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Selective religiousness is the worst.

One of my buddies is an orthodox-ish Jew. He shuts down on Friday nights/Saturdays and holidays, no lights, no nothing. After lunch at 2 pm, he goes to a floor in his office where a bunch of orthodox guys get together to read the afternoon prayers. And yet, he doesn't wear the kippa on his head all day like a perfect Jewbie would.

I asked him about it once, like how do you rationalize not wearing that then? He gave me a great answer. There's some statement in the Torah that's been interpreted to say that you should not follow any of the requirements if it basically brings shame on the religion. I was like, how does that apply to this case? He said, well, since he's a lawyer too, and he has to be very tough, tight, take irrational positions, charge high fees, etc., that if he wore a kippa, people would equate the stereotypically "bad" things about lawyers with Judaism.

I find it hilarious because it's such a convenient excuse. Other truly orthodox people wear the kippa all the time, including at work. Are they actually sinning by doing that if they're lawyers then? Also, everybody fucking knows my friend is Jewish, it's not like he tries to hide that fact. So, who exactly is the kippa avoidance targeting?
 
Selective religiousness is the worst.

One of my buddies is an orthodox-ish Jew. He shuts down on Friday nights/Saturdays and holidays, no lights, no nothing. After lunch at 2 pm, he goes to a floor in his office where a bunch of orthodox guys get together to read the afternoon prayers. And yet, he doesn't wear the kippa on his head all day like a perfect Jewbie would.

I asked him about it once, like how do you rationalize not wearing that then? He gave me a great answer. There's some statement in the Torah that's been interpreted to say that you should not follow any of the requirements if it basically brings shame on the religion. I was like, how does that apply to this case? He said, well, since he's a lawyer too, and he has to be very tough, tight, take irrational positions, charge high fees, etc., that if he wore a kippa, people would equate the stereotypically "bad" things about lawyers with Judaism.

I find it hilarious because it's such a convenient excuse. Other truly orthodox people wear the kippa all the time, including at work. Are they actually sinning by doing that if they're lawyers then? Also, everybody fucking knows my friend is Jewish, it's not like he tries to hide that fact. So, who exactly is the kippa avoidance targeting?
pretty much everyone picks and chooses the parts of their religion they follow and rationalize ignoring the rest. he's no different, albeit perhaps in denial about it
 
didn't they give Timmy one game, he made a mistake, then ride the Boosh?

Yes.

Then Boosh made multiple mistakes and was easily our worst player of the series, but continued to be allowed to sink us.

I guess that's where coaches lose me. They're rarely willing to live with the mistakes a young player makes, but give them someone who is remotely physical and they'll let that guy singlehandedly drag them out of the playoffs with his play.
 
Robertson is more likely to provide an impact in the playoffs than Knies and by a lot.

Also...for the people who have Robertson prospect fatigue. He's barely a year older than Knies is.
Not sure what makes Robertson more likely to make an impact - let alone by a lot.
At least until we’ve seen Knies play.
 
Not sure what makes Robertson more likely to make an impact

Being a significantly more talented hockey player that has already dominated the AHL, with a skill set that we're actually in need of right now (you've noticed that Matthews wingers tonight are Kerfoot and Jarnkrok, eh?).

There's not a whole lot of chance that Knies is NHL ready at 20. There's about a half dozen 2023 20 yr old top 9 forwards in the league and they're all top 5 picks other than 13th overall Seth Jarvis (thanks for the parting gift, Lou).
 
Not sure what makes Robertson more likely to make an impact - let alone by a lot.
At least until we’ve seen Knies play.


By “impact”, are we talking about the inevitable impact between Robertson’s tiny frail body and an opposing player that’ll knock him out of the lineup for another six months?

If so, he’s definitely more likely to make a impact.
 
I want to see Robertson not be a liability in the NHL before I have any confidence of him returning from a major injury and making an impact immediately in the NHL finals. I believe in the kid, but man that's a lot to ask out of a kid who has been largely shit in the NHL.
 
Running out of youngsters to trade for gudpro vets. Hopefully Nick will please some pro scouts before next year’s deadline.
 
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