Florida born, Raised in the Valley of the ☀️ Sports Junkie, loyal Utah Jazz Fan. I am a Center-left institutionalist / pragmatic progressive according to AI.
My argument is simple…
Across core socioeconomic indicators, Democratic-led states consistently outperform Republican-led states by significant margins.
Not in every category.
Not in every state.
But on balance, and especially in outcomes tied to quality of life.
Below are the categories I’m using, with sources linked so this stays grounded in reality.
Cost Of Living
https://t.co/5JzoWpkmRl
Median Household Income
https://t.co/jw0UF3HqAe
Poverty Rate
https://t.co/WvR9R4O4f9
Healthcare
https://t.co/OFyzocYGcr
Physicians Per Capita
https://t.co/4GhI0mClLT
Life Expectancy
https://t.co/MqRh5gRukZ
Suicide
https://t.co/eIHQPL8QGc
K-12 Education
https://t.co/miBoLbJTUb
College Graduation Rate
https://t.co/NEWiihGwMc
Violent Crime Rate
https://t.co/09ubpObR9o
Homicide Rate
https://t.co/FeBcrSKjVw
Food Insecurity
https://t.co/v3iZzUznnF
Traffic Fatalities
https://t.co/jgd9LT6kxX
Federal Dependencies
https://t.co/0q0R5UecFj
There is nothing Bogey does better than Ingles except take more shots
Ingles is a better ball handler, defender, passer, and rebounder
Ingles had 4 seasons in Utah he shot over 43.5%, Bogey had 0
No rim protection works two ways, Okur will draw theirs out for penetration by Stockton and George, and Karl Malone is a phenomenal rebounder
It is also not always a requirement especially when your team does many things well
Golden State, Denver recently won titles, no rim protection required
@DawsTakesNote I am not high on Kessler like many Jazz fans.
Ingles is a better ball handler and defender during his prime AND better 3 point shooter
Bogey would be reduced to catch and shoot with Stockton and George....
Kessler is smoking rock.
Dude literally has been inconsistent since he has been in Utah.
Even his “magical” 🙄 5 games this season, 2 of them he looked like a rookie…
Utah better not let his camp play them, this guy is not a 30+ million guy, at all.
Great @BannedMacMahon interview w/ @spencechecketts. Jazz highlights:
-Jazz value Kessler in the $25M-$30M range, but his camp believe his value is "significantly higher"
-May be challenging for Kessler to find other suitors due to $$
-Most likely scenario is Kessler is back with Utah, but "it's not anything close to a certainty"
-Relationship between Kessler and Jazz may need to be "smoothed over"
-Does not know if Utah is one of the teams that values Boozer over Dybantsa or Peterson
-The Jazz have done their due diligence on Darryn Peterson, "nothing there that would prevent the Jazz from drafting him"
@TheDrive700
https://t.co/jwxYmIs3Dq
@CjChaze@JazzCultureBR Rudy was 9th among centers in salary that season.
If Kesslers team is really asking for 40 million (significantly more) thats more than
Alperen Sengun
Rudy Gobert
Bam Adebayo
And would make him the 5th highest paid center in the NBA.
@CjChaze Rudy Gobert made All-NBA and defensive player of the year, available, and consistently one of the top 5 impact on/off players in the league
Kessler is not even sniffing that zip code. Please stop trying to compare him to Rudy Gobert
I’m not gonna try to play devils advocate… I find this highly unlikely
The only way this happens is if Ace and Peterson force their game to be recognized in a starting lineup… And key makes no improvements defensively
I just find it hard to believe that he won’t improve defensively… But if he doesn’t… This is certainly possible
Interesting.
I could see it happening that way, especially if key does not rise to the occasion on the defensive end, and coach demands quality defense.
But I have a feeling key will do what is necessary to deliver on their defensive end.
Going to be a very interesting three-way battle, and defense will probably determine who gets those two spots.