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It's up to you to tell us who should be part of the Phillies All-Time team. During the winter, we'll unveil one position at a time for you to vote on. After all the votes are tallied, and all the position filled, we'll release the results. Make your vote count!
- Chuck Klein (15 seasons, 2x All-Star, 1x MVP): .326 avg, .935 OPS, 243 HR, 983 RBI, 33.3 WAR
- Johnny Callison (10 seasons, 3x All-Star): .271 avg, .795 OPS, 185 HR, 666 RBI, 37.2 WAR
- Bobby Abreu (9 seasons, 2x All-Star): .303 avg, .928 OPS, 195 HR, 814 RBI, 45.4 WAR
Who were voting for:
Eric Seidman: Delmon Young. In all seriousness, Bobby Abreu. I don't care if he didn't run into walls. He stayed healthy year-in, year-out and from 1998-2005, he hit .305/.415/.519 with averages of 23 HR and 29 SB over 157 games. There were problems with those Phillies teams, but he was always unfairly criticized for things that mattered little while not getting recognition, even from his own fanbase, for the areas in which he excelled. He was a 20 HR/20 SB player in 7 of his 8 full season with the Phillies, two of which were 30 HR/30 SB years.
Jon Nisula: For a guy that got so much criticism, you might not think that Bobby Abreu was the best RF in Phillies history. But I think that's the case. He was producing consistently for the Phils, and actually had the highest cumulative fWAR among all Phillies RFers.
Jay Floyd: The top right-fielder in team history is Chuck Klein, who was the National League MVP in 1932 a year before he locked down the offensive Triple Crown, leading the NL in home runs (28), RBI (120) and batting average (.368). Klein ranks among the all-time team leaders in hits, runs, RBI and home runs. Also, he is the only Phillie to ever have over 100 extra-base hits in a season and he did that twice!
Pat Gallen: It has to be Bobby Abreu, hands down. Plus, who didn't enjoy listening to Dan Baker announce him. "Now batting for the Phillies…number 53…Bobby A-bre-uuuu."Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
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My friend Frank both had good arms and our natural hero on the team was Johnny C. so we enjoyed sitting up close down the right field line at Connie Mack to watch him work.
One night Johnny was having a rare, terrible game. His bat had been silent all evening but our expectations rose when he played a line drive off the right field as some speedster took off from the batter's box. Johnny misplayed the ball for an error, then let loose with his rocket arm in an attempt to thwart the base-runner's efforts to stretch his not-so-sure double into a 3-bagger on the fielding error. Instead, the ball sailed about 6 rows up into the stands behind the 3rd base bag – on the fly!
A rare double error.
Johnny dropped his head in shame while my friend Frank and I jumped up and down yelling ,"Did you see that throw? Did you see that throw?" We tried shouting words of encourage to Johnny but he would have none of it.
Still, how can you not vote for Chuck Klein? Just because Chuck was before my time doesn't mean he didn't exist.
Please excuse the previous typos.
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An argument could be made for any of the three, plus Gavvy Cravath (1912-1920).
If you want to go with the best hitter, then the choice is Cravath, who had an OPS+ of 152 (i.e. 52% better than the league average). Chuck Klein was also very good, but his stats are inflated by playing in a period when pitching was much worse, and so it took many more runs to win a game. Klein's OPS+ with the Phillies: 139.
If you want the best player overall, then I agree with 3 of the 4 panelists — the choice is Bobby Abreu. He was at least as good a hitter as Klein, and arguably better, and a better all-around player.
A reasonable argument for Abreu but then again, we'll never know how Klein would have performed against better pitching and in the era of relievers. I tend to believe the best in one era could become the best in another given the same conditioning and competition.Of course, the competition is very different these days as we saw graphically in the warm-up game against the Dominican stars. Had Abreu been a product of the 1930s he would never have been given the opportunity to play outside of Venezuela.
"…we'll never know how Klein would have performed against better pitching and in the era of relievers."
or Abreu against worse pitching, obviously.
You're right, so all we can do is compare each to their peers.
Course this is judged by a long term body of work, but the thing that perks my curiousity on the subject of right field is more along the lines of if it were short term, like best single season ever. I wonder where Jayson Werth and Bake McBride would fit in then. Werth, with the 36 momer season might be pretty discussable, all I remember off the top of the noggin was that Bake was a helluva ballplayer, how his numbers as a Phil would match up, I'd have to check.
All I can say about Callison is is was a privelege to watch him play, and of course one of the magic moments where you remember your exact place, and breathing patterns was the drive off Dick Radatz that led the NL to the 7-4 win in that semi magical 1964 season.
How 'bout 5 for 1? Lol.
Never lived up (or lived down) the 5-for-1 hype, but nevertheless Hayes was a pretty good player. If the list was expanded to top 10 Phillies RFers, Hayes would be on it, along with Werth. McBride (mentioned by Ken) would probably not quite make that list.
Here's kind of a fun trivia question about the 1980 Phils. I'll post the answer further down so if anyone wants to try to think about it, the answer isn't so immediate.
The way I'll word the question is how many Phils placed in the top 16 MVP candidates that year. Aanother way to look at it would be name the Phils that placed in the top let's say 20 candidates in MVP voting that year.
Trusting the question to memory, it's fairly challenging because a couple players were still within their primek, and top 16 includes a little less than elite And the '80 club certainly had stars, but it was a pretty well rounded team effort, so you might be inclined to think the top 16 would contain a lesser number.
Time's up.
Here are the players that make it as qualifiers.
Schmidt won the MVP. Those witnessing that fun year no doubt are aware of it.
Lefty finished 5, a spot behind Dusty Baker.
Bake McBride, who was in his 3rd and a half season with the Phils by then made it 3 Phils in the top 10. Bake only played in 137 games that year, so voters apparently appreciated his impact.
And the 16th highest total went to New York City can take this trophy and shove it, cause WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!!! What a late season The Tugger had!
That would seem to be a pretty good total out of the top 16. Or maybe it's typical of a world champion. Either way, I'll take it.
It has to be Chuck Klein, based purely on the numbers and the fact he is in the HOF. He was a great player before my time, but he was the brightest spot on the Phillies roster for a long, long time.
Best defensive OF of all time for the Phils, hands down Glenn Wilson and he struck out the Mets Howard Johnson back in 1987.
Offensively, Chuck Klein
Overall – Bobby Abreuuuuuu
Just my two cents
Is four seasons enough to make the list? Jay Johnstone- look up the stats. If memory serves he had a heck of an arm too.
I never saw him play, but I voted for Klein.
The Wizard of Oze platooned the Jaybird. That might weaken his case. I had erroneously mentioned in passing in a discussion here about a week ago that Jay had gone 7-9 in the '77 playoffs. I never looked it up, but think it was actually against the Reds in that nice to be here at least 3 and out. But hell, no disrespect to any of the rightfielders, Jay's 7-9 against the Natti should qualify himself just for that. But I doubt he faced Gullet in that mix. He was one tough pitcher, although that was limited to especiially when he was on.
Boy, the Jaybird was personality plus.
In terms of WAR per plate appearance he was right up there with Klein and Callison, but below Abreu and Cravath.
But at only 1,586 plate appearances with the Phils, it's tough for me to put him near the top.
Schmenkman, hey WAR per PA, that would be interesting to see for the all time greats. Without asking you to do the math because I can do it myself, is there a site that already has that listed or ranked? I don't recall it on fangraphs.
Lefty, no — I don't know of any site that normalizes WAR for playing time.
I think this is a perfect example why WAR can not and should not be the end all be all especially comparing different eras. Once the Phillies ridded themselves off Bobby A. they started winning, and given they replaced him with a worse player shows how sometimes the sabre guys get some of it wrong. Bobby A was a below avg defender, and by all accounts while Kline may not have been elite defender he was above avg compared to his peers. I was unimpressed with Bobby A's play, maybe it was just how he went about it, but he seemed lazy at times, and I am not a big fan of saying a guy had empty hits or stolen bases but he seemed to get three hits in a 10-1 game and go 0fer in a 2-1 game, and yes he walk a lot, and I know some out there think that makes a great offensive player, but there are times it is better to swing the bat especially when your team is not that good and there is no offense behind you.
I know his stats do not hold up but Shake and Bake McBride is my favorite RF of the phillies, he did not play here for long but was a key player in the 80 WS team
"Once the Phillies ridded themselves off Bobby A. they started winning"
I would strongly disagree there is cause and effect there. I think the Phillies started winning because their core got better together. Rollins had an MVP year in 2007, Howard was still going strong, Utley was one of the best ever, and Victorino, Werth, Hamels, Burrell, etc.
That's why the Phillies started winning, and they would have won at least as much had they kept Abreu.
"he seemed to get three hits in a 10-1 game and go 0fer in a 2-1 game"
Assuming that this impression is correct, first, I would be shocked if the opposite was often true of any other player. Secondly, doesn't he get credit for helping the team to win that 10-1 game?
My timeing may be off cause I am old but didn't they trade Bobby A in 2007 and make the playoffs and win a division when they were 8-10 games out when they got rid of him
Abreu was traded July 30, 2006.
Chuck Klein is a Hall of Famer on some really bad Phillies teams. How could you not vote for him?
I just couldn't click the box to vote for Abreu…I know the numbers are there, but not once while watching him play did I feel he had to be one of the all time greats to wear a Phillies uniform. Sorry, this lack of vote is due to gut feeling, not numbers.
I never watched Klein play, but knowing that he earned MVP and was a triple crown winner caused him to get my vote. His numbers seemed consistently strong despite the era he was playing in.
Not sure how anybody could say Abreu is "hands down" the best RF over Klein or Callison. While he had good numbers he mailed it in way too often. Imagine what his numbers could have been if he hadn't. And if numbers are the basis then Klein is the man. The MVP and Triple Crown help tip it in his favor. Didn't get to see Klein or Callison play so can't really speak to their effort on the field.
Nobody's mentioned Del Ennis
.I wouldn't pick him in the top three but he certainly belongs among the top ten Phillies right fielders.
,He made the all star team in his rookie season and was second only to Musial in slugging percentage and (I believe) led the league in hits and the team in batting average in 1950. I watched him play and thought he was one helluva good all-around baseball player.
He had excellent power, was a good fielder with decent speed (early) and had a superb arm. While arguably more of a line drive hitter he still managed to pass Klein as the all-time home run leader on the team and stayed there until Schmitty zoomed past him.
The guy was never really appreciated in this town and took a raft of undeserved crap from fans.
Addendum: Of course, Ennis played both corners which may effect his right field ranking but I remember him best in right.
well remembered where he should have been, see the left field discussion.
A lot of players have gotten undeserved crap. Abreu, Dick Allen, Von Hayes, and even Mike Schmidt until pretty late in his career. I'm not sure what it takes to be popular in Philadelphia, but putting up consistently great numbers doesn't seem to be it. Maybe it's their perceived attitude, but in my opinion, it's pretty arrogant to make assumptions without knowing the actual player, his physical condition on any particular day, or how much effort he's putting in even when he's having a lousy game.
no stories about what you recall from watching him, or at least from what you saw on tv?
I remember Ennis as primarily a left fielder, and a damn good one.
Yep, he played much more left field. Played in Right in 1948, 1950, and 1951, and parts of '52, '54, and '57. Other than that he played mostly Left.
1290 games in LF
568 games in RF
CHUCK easily wins ALL TIME #1 Right Fielder
Reparations for Vietnam Vets
Baltimore Bob
Chuck Klein died in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged 53, from undisclosed causes.
After years of lobbying, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
The Phillies honored him on the outfield wall of Veterans Stadium
with his name and an Old English-style "P"
where a retired uniform number would go.
In 1999, he ranked number 92 on
The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,
and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
Not Bad as he's probably only 2nd to 3rd base and Mike Schmidt
for the 8 positions other than Pitchers.
Reparations for Vietnam Vets
Baltimore Bob
Klein was a very good player (Triple Crown and MVP is nothing to sneeze at), but he also had the good fortune of playing in a period of inflated offensive numbers (much more so than in the PED era).
In terms of all-time Phillie position players, I would put him behind at least Ashburn, Delahanty, and Utley, and arguably also Abreu, Rollins, and Sherry Magee.
Like Klein, Delahanty and Magee were other great Phillies players to die young.
Of course, Big Ed's demise was the most dramatic – swept over Niagara Falls.
Must have been part of the 1916-1949 curse.
The curse must have been really something. For a 30-year period, from 1919 through 1948, they had a winning percentage of .371 — that's like going 60-102 (by today's schedule) every single year for 30 straight years.
Other than that 30-year period, the Phillies have a 100-year history with a winning record (i.e. 36 yrs 1883-1918 and 64 yrs 1949-2012). Extremely selective endpoints, but I like to think of it that way anyway.
@Scmenkman- That's almost too brutal to imagine. I don't know how they sold any tickets year after year after year. People really had to love baseball back then.
@ wbramh- I saw your comment the other day friend, thanks.
My vote is for Ed Delahanty. I had average, hits, doubles, etc., and for those who say I didn't hit homers, I had four in a game (inside the park no less!) I fell behind the outfield fence to catch a ball. And then I fell off the falls of Niagra. Since I'm not on the list, my vote is for Chuck Klein. Poor pitching or not, you still have to hit the ball. Lol. My father would pick Callison, since he would watch him at Connie Mack Stadium. I grew up with Shake and Bake. But Klein wins out, unless I can put a write in for Big Ed Delahanty! : )
I still remember how the Vet rocked one night in late September 1980 when McBride hit a lead off walk off against the Expos. Bake remains as one of my favorites.
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I am currently nursing my 4 year old, and he has been at kindergarten (preschool) for the last year. He only nurses first thing in the morning after he wakes up, and doesn't seem to really think about it for the rest of the day. I don't think he would even bother talking to his friends at kindergarten about it and more than he would talk about hopping into bed and having a cuddle.
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this game is all wizards unless gilbert arenas gets injured...other than that if they stop butler and arenas early then the knicks have a chance to win.
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this game is all wizards unless gilbert arenas gets injured...other than that if they stop butler and arenas early then the knicks have a chance to win.
The knicks got this one...
The last time they played, steph wasn't the same player he is now - that should help alot.
JC was practicing shooting hours after practice yesterday - so his shot is gonna be on today!
i can see steph crowding arenas - forcing him to drive, then the help defense slides in and takes the charge...he'll be in foul trouble all night
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
Starburys just gotta play that d that he played on ray allen. I think Clyde described it as clinging to him like a cheap suit. Its going to be tough but if we win we're just 4 games below .500
marbury and arenas are both playing great basketball right now. marburys defense has steppd up big time. hopefully its enough to shut down arenas and keep him under 20 pts. ny3nyk i dunno why ur saying the knicks have no shot unless arenas gets injured. did u forget we beat them in the 1st meeting with arenas playing. i really hope isiah keeps the roster down to 8 players. its been working out good for us. and look for jeffries to step it up in his return to washington. the knicks have a good chance of beating them. we need isiah to make the right desicions, marbury to play tight d on arenas and have a big offensive game like hes been having, david lee has 2 be david lee, curry has to be unstoppable, jamal has to be smart with his shot selection, frye has to keep playin the way he has, oh yea and this game the knicks have to find a way to stop jamison (@ least we have jeffries to size him up this time). we deft can win... it should be a great game
this is gonna be a tough game and yes we did beat htem.. when they hadnt had their chemistry up to par. but this team is steam rollin now.
Marbury (which pains me to say this cause i never thought i would) has stepped up his D. He guarded Ray Allen very very nice when we played them and ray is 2 inches taller. Arenas being around the same size as marbury should make it even easier. lets just hope he gives him no room, cause we all know arenas will shoot from the stands if allowed.
now the only thing we cant get stuck on is getting upset when/if Agent 0 keeps scoring on us. we cant double team him as he drives the lane (if he does) because hell have Butler, Jamison, Stevenson who can all shoot the J. I think a zone would work really good on them.
im gonna go out on a limb here and say disregard, Marbs, Curry (who i think will have a nice game against their week front court) forget Arenas, jamison whoever else.. this game lays on the hands of one person.. Jared Jeffries.
Why? Well when you go back to play your former team it either results in two things ONE playing great or TWO playing like complete trash with a lot of personal fouls. you never really see an in between. if he can shut down at least Caron Butler we have a good chance at this. He knows this team like the back of his hand and as long as he puts those hands in the air and guards like crazy we have a shot.
this should be an exciting game, a lot of turnovers and fast break points. hopefully we get the upside of that. just need to stick on your man cause leave one open and theyll light us up on threes.
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Call me crazy but wouldn't the Knick be more effective if Jefferies played power forward and Frye played SF? Isn't Jefferies the better rebounder?
If Q-Rich keeps shooting like this then I don't see Washington beating us....
Stay Tuned.....
Marbury's defense has been amazing. He's been forcing Arenas to making the wrong decision.
Crawford is retarded, is he high or what?
When Marbury isn't on the floor, our offense doesn't look fluid.
good show for the first half. richardson already with 25 going 5/8 from the 3
david lee with another shot at the buzzer
is sopcast's audio working already??
Q so far is great. Lee is average and Crawford is garbage right now. Hopefully he can clean himself later on in the game. Nate actually looks calm and collective! Anyway GO KNICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
dam the wizards r good ,they make every shot it seems like
Marbury has to step it up and Curry must step it up also. Q can't carry the team by himself....
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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. --- In a second half comeback, the Fresno State lacrosse team defeated Monmouth University 8-6 at Kessler Field at Monmouth Stadium on Sunday morning.
"We did a really good job of coming back after being down in the first half," said Fresno State head coach Jessica Pausewang. "It was a great team win for us, it's a testament to all of the hard work we have put in."
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The Bulldogs then came out on fire in the second half, outscoring the Hawks 7-2 to defeat Monmouth 8-6 in their season opener.
Coming off the bench freshman Allison Poust led the Bulldogs with three goals in her college debut.
Holly Cisneros and Anjelica Fuccillo scored two goals apiece for the 'Dogs, while junior Marcy Levatino added two points off of one goal and one assist.
Senior goalkeeper Lisa Barnaba led the Bulldog defense with eight huge saves.
"Lisa in cage was the backbone of our defense, she did so many great things for us," said Pausewang. "Our defense was phenomenal, they really came together and stepped up and the fact that we held Monmouth to six goals is huge."
The Bulldogs had 15 groundballs to Hawks 14 and recorded six caused turnovers in the victory. Freshman midfielder Kyleigh Westgarth had a team-high three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
"I'm just really excited about the outcome, Monmouth is a great team and for us going forward it is just a wonderful place to start our season. I'm very happy," added Pausewang.The Bulldogs next face Wagner University (0-0) tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. PT at Hameline Field in Staten Island, N.Y.
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Office of Federal Student Aid
Functional Statements > Federal Student Aid
Administrative Services
Administrative Services (AS) is responsible for Federal Student Aid activities related to human resources programs and operations, facilities operations, physical and personal security, emergency management, training and development, and business transformation. To accomplish this mission, AS is divided into the following areas:
- Business Transformation Group
- Human Resources & Workforce Services Group
- Workforce Development Group
- Facilities, Security and Emergency Management Services Group
The Business Transformation Group works collaboratively with internal FSA client teams to solve complex problems. The Group uses proven consulting methodologies to help move the enterprise toward a more efficient, effective and process-driven environment. The Group is responsible for engagements in the following areas:
- Formulates strategy for FSA business unit clients, including organizational and process alignment, identification of guiding principles for success in reaching the strategy, and future state visioning.
- Develops new processes to support mission or regulatory changes. This includes the definition of rules, work steps, measurements, and technologies required to support the new process.
- Assesses designs and or redesigns existing FSA business processes to identify savings in costs, productivity, satisfaction, cycle time, and/or regulatory compliance. The Group identifies both quick wins that can deliver immediate or near-term improvements and building blocks that deliver longer term improvements.
- Uses best practices research findings to support strategy and process design/redesign recommendations where appropriate. Assesses how top performing organizations leverage people, process, and technology.
- Examines business practices, processes, and management systems of private and public sector organizations that have demonstrated quantifiable superior competencies in areas relevant to FSA. Enables processes using workflow technologies, through collaboration with other groups in FSA. Business Transformation translates business needs into technology solutions by developing visions and requirements documents and identifying key data items to manage transactions.
- Implements news and revised processes, procedures, and management systems using proven change management methodologies. The Group develops organization change plans, integrates new work flows into business operations, provides documentation of technology, process and procedure changes, and establishes continuous improvement frameworks.
Human Resources & Workforce Services is responsible for the full spectrum of human resources operational functions and programs. It also provides workforce management services including the development of FSA human resource policies and the provision of advice and assistance to the FSA employees in human resources policy matters. As appropriate, such services shall be provided in coordination with the Department of Education's Human Capital and Client Services and/or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). To accomplish this mission, the Human Resources & Workforce Services is divided into the following Divisions:
- Workforce Administration Division
- Workforce Relations Division
Workforce Administration Division
Workforce Administration Division is responsible for providing the full range of support for the following functional areas:
Staffing & Recruitment Services: Serves as the FSA technical experts for a full range of staffing & recruitment matters. These include all staffing and placement, as well as SF-52 (request for personnel action) processing. These responsibilities also include appointments to the competitive service through the application of FSA's delegated examining authority and noncompetitive appointments to the excepted service.
Classification/Position Management and Organizational Design: Serves as the FSA technical experts for a full range of classification, position management and organizational design matters. These include: facilitating the development of and approving position descriptions; classification of general schedule position descriptions; and facilitating the design, clearance and approval of FSA organizational changes.
Human Resources Systems Administration: Provides the full range of support for the development, testing, implementation, and administration of human resource information and administration systems for processing and reporting human resources and pay data to satisfy FSA information requirements, including position accounting, accession data, employee and pay records systems, and payroll accounting.
Administrative Management Support: Provides coordination and direction to Administrative Officers within FSA's business units on the completion of crosscutting human resource management initiatives.
FSA Intern Program: Responsible for providing gifted and highly motivated young Americans with some first-hand experience in the process of working at FSA, while potentially attracting these candidates for future employment.
Workforce Relations Division
Workforce Relations Division is responsible for providing the full range of support for the following functional areas:
Employee Relations: Serves as the FSA technical experts for a full range of employee relations matters. These responsibilities include disciplinary/adverse actions; performance management issues; reasonable accommodation issues; appraisals and awards programs; the Drug-Free Workplace Program; and administrative grievances and appeals.
Labor Relations: Provides labor relations advice and assistance. Serves as the point of contact for all labor relations matters. Conducts negotiations with labor organizations. Represents FSA in proceedings before arbitrators or the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and in dealings with OPM and other agencies in labor relations.
Human Resources Work-Life Program: Plans and develops FSA work-life programs and provides advice and assistance to the FSA employees on work-life program matters. Provides information, referral, and support services to FSA employees on matters such as childcare, elder care, leave bank/leave transfer, flexiplace/ telework program implementation, reasonable accommodation, and for people with disabilities.Top
Workforce Development has primary responsibility for building a highly competent workforce and advancing organizational performance by providing training, development, and other services leading to the highest performance of people and teams in FSA WD has responsibilities for leadership and organizational development, competency assessment and development, curriculum design, and delivery. The Director's office manages the overall activities and in addition, along with the staff of the two Divisions, serves as a resource to FSA's business units and provides advisory services necessary to help them diagnose and resolve issues affecting individual and organizational performance. Identification and communication of competencies necessary to accomplish FSA's current and future work, and acquisition and design and delivery of training to close competency gaps is a key responsibility. WD has two divisions:
- Management and Leadership Development Division
- Employee Development Division.
Management and Leadership Development Division
Management and Leadership Development Division (MLDD) supports the front office of Administrative Services in the development of the Federal Student Aid Human Capital Plan, Human Capital strategies, and organization-wide initiatives that support implementation of the Plan, especially with respect to ensuring that FSA has current leaders with strong skills and a "deep bench" of potential leaders. The Division is responsible for providing information, training design and delivery, mentoring, coaching, and other services needed to ensure that current and high potential supervisors receive the training and development opportunities they need to be successful. MLDD also identifies best practices in human capital management and implements workforce improvement strategies. The Division is also responsible for performing other organization wide initiatives and special projects, such as administration and follow-up to employee surveys along with development and delivery of diversity training and awareness programs.
Employee Development Division
Employee Development Division (EDD) is responsible for assisting employees from initial orientation through their careers with FSA. EDD ensures that new employees receive orientation and serves as a resource for employees on issues related to their development needs and goals. EDD provides or arranges for the delivery of classes to help employees meet the mission of FSA They handle the communications, logistics, and record keeping related to employee training and development.
Facilities, Security and Emergency Management Services (FSEMS) is responsible for planning, managing, and directing FSA's safety, security, and emergency management programs in coordination with the Department's Office of Management. In particular, FSEMS serves as a liaison to the Department in support of the following functional areas:
Facilities Management: Monitors and manages the utilization of physical space in the Union Center Plaza (UCP) building for Education's staff. This includes providing day-to-day services and support for maintenance, renovation, reconfigurations, Regional Training facilities, Learning Center scheduling and facilitation, garage management, employee transportation, and space planning/management services. FSEM also collaborates and coordinates efforts with the Office of Management and the General Services Administration to address needs and issues related to FSA staff located in Education's regional offices.
Physical Security Management: Serves as the lead for FSA in coordination and liaison with the Office of Management Security Services, Federal Protective Service and other Federal agencies on implementation of federal physical security directives. FSEMG serves as a liaison on all aspects of physical security at the UCP building to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all FSA staff and visitors including: coordination of the contract guard force, coordination of security response to all building emergencies, development and maintenance of the FSA Occupant Emergency Plan, and providing technical assistance regarding security issues such as external building and internal workplace threats, suspicious objects, medical emergencies, and natural disasters. FSEMG provides leadership on and coordinates all tenant security matters in the UCP building including the issuance, management and control of badge and cardkey systems to control access to FSA occupied space for security purposes.
Personnel Security: Provides support and serves as the liaison to the Department's Security Services office on the personnel security functions required for background checks and the initiation and issuance of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) identification badges for FSA workforce and contractor resources.
Emergency Management: In coordination with the Office of Management and FSA CIO, designs, plans and implements programs that respond to a wide variety of disasters and other emergencies, critical situation management, safety, and personnel security. FSEMG participates in the development of FSA's Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), coordinates FSA's emergency response program, and supports FSA's mission under the Federal Response Plan, which provides delivery of Federal assistance when major disasters or emergencies develop.Top


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Flying flowers or Jewels of the sky, are just two of the terms that have been used to describe the beauty and fascination that people have for butterflies. By following a few simple steps, you can attract these flying beauties to your garden.
Butterflies are looking for two things when they enter a garden: nectar, the food that adult butterflies need, and; host plants, the place where the female will lay her eggs and the food that caterpillars need. Both are necessary to create a successful butterfly garden.
Nectar plants. These are plants with flowers that produce the sweet fluid that many insects, including butterflies, use as food.
Flower Colors. Many of our native butterflies prefer plants that have pink, red, purple, yellow, or orange flowers. Butterflies appear to be attracted to areas with large masses of a single color, or closely related colors, rather than gardens with many colors mixed together.
Flower types. Most butterflies must land in order to get to the nectar. They prefer plants having either clusters of short tubular flowers, or flowers with large flat petals.
Season-long flowering. Butterflies are active from early spring through frost, and having a mix of plants in your garden that flower throughout this entire time will attract them all season long.
A place to lay eggs. Because tiny caterpillars can not travel far to find their own food, the female locates, and lays her eggs on, only the type of plant that the caterpillar can use as food.
Caterpillar food. Most species of caterpillars are particular about the type of plants they can eat. If the egg was not placed on the correct plant, the caterpillar hatching from that egg will not survive. Many native trees and other plants found in and around our yards are host plants for caterpillars. However, there are a variety of plants that can be included in a garden that are excellent host plants.
If you feed them, they will eat. Many gardeners do not like to see plants in their gardens that have been chewed on by insects. To avoid this, you may want to locate host plants in areas that are not highly visible, or in a separate garden area a short distance from the nectar plants. If you do not provide host plants, you will have fewer butterflies.
Butterflies love sun. Both butterflies, and the plants they prefer, like bright sunny areas protected from high winds. As you begin to plan your butterfly garden look for areas around your yard that have at least 6 hours of sun each day. In South Carolina summers, areas with morning to mid-afternoon sun seem to work best. If your yard is not too large, you also can plan a garden that consists of separate 'pieces' that are not adjacent to each other.
A place to catch some rays. On cool mornings, butterflies need to warm their bodies before they can become active. To do this, they often sit on a reflective surface such as a flat stone, spread their wings, and turn their backs to the sun. Their wings work like solar panels, absorbing the sun's warmth that is then transferred to their bodies.
Why are they eating dirt? Butterflies often gather in groups on wet sand or mud, and look like they are eating. This activity is called puddling, and they do it to obtain the minerals that are found in the soil. You can create a puddling place in your garden by placing a shallow pan in the soil, filling it with coarse sand, and keeping it moist. You can add salt to this at a rate of ½ to ¾ cup salt (table salt or rock salt) to 1 gallon of sand, mix well and moisten. Locating the puddling area under a soaker hose or near a drip emitter works well to keep the sand moist.
Butterflies do not eat only nectar! There are some butterflies that rarely feed on nectar and will only visit a garden if it has some extra touches, such as rotten fruit or manure. The best fruits are those that are either soft (banana) or moist (watermelon). Small amounts of fresh manure also will attract butterflies. If there are young children in your home, you may want to make sure that either of these items are in a protected area as they both sometimes attract wasps as well as butterflies.
The use of insecticides will kill many butterflies and their caterpillars. If a pest problem develops in your butterfly garden, try using biological controls, such as ladybugs, lacewings, and preying mantids as a first line of defense. These are often already present in a butterfly garden. If pests such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, or spider mites become a serious problem, try using controls such as insecticidal soaps or horticultural oils applied only to those areas on the plants where the pests are located. Wide-spread application these may affect the caterpillars on their host plants and the butter- flies visiting nectar plants. Applications of herbicides also may have a negative effect on caterpillars and butterflies.
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Although it is nice to have butterflies and their caterpillars in your garden, it is even better if you know who is who. Two great identification books for beginners are:
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President, politicos honor U.S. Sen. James JeffordsAugust 19,2014
Stefan Hard / Staff File Photo Sen. James Jeffords (I-Vt.), left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.) smile for photos following groundbreaking ceremony for repairs to the Waterbury Dam at the dam in 2002.
The death of former U.S. Sen. James Jeffords has drawn responses statewide and nationally, including from:
President Barack Obama:
During his more than 30 years in Washington, Jim never lost the fiercely independent spirit that made Vermonters, and people across America, trust and respect him. Whatever the issue whether it was protecting the environment, supporting Americans with disabilities, or whether to authorize the war in Iraq Jim voted his principles, even if it sometimes meant taking a lonely or unpopular stance. Vermonters sent him to Washington to follow his conscience, and he did them proud.
Former President Bill Clinton:
America lost a great public servant with the passing of Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont, a fine man who always put people above politics.
Vice President Joe Biden:
Jim Jeffords was a personal friend, a great senator and a good man. He was not only beloved by the people of Vermont, but by anyone who ever worked with him. Jim knew that with a country as diverse as ours, there is a need for consensus to move the country forward. He was a man who dealt with his colleagues without pretext and with complete honesty. And he always knew what he was talking about and his colleagues and constituents always knew where he stood on an issue. Jim was a reflection of Vermont independent and non-ideological and always about solving problems.
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.:
He was a Vermonter through and through, drawn to political life to make a difference for our state and nation. Part of his legacy will also stand as an enduring chapter of the Senates history.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders:
Vermonters admired him because of his low-key and down-to-earth qualities, and because of his obvious and strong love of the state and the Vermont way of life. He was an effective champion of education, disability rights, the environment and the arts and millions of Americans have benefited from his efforts. In 2001, he displayed enormous courage by leaving a party that, he often said, had left him because of its dramatic move to the right. Jim was a friend and he will be sorely missed.
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch:
While Jim would certainly wave away the notion (that) he was indeed a legend in Vermont and the nation, with characteristic decency, humility and civility, and a dogged persistence, he made his mark in Congress. Millions of children with disabilities are better off today because he led the charge for their equal access to education. Americans are breathing cleaner air and drinking cleaner water because of his fierce advocacy for the environment and clean energy. And budding artists across the nation receive the boost of his encouragement every year thanks to his legacy as the founder of the annual Congressional Arts Competition. And, in 2001, the world saw what his fellow Vermonters already knew: Jim Jeffords, above all, had the courage of his convictions.
Gov. Peter Shumlin:
Jim Jeffords: a true gentleman and an independent-minded maverick in the best tradition of our state. Jim followed in the footsteps of Senators Bob Stafford and George Aiken, always putting the interests of Vermonters and the nation ahead of partisan politics. He followed his sense of right in all that he did, and was never afraid to seek compromise by reaching across the aisle for the good of our country. We need more like Senator Jeffords.
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott:
The legacy of Jim Jeffords Respect over rhetoric, pragmatism over pandering and love for Vermonters overall.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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Hunt 4511: CWMU Antlerless elk
Double Cone
Season dates
8-15-2014 to 1-31-2015
The Wildlife Board establishes timeframes for hunting on CWMUs. Hunters should expect to hunt at least two days within these timeframes.
- Nonresident permits: No
- Resident permits: 29
- Total permits: 29
Type: CWMU
Species: Antlerless elk
Weapon: Any legal weapon
Double Cone
DescriptionThe Double Cone Cooperative Wildlife Management (CWMU) rests on the Utah - Nevada border in Box Elder County. The Double Cone CWMU is a Basin and Range Unit. It highest point is on the Nevada border (about 7200 feet). To the north this drops away to 6000 feet and to the south it also drops away to 6000 feet also. The eastside decrease to 5500 feet in the south and is about 6000 feet in the north. Typical of Basin and Range terrain there is generally an almost flat basin with small and large hills rising from off the basin. The most common elevation is 5600 feet but ranges from 5200 feet to 7200 feet with an elevation difference of 2000 feet. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 5600 feet and 6800 feet an elevation difference of 1200 feet.
The Double Cone Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit is composed mostly of three (3) landcover types. First, about fifty percent (50%) of the land cover is Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper (37), second, about thirty-five (35%) is Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48), and third, there are four (4) land patches of the Agriculture (114) land cover.
One of the Double Cone Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, GROUSE CREEK (423486), is about 9.1 km east from the east edge of the CWMU. GROUSE CREEK has forty-nine (49) years of records, 1959 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.25 inches, but it can be as high as 4.42 inches or as low as 0.60 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 16 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 7 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 1 day of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 3.6 inches but can be as high as 21.0 inches. FALL temperature at GROUSE CREEK averages 46.0 degrees F. but can be as high as 97.0 degrees F. or as low as -12.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 54 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 1 day above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.


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Helena Rodriguez: Local columnist
I hope your kid gets booked this summer like I did before I started high school in a not-so-distant past. After all, there's not much to do around here and it won't hurt your kids to get into some adventures or misadventures this summer.
I'm talking, of course, about reading.
Summer is a perfect time to get your children booked. I was a bookworm in grade school. The school librarian at Portales W.E. Lindsey Elementary School was Mrs. Walsh and her face lit up every time I left the library with another stack of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries. By the time I got out of college, however, reading for pleasure had become a thing of the past. But I got back on the reading bandwagon about five years ago, when I finally started heeding some much-ignored advice of how reading can make you a better writer. Duh!
Now, instead of an "I don't have time to read" I have a "What should I read next?" attitude. And so I speak from experience when I say it's best to get your children booked at a young age.
I'll never forget the summer when I was about 13 and stumbled cross Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima that Mom had laying around the house. That book completely changed my life and made me want to become a writer, too. It's funny, because this same book that I read because I was bored is now being used at colleges and universities.
I used Anaya's book as a major source in a graduate-level research paper I wrote this spring and my college professor said my paper, a comparison between Native American medicine men and Hispanic curanderas, should be presented at a research conference or published in a journal. Just think what kinds of doors reading can open for your child.
Then there was the summer I read the entire Bible. I was in my early teens. Although I didn't understand a lot of the scriptures the first time — and still don't after four or five more reads since — that book has also changed my life and understanding of it.
Too many children today are not reading the Bible and that is devastating. Not only from a religious standpoint, but a cultural and literary standpoint as well. As I've discovered in my adulthood and as a British literature professor told us this spring, there are too many things out there that refer, directly or indirectly, to the Bible, which children will not "get" if they are not familiar with Bible stories.
It's impossible to comprehend history and politics, a lot of symbolism in modern movies and songs, and even jokes, if they aren't familiar with the Bible.
Reading not only opened up a whole new world to me as a child, it has also opened up a new world as an adult. Since taking a British literature class this spring, I'm suddenly noticing references to these long-gone authors in many facets of life. It's like everywhere I turn lately there's something. On TV, they're quoting T.S. Eliot and Oscar Wilde. I go to a commencement and the speaker quotes Henry James. I open my Catholic Digest and there's a beautiful picture of a rainbow with the words of Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The world is charged with the grandeur of God."
I didn't realize how these old British writers are still very much a part of our world today, and those people who are not exposed to it will not "get it."
These days, my favorite reads range from the suspense thrillers of John Grisham to the feisty fiction of Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez and mystical novels of Ana Castillo; from the dramatic romances of Danielle Steel to the hair-brained tales of Texas writer Kinky Friedman (Steppin' on a Rainbow). I also love the quirky humor of Dave Barry (Big Trouble) and the sentimentality of Sharon Randall (Birdbaths and Paper Cranes).
As for my daughter Laura and I, our all-time favorites that we still read together are: Peach and Blue (Sarah S. Kilborne), Too Many Tamales and Chato's Kitchen (Gary Soto) and Love You Forever (Robert Munsch). Although Laura's 13 now, going on 30, these are stories she never outgrows.
Have you shared a good book with your child lately? When was the last time you curled up with a book yourself? I always keep books in my car in case there's a train or other delays along the way.
I hope you get booked this summer!


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PITTSBURGH (July 6, 2006) – With more than 650 flight operations daily, Pittsburgh International Airport is an epicenter of air transportation. And this weekend, while spectacular performances of the Blue Angels and demonstrations of the C-130 Hercules will be wowing crowds, Pittsburgh International Airport will also be ensuring that scheduled airline traffic runs smoothly.
It requires a massive effort and excellent coordination to keep a busy international airport open while the 2006 Annual Wings Over Pittsburgh Air Show, hosted by the 911th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve Base, takes place this weekend.
"This event is a great opportunity for Pittsburgh International Airport to showcase its capabilities," said Brad Penrod, Chief Operating Officer of the Allegheny County Airport Authority. "While many area residents are enjoying the military fight demonstrations and other displays, the airport will be running operations as normal."
The Airport Authority will play a part with an impressive display of equipment for fire fighting, snow removal and emergency command and control. The public will get to see all the effort and personnel that helps to keep the airport among the best in the world in terms of safety and on-time flights.
Keeping regular airport operation moving smoothly while these exciting events take place is a big task, but is made easier by the cooperation and communication of many agencies. With the excellent airfield layout, Pittsburgh International Airport can dedicate one of its four runways to the air show while not interfering with commercial operations.
More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the two-day event Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9. The show, which has free admission, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The featured Unites States Navy Blue Angels is truly an all American "must see" performance. They will represent the U.S. Navy and show off the capabilities and professionalism of the finest air and sea force in the world.
Additionally, the 911th Air Force Reserve Base, Pennsylvania State Police, Allegheny County Police, Moon Township Police, Findlay Township Police, three volunteer fire departments and local EMS providers will work in a concerted effort to help provide a clear flow of traffic and safety for all those involved.
The Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control tower and the commercial air carriers also play an important part in the airs how's success.
"The Airport Authority is proud to be a part of such a massive effort that makes Wings Over Pittsburgh an outstanding family event," Penrod said.


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"All the books and magazines that you sent me helped re-enforce my new-found Catholic beliefs. After reading them and praying, I now have no doubts about the Catholic faith and I am rejoicing in the truth. It is good to know the truth! God bless Catholic Answers!"
"The gravest obligation requires the acceptance and practice, not of the religion which one may choose, but of that which God prescribes and which is known by certain and indubitable marks to be the only true one."


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somehow "hatin' on the knicks" reminds me of the song "puttin' on the ritz"...
btw, i disagree 100% with the thread, it's all bullsh*t.
There is no question that the Nets will be a very good team this year, but sports radio is acting like every possible best scenario will work out for the Nets (Brook Lopez, Garnett, and Pierce play 82 games, etc.), Bulls, and Pacers, and nothing can go right for the Knicks:
1) Amar'e will never play another game, and will get an extension from the Knicks after he retires
2) Bargnani will not even play as well as a Knick as he did as a Raptor, let alone better
3) Shumpert cannot possibly take a major step forward this year, or will be waived for Joe Barry Carroll making a comeback
4) Hardaway and Leslie cannot possibly become solid rotation players, or better
5) Chandler cannot possibly stay healthy with better support
6) Prigioni could not possibly take a big step forward in his second year playing the NBA game
7) World Peace is over the hill, but Pierce and Garnett went back to being 28
8) the Knicks cannot possibly sign a 3rd string PG who contributes
9) the Knicks cannot possibly sign a few competent backup bigs
10) Melo cannot possibly play better than last year, and will obviously play much worse
11) JR Smith cannot possibly continue to improve, and will likely join Aaron Hernandez in jail
12) Kenyon Martin will not re-sign with the Knicks but instead join Alvin Ailey
13) the loss of Kidd and Copeland, last year's Knicks All Stars, guarantees at least ten more losses this year
Sure, if all thirteen of the above assumptions are correct, the Knicks cannot possibly improve on 54 wins.
Oh, and BTW, even if they are the fifth or sixth seed, a #5 or #6 has never made it to the conference finals.
Keep assuming all of the above is correct, and I will keep hoping that none of it is.
> somehow "hatin' on the knicks" reminds me of the song "puttin' on the ritz"...
Watching the video now, singing along with "hating on the knicks", and thinking maybe Peter Boyle would make a good enforcer for the Knicks...
And BTW, I think that Grunwald is being great on this. My take is that the Knicks still have 5 open roster spots (granted that two of them likely go to Leslie and Martin) so the Knicks roster is far from done. Sports radio is trying to pressure them to make moves in July that might get better value in September, and unfairly comparing 2/3 of a roster to more or less completed rival rosters.
I could care less who is the best team in the Atlantic, or the top four in the East in November and December, let alone in July. The question is who is playing well in March, April, and beyond.
I am hoping the Knicks by getting significantly younger, healthier, and more traditionally complete this year will be peaking at the end while their competition is breaking down (obviously the opposite of what occurred last season).
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LOL Funny and great post, nixon.
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Amazing how much hate goes around for the Knicks. So many of those points are actually going to go the Knicks way that there is nothing to worry about. I expect another great season, the only question is if it will be better considering the competion upgrades and everyone overall health. One can only guess, we all will have to wait and see.
well, not for nothing, but today on one of the sport websites (Foxsports i think) they did a nationwide survey if the Nets will win a championship with garnett/pierce and 75% said no....
a majority of the hate for the knicks is directed at dolan as much as the knicks team. a lot of people don't like the way dolan does things. personally, i think it's unfair that the media takes out their issues with dolan on the team itself. for example, frank isola wrote an article in today's daily news that basically said the knicks made good moves with bargnani and peace, but because dolan is the owner the moves suck. that's unfair in my opinion.
Justifiably So....not sure why fans think we've turned things around to any great extent. Our future is about as bad as it can be.
Melo has never won anything of any significance besides an NCAA Title and a Gold Medal(quite a few players have one or the other)
Melo nor Knicks have givin any indications extension talks will take place soon, which could become a major distraction a la Denver Nuggets 2010-2011 season, for us this season
Amar'e has a cap killing contract and has stolen money from us since his first season. He's spending more time getting in touch with his Ireali roots and doing overseas stuff
Colangelo was let go primarily because of his decision to pick Bargnani #1(near bust) overall and stand by it all the way to his bitter end
J.R. Smith receives a multi-yr deal from us then undergoes major knee surgery right afterwards
We can't even get players to come and sign here like Nick Young/Dorell Wright/D.J. Augustin/Wesley Johnson/Elton Brand/Carlos Delfino/Byron Mullens because of our ugly cap situation
We can't execute S&T's(this yr I think it may be in affect) and most certainly next yr unless we trim major fat off this roster
We lost a potential bench depth FA for practically nothing again this off-season
We only have 1 significant draft pick in the next 4yrs
We play in a very Top Heavy EC
when in east u can b in playoff even 0.500 record.
good stuff, favorite was number 7! those who bash us getting Metta and say that are expectations are too high are the same guys swearing that KG and Pierce have so much to offer.
The fact of the matter is Knick fans are not excited that we got Ron Ron because we think he going to return back to his 07 All Star form...we are excited because we added another defender in our starting 5. Shump,Tyson and MWP are 3 All NBA calliber defenders so the complexion of our team changes majorly. With Melo being moved to the 4 the SF position was greatly compromised so this allows Shump to return to SG, this a lone is gives us 2 more wins next season and hell would have given us 2 more wins in the playoffs this year!
Allow me to add hypothetical point number 14
14.The return of Derrick Rose will adversely affect The Knicks win total despite The Knicks going 0-4 against CHicago without Rose
I keep hearing this about D Rose coming back being another reason why The Knicks will not be as successful, yet as stated above we went 0-4 against Chi so explain how him returning hurts our win total, LOL
the problem is that Fans and media folks love dramatic change it adds excitement but not always results. I bring up The Grizz and Lakers last year. Mephis did very little in Summer of 2012 and Lakers seemingly hit a homerun yet who went further in playoffs and by far had the better season?
Mavs and Heat 2011: Heat "hit the jackpot" all The Mavs did was bring in Tyson Chandler (who was not even a full time starter for Bobcats) and re-sign Dirk but who won The NBA Championship!
A lot can be said about moves that are not made and teams just building chemistry. A team that wins 54 games really should not be looking to make any dramatic moves unless you know for certain it will turn you into a better team, for instance if somehow we could have traded for Chris Paul and not gave up Melo or Tyson then sure you make that move, yet aside from that sort of upgrade you just tweak a little
let me add one more
15. Knicks should have used their lofty 3 million dollar exception to sign a Mega Star
those expecting a huge offseason this year is frankly pretty delusional! I think Grunwald did about as good as he could, he drafted a potentially good player, did not let JR get away, brought back Priggs and did not overpay Copeland, bring back Kmart and I say mission complete
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
D-Rose will be without Hamilton Hinrich and looks like without N8 and i dont know about Deng.
Bull are using D close to Heat and Knicks dont have clue to plays against such D
Simply Bulls just know how to turn off Knicks
Heat won with them with Speed Bulls are much slower team and Knicks are playing slower than Bulls too much baaaaaalin and no shooter besides MELo but things r diffrent now.
Hating on the Knicks is just par for the course. It's what makes me proud to be a Knicks fan. 'Cause hey, **** you too.
Nets are a team that needs to put asses in the seats now. Starting in a new territory, trying to steal fans away is a priority. It was a good move on their part to sell jersey's. But i'm not worried. Melo is still the #1 jersey in the world and Knicks are still better then the 2012/13 Nets and Celtics put together. I'm looking forward to the proof pudding that Charles Barkley will no doubt be chowing on again.
Heat didn't get any better and lost Miller who was clutch in the playoffs for them. In my mind this brings them down from their perch a tad.
Cavs have a plan but are still only a 1st round team of young players with limited playoff experience and huge question marks all over their lineups.
Celtics are done. Rondo will be exposed now that he doesn't have anyone to pass to.
Indy will have distractions off the court this year and Paul George talking about going to the lakers is telling of the locker room situation there. West isn't getting any younger.
Bulls have rose back but are losing out on a lot of depth that they held last year. I also feel that a DRose comeback will be anti-climatic as he's been away from the game for an entire year and who knows how his speed, durability and agilty will hold up. remember that that these were his biggest strengths.
The Knicks for their part have brought back all the major pieces that led them to a #2 finish in the East while adding toughness, defense and scoring in Metta World Peace and scoring, spacing and bench scoring help in Bargni (with a high ceiling still. The guy is young and could take off under veteran mentorship). Also keep in mind a lot of what has held the Knicks back in recent years was a lack of continuity. The team changed complextion so often that teammates never got a chance to work together. Last year was techincally Melo and Amar'e's first full season and even then Amar'e was shut down for most of the year. Lets see what happens this year with a #knickstape squad that will be playing with a chip on their shoulder before giving in to the hate and vitriol that so many posses for the Knicks.
What I think the pundits are missing is that the Knicks strength is their depth and flexibility.
The pundits are consumed with the issue of keeping Melo at the 4. This worked last year because it created mismatches, but it also failed for the same reason.
The mistake is focusing solely on a team's "identity".
The great teams of the past were good at multiple styles. They could run. They could play the half-court. They could score inside. They could score outside. They could isolate. They could move the ball. They could post up. They could defend the paint. They could defend the perimeter. They could defend in transition.
The Knicks are not "there" yet. But they have the pieces to be much better in multiple areas. So the prescription is to keep working, keep building, keep developing, and keep experimenting; not to settle down into a single style and an 8-man rotation.
why there is no hating from Spurs Lakers Celtics Pacers?
all these teams plays good games ? or other
why there is more talks bout BKN than Knicks
why do we hear allways from TNT ESPN that X team is better than Knicks or playing better ......
ppl forgot Knicks record last season after 23 games? even Hubie Brown as only was prizing Knicks.
i dont remember when last time Knicks had such strong D roster like K-Mart MWP Shumpert and Pablo new but older Gary Payton of Knicks and i am even counting for Bargniani
Don't buy gimmicks so easily.
What makes everything for certain that Bargnani, Melo, Chandler, Amare, Felton and Smith can stay healthy? Our core guys have had serious injuries within the past year. For now, their health will be a question mark until they can prove they can play 70+ games in the season healthy. Melo and Chandler played hurt, so did Amare and Felton.
If you say Knicks strength is their bench, then that's weak. It's all gimmicks and good faith.


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