Alex Bates

Die hard Arizona Cardinals fan and love the Louisville Cardinals! L1C4!!

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@AZCardinals You and I have recently gained another fan in our family!

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@ZachAZCards Nice!

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@Cardschatter What's the story behind most rookie QBs not signing? Mendoza, Simpson and Beck? Seems odd that it's QB specific

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@TheUFL Great decision! Love the quickness with this as well!

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

❤️

[Kyler Murray @K1]

To everyone that supported me and showed kindness to my family and I during my time in AZ, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

I wanted nothing more than to be the one to end the 77 year drought for this organization, I am sorry I failed us. I wish this community and my brothers nothing but the best.

I am no stranger to adversity, I am prepared for whatever’s next. I trust in God and my work ethic. I truly believe my best ball is in front of me and I look forward to proving it.

Godspeed.
🥋

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@AndrewLeezus Severance

[Herd w/Colin Cowherd @TheHerd]

"If I'm the Arizona Cardinals at number 3, only gotta move up 2 spots, I would call the Raiders and I would offer them 3 first round picks."

@colincowherd argues the Cardinals should move on from Kyler Murray and go all in for Fernando Mendoza

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

RIP Rondale Moore. Damn man.

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@RepoleStable @TheUFL Definitely ESPN type of Fantasy to me at least

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@LarryFitzgerald @NFL @AZCardinals @YeungPhoto @Pitt_FB Thank you Larry. Watched you as a kid and so glad I get to see you end your journey in the hall of fame

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

Former #Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald has been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2026, in his first year of eligibility.

A true legend, Fitzgerald’s 1,432 receptions and 17,492 receiving yards are both second all-time to Jerry Rice.

[NFL @NFL]

Cardinals expected to hire Rams OC Mike LaFleur as their new head coach. (via @rapsheet, @TomPelissero)

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@The_UFM @UflFans @UFLKings Was there myself! Got to meet and talk to Coach Redman. You can tell the city is excited!

[PHNX Cardinals @PHNX_Cardinals]

Former Arizona Cardinal Tyrann Mathieu goes off on Jonathan Gannon, questioning player usage and passion.

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@MySportsUpdate Bruce Arians would've if he didn't retire then leave for the Bucs after that, it's tough to be a AZ fan, but you have support if you can win!

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Sources: Cardinals fired head coach Jonathan Gannon.

Arizona closed this season with nine straight losses, ultimately costing Gannon his job.

Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort will spearhead the search for a new head coach.

[OLDSKOOLBBALL @oldskoolbballx]

New video: Why do 70s/80s/90s players look "unskilled"?

I spent hours on this. Rulebooks, archives, player testimonials. What I found: it's not about skill. It's about rules that were fundamentally different.

The evidence:
📌 In the 1980-81 rulebook, your hand had to stay on TOP of the ball. Side = violation. Underneath = violation. The "pocket dribble" that's standard today? Instant turnover.

📌 Allen Iverson's crossover was technically illegal. Bob Ryan (Boston Globe, 1996): "The NBA has instructed referees to monitor Allen Iverson's natural dribble, which is a palming violation."

Steve Kerr later admitted: "The league literally looked at it and said, 'What do we do with this?' He was popular and exciting to watch. I think the league sort of realized we don't want to call a carry."

📌 Magic Johnson had coast-to-coast dunks waved off as offensive fouls. Why? In the early 80s, initiating contact going to the rim = offensive foul 90% of the time. You had to go AROUND defenders, not through them.

Every Giannis drive you've seen for 10 years? Offensive foul in 1983.

📌 Hand-checking was LEGAL until 2004. Gary Payton: "In my era, all we do is rush up on them, hand check them, knock them off to the side and take the ball away."

After the ban: scoring jumped from 93.4 PPG (2003-04) to 97.2 PPG (2004-05). Personal fouls dropped from 25+ per game (1980s) to under 19 today.

📌 The "gather step" didn't exist until 2009. The old rule was "two-count rhythm" – much stricter than today's Step 0 + Step 1 + Step 2 system.

📌 Proof these violations still exist: November 2022, NBA cracked down on carries. Result? 44 violations called in ONE MONTH. The entire 2021-22 season had 43 total.

Isiah Thomas said it plainly: "If I dominated then, I would dominate now. Because the rules now favor me. They favor the small guy. Ain't nobody in the lane."

The game didn't just evolve. It was ENGINEERED to favor offense through deliberate rule changes.

Full breakdown with all sources, statistics, and archived footage: https://t.co/JexUyYkwIt
(RT if this changed how you think about basketball history)

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@UFLKings @ItsChris_Redman @TheUFL That's a good pick!

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@UflFans I feel like I've not seen any rumors. Teddy Bridgewater is one most UFL Fans I've talked to have wanted, but I don't think he would leave the NFL to catch the UFL. I hope I'm wrong though

[Alex Bates @alexb8s]

@RepoleStable Minor recommendation, but you could have mascot related items that would sell well with families such as crowns for the Kings or Plane hats/toys for the aviators. Id also like to see hats in general in the shop. Overall, I love it and I'm excited for the first Kings game!