Posts by Jack Murphy5

The Place Beyond The Pines, Her, Rush, Flight, 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street.

Joaquin Phoenix☕

She’s a great movie actress; I know if I decide to sit down for one of her films, I won't be disappointed when it comes to the nudity.😁

I have to admit, I was surprised too. They were both swimming the relay for their respective national teams...

But clearly, they didn't qualify. 😁

Really great racing today.🙏

Lochte🙏

Chris Ortiz said:Can someone please post a list of all the medal winners by event?🙂

Anyway, I've been a huge swimming fan since the days of Phelps, Klim, and the gang, but I haven't really had the chance to keep up with this meet so far (aside from watching Federica). I’ll definitely be tuning in starting tomorrow, though.
When do the broadcasts start?

Have Sullivan and Bernard faced off yet? If I recall correctly, that's pretty much the biggest rivalry in swimming right now.🤷

Every day from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, we have semifinals and finals scheduled.

Tomorrow—well, actually today—the men's 200m freestyle final is set for 12:00 PM sharp. It's the showdown between Phelps, Lochte, and Biedermann.
My gut tells me Lochte might take the gold; he just seems to be in peak form.

Sullivan and Bernard haven't crossed paths yet. Honestly, it's not even the premier matchup because Filho is outclassing both of them.😉

Robert Cox46 said:Do you happen to know what time the qualifying heats start, and if they'll be airing on Eurosport?

They kick off at 3:00 AM on Eurosport.

Does anyone know if Phelps and Lochte are scheduled to compete?

rapidhawk24 said:Denzel Washington 😍
I guess there wasn't any mention of Antwone Fisher, which is a movie that I just really love and hold very close to my heart 🙂

True, but he's just in a supporting role there, so he isn't quite as standout.

In my opinion, his standout performances are in The Hurricane and John Q.

analoggull4 said:Good grief. Who on earth comes up with assignments like this? Is this some kind of high school or college coursework? Because if it actually is, sign me up—I’d love to enroll in a school that teaches stuff like this.

It’s probably just some kind of school project. 🙂

Basketball
1. 5 players per side
2. 4 officials on court
3. 24-second shot clock
4. 40 minutes total, though the NBA goes for 48
5. Held every 4 years
6. Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando, Washington, D.C., Miami, Coca-Cola

Swimming—freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly

Jesse Gonzalez6 said:Does anyone know where I can download season 5 for free?

I guess 🙏

Jason Fisher78 said:To wrap things up (hopefully) regarding Michael Jordan, here is one more statistical tidbit to dismantle the myth that he actually made his teammates better.

We have nine players who played alongside Michael Jordan in '93 and then played without him in '94. When they were playing with him, their field goal percentage was 48.2%. When they played without him, it jumped to 48.6%. So, how exactly was Michael Jordan supposed to be the one pulling the best out of them?

Take two key players from the Bulls era—Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant during the '92/93 season:
Scottie Pippen: 18.6 points, 47.3% FG
Horace Grant: 13.2 points, 50.8% FG.

Now look at Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in the 93/94 season without Michael Jordan:
Scottie Pippen: 22 points, 49.1% FG
Horace Grant: 15.1 points, 52.4% FG.

And yet, we're told he brought out the best in them. Yeah, right! 👍

Michael Jordan didn't give a damn about his teammates. He said himself that his priority was scoring as many points as possible. You can't deny his sheer competitiveness, but that was it.

Beyond that, he was a pretty terrible human being. I recall reading in a book—I can't remember the title, something along the lines of "The Unmasking of Michael Jordan"—about how he once took Steve Kerr's lunch on a plane and told him he didn't deserve to eat. For years, he was marketed as this wholesome family man and an American role model, when in reality, he was cheating on his wife and behaving badly, stuff that didn't really come to light until much later.

Don't push it 😂

placidfalcon4 said:Honestly, I’m somewhat on the same page as Jason Fisher78. Look, I love MJ. He’s my favorite athlete of all time, and I don’t think he’s overrated when people claim he’s the greatest basketball player to ever play. He simply was. But what the media has manufactured around him is something else entirely, and everyone just buys into it. People look at Michael Jordan as this infallible basketball deity. They spend all their time hunting for his successor and other nonsense like that. He was an elite player during the NBA's golden era—which coincided with a massive marketing boom—and he happened to have an incredibly well-balanced roster. He won everything there was to win, and in the process, you end up with an idol, a god, and an icon that's almost impossible to hold to a human standard.

To wrap it up, MJ is the best to ever do it in my eyes, and I don't think he's overrated in terms of talent. However, he is also a myth crafted by the American media that a huge portion of the population falls for. Basketball is arguably the ultimate team sport, and that 90s Bulls squad was a phenomenally balanced unit where everyone understood their role perfectly. Jordan’s role was obviously the most critical, and because of that, we got a god. It really makes you wonder how that career would have played out on any other team.

You hit the nail on the head.🙏

Back when they were just kids, Jordan's brother was actually the better player☕

What on earth is this snowboarder talking about? It’s absolute nonsense.😂🙏

He actually thinks Bird, Johnson, and Chamberlain are better than Jordan.🤣🤣🤣

Jason Fisher78 said:Yeah, Michael Jordan ☕.

How could he possibly be overrated? Please, enlighten those of us who aren't following your logic.