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I've suggested a mac to all friends that have asked for my advice, and have been thanked each time.

I travel a lot, so my macbook is invaluable to me.

In a literal sense... it's made out of metal. not some crap plastic that is going to get scratched and potentially crack or chip over time.

OSX is also a great operating system. Very easy to learn if you've never used it before.

I ended up being on a jet blue flight that had TNT and ESPN, I HAD to watch basketball one way or another, so I watched the griz/thunder blowout. Of course, the ticker at the bottom had the hawks score so I couldn't help but look.

Thanks to everyone for all the advice, I'll definitely be looking back to this thread in the future. I'm sure I'll need it!

Thank you all for the options!

My next major objective is to block myself off from all media Thursday night!

Hello friends,

I'll be flying from Boston to NYC during game 6 and won't make it to the hotel in time to see the game. Also called and checked, my hotel does not have NBATV, so there goes any hope of seeing a late-night replay on tv. I would like to just turn off my phone and stay blind to any scores or details until I see it "live" myself.

Do any of you know a reliable place on the net that might have a replay of the game up that I can watch?

I can't really torrent it, as I'll have only my work laptop with me.

Thanks everyone!!!

It's difficult to read and try to stay on the same page w/ the show and not be surprised. We're currently seeing things on the show from books 3, 4, AND 5 - it's pretty crazy to keep up with. good luck trying to keep them seperated!

I don't want to sound like a debbie-downer, but I absolutely loathe the fact that I still reserve time on my Sunday nights for this show. I don't get anything out of it anymore, and every character is super annoying to me now. All the character development seems so forced, and there have been too many cheesy one-liners lately. Makes me groan every time the credits hit.

I'm pretty invested in it at this point, so I'm sure I'll see it through to completion - I just can't get excited about it anymore.

Here are the players, injuries, and injured dates for each team.

Using this information, it should be possible to figure out the return dates for players in question based on a little box score investigation.

Atlanta Hawks:

02/18/14 Gustavo Ayón Right shoulder02/12/14 DeMarre Carroll Left hamstring01/24/14 Jeff Teague Left ankle sprain01/24/14 Pero Antić Sore ankle01/22/14 DeMarre Carroll Hamstring01/13/14 Pero Antić Back spasms12/31/13 DeMarre Carroll Sprained right thumb12/27/13 Al Horford Torn right pectoral12/26/13 John Jenkins Left leg12/18/13 Cartier Martin Sprained left ankle12/09/13 Gustavo Ayón Sore ankle11/29/13 Kyle Korver Rib contusion11/26/13 Shelvin Mack Left game - left ankle sprain11/22/13 Lou Williams Sore knee11/19/13 Paul Millsap Right elbow11/16/13 Lou Williams Sore knee10/28/13 Lou Williams Torn right knee ligament10/25/13 Gustavo Ayón Rotator cuff

Miami Heat:

01/05/14 Mario Chalmers Right Achilles tendinitis01/05/14 Shane Battier Sore quad01/04/14 Dwyane Wade Sore knee12/30/13 Norris Cole Broken nose12/30/13 Dwyane Wade Back spasms12/30/13 Chris Andersen Sore back12/28/13 LeBron James Strained groin12/17/13 LeBron James Sore ankle12/07/13 Michael Beasley Sore hamstring12/03/13 Dwyane Wade Sore knee11/29/13 Shane Battier Flu11/25/13 Mario Chalmers Groin11/19/13 Dwyane Wade Sore knee11/12/13 Ray Allen Flu11/09/13 Udonis Haslem Sore back10/28/13 Michael Beasley Sprained arm10/28/13 Greg Oden Sore knee

Hope this helps!

http://stats.nba.com is a great resource, but I haven't been able to locate any stats on injuries.

I wanted to help.

I tried to agree.

I tried.

I failed.

I'm sorry.

Well you bastards got me to go out and blow $700 tonight on a new XB1 plus controllers and 2k14. Just waiting for what seems like forever to install the game but it's going to let me play a quick game here in just a minute while it's installing. The whole Kinect process is really freaking cool and blows the old Kinect on the 360 out of the water. I mean man it's neat being able to walk into the room and have it recognize me and sign me in.

I'd challenge you to a game of 2k14 online but it's absolutely impossible to play online w/ 2k14. 2K did nothing to improve the online experience this year - it's pretty well documented online as well.

Shame.

Titanfall looks like first first 'next big thing' release.

It'll be out next month.

http://www.titanfall.com

Let's be real. It is hard for a team in NY to get any attention in the media. I have to feel for Carmelo.

This brightened my Monday. Thanks.

Anyone fully caught up w/ season 3 can understand why this hilarious gif has me excited for what's in store for season 4.

The books are much better than the TV show.

I'm halfway through book 4 and I agree.

I really liked Steven Van Zandt in The Sopranos, but had a hard time making it through lilyhammer season 1. Maybe I'll have to give it another shot.

Welcome home, Christian Bethancourt?

Thanks. Your ribbon is in the mail.

Thanks, sorry your PS4 isn't.

It was super easy to get my Xbox one. When they said they opened the pre-orders, I headed down to gamestop and paid for it. Several months later, the xbox one comes out - and I go pick it up.

Voilà

That sounds awesome! Had you played 2k14 on the 3rd gen consoles? I'm curious how much has changed in the game this year vs what changed with different consoles. I have 2k14 on my PC but I haven't played it much at all. Still not over playing Madden yet and I play 15 minute quarters in that game so seasons take forever.

I hate that annoying dumb voice in myplayer mode that they've been using.

I had the old kinect for 2 days last year with 2k13 thinking it would be awesome but it could never hear my voice when I had the game turned up loud like I like it. Are you noticing any issues with the kinect and hearing you during game play?

Yeah I played 2k14 a ton on 360 already. Structurally, this game is very much the same - but the next-gen eco motion engine changes everything. It feels a lot smoother. I've played 3 games so far and had at least 50 turnovers. I've either got the difficulty turned up too high, or I need to watch who I'm passing to a little better.

I haven't had any issues with the Kinect so far. I'm kind of getting over a cold, so my voice is really scratchy - but that hasn't been an issue at all.

Imo, the Kinect 1 was a complete bust. This one seems more complete and well thought out.

During lunch I was playing 2k14 with ESPN First Take snapped on the screen at the same time. What an awesome experience.

I love this thing so far...

Ha, pics don't do it justice. I'll see what I can come up with though.

There's now a jump shot rating system, much like the one at the free throw line. Never realized how poor of a shooter I was until last night.

The my-player mode has been completely revamped as well. It seems like more of a story/movie now, but they kept the same voice actor from the last 3 games! The guy sounds nothing like what my character looks like... if that makes any sense. So that's kind of annoying.

The engine appears to be totally revamped as well. Controlling your player seems very fluid.

There's also this new rumble thing with the xbox one where each trigger vibrates independently of the other. With 2K, the hand you're dribbling with creates a vibration on the respective side of the controller. I don't know how I feel about it yet, but it's unique.

I haven't gotten to dive too much into anything else yet, but I'll work on that today .

Played it on Xbox One last night...Certifiably beautiful.

I loved the finale. I think the show found itself again this season, so it's a shame that it's over. Like you said, I hope it does make a reappearance at some point.

Getting it day one... we need to play Dolfan!