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Tim League is a fascinating man. In what probably seems like a past life now, he used to be an engineer for an oil company. Then he and his wife Karrie, who was working in the bio pharmaceutical industry, threw caution to the wind and left their careers to open up a movie theater that would eventually become the Alamo Drafthouse (I'm guessing you've heard of it, we kind of talk about it a lot). And now that we're just two days away from the Drafthouse's annual, week-long Christmas in September, otherwise known as Fantastic Fest, we were afforded the opportunity to chat with League about the current state FF, the Drafthouse's plan for expansion, and what's going on with Drafthouse Films.
Note: Our chat opened talking about a very recent and huge title change in Tim's life: from man to father. We'll leave that mushy stuff out, but here's where the movie talk kicked in.
Tim League: It's funny, Have you seen We Need to Talk About Kevin?
Movies.com: No, I haven't seen it, but I've heard great things.
League: We're going to announce it tomorrow as a late edition, but I watched two days after the girls were born. They shipped down a print and we checked it out. It's all about Tilda Swinton holding this baby and feeling like it's an alien form and her never connecting with it and the rationale for that developing a child serial killer. It's an odd movie for postpartum, but I did still enjoy it.
Movies.com: How have you been able to strike the balance of what you want for the festival, what's good for festival growth and what you feel expect from the festival? It seems like a low-key year with very few mainstream films.
League: We have a few mainstream things. Not that We Need to Talk About Kevin is a gigantic movie, but it'll get an art house release at least. We have a few things like that that will pop out later in the fest, but we don't have Zombieland, we don't have the big Paramount screenings. Partially that was just not responding to things we did see. There were some movies we were offered that just didn't work for us and ended up passing on. There are a couple things we couldn't get, either. I really wanted to get Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for example, and that just wouldn't happen.
What's important to me is the discovery aspect of the festival– the international things you're just not going to see anywhere else. That's where my priorities lie personally and thats where I think the priority lies in building an audience. It's pretty well aligned this year.
There are people that have come to the festival in the past who will only go to the big Paramount screenings or will only go to something if there's a celebrity in attendance and I don't really care about that. That's what the core of the festival is about to me and even though it's a really low-key year in terms of stars, it's a very strong year in terms of programming. The core people for the festival are going to like it.
Movies.com: So it was a very deliberate path to go without a Zombieland or a Vampire's Assistant, like in year's past? There's no need to fit in the Hollywood stuff because there's already too many great movies from around the world to fit in.
League: I mean, Vampire's Assistant was okay, but if you really want to see it, it'll be out in a few weeks. Those movies are on a different set of priorities. They're on the publicity trail, so we're providing publicity for the studies and that's one arena why it would play a festival, but the more important arena is the discovery.
Movies.com: So what is a gem this year you're most excited about?
League: There's several. A movie I do really like that I hope a lot of people respond to is called Bullhead. It's a Belgian, I guess, drama/thriller, but it's set in the cattle industry in Belgium and it's a thriller based around espionage involving legal hormones and steroids for cattle. But it has a really strong central character. In the very first part of the film his testicles are smashed with a brick by a neighboring farmer kid, and it obviously decimates his personality and so he grows up and becomes addicted to testosterone and steroids himself and has is this roid rage guy, but he's all very sensitive about his lack of testicular masculinity. It's a crazy plot line.
Movies.com: Moving on from Fantastic Fest to the Drafthouse in more general terms. Congratulations on this morning's announcement about the Colorado expansion.
League: Thank you, I'm excited about that one.
Movies.com: Do you guys have an expansion road map of New York, LA, Colorado, West Virginia, wherever? Is there a guiding goal for future Drafthouses?
League: There is, though we're still a little loose. I went out [to New York and LA] to scout locations and hopefully we be announcing some things soon. Those are really pivotal for me because of what we're trying to do on the distribution side of things and the brand side of things. There are key towns we think will work really well for us; towns that have some similarities in Austin, in a way. We want to be in places where there is a cool, engaged, entertainment-driven audience. We don't have hard numbers, but we're not going to explode and open 100 theaters at once. We have to very carefully build this thing and make sure we have the right people doing programming and the right people overseeing operations, and do it at a smart pace.
Movies.com: And as for Drafthouse Films, you guys are moving on your first in-house Drafthouse production with ABCs of Death. Is that something you want to explore more of, or will you stick with acquiring instead of producing.
League: I think we'll be more in the mode of acquiring. We've hired on Evan Husney, who is the head of Drafthouse Films now. He's charged with, starting in 2012, we want to release 6 repertoire titles and 5 or 6 other titles per year. That's going to be our path. We don't want to make any sacrifices, we want to make sure we're the right tone for the film and it's the right tone for us. We may even look at some films that are at Fantastic Fest.
The interesting thing though… there are a couple of films at Fantastic Fest we want to be involved with, but we also realize that there are a lot of buyers that are coming to Fantastic Fest and we're not going to get into a position where we see stuff and then lock it up before the festival. That's not really fair to the filmmakers. It's only fair if it works for us and the filmmakers. Plus, buyers will stop coming if there's no films available.
Movies.com: I feel like this year will be a great year for buyers because there are so many – and I haven't cross checked on IMDb or anything – but it seems like there are a lot of undistributed titles playing in Texas, if not North America, for the first time.
League: I think about half of he films are without U.S. distribution right now, and I think that's a pretty good ratio.


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Lexington Park Assisted Living received zero deficiencies on a survey done in August by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
This means the facility did not fall short when it came to following up on physicians orders, lab work or providing care to its 55 residents.
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Why is this happening? Can I can change the server configuration to guarantee regular users don't get this error? It is a production server for an e-commerce website and this error might lose us money.
I type "example.com" into the address bar and am "redirected" to "example.com/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi" which displays generic information about cPanel and Apache. It occurs in Google Chrome but not in Firefox, and it only occurs with the base url "example.com" (and "www.example.com"). "example.com/path/to/file.php" works. Even "example.com/index.php" works.
When I checked the server log and found lines like (fake ip address and base url):
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I flushed the dns. I cleared the Chrome DNS cache here: chrome://net-internals/#dns
Again, what is causing this, and can I prevent it serverside?
Thanks for the answer. I edited the file and added this right after the opening tag:
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.example.com">
I found the file in cpanel thanks to this stackoverflow question: change default page in cpanel.
To quote: it's in WHM>> Main >> Account Functions >> Web Template Editor.
I just searched "Web Template" and found it.


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Scoop Jackson: All right, who's up to bat?
You be Rickey Henderson, E. Swing first.
Eric Neel: I'm ready, I'm eager. I'm looking forward to AI being AI in the first round against the Pistons. He's on fire right now and I don't expect it to stop. Did you see that little hesitation dribble-drive against the Bucks Monday night? Felt like Sinatra: "I got the world on a string, sitting on a rainbow ... " Detroit's going to have to put a body on him to stop him. And they will. And he'll get up. And keep coming.
Scoop: I got AI as the MVP this year. I really don't care what anyone says, he should be given the darn thang without drama or arguments. That said, Tayshaun Prince will make it impossible for Chuck to go nuts in their series. TP shuts cats down in the playoffs, Dennis Johnson-style.
I'm more intrigued to see what Denver is going to do. They're maybe the best seventh seed in history. I'm calling an upset. Remember, they got K-Mart for one reason: To get past the first round. I think their "mission" is deep. I'm sniffing Earl Boykins Round 2, Baby. Earl Boykins!
Rod Carew
Eric: You've got the Nuggets in Round 2? Bold! That means you've got Boykins and NOT Manu "The Beast" Ginobili in Round 2? I gotta say, I'm not seeing that.
I'm also not seeing Phoenix going out early, even against Memphis. Here's my thing about the Suns: They've been hearing all year how they're not built for the postseason game, how their running thing is fun but not for real. I figure they've developed a nice us-against-the-world edge by now, you know? If I'm thinking mission, I can't think of a team in the tourney who has more of it than the Suns.
All right, so let's continue the look ahead: What are you least looking forward to?Waiting word,
Jimmy Wynn
Scoop: I'm least looking forward to the Bulls and Wizards, J. The Bulls are not at full strength and last week the Wiz had their butts by 25 in the first. Without Curry and Luol, they won't be the same, even though BG (Gordon) might be fun to watch.
Bill Madlock
Eric: I hear you on the Bulls, especially with Deng out. I love Deng. Maybe my favorite former Dukie of all time (along with Elton "How Long Must I Toil In Obscurity?" Brand), not that that's a long list, mind you. In fact, I'd much rather make a list of least-favorite Blue Devils, but I digress, and the question at hand is what I'm least looking forward to in the first round.
How about this: The first it's-the-playoffs-now, tough-guy foul down low or on the break, the first McHale-Rambis sort of message, the first flex of muscle for the sake of muscle. I want flow. I got no patience for the strong-arm, and I know somebody's gonna bring it down, just to see how some finesse player might react. It's cheap, and it's as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning. Leading candidates? K-Mart, the Collins kid in Jersey, maybe D. Ham in Detroit ...
Alex English
Scoop: No, my friend ... Danny Fortson will be the first. Tech foul. Big "bows." Maybe miss a game. That's who my $$$'s on to be the first Dennis Rodman of the playoffs. And if I'm Beano Cook, I'm predicting it'll be Brad Miller (if healthy) at the other end of the drama.
Maurice Lucas
Eric: Sweet Lou Hudson,
Here's my unexpected treat-of-the-playoffs prediction: Gilbert Arenas is going to go off, at least once. I'm talking a 40-point night, with a bunch of assists and rebounds and a side of fries to go with all that shake.
And here's my unexpected postseason trick: Carmelo's going to regress a bit, look more like first-half Carmelo and less like George's top gun. I see him pressing when the Spurs put the clamps on, and then I see him pressing harder still.


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If you could use just one word to sum up Romania, then "traditional" would surely spring to mind. After all, this is one of the only countries remaining in Europe where farmers are most likely to transport their goods via horse-drawn wagons and old-fashioned market stalls are often more popular in towns and cities than shopping malls.
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At first sight this picture seems to show a slight episode taken from rural life. But in Mulready's hands a mere domestic incident acquires a much weightier meaning. A group of people have travelled over a rock-strewn landscape and are passing, or are about to pass, through a ford. The young girl, the first to experience this rite of passage, is the main subject. Her glance tells us that she is making a momentous choice: which of the two youths carrying her is the most desirable? The old, who have made their choices, and the young, who will do so one day, hesitate at the water's edge beyond.
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The rapper may be facing multiple charges.
"This ain't for the radio, this ain't for Grammys."
The rapper drops his first new full-length since 2013.
"You gotta pay me for that Finesse 101."
Mayhem Lauren & Buckwild's Silk Pyramids project drops May 27th.
FADER contributor @Moneyworth reviews this week's important rap tapes: King Louie's triumphant 2013 send-off, RetcH's cool storytelling, Starlito's insomnia concept album and GBE's patched-up relationship with DJ Kenn.
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Coral Sea tropical cyclone tipped to develop 40 years after Brisbane's 1974 Australia Day floods
- From: The Courier-Mail
- January 25, 2014
A CYCLONE could form on the 40th anniversary of Brisbane's 1974 Australia Day floods this weekend.
Weatherwatch forecaster Brett Dutschke said conditions in the Coral Sea were ripe for a cyclone, with the monsoon trough sinking south towards Australia and with Pacific water temperatures about 1C above normal.
Even if a cyclone doesn't develop, conditions are providing the best outlook for rain in the drought-hit northwest since last summer.
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The most likely time for a cyclone to develop in the Coral Sea is Sunday or Monday.
"The prospects are quite good for the next two weeks. In fact, we might get two cyclones, one in the Coral Sea and one off northwest WA," Mr Dutschke said.
"At this stage, the Coral Sea event is likely to develop south of the Solomons or in the Noumea area but it's too early to say whether it will travel towards the Queensland coast or away.
"All I can say is that the chances are quite high."
January and February are the most active months for cyclones in Queensland.
Conditions were abnormally quiet last month which contributed to the worsening drought.
"Prospects for rain are quite good over the next couple of weeks, regardless of any cyclone," Mr Dutschke said.
"Without a doubt Mt Isa, Richmond, Charters Towers and areas further north have a good chance of getting their biggest falls so far this season."
The bureau expects scattered showers and temperatures to 32C for Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts over the Australia Day weekend.
A total of 207 cyclones have hit the east coast since 1858. Cyclone Wanda was behind the Australia Day floods of 1974.Originally published as Cyclone watch on flood anniversary
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Saints' Stinchcomb optimistic about health
Published: Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:20 p.m.
METAIRIE — New Orleans Saints right tackle Jon Stinchcomb spent nearly half of the 2010 season playing hurt, working through a shoulder injury, a knee injury and, most painfully, a torn tendon in his left quadriceps.
A week into preseason training camp and nearly seven months since having offseason surgery to repair the tendon, Stinchcomb is further along than he expected.
"I'm pleasantly surprised with the way my knees feel right now and I'm encouraged to actually be able to bend again," the nine-year pro said.
Stinchcomb earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2009, helping the Saints become the NFL's top offense on their way to winning the franchise's first Super Bowl.
But Stinchcomb said injuries took their toll a year later. Despite starting all 16 games and the NFC wild card loss to Seattle, the torn tendon kept him from playing at the level he expects of himself.
"For 10 weeks I wasn't able to play the way I want to play," Stinchcomb said. "It was frustrating for me. It was frustrating for (offensive line coach ) Aaron (Kromer) and just the guys."
Jahri Evans lines up next to Stinchcomb at right guard and said that looking back it was obvious that something was wrong with his teammate.
Now, Evans said it's clear that Stinchcomb is looking like his old self.
"During the season you knew something was wrong with him," Evans said. "He didn't feel as strong as he wanted to. He's feeling good. He's looking good. He feels better. He's strong."
Stinchcomb's rehabilitation was made more difficult by the NFL lockout, which kept him from working out with the team. He began in Athens, Ga., where he worked with Ron Courson, director of Sports Medicine for the University of Georgia. When quarterback Drew Brees began putting together team workouts in May at Tulane in New Orleans, Stinchcomb joined. He also took time this summer to work with Troy Bourgeois at the Movement Science Center in Metairie.
"This whole offseason I've been trying to come back from injury and just put myself in a position to get back to a level of play that I can be proud of," Stinchcomb said.
"With the lockout, there comes a certain sense of self-accountability. You don't have the facility to go to. You have to stay on yourself to continue to do the things that put you in position to be successful."
That's what Brees likes to hear, not that he's surprised.
With 80 consecutive regular-season starts, Stinchcomb is the leader of the offensive line.
"What he provides for the locker room, the media room and as a leader of that bunch is beyond what anybody else might realize outside of our building," Brees said. "He's been instrumental in keeping those guys together and keeping them motivated and instilling a sense of pride in that we're going to be one of the best offensive lines in the league."
The Saints signed defensive end Jeff Charleston and waived defensive end Curtis Johnson to make room on the roster... Offensive tackle Charles Brown passed his physical and worked for the first time during training camp and was limited... Saints officials said more than 3,000 fans attended practice Saturday, the most since camp began July 29.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Tuesday released an updated report showing a Macomb man has died from injuries he suffered in an accident on May 29.
The OHP report shows David Powell, 63, Macomb, died Sunday, according to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Powell had been injured in an accident that occurred on Slaughterville Road, southwest of Tribbey in Pottawatomie County.
He was driving a 2000 Ford pickup southbound on Slaughterville Road when he failed to negotiate a curve, the OHP reported. The pickup departed the roadway to the left and struck a fence and gate before continuing into a pasture and hitting a tree and a group of more trees.
Troopers said he was first taken to St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital then transferred by Medi Flight helicopter ambulance to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he remained hospitalized with head and internal trunk injuries until his death.
Cause of the collision was listed on the trooper's report as unsafe speed.
The OHP said seat belts were not in use.
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Erica, you didn't have a car before FlexCar. Hasn't car sharing actually decreased your biking and bus riding, and allowed you to drive when you never drove before?
I still don't understand how it decreases congestion. How does a "shared car" take up less of a lane than a regular car?
They do reduce pressure on parking. Making it easier for everyone to find a parking space. And as we know, environmentalists strongly favor making it easier for drivers to find parking...
I buy products that are labelled green.
These help the environment.
Can I get out of paying sales tax on these because they help the environment?
PS--I also buy music. Music is good! Do I have to pay sales tax on my guitar and CD's?
You can play all of the semantic games you like - these are still car rental companies, plain and simple. Your opinion regarding their moral superiority doesn't change that fact.
@1: Actually, I did have a car--a Honda Accord. Now I use Flexcar about twice a month. So, yes, it did decrease my driving AND increase the amount I bike/walk/take the bus.
Ah. Well, one should ask why we would reduce taxes on global-warming-emission creating forms of transportation and there by subsidize them.
As opposed to, say, your bike.
(walked to work 3 times this week, used the bus when it was too slippery)
Yes "it" (Flexcar) helped decrease your driving. No "it" (the tax break) didn't decrease your driving -- because you made the change when there was no tax break.
@2 The proposed exemption is from the car rental tax, not sales tax. Car share customers will continue to pay sales tax just like you do on your CDs, guitars, and other purchases. The proposed exemption simply recognizes that the state shouldn't be punishing customers who use car sharing by making them pay an additional 9.7% tax on top of the 8.9% sales tax (a whopping 18.6% total tax).
Will Hertz get the same tax break - they are starting the same plan.
Erica, this is a bogus issue. No reason the public should add to the bottom line of the millionaire investors who own Zippy Car, a large RENTAL CAR company with good promotional instincts
One RENTS by the hour or day.
VERT VERY expensive. Enterprise has weekend specials for 16.00 a day. Zippy is 9.00 PER hour, and they want tax breaks.
Fuck the taxpayers one more time from corporate America ... chanting a bogus greenie mantra.
Fools do not shop around ... hey Erica. Enterprise will deliver and the C. Hill location is three blocks down Pine from your office. And, no membership fees.
Zippy Car is trying to scam us, plain and simple. And they got Erica hook line and shitter.
Above - Bob at #7
Those tax rates are the law in King county. Just the fucking tax law that all rental car companies pay.
Big business does not care about a few more bucks for the car, and tourists get milked. Great taxes. Smart strategy.
Selective tax prefs. are most likely unconstitutional.
Jeannie Wells is a dingbat. And I bet they give her campaign money.
Each car sharing vehicle added to the streets takes approximately 15 privately owned cars off the street, resulting in less congestion and fewer resources dedicated to parking infrastructure. Car sharing members also increase their use of public transit, biking, and walking, while decreasing their car use, helping to conserve fuel and reduce emissions.
Riiight. On the other hand, mere "car rental" companies, as opposed to these way-cool "car sharing" companies, provide no opportunity whatsoever for people to do any of these things, and should therefore be taxed heavily. Renting a car from Hertz occasionally is completely different than renting one of these magic earth-saving Zipcars.
@8 Please show me where on the Enterprise site I can get one of their cars for one day for $19.00. No, I'm not interested in getting it for three days/nights, I just want one day. Also, since you're comparing their plan with Flex/Zipcar, I assume Enterprise will also be paying for the gas I use? Thanks.
Jack @8 -- Yes, traditional car rental companies should get the same treatment if they move to a car sharing model. Comparing fees is bogus. Flexcar isn't price competitive for daily or longer rental because it isn't intended to compete with the car rental companies. It is offering members the ability to use cars for generally shorter amounts of time as a way to reduce the need for people to own a car. Flexcar's hourly pricing is also inclusive of fuel, insurance, and all of the add ons that rental car companies gouge consumers for.
So, Erica, are you saying that you got rid of your car as a result of you beginning to use FlexCar? Or did you get rid of your car like, two years before you began using FlexCar? I hate to have to ask it this way, but let's face it, you've been known to spin facts.
And how does a car rented by the hour reduce traffic congestion? And how does making it easier to find parking help the planet?
there has to be a loophole that zipcar can exploit such as making themselves a car club or something.
Our state senator on Queen Anne is a fucking wacko. We need a new one.
Our wacko sat on the board of the monorail, for Christ's sake.
When ECB threw out some bait, pursuing her own self-interest. Kohl-Welles bit like a big trout.
Fuck exceptions to the general rule; fuck exemptions.
Fuck ECB, and fuck Kohl-Welles, the big sucker fish.
The law will have to allow the same system to all rental companies. Join a club and rent by the hour and you pay no car rental tax.
ECB didn't drive her car, at least according to her previous posts, and kept getting tickets for storing it on city streets. Some people are introduced or reintroduced to driving by Share-cars and therefore add to driving.
Zipcar is already subsidized by the city and county. Instead of reducing the tax for Zipcar perhaps we should provide the same subsidies for other rental car companies and add more competition to the mix.
#12 - Weekend special - do your shopping, pass it to a friend, drive to the ocean, divide the cost
Hey, really cheap.
Flex car is a scam for the hot house babies of urban America
Some investors are getting mighty rich off a good promo line - WONDERFUL CAR SHARING WITH STRANGERS AT INFLATED RATES - AND WE LOVE THE PLANET AND OUR CUSTOMERS
Woo, woo, woo.
"Weekend special - do your shopping, pass it to a friend, drive to the ocean, divide the cost"
haha, oookay. I'm not gonna pass a rental car (or even a flexcar) to a friend. Talk about a recipe for disaster. Do you let your buddies borrow your rental car? Can I borrow it?
Also, you didn't address the gas issue.
#19 - sure. New cars, easy to drive, good drivers - what is to fear?
My, my, kind of uptight. Sound a lot like a granny, fraid of every possible thing that might happen, but never does.
Or Gramps who has the same mind set.
Try some arithmetic, since it is money passing hands here, yours or theirs. You seem to like the passing from you to them - I am one killer cheap skate.
Flex car/Zipppy Car = 60.00 a day, no bargain.
(But FREE from 12 am to 6 am ----- get the pickup and go dumpster diving and late grocery shopping at all the late open chains ... with friends and beer)
Woo, woo.
Why must some of so vehemently hate anything liked by anyone you think thinks they are cooler than you???????
The rental car tax is an additional tax on visitors who choose to rent instead of using cabs or transit. Maybe it should only be applied at the airport. But it definitely shouldn't be applied to flex/zip car
Anyone who can afford Zipcar's high hourly rates can afford to pay the tax. And it makes you a martyr for the Earth!
I don't hate FlexCar. I just want somebody to tell me: how does it reduce congestion????? How does it reduce pollution????????????
I have more question marks if you need them in order to answer. See if I thought it reduced congestion, or did anything to reduce pollution, I'd support a special tax break, perhaps. I just want to understand the reasoning behind how hourly car rental saves the planet.
One great obstacle to people who want to get rid of their cars and switch to transit is shopping, errands, and short trips. Many people can't abandon their cars without the opportunity to have access to a car now and then; Flexcar (now Zipcar) does provide that access. Does that make it a little clearer now?
@24 - I suspect that elenchos's point here is this: Say that instead of driving some small number X miles a month with your car, you sell your car and drive X miles a month with Zipcar instead. What's changed?
Yes, everybody knows that is how it is supposed to work. That people will get rid of their cars now that they have this hourly rental car. It's only that it makes them get rid of their cars, right? And that hourly rental cars for people who didn't have cars to begin with actually makes pollution worse, right?
Because I think there's a difference between how it is supposed to work and how it actually works. And the only way it saves the planet is if it succeeds in making people drive less. The fact that it is an hourly rental car itself does not do anything, right?
This kinds of leads back to the question of the real reason why ECB got rid of her car...
Oh, I forgot to mention this stoner I used to know who could never have afforded his own car, but he constantly mooched rides by saying we had to carpool to reduce air pollution and save oil. See, I think hourly rental cars are like that.
I recently got rid of my car. It wasn't because of Flexcar, but joining Flexcar made it a lot easier.
Now I pay a lot less (about $50/month in Flexcar fees as opposed to $300/month car+gas+insurance+maintenance) AND drive less (because the marginal cost of driving is higher for me).
I win, Flexcar wins, the atmosphere wins. (Also, Erica wins.)
Wow, some of y'all are going to be seething mad to hear that the city will give you $600 worth of Flexcar time if you give up your car.
car sharing reduces driving because it lets people pay per trip, and save when they don't take them. About 80% of the cost of owning a car is fixed, so that driving any particular trip is very cheap. In fact, you may feel like you have to drive to get your money's worth (ie why pay for the bus AND you car sitting in the drive-way). And, like any addiction, once you kick it you'll actually begin to enjoy the alternatives to driving so much.
It only really works (today) in urban areas where you don't need to drive to/for work everyday.
As stated in #21, the purpose of a car rental tax is to focus on visitors, not residents.
Fact Time:
A full day rental on Flexcar (NOT to be Zipcar until February BTW) runs around $60.00. Enterprise charges you around $20.00. So the amount of the over all tax that car-sharing ends up paying is considerably more than one would pay via a car rental at Enterprise or Hertz. So I can understand the argument that this is a penalty against people who are only doing occasional driving in an effort to reduce pollution etc.
Oh, another fun fact: Maybe if Seattle had a decent system of transit that ran on the weekends and evenings we would not even need car sharing in the first place.
Anon - I'm not seething mad but think that the $600 should be good at any car rental company.
Cate - no one argues that a subsidized rental car company can't be a good thing for someone that gives up their car. In could be argued and has been that if you didn't have the Flex you would drive even less. I know of a guy that didn't drive at all for years, signed up with Flex started driving and ended up buying a brand new car. Everybody loses including ECB.
BTW people that mooch rides double their impact by having their friends drive to pick them up and then drive home after dropping them off.
In most cases Enterprise or a taxi, both not subsidized and adding lots of tax revenue, is the most cost effective way to go. Multiple errands Enterprise. Visit with friends for dinner and a movie take the cab.
I got rid of my car several years ago and one of the deciding factors was Flexcar. I would most probably have kept my car if there wasn't the option of car-sharing. It is true that I didn't drive my car that much when I owned it, but I drove a heck of a lot more then than I do now. So it definitely reduced the number of trips I take, and whatever small amount I contributed to congestion, pollution, etc. It seems so obvious and yet some folks on here are (willfully?) obtuse.
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Transcript: Kevin Stallings discusses his first 100 days and his transition to Pitt
If you missed it yesterday, I had a story on Kevin Stallings and his first 100 days as Pitt's coach. When beginning a new job, especially one with that kind of a leadership role, the first 100 days can be critical and I wanted to examine how those went for Stallings. He has done a nice job in that time, keeping Pitt's roster intact — largely thanks to Sheldon Jeter — hiring a good group of assistant coaches and not losing any of the Panthers' 2016 recruits. More than anything, though, I wanted to examine how a coach whose hire was pretty universally panned goes about changing the perception of himself, if he even tries to at all.
Part of my reporting for that story involved a 30-minute sitdown with Kevin where we talked about his work in those first three-plus months and how he has transitioned to a new venture at this point in his career. Below is a transcript of that conversation. If you've got any questions or anything, as always, feel free to respond in the comments, hit me up on Twitter (@CraigMeyerPG) or shoot me an email (email@example.com).
What was the first thing you wanted to do or accomplish when you took over?
"My first thing was to integrate myself with the players and the recruits. I felt like my first job was to get with the guys on the team and not have anyone leave and get with the recruits and make sure they showed up. I felt like that was job one. I was 100 percent on that. I was able to get that done in pretty short order. That didn't take as long as I thought it might. I basically had a list of things that I wanted to accomplish in essentially the first three months or first 100 days I was here. That's still a work in progress, but a lot of the things I thought were really important we've been able to accomplish. There will be some we probably won't get done in the first 100 days, but the first thing I wanted to do was get with the guys on the team, try to make them comfortable with the idea of a new coach coming in and get with the recruits and make sure they understood they were still wanted and welcome here."
What was tenor like in the room when you first met with the players?
"It was understandably one of apprehension, not knowing and not sure. One thing that really helped me was Sheldon [Jeter] having played for me for a year. He was able to let the guys know 'Hey, here's what he's about, you'll like playing for him.' It was nice for me because he was able to say 'I liked playing for him'. That, I thought, was a big help. He was and still is able to communicate some off-court expectations to them and how I might be similar and how I might be different from what they've been used to. That's been helpful. I think, honestly, the buy-in of all the seniors -- not only Sheldon, but Mike [Young], Chris [Jones] and Jamel [Artis] – has been critical to the transition for me. Those guys have really bought into me and my staff and our culture. I think that has set the tone for everyone else in the program. They were, like every team is when a new coach is coming in, unsure and tentative. We were able to knock down some walls and apprehensions very, very quickly. That was really pleasing for me."
How surprised are you that everyone stayed?
"What it spoke to was the quality of the experience they were having here. It spoke to the connectedness they felt with each other, the connection the players felt amongst themselves. Was I surprised? I don't want to say I was surprised. I was pleased we were able to keep everyone. I didn't know if we would lose someone or not. I really took the approach that if you didn't want to be here, we'll be supportive and we'll help you go. We want you here and we want you to stay. I did that with the current players and the incoming recruits. We want you to come and we want you to be here. If you don't want to, we'll help you go elsewhere. We're not going to stand in your way. Fortunately for me, they all wanted to be here. When they listened to what we were talking about and how they felt things were going to be, they all decided they wanted to be here."
For a new coach, how important are those first 100 days?
"It's critical. You've got to get your staff in place, which is always a very difficult thing. It's very difficult to assemble an entire staff and get people put together like that. That may be the most important decision or decisions you'll make. That took a little bit of time. Setting the standards and expectations for off the court, whether it be classroom performance, off-the-court behavior and social-type things. Obviously, and ultimately, the expectations of what's happening on the court. Culture is a term that I think gets thrown around pretty loosely these days, but I think the program culture, next to my staff, was the preeminent thought for me going into those first few weeks."
How have you approached trying to establish relationships with players so quickly?
"The first thing I did was met with them collectively and then met with them individually. Beyond that, it has been a continuation of encounters both in a group setting and a one-on-one setting. It might not be up here in my office. It might be someone comes into shoot and I'll go down on the court and have a 20-minute conversation with them. It's communicating to them what my expectations are and what I see in them and how I see they can bring value. I think, more than anything, my approach, and they know this, is to be blunt, forthcoming, transparent and honest. I think they've appreciated my transparency. They know I feel, they know what I think, positive and negative. They trust what I think because I tell them both good and bad. I try to praise them more than I criticize them. I told them early on I can either be the encourager or the enforcer. Every day I come to work, all I desire to be is the encourager. I'll only be the enforcer when you put me in a position where I have to be the enforcer. I think, after some time, they see what I'm saying and believe what I'm saying. I've really challenged our seniors to step up their leadership game. We've got guys who have been really good in terms of leading themselves, playing within themselves and working on their game themselves. But we need a little more inclusion. We need a little bit more 'we'. I don't think we have a lot of 'I'. But we don't have enough 'we' yet. By that, I mean someone may say 'I'm going to go to the gym and work on my game'. Okay, that's great. Why don't you bring somebody with you? Why don't you get a teammate and push your teammate and get your teammate here with you so now we're working on our game? We are getting better instead of just me. Honestly, I asked them when I first got here…I told them here are two things that are non-negotiable – we're going to play hard and we're going to communicate. We've hit those things every time we're together. We talk about them every time and emphasize them every time. I really like their chemistry. It's interesting because they really like each other. Yet, and I've told them this over and over again, I know in reality you guys really like each other, but that's got to show up on the floor. We've got to have that communication and have those good feelings out on the court to where we don't become self-indulged. That's what I mean by being inclusive and getting out of the 'me' territory and into the 'we' territory."
You were talking about your staff. When coaches take on these new endeavors, do you have a short list of guys who you want with you who you target?
"As I knew this was becoming a possibility, I had to make a list of guys that were potential candidates for me. Interestingly, things worked out as well as they could have. There was a lot of interest and things worked out great for the guys I was able to bring with me and for the guys I was able to hire from elsewhere. We kind of did all three things. We kept a guy, we brought some guys and we hired some guys. I couldn't – and I mean this, this isn't just rhetoric – be more pleased and happier with the team of guys I've been able to assemble here. I'm really, really high on my staff. Really high."
When you pick these guys, do you try to get guys who address certain blind spots you may have as a head coach?
"Absolutely. I want guys that are smarter than me. That's probably not all that difficult, honestly, but I want guys who are team guys, not me guys. The same thing goes for my staff as it does for my team. I want team-oriented people, guys that are honest and hard-working. I really value intelligence, guys who are smart. Smart people solve problems. That's what I want. I want guys who can solve problems, whether it's recruiting problems or problems on the team or problems in any way. I want guys who can solve problems and help kids grow. That's our job, is to help these guys get better, not only on the court, but off the court. It's very difficult for me to hire someone I don't know. The only guy I hired that I didn't know was Jason Richards, who was on the staff and had been here with Jamie and he's been a phenomenal addition. That was my approach. As you put it together, it's like a team. You figure out what roles guys are going to play and what you think they'll play and you add based on strengths and weaknesses and how they're going to come together and be the best as a group that you can make them, just like a team. It is a team. I knew Tom would be with me and I knew Dan Cage would come with me in the ops role. It was a matter of getting a couple of other guys who were going to be in a recruiting capacity who had experience, toughness and knowledge of the ACC footprint. That was a big thing. I felt like I was able to do that well."
What has the feedback and reception from fans and alumni been like since you took over?
"Overall, the reception has been phenomenal. The tone and the tenor of the press conference notwithstanding, the reception from recruits, coaches, families, our fan base, the people in the city… I've been out there a lot and I've gotten nothing but really, really positive comments. I've experienced the friendliness of the city of Pittsburgh and it has really been an awesome thing. I've been told, and I'm sure I'll have a greater appreciation for it a year from now than I do after two or three months, but it's there. It's real. It's not imagined. It's not something people just talk about. It's real. That part has been really enjoyable. It's nice to encounter so many really, truly nice people. Some of them don't even know what you do or who you are. The nature here is nice and friendly. I'm very excited about that."
There was a lot of criticism of the hire. How aware of that were you and how much did it bother or hurt you?
"Honestly, until the press conference, I wasn't. I'll be judged on the job I do. I'm not worried about anything other than doing the best job for these players that I can do. It's about these players. It's not about me. If people are critical of me, that's okay. At least they're not being critical of them. I would rather people criticize me than criticize the players. Not that that was an instance where they would criticize the players, but I'm wired in such a way…it's like recruiting. People will ask you how recruiting went. I don't know. I'll tell you in a couple of years. The job I do will speak a lot louder than the words I say. It's like I tell the players – people won't always believe what you say, but they'll believe what you do. That's kind of my modus operandi."
When you're new somewhere, do you take extra steps to try to ingratiate yourself to the community? Like if you're going out to a restaurant, do you maybe tip 25 percent instead of 15 or 20? Small things like that?
"No, not really. I'm not good at being fake. I'm only good at being real. As stiff or old-fashioned as it may sound, I'll tip based on the service. If I get good service, I'll give a good tip. Honestly, I enjoy getting good service and I enjoy giving a good tip."
That's just one example.
"I hear what you're saying. I've done a few things that are probably a little bit out of my nature. I came into the airport the other day and there was a gentleman who had a Pitt cap on and a Pitt shirt on. I just had some regular clothes on, nothing that said Pitt on it. I just walked over and said 'Hey, I'm Kevin Stallings. I'm the new basketball coach at Pitt. I just saw your attire and I wanted to say hello'. Then he showed me he had a Pitt watch on, as well. That's a little bit forward for me. I don't just run up to people who I've never seen before and have never seen me before and do such things. I'm a little more private and a little more shy than that. I think I only did that because I want all Pitt fans who want to know me meet me. If that's a way to promote our program, then that's my job is to promote our program. Stuff like that. I've enjoyed being out at Penguins games and Pirates games and can't wait to see the Steelers play. I'm excited for that. But I'm also excited to see our football team play. I'm just trying to be who I am and be real because that's who I am. But, at the same time, with an eye on reaching out to people I know care about the University of Pittsburgh."
You were given a short list of people, I think boosters, to reach out to. What were those initial conversations like?
"I actually made the offer to Scott and to the other people that if there are people you want me to reach out to…I got a couple of lists, actually. One turned into two, which turned into three. I did better with the first and second lists than I did the third list. I say list. It was three or four, maybe five, people. The calls were easy and people were really nice and receptive and helpful. I wouldn't want to get into specifics of any particular conversation, but generally speaking, they're obviously very supportive of the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh basketball."
What has been the most difficult thing about the past few months?
"Leaving a place that was home for the past 17 years. It's been a little more emotional than I thought it would be. I'm a little bit emotional anyway. My kids laugh at me because, as they say, I don't cry at the movies, I cry at the previews they show before the movie starts. I think the emotional part of being at a place for a long time like that and then sort of uprooting. I underestimated…I never really had a difficult time of leaving. You're always sad about leaving friends behind, but this one has been a little bit different because 17 years is quite a long time."
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Pittsburgh Pro-Am rosters released
After a one-year absence, the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Pro-Am is back and, now, we have a full list of participants and teams for the event.
The teams are comprised primarily of players from the three local Division I schools – Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris – and there are a smattering of area Division II and III schools represented, as well, including Cal U, IUP, Shippensburg and Edinboro.
Below are the eight teams, with player and school listed (with Panthers, or former Panthers, in italics):
Billy Giles, Robert Morris
Kavon Stewart, Robert Morris
Rozelle Nix, Pitt
Damon Wilson, Pitt
Josh Steel, Duquesne
MarQywell Jackson, Duquesne
Dylan Groff, Amherst
South Hills Audi
David Cole, Robert Morris
Lorenzen Wright, Robert Morris
Jordan Robinson, Duquesne
Tarin Smith, Duquesne
Alan Heter, Point Park (alum)
Bill Clark, Duquesne (alum)
Joe Mascaro, Case Western
Brandon Burke, Robert Morris
Conrad Stephens, Robert Morris
Nakye Sanders, Duquesne
Mike Lewis, Duquesne
Nick Novak, Pitt-Johnstown (alum)
Anthony Dallier, Yale
CJ Rudisill, IUP
Duca/Nepa Road Warriors
Roberto Mantovani, Robert Morris
Clive Allen, Robert Morris
Sheldon Jeter, Pitt
Cam Johnson, Pitt
Lance Jeter, Nebraska (alum)
Julian Batts, St. Francis (N.Y.)
Jesse Reed, American (alum)
Systems One
Seth Rouse, Robert Morris
Jordan Lester, Robert Morris
Jamel Artis, Pitt
Corey Manigault, Pitt
Spencer Littleson, Duquesne
Nick Miller, Cal U
Mike Lecak, Pitt (alum)
Shale Attorneys
Kale Abrahamson, Duquesne
Rene Castro, Duquesne
Aaron Tate, Robert Morris
Dachon Burke, Robert Morris
Henry Pwono, no school listed
Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg
Clay Conner, Shippensburg
Antonio Kellem, Shippensburg
Isaiah Still, Robert Morris
Nate Johnson, Robert Morris
Darius Lewis, Duquesne
Emile Blackman, Duquesne
Jakim Donaldson, Edinboro (alum)
Mike Lamberti, West Liberty (alum)
Greg Duggan, Allegheny
Deon Baker, Saint Francis (Pa.)
Isiaha Mike, Duquesne
Eric James, Duquesne
Ryan Luther, Pitt
Justice Kithcart, Pitt
Chevy Troutman, Pitt (grad)
Teddy Georgias, NYU
A few notes and observations from the roster...
— Here's a schedule of the games:
PBC Pro-Am schedule (Screenshot)
They begin Wednesday, July 6, at Montour High School and continue on the 11th and 13th. The week after that, I believe, will be for championship games.
— In all, there are eight Pitt players between the eight rosters, as well as two alums. Those not playing are Mike Young, Chris Jones, Jonathan Milligan and Crisshawn Clark, as well as walk-ons Zach Smith and Ryan Seelye. PBC president John Giammarco said the last he heard on Young was that they were "waiting on a final word", so it's possible the Panthers' senior still plays. After all, there are a few open roster spots.
— Pretty cool for Sheldon Jeter to be paired on a team with former Nebraska standout Lance Jeter, his cousin. Beaver Falls royalty right there.
— Robert Morris newcomer Lorenzen Wright, Jr. is the son of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, who was the victim of a still-unsolved homicide in 2010.
— I'm guessing Vegas won't have any lines on this, but the Road Warriors would be my preseason favorite, though I wouldn't overlook PBC. Having only six players, as of now, is rough, but among those six are two current Pitt players, a returning Duquesne starter, a heavily praised Duquesne freshman and, of course, Chevy Troutman.
— Speaking of Mr. Troutman, seeing his name was easily the highlight of looking over these rosters. He was a formidable and burly presence for some good Pitt teams of the early aughts, sure, but lest we forget his greatest contribution to Western civilization…
What a time to be alive. (Brian Batko/Post-Gazette)
Seeing Ron Cook's mug one or two inches of newsprint away from a shirt reading 'Booty Patrol' brings me unspeakable joy.
— Finally, and I know I speak for a lot of people here, but I'm really excited to have the Pro-Am back. I can understand why it didn't happen last summer, but it's a great opportunity for fans who don't normally go to games to get a close look at the players for their favorite teams. For writers like myself, it's an excellent way to see returning players in game action and get a valuable first look at new additions. Granted, it's important to keep some of these performances in proper context; while these games can be a great first glimpse at a future standout (like Robert Morris' Marcquise Reed, who Pitt will face this year when it plays Clemson), it can also lead to out-sized expectations for a player who maybe just isn't that great (like Duquesne's Rene Castro, who scored a Pro-Am record 56 points in 2014 only to spend much of last season glued to the Dukes' bench).
These are organized pick-up games, yes, but let's just savor the fact that in this excitement-free sports wilderness known as baseball season, we will have basketball in our lives next week.
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Breaking down Pitt's 2016-17 non-conference schedule
Maryland guard Melo Trimble (Getty Images)
Pitt released its non-conference schedule Tuesday, giving us college basketball devotees a small fix during a time of year in which news is in short supply, outside of parsing every word of recruits' tweets (which, for your health, you probably shouldn't do).
Some of the names are familiar and even exciting – Maryland! Penn State! – but the rest of the names are largely a smattering of schools most of us have heard of but know little of as it pertains to basketball. Too often, that means people dismiss these programs as nothing more than filler to occupy the space between higher-profile games. For fans of a team that had the 332nd-hardest non-conference schedule last season (of 351 teams), I can't totally fault you all for the cynicism.
But since it's June and there isn't a whole lot else to do, let's delve into these programs a bit to see what Pitt can expect. Since pairings for the 2K Classic haven't been announced yet, I didn't include any of those teams. As for the nine teams set in stone on the Panthers' schedule, listed in order of when the games will take place…
2015-16 record: 23-7
Postseason: NCAA tournament, second round.
Final KenPom ranking: 42
Returning percentage of scoring: 50.1
The skinny: One of last March's darlings, the Bulldogs bring back their most important piece from that team in guard Makai Mason, who poured in 31 points in their NCAA tournament upset of Baylor. After a brief dalliance with the NBA draft, Mason withdrew, giving Yale its leading scorer (16 points per game). Beyond Mason, however, the team loses many of its other top players, though North Allegheny grad Anthony Dallier (five points per game) is still on the roster. The Bulldogs have won at least 19 games in four of the past five seasons and have a good coach in James Jones, so a significant drop-off shouldn't be expected. But this is far from the team that was eight points away from a Sweet 16 berth last season.
2015-16 record: 23-14
Postseason: CBI, championship round
Final KenPom ranking: 124
Returning percentage of scoring: 60.7
The skinny: A team whose coach, Sean Woods, is a great piece of bar trivia (he's the guy who hit what looked to be the winning shot two seconds before Christian Laettner sunk his famous buzzer beater in 1992). In some ways, it'll be a bit of a retooling year for the Eagles, who are down their two leading scorers from last season (one of whom, Corban Collins, transferred to Alabama). But, on the other hand, they bring back a fair majority of their scoring from a 23-win team that didn't get completely blown out by Pitt last season.
2015-16 record: 27-9
Postseason: NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Final KenPom ranking: 25
Returning percentage of scoring: 39.9
The skinny: Penn State may get more attention because of it being a rivalry game – and that Pitt and Penn State fans love to have banal back-and-forths on Twitter – but this, as of now, is the marquee game on the Panthers' non-conference schedule. Few teams lost more from last season than the Terps, who will be down four of their five starters/leading scorers in Diamond Stone, Robert Carter, Jake Layman and Rasheed Sulaimon. What they do bring back, however, is perhaps their most important piece – Melo Trimble. Though he had a somewhat disappointing sophomore season, Trimble is still widely (and rightfully) considered one of the best point guards in college basketball. Maryland also adds a dependable low post presence in Duquesne grad transfer L.G. Gill, as well as the nation's No. 15 recruiting class. I don't totally agree with the assessment – this team did lose so damn much, after all – but the Terps are being floated around by some as a potential preseason top 25 team, something that speaks largely to how integral Trimble is.
2015-16 record: 17-17
Postseason: CBI, quarterfinals
Final KenPom ranking: 163
Returning percentage of scoring: 36.8
The skinny: It's going to be an interesting season for the Dukes, who are still in search of a breakthrough under fifth-year coach Jim Ferry. They're coming off a solid .500 season, but it was a group, at least offensively, that was heavily dependent on the senior backcourt of Micah Mason and Derrick Colter, each of whom logged significant minutes and provided much of the team's scoring. They bring in two graduate transfers – Emile Blackman (15.8 points per game at Niagara) and Kale Abrahamson (11.1 at Drake) – and Nebraska transfer Tarin Smith is now eligible after sitting out last season. Smith is a fast and athletic guard who was Duquesne's best player in practices last season, even better than Mason and Colter, but it will be interesting to see how far he and the transfers can carry a team that doesn't bring back a whole lot.
2015-16 record: 20-15
Postseason: NCAA tournament, first round
Final KenPom ranking: 131
Returning percentage of scoring: 87.1
The skinny: This is one of those games that appears ho-hum at first glance, but gets really intriguing the more you look into it. The Bulls return their four leading scorers, each of whom averaged at least 11 points per game, from a team that made its second-consecutive NCAA tournament and came within seven points of beating Miami in a 3-14 matchup. This isn't to say Buffalo will saunter into the Petersen Events Center and win, but it should give Pitt a tougher test than many may expect.
2015-16 record: 16-16
Postseason: None
Final KenPom ranking: 146
Returning percentage of scoring: 60.6
The skinny: Pitt and Penn State picked a heck of a year to play again, mostly because of what an interesting season it should be for the Nittany Lions. Pat Chambers was, somehow, able to coax 16 wins out of a team I watched get bombarded by 22 against Duquesne last December. They lose leading scorer Brandon Taylor, but they bring in the country's No. 22 recruiting class, with one top 50 player and two top 100 players. It's an unheard of feat for Penn State to compile that kind of haul, so it will be interesting to see what Chambers can do with that influx of talent. Those new pieces, tantalizing as they are, will be freshmen, though, so the rewards that come with a vaunted class may not arrive for another year or so.
2015-16 record: 12-20
Postseason: None
Final KenPom ranking: 266
Returning percentage of scoring: 75.3
The skinny: Probably the worst team on Pitt's non-conference schedule, at least based on how it performed last season. The Owls, however, should be much better in 2016-17. They return four leading scorers from last season, including rising junior Marcus Evans, who averaged 21.4 points per game last season, the 16th-most of any Division I player.
2015-16 record: 18-14
Postseason: CBI, first round
Final KenPom ranking: 148
Returning percentage of scoring: 49.1
The skinny: If nothing else, this game could be a whole hell of a lot of fun to watch. The Mavericks were fifth in Division I adjusted tempo last season, averaging 77.1 possessions per game. Having sat courtside for their CBI matchup against Duquesne, a game in which they scored 80 points in the second half and still lost by eight, I can say with complete and total confidence they're insanely fun to follow. Omaha loses a good amount of its scoring, but it does bring back two starters who averaged at least 12 points per game. Also, in the days leading up to this game, please don't make Peyton Manning audible jokes. Please.
2015-16 record: 17-16
Postseason: None
Final KenPom ranking: 142
Returning percentage of scoring: 81.9
The skinny: Speaking of teams that play at a Red Bull-laced tempo, we're on to the Thundering Herd. Led by a D'Antoni brother (Dan, not Mike), Marshall was third in adjusted tempo last season while improving by six wins. That progress, at least theoretically, should continue in 2016-17. Six of the Herd's seven leading scorers are back, placing it in a tier with Buffalo of teams who may present a firmer-than-expected challenge.
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Kevin Stallings, the NBA draft and what it all means
Vanderbilt's Wade Baldwin, a projected lottery pick in Thursday's NBA draft (USATSI)
The NBA is something of a four-letter word here in Pittsburgh – is it really just because there's not a team here? – so I'm not sure how closely people will be following tonight's draft. If you're a Pitt fan, however, there is some relevancy to Thursday's proceedings.
As I detailed in a story in today's Post-Gazette, two of Kevin Stallings' former players at Vanderbilt – Wade Baldwin IV and Damian Jones – are widely considered to be first-round NBA draft picks, with Baldwin almost universally projected as a lottery selection. Having two guys in that position is an impressive feat, one that has happened only once before time in the program's history, but there are larger questions at play. Namely, what does that say about Stallings' ability to recruit and develop talent? And can that translate to Pitt?
In Stallings' 17 years at Vanderbilt, the Commodores had seven players get drafted. One of them, Dan Langhi, was already at the school when Stallings arrived in 1999 and another, Derrick Byars, transferred to Vanderbilt from Virginia. It's also important to note that Raptors forward (and owner of a four-year $60-million contract) DeMarre Carroll played for Stallings for two seasons before transferring to Missouri to play for his uncle, Mike Anderson.
That is, undoubtedly, a pretty strong record, especially at a school that had 11 draft picks in the 33 years prior to Stallings' tenure. What standing did these players have before arriving in Nashville? And what of their careers once they got to the NBA?
Let's take a look.
Dan Langhi, 1999
31st overall pick (second round)
NBA stats: four seasons; 3 pts, 1.5 rebs per game.
Recruiting: N/A
Matt Freije, 2004
54th overall pick (second round)
NBA stats: Played two seasons (04-05, 06-07); 3.2 points, 2 rebs per game
Recruiting: N/A
Derrick Byars, 2007
42nd overall pick (second round)
NBA stats: 2 games with San Antonio in 2011-12 season; 5 pts, 5.5 rebs
Recruiting: 3 stars
Shan Foster, 2008
51st overall pick (second round)
Never played in an NBA game
Recruiting; 4 stars, No. 12 small forward
John Jenkins, 2012
23rd overall pick (first round)
NBA stats: fourth season; 5.2 pts, 1.5 rebs per game, 44.9 FG%, 36.3 3pt%. Averaged 4.1 ppg last season. Was traded midseason from Dallas to Phoenix.
Recruiting: 4 stars, No. 10 shooting guard
Festus Ezeli, 2012
30th overall pick (first round)
NBA stats: third season, all with Golden State; 4.2 points, 4.3 rebs and 1 block per game in 16.7 min per game. Averaged 7 points and 5.6 rebounds this season.
Recruiting: 3 stars, No. 48 center
Jeffrey Taylor, 2012
31st overall pick (second round)
NBA stats: Three seasons; 6.1 pts, 2 rebs per game
Recruiting: 3 stars, No. 24 small forward
Now plays in Spain.
There are a couple of things to glean from this. The first is that, if you don't include Carroll, none of his players have done particularly well in the NBA, except for maybe Ezeli (if you ignore that gruesome Game Seven performance last Sunday).
The bigger point, though, is that aside from Foster and Jenkins, none of these players had more than three stars coming out of high school. Stallings' plan at Vanderbilt was fairly straightforward when it comes to this topic. He wasn't going to be able to lure surefire NBA talent, so he had to identify undervalued or overlooked assets and develop them to the point where they could be workable players in his system and, possibly, make it to the next level. The numbers say he was pretty good at executing that.
As has been noted from virtually the moment Stallings was hired, Vanderbilt has certain academic restrictions that can make it difficult for a coach to recruit a wide range of prospects. The prevailing thought has been Stallings will have an easier time trying to successfully sign some of those once-unattainable players at Pitt.
We'll see if that turns out to be the case, but there's something important that should be noted regarding Stallings and the NBA. In that 17-year span at Vanderbilt, when seven of his players were drafted, Pitt had eight players selected – Vonteego Cummings, Mark Blount, Chris Taft, Aaron Gray, Sam Young, DeJuan Blair, Steven Adams and Lamar Patterson. Granted, Stallings' two players this year will allow him to surpass that Dixon/Howland total – unless, barring something incredibly unforeseen, James Robinson gets drafted – but it gives us a moment to tap the proverbial brakes a bit. Stallings did a nice job getting future NBA players to a campus where they didn't flock to in droves in the past, but the man he's replacing did as well as or better at that same task.
The importance of all of this is downplayed by some, but getting players to the NBA is an important skill for a coach to have. Save for a few exceptions, a vast majority of prospects enter college with NBA aspirations, even if it exists as nothing more than a pipe dream. Along with, maybe, a national championship, it's the ultimate goal.
Schools like Vanderbilt and, to a lesser extent, Pitt are not regularly going to attract the highest-rated recruits, the ones seemingly destined for an NBA future. That's not a knock; very few schools occupy that enviable tier. So, if you're not in that rarefied air, the best you can do is get players, develop them to the closest thing to their full potential and send them off to the league. History, location and facilities are all important recruiting tools, but a proven track record of transforming players to the point where they make millions makes for a one hell of a pitch.
Inevitably, the problem for Stallings is that even with that NBA talent, he never made it past the Sweet 16 and his 2015-16 squad with two first-round picks went 19-14 and lost in the play-in round of the NCAA tournament.
And therein lies some of the trepidation with the Stallings hire. He has shown he can accrue talent; he just has yet to prove he can win big with it, something that can turn an otherwise celebratory occasion like tonight into a condemnation.
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Pitt's attendance notably declined in 2015-16
Even though the numbers weren't yet available, the trend developing last season was obvious.
The Petersen Events Center, widely viewed as one of college basketball's most raucous venues since it opened in 2002, lacked the same intensity and aura it had when Pitt was one of the sport's top programs for a five or six-year stretch in the late aughts. People can cite a number of different reasons for that, but one of them doesn't require a whole lot of nuance — there simply weren't as many people there.
On Thursday, annual attendance figures from the NCAA revealed as much. During the 2015-16 season, Pitt's average home attendance was 9,079, down from the 10,012 figure posted in 2014-15. Last season's attendance mark was the program's lowest in a season in which it made the NCAA tournament since moving to the Pete 14 years ago. Only one season, the infamous CBI run of 2012, saw lower attendance numbers (8,801).
Pitt's average attendance in 14 seasons at the Petersen Events Center (Craig Meyer/Post-Gazette)
The Panthers were eighth in the 14-team ACC in average attendance last season and 49th among Division I's 351 teams. When removing the variable of venue size, Pitt was also eighth in the ACC in percentage of seats occupied (72.6 percent).
Pitt's attendance fell 10.3 percent from the previous season, the third-biggest drop in the ACC, behind Boston College (-31.5 percent) and Syracuse (-10.5 percent), the former of which was an unspeakably awful major-conference basketball team.
ACC attendance numbers (Craig Meyer/Post-Gazette)
None of this, by the way, is a referendum on the fans. Fan-shaming has become a time-honored tactic in the age of social media — especially with Twitter accounts dedicated to photographing mostly-empty venues — but sports writers like myself, who get free admission to these games and (usually) free food, should almost always avoid chiding fans and telling them how to spend their time and money.
To me, the interesting thing about the attendance numbers from last season is that they give more credence to the theory that brewed much of that season, particularly once it ended — that Pitt basketball under Jamie Dixon, successful as it was, had gotten stagnant and created a certain level of apathy in the fan base. A weak non-conference slate — statistically, the program's second-worst of the past decade — and a mediocre, .500 conference campaign certainly didn't help, either.
Unless he's inheriting an unrepentant dumpster fire of a situation, a first-year coach usually boosts attendance in college basketball, though we'll see if that's the case with Kevin Stallings. While his hire was met with raised eyebrows and, in some cases, outright anger, it feels like Pitt fans have warmed up a bit to the idea of him as the Panthers' coach the past several months, both because of his own work and outside forces (i.e. never underestimate the power of the Pittsburgh sports media to elicit sympathy for a press conference subject).
Perhaps more than anything, what Dixon proved was that you can win big at Pitt and do so with the added advantage of one of the country's best home-court advantages. Whether that can work with a different coach remains to be seen, especially for a program in a noticeably different position than it was even five years ago, from the man roaming the sideline to the size and tenor of the crowds that watch the games.
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