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September 15, 2009, 10:46:11 AM »
DBMA has as its mission statement "Walk as a Warrior for all your days" and in this regard, football is something we look to to inform our sense of multiple players operating in 360 contexts, our sense of contact, footwork, and more. My thanks to Chris Gizzi for opening my eyes in this.
By CHARLES SIEBERT
Football, for allof its brute force and ferocity, is a game of guile and gamesmanship. This is especially true today, when the space in which the sport is played has been foreshortened by the size and speed of the athletes playing it, and outcomes are increasingly decided as much by the quality of a team's game plan as they are by the level of play. Football has essentially become hour-long sessions of high-speed, crash-helmet chess, and more fun to watch because of it. Even the biggest and most heavily favored juggernauts can on any given day be suddenly undone by a group of scrappy upstarts with a wealth of passion and a well-wrought stratagem: some riotous, rhythm-ruining array of timely defensive blitzing packages, or a stunningly inventive attack formation such as the new "Wildcat" offense.
The NFL, with its dizzying speeds and hard hittingto say nothing of its preponderance of high-salaried starshas long had a way of tempering the more fanciful, free-wheeling schemes of high school and college ball. And yet all that seemed to change last year, when the then-struggling Miami Dolphins overwhelmed the mighty New England Patriots in game three of the season with a sudden, whirlwind display of Wildcat wizardry. Six times in the course of that game, the Patriots' defenders suddenly found themselves standing opposite an odd-looking offensive alignment. Rather than the traditional front line of a guard, a tackle, and a tight end on either side of the center, the Dolphins now had a guard, two tackles and a tight end all stacked on one side. More disturbing still, standing a few yards behind the center, awaiting the snap in the quarterback's traditional "shotgun" position, were two running backs, the dual run-and-pass threat of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. As for the Dolphins' quarterback, Chad Pennington, he was positioned up on the overstacked side of the line, just outside the tight end, now an entirely misplaced and therefore unknown proposition.
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The Miami Dolphins used the overstacked Wildcat formation against the New England Patriots, Nov. 23, 2008.
.This is the most subversive, the nearly mutinous aspect of the Wildcat, and the very essence of its explosive potential: the way in which it wholly bypasses the quarterback, the traditional pillar and field general of the offense. Among the things that a defense likes to see when an offense lines up opposite them before the start of play is the quarterback at his traditional post, either directly under center or a few yards behind center in the "shotgun." This gives the defense an edge, some would say an 11-on-10 advantage. Because, unless the quarterback is that exceptional dual run-or-pass threat in the mold of Vince Young or Michael Vick, or the 2008 champion University of Florida's Tim Tebow, then a defense can focus less on him and more on the action that he, through either a hand-off or a pass, is about to set in motion.
The most fixed figure in an offense, the middleman, the interlocutor of each play, the quarterback is the guy through whom a defensevia the lean of his body or the direction of his gazeoften gets the best fix on where a play is going. By removing the quarterback from his predictable hand-off, passing-machine role and enfolding him into the larger offensive mix, the Wildcat makes him one more variable for the defense to consider, and thus neutralizes their tacit one-man edge. The Wildcat is, in effect, a classic instance of eliminating the middleman and cutting, or snapping, directly to the chase. That could be a straight run behind a phalanx of blockers, or a hand-off to another back or roving flanker or "wingback," who was set in motion behind the line before the snap. Or it could be just pulling up and passing the ball down field to an open receiver, possibly even to the quarterbacka dizzying array of options that tends to slow a defense down, give them pause.
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George Gipp of Notre Dame, shown here in 1920, was one of the multipurpose wingbacks who gave the early Single-wing formation its name.
.In chess, even in speed chess, one has time to ponder a response to a new formation. In football, even the slightest hesitation equals loss. In fact, before the Patriots' vaunted defense was able to get a read on what was going on around them that day, the Dolphins would score four touchdowns with the Wildcat (three rushing and one on a pass from Brown), abruptly ending the Patriots' 21-game regular-season winning streak with a 38-13 drubbing. Over the next 11 games, the Dolphins went on to average seven yards per play from the "Wildcat" and qualified for the playoffs. They have since acquired West Virginia's multitasking quarterback, Pat White, in the draft, a potentially lethal move that has teams around the league including the Eagles (with the newly acquired Michael Vick), the Baltimore Ravens, the Atlanta Falcons, the New York Jets and even the New England Patriots dreaming up Wildcat packages of their own.
There's something at once sleekly high-tech and decidedly throwback, nearly sandlot, about the Wildcat: an elaborate and well-honed version of that basic backyard-pick-up-game ethos of "let's just get as many of the best players on the field as we can and then wing it." Winging it is, after all, increasingly difficult to do within any organized field of endeavor. But this is especially so within the parameters of a football field. While nuns may not fret their convent's narrow room, as Wordsworth wrote in his famous sonnet about the paradoxically liberating powers of the sonnet form's strictures on the imagination, offensive coordinators are forever scratching about for ways to pry open and fly the confines of a 100-yard gridiron.
In this regard, the Wildcat is an inspired bit of football poetry, affirming as it does that there are still an infinite number of new ways to re-imagine inherently finite spaces. And when one considers the growing number of big, fast, multidimensional, run-and-throw style quarterbacks that high schools and colleges are now churning outto the extent that some pro scouts are lamenting the imminent extinction of the classic drop-back, field-general stylethen the Wildcat formation begins to look less like a passing fancy and more like something permanent.
Still, for all the talk of the Wildcat representing football's future, it is, in fact, a direct derivative (some would say a near carbon copy) of an early offense formation known as the "Single-wing," which might well have faded into extinction if not for a few high school coaches who kept it percolating in their playbooks. One of the game's very first attempts to fly its own inherent confines, the "Single-wing" was the brainchild of the University of Pittsburgh's Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner, the father of modern football, and it was advanced by football inventors like Notre Dame's Knute Rockne, and Warner's protégé at Pitt, Jock Sutherland.
After the ploddingly crushing rugby-like scrums and somewhat oxymoronically named "Flying Wedges" of yore were outlawed, in the interest of safety, back in 1905, Warner took advantage of new rules allowing, among other things, the forward pass and arrived at a scheme that should by now sound familiar: an unbalanced offensive line with a quarterback positioned just behind one of the strong-side tackles, a pair of running backs waiting in the quarterback's shotgun position to take the snap from center, and off beyond the strong-side end, the roving, multipurpose "wingback," who gave the Single-wing its name. The best athletes of their day, wingbacks are now the stuff of football legend: George Gipp of Notre Dame, Michigan's Tom Harmon, Nile Kinnick of Iowa and Western Reserve's Steve Belichick, father of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
The Single-wing would dominate college football right up through the 1940s and then gradually yield to newer formations. As the forward pass and freer substitution rules became ever more prominent in pro offenses of the 1950s and '60s, formations began to accommodate and codify the quarterback's emergent field-general stature, placing him directly under center and the running backs behind him in a "T" or "I" formation. The "T" and the "I" soon morphed into the "Wishbone" and from there into more widely dispersed formations, designed to make use of every inch and angle of football's blank pageoffenses that, in name alone, "Flexbone," "Triple Option," "Veer," and "Spread," suggest the evolution of some huge, flightless bird struggling to free itself from the confines of its own proscribed shell.
College and high school have long been the Petri dishes of football innovation, and it is there that the Wildcat's recent emergence can be traced. In a 1998 article for Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director magazine, a high-school football coach and Yale graduate named Hugh Wyatt wrote of a direct-snap, single-wing style formation that he named the "Wildcat," after the mascot of the school where he coached at the time. Seven years later, Gus Malzahn, the offensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks, implemented a single-wing style package that he'd used successfully coaching high school ball. Conspiring with Razorback running back coach Danny Nutt to get their best players on the field at the same time, he put the multidimensional running back Darren McFadden, now of the Oakland Raiders, in the quarterback position and fellow running back Felix Jones at wingback. The Wildcat was soon spreading like wildfire.
An estimated 80% of high school and college teams are expected to be featuring the formation this season, including, of course, Arkansas, Tulsa (where Gus Malzahn now coaches) and Ole Miss (coached by Danny Nutt's brother Houston), as well as Alabama, Michigan State and Minnesota. And when Gus Malzahn's replacement at Arkansas, David Lee, moved on to become the quarterback coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2008, the Wildcat was soon baring its claws in the prosappearing as a bizarre and uncontainable creature to a stunned New England Patriot defense but wholly recognizable to an astute football historian like Bill Belichick.
"Call it what you want," the Patriots' coach would tell Sports Illustrated after the Patriots-Dolphins game. "But that's single-wing style football."
Corrections & Amplifications: Football star Steve Belichick attended Western Reserve University, a forerunner of today's Case Western Reserve University. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said he played for Case Western Reserve.
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The making of the football itself
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A whole new look!
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oh yeah!
, been a fan since 2009...The Temptations are playing in Ontario on the 15th!
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Englishman chooses football over soccer ;-)
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By GERARD BAKER
I'm a traitor. I may as well come straight out and admit it. I've betrayed my family, my friends, and my country. If Dante were around to update his roll-call of infamy, I'd be right down there in the ninth circle, feeling the heat with Brutus, Cassius and Judas.
The occasion of my sin isn't political or religious. It's much more grievous. I've betrayed my cultural heritage, cut the most binding filial ties, abandoned my national loyalties.
The shameful truth is this. I like football better than soccer.
I realized only recently the depth of my treachery when I found myself actually referring to footballthe game played over here by the big men in spandex with the little oval ballas "football." This alone would be considered a kind of verbal treason to my countrymen.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow carries a British flag onto the field before an Oct. 23 game at London's Wembley Stadium.
.Growing up in England, I played football. I went to football gameswith other football fans dressed in football attire at crumbling, violence-infested football stadiums that hosted teams with names like Charlton Athletic Football Club. (There was, confusingly, rugby football too, commonly called rugby, but I always hated that.)
"American football" (the term was usually enunciated in a sneering tone that dripped with derision, the way you might say "the Italian military") was something very silly, a far-off pastime of which we knew little and cared less, played by softies who apparently needed helmets and padding to protect their delicate frames.
If we ever thought about "American football" at all, we thought about all that protective gear and considered it a source of some pride that the average English football fan was in more physical danger on his way to the toilets (we called them that) at halftime than a roly-poly lineman in a scrimmage.
But I discovered football when I first came to New York in the late 1980s and my prejudices melted away. It was the era of New York Giants greatness and I was hooked instantly: Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, Jeff Hostetler. Yes, I did just say Jeff Hostetler. That should tell you how hooked I was.
I didn't immediately abandon what I slowly came to call soccer. I'd keep in touch with the fortunes of my team, Coventry City (don't ask), every Saturday. But steadily, I lost interest. I'd find myself forgetting some weekends to check out the score on a Saturday in my sweat of anticipation for Sunday. I was drifting apart from family and friends.
There is no more powerful alienation than that of the displaced from his erstwhile peers. Every weekend I call my father back in London. At 91, he's as engaged as ever in eventssporting and otherwise. He wants to know what I think about Liverpool's latest signing. All I want to talk about is the 72-yard touchdown pass Victor Cruz caught from Eli Manning. He thinks Victor Cruz was a 1950s band leader (OK. I thought Victor Cruz was a 1950s band leader till the start of this season).
I'm desperate to find someone among my family or friends to compare notes on the remarkable success of the Houston Texans' third-string quarterback. My uncomprehending friends just shake their heads.
"Why?" they ask. How could you do this to us after all we did for you?
Some might say it's simply, predictably, a man's reaction to his habitat. If you're a sports nut and you move, you'll probably take up whatever's on offer in your new milieu. But that won't do as an explanation.
On that theory, if I moved to Canada I'd like hockey and I can assure you, that's not happening.
It's none of the usual explanations: lots of scoring being better than endless nil-nil drawsI've been to cricket matches in which 1,000 runs were scored and you could hardly call them riveting. It's not the hoopla or the sport-as-family-entertainment thing either which soccer fans accustomed to English hooliganism are supposed to appreciate. (Have you ever been to an Eagles game?)
Baseball fans will have to forgive me here, but the answer, I think, is that football is the quintessential American sport. It's no accident it hasn't really caught on elsewhere (the annual NFL game in London notwithstanding) whereas baseball and basketball have at least a claim to a global following and participation.
In its energy and complexity, football captures the spirit of America better than any other cultural creation on this continent, and I don't mean because it features long breaks in which advertisers get to sell beer and treatments for erectile dysfunction. It sits at the intersection of pioneering aggression and impossibly complex strategic planning. It is a collision of Hobbes and Locke; violent, primal force tempered by the most complex set of rules, regulations, procedures and systems ever conceived in an athletic framework.
Soccer is called the beautiful game. But football is chess, played with real pieces that try to knock each other's brains out. It doesn't get any more beautiful than that
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WSJ: Fran Tarkenton on the Bounty Scandal
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By FRAN TARKENTON
Football is a tough, physical game. It is violent. But there is a line between being violent and being vicious. Former New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams crossed that line when he established a bounty system that rewarded playersnot for tough, clean football plays but for injuring other players.
While coaching the New Orleans defense the last three seasons, Mr. Williams paid bonuses to players for knocking opponents out of the game. The rewards were $1,500 for a knockout, and $1,000 if the player had to be carted off the field. In the playoffs, rewards doubled and tripled.
Following his coach's lead, linebacker Jonathan Vilma offered a $10,000 bounty to any Saints player who could knock Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre out of the NFC Championship Game during the Saints Super Bowl run in the 2009 season.
Former players from Mr. Williams's previous career stops in Washington and Buffalo have come forward to describe similar schemes he ran for those teams, as well.
These bounty systems are despicable.
I played football professionally for 18 years. I played against some of the toughest men imaginable. Mean Joe Greene. Deacon Jones. Bob Lilly. Ray Nitschke. Dick Butkus. Jack Youngblood. And I risked getting hit more than any other quarterback of my day. No one ran more than I didforwards, backwards, and side-to-side.
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.But in those 18 years, I only missed five games due to injury. My opponents wanted to beat me, and they certainly wanted to hit me to achieve that goalbut no one wanted to hurt another player deliberately. For all our competitive fire, and despite that strong desire to destroy our opposition, as professional NFL players we were part of a brotherhood. There was no joy in seeing someone injured on the field of play, even if it gave our team a better chance to win. After all, we wanted to prove that we were the best; and to be the best, you have to beat the bestnot beat the JV.
But with the bounty system run by Mr. Williams, football as a fierce but honorable competition is dropped on its head.
Over the past few days, there have been many current players and NFL analysts saying that this story is no big deal. Every team does this, they say.
That is ridiculous. Bounties are not part of the game in any way.
Since news of this story broke last week, I have talked to dozens of former teammates and opponents. On my Sirius XM radio show Monday night, I talked to the toughest of them all, Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarikwho played every snap on both sides of the ball for the Philadelphia Eagles. The response was unanimous. They did not put bounties on other players, and those who do so are not toughthey are cowards.
Peyton Manning's neck injuries, which kept him out all of last season, may have something to do with a vicious hit during a game against the Washington Redskins when Mr. Williams was coaching there. It was one of the worst hits I have ever seen, as one player tackles him low from the side, before another hits him high head-on, bending him backwards and ripping his helmet off in the process.
During the Saints' Super Bowl run, opposing quarterbacks Kurt Warner and Brett Favre were hit repeatedly. Mr. Warner went flying through the air and was briefly knocked out of the game after one particularly vicious hit. Mr. Favre was hit on almost every play, including many inexcusable late hits coming well after throwing the ball or even handing it off to a running back. That was the last game Mr. Warner ever played.
This is a particularly nightmarish scenario for the NFL in light of the league's concussion problem. For years, the league denied that football hits and concussions had a connection to health problems in former players, but now studies have shown that there are devastating long-term consequences from head trauma.
Football is a violent, dangerous game that leads to terrible injuries even when the players are not deliberately trying to knock one another out of the game. Players, like all people, respond to incentives. When you incentivize them to get opponents carried off the field on a stretcher, they are going to attempt to cause serious injuries.
This opens the NFL up to serious legal consequences and risks a fan backlash. Audiences love hard competition. They do not want to see gang warfare on a football field.
The NFL has to come down hard on this scandal because every team, coach and player needs to get the message that this is not ok. Gregg Williams should never be seen in the NFL again. Others in the Saints organization who knew about the bounties and did not stop them, including General Manager Mickey Loomis and Head Coach Sean Payton, both of whom I like and respect, must also be severely punished. Players who participated should face consequences, and the Saints 2009 Super Bowl championship will be forever tarnished.
These are harsh punishments, but the game of football must purge itself of this heinous blight.
Mr. Tarkenton, an NFL quarterback from 1961-1978, is the chairman and founder of OneMoreCustomer.com.
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Jason Taylors pain
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But he wanted to play. He always wanted to play. So he went to a private room inside the football stadium.
Like a dungeon, he says now. One light bulb swaying back and forth. There was a damp, musty smell. It was like the basement in Pulp Fiction.
The doctors handed him a towel. For his mouth. To keep him from biting his tongue. And to muffle his screaming.
It is the worst ever, he says. By far. All the nerve endings in your feet.
That wasnt the ailment. No, that was the cure. A needle has to go in that foot, and there arent a lot of soft, friendly places for a big needle in a foot. That foot pain is there for a reason, of course. It is your body screaming to your brain for help. A warning. The needle mutes the screaming and the warning.
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Hat tip to Jared Wihongi for this one:
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Football done a bit differently in Italy
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vertical jump of 290 lb lineman
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Football player worthy of headlines
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A smart, smart man:
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Nice find BD, I liked that.
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Quote from: Crafty_Dog on August 01, 2013, 05:33:58 PM
Nice find BD, I liked that.
4.0 GPA and majors in math. Not your "typical" lineman!
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When Is Football No Longer Football?
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Women's football
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Boycotts pending
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Quote from: Crafty_Dog on September 18, 2016, 12:39:38 AM
I am done with the NFL.
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Re: Boycotts pending
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Quote from: G M on September 20, 2016, 12:10:31 PM
Quote from: Crafty_Dog on September 18, 2016, 12:39:38 AM
I am done with the NFL.
I haven't spent a dime on them in six years. The last thing I'll do is give them my money when they're against everything I stand for. Not a chance in hell.
Do not fear going anywhere, nor doing anything. You will die where you are supposed to.
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phoney game jerseys Eli Manning:
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President Trump vs. kneeling players and NFL
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Trump is 100% right here.
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"Trump is 100% right here."
He is allowing his most vocal opponents to define him as pro-American. Not a bad situation for him.
There isn't much left to get excited about in football. Public subsidy helps these people to make 2-32 million per year and they benefit from it by having their brains and knees beaten up. Father of the year Adrian Peterson called it, 'like modern-day slavery'.
Maybe "They are Going to Put Y'all Back in Chains".
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NEW YORK -- Vidal Nuno, who is replacing the injured Ivan Nova in the Yankees' rotation, understands that he is getting a big chance to prove himself.
"It's a big step," said Nuno, who has made just four big league starts. "It's trying to stick, trying to produce and trying to get people out."
The 26-year-old Nuno pitched five scoreless innings against the Rays in St. Petersburg on Sunday, but at that point, it was just a spot start because the Yankees played a doubleheader earlier in the week and didn't want to pitch anyone else on short rest. This time, there's an actual spot in the rotation that has Nuno's name on it.
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Nuno appreciates any opportunity he gets. The 48th-round Draft pick of the Indians in 2009 was never considered a big prospect.
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Gunman dies after shootout with police in RV park
SILVERTON, Ore. - The gunman who was shot by law enforcement during a shootout in a Silverton RV park Monday afternoon has died of his wounds, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said Monday night.
Police say the gunman, who has not yet been identified pending family notifications, wounded one person after he opened fire at the Silver Spur RV Park, located at 12622 Silverton Rd NE, just before 2 p.m.
Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers said the man was armed with a rifle and a handgun. Callers to 911 said the man entered the RV park and began randomly shooting at people and RVs.
Suspect former resident
Terry Glenn, the owner of the RV park, said the suspect was a former resident of the park who had described having delusions that people were trying to harm him.
Tenants began feeling uncomfortable with the man in the park and sought help from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Glenn said.
On Feb. 19, the park learned that the man possessed a firearm and a concealed weapons permit, and then the next day, Glenn said the man threatened to kill people. The man was asked to leave, which he did voluntarily.
The RV park let the sheriff's office know about the weapon, the permit and the threats and asked that the man be evaluated and that his weapons be removed.
Glenn said the man who was wounded by the suspect is a manager at the park.
Authorities describe the exchange of gunfire with the suspect
In a Monday night press release, the sheriff's office described a tense scene when responding deputies arrived and spotted the suspect behind a picnic table on a small hill southwest of the park.
They said the shooter opened fire with his rifle when he saw the deputies. One deputy returned fire.
A few minutes later, troopers from the Oregon State Police arrived and were fired at by the shooter as well, the sheriff's office said. Those troopers also returned fire.
At some point during the exchange of gunfire, the suspect was hit by at least one round fired from police, the sheriff's office said.
The suspect was taken by helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland where he later died, according to the sheriff's office.
Medics took the wounded manager to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition. He is expected to recover, Glenn said.
His name has not been released.
'He was on a mission'
For Rick Norwood, who lives at the RV park, the sound of gunfire, was the first signal that it was time for he and his wife to run. The second signal was seeing the gunman up close.
"He was on a mission. I think he was here to do as much damage as he could," Norwood said. "He came out of another place, I heard him shoot a few more rounds - he came out of there, jumped in his car, went around the corner and pulled up on the bank by the pond and took out his rifle and his pistol and started reloading them again. (Then he) flipped over the picnic table and barricaded himself behind the picnic table."
Norwood said the manager, who works in the office, was hit in the arm.
Originally, it was reported a woman was also injured during the shooting but police later said after interviewing her they found she was not injured but did see what happened.
No deputies or officers were hurt in the shooting, Myers said. The names of the law enforcement personnel involved in the shooting have not yet been released. They were put on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings.
Authorities closed Silverton Road NE during their investigation.
Police have not yet released what type of firearms the suspect used.


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To achieve success, one must understand the importance of never giving up. The opposite of admitting to defeat is hope.
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I've often preached the need for hope in the job search. The goals jobseekers set for themselves are only realized when they maintain hope; because without it, the journey to employment is a long and arduous one.
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When customers tell me of the multiple interviews they've attended and how they're making it to the last round but lose out to another candidate, I don't see that as failures. Rather I look upon those setbacks as opportunities that will eventually come to fruition. You're almost there I will tell them. Don't give up hope. Now it's time to practice your interview skills, I add.
2. Optimism:
Those who are optimistic encourage optimism in others around them. It shows on their continence and is noticeable to everyone evolved in their job search. This includes people with whom they network.
One of my favorite customers was out of work for almost a year, until a week came when she had three job possibilities leading to one offer. She remained optimistic in her job search, sometimes lapsing into self-doubt, but saw the potential of success. How did she know she'd succeed? Because she knew she wouldn't fail.
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This was the case for one of my customers who was out of work for more than a year. Although he had interviews almost every week, he came up short. His persistence coupled with a positive attitude was apparent in the e-mails he sent to update me on his progress. He is now gainfully employed and offers help to my customers.
4. Enthusiasm:
Jobseekers who are enthusiastic walk into a room and light it up. I can tell a jobseeker will shortly find work by the way she embraces the job search, rather than surrender to defeat. It's like a self-fulfilling prophesy. I will conquer this challenge, they say, and so they do.
One of my customers who has a physical disability is enthusiastic and confident in her ability to return to management in her prior industry. I recently met with her to critique her résumé. Prior to the critique she had attended an interview. After the critique she was scheduled for a phone interview. The last I heard, she was granted a second interview for both positions.
Having hope is a combination of the aforementioned traits, optimism, persistence, and enthusiasm. Together, these positive traits contribute to psychological capital, which guides us through the challenges in life. Psychological capital isn't something that can be purchased, but it is something that can be developed through a positive attitude. Many times we've been told to be positive. Never has a greater truth been told.
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Rising leaders such as Bill McKibben, the 350.org founder who was named one of Time's "People Who Mattered" in 2011 — white. Eco-celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo and Daryl Hannah — white. Leaders of the big environmental organizations, such as Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune — also, for the most part, white. (On the other hand, Sierra Club President Allison Chin, who serves on the group's board of directors, is the first person of color to hold the top post in the 120-year-old organization.)
Changing the way the movement speaks to communities of color about environmental issues might prove paramount to engaging people who wouldn't normally characterize themselves as green voters, said Jorge Madrid, a policy fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund.
"[Traditionally] I think the environmental movement wasn't telling the entire story," Madrid said. "They were focusing on issues that I think were in the purview of more well-to-do wealthy folks who have time to worry about wetlands and oceans. Now there's a bigger focus on the public health narrative. This is something that makes it very real for communities of color."


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Two Potato Chowder
My step mom made this soup for us last year when we were visiting. It's very tasty and filling. And, it's easy to whip up! Don't forget the shredded cheese and bacon to sprinkle on top of the soup when you serve it. This will warm you up to the core on these cold and nasty days we've been having!
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Two Potato Chowder
Yield: 6-8
1 Tbsp butter
1 onion chopped
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 medium pototoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 small sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 (14 1/2 oz) can vegetable or chicken broth
2 c milk
3 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
Dash ground cayenne
sliced green onions
cheddar cheese
crumbled bacon
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Add white potatoes, sweet potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
In medium bowl combine 1/2 cup of the milk and flour; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining milk, salt and cayenne until well mixed. Stir into soup; cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until bubbly and thickened, stirring constantly.
To serve, ladle soup into 4 individual soup bowls. Sprinkle each with green onions, cheeese and bacon.
Recipe from my Step Mom
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Oh can't wait to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
I like the idea of adding sweet potatoes! It looks very comforting and hearty for a cold winter day.
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I love that this chowder has sweet potatoes in it! That alone ramps it up to a need-to-try-immediately status.
I made it last night! I didn't have chicken stock, so I used beef stock – still good. The dash of cayenne is great and I loved that it has sweet potatoes! Brought the leftovers for lunch today 🙂 Yummy!
I have never had potato soup with sweet potatoes. It looks awesome! The bacon and cheese on top is definitely a necessity 🙂
Great chowder. I loved the creaminess of it. I added chopped carrots to it, they were a nice addition. I served it vegetarian style, without the bacon on top, and it was still yummy.n
I made this for dinner tonight. The sweet potato is a great addition!


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"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Yes teams can't gameplan for Lance because they have to gameplan for Roy, for Paul, and for West. You can only gameplan for so many players. It shouldn't be surprising that we blow teams out when Lance plays well. Teams rarely beat us when Roy, Paul, and West play like normal. When you have Lance playing well it is just too much for any team. How well Lance plays is rarely a deciding factor in a win or loss, but instead has more affect on the point differential. His play is the difference between winning by 5 and winning by 20, but either way the team lives and dies by Roy, Paul, and West.
My point about the all-star voting is that maybe your opinion isn't in line with what the majority believe. The hype he is getting from the people on this board might not be in line with how people outside of this forum view him, including coaches. He has a lot more going against him being selected, than he has going for him.
BS is not straight talk, what you just said makes no sense. Either he means what he says or he doesn't.
Bird also realizes Simon doesn't have infinite pockets. Every GM would love to have 10 players good enough to make $10 million+, but not doing so does not mean Simon isn't serious about winning a championship. To Simon it isn't just $12 million he is paying Lance, it is $18ish million (depending on how much the tax would be) that he would in essence be paying for Lance.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
I think it's absolutely amazing how much George Hill is undervalued by Pacers fans.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
You a bit over the top here, yes!
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
I hate when guys get over or under valued, it makes anything I say to the contrary seem like I don't absolutely love the guy. I'll just let it play out. To me, alot of what Lance does is ingrained in the structure of his environment. He could easily go the way of obnoxiously good player on a bad team or he could be a loved part of a legend we'll all tell our grandkids about. If I'm Lance its an easy decision, but I have no idea how this will end. I'm happy for him for now. Hopefully this one works out for everyone, but I recognize the potential for that not to happen now.
If he goes to the wrong environment, he could easily turn into Javale McGee like joke who's an And 1 tape that has no substance. If he stays with a group of guys who give him the support and tough love that allow him to put up triple doubles and be a part of a greater 'team' he'll get true respect and tangible accomplishments. My biggest fear is he'll want to be 'the man' and lose sight of what matters in the process. It's another more dangerous fork in the road for Lance this next year, imo. We'll see.
And we should not criticize him for that. He, as do all NBA players, have a limited time to convert their talent into money. Injury can happen any time. If his career lasts long enough, there will be time to chase championships after he's made his money.
Also, the hard truth is . . . The team that makes the biggest offer is the team, of those able to bid, that wants your services the most.
Anyway, the discussion is related to Lance considering the thread. I love George Hill but here's something to keep in mind:
1) Hill makes 8M/yr
2) Rebounds: Lance >> Hill
3) Assists Lance >> Hill
4) Points Lance > Hill
With that said, they score about the same per attempt because Hill shoots the three and free throws better. Hill is a bit better on turnovers per assist too. They are both good defenders.
So, both are really good players but objectively speaking Lance is more valuable than Hill.
Edit: BTW, this is not even factoring in , among other things, the pressure Lance puts on a defense.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
To be fair Hills length at PG probably makes him more important to our defense.
Not sure that's fair to Lance. They're about even defensively. Lance's strength is useful against LeBron James. Chalmers owns Hill. If anything, Lance is more important to our defense.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
IMO, Lance will probably get an offer that we will not be able to match. ESPN and NBA TV hype can make people see more than the substance of a player's performance. Lance is a crowd pleaser and a fun player to watch. Here with the Pacers, Lance can be all these things and maybe even more. At a different team, in a different city(LA/NYC) the temptations may be too much for him to handle. I hope we can make an offer he will take and he stays with us for at least another 4/5 years, but it will surprise me.
One of my favorite quotes from the movies comes from Mr. Miyagi. "Answer only important if ask right question."
Many are constantly providing what they believe to be the appropriate action for the Pacers to take this summer in regards to Lance. So many of us are turning the appropriate action to take into a Lance vs. GHill debate. Earlier it was a Lance vs. Granger debate.
That implies that the question being asked is "Should we keep Lance or should we keep GHill?" or "Should we keep Lance or should we keep Granger?" And you appear to have answered that question according to your wishes.
But, that is not the question that should be asked. The appropriate question(s) should really be "What players do we require next season to result in the strongest possible starting lineup?". Or maybe even "What players do we need to result in the strongest possible roster?".
Now, I'm not saying that answering those questions will not then lead to additional questions. But it seems that many have totally glossed over the importance of "team" and have whittled down the question to the importance of the "individual".
I originally never thought that Lance would have the importance on this team that he has achieved. Heck, early on I even thought that Lance was a mistake that Bird signed for 4 years at a greater than necessary contract level. It turns out that I was wrong on both matters. But that doesn't diminish what GHill has provided for the Pacers. And more importantly, consideration should be given for what the pairing of GHill and Lance provide for the Pacers. Above all else, it is the first time in Pacers history that we have had a pair of very, very good defenders spearheading the defense in the back court.
There are a lot of reasons that Roy Hibbert no longer experiences the foul trouble he did in his first 2-3 years in the league. Obviously experience, verticality and respect from the officials has something to do with it. We can also thank Vogel and his defensive schemes. But just as important as any of these, we can thank GHill and Lance for helping to eat a lot of clock before our opponent is really able to get anything started offensively that begins to go in Roy's direction. Everyone would agree that there is a great degree of synergy in the defensive efforts of the five guys that we choose to start. But breaking that down even further, there is also a great synergy in the combinations of Lance/GHill, GHill/PGeorge and Lance/PGeorge. Risking the possibility of losing any of this synergy would be a huge mistake if there are other viable solutions.
What I'm getting at is that each one of our starters is vitally important to the success of our starting unit. Even though our bench performs much better than last season, my presumption is that our starters contribute far more to our victories than does our bench, based on their 3rd quarter production alone, even if for no other reason. Therefore, I believe our first order of business is to find a way to not lose ANY of our starters this summer.
This means that to maintain overall "team" strength, more importance should probably be placed in keeping our starters together than our bench players. But that is really what TPTB should be striving to achieve. If Lance's value/price continues to rise, obviously there will be additional very difficult questions to answer. But I think the questions then become whether Herb will allow the luxury tax threshold to be minimally succeeded or can the bench be altered in such a way to still be competitive while reducing its salary.
Eventually, if we go through all of these questions and conclude that we can only stay competitive with the upper echelon teams if we retain even a high-priced Lance and maintain our present bench strength, only then should we look to trading another starter for relief to accomplish our goals.
A) Lance really hasnt looked good against James B) thats one matchup and C) man to man defense isnt where Hills length comes into play defending the PG he disrupts passing lanes
Graphic-er said: Its more likely that they will sign Lance and trade George Hill to avoid the luxury tax. You reply with this: I think it's absolutely amazing how much George Hill is undervalued by Pacers fans.
So, really, I find it pretty amazing that you respond to my post as-if you're not right in the middle of debating individual players and favoring one over another.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
If you look at Tyreke Evans' contract (who most would agree is overpaid at 11mil / year), but who is possible the most similar player to Lance in the NBA, I really hope someone doesn't throw a crazy deal at him. Tyreke had a crazy rookie season and has steadily falled off since, but his career numbers are roughly 17/5/5. When you compare that to Lance's numbers this year, he isn't the same scorer as Evans yet (but improving rapidly), but he is a better shooter, passer, rebounder and defender. I think if we got him for 9mil per year it would be a steal.
For 6-8m i'll keep lance, if he wants 10m i rather go after gordon hayward. I mean hayward and pg know eachother from playing in las vegas together, trying to get into the national team. So i dont think chemistry will suffer a lot. Plus hayward has a bigger ceiling than lance. For instance, more athletic, better shooter, about the same as far as bball iq, longer arms (can disrupt what offense is trying to do, take the player hes guarding to mt roy) etc. the only problem i see is, hayward is restricted in free agency. The other option imho is signing marshon brooks, alfaroq aminu and still have money to give to scola. Why u may ask. Long athletic players that fits our defense and can develop into good players in our system. Brooks to me is a good scorer with big wing span. with all the attention on george, brooks could score in bunches. I like aminu a lot, one of the best defense i seen being played at pg came from this guy. And last but not least, we can probably have the 4m to pay scola.
1st option resign lance. 2nd option try for hayward. 3rt sign brooks, alfaroq, and keep scola.
Starting lineup:
Gh, brooks, pg, dw, roy.
Backup lineup:
Cj, S Hill, Aminu, scola, ian.
P.s sorry for my grammar
I stopped right here. I am just going to assume that you are talking about a certain part of their homes, rather than their potential... I am inclined to believe that could potentially be true given the salary difference over their respected time in the NBA to date...
Gordon has nowhere near the ceiling that Lance has... And that is no slight to Gordon, but Lance can potentially be THAT good...
The zeroes will be the same in all offers... It's the digit or 2 digits to the left of those zeroes that will make the difference.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Not really.
They both hold each other below their season averages. Chalmers has a very slight advantage (mainly because he is shooting better due to Miami's superior spacing) but it's pretty far from "owning" him.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Trading Hill should be a last resort, only if trading Copeland wouldn't get rid of the cap space.
If we win a championship, Lance will not be the biggest reason why. That's crazy. We have the Defensive Player of the Year and an MVP candidate. PG and Hibbert would be the biggest reasons, because superstars win championships. If you say Lance is the reason why we would win a championship, then you are saying Lance is this team's MVP. I love Lance, but he's the fourth most important player on the team behind Hibbert, PG, and West.


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Peepolykus Presents THE ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE APPRECIATION SOCIETY at The Traverse Theatre, Now thru Dec 22
The Traverse Theatre Company has teamed up Peepolykus to bring one of Edinburgh's best loved figures, Arthur Conan Doyle, back to life for a seasonal celebration. The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society takes the form of an illustrated lecture about life, death and the afterlife. Ideas of the rational collide with the supernatural and an evening presentation descends into farce, in typical Peepolykus fashion, as John, Javier and Gabriel get to grips with everything from fairies to particle physics.
This riotous show brings leading advocate for spiritualism, Arthur Conan Doyle, face to face with his rationalist creation, Sherlock Holmes, in a show fusing lecture, storytelling and Peepolykus' trademark slapstick comedy, to explore some pretty big ideas.
The play is co-written by long-time collaborators, Steven Canny and John Nicholson, who have previously worked together on Peepolykus shows No Wise Men (co-produced with Everyman and Playhouse, Liverpool) and Spyski (co-produced with Lyric Hamersmith)and Marley Was Dead (BBC Radio 4). John also performs The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society with fellow Peepolykus artistic director, Javier Marzan and Scottish actress Gabriel Quigley.
Her second production for the Traverse will see director Orla O'Loughlin once again joining forces with masters of physical comedy, Peepolykus, following their 2007 hit spoof of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Steven Canny and John Nicholson. The production broke box office records at the West Yorkshire Playhouse before a West End run and thirty international tour dates.
The production features designs by Anthony Lamble, sound design by Fergus O'Hare, and lighting design by Philip Gladwell.
The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society runs from 6 December through 22 December following previews today, 4 December and 5 December. Performances from Tuesday-Saturday are at 7:30PM. Matinees are at 2:30PM on Thursday, December 13, Saturday, December 15, Thursday, December 20, and Saturday December 22.
Preview tickets are £11 (£6 concession), Sunday-Thursday and matinee tickets are £15.50 (£11.50/£6 concession), and Friday and Saturday tickets are £17.50 (£15.50 concession). To purchase tickets, visit www.traverse.co.uk or call +44(0)131 228 1404.
This year's Traverse Christmas show follows the Theatre's 2011 sell-out production about David Hume and Adam Smith, The Tree Of Knowledge by Jo Clifford. The Traverse is delighted to continue in its now four-year tradition of offering an alternative show at Christmas time.
Peepolykus is among the UK's most loved comic theatre companies, who have built a reputation for their unique brand of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and absurd scenarios. Their devised productions include: The Hound of the Baskervilles, No Man's Land, Let the Donkey Go, I am a Coffee, Horses for Courses, Goose Nights and Mind Bender.


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The off-Broadway hit The Temperamentals makes its Houston premiere at the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex (2201 Preston) January 19 and runs through February 11. The play, by Jon Marans, explores the events surrounding the founding of the Mattachine Society, one of the first "gay rights" groups in America (although the Society for Human Rights has it beat by a quarter of a century).
The story centers on Harry Hay (Steve Bullitt), a communist and Progressive Party activist and his lover Rudi Gerneich (Mitchell Greco), a Viennese refuge and costume designer. Set in the early 1950's in Los Angeles, the play is an intimate portrayal of two men who created history and the epic struggle they overcame.
The term "temperamental" is one of those code words from 1950's gay sub-cultures that has fallen by the wayside, but in its heyday describing one's bachelor uncle as "temperamental" had a clear meaning. Hay and Gerneich are joined by other luminaries of the day, played by a cast of four actors in multiple parts (Rob Flebbe, John Dunn, and Jeff Dorman).
The January 19 opening night performance benefits the Houston GLBT Community Center. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased online.


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Don't like the way he talks about Hibbert basically getting away with fouls on every play. But I think it is a good point about how we are built to take down the Heat but struggle against the other contenders (and pretenders)The Fundamentals: How the best defense in the NBA got even better this season
Roy Hibbert anchors Indiana's NBA-best defense and leads the league in blocks (4.6 per game). (Gerald Herbert/AP)
The Pacers have never lacked for boldness under coach Frank Vogel. It comes as little surprise, then, that Indiana would look to improve on what was already the best defense in the league a year ago. The Pacers have gone about building a contender brick by audacious brick, connecting on mid-first-round picks and moderate free-agent signings to devise a roster of uncanny fortitude. They're stable enough to force the issue, and from that forge the means to challenge their supposed superiors.
A bit more astonishing, though, is the degree to which Vogel and his team have succeeded in their defensive goals. After allowing an impressive (and league-leading) 96.6 points per 100 possession last year, the remarkably stingy Pacers have held opponents to a jaw-dropping 91.4 points per 100 through 10 games this season. Even if that margin of improvement is halved by season's end, it would stand as the best single-season improvement by a top-rated defense in NBA.com's database (which dates to the 2000-01 season). Should they somehow maintain their current, incredible success over the full season, the Pacers' mark would also be the best team defensive performance in the database's range, with the 2003-04 Spurs the only team to even come close.
Simply: This would be an unprecedented leap for an elite defense to make, and an astounding one even in the context of Indiana's postseason success. The Pacers' interior coverage was at its most impressive in turning away the likes of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in the Eastern Conference finals, but defending at this level through a drawn-out regular season would be a far broader accomplishment with playoff-relevant stakes.
Indiana's roster was constructed with Miami in mind, as should be the case with any Eastern Conference team aspiring to contend for a title. Where the Pacers separated themselves from the pack was in the execution of that plan, primarily due to the defensive evolution of Roy Hibbert and Paul George. Both have grown into exactly the kind of players Indiana needed to undercut the dribble-driving abuse Miami typically inflicts on its opponents, helping the Pacers become a true postseason foil.
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Disguised in that specific strength, though, was the fact that the Pacers were crushed by the Spurs and Thunder and upstaged by the Nets, Celtics and Clippers last season. Indiana could match up with Miami in a way that few could, but had struggled to impose its will more broadly against many of the league's contending and faux-contending teams. Their recent defensive improvement, should it stick, would help the Pacers handle a wider range of opponents and gain the advantage in a greater variety of playoff matchups.
Knowing whether Indiana's improvement is likely to stick, though, hinges on a fine-toothed understanding of exactly how the Pacers are getting better. Among the factors involved: the combination of sharpened technique and swelling reputation to depress the team's foul rate. Indiana was already a top-10 team last season in keeping opponents off the free throw line, but this season it's risen to the top three. Hibbert is responsible for the biggest individual swing (4.4 fouls per 36 minutes last season to 3.0 this season) and deserves a ton of credit for getting to the right spot earlier, extending vertically as best he can and just obliterating opponents' shots with record-shattering consistency.
Yet as much as anything, Hibbert is now benefiting from the momentum of his burgeoning defensive reputation — an earned asset that often gives him the benefit of the doubt on debatable calls. Where Hibbert was whistled for a foul on a play like this a season ago:
He now plays on through sequences like this one:
Let's not kid ourselves — Hibbert might be the living embodiment of "verticality," but he bumps offensive players with his chest, brings his arms down into a defender's shot and more generally gets away with a level of contact that not all interior defenders are privy to. He's worked to earn that privilege, but it's a privilege nonetheless. Either way, Hibbert's career to this point has been a consistent string of borderline fouls, and the fact that he picks up fewer of them does well for both his ability to stay on the floor and his team's bottom line.
In addition to the stout complementary work of David West, Hibbert is also getting top-notch help from the Pacers' perimeter players, who have done well to recover in time to contest jumpers out of the pick-and-roll. Indiana's scheme uses Hibbert as an arbiter of the paint, a placement that concedes mid-range jumpers to opponents who find room to take them. The Pacers' guards, then, have to make up ground to challenge those opportunities (which the defensive system very much encourages) as best they can. Thus far, they've done so to exceptional effect. Opponents are shooting just 27.8 percent on long two-pointers, according to NBA.com, down from 41.9 percent last season. That year-over-year difference won't be quite so stark once the Pacers build up a bigger sample, but right now Indiana is denying opponents that previous safe haven by way of even scrappier recovery than usual.
None of this, though, should overshadow the most radical change of all within the Pacers' rotation: the emergence of a useful, usable bench. Last season, Vogel had little choice but to incorporate his reserves into the game in bits at a time, lest his team implode. Tyler Hansbrough would share the court with a few starters, then Ian Mahinmi would do the same, then D.J. Augustin and so on. As a result, the Pacers were as reliant on their starters as any team in the league. The starting five ranked as the second-most-used lineup in the NBA last season, and beyond that the Pacers owned three of the 10 most-played four-man lineup combinations as a result of their various permutations. The possibility of fielding a unit of reserves just wasn't feasible; in extremely limited minutes, such groups were a mess on defense and suffered for their lack of shot creation on offense.
This season has been entirely different. A reserve-dominant group composed of one regular starter, Lance Stephenson, and C.J. Watson, Mahinmi, Luis Scola and Orlando has been both very successful and consistently used. Only the two variations of the Pacers' starters (exchanging Watson for George Hill due to injury) have logged more minutes than Indiana's reserve group this season, which has been marked by passable scoring and tremendous defense. There isn't a single exemplary defender in that bunch, but they've built up their coverage in a way befitting the Pacers' ethos. There are so many little things worth appreciating, whether it's Watson (No. 32, defending at the top of the key) denying multiple passes while maintaining good position:
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Moreover, a willingness to make multiple efforts strengthens the reserves' defensive work — an aspect of team coverage that can prove to be an unexpected challenge for some other teams. Watch Scola (No. 4), who's hardly a plus-defender in a general sense, on this play:
First, Scola plays Lance Thomas close on the elbow catch, denying a possible feed to the cutting Brian Roberts. Then, when Thomas gives up the ball, Scola eyes it to see the Pelicans initiating a side pick-and-roll — one that will necessarily involve Mahinmi. By design, Scola picks up Mahinmi's man (Greg Stiemsma) as he rolls into the paint, preventing a quick interior feed and score. Once Scola hands off Stiemsma to a recovering Mahinmi, Scola darts out to the foul line to take away the open jumper from Thomas, sliding over at the last moment to impede Thomas slightly on his way to the rim. That momentary delay gives Mahinmi all the time he needs to rotate over and block Thomas' shot.
That sequence may not be executed to perfection, but it involves the worst defender on the floor for the Pacers effectively stringing together a series of necessary plays. Scola doesn't have to lock any opponent down, or even approximate Hibbert or West; all that's asked is that he not be a complete liability. He's worked to help make the Pacers' reserves more viable in coverage than they were previously.
These are small changes of considerable consequence, especially in light of the fact that Indiana often struggled when incorporating even a single bench player at a time last season. The divide between Augustin and Watson alone is enormous, which in turn gives Vogel better, more diverse lineup options to react as an in-game situation demands. Add in the fact that Hibbert is no longer battling consistent foul trouble, and for perhaps the first time since he took over the Pacers, Vogel's hands aren't tied. That's a powerful thing and could be just the catalyst Indiana's defense needed to vault from great to all-time great.


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Although I can expect a lot of other people blogging about this PPV, I thought i'd try to get in early about what I feel about everything that just happened. Maybe injecting a few lulz here and there along the way too...I know I waffle on about bullshit quite a bit but it is a never boring read.
After WWE waste about $10,000 of pyro and fireworks the card begins with the World Heavyweight triple threat steel cage match.
First out is the champ, D-Bryan. I didn't get why he was out first since he is the champ but maybe WWE thought they'd do it in order of most over or something, I dunno. All I know is Sexual Chocolate and Big Show followed and the match started.
That match was decent, not a big fan of steel cage matches these days, just not my cup of tea. Nothing amazing happened in it. I think they may of messed up the ending a little too. Maybe they didn't but I think Big Show was supposed to pull Bryan back up to the top but fell to win the match. Maybe this was what was meant to happen... Dunno, at least Daniel has more time as champ. Interested to see where this will lead too. Hoping tag team matches left, right and upwards with Teddy involved!
Next was the Divas match. I honestly can't UGH big enough. Look:
I don't have a problem with the Divas division. Honest! It's just I really don't like the Toiletbreak twins, Alicia Fox or Kelly Kelly. They really do little to nothing for me. The match did last longer than it does to make a sandwich, I can vouch for that, which I am happy about because 1 minute matches do nothing and it was great to see Beth back in action. Plus notice Beth doesn't ever win by fucking roll-up pins!
Kane vs Cena.
It was okay too. I can't really complain. I like both these guys and they put on a solid match. Nothing in it that I will remember in a few months time but not the worst match. Both get a shiny gold star.
Poor Ryder though. I remember reading that he could be taking time off to film something for WWE Network but giving a Piledriver to someone who has a 'broken back'? He'd never walk again yet alone wrest--Oh wait. I'm using logic. My bad!
Also quick question. Anyone else see the paramedics and stretcher backstage when Kane was moving Ryder to the ring.
"Hmm! I wonder what is going to happen!" was what I said to my friend whilst I watched it. Amazingly, as if it was planned. They quickly came out help Ryder out, whilst Eve cried after she realised she was still apart of this storyline. Poor lass.
Yeah I don't really care for that storyline. Here is what I think about it in 9,412 wor--Wait! Funkasaurus all up in this funkhouse!
Drew jobbing to the funk man with the What The Funk move. Dunno what I should say here. Especially about Funkasaurus. I fear him way more then when he was in his monster powerhouse gimmick beforehand. I bet Brodus' hates this gimmick as she is probably getting a lot of phone calls these days.
As for Drew. Intrigued as to where this is leading, hopefully he starts winning. I can see him taking Teddy Long out but really dunno what will happen. I like his wrestling ability, not so much his promos. Hopefully he is used better. Having said that, hopefully I win the Lottery this week.
CM Punk vs Ziggles is next!
1 of the mobsters from a John Cena WrestleMania entrance vs an ex-caddie cheerleader!
Does it get any better?!
Probably not. It was a Good match, they work really well with each other, they hide their weaknesses well and have put on a good little feud to start the year off well. Love the spot where Ziggles counters the GTS into the fameasser... Leg Drop Bulldog. Only problem really was Punk nearly beating Ziggler 4 or 5 times. They should've teased Ziggler nearly winning more but I won't complain since I enjoyed this match.
I didn't enjoy it, it was boring and Punk is overrated!
Oh...Mkay. I'm sorry you hate technical wrestling. Whilst I agree that Punk is a little overrated. It is about time someone got really well over like Punk has. Plus he did make summer a lot more interesting than it would've been.
Maybe stop having stupidly high expectations and enjoy what WWE give you? There's always TNA or ROH.
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I'm sorry Random-Guy-Who-Isn't-Me-Because-The-Text-Is-In-Italics. How about a hug? Everyone loves hugs. In fact hugs all round! Leave a comment saying you want a hug and I'll give you 1!
I should probably actually talk about the Rumble now really shouldn't I? My bad.
Well The Miz starts it all off. Good choice of words by Miz although he messes up once. But then! From a distance! It's A-Ry! Will this be his time?! Can he main event WrestleMania?! Will this be his yea--Oh Miz eliminated him already...Wow Alex, you must've really pissed someone off backstage.
Just Gunna get (GOT!) this off my chest. I've read quite a peoples opinions of what they thought of this Rumble on the forums.
A lot of people loved it. A lot of people hated it. But basically, you're both right.
The positives to this Rumble were great! Ricardo coming out and being hilarous, Santinos Kobra vs Foleys Socko and Kofi surviving by doing a handstand.
All great spots I thought. The negatives were bad. Such as having Cole in the Rumble, I understand why they would have him in but you could have someone else instead in the rumble. A bit of a lacking in the surprise entrants though. Road Dogg was great to see but Jim Duggan did nothing for me. I was more shocked an Uso was finally in the Rumble than Jim. Great to see a returning Kharma too but disappointing that Kanes consecutive Rumble appearances has ended and they didn't let Christian return.
Overall, in 1 word this years Rumble was...meh. Good returns and spots, glad they're giving younger talents positions instead of people like Nash.
Good forbid they push younger talent!
My biggest problem is probably the ending. Sheamus winning to beat Y2J.
I like Sheamus, I really do. But not enough to want him to be in the main event of Mania.
You mean to tell me Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan could be a match at WrestleMania 28 when it was cut off from the previous year? Or the other match being Sheamus vs Punk. I'd rather watch Y2J against Punk or Bryan personally.
Also! No Jimmy Wang Yang! What da Hayull!
I shouldn't really complain. I really didn't enjoy 2010 or 2011s Royal Rumble. 2010s never got started cause of Punks opening and Shawn eliminating everyone and by the time Edge returned there were only 6 left including him. 2011s got Nexus'd and Cena/Hornswoggle'd and only built up around the end. So it was quite an improvement but this years ending felt like it left a sour taste if i'm honest. Hopefully the Mania card won't continue to suck (Yeah I went there Rocky marks!) and will have good matches.
Well that's my take on this years Rumble. 6/10 rating in all honesty. Nothing bad but nothing great. Tell me what you guys thought and comment if you want that hug. Hopefully you enjoyed this blog of mine and will continue to read my blogs.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Right-hander Kevin Correia made his first start on Thursday since heading home to San Diego to attend the birth of his third child, a boy named Benjamin, with his wife Diana.
Correia gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits over 2 1/3 innings in the Twins' 12-5 loss to the Red Sox. He said the layoff in between starts -- his last outing came on Feb. 27 against the Phillies before flying home after that game -- didn't have any bearing on his outing.
"I feel like I was stronger than I was last time out there," said Correia, who returned to Twins camp on Sunday and threw a bullpen session on Monday. "I don't think having a few days off really affected me at all."
Correia also wasn't helped by his defense, as Joe Benson lost a fly ball in the sun with two outs in the second inning. It was ruled as an RBI double by Drew Sutton. Correia also made a throwing error in the first inning that led to an unearned run scoring.
Overall, Correia came away mostly pleased with his outing and said he's not worried about his 6.75 ERA so far in three Grapefruit League outings. He had a 7.71 ERA in Spring Training with the Pirates last year before posting a 4.54 ERA during the regular season.
"I think by the end of spring I'll have that extra two to three inches of command that'll be the difference between giving up a hit to somebody and getting them out," Correia said. "That's what you hope, but everything feels pretty good. Every time out there you want to have a good outing, but I've learned to not let it affect me at all."
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