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One of life's great pleasures is when something exceeds all of our expectations. And, when Jim and Debbie Miller purchased a bay filly at the 2009 Keeneland Yearling Sale for $5,500, it didn't occur to them that the daughter of Kafwain might one day eclipse the $1 million mark in earnings. Daisy Devine can become a millionaire in her next start in the 45th running of the Bayou Handicap on Feb. 23 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La. Daisy Devine has bankrolled $991,281.
"She's awesome, and we're looking forward to it," said Jim Miller. "We like running Daisy from her home base."
A winner of eight stakes races, including five at the Fair Grounds, Daisy Devine had the third fastest work out of 94 horses at a half-mile on Feb. 10 at the Fair Grounds, covering the distance in 48 4/5 seconds.
Daisy Devine has been nothing short of sensational. The filly was broken and trained in Aiken by Todd Turner at Chime Bell Farm, before being sent to Legacy Stable's Brad Stauffer and Ron Stevens, who would condition the future Grade 1 winner over the Aiken Training Track, before being sent to the barn of Andrew McKeever at the racetrack.
However, if you were to judge the filly by her debut at Keeneland during her juvenile campaign, your initial impression based on her placing would have you thinking she was just another racehorse. But, first impressions aren't always indicative of what's below the surface.
The filly would break her maiden in her next start, and would score an allowance victory in the final race of her juvenile campaign.
"She set the world on fire," said Miller. "We were shocked each time."
McKeever realized the filly was capable of stepping up in class, and Daisy Devine's connections thought she would need a litmus test to see where she might be in her training, and how competitive she would be against a higher caliber of equine athlete. Their questions were answered in her sophomore campaign debut, the Silverbullet Day Stakes at the Fair Grounds, a race where she would place second.
The filly seemed to have a predilection for the racetrack in the Crescent City, and after moving up in class in her previous start, the filly's performance in the Grade 2, $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks silenced any critics she may have had, with a half-length victory in the 1 1/16-mile race.
"It was an unbelievable feeling when she won the Fair Grounds Oaks," said Miller. "Each time, it seems as if she rises to the occasion."
However, it would be some time before the filly would return to the winner's circle as a 3-year-old. The heroine of the Fair Grounds couldn't seem to find her stride in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks or Grade 3 Iowa Oaks, but would hit the board during the summer in the Grade 2 Indiana Oaks. It appeared the filly's sophomore campaign had taken its toll, and some well deserved time off enabled Daisy Devine to overcome an abcess and hoof problems. When she returned to the races, the filly found herself competing over a different surface as McKeever switched Daisy Devine from the dirt to the turf. The graded stakes winner would contest the 1 1/16-mile Grade 3 Pin Oak Valley View Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 21, 2011, winning at odds of 43-1. It would be the first of four consecutive victories, all stakes wins as she would finish the year with a victory in familiar surroundings at the Fair Grounds in the Pago Hop Stakes.
"That's where Andrew races," said Miller. "He developed her, made her into the horse she is."
A win in her 4-year-old debut, the Mardi Gras Handicap at the Fair Grounds, was a harbinger of what was yet to come. The filly would make her second Grade 1 start, returning to Keeneland for the 1 1/16-mile Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes, and there would be no denying Daisy Devine as jockey James Graham would confidently handle the multiple graded stakes winner guiding her to a gate-to-wire victory.
"It was unbelievable," said MIller. "We would go into every race asking ourselves, 'Why are we here? We're way over classed.' We didn't have any idea of how important it is to win a Grade 1 race. We have thoughts of doing it this year (running her back in the Jenny Wiley), and we'll see if she rises to the ocassion in the Bayou Handicap."
The fall campaign found Daisy Devine running second in the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland, and she would follow that effort with a gate-to-wire victory in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 3 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs. The filly would finish her 4-year-old campaign with a 6-length gate-to-wire score in the Blushing K.D. Handicap at the Fair Grounds. The filly's front end running style, and her ability to repulse the challenge of her of her rivals played a role in her 1 3/4-length gate-to-wire victory in her 5-year-old debut, the Marie G. Krantz Memorial Handicap at the Fair Grounds on Jan. 26. Daily Racing Form's Mike Watchmaker has Daisy Devine ranked second in his Watchmaker Watch, in the Turf Female division.
"When she was younger she was the one that was the hunter, always looking to knock off the older horses," said Miller. "Now, she's the one with the target on her back. There are a bunch of younger horses coming after her."
The Millers other horse, the graded stakes placed Maude S, is being pointed toward a race on March 16. The 5-year-old filly was broken and trained by Todd Turner at Chime Bell Farm, and was later sent to Legacy Stable's Brad Stauffer and Ron Stevens.
The daughter of Jump Start won her last time out, a 1 1/16-mile race at Hawthorne on Dec. 14, and the Jimmy DiVito charge is currently in training at the Ocala Training Center, with her next start possibly coming at Tampa Bay Downs or Gulfstream Park.


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Donald Gates served 28 years for rape and murder. His conviction was based largely on testimony by an FBI laboratory expert, Special Agent Michael Malone, who said a hair found on the victim�s body belonged to Gates. DNA testing proved otherwise in 2009, and Gates was exonerated.
It�s bad enough that Gates spent decades in prison because of erroneous testimony. Worse, by 2009, prosecutors had known for 12 years that Malone, the expert who testified against Gates, had been issuing flawed opinions. They didn�t tell Gates or his attorney, and Gates remained in prison.
According to the Washington Post, an official review of FBI cases began in the 1990s in response to reports of �unreliable forensic evidence� generated by FBI laboratory examiners. Justice department officials say they were not required to inform defendants of the findings of the task force that conducted the review. They �met their legal and constitutional obligations by alerting prosecutors when they learned of specific errors.�
According to Post articles published in 2012, �many prosecutors made swift and full disclosures,� but many others disclosed information �incompletely, years late or not at all.� Overall, defendants were informed in fewer than half of 250-plus questioned cases.
In the interim, one man � who �would not have been eligible for the death penalty without the FBI�s flawed work� � was executed.
The inspector general who investigated the FBI lab, Michael R. Bromwich, said: �It is deeply troubling that after going to so much time and trouble to identify problematic conduct by FBI forensic analysts the Department of Justice Task Force apparently failed to follow through and ensure that defense counsel were notified in every single case.�
Amen. And the review was inadequate, to boot.
The task force that conducted the 1990s review looked at �only a limited number of cases and focused on the work of one scientist at the FBI lab (Malone), despite warnings that problems were far more widespread ...�
Santae Tribble was convicted of murder in 1978. He served 28 years in prison. Kirk Odom was convicted of rape in 1981. He served 20 years. Key to each conviction was testimony from FBI laboratory experts other than Malone who said hairs found at the crime scenes respectively matched Tribble and Odom. In 2012, DNA analysis of the hairs proved otherwise.
Inspector General Bromwich said: �These recent developments remind us of the profound questions about the validity of many forensic techniques that have been used over the course of many decades ...�
Reporting by the Post has triggered �the largest post-conviction review ever done by the FBI.� With the help of the Innocence Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Justice Department and FBI will now review thousands of cases including examinations conducted by all FBI hair and fiber examiners dating to at least 1985.
I�m horrified by reports like this. I�ve never analyzed hairs or fibers, but I�ve recovered and submitted plenty of them. I can only hope none of that evidence was misinterpreted.
email@example.com. Dr. Carol J. Huser, a forensic pathologist, served as La Plata County coroner from 2003-12. She now lives in Florida and Maryland.

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NORTH AUGUSTA — Zach Wilson, Tavarez Hall and Eric Collins have one less hurdle to clear in the waning days of their senior year at North Augusta High School. They gathered Monday afternoon, with an audience of friends, family members and teammates, to confirm plans to attend college as scholarship athletes.
Wilson is staying relatively close to home, with plans to play baseball at USC Sumter, while Hall is moving a little farther out, aiming for basketball at Saint Augustine's University, in downtown Raleigh, N.C. Traveling even farther will be Collins, who is Maryland-bound, planning to swim for the U.S. Naval Academy, in Annapolis.
Collins, whose parents are Tom and Chris Collins, may be the most prominent of the bunch, having bagged two state titles during the 2012-13 school year: the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke.
"I'm very diverse with my events," he said. "I'm good at all the strokes, at varying distances, so whatever they need me to do, I can do at a high level."
In terms of studies, he's leaning toward "something in math and science." A January visit to the campus worked in the academy's favor, despite the weather having been nasty, he said.
"He always works his hardest at practice," said teammate Glenn Barnes, also a senior, "and [he's] just always trying to improve and motivate others while he's doing it, and throughout his years of practice, it's enabled him to become one of the best swimmers in the state."
Hall, who stands 6-foot-5, said he plans to study chemical engineering, and is looking to play small forward and power forward for the Falcons. He described himself as having the advantage of being a "mismatch," being taller than normal as a small forward, and shorter than normal as a power forward.
He expects to focus on improving his ball-handling in the months ahead, he said.
"I've got a good offensive game, but I also shut down the ... players I guard," said Hall, whose parents are Antonio and Keisha Dunbar.
Al Young, North Augusta's coach, described Hall as having an extremely strong work ethic, in terms of pursuing his goal of taking the next step in education and athletics. "He's come into our program, worked real hard and reaped the benefits," Young said.
"I go to the gym pretty much every day for about three or four hours," said Hall.
"I usually ... lift on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and every day, I go to the gym and play ball or work on dribbling and shooting."
Wilson, whose parents are Chris and Patricia Wilson, said he is planning to serve the Fire Ants as either a catcher or second-baseman.
"I'm a really good hitter, and I've got a decent arm, but I've got a really good glove, too, so I can play anywhere in the infield."
As for goals for the next few months, Wilson said, "I need to work on just getting bigger and stronger for next year."
He said he's looking to focus on "some kind of engineering – either mechanical or architectural."
Teammate JoJo Higgenbottom, who has signed to play for USC Aiken, commented on Wilson. "He's really scrappy and he works really hard, and he's a really good hitter and he hits for average and power, and he ... never gives up and he does what he's supposed to do."


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Can I just say this talk of them being estranged is really weird - my family lives in malibu and they have seen (and I have seen with my own eyes) Shelly and Donald having dinner together. Often they are joined by other people but how estranged are you if you are buddy buddy?
This! Those two are still in cahoots together, which is why the NBA isn't going to allow this team to fall into another Sterlings possession.
If there is "community property," then there should be "community racism." She owns fifty percent of the team, she also owns fifty percent of his racism. Pretty simple, eh?
Very well put. Clever too. I find it hard to believe that one could be married to a person for as many years as she was and not know about his views
In one of her speeches she did say they have been getting divorced for 20 years now. Any year now.
Pictures of a fan high five-ing Shelly:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... cases.html
Let's hope they didn't know who she was
If you squint your eyes on the 5th picture, it looks like Donald is wearing a trucker hat.
Fun Fact!
Can I just say I loathe Shelly and her scumbag attorney. What self serving trolls. The team hates you! She's infuriating
Not just the team - the fans and the league can't stand the bitch either. Go away and count your half of Donald's money!
I have a bad bad feeling still, Shelly's actions have made me worried that this will torpedo the team this summer. Who is paying the salaries of these people?
The NBA has more than enough money to keep the franchise afloat and write IOU's to the league on Donald's behalf if necessary. Besides, if he stops paying his bills, he's out instantly anyway. To not sign checks is to essentially sign away the franchise.
Shelly Sterling is nothing but a mosquito to be swatted. The league has no agreement with her and they won't give her the time of day.
Just chill your bones, man.
I'd have my hands removed surgically,then burned.
It looks like the security guard in the picture wants to push Shelly over that railing.
She's using this as proof fans want her
They didn't continue the shot of the fan,really trying to pull her over the rail and feed her to the OKC fans.
Interesting SI article that seems to show that Shelly Sterling is sh*t outta luck...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nba/ne ... -sterling/
NBA can terminate the franchise totally... which doesn't seem to be nearly as bad as it sounds.
Here comes the divorce play:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html
Well, come July 1st we'll know if we have a team or not next year,at least a team as we know it.
In a few weeks it'll be "The Clippers are dead, long live the Clippers... now who wants to buy an NBA franchise?".
That's the next season of "The Bachelor" right there... talk about must-see TV!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nba/ne ... ?mobile=no
LOL. All "reality" shows can kiss my ***.
Unfortunately, I think it's more a case of Silver going all out to try and remove Sterling and forcing him into a corner that he can't get out of, meaning that if he keeps the team, he loses sponsorships, fans and maybe even personnel.
This is what I like about Silver. Stern's first job as commissioner was to try and block Sterling's relocation attempt from San Diego to LA. He failed and has been paranoid about losing ever since to the point where he doesn't want to get involved in anything that may result in the NBA losing in court. OTOH, Silver doesn't care about that. He just wants what's best for the league and if it means going down swinging, then so be it. At least he can say he tried.
But from purely a legal standpoint, I think he knows that Sterling has legal rights and that this can be dragged out for a long time. He knew that going in. He just isn't afraid to confront the challenge.
The thing is, Sterling waived many of his "legal rights" when he signed the paperwork that made him an owner.
He's like a member of a country club who has been (or at least, will be) determined "undesirable"... they have his signature on a contract that states that they can vote him out. His only claim can be financial if he feels that he doesn't get back market-value for the team, much like he'd be able to claim his membership dues back from the country club if they kicked him out.
His lawyers can file motions and request extensions for a few months, but there's no way this case ever sees a courtroom. they can talk about "due process" all they like, but the NBA is a private organization with rules more stringent than the law of the land... rules which Donald agreed to abide by.
If I take off my shirt in a restaurant with a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" sign, I have absolutely no legal recourse against the restaurant when they kick me out because I agreed to those rules, even though it's not illegal for me to be shirtless. If they give me my money back for the meal I ordered, I have even less of a case.


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Mike Smith just said that when Jcross starts the defense focuses on Jcross and Paul which caused Dudley's game to explode. Paraphrase it though
Sounds familiar.
I think he was saying Dudley gets the third best opposing defender. Of course that is the same situation if Redick is playing. I wasn't really paying attention to who was guarding him when Willie was starting.
I've said it before I think he has found his comfort as the 4th option. With Green next to him expectations are higher for him to produce and now he is just letting it flow.
As for the start of the season the knee may very well been a huge issue. Also during the half time show they mentioned playing for a new team and superstars takes an adjustment.
Great Solid Team win, DJ, Blake, Dudley Damn.......
JC Struggled but he got to the line 11 times, love it 3-0 with JC starting, yeah baby.
I'm sure even Jamal's not happy with his shooting since starting. But no doubt his presence in the starting lineup has helped...which is why I thought we should start him when Redick went down. He is closer to what JJ is able to do than Willie is.
SO we try with:
CP, J Craw, JD, BG, DJ
DC, JJ, Matt, ?? ??, pick your poison...or use Jackson, Duds, Barnes, and Reggie as a platoon 3 or 4 of the bench?
You mean when JJ's back? No way! JJ still starts and Jamal is 6th man of the year. Done deal.
I wasn't able to watch the game last night, but I recorded it, seems we are pretty good with Jamal as starter, he can run like JJ and can shoot their only difference is JJ is a good defender but Jamal can bring the ball and quick on one on one.
I doubt the players on their team think the same way and if they do, that's great for us. I'd love to be an overlooked underdog again but I don't think it's gonna happen any time in the next 5 years.
Unless Blake or CP miss a lot of time, we're at worst the 3 seed this year. I think we'll be the #2 with OKC #1.
Had to look through because I knew somebody would have said this already. I'd be shocked if he protested this idea. He loses his chance of 6th MOY but whatever, let's try to win some games and anyway I doubt any NBA player has ever complained about starting.
When Redick gets back, he's the 6th man and he plays with Collison. It's probably going to lower CP's assists per game but eventually we'll be more efficient. Obviously our defense hasn't been hurt with Jamal replacing Redick in SL and offensively it's going to give us a lot better balance throughout the game.
Let Collison be who he is and let Redick be who he is too. It's only going to help Collison offensively having a 2 guard that is constantly moving without the ball and creating wide open outlet options for Collison's drives. Willie's been doing better but he'll never replicate the spacing that Redick will provide on the 2nd team.
JJ is stilI a better fit with the starters in my opinion. JJ does a good creating for others off screens (Crawford is a better passer in open court) and his defense is better than Crawford.
I think Dudley can still flourish when JJ is back if he knee takes no step back. As for Collison and Crawford they can work just fine and they had big games together since Jamison start playing. We were getting strong production from those two with Bullock and believe same can happen when JJ comes back and with Barnes.
OMG Really people, I love J.J. I do, but he will always be a liability on Defense. You say you want us to win a Championship yeah, so what happens when we play golden state and they keep running a switch to put little J.J on Iguadala, what about OKC, what about Kawai, as Hard as J.J. plays on D and he does, Teams are going to expose him. Now as Great as J.J. can shoot, he can't provide much else. You want to know why Jamal is a so much better fit with the Starters than J.J., 1. he's Taller so when he gets switched on a SF were not going to be too much in trouble, 2. He can shoot, but even when he's having a bad night he'll get to the FT line. 3. He makes plays, he can be a second Point guard on the Floor to relieve pressure of CP3 witch has really been the Clippers biggest problem, you double CP3 and they look rather lost, but with Jamal on the Floor and Blake getting better, that gives you 3 playmakers on the Floor. But the Funny thing about all this is that it's completely useless to even argue about who's going to start, the fact will always remain that the best player will always finish and Jamal Crawford is Top 5 in Fourth quarter scoring in all of the NBA....... So that would be Jamal Crawford in the END. When J.J. starts having numbers like Kyle Korver than this will be a legit argument until then this is plain dumb.
Dumb is using Golden State as an example when we beat GS with JJ as a starter. Dumb is using JJ's 6'4 height as apparently your only real agrument against starting him. Dumb is not believing your own eyes when the team obviously plays better with him starting. And for the record, JJ is known for finishing games too. It's a fact. And, again, it's unfortunate that people like you can't root for a guy who's been helping YOUR team win.
Bro JC needs to start over JJ. I'm a JJ fan, but we are a better team with JC starting. what you fail to mention is Dribble Penetration. To me that's the x factor for JC.
Without crawford we have no one to dribble penetrate but paul. We don't need 2 spot up shooters to start at the same time. If Dudley is knocking down open shots why would you need JJ with the exact same skill set playing the same roll.
Crawford not only brings the shooting, but also the slashing ability, which gets the defense out of position and opens up scoring for everyone else.
The bench will be much better with JJ and collison being able to be the primary ball handler as opposed to crawford.
There is a reason we are 3-0 with crawford starting.
My question is. At what point do you agree with starting crawford? What if we go 8-0? 10-0? 15-0?
And for the record I felt Crawford should have started over JJ since the beginning of the season.
This man knows his basketball!
If you go back to the Miami Heat game, we were doing ok in the first half. Second half they doubled paul immediately and we were screwed. I remember seeing that and thinking they just exposed our greatest weakness.
JC should and will start if we are going to contend.
Yea, but you used stats that weren't basic stats, so all you said doesn't count Voyeur, at least that's what I've been told. I don't get it though...are our memories so short or do people just not want Redick to start and need some reason to justify it?
He's not perfect, but he fills a role and does it well and he works well with the starters. The nuance that people are missing is what Voyeur mentioned. Jamal runs off the ball, but he doesn't catch and shoot, he'll hold, retreat and make a one on one move. Redick runs off the ball and with little space he fires.
Why does this make a difference? Well the defenders know that when Redick catches the ball, he is very likely to shoot right away if open. That draws attention, not only in making his man work harder to stick to him, but also the attention of the man defending the screener because if his teammate doesn't get there he will look to help contest the possible open shot.
What does that mean for the offense moving forward as the guys get more accustomed to each other? Opens up he "dump off" or "pocket pass". A pas you'll see Ray a Allen make a lot also.
One of the problems in sports discussion is always correlation vs causation. Winning with Crawford starting doesn't mean winning primarily due to Crawford starting. It's always hard for this to be separated in sports. One of the biggest ways you see it is a team that wins primarily because of elite defense, and the teams highest scorer, generally a shot creator, who might really only be an average to above average offensive player in terms of actual team impact gets credited as the catalyst of the teams success.
Now of course they are as successful as they are partly because of him because if their offense was atrocious and defense elite, they would only be like a a .500 team, but the ability to lead a mediocre offense is not necessarily anything special in comparison to other high level players.
Problem that happens is that due to team success and the perceived impact this guy must be having since they are winning a lot and he's their primary offensive guy (irrespective of what is actually primarily leading to wins), a similar of even better player leading a good offense (as opposed to mediocre) with similar offensive talent, but an overall mediocre team because of comparably much inferior defensive talent is looked at as not being as good.
Doesn't actually make sense if you think about it, and there will be all types of subjective rationalization a until the situations change, but it is what seems to generally happen,
So I think we should balance out the idea that just he adjustment of starting Crawford magically made everything better. If only just for the additional reason that even with Willie starting, Crawford still got a good amount of time with the starters, but with Dudley not hitting shots and Blake not being as aggressive, those minutes were not producing as successful outcomes.
A lot more than just Crawford starting happened recently, and one of those things was coming back home where the Clippers were already 8-2 before the road trip.
Actually we played GS once, and Klay Tompson Decided not to shoot the ball that night, both Crawford and J.J. Scored 17 points each, CP3 had 40 points and We still gave up 116 points. Also my argument isn't really his height, it's his overall game, it's his ability to guard players in a Iso situation or down low, he is a liability. And don't get me wrong I'm not routing against J.J., I've been routing for the guy to succeed every since he got drafted to Orlando, and I freakin Hate Duke. I wish him the best, but I'm being rational here, he can, will and already has been exposed defensively and those situation's. But I'll ask you the same question, you say you like the team but why are you routing against Jamal.
Clippers with Jamal Crawford PERFECTION.
I think the starting lineup is better with Redick in it BUT I think Collison is totally ineffective when playing with Crawford. So I am a bit conflicted. We will see what happens.
The team defense started shaky maybe because Crawford got stuck playing with 4-5 new bench players who knows however defensively
for the season after a bad start defensively jamal and CP backcourt was 109 Offense and 104 defense .
Jamal and CP since Nov 23 is 111 offense and 99 defense
So defensively nothing is really different between JJ and jamal defensively although I will honestly say that JJ doesn't have the one or two unexplainable lapses per game that jamal has
Last year CP and Jamal was 111 Offense and 101 defense so I can see Doc and his scheme bumping them 2 points
As far as spacing goes it really is this simple
JJ is a elite shooter so you must account for him at all times
Jamal is a great shooter but also a great scorer and so not only do you have to account for him it actually matters who you account for him with.
You can take if you sg is your best defender and put him on CP and put your PG who is quick enough to run around screens on JJ.
However most teams won't dare put there PG on Jamal he demands that you put a good man defender on him. the Spurs game game is perfect example of Jamals presence allowing us to dictate matchups. Pop wouldve wanted to Leonard on CP all the time but then who does he put on Crawford.
Both JJ and jamal bring something the team needs but jamal has been discounted for really no reason.
last year CP,Jamal,Barnes,Blake ,and DJ our best lineup was 115 offense and 93 defense and that was under Vinnie Del Negro and we have yet to even see that lineup for any length of time. That lineup may still be our best lineup.
After a horrible start to the season in which the lineup of CP,Jamal,Dudley,Blake ,and DJ was a huge dropoff from the same lineup with JJ instead of Jamal something like 20 pts defensively it has for nearly a month now been at 108 offense 99 defense.
You don't think there's a reason Thompson "decided" not to shoot that night? It wasn't just that Redick did a great job on 6'7 Thompson (which he did), but he made Thompson run around and get tired. Just like he did to James Harden.
Be prepared to call Doc Rivers "dumb" when he puts JJ back in the starting lineup once healthy.
I don't root against Jamal. 2 years ago I said we should have gotten him but we got Nick Young instead. Since then I love what Jamal brings off the bench. I'd much rather have an explosive ISO style scorer off the bench. However, it can be more disruptive in the starting lineup than JJ's style.
This is the one area that I'm also a bit iffy about. I wouldn't say totally ineffective, but he certainly plays more aggressively without Crawford and seems more comfortable. Sample size isn't that big though, and he's had good games with Crawford.
I have no problem trying Redick with Collison, but not because I can say Crawford fits the starting lineup better, but because Redick might fit better with both lineups, but the bench might need an aggressive Collison more than the starters need Redick.
Also in the end, rotations can go managed to give him ample time with the starters if you want.
Whatever starter combinations that makes the TEAM better should start.
Pop uses length on CP, but doesn't usually do it for the whole game.
In terms of your question, mmm...Danny Green of course. Spurs are on team that have the luxury of two long and athletic wing defenders.
This isn't really accurate though because Jamal last year for example was playing a good amount of minutes with the starters, and when he was on, we still saw Sefolosha, Iguodala, etc on Paul, not on Crawford.
While Crawford can create, the danger to your defense is greater with Paul than with Jamal.
Basically. If Redick is better with the starters, but Paul/Crawford and Collison/Redick is better than Paul/Redick and Collison/Crawford, then Redick should come off the bench.
I think the idea that our bench was ineffective with JC and DC is WAY overstated. They were playing better together, especially once Jamison was finally put in. I'll say it once again. If the Bledsoe-Crawford combo was potent. So can be the Collison-Crawford combo...in fact they've shown they have been. But much like the new starters had to adjust, so did the bench.
Well you guys are certainly passionate about who should start.
But as fullcourt says above "JJ is a elite shooter so you must account for him at all times
Jamal is a great shooter but also a great scorer and so not only do you have to account for him it actually matters who you account for him with."
Now that is a great problem to have, the best PG in the business and either of these 2 guys to put next to him.
For my what its worth I liked JJ starting and Jamal off the bench but if both can work then I'll leave up to Doc and just be glad we are so strong at the SG position. JJ's movement is so constant and dynamic that it creates oppotunities offensivley for everyone but then again Jamal can be ungaurdable. Like I say not a bad problem to have.
Voyeur is putting on a clinic in here, love it! Our team clearly flows better with Redick than Crawford. Talent wise they are pretty equal, which may be the root of contention in this thread. But Crawford is better as our volume scoring 6th man IMO.
I'm working up a sweat here!
Very true.
Winning with Jamal starting = correlation.
Winning with Mullens DNP-CD = causation.
Talent Wise they are equal........ I'm done.
I just saw this new thread and thought, "Oh lawed, I'm not gonna have to repost everything all over again, am I?" LOL
Thought this discussion deserves its own thread. It's hard to say if the team will do better with one starting over the other. Redick fits the system better, but Crawford presents a tough decision for the opponents re: who to put their best wing defender on- CP or Jamal. I don't think it's a coincidence that CP & Dudley's scoring have increased w/ JC in there. But I'm pretty sure Jamal is going back to the bench when JJ returns.
The luxury of having both those guys though is if one of them is struggling, you can have the other one play more minutes to pick up the slack. And of course as we have seen in many games they often play together in the 4th quarter.
I'm not a fan of the Jamal/Griffin pick-n-roll, I feel Jamal takes the shot too often instead of dishing it to the cutting Griffin. Redick knows how to work without the ball which translates well when you have other scoring studs in the starting lineup like Griffin.
Redick has to be the starter, it just makes way too much sense.
The vid link that Agent0 posted certainly supports your point.
I don't want to take us off topic, but it seems like a lot of players get injured playing against Memphis. Barnes and JJ did and now Kobe is out for another 6 weeks. I think the league should tell them to chill the eff out.
On topic: JJ is better for our starting line up, but I bet with Jamal starting, the atmosphere in the locker room is probably great. He wants to start, and spirits are probably high right now, causing our play to be awesome as well. Just my two cents.
The question should be, who fits better with the bench?... I think that's Jamal.
This is not accurate when Blake runs pick and roll with Jamal he never cuts because he is ALWAYS WIDEOPEN for that jumpshot as is every single bigman we've had since Jamal arrived
I wish someone would chart this stuff if we had Ryan Anderson he would be going to the all star team setting picks for CP and Jamal. They get doubled nearly every time. That top of the key shot for a big is what our offense creates nearly every time CP or jamal uses a screen.
its why Doc got Mullens and jamison thinking they could take advantage of it but it still gets wasted most of the time because we don't have the bigman shooter.
I still remember the Kings game CP missed and Jamal and Blake ran that pick and roll play the entire 4th and Blake was wideopen at the top of the key and just kept throwing it back to jamal or Collison
I actually disagree here. First I would say don't put JJ back in the starting line up if this is working. Second Jamal needs the ball in his hands a lot, which makes Collison useless. You can see and has been said by Mike and Ralph is Collison is better with Jamal not there. JJ could play anywhere because he doesn't need the ball in his hands.
I think I like Jamal in the starting line up because he still frees up Griffin and creates shots...but you know he will always defer the ball to CP3...not so much Collison.
I haven't even talked about how effective that play is, I don't know what it's called, where JJ runs to a corner and finds Blake sneaking underneath the basket. It's a nice play that seems to work with JJ and we haven't seen to much of it when he's gone.
Oh, and let's not forget JJ has turned into one of the hottest first quarter players in the league!
the offense looked so good with jj in the starting lineup.. but our defense sucked.. with jj coming back to our great defense still clicking we will be a force to be wreckin with.. jamal is a poor mans jj.. in the terms of running off screens and stuff..
I don't think the starters really struggle with either of the two starting, and they are good with either or. I think the biggest difference is who works better with DC. I really have been disappointed with DC's play up until Jcross got the start. I also do think that JJ and Blake work a little better together than Blake and Jcross. I also think that JJ's perimeter defense could help on the bench a little more because of the lack of quality defensive Bigs coming off the bench.
So @CapsNClips and @CP3Heliflopter make the best points.
It's not about starting the best player necessarily like @Agent0 and @tense2 said that it should be about what makes the team better as a whole that should work. The starting title is of little consequence to me, it's all about minutes and I don't think that they will split their minutes like those for the bigs. They will each get their fair share and whoever has the hot hand might get the greater share on that night. It could also depend on match ups as well.
@Voyeur and @KingKanyon you both make great points, and I like both players. I would like to see Doc play with both variations and see what makes us the better team. DC and JJ Reddick might be too much of a duo for bench units. Maybe JJ should start but Jamal finish games. There are so many possibilities, and that's what the season is for. The bad thing was JJ's injury prevented us from playing with it too much before the All-Star Game.
As far as when JJ returns I think it would be smart to bring him off the bench until he gets re-adjusted at least for a few games. I'm sure Doc will do what's best for the team.
The reality is Crawford is a better player than JJ. We can't argue this.
The reality is even before JJ went out this board was going crazy
about how bad we were looking.
The moment Crawford went to the starting lineup the entire team did a 180. We have had the 3 best wins of the season, and even SKIP BAYLESS had to give us props.
The fact is JJ is just a spot up shooter. Catch and shoot guy. That's all he has ever been.
Crawford can catch and shoot, dribble penetrate, hit clutch baskets, ISO, and make plays. JJ will never put up 31-7-12. Crawford did that when CP3 was out.
JJ has never put up a 50 point game. He just doesn't have that capability.
Crawford causes matchup problems on the defense because he requires attention even if his shot is not falling. If JJ shot isn't falling he is pretty much useless.
Remember the games he started hot, then disappeared the second half? Some of those games we loss.
I like JJ a lot. His talent is great for coming off the bench. Crawfords talent needs to be starting along with CP3 and Blake, you have 3 of the most explosive offensive talents in the league.
Can't say that with JJ out there.
Crawford Starts - JJ Bench
1.Start JJ
2.take him out at the 6 minute mark
3.Put in JC to play with first team
Take out JC and put in JJ at the 2 minute mark when 2nd team comes in
take JJ out out at the 6 minute mark of the 2nd quarter
@namzug: Technically Collison's had better games alongside Crawford than the three games JC's started (9.6 points, 37% FG, 20% 3 points, 1 assist while Crawford started)
@ClipperPostman: Just because Crawford's a "better player than JJ" doesn't make him a better role player. One might argue "better basketball player" should also include defense. One might also argue that maybe the bench needs a "better basketball player" and the starters need a "better role player".
Happy to have them both, I will let Doc work out the rotations.
In theory Crawford should be better off the bench because he can create his own shot and doesn't need Paul to generate offense (unlike JJ, who is just a catch and shoot guy).
Also on the bench jamal can take advantage of bench defenders instead of the best of the best (sometimes)


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A stir fry dinner is my go to meal at least once a week because it is quick and easy to put together. Often when I look in the produce drawer of my refrigerator and find lots of bits and pieces, I think stir fry. And even when starting from scratch, a stir fry offers the luxury of browsing the produce aisle, then choosing only what looks freshest at that time. Add a protein and a sauce, then serve over rice or pasta and dinner is ready in a flash!
Stir fry basics
The art of stir frying dates back to ancient Chinese cuisine. Just how far back is debatable and seems to vary with where you look. Most closely related to the Western technique of sauteeing, in the Chao technique a wok is heated to a high temperature. A small amount of cooking oil is added along with garlic or ginger. Almost immediately, the protein is added and seared, followed by vegetables and a sauce. The food is stirred and tossed out very quickly. If any ingredients require a longer amount of cooking time, a small amount of water can be added, the wok covered and the food allowed to steam.
A good stir fry starts with three basic components: a protein, vegetables and some type of sauce.
To serve 3-4 people, start with the following:
Protein (use about one pound)
Choose boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, pork tenderloin, sirloin tip steak, shrimp or tofu. You will want to slice the meat into thin strips so it cooks quickly.
Veggies (use about one pound total)
Try to cut everything to a uniform size so that it all cooks evenly.
• Broccoli, carrots, snap peas or cauliflower need longer cooking times, 3 to 7 minutes.
• Softer vegetables like mushrooms, onions, snow peas, bell peppers, summer squash or asparagus need only about 1 to 3 minutes of cooking time.
• Smaller, more tender vegetables such as frozen peas, scallion greens, water chestnuts, tomatoes, bean sprouts, garlic, ginger or greens like spinach only need 30 to 60 seconds.
There are many commercially prepared sauces available. You may also want to create your own flavor combinations or try one of these:
1/2 cup chicken broth, 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch,
1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup beef broth, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup orange juice, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
If you're making your own sauce, whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside. Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil and heat until just smoking. Add half of your protein pieces, breaking up any clumps, sauté until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer the protein to a bowl and cover it to keep it warm. Repeat the process with another 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil and the remainder of the protein. Add another 2 teaspoons of oil to the pan. Add one vegetable and cook until seared, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and repeat with each vegetable. Add all vegetables and protein back to the skillet and toss. Whisk the sauce to recombine, then add it to the skillet and toss constantly until the liquid is thickened, about 30 seconds. Pour the stir fry into a serving bowl and serve with rice or pasta.
Do you have a topic you'd like reading about or a question about stir frying? Email chef Karen at email@example.com or comment at Everyday Gourmet Aiken on Facebook and your suggestion may be featured in her next article!
Karen Tempel, an aspiring chef since she could reach the countertops, has been delighting friends and family with tempting treats for most of her life. She is the owner of Everyday Gourmet, a custom caterer in the Aiken area. Visit her website at www.LetKarenCook.com or email her at email@example.com.
Stir fry tofu with vegetables
Serves 2-3
1/2 pound extra firm tofu (substitute chicken or pork if you prefer)
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup green beans, cut into bite sized pieces
1 yellow squash, sliced
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Remove tofu from package and press between layers of paper towels for 15 minutes to remove excess moisture. Meanwhile, combine chicken broth, hoisin sauce and soy sauce. Cut tofu into cubes, place in sauce and allow to marinate for 15 minutes.
Heat heavy bottom skillet or wok over medium high heat until hot. Add 1 teaspoon oil and carrots, red onion and green beans. Saute for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables begin to brown and soften. Remove to bowl. Add another teaspoon oil and squash, mushrooms and bell pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until vegetables begin to brown and soften. Remove to bowl.
Add last teaspoon of oil to pan. Remove tofu from sauce and add to pan. Saute until heated. Meanwhile, add cornstarch to sauce and stir to combine. Add sauce and reserved vegetables back to pan. Cook until heated through and sauce thickens, about 1 minute longer.
Serve stir fry over rice or pasta.
More Stir Fry Tips
• While it is nice to have a wok it certainly isn't necessary to have one to make a good stir fry. You actually have more surface area for searing in a flat bottomed skillet and may get better results at home with the skillet because more of the pan comes in contact with the stove top.
• Don't overcrowd the skillet or wok or you will end up steaming your food instead of searing. Take the time to cook in small batches, each batch will cook quicker when the pan is not full.
• You don't have to fully cook your ingredients during the searing process. You are going to put everything back into the pan with the sauce at the end and can finish the cooking at that point. Just be careful not to cross contaminate with the bowl that contained the partially cooked meat!
• Avoid the urge to stir too much. I know its called a stir fry but you want to give the ingredients time to brown in the bottom of the pan. You will be rewarded with great flavor if you're patient.


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SEOUL, South Korea � North Korea is canceling a hotline and a nonaggression pact with South Korea and reiterating past threats in anger over a U.N. Security Council vote to impose more sanctions on the North for its third nuclear test.
The statement the North issued Friday morning in North Korea comes after the council leveled tough, new sanctions targeting the North�s economy and leadership. North Korea already has threatened of a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.
North Korea says it will retaliate with �crushing strikes� if enemies intrude into its territory. It also says it is voiding past nuclear disarmament statements between North and South Korea.
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A wonderland of trees will light up the Fermata Club starting today at noon until Sunday at the second Festival of Trees.
Christmas trees, wreaths, mantel garland and gingerbread houses – all decorated with their own themes – will be on display and available for auction to benefit the Aiken Area Council on Aging.
"We had over 40 items on display for sale last year, and we have about 50 this year," said Sandra Terry, festival board member. "You will find dazzling lights, beautiful trees and a host of unique items to see and begin your holiday shopping. Everything will be exquisitely decorated and all will be available for purchase."
Sweet Treats, a Christmas tree with branches adorned with a stuffed gingerbread doll, ribbon candies and peppermint candies, is one of the trees that will be at the festival. It is sponsored and decorated by Women of Woodside, who have backed the AACOA for years.
The silent auction will go throughout all five days, but most items will have a buy-it-now price attached.
The festival will be open from noon to 6 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 and can be purchased at the door.
The festival will offer more than just sightseeing of trees and wreaths.
Today, the doors will open early for seniors with a Senior Stroll from 9 to 11 a.m. at a discounted price of $4.
Later today, Festival Unplugged will have food, like sliced beef and chicken breast and vegetables, and live music. Also "area media all stars" from news outlets such as Aiken Standard, skirt! magazine, Augusta Chronicle and Channel 12 will compete to make the best wreath during the All Media Challenge, also known as the Wreath War, Terry said. Then people can pay $1 and vote during the week for their favorite creation. Tickets for the Festival Unplugged are $45.
On Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m., children can come eat egg biscuits, ham, doughnuts and fruit with Santa during Breakfast with Santa. Pictures with Santa can be taken with personal cameras. Tickets for those 13 and older are $15 and $10 for children 3 to 12. Children younger than 3 are admitted for free.
Tickets must be purchased in advance for the Festival Unplugged and Breakfast for Santa and can be bought at Floyd & Green, Plum Pudding, Tea Garden Gifts, Barbara Sue Brodie NeedleWorks and AACOA.
Hot cocoa and cookies will be handed out to festival-goers.
AACOA plans on having volunteers, staff and board members present at the festival, Scott Murphy, council executive director, said.
"The festival is great," he said. "Anything to bring awareness to needs of seniors of Aiken County."
Currently, they serve around 60 to 70 people. The number has increased, due to the current economy, making the festival an important fundraiser to the council.
"I like to encourage everyone to come out," Murphy said. "The kids really love it. … There's a lot of events. It's certainly a family event."
The festival is the biggest fundraiser for AACOA and brings in money for the council's meal programs.
Want to Go?
What: Festival of Trees
When: Today through Sunday
Where: Fermata Club at 841 Whiskey Road
Cost: $5 general admission at the door
For more information: Call 648-6493
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Just heard over the air waves that Sacramento is working out a deal to buy out Jimmer Fredette's contract.
1st thing I think of with him is a microcosm of J.J. Reddick. With J.J.'s injury, I'd think he'd be a great back up to him, as well as a good addition to the team.
We're in need of a player of his (Reddick's) type to just be a spot up shooter off the screen.
Hasn't he been kind of a dud since coming to the NBA?
I agree somewhat. He's been buried on the bench, but I think he could make a fmidable impact with a change of scenery and with soemthing to play for.
I like this kid lets bring him in.
We don't need to go after everybody that gets bought out, LOL. No.
True, not saying we have to, but with the absence of Reddick, off the court, we haven't been as effective as we could be on the offensive end.
I'm just saying that this kid has the makeup and potential to be similar to Reddick.
It doesn't have to be him, I wouldn't mind having Steve Novak, but Jimmer comes cheap.
the guy will be signed the Jazz is my guess.
When I have seen him play for the Kings (which is very little) he was playing point. Does he usually play SG?
Also it wouldn't really make sense to have Jimmer and Willie on the team.
Jimmie isn't a true point guard and too short and weak to play the 2. I could see him succeeding in Mik D Antoni system but not in,ours
He'd be best on a team with a bigger PG like Minnesota or Phoenix or with primary ball handlers at other positions like Miami. Even if he stinks at a lot of other things hard to believe a guy making 49% of his threes is getting released.
No. Pretty please with a cherry on top... No.
This kid will be good if he goes to the right place. We aren't the right place. He should go to SA or CHI.
If he's not a SF we don't need him.
I'd pass on him don't see the need for another small guard. I'd prefer a 3 and D type, think he is missing the D part.
When would he come in even as a spot up? The ball rotation with the 2nd unit is not really there. Plus when JJ comes back, Crawford will probably play hero ball with Collison... hopefully Big Baby changes that a bit though.
IF JJ does come back healthy, we definitely don't need another SG/PG.
I wouldn't mind signing him though. Crawford is a better player coming in from the bench, he even said he prefers playing as 6th man. We have no idea how JJ's doing, so why not take him as insurance? His shooting is just as good as Reddick's. We have 2 roster spots available, so getting Granger is still possible.
Might as well sign Steve Kerr. Kerr would probably be more productive.
I would bet my house that he won't get better. For all those who still have hope, y'all must be Mormons.
^ What are you expecting from him? Create plays? Dunk on opponents?
His only job is to catch / shoot, which he is very good at.
I thought he is SF in Kings.
He is a 6ft 2in combo guard.
We need a SF likely Granger
I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
So if JJ's not healthy, you want this kid to start over Crawford? If he's not gonna start over Crawford, he'll be playing with the 2nd unit who lacks ball rotation for spot ups to work. lose lose situation...that's what I was saying.
Those type of guys are a dime a dozen. You can get some guys in Europe that can probably do the same. Shooting 3's can only get you so far.
The Kings Lack players from range and he still couldn't get playing time. A lot of people in the thread are saying he would be better elsewhere, but I doubt it myself. That's where the other post was coming from.
Plus why would you go after Jimmer when you can get Ben Gordon?
Seems like most of you have no Clue who Jimmy is, which
I'm not surprised because he doesn't Play.
But Jimmy is having the same problems JJ had early in his career.
Jimmy a lights out shooter in college, just as JJ was, needs a system
that utilizes his skillset.
Many of you do realize JJ was rotting on Orlando's bench, just
as Jimmy was in SAC. But look at JJ now.
If JJ was out I wouldn't mind Jimmy coming in. He is a lights out shooter
and can fill JJ's role. Only difference is Jimmy would need to come
off the bench as oppose to JJ.
But at this point JJ hasn't played basically the entire season
are we really depending on him PO time? At least without
some insurance.
Willie ain't cutting it at the backup 2. This is sad reality
we may need to address.
JJ might not be back.
Bullock has been our backup 2 lately not but Green, although he's not done much either. I wouldn't mind cutting Green and adding Delonte West after his Chinese season is over.
Poor mans JJ, seriously what's up with all the 'short' players being suggested SMH
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If this goes through, I'm all for JImmer!
That's what it feels like here, huh? Everyone that is released is a good fit according to someone here.
If he's another version of JJ like some of you guys claim, why would we need him? We have JJ... and even if JJ can't play, Jamal would start and this kid would play with 2nd unit instead. A spot up shooter doesn't work with the 2nd unit... I don't see how.
I don't think Jimmer would help this team much. If he couldn't get off the bench for the Kings, who have been awful for years, it must mean that he didn't show enough to the coaches for them to have a reason to give him any minutes.
I would prefer to give Bullock minutes at SG over giving them to Jimmer. And when it comes to the point guard position, we already have Collison as a great backup to CP3 and JCrossover has proven he can be a decent PG when needed. I'd pass on Jimmer.
Agreed. I just don't see how a shooting guard, who has a 6'2 point guard body, has a shoot first mentality, and hasn't proven anything in the NBA is going to contribute to the Clippers.
That does sound really bad, but I would start him over Crawford. In no way is he a better player than Crawford, but he can fit into JJ's role better. Plus, our 2nd unit needs Crawford's play-making ability much more than our starters do. Not saying playing Jimmy 30 minutes a night, just start him 6-7 minutes in 1st and 3rd quarter.
No offense, but if we're gonna use one of the last couple roster spots for a 6 to 7 minute starter, when we don't even have a starter for the SF position, no thanks. We need 1 spot to help at SF and the last one for a Center with length (upgrade over Hollins. Ryan Hollins can't be the only one coming off the bench.
A guy got cut from a mediocre team. He must suck. Milena was the starting center for the Bobcats.
Let someone else grab him if they want. We've got a few open roster spots and already had a great signing with Big Baby Davis. If Danny Granger gets bought out, injuries and all I say we make a push for him.
This guy has a serious question mark over his head as to if he'll actually end up having a NBA career, why would we want a piece of that?
Sign him then pick up Novak in the off season. Then Brian Cook at center.


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we need to score.. put granger back in though.. need his defense..
This is going south as fast as the clippers had going the right way.
I have 10 seconds of laptop left.. goodbye! good luck!
I see we've gone right back to the lethargic play from earlier.
Bad turnover by Barnes.
Barnes has been God-awful and really shouldn't be playing.
Big thr33 by Mat th3r3.
Matt makes up for his turnover by a great bingo!
Blakes banker is almost automatic just like timmy
Nice bank shot by Blake to pad the lead to 7.
Blake Duncan keeping the 20 point streak alive!
15 points and 50% on threes (6 shots)say other wise.
4 TOs but he is not supposed to handle the ball.
As a huge Duncan fan since his Wake Forest days, I love seeing Blake knock down Timmy's signature bank shot with regularity. When Duncan retires, we should hire him as a big man coach to work with Blake.
I don't get it. You say we play down to lesser competition. But you also say we don't have any signature wins against good competition. So how is it that we have so many wins and the best point diff. in the nba?
More likely you are just a debbie downer.
It's not just the turnovers, he's been getting torched by the corpse of Richard Jefferson.
Wrong. I said that before we beat OKC, Houston, and Golden State... obviously that doesn't apply anymore.
Bad call by the ref there. It was not a kicked ball! Yeesh.
Geez, Nuggets beat the Heat!
So since we play down to lesser competition exactly who were we beating for all of the wins before these three "signature" games?
Is it possible you just like to cry about the sky falling when the Clippers have a bad quarter?
Collision bingo!
Good game.
Phew! Clippers win their 10th in a row!!!
Glad to see both streaks (the win streak and Blake's 20+ points streak) continue. Let's not have another first half like that, though.
The Laws!!! 9+ Threes we are undefeated
Lead heading into the fourth we are undefeated
See, you can put the fire in your hair out now, all is well.
I'll be the first to admit JQuick's griping about the Clippers when they're doing bad grates on me, but I think he's just ultra passionate about the team.
Blake needs to take a rest looks very tired.
Great win tonight. Held the Jazz to 54 pts for 3 qtrs.
Like CP said, it wasn't pretty, but they still got the win. Now go for #11 on Sunday!
Everyone's passionate about the team. No excuse.
I'm almost certain he is this BlueJaysClippers poster on scout. That guy was outed as having a gambling problem, which would explain the passion I guess.
@andrewthehan: Danny Granger, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin all have 5 rebounds.
That would be killer in the starting lineup!
Welcome to 700 club Clippers!
Good win took a while for them to get going. Nonethrless a good w.
Question: the Miami Heat are 5-5 in their last 10 games and LeBron hasn't really done anything LBJ like since the 61 point game. Blake's team now has a better record than his.
Is Blake now #2 on the MVP List?
Absolutely, that half scared the #### out of me
Willie had another solid game. Props to Mr. Professional. Glad he's on our team.
Isn't that a Christian TV station?
Winning pct.
Oh Yes!
OKCs next 2 games are against Dallas and the Bulls! Losable games for the Thunder. Marion and Butler could probably defend Durant well.
to be honest I think pacers and heat are trying to cruise into the playoffs... no other teams are even close to them.. why play hard and get injured.. they are both already in the playoffs..
I think I want Memphis 1st round....
Oh and the "playing to your competition" comment was more so last year.. this year we have pretty much done a pretty good job of winning vs the teams we are supposed to beat.
I think the Heat are doing that but the Pacers are just out of gas from going too hard in the early season. They are like the 2011 Bulls-- reg season wonders. I wouldn't be surprised if the lose in the 2nd round to a team like Toronto or Washington.
yea... I believe the Heat are doing it... Pacers have just sucked lately lol
You could make the stupid "playing down to the competition" argument for literally every single elite team. Because every team has unexpected losses. Otherwise teams like Philly and Milwaukee would have no wins. The problem is that the debbie downers who have never played competitive sports in their lives overreact whenever this happens because they expect the team to go at 100% intensity every single minute and never lose.
In the end Utahs shiettyness won the game for us lol
Yep except for the Spurs lol.
I worry about that for us
This is the First Time I fell asleep watching us play. Man we looked rather Horrible. Happy we got the win and I woke up just in time to see us turn the tide. I've yet to see very many teams shoot well in Utah, I hear those rims are Extra Tight.


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I specifically said "this is with the understanding that more blocks doesn't necessarily mean good defense", so I'm quite aware of the limitations of blocks as an indicator of good defense. It could indicate bad perimeter defense allowing too much penetration which makes the bigs have to help a lot and therefore block more shots. It could indicate a gambler who blocks shots but gives up offensive rebounds, could indicate a Dikembe Mutombo who has great timing and blocks shots while not jumping all over the place and is a great defender. That's why we also watch, right?
It's a false idea that pace and defense can't mesh, the issue is whether you're sacrificing defense to play fast (eg: Phoenix going undersized in order to play a fast pace). His block regression isn't due to pace, even fast paced teams still play the majority of their games in the half court, and a faster pace would mean more block opportunities, and more rebound opportunities.
Two teams very close to Houston in pace were the Bucks (3rd) and the Nuggets (2nd). Two of the league's top shot blockers, Sanders (3.7 blks/36) and McGee (career high block%, 3.9 blk/36) were on those teams, Milwaukee also had Dalembert (2.5 blks/36) and Udoh (2.3 blks/36) with a high block rate, and Denver had Mozgov (1.8 blk/36) and Koufos (2.0 blk/36), just so we can't say "oh well its just the super athletic jumping jacks". Golden State (4th in pace) had Bogut (2.5 blks/36) and Ezeli (2.4 blls/36) and the Spurs (6th in pace) had Duncan (3.2 blks/36, career high)
The top three teams in blocks were 10th, 3rd and 2nd in pace.
In addition, Milwaukee and Denver ranked 12th and 11th in defensive efficiency, while San Antonio who was 6th in pace ranked 3rd in defensive efficiency. The Wizards were the 5th ranked defense, and only 14th in pace, but their pace both increased and their defense improved after Wall returned.
Again, pace and defense aren't mutually exclusive, the reason people have is perception is that they have seen teams in the past who realize they can't defend and decide to just try and push the pace and outscore everyone. It's similar to the fact that slow pace and defense don't go hand in hand. You don't have to play slow to defend well (San Antonio, OKC), but there are teams who realize that they can't really score that well and that limiting posessions is their best way to stay in games. Their low opponent PPG didn't always mean they were defending well, they might be giving up a poor point per posession, just limiting the games posessions.
You need to look at the context of why I mention KG unless it's of no value. I'm saying that while Asik is better than DJ defensively, it's not significant enough to overcome a mediocre defensive system that the Clippers had. Only a KG level anchor defender can do that, so while Asik can defend better, he can't wouldn't have a significant impact on the team defense in the exact same system. KG has some individual and team/communication abilities that could help overcome some of those weak links, and he would be a guy that players will listen to about defense while an Asik wouldn't command that respect.


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For the next six months or so the weekend weather forecast takes on a greater importance, wet weather means the grass will be too wet to cut and I can take a day off. However it encourages the grass to grow even more. Prolonged dry weather means the grass slows down and the mower collects more dust than grass.
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I remember in my GCSE French lesson being asked what I did at the weekend, couper l'herbe was the answer I was looking for or so my French teacher told me. That is one of the few bits of my French lessons that I do remember. That would have been some when in the late 1980s.
During my school days I would earn my pocket money mowing other people's lawns as well as that at home. When school finished and full-time employment began lawn mowing was reduced to just that at home.
Then I moved into my own home and had my own patch of grass to take care of, it is only a small patch, but it is mine (or ours if I am being truly accurate). I was then released from lawn mowing duties at home. As my father's health deteriorated I was once again called upon to mow my parent's lawn and today for the first time this year I was there mowing my mum's lawn.
There is something extremely satisfying about a well mown lawn, with perfectly straight stripes of alternating dark and light green. And of course there is the smell of freshly cut grass as well. Not to mention it is great exercise throwing a mower around and following it up and down the lawn, I know my muscles will ache for a while until I get back into the swing of things again.
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NGC Oversize Holder®
NGC offers an oversized coin holder for coins and medals that are too large for the NGC standard holder. The NGC Oversize Holder can accommodate coins up to 120 mm in diameter and is available in four different thicknesses, up to 25 mm. It is ideal for everything from classic multiple thalers to modern kilo coins. The standard NGC holder is used for all coins up to 45 mm.
NGC is the only grading company to offer an oversized-holder option. It incorporates industry-leading security features: it is sonically sealed, includes a tamper-evident joint and a security hologram. It is also made from the same materials as the holder NGC developed for the Smithsonian Institution, designed and tested for optimal long-term preservation.
The fee for the NGC Oversize Holder is $25 per coin, in addition to the regular submission tier price. Oversized coins may be submitted under any NGC tier, and the standard minimum requirements and value limits apply for each tier. Additional turnaround time may apply.
Please see NGC's services and fees for complete information.
Questions about the Oversize Holder? Please contact NGC Customer Service.