... I certainly agree with this, and with most comments DeanO made about Walker, but that wasn't exactly what I was asking. Besides, Walker and others playing ...
2109
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 14, 2003 12:38 am
This is the first time the Wolves entered the playoffs as the favored seed. Losing to the Lakers was thus technically an 'upset', but hardly a great surprise....
2108
bchaikin@...
May 13, 2003 6:57 pm
... I think that it's equally unfair to call Garnett a "loser" as it is Robinson. Neither player have/had a lot to work with on their team in their primes....
2107
john wallace craven
Johnny_Slick
May 13, 2003 6:35 pm
... I wonder... are the Clippers really all that talented? Brand's a player, for sure, but Andre Miller, for all his assist totals, has never really helped a...
2106
Gary Collard
gmcollard
May 13, 2003 4:14 pm
... Playing in the East helps. I have to think that if they had been moved to the West, they finish 12th of 15 and finish 10 games under. -- Gary Collard ...
2105
Gary Collard
gmcollard
May 13, 2003 4:13 pm
... The biggest difference that no Webber makes is that there is now nobody that needs to be double teamed, thus they have to work harder for shots. Against...
2104
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 13, 2003 3:34 pm
... Pierce is definitely the superstar on the team. I do think that Battie and Delk bring something to the table, if it's just cleaning up inside or hitting...
2103
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 13, 2003 3:23 pm
... a ... It wasn't the best choice of words on my part, but I hope you see that it is just an accounting issue. A team wins and a team loses. Assign blame or...
2102
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 13, 2003 1:14 pm
... This discussion is getting pretty 'deep' (as in, layers of commentary); so forgive me if quotes are disembodied from their sources. ... personal ... fine. ...
2101
nik
nikoz6
May 13, 2003 12:43 pm
This might be a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway: If Walker is the only star in the Celtics roster, yet he "contributes" so many losses and there are ...
2100
nik
nikoz6
May 13, 2003 12:28 pm
... He "contributed" some more losses to the Cavs, in their effort to get LeBron James this summer. ... Coaching? That's the automatic asnwer for talented...
2099
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 13, 2003 12:19 pm
... Scott ... to do ... During a rare visit to a TV last night, I noticed how much More Talent the Nets had; that the Celts were in the game at all was ...
2098
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 13, 2003 7:33 am
... From: aaronkoo [mailto:deano@...] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:59 PM ... True, although I think I'm even more impressed by what Rick Carlisle has...
2097
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 13, 2003 7:21 am
... From: John Hollinger [mailto:alleyoop2@...] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 8:27 PM ... Without looking at the numbers, I have to agree with JohnH that ...
2096
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 13, 2003 7:19 am
... From: aaronkoo [mailto:deano@...] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 5:11 PM ... [...] ... A tempting conclusion, but one could well imagine that other...
2095
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 13, 2003 7:14 am
... From: aaronkoo [mailto:deano@...] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 4:17 PM ... I didn't see enough games to tell firsthand, but Miller's post- All-star...
2094
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 13, 2003 4:53 am
... From: Mike G [mailto:msg_53@...] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:50 PM ... Because the Spurs *lost*. Because they did not stop Kobe and Shaq (and...
2093
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 13, 2003 3:59 am
... I think you may be taking the assignment of losses as more personal than intended. A team wins and their opponent loses. If you call it "blame", fine....
2092
Gary Collard
gmcollard
May 13, 2003 3:48 am
... If you used some kind of power rating instead of the spread (Massey Rating, perhaps), this kind of analysis might be interesting. No doubt that when ...
2091
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 13, 2003 12:50 am
... <tamada@o...> ... doing ... If the Spurs are one of the best basketball teams in the world, and their coach is among the best at his profession, how can...
2090
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 13, 2003 12:21 am
... the ... major ... context ... insignificant, ... these ... I would definitely question the latter. Who else is on the floor does have an impact on how...
2089
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 12, 2003 11:29 pm
... From: aaronkoo [mailto:deano@...] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:18 AM ... I'm with DeanO on this one. A basketball game is zero-sum. If Kobe gets a...
2088
ankurvdesai
May 12, 2003 9:49 pm
... DeanO-- To build a bit on this, the baseball SABR insistence on measuring a player's contribution relative to "replacement" level is built on the notion...
2087
Gary Collard
gmcollard
May 12, 2003 7:44 pm
... There is certainly a value to just being able to eat innings, particularly on a team without much pitching depth, as it keeps the truly wretched AAA types...
2086
Gary Collard
gmcollard
May 12, 2003 7:36 pm
... Wow, I never realized this - there are a significant portion of Celts fans who think that Walker is better than Pierce? This is just bizarre to me, did...
2085
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 12, 2003 6:18 pm
... look ... That's what I've heard actually, that some of the Cs are just in the league "by default" because they need bodies. I do think that Battie and...
2084
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 12, 2003 5:45 pm
... Beyond their allstars, they have no other "real" players? I'd agree they have no other "average-or-better starting-caliber players". But they are NBA...
2083
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 12, 2003 4:34 pm
... but ... did ... is, ... 30 ... That is a pretty good assessment. Removing Pierce and assuming that Walker becomes The Man, I end up with between 26 wins...
2082
monepeterson
May 12, 2003 4:31 am
... Not one of the worst in the league, but someone who had the most negative impact on his team, and I agree. Whether or not Walter McCarty or whomever shoots...
2081
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 12, 2003 2:31 am
... that ... No doubt about this. The common opinion among people I know who get paid in the biz is that Walker and Pierce are the only 2 real NBA players on...
