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“…walking behind a couple of pointers or setters…” – God help anyone hunting behind a setter. They are the most hard-headed bird dogs I’ve ever worked with. There is no dog on this earth better than an American Pointer. The field trial industry is dying a slow death, but if any of you guys like to watch a good bird dog work and have the opportunity go see a field trial in Hoffman (between Pinehurst and Rockingham) you should definitely go do it.
Sorry for the tangent; continue with the bean counting. and +1 to what Mr. Plywood said above.
I love talking fantasy football although my applied abilities leave a lot to be desired.
1) The lineup of Rodgers, Lacy, Nelson & Cobb is truly a fantasy football lineup. I can’t think of a better foursome on one team.
2) The scary thing about taking a WR high is the TD production fluctuates pretty radically from season to season. I want to say I saw a stat that Megatron scored only 5 TDs in 2012 but was tackled inside the 5 yard line like 10 times. FF has evolved so much from when I started in the late 90s, seems like 20 of the first 24 picks were RBs; now it’s probably 50/50
3) Meh on kickers
4) I think I saw ESPN had Cleveland rated their 15th best team defense/special teams; I think that is way too low. I always take TE, K & Def/ST with my last three picks. Cleveland would be a steal if still available at the end of the draft“angry response” – really? Jesus we really have tender feelings today don’t we guys?
Again for clarification, my criticism is of BR, not DFMo. It was even my opening sentence! “Not a criticism of you…DFMo”. Sure I could have worded it better; I guess that makes me as bad as the BR author.
My criticism is of the BR author for not getting the name right in his opening sentence. I mean really, how much credibility can he have after that.
Now let’s quash this little tiff get back to the meat of it and talk about projected wins, which I feel sure is what DFMo’s original intent was in posting the link.
Seriously? Ever consider I was questioning BR’s credibility, and not yours? Get your panties out of a bunch. You even questioned their credibility in your opening.
Just for clarification, the you in my comment was directed at BR, not DFMo.
Not a criticism of you for posting the link DFMo, but “…even before Dave Doeren took over for Dave O’Brien before last season…” – you lose what little credibility you had with me when (in the first sentence) you can’t get the name of the previous coach right. Jesus H, how freakin’ hard is it to proof read something?
7 wins is possible, but that is a pie in the sky best case scenario prediction, not a bet a weeks pay prediction. Worst case is 3; realistic is somewhere in the middle.
I didn’t bother to watch the all-star game last night but it was disturbing to read there was absolutely no mention of Tony Gwynn during the broadcast. I loved watching him play ball and hated to hear of his passing. He and Maddux were the two smartest ball players I ever saw play.
I don’t know what I find more laughable, the idea that people on a college athletics message board are qualified to dictate what is/is not offensive to others or shouting down others because their opinion of what is offensive differs from theirs. Some of you guys need to give it up; you aren’t going to change the opinion of your opposition and the adolescent debate tactics and trolling of some are growing tiresome.
Social norms change and evolve. Because you can’t see it or accept it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
As Wulfpack has alluded to, the real issue here is Snyder’s lack of foresight. The name change is inevitable. There is a growing push for the change in the public and in the media. Why not be proactive and garner some goodwill and positive PR. The fans aren’t going anywhere. So long as they retain the colors and general look of the logos fans will stick by the team.
I’m a Native American bandit. My parents were descendants from the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes. My wife, who is a Chippewa, is very unique.
“16. Shaka Smart – VCU (because ESPN loves him)” – originally, I had a real smartass passive aggressive comment for this, but I chose to delete it. I think Smart should be in the top 20 because he is extremely smart and a really good coach.
Does nobody else see that Tom Crean being outside the top 50 is a bigger snub than Gottfried being outside the top 75? I mean Gottfried was fired from his previous coaching position (at a football powerhouse) and was a talking head for 2 years. Since his return he has arguably had three average to above average seasons (average success for a “basketball” school). Crean’s career has been a bit up and down, but he erected Indiana from a real dumpster fire left by Davis and Sampson. Some will argue that a chimp in a suit could have done the same thing, but I give the guy credit.
Ok, I’m going to show my baseball ignorance. How does the transition from amateur to pro playing time work. With basketball and football their seasons run basically in parallel so there is no jumping straight from college to the pros (in the same season), but because the MLB season begin and end so much later than the college and HS season, do the kids that were just drafted jump immediately into the pros (by pros I mean the minor league system) or do they wait until the following season/fall ball/spring training?
Ok, so here is the million $ question. Do we want Avent back? Admittedly, I’m not a baseball guy; I played as a kid and kept up with MLB up until the past 5 years ago, but I don’t know all the nuances of the college game (recruiting, in game management, team building strategy, etc.). Looking over Avent’s resume there is nothing that is overly impressive. I just can’t get past the fact that this guy failed to make a regional and barely clawed his way into the ACC tourney with two guys who will likely go in the top 5 in the MLB draft (I know, I know two guys can’t affect a baseball team like they can a basketball team, yada yada). Just curious what the pulse of the fanbase is.
Most businesses are consumer driven. Here is something sports season ticket holders are failing to realize: You are quickly becoming the minority consumer with TV viewers becoming the majority consumer. The administration is going to cater to TV viewers (and networks) before you. It is just the evolution of athletics.
“…that description sure doesn’t sound like ‘youthful ignorance’ ”.
C’mon Doc, you know better than to believe that PR lip service spin; FSU is obviously following the playbook laid out by the UNC spin machine. I agree with StateRed above, he will eventually spend some time behind bars.Winston’s pro career will likely follow a similar path of Vince Young’s (maybe as bad as Jamarcus Russell). He just doesn’t have it between the ears to be successful in the NFL.
I regularly listen to Tony Kornheiser’s pod cast. Last week he had Abbe Lowell on to discuss the legal issues regarding the Sterling situation. If you don’t know who Abbe Lowell is, feel free to look him up; he is a highly respected DC attorney and legal expert. Below is a link to the podcast interview (the link will likely send you to the April 30th show, but the Lowell interview is the first segment of the second hour of the May 1st show); excellent analysis from a legal viewpoint. They also (briefly) talk about the legal implications of the Northwestern players unionizing.
http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=65&c=580&f=2741703
Whether compelled to by the other NBA owners or by the courts or by public pressure, Sterling should sell right now. It’s in his best interest to do so. If he is granted an injunction or something that allows him to stay in power, Silver will be forced by the NBA players association to cancel the contracts of all Clipper players and coaches and essentially make them free agents (if not all the players/coaches would have standing to sue the team/league for creating a hostile work place). If that happens, the team will be left scrambling. They will have to overpay for lesser players and the team’s value will plummet. But we’ve all heard/read about how litigious Sterling is so I’m not sure which way he’ll go. His health is another issue that could encourage him to sell and get out of the fisheye lens.
Mike, as I have said earlier, Sterling is not being punished for his thoughts. He is being punished for his documented history and because this audio recording went viral to the point everyone knows about it now. If it were Paul Allen the reaction would be quite different. The NBA just can’t afford to continue looking the other way with regards to Sterling.
Personally, I think inaction by Silver is the more dangerous precedent. Allowing players to boycott and essentially cancel (or at best postpone) a playoff game (or even worse a playoff series) is a terrible short term consequence (and quite possibly could have only been a threat and would never have happened) and allowing Sterling to continue business as usual would result in far more negative long term consequences.
This is truly a rare situation with a very low probability of reoccurrence. You can argue what Sterling’s girlfriend did was unfair, but there is nothing unjust about what Silver and the other owners are doing to Sterling. There are reasons there are “good of the game” clauses in pro sports bylaws that give the commissioner and other owners the authority to do what they are doing. The other owners may be right to be concerned about this precedence, but I seriously doubt any of them are losing sleep about it.
With regards to the inmates running the asylum, of all the pro sports unions, the NBA players association has the least amount of solidarity. History has shown when there is a threat of them losing game checks, they cave. The owners know they don’t need to give them some cause to rally around.
And I’d like to reiterate a point that keeps getting lost. Sterling has a documented history of these less than favorable views/opinions/actions with regards to minorities. If it were his first offense or if it had been Paul Allen, the media response and league action would have been completely different.
Listening to sports radio the past few days I was astounded to hear from several national media members (Michael Wilbon, Tony Kornheiser, Bomani Jones, Jamele Hill) who have written stories or talked publicly and openly about Sterling’s transgressions. Kornheiser and Wilbon reminisced about the trade David Stern vetoed (the Chris Paul trade from the Pelicans to the Lakers) which eventually led to CP3 being traded to the Clippers. They talked about how astonished they were that Stern would reward Sterling based on his checkered past. Sterling’s reputation was apparently very well known in the media and in the organization and that may explain why there is such outrage by the media.
It appears you guys are trying to make this into another matter altogether and are (apparently) too afraid to be blunt and say exactly what is really on your minds. You guys think the media (and maybe society in general) has decided it is ok for blacks to be racist against whites (and just about anyone else) but not the other way around? Am I reading this right choppack, statered44, packalum44, et al?
Well I agree with you. Society and the media do give black people more leeway on the subject (for reasons wulfpack stated above). And like I said yesterday, double standards suck; the world isn’t fair. You don’t have to agree with it and you don’t have to take it lying down, but it’s not a battle I’m prepared to fight.
But that doesn’t have a damn thing to do with what the NBA commissioner did and what the other owners may do.
It’s nothing new for companies/networks to make business decisions based on social pressures. Look at the sponsors, publishers and food network reactions to the Paula Deen controversy. Their lip service was morale outrage but there is no doubt in my mind the root of their decisions was monetary not morale.
And it is ok to laugh and joke about some things in this situation. These guys did it the right way:
Yes, IMHO removing Sterling is a business decision, not a moral decision. Sterling has a history of bad behavior/practices; only now that it is so highly publicized does it have a wide reaching negative impact on the NBA’s image and thus their bottom line.
“Silver knew what he had to do” – and I would bet a month’s pay he had the votes before the punishment was handed down.
I wrote much of this down earlier this morning and have been contemplating whether I should post it or not.
I don’t think snark and sarcasm is the way to go in a discussion of this topic. Just my opinion.
Owners are (and should) be held to a higher standard than coaches. Coaches are held to a higher standard than players. Prospective owners of professional sports teams go through an extensive filtering process. Even if you have the means, professional sports teams don’t just go to the highest bidder; there are a lot of standards to be met to own a pro sports team in this day and age.
Double standards exist in every walk of life. It’s no different in Sterling’s case. Yeah, the reaction and consequences may be over the top or extreme, but if you can’t see the negative long-term implications this would have on the NBA and the Clippers organization then you are beyond reasoning with.
If Sterling were allowed to continue to own/operate the team, on a micro level, the organization would have an extremely difficult time recruiting and signing free agents as well as their first round draft picks. They would have to over pay for lesser players just to field a team that would eventually decline to bottom ¼ of the league. Like all professional sports, there is a fine line between the contenders and pretenders and this type of thing would relegate the Clippers back to loserville.
On a macro level, if he was allowed to continue owning and operating the team, the league would be viewed at best as tolerating a racist and at worst as supporting a racist as an owner. That would affect TV deals and sponsorship agreements for the other owners and would have a wide negative trickledown effect.
Yes it sucks for him that a private conversation intended for one person’s ears is made public. I would hate for some of the private conversations I have had with friends, family, etc. to become public. But I don’t own an NBA franchise.
BJD, I think you meant Bernard King; that Ernie and Bernie 30/30 paints a not so flattering picture of acceptance and tolerance in Knoxville, but that was 40 years ago and the same could be said of just about every town/city in the southeast at that time.
A few bad apples in every fan base can certainly ruin it for everyone else.
