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curlyelk
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Name: Art Vandalay
Location: Indiana
Gender: male
Member since: December 16, 2004
Last visit: November 20, 2009

curlyelk has posted 8 links and 167 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 4 comments to the Locker Room.

Recent Links

Collins returns to Chicago:: TNT analyst Doug Collins returns to the Bulls after being replaced by Phil Jackson in 1989. In February, Collins commented he wouldn't consider coaching for another five or six years. How things change.

posted by curlyelk to basketball at 11:58 AM on May 29 - 4 comments

Rushin' to the Olympics:: Former Silver Stars guard Becky Hammons becomes a naturalized Russian citizen in order to compete in the 2008 Olympic games.

posted by curlyelk to other at 11:12 AM on April 09 - 65 comments

Mark Cuban's policy: bans blogger(s) from Dallas Mavericks locker room. Interesting take from the blogger himself.

posted by curlyelk to basketball at 10:33 AM on March 11 - 4 comments

Vivian Stringer reaches 800 wins: Stringer joined Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt as the only women's basketball coaches to win 800 games as No. 4 Rutgers beat DePaul 60-46 on Wednesday night.

posted by curlyelk to basketball at 12:01 PM on February 29 - 9 comments

RIP Sir Edmund Hillary: "...he parlayed the makings of an ordinary life into a truly extraordinary one - and showed us in the process that greatness is possible for anyone."

posted by curlyelk to other at 09:50 PM on January 10 - 15 comments

Recent Comments

Belichick Call Questioned in Pats' Loss to Colts

Teams convert 4th and 2 70% of the time? Is that one of those made-up statistics? I would think it would be a much lower percentage, even for the Pats.

posted by curlyelk at 10:57 AM on November 16

Belichick Call Questioned in Pats' Loss to Colts

What fabulon said. Belichick trusted his offense more than his defense.

posted by curlyelk at 08:59 AM on November 16

LeBron James: Honor Jordan By Giving Up No. 23

Could this be a diversion from all the 2010 free agency talk?

posted by curlyelk at 02:13 PM on November 13

Behind The Back Pass

A trick play would have been a fake XP pass for a conversion. This just looked like a normal conversion with a showboat pass that was superfluous to say the least. A conventional pass would have gotten to the receiver much faster and been the safer play. I'm sure it was an obvious mismatch and they were having fun with it early and often. Unsportsmanlike for sure.

posted by curlyelk at 10:19 AM on October 31

The Hoser's NFL Picks 2009, Week Eight -- Halloween Edition

but just picture Jets' head coach Rex Ryan butt naked in a pile of Halloween candy

Damn you!! I'll never look at Halloween candy the same.

posted by curlyelk at 11:23 AM on October 30

Washington's NFL Team Orders Newspaper to Remove Negative Photos

If anyone at the Post had a spine, they would have printed the photos regardless of the repercussions from Snyder. Then, if the team chose to limit access for Post reporters, just quit covering them. Think of the negative attention Snyder would have on his hands if that happened!

posted by curlyelk at 11:57 AM on October 12

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

Geez...I just came across another dreaded mascot post on my favorite econ blog. Nothing is sacred! Of course trying to be a voice of reason over there will be an effort in futility.

posted by curlyelk at 08:40 AM on September 18

Native Americans Ask Supreme Court to Sack Redskins Trademark

surely I don't need to explain the concept of polling

No. I already did the math. The sample should have been closer to 2000 to have significant results. My comment wasn't an off handed stab in the dark.

posted by curlyelk at 05:18 PM on September 16

Native Americans Ask Supreme Court to Sack Redskins Trademark

The Cleveland Browns are being sued by Hispanics

If their mascot was a caricature of a mexican do you think there might be a problem?

Your comments may be tongue in cheek, but it looks like to me like you're trying to diminish the Native American stance by drawing false comparisons.

posted by curlyelk at 04:22 PM on September 16

Native Americans Ask Supreme Court to Sack Redskins Trademark

Yeah, 768 is not enough of a sample to draw the conclusion that the majority of Native Americans are OK with the term redskins.

posted by curlyelk at 04:17 PM on September 16

Native Americans Ask Supreme Court to Sack Redskins Trademark

Most people still don't realize what the term "redskin" means to a Native American. Quite a shame that we still have this team name out there.

posted by curlyelk at 01:14 PM on September 16

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

rcade - don't you dare put multiple links up there about the thrashing my cards took last night.

Seriously though, 22 point dogs? ouch.

posted by curlyelk at 09:52 AM on September 04

Burress Pleads Guilty in Weapons Case

I agree it is hard to reconcile this sentence with Stallworth's, but as inigo points out its because the two states have different laws. NY has an emphasis on gun control and cracks down very hard on offenders. The judge in this case is not draconian, but you can make the argument that the law is.

posted by curlyelk at 08:39 AM on August 21

ESPN: Favre Reaches Deal to Join Vikings

I like it too. Favre is an entertaining QB and instantly makes the Vikes a ton better. I'm sure we'll hear from the crowd that is sick of Favre and his ever changing mind, but I could care less how often he retires and unretires as long as there is a team out there that wants him. Green Bay vs Minn should be very interesting this year.

I wonder if this will bring Madden out of retirement.

posted by curlyelk at 01:18 PM on August 18

Tony Kornheiser Out at Monday Night Football

This is good news. I like Kornheiser in general, but he seemed like an out of place oddball on MNF. It seemed like they were creating opportunities for him to monologue versus just letting everything flow. Plus he didn't appear to know more about football than the average fan, so Gruden should be an improvement in that department at least.

For extra entertainment value, I hope Gruden loses his temper on the air.

posted by curlyelk at 12:47 PM on May 18