“My first thought was: I knew it, I’m not going to say there was a conspiracy. I just think something wasn’t right. It was unfair. We didn’t have a chance to win that game.” Kings center Scott Pollard upon hearing Tim Donaghy’s allegation of fixing Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals The world… [Read more…]
May 21, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
“I say I’m a million percent. That is better than a hundred percent!” – Randy “Macho Man” Savage I had something else planned for tonight but sometimes life throws you a curve. I’ve loved wrestling since I was a kid watching Carlos Colon and Ric Flair go at it in the rain. Randy was special.… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Sometimes the you think the lead is easy. KD leads his team to victory right? Wrong. Here’s the Playoff wins per 48 top 5. James Harden is the 4th best per minute player of the playoffs so far. He’s playing like a superstar when the games matter most. He basically carried the Thunder to that… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
An effective Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller make a difference for the Heat. A much bigger difference than Bosh actually. Particularly in this series in which rebounding is tantamount. It was interesting that the biggest play of the Game involved Dwayne Wade taking somebody out again. Links now: Dirk and his very offensive night (Weirdly… [Read more…]
May 18, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
You know, It was a point of pride for me that I got these up just after the games ended and before going to bed. Oh well, Dirk Happens. Dirk was straight out amazing last night. So amazing in fact that I wanted to put him in perspective. Now in terms of Wins Produced he… [Read more…]
Super Stats Team Assemble! Daniel of Alvarez Films Dre of Nerd Numbers with a cameo from Arturo of Arturo’s Silly Little Stats Listen to us at Several Convenient Internet Locations Near you! Super Stat Team Podcast – 05/17/2011 - Direct Download Our RSS Feed Find us in iTunes Chicago vs. Miami Arturo has Chicago going all the way I need Chicago to win to salvage my… [Read more…]
May 17, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
“Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
One round ends and another begins. And what a beginning. First the pertinent playoff links: Picks for the Eastern Conference Finals (Bulls in 7) Full Picks and the Recap for Round 2 are coming Latest Podcast Smackdown Update (I am now in lead currently 10-2 thru 12 series, will update tomorrow) MVP post. 1st round… [Read more…]
May 15, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Cook County Assessor’s Office Clerk: Can I help you? [the brothers back him up and lift him onto the counter] Jake: This is where they pay the taxes, right? Cook County Assessor’s Office Clerk: Right. Elwood: This money is for the year’s assessment of Saint Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage in Calumet City, Illinois.… [Read more…]
May 14, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
My last piece was the lead link on Wakeup Deadspin today. The Grizzlies are one game from the Western conference Finals. Yes Marc one game and right after the penis joke. Truly something that would have surprised almost anyone. Well maybe not everyone In honor of the fact that this is the first game seven… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
And another one bites the Dust. Here’s the series numbers: Still not quite ready to make my picks but I would like to congratulate the Bulls for finishing second in the Eastern conference. Gibson and Noah were excellent but the Bulls managed to play themselves into a series and not a rout with a bad… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
In the end, they fought and fought but time, injury and a great opponent caught up with the Big Three. They did not go gentle into that good night. I will write more about this but not quite yet. Here’s the series numbers: As for Miami, the big story is that I think we’ve established… [Read more…]
Super Stats Team Assemble Arturo of Arturo’s Silly Little Stats Daniel of Alvarez Films Dre of Nerd Numbers You can enjoy this podcast at Super Stat Team Podcast – 05/11/2011 If you’re interested in more you can also Try our RSS Feed Find us in iTunes We discuss the following topics, not necessarily in the following order… [Read more…]
May 11, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Short post tonight. Podcast will be up soon. Quick reminder before we get to that, Cool stuff is up: Smackdown Update MVP post. 1st round wrap-up and second round picks are up (for some crazy reason I had the Mavs ) Recaps for 1st Round series Andres Alvarez with: Bulls-Pacers Andres Alvarez with: Thunder-Nuggets Heat-76ers… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
For tonight the headlines for me: Rondo is a hardass and played through pain but it’s not quite enough. Thank BounceX3 for the explanation. Miami continues to imbrace their inner thug as they take a commanding 3-1 lead Again, bent elbow and rough play and all. Heat/Celtics/Grizz/Thunder all have more heart and class this year than… [Read more…]
May 9, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
I thought The Lakers were coming back? The series actually ended tonight. Here’s the closeout numbers: JET, Dirk and Barea as the MVP’s for the Mavs. Nobody but nobody showed up for the Lake show. Quick reminder before we get to that, Cool stuff is up: Top 50 Playoff Games as of yesterday Brand Shiny… [Read more…]
May 8, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
It was all about playoff mettle tonight. Quick reminder before we get to that, Cool stuff is up: Top 50 Playoff Games as of yesterday Brand Shiny New Podcast Smackdown Update MVP post. 1st round wrap-up and second round picks are up (for some crazy reason I had the Mavs ) Recaps for 1st Round… [Read more…]
May 7, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
I wanted to put up something Quick and Pretty tonight. Top 50 Playoff performances as of yesterday. Players with >24 minutes played. Click to make it bigger. Boxscores will be up late tonight.
May 7, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Game Blouses- A game ending taunt dished out by the winning team in any competition, usually when the final winning blow occurs. It originated on a sketch from Chappelle’s Show where Charlie Murphy plays Prince in basketball. Sometimes simply “blouses” is used. From Urban Dictionary Cool stuff is up. Brand Shiny New Podcast Smackdown Update… [Read more…]
For fun this year the Wages of Wins Network cloned the True Hoop Stat Smackdown to see who could predict the playoff outcomes best. The rules are pretty simple: before each round you pick the round winner. You get 5 points if you guess the winner and you get an extra two points if you… [Read more…]
May 6, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Yesterday in my MVP post I came up with points over Par. A nice simple metric to rate scoring . It goes like so: Four simple steps: Figure out the average league points per shot for the league. For 2011 its 1.225 points per Field Goal Attempt Find Shots taken and Points made for the… [Read more…]
May 5, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Cool stuff is up. MVP post. Podcast. Short Boxscore post. Before we get to that a quick reminder, the WOW network has done 1st round post mortems for: Andres Alvarez with: Bulls-Pacers Andres Alvarez with: Thunder-Nuggets Heat-76ers by Mosi Platt of the Miami Heat Index:Heat Produced: Breakfast by the Bay By Yours truly:Knicks-Celtics By Yours… [Read more…]
May 5, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. -Abba Eban It was revealed today that Derrick Rose won the NBA MVP for the 2010-2011 season. He was not, however, the actual most valuable player in the NBA by any possible definition that I consider valid. He was a very… [Read more…]
Super Stat Team Assemble! Arturo from Arturo’s Silly Little Stats Dre Alvarez from Nerd Numbers You can enjoy this podcast at Super Stat Team Podcast – 05/04/2011 If you’re interested in more you can also Try our RSS Feed Find us in iTunes We started late because late games go late Memphis and Oklahoma City Memphis – Could we… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Cool stuff is coming. MVP post. Podcast. Be a little patient. For now a short post. Before we get to that a quick reminder, the WOW network has done 1st round post mortems for: Andres Alvarez with: Bulls-Pacers Andres Alvarez with: Thunder-Nuggets Heat-76ers by Mosi Platt of the Miami Heat Index:Heat Produced: Breakfast by the… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Shit Happens. No really it does. Before we get to that a quick reminder, the WOW network has done 1st round post mortems for: Andres Alvarez with: Bulls-Pacers Andres Alvarez with: Thunder-Nuggets Heat-76ers by Mosi Platt of the Miami Heat Index:Heat Produced: Breakfast by the Bay By Yours truly:Knicks-Celtics By Yours truly: Spurs-Grizzlies More are… [Read more…]
May 2, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure – Mark Twain And the second round begins. Intro & Background first. I’m going to be posting an advanced Box Score during the playoffs It contains: Basic information: Player , Team, Game ID (Who,what and when) Classic Stats:Points ,Shots, Offensive… [Read more…]
May 1, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
“Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bog-gglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as the final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God. The argument goes something like this: `I refuse to prove that I exist,’ says God, `for proof… [Read more…]
April 30, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Half a league half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred….. The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson For most of my adult life,… [Read more…]
April 29, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
Three series ended today. Sadly I was a bit diverted today and only got to watch the last one. So far we’ve done 1st round post-mortems for: Knicks-Celtics Bulls-Pacers More are coming soon (Thunder-Nuggets is next) Here’s the closing numbers for the Hawk-Magic. Here’s the closing numbers for the Lakers-Hornets. Here’s the closing numbers for… [Read more…]
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May 22, 2011
by Arturo Galletti
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