#Tandy Miller

[blaznthekid]

"Oh, do not worry; I have the proper paper work right here."

"Sike, that's the wrong license!"

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I just think GTA-RP is neat.

[ultimatenomi]

No one asked for this, but i've been thinking about the Millers from The Last Man on Earth and their relationship to each other and how they share so many similarities

Like I can't help but think about them as kids- Phil showing Mike the ropes at all the coolest stuff, the best ways to get around cursing so you dont get in trouble

Mike idolising his big brother and wanting to impress him; Phil always knows all the best facts and is always teaching him things, so Mike tries to learn cool things to tell Phil- something he doesn't already know because he's 5 years older so he has so much more knowledge! Getting faster and better at sports to keep up with his brother who at this point is so much bigger than him Trying to get in his own 'Burn!' moments in because Phil finds it so funny- not understanding that his accomplishments are actually making his older brother jealous and insecure.

When Phil pulls away Mike tries harder to impress him, which only makes Phil more angry at him, convinced he's trying to usurp him and pull all the attention away from him. Phil never puts together that his little brother became an Entomologist astronaut because he liked bugs and space

They finally come to somewhat of an understanding as adults, bonding over their love of karaoke, and the movie Once, which came out when Mike was still studying for his Masters, only to fall out days before Mike went into Space.

Then the world ends, and they both think the other is gone forever. Phil finds a community right after giving up hope and talking to his balls, whilst his little brother floats above the world, completely isolated- talking to his worms.

They finally find each other again and Phil drops right back into the old dynamic, not knowing how much despair mike is actually feeling. They once again make up... only for mike to get sick. we all know what happens there- phil loses his brother, only this time he thinks he knows it for real.

Mike stays on his own in Tuscon for longer than strictly neccesary because he's anxious that he really does have the virus, and he wants to be 100% sure he doesn't before he goes anywhere near his brother and his unborn baby- he would never forgive himself if he caused the last remaining people on earth to get sick.

Then when he's finally ready to rock up- they've gone.

[nationmckinleyscorset]

Im at the point where I'm only watching Last Man On Earth for Carol (because Kristen Schaal is incredible) and Gail and Erica. I've basically written off Todd, Melissa is doing my head in idc if it's just because of her mental health or whatever and Tandy has been so frustrating and irritating and unbearable since episode 1.

I'm at the point where Tandy is so fucking boring and stupid and immature I googled to see if he gets a character arc and HE FUCKING DOESNT. honestly I would have abandoned this show two seasons ago if it wasn't for Kristen because the writing of his character is so crap.

Genuinely don't know if it's the actor, the character, the directing or what but they could've saved us all so much time by writing him out.

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Philip Tandy “Phil” Miller from The Last Man on Earth

[quiteunlikely-screencaps]

Will Forte as Phil Tandy Miller in The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018)

[extrait-livre]

"Ce n'est pas sans un certain regret nostalgique que je me dis que cette vie, si strictement restreinte, de la première jeunesse, paraît un univers sans limite, tandis que la vie, qui lui succède, la vie d'adulte, n'est qu'un domaine qui va sans cesse s'amenuisant."

Henry Miller - Tropique du capricorne

[unhinged-racing-confessions]

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/unhinged-racing-confessions/771998708688683008

what is this anon on about??? wec lineups* got announced MONTHS ago. estre and vanthoor in the 6 car with matt campbell for le mans and a couple of other races. michael christensen and julien andlauer in the 5 with mathieu jaminet for le mans and a couple of other races. andré and fréd are both gone, to genesis and alpine respectively

while porsche are able to bring a third car to le mans (due to winning in imsa last season) they have not confirmed they will. if they do it'll likely have nick tandy and felipe nasr in, though there are several options for that third driver including antonio felix da costa, or pascal wehrlein. crucially, both of them are active drivers and by the time le mans comes around they will both have had race experience in the 963 what with antonio spending 2023 driving in wec for former 963 customer team hertz team jota, and pascal doing daytona this month

why are vettel fans soooooooo obsessed with him making a comeback? he's been retired for how many years now? this is a man who got a chance to test in the 963 and he couldn't even be bothered to complete it, but vettel fans would have you believe that porsche are at his door on hands and knees just begging for him to come and save them. he's busy riding bikes, being weirdly obsessed with senna, and running his sailing team. why is that not enough for you? why do you insist he deserves a highly coveted seat, at a top team, at one of the biggest sporting events of the year? he hasn't been a world champion in over a decade so please don't use that as proof of anything. gimme anything from the last five years that says he deserves that spot over anybody else

*before anon gets their hopes up, their factory team lineups have been confirmed for imsa too, including for daytona. proton competition have not confirmed a full lineup anywhere yet and the jdc-miller motorsports lineup is full

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[reallyhardy]

Loren, have you started watching Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!? I'm on episode 5 rn, interested in your thoughts if you have started watching

YES hello!

i thought it was brilliant! i loved the subversion of expectation (i mean i WOULD deffo have been happy to sit there any just watch The Story I Know yet again, but it was SO exciting when i realised they were doing something different.) i love love LOVED the animation, all the action sequences looked so fantastic, and... i loved the addition of the sparks ✨ i thought it was SO so cute. SPOILERSSSS below:

i thought will forte playing older/even older scott was a fantastic choice (channelling phil tandy miller from the last man on earth for sure)

i also adored the scene with kim and knives bonding through music, and all of knives becoming part of the band... the whole thing with todd and wallace was absolutely nuts...

i thought it was nice expanding on all the exes stories and having ramona go in and make up with (most of) them. the story with roxie was particularly good and had me tearing up! and i was absolutely sobbing by the end of the series haha although i think a lot of it had to do with the nostalgic angle for me and how much i'd loved the movie as a teen hahaha and then having the story come back for a third time in my life in a way that felt kinder and more redemptive was really something.

at first i was sad they didn't get into things like steven being gay but then i realised... ofc with it ending in a similar place 'let's try this' but also really it actually ended chronologically not long after the original story starts... it had me realise oh actually there's still so much possiblity for these characters and their lives. they could still have a lot of those adventures and discoveries that happen in the later comics even if we don't see them, it ends on the hopeful note that lets you know they're all going to try, even in the face of knowing that it Could All Go Wrong as shown by older scott & ramona's story, that there is always hope and they may as well give it a shot. BUT i also thought that part with Ultimate Ramona saying "i'm probably going to struggle with this later, so let me tell you this now, i love you" IDKKK i know to that-timeline scott that's early af but to ultimate ramona it's a real present thing since she's got all of that knowledge and history inside her. ANYWAY MADE ME EMOTIONAL also loved the visual reference to the kiss from the end of ponyo :')

.............ramona RE-BLEACHING and dyeing her hair THAT much was absolutely insane though 🤣 i've seen ppl say 'WITH A DEVELOPER BASE!?' too although I PERSONALLY believe she was maybe. mixing with conditioner. that's the only thing i could think of that would make it even remotely acceptable to bleach it that much (but also its a cartoon so ofc not realistic haha)

also i THOROUGHLY enjoyed the nicholas angel & danny butterman cameos 🤣 i was like wait why are these two security guards english.....? oh wait. oh okay. i see.

[motorsportverso]

12h Sebring 2024

Que foi a estreia do Lamborghini SC63 na GTP no IMSA

Na largada o Cadillac V Series R #31 se manteve na frente com Pipo Derani

Na largada na GTD Pró e GTD

E teve uma confusão entre os GTS , envolvendo a  Ferrari #62 da Risi Competizone

A rodada do Oreca #88 da AF Corse

A batida do Cadillac #31 com Pipo Derani causada por um toque com a Ferrari da Triarse Competizone  , que alias foi no mesmo ponto em que o Argentino José Maria Lopez bateu nas 1000 Milhas de Sebring em 2022 com Toyota Hypercar.

Momento da batida do Acura NSX GT3 da equipe Gradiant Racing  , que colocou bandeira amarela na pista inteira.

Momento em que o Acura #40 passava o Cadillac #01 da Cadillac Racing\Chip Ganassi e assumia a liderança no final da corrida.

 A vitória ficou o Acura ARX06 #40 da WTTR Andretti , a primeira do segundo carro da equipe

O Lexus RC F GT3 da Vasser Sullivan Racing na GTD Pró , na LMP2, a vencedora foi a Era Motorsport.

GTP

1-40-Jordam Taylor\Colton Herta\Louis Deletraz-Acura ARX06-WTTR Andretti-333 Laps

2-01-Scott Dixon\Range Van Der Zande\Sebastien Bordais-Cadillac V Series R-Cadillac Racing\Chip Ganassi

3-7-Felipe Nasr\Matt Campbell\Dane Cameron-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport

4-25-Dris Vanthorn\Connor De Philippe\Maxime Martin-BMW M LMDH V8-BMW Team RLL

5-10-Filipi Albuquerque\Brandon Hartley\Ricky Taylor-Acura ARX06-WTTR Andretti

6- 24-Philip Eng\Augusto Farfus\Jesse Khron-BMW M LMDH V8-BMW Team RLL

7-63-Matteo Cairoli\Romain Grosjean\Andrea Calderelli-Lamborghini SC63-Lamborghini Iron Lynx

8-5-Julian Andlauer \Gian Maria Bruni-Porsche 963-Mustang Simpling Racing-Proton

9-6-Nick Tandy\Frederick Makowickie\Mathieu Jaminet-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport  +1 Lap

LMP2-TOP 3

1-18-Ryan Dalziel\Connor Zilisch\Dwight Merriman-Oreca 7-Era Motorsport-330 Laps

2-11-Miken Jensen\Steven Thomas\Hunter McElrea-Oreca 7-TDS Racing

3-22-Paul Di Resta\Bijoy Garg\Dan Goldburg-Oreca 7-United Autoesports

GTD PRÓ-Top 5

1-14-Ben Bernicoat\Kyle Kirkwood\Jack Hawkshorth-Lexus RC F GT3-Vasser Sullivan-316 Laps

2-62-David Rigon\James Calado\Daniel Serra-Ferrari 296 GT3-Risi Competizone

3-19-Mirko Bortolotti\Jordan Pepper\Franck Pereira-Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2-Iron Lynx

4-1-Bryan Sellers\Madison Snow\Neil Verghagen-BMW M4 GT3-Paul Miller Racing

5-23-Alex Riberas\Ross Gun\Mario Farnbacher-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-Heart Of Racing

GTD-Top 5

1-57-Russel Ward\Phillip Ellis\Indy Dontje-Mercedes-AMG GT3-Winward Racing-314 Laps

2-47-Antonio Fuoco\Roberto Lacorte\Giorgio Sergionatto-Ferrari 296 GT3-Cetilar Racing

3-120-Adam Adelson\Jan Haylen\Eliott Skeer-Porsche 992 GT3 R-Wright Motorsport

4-27-Roman de Angelis\Ian James\Zacharie Robichon-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-Heart Of Racing

5- 78-Loris Spinelli\Devlin Defrancesco\Misha Goikhberg-Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2-Forte Racing

[byneddiedingo]

Gene Tierney and Vincent Price in Dragonwyck (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1946)

Cast: Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Walter Huston, Glenn Langan, Anne Revere, Spring Byington, Connie Marshall, Harry Morgan, Jessica Tandy. Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on a novel by Anya Seton. Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller. Art direction: J. Russell Spencer, Lyle R. Wheeler. Film editing: Dorothy Spencer. Music: Alfred Newman. 

Dragonwyck both courts and suffers from comparison to those other paradigmatic gloomy old house movies of the 1940s, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1941) and Robert Stevenson's Jane Eyre (1943). As the imperious master of the titular gloomy old house, Vincent Price can hardly compete with Laurence Olivier in the former or Orson Welles in the latter. Price had an aura of camp, present not only today after his many horror movies, but apparent even then, after playing Shelby Carpenter in Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944). Gene Tierney, on the other hand, holds up well in a comparison with Joan Fontaine, the heroine of both of the other two movies. There's also some distinguished supporting work from first-rate actors like Walter Huston, Anne Revere, and Jessica Tandy, and solid contributions by familiar character actors Spring Byington and Harry Morgan. So Dragonwyck isn't a total loss. Where it falls apart is in adapting Any Seton's hefty novel, which concentrates as much on history as on gothic romance. The historical element in both novel and film centers on the overthrow of the semi-feudal patroon system that was established in the Hudson River Valley by the Dutch in the 17th century and persisted through the mid-1840s. In adapting the novel, even the gifted screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz can't do much to stuff the history into the confines of his movie, which was also his debut as a director. But I got the feeling that he was stymied by the demands of the characters as well: We get only an outline of the backstory of his heroine, Miranda Wells (Tierney), in an opening scene with her stern, puritanical father (Huston) and her more understanding mother (Revere), before she is carried off to Dragonwyck to serve as governess to Katrine Van Ryn (Connie Marshall) and companion to the invalid Mrs. Van Ryn (Vivienne Osborne). The mystery of how and why Miranda's distant cousin-by-marriage, Nicholas Van Ryn (Price), decided to hire Miranda is never explained. The faithful Van Ryn housekeeper (Byington) shows her the house and tells her its creepy history, and then warns her, "One day you'll wish with all your heart you'd never come to Dragonwyck." But there's also a handsome young doctor (the forgettable Glenn Langan) to suggest alternative possibilities. The spook factor consists of a portrait of an ill-fated ancestor and her harpsichord, whose ghost can be heard singing and playing at ominous moments, such as the death of Mrs. Van Ryn. Mankiewicz has some trouble putting all of these pieces into play: For example, little Katrine disappears from the story entirely in mid-film, even after Miranda nominally becomes Katrine's stepmother. The best way to watch a movie like Dragonwyck is to disengage all expectations of logical character development and plot structure and just go with the mood supplied by the sets and Arthur C. Miller's cinematography.  

[from-derry]

Petits bijoux de nos membres

Deux pour le prix d'un :

Arthur Miller - Centre-bourg - 38 ans - occupation au choix

Mari aimant, époux attentif, Arthur et Léonie son épouse sont fusionnels depuis leur rencontre à l'université ; ancien policier, c'est lui qui a lancé l'idée du roadtrip qui les a menés bien malgré-eux à Derry, initialement pour resserrer les liens distendus de leur famille. Toujours là pour son épouse, la famille est importante pour lui.

Peter Miller - Centre-bourg - 16 ans - occupation au choix

Fils d'Arthur et Léonie, Peter en veut à sa mère pour le manque d'attention qu'elle portait à sa famille - à son sentiment, délaissé au profit de son travail, il ne lui a jamais pardonné les défauts de présence physique ou attentionnel. A Derry, il remarque les efforts de sa mère pour se rapprocher à nouveau de lui, qu'il ne rend pas nécessairement. Vous trouverez plus d'informations pour ces deux personnages ICI.

Madeline Howick - Centre-bourg (ferme Howick) - 63 ans - agricultrice

Matriarche de la famille, veuve depuis la disparition de son époux, Madeline n'est pas originaire de Derry contrairement au reste de sa famille. Forte, fière, honnête, ainsi qu'un sens du travail acharné la décrit autant que sa marmaille. La disparition de feu son époux est encore difficile pour elle, et elle réagit par une colère froide à sa mention, tandis qu'elle est les épaules qui porte pourtant le reste du clan.

Vous trouverez plus d'informations sur ce personnage ICI.

N'hésitez pas à passer sur le forum pour trouver d'autres scénarii ou préliens, ou proposer vos idées !

http://derry-rp.forumactif.com

[dear-indies]

Hello! Can I please request some suggestions for alts of Jessica Parker Kennedy? I used to absolutely adore her, but she's married to a very proud Zionist so even if she hasn't posted anything in support of literal fucking genocide - as far as I know - I still don't feel comfortable using her. Just the same type of resources and, obviously, the same ethnicity. To my knowledge, the only thing known of her ethnicity is that she's at least part black. Thank you so much!

Jurnee Smollett (1986) African-American, possibly other / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Unfortunately I cannot find more Jewish suggestions in that age range so here are other suggestions:

Angel Coulby (1980) Afro Guyanese, possibly East Indian / White.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983) Zulu South African / White.

Zawe Ashton (1984) Ugandan / White - donated an auction to Cinema4Gaza and Medical Aid for Palestine.

Jessica Lucas (1985) Black Canadian / White.

Troian Bellisario (1985) African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, English] / Italian and Serbian.

Amber Stevens West (1986) African-American and Comanche / White.

Pearl Mackie (1987) West Indian / English - is bisexual - has spoken up for Palestine!

Antonia Thomas (1988) Afro Jamaican / White.

Also!

Yaya DaCosta (1982) African-American, one quarter Afro-Montserratian, one eighth Afro-Brazilian.

Tessa Thompson (1983) Afro-Panamanian / Mexican, English, German, Scottish, Irish - has spoken up for Palestine!

Tanisha T Long (1984) African-American.

T'Nia Miller (1985) Afro Jamaican - is a lesbian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Meagan Tandy (1985) African-American.

Nicole Beharie (1985) African-American and Afro Jamaican.

Aja Naomi King (1985) African-American.

Amber Riley (1986) African-American.

Javicia Leslie (1987) African-American.

Amiyah Scott (1988) African-American - is trans.

Susan Wokoma (1987) Nigerian - has spoken up for Palestine and also has donated to an auction for Cinema4Gaza!

Here you go, anon!

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Speedy Acquaye, Hirohiko Araki, the 1969 debut of Blind Faith, Beryl Booker, Gwendolyn Brooks, Royce Campbell (Funk Brothers), THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 1969 TV debut, Georgiana Cavendish, the great Johnny Clegg, Silas Roy Crain (Soul Stirrers), George Ezra, Tal Farlow, William Forsythe, Gordon Gano, Paul Gauguin, Nikki Giovanni, Juan Luis Guerra, Damien Hirst, Nihad Hrustanbegović, Tommy James & The Shondells 1969 “Crystal Blue Persuason” single, Mickey Jones (Man), Tom Jones (great to have met you), Paddy McAloon (Prefab Sprout), Dave Navarro, Liam Neeson, Ken Osmond, Prince, Jack Ryland (3 Dog Night), George Szell, Jessica Tandy, Karl Urban, Clarence White, and the legendary, consummate entertainer, comedian, singer, and actor, Dean Martin. In the late 1940s he broke out in a hugely successful comedy duo with Jerry Lewis, then was seared into public conciousness with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in The Rat Pack. My respect for Dino grew around his musical choices and catalogue of material. I do several covers of his songs (especially in my care home set) and my original song “Somebody Loves You (Like Dino Said)” has a direct refraction on Dean’s “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You.” In 1955 he had a #1 hit with the folk-doo wop song “Memories Are Made of This.” It became a theme for a book written by his daughter Deana, a singer in her own right whose career intersected with The Monkees and Davy Jones (they also dated back in the day), and there was a phase where she’d sit in on our gigs + she sang with us at Davy’s 2012 New York memorial and a Monkees Convention in 2013. Davy was also close friends with Dino Martin (of Dino Desi & Billy), and when they weren’t driving old army tanks around in the desert, they played pool with Dean at Dean’s home. Davy was quite a comedy quipster, and he often said, “It’s OK to steal my jokes. I just stole them from someone else.” One of his “someone else” sources was Dean Martin. 

“Memories Are Made of This” was written by Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, and Frank Miller—as The Easy Riders, they provided the vocal harmonies on Dean’s version. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the song was adapted into the "Honvágy-dal" ('The Song of Homesickness”) and used as an unofficial anthem for refugees scattered around the world. Recorded by Ida Boros, it became a cultural phenomenon and a sign of protest against the communist government. The standard English version has been covered countless times (notably by Little Richard, Johnny Cash, and Cliff Richard & The Shadows), and here’s how I do it in my assisted living home set. Meanwhile, HB Dino—thank you for the hours of humor and song you left us. 

#deanmartin #ratpack #deanamartin #davyjones #monkees #jerrylewis #lewisandmartin #comedy #entertainment #memories #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #sanfrancisco

[lignes2frappe]

REGGIE MILLER ÉTAIT-IL SI BON QUE ÇA DANS LE MONEY TIME ?

Peut-être n’a-t-il jamais été le tueur à gage prétendu...

Que Reggie Miller soit un shooteur d’exception, cela ne fait pas débat. Lorsqu’il prend sa retraite en 2005 après 18 ans de bons et loyaux services chez les Indiana Pacers, outre le fait d’avoir cumulé 12 saisons avec un true shooting percentage de 60% ou plus (!), d’avoir été membre du club 40-50-90, ou d’avoir été désigné à cinq reprises joueur le plus adroit de la ligue aux lancers francs, personne dans l’histoire de la NBA n’a marqué plus de trois points que lui (2 560 paniers primés, 39,5% de réussite en carrière).

Fait-il pour autant partie des 75 meilleurs joueurs de l’histoire de la NBA comme il en a été décidé en 2021 ? Le doute est permis.

D’une part, parce qu’il n’a jamais remporté de titre, et de l’autre, parce que son palmarès individuel plutôt maigrelet se résume à cinq sélections au All-Star game, trois petites sélections au All-NBA Third Team... et c’est tout !

Auteur des 18,2 points, 3 rebonds, 3 passes et 1,1 interception par match, à poste égal, non seulement il est à des années-lumière de concurrencer les GOAT Michael, Jerry, Kobe & Co. mais il peine à faire jeu égal avec ses contemporains Joe Dumars, Mitch Richmond, Glenn Rice et Clyde Drexler.

Joueur unidimensionnel, Reggie Miller n’est en effet ni un défenseur, ni un passeur, ni un dribbleur, ni même un scoreur. Sa légende repose exclusivement sur sa capacité à enquiller les paniers dans les moments chauds.

Héros d’un nombre incalculable de compilations TikTok et YouTube qui mettent en scène ses tirs salvateurs, pour ne retenir que les playoffs, il compte parmi ses plus grands exploits d’avoir inscrit 25 points dans le dernier quart-temps face aux New-York Knicks en 1994, puis de leur avoir passé l’année suivante 8 points en 9 secondes en fin de match, d’avoir planté le trois points de la victoire face aux tout-puissants Chicago Bulls de 1998, d’avoir arraché une prolongation face aux New Jersey Nets en 2000 grâce à un tir à plus de 10 mètres...

Jugez plutôt.

D’ailleurs, au dire de ses pairs, il n’y aurait pas plus décisif que Reggie.

C’est Magic Johnson qui clame que « plus le match est important, plus il est bon ». C’est Larry Bird qui estime « qu’il a probablement réussi plus de shoots dans les moments cruciaux que n’importe qui ». C’est Isiah Thomas qui l’adoube comme « l’un des plus grands clutch players de l’histoire ». C’est Ray Allen qui confie qu’il était « le joueur qu’il voulait être ».

Bref, à écouter la petite musique qui résonne depuis bientôt deux décennies, on aurait vite fait de confondre le « money time » avec le « Miller time ».

Et pourtant...

Les faits, rien que les faits

Pour peu que l’on passe à la loupe ses performances quand l’enjeu est de taille, il y a de quoi pas mal relativiser les choses.

En 1994, tandis que Pacers et Knicks sont au coude à coude en finale de conférence est (2-2), Miller s’enflamme comme jamais (39 points) pour arracher le game 5 au Madison Square Garden – de ce jour date le fameux « choke sign » adressé à Spike Lee.

De retour à la maison, Indiana est en position de force pour accéder à la finale. Miller, 28 ans, s’apprête ainsi à disputer le match le plus important de sa carrière.

48 minutes plus tard, c’est la douche froide. New York a égalisé, porté par John Starks qui jouait ce soir-là avec un compas dans l’œil (26 points, 8 sur 11 aux tirs, dont 5 sur 6 à trois points). Penaud, Miller a certes enfilé 27 pions, mais à un piteux 38% de réussite (8 sur 21 aux tirs).

Et quand est venu le game 7, le numéro 31 a encore shooté tous azimuts (25 points à 7 sur 17 aux tirs, 41,2% de réussite), non sans manquer un potentiel trois points victorieux dans les dernières secondes.

Qu’importe, lors des playoffs suivants, Indiana se hisse à nouveau en finale de conférence, cette fois face aux Orlando Magics de Shaquille O’Neal et Penny Hardaway.

La série se joue à nouveau en sept manches, et Reggie Miller est à nouveau transparent quand tous les regards sont braqués sur lui (12 petits points dans le game 7, 5 sur 13 aux tirs).

De retour en playoff en 1998, Miller trouve sur sa route les Bulls de MJ en finale de conférence est. Excepté son illustre three dans le game 4, ses stats piquent du nez : 17,4 points de moyenne à 41, 6% de réussite sur la série contre 19,5 à 47,7% en saison...

Une fois Jordan parti pour sa seconde retraite, les Pacers retrouvent les Knicks en demi-finale de conférence. La messe semble être dite quand PatricK Ewing se déchire le talon d’Achille au game 2.

Miller disparaît pourtant complètement des radars au match suivant (0 point dans les 19 dernières minutes), avant de se faire marcher dessus par Allan Houston dans le game 6 (8 points à 3 sur 18, contre 32 points à 12 sur 17 pour le newyorkais !).

Surnommé peut-être un peu hâtivement « le bourreau des Knicks », Miller encaisse là en phase finale sa troisième défaite en cinq confrontations face à New York...

On pourrait poursuivre encore longuement cette liste (son panier à 3 secondes de la fin du game 1 face aux Sixers d’Allen Iverson en 2001 suivi de 3 défaites de rang, son égalisation sur le buzzer face aux Nets en 2002 qui n’aboutit à rien en prolongation...), mais à ce stade, vous l'avez compris : Reggie Miller n’est pas le faiseur de miracles vendu par la NBA et les fans.

Beaucoup de shoots, beaucoup de déchets

En réalité, sa très flatteuse réputation s’explique principalement par le fait qu’il ait énormément tenté sa chance.

Entre la saison 1996/1997, date à laquelle NBA.com a commencé à compiler les tirs clutch (un tir primé dans les 5 dernières minutes d’un match alors qu’il y a au maximum 5 points de différence entre deux équipes), et la saison 2004/2005, date à laquelle il est parti à la retraite, Reggie Miller a shooté 102 fois dans le money time (!).

Sur ces 102 fois, il a manqué sa cible 63 fois.

Lucide, il est le premier à admettre que ses fails sont un peu trop vite passés sous le tapis (« Lorsque vous tirez pour gagner, il faut être prêt à rater car vous n’allez pas viser dans le mille à tous les coups »), non sans reconnaître qu’il existe un biais de mémoire sélective (« Les gens tendent à retenir les événements les plus marquants, alors que j’ai raté un paquet de shoots »).

Bien évidemment, pour en revenir à ces 102 shoots, cela signifie également qu’il a fait mouche 39 fois, soit un pourcentage de réussite absolument remarquable de 38,2%.

Largement de quoi faire taire les voix qui s’élèvent pour cancel sa place au Hall of Fame ou dire de lui qu’il est « le joueur NBA le plus surcoté de tous les temps ». Mais pas de quoi se souvenir de lui comme le God qu’il n’était pas.

Sources : Bleacher Report, Forbes, Medium, Le Roster…

Le 21 mai 2024.

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absolutely loving the vibe of this rp!! can i please ask for some 'most wanted' fcs from you?

Well thanks so much, anon, we love to hear that! I will direct you here to check out our wanted connections and previously answered wanted fcs, but it looks like we only have a list of male presenting face claims thus far, so here are some ideas for the ladies!

Abigail Spencer, Aiysha Hart, Alicia Vikander, Anna Torv, Annie Murphy, Azie Tesfai, Camilla Luddington, Carla Gugino, Christina Ochoa, Cote De Pablo, Daisy Ridley, Danai Gurira, Danielle Brooks, Deborah Ann Woll, Dichen Lachman, Elizabeth Lail, Emma Mackey, Famke Janssen, Gemma Chan, Gina Torres, Greta Onieogou, Han So Hee, Inbar Lavi, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Jamie Chung, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Henwick, Kat Graham, Kate Siegel, Kimiko Glenn, Lauren Ridloff, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Lily Tomlin, Lisa Ann Walter, Marie Avgeropoulos, Meagan Tandy, Melissa McCarthy, Melissa O'Neil, Melissa Roxburgh, Merle Dandridge, Ming Na Wen, Miranda Otto, Nadia Hilker, Natasha Lyonne, Parveen Kaur, Qunita Brunson, Rachael Taylor, Richa Moorjani, Sarah Snook, Sharon Rooney, Sonequa Martin-Green, T'Nia Miller, Tati Gabrielle, Tessa Thompson, Victoria Pedretti, Viola Davis, Yoo In Na, Zendaya

And a special bonus mention for our trans/nonbinary/genderfluid folks that we would love to see on the dash! Alex Blue Davis, Amandla Stenberg, Asia Kate Dillon, Chella Man, Elliot Fletcher, Elliot Page, Emma D'Arcy, Jamie Clayton, Laith Ashley, Liv Hewson, Nicole Maines, Quintessa Swindell, Sara Ramirez

Hope this is helpful!

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Will Forte as Phil Tandy Miller in The Last Man on Earth season 1