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dan @danclayt0n.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

With Jusuf Nurkic set to miss at least four weeks, Utah will miss his rebounding, screening, vision and more. For @saltcityhoops.bsky.social, @benjamingaines.bsky.social takes a look at THREE key ways the Jazz might survive his absence. www.saltcityhoops.com/posts/how-wi...

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How will Jazz respond to Nurkic's extended absence?

Oct 08, 2026

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am so excited to be writing (and podcasting maybe?) again and so flattered that @danclayt0n.bsky.social and the gang are willing to have me! My first post is about what I’ll be watching for from Darryn Peterson during his first few months in the NBA 👇

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Welp, that’s probably my cue to exit Bluesky

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I wish I knew enough about Minnesota to participate in this meme … but, unlike Michelle Tafoya, I know what I don’t know

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

He is right that “ordinary people don’t trust companies, governments, or the tech industry and always suspect that we are cooking up some new way to screw them over,” because, historically, they are always cooking up some new way to screw people over

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I got my crab catcher hat on and my seatbelt tattoo showing 💯

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I probably seemed like I was defending that series more than I intended. How dare you accuse me of watching NCIS! 😉

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I will weigh in here. To me, Red Rising was candy: I liked them, but they didn't provide nutrients. They weren't amazing literature; they didn't make me think. The absolute perfect listen while running, because I want to be entertained without needing to use my prefrontal cortex.

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

To be fair, that is exactly how my mom sounds when she texts. If that text started with "Hi Ben, it's mom" I would have to assume it was her, and she had gotten a new number

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

So, this ended up being very, very good advice. Kudos, sir

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

You know, I didn't *need* to click on this to know that it was going to be dumb as hell, but I was curious, so I did, and it was

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

He has become a terrible vibes guy, but at least he also sucks at baseball

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I have simply resigned myself to “never getting another real job”

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

LeBron is in his “Messi at Inter Miami” era

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Right? First, I sounded dumb. Second, that quote isn’t actually super relevant to the story. I’m gonna assume AI here

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I don’t know where MAX was held that year, but wherever it was, I can tell you the facility wasn’t big enough to contain his ego. Sometimes I think he thought he bought Adobe rather than the other way around

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

But, you know, good job selling a company that had a market cap of $3B in late 2021 for $400m in 2026 🤷🏻‍♂️👍

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Also, FWIW, Domo doesn't have a "legacy" in Utah tech. If they do, it's as a cautionary tale, or as a reminder that 90% of success is being in the right place at the right time. Omniture was; Domo wasn't. And maybe some other lessons that I won't mention here, but IYKYK

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Not available in my area yet 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I, ummmmm, still have Xfinity Internet

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

this, but Salt Lake City, Utah at 12PM in July.

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In a certain light, from certain angles, in photos, Tom Dundon looks a lot like Kyle Whittingham

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Laying off Karl Ravech is diabolical. This one hits home, to me

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sorry if I’m late on this, but: I never thought I’d see the day that a Utah Jazz uniform consumed the entire right side of the front page of the NYT Sports section 😍😍😍😍

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I logged on to find out how I'm allowed to feel about this

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Bill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

and the cup, which did NOT come home,

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you! Cool to re-read the story and catch some details I had missed. It gives me confidence to chat with the new member of our group. I hadn’t realized it came from the end of that Jazz era, and in that respect re-reading it made me a little sad—but not as sad as I would have been a year ago!

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I just saw a woman running on the Murdock Trail. It is 96° F outside. I am an experienced runner but I would simply not do this

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As you know, people are going to gaze too hard at everything in Summer League—which is basketball, but certainly not NBA basketball. Nothing that happens in Las Vegas with these weird lineups and a million fouls per player is going to change how I feel. As you said: he’s a star.

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I begrudgingly admit that Belgium was not actually fraudulent ☹️

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

That Claude ad fucking suxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Anthropic can eff right off with this ethics-washing ad claiming that AI will be good for society and learning and human connection

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My main issue with Haaland is that he normalizes Manchester City and kids that don’t know better might start thinking it’s ok to support that club

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And I thought his whole strategy was to have a bunch of specialists on the bench that he could call on situationally

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Right? Thank you for saying something, I thought I was the only one

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Is it a known thing, like a World Cup broadcast tradition, that the FIFA camerapeople love to show fans flapping their lips in slow motion? Because I find it very off-putting 😂

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm glad I remembered correctly! I wish the article were still live. (I did try to google "dan clayton pickup basketball" before I bothered you.) We have a similar situation in my current pickup group, so I was curious to re-read it.

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hard to overstate how much more enjoyable the Red Sox became while I was paying 100% of my attention to the World Cup over the past month

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Benjamin Gaines @benjamingaines.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm crushed for Mo, but I am also in the "I want as much Messi as possible for as long as possible" camp, so I'm only like 60% saddened by this result

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