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does he have any eligibility left? maybe he our third co-starter? All in jest. I'm not sweating it at all, it's a great tryout under pressure.

With OKC/USC right after can we assume this will be televised?

I know the scouting report mentions that Zephir would be a great 1/2, but 24/7 had a quote from Dowling that indicates that Zephir could play the 1-4. Maybe Zephir could be an all around 6th man? They obviously recruited him with the bench in mind.

That’s what I’d bet on. Especially if he grew so much in that year and was only a freshman... could see him being a breakout player for sure as he adjusts to his size. His tape was pretty good and he had nice court vision with some nice passes. May take a second to see where he’s going, but I could see him being a big part of the team with development as his career shakes out.

damn, in Boston so selfishly would've loved to see them fight it out up here. That'll be a fun arena to play in though. Hoping next year the team makes it up here for a rematch 😁

Love that for them. Gotta get a jersey or something now, they’ll tear it up

Simmons is going to be playing overseas next season. Heard through grapevine that it may be in England or something

I have experience taking them. It is dependent from person to person, but the strategy I found was not taking them everyday because it would make me zone out, so I’d only take it on days when I had classes where I really needed to focus. Through time I also developed good time management strategies for completing work without it that have been extremely beneficial in my life. At the end of college and in post-grad I've stopped taking meds as I’ve learned coping strategies for myself. As someone who was in a position your kid was in at some point, I’d ask that you be patient and understanding with your kid. It’s hard when there’s a chemical imbalance that makes it annoying to focus, and when you get frustrated that they can’t focus, just know they’re frustrated too. I was... not a great student in high school because of it. Would have had a much better time if it was caught and started to be fixed earlier.

someone who works there. others places have closed down and opened back up or something to that extent, but zebra smoke or whatever it's called has been the longest running.

Fun fact relating to the fry street observation: recently learned that the smoke shop on fry is the oldest standing smoke shop in USA. Been around since the 70’s! I’ve never been/indulged but I thought that was an interesting fact

Agreed with above, but if you’re trying to stay in Denton, Juicy Pig is okay.

Damnit I thought he would have been a solid lock. Was really promising. I know there’s no reason to worry and I’m being selfish, but I am really wanting to fill out our roster soon.

I’m so glad he is imprisoned and I really hope that we can critical consider police reforms to prevent this from continuing to happen. I do not know what a ‘president’ is, and I don’t plan on finding out in this thread.

Is Reece going to be a grad transfer? I could have sworn he just walked by me in a cap and gown at the UNT graduation revisting this an hour later - it was him! He did graduate, per his Instagram.

I know the odds of us knowing what went down are slim to none, but I am DYING to know. What a weird story.

Exactly what I'm thinking. Who the hell would go through a multi-year process of transitioning your gender and flipping your entire life.... to just play the same sport and maybe win more? They'll be on estrogen too which will affect their muscle mass and physique. This is such a non-issue that I can't believe people are talking seriously about it.

That’s fantastic. Wish our Football team could compete at the level of all our other sports. We have a great sports program but it keeps getting overshadowed by our below average football team.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19175244/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19175244/ https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wells-A200421LW-rko-Wells-Lindsay-M.D.-BLM-formatted.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23955533_African_Americans_and_their_distrust_of_the_health_care_system_Healthcare_for_diverse_populations https://komentoolkits.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mistrust-in-the-Health-Care-System-among-Black-and-African-American-Communities-B-AA-Comm.pdf here’s like 5 more that all reference even more articles. If you wanna look it up there’s like 100 more. Not sure why you’re dying on this hill. These were just the first few that came up on a simple google search.

I don't think I made a generalization, or ever said anything about 'ALL'. I actually intentionally did not mention that because I was aware that it's not correct, and there's many Black people who have gone on to be successful despite many of the problems facing their communities and homes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924632/ Here's a scientific article about African Americans and mistrust of the healthcare system.

Thanks for asking to clarify. It's hard to understand or explain easily. Maybe I'll explain what would be in place instead of proactive policing to illustrate what may happen. Lots of policing policy and theory, especially in poorer zip codes or places with many people of color, revolves around proactive vs reactive policing. The police, in simple, solves crime problems through reacting to calls, or proactively going and seeking out people who may be criminals - as Rudy was talking about with pulling people over for lights to see if they have a warrant, or stop and frisk in NYC (which is a bit more of a drastic example). What people would want to replace proactive policing with would be 'evidence based policing', where police departments work using scientific formula and data to create more effective and well researched ways to reduce crime. There definitely would be an adjustment period, but through evidence based policing we can have a more dynamic and well thought out response to crime in different areas. Maybe L.A. deals with one issue that the police can enact certain policies and tactics, while NYC has a different issue that is researched and different solutions. This happens through more research partnerships with universities and research firms. So essentially what would happen is that proactive/over-policing that leads to distrust in police, more violent escalations, and ect. would be replaced with researcher based solutions that are a little bit more dynamic. I linked an amazing article below that highlights it and goes more in depth. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/being-smart-crime-evidence-based-policing

oh I agree! I was more so referencing someone earlier mentioning that more and more certs are useless. I agree that they should continue, but I also think Therapy should be required. Makes too much sense not to. I mean over-policing in poorer zip codes, but 'proactive policing' also is what is causing Black people mainly not to trust the police. In Urban cities, when 'proactive policing' is really only strongly enacted in Black communities, it really is a race problem for what seems like mostly black people getting constantly harassed for just existing. Living in a place surrounded by crime where people are constantly harassed by cops and live in fear of a police state does not breed people who trust the police. I will admit that it does lower crime rates in the short term, but there are countless examples of proactive policing escalating into violent situations, or breaking down trust through putting specifically black people in poor communities through constant bullshit. It is causing a problem, and isn't something that can just be accepted or not addressed. I get that the police have a system, but it is not working. It needs to change. TCOLE does education and gives and takes certifications, but it's well known that they frequently don't do enough, and are not active enough. TCOLE is well known for being flawed. Regardless of the system we have, something needs to change.

Sorry for your wife. I understand that anyone can just file a complaint, however as cited by a police officer in one of the articles below, 19 is higher than what should be expected. And while all those files are closed up, two of them still ended with him getting reprimanded. Also, another officer on the scene had a case that required the police to pay out 25k because of cruel and unusual punishment/negligence. Seems to be something to be concerned about. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9846650/minneapolis-police-derek-chauvin-history-force https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/minneapolis-officer-complaints-george-floyd/index.html

ah, yeah I went back and I'm not 100% positive where MGN was coming from. Regardless it's an important thing to recognize!

Black people in america have a large distrust of the systems of government. This isn't a generalization, it's a proven fact. The healthcare system has constantly let them down. The police have constantly let them down. Education and schools have let them down. I think it's easy, and I'm not sure what everyone here's background or race is, as affluent, college educated people who I believe are mostly white to just say to 'be respectful'. I'd honestly take the time to read and listen to black people who live these experiences. There's some good books out there I could recommend. 'Men we Reaped' is great, 'The New Jim Crow' is also good. There's honestly a wide array of books and resources available if you truly want to understand. I think it's hard to justify the status quo by saying people just need to be more respectful of those in power. No one deserves to be die, even if they do resist arrest.