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Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« on: May 13, 2010, 09:50:36 PM »
24 > 23

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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 11:12:14 PM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 11:57:32 PM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.
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"Not his story"

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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2010, 09:19:46 AM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.

It was very brutal but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I was LAUGHING really hard.

Honestly for the Knicks to rebuild to get Lebron to the championship, unless they land a huge free agent along side of him, he isn't going to sniff a title for a while.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 10:01:04 AM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.

It was very brutal but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I was LAUGHING really hard.

Honestly for the Knicks to rebuild to get Lebron to the championship, unless they land a huge free agent along side of him, he isn't going to sniff a title for a while.

IMO the best pairing for Bron would be Bosh. 
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"Our story is real history"
"Not his story"

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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 10:04:40 AM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.

It was very brutal but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I was LAUGHING really hard.

Honestly for the Knicks to rebuild to get Lebron to the championship, unless they land a huge free agent along side of him, he isn't going to sniff a title for a while.

I heard that the chants at Boston were inspired by Simmons twitter feed. 
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"Not his story"

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"It would've endured"

"Laker hate causes blindness"

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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2010, 10:26:23 AM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.

It was very brutal but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I was LAUGHING really hard.

Honestly for the Knicks to rebuild to get Lebron to the championship, unless they land a huge free agent along side of him, he isn't going to sniff a title for a while.

IMO the best pairing for Bron would be Bosh. 

I agree but Bosh is a max money player.  I know the Knicks sold the farm to make space for Lebron but really do they have Bosh money too?

As for the Simmons comment, oh he cares about the Celtics and Cavs enough to comment on it?  I am surprised he took time away from Isiah Thomas and articles he is writing about whom he sits next to court side at Laker games to be apart of the action.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2010, 11:08:03 AM »
Honestly after these last two performances I think Lebron knew he was leaving anyways and didn't care.

The "New York Knicks" chant was BRUTAL, I felt bad for LeBron.  Next time LeBron plays the Celtics I hope he drops 40+ on them.

It was very brutal but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I was LAUGHING really hard.

Honestly for the Knicks to rebuild to get Lebron to the championship, unless they land a huge free agent along side of him, he isn't going to sniff a title for a while.

I heard that the chants at Boston were inspired by Simmons twitter feed. 

When I heard the chant, I also was laughing, and also wondering if they were inspired by the twitter feed Simmons had mentioned in his column.

The game-time twitter-feed is an interesting idea, though.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2010, 11:13:29 AM »
On the 24>23 thing:

Are you equally insisting that 34>8 (and 34 > 24)?  Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2010, 11:38:30 AM »
On the 24>23 thing:

Are you equally insisting that 34>8 (and 34 > 24)?  Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.


Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.

I guess I will modify my axiom to:

Lakers 24 > Cavaliers 23

Because not all 33's are created equal.  ;D


P.S.

Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.

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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2010, 11:57:06 AM »
On the 24>23 thing:

Are you equally insisting that 34>8 (and 34 > 24)?  Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.


Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.

I guess I will modify my axiom to:

Lakers 24 > Cavaliers 23

Because not all 33's are created equal.  ;D


P.S.

Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.





FAIL!

You can't seriously tell me you believe Shaquille O'Neal was greater than Magic or Kareem.  For the one season - *ONE* season, maybe.  But as a whole?  No way.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2010, 12:17:55 PM »
On the 24>23 thing:

Are you equally insisting that 34>8 (and 34 > 24)?  Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.


Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.

I guess I will modify my axiom to:

Lakers 24 > Cavaliers 23

Because not all 33's are created equal.  ;D


P.S.

Because if that's the case, I'd argue that 33 > 32 > 34, 24, or 8.





FAIL!

You can't seriously tell me you believe Shaquille O'Neal was greater than Magic or Kareem.  For the one season - *ONE* season, maybe.  But as a whole?  No way.


I'm saying you broke the axiom because in b-ball 32>34 is true but it is not in math.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2010, 01:00:59 PM »
Then the axiom is completely flawed when used for basketball.
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Re: Math question for basketball stat gurus.
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 04:46:50 PM »
Then the axiom is completely flawed when used for basketball.


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