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| Name: | nate jansen |
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tron7 has posted 3 links and 611 comments to SportsFilter and 1 link and 148 comments to the Locker Room.
Chargers fine Cromartie $2,500.00 for tweeting: That's $17.86 per character.
posted by tron7 to football at 10:54 AM on August 05 - 16 comments
MMA Fantasy Draft: If every fighter in the world was suddenly declared a free agent, what order would they be selected in?
posted by tron7 to boxing at 12:56 PM on April 21 - 10 comments
Shawne Merriman suspended for steroids.: The four game suspension comes less than a week after the news of the Falcon's Matt Lehr and the Lion's Shaun Rogers receiving steroid suspensions.
posted by tron7 to football at 09:50 AM on October 23 - 33 comments
Get Well Soon: Write a letter to Barbaro. Follow-up story and link to the Barbaro message board here.
posted by tron7 to navel gazing at 02:43 PM on May 25 - 11 comments
posted by tron7 at 01:39 PM on November 17
Statistics often are misleading due to the influence of data collected regarding similar, but not identical, circumstances/events
The gut is actually 63% misleading. In fact, it's got shit for brains.
posted by tron7 at 11:30 AM on November 17
That seemed really crazy to me because they were behind at that point. You would think you take the sure points if you can get them. It worked out because the field goal was good and all that, but it seems risky.
This goes hand in hand with the Belichick thread. If teams that need a touchdown, with two minutes left, get it 53% of the time, don't give them the ball. I have to believe that 19 yard field goals go through about 99% of the time.
posted by tron7 at 12:44 PM on November 16
I don't think the number crunching gives a clear answer that Belichick was right to go for it. Most coaches would never do that in the same situation. I think most coaches are right, and the outcome of this game lends support to that position.
Most coaches would never do that because convention states that you shouldn't and because if you fail your decisions are scutinzed mercilessly on Sportsfilter. The numbers don't bear out convention but it's hard to change. If it were conventionial to go for it on fourth down as much as the stats say you should, this decision would be the norm and it would just be a tough loss.
This game certainly lends support to conventional wisdom but how many late game drives for touchdowns are there on a weekly basis when the conventional strategy fails and we just don't notice because it's the norm?
posted by tron7 at 12:38 PM on November 16
As a Bucks fan, it's hard to believe that this really happened.
posted by tron7 at 10:35 PM on November 15
I'm too young to remember #6 being Russell or Dr J's, in my mind it'll probably be Lebron's.
posted by tron7 at 06:58 PM on November 13
I don't think this is a bad firing. The Hornets have been awful this year and disapointing last year and Scott was unwilling to change enough to fix it, according to Bower.
For instance, why are the Hornets 20th in the league in pace when they have the most dynamic point guard in the league? Get up and down the court and generate some easier shots. You have Chris Paul, this may work. Why aren't the rookies Collison and Marcus Thornton getting any burn if this team is doing so poorly? This roster is far from perfect but when you have Chris Paul and a good frontcourt why couldn't Scott find a way to win?
I don't think Paul will leave because of this. Yeah, they were friends, it sucks, I get it. Paul hasn't looked particularly happy thus far this year losing with Scott at the helm. If Bower and the Hornets find a way to win a bunch a games that's probably more important to Paul than having a buddy coach around.
posted by tron7 at 03:24 PM on November 13
Doehead, do you think Allen Iverson is an asshole?
posted by tron7 at 06:22 PM on November 10
I know that Iverson is 34 years old but in all honesty, I would rather have Iverson in the starting lineup over OJ Mayo anyday.
Right now, I'd take Mayo. He's not nearly the defensive liability that Iverson is, he's got upside, and he's not the black hole that Iverson is on offense.
Iverson has been such a unique and frustrating talent. He seems most effective when he's the only scoring threat on a team. When he's put on teams with other players that need shots it never goes smoothly. I've always rooted for him because of his incredible athletiscism and his passion and it's sad to see his ego consistently get in the way of his success.
Also, I also think the new hand checking rules have hurt Iverson's game in makeing his skill set less in demand.
posted by tron7 at 03:21 PM on November 10
XX is going to be difficult.
posted by tron7 at 11:24 AM on November 06
If he's not that good, why couldn't Adidas just let this slide? This seems like worse press than letting son-of-Jordan where his dad's shoes.
posted by tron7 at 11:21 AM on November 06
No. I can't imagine many 11 year olds read this site. Not our core demographic.
posted by tron7 at 12:11 PM on November 05
I just wish things had gone better for Pedro last night, but it wasn't meant to be; too cold, too old.
How cold was it last night? I saw the game, but there was no sound, and I never got the impression it was cold out.
posted by tron7 at 11:45 AM on November 05
Supreme Court Refuses to Take Redskins Case
I don't think they're trying to protect a mascot from extinction so much as they are rebelling against what they see as being bullied because of some people's sensitivity. That's my opinion because that's where I came from on this argument. It took me deciding that I don't have a say in what people find offensive for me to see the other side on this issue.
It's all still frustrating. I grew up near the Menominee and Mohican reservations in Wisconsin and I don't recall ever hearing 'redskin' used a slur. I didn't know the word was problematic until it came up here. From seeing the threads here I definitely wouldn't use it again but I wouldn't have thought anything of it's usage a few years ago. I'm mostly frustrated with how something becomes a slur. What does it take? Is it just when people use a term with hatred behind it? There doesn't appear to be anything in the actual word that would suggest a negative connotation.