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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 15h

Honorable mentions to the remote control car scene in Tomorrow Never Dies and the tank scene in GoldenEye, both great (and illustrative of how I think of Bond films as I had to check which Brosnan films they were in).

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 15h

Bond for me is less a collection of films than a collection of set pieces and the five I think of off the top of my head are:

1. Assault on Piz Gloria - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. Skyfall opening sequence
3. Ski chase - OHMSS
4. Boat chase - Live and Let Die
5. Parkour chase - Casino Royale

BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 15h

Coming around to Casino Royale as the best Bond movie, I’m not there but the theme song and Vesper have me like 75% of the way there

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 15h

*shakes giant floral forearm muffs*

"Ebenezer Scroooooooge"

Ball Knowers @ballknowers.bsky.social · 16h

Angel Reese for Victoria’s Secret.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

Someone tell Larry to get on Bluesky so I can bug him to come on the pod again!

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, and that assumption makes no sense to me because businesses that run this way don't see investment. Now granted, we are talking sports and some people own teams just because they like to own teams, but until Larry Gottesdiener tells us how it all works, we simply don't know.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

In any case, how the league wants to divide up their stake should be meaningless to the WNABPA. What they should be asking for is an independent analysis of how revenue is calculated and demand 50% of that, if that's the goal. If that's a bad deal for the league stakeholders, tough shit!

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

Having a stake in ownership in something does not necessarily mean you get that percentage of revenue. I have owned a share of two different companies and it didn't work like that. There are many different methods of doing revenue participation.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

All due respect to Dave Berri, I'm not sure he knows how the actual revenue breakdown works. I don't really believe NBA owners get 40% of the league revenue because nobody would be shelling out money for franchises if that was the case. We don't know how it works.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 16h

The true pinnacle of the profession is tossing Cheryl Reeve and watching her assistants have to restrain her from getting at you.

Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 22h

Peep the lanugage from Monty McCutchen about WNBA ref Jenna Reneau's move to the NBA:

"Congratulations to Biniam, Pat and Jenna on their advancement to our NBA staff.... All three officials have worked diligently to reach the pinnacle of their profession."

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 17h

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, the most entertaining coach of my WNBA lifetime.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 1d

A great article summarizing a lot of the moving parts of the WNBA offseason.

Seerat Sohi @seeratsohi.bsky.social · 2d

The CBA, Saudi money, Unrivaled, conflicts of interest, an embattled commissioner, and increased NBA involvement: here's a mega-primer for what promises to be the most chaotic, transformational offseason in WNBA history

www.theringer.com/2025/10/14/w...

The WNBA’s Future Is on the Clock

It’s a make-or-break offseason for the WNBA. Is the league headed for a lockout? Or will the players get the changes they’re demanding?

www.theringer.com

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Matt Bagley @bagleysports.bsky.social · 2d

Clarification: I am citing a LinkedIn post that the Fire quickly deleted. I know that Sarama interviewed last week, and he checks off a lot of the usual boxes (coaching pedigree, connections to Vanja Černivec, connections to Portland).

My best guess? A PR staffer jumped the gun.

Matt Bagley @bagleysports.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Fire have announced the hiring of their new head coach: Alex Sarama.

Sarama worked remotely for the London Lions' front office in 2023-24 (led by Fire GM Vanja Černivec). At the same time, he was an assistant with Portland's G-league team, the Rip City Remix.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

For you Portland Fire fans, your new coach has a lot of online media about his approach to basketball.

www.youtube.com/@TransformBb...

open.spotify.com/playlist/3K3...

Transforming Basketball

Our YouTube channel is dedicated to helping basketball coaches at all levels. Our videos provide a number of ideas ranging from using small-sided games to conceptual offense, and much more!

www.youtube.com

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Matt Bagley @bagleysports.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Fire have announced the hiring of their new head coach: Alex Sarama.

Sarama worked remotely for the London Lions' front office in 2023-24 (led by Fire GM Vanja Černivec). At the same time, he was an assistant with Portland's G-league team, the Rip City Remix.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

My own personal bible has returned.

The IX Basketball @theixbasketball.bsky.social · 2d

It's here! The first edition of our 2025-26 Draft Board, more detail than you can find anywhere else on the best #WNBA prospects in this coming class! www.thenexthoops.com/features/202...

The IX Basketball’s 2026 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0 - The IX Basketball

The IX Basketball's preseason draft board, the most comprehensive 2026 WNBA draft class preview available, from Awa Fam to Azzi Fudd.

www.thenexthoops.com

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

Late night snack.

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Steve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.social · 2d

the greatest moment in tic tac toe history

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

I don't have much to add other than Ace Bailey was one of my favorite NHL names in that it is the most 1930's comic strip name I've ever heard, and I'm happy an NBA player is taking up the mantle.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

90% sure he's Italian.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

Yo, congrats, dude!

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 2d

No booooooooo
www.espn.com/womens-colle...

Gamecocks F Kitts to miss season with ACL tear

Chloe Kitts, South Carolina's starting forward, will miss the 2025-26 season after tearing an ACL in her right knee, the Gamecocks announced on Monday. The 6-foot-2 senior will undergo surgery this we...

www.espn.com

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 3d

My Beloved Princeton Tigers are going all the way (all the way meaning until they run into My Beloved Connecticut Huskies).

The IX Basketball @theixbasketball.bsky.social · 3d

Princeton forward Sarah Lessig didn't play much travel basketball growing up in Seattle. Yet she was a multisport star, amassing Division I offers in basketball, softball and flag football. Our @rowanschaberg.bsky.social explains how Lessig's "kind of weird" path led to the Tigers. #NCAAWBB

How Sarah Lessig, a multisport phenom, ended up at Princeton - The IX Basketball

Sarah Lessig took "kind of a weird route" to college basketball and to Princeton. For one thing, she barely played travel basketball.

www.thenexthoops.com

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 3d

It is used for bringing manually played music into a digital space (which is always done anyway with recorded material) but the context he's lauding it is in replacing the need to purchase musical equipment, i.e. recording by samples.

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Snap(ped Neck) Wilson ☠️ @snapwilson.bsky.social · 3d

Especially since she was touting not long after the sale that she thought the WNBA was worth one billion.

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