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| Name: | Chris Eisenberg |
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| Location: | Born and raised in New York. Resident of Sherman Oaks, CA |
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Mark Cuban says he'd be interested in buying the Dodgers.: So say the L.A. Times and NBC Los Angeles. But the Dallas Morning News doesn't think so. No word from Blog Maverick
posted by cjets to baseball at 11:52 PM on November 09 - 6 comments
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the team's chief executive, have separated: raising questions about the potential effect of their rift on the ownership of the franchise as the Dodgers prepare to start the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies today at Dodger Stadium.
posted by cjets to baseball at 10:25 AM on October 15 - 15 comments
Babe Ruth the way you've never seen him before: MLB productions releases film of Babe Ruth never publicly seen.
posted by cjets to baseball at 08:27 PM on October 08 - 7 comments
$50 grand buys a playoff win: According to Mark Kiszla and an unidentified member of the Denver Nuggets.
posted by cjets to basketball at 08:16 PM on May 28 - 11 comments
Garnett expected to miss entire playoffs: If the Celtics are to fulfill their quest for a second consecutive NBA championship, it appears they will have to go the distance without star forward and emotional leader Kevin Garnett.
posted by cjets to basketball at 01:16 PM on April 16 - 19 comments
Not even a little.
posted by cjets at 08:57 PM on November 19
Video of the Thierry Henry goal.
posted by cjets at 10:43 PM on November 18
"You never want to be the less aggressive team." Really?
I think it's problematic as well. By what method do you determine who's being more aggressive?
posted by cjets at 05:59 PM on November 18
I was watching the game live and I said, at the time, if Peyton gets the ball back, he's gonna win. So I can understand what Belichick was thinking.
But I still think you have to punt. The Colts still have to play flawless football to drive 70 - 80 yards for a TD in 2 minutes with only one timeout. If Belichick doesn't trust his defense to do that, that sends a major message to his defense.
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.
Yes. When you go against NFL SOP and you fail, you are going to hear some major criticism. Had the Colts driven 70 - 80 yards to score a TD, I can't imagine anyone criticizing Belichick for not going for it on 4th.
posted by cjets at 12:13 PM on November 16
Didn't Barry Switzer do the same thing back in the 90's when he was coaching the Cowboys?
posted by cjets at 12:37 AM on November 16
Just for shits and giggles, here are Jordan's highlights from the same link:
BULLS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Led the Bulls to six NBA World Championships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) NBA MVP 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98 NBA Finals MVP 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 NBA All-Star Game MVP 1988, 1996, 1998 NBA Rookie of the Year 1984-85 NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1987-88 NBA All-Star 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 named to the NBA's list of 50 greatest players in NBA history member of 1984 and 1992 USA Olympic gold medal-winning basketball teams led the league in scoring 10 times Bulls all-time leader in scoring (29, 277 points), rebounds (5,836), assists (5,012), steals (2,306) and games played (930).
Yep. Best I ever saw.
posted by cjets at 03:29 PM on November 13
but maybe the Bulls should be the ones to have #23 retired.
posted by cjets at 03:27 PM on November 13
It seemed pretty clear from your first Wikipedia fishing expedition that for all of Iverson's oh-so-terrible rep you didn't have a very strong grasp of anything bad he supposedly did.
No. I was putting my five year old and one year old to bed so I quickly cut and pasted from Wikipedia. I know you understand nuance Rcade. But either you don't understand it here or I am not making myself clear.
He's a hall of fame player with superlative talent (as I said earlier). But he's got a bad attitude/poor judgement, he's not a team player and he's selfish. That's why he doesn't have any rings and that's why his stay on every team he's been with has ended badly.
This does not mean he's a criminal or a thug or anything else. It just means that with the exception of one year (2001), he was a me-first guy who didn't like to practice, pass to teammates or otherwise act as a team leader.
George Karl on Iverson:
But you've also extrapolated a reputation for him based on a handful of incidents, most of them in the far past.
In the last three years, he's had problems with the Sixers, the Pistons and the Grizzlies. He may not have had "problems" with the Nuggets, but his coach had on court issues with him and the team did much better after he left.
posted by cjets at 04:59 PM on November 11
You remember him as a troublemaker, so you went looking for examples of trouble you didn't actually remember. It's self-fulfilling.
If you disagree with me fine. Please do me the favor of not telling me what I did or did not remember. I remembered that he had a fallout with the Sixers. Did I remember all the details? No. So what? If he wasn't a troublemaker, those examples wouldn't be there.
Let's not forget that the only reason we're talking about him today is he left the Grizzlies for "personal reasons" 8 games into the season. Another black mark.
You can keep choosing to make excuses for him. I choose not to.
posted by cjets at 02:35 PM on November 11
And in Jordan's first 7 seasons, he was known as a selfish ball hog and his teammates were being called the Jordanaires because the consensus around the league was that they would all just watch as Jordan would go 1 vs 5 and if you stopped Jordan, his teammates would not come thru in the clutch.
So what? He went on to win six rings and made his teammates better. Iverson never learned to do that. At this point, Stephon Marbury is as likely to win a ring as Iverson is.
posted by cjets at 12:34 PM on November 11
You probably had to go to Wikipedia just to remember any of it. It's not that unusual for a marquee player's trade from a lousy team to be preceded by some internal strife. That doesn't invalidate the 10 seasons in which he played well enough in Philly to be a 10-time All Star.
I certainly remember him being a selfish player and a troublemaker. I went to wikipedia for the specifics as well as a cite to back up my claim.
Here's my first sentence in this post: There's no denying Iverson was a superlative talent. And he'll certainly get in the hall of fame. But the difference between him and actual NBA champions is his work ethic, his inability to be a team player and his selfishness.
Ten or twenty years from now, Iverson will be best remembered for his ranting about practice. That tells you all you need to know about him.
And dfleming, well said.
posted by cjets at 12:32 PM on November 11
Iverson spent his first 10 seasons in Philly and asked for a trade in 2006 after three straight losing seasons when the team was entering rebuilding mode.
Really? I think it was a bit uglier than that.
He went to Denver
Who immediately became a championship contender AFTER he left. I don't have a cite for it but I believe Coach Karl got very sick of his act as well.
was traded to Detroit
And now there's the latest incident with the Grizzlies, not to mention his infamous "practice" rant, and his rep as a selfish me -first player. It sure seems like a bad attitude to me.
posted by cjets at 11:03 PM on November 10
Some of that was true early in Iverson's pro career, but by the time he reached the NBA Finals he was a changed man and a more mature one.
I guess that's why the Sixers were about to trade him just before the 2000 - 2001 season, unless you're saying that he matured that season? And where was his maturity when he wore out his welcome in Philly, Denver and Detroit, as well as this latest incident?
I think it's bogus to dredge up that Virginia incident, which has selective prosecution written all over it. He was 17 years old, none of the whites involved in the group fight were ever arrested, the felony charge is overzealous prosecution and Iverson was granted clemency.
It's relevant because it shows a history of poor judgement on his part. And he seems to still be showing that same poor judgement today.
It's too bad, because he did have the ability to be Jordanesque (or at least enjoy that success that Isiah Thomas, the player, had) but he kept getting in his own way.
posted by cjets at 09:28 PM on November 10
There's no denying Iverson was a superlative talent. But to compare him to Jordan is ludicrous. He simply lacked the work ethic and other qualities (humility, self awareness? I'm struggling for the right adjective here) to be a great teammate and leader. Even the Sixers wanted to trade him before the 2000-2001 season when he led them to the finals and won an MVP. This guy was always trouble.
Jordan may have been considered an asshole by his teammates but he made them better and led them to six championships. All Iverson wanted and wants are his touches.
Even Iverson's experiences in high school indicated that this would end badly for him (from wikipedia).
posted by cjets at 05:07 PM on November 10
Entire Wedding Party Wearing Ravens Jerseys
However, I don't think I would post it on the internet, or call attention to it to anyone other than the people who were there. It is my and my groom's day, and the hell with everyone else.
I think that's what makes the difference between charming and being an attention whore.