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take issue

[Sam @sam_hardey]

Just missed #PortfolioDay. Of course I had a few more things I had to nitpick, but it’s done. Check out my portfolio:

https://t.co/oHZ24fQ1vz

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

NCAA Tournament expansion is wholly unnecessary. It will deteriorate the competitive fabric/relevance of college basketball's regular season and dilute one of the best events in all of sports. It's no surprise that we got here, but I still hate it all the same.

Just let me vent.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

This guy on reddit might’ve just solved the tanking issue in the NBA

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

@BigFish3000 Nice try. I took the Amtrak home.

We tried to pay TSA almost a dozen times and Republicans said no every time. Then the GOP Speaker closed session last night and sent everyone home.

Please Google what party is in charge of Congress right now. The answer may surprise you!

[Sam @sam_hardey]

@SpartanHoops_DK Is Ben at the top of your list? Top of mine. Obviously I want the little angry man for as long as he’ll coach, but damn I think Ben’s great.

[Full Court Network: the Home of College Basketball @FullCourtNet]

"MID-MAJORS are GREAT for Basketball"

We asked Coach Izzo his scheduling philosophy especially pertaining to Mid Majors and really solid answer here. @coachFMartin and @KampeOU references too! @mid_madness

[Evan Miyakawa @EvanMiya]

But sure, March Madness doesn't have juice anymore.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

After Rondale Moore’s death, A.J. Green is calling for better mental health resources: “I’m not an expert on mental health. I’m a former football player, and I’m writing this as Rondale’s former teammate, and — more importantly — his friend. So please have that in mind when I tell you, in my opinion, Rondale wasn’t planning on any of this. To me? He was just a kid. And he was a kid who was struggling a lot with the idea of losing his identity as a football player. It’s two major injuries … two long rehabs … two seasons away from being part of a locker room … two years of not knowing if he’s ever gonna have more NFL checks coming through. So you add that all up, and it probably doesn’t take an expert to think there’s a good chance Rondale was depressed. But I could also see encouraging signs. Like — he was talking about the future. He wasn’t just on one of these downward spirals. If anything, he seemed to be slowly pointing back in an upward direction. The thing is, though, that upward direction……. It’s not a straight line. There’s gonna be dips. And when those dips come, for whatever reason, you need to be able to manage them in time before your shit hits the bottom....

To me there’s a lot that could still be improved in the NFL, as far as how the league is helping its players with their mental health. And one way I would start is by making it mandatory, if you have a major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor as part of your rehab. And by also making it mandatory, if you have a second major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor for an extended period of time, even after your rehab. And the reason I say this — it’s because I’m not an expert. You know what I’m saying? Like, Rondale, he had a support system. He wasn’t alone. He had friends who loved him, family who loved him. But those relationships can be complicated. And while those people can give you love and support … what they can’t give you is professional help, and what they can’t do is equip you with tools so that, if you ever do have a mental health crisis, or even just a really bad day, you know how to handle it. And you don’t go and do something you can never undo.

In my opinion, if Rondale’d had those tools, he might still be alive today. And I want to make sure we’re never saying that again about a young NFL player. Because I keep coming back to this one part about it — and it may be the part that’s most heartbreaking to me: Rondale was 25, man. He was so damn young. He really was just a kid.

And then there’s one more thing I want to say about mental health in the NFL — and I hope that everyone who needs to read this is reading it. All the rules … all the initiatives … all the public statements about awareness … none of that means anything if the people who are making the football decisions, in private, are viewing mental health issues how I feel like a lot of times they still get viewed: as a red flag. That’s the truth. No one in any front office will ever say it out loud. No scout is ever gonna put it in a scouting report. But that’s how it’s viewed in this league by a lot of people.

And as long as that’s the case? Stories like Rondale’s will probably keep happening. Because it means we’re telling players that having a mental health issue is gonna fuck with their money. And if we’re telling players that, then we’re creating an incentive for them to lie about their mental health. And if players lie about their mental health, then they’re going to feel shame about their mental health. And they’re not going to get the help they need — and whatever issues they’re facing are not going to get better, and are probably going to get worse. So that’s one of the big reasons I want people to read this. I want to celebrate Rondale’s life……… but I also want to make sure we’re having the realest conversation possible about his death. And the way I see it, while Rondale didn’t necessarily die because of NFL culture — NFL culture also didn’t do him no favors. It didn’t HELP him. And I just hope we can get to a place where, for the next young player going through a mental health crisis, it actually does help him. Or it even saves him.” https://t.co/MyNSl7yiGp

[xPetu @xPetu]

> be me
> be 16
> play league of legends every day after school
> hardstuck low master
> shen gets reworked
> try him out
> win every game
> roleswap from jungle to top lane to play shen
> reach challenger instantly
> friends say it doesnt count because EUNE
> transfer to EUW
> hardstuck low master again
> go to military
> play on laptop during weekends
> reach challenger on EUW
> friends say it doesnt count because my shen is freelo toplaner
> try to hit rank 1
> fail and give up
> go to university to study mathematics
> take a course on optimization
> code an algorithm to find the best shen build based on damage calculations
> complexity is O(n!)
> realize this problem is difficult
> take all optimization courses uni has to offer
> study machine learning
> study deep learning
> meet a Vayne main whos doing a phd in robotics
> watch him demo his custom algorithm that plays League
> team up to solve the build optimization problem
> spend a year trying different ideas
> finally get a good idea
> write masters thesis on league of legends build optimization
> realize we need more data to get better results
> you need a consumer application to get more data from Riot
> try to build an app
> realize neither of us can code websites
> find an Olaf main who rebuilt opgg for himself just for fun
> add him to the team
> build working app
> get more data from Riot
> realize shen jungle is viable with the right build
> roleswap back to jungle after 10 years of top lane
> spam shen jungle with optimized build
> make youtube video on it
> shen becomes the highest win rate jungler
> mfw

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

This season is as good a reminder as any that there is zero justification of expanding the NCAA Tournament. 68 is more than enough. Evidence: We have seen THIRTEEN teams in the bubble conversation lose games in the past 24 hours. Appalling!

https://t.co/a0ZXUZ0vLj

[Reggaeton Crave @ReggetonCrave]

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show officially becomes the most watched Halftime Show of all time with 135.4 million viewers, breaking the all-time record.

[Michigan State Hockey @MSU_Hockey]

THE IRON D TROPHY STAYS IN EAST LANSING!

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

Coen Carr put him on A POSTER! @MSU_Basketball

[Sam @sam_hardey]

@CarterElliott__ I get it but like….0-10. The foul baiting has infected his jumpshot, has no instinct to get a bucket only to flop off a defender and throw it. He’s a dawg, but needs to re-align his game.

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

COEN CARR HAMMER TIME 🔨 @MSU_Basketball

Breslin goes WILD!

[Detroit Pistons @DetroitPistons]

W'S IN THE CHAT

[Michigan State Content @msucontent]

Tom Izzo this past summer:

“Relationships are gonna matter until I’m done. If that hurts me in the end it’ll get me. But I don’t think so.”

The hall of famer just signed the #1 ranked recruiting class in the COUNTRY🔥

[Michigan State Men's Basketball @MSU_Basketball]

COEN WITH THE ❕

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

Coen Carr flying in for clean up 😤

@Coencarr2 x @MSU_Basketball

[Theo Baker @tab_delete]

To be clear: It's not "ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after comments about Charlie Kirk," it's "ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after threats from Trump FCC chair"

The distinction matters here.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

🚨THIS IS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT:

Disney is pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show "indefinitely" because he made some comments about Charlie Kirk. Bending the knee to fascism again?

Fuck you, @Disney cowards.

I STAND WITH JIMMY KIMMEL.