Quote from: MuggsyB on December 07, 2025, 07:01:32 PM80th?  No way

Quote from: JWags85 on December 07, 2025, 08:11:47 PMThe last minute of the game was so odd and such a let down for both Johnson and Williams.  Ben Johnson coached a HELL of a second half.  Bears looked DOA at halftime...offense anemic, defense playing tough but lacking any sort of extended hold and the secondary looking spotty.  But they came out a different team to start the 3rd and were answering every challenge the Packers were throwing.  And Johnson was calling a really solid game offensively.  But I have no clue what he was doing with the clock.  I loved how he managed it to the 2 min warning and shortly thereafter, then it just got weird.

As for Caleb.  Much will be made of that last throw, whether waiting to long to hit Kmet, not throwing to Moore (debatable if he had a true window/body alignment to hit him), or just the underthrow in general...and that is all totally fair.  But for as shaky and spotty he was in the first half, he was really great in the second.  Good decisions when to run or when to pass out of the pocket, managing the game well, and a couple of absurd throws.  The TD pass to Zaccheaus was filthy, but that toss on the run down the sideline to Kmet was unreal.

All in all, ugly game that turned into a super fun battle.  Fun to have both teams "good" at the same for the first time in a LONG time.

Quote from: onepost on December 07, 2025, 08:31:58 PMThat wasn't even my point. You asked about money and I'm just sharing who the big money people are and examples of their willingness to spend. Kolek had guarantees from the NBA and left, as he should have.

Quote from: Newsdreams on December 07, 2025, 08:55:57 PMYes, I know. But, Shaka did say as much that they wanted him driving to the basket more. Not saying is right or wrong but is different from what he was doing last year.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on December 07, 2025, 08:49:42 PMThat is encouraging. Though results have been mixed.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on December 07, 2025, 08:44:29 PMI hope the team gets better and I'm underestimating them.  But they haven't shown it thus far. 

Alas, I'm a hopeless fan that will watch every game regardless. 
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That's fair.  We really haven't shown diddly squat. 

Quote from: Newsdreams on December 07, 2025, 08:46:33 PMThey're also encouraging him to drive more to the basket. He wasn't doing much of that last year.