets have been strong performers in the regular season, they consistently fell short of expectations before this year. Specifically, last year, they lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Similarly, in Miami, after the Big 3 era slowly collapsed, the Heat found themselves as a .500 ball club for years (outside of a Finals appearance in “The Bubble.”)

Interestingly, both organizations have stood by their head coaches through the ups and downs, and it is noteworthy that these were the last two teams standing.

The approach that the Heat and Nuggets have taken of sticking with their coaches, is a stark contrast to the NBA at large.

Whether it is the Sixers moving on from Doc Rivers, Raptors moving on from Nick Nurse, Suns moving on from Monty Williams, or Bucks moving on from Budenholzer, NBA teams are parting ways from phenomenal coaches. Each coach I named above either is an NBA Champion or Coach of the Year or both.

Also, it is not like there are a bunch of elite coaches sitting around to replace the accomplished bunch mentioned above. Oftentimes, either a young unproven NBA assistant will get a chance or a game of musical chairs breaks out where a recently fired HC becomes a HC for another team (Nick Nurse replacing Doc Rivers with Philly).

The greatest historical franchises have continuity. It is that simple. Whether it was Popovich and their Big 3 or Belichick and Brady, almost always, the key core was intact for a long period of time.

At one point or another, every great franchise has seen difficult times and disappointments. However, they stick with each other when there is disappointment.

Experiencing the highs and lows with a group of players and fellow assistants can help build trust and connection in an organization. Creating an environment where coaches and players are able to be themselves, take chances, and not walk on eggshells is how greatness can be attained.

I also always think about how making a deep run in the playoffs and then losing can be considered a disappointment. The old championship or bust mentality.

If a ball bounced just a little differently (think Kawhi vs. Sixers in 2019) or a key player didn't get hurt (Tatum Game 7?), maybe just maybe, it would have been your year.

How much of what makes sports so special, the rare, unpredictable events can coaches control? Basically zero.

Unless a coach has totally lost a locker room, I think sticking with them is the right move almost every time. When people ask me if Cavs GM Koby Altman should bring back J.B Bickerstaff, I answer 100% yes. It is clear J.B is a good coach and the locker room responds to him. Just because you fall short with an incredibly young, inexperienced team, does not mean that you are not the guy.

One final idea — the Cleveland Browns have had 12 HCs since 1999. 12. The Steelers have had 3 coaches since 1969. What a contrast.

When you look at the list of Browns HCs since 1999, I think it is clear that several of them could have been successful if given patience and time (or a quarterback!). For my Cleveland readers, Rob Chudzinski and Mike Pettine come to mind. However, we kept on blowing it up every couple of years and starting over from scratch.

Continuity allows for lessons to be learned, habits to be implemented, cultures to be established, and institutional history to be created. With so much turnover, this magic cannot exist.

And without that magic, all you are stuck with is a lot of dysfunction and more generic press conferences than you CAN count – which I could do in my sleep that this point.

-Alan

[Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs]

On this day seven years ago…🏆 #ALLin216

[Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs]

55 BURGERS, 55 FRIES, 55 TACOS, 55 PIES, 55 COKES, 100 TATER TOTS, 100 PIZZAS, 100 TENDERS, 100 MEATBALLS, 100 COFFEES, 55 WINGS, 55 SHAKES, 55 PANCAKES, 55 PASTAS, 55 PEPPERS, and 155 TATERS!

[Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA]

After the Celtics collapsed into an 0-3 hole, Al Horford knew they didn’t need to relive their failures.

So he told Joe Mazzulla to cancel their film session & brought his team to Top Golf.

This is the story of the day they shanked their way to history:
https://t.co/fWG6NYhdXX

[Netflix Is A Joke @NetflixIsAJoke]

What a crop. I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE Season 3 drops on May 30.