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5’10 Combo Guard Milania Jordan is back!! Milania has been out 7 months with ACL injury. She came back for 1 month , but Me and My wife felt she needed a little more time to get stronger. Sit her back down for a couple weeks and worked alittle more now she is back. Although it was tough for her both Mentally and Physically trying to overcome injury and Adversity but it’s all part of GODS BEAUTIFUL PLAN. So proud of how hard Milania has worked and to try and get back for her senior year, but all the while KEEPING HER FAITH IN GOD. Before the injury Milania was considered by many as one of the top 15 players in the state of Texas and some say she was on her way to becoming a ESPN Top 100 player in the Country. A 1500+ point Career Scorer before the injury. 2x All-State, 2x All Region, 3x All Acedemic, District MVP , District offensive MVP, Dallas Morning News All Area Team, Ft Worth Star telegram NewComer of the year Freshman of the year. 3x District Champion and Regional semifinalist help lead her team to sweet 16 three years in a row. As a freshman she ran the POINT GUARD spot and help lead her team to regional semi final and then Moved to the 2/3 when her 3 sisters Gianna, Natalia, and Nadia came and was leading scorer Avg 21 pts and 4asst and 4 rebs 3 steals a game on the states top 10 ranked team in the highest classification in the State of Texas. Now it’s time to get her Timing and Feel back on the court! I believe she is going to be even better then before the injury and that’s scary cause she is a SPECIAL HIGHLY SKILLED TALENT! LETS GET IT MILANIA JORDAN!🫡 #StoryofJobintheBible #Alwaysbeleived #NeverDoubted #lockdown

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🚨🇺🇸🇲🇽BREAKING: MEXICAN NAVY MEDICAL PLANE CRASHES NEAR GALVESTON, TEXAS, AT LEAST 3 DEAD A pediatric patient was being transported for burn treatment. A Mexican Navy medical aircraft crashed into West Galveston Bay on Monday afternoon while on final approach to Scholes International Airport amid heavy fog. At least three people are confirmed dead. The aircraft, a Beech King Air 350i, had departed from Merida in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula carrying a pediatric burn patient likely bound for Shriners Children's Hospital in Galveston. Up to eight people were reportedly on board. At least three people, including a small child, were rescued and transported by ambulance. The U.S. Coast Guard, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and Texas Department of Public Safety are on scene. Dive teams, drones, and crime scene units have been deployed to the crash site in the bay west of the causeway. This is the second Mexican medical transport flight to crash this year. Earlier in 2025, a similar flight carrying a pediatric patient went down in Philadelphia, killing all seven on board and one person on the ground. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Authorities have asked the public to avoid the area. A mission of mercy turned to tragedy. Source: BNO News Live / ABC

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So. A couple months back Citrini sent Analyst #3 behind the lines into the Strait of Hormuz. Cuban cigar in the water, Shahed drones overhead, IRGC patrol boats running circles eighteen miles off the Iranian coast. One of the best pieces anyone published all year. We agree with the ethos completely. We just took the part about staying alive a little more seriously. So our AAIG HR department (which we don’t have) decided it’d be slightly smarter to send Simeon Research behind the guns instead of in front of them. Badge is in hand. We’re going to Eurosatory, Paris, June 15–19 the second largest defense expo on earth. 120,000+ people, 60+ countries, every major prime and a full hall of disruptors under one roof. And no, what you just watched isn’t AI. That’s a real autonomous swarm by Swarm Defense Counter-drone is the single hottest fight on that floor right now the radars, the jammers, the lasers and the interceptors built to put swarms exactly like that back on the ground. That’s where we start with Electro Optic Systems remote weapon systems, High Energy Laser Weapons (HELW) and much more. Loitering munitions and autonomous strike following the story. From AI-enabled command and control, space-based ISR and secure comms to soldier man-to-man protection and optics. We are going to look at it all. But the bigger question we’re flying to Paris to answer is the money one: Europe is committing well over a trillion to defense this decade and we’re there to see where it actually goes. We’re sitting down with industry experts and management teams across the space. This is the open of a proper deep dive into the defense sector. Not from a desk. From the floor. what’s actually being ordered, and where the money flows next. Follow along trough our Substack. $THEON.AS $EOS.AX $RHM.NE $RENK

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🚨 BREAKING: Top U.S. Scientists Are Disappearing And No One's Talking About It A retired Major General who oversaw billions in classified weapons research went on a hike in February - and never came back. He's one of at least 9 high-level American defense scientists who have disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances since June 2025. Seven of them connected to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Other incidents include: • Researchers found dead under unclear circumstances • Multiple murder-suicide cases • A JPL-linked scientist who vanished mid-hike Some have theorized alien abduction. Others believe this is something far more calculated: a shadow war where America's top military minds are the target. China. Hypersonics. Plasma tech. The next generation of warfare. And the people who know how to build it… are vanishing. Is this coincidence or something much bigger unfolding behind the scenes? 👇

🚨 BREAKING: Top U.S. Scientists Are Disappearing And No One's Talking About It A retired Major General who oversaw billions in classified weapons research went on a hike in February - and never came back. He's one of at least 9 high-level American defense scientists who have disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances since June 2025. Seven of them connected to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Other incidents include: • Researchers found dead under unclear circumstances • Multiple murder-suicide cases • A JPL-linked scientist who vanished mid-hike Some have theorized alien abduction. Others believe this is something far more calculated: a shadow war where America's top military minds are the target. China. Hypersonics. Plasma tech. The next generation of warfare. And the people who know how to build it… are vanishing. Is this coincidence or something much bigger unfolding behind the scenes? 👇

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"Chairman Mike Rogers told me that if I could pull it off and get everybody, all the four corners to approve, then he would put it into the bill. So did Senator Roger Wicker. So, we're doing everything we can to try to get those remaining, you know, it's gonna have to be...the House chairman (of the Armed Services Committee), the Republican (Rogers), and the minority leader of that committee (Rep. Adam Smith), the House Intelligence chairman (Rep. Rick Crawford), and the ranking member in the House (Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇦). I believe we have to get the Homeland Security ranking member (Rep. Bennie G. Thompson) and that Chairman (Rep. Andrew Garbarino). And on the Senate side, those committees, we have to get the senators and the ranking members as well. (Here they are: SASC: Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. SSCI: Chairman Tom Cotton and Ranking Member Senator Mark Warner Homeland Security: Chairman Senator Rand Paul and Ranking Member Senator Gary Peters. ~ Burlison: "So it's a lot of names that we have to compile and put together in order to get it approved to be put on the bill, but that's what we're doing. This last few days, I've been scrambling to have phone calls with these individuals and to plead with them to put it on the bill." (Imagine having to plead for the inclusion of what might be the most important piece of legislation in the history of our country and species? If it's all a ruse, no harm, no foul, right? And all of this as Trump is allegedly well-informed on the issue?) ~ Andy - That UFO Podcast: "How hopeful are you that that will be fruitful?" Burlison: "If you had asked me last week, whenever I first was given the opportunity, I would have thought it would have been, you know, probably a 5% chance. Now I'm gonna give it a 25% chance. So, the fact that Senator Wicker is open to it, that's a big portion of it. And so we're checking down the list and we're getting approvals. My hope is that a week from now, whenever we go back into session, that the NDAA bill that we're getting ready to pass will have the UAP Disclosure Act embedded in that bill. That is my immediate goal. "Outside of that, we're trying to...and I'm communicating with the White House to encourage the President Donald J. Trump to issue an Executive Order very similar to what he issued on the JFK files and others related to the UAP topic. That is something that I think is a possibility, and if Trump world, you know, recognizes that the public wants this, I think that that may come to be more of a priority and put something on his plate." (How about Trump also puts pressure on the Republicans on the list that Burlison has to convince? If Trump is really for Disclosure, that should a no-brainer. Instead, we hear claims that he's about to disclose to the world that we're not alone. Why would he disclose and risk societal disruption when he can instead help get the UAPDA passed and let the process play out slowly? Again, it makes no sense. I'd rather have the announcement, but, to me, it seems unlikely to happen.) Burlison: "Right now, I don't think it's top of mind for him, and that's fine. He's got a lot of irons in the fire. He's got the war in Russia and Ukraine to resolve. He's got the affordability crisis to deal with in America, and a lot of other things. And so, he's got a lot of things on his plate. This is not exactly a top priority." (Well, if Trump is well informed (as Grusch said to Bret Baier) on this issue, then how is it NOT a top priority? If we're really dealing with another intelligence on this planet, we have their craft and bodies, and they MAY be a threat to us on some level, isn't it the most important thing ever, and one that can change the geopolitical landscape in a massive way?) Burlison: "But I think that it doesn't mean that he can't dedicate a little bit of time, or his staff dedicate some time to do an Executive Order." (Just a little bit of time, Mr. President, pretty please? Why do we have to beg Trump or his staffers for a little bit of time on this? Remember, he's the Disclosure president! 🙄) Burlison: "And so that's what I'm hoping...that the public will demand something. Especially from this documentary. Hopefully people will watch it and then the outcry will be enough that action is taken." (I know that's how things usually work: The public puts pressure on their elected leaders on issues they feel are important, and said leaders listen (in theory) and try to get legislation passed. But in this case, if Trump is so well informed on the UFO topic, and has seen data that the American public have not, and that data shows that we're not alone on this planet, then it's his job to do what's best and make this a priority. Will he?)

🛸⌛️ Down to the Wire (I added a lot of opinions) ⌛️ 🛸 "I'm gonna give it a 25% chance." ~Rep. Eric Burlison on the UAPDA Odds (If Trump is well-informed on UFOs, and about to disclose the truth, why is Burlison in desperation mode for the survival of the UAPDA? Makes no sense.) "My hope is that a week from now, whenever we go back into session, that the NDAA bill that we're getting ready to pass will have the UAP Disclosure Act embedded in that bill." ~Burlison (I took the time to tag every member of Congress who Burlison has to convince. Nice job by That UFO Podcast with this interview. ) ~ Rep. Eric Burlison: "The action that I'm working on is passing the UAP Disclosure Act. And so, we've had a very difficult time getting that put forward, but I've been able to get, you know, maybe a last-ditch, Hail-Mary effort right now, between now and the end of the Thanksgiving break. We may have an opportunity to get that added to the National Defense Authorization Act. "Chairman Mike Rogers told me that if I could pull it off and get everybody, all the four corners to approve, then he would put it into the bill. So did Senator Roger Wicker. So, we're doing everything we can to try to get those remaining, you know, it's gonna have to be...the House chairman (of the Armed Services Committee), the Republican (Rogers), and the minority leader of that committee (Rep. Adam Smith), the House Intelligence chairman (Rep. Rick Crawford), and the ranking member in the House (Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇦). I believe we have to get the Homeland Security ranking member (Rep. Bennie G. Thompson) and that Chairman (Rep. Andrew Garbarino). And on the Senate side, those committees, we have to get the senators and the ranking members as well. (Here they are: SASC: Chairman Senator Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed. SSCI: Chairman Tom Cotton and Ranking Member Senator Mark Warner Homeland Security: Chairman Senator Rand Paul and Ranking Member Senator Gary Peters. ~ Burlison: "So it's a lot of names that we have to compile and put together in order to get it approved to be put on the bill, but that's what we're doing. This last few days, I've been scrambling to have phone calls with these individuals and to plead with them to put it on the bill." (Imagine having to plead for the inclusion of what might be the most important piece of legislation in the history of our country and species? If it's all a ruse, no harm, no foul, right? And all of this as Trump is allegedly well-informed on the issue?) ~ Andy - That UFO Podcast: "How hopeful are you that that will be fruitful?" Burlison: "If you had asked me last week, whenever I first was given the opportunity, I would have thought it would have been, you know, probably a 5% chance. Now I'm gonna give it a 25% chance. So, the fact that Senator Wicker is open to it, that's a big portion of it. And so we're checking down the list and we're getting approvals. My hope is that a week from now, whenever we go back into session, that the NDAA bill that we're getting ready to pass will have the UAP Disclosure Act embedded in that bill. That is my immediate goal. "Outside of that, we're trying to...and I'm communicating with the White House to encourage the President Donald J. Trump to issue an Executive Order very similar to what he issued on the JFK files and others related to the UAP topic. That is something that I think is a possibility, and if Trump world, you know, recognizes that the public wants this, I think that that may come to be more of a priority and put something on his plate." (How about Trump also puts pressure on the Republicans on the list that Burlison has to convince? If Trump is really for Disclosure, that should a no-brainer. Instead, we hear claims that he's about to disclose to the world that we're not alone. Why would he disclose and risk societal disruption when he can instead help get the UAPDA passed and let the process play out slowly? Again, it makes no sense. I'd rather have the announcement, but, to me, it seems unlikely to happen.) Burlison: "Right now, I don't think it's top of mind for him, and that's fine. He's got a lot of irons in the fire. He's got the war in Russia and Ukraine to resolve. He's got the affordability crisis to deal with in America, and a lot of other things. And so, he's got a lot of things on his plate. This is not exactly a top priority." (Well, if Trump is well informed (as Grusch said to Bret Baier) on this issue, then how is it NOT a top priority? If we're really dealing with another intelligence on this planet, we have their craft and bodies, and they MAY be a threat to us on some level, isn't it the most important thing ever, and one that can change the geopolitical landscape in a massive way?) Burlison: "But I think that it doesn't mean that he can't dedicate a little bit of time, or his staff dedicate some time to do an Executive Order." (Just a little bit of time, Mr. President, pretty please? Why do we have to beg Trump or his staffers for a little bit of time on this? Remember, he's the Disclosure president! 🙄) Burlison: "And so that's what I'm hoping...that the public will demand something. Especially from this documentary. Hopefully people will watch it and then the outcry will be enough that action is taken." (I know that's how things usually work: The public puts pressure on their elected leaders on issues they feel are important, and said leaders listen (in theory) and try to get legislation passed. But in this case, if Trump is so well informed on the UFO topic, and has seen data that the American public have not, and that data shows that we're not alone on this planet, then it's his job to do what's best and make this a priority. Will he?)

Joe Murgia

15,737 views • 9 months ago

Brayden "Star" Burries (2.0) Off Comp: Nickeil Alexander Walker (Shades Devin Booker) Pros (percentile per 40): -3 Level Scorer (76th 3PM, 86th MidM, 71th RimM) -Efficient Shooter (87th TS%, 86th 3P%, 70th NonD Rim%) -Connective Playmaker (74th Ast, 48th Ast/To) -Perimeter Def (87th Steal, 93th Stops) -Low Usage (77th Usg) Cons: -Wingspan (11th) -Age (20) Efficient Shooter with good Rim touch. Identical Midrange & applies more Rim pressure than Booker (71th RimM vs Booker's 54th RimM). Arizona was 10th in 3PM (Per 40), which makes Burries shooting even more impressive - given the Team's lack of shooting style. Absurd shot chart by Burries, green everywhere. Low Deep 3 Rate (13%), he is super accurate 41+ %, insane. Brayden Burries is a PRA beast, 2 way player, 3 level scorer - on good Shooting/Playmaking efficiency and low usage. Very rare to see a Guard with little to no holes in his game. I originally had Burries at 9th but have since moved him up to 5-7th on my board. I think Burries is a star hidden in plain sight - one that we will look back at in a few years and ask how did we not see it. I wouldn't rule out a world Burries is top 2, best Guards in this draft. I really do hate making these types of bold claims - but this really is such a elite Draft Class and Burries still stands out.

Brayden "Star" Burries (2.0) Off Comp: Nickeil Alexander Walker (Shades Devin Booker) Pros (percentile per 40): -3 Level Scorer (76th 3PM, 86th MidM, 71th RimM) -Efficient Shooter (87th TS%, 86th 3P%, 70th NonD Rim%) -Connective Playmaker (74th Ast, 48th Ast/To) -Perimeter Def (87th Steal, 93th Stops) -Low Usage (77th Usg) Cons: -Wingspan (11th) -Age (20) Efficient Shooter with good Rim touch. Identical Midrange & applies more Rim pressure than Booker (71th RimM vs Booker's 54th RimM). Arizona was 10th in 3PM (Per 40), which makes Burries shooting even more impressive - given the Team's lack of shooting style. Absurd shot chart by Burries, green everywhere. Low Deep 3 Rate (13%), he is super accurate 41+ %, insane. Brayden Burries is a PRA beast, 2 way player, 3 level scorer - on good Shooting/Playmaking efficiency and low usage. Very rare to see a Guard with little to no holes in his game. I originally had Burries at 9th but have since moved him up to 5-7th on my board. I think Burries is a star hidden in plain sight - one that we will look back at in a few years and ask how did we not see it. I wouldn't rule out a world Burries is top 2, best Guards in this draft. I really do hate making these types of bold claims - but this really is such a elite Draft Class and Burries still stands out.

DraftCasual (Quan)

14,123 views • 3 months ago

#Chipola ‘26 SS Devin Kendall 17U Nation 6’3 175. Top of scale run (3.92 bunt, 3.99-4.01) w/ pro actions & lightning twitch in box make him the most athletic 2026 draft prospect in a top 5 MLB player producing state (GA). Standout ease of effort & body balance in all facets. Near plus bat speed well before physical ceiling. 1st step quickness and lengthy gliding strides will allow top of scale run to play true on basepaths. Could be special defender in CF. Natural reads, standout range, and rare footwork at SS w/ future AVG arm. Turns 18 just days b4 draft. This is a potential plus defender in CF for me with future A/AVG or better defense at 2B the backup plan (if arm ends up light for SS). Outside of elite athleticism - his spin recognition, ability to ctrl effort, rhythm+timing, and feel 2 waste pitches lead me to believe it’s an AVG hit tool down the line. The fact he’s played much less high level baseball compared to other GA ‘26 prospects should not be held against him, it’s a positive for his ceiling as a hitter and overall. This caliber of athlete will fly past peers when seasoned vs quality arms. Prototype CF/SS frame w/ future top of scale bat speed as he physically matures should bring easy 6 raw power.

#Chipola ‘26 SS Devin Kendall 17U Nation 6’3 175. Top of scale run (3.92 bunt, 3.99-4.01) w/ pro actions & lightning twitch in box make him the most athletic 2026 draft prospect in a top 5 MLB player producing state (GA). Standout ease of effort & body balance in all facets. Near plus bat speed well before physical ceiling. 1st step quickness and lengthy gliding strides will allow top of scale run to play true on basepaths. Could be special defender in CF. Natural reads, standout range, and rare footwork at SS w/ future AVG arm. Turns 18 just days b4 draft. This is a potential plus defender in CF for me with future A/AVG or better defense at 2B the backup plan (if arm ends up light for SS). Outside of elite athleticism - his spin recognition, ability to ctrl effort, rhythm+timing, and feel 2 waste pitches lead me to believe it’s an AVG hit tool down the line. The fact he’s played much less high level baseball compared to other GA ‘26 prospects should not be held against him, it’s a positive for his ceiling as a hitter and overall. This caliber of athlete will fly past peers when seasoned vs quality arms. Prototype CF/SS frame w/ future top of scale bat speed as he physically matures should bring easy 6 raw power.

Justin Goetz

15,793 views • 6 months ago

Did the label throw everything behind Kendrick?💀 The issue here is regional loyalty. Every region supports their own artists. Problems arise when loyalty outweighs honesty and the music itself. When respected voices stop judging music fairly because they’ve already chosen a side. This was the same thing people saw happen during the beef. People picked who they wanted on top before any records even dropped. Bars went unnoticed. Music was dismissed. Now it feels like we’re witnessing the same pattern again, but now bots are replaced by real people. Everything Drake releases gets labeled as “mid” by sections of the West Coast and their podcaster friends. And it’s not because they genuinely believe that. Some people leveraged everything on that outcome, that beef, and now they have to stand by it.- And this is why they’re all doubling down on their words. Drake has been relevant since day one. His music played in cars, clubs, parties, radio, sports arenas, playlists, and social media. That level of dominance is significant in any genre. Because when people think of artists operating at that level, they think Drake, Eminem, Kanye, Nicki, 50, Wayne, and more. These artists moved beyond one lane and became part of everyday culture. And then there’s Drake. Not just part of that conversation, he rose above it. Operating at the very top of the pyramid musically for over a decade. Kendrick’s name was known, but he never operated at the same level as those above. Being respected and operating at that higher level are two different things. So if the goal was to take down someone operating there, and above, they chose the wrong target. And this has hurt rap over the past two years. Because if you truly love the culture, you should want the genre to thrive. You should celebrate anyone pushing it forward, rather than sticking to predetermined judgments and gatekeeping, which limit its reach. And now all these dusty old heads out here losing credibility defending a mountain on which they already bet everything, for a man (Kendrick) who could never fill Drake’s shoes. Great video below🔽 well said. As always, he cooked the midget as always.🪓🪓 Streaming 🧊🧊🧊🧊Man.

Did the label throw everything behind Kendrick?💀 The issue here is regional loyalty. Every region supports their own artists. Problems arise when loyalty outweighs honesty and the music itself. When respected voices stop judging music fairly because they’ve already chosen a side. This was the same thing people saw happen during the beef. People picked who they wanted on top before any records even dropped. Bars went unnoticed. Music was dismissed. Now it feels like we’re witnessing the same pattern again, but now bots are replaced by real people. Everything Drake releases gets labeled as “mid” by sections of the West Coast and their podcaster friends. And it’s not because they genuinely believe that. Some people leveraged everything on that outcome, that beef, and now they have to stand by it.- And this is why they’re all doubling down on their words. Drake has been relevant since day one. His music played in cars, clubs, parties, radio, sports arenas, playlists, and social media. That level of dominance is significant in any genre. Because when people think of artists operating at that level, they think Drake, Eminem, Kanye, Nicki, 50, Wayne, and more. These artists moved beyond one lane and became part of everyday culture. And then there’s Drake. Not just part of that conversation, he rose above it. Operating at the very top of the pyramid musically for over a decade. Kendrick’s name was known, but he never operated at the same level as those above. Being respected and operating at that higher level are two different things. So if the goal was to take down someone operating there, and above, they chose the wrong target. And this has hurt rap over the past two years. Because if you truly love the culture, you should want the genre to thrive. You should celebrate anyone pushing it forward, rather than sticking to predetermined judgments and gatekeeping, which limit its reach. And now all these dusty old heads out here losing credibility defending a mountain on which they already bet everything, for a man (Kendrick) who could never fill Drake’s shoes. Great video below🔽 well said. As always, he cooked the midget as always.🪓🪓 Streaming 🧊🧊🧊🧊Man.

industrypolitics

12,541 views • 3 months ago

Chaze Harris - An interesting name starting to circulate amongst possible eligibility cases, is the reigning Sun Belt POY Chaze Harris, who spent 3 non Division 1 years prior to joining the Jaguars this past season. Excellent positional size for a lead guard at 6’6. Portsmouth Invitational Invite, but chose to pursue the injunction route with the NCAA. As pure a scorer as there is. 22.0 PPG on 60.6% TS% in conference play this past season. One of only 16 players in the country to post that combination of volume and efficiency. Harris did it all for the Jaguars. A 34.6% USG% paired with a 38.0% AST%. Harris was scoring or assisting on nearly 3/4 of the Jaguars’ points while he was on the floor. Only four players over the last five years have carried that level of offensive responsibility. Harris’ ability to score in transition is unparalleled. 3.4 transition PTS/G (96th percentile) on 74.6% (93rd percentile), with the ability to push the pace both on and off the ball. Oftentimes, you’ll see a drastic drop-off in performance from mid-major transfers when playing against high-major competition, but that was not the case for Harris. In Quad 1 & 2 games this season, Harris averaged 21.3 PTS/G on 51% shooting from the field while posting a 40.1% AST%. Harris also led the Jaguars in Defensive Win Shares and served as the point of attack in South Alabama’s unique zone defense. The film showcases Harris’ elite first-step quickness and ability to get downhill at will, along with the creativity to finish at the rim in every way imaginable. Listed at 6’6” and a willing passer, Harris uses his frame as a weapon in ball screens to make reads that smaller guards simply cannot see. Chaze' Harris

Chaze Harris - An interesting name starting to circulate amongst possible eligibility cases, is the reigning Sun Belt POY Chaze Harris, who spent 3 non Division 1 years prior to joining the Jaguars this past season. Excellent positional size for a lead guard at 6’6. Portsmouth Invitational Invite, but chose to pursue the injunction route with the NCAA. As pure a scorer as there is. 22.0 PPG on 60.6% TS% in conference play this past season. One of only 16 players in the country to post that combination of volume and efficiency. Harris did it all for the Jaguars. A 34.6% USG% paired with a 38.0% AST%. Harris was scoring or assisting on nearly 3/4 of the Jaguars’ points while he was on the floor. Only four players over the last five years have carried that level of offensive responsibility. Harris’ ability to score in transition is unparalleled. 3.4 transition PTS/G (96th percentile) on 74.6% (93rd percentile), with the ability to push the pace both on and off the ball. Oftentimes, you’ll see a drastic drop-off in performance from mid-major transfers when playing against high-major competition, but that was not the case for Harris. In Quad 1 & 2 games this season, Harris averaged 21.3 PTS/G on 51% shooting from the field while posting a 40.1% AST%. Harris also led the Jaguars in Defensive Win Shares and served as the point of attack in South Alabama’s unique zone defense. The film showcases Harris’ elite first-step quickness and ability to get downhill at will, along with the creativity to finish at the rim in every way imaginable. Listed at 6’6” and a willing passer, Harris uses his frame as a weapon in ball screens to make reads that smaller guards simply cannot see. Chaze' Harris

Caden Hoffman

19,228 views • 3 months ago

You can see hundreds of photos of Torres del Paine before you go and still be surprised by how much of the park has nothing to do with the famous towers. There are turquoise lakes, glaciers, waterfalls, open grasslands and lenga forests. Guanacos graze near the road. Condors ride the wind above the mountains. Depending on the hour, the Paine Massif can fill the horizon or disappear almost completely behind clouds. The three granite towers are the image everyone knows, but they’re only one part of the place. Torres del Paine National Park sits in southern Chile, where the Andes meet the Patagonian steppe. The park covers more than 227,000 hectares and has been part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1978. Glaciers carved much of what you see today, and ice still runs through the story of the landscape. People were moving through this part of Patagonia long before hikers started arriving with trekking poles and backpacks. The Aónikenk, often called Tehuelche, traveled through the region for thousands of years. Ranching came much later, and large estancias eventually spread across land that now belongs to the park. Sheep, horses and ranch workers were here before refugios and marked trails. The national park was created in 1959 and expanded in the decades that followed. You can still see bits of the ranching past in old buildings, fences and horses along the road. Most trips begin in Puerto Natales. I’d stay there the night before heading into the park rather than treating it as somewhere to sleep between a flight and a bus. The town sits on the water with mountains in the distance, and it’s a good place to have dinner, buy anything you forgot and check your gear one last time. Patagonian lamb shows up on plenty of menus, along with seafood from southern Chile. The drive north is where the trip really starts. Buildings become less frequent. The road cuts through broad stretches of grassland. Guanacos begin appearing in the fields, sometimes close enough to the road that traffic slows down for them. Then, eventually, the mountains show up in the distance. That first view is worth paying attention to. Wildlife is easier to see here than I expected. Guanacos are common. Rheas move through the open country. Foxes live in the park, and condors can sometimes be spotted circling high above the valleys. Pumas are here too, though seeing one usually takes luck, patience or a guide who knows where to look. A lot of people come specifically for the W Trek. The route connects several of the park’s best-known areas, including Base Torres, French Valley and Grey Glacier, and most hikers take about four or five days to complete it. If you like multi-day hiking, it’s an obvious way to see a large part of the park without spending your days getting in and out of a vehicle. The Base Torres hike can also be done on its own. It’s a long day. The trail climbs through the Ascencio Valley, passes through forest and ends with a steep section over rocks before you reach the glacial lake beneath the towers. On a clear day, the view at the top is exactly the one that probably made you want to come here. Of course, Patagonia may have other plans. You can leave under blue skies and arrive with the towers hidden behind cloud. An hour later they might be visible again. Weather changes quickly enough that there’s not much point obsessing over a forecast days in advance. Layers matter. So does a waterproof jacket. The wind is harder to appreciate until you experience it. Patagonia is famous for it, but “windy” doesn’t really describe those moments when a gust hits hard enough to make you adjust your footing on the trail. You’ll also notice trees that have spent their lives growing in one direction. The good news is that you don’t need to hike the W, or even spend every day on a long trail, to see Torres del Paine well. A lot of the park is accessible by road and shorter walks. Salto Grande is an easy stop. Water rushes through a narrow channel between Lake Nordenskjöld and Lake Pehoé, and from there you can continue toward viewpoints of the Cuernos del Paine. The Cuernos look very different from the towers. Their dark upper sections sit above lighter granite walls, and from some angles they’re the mountains I’d rather photograph. Lake Pehoé is close by and deserves time of its own. On the right day, the water turns an almost unreasonable shade of blue-green. The mountains rise behind it, and there are places along the road where you’ll probably pull over even though you hadn’t planned to stop. Grey Glacier is on the western side of the park. It flows down from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field into Grey Lake. Once you see it, the broad valleys and glacial lakes you’ve been passing start to make more sense. Ice shaped much of this place, and here you can still watch part of that story unfolding. There are hiking routes toward viewpoints of the glacier, and boat trips cross Grey Lake for a closer look. Depending on conditions, pieces of ice float in the water between the boat and the glacier. That part of the park feels different from the open country farther east. This is something I’d pay attention to throughout the trip. Torres del Paine changes surprisingly quickly as you move around it. The eastern side opens into Patagonian steppe. Forest becomes more common near the mountains. One lake can be deep blue, another turquoise, another gray beneath the clouds. Rivers run through valleys that seem almost empty. An hour in the car can take you through several versions of Patagonia. That’s why three full days would be my minimum even if you aren’t doing the W Trek. Four is better if the schedule allows. You could spend a day on the Base Torres hike, another around Grey Lake and the western side of the park, and another around Lake Pehoé, Salto Grande and shorter walks. The extra time gives you room to change plans when the weather turns. Where you stay makes a noticeable difference. Puerto Natales has more restaurants, hotels and services, and staying there can keep costs down. The downside is spending more time each day getting to and from the park. Staying inside or near Torres del Paine costs more, but you wake up much closer to the trails and viewpoints. If I could split the trip, I’d spend the first or last night in Puerto Natales and the rest closer to the park. Anyone hiking overnight should sort out refugios or campsites well in advance during the busy season. It’s also worth checking current trail conditions and park rules shortly before arriving, because Patagonia has a way of making plans made six months earlier feel provisional. For most first-time visitors, the warmer months are the easiest time to come. Late spring through early fall in the Southern Hemisphere brings longer daylight and better odds for hiking, although it also brings more people. “Summer” is still a relative term down here. Pack the rain jacket. By the end of a few days, the famous towers may not even be the thing you remember most clearly. It might be a line of guanacos moving across a hillside. The sound of the wind against the car. A glacier appearing across a lake. An empty stretch of road with the Paine Massif slowly getting larger in front of you. Those moments are harder to plan, which is probably why they stick. Come for Base Torres if that’s what first caught your attention. See Grey Glacier. Stop at Lake Pehoé. Hike as much as your legs and the weather allow. But don’t spend the whole trip racing from one famous view to the next. Some of my favorite stretches would probably be the drives between them: old ranch country, open steppe, guanacos scattered across the hills and mountains that keep appearing and disappearing as the clouds move through. You’ll take plenty of pictures in Torres del Paine. Every once in a while, leave the camera in the bag. If you like traveling this way....understanding the history, landscape and people that shaped a place....that’s what I write about in the Timeless Traveler. Travel with a little more soul.

You can see hundreds of photos of Torres del Paine before you go and still be surprised by how much of the park has nothing to do with the famous towers. There are turquoise lakes, glaciers, waterfalls, open grasslands and lenga forests. Guanacos graze near the road. Condors ride the wind above the mountains. Depending on the hour, the Paine Massif can fill the horizon or disappear almost completely behind clouds. The three granite towers are the image everyone knows, but they’re only one part of the place. Torres del Paine National Park sits in southern Chile, where the Andes meet the Patagonian steppe. The park covers more than 227,000 hectares and has been part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1978. Glaciers carved much of what you see today, and ice still runs through the story of the landscape. People were moving through this part of Patagonia long before hikers started arriving with trekking poles and backpacks. The Aónikenk, often called Tehuelche, traveled through the region for thousands of years. Ranching came much later, and large estancias eventually spread across land that now belongs to the park. Sheep, horses and ranch workers were here before refugios and marked trails. The national park was created in 1959 and expanded in the decades that followed. You can still see bits of the ranching past in old buildings, fences and horses along the road. Most trips begin in Puerto Natales. I’d stay there the night before heading into the park rather than treating it as somewhere to sleep between a flight and a bus. The town sits on the water with mountains in the distance, and it’s a good place to have dinner, buy anything you forgot and check your gear one last time. Patagonian lamb shows up on plenty of menus, along with seafood from southern Chile. The drive north is where the trip really starts. Buildings become less frequent. The road cuts through broad stretches of grassland. Guanacos begin appearing in the fields, sometimes close enough to the road that traffic slows down for them. Then, eventually, the mountains show up in the distance. That first view is worth paying attention to. Wildlife is easier to see here than I expected. Guanacos are common. Rheas move through the open country. Foxes live in the park, and condors can sometimes be spotted circling high above the valleys. Pumas are here too, though seeing one usually takes luck, patience or a guide who knows where to look. A lot of people come specifically for the W Trek. The route connects several of the park’s best-known areas, including Base Torres, French Valley and Grey Glacier, and most hikers take about four or five days to complete it. If you like multi-day hiking, it’s an obvious way to see a large part of the park without spending your days getting in and out of a vehicle. The Base Torres hike can also be done on its own. It’s a long day. The trail climbs through the Ascencio Valley, passes through forest and ends with a steep section over rocks before you reach the glacial lake beneath the towers. On a clear day, the view at the top is exactly the one that probably made you want to come here. Of course, Patagonia may have other plans. You can leave under blue skies and arrive with the towers hidden behind cloud. An hour later they might be visible again. Weather changes quickly enough that there’s not much point obsessing over a forecast days in advance. Layers matter. So does a waterproof jacket. The wind is harder to appreciate until you experience it. Patagonia is famous for it, but “windy” doesn’t really describe those moments when a gust hits hard enough to make you adjust your footing on the trail. You’ll also notice trees that have spent their lives growing in one direction. The good news is that you don’t need to hike the W, or even spend every day on a long trail, to see Torres del Paine well. A lot of the park is accessible by road and shorter walks. Salto Grande is an easy stop. Water rushes through a narrow channel between Lake Nordenskjöld and Lake Pehoé, and from there you can continue toward viewpoints of the Cuernos del Paine. The Cuernos look very different from the towers. Their dark upper sections sit above lighter granite walls, and from some angles they’re the mountains I’d rather photograph. Lake Pehoé is close by and deserves time of its own. On the right day, the water turns an almost unreasonable shade of blue-green. The mountains rise behind it, and there are places along the road where you’ll probably pull over even though you hadn’t planned to stop. Grey Glacier is on the western side of the park. It flows down from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field into Grey Lake. Once you see it, the broad valleys and glacial lakes you’ve been passing start to make more sense. Ice shaped much of this place, and here you can still watch part of that story unfolding. There are hiking routes toward viewpoints of the glacier, and boat trips cross Grey Lake for a closer look. Depending on conditions, pieces of ice float in the water between the boat and the glacier. That part of the park feels different from the open country farther east. This is something I’d pay attention to throughout the trip. Torres del Paine changes surprisingly quickly as you move around it. The eastern side opens into Patagonian steppe. Forest becomes more common near the mountains. One lake can be deep blue, another turquoise, another gray beneath the clouds. Rivers run through valleys that seem almost empty. An hour in the car can take you through several versions of Patagonia. That’s why three full days would be my minimum even if you aren’t doing the W Trek. Four is better if the schedule allows. You could spend a day on the Base Torres hike, another around Grey Lake and the western side of the park, and another around Lake Pehoé, Salto Grande and shorter walks. The extra time gives you room to change plans when the weather turns. Where you stay makes a noticeable difference. Puerto Natales has more restaurants, hotels and services, and staying there can keep costs down. The downside is spending more time each day getting to and from the park. Staying inside or near Torres del Paine costs more, but you wake up much closer to the trails and viewpoints. If I could split the trip, I’d spend the first or last night in Puerto Natales and the rest closer to the park. Anyone hiking overnight should sort out refugios or campsites well in advance during the busy season. It’s also worth checking current trail conditions and park rules shortly before arriving, because Patagonia has a way of making plans made six months earlier feel provisional. For most first-time visitors, the warmer months are the easiest time to come. Late spring through early fall in the Southern Hemisphere brings longer daylight and better odds for hiking, although it also brings more people. “Summer” is still a relative term down here. Pack the rain jacket. By the end of a few days, the famous towers may not even be the thing you remember most clearly. It might be a line of guanacos moving across a hillside. The sound of the wind against the car. A glacier appearing across a lake. An empty stretch of road with the Paine Massif slowly getting larger in front of you. Those moments are harder to plan, which is probably why they stick. Come for Base Torres if that’s what first caught your attention. See Grey Glacier. Stop at Lake Pehoé. Hike as much as your legs and the weather allow. But don’t spend the whole trip racing from one famous view to the next. Some of my favorite stretches would probably be the drives between them: old ranch country, open steppe, guanacos scattered across the hills and mountains that keep appearing and disappearing as the clouds move through. You’ll take plenty of pictures in Torres del Paine. Every once in a while, leave the camera in the bag. If you like traveling this way....understanding the history, landscape and people that shaped a place....that’s what I write about in the Timeless Traveler. Travel with a little more soul.

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Really nice visual on what a week should cover from a strength, power & speed POV. Sprint every week, maybe twice. One massive issue in Gaelic Games now is too much weightlifting and bodybuilding. So you have lads walking around 5-8kg above the weight their top speed is and it also limits the amount of repeat runs they can make. This issue is about to explode into an even greater one. Mindless when play a sport (Gaelic Football) that next year could ask in some players 15-30% more running than last season!! We are heading for an injury epidemic like no other if teams don’t prepare properly going forward. Some of the stuff I’m hearing from Senior Club and Inter County teams around the country already is mind bending stupidity. One leading “manager” (in inverted commas ‘cos hardly deserves the title) has completely ignored the protests of the S&C Coach in the demands of training and running said manager wants to do. Supposedly the highest level of the game. Paid professional ignored. Don’t think this isn’t common. We have to get to the needed KM’s, sprints, High speed runs and all that. But if we do it overweight and too fast we are absolutely going to break down. It’s physics folks, and some of these geniuses don’t believe in it. Credit: Hansen Athletics

Really nice visual on what a week should cover from a strength, power & speed POV. Sprint every week, maybe twice. One massive issue in Gaelic Games now is too much weightlifting and bodybuilding. So you have lads walking around 5-8kg above the weight their top speed is and it also limits the amount of repeat runs they can make. This issue is about to explode into an even greater one. Mindless when play a sport (Gaelic Football) that next year could ask in some players 15-30% more running than last season!! We are heading for an injury epidemic like no other if teams don’t prepare properly going forward. Some of the stuff I’m hearing from Senior Club and Inter County teams around the country already is mind bending stupidity. One leading “manager” (in inverted commas ‘cos hardly deserves the title) has completely ignored the protests of the S&C Coach in the demands of training and running said manager wants to do. Supposedly the highest level of the game. Paid professional ignored. Don’t think this isn’t common. We have to get to the needed KM’s, sprints, High speed runs and all that. But if we do it overweight and too fast we are absolutely going to break down. It’s physics folks, and some of these geniuses don’t believe in it. Credit: Hansen Athletics

Kevin Mulcahy

22,728 views • 1 year ago