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Chevrolet is an iconic American brand, and has been an integral part of Lowriding since day one. Harley Davidson is another American iconic brand, which in recent years has become quite popular within the Lowrider culture. It is not uncommon to find both of these brands represented side by side at both major and regional car shows. A number of car clubs also have chapters dedicated to the two-wheeled customs. In fact, many owners build their Harleys to match their four wheel rides. This is especially prevalent in the Bomb community, as there are a number of enthusiasts that not only own a Bomb, but also own a Harley, which has been accessorized and outfitted just like their Bomb.
Moreno Valley, California resident, Frank Ochoa, fits the description of one of these "double barrel" enthusiasts, as he owns both a Bomb and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Frank bought his 2002 Harley Davidson Road King right off of the dealer lot at Laidlaw's in Baldwin Park, California. He went right to work on personalizing the Harley to his taste. Frank added just about every chrome accent piece that Laidlaw's offered, as well as other chrome parts from motorcycle parts manufacturer Kuryakyn. From there, Frank added Carlini brand "Ape Hanger" handlebars, mated to 2-inch Carlini handlebar risers. Headwinds headlight ring and LED lights light up the road for Frank on those nighttime rides. He also added Lindby Custom crash bars to the Harley, to not only protect the motorcycle in the event of a crash, but to dress it up as well.
Frank left the Harley Davidson power plant alone, but added a Kuryakyn Air Cleaner Set-up, and finished it off with a dual exhaust set-up from Sampson, which features fishtail exhaust tips. The rolling stock on the Road King has also been upgraded by Frank. A Drag Specialties 21-inch eight-spoke front wheel and a 16-inch 40-spoke rear wheels were added and paired up with Avon Venom tires. Fineline Cycles in Baldwin Park, California installed the rear air bag set up to keep Frank comfortable, and to also make the Harley lay low when parked.
After a couple of long road trips, Frank decided to freshen up the stock paint. Mike Toupin from Bob's Auto Body in Whittier, California re-sprayed the stock Luxury Rich Red PPG on all the of the body panels. Frank then had Dennis Jones of Jones Lettering in Whittier, California stripe the Road King in Gold leaf. Magana's Upholstery in Moreno Valley, California refurbished the seat in Tan material, while Joe from Joe's Polishing in Whittier, California re-chromed some pieces on the motorcycle, to complete the refresh of the Road King.
Even though Frank has spent quite a bit of time and money on the Harley, it's no "trailer queen." Frank rides the motorcycle quite often, and has even ridden it to the legendary biker meeting ground of Sturgis, South Dakota. That's a 3-day trip from Southern California, which adds up to 2400 miles. Frank has also ridden it up to Washington State, via the California Coast and Pacific Coast Highway. The motorcycle had served Frank well, and it was time for him to start another project.
Growing up in Pico Rivera, California, Frank was introduced to Lowriding by his older brother Tony, and some of his close friends. Although he was interested in Lowriding, it wasn't until about 7 years ago that he decided to dive in headfirst, and look for his first Bomb.
Frank was on EBAY looking at cars, when he saw a 1953 Chevy Bel Air hard top. The car was in Oregon, but that did not deter Frank from reaching out and talking to the seller. After the phone call, Frank felt so good that he hit the "Buy It Now" button. The seller happened to be in town a few days later, and met Frank at his home to complete the paperwork for the transaction. A couple of weeks later, a truck pulled up and off- loaded his purchase.
Just like the Harley, Frank immediately went to work, sourcing parts and freshening up the Bel Air. Once again, he had Bob's Auto Body in Whittier, California work their magic and spray the '53 with the original Sun Gold Yellow and India Ivory White color scheme on the exterior. The firewall and the inner fenders were also repainted.
The engine was in need of a rebuild, so Frank had his friend, German "Pelon" Medrano, rebuild the stock 235 cubic inch Chevy motor, and also had him porcelain-coat the headers and intake. Boston Transmissions in Pico Rivera, California rebuilt the automatic power glide transmission, to ensure smooth shifting. Joe Epstein, from Epstein's Mufflers in Montebello, California added dual straight pipe exhaust to finish out the mechanical updates.
The Bel Air also needed to have the right stance when it was parked, so Frank contacted Eric Toyoshiba from Advanced Design Fabrication in Whittier, California, to add front and rear air bags. The original 1953 Chevy hub caps were sourced and installed on the powder coated India Ivory stock rims, which are paired with Coker 560 series tires.
The interior was in great condition, so Frank updated the in-car entertainment to house more modern components. Andy and his crew from Meno's Stereo in Moreno Valley, California added a variety of Alpine components. An Alpine head unit and CD changer are now in the dash, and an Alpine amplifier and speaker combo is installed throughout the car's interior.
We all know that when building a car, one of the biggest parts of the process is to hunt for those rare accessories and NOS parts. Frank scoured the Internet and car swap meets to find the correct accessories for the '53. He came up on a cache of NOS parts, including a Hood Bird, Gas Cap, Vanity Mirror, and the super rare one-piece window vent shades!
Once the car was roadworthy and show ready, Frank joined Southern California's Bomb Club, and started to attend shows throughout the area. He has done well with the car and took first in his class at Old Memories CC Olvera Street car show. The Bel Air did very well at the annual Route 66 three-day car show, where out of 1600 vehicles, it was awarded one of 45 plaques that were given out.
Frank would like to thank his wife, Teri, and his son, Gabriel, for their love, support, and understanding. He would also like to thank Pelon, Compa Mike, Lomo, Johnny, Rocky, and all of his Bomb Club brothers for their advice and support. We would like to thank Frank for allowing us to feature his two, and four-wheeled customs, in the pages of Lowrider Magazine.


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PETER Kildemand admitted he was left feeling a little empty despite making the final in his Grand Prix debut in Copenhagen on Saturday.
The Dane was handed the wild card at PARKEN, having previously been a track reserve and, after notching 12 points in his qualifying heats and winning his semi-final, found himself in the last four.
Kildemand was the victim of a tough first corner involving eventual winner Niels-Kristian Iversen and Swindon skipper Troy Batchelor, who finished second, and was squeezed out to finish at the back behind Greg Hancock despite trying every line to pass the American.
While he had to watch on as the champagne flew during the podium celebrations, Kildemand was proud of all he achieved despite admitting to feeling slightly disappointed.
"I'm really pleased with it but it's a little bit of an empty feeling to come away from the meeting without running a last all night until the final," he said.
"I gambled a bit and took gate four with my second pick but it didn't really work out for me although I did make a good jump and got away well.
"It was a tough first corner but I thought I could make it with gate four and I did what I thought I would. Niels took my line in the first corner and that was it but it was great to be in the final.
"It feels really good and I couldn't really ask for any more to be honest. One of my goals was to get to the semis but then I got there and got to the final.
"It was so cool to ride in PARKEN and it's a shame we won't be riding there anymore, but it's good for Danish speedway that Niels won it."
Kildemand was also pleased to see Swindon teammate Batchelor perform so well in Denmark, as he picked up 20 points, and is looking forward to linking up with the Aussie in team action at Wolverhampton tonight.
"Troy was on it and it was good for Swindon," he said.
"I'm looking forward to riding at Wolverhampton and we did okay there before, so I think we can do it."
Kildemand's night began in the best possible way as he jumped out the start in heat one, only to see the race pulled back as Freddie Lindgren hit the deck in turn one. It didn't effect the Robins number one though as he repeated his gating heroics to win the re-run.
Having been drawn out number one, Kildemand was first out after every grading break and met Batchelor in the pair's second outing. As was the case all night, Batchelor made a stunning gate and Kildemand couldn't catch him, although he did beat Andreas Jonsson and Tai Woffinden to complete a Robins 5-1.
The Dane was out in white, the least successful gate, in heat nine and was soon eating dirt after slipping off before the pack made turn one. However, he was given a second chance and managed second behind Krzysztof Kasprzak which was almost enough to secure his semi-final spot.
A stunning cut between Michael Jepsen Jensen and Jarek Hampel was enough for Kildemand to secure his passage from heat 13, before he rounded off his qualifying rides with a second behind Hancock in heat 17.
From there, Kildemand had the first choice of gate in the second semi-final and won from the gate off red, before opting for the outside in the final. Despite making the gate, he couldn't get around Iversen and eventually fell into a tussle with Hancock which didn't go his way.


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OAKLEY — Hundreds of Oakley households already belong to virtual neighborhoods, and now City Hall is adopting this new way of sharing its news.
The city recently came out with an enthusiastic endorsement of Nextdoor, the first private social network for neighborhoods in the country.
The concept is simple: Bring residents together online by giving them a free website where only those who live in their immediate area can see and exchange information. This 21st-century version of neighbors chatting over the fence offers an easy way for people to find out about that burglary around the corner, organize a block party, advertise a garage sale, share recommendations of local businesses or issue an all-points bulletin for a wayward pet.
Established in 2010 by venture capitalists, Nextdoor is a privately funded San Francisco company whose goal is to foster more tightly knit, safer communities.
The startup launched its website in October 2011, and it is now used by 8,573 online neighborhood groups in all 50 states.
The restricted access to each neighborhood's site is one reason that Nextdoor appeals to Councilman Randy Pope, who in August took the lead encouraging others in his Laurel Crest subdivision to sign up.
He wasn't an instant convert, however.
Pope had heard of Nextdoor at a conference well over a year ago but initially was skeptical.
"I was kind of like, 'What's their angle? What are they trying to sell? What's it going to cost?' " he said.
But Pope's interest was rekindled after he saw some TV and print coverage about how some Oakland neighborhoods were using the service.
These days, he serves as an informal conduit of City Hall news in his Nextdoor neighborhood, which has grown to 45 members. Pope posts reminders of council and other local government meetings, as well as city-sponsored events such as composting workshops.
He also used the forum to share crime prevention tips after burglars broke into his in-laws' home, and over the holidays he and his neighbors compared notes on where to see the best Christmas light displays.
Unlike other popular social media tools, he considers Nextdoor a way to lay the groundwork for eventually meeting neighbors face to face.
"It creates the environment for meeting people you wouldn't have otherwise met," Pope said, noting that he hopes to organize a block party through the site once the weather gets warmer.
Residents elsewhere have jumped on board as well: Of the 43 prospective neighborhoods that Nextdoor has identified on a map of Oakley, 12 have established an online presence and boast memberships ranging from 112 households to 439, according to a Nextdoor spokeswoman.
And now the city of Oakley has struck an agreement with Nextdoor that will allow it to post news on some or all of these neighborhood websites.
Unlike those who actually live in those parts of town, however, city officials won't be able to read what residents are writing in the forums.
"I think it makes people (feel) more free to share stuff when they don't think that local government is going to take offense to it," Pope said.
The only time there will be two-way conversation is when a resident responds directly to a city post, an exchange that's visible to everyone.
Contact Rowena Coetsee at 925-779-7141. Follow her at Twitter.com/RowenaCoetsee.
First go to www.nextdoor.com and enter your address to see if there's already a website for your neighborhood. If not, you can sign up to start one.
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Method One
Every student has a private document library located within their profile pages. Here you can place your documents for your various pages or just house downloadable documents.
From the home page of MyCollege (which can be accessed easily by clicking on the "My College.SunyBroome.edu" logo on the left top corner of the screen), click on the my communities symbol. On the scroll down menu, select MyCommunity and then select My E-Portfolio.
Hover your mouse over My E-Portfolio and select the drop-down option Briefcase (see first image below). The first application, entitled Document Library, is your private document storage center (see second image below).
Method Two
The second method to finding your private image gallery is by clicking Menu on the right-side of the top menu and selecting the drop-down Control Panel (see first image below). On the far left, click Document Library and the right portion of your screen will display your document library (see second image below).
How do I Create Document Library?
To place an image gallery on your page, follow the instructions found at {How Do I Set Up an Application?}
Like any other app, you can set up the look and feel of this application (see {Look and Feel}) and edit the permissions for this app (see {How Do I Set up Permission?}).
Unlike Image galleries, students cannot place Document Libraries on their pages. However, they can deploy Document Library Display applications. The default setting of a Document Library Display is that anyone can see your documents if the application has been placed on a public page.
If you would like a private library display, you will want to edit your permissions. You could also edit your permissions so certain groups could upload documents, etc. Or you could fine-tune your Document Library Display so that certain folders are hidden.
Creating a Folder
You can create a document folder by click Add Folder (see first image below). This will take you a screen where you can input a name and description for your folder, decide whether the folder is public or private and configure your folder further (see second image below). Click Save to save your new folder or Cancel to cancel it.
To create a subfolder, click inside your folder and select Add Subfolder.
Uploading A Document
To upload a document, you first have to have a folder created (see above). Select the folder and click Add Document. Inside the add document screen (see image below), you can select Browse to search your computer for the desired document. Once you have located it, click on it and then select Open.
If you would like you can add a name, description, tags and set permissions but none of these are requirements. Click Save to save your new document or Cancel to cancel it. After selecting one of these last two options, you will be sent back to your folder.
Editing A Document
To edit a document, locate it and click on Actions to the far right of the document and then Edit (see image below).
This will bring up a screen very similar to the add document screen but with this additional information: what version of this document it is, how large it is, how many times the document has been downloaded and the document's URL. You can also move the document to a different folder in this screen.
Click Save to save the changes to your document Cancel to cancel the alterations.
Deleting a Document
To delete a document, locate it and and click on Actions to the far right of the document and then Delete (see image below). A pop-up will ask you if you truly want to delete the document. Click Cancel or OK to delete the image.
My Documents
To see all of your documents (regardless of what folders they are in) click on the My Documents tab.
Recent Documents
To only view the documents that you've recently uploaded, click the Recent Images tab (see image above).
Navigating Help
If you would like more information on how to use these screens, look at {How Do I Find and View My Images?} because the set-up of the Image Gallery application is very similar to that of the Document Library application.


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2012 Gallery of Fluid Motion
The Division of Fluid Dynamics exists for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the physics of fluids with special emphasis on the dynamical theories of the liquid, plastic and gaseous states of matter under all conditions of temperature and pressure. Every year, the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics hosts a physical Gallery of Fluid Motion at its annual meeting — a room where stunning graphics and videos from computational or experimental studies showing flow phenomena are displayed.
A panel of referees selects the most outstanding entries based on artistic content, originality, and their ability to convey information. The 65th Annual Meeting Image Gallery archives a subset of these images and videos on the APS DFD website. Outstanding entries are honored during the Meeting, placed on display at the Annual APS 2013 March Meeting, and published in the annual "Gallery of Fluid Motion" in the September 2013 issue of the American Institute of Physics' journal, Physics of Fluids. Past winners are also published in the Physics of Fluids.
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In conjunction with the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 18-20, 2012, San Diego, California), a subset of these images and videos is archived on the APS DFD website.
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Rinsing Flow Image of Water
A jet of dyed water (white) rinses a diluted solution of polyacrylamide (PAM) (blue) off of a surface.
Clapping Wet Hands
Inspired by children clapping their wet hands, the authors of this snapshot capture the smooth sheet of liquid created by the rapid compression of two plates, shortly before that sheet breaks down due to instabilities.
Observation of a Star-Shaped Surface Gravity Wave
Vertical vibrations to a fluid in a container create standing waves that alternate in appearance between a pentagon and a five-pointed star.
Stretched Coiling Instability
A coiling stream of honey stretches and deforms as it traverses the water in a crystal goblet.
Water From A Yard Faucet
Scientists use water sheets to create a new, simple water feature for yard displays.
Plethora of Vortices in the Wake of a Dual-Step Cylinder
The orange in these images depicts the vortices created by water flowing over a circular cylinder with two step changes in diameter.
Impact Dynamics of Binary Droplet Collision
This snapshot from a high-fidelity simulation shows what happens moments after a head-on collision between two water droplets.
Images of Thermomagnetic Convection Patterns
Convection patterns appear when a fluid that responds to magnetization is placed in a magnetic field and is heated from one side.
Pair of Counter-Rotating Vortices in Ground Effect
The interaction of a pair of wavy, counter-rotating vortices with a wall, and the subsequent generation of secondary vorticity, are shown in these images at two different times during their evolution.
A Rising Bubble Ring
This multiple-exposure photograph shows a single bubble ring rising to the top of a water tank.
Causing a Stir: Cilia-Driven Flow Landscapes on a Coral Surface
In this composite image, the tracks of fluorescent beads reveal the complex cilia-driven flow between Pocillopora damicornis coral polyps.


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Chido's Blend
Turning coffee pulp into mushrooms, creating livelihoods for young women that otherwise wouldn't have a chance? That's what I call good coffee.
Chido Govero, author of The Future of Hope, took her tragic and compelling personal story and turned it into a tool to help other young women in otherwise hopeless situations.
Dear Friends,
In spite of neglect and hardships … look what we succeeded in doing! The project of converting pulp to protein started in 1995 and now we are taking this to new levels of empowerment.
Thanks to the creative ideas of ST Chang from Hong Kong, and the hard labor on the science by Carmenza Jaramillo in Colombia, we are now entering a new phase.
The export of coffee from Zimbabwe, after years of boycotts and problems is now made possible thanks to the initiatives of Chido, our orphan girl who learned how to convert biomass waste into edible mushrooms using local biodiversity. Each farmer in Zimbabwe who is part of the new coffee blend has to commit to organize training for girls at risk, using the waste from the coffee farm.
This means that the export of a cash crop is providing food security, and when the girls have food security, the abuse of young girls and women is gone. Would you please have a look at this website: get coffee, get Chido's book (for free) and let us celebrate the first container of coffee leaving Zimbabwe generating jobs!
If you like coffee … this is a great way forward.
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It's normal to feel anxious from time to time, especially if your life is stressful. However, excessive, ongoing anxiety and worry that interfere with day-to-day activities may be a sign of generalized anxiety disorder.
It's possible to develop generalized anxiety disorder as a child or an adult. Generalized anxiety disorder has symptoms that are similar to panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other types of anxiety, but they're all different conditions.
Living with generalized anxiety disorder can be a long-term challenge. In many cases, it occurs along with other anxiety or mood disorders. In most cases, generalized anxiety disorder improves with medications or talk therapy (psychotherapy). Making lifestyle changes, learning coping skills and using relaxation techniques also can help.
Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms can vary. They may include:
Physical signs and symptoms may include:
There may be times when your worries don't completely consume you, but you still feel anxious even when there's no apparent reason. For example, you may feel intense worry about your safety or that of your loved ones, or you may have a general sense that something bad is about to happen.
Your anxiety, worry or physical symptoms cause you significant distress in social, work or other areas of your life. Worries can shift from one concern to another and may change with time and age.
In addition to the symptoms above, children and teenagers who have generalized anxiety disorder may have excessive worries about:
A child or teen with generalized anxiety disorder may also:
Some anxiety is normal, but see your doctor if:
Your worries are unlikely to simply go away on their own, and they may actually get worse over time. Try to seek professional help before your anxiety becomes severe — it may be easier to treat early on.
As with many mental health conditions, the exact cause of generalized anxiety disorder isn't fully understood, but it may include genetics as well as other risk factors.
These factors may increase the risk of developing generalized anxiety disorder:
Having generalized anxiety disorder does more than just make you worry. It can:
Generalized anxiety disorder can also lead to or worsen other mental and physical health conditions, such as:
You may start by seeing your family doctor. However, you may need to see a psychiatrist or psychologist if you have severe anxiety or if you also have another mental health condition, such as depression.
To prepare for your appointment, make a list of:
Some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask questions at any time during your appointment.
Being ready to answer questions from your doctor may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Some questions the doctor may ask include:
To help diagnose generalized anxiety disorder, your health provider may:
Many experts use the criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association, to diagnose mental conditions. This manual is also used by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.
DSM-5 criteria for generalized anxiety disorder include:
Generalized anxiety disorder often occurs along with other mental health problems, which can make diagnosis and treatment more challenging. Some disorders that commonly occur with generalized anxiety disorder include:
The two main treatments for generalized anxiety disorder are psychotherapy and medications. You may benefit most from a combination of the two. It may take some trial and error to discover which treatments work best for you.
Also known as talk therapy or psychological counseling, psychotherapy involves working with a therapist to reduce your anxiety symptoms. It can be an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective forms of psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Generally a short-term treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on teaching you specific skills to gradually return to the activities you've avoided because of anxiety. Through this process, your symptoms improve as you build on your initial success.
Several types of medications are used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, including those below. Talk with your doctor about benefits, risks and possible side effects.
While most people with anxiety disorders need psychotherapy or medications to get anxiety under control, lifestyle changes also can make a difference. Here's what you can do:
Some people are interested in trying alternative medicine (a nonconventional approach instead of conventional medicine) or complementary medicine (a nonconventional approach used along with conventional medicine).
Several herbal remedies have been studied as a treatment for anxiety, such as those listed below, but more research is needed to fully understand the risks and benefits. Here's what researchers know — and don't know:
Before taking herbal remedies or supplements, talk to your doctor to make sure they're safe for you and won't interact with any medications you take.
To cope with generalized anxiety disorder, here's what you can do:
There's no way to predict for certain what will cause someone to develop generalized anxiety disorder, but you can take steps to reduce the impact of symptoms if you experience anxiety:
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Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray reached an agreement in court Wednesday that allowed him to plead not guilty for charges stemming from a July 4 jet ski incident.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Bray, the Vols' starting quarterback, was observed by an officer with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency "hot dogging" with another jet ski on a local lake. With a female passenger, Bray was "almost like playing chicken" on the jet ski, officer Dewayne Williams told the newspaper.
The second jet ski tipped over and the unidentified riders fell into the water. At that point, Williams said, Bray sped around them and sprayed them with water. "He was almost on top of them," Williams told the News Sentinel.
Bray was charged with a Class A misdemeanor for reckless operation of a personal watercraft, and a Class C misdemeanor for failure to have a boating education certificate. The Class A charge carries a maximum penalty of a $2,500 fine and six months in jail.
The paper reports that Bray must either make three public appearances at schools where he will promote boater safety or take part in a public service television commercial on the same subject. He has no boating rights for a year and must take a boating training course and pay court costs. If he complies, the charges will be expunged from his record Feb. 13, 2013.
Last month Bray was investigated for throwing beer bottles and golf balls from his apartment balcony onto a parked vehicle. He agreed to pay for the damages to the vehicle. He described it as a "real stupid decision."
After the beer bottle incident, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, who'd previously praised his quarterback for his leadership, expressed disappointment.
"He's made some progress in a lot of areas, but that's just silly behavior," Dooley told The Tennessean. "Any time we get a little negative publicity for our program, we take it seriously."
At SEC Media Day, Dooley said Bray had experienced a "lifestyle change."
"You have to live as the quarterback at Tennessee," Dooley said. "If your lifestyle is not reflecting that, then it's going to be hard to out and perform to your best."


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RAIL users have reacted angrily to the announcement that fares are set to rise another 3.5 percent next year.
Commuters said prices were not representative of the service they are being provided with.
The number has been determined by adding one percent to the retail prices index which stood at 2.5 percent for July.
Peter Radford, leader of the Chelmsford Commuters and Rail Travellers group, said no benefit has come as a result of the fare increases.
He said: "We suffer a shoddy service for a variety of reasons, and despite the increase we're getting no investment in the system.
"There's no justification from the point of view of it going up as much as 3.5 percent. If they could justify the increase with improvements to services, people might be less upset."
The hike means train prices have up by nearly a quarter since the coalition came to power in 2010, while wages have risen by only 6.9 percent.
This year the government capped rail prices so that they were in line with inflation. It's not known yet whether they will do same this time around.
Chelmsford's Tory MP Simon Burns said he will call on Chancellor George Osborne to make sure the cap is brought in once again.
He said: "I will be pressing him to take this course of action to help commuters in Chelmsford who are reliant on the railways to get to work.'


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Silly Brit: WWE 50 Greatest Finishers DVD Review
by, 09-02-2012 at 02:27 PM (6294 Views)
Hey there!
Apologies for the lack of blog or general activity, I was making my way back from Tulsa, Oklahoma on a long holiday back to sunny old England and then back off to Devon! Been busy but I'm here. And rather angry it might be said.
WWE released the kinda-anticipated 'WWE 50 Greatest Finishing Moves' DVD: a collection of the best finishers, as voted for by the technical crew and those currently involved with WWE. So, instantly, you know that the Sharpshooter won't be top. That's fair enough, but Vince blew his lid at the last 'rating' DVD produced (Top 50 Superstars of All Time) as it wasn't supposed to be a rating DVD at all. But the problems that are created by the release are almost its sole intention: it isn't really to celebrate the greatest, its purpose is to create debate about visual effect vs technical skill. Which is better: submission or power? Everyone has their own style so, as always, this list had placements that, to me at least, were unjust and unjustifiable. But allow me to run down the good points of the DVD first before getting onto the... ahem... questionable areas.
Good Points
- Thank the almighty for Matt Striker. Saying 'I like this move because it looked good' is almost like saying 'I like reading because I can do it'. It's near a tautology. Most people (with the exceptions of the older generation) will appear to give their insight and WWE could have had fans to do the same thing and it would lose no overall power in its message. However, the powers that be decided that Matt Striker would be an addition to this DVD and he certainly was: informing the viewer of the several intricacies that lie within such seemingly simple holds as the Mandible Claw and the Claw from Kerry Von Erich. His teacher background came perfectly into play, I actually watched and learnt from him. WWE - PLEASE feature him more in DVDs such as this.
- Comprehensive in its all round selection. It's fairly easy to lop-side on what you believe to be the greatest finishers around if, for example, your favourite wrestler is John Cena. The likelihood is you looked at the Batista Bomb and go 'OMG that guy put him on his back, OMG OMG' and explode. Instead, WWE made sure that they played it slightly safer with a fantastic mix of submission and power finishers that all required some form of technique. It would have been fairly obvious to put submissions lower down the field because of their lack of power and visual prowess, but they stuck by the devastation factor of the moves. Which was the right call.
- Thank you for the originals. Again, it might have been all too easy to destroy heritage and say that Justin Gabriel had the 450 splash. But no, 2 Cold Scorpio gets credit. Including Jake 'The Snake' Roberts as high as he was with the DDT was a credit to a move that makes so much impact, even in today's PG world. Ultimately, this was probably a simple call that didn't even need to be made, but if WWE are going to churn out videos chronicling the best of the best, referring to the good ol' days is a fantastic and correct way to go about your business.
- Thank you for the extras! Most enjoyable to see all the demonstrations, especially later on with Rikishi!
Now... the complaints...
- Brodus Clay, get back to dancing and squashes. If I wanted to hear on every 5th finisher that you wouldn't want to take it, I'd rerun Heath Slater matches of recent.
- Drew McIntyre, please focus on pushing yourself back onto our TV screens and not our DVD players. I could get more relevant informations from roadkill.
- One woman featured in the entire 50 list. That is unacceptable. And even though it was Lita (I'm gay but she is just stunning visually in the ring, amirite?), it was a moonsault that Bam Bam Bigelow got the credit for. Where was 'Widow's Peak'? That easily could have made it.
- A lot of high quality finishers that were seen at the mid-card of the list should have been lower down. For instance, Cena's A-A ranked #21. That was above DDP's 'Diamond Cutter' and Jerry Lawler's 'Piledriver'. That is unacceptable. Similarly, Rick Rude's 'Rude Awakening' ranked just #45, behind the 'Perfect Plex' at #26.
- The highest ranked submission hold only made #8 (Figure 4 Leg Lock). Honestly, that's mocking the hold. Out of 50 finishing moves, 13 were submission holds. No mention of the 'Crossface' (for obvious reasons) or the 'LeBell Lock' (Or the Yes Lock... or the No Lock...). For me, it was a little unbalanced.
- Slight bias but my favourite finishing move only made the extras. I LOVED the 'Shooting Star Press' by Billy Kidman and I know it had its origins elsewhere. It was a real shame it didn't make the list because it was visually so beautiful. Much better than the 'Chicken Wing', although one can understand the true pain of that hold, having experienced it several times at the hands of a quite contentious twin sister.
- Why the hell is the sequence that leads you to another number a bunch of lotto balls? Seriously... what?
Overall View
Whilst this DVD offered the 'current' WWE fan a glorious insight into the influences and intricacies of finishing moves and their origin, I feel that I was slightly stifled by the pure lack of real content and persuasion on the part of the commentary. Matt Striker should be kept at all costs, as well as JR and Dusty Rhodes: it was genuinely nice for Dusty to break up the drivel that was emanating from The Miz and just have a little bit of informed charisma show up. This DVD is by no means perfect but it does its job efficiently.
Out of 5 starts... I'd say 3*
So what do you all think? Have you watched it? Do you agree/disagree? Feedback and rating will go along nicely!
Bye for now!


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Fantasy Auction Values
First Edition, February 18
Welcome to the first installment of Baseball Prospectus' 2013 bid prices for "standard" Rotisserie-style formats.
In the tables below, you will find my recommended bid limits for AL-only, NL-only, and mixed leagues. For all three formats, the presumed settings are 12 teams, $260 budgets, 14 hitters, and nine pitchers. The bids for the top 168 hitters and 108 pitchers in each player pool add up to $3,120, which is equal to the total league budget for each pool.
The bids are not predictions of what these players will do, but rather suggested prices. While most of what I expect these players to do is based on projected statistics and values, other factors play a role in the bid prices. These factors include:
Mixed-league bids add more money to the top and cheat the players at the bottom, since the free-agent pool offers far more in the way of replacement-level talent.
These bids should serve as a starting point for your own auction preferences. If you think $27 for Josh Hamilton is too timid, then by all means push his price up to your preferred ceiling. Just make sure to take money off of another player or group of players so that your aggregate bids add up to $3,120.
I'll be tweaking these bids every week in this space as we get closer to Opening Day, and some of the current ones are placeholders. Eight dollars for Wil Myers and Oscar Taveras are bids that serve more as reminders that Myers and Taveras will be worth something in 2013. For the majority of players on these lists, the prices you see are the prices I'm sticking with until Auction Day.
Finally, the idea behind bid limits is to set a price that is reasonable without being unrealistic in either direction. I'm down on Evan Longoria this year, but if I see enough evidence that his going price is sitting in the low $30s, I'll move my bid up modestly. I still probably won't get him, but I want my bids to have some semblance of reality. Likewise, if Alcides Escobar is going for around $20 in expert auctions, I'll push my bid down to the point where I'm still expressing my preference without assigning him a "crazy" price. It is OK to use bids to show your affinity or dislike for a player, but you don't want to be in a room of your own, and fool yourself into thinking that you're buying a juggernaut, when in reality you're overestimating everyone on your squad.
Mike Gianella is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @MikeGianella
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Is Carlos Beltran missing?
Feb 18, 2013 05:59 AM
4x4 or 5x5?
Feb 18, 2013 06:36 AM
4x4 would be nice. Please tell us how/why this is different/better than the PFM.
Feb 18, 2013 07:16 AM
Not better, but definitely different.
Feb 18, 2013 07:39 AM
Feb 18, 2013 08:17 AM
This would indeed be the subject of a longer article. The shorter answer is since $3,120 has to be spread across 15 teams in the AL instead of 14 values would drop $260 across the board for the AL. However, the distribution of $260 flows across the league pool fairly uniformly. The cheapest players generally stay static, so there is a handful of players at the top who would lose $2 in earnings.
Feb 18, 2013 09:04 AM
Would it make sense for me to adjust your prices by a simple multiplication factor based on the size of the league, i.e. 9 player AL?
Feb 18, 2013 08:38 AM
No. You want to keep prices at the top the similar. Prices in the middle are where you would lop off the most money.
Feb 18, 2013 09:09 AM
Don't forget though, if your league shrinks significantly, you should adjust the values at the top...upward. Say your usual 10 team suddenly loses 3 teams on the day of the draft due to unforeseen circumstances and the remaining faithful plow ahead with a 7 team only. Instead of bidding on the top 20 1b now you're only going for the top 14. So if you've got a buck in the end and still need to fill your corner slot you're actually going to end up with a good player, so you don't need to allocate more than a buck. Same for your last few starting pitcher spots. So what do you do with those extra few dollars? Use them to bidon Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp. If your league shrinks take advantage by overbidding on the top talent--you won't miss the $10 later.
Feb 21, 2013 20:39 PM
how does a deep bench affect the prices? Say 25 players drafted 12 team 6X6 (holds&OPS) versus 35 players drafted?
Feb 18, 2013 09:18 AM
Draft or auction? If auction, do the players in the 35 deep roster all have auction prices, or are some reserve designation?
Feb 18, 2013 11:03 AM
auction on active roster (bench) no reserve draft, we have seperate snake draft for minors, but anyone who has had major league experience can and usually is picked up at auction to active roster slot. This creates a seperate pool of players with hype that should be $1 but usually bid up... Thanks for your response
Feb 19, 2013 07:15 AM
Its also a keeper league so speculation on minor players with a splash in the big leagues is high
Feb 19, 2013 07:18 AM
There are definitely a few factors here that make it hard to build out the bids specifically for a league like yours. In my keeper leagues, I do tend to add a little money to young players with growth potential because of their future value. However, I'd be careful about playing around too much at the bottom of the pool. Having a deep reserve list might mean that you can play around a little bit with some of the $1 value at the bottom, but for the most part I'd leave that alone.
Feb 19, 2013 08:19 AM
Keith Cromer
Great stuff, Mike. I took notice of your $21 bid on Jered Weaver...my price is a few ticks higher. Are you concerned about his declining K/9 rates? His .246 BABIP normalizing a bit? Just surprised to see you rank 7-8 pitchers ahead of him.
Feb 18, 2013 10:08 AM
Weaver was a pitcher I kept hemming and hawing on. I don't believe he'll perform as well as the pitchers in front of him because of those declining K rates you mentioned. Additionally, his FRA plummeted to a 4.41 in 2012. Weaver has always been able to pitch "above" his FIP because of his excellent home venue and some great OF defense behind him, and should continue to do so this year. However, I'm worried about him. That being said, Weaver has earned $29, $36, and $32 from 2010-2012 and does offer stability from a Roto standpoint. I might move his bid up a tick or two in the next update.
Feb 18, 2013 11:12 AM
This will be very helpful. Thanks for putting it together!
Feb 18, 2013 12:04 PM
I used 12-teams for mixed with "standard" categories, which includes BA and not OBP. However, this doesn't change very much where the PFM has Napoli ($21) and Dunn ($22). The PFM has Napoli 40th overall (including pitchers) and Dunn 32nd. I have Dunn and Napoli in my raw projections far lower than that.
Feb 18, 2013 13:38 PM
I went in and plugged in the $ value system I use into the PECOTA projections to compare the PECOTA dollar values with mine. PECOTA has Adam Dunn as the 22nd best hitter in mixed according to 5x5 $ values. I have Dunn as the 103rd best hitter overall (my calculation doesn't take positional adjustments into account). Huge difference.
Feb 25, 2013 10:27 AM
Thanks for the work, Mike. This sort of thing requires significant time and effort. It's of no use to me, as I'm in keeper leagues and their sizes don't correlate with your setup, but I do find the numbers interesting.
Feb 18, 2013 12:31 PM
In theory, the best players in mixed leagues should maintain or hold most of their "only" bid value while the players lower down lose some, most, or all of it. The replacement level player in NL-only for shortstop is Alex Gonzalez, Brent Lillibridge, and Joaquin Arias. The replacement level in 12-team mixed at shortstop is Marco Scutaro, Jhonny Peralta, and Zack Cozart. In mixed, Desmond and Rollins are a lot closer to those replacement level players than they are in mixed. Castro holds his value in mixed though because he is considered an elite talent who is X amount above replacement level. This might be the weakest link in the chain. It's arguable that Castro should be dinged as well in mixed since he isn't a true elite like Braun, Trout or Miggy. My price is kind of arguing that he is, though I might wind up revisiting this through my second pass.
Feb 18, 2013 14:11 PM
While I have some difficulty wrapping my mind around the concept of Desmond, the best offensive SS in baseball last year, even with some regression, being in hailing distance of replacement level, that's your opinion and you're surely entitled to it. The questionable thing is the degree of change between the leagues relative to Castro. Based on the post, you may have made a mistake with Castro, as he was not only not "dinged" in mixed vs. NL, but has a higher price in mixed ($31) compared to only ($30).
Feb 18, 2013 14:42 PM
I have Reyes ahead of Desmond in terms of my valuation from 2012.
Feb 18, 2013 15:09 PM
Hi Barry:
Feb 18, 2013 21:34 PM
Barry, I've made some adjustments at shortstop based on your feedback. Castro goes down to $28, Desmond up to $16, and Rollins to $13. I do agree with your assessment that there was too much of a gap between Castro and these two in mixed. However, I have Castro projected as a Top 15 hitter and he still stands out far more from the 12-team mixed replacement player than Rollins and Desmond do IMO.
Feb 19, 2013 08:52 AM
Glad I could be of service. As I said at the beginning, I didn't want to get in a debate about how much a specific player is worth, or who's better - your expert opinion is as good as mine. (And yes, after a combined 40 seasons in NL,AL,and mixed keeper auction leagues, I consider myself an expert.)
Feb 19, 2013 12:16 PM
Feb 18, 2013 14:26 PM
With Alcides Escobar, what makes you so high on him? Do you project further growth from him, or would a repeat of last season be enough to get him in that neighborhood?
Feb 18, 2013 20:06 PM
He earned $25 last year in AL-only so he only needs a little growth, but I like the spike in SLG last year and wouldn't be surprised to see a few more HR this year.
Feb 18, 2013 21:33 PM
Was Joe Kelly (STL) an omission from NL-only or is it your assessment that he has no value?
Feb 19, 2013 05:29 AM
Unless Jaime Garcia isn't ready on Opening Day, Kelly probably won't make the rotation. If I put a bid on him right now, it would be $1 as a placeholder. In keeper leagues and non-keepers with reserve lists, he definitely should be tracked.
Feb 19, 2013 06:42 AM
Matthew W
First off, been following you forever, Thank you for this list..but now everyone knows!!! :)
Feb 19, 2013 08:51 AM
Matthew W
I suppose i should add, our league ends up closer to 160/100, than 180/80
Feb 19, 2013 08:55 AM
Hi Matthew:
Feb 19, 2013 14:03 PM
Nice list Mike,
Feb 21, 2013 06:27 AM
Excellent stuff. This is the type of fantasy content I was hoping BP would add. Thanks for the hard work.
Feb 22, 2013 22:33 PM
For a 10 team AL only, how are your prices affected?
Feb 24, 2013 16:09 PM
I wrote about this at my own blog a few years ago. If you're interested, here's the long explanation
Feb 24, 2013 18:07 PM
Mike- Very interesting stuff. Do you have advice on adjusting prices for both keeper inflation and league expansion. We have a 10 team AL only league that is expanding to 12 teams. We trimmed rosters by 3 spots and figure Houston's move to the AL will also help to offset prices inflation. However, I'm having a hard time predicting how this will impact the draft. There are 92 players being kept between the 10 returning owners. Many more than we've had in recent years. I calculate the total savings from keepers to be around $350. (i.e. Trout's salary will be $12 so I assume there's at least an extra $30).
Mar 18, 2013 14:36 PM
I would suggest you calculate an inflation percentage and then apply it across the players. You do this by taking the total dollar amount that all teams can spend, finding out the value of the kept players, and the salaries of the kept players.
Mar 19, 2013 11:12 AM
I can address keeper inflation better than the league expansion question. You want to start out by applying inflation linearly but then adding a few dollars to the players at the top. In my experience, there is less variability at the top and more at the bottom, so applying a full inflation rate to a player with a $4-5 value isn't necessarily intuitive.
Mar 19, 2013 10:14 AM
This makes sense as well. In recent years by my estimates my league seems to overpay for the top tier players. I anticipate that a few of the owners will adjust for the expansion but most won't. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Thanks for the advice.
Mar 20, 2013 07:47 AM
I was the first person in my long-term keeper league to bid $50 on a player, and I ended up winning Vlad Guerrero back in the day for $53. Since then, the top hitter in the auction will normally go for $51-53 (Pujols or Braun the last couple of years). But if their projections were to earn $40, it actually added to the inflation rate, since they didn't go for $56 (40% average inflation).
Mar 20, 2013 19:19 PM
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Mavs can't trade Brand.
Remember 2 years ago there was no way Hibbert was getting max but then Falk put the gun to
our head and we blinked.
The Lakers will have a lot a cap space in 2014 and Kobe is talking about retirement and they will
need a wing to pair with Howard...I'm sure they would like to bring PG home and wouldn't blink at a max deal.
It only takes one offer to force a team's hand.
Far more likely Plumlee was drafted to replace Hansbrough than a guy who wasn't even on the team when we drafted Plumlee.
If you say so, but only Hansbrough is likely to not be here next season.
My only point was Hansbrough's contract expires. While both Ian and Plumlee are here for at least 4 years unless there is a trade. So if there is one who is going to be gone in the near future it is Hansbrough, and with the drafting of Plumlee that only makes the likelihood increase. As Plumlee will be cheaper than Hans, and if this team wants to keep the starters together it makes more sense to let Hansbrough go than bring him back as it is much easier to replace a Hansbrough than a Mahinmi. Especially at Mahinmi's price.
It is pretty obvious that Danny is not getting traded by the deadline. He has No value. (Injured and not expiring) Also, I think that you guys have said it right, Danny at worst, will be a bench upgrade over Green. I believe when he comes back, that has to be his role for a while. He HAS to prove himself fit to return to the starters role so as to not mess up the chemistry with the starting 5. Danny has to have faith that Frank will bring him back into the first unit when the team needs him there, as he has done with DJ, Lance, etc. One thing I love about Vogel over guys like JOB and Brown is that he will always put the best guys on the floor, regardless of salary or stature.
a) Hibbert was a C, a legit C, a scarce commodity in a market full of "4's" playing "5". The only people suprised by Hibbert's contract, given the amount he progressed, were amateur capologists on fan message boards. While it only takes one team to make a max offer, there were quite a few teams that would've been willing to go there. There was no "gun". There's a big difference between the market for legit 5's and for wing players -no matter how good the wing player might be there are plenty to choose from.
2) Paul George is a wing. A wing that is progressing nicely for his third season. A wing that has shown no signs whatsoever that he's ready to assume clutch duties away from Hill and West in the fourth quarter.
Paul George is taking advantage of being the best wing in our system. We've needed him to step it up and he has. He's been a large part of our success. But he still hasn't been more important that West as a leader, clutch guy, professional; Hibbert for owning the interior defensively (if he ever gets his shooting touch back, to go with his interior presence, he'll be "underpaid"); and Hill for making things go in his own unique way and his own clutch play.
If somebody else wants to give him a max contract, at that point you've got to decide between matching and trading Danny or letting Paul walk. You don't have to make that decision until then.
And I'd love to get the point where we have that problem.
Until then, I'm very happy that Paul is progressing rapidly.
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Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
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I agree with J, either Paul really explodes and he gets the max (great) or he stays about where he is and he gets Granger type money (also OK with me). I'm not losing any sleep over Paul's contract situation. We will pay him either way, and I don't see his value getting that out of whack.
PG has proven to me that he is WELL WORTH a rookie wage scale MAX, as Hibbert received. And he will get it from us. Many of you seem to worry that we WILL NOT be willing to give him that and he will bolt. NOT GONNA HAPPEN!!! Now if we were talking 18 - 25 million as some of the league stars are making, we couldn't do it. But, 13 Mil IS VERY DOABLE, especially with Grangers 14 Mil coming off the books at the same time...
The real SCARY thing is Lance's contract. There is NO WAY he and Danny can be on the same team after next year.If they are essentially playing for the same spot and minutes. Even though they play different positions, PG can play either the 2 or 3 making the other role insignificant, and neither one of those guys is going to be ok with coming off the bench beyond next season. Lance, being an UFA next summer makes it impossible to wait until next season to extend him. Therefore, a decision on Granger's future with the team must be made this offseason.
Those suggesting that Danny is plan B at PF seems extremely unlikely to me considering his injury history as of late. The NBA is tough on the knees anyway, and an undersized PF with knee issues is just a recipe for disaster. His best upside at PF is as a "stretch 4" like Ryan Anderson, but Hibbert isn't good enough offensively right now to hold down the offensive middle alone.
Best case scenario given all the variables involved, IMO, is that we can re-sign West to a 4 year 40 Million Dollar deal this offseason and extend Lance to a reasonable 6 Mil. per deal. Then, next off-season we let Danny walk if he isn't willing to take about 6-7 Mil per as our 6th man. Which I am sure he wont be. And then we have to trade Green...
This gives us at worst, a full 2 year run with our core, completely intact.
Assuming Granger is healthy (a huge if, but I'm negative-Nancy on the idea that his deteriorating tendon (it's tendinosis, not tendinitis that he has) will magically regenerate to health), you're saying you'd kick him to the curb for Lance?
I don't see that. I'd bring back Granger and get another young wing with promise on a rookie-scale contract.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
People really need to stop assuming this. Not everyone is Al Harrington or OJ Mayo. Just because a player has skills, and may be good enough to start doesn't mean they wouldn't be willing to come off the bench while still playing significant minutes. Between those two positions there is enough minutes for everyone to average over 30 minutes a game. If Granger plays some PF and/or Lance plays some PG then there is eve more minutes for all of them.
Also, Lance still has a lot to prove before he becomes to expensive to keep.
Jamal Crawford has been playing on a 5M per year starting salary his last two contracts. He averaged between 14 and 21 points for 8 years straight before that and is now averaging over 16 ppg this year. OJ Mayo is playing on 4 million dollars a year for the Mavs. He had 2 down seasons off the bench of 11-13 ppg after going for around 18 ppg his first 2 years.
Lance Stephenson is currently averaging a career high 7.8 ppg and 2.6 apg. His role is soon to diminish some as Granger comes back from injury. I know he's playing and shooting much better than Green is, but Green is still scoring a comparable 7.2 pg.
So what makes you think Lance will get 6 million a year?
I don't know what to think and I will probably do some flip flopping in the near future.
I'm going to look at Danny as he comes back as healthy as he was last year at this point. Either Danny, David or Roy has to go for monies to be within reason or Ian, Green and Hans contract has to be gone. I don't see Ian and Green getting traded as Ian is a good deal and Green isn't going to net anything any better in a trade. Pacers are still going to have to spend 3-5 mil this summer for a backup pg and if DJ keeps it up, I could see him resigned for a 4 year 12 mil deal. I don't see Pacers trying to get a rookie to feel that spot, so even if DJ is gone the same money will have to be spent for someone else, especially with Hill missing games.
So, I'm back to the 3 big contracts. I personally have to think that Danny and Paul can play together and be better then ever. West seems to be important to the team in more ways then just play. Roy is our centerpiece on defense and should be much better on offense. So, who could get us more value for the future of this team without losing a piece we all wished we hadn't lost?
With David here, we have to keep Roy or the interior will be toast and with David here we have a great p&p guy, one of the best in the league. Which, keeps the floor spread enough for driving lanes. I have a hard time seeing Roy and David not playing together, thus making Danny the expendable one. However, we really, really, really need Danny's offense and he plays solid defense.
David is getting into his career ending years and a to big, long of a contract could really strap us for years to come and Danny's big contract will end soon to leave us with flexibility.
I really think Danny should stay and Hibbert needs to be here. So, the only player I fear on keeping and missing out on a great trade for the future is David. He is an expiring and he is playing really good. I just don't want to see him traded and not have him for the playoffs. I'd almost say or want to say, stay pat, let this team complete the mission this year and just let David walk I'm the summer, but I don't want to lose out on valuable assets that can be had for David.
I am so torn, I hope the FO does the right thing and I hope they have a plan that rocks my world in a good way.
I know this is probably confusing, but I am confused on what to do for the betterment of the team
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
Trying to see your logic. You kinda made my point
Acting like they fill the same role is a little naive. Granger has always been a SF/PF kind of player. George really did start off playing as a SG/SF and is now transitioning to more of a SF/SG as he gets stronger. Granger likes to get the ball on the block or on the elbow; George likes to start from the perimeter or "posted up" 18 feet from the basket. They have different styles.
You're starting over with a youth movement?
I'd like to let these guys: Hill, Danny, David, Roy run their course. I think this core can be a contender. I guess if Lance is all of that then maybe its Paul George that is expendable?
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
Hell, several of you have proclaimed him to be one of the Pacer greats by the time he finishes. A 6 Million dollar deal is VERY reasonable for 21 year old, starting, UFA on the open market.
6 million per for Lance right now? Wow...no. Love what Lance is doing for the team, but I think his next deal will be Jarrett Jack money tops and Jack just started getting 5 million. I think Lance will probably get a 3 year/12 million deal maybe from the P's maybe from someone else.
I think Lance will get signed to a Green-like contract. He's playing very well, but he's not producing jaw dropping numbers to warrant a huge pay increase. If Granger gets traded this offseason and West does not return, I could see Lance getting a larger offensive role next season. Still, I hope the Pacers sign him to an extension this offseason while he'll still be cheap.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Sounds about right, and I'd be perfectly content with that.
This space for rent.
It is nice to be at a point where we are talking about which starter we need to keep. Instead of which starter we need to not upgrade.
TJ Ford
Man I am happy with the current roster.


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This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=1/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. You are a special creature, and you have a purpose; but are you capable of holding on to it? Sententia is an "art game" that explores the challenges we face to keep our imagination alive as we grow. Start your journey through life's forest as a young creature and build your way through it by solving puzzles, interacting with your fellow creatures, and defending your ideas with your own sententia.
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