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Not sure how Frederick will do, but it’s humid out…that’s for sure.

The Euro shows a premium vort pass.

18z nam is back to being anti-meh.

It looks kind of “flood watch”-y

I just ride a loop in my neighborhood. There’s one punchy hill that sorta mimics some of the mtb hills I ride. I’ve been doing that more so out of convenience so far this year, but I have experienced a couple of drivers that make me question whether they have a legitimate license.

It's been a soaker here all day. Decided to bike in this slop (wfh day) partly to test my tires on wet pavement and it felt like I was riding through Atlantic Ocean mist.

We’re not who we thought we were.

Don’t be, I played some Fri, Sat and Sunday. Sunday was interesting…played 3s on a ~9’8 hoop. My body could use a couple days off, though next week’s forecast has me intrigued.

I'm hyped

Today’s weather has been big time up here…definitely the nicest day of the weekend.

This is one of those few times where Frederick is actually sunny while everywhere else to the south is cloudy. Satellite imagery is wild rn

It’s nice out, but we’ve had to fight off some periodic clouds and wind the last couple days, though that’s normal in cool weather patterns around here. I’m definitely ready for summer-like weather.

The fact that OKC still has some great draft capital left, is outrageous lol. Part of that was great timing because it was clear that Kawhi wanted to play alongside PG13, so OKC basically fleeced the Clippers. The Wiz had a chance to do something similar when Beal's stock was high, but they sat on it for too long and basically ended up having to cut their losses. I think they had a chance at getting 3-4 first rounders for Beal at his peak performance, which is one of the reasons I wasn't a huge fan of the new front office blowing things up, but I will say they've done a respectable job so far with the draft picks they've had (though Sarr is still a wildcard). Looks like Tre Johnson is who they're eyeing. I'm not sold on Queen at the NBA level, but if the Wiz are able to add another mid-first, then I'd consider rolling the dice.

I think a hire like that is coming, but for now they seem content letting the team struggle/learn and get picks. One more year of this and it’ll be go time…if not sooner…if Keefe doesn’t show improvements. This upcoming draft is huge for them.

The wizards got hungry over advanced analytics, too. Some of the formulas in “Basketball on Paper” are wild (if you want to have fun, look up “individual offensive player rating”). I get it, it all comes down to points per possession, 3 > 2, a 3 = bucket and a free throw, etc etc, but you gotta put the right talent in place to implement some of these sabermetrics. Not to mention, advanced analytics are descriptive, not formulas that explicitly tell you how to win. Fun and interesting topic, but it can get overused.

What is going on with the O's. They won 101 games in 2023 and 91 last year, and now 16-33. It defies logic.

Remarkable comeback by the sun here in Frederick to start the weekend.

It would be in the upper 20s/low 30s in January rn…and I’m glad it’s not.

I'd like that temp/DP more if it wasn't majority cloudy and windy lol.

The NW flow, clouds, and wind have returned. Next.

I'm not surprised. The ground is still drying pretty quickly given how much rain we've received.

Drove thru a brief torrential downpour on 70 west. There’s some meat to the clouds today

Radar looks much healthier than I expected. I looked like it was raining again here in Columbia after a pretty decent lunchtime walk.

Turning into more than a stat padder here. Have had a few decent showers move thru with periodic dense sprinkles. The green May continues.

We're miserable at primary lows headed towards Lake Erie.