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dedmon's 2nd 10 day expired and they did not re-sign him
A shame. Maybe they think Moultrie is about ready to be unleashed.
I don't think they've given up on him yet. I still think there's a decent chance they'll sign him after the deadline.
Moultrie: has been away so long I forgot his first name.
Will he soon turn from magma to lava?... "Mighty Molten" Moultrie! Or will he just add mildew and mold to Brown's "knockdown" house?... "Less Than Garnett" Arnett. Likely, somewhere in between. IF he is in any kind of shape/playing condition.
If he plays any defense, he'll be shunned.
I'm pretty sure I saw something from Tom Moore just the other day saying that Moultrie was completely exhausted after doing sprints in practice and still appears to be a week or two away from a conditioning standpoint.
Sadly, Moultrie has been out of shape since he got drafted. My expectations for him have been continuously dropping.
Blatche (hip) is a gametime decision and Kirilenko (calf) is doubtful for tonight
The tall kid could run. Showed a little gumption, but standing next to Allen will do that. A few tools in his box, but still an apprentice (read he started playing ball late).
What are the odds that Brooklyn runs the table till mid-June and happy interviews with Craig Sager & his sartorial splendor?
By George, remember George Blanda and George Foreman!!
Pampered ROY frontrunner (!) Carter-Williams will miss his 13th game of season, assumedly, after having played in 36, recordedly, due to a tuckering out, assumedly, amid reported gobbledygook about shoulder maladjustment to a historical pick. Following Piston's game, he went home to Boston area to watch the Super Bowl, assumedly, and missed his team's morning practice today due to disinterest or inconvenience, assumedly. A microcosmic sample of today's NBA, regrettably.
I don't feel like I need to speed through a foot of snow to catch this one the tube, thankfully.
Roll through Flatbush, attentively. But not before you clean your windshield, thoroughly.
And watch the Sixers, freshly. Disregard scroll on bottom of screen ("Abandon all hope ye who enters here"), fanatically.
wont be around for most of the game
boston doesnt play tonight or tomorrow so rondo should play Wednesday
"Just one more example of why Evan Turner's presence hurts this team, no matter what the goal is (tanking or competing)."
Kind of seems like a logical impossibility. Either a player makes you better or makes you worse. Worse, in Turner's case (see Sunnergren's post on hoop76 arguing that we would win more games if Hollis took Turner's minutes).
Ok, guess it's time I tested my theory with some math.
Both Orlando and Milwaukee are competing for the #1 overall pick so that they can serve as the stop gap for Embiid until he goes to LA.
In that case history would suggest Orlando, or maybe Philly.
hey remember when people thought this team would be good?
hahahahahawes shaking hands with the QB classic
woah and decent ball handling skillz by coach BB!
Sean Deveney of the Sporting News reports Monday that the 76ers are eager to net a draft pick for Turner.
Deveney writes that Oklahoma City and Phoenix are among the known teams to have shown interest in the former No. 2 overall pick, but nothing resulted from that, and perhaps that shouldn't be surprising when you consider Turner's contract situation.
I'm eager to net $30k for the car I'm going to trade in, not likely to happen, though. I'll just hold onto it until it doesn't run anymore.
Um ok, but the best part of the article is the rehash of all the best self delusional hits of Evan Turner
24 turnovers through 3 quarters
down 15 end of the 3rd
wroten to thad
sissy 3 lead down to 9
wroten makes both ft
thompson 3
2 not a 3
mcw 3
down 5
yea MCW is single handedly keeping them in this game...while Wroten and 00 look like they were out partying late last night for some reason hmm
Wait I thought he was too soft to make it to today's game?
thad to the line
made both
Why, we might be winning this game if it weren't for Tanking Enemy No. 1's only having 7 points on 6 possessions, or 10 if you count the turnovers.
i like mcw
jawing with some of the nets
woah check out lavoy being all awake
lavoy long 2 goes in
hawes to thad
down 7
timeout sixers
down 5
did ET just get stuffed three times on the same possession??
only once
anderson 3
down 2
timeout nets
need to foul
This is actually a game we would have easily won had Turner merely played his average lousy game. Also, note that Anderson, who would play more and shoot more in Turner's absence, has been really good lately. So has Hollis (.626 TS% last month). Redirecting shots from perhaps the worst shooting guard in the league to those two seems like a very tank-friendly idea. Seriously, I'm pretty comfortable with just moving Hawes.
I'd be really comfortable with Anderson and Hollis creating their own shots.
Here's the short version:
using your 4-pt advantage for home court, the Sixers are statistical favorites in 5 matchups. They're within 5 points against 12 opponents. Turner's variance (if you normalize his # of possessions) is +11 to -11.
And if you're talking about replacing him with someone currently on the roster, the rest of the team averages almost exactly the same number of points per play
Turner's ratio is .872093, the rest of the team is .87241.
I have a chart and shit, don't have the time to go write it up right now.
I think you are both trying to mathematically solve an issue that can't be easily solved statistically. The reality is, the current publicly available statistics can't show what the value of shot creation is to a lineup. Scratching Turner from the team, might results in better performance because his replacements have better TS%, or it might result in much worse percentages for everyone on the team, because they would generate worse shots as a team.
Eh. The shots would be spread out across the team if Turner was removed, and they'd continue to score at the same rate give or take. Hollis Thompson isn't suddenly going to start taking 20 shots/game, and if he does, they're mostly going to be shitty shots.
The point here is that the opportunities for below average turner to drag the team down enough to turn a win into a loss are few and far between. There are far more opportunities for above average turner to turn a loss into a win, and he's done so on a number of occasions. Put him on a good team, the whole thing flips on its head.
lost by 6
vs boston on Wednesday
almost almost almost enough to make you feel sorry for ET...soon enough he'll be gone and all Phila sports hate can be focused where it belongs, on ruben amaro
Let's go Milwaukee
Is a 2 game winning streak coming up? Or 3 out of their next 6?
"Snowflake" Carter-Williams surprised by drifting down from Boston and punching the clock, so to speak. Met every employer's minimum daily standard. Bravo.
What didn't surprise was his ragged play - - some good, some bad. 6-17 from field, 4 assists/6 turnovers... 92 O Rtg/110 D Rtg. With game still coming down, he threw a nice pass... to Shaun Livingston, obliging opponent, closing out storm #49 in our winter of discontent.
A commendation to old dog Paul Pierce for 14-14 free throw shooting. Clean as a whistle. Professionally diligent. Winning.
Don't invite Dr. James Naismith and Sam Hinkie to the same party. Aside from the fact that one has a plot and one is a pervasive plotter, I don't think they'd hit it off under the best of circumstances.
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. (Quote by - Tony Blair)
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. (Quote by - Donald Trump)
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. (Quote by -Al Gore)
Sigh - half the quotes are from fools
Yes, I found that amusing. A few of them have very good firsthand knowledge about losing.
Trumps really should be be something like 'no matter how many times you go bankrupt, you can find fools to believe in you'
Are people who invest in Trump's ventures really foolish? I don't know, just asking. Some of them seem to be successful.
He's had a lot of failed business ventures where investors and banks lost a lot of the money they put in. He's had a handful of cases like this but he still keeps getting banks and investors to put up their money. I don't really know much about his successful businesses but I just wouldn't trust that guy with my money.
He's a con man
Just a 'legal' one
Tom Moore @tmoore76ers
#Sixers Brown on trade rumors: 'It's been an incredible surprise to have our team intact this late in the year.'
5:11 PM - 3 Feb 2014
...I agree
Does Arnett Moultrie really think that the Sixers aren't playing him because they're afraid he would win too many games for them?
He was one of the most disappointing players going back to summer league prior to this season. He should have dominated against such low level competition but instead he just loafed up and down the court and was basically invisible. He's really terrible.
lol seems that's what he's insinuating:
For the past couple of weeks Moultrie has been practicing with the team after getting clearance from doctors. But when it comes to games, he's still sitting on the bench in street clothes. When asked Monday when he expected to be back and what was preventing him from suiting up, he surly responded: "It's not my ankle. It's not my conditioning. But at this point I really don't care. I'm just sick of all the excuses. If it ain't one thing, it's another thing." Then when asked what it could be, Moultrie said: "I'd rather not say."
I wouldn't say that. That's reading too much into his words. He probably just doesn't want to say too much because he knows he's pissed and he might have some regrets later.
Here's a bunch of words, numbers, and images explaining how Spencer Hawes kills the Sixers D: http://hoop76.com/lack-big-man-mobility-killing-sixers/
I think Hawes has actually turned the corner over the past 2 years. I think he is a decent player with some value to most teams. If anything, I think he has been worth some extra wins that could bite them in the end if they drop in the lottery race.
I don't think Hawes is a great center by any stretch, but probably a nice value at his current contract, and I would consider resigning him at that number as long as they are viewing him as a rotational player.
Turner to the Bobcats rumor link
Read the comments on that story, pretty funny.
If they get Ben Gordon and Portland's 1st rounder I'd consider that a big win. Doubt CHA is dumb enough to make the move, but it could be sold as saving them some money, and we use cap space to complete it.
I'd be a fan of a bigger trade where they send multiple players to the Bobcats for a 1st and some prospects (maybe Bismack or MKG depending on what players are involved.) I realize that Noel and Bismack don't fit, but maybe Bismack can round into a nice bench defensive big.
Well, I would also but who would be the other players given by the Sixers? The two rookies surely are off-limits. If the Sixers are going to include Turner and Hawes in a package, then I guess they could demand MKG and Biyombo along with Gordon and the lower first rounder. If they don't include Hawes (or Thad), who else would the Bobcats really want enough to trade anything for? I really think Turner could help them incrementally but by himself he's not going to be worth too much.
If they do trade Turner and Hawes for that package, the team does have a legitimate shot of overtaking Milwaukee by the end of the season. Don't know if I can bear to watch though.
I think if they wanted to get MKG and a 1st then Thad would have to be part of the deal. I don't see ET getting you much of anything, and Hawes is only a rental.
The problem is that ET has a huge cap hold, so although he is a RFA, having him on your roster this Spring hurts your ability to make other moves until he is signed. While Hawes is a UFA, so is simply a rental.
That said, the Bobcats and the Pistons are two teams that really need to make the playoffs this year and have tradeable assets. And ET and Hawes would help those teams by giving them at least more depth.
Somewhat related, I read a rumor that the Bobcats might try and trade for Monrow- who I am not sure is a good fit for them. I guess they want to try and build a good halfcourt team in the Memphis mold, but neither Al Jefferson or Monroe is a good defender.
That would be the most porous interior defense in the league, but they'd be good for 40pts a game up front.
They should trade for Morrow instead of Monroe since they don't shoot threes very well.
So far MKG hasn't been worth that much either and frankly he is less developed than Turner at this point, at least offensively. For a team that has a chance to move into a playoff position where they don't have to face Miami or Indiana on the first round, I think they get a higher probability of doing that with Turner and Hawes than MKG and Biyombo.
The Bobcats have never won a playoff series and they've only played in one. Winning one would be quite a milestone for that franchise and its fans.
Well at least they put to rest the Bobcats this summer and return as the Hornets.
go look at what happened to the bobcats d when MKG got hurt
top 5 d since he came back
turner will never give you value as a defender
MCW+MKG+Noel would give you the foundation of a great defense... but I'm not sure they would ever score. You would almost have to pair them with Dirk and Ray Allen in their prime in order to have an average offensive team. Add Bismack to that team and you would be even more challenged offensively.
Simplistic arguments like that make little impression on me. "He was out and they lost more often. Therefore, he is critical." I would want to know which teams they played and whether or not there had been any changes in the performances of other players.
As far as Turner's defense, he definitely appeared better at it during his first two years and has been better over the last couple of weeks than he had been in the last year and a half (when he had been mostly awful). I'm not sure he couldn't play better defense on another team 1) with more to gain from playing better team defense and 2) that didn't require him to exert as much energy on offense. He does seem to be exerting more energy on defense and less on offense very recently so maybe he knows something.
Blanket statements with no evidence to support them are not that impressive at all...I don't see what your point is - you made a statement about MKG that lacks, you know, any sort of support in evidence - why should any one present you any sort of supporting evidence.
It's not like 'they're better at defense' was pulled out of his ass - it's been reported in multiple places - whether or not you believe it or want to parse it based on numerous factors until you can find a way to make it 'irrelevant' to your unsupported hypothesis is a different story.
They're a better defensive team since his return...that's quantifiable - and has been quantified - if you don't believe it - do the research yourself to disprove it
MKG's best strength is supposed to be his defense, so I doubt it would be random. But without looking at the strength of the opposition it is hard to quantify the degree of improvement.
defensive rating while he was hurt: 104.1(15th in the league over that time frame)
defensive rating since he came back: 100.1(5th in the league)
defensive rating for the year: 100.8(7th in the league)
And I've got the Celts broadcast, yay.
You get a tommy point
you get a tommy point
you get a tommy point
So this is not one of the five matchups where the Sixers should be a favorite.
I think it is, actually. But Vegas favors Celtics by 3.
Not statistically, using your 4-point advantage.
Our MOV is only 4.78 points worse, but more to the point, Boston's 3-16 in their last 19 games... I struggle to see how the current beaten-down incarnation of the Celtics is substantially better than us. Crawford was probably their best player this season.
I'm just going by differential.
I'm saying their differential has dropped. You need a moving average to be really scientific about this. They're -7.8 in their last 23 games, which seems like a big enough sample to conclude that the team is really worse now, not just cold or something. They started 13-17 and went 3-16 since. Probably not statistical noise.
What's the sixers differential over the same span? They've also gotten their best player back recently, and he's getting into shape.
Man, the Celts are a really weak rebounding team.
And 2-11 in their last 13 road games dating back to 11/30, including losses to the Bucks and Vuce-less Magic. 1-6 with Rondo, I believe.
Vegas thinks they're 7 points better than us, on a neutral floor.
Does anyone have a top three for the draft right now that isn't composed of Parker, Wiggins and Embiid in some combination?
Embiid might stay another year in college. If that happens, #3 would be Exum
As Chad Ford pointed ut today - lots of prospects say the same darn thing in January/February - and every year there are a couple guys who are 'different' and might stay in school - but in the end - most come out.
Ford Also speculates that the 'euro prospects' might get more attention as GM's scouts start going over and scouring those players as they usually do this time of year.
I'm more concerned about Jabarai Parker doing a 2 year mission than Embiid not coming out
Is that a serious possibility? I'm starting to talk myself into Parker. Think he and Thad at the 3/4 with Noel in the middle might really work. Give Thad the tougher defensive assignment at either position.
Yup, it's a possibility, mormons do a two year mission at some point, remember Sean Bradley?
Yeah, he did it after his freshman year of college?
Man, wouldn't that be the Sixers' luck, get the #3 pick, draft Parker and he does his mission.
Did Steve Young do one?
Nope - neither did Danny Ainge
David Robinson had to go to the Navy - he did alright :)
He also grew like 8 inches after he joined the Navy, right?
No idea whatsoever - I just remember he missed a few years serving his country :)
I read earlier this season that Parkers 'make up' made many think he'd be more likely to take a mission than not - though do you really pass on him then - or do you just take an extra two years to collect high draft picks (the hype for 2015 has already started ;))
Mine is Wiggins, Embiid, and Exum.
Do you question if Parker's offense will translate to the NBA? Or just really high on Exum?
1) Really high on Exum
2) Really low on Parker's D
3) Have some questions on Parker's O against stronger defenders. Think he tends to settle for tougher jump shots when there's somebody who can match him athletically. Still think he'll score in the NBA, but in order to be a superstar with his D, it's going to need to be an efficient #1 option, which I question.
I have Wiggins, Embiid and Exum as my top 3.
wonder if Bradley will guard mcw at all
would be a good test for him
Aaaaand we're off...Hawes loses the tip.
Good defense on the first possession, shot clock violation for Boston.
If they play a Rondo-centric offense, MCW can shut them down by himself.
Turner misses from five feet.
letting them play early
as they call a touch foul
Spence runs the floor! Turner finds him for a reverse under the hoop.
Bass walked on that play.
hawes to thad
mcw to the line
split them
Turner showing his value on both ends. Gets his pocket picked by Avery Bradley in transition, completely loses his man on the defensive end, gets a wide-open layup on a simple cut to the hoop. Stellar stuff. Remember when he was playing way over his head and might have had some trade value?
Anderson with a circus +1.
lavoy needs to roll there
anderson and 1
made the ft
thad putback
Thad w/ a man's rebound in traffic, and the putback.
bad shot mcw
thad 3 bails out a bad possession
Thad three at the buzzer. Bailed MCW out there, way too much dribbling.
Man, Lavoy just has no clue out there. Wake the fuck up.
wroten to the line
made both
stop trying to shoot the gap when bradley is running through screens, if he hits the jumper so be it
Yeah, Celts still take a ton of long twos, huh? Thought they'd give up that nonsense now that Garnett and Pierce are gone and they have a new coach.
Lavoy takes about 14 seconds to get down the floor, walks into a three and misses it.
down 11 end of the 1st
23-34 after one.
Hollis blew an easy dunk at the end of the quarter.
Turner only played 5 minutes, not sure if it was punitive for two consecutive terrible plays. If it was, I'm sure his defenders will cry because he's being punished again.
OK, another draft question: Lavine or Hood w/ the Pelicans pick?
gary harris
Why him over the other two?
i havent seen alot of Lavine so i wont comment on him but i like Harris more than hood cause i think hes a better shooter, better off ball defender and better ball handler to me
numbers don't back up him being a better shooter. Harris takes a lot of threes, which maybe impacts his percentage. The other two are both over 40% on a decent # of attempts.
Hood, by a mile. Though I like Harris somewhat too. Just don't see it in the Lavine kid yet. Admittedly haven't seen him much though.
Saric or James Young for me.
I'm wondering if LaVine is all hype. Haven't payed any attention to him, but he's playing the majority of his minutes against backups in college right? That scares me. We can all see how that worked out with Waiters...
lavoy is so bad
sissy runner/floater
Wroten gets some slop to drop.
Turner at the table, coming back in.
lakers with 8 healthy guys on a back to back up 19 on the cavs
Cleveland is such a joke. I wouldn't be surprised if they wind up worse than us after really trying their hardest to make the playoffs in the summer, and trading for Deng to push them over the top.
Nice D, Turner.
Man, this would be such a huge loss. They haven't lost a game they really needed since Dec. 21st vs. MIL. (I guess you can count CLE on Jan. 7th, though it didn't seem like it at the time).
MCW named Eastern Conference rookie of the month for January
thad 3
mcw to thad
You know what I think? Turner isn't shooting lately because he's mad we'd consider trading him.
pouting? possibly. He and Moultrie probably sit around and stew about being persecuted.
stop trying to shoot the gap
Sixers lead. Rondo coming back in now. Like to see MCW match up w/ him the rest of the quarter, see if that slows down the BOS offense.
3 on thad
bad shot mcw
anderson to the locker room, looked like he was grabbing at his back
4 on thad
Heh. Good coaching.
Flop city by Rondo. that should be a fine.
Turner trotting back on defense while his man catches and dunks the oop.
8-0 run, Turner back to the bench.
nice play even though hawes missed the 3
wroten loses Bradley
Why is he in and MCW out?
not sure
Sullinger had a fat foot on the line there. hope they don't review it.
mid back contusion for anderson
down 9 at the half
nick young got hurt so the lakers are down to 7
only 3 on thad now
et makes both
anderson 3
Hawes erased by Green. MCW w/ a hard foul on Bass on the other end. Get up, sissy.
hawes and 1
made the ft
Definitely a 3 man race the top. I think they all come out and you have a small risk that someone takes Exum in the top 3. Then wildcard from there.
Next , I agree on Harris over Lavine right now. More complete, Lavine could be a complete flop I think. It's a shame because he plays in a n offense that is painful to watch and he disappears. Highest ceiling, lowest floor.
I think James Young will keep moving up the wing list. It's clear he has a stroke, looks like a normal young guy trying to find his flow in games but i really like what I see. Watch him.
I think Hood struggles at the next level, he was limited against Syracuse and only does one thing well to me (shoot) and I'm not sure his true range. I stay away from him.
Guy I am really starting to like in the mid first is Stauskus, Watch the recent draft express video on what he can do. A LOT of stuff you see in an nba offense. Combo him with mcW and he is easy to hide on d. Would be an elite shooter from the get go. At 6'6 he isn't undersized. Wouldn't it be nice to have an elite shooter with whichever guy we take early? I like him after the first 12 guys or so.
I'd hope a sophomore was more complete than a freshman. I'm taking the guy w/ the higher ceiling w/ that pick, especially when it's a guy who can really shoot. Think that's my #1 thing w/ that second pick, get a guy who can just shoot the lights out.
If you're looking for the most complete team coming out of this draft, in the short term, you want Parker w/ our pick and a guy like LaVine/Hood/Harris with the second.
I was with you on Lavine 3 weeks ago. He just hasn't looked the same and that goes for his shot as well. If you are looking for highest ceiling , then I agree he is your pick.
Harris was a more complete player last year for the record. Lots of questions on Lavines floor.
And I take Stauskus over Hood every time. Elite elite elite shooting whether spotting up, off the hand off, off the dribble. Keep your eye out.
Wow, great number for Stauskus. Big jump from his freshman year in 5 more minutes/game. Surprised he gets to the line 6 times/game.
Anyone read the story on liberty ballers about how hinkie is waiting for people to come to him? link.
Yeah. It seems like in return for access LB peddles Hinkie's bs spin.
I think that might be putting it kindly.
Magic are blowing out Detroit, by the way.
Fuck. We need Detroit and NYK to start playing well. Pass the Pelicans. Though I guess dropping below Orlando wouldn't be bad.
Yeah I think moving to 2 is the primary goal here. And Detroit and NYK are just bad teams.
mcw to turner
I'm seeing a bunch of stories about Richardson coming back in March. I don't see any reason why they would play him if/when he's ready.
He couldn't be much better than Hollis at this point.
Could be. I don't want a vet playing for a contract to suddenly get on a hot streak in March.
he has a 6 million player option
doubt he turns that down
Man, can't believe he's got another year left. Wow.
Aren't all our scrubs playing for their next contract?
evan half assing chasing green leave him open for 3
wroten at the buzzer!
down 6 end of the 3rd
82-88 after 3.
Wroten w/ a half-courter at the buzzer to move them within 6.
Think Brown is going to have to sit the hot hands here for a stretch in the 4th. Turner had 11 that quarter, Wroten scored the last 7.
cp3 might come back on sunday when the sixers face the clippers
Humphries is a like a gazelle out there.
Elliott Williams to the locker room
Hollis from about 28 feet. 5-point game.
Man, Boston just loves long twos. I wonder if they're intentionally setting up a system to tank.
kaman fouled out
lakers down to 6
thad bucket
Back to 6.
Rondo leaves his feet to pass almost every time. He so rarely shoots on those drives, not sure why people leave their men at the last second so frequently. Poor discipline.
Turner's going to be under 30 minutes in this one, looks like.
wroten steal and dunk
Here they come. Thad cuts it to 4.
Time out, Boston.
rondo coming back in
sacre fouled out
lakers down to 5
If Young misses some games that would really aid their tanking. Although they just got Blake and Nash and Farmar back all at once.
Well, Lavoy is in there, so maybe Brown got a call to make sure they don't win this one.
Well now we have a close game, and as tk76 is always telling us we're 13-3 in those.
Somehow managed to lose there last 2 games, both being close down the stretch. Maybe things really do even out in the end :)
Turner rejected by a flat-footed Sullinger (of course, Sullinger is always flat-footed).
Turner just moves away from Sullinger, giving him a free dunk. That's awesome.
Green's hurt. He'll still probably dunk on Turner.
Celtics timeout. Chance to cut it to 2 or 1.
Stop the fucking ball. That's horrible.
Turner converts, back to 4.
Despite having 6 fouls, Robert Sacre will remain in the game. A technical was assessed, and each subsequent foul will also be a T.
farmar got hurt
only have 5 players
and they're going to win!
Shit, Hollis 3. 4-point game, 45 seconds left.
CHeck out the 3 point differential between the two teams in that game
Why? They have 5 available players without Sacre, it's just that none of them are centers.
Oh, Farmar's hurt too.
Shot clock violation. Down 4, 1:24 to go.
that's ballgame. (and technically not a "close" loss, by TK76's standards).
And Orlando gets a win - that's good
thompson 3
Turner loses the tip? Sort of? It went out of bounds. Jumping it again.
Wait, replay. It was off Turner, I believe.
Off Bayless. Sixers ball. If they score quickly, they don't need to foul. I think I'd prefer a good shot here, then fouling. Especially if Rondo gets the ball. Put him on the line.
MCW w/ a clutch turnover. Dribbled it off his foot.
I bet on the Sixers when the line was -2, so I was kind of hoping for a one-point loss here.
Oh good - the old fart will have something to say about how the young kid is a huge failure
lost by 6
lakers on friday
So I get two games this weekend huh - that's nice
Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN tweeted that nothing has changed since the beginning of the season regarding the Timberwolves' interest in 76ers guard Evan Turner. Although Minnesota covets Turner, President of Basketball Operations Flip Saunders is still not willing to include a first rounder that Philadelphia would want in return.
I thought Kahn had been fired?
Heh. They "covet" Turner. That's hilarious.
That was my favorite part of the excerpt too - covet ;)
PS - 3-14 in the last 17 - don't tell me the sixers don't know how to lose.
Admit it - you didn't think Milwaukee would suck this bad
I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about other teams. I thought the Sixers would be worse than this. Of course, I also would've adjusted my thinking when the Sixers started picking up too many wins early and I would've made adjustments.
Or you could sit tight and arrange for people to write about how smart you are...and how even if you don't make a move it's the smart thing to do. :)
No surprise there. I've always thought Minnesota will eventually be the landing spot for Turner. They loved him during the draft and tried to move up for him IIRC. And they've been rumored to be interested in him ever since.
I'm not really sure why being high on him going into the draft, under a different regime transfers to now - his NBA play has already indicated that he was 'over drafted' - you'd think they'd be smarter now
Well Hinkie himself hinted about keeping tabs on players they were interested during the draft. So i guess that actually exists. Also changing the GM doesn't always mean a complete regime change. Some of the people in the organization remain the same. And most importantly they have been rumored to be interested in him over the past few years frequently, so i am assuming there is some legitimate interest there. Now, what they'd give up for him is an entirely different question.
I believe it actually exists - but 4 years of NBA play has more impact than 'we liked him in the draft' I would think...I don't think an interest in Turner leading up to the draft would bear much relevance on how much they value him today - with multiple seasons of mediocre at best play played
But I assume after four years of being terrible, they stop keeping tabs on prospects they liked in the draft. Or at the very least, they substantially revise their expectations for those former prospects. Of course there are cases where a player's just misused for the first few years of his career, but I think we've put Turner in a variety of situations and he's failed in all of them.
I never said they are expecting the same results they thought he'd be capable of before the draft. But there is a legitimate chance they think he could be better than he is right now with a fresh opportunity considering they were high on him once, don't you think?
Big, big loss tonight. Good work, guy? Man, I hate this situation.
Michael Carter-Williams named rookie of month of January.
Two big games going on right now. Pelicans/Hawks and Blazers/Knicks. Both scores in our favor right now, but close.
Three-team trade. link
Sixers get right to swap picks with one or both of them in 2015.
That is not such a good trade given they are taking on a 3 year contract and not getting a future #1.
If you still hold out hope for catching the Bucks, they're up by a point at halftime at Denver. Although all that means is that they have about the same tiny chance of actually winning the game as they did when the game started.
Bucks Nuggets coming down to the wire. Sanders with a monster game.
this is an insider piece but it does a decent job on why trading turner isnt the easiest thing in the world
Can you sum it up for us without insider?
he isnt as good as the raw numbers indicate
if you trade for him the cap hold could cause some problems/better to sign him in free agency
Since the 2005 collective bargaining agreement, only five players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale deals have been traded midseason for a package including a future first-round pick
Interestingly that's the second piece about Evan Turner on insider today...in another piece debunking 8 conventional wisdom ideas they talk about how Evan's improved 'counting stats' may make it look like he's figuring it out but he below average PER (mid 13's) would counter that and his increased numbers are a factor of the sixers pace
I wonder if this is a response to Hinkie "playing chess."
I doubt it has any connection...but there is a 'portion' of folks out there who think better numbers Turner is putting up mean he's better :)
Some other interesting debunked/proven ideas
Golden State doesn't play super fast and is good defensively
Anthony Davis not 'great' at rim protection
Blake Griffin better on P*R defense then you might think
LaMarcus Aldridge just shoots too much but is not efficient
I can't tell which of these are debunked and which are proven, could you elaborate?
I could - yes.
Didn't realize LMA's TS% was that low this year. Guess that's what happens when you make love to the long two every game. His OFR is still 110 because he never turns the ball over, which is again the result of settling for long twos all night long. Good for him. Cracks me up when people say he's an all star. Fucking scrub.
cavs fired their gm
Interesting move so close to the deadline, wonder if this takes them 'out' of play and means Gilbert is accepting the playoffs are out of reach.
Could mean he thinks they should be in the playoffs, and he's bringing someone in to get them "over the top."
I guess - but unless you bring in someone 'in house' you've only got 2 weeks to figure things out - seems like a pretty tight schedule.
Then again, maybe he just had an emotional moment after the embarrassment of losing to a team that didn't have enough guys to make up for a fouled out guy lst night.
Or maybe Kyrie's agent said something (the biggest problem in the NBA today that no one talks about is the influence of agents)
You'd think Cleveland would've learned its lesson about appeasing stars, or supposed stars in this case.
Yeah, well, I'm not sure Gilbert gets it. This whole Luol Deng thing might have been what got Grant fired, the trade shined a very public light on what a freaking mess that organization REALLY is...i mean how will they ever convince lebron to come back now?
Rumor being floated that Silver's first big move as commission will be to try and get a second year added to the age limit / high school limit thing...before the current CBA expires.
of course that requires the Players Union to find an executive director which they haven't had since they FINALLY canned Hunter.
Dunk Contest Participants:
Paul George
John Wall
Damian Lillard
Terrence Ross
Harrison Barnes
Ben McLemore
This should probably be the last year Paul George participates in nonsense at the ASG. Assuming he continues on the path to elite.
Lillard is contemplating doing all 5 events
How is Lillard in the dunk contest? He's not really a dunker or a high flyer...
He said yes
Any real sixer fan has stopped watching the dunk contest since they let that annoying midget steal it from the real winner
nick young broke his knee, out at least 2 weeks and obviously wont play tomorrow
Don't know if I should be happy or sad about that in terms of tanking. I mean, personal history says Young is a terrible basketball player. But apparently he hasn't been bad in LA.
I just hope if they beat us they actually have five guys available at the end of the game.
Interesting read on the power of the new data SportVU for those interested, and probably useful for those who wish to mock new analytics for what ever insecurity they harbor that makes them afraid of evolution
Because depressed fan commenters hate analytics and fear evolution.
MCW in the skills challenge
40% chance he blows it by missing the free throw
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Source: Evan Turner will likely not get traded, but could change if Philly can get a 1st-pound pick. Turner will be a pricey attractive FA.
Nothing new here, other than the expectation that they won't trade him at all. That would be disappointing on several levels. But really, the only teams that would trade for him now are those who think he will help a playoff run (Bobcats?) Otherwise, an interested team would be better off waiting for this summer given they would not have to deal with his cap hold limiting their flexibility early on in FA.
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Strange, I can't find any reference to it anywhere. Anyway, let me know if you see it again. I removed code from the site the message mentioned.
I got it on the thank you page that comes right after you submit a comment. Chrome wouldn't let me submit a comment last night so I just copy/pasted what I saw via Firefox.
I think the Sixers are going to win this game against the Lakers. They can't lose them all. And it might be the last win before the allstar break as they finish it off on a 3 game west trip against fairly difficult opposition.
And 16 wins heading into the allstar break is a nice total. The Sixers appear to be well positioned going forward.
That would be a 24 win pace, but more likely they would end up closer to 22 wins, which would be great.
The Sixers are rested for the Utah game, Utah is on the second night of a back-to-back.
Unfortunately, Utah is 3-10 in back-to-backs, with a scoring margin of -9.8 (although with one day of rest, we're not much better - 8-20, -8.6.) On the other hand, 10-14 at home with a scoring margin of -3.4, compared to our 7-18 mark on the road with a scoring margin of -8.4. They're also 7-9 against Eastern teams. I think we'll lose.
We're also 6-6 in last 12 road games.
I wouldn't mind a loss today provided that we lose to next 10. 5 of those games are against Orlando(2), Utah, Milwaukee, and Cleveland.
Tanking ain't easy. Can't wait for next year.
no farmar for the Lakers tonight and steve blake is a GTD
Anthony Davis to replace Kobe in the all star game, up to Scott Brooks who starts for Kobe
nash turned 40 today
mcw tough bucket to start
mcw to thad
mcw needs to fight around the screen better
anderson 3
bad shot mcw
nice block by Wesley johnson
thad 3
nice cut by thompson
mcw doing better vs the trap tonight then vs any team that has trapped him this year
t on kaman
hawes made the ft
wroten to the line
split them
up 9 end of the first
lavoy has been doing some decent stuff lately, he still sucks but good for him
bad shot thad
williams 3
anderson to the line
split them
mcw has about 2-3 hockey AST and another couple blown cause the sixers cant hit open shot
doing a good job at getting in the paint
nash just crossed up evan
et 3
up 3 at the half
Anderson has been getting some sort of wrap on his back when he comes out , have they said if that's from something that happened tonight or was that from the Boston game...?
boston game
thanks, did not see = power out
glad brown is stressing mcw's p/r defense to him
mcw gambles off blake who hits a 3
lakers came out playing defense
sissy 3
good find by mcw for an anderson 3
et air balls a 3
et misses a corner 3
bad 3rd quarter form mcw so far
mcw 3
bad shot mcw
nice cut by thompson
lavoy airball hook shot
wroten putback
can post on a different thread but not this one?
getting 3 happy and the Lakers lead by 10
anderson 3
thad blows a bunny, fouls kaman
he hits both
charge taken by thad
hawes splits the ft
et 3
lost by 14
at the clippers on sunday
another huge loss. Keep 'em comin'!
Orlando beats OKC. We're within half a game of the second worst record in the league. Who ever would have thought with the second worst scoring differential in the league?
Tonight's a good night for the tanking all around so far
When asked if he kept a workout routine during his time off, Bynum said, "not really."
What does everyone think of Chris Walker out of Florida? Seems very raw but great athleticism...
I'd much rather have Jerami Grant any day of the week. Really growing on him for that Pelicans pick lately. Much to go, but still.
I do wonder from time to time why Wiggins is thought of so much more highly than this kid?
Because he's a year older than Wiggins and can't shoot at all?
Granted, i've seen very little of Grant but at the moment don't like him at all. He seems like one of those great athletes that stick on the fringes of the NBA for a while because of their athleticism, but simply doesn't have the game to be an impact player.
For example, is he better at all than say Rodney Williams, the guy who plays for the Sixers D-league team and was part of the Sixers summer league team? I'm not sure he is... I definitely wouldn't touch him in the lottery...
I can't speak too much about the Syracuse forward, but I am well versed in Rodney Williams having watched him for multiple years as Big Ten fan and resident of Minnesota. I would be surprised greatly if Grant was not significantly better than Rodney. Rodney is a player who came into college with big time hops (I guess he still has those), but had a lamentable lack of development as a player during his four years at Minnesota.
During his freshman and soph years he was listed as a first rounder in mock drafts. After his senior year, he wasn't drafted at all and he shouldn't have been. He definitely did better than I expected in summer league, but he still didn't show all that much.
Rumor of the day that would cement Gilbert as being a fool.
If fired by Detroit Joe Dumars would be a leading candidate for the Cleveland GM job (probably baseless speculation, but would be just awesome if true)
It's funny how a few years ago I thought Joe Dumars was a genius.
Interesting pic from the Sixers' PR guy of 00's shot chart vs Deandre's shot chart:
I know there is talk that this draft isn't living up to its hype but I have to disagree. Perhaps it is due to me watching significantly more college hoops this year, but the level these guys play it is impressive. And the mistakes and flaws hey have as 18 year olds is completely understandable.
I know the draft falls off after the first few picks but I think their are potential all stars out to 14. Potential key word but it really does some deeper than usual as well.
It depends what kind of hype. It is unlikely that we will get one or more Lebron/Durant/MJ type of generational talents. But there should be several future All Stars and the depth of talent seems really promising. So maybe deeper than the Lebron/Wade/Melo draft but without with more Melo and less Lebron in terms of the level of the best players.
Certainly heaps better than some of the recent drafts.
Is it really unlikely that between Wiggins, Embiid, Parker and Exum we'll get even one generational superstar? I think there's about a 60-70% chance that we'll get one from this draft.
I don't know. I expect it more likely we get a Wade than a Lebron. About how often do we see that type of player enter the league? Off the top of my head:
MCW (hah)
That spans about 30 years, so about 1 every 7-8 years. Am I missing someone? There certainly are a lot of all timers like Hakeem, Robinson, Dirk, etc who don't quite make the cut IMO.
Hakeem doesn't quite make the cut?? I would probably add Dirk and Barkley. Anyway, what you're leaving out is that players who are even advertised as potential superstars only come along once every 7 or 8 years as well. Usually when a player's touted that highly, he turns out to be as great as people expect. It's not as if every year people say someone in the draft will be an all-time great, and once every seven years they're right.
Hakeem doesn't quite make the cut?? I would probably add Dirk and Barkley. Anyway, what you're leaving out is that players who are even advertised as potential superstars only come along once every 7 or 8 years as well. Usually when a player's touted that highly, he turns out to be as great as people expect. It's not as if every year people say someone in the draft will be an all-time great, and once every seven years they're right.
Hoping to land a top 10 all time guy is nice but it's not a strategy. It takes incredible amounts of luck to do it. The last potential top 10 all time player was drafted last year IMO - Davis. It's gonna be a while till we get the next.
The comments were onl about the relative strength of this year's draft. I ws saying it sounds like this year will be a great draft class, but probably won't have a generational star. Tray thinks it likely will. Either way, there is a good chance the Sixers get a star if things play out right.
Yes - I will gladly take a Wade/George/Melo type talent in the top 5. I could see Embid being generational as he could be the best two way big man for a long time and has shown glimpses of being really special. But I guess if you aren't considering Hakeem in the generational discussion then I would be really stretching.
I also think there could be all stars in the 5-15 range. And picking right there could be very rewarding.
I have been very encouraged by the progress I have seen in all of the big name freshmen. Even though more flaws are being exposed, I think everyone has shown why they got the hype they did.
I still subscribe to the notion that this is the right year to execute a tank.
Agree with all of this.
As per generational players, it is all sort of arbitrary, and Tray's list is as valid as any. You cold probably consider adding guys like AI and KG to that list, depending on where yo want to set the bar. If the Sixers were to have a player as good as Hakeem then I would be ecstatic.


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Kevin Millar joins Mut and Merloni fresh off a visit to Boston and discusses what he saw from the Red Sox clubhouse.
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Got me. -- -- -- While. Is that that shortstop from Toronto get all fired up there. Our our league are you ruling in nor our -- -- -- -- I get this out of the way now why are -- voting ratio. Why that you're racist once again today is the 747. Consecutive time -- and all of -- promoting the show on Twitter that's number one. Number two where are you this week we're just spend Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. And I would just spent Tuesday Wednesday Thursday what city. Being found out from Massachusetts. My part by Atlanta would be my four kids my life. My mom I would loader which. I beat Bradley director yelled yeah I got a response. Lawyer -- lady called -- -- -- -- -- good shoddy kind of talking up and down the roster of great took turns kind of sit next you there and you're in owners' seats. Apology on the order now with the might -- -- to see some results of this home run derby that hurt so much about the guys before that tonight. On the show we actually an -- -- -- -- 12 o'clock I went straight every shadow I had Brian Abraham was -- a little BP report ready palace all lather up. I wish ready -- halt and start porno Randy all the -- I don't took it Kate got and we went -- all based all ball. Because in a -- stop in the Red Sox ready to -- out and supported me why don't you do the strength during got. I got pregnant at Purdue I know could -- not get beat by 41 year old what -- back. So you gonna do a home run derby ought to feel -- Jonny -- how about a block from your real mean even swinging the bat lately. Well I'd I'd I'd I'd I'd shall be -- we hit back -- up I was in O'Leary in the clubhouse everywhere great. My hardest job I realize it's soft spot that I got a -- primary role on the -- EE it's amazing how quick you get old and your bat speed was like a pipe girl. It up -- I was like that my funny your plane but that's OK. I don't know what you felt like six I know how I had a I had the -- it let me ask you about the Sox here now because. No offense etiquette that a season's got to kind of mesh together -- of the successful teams so whether it's. Buckles elastic carrying you through the first six weeks of the season. But now you -- Dempster and Lackey in -- brought even now. Covering up for for Lester struggling and buckled struggling it's about meshing together those guys -- cool off buckles Lester comes back and I think that's one of the reasons why you seen -- team. Still on top here in American League east. Put out there up immediately. John Lackey he's back. I'm watching him pitch on on Wednesday there's a lot that 94 -- 95. He's got the eye of the tiger -- and I just want to get back out he was injured when he was -- -- that rock here that has surgery. Now you're looking at a healthy now Lackey that's it's huge. Q -- addition because you have journal actor you have buckle your way -- -- -- dumpster you've got a -- The brought now you go out and you got Lackey as GO lacking. This is -- gonna keep the game going the other -- grant made it would get closer issues great. Maybe go out an -- -- -- for maybe not add another power arm somewhere somehow but they're starting pitching it's gonna keep them about the water. -- would also helps is that for the league leading Kevin eighth time this year the Red Sox offense. Chase to starting pitcher within the first three innings basically -- they play half the season 10% of the time. They chase a starter within the third inning of game and and you would you were part of an offense. That was very patient your part of that offense that would work pitchers over and over again I just feel like this group. They get -- your boy Jonny Gomes of them play every day but he gets it it's about grinding guys out and try to get an apple -- as soon as possible. Production amid a bit that big number in this game now is number pictures hundred pitch mark so you get that are throwing -- yeah. You're tactics and strike you got peculiar governmental what you know what. By that time that script any rolls around you try to get into the ballpark every came -- all the -- -- and the Red Sox took great job. Obscene -- -- -- pitches and there are things that it could pitch Dustin Pedroia hit good pitching. It would Ortiz -- -- pitching held Barry so you need guys to be a good pitching not make it -- that he brought Teradata refs -- a great job of grinding out a beach. Other -- of my restore -- that this team early on a year what to expect this guy surprised that -- surprise and and I look at Dustin Pedroia and the double play last night one of my thought was meaning -- look like he's in there wasn't very difficult play come from shortstop and turning it but. I actually think -- this this is probably all around as best best years ever had this career always point. Been around him just being around in the last couple days you know out -- are choosing wondering like Al player of the about the locker room watching. He this guy is everything you want in a baseball player. He prepared these drastic 530. On the bench at 6 o'clock there's no will be actor -- I watched he chairs. To get player here in this generation with all the big contracts are big money. Financial -- attorneys and online I'm older restaurant and all these endorsement. Dustin Pedroia cares about the wind and the losses in actual. They're not a whole lot that he yeah about five foot seven he can't do a whole lot of things right pretty quarterback player lately great all he's got orbit tiger. And the preparation this group the preparation that -- look at all these guys died a mock mock rock. It's a very similar club out like we had a bunch of baseball players long -- they're gamers and that care about feature cropped up here right now -- Dustin Pedroia. The preparation. I'm note to date I would just around you know like I figured you look on TV show. But could be Iran and be apart these guys it was pretty cool a lot because I like they are like that -- still at the white in their eyes they got data tiger. One of the guys you can get a chance to see I don't think was will little Brooks -- and get sent back down AAA the three of us spent a lot of time talking about a -- goes down and tries to. To work on his game worker has confidence what what do you tell a kid who had such a good year before -- get her last year so much expected government. -- third base job to a shortstop and Jose goalie -- This happens I mean this is -- to make improper does -- make him stronger you have to go through adversity in that game rarely get called up at the prospect and that's going to be. There at third base river next year's Grammy party part thirty hallmark -- blah blah blah. -- look at -- virtually. Out some this year he looked -- you -- guy he had nobody at third base. He was a guy correct in an articulate young little holiday -- that one out offseason. Now look stronger he's not swinging about a write anymore he gets them off that he's not just the guy with a tremendous hands. Watching him you start in the games bowed out. And an abrupt ghost is struggle the Red Sox rout them out but -- equate it or just way to play. Or as late into a -- it's -- -- every day herb -- right now he has brought in July yet ultimately going to be in the middle. But that's forced me -- -- a Red Sox. It is a big each other hand and meadowbrook ultimately. Sit down tomorrow eight. Out how we handle this adversity go down there with a good attitude. Bigger your Poulter -- this is work hard he'll be back up but right now you got to really get practical English whose forced his way you -- starting player. I wondered the only people we've talked to about him because you know we've sent a pass thought forget it and twenty years -- eight to 85 in double play. And maybe -- rushed through maybe to start to catch up to him now -- He'd be obvious he's not gonna force seventeen wanted to talk what do you thirty to forty what I see now is a guy and approaching. At least some selection in the middle of an at -- he might not walk a lot because is not much pop up. He's laying out the pitches he should he looks more in Munich a guy that can maintain NBA guy 275 to 84. There what are numbers are we don't know what he's gonna get we don't know how he's gonna get back -- what he's -- great little approach. -- worked hard occasion everyday he's out there he's got an idea that play. He's not -- -- on the ball things are going to play offense late in your right that it won't and the one thing -- -- it. If you never met anybody like that -- and soaking in America are. Eat correctly even produce struggled offensively when -- come. What are they he's actually a nice little get back in that lineup you've got to carry out that our job but he is going to get cut back it -- based. And we put a big board a couple of Rodman. Give me head on Toronto because there are so far back to begin the year they fought their way back in the mix -- least everybody's or five tournaments played well today. -- dig themselves too big of a -- Kevin or can they make some noise in terms of playoff spot the American League. They'll make some noise I mean there -- good ballclub bigger vehicle cigarette -- it got -- back again -- big east -- There are good ballclub that they got a couple to a start pitching. You know they pitched so well in this market you know and -- -- it was great they were getting their -- and everything that I got an eleven and -- Our copyright how they got ourselves back in the mix because. They were behind the ball based start up Babbitt -- yelling you know he had strike out there are -- Rick your marital situation they're part pieced together got struck they go back down -- This is that the globe ballclub enact a bit big east. Every team that pretty darn good even the Yankees even raised memorial might be the best. He caught in that division. -- -- started pick you probably keeps them from being a back -- but athletically they're pretty darn well what purple print. So I'd like to -- number I think the blue jays are going to be a prologue they've been a great job back in the back. You were based at the halfway point of the Red Sox are they get a lot more games in most when you look at the American League not just the east. I almost feel like Detroit still sort of poignant with the AL central -- on maybe they make a move for closer who knows but. They still the class in your rise or you think they can swing at the strait trade deadline of may be acquisitions. I think an American League towards the press club -- -- you look at the starting pitching one point five and authentically that this. They're there's -- -- -- club they got all open like that it be good no offense. Offensively to get by -- you know they only looking at me haven't figured out a tribunal great about our situation Beckett worked out of ergonomic remote abruptly bush will make remote. Backed Olympic club it's like what they didn't actually -- -- a little little bit let the White Sox and around the -- you know they -- not. There -- -- closer again I think the Detroit Tigers are. Probably -- Q can I don't want -- count. The other Rangers how hundred count the Oakland case. You know in in America regular walker -- -- but I don't want to I'd probably their strongest starting pitching and he got Miguel Cabrera and failure lap racer out there. And these were -- quickest to meet you the most surprising team the American League. Actually led the Houston I carried -- I can't believe -- thirty wins right now Kevin I don't know how many there are gonna win right now how the hell they doing. -- -- Porter I started spring trying to wait to have a number name on the back -- -- you know you Leo. It's going to be along year you know like every man on your real hot dogs from the nationally at the back while boarding American League as a young well. And I are looking out at least spirit -- some aliens don't work from behind and at least they're compete and what you work at club like that but tomorrow and Mike Redmond. You know it's very long year argue that guide to focus stay in and day out and -- truly miserable lot streaks but the Marlins and the Astro. They're going out there and they're playing the game hard. Sure analyze they're behind. But you know what they're competing and they're gonna irksome because we're gonna went from game to more not. Sketch out on this did you think did Brian -- overreacted a little bit when he told A-Rod shut the bleep up when he jumped on -- the other day. Pilgrim reports could take it back he wouldn't get the ball accurately bra like it refreshing because it's refreshing my -- and that you have been based. EEU government money templates on our -- out shut the bleep up. But I love Brian Cashman what he's had a deal look over the years not right I -- the great you know. And you know what he apologize your straight big rock scene turned into a bigger deal because out front -- all -- -- alt but. Let's that we now mistakes it was repression in my opinion. It's always refreshing to talk to Kevin especially when he doesn't promote denies appearances on twittered and and say hello does not call not a stopped by an -- and county took over the Red Sox Twitter account for a couple days. To hear from Kevin when you're -- reason talent not join us tonight -- you refresh everybody's well out here on. It reminds me today he got here I can't get a whole load on my double riff -- and Aetna -- your right. We'll plan that next time Kevin great stopwatch -- intentional talk. And docking Greg did you beat Jonny Gomes and in -- in baseball golf anyway. Well he beat her on beat me like people would -- strictly stronger and -- better. It's not to. Hello my yet. Gaza thank you Kevin I meant -- -- that's the real 15 Campbell are joining us on the AT&T hotline -- Kevin joins us he's brought to you by a vote tractor corporation. By commonwealth mortgage and by. -- -- -- 61777979837. AT&T text line 37937. 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We oppose revising the Alaska Constitution to alter the makeup of the Alaska Judicial Council.
Such a revision would result in politicizing the Council, complicating logistics and increasing the cost of government.
The Council is chaired by the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court and made up of three attorneys and three lay members. The Alaska Bar Association comes up with the attorney candidates, who ultimately are appointed by the governor. The governor, who is elected by the public, of course, also appoints the non-attorney members.
The Council membership rotates, with one seat up for appointment each year. A governor would have to serve at least six years to be responsible for appointing all members of the Council. If Alaska's voters give a governor that responsibility, then so be it.
The Council's job is to meet whenever a judicial vacancy occurs, interview candidates, listen to public testimony (most often in the community where the vacancy occurs) and select at least two applicants whose names are forwarded to the governor. The governor makes the appointment.
Then, the public votes on whether to retain the new judge at the next state election. For the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the judges appear on a statewide ballot. Superior and District court judges are on the ballots in their election districts.
The Council operates with grace, cordiality, common sense and professionalism, each member intent on advancing the names of the best legal minds into and upward in the judicial system.
State Senate committees currently are considering Senate Joint Resolution 21, which would add members to the Council, if it passes the Legislature and is approved by voters in the next statewide election.
Originally, the resolution called for 16 additional members; at present, only three non-attorney positions are being considered.
This would create an imbalance on the Council, giving the non-attorneys a super majority.
The best argument we've heard against this is that the attorneys provide the legal expertise necessary to determine whether a lawyer is qualified to be a judge. We want that knowledge on the Council and we want it to be on par with non-attorney experience. Attorneys should be integral to deciding on who should be judges, just as doctors serving on hospital boards should be listened to when hiring surgeons, and architects' comments should be given considerable weight when planning to build a high-rise. Expertise is invaluable.
But it isn't everything, and that's why the authors of Alaska's constitution included lay members, who offer a variety of expertise from other professions. Most often the non-attorney members operate their own businesses or have served in government leadership positions. Governors have appointed non-attorney members from Fairbanks, Anchorage, Wasilla, Juneau, and even Ketchikan through the years. Nothing prevents the governor from making appointments from any community in the state. If other communities or regions of the state wish to be involved, the best way is to encourage gubernatorial appointments of lay members from those areas. That doesn't require changing the Constitution.
Both attorneys and non-attorneys vote their own conscience. The chief justice votes only in the case of a tie, which is rare. Most of the time, in the case of split votes, the division includes attorneys and non-attorneys on both sides.
To mess with the ratio of attorneys and non-attorneys on the Council would increase the likelihood of less-qualified attorneys becoming judges. It also would give a governor the power through the lay-member appointees to control the Council, bringing politics into a process that the Constitution's writers did everything possible to avoid. Politics don't belong in the courts. Judges interpret the laws that the Legislature creates. The Legislature sets the values of the state through its legislation. The checks and balances are in place for the three government branches.
Finally, with the addition of each new member, the logistics of moving a greater number of members around the state becomes more complicated. It's one thing to mesh the schedules of six private citizens; it's another to coordinate eight, nine, 10 or whatever other higher number.
Not only that, but the expense increases. The Council usually meets at least four times a year and has met as many as 10 times annually. For a member from Ketchikan, that most often involves a round-trip flight to Anchorage and perhaps beyond, depending on where a vacancy occurs. It also includes hotels and other expenses. A trip cannot be accomplished for less than $1,000. That's one trip for one member. State spending would have to be increased to cover the cost associated with each additional member of the Council.
In these economic times, that isn't the avenue to be taken.
It isn't surprising that the Legislature has been encouraged to change the makeup of the Council. Judicial applicants and the recipients of court opinions aren't always pleased with the outcome. We can't say we've always liked or fully understood a judge's ruling.
We are certain we'd have less confidence in what is now a fine justice system if the makeup of the Council responsible for recommending judicial applicants would be changed.
The Council works well as it is; let's leave it that way.


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The morning of the Emmys can be a range of emotions for those that are presenting, nominated, or just attending. After all, you're about to be photographed at EVERY angle. But shockingly, several of the celebs we talked to were very relaxed—though I would be too if a team of make-up artists, hair stylists, and other pros were coming to work on me. Leave it to Tina Fey to be refreshingly honest about her day, which is why we love her even more.__
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Virtual Spotlight: Milon's Secret Castle
Your weekly reminder that old video games didn't care about your happiness.
Look, I'm not going to lie: Milon's Secret Castle isn't very good.
You may have fond memories of it, because you played it when you were six years old and video games were so new you just thought it was awesome that you could make things move around on the color television your family had bought a few months before after finally upgrading from black-and-white. But based on recent observations, I've come to realize six-year-olds have terrible taste in video games, which is why parents aren't keen to buy $40 3DS games when they could anesthetize their rugrats with free iPhone games instead. What I'm saying is that whatever your nostalgia tells you about Milon's Secret Castle is probably wrong.
However, the nice thing is that Milon's Secret Castle is ever-so-slightly better on 3DS than it was in its original NES incarnation. That's because on 3DS, you can exploit the hell out of the game with save states.
See, MSC hails from an early era of video games, before developers had really come around to believing in silly things like "intuitive play" and "fairness" and "good design." It's pretty much an exercise in confusion. Styled after contemporary arcade games, it features a shop and even hidden bonus rounds, so you can acquire new equipment and upgrades, but the whole affair is just maddeningly opaque.
The protagonist, Milon, is a little kid in pajamas who seems ill-suited to such a brutal experience. He wanders into a castle full of monsters and proceeds to shoot bubbles at every physical surface in sight in the desperate hope of uncovering money, power-ups, and the doors to advance forward. There's a slight element of nonlinearity to the game in the sense that you can wander back and forth through the castle, but it's not the good kind of nonlinearity where you feel like you're making progress and occasionally backtrack to solve an object puzzle you spotted early. It's the bad kind of nonlinearity, where you miss a single tiny hidden detail and roam aimlessly trying every trick you know on every inch of the game in a desperate attempt to find the single stupid secret you missed.
And even that wouldn't be entirely unforgivable if the game were a little more merciful, but "mercy" is not in MSC's vocabulary. Milon is weak, and his enemies aren't so much powerful as they are brutal and unfair. They spawn seemingly at random, careening into him at high speeds without warning, their movements demonstrating no discernible pattern for you to avoid. Even worse are the bosses, which pummel you with rapid attacks -- and poor Milon doesn't benefit from an instant of mercy invincibility. So good luck beating the game, even if you make it to the final boss.
That's where the save states come in. MSC does offer a continue feature (though like everything else about the game, it's hidden), but the further you get into the quest the more likely you are to die instantly to an unexpected attack from nowhere, or a vicious boss encounter, undermining much of your work to date. Save states let you record your progress at will in ways the developers never intended. But that's OK, because the developers were jerks, and who cares what they intended?
There's actually the germ of a pretty fun game here, but you'd need to do a pretty significant overhaul of the adventure to make it work. If you want a free-roaming adventure where you break open every block you can see for your 3DS, why not just pay a few bucks extra and pick up Steamworld Dig?
You shouldn't hate Milon's Secret Castle. It's not evil, just kind of clumsy and stupid. Like a video game puppy that was dropped on its head, it may seem like it wants to be your friend but will end up just piddling on your shoes.
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