Peter Conroy

Definitely not worth a follow

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@DrewPavlou @MaxNordau Israel and Argentina have historically been big allies, no strife between them whatsoever, so he’s right to be suspicious…

😏😏😏

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@mtracey When I clicked into the tweet you’re quoting I genuinely expected it to be focused on this condom situation… but it isn’t. At all.

It’s actually a really detailed and well-founded critique of the NYT reporting process, which makes this particular tactic look pretty scuzzy

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@saehorse_Shanty @ShawnEni Reread (or just read) the post you are replying to

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@LouiseCulmer1 @LisaBritton Call it absurd all you like, the same question was asked going back to the 80’s and the responses were vastly different

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@MangaMeathead @GranTorinoDSA But I disagree on hardcore fans being the best source for positive change / evolution of the game. At least in my experience, the conservative / traditionalist streak is so strong that any sort of questioning of established rules (or even tactics) is met with scoffs or anger

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@MangaMeathead @GranTorinoDSA I agree you don't make substantial changes w/ discussion, testing in lower leagues, etc. And that there would of course be knock-on effects, potential for perverse incentives / Cobra Effect stuff... all would need to be factored in / tested.

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@MangaMeathead @GranTorinoDSA WC brings a lot of new viewers who bring up these Q's on whether different elements of the game are well-balanced.

Hardcore fans are the proverbial fish that doesn't realize it's in water, and tend to lash out when any questions are asked or suggestions are made for improving

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@MangaMeathead @GranTorinoDSA If that's the goal, then there's prob room for reconsideration of blanket rule that foul in the box = PK (esp b/c it wasn't always that way)

There are plenty of PKs given that are inside the area, but not tied to any play resembling a scoring chance, which can be overly penal

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@noways_tired @neontaster It's both of these - "why not just finish it out, there's only 2 episodes left" + "wait, that show I genuinely loved finally debuted the 2nd season? when? I can't even recall what had happened, so now I need to watch a refresher video, & I've started watching other stuff, and..."

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@MrDanielBuck Why does every drawing in this "type" of book always appear so flat / 2D / childish / half-assed?

It's basically become the house style of woke artwork, and it's so bizarre and unattractive

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@Kama_Kamilia I heard he meekly handed it to Chris Richard’s and hoped he’d do the job for him

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@ForceByFrey @Savageboston Does Jacas even exist?

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@honorablesaint And sad is it is to say, Pulisic just isn’t the guy. That was glaringly obvious today.

He didn’t want the spotlight from 1st whistle, deferred & laid off the ball constantly, rather running at defenders, then tapped out as soon as the opportunity was presented

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@honorablesaint The Freese part hurts (+ is obv correct), simply bc that’s the one position we *have* produced top-end talent for a couple decades

Give us 2010 Tim Howard + a mid-tier (internationally) defensive center back & you have something. But US has *never* produced the latter player

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@TheDocRFP It was so bad I was yelling for a foul… just positive an international pro couldn’t have miss-hit or seized up *that* badly. His foot HAD to have been clipped

Even now, many replays later, I’m still not exactly sure what he was doing/thinking

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@four4thefire @varadmehta Agree w virtually all of this. There’s enough on this team, at the right ages, to have *some* hope… BUT:
- they are atrocious controlling ball in back line (incl GK)… and not a ton better clearing crosses
- still not sure if we have a striker
- Pulisic didn’t want to be there

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@varadmehta @TheDocRFP @vbspurs Rash, emotional

“Mentality” doesn’t make three players look at each other when a ball drops to the grass inside the area. Nor does it cause a keeper to brain fart on a simple clearance (and have a sweeper fail to deflect a harmless knee-level shot)

That’s the players shrinking

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@nkh63Miguel @varadmehta We have enough ppl and money to be better than this. We have 30x the population of Belgium, even if other sports skim the top 90%…

End of the day it’s a high variance sport, and two *massive* fuckups by the back line / keeper will almost always kill you in knockout rounds

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@varadmehta If you want names, it’s Reem, Friese, Pulisic, prob in that order.

First two speak for themselves, and Pulisic absolutely shriveled when the spotlight was on. Even before the injury he wanted no part in taking the game into his hands, was laying it off every chance he got

[Peter Conroy @ruhlax_guy]

@varadmehta Absolutely not Poch

Three goals tonight were absolute beer league amateur hour shit from the back line (which has been low key garbage all tourney)… beyond that, it was the same old US - create a few chances and have no one with the touch and the flare to finish