I don't think we really change anything before or after having kids. My wife and I had always thought that our decisions and activities shouldn't be made surrounding our children and that our children should accommodate us instead, because we are in charge. That had been the way they were raised and I guess there isn't much they can do about it.

We brought them on long hikes that tire them out to their bones, but they are running and jumping again after a good night sleep. We brought them on long road trips where we drove over 10 hours a day, several days in a row; they just sleep in the car when they get tired and talk with each other or stare out the car window when they get bored.

I do add in stops like playgrounds or science centers during trips to let them have fun, but that's after we visit the places my wife and I want to visit.

Yea, they already lost 4 in a row, soon to be 5.

They are already an embarrassment, falling from a supposed contender to a terribly losing team.

Other than the 76ers, Pelicans, and maybe the Bulls, the rest of the picks are pretty solid. I'm thinking she will probably get 5/8 maybe even 6/8 this time.

Yes, agreed, I'm also in the camp of "defense wins championships".

I followed the Rockets and they were my favorite team during the Yao Ming + TMac years, but I slowly stopped following them when they went into rebuilding. I didn't like the way they played iso-ball during the D'Antoni+Harden years, as I prefer to watch team play and always thought relying heavily on iso couldn't win championships.

Really shows their greatness.

With the way the young guys are taking 3's these days, it's hard to say what the record will be far into the future, but I do expect Steph's record to sit there for a long while.

Yes, the game has completely changed. The number of 3 point attempts taken each game seems ridiculous when compared to the game back then.

You beat me to it.

Rockets

Oh, I didn't know that, I only found "personal reasons" when searching online. Looks like I need to do a better job when doing my research. Apologies to Joker and congrats to him and his family!

Maybe because they let her down and lost to the horrible Pels over the head coach's daughter's volleyball game and Joker not giving a fuck about the NBA Cup because of "personal reasons" (dude probably just missed his horses back home and was on FaceTime with them all day). Because if I remember correctly, she picked the Nuggies last round.

The Lakers are going for the 3peat and going to hang them "banners" up there each year so Shaq can roast them 3 years in a row, haha.

She did well. I was surprised she didn't give some love to the Nuggies, would have gotten her 5/6, but 4/6 is still solid.

Oh wow, the Spurs, without their top 3 scorers, just beat OKC. This group just got interesting. Assuming Lakers will beat the Jazz tonight, Lakers remain the only undefeated team in this group.

Just got home. Looks like the Lakers got a pretty solid start.

I'm surprised OKC are behind the Spur by double digits. And Wemby isn't even playing.

Pretty much destroyed the Pels. Won by 41.

I heard they are keeping the same crew and same production team in Atlanta. ESPN just airing it. Should be less room for ESPN to screw it up with that setup.

I just found out Inside the NBA is moving to ESPN/ABC next season. I'm glad they figured out the legal/contract stuff and the show is staying.