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Lauri Markkanen - Utahin Marsalkka: All-NBA Snub

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Do You Enjoy Saunas?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • No

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • Yes, only if it is co-ed and naked

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • Yes, but only if nudity is not allowed

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, heat gives me rashes

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, I prefer a bracing plunge into Lake Erie in January

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, but only if a naked Lauri is present

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • Yes, only if Jim Chones is present

    Votes: 4 28.6%
  • No, no Jim Chones, no Sauna!

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • Yes, but only if drinks are served and Death Metal is played

    Votes: 3 21.4%

  • Total voters
    14
Great to finally see the whole Cavs game cause it started last night 10pm on Finnish time! Normally the games are during night time and I'm not the one staying up all night :p Watched few games before this Nets game but mostly just highlights.

Lauri definately was impressive at defensive end and seems to really work well for him to defend the shooters while Allen&Mobley protect the rim. Cavs are a great TEAM this season for sure. Lauris offense was good but nothing special, few threes etc. He could be more aggressive with more drives and all but it seems that basically the whole team is looking for the best solution and that is great to watch, they seem to play very clever basketball. I only remember seeing Garland and Mobley taking like 1-2 stupid shots during the whole game and Lauri maybe 1. Nets took so many absolutely horrible stupid shots and that was the main difference in the game to me.
 
Min Gud!

Next you'll tell me that Finns no longer like heavy metal!

He should still do the commercials.

Because they would cement his legacy forever like they have Mozgov's.

Be the legend, Lauri....


That jersey being worn backwards will never get old.
 
I am waiting for that magical stretch when Lauri and Love are both shooting well from 3 together, get Cedi on it as well and this Cavs team are just pain for everyone.
 
I came here ’cause of Markkanen… I will leave here ’cause of constant references to Urho Kaleva Kekkonen and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

Just kidding.. I will go to eat Mannerheims fav dish Vorschmack to his favorite restaurant Savoy as soon as Cavs win finals this year.

Real deal for Markksman would be still Simo ”White Dead” Häyhä. Lauri prob started to think Simo in january as his 3p% in 9 games is 38.8. Häyhä was one of the best sniper of the all tines. Even Sabaton band has made song about Häyhä called White Death.
 
I came here ’cause of Markkanen… I will leave here ’cause of constant references to Urho Kaleva Kekkonen and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

Just kidding.. I will go to eat Mannerheims fav dish Vorschmack to his favorite restaurant Savoy as soon as Cavs win finals this year.

Real deal for Markksman would be still Simo ”White Dead” Häyhä. Lauri prob started to think Simo in january as his 3p% in 9 games is 38.8. Häyhä was one of the best sniper of the all tines. Even Sabaton band has made song about Häyhä called White Death.

My son loves Sabaton.
 
I came here ’cause of Markkanen… I will leave here ’cause of constant references to Urho Kaleva Kekkonen and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

Just kidding.. I will go to eat Mannerheims fav dish Vorschmack to his favorite restaurant Savoy as soon as Cavs win finals this year.

Real deal for Markksman would be still Simo ”White Dead” Häyhä. Lauri prob started to think Simo in january as his 3p% in 9 games is 38.8. Häyhä was one of the best sniper of the all tines. Even Sabaton band has made song about Häyhä called White Death.
I'm working with a friend on developing a mini-series on Mannerheim. He led an exceptionally interesting life. Particularly the years spent in Central Asia posing as an archeologist.

Simo Hayha is a great comparison.

Sabaton is great.

 
I'm working with a friend on developing a mini-series on Mannerheim. He led an exceptionally interesting life. Particularly the years spent in Central Asia posing as an archeologist.

Simo Hayha is a great comparison.

Sabaton is great.


Going off topic first time i have been on this forum, but if interested, there was a stop motion animated shortfilm around that got Mannerheim-heads so mad, bc it is suggesting Mannerheim have liked men in that kinda way (even though, his name was not mentioned even once in the movie (the character sure has a great resemblance) and the story is said to be about some old folk traditions). The movie had somewhat political goals too, as its maker is seeing Mannerheim as a slaughterer. We had a civil war around here, where reds and whites fought and killed each other, and it traumatized generations. Mannerheim led whites. I think theres a plenty lot about Finnish Civil war in English too... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1207784/ (This short film can be found from youtube in 2 parts. It has no subs so i dont post it here). "On his expedition in Kirghizia, a mythical uhlan meets a beautiful young man. The master and servant make a lovely journey together until their ways part at the bonfires of the Finnish civil war. A drama triangle in which no one seems to come out a winner."

Anyhow... On topic: last game against Bulls we didn't get Lauri revenge game. Would be a time tomorrow. Lauri also hasnt yet posted team high points in any game, so time to add his name on the long list!
 
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I am waiting for that magical stretch when Lauri and Love are both shooting well from 3 together, get Cedi on it as well and this Cavs team are just pain for everyone.
I'm still waiting for Markkanen to have 30 point game. He has had couple of those every year. Actually 8 +30 games in 2018-19 season. The problem seems to be that Lauri doesn't play for points anymore. He just does what the game gives to him.
 
Going off topic first time i have been on this forum, but if interested, there was a stop motion animated shortfilm around that got Mannerheim-heads so mad, bc it is suggesting Mannerheim have liked men in that kinda way (even though, his name was not mentioned even once in the movie (the character sure has a great resemblance) and the story is said to be about some old folk traditions). The movie had somewhat political goals too, as its maker is seeing Mannerheim as a slaughterer. We had a civil war around here, where reds and whites fought and killed each other, and it traumatized generations. Mannerheim led whites. I think theres a plenty lot about Finnish Civil war in English too... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1207784/ (This short film can be found from youtube in 2 parts. It has no subs so i dont post it here). "On his expedition in Kirghizia, a mythical uhlan meets a beautiful young man. The master and servant make a lovely journey together until their ways part at the bonfires of the Finnish civil war. A drama triangle in which no one seems to come out a winner."

Anyhow... On topic: last game against Bulls we didn't get Lauri revenge game. Would be a time tomorrow. Lauri also hasnt yet posted team high points in any game, so time to add his name on the long list!
Yeah, I have read about the Finnish Civil War and it was amazingly traumatic. Finland at the time was a small country in terms of population and most everyone was effected by the fighting and the massacres that followed. Before the Winter War, Mannerheim was reviled by many as a butcher.

I have also heard the rumor that Mannerheim may have been gay. I tend to think he was more asexual in the manner of many very devoted military men. I have to look over my books and give those chapters another look.

Finnish history is so complicated from 1809-1921 as they tried to gain independence and consider what an independent Finland might look like. It is actually a huge accomplishment that Finland as prospered without further internal conflict given how many directions it could have gone.

Back to Sweden? A monarchy? Nordic Union? Socialism? Republicanism? Communism? Semi-Authoritarian rule? Finland has faced all these choices since 1918.

Though I tend to wonder how a monarchy would have worked. I like the crown made up for the new King.

I am also a student of Swedish history and I often wonder how Scandinavia would have turned out had Karl XIV Johan had decided on a Greater Sweden and made retaking Finland from Russia a priority along with adding Norway to the realm (or the Bernadotte Empire that came close to fruition, a Union of France, its colonies, Sweden, Norway and Finland).

I tend to think he was correct in his assessment in 1812 that 1) Russia would not let Finland go without a war every generation, and that 2) Finland preferred autonomy within the Russian Empire to being an integral part of the Swedish Empire, as it meant eventual independence, and that he was adverse to forcing the Finns to adhere to Sweden (though elements of the nobility, Western part of the nation and the Åland Islands might have welcomed it).

But one wonders how European history may have been different had KXIVJ been able to unite Scandinavia, aside from Denmark, into one mighty nation. The combined strength of Norway, Sweden and Finland could have changed the balance of power between 1815-1914. Such strength would have invited foreign adventures rather the internal development that was his goal.
 
Yeah, I have read about the Finnish Civil War and it was amazingly traumatic. Finland at the time was a small country in terms of population and most everyone was effected by the fighting and the massacres that followed. Before the Winter War, Mannerheim was reviled by many as a butcher.

I have also heard the rumor that Mannerheim may have been gay. I tend to think he was more asexual in the manner of many very devoted military men. I have to look over my books and give those chapters another look.

Finnish history is so complicated from 1809-1921 as they tried to gain independence and consider what an independent Finland might look like. It is actually a huge accomplishment that Finland as prospered without further internal conflict given how many directions it could have gone.

Back to Sweden? A monarchy? Nordic Union? Socialism? Republicanism? Communism? Semi-Authoritarian rule? Finland has faced all these choices since 1918.

Though I tend to wonder how a monarchy would have worked. I like the crown made up for the new King.

I am also a student of Swedish history and I often wonder how Scandinavia would have turned out had Karl XIV Johan had decided on a Greater Sweden and made retaking Finland from Russia a priority along with adding Norway to the realm (or the Bernadotte Empire that came close to fruition, a Union of France, its colonies, Sweden, Norway and Finland).

I tend to think he was correct in his assessment in 1812 that 1) Russia would not let Finland go without a war every generation, and that 2) Finland preferred autonomy within the Russian Empire to being an integral part of the Swedish Empire, as it meant eventual independence, and that he was adverse to forcing the Finns to adhere to Sweden (though elements of the nobility, Western part of the nation and the Åland Islands might have welcomed it).

But one wonders how European history may have been different had KXIVJ been able to unite Scandinavia, aside from Denmark, into one mighty nation. The combined strength of Norway, Sweden and Finland could have changed the balance of power between 1815-1914. Such strength would have invited foreign adventures rather the internal development that was his goal.
Gents, make sure you find yourself a woman who loves you the way @Sebastian loves Swedish Nordic military history.
 
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Best Markkanen game of the season, too bad it was all for naught. Hope we see that again.
 

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