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if the leaders of european soccer could make decisions w/o any repercussions from public opinion i think they would love to do what you are proposing

as a fan of nba hoops, my interest in the structure and politics of european soccer extends exactly as far as my interest in soil conservation efforts in Lithuania.

jordan making up a guy to agree with soccer owners

making up soccer owners to agree with a guy? making up what people were mad at? idk something like that

wait idk what you’re saying… that the idea of the rioter is a strawman? there were actual protests in england that basically killed the super league there and across europe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Old_Trafford_protests

i’m speculating on their motives i guess but man u misses the champions league all the time their fans should’ve been ecstatic to be granted a yearly free pass into the most prestigious european tournament. what they were reacting against was something more existential to the nature of soccer i think that’s an entirely fair and accurate thing to say

is that what you said

i think people rightly saw it as putting the sport on a track towards what you describe. english soccer fans weren’t rioting bcuz they were protective of the champions league it was bcuz they thought the super league was a death sentence for the concept of the sport being based around leagues in individual countries

"a death sentence for the concept of the sport being based around leagues in individual countries" and "something more existential to the nature of soccer" are not synonymous statements, and in this case the first one doesnt really make sense since it was an international competition anyway

furthermore the free pass was exactly the crux of the issue it was a powerplay by the top teams, rather than having to compete on a level playing field in the context of a unbiased league the top teams just wanted to own the competition, which very much does represent an existential threat to how the game is organized

whereas my model is just another layer on the already existing unbiased league system, it doesnt offer the top teams the power they want, they still have to go out there and win just like everyone else

which is not to say that soccers fans wouldnt hate it, im sure they would, but i dont care its a good idea, its for the good of the game and they have to do it

ok maybe our wires are crossed here im not talking about your idea if that’s what you think im referring to as an “existential threat.” i’m talking about the actual super league that was formed and then dissolved

"a death sentence for the concept of the sport being based around leagues in individual countries" and "something more existential to the nature of soccer" are not synonymous statements

if the leaders of european soccer could make decisions w/o any repercussions from public opinion i think they would love to do what you are proposing

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Saturday, April 6, 2024 4:06 PM (fifty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ok maybe our wires are crossed here im not talking about your idea if that’s what you think im referring to as an “existential threat.”

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Saturday, April 6, 2024 4:52 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

we know what the owners love

Embiid 30/12 in 23 minutes.

sixers 3-0 since his return

seems like a valuable guy. but is he the MOST valuable…

Domantas Sabonis' all-important double-double streak has ended with an 8-point, 13-rebound, 5-assist performance in the loss to OKC.

— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) April 10, 2024

With that 54th win, Chris Finch has won more games in 1 season than 10 Wolves coaches did in their whole tenure 🐺

— Jimmy Knutson (@JimmyKnutson) April 8, 2024

celtics first team to not shoot a free throw in a game

bucks shot 2! 2 fts whole game

refs are booking their vacations lol

two records last night:

-celtics 0 FTA for a full game (apparently the bucks only had 2fta as well)

- Warriors highest 3P% for a game with minimum 40 attempts (26/41 for 63.4%)
(dray klay steph all hit at least 5 3s for the first time in like 8 years)

The first player in NBA history to record

10+ rebounds
10+ assists
0 field goal attempts
0 free throw attempts

in a game. pic.twitter.com/zgKvC2xQ37

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 13, 2024

Coulda like.. used some points tho bro

lol what the heck

There was one point late in the game where the Pels were in rotation and Dray was wide open at the top of the key for a three. Dyson Daniels was supposed to rotate to Dray, but he didn’t even bother, just went to cover the next pass.

the pacers are the first team to have 10,000 points and 2,500 assists in a season