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ASUS P5N-E SLI: NVIDIA's 650i enters with a Bangby Gary Key on 12/22/2006 5:00 AM EST
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Thats Me - Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - linkI currently have an Intel D945Gnt motherboard that has proven to be a looser in various ways. Using an Intel Dual-Core 3.2 Ghz processor, 2x512 Mb dual channel RAM. Am considering change to the Asus P5N-E motherboard so need advice--will my existing CPU work Ok in the Asus?
HELP! Reply
jdrom17 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - linkJust wondering if you are going to update the review, as ASUS released a new BIOS version yesterday (Jan 22) which says it fixes memory compatibility.
It may solve the issues you ran into, and I'd like to know if it does. Reply
MikeeeE18 - Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - linkI read some of the reviews over here and it was a big help in oc my E6600 on the p5n-e. Currently im runin it at 3.21ghz, but my mem timings are wack. Im kinda new to this so any help would be appreciated. I have the system set to 1425 fsb (qdr) x 9 (multiplier) using pc5300 mem 2gb pqi and evga 7950gt ko. I tried setting the fsb to 1608 like it says in one of the reviews but it overloaded the system. Hoping to get some results out of this so i can make this thing a bit faster. Thanks. Reply
Operandi - Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - linkNice review, bonus points for the fan control information. Reply
Lord Evermore - Monday, December 25, 2006 - link
a bit more testing and validation in the future before launch might be a better solution than BIOS patches after the fact
Testing? But that would delay getting the product out to market before the competition, and possibly stuff up their overly enthusiastic deadlines and announcements. Not to mention costing money that they could save to let the customers beta test it. The people buying these things are tweakers anyway.
Hey, the software industry gets away with releasing shoddy, half-finished products all the time, and in fact gets the same people to keep buying them. Not to mention releasing essentially the same product with a slightly different name (nF5/nF6). Reply
PoorBoy - Saturday, December 23, 2006 - linkI would like to know where you are setting this FSB to 402X9 (Exactly what are you setting to 402 ?)or other FSB# Settings. I just received 2 of theses Boards and Compared to a Gigabyte DQ6 or ASUS P5W DH Board which I have also I'm at a complete loss with this Board. So far no where in the BIOS do I see where I can make this change, I've been in all the Sections & Sub Sections of the BIOS but have yet to find where to change the FSB ... ??? Reply
Gary Key - Monday, December 25, 2006 - linkGo into the BIOS -
Enter the Advanced Section -
Change AI Tuning to Manual -
Go to FSB & Memory Config -
Changed Linked mode to Unlinked, feel free to change the FSB (QDR) rates. In this BIOS, 402FSB will be set as a 1608 (QDR) in this field.
I beleive section 2.24 of the manual has further details if my memory serves me. I just arrived at the airport and will be offline for a week in a few moments. ;-) Reply
PoorBoy - Monday, December 25, 2006 - linkThanks for the Tip Gary, that's what I figured I had to do. The only problem is the FSB (QDR) only allows me to set the FSB between 533 & 3000. That's not going to work for me, even @ 533 with a 9 Multiplier that's way to high a CPU Clocks speed for the system to run.
I tried backing off the Multiplier to 6 and going with 533 which should be about 3.2Ghz & about where I want to run the PC. The PC booted up but was only showing me a 1.59Ghz for the CPU ... ??? I'm starting to dislike this MB immensely, sometimes more is not better IMO...All the different Options, Linked, Unlinked, AUTO, Manual, I guess is something for the Die Hard OClockers but for somebody like me who just wants to go in the BIOS & set the FSB & Voltage without all the Head Scratching on what the different Options are this isn't a good board for them.
I would return the boards but the policy where I got them is for replacement only for defective boards so I may have to just eat them & get something else that I'm familiar with. I do have 4 E6600's running on different boards @ 3.5-3.6Ghz with no problems & a X6800EE running @ 3.8Ghz also with no problems. Live and learn I guess ... Thanks again ... Steve Reply
Marlowe - Saturday, December 23, 2006 - linkIt would be very interesting if you could test the 8800GTX SLI setup in high resolution in several games that are known for acctually benefiting from SLI! So we can see how the performance difference is between the 2x16x on the 680i and the 2x8x on the 650i :-) Maby having 2x16x pci-e is more "placebo" than really important for perfomance? ;-)
I also think it's interesting that there are no s775 motherboard chipset with 2x16x pci-e lanes. Both the 975X and RD600 offers "just" 2x8x pci-e if I am correct. Only the RD580 chipset for s939 and AM2 have the 2x16x pci-e feature. I wonder how the upcoming R600 cards will perform on these different platforms, how they also in Crossfire perform on the two different "speed grades" of motherboards :-) I wonder if ATI/AMD will come with a s775 chipset with true 2x16x pci-e for the release of R600 :-) Reply
semo - Sunday, December 24, 2006 - link
quote:yeah me too. i remember there were discussions about the pci-e transition because apparently the agp interface was quite sufficient for the traffic gf cards generated back then. i think it's also because the agp interface was not so reliable when approaching its limits but i'm really not too sure about that.
So we can see how the performance difference is between the 2x16x on the 680i and the 2x8x on the 650i
anyway, it's interesting to know whether today's gf cards make benefit of the higher digital bandwidth Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, December 25, 2006 - linkThe big problem with AGP is that it only allowed for one high-speed port. PCIe allows for many more (depending on chipset), plus you get high up and down bandwidth, whereas AGP had fast writes (CPU to card) but slow reads (card to CPU). X8 PCIe is still at least as fast as 8X AGP in terms of bandwidth, and in most instances we aren't stressing that level of bandwidth. Reply
Lord Evermore - Monday, December 25, 2006 - linkx8 PCIe can be as slow as AGP4X depending on the traffic pattern. 4 lanes of PCIe (or 8 half-lanes technically; the number of lanes in each direction in x8) is 1GBps, AGP4X is 1.066GBps. So if most of the data were being streamed in one direction, those two would be equivalent, theoretically. AGP8X would have 2.13GBps in which to stream that uni-directional data. If half the data were going in each direction, then x8 PCIe would be equivalent to AGP8X since they'd both have 1GBps available for each direction, or 2GBps half the time for AGP actually (though performance might be lower with AGP because of the non-independent half-duplex nature).
But since AGP4X is probably still capable of handling the majority of applications, it doesn't really matter much.
Too bad we can't manually control the number of lanes in use to a particular slot. It would be very interesting to compare performance using the same graphics card on the same mainboard using x1, which could depending on the pattern be about equal to a simple PCI card or AGP1X, to x2, x4, x8 and x16 (since x16 can in some cases be comparable to AGP8X). That would help to definitively say whether all the increased bandwidth is actually making a difference, or if other factors are involved. Reply
Lord Evermore - Monday, December 25, 2006 - linkAGP 3.0 supports multiple slots depending on what the chipset is designed to support. According to Wikipedia, HP AlphaServer GS1280 has up to 16 AGP slots. Those basically all connect to a single interface on the chipset. It's likely that since it's a part of the AGP3 spec, every chipset could have supported multiple ports, but normal mainboard makers never used it. There were probably reasons that it wouldn't have worked well for an SLI type feature, possibly the read/write bandwidth issue.
Any chipset designer also could have just put in multiple AGP interfaces I bet, even if they only supported one card a time. Don't know what effect that would have on bandwidth or contention for access to the CPU. The cards probably also would have not been able to work in any sort of SLI configuration where the data had to go over the chipset bus. Reply
PrinceGaz - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkYour article starts with questions about this, and they remain unresolved at least up until nForce4 chipsets to my knowledge (because I have one). Of course I'm not stupid enough to risk using nVidia's hardware firewall and associated drivers, but even their IDE drivers can cause a normal installation of Windows XP to have trouble starting which means I cannot safely enable NCQ (I have a dual-core processor) or even benefit from any acceleration the nForce4 chipset might provide, because the nVidia drivers are unstable.
I once used to trust nVidia, especially with drivers back in the early GeForce days, but the latest official GeForce drivers have been bug-ridden what with incorrect monitor refresh-rate detection (even after using the .inf file), and stupidity like doubling the reported memory clock speed of the card when it had always previously been correct.
Their good graphics-card drivers were why I bought an nForce4 based board, and also on this site's recommendation, and I must admit I'm only so-so about it. It works and does everything it says it should on the box, but the computer doesn't feel as responsive as it should and I suspect that is partly because I had to revert to the default Microsoft disk drivers.
All reviews of nVidia chipset motherboards should include a mention about their driver issues (bugs) until they are fixed. Just because you test a mobo for one day and it seems to work and overclock to a given level, does not mean it can be trusted day-in day-out. If you cannot install the IDE drivers, then NCQ and other hard-drive features are negated. If the hardware firewall drivers are so bad no one with any sense goes near them, then that hardware in the chipset is worthless and could best be described as a liability.
I like this site, but it would be nice if you sometimes looked back on products you've been given earlier in the year and report on whether they actually lived up to expectations. Assuming you get to keep any of your stuff. If you don't, then the opinions of the writers becomes almost meaningless because anything looks good for a day or two. Reply
Tanclearas - Saturday, December 23, 2006 - linkGary Key should be sensitive to this issue more than anyone. Gary tried to facilitate contact between me and Nvidia to try to nail down the cause of the hardware firewall corruption issues. He contacted Nvidia several times for me, and I was contacted by an Nvidia rep twice. I provided the Nvidia rep with detailed steps that I had used to install Windows and the drivers. I conducted tests without any software installed, and continually experienced issues. I provided screen shots of errors to the rep as well. I offered to install Windows and drivers of any version they requested, using whatever steps they wanted.
After providing them with all of the details and making that offer, Nvidia never contacted me again. Gary followed up with me, and contacted Nvidia again on my behalf to try to get them to get in touch with me. Ultimately, they just removed official support for the firewall. I am honestly surprised a class action suit never came of it. Nvidia used the hardware firewall as a selling feature, then made no attempt to solve the issues that were being experienced by many users, and finally just pulled the plug on it.
Anyway, I too have little faith in Nvidia actually taking the issues seriously and finding a solution. I'm not going to say that I'll never buy a board with an Nvidia chipset again, but I can guarantee I won't be buying 680/650 when there are already known issues, and any future board based on an Nvidia chipset will have to go through months of retail availability and positive user feedback before I'd be willing to try again. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - linkInsightful post. I'm still using an nForce 4 Ultra chipset board (MSI 7125 K8N Neo4 Platinum), and it's been good for me, but I've never used their firewall software after hearing reports from others.
The current 680i issues have led me to the same conclusion as you: I have no interest in buying an nVidia chipset mainboard next time around (so far, Intel's i975X seems to be the only one I'd be interested in). It seems nVidia has a history of sweeping troubles (i.e., this issue, first-generation PureVideo fiascos with the NV40/45 graphics chipsets that I'm surprised never caused a class-action, the nForce3 250Gb firewall that didn't provide the acceleration they first claimed it did) under the rug if they cannot resolve them through software fixes, and hope nobody raises enough of a ruckus (a method which seems to have worked well for them).
I've just bought a new Geforce graphics card, but experiencing the PureVideo issues alone caused me to skip to ATI for two generations. It's also taught me to read forums with additional user experiences of a product for the first month after release, before I purchase. It seems review sites often miss driver issues/bugs in first-rev. hardware, due to limited time envelopes for review, or not being able to test with as wide a variety of hardware as the community (admittedly, not their fault). I'm not willing to pay the early-adopter/rev 0.9 price any more. Reply
KeypoX - Saturday, December 23, 2006 - linkanyone notice how low quality these articles have become? A couple years ago this site was a decent place to get some info but now ...
Please go back to the old good qual cause now you guys are not good at all ... i feel pretty sad everytime i visit the site Reply
Xcom1Cheetah - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkWas just wandering isn't the power numbers of idle and full load are a little to high for the stability of the system.. i m not sure but i feel the higher power is going to reduce the stability of the over clock in the longer run...
Performance and feature wise it look pretty ideal to me.. only if its power number has been inline with P965.
Any chance that these power number coming down due to the BIOS fix/update.? Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkI doubt the power req's will drop much at all over time. However, higher power draw doesn't necessarily mean less stable. It does mean you usually need more cooling, but a lot of it is simply a factor of the chipset design. I'm pretty sure 650i is a 90nm process technology, but for whatever reason NVIDIA has always made chips that run hot. The Pentium 4 wasn't less stable because it used more power, though, and neither is the nForce series.
Perhaps part of the cause of the high power is that NVIDIA uses HyperTransport as well as the Intel FSB architecture. Then having two chips that run hot.... Added circuitry to go from one to the other? I don't know. Still, the ~40W power difference is pretty amazing (in a bad way). Reply
Avalon - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkFor $130, that's a pretty good looking board. I was expecting the 650SLI chipset based boards to be more around $150-$175. Now this makes me curious as to how 650Ultra will pan out. Reply
yyrkoon - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkYeah, feature wise, its not too bad, too bad Asus has long ruined their reputation with me over the years. Would be just my luck, if I bought this, would make my 7th (in a row) Asus board that was bad out of the box . . . Reply
tayhimself - Saturday, December 23, 2006 - linkThat suggests that you are the problem, not Asus. Reply
yyrkoon - Sunday, December 24, 2006 - linkMight it also suggest that I've been building systems since the 80's, and still don't know what I'm doing ? You, and I both can make random assumptions about each other all day long, but it wont make anything change the fact that each board WAS dead. Period. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - linkPersonally, I think you have just offended the Great Spirits of Technology in some way. ;) Reply
cryptonomicon - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkI like how this board has two firewire ports yet the pricing on the board is still close to the 965 based boards, which don't have them. Reply
rallyhard - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkThanks for the great article!
(One thing I noticed...Page 5, CoH SLI Test...shouldn't that be the P5N-E with the 8800GTX SLI on top in the bar graph?) Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, December 22, 2006 - linkCorrected, thanks, although hopefully it was clear that was SLI. :) Reply


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>Running 101>advice for dealing with wild life/stray dogs?
I run most of my runs early (4 AM early) in the morning. The other morning while I was running I had a very strange run in with a four legged animal. I live in a rural area in a very small town. Since it was still dark I ran all in town. As I was running I saw a large dog/coyote/wolf like thing cross in front of me about 20 yards up. I kept an eye on it and as I passed where it ran to, noticed it was croached down and watching me. I stopped running and walked by clapping my hands, waving my arms and screaming. I watched it as I passed and started running after I got by it, it crossed behind me and was following me. At this point I was convinced I was about to be eaten and decided to cut my run short and head home. (perhaps I am a little dramatic here) I turned the corner and kept watching for it. I didn't see it for a few minutes, I kept looking back and wouldn't you know it, it was there again, following me and again crouching. It never made a peep, it didn't bark or anything. Thank goodness I was close to home and was able to go inside. I have no idea what it was, we do have coyote in the area but I have never seen one in town and from what I read they are very skiddish and this would be very unusual behavior for them. I don't think it was a dog, they don't "stalk" like that. I was pretty scared. I did buy some pepper spray and will run with it from now on. Probably should anyways considering the time of day that I usually run. Due to work schedules, it's really the only time I have to run. Anyone every have an experience like this and what actions do you take to stay safe?
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Honestly, from what I understand with dogs if it doesn't come right out and attack you, you're probably safe. It may have been a wild dog or coyote who's territory you were in, and he was just checking you out and making sure you left it's area.
I would keep the pepper spray on you though.
Whereabouts in the country are you?
Chances are it was a coyote. I live in southern California and we do have encounters with them quite frequently, I met one last week very early in the morning.
Advice is to shoo it away, firmly, loudly, assertively. Same advice you get for bears or mountain lions: make it think you are not easy prey.
Pepper spray is a good idea too. You can also throw gravel, although stooping to pick up stuff from the ground is not advisable for mountain lions. You want to make them think you're bigger than you really are.
And yes, it was probably assessing you to see if you were potential prey. Coyotes rarely go after adult humans, but they will stalk small children or animals.
Here's a 5 page thread on aggressive dogs that might have some useful info somewhere in it.
Here's an ancient 3 page thread about dogs which contains Jake Knight.
Six pages of runner versus dog.
Six pages of mean dog.
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There are not wolves in Ohio, which means coyote or dog.
Coyotes are small, 30lbs up to 45lbs at most. A large one would be barely over your knee at the shoulder. You're really not in any real danger from a single, solitary coyote.
Whether coyote or dog, 99% of the time the best solution is to not act like prey (stopping, waving, and yelling was a good idea). So is taking a few quick strides in the direction of the animal. They want weak prey, not strong. Even with dogs, if they keep following trying to find an opportunity I will keep turning and rushing them until they give up and leave.
I've had a few encounters with the 1% that see such behavior as a challenge and actually become more aggressive because of it. These have been Rottweilers, Dobermans and I think a G Shepherd once. Those got scary and I just backed out slowly and went another way.
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I've run into lots of coyotes, and they've never made any attempts to attack me. Even once when I ran into a pack of 5 of them, they still kept their cool and didn't let gang mentality get the best of them. I'm a small guy too or only around 120 pounds. Foxes are rare around here. I believe I've ran into a few though. Dogs worry me the most. Sometimes I carry pepper spray with me because of them. I have my doubts though about how well it would work against the super vicious dogs that have more venom in them than they can handle. One time I'll never forget I was running in a commercial zone and a mean effing dog that could have been Pitbull mutt with fire in its eyes was headed towards me. The dog took me by surprise. I didn't know what to do. And then at the last second I saw the dog some to a sudden stop and noticed it was chained to a wall. I'd like to carry a stun gun for dogs as mean as that. I do need a gun license to carry one though. At least I just heard the Federal Appeals Court repealed the concealed weapons laws in this state, so that will make it even easier to carry one, if I decide to get a gun license.
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There is a mace store right next to my LRS. I need to go there tomorrow before the LRS group run, since SRL decided to share those terrifying threads.
There is a mace store right next to my LRS. I need to go there tomorrow before the LRS group run, since SRL decided to share those terrifying threads.
Why would you need mace for a group run? Just don't be the slowest runner in the group.
For running after dark, a good weapon is a bright flashlight. I carry a Maglite MiniMag 2AA LED for night running. Shine that thing in its eyes, and it can't see a thing.
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Why would you need mace for a group run? Just don't be the slowest runner in the group.
She's thinking ahead. After the maces the first person for making a terrible joke, the joke quality is sure to rise.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
I've asked this question in another kind of forum, and the general response was the "SSS" method (shoot, shovel, shut-up). The dogs were killing our chickens though, lol. Now, those dogs chase me when I run by.
The more I read, the more I am carrying when I run. I'm going to be doing my short little runs with a backpack full of gear at this rate. I read through all the dog threads and I've bookmarked a mace spray on Amazon. We have coyotes around here, bobcats, foxes, and the most terrifying one of all- the opossum.
A couple weeks ago, on a midday run through the business park, I had a run-in with ... two wild turkeys! They've been hanging around for a few weeks and becoming increasing aggressive. Not turning my back on them, standing tall, running at them, shouting/roaring -- nothing worked. In fact, I could see they were slowly closing the gap to me. An approaching car saved me (we were in the middle of the road, as I was trying to reach the trees at roadside in hopes of finding a stick).
I'm getting pepper spray. And cranberry sauce.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."


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The deal with Mr Falcone (documented here) is the first evidence of a tougher policy on serious regulatory breaches by the SEC under Mary Jo White, its new chairman. This actually requires the offenders to admit to something when they settle and pay a fine.
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The Grade 1-winning partnership of John Quinn and Denis O'Regan can both figure among the winners at Catterick this afternoon – provided the North Yorkshire course survives an inspection this morning owing to the overnight threat of snow and frost.
Last Saturday at Newcastle, Quinn was thrilled to see the O'Regan-ridden Countrywide Flame win the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle and prove himself a championship contender.
The pair go in search of lesser targets at Catterick, but Quinn has good prospects with Moidore and O'Regan boasts a very good chance aboard Maison de Ville.
Moidore was a decent horse on the Flat, a triple-winner who boosted his rating into the 80s.
Unsurprisingly, he was sent off joint-favourite on his hurdling debut at Aintree, where he finished third, and an odds-on shot at Bangor last time when he finished second.
Although it is frustrating that Moidore has twice been denied, it is much too early to write him off and he is taken to make it third time lucky in the Bhest Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle. In the saddle will be Dougie Costello, Countrywide Flame's regular rider, who must have been kicking himself on Saturday, having missed a big-race winner after electing to fulfil commitments at Newbury.
Maison de Ville has finished in the frame in both her starts for David O'Meara. Second at Perth on her debut, she has since finished a creditable third in stronger company at Aintree.
She looks capable of making her mark and the Go Racing At Wetherby This Saturday National Hunt Flat Race looks a good opportunity for her to carry O'Regan to victory.
Bingley trainer Sue Smith is another who will be hoping that Catterick receives the green light.
She has double prospects with Stagecoach Jasper (12.20), who shaped well to finish third at Uttoxeter on his reappearance, and Kent Street (2.50), who has taken a little while to get the hang of jumping fences, but who looks likely to benefit from today's step up in trip.
Tom Eaves enjoyed a double at Wolverhampton on Monday and the Norton jockey has chances of a repeat at Kempton this evening.
He rides Dakota Canyon for Richard Fahey and this lightly-raced gelding, who finished fourth at Newmarket on his latest outing, is not to be overlooked in the Win Big With Betdaq Multiples Handicap, which presents him with a step up in distance.
His liking for the Polytrack can only be guessed as he has yet to race on an all-weather surface.
Eaves also rides Lady Kildare for Middleham trainer Jedd O'Keeffe in the Racing Plus – The Best Weekend Action Handicap.
Although she has not been seen since finishing fourth at Thirsk at the end of August, Lady Kildare, a three-time winner on turf, has dropped to an exceptionally lenient mark. Previously rated in the 70s, she is now down to 56, which makes her tempting as she tries to make it third time lucky on an artificial surface.
Reginald Claude appeals as the best bet on the Kempton card.
Trained by Mark Usher, the four-year-old won at Wolverhampton two starts back – landing something of a gamble in the process – and looked unlucky not to follow up on the same course last time when he was impeded by a loose horse and ridden by a very inexperienced apprentice. He can get back on top in the Book WHWF Tickets On 0844 579 3008 Handicap with useful 5lb claimer Lee Newnes taking the mount.
The promising Sherinn (4.20), back after a lengthy absence, and Avatar Star (5.20) are also worth noting at this twilight fixture.
Racing selections
Catterick today
12.20 Stagecoach Jasper, 12.50 Moidore, 1.20 Transact, 1.50 Reasonable Force, 2.20 Vinetta, 2.50 Kent Street, 3.20 Maison de Ville.
• Subject to 8am inspection
Kempton today
3.50 Dakota Canyon, 4.20 Sherinn, 4.50 Bull Bay, 5.20 Avatar Star, 5.50 Lady Kildare, 6.20 Fashion Flow, 6.50 Reginald Claude, 7.20 Katmai River.
Today's other meetings: Hereford and Lingfield.
Tomorrow's meetings: Leicester, Market Rasen and Wincanton.


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Crude too tough to stop
Last year's junior B Tier 1 provincial finalists are a team to fear in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 06:00 am
The St. Albert Crude are running the floor with authority as provincial contenders for the Founders� Cup.
Last year�s junior B Tier 1 finalists are off to a blazing start in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League at 3-0-1.
�We�re on track to where we want to be,� said head coach Terry Dokken. �We�ve set some pretty lofty goals for ourselves and one of them is to win provincials and go to Halifax (Aug. 18 to 24) for the Founders� Cup.
�It�s going to take a lot of hard work and we should be able to do it.�
Twenty-two players on the 25-man roster are returnees from the most successful season in team history. The age range in junior B is 17 to 21.
�On paper we would be the best team but on paper it doesn�t mean anything. You�ve got to go out every game and work towards being the best,� Dokken said. �Of course it does help a lot to have so many guys back. These guys know each other very well and there is good camaraderie on the team.�
It was a season of firsts in 2013 for the Crude to finish on top in the north with a franchise-best 14-5-1 record. In the playoffs the Crude were victorious in the opening round for the first time ever, en route to capturing the north final before losing three straight to the Calgary Mountaineers in the best-of-five provincial championship.
In the best-of-three north playoff series against the Saskatchewan Swat � a team the Crude had never beaten in the last five years � and the Red Deer Rampage the St. Albert squad came through in the clutch in three elimination games to advance, including the last two games against Red Deer.
�It was a very rewarding year and a lot of fun at the same time,� said Dokken, who jumped on board a sinking Crude ship six years ago and kept it afloat before last year�s startling turnaround.
�It was tough to get players to play for us so we just had to change the whole program and the culture of the team. We�ve done that but it�s taken awhile and a lot of hard work to build a program that kids want to be a part of. All of a sudden we started to win and it was really rewarding for the players and for the people that have helped me build this program like my coaching staff and my managers.�
Strong start
Last weekend the Crude wrapped up a four-game homestand at Akinsdale Arena with wins of 8-2 against the Sherwood Park Titans (1-4) and 9-6 against the Winnipeg-based Manitoba Blizzard (1-2).
The Crude are shooting for their fourth consecutive victory in Thursday�s tilt against the Titans at 8:30 p.m. in Sherwood Park.
�It�s a great way to start things off. I�m very happy but we�ve still got lots to work on,� Dokken said.
Cody Stannard, Simon Hansen and Jacob Dion tallied twice and Derek Burak and Brody Tod also scored against the Titans on Saturday. Dion added three assists and Stannard, Burak and Lucas Roberts each had a pair of helpers. In net was Troy Boucher � the first Crude rookie to go undefeated in the regular season at 8-0 in 2013.
The Crude posted period leads of 2-1 and 6-1.
Sunday the Crude out-scored the Blizzard 4-1 in the third after trailing 3-1 in the first before pulling even at five in the middle frame.
Stannard pumped in four goals, the last three were on the power play, and chipped in with three assists. Last year Stannard set a Crude rookie record with 78 points in 14 games for fourth place in the north scoring race.
Hansen fired two goals and Tod, Owen Feist and Greason Neddow netted singles. Burak and Dion recorded three assists apiece. Boucher was in net.
�We definitely played a lot better against Winnipeg. That was probably the best team that we�ve played so far,� Dokken said. �Our goal every period is to get better and so far we�ve done that. Our starts are a little bit shaky but our third periods are outstanding. We just dominate teams in the third period and that is because of conditioning. We�ve done a lot of conditioning in the preseason that�s really starting to pay off.�
The backbone of the Crude is a rock-solid defence.
�Every game it gets better and better and better. We�re only allowing 4.75 goals a game. In lacrosse you�re not going to lose if you only allow that many goals,� Dokken said.
The next home game is May 24 against the Edmonton Warriors (4-1) at 6 p.m.


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MACCLENNY, Fla. - A 76-year-old Macclenny doctor has been arrested on one count of organized scheme to defraud more than $50,000 and 821 counts of false or fraudulent insurance claims.
The investigation into Dr. Charles Scarborough began late last year when investigators identified him as a significant prescriber of controlled substances in northeast Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Investigators raided his clinic in September 2011 and arrested the office manager and four patients, then shut down the clinic.
According to investigators, they discovered evidence that linked Scarborough to overprescribing of medications to patients as well as allowing unlicensed and untrained staff members to practice medicine. The employees were then being directed to inflate medical billing to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for a level of service that the patient did not receive, investigators said.
Interviews with employees indicated that Scarborough, a sole practitioner, pushed his untrained medical staff to see 50 or more patients a day and bill for medical issues not addressed and treatment not received, all with the intent of maximizing profit, investigators said.
"We are pleased with the cooperative effort between the Baker County Sheriff's Office, FDLE and all of the other governmental agencies whose efforts culminated with this arrest," Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson said in a news release.
During the course of the investigation, authorities teamed with the Florida Department of Health to obtain an Emergency Suspension Order for Scarborough's medical license in October 2011.
"I don't know if it's a record. One or 10 counts would be serious, but the number of counts shows a a flagrant disregard for the rules of society," FDLE spokesman Keith Kameg said in a phone interview.
Scarborough was booked into the Clay County jail. This case is being prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution.
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Voters in MN defeat anti-marriage constitutional amendment
Postedon Nov 07, 2012 at 02:48 am
Voters in Minnesotan have voted AGAINST a proposed constitutional amendment that would have permanently limited the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. This win, taken with wins in Maine and Maryland, makes tonight a historic day for the campaign to win marriage nationwide.
Watch: Evan Wolfson speaks at the Center on Law and Government
Postedon Nov 30, 2011 at 01:09 pm
Evan Wolfson speaks at North Carolina's Center on Law and Government.
Minnesotan Republican pens powerful commentary in favor of marriage
Postedon Oct 17, 2011 at 04:14 pm
This past weekend, Minnesotan Republican Wheelock Whitney published a powerful opinion editorial in the Star Tribune about his opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban marriages for gay and lesbian couples.
Field update: On the ground in Minnesota
Postedon Sep 15, 2011 at 10:30 am
Freedom to Marry's Field Director Regina Clemente just got back from Minnesota, where she's working with the Minnesotans United for All Families coalition to defeat the anti-gay constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) cosponsors the Respect for Marriage Act
Postedon Sep 15, 2011 at 09:01 am
Days after his state passed an anti-gay constitutional amendment, Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) signed on as the 123rd cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act in the House.
President Obama opposes NC's anti-gay amendment
Postedon Sep 14, 2011 at 09:28 am
In a statement released yesterday after the NC Senate passed an anti-gay constitutional amendment, President Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to laws that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.
North Carolinians Work to Stop Anti-Marriage Amendment
Postedon Aug 17, 2011 at 11:44 am
As a constitutional amendment banning marriage between same-sex couples is being considered by the North Carolina State Legislature next month, North Carolinians are standing up for the freedom to marry.
NC legislators not likely to vote on anti-gay constitutional amendment this week
Postedon Jul 28, 2011 at 10:32 am
North Carolina legislators have decided against convening a special session to consider an anti-gay amendment.
DOMA Hearing Only Two Days Away
Postedon Jul 18, 2011 at 11:36 am
This Wednesday, the first-ever congressional hearings on repealing the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will occur, featuring a few witnesses who we are already familiar with.
Minnesota Legislature Passes a Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Postedon May 24, 2011 at 12:42 pm
The Minnesota legislature passed a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that will go on the ballot in November 2012.


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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Saint Leo men's cross country team once again earned regional recognition on Tuesday as they were regionally ranked tenth in the south region according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The first ranking came just one week ago.
The Lions, who gained seven freshman runners at the beginning of the season, have competed in all six of their regular season races this year. The Lions' best race of the year came at the Saint Leo University Invitational, when the Lions finished with a season-best 4th place finish. Their next race, which took place at Florida State University, featured a 14th place finish, while their most recent meet, the UCF Invitational, saw a 7th finish out of a mix of 11 Division I and Division II teams.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
The Lions will return to the course this Saturday, Oct. 20 when they take on the other members of the Sunshine State Conference in the SSC Championships. The meet, hosted by Rollins College, will take place UCF Cross Country Complex in Winter Park, Fla. The men's race is set to begin at 7:30 a.m.
The NCAA Division II South Region Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4 from Sharon Johnston Park in Huntsville, Ala.
To view the complete regional poll, click here.
For more on the men's cross country program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and 'Like' the Lions on Facebook!


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|2006-05-04, 17:29
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|2006-05-04, 17:58
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heh... you may not remember the Great Censoring of shows like the Three Stooges in the early 70s (omigod.. kids might take a wrench and DO THAT! ptui) when that type of comedy was considered cruel by the Korrect-nazis.
aye, I agree they're not the same. In simple terms, I don't recall much in Mahoraba at all that wasn't physically possible (if exaggerated a bit) whereas much of LH was pure physics fantasy (ala 3 stooges).
aye, just because its an Inn with odd residents and a guy and some girls doesn't make it LH
|2006-05-04, 18:42
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I don't really remember it, but my mother has told me about it, but that was just as wrong.
I guess the whole thrust of my point was more like "Hey, if you're crusing this forum, we really don't think you're an idiot because you like Love Hina. Hell, I still find the manga laugh out loud funny and I've never performed an act of cruelty on another living creature." Unless you count the times I've let my sim's husband get in the pool and then sold the ladder to get out again, waiting for him to drown so she can inherit the money.
Though I still think the reason Love Hina gets compared to Mahoroba is because they're both sort of like stepchildren of Maisson Ikkoku. Which is weird to me because I've never found Maisson Ikkoku that funny, but Mahoroba and Love Hina (the manga) both crack me up.
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|2006-05-04, 19:52
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I meant that Maison Ikkoku was a romance based in an apartment complex. This influences a ton of romantic comedies to be based in similar situations (hot springs, apartments, whatever. Ai Yori Aoshi would be another one.). Love Hina becomes very popular (particularly in the US), ergo people think Mahoraba is similar to Love Hina (because it's the first series of it's type they have seen); however, actually, both Love Hina and Mahoraba are similar to MI.
I definitely did not mean to imply that viewers were thinking both were similar to Maison Ikkoku. I would agree that I think most people haven't seen it. People who have generally wouldn't compare Mahoraba to LH, but both to MI.
Which is also not to say anything about MI itself (I'm not trying to imply that it's better than both or anything). Personally I'm not that fond of MI, but I've never seen all of it either.
And I would definitely agree that the similarities between all three are very superficial, but that's true of most similarities people use in comparisons. Perfect analogies generally don't exist.
There's really only two purposes to making the comparison though (that I can think of). One, ZOMG, this is just a total ripoff of Love Hina. No, in the sense that its a ripoff of anything, it's Maisson Ikkoku (and Love Hina's ripping it off as well). Two, if I liked Love Hina, would I like Mahoroba? To which I answer with a definite maybe. I liked both, but obviously lots of people only like one or the other. It is definitely not the same kind of show though.
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aye.. I refer to Maisson Ikkoku because of its historical place ... but I never enjoyed the series either. I thought the other residents in the inn were pretty unlikeable no matter how far I got into the story and the "he's a pervert" thing was pretty primitive to me at the time. It almost had a 30s american comic kind of "thats not really funny" feel. A lot of people love the series so I'm trying not to knock it --- just wasn't my cup of tea. LH I love because of specific threads and characters in the series... Mahoraba I have almost no complaints about.
Some people are too quick to label .... "o thats a western (gunsmoke, rawhide, Silverado, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood)" or "thats sci-fi (Star Trek, Farscape, Twilight Zone)" and label poorly. So when people toss the word "harem" around or whatever, they're in danger of being discounted (so I try to remember not to over-label ).
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I have no problem with using labels, but I always try to define what I mean by the label. Similarly whenever I rate something, I always try to describe what that means I'm rating it on.
Random Kozue-chan to keep it on topic.
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Now, I know I am not familiar with the discussion at hand, but I just wanted to say something.
Nothing is a ripoff. Each of the 3 series ended differently. And the only connection I see with those 3 is the usage of an apartment. Hey, there are alot of apartments in Japan. In fact, I live in an apartment. I also have a house to stay in, but I choose not to live there because of location (although it's just a couple of kilometers away ). Now I know how apartment life is, your definately bound to run into a neighbor everyday thats for sure. Now don't let me get started on what drives each of these 3 series.
As a fellow creator, I believe each of the creators of said 3 sries definitely didn't want to rip each other off. Take it from me, Mahoraba's greatest fan.
Now, what was it, about a month since you all last heard from me, eh? Well, today was somewhat of a special day for me, and I wanted to see everyone here again. Ok, no more jail jokes guys
Now, I know I haven't been posting lately, but I'll give you a obvious hint where to find me: I'm watching any anime that has cute girls of this current season.
I'm still in Germany, so I'll fire up my blog for some really wild stuff that happened here. Glad to be back again
(and wow, didn't think some people were still mesmerized by my avatar of Kozue-chan washing the tub.... )
|2006-05-08, 12:04
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I don't think anyone meant "rip off" ... which equals plagiarism/theft. Its more of an "homage" or salute to a style or setting that worked. I can certainly see someone saying "I liked XYZ Inn but I don't feel like it worked in some ways, I'm going to write a story that uses elements but changes them in ways that suit my idea better. An inn is just a marvelous place to have people who wouldn't otherwise interact come together. Honey&Clover was novel to us for its college setting, but essentially a college is a glorified inn
Otherwise, you might as well say any science fiction is a "ripoff" of Jules Verne and he ripped off his ancestors. Shakespeare certainly borrowed from his earlier plays and I can think of a couple that were obvious reworks of his own earlier stuff that he may not have been happy with.
People in the 20/21 C. have gotten deluded by large corporation entities about the difference between "standing on the shoulders of giants" and "intellectual property theft" (which has no legal meaning but they'd certainly like it to).
If you can't build on the ideas of the past, you've completely screwed the future because all ideas can be traced to previous ones. Even Einstein's "radical" ideas are clearly derived from existing concepts of his time if you follow the numbers.
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I think Vexx is probably right, the creators looked at one of them and said, "Y'know, I think this would be really neat if instead of having character xx and theme yy, I used character zz to complement theme vv."
|2006-05-15, 04:39
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And here I am Bwahahahaha
I have just one gripe. I hate it when they force me to buy the manga (obviously, I'm not into manga, so I'll never buy it, but I still hate it when they do that) to see THE ending.
Oh well, other than that, I'm seriously consider putting it up in my top 5.
|2006-05-15, 11:36
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We're still trying to figure out why neither the manga nor anime have been licensed yet (especially compared with other comedic romance series that have been). People with *widely* varying tastes in anime seem to like the show.
I'm hoping that once the manga closes out they may consider a second season but I'm not terribly hopeful since it didn't seem to generate the extent of "merchandise" that other shows have. Either that or R1 consumers don't *show* they want something with more quality than boobage by actually buying such....
|2006-05-15, 11:43
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Well, if I were to buy something, it would certainly be Mahoraba over any boob overkill I mean, I'd buy that over KimiNozo any time (didn't like KGNE much, it's a triangle with a typical harem lead at its center who decides something against my better judgment - don't they all? . Only redeeming factor was Haruka and good animation, other than that, I'd have watched something else). And it can be marketed as comedy easily enough. Oh well, hope the manga ends and they make a second season.
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Basically, my marketing strategy would be: "I make something good. If they like, they buy"
And same about licensing. It's a marketing strategy, in this case licensing it would take a great deal of losses money-wise, unless if your like me with that who-cares-about-money type of attitude. Simply, there are only a handful of Mahoraba fans. And I'll say, this handful of us is the good, sensible kind but licensing it would mean it would cater to the few, the proud of us....
It's the same kind of mentality I developed when I figured Kokoro's Library wasn't even close to licensing....that also gave me the idea that licensing it myself wouldn't be a bad idea...I've contacted my local asian TV station regarding this, and they told me I'll need to buy airtime. Of course, I'll also have to own the broadcast rights as well....
But hey, if we're going to try to get Mahoraba licensed....we'll have to do my Kozue-chan brainwashing on a larger scale My first target location would have to be Anime Expo
But hey, I intend to license this series myself. I admitted so during Mahoraba's airing, and my plan suggests that I fund a smaller company like CPM, I for one don't want ADV lol....and so, with that word, back to work lol...
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My attitude towards ADV has not improved with my recent attempts to find out "whats the deal with Yotsuba?"... If it weren't for Azumanga, most of their other titles are not at all interesting to me.
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Okay I'm going to be an inconsiderate idiot but do you guys know that episode where Momono Megumi said "I belong to him and he belongs to me". (referring to his long distance bf) It was a flashback scene and they were on these school tables. Its not the episode 11 Momono/Shiratori episode.
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Damn.. now I'm going to have to rewatch the series to figure out where she said that. .... evil ....
Seriously, I don't even remember that line but it perhaps it was later on.... I only remember one episode where the "schoolroom flashback" occurred.... and that is one hypnotic catlick there....
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On the topic atm.
I don't like both ADV and CPM for some reason. Funimation is so-so and Geneon is a little high on the scale. Bandai does it good (go figure they're a huge company). Right Stuf does great with the translation but the video compression gave me the headaches, the screen was shaky (although I can argue that I may have a bad disc)
So I'd give the torch to Geneon given the quality of the stuff they produce (imho) and since Bandai don't import anything outside Sunrise.
Also, I sincerely don't like the ugly typesetting. Couldn't they do it like how fansubs do it?
Vexx, im sure of that line "i belong to him." Oh crap what episode was that?
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Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka won the easy way, leading a progression of the top men's seeds into the second round on a hot first day at the Australian Open.
The eighth-seeded Wawrinka began the seeds' day out by becoming the first man through to the second round, with David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Richard Gasquet all joining him by the day session's end.
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A New Beginning & Old World Renaissance? Robert Parker to Cease Reviewing California Wine
It's the dawn of a new wine era. Over the weekend, with less fanfare then I expected on the Twitterverse, world renowned wine critic Robert Parker published this to eRobertParker.com subscribers:
I am thrilled to announce that Antonio Galloni will have expanded responsibilities for The Wine Advocate and http://www.eRobertParker.com as of February 1, 2011. I would like to take credit for my powers of persuasion over recent years in trying to convince Antonio of the virtues of covering additional wine regions, but if truth be known, the writing was always on the wall that his enviable talents and passion for this field would ultimately prevail, and the beneficiaries are the world's wine consumers.
According to an article on Vinography and The Wine Cellar Insider Parker will still be involved in special tastings but day to day operations goes over to Antonio.
I can hear the likes of Alice Feiring and Randall Grahm (and many more) breathing a sigh with a hope that the era of big, tannic, extracted, dark color wines will transform into a Renaissance of Old World style, where varietals again have a chance to express themselves. I haven't followed Antonio Galloni, but Alder does reference a belief that he is less focused on 'intense ripeness' as Parker. I will hold that hope close to my heart.
By the way for a great read, and more perspective, I highly recommend Alice's book "The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization" and Randall's "Been Doon So Long."
One can debate the pros and cons of what "Parkerization' has done to the wine industry. Certainly it has helped wine sales immensely for some producers. Perhaps it has evolved the thinking and exposure of wine aficionados. Or one could ask if 'devolved' by so much dependency on a single point of view.
My beef with the Parker phenomenon has been homogenization: the world is full of hundreds of wonderful, unique wine varietals and styles; and when Spanish & Italian vineyards start planting Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, and winemakers change their traditional styles at the coaching of a consultant to achieve a high Parker score, something was lost in the world. Hopefully not forever in some cases.
The world is cyclical if a trend doesn't last long enough, and it 'feels' like the pendulum had started to shift anyway; certainly many of the serious wine aficionados I know have shared this sentiment for awhile; and it seems the consumer interest is slowly awakening as well. The millions of US consumers herd mentality will take quite some time to turn around the Queen Mary – but there is hope.
Today's wine consumer has many more choices for wine information – yes even those dreaded wine bloggers. Brilliant wine writers like Jon Bonné each week write about unique, interesting wines. The communication evolution has changed how consumers learn about and interact with brands, and will continue to do so. Social Media isn't a fad, its migration of communication, just as we progressed from telegraph, to fax, to email. That doesn't mean traditional media is dead; just augmented.
Social Media has pushed most wine writers to the web and to publish blogs, engage on Twitter. Millennials show more interest and consume more wine than any previous American generation. The movement is underway.
I send this to wine consumers, new and old. Open your minds and palates. Try new things:
- Learn to explore more white wines; there is an ocean of complex choices outside of California chardonnay butter bombs.
- Never let one tasting, varietal, experience, AVA or even country jade you. Try again.
- Understand that is ok, and actually can be positive if a red wine isn't so dark light won't pass through it, many red grapes do not naturally produce dark red colors unless extreme intervention or blending is done to accomplish.
- Branch out to new wine types, countries, price points.
- Experiment, read, and ask those with more experience for suggestions. No matter how much you know, there is always someone with deeper experience – one of the many beauties of wine.
Many winemakers today want to simply be a Shepard and let the varietal and the vintage express itself. A Pinot Noir from a Russian River Valley vineyard generally shouldn't be the exact same each year. Learn to embrace and appreciate variation.
Let the new decade of non generic, de-globalization of the New World palate commence.
I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments below.
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PS... Evan_The_Dude??? You wish you were 1/78th of what Devin the Dude is. Maybe 1/18759th...
If anything I thought that if Jeff Foster would have played we would have won this game.
Chris Wilcox would not have had his own conga layup/dunk line going on and someone would have grabbed the rebound.
The fact that 104 year old Foster is this valuable say's two things. 1. He really has become a very good player. 2. We really really really need to be looking for a good backup center as the older Jeff gets the less available he is going to be.
I don't even like Devin the Dude. I just like my screen name because my name is Evan and it happens to rhyme with Devin. Back to basketball though...
You don't like Devin the Dude? Wow, you must not like rap. I enjoy good country, good rock, good rap, good whatever so I'm pretty eclectic in my music selection. I can understand some people not liking Devin the Dude, but if you listen to rap and/or hip hop and you don't like Devin the Dude you have a problem,
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I will add my list of "excuses" for the loss:
1 ) Not having Foster next to Hansbrough made a huge difference. Solo tried to do his best impression...but Foster and Hansbrough has better chemistry and is a better fit together. Foster has more energy, is a WAY better rebounder, defender and scorer then Solo.
2 ) The integration of BRush into the Starting and/or the Goon Squad really affected the chemistry as both the lineups and the Player are getting used to each other.
3 ) Hibbert really kept us in the game. See what confidence does for a Player? I was screaming for everyone to get the ball to him in the 4th QTR cuz he was simply feeling it. As the Pistons announcers were saying...he was commanding a double Team...and is slowly getting to the point where he can be a reliable 1st/2nd scorer.
4 ) I'll attribute our really crappy OT play to lack of energy. The lineup was really tired IMHO...I think that it would have been helpful to switch out McBob and Dunleavy and put in Hansbrough and PG....I even think that putting in AJ for DC would have made a difference.
5 ) Stuckey posting up both AJ and DC....that was truly horrific...I don't even want to go into that. He was simply abusing them in the low post.
For those that complained about the effort....after playing the Heat where we essentially fought our way back and lost in the last 3 minutes of the game....we played the next night, trailed the vast majority of the game on the Road and fought back to tie the game in the 4th QTR to force the game to OT. We lost the game in a pitiful OT....but I just think we ran out of gas at the end. Nothing to be ashamed of.
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I'm a professional DJ that spins mostly hip-hop, rap & r&b (but not limited to that). I'm just simply not a fan of Devin The Dude. Nothin is wrong with me...
Wow. Maybe in a club I might be able to agree with you about not playing DTD but he's in the top 15 of all time hip-hop (or rap) lyricists. I hope you disagree with me, because you would lose all credibility. How good are Dem Franchize Boyz?
There are folks that still want to see him traded. Well, without another big that can back up Hibbert much better than Solo can, say goodbye to the 8th seed. Don't want him re-signed? Better get with Bird about getting another big next season.
Having said all of this, I am thrilled with how Josh has been developing.
Not to make excuses for Collison, but he's actually on his fifth coach in one and a half years. Byron Scott, Jeff Bower, and Monty Williams (Summer League), and then the two coaches here.
Regarding the loss, I couldn't believe this team was within striking distance all night despite playing some really terrible basketball. I mean, some really awful basketball. They win this if Jeff Foster plays despite how poorly they played, simple as that.
Never said I don't play DTD. I play a lot of music that I'm not a fan of because it's not about what I like, it's about what an audience wants to hear. But I'd listen to DTD any day of the week over Dem Franchize Boyz.
Not to hijack the thread or anything, but I've been spinning records for about 12 years now (mostly hip hop), and Devin is not even close to being in the discussion for top 15.
Off the top of my head...
Daddy Kane
G rap
Black Thought
Cube (pre hollywood of course)
Puffy (of course im kidding, devin does have the edge here)
As far as the game goes, i am extremely dissapointed with the loss tonight. Even considering the back to back/tough game the previous night factor, these are the games we need to start winning consistently if we are to "turn the corner" so to speak. Doubly bad headed into the all star break. Woulda been great for the team going into the break to pull out a game like this where they clawed back into it, sent it to ot and got the dub. I think it would have really sent them into a high going into all star weekend.
With that being said, i am still very happy with the direction we are going and the improvement we have all seen the past 10 games. Making the playoffs this year, if we can pull it off, will give our young guys a tiny taste of what its like to play under the bright lights and be a great learning experience for them in my opinion. We have the 20 mil and empty roster spots to play with this upcoming summer, things are generally looking more up than they have in quite some time.
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I'm confused.
What exactly are you disagreeing with me over? I am saying Foster is great, I'm just saying we need to add another big man to help out for exactly cases like this and frankly for when Jeff can't go anymore.
Better to have that person now, in fact another big banger could help extend Jeff's career.
In this game alone I believe Foster not being there was the difference between winning and losing.
Im looking forward to see how they come out after the all star break. This is our first "bump" with Vogel - lets see how they recover
I saw a team that was tired. Flat tired.
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Here is a question for those who saw the games. Dunleavy started the last two games, but was pulled after a few disastrous minutes. Without those disastrous minutes at the beginning of the game, would we have won both games?
I understand that Dunleavy can bring a lot to the offensive effort, including things that do not show up in the stats, when he is "on." But here is the next question, if he is not traded soon, shouldn't we be using him, not as a sixth man, but as an eleventh man, an offensive booster as needed for the back-up squad? He probably would not hurt our defensive effort as badly in that role.
For much of this year people have talked about our biggest need being the PF position, but I think that talk has settled down a bit with the emergence of the McRoberts/Hansbrough combo.
And then you mentioned how we need another back up center, and that's the answer! That's the one position we AREN'T very deep, especially given Foster's age and suspect durability at this point. I would have guessed that he's older than 34, so he may have a few more good years left in him as a back up C, but looking for another quality C would be a good idea right now.
What I don't want to see is Hibbert being forced to carry the load at C all by himself. Draft a C now, or trade for a quality back up, and get deeper along the frontline.
Could you post the "6 mil dollar man's" stats from last season? Same with the 1st 17 games of this season too. It's easy to spend 12.6 mil of someone else's money for a part time employee isn't it?
I will agree Foster has been "contributing this season when he's been able to play". Bird overpaid for Foster's services, and it has cost Herb Simon millions doing so. If Bird re-signs Foster, it had better be for the vets minimum with Foster's age and history of health issues. Otherwise, he's overpaying Foster again.
And yes, the Pacers need another big, not next year but NOW. There is no guarantee Foster won't have another injury, and Solo isn't the answer.
We are talking about next year when foster is gone, the rumors is that teams still want Varejao and they could get him cheap.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
This team needs an upgrade at SG immediately. We just aren't getting any sort of consistency from that position. I'd look to trade both Dunleavy and Rush for a solid SG who can give you points and defend.
The rotation needs to be
New player/ George/ Jones.
Until then move Dunleavy into the second unit to back up Danny at the SF. Minimize his exposure to good players who make him look like the worst Starting SG in the league.


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