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"I will try it," said Davis, who's on the injured list for six weeks with a broken right thumb sustained in a fight. "When I become an All-Star in the NBA, when I become a great player in the NBA, then I'll try football. One of my dreams has always been to play football."

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=4625777

In other words, you'll never make the switch the NFL. You, fat, ass.

about 1 month ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 4 comments 0 recs

When will the latest installment of "Saberizing a Mac" come into gear? How are others dealing with it?

I'm on the outside looking in, obviously. I'm trying to get it working on Windows, but to no avail.

2 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 7 comments 0 recs

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'Hidden Gems.'That's the caption ESPN put under Marvin Williams, Polish Power, and...

.....

Drew Gooden.

5 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 6 comments 1 recs

How good was Lebron James this year?

I've actually watched a couple of  Cavs games this year. Not because I'm a fan of the Cavaliers, but moreso a fan of Lebron James. Seeing that tonight was his last game, I thought it'd be interesting to see a couple of his stats from the regular season, as well as the playoffs; and, well, what this all means to me.

A look at everyone's favorite statistic, +/-, from this year, from here

1. James (103, 45 per48)

2. Bryant

3. Gasol

4. Williams

5. Fisher

A pretty crappy stat to measure individual player value, even when extended into the whole season, believe it or not. Mo Williams and Derek Fisher topping the league in anything, except for most mediocre player, kind of proves that. As a corollary to this stat, lets look at a more critical stat, Roland Rating:

1. James (23.5)

2. Wade(17.9)

3. Paul(17.7)

4. Bryant (12.6)

5. Roy (12.5)

Well then, how many points did they make on the charity line?

1. James (594)

2. Wade (590)

3. Bosh (504)

4. Howard (504)

5. Harris (496)

Pretty good company in that one. Well then, how do they, more specifically James, all compare in the paint? Here are the Inside shot FG% from this season

1. Iguodala (.721)

2. James (.717)

3. Collison (.713)

4. Dampier (.699)

5. O'Neal (.683)

Well, he must be a lollygagger on defense then, right? He was 14th in the league for defensive rebounds, at 507. Also, he was 2nd in defensive win shares at 6.3, only behind Howard at 7.6. at a 99 Drtg. He must be a ballhog then, right? Well, kind of, with his USG% at 33.8, but he also is 9th in the league in AST% at 38.0. How is he in offense, then? Offensive rating this year:

1. Gasol (125.6)

2. Paul (124.4)

3. Calderon(123.0)

...

6. James (121.7)

Offensive win shares:

1. James (13.3)

2. Paul (12.8)

3. Roy(10.2)

4. Wade (10.2)

5. Gasol (10.1)

And my favorite stat, PER:

1. James (31.7[!!!])

2. Wade (30.4)

3. Paul (30.0)

4. Howard (25.4)

5. Duncan (that's a little surprising, I thought he'd be a lot lower) (24.4)

One stat most telling of Lebron James limit as a player is his 2pt FG%, which is at an abysmal 37.5%. Not to mention that he already has one of the historically highest PER without a good 2PFG%, but if he ever figures out how to shoot a mid-range jumper, it will be bad news for his opponents.

So, what does this all mean? Nothing really as a Bulls fan, unfortunately. The likelihood of this Chicago team getting James is slim to none since they already have someone just as good(cheap shot, I know), but more of a basketball fan standpoint: Lebron James is really, really, good at basketball, and will most likely continue to get better.

edit: I forgot his PER from these playoffs. Barring tonight's game, it's at 38.9. Blasphemy, you say? Nope, it's honestly a 38.9. I've done a quick search, and I can't find one player who has remotely touched this type of efficiency in the playoffs. Not Bird, Magic, Kareem, Jordan, Bryant, or O'Neal come even close to this. Ridiculous.

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Paxson now Executive VP of basketball operations... whatever the hell that is.

7 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 9 comments 0 recs

Derrick Rose said he was headed back to the gym Sunday.

'My shot isn’t going to get better without me working on it,' Rose said.

7 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 12 comments 2 recs

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I was actually too young to fully appreciate Jordan's Bulls and it's rarity; or basketball as a whole, for that matter. But this series, at least for me, was the most exciting and entertaining I've ever seen as a Bulls fan-- even more than their series against the Heat.

So, this is to the Chicago Bulls and the great series they had. Even them losing the series, playing against Boston, and dealing with Celtics fans wasn't enough to taint my appreciation of this team during the playoffs, and almost reminding myself why I love this team so much.

7 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 12 comments 1 recs

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BEACHED WHALE SIGHTING! MAN THE HARPOONS!

7 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 12 comments 0 recs

(translation) WHATEVAH CHICAWGO FANS, NO MATTER HOW IT TURNS OUT, YOU WILL NAWT BE THE MAIN STARRY! NO ONE CAY-UHS ABOUT SOME DUMBASS MIDWEST CITY!! YOU AHH JUSS IMPAWSTAHS!! FACK THE BULLS, ITS CELTIC NAYSHUNNNN!!! (flexes neck muscles) PPAAAAPPAAHHLLLBAAAAAAHHHHHNNNN

7 months ago Itsmillertimetin_tiny NittanyCub 1 comment 0 recs