Tom Pepe
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Tom Pepe
@TPTurf
Father of 2, Husband of 1; Territory Consultant for Plant Food Company; Class A GCS; CT then, NJ now. How much basil? Too much basil. #iykyk
Joined Eylül 2013
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Make the games 40 minutes.
8 x 82 / 48 =13.667 That’s the equivalent number of games you would reduce the schedule by. Without breaking arena leases.
Works for college. Works for international. Works for the WNBA.
AND.
If you looking at tv and streaming ratings, the less the actual playing time for a televised game, the bigger the ratings.
Ie, the less time fans have to focus on a game, the more they enjoy watching it on tv
Bill Simmons@BillSimmons
0 for 3! Also — notice how none of the ideas involve shortening the season which is partly how we fell into this tanking sinkhole in the first place. They come up with 3 “solutions” and none of the 3 are “what would 72 games look like?” This league is so frustrating
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@CoolMichelle111 @barstoolsports Risk a jump ball situation and UConn had the possession arrow. Most likely would have resulted in a foul call rather than tie up, but you can argue it wasn’t their best option
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That Duke education would have come in clutch last night…
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Tom Pepe retweeted
I asked Dan Hurley the same question I asked Tom Izzo: why does the media have a problem with coaches coaching players hard?
Hurley: "Society has gotten soft in a lot of ways... The real world is tough and cruel... I'm preparing my players for life."
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@jerid583909 @WWIIpix An all time great. I have probably watched it 2 dozen times start to finish since it came out
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Actor Damian Lewis standing at the same spot where the real Major Richard "Dick" Winters stood at Schoonderlogt in the Netherlands, 1944. The Schoonderlogt estate and farm was temporary the HQ of the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division. #WW2
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@bballbreakdown The player clearly did something he wasn’t supposed to, & there’s nothing wrong holding a player accountable for it in real time. I’d bet there was positive reinforcement after this interaction & calm conversation privately after the game. Pitino knows how to motivate
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It's always a good idea for the coach to have a goal with every interaction they have with their players. Whatever Pitino wants from his player, do you think this is the **best** way to get him to change the way he's playing?
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@patrickjkoenig Trying to figure out who is who. It’s not easy. I think you listed them in order from left to right in the back. But Rob doesn’t look like a guy who would get wiped out by a large Modelo or get screwed over by some contractors. Now I’m confused.
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Today I played a $40 golf course as a single and got paired with 3 random golfers. Had a blast. I love doing this and can’t recommend it enough.
Ted: Senior Designer on World of Warcraft —-> early retirement.
Rob: Drank a large Modelo that wiped him out. Currently getting “screwed over by several contractors.”
Neil: Jolly old English lad. 14 months sober.
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Tom Pepe retweeted
19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points.
Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children.
He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself.
On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in.
His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted.
He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders.
His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.”
McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up.
When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”
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@Sheryle1122 @nynjpaweather There doesn’t have to be an alternative. It’s just a fact of human behavior. People can be both upset about being misled without wanting the thing to happen.
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If a "bust" for severe weather happens, it means houses aren't destroyed, and people don't die. I don't see what the issue is. I wish every severe thunderstorm event were a bust.
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@Sheryle1122 @nynjpaweather I don’t think people want destruction to happen. But when they spend 24-48 worrying about it and preparing for based on ALL the forecasts yeah one of the people looks like the person in my dream, they don’t appreciate their time being wasted
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@nynjpaweather I say this all the time! Never ceases to amaze me how ppl are actually disappointed that they did not experience massive destruction - make it make sense!
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@notthefakeSVP Easily Over! The preface is the killer because it requires a verbal reply before giving an answer.
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For folks with young kids, what’s the over/under on questions asked every day?
Has to be over 100 in this house. All prefaced with: Dad? Or Mom?
(My kids think I’m much smarter than I am)
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@TPTurf For anyone east of Harrisburg, a threat that any warm day forecasts could be completely destroyed during spring. Example, the weather app says it will be in the 60’s & sunny, but the day ends up being in the low 40’s and drizzle.
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@ThatEricAlper Am I the only one who has never heard of Screaming Trees?
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@kstallworth2010 @RealPitino I mean the rules are kind of different now. 40 years ago you could hand check. And there weren’t gather steps or allowed carries or even 3 pointers
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@RealPitino You’re saying the game you have been in for 40 years no longer exists. Did they change the game ball? It’s 29.5 inches and 22 ounces right? The court is still 94 feet long right? The actual game rules are still the same right?
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Everything I'm reading from college coaches is great stuff, but what's not being said, is that it’s no longer college basketball. It's professional basketball with budgets that rival the Euroleague. So pros have trade deadlines. The G league is way below college basketball on a pay scale. Even two way players are way below. Unfortunately the game I've been in for over 40 years no longer exists.
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@AHill10 @Darkdarling00 Or cleverly worded depending how you look at it
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@Darkdarling00 Poorly worded. Divide by half or divide in half. Two entirely different things.
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Impact map and details for tomorrow afternoon through Saturday morning. Details on live coverage will be sent this evening.
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