Bleak House to Barry Jackson

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Frequently asked Q by "Heat" fans: Does the Heat believe its roster is good enough?

The brain trust knows it could use another premier scorer. But the Heat believes it can be very competitive in the playoffs if healthy. That remains to be seen.

That, to me, is the single most preposterous belief by Bleak House. Last post-season, without Jimmy Butler, we were completely un-competitive in a historic obliteration by Cleveland. We have the same roster back.

There's some squishiness there. What is the Bleak House definition of "very competitive", getting swept in the first round by an average of 10 rather than 30? No. Winning, idk, two games in the first round? I don't consider a 4 games to 2 beginning to summer as "very competitive". 

Winning the first round series and winning a couple in the second? I could go with that as very competitive. In Pat Riley's dotage, with diminished gray matter, with this collection of never-will-be's, T'AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. 

If we finish 8th, where we are now, we get the poll-to-poll (at this writing) Least leading Zollner Pistons in the first round. Not winning. If we make it out of the play-in and finish 7th we'll play, currently, Beans in the first round. Ain't gonna win 4 of 7.  

If my some improbability we finish sixth we get Mamdani currently. Out. 

And if we are unfortunate enough to finish fifth, again right now, we would play Sensitive City and they reasonably could sweep us by an average of 30/game again.

Bleak House is out of touch. We just lost a winnable game in which we were the favorite and went 4-2 against six sub-.500 teams. We're barely .500 ourselves. We have no talisman. If we make the playoffs we will be out in a nanosecond is the chalk. Parse "very competitive" as you wish but don't parse reasonable meaning away. This roster does not have a High Ceiling and they will not be "very competitive" in the playoffs, assuming that they get out of the play-in.

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Hi-Cs Run Out of Juice in a Fourth Quarter El Foldo (39-24). FT Male Deer 128-117.

This makes us 4-2 against drek in our last six, drop our record to 31-28, .525, x 82 = 43-39. We were 5.5-6.5 favorites. Bang Bus Arena ought to renamed Bleak House.

 

Male Deer 108 Hi-Cs 111, 5:42 4Q, Hi-Cs Full Juice Break

Sensitive City is blowing out Mamdani City in Sensitive. Fear the Sword. 

Queens are blowing out Male Cows in Wind. Fear the Sting.

Male Deer 100 Hi-Cs 102, 9:18 4Q

This is our SIXTH straight game against a sub-.500 team. We're 4-1. The East is Least.

Male Deer 94 Hi-Cs 102, 10:13 4Q

Male Deer 14 Hi-Cs 14, 7' 1Q

Public Occurrences February 24, 2026

Justice Dep't Withholding Epstein File Docs that Non-Cooperating Victim Alleged that Trump Got Blow Job From and Hit Her When 13 Years Old

NPR

MS NOW

7:42 pm:

Publocc Opinion |  The Trump Regime Will Not Make Full War on Iran

Below is from David Sanger of the New York Times on the paper's radio show, The Daily. Full transcript.

"This is a country of 90 million people. They have considerable ability not only to strike back with missiles, but with a terror network that runs throughout Europe and to some degree has shown some capability to operate inside the United States. 

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"It’s not as if the Iranians are in a position right now to attack us.

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"Instead, the president might be engaging in what legal and diplomatic historians call a preventive war. A war where we are strong, our adversary is weak, and so we’re going to hit them now because we’ve got a good chance.

"That is, in international just war theory, considered to be an illegal use of force.

"That may not stop the president.

"The president may believe that he’ll go down in history as the one who solved America’s long running conflict with Iran that goes back to 1979. 

"But if the president decides to take military action in the next few days or weeks, I suspect that historians will look back at this moment as a war of choice, not a war of necessity."

Sensitive City's Chance? Chaparrals Beat Zollner in Fort Wayne!

114-103 the final. Chaps now 41-16, Z 42-14.

Public Occurrences February 23, 2026

Detached Trump Detaches U.S. From World 

[Bank BNP Paribas analyst William] Bratton argued that Asian companies will react by increasingly detaching themselves from U.S. trade. 

“We expect U.S. trade policy…to become increasingly complex and more targeted resulting in a patchwork of tariff measures and trade agreements…the global economy will continue to fragment with U.S. trade flows steadily becoming less important as Asian trade becomes increasingly more regional in nature."

-Bratton, in a research note sent to clients.

"There will come a time when you are challenged, and when that time comes, you must plant your feet. ...

"You must stand firm. You must make a point. About who you are, what you do, and where you come from. When that time comes, you do it."

-inscription on base of Pat Riley statue, Los Angeles.

Pat Riley Statue in L.A.

We can just you ours? It's the original.

I am not making this up

Fire Weather Warning in Effect for Miami Beach 9 am-7 pm Monday

The "Red Flag Warning" is for all of southeast Florida, all of central Florida from above Lake Okeechobee south, and the west coast of the Asshole State from Naples down. High winds, low humidity the causes.

National Weather Service

FT: Lake-Lake 89 Beans 111; Wolves Dire: 108-135 Seven Foot Sixers

Public Occurrences February 22, 2026

Unrest in Mexico as State Kills Head of Top Drug Cartel

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho", the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) died after being wounded in a firefight with state security forces in a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other weaponry were seized by state authorities in the operation.

In western Mexico members of CJNG blocked roadways with burning vehicles to show the cartel's continued potency. Airports shut down and major airlines cut flights. Public transportation was suspended and civilians advised to shelter in place. The U.S. State Department issued an advisory to the same effect to all American citizens in five Mexican states.

2:16 pm:

Boy, you know Google News? We know that. Can't your fucking algorithm sort out old news from new for us? On topic, anything "new" on Nancy Guthrie? How about MH370?

Dire Wolves (-9.5) 75 Seven Foot Sixers 84, 3:19 3Q, Shawty Calls FTO

La-La Lake-Lake 79 Beans 94, 6:55 4Q, Full Lake Chill Out

Windy City 27 Mamdani City 25, End 1Q

Bug Eats Lizard!

112-129 the final.

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The heat wave won't last long. The low at midnight will be 63 (HUGE drop). The Hi-Lo in the next three days: 63/48, 63/44, and 72/55. Friday we'll be back up at 80. Miami is not normal.