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[rileyrooin]

Three Recorders: Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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Michigan took children from their parents — then failed to give them a ‘real’ education

...  Some [foster children] thought they’d received quality instruction from caring teachers. Others recalled being largely parked in front of computers or handed packets of worksheets.

But all of them learned a difficult lesson when they moved out of these facilities and tried to transfer to a public school: The classes they took in the state-funded, state-licensed institutions didn’t necessarily count toward graduation.

“They said I had no credits so I had to start over,” said Kayla Goshay, 23, who learned at 18 that the classes she took during two years in a home for girls weren’t reflected on her transcript. She suspected the courses weren’t great — girls ages 12 to 17 were all taking the same online classes at the same time, she said — but she was told she was working toward a diploma.

“I was shocked,” she said. “I was hurt and irritated because I thought I was doing something and I really wasn’t doing anything.”

Children in foster care face some of the nation’s steepest obstacles to graduation, with only about 54% earning a diploma or GED certificate by age 19, compared to about 86% of public high school students overall.

Foster youth placed in institutions — a group that's disproportionately Black and Latino — face even longer odds, experts say, since they’re more likely to have unmet social and emotional needs, and they’re less likely to have foster parents to speak up for them.

Their problems are compounded in states like Michigan, where the child welfare system and education officials pay little attention to the instruction facilities provide and have failed to ensure that facilities comply with laws requiring the timely transfer of academic records, educators and foster care advocates say.

“These are children who haven’t done anything to deserve what’s happened to them,” said state Rep. Stephanie A. Young, a Democrat from Detroit who serves on the Legislature’s child welfare and foster care task forces. “Instead of really help prepare them, really help equip them, we’re giving them the short end of the stick with inadequate education.”

Michigan’s child welfare and education agencies say they have no way to comprehensively or systematically oversee the quality of education provided in facilities. The contracts the state has with 58 institutions require them to provide children with “appropriate educational services” but leave the definition of “appropriate” up to the companies or organizations that run them. That means the facilities approach education in different ways, with some sending students to nearby public schools and others operating on-campus schools that are overseen by a local district or run as a charter school or private academy. The private schools are largely beyond the reach of government oversight.

And many of the programs — both public and private — are clearly not meeting students’ needs.

“I felt destroyed. I felt like everything I did was for nothing,” said Christian Randle, 17, who has spent the past year trying to get credit for the ninth and 10th grade classes he took in a mix of public and private schools while living in residential facilities.

Randle has become so frustrated seeing his hard work “swept away” that he decided last month to give up on a diploma and is now pursuing a GED certificate, he said. He’s part of a group of youth in Michigan who are pushing the state to address the issue.

“They take us away from our parents for things that they’re not doing, but then y’all not doing the things you’re supposed to do,” he said of state officials. “Who’s going to take us from you?”  ...

[magics-protector]

Characters I write for

Personal Favourites ~ Merlin (BBC), Tommy Shelby, Jim Moriarty, Ninth Doctor, Castiel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Hux, Cassian Andor, Bilbo Baggins, Eómer, Diaval, Captain Jack Sparrow, Caspian X, Eret (HTTYD), Rumplestilskin (OUAT), Krel Tarron, Wolverine

BBC Merlin ~ Gwaine, Leon, Percival, Elyan, Arthur, Lancelot, Gwen, Morgana

Peaky Blinders - Arthur Shelby, Ada Shelby, John Shelby, Alfie Solomons

Sherlock ~ Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, Eurus Holmes 

Doctor Who ~ Rose Tyler, Ten, Rory Williams, Amy Pond, Eleven, Clara Oswald, Twelve, Bill Pots, Thirteen, Simm!Master, Missy, Dhawan!Master, Jack Harkness 

Supernatural ~ Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Jack Klein, Gabriel, Gadreel, Charlie, Anna, Micheal, Lucifer, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Kevin Tran, Balthazar, Benny Lafitte, Mick Davies 

NBC Hannibal ~ Hannibal Lector, Will Graham 

Criminal Minds ~ Doctor Spencer Reid, Aaron Hotchner, Penelope Garcia, Emily Prentiss, Jennifer Jareau

Prime’s The Boys ~ Billy Butcher, Hughie, Frenchie, Annie (Starlight), Queen Maeve *I will likely write for Jensen Ackles’ character in season three - if he’s not a dick*

Star Wars ~ *original* Han Solo, Lando, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker *prequels/clone wars* Qui-Gon Jinn, Padme, Rex, Ahsoka Tano *sequel* Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, Finn, Rey *Others* Dyn Jarren

Good Omens ~ Crowley, Aziraphale, Newton Pulsifer 

Keanu Reeves Character’s ~ John Wick, Constantine, Neo, Ted Logan, Jack Traven

Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit ~ *LOTR* Aragorn, Legolas, Elrond, Boromir, Faramir, Eowyn, Arwen, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, Haldir, Galadriel *The Hobbit* Thorin, Dwalin, Bofur, Thranduil, Bard, Human!Smaug, Fili, Kili

Star Trek ~ Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Spock, James Kirk, Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, Khan 

Disney Characters ~ Gaston (Live Action), Flynn Rider, Tarzan, Thackery Binx (Hocus Pocus), Aladdin, Peter Pevensie, Edmund Pevensie, Will Turner (POTC)

How to Train Your Dragon ~ Astrid, Snotlout, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Hiccup Haddock 

Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts ~ *HP* Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Tonks, Snape, Bill Weasley, Fred, George *FBAWTFT* Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, Queenie Goldstein, Credence Barebone, Percival Graves, Theseus Scamander 

Once Upon a Time - Jefferson (The Mad Hatter), Killian Jones, Edward Hyde, Graham, August, Emma Swan,

Trollhunters/3Below ~ Jim Lake Jr, Claire, Aja Tarron, Steve Palchuk, Douxie 

The Umbrella Academy ~ Luther “One”, Klaus “Four”, Ben “Six”, Deigo “Two”, Allison “Three”, Vanya “Seven”, Five 

The Outsiders ~ Darry Curtis, Two-bit Matthews, Soda Pop Curtis, Dally Winston, Steve Randle, Johnny Cade, Ponyboy Curtis 

Gotham ~ Jervis Tetch, Jeremiah and Jerome Valeska, Jim Gordon, Bruce Wayne, Selene Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth

Marvel (Avengers + X Men) ~ Bucky Barnes, Loki, Skurge, Doctor Strange, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Quicksilver (Pietro and Peter), Scarlett Witch, Magneto, Everett Ross, Nightcrawler, Charles Xavier, Thor, Tony Stark, Mysterio, Yon-Rogg, Peter Parker

Miscellaneous ~, Balem Abrasax (Jupiter Ascending), Commodus (Gladiator), Charlie Sisters (The Sisters Brothers), Black Hat (Priest), Mori (OHSHC), Zuko (ATLA), Sokka (ATLA), Bigby Wolf (The Wolf Among Us), Connor (Detroit; Become Human), John Kennex (Almost Human), Kyoya (OHSHC), Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail), Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail), Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail), Clyde Logan (Logan Lucky),  Robotnik *Jimbotnik* (Sonic the Hedgehog), Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things), Hopper (Stranger Things), Lucian (Underworld), Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax), Brahms Heelshire (The Boy), Bakugo (My Hero Acadamia), Aizawa (My Hero Acadamia), Todoroki (My Hero Acadamia), Merlin (Kingsman), Agent Whiskey (Kingsman), Eggsy (Kingsman)

I am willing to add more if I get into more shows and stuff.

I can do AUs and stuff (I like soulmate AUs but really i’ll do any AU)

[watchingthesuperbowl]

Notes taken during Super Bowl XL

PREGAME

This is an ABC broadcast. Al Michaels on play by play. John Madden on color.

Seahawks to receive the opening kickoff.

FIRST QUARTER

Unremarkable kickoff return, out to the Seattle 18.

First play, Hasselbeck to Darrell Jackson for around 6 yards.

ABC can't even get through the offensive player introductions between plays. First two plays are complete passes to Jackson, then Shaun Alexander runs for 8. Seahawks looking good very early.

Another completion to Jackson. 3 of the first 4 plays are to Jackson. Madden says as long as CB Ike Taylor keeps giving him that kind of cushion, the Seahawks will throw 6-7 yard outs all night.

ABC's graphics style for player introductions is a clear reference to old-school automobile lettering. This game is being played in Detroit.

Third and 9 near midfield, Clark Haggans sacks Matt Hasselbeck. There's a flag on the play, but it's holding on the offense. Tom Rouen will punt. He boots it into the end zone.

Michaels: Of the 45 active Steelers tonight, none has ever played in the Super Bowl.

Cutaway: Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu's dad Mosi. Played in the Super Bowl 20 years ago.

Steelers do nothing with the ball and punt.

Michaels: Only 108 footballs tonight. Madden: They'll change the ball on every play, to get all these balls in play. Hasselbeck says other quarterbacks have warned him that the ball is always slick in the Super Bowl because of all the changes.

Hasselbeck scrambles for nearly 10 yards. He's not the most mobile quarterback, particularly in comparison to Roethlisberger.

Oh, hey, there's another pass to Darrell Jackson. His fourth catch and we aren't even halfway through the first quarter.

Third and 6, a quick completion to Jackson. Would be his fifth catch of the game but it's called back on a holding penalty.

3rd and 16, Steelers go to a 2-3-6 defense and Hasselbeck hits DB Ike Taylor in the numbers with a pass downfield. Taylor doesn't catch it and Rouen will punt again. And he'll punt it into the end zone again.

Steelers go three and out. Seahawks using six defensive backs, causing problems for Roethlisberger. Madden says both teams look tight.

2nd and 6, quick slant to Darrell Jackson. His fifth catch, ties Andre Reed's record for most catches in the first quarter of a Super Bowl.

Hasselbeck buys time, scrambles, looks upfield, and hits Jackson in the end zone. Would have been his sixth (or seventh) catch of the game, but he's flagged for offensive pass interference. A bit of a ticky-tack call but there was a push, however light it was. He did it right in front of an official.

This is a push-off. I wish it weren’t, but it is.

Darrell Jackson has all four of Seattle's first downs as we approach the end of the first quarter.

Madden: Seahawks don't feel like they can run inside. They want to run outside, but the Steelers' containment, speed, and pursuit is excellent.

Third down, Hasselbeck lofts it deep for D.J. Hackett. Hackett tips it and nearly catches the ball as hit lands on his back. He does not, so Josh Brown comes on to kick a 47-yard field goal. 3-0 Seahawks.

Madden: Lofa Tatupu reminds me a lot of Mike Singletary. That seems...excessive.

Roethlisberger goes deep for Hines Ward. Flag is thrown, but it's picked up. The officials thought it was a helmet-first hit, but decided it was not.

Steelers go three and out. They'll punt as the second quarter begins. Seattle 3, Pittsburgh 0 after one quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

Madden: Pittsburgh has three possessions, three threes-and-out, Roethlisberger is 1-for-5.

Great punt return from Peter Warrick (!) into Steeler territory, but it's called back. Holding on the receiving team.

Sideline reporter Suzy Kolber: Seahawks told Matt Hasselbeck not to think very much out there. Just call the plays that are sent in. It's how they're dealing with the complex Steeler defense.

Madden: I've never seen a quarterback in a Super Bowl as cool as Hasselbeck or Roethlisberger.

Seahawks convert on 3rd and 5 with a completion to Jurevicius. They're near midfield.

3rd and 2, Hasselbeck downfield to TE Jerramy Stevens. He's popped just after catching it. Ruled an incomplete pass, but it was close. Easily could have been ruled a fumble. He had taken three steps before he was hit.

Rouen punts...into the end zone. Again. 

ABC graphic: Three teams have gone without a first down in the first quarter of a Super Bowl: Colts (V), Patriots (XX), Steelers (XL).

This is the fourth Steelers drive, fourth time it's started at their own 20.

Jerome Bettis is in the game! He grew up here in Detroit. Might be playing his final game.

Shortly after Bettis is tackled, Al Michaels says something about Tubbs and I spend a second thinking that's a mean thing to call Jerome Bettis before I realize Tubbs is the name of a Seattle defensive player.

Hey, a first down! Nice catch from Antwaan Randle-El. Next play, an end-around to Ward for 17 yards. Michaels, thankfully, doesn't call it a reverse because it isn't one. It's just an end around with some counter action on the offensive line.

Roethlisberger goes deep for Randle El, it's underthrown and picked off. Not ideal, but it's about like a punt. They gained yardage and gave the ball to the other team.

Madden: Steelers don't look like they have a plan. Are they trying to throw on first down? Get a running game going? You can't see what they're doing. At least you can sort of see what the Seahawks want to do.

3rd and 3, Hasselbeck completes a pass to Mack Strong for about two and a half. They'll measure it but I can't imagine he got it. He did not. He's about two chain links short. Madden and Michaels agree you have to punt here. If you go and don't get a first down, you give the Steelers the ball, field position, and momentum.

They punt. It's not a touchback this time. Randle El with a nice return, dives, lands on his head, and is injured. Doesn't look serious. Steelers have it at their own 41.

Oof.

Michaels: This is a very pro-Steelers crowd. It's supposed to be a neutral site, but it's as neutral as Lake Placid in 1980 when the USA played the USSR in hockey.

Roethlisberger with a heads-up shovel pass to Hines Ward, who picks up a first down into Seahawks territory.

Steelers beginning to move the ball now. Roethlisberger to Cedric Wilson down the seam of a Cover 3 defense. 20 yards, down to the Seattle 22.

Next play, deep pass hits Ward in the hands and falls incomplete. Ward might not have been able to get his feet down, even if he had made the catch.

Michaels says the Super Bowl referee used to be a high school ref, worked a game at which Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren was an assistant coach. Small world.

3rd and 28 after an offensive interference and a sack. Roethlisberger with an incredible play. Scrambles, nearly crosses the line of scrimmage, stops, looks downfield, and hits Hines Ward at the 3. Unbelievable.

Bettis stuffed on first and second down runs up the middle. We're at the two-minute warning with the Steelers inside the 5 on third down.

Third down, Roethlisberger runs left, dives, and just barely gets to the line. Side judge couldn't decide what to call, eventually says touchdown. This is almost certainly going to be reviewed. I think it's close enough that they won't be able to overturn it, but we shall see.

Yep, call on the field stands. 7-3 Steelers, 1:55 left in the half. I think they got this one right.

It’s pretty blurry, but the ball is in Roethlisberger’s right hand and it looks like it’s just barely above the goal line. Touchdown.

Hey, it's former Oregon Duck Maurice Morris. Nice kickoff return again, called back by a holding flag again. Maurice was a beast as a Duck.

Halftime: Live performance by the Rolling Stones.

Seahawks in a two-minute drill. Take notes, Eagles. Quick completion to Jurevicius, then another to Shaun Alexander. They've reached midfield with 1:13 left on the clock.

First down to Bobby Engram to the Steelers' 40. Next play is deep to Jackson, who makes a really nice catch but is just barely out of bounds. Very close. Just an exciting incomplete pass.

Wow, the Seahawks burn a bunch of time as Hasselbeck calls an audible. Eventually the Steelers call timeout for some reason. Weird. 0:13 left, 3rd and 6, just on the fringes of field goal range.

Deep to Jackson again. Incomplete and out of bounds again. 4th down. Do they attempt a field goal? They do. Here's Josh Brown for a 54-yard attempt. Nope. Wide right. 0:02 left in the half. Michaels and Madden are baffled by that sequence from the Seahawks. So am I.

Roethlisberger downs it to end the first half. 7-3 Steelers.

Bill Cowher: Ben's gotta settle down and we've gotta get the run game going. If we do that, we'll be okay.

Mike Holmgren: The guys upstairs were telling me the ball didn't cross the line on the touchdown. That's not the question he was asked, but it's what we get from Holmgren.

HALFTIME

Brown and Bubbly dot com?

Madden: If Seattle would go to an uptempo pace and maybe stop running sweeps, they'd be better off. Not sure what Pittsburgh's plan is. At some point, this game will be in Ben Roethlisberger's hands.

ABC reporter Suzy Kolber: At the end of the first half, Holmgren called a play and Hasselbeck audibled. So Holmgren called another play and Hasselbeck audibled again. Then the Steelers called a timeout.

Kolber: Holmgren told his guys at halftime that they're almost there and they need to settle down.

Michele Tafoya: Cowher says they need to convert on third downs and can't keep committing penalties.

THIRD QUARTER

Steelers receive the kick to start the second half. Average return, out to the 25.

Second play of the half, handoff to Willie Parker and he. is. gone. 75 yards for a touchdown. That was quick - Steelers up 14-3, 22 seconds into the second half.

Gone.

Parker had six carries for 11 yards before that play.

That 75 yard run is the longest rushing play in the history of the Super Bowl. Previous record: Marcus Allen, 74 yards in Super Bowl XVIII.

Third and 4 for the Seahawks on the ensuing drive, Hasselbeck audibles to a handoff to fullback Mack Strong. It crosses up the defense and gets a first down.

Next play, NFL MVP Shaun Alexander takes the handoff left and rips off a chunk of yardage. 21 yards.

Third and 5, Hasselbeck throws deep right to Jackson, who doesn't even look for the ball. Seahawks will settle for a 50 yard field goal attempt. Wide left, Steelers get the ball at their own 40. Big miss.

Oh, man, great catch by Hines Ward. Throw is low, he catches the back end of the ball and gets to the Seattle 45.

Third down, Roethlisberger reads blitz and flips it to Hines Ward for a first down.

Big run for Bettis to the 10. Then another play to Bettis for 3 more.

Michaels: I'm not sure Bettis knows whether he's going to retire after this game.

Madden: Bettis says he's not sure he can practice every day anymore. Needs to talk to Cowher about expectations.

Awful, awful throw by Roethlisberger on third down inside the 10. Picked off by Kelly Herndon, who returns it for about 80 yards to the Steelers' 20. Huge turning point in the game.

Second down throw hits Bobby Engram, bounces into Jerramy Stevens, and falls incomplete.

Third down, Stevens is wide open in the end zone and Hasselbeck sees him. 16 yard touchdown. 14-10 Steelers.

That interception return, 76 yards, was the longest in Super Bowl history.

Madden: That passing play on third down was very un-Cowher like. You'd expect him to run and be okay with kicking a field goal to go up 17-3.

Steelers don't do anything with the ball and punt. Seahawks take over around their own 28.

Third and 15, Hasselbeck checks it to a dump pass to Strong who can't convert the first down. Tom Rouen to punt. Steelers get it at their 36.

Steelers go three and out and will punt. Less than 3:00 left in the third quarter.

Do you have a mustache? No? Well, you’re not allowed to coach in this game.

Great punt. Seahawks start inside their own three yard line.

Kolber: Hasselbeck talked to each of his receivers during that Steelers drive, looking at photos of Steeler defenses, trying to find holes.

Seahawks are using bootlegs on this drive, looking to gain yardage short and wide.

The third quarter ends with the Seahawks out near midfield, slowly but steadily moving the ball on short passes and an occasional run.

FOURTH QUARTER

The drive continues. A pass to Engram, then a run to Alexander. They're inside the Pittsburgh 25.

Now Hasselbeck down the middle to Stevens at the 1. Nope. Holding, offense. Big penalty. Madden watches a replay and doesn't see a hold. Next play is a sack. Seahawks all the way back to the 34. 2nd and 25.

Third and 18, Hasselbeck throws to...somebody, I guess, but it's right to DB Ike Taylor. Looks like maybe it was supposed to go to Darrell Jackson. Taylor picks it off and gets out to the Steeler 30 or so.

This is not a good throw.

Pittsburgh runs a run/pass reverse option to wide receiver Antwaan Randle El, who throws a perfect pass to Hines Ward heading into the end zone. Touchdown. 21-10 Steelers. Randle El was a star quarterback in college at Indiana, so it's not a surprise he was able to put a pass on the button.

Tafoya: I was told before the game that if there were going to be a gadget play, it was going to be that reverse run/pass option to Randle El.

Tafoya: Steelers bench was down before the Taylor interception, but they're up and excited now.

First play of the Seahawks drive, Hasselbeck scrambles , runs, and fumbles as he falls after a 20 yard gain. The Steelers recover, the whistle never blew. This is going to be reviewed. He might have been touched on the way down.

He was touched on the way down.

Replay shows he was clearly touched by a defender (Larry Foote) as he was falling. That should be a reversal. Yep, it is. Seahawks retain possession.

Completion to Jurevicius gets the Seahawks out to midfield. 7:30 left in regulation.

Seahawks backup QB Seneca Wallace comes in as a wide receiver, but it's just as a decoy. 3rd and 8, Hasselbeck is sacked on a corner blitz. Rouen will punt...into the end zone, as has become his routine.

Steelers just killing time here. Run to Bettis, run to Bettis, dump pass to Randle El, run to Bettis. Clock below 4:00, Pittsburgh up 11 points.

Third and 3, bootleg to Roethlisberger, who just barely picks up the first down. They'll measure, but he got it. Madden says it was a broken play.

Seahawks burn their final timeout with 3:04 left. Steelers still have the ball, still bleeding clock.

Steelers are stopped on a 3rd and 8 run. They'll punt after the two-minute warning. Seattle needs 11 points in 120 seconds with zero timeouts.

Gardocki punts it into the end zone.That burned nine seconds. 1:51 left on the clock, still 21-10.

Completion to Stevens short over the middle, clock rolling, 1:30 and counting...

Completion to Jurevicius deep over the middle, clock rolling, 1:05...

Incomplete pass. 1:00 left.

Madden and Michaels talking about intentionally cutting this drive short, kicking a field goal on like second down, and going for an onside kick. This seems crazy to me.

Incomplete pass. 0:52.

Incomplete pass. 0:47. 4th and 10 now.

Michaels: Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren nearly quit over the offseason, told the owner he might not be the guy for this job. Owner disagreed.

Completion to Engram at the 26. Ball spiked. 0:34 left.

Incomplete pass. 0:27. Madden says they have to kick the field goal here. I guess maybe that makes sense to me, though the offense is on the field for third down.

Swing pass to Stevens, doesn't get out of bounds, it's 4th and 8 with the clock rolling. They can't spike it and don't have a play ready. Tick...tick...tick.... 0:10....

Incomplete pass on fourth down. Steelers get the ball. Game over.

Madden: Seahawks were a mess on their final drive of the first half and their final drive of the second half.

Cowher family celebrating on the sideline.

I guess hugging your wife and daughters is a good way to avoid the Gatorade bucket.

Roethlisberger downs it. Game over. Final score: 21-10.

Michaels: Steelers were 7-5, then ran the table the rest of the way including the playoffs.

Mr. Rooney, celebrating.

Cowher crying tears of joy, quietly taking in the scene.

[northernnba]

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons: How to stream, TV schedule, time, live score (11/3/17) - WDIV Detroit

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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons: How to stream, TV schedule, time, live score (11/3/17) WDIV Detroit The Detroit Pistons were anything but ready, and the gap between the two mindsets was obvious. Julius Randle scored 17 points, Lonzo Ball added 13 and the Lakers smashed the Pistons 113-93 on Tuesday night. Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy was ... Pistons 105, Bucks 96: No help from the bench in a third straight lossMilwaukee Journal Sentinel Andre Drummond sinks 14 free throws to push Detroit Pistons past BucksDetroit Free Press Pistons' Bradley credits Drummond for offensive surgeThe Detroit News PistonPowered -Reuters all 53 news articles »

[rileyrooin]

Shirt Song: Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

[trilotechcorp]

New Post has been published on PBA-Live

New Post has been published on http://pba-live.com/lakers-ride-balanced-attack-to-halt-skid-and-snap-pistons-three-game-win-streak/

Lakers ride balanced attack to halt skid and snap Pistons' three-game win streak

THE Los Angeles Lakers rode a collective effort to take down the surging Detroit Pistons, 113-93, on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) at the Staples Center.

Seven players scored in double figures for the Lakers to arrest a two-game slide, led by reserves Julius Randle and Kyle Kuzma who scored 17 and 16, respectively.

The Lakers bench took over to start the second quarter with a 13-2 start in the period and the home team never looked back, with Randle leading another 12-2 spurt late in the fourth to put the Pistons away.

Larry Nance Jr had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each added 13 markers for the Lakers (3-4).

Tobias Harris and Reggie Jackson had 18 points apiece to lead the Pistons (5-3).

Source: http://www.spin.ph/basketball/nba/news/lakers-ride-balanced-attack-to-halt-skid-and-snap-pistons-three-game-win-streak#J3r5BtrTDHCgJfPo.99

[nbafunnymeme]

Lakers Team Effort Results in Win Against Warriors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDXGH_d6P0

D’Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, Lou Williams, Julius Randle, Larry Nance, and Nick Young all score in double figures as the Lakers defeat the Warriors 117-97 at home!

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[junker-town]

Clipper-for-life Blake Griffin traded by Clippers

We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.

The L.A. Clippers traded Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, and a lightly protected first-round pick on Monday. Yes, the Clippers, who seven months ago organized a mock jersey retirement for Griffin as a part of an elaborate free agent pitch, traded the dude to Michigan in the dead of winter. The guy they’ve been calling a Clipper For Life was a Clipper For Like Seven More Months, Tops.

Griffin did not have a no-trade clause, though he was eligible to negotiate one with the Clippers. It would appear, though it’s not confirmed, that L.A. either withheld offering a no-trade or made Griffin choose between that and a guaranteed fifth year. It was wise either way, and honestly Griffin made the right choice if the latter was the case. They sell coats in Detroit. The team is still actually kind of interesting, though it’s future is tied up in the knees of aging Griffin and the stuttering progress of Andre Drummond. Michigan is nice! This isn’t, like, a death sentence (though Griffin has been dabbling in film and comedy, and L.A. is generally a better homebase for that than Detroit).

Do not mistake this acknowledgment of the Clippers’ hilarious-in-retrospect pitch to Griffin as a critique of their decision to trade him now: it is every much their right to trade a player they convinced to stay as it is a player’s right to leave in free agency after a team caters to their needs for years. It’s all business.

Here are Paul Flannery’s eight takeaways from the trade. Here’s Lucas Hann on the Clippers’ new big picture. The Clippers, by the way, are still accepting offers for DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams (and probably Avery Bradley now, too). Steve Hinson from Detroit Bad Boys thinks the Pistons need to keep making moves to make this move work. Griffin’s immediate Twitter reaction was good.

Scores Galore ...

CHA 96, IND 105 MIN 100, ATL 105 PHX 109, MEM 120 PHI 95, MIL 107 MIA 95, DAL 88 BOS 111, DEN 110

... And So Much More

I unpacked the Kevin Love vs. Isaiah Thomas battle in Cleveland. LeBron’s silence is deafening.

Joakim Noah was very upset Jeff Hornacek put him in for garbage time due to a lack of big available bodies. So Noah apparently had a backstage yelling fit about it. Now the Knicks are trying to trade him. Y’all, I don’t think anyone is going to trade for Joakim Noah.

Is Kyrie Irving a madman or a genius? (Why not both?)

JABARI PARKER IS BACK ON FRIDAY! (Yes, this is turning back into a Jabari Parker fan club newsletter as of Friday.)

This in-game promo the Hawks are doing with streetball legend Hot Sauce is incredible, and Monday’s edition is a perfect example of why.

The Nuggets had a chance to beat the Celtics in Denver ... but didn’t call a timeout to set up a final play and ended up losing. Richard Jefferson’s reaction is priceless. Many support not calling the timeout on a live ball and letting your players go win the game amid transition chaos. I’m not sure the Nuggets are quite the platform for that strategy. That said, Boston’s so good defensively that calling a timeout might not have helped at all, even for an odd team like Denver.

The Lakers have been playing pretty well of late. Should they hold onto Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson at the trade deadline, then?

If you’re hoping for a full DeMarcus Cousins recovery, you do not want to read this account of rehabilitating from a torn Achilles from Elton Brand.

Never party with Benny the Bull.

Jeff Teague was back in Atlanta on Monday, where he’d once been an All-Star. Boy did he have a rough game capped off by a really rough final minute.

TNT’s Tuesday games feature the Pistons (vs. Cavaliers at 8 p.m. ET) and Clippers (vs. Blazers at 10:30). That’s ... bad. None of the dudes in the trade are likely to be available. At least the broadcasters (it’s a Players Only night) will have plenty to discuss. (Thunder vs. Wizards at 7 and Raptors vs. Timberwolves at 7:30 on League Pass for the real ones.)

And finally: a hero in New Orleans in Pelicans practice gear snuck onto the court during warm-ups to stretch and get a shot off before security realized he was not the latest G League call-up and escorted him away. (We do not condone going onto the court uninvited. But if you’re going to do it, get us a funny and not scary viral clip out of it at least, okay?)

Be excellent to each other.

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“It’s My Belly Button” - Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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Link Reacting to Tokyo - Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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Rhett at the Keyboard: Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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Rhett with Guitar: Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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“I’m On Vacation” - Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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Rhett at the Meet & Greet - Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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“Kyle” - Rhett and Link Live, Detroit, 27 June 2019

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