Independent Dude
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Independent Dude
@BSdetector_
I like independent thinkers who reject the tribalistic group-think of Democrats & Republicans. My opinions evolve as data emerges. I can admit when I was wrong.
شامل ہوئے Şubat 2018
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@BSdetector_ @NBAonNBC There are two versions of the game being shown at the same time. The one you (and I) hate and a regular one. Just go to the sports menu section to find the one you want. Took me a few to figure it out.
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James Harden dropped Scottie Barnes and got FOUR lucky bounces before his shot fell in.
📺 NBCSN and Peacock
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@iamrahstradamus Ime will be fired the day after the Rockets lose this series
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Ime’s hatred of Reed Sheppard drives me crazy. He spent the regular season closing games with Aaron Holiday over him and now when you need a shooter, a playmaker and a floor spacer, you don’t trust him to rely on him. Reed either needed to be unleashed or traded for someone who can fill that role once FVV went down.
Raheem Palmer@iamrahstradamus
Ime Udoka is like the NBA's version of Raheem Morris. This team simply turns the ball over too much in clutch time and Ime doesn't press the right buttons offensively. I think one of the biggest failures of Ime this year was not recognizing how that Reed Shepperd is probably the 3rd or maybe even the second most important player on this team. Once FVV went down, developing him to be ready was going to define their season. The Rockets are absolutely a first round exit and you should feel comfortable fading them against anyone, although I will say, if they play the Nuggets in the 4-5 matchup, that's a dogfight for both teams, one that the Nuggets will probably win but one that Denver will have to earn.
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@isaiahthomas Go destroy this clown in one-on-one and film the whole thing. Ruin him. Humiliate him. End his stupid little career as a hoop troll.
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This gotta stop!!! Why would I be scared to play HIM? This wasn’t his energy in person 😂. He’s a CLOWN! Tryna use me to get clicks. Ima bitch now tho? After in person I was one of your favorite players ever! “Let’s take a pic bro” haha hell no I ain’t taking a pic wit yo bum ass
yoxic@yoxics
Trash talker "MK" reveals professional NBA players like Isaiah Thomas are SCARED to play him in a Basketball 1v1 😳 "he pulled up to one of my events in Greece.. I was like play and he said I don't got my shoes, I've played barefoot so take my shoes" "5'8" pipsqueak b*tch"
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@TAR13ASON Hey Tari, your lay-up that Segun "goaltended" had rolled all the way out of the rim when he tipped it back in.
It was a bad call by the refs.
Forgive Segun.
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@JonesOnTheNBA Also, as an older guy who grew up on ESPN, the annoying token females like Monica McNutt & Doris Burke have ruined the brand to me. I can't stand ESPN anymore. And you can't even watch a single short highlight play on the ESPN app without a long ad first so I always click out 💩
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No, it should not be surprising. Sportscenter was an elite product for a linear TV world. On demand + endless content/competition means younger generation has no use for Sportscenter today. They can pull out their phones and get any highlight they want on demand.
Scott Soshnick@soshnick
My 16-year-old doesn't watch Sportscenter, either. This is a surprise?
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@Dearme2_ Anyone who's rude to a server at a restaurant is a piece of shit
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@vazquez_izaac It's so stupid & annoying
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Independent Dude@BSdetector_
@cunning_bug @peacock @nbc The annoying pop-up graphics on @NBAonNBC @peacock SUCK 🤮 They clutter the view. So ugly, so unnecessary. Some idiot exec was like "Kids like videogames! Make NBA games look like videogames!" NBA fans want to watch players PLAY, not gimmicky pop-up bubbles of players' names.
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Wtf is this 2k shit that peacock is doing with the stars, green beams for buckets, and the ball tracers??
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@doodlesauce @peacock Hey @NBAonNBC @peacock get rid of the annoying unnecessary pop-up graphics of players' names!!! 🤬🤬🤬
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Independent Dude@BSdetector_
@cunning_bug @peacock @nbc The annoying pop-up graphics on @NBAonNBC @peacock SUCK 🤮 They clutter the view. So ugly, so unnecessary. Some idiot exec was like "Kids like videogames! Make NBA games look like videogames!" NBA fans want to watch players PLAY, not gimmicky pop-up bubbles of players' names.
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@peacock how do we get rid of these graphics on the NBA broadcast ?
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Independent Dude@BSdetector_
@cunning_bug @peacock @nbc The annoying pop-up graphics on @NBAonNBC @peacock SUCK 🤮 They clutter the view. So ugly, so unnecessary. Some idiot exec was like "Kids like videogames! Make NBA games look like videogames!" NBA fans want to watch players PLAY, not gimmicky pop-up bubbles of players' names.
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The Peacock NBA display is the worst I’ve ever seen, get all this shit off the screen.
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Independent Dude@BSdetector_
@cunning_bug @peacock @nbc The annoying pop-up graphics on @NBAonNBC @peacock SUCK 🤮 They clutter the view. So ugly, so unnecessary. Some idiot exec was like "Kids like videogames! Make NBA games look like videogames!" NBA fans want to watch players PLAY, not gimmicky pop-up bubbles of players' names.
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@cunning_bug @peacock @nbc The annoying pop-up graphics on @NBAonNBC @peacock SUCK 🤮
They clutter the view.
So ugly, so unnecessary.
Some idiot exec was like "Kids like videogames! Make NBA games look like videogames!"
NBA fans want to watch players PLAY, not gimmicky pop-up bubbles of players' names.
GIF
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It’s a shame the @peacock stream’s color SUCKS also the constant pop-up graphics sponsored by Kia are an unnecessary eyesore please fix the coloring and get rid of all the extra shit @nbc
Matt Norlander@MattNorlander
The most aesthetically pleasing NBA game in eons. A+.
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@Saqib_hmed @USA_Polling Lol go to a public place and ask a bunch of random people walking by if they've heard of Hasan Piker and I bet the results will be even worse than this poll.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Hasan Piker?"
Unfavorable: 15%
Favorable: 7%
Never Heard Of/Have No Opinion: 79%
Echelon / April 2026
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@conor64 @ChrisMurphyCT wasn't being sarcastic.
His Trump Derangement Syndrome is so severe that he was glad Iran defied Trump, and thoughtlessly blurted it out.
I hate Trump too, but without the derangement.
Even if it was sarcastic, what was the Senator's goal with saying "awesome"?
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When you reflexively attribute the worst possible motives to people who disagree with you often enough, the habit starts to degrade your discernment.
Batya Ungar-Sargon@bungarsargon
The Democrats are rooting for Iran—literally. Senator Chris Murphy may be the most psychotic example of this, but he is the apotheosis of a vibe that is utterly pervasive in the anti-Trump Left and Right. Donald Trump has a super-power: He exposes the most despicable qualities in his opponents, revealing them to be utterly beneath contempt. My column: batya-us.com/p/the-democrat…
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@Elder_Haman @ggreenwald Great point.
There is no positive way to spin the idiotic tweet of @ChrisMurphyCT
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@ggreenwald Okay. I’ll play along. The comment was sarcastic. What was it meant to convey the audience?
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For those who don't believe Chris Murphy's "awesome" tweet was sarcastic -- despite how obvious it was from the start that it was sarcastic -- what's the claim now?
Murphy woke up yesterday and decided to publicly and explicitly root for Iran in the war because, despite decades in American politics, he didn't realize that cheering America's enemy in a war would create a backlash?
But then, to his surprise, he saw that rooting against America in a war does actually create a backlash for an American politics, so now -- in order to get out of it -- he's denying his own beliefs and is just pretending he was sarcastically mocking the failure of the war?
I know that sarcasm isn't always immediately visible, especially for those whose records you don't know (Murphy is a long-time interventionist and has been bashing Trump for being too lenient with Tehran).
But there's no reason to sacrifice your intellectual honesty at the altar of dumb partisanship. Even if Chris Murphy were secretly rooting for Iran, he would know better than to publicly start cheering for them in a war This isn't even a close question. Just use your brains and focus on something real.
Fox News@FoxNews
JUST IN: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy doesn't say he has any regrets after furious backlash to his X post calling reports of Iranian ships slipping past the U.S. naval blockade "awesome." "I guess I just have to be more careful about sarcasm on Twitter," Murphy exclusively told FOX News.
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@ggreenwald I truly believe Chris Murphy's Trump Derangement Syndrome made him glad that Iran defied Trump.
I hate Trump too, but without the derangement.
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@AmericaMaximal @ByronYork No dude it was Trump Derangement Syndrome.
I hate Trump too, but @ChrisMurphyCT hates him so much that he was glad Iran defied him.
It's obvious.
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@TVietor08 @ChrisMurphyCT It wasn't sarcasm.
It's TDS.
I don't like Trump either but Murphy hates him so much that he was glad Iran defied him.
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Bullshit like this is why no one takes Josh seriously. Obviously @ChrisMurphyCT was being sarcastic. Suggesting otherwise shows you have an agenda or you're stupid (or both!)
Josh Kraushaar@JoshKraushaar
BREAKING @J_Insider via @melissaeweiss: "Sen. Chris Murphy applauds Iranian ships against U.S. Navy" "The Connecticut senator responded ‘awesome’ to a report that 26 Iranian vessels evaded the U.S.’ maritime blockade" jewishinsider.com/2026/04/chris-…
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