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CHE 2B Week 3 Lecture Notes
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STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Mick Longley lives in the Three Springs neighborhood near Mercy Regional Medical Center. Whenever he heads downtown to shop, he packs his fat-tire bike in his truck.
�I drive down to Home Depot and then I ride into town from there,� Longley said. �The other day I took a quick trip to Nature�s Oasis. It was so much fun. I had the snowboard helmet and goggles on. I was loaded down with dry goods. It was like a mission. It made it fun.
�I could drive into town, but you�re so much more connected with the seasons (on a bicycle). It�s super peaceful, especially when it�s snowing and you�re right by the river.
My truck is a two-wheel drive. I feel way more safe riding my bike (when it�s icy).�
Whether it�s snow, ice or sleet, the wheels never stop spinning for avid cyclists.
Charlie Kiene is grateful the snowplows clear the Animas River Trail, his path to work at the Animas Surgical Center where he is a maintenance technician. He loves checking out the muskrats, bald eagles and beavers along the river and the camaraderie of the fellow travelers bundled up for their winter bicycle commute.
Commuting to work by bike is �a habit that�s hard to break,� said Kiene who has logged more than 1,000 miles this year.
The city of Durango will celebrate the commitment of the winter cyclist commuter with a third annual gathering Feb. 28 outside Durango Coffee Co. between 7 and 9 a.m., said Amber Blake, the city�s multi- modal administrator.
Participation has been growing.
�The first year, we had approximately 40 participants, last year we had approximately 70,� Blake said. �There will be swag given out at the event to participants. One lucky commuter will win a bag donated by Osprey and few others will win bike lights by Planet Bike. The first participants to arrive will have their choice of a commemorative hat or scarf.�
Kiene said it is a fun event allowing participants to network with the hard-core cyclists.
Even in Colorado, it does not occur to some cyclists to take a break for a more traditional winter sport.
�I don�t think I have ever touched a ski or a ski boot,� said Joey Ernst, owner of Velorution bicycle store. �Part of it is, I don�t want another expensive hobby. I�m also a bike nut.�
Frigid weather is not an impediment for those who know how to dress, but how many layers to put on is often more art than science.
�If you get too bundled up, you�re going to be sweating,� Longley said. �You�re working pretty hard (on a bicycle). You get warmed up pretty quickly.�
But avoiding lots of layers of clothing is counter-intuitive, too.
�It�s hard to get in the mind shift you�re going to be warmed quickly,� Longley said. �So you get all bundled up. (Then) I get super hot.�
Glen Shoemaker, a mountain biker, artist and bartender at Carver Brewing Co., notes that the �fat-tire bike has turned (cycling) into a four-season pursuit. Before it was just spring, summer and fall. It�s a double-edged sword because it�s good to get a rest from cycling, too.�
At twice the usual width of a regular mountain bike tire, the 4-inch-wide fat tire is like �a snowshoe because it gives you a bigger surface. You float on top of the snow,� said Chris Herting, owner of 3D Racing in Durango, which custom builds fat-tire bikes.
The fat-tire bike is the Jeep experience on two wheels.
�Your confidence goes up, as far as what you can ride over and go through,� Herting said.
But he warns that �a lot of people think you can take off like a snowmobile and blast through the snow. You can�t. You have to be a little more selective, do some snowpacked trails. I have gone to Horse Gulch with fresh snow. It�s like cross country skiing or snowshoeing. It�s a killer workout.�
There�s a false sense of invulnerability astride the tank-like bike. The all-black Pugsley Necromancer bears an uncanny resemblance to Batman�s motorcycle.
�That�s probably the worst thing. You get a little cocky and overconfident, thinking I got this big fat tire, but if you hit a patch of ice, you�re going down. Because there is more surface touching (the ground) it�s going to slide even faster on the ice,� Herting said.
Cyclists don�t think the fat-tire bikes are that much heavier than regular mountain bikes. One of Herting�s fat-tire bikes weighs about 35 pounds, which includes the weight of two 8-pound tires.
Besides snow, the fat-tire bike gets traction on beach or desert sand, too.
Herting has an order from a South Dakota customer who wants a fat-tire bike to make a shortcut to work. With a fat-tire bike, he will be able to glide over the gravel of a railroad track bed.
Herting also builds a fat-tire bike for the outdoor adventurer who wants to ride through the woods to a river and then go rafting. The bike can then be disassembled and attached to the front of the raft, which is a one-person boat that unfolds like a tent and can be carried on the bike.
Jon Bailey, of Durango Cyclery, thinks the fat-tire bike has so much potential because of its durability and versatility.
When civilization declines and �we�re surviving from our neighbors� gardens, this is the one bike I want,� he said.
Riding a fat-tire bike on city streets after a snowstorm also can give a cyclist the sensation he or she survived the apocalypse because no one else is out.
On a Christmas morning a few years ago, when a winter storm blanketed Durango, Bailey was riding his fat-tire bicycle through 6 inches of powder.
�I was doing �S� turns on (U.S. Highway) 550 by Lightner Creek,� Bailey said. �No one else was out. That�s when it�s heavenly.�
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No, I know there are some that are pretty bad, I think Denver and like Sacramento, and of course there's Boston, but the Raptors ones are fine, the Lakers ones are okay, and I think I remember New Orleans also being decent as well as the Nets ones. I can't really remember all the commentators in the league, so I can't comment on all.
In the end, home commentators are supposed to be fans of the home team, so I've never understood why people got so offended by home commentators not going out of their way to praise the opposing team and being more excited for the home team. Duh! That's their job.
I remember that Cleveland and Boston were really bad, TERRIBLE, hugely biased, but I hate it when it's on ESPN or TNT or whatever, and guys like Hubie Brown who are supposed to be IMPARTIAL, start talking about how the Lakers need to do this and this and this, You're supposed to be praising the good team, not drafting a declaration of the Lakers third-rate everything. Like the time we beat them by 50, the guys did do that, "It's like an All-Star game except all the All-Stars are on one team."
Cleveland and Boston are really awful lol.
I have heard many good announcers. Some are more impartial in fact.
IMO, the broadcasters for Chicago are the worst. I was watching this game on NBATV one time and Rose missed a layup, the play-by-play guy proceeds to say "Well, Rose must have been fouled right there, because he doesn't miss those shots." WTF?!?
As a relative newcomer to Clipper Nation, at first I was baffled why Ralph gave the opposition a BINGO for a three. After reading your post, I have totally changed my mind. In a world where "class" is rapidly being replaced by "a**," Lawler's approach is the right way to go.
These great announcers, like Ralph Lawler, Vin Skully and Chick Hearn, are all going to be missed, ultimately replaced by ultra-homer robots who all sound the same.
Maybe Ralph or Vin will make it to a hundred, age wise. "First to a hundred wins. It's the law!"
I've always felt Mike and Ralph were the best except for guys like Harlan and Albert and? and? I hated listening to Chick Hearn. Chick never realized that he wasn't on radio and didn't and didn't have to describe everything in detail with such mania but I found my favorite and of course I don't know his name. He works for the T Wolves. He explains every play as it happens like " They're using a motion offense" or "Bill is doing a ball screen for John" etc so you understand exactly what's going on. I'd trade Smith for that guy any day.
But then we'd have no color commentary. Don't get me wrong, I'd be down to trade Mike Smith for a few water bottles, and let Chris Paul Jr. take over his chair.
Give Chris Jr a few years and he might be quite good. He'll certainly know enough about the game.
Here is an example of Ralph and Mike being quite the Clipper fans lol
I think they strike a good balance of being Clips fans and a level of objectivity.
I have never liked Mike, but Ralph is a legend.
Ralph is among the best. But can't stand listening to Mike, way to biased.
I don't hate Mike, and it always seems like he is in touch with what's going on. With that said I think Ralph has been the best. He speaks his mind and the back and forth between Mike and him is always great.
Portland and phoenix annoucers are both annoying..Mike barrett in portland and Eddie Johnson in Phoenix irks my nerves with there constant complaining every time we play them
Chick usually was on the radio, they would broadcast the same feed to both TV and Radio.
I don't like Mike Smith at all, definitely would mind us replacing him.
I liked Walton when the team was terrible, but not so much when he did TV for good teams. The Cavs announcers are similar, good at keeping things fun when the team sucks, but potentially annoying if the team is good.
Based on league pass I keep going back to Toronto, Minnesota, Washington and Phoenix so their announcers must not be too bad.
Love Ralph and Mike too. They're a great team, Ralph is the lovable legend but increasingly Mike is starting to carry him. He's been good these past couple years as far as covering up or correcting Ralph's mistakes at the right times. Probably the majority of CTB members don't notice as much because there is an insane level of team knowledge on this board and theres little need for announcers in Clips games...But to a layman, ralph says a lot of stuff that makes no damn sense, especially the past two years.
If I had my way, Ralph stays on the telecast until death do us part but I also have a lot of respect for Mike Smith and the balance he creates with Ralph.
My least favorite is Stu Lantz. The slow sentence as they go to commercial, usually a pointless comment, every single game every single commercial. Most of my friends are Laker fans and they like him, I just don't get it. The guy is so annoying.
I agree Stu Lantz is terrible. Even my Laker fan friends agree. One of my favorite non-Clipper announcers is Mike Breen from the Knicks. He will occasionally do telecasts for ESPN and ABC. I like him more than Mike Smith. I like the balance that Mike Smith has with Ralph, but some of his comments are kind of annoying. Like how every other sentence he says is some type of rhetorical question.
Portland has a very similar feel to the clippers. Mike Rice is awesome and Mike Barrett is a fritatta
Isn't this Ralph Laulers last year announcing the games? I believe I read that this offseason.
Lakers and Nets have the worse announcers! If their team makes a layup they get all excited and say it was an amazing play lol
The Pelicans announcers are decent.
It will definitely be sad when Ralph retires. He is a great announcer!
Yes, Ralph is a legend. I've always viewed Mike as our lovable idiot that says the right things at the right time like the flying lion thing. I'm always rewinding the game just to hear what Mike said, but he is a bit of a homer but I love it.
I'm happy Ralph is getting to see a winning team on his last years calling games.
Worst, the Mavs, don't know who they are, but all they do when the Clippers play is complain the entire time about how Paul gets away with a carry every time up the court.
My dream: Give Brian Siemen the promotion to TV when Ralph retires. Him and Mike can run the show for the next decade. Siemen uses metaphors and calls game with such fluid. He's very neutral in how he calls the game but at the same time you know he's a Clipper play by play.
Gotta stick with Ralph, he doesn't take crap from anyone! Anyone remember last year or a couple years ago when he called Cousins a "punk" during Clips vs Kings game? Bad... Ass!
Disagree. I personally find both Portland commentators are awesome, albeit a bit homeristic. Then again, I AM a Blazer fan, so my perspective on this is kind of biased.
I haven't watch the other teams' announcing crews much this season like I used to in years past, but Ralph and Mike are the best among all local TV crews, Clipper bias aside. I've always enjoyed Mike Breen, whether he does Knicks games or his ESPN/ABC telecasts. Ian Eagle with the Nets is pretty good as well (and I've always liked him also on CBS' NFL and NCAA basketball telecasts). I don't have much of an opinion about the other local crews, other than the Cavs' and Kings' teams are unlistenable IMO.
I used to root against the Fakers when Chick was doing their games. Now I don't like John Ireland on their radio games.
Love Ralph but Mike gets on my nerves at times, talks junk half the time, other than that most hated announcers, Jazz
If you have DirecTV, their version of League Pass does carry dual feeds...of course, if one of the teams isn't televising, you're just stuck with one feed. However, I do wish they would do one better--have an option where you could listen to the radio feed of a team broadcast (via the SAP option on your TV).
If you're talking about Heinsohn, that's his schtick, he does it every game. Every call that goes against Boston, whether it's good or bad, is cause for a complete meltdown from him. And he's now senile, so the remaining airtime is filled with either awkward silence or boring old man stories. Worst commentator by far in the NBA.
Sean Elliot and the Nuggets, Rockets, and Cavs crews are all pretty bad as well.
Funnily enough, I really wish Jeff Van Gundy had been the one to become a coach (in his case, return to coaching) instead of Jackson. Mark Jackson is a great commentator, while Gundy's commentating feels like I'm listening to a radio shock jock.
for me it's TNT.... I hate TNT everything.... except for Shaq'N a Fool
everything TNT basketball is stupid!! not funny and annoying!!
even when I was a lakers fan (10+yrs ago) I hated the annoucers and I hated that Ireland ding-bat douche bag...
I can remember turning to watch clippers vs lakers (mind you I was still a lakers fan at the time) and listening to Ralph, thinking to myself the lakers need this guy.... now that I'm 100% clippers am glad to hear ralph's BINGoooooooooOOooOoOoOoooooOOoO every game....
He will be missed..... correct me if I am wrong... this is his final season, correct?
Ralph and Mike are defiantly the best in the league right now. They do their research and tell great stories while keeping the games fun to watch. I also really enjoy the Suns broadcast team. They are not homers but get enthusiastic about their team. I also like the Kings broadcasters and Toronto guys are good too.
I really dislike listening to the Memphis broadcasters and the Portland ones. My brother is a big Blazer fan so he is always blasting their games. Really can't stand those guys, even though Blazer games are fun to watch.
As much as I think Mike Smith is too much of a homer, he did say last night, "clippers need this rebound" , and it was profound.
Ralph Lawler is one of the best ever. His positivity throughout all these years is amazing. Mike Smith is ok. BRIAN SIEMAN on am980 is THE BEST PLAY BY PLAY Announcer since Chick Hearn. We are lucky to have him. He's the best.
Stu Lantz is the WORST. He says the most obvious things as if they're profound. He thinks he's so smart and he says the most basic things and draws it out.
John Ireland is actually a lot better than I thought he would be. But he's so annoying.
Mychal Thompson is funny but says the same thing over and over.
Don Mclean might be one of the most boring analysts in the history of sports. Great mid range jumpshot. Awful commentator.
Petros is annoying. How the hell does Money work with him every day when P cuts him off every day.
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Ralph is awesome. Mike smith is terrible. He doesn't even talk about the game for half the broadcast
If you don't recognize that Mike Smith is a huge homer, that means you are a homer yourself. Nothing wrong with that, but the guy doesn't even try to hide his bias. I thought Bill Walton was hilarious and would love to have him back.
For other teams, the Indiana guys are really good.
They are the best combo is sports announcing period. I'm not just
saying that because I am a homer.
They created a perfect team. The old wise man lawler who understands
principles and is very basketball wise, but is old school and doesn't
like many of the new changes like "replay".
Mike smith - The young gun who sometimes says the most retarded things,
but that is what makes it fun. Mike smith is more up to date with metrics
and likes the new rules.
The best is when Lawler clowns Mike Smith's playing days. He doesn't
do it as much, but I use to die laughing when he would joke about Mike
Smith being on the bench.
All in all Best tandem in sports.
Maybe not the best, but surly one of the best.
Its ok when a home team announcer has the home team as his favorites, that is fine, it just gets anoying when they don't respect the opponent at all. I think it was memphis where one of the 2 goals for the team from the announcers was "dont fall for theatrics", or some announcers just see calls wrong, even in slow replays, "that clearly was not a foul".
And that old man from the lakers game announcers was just horrible.. he was supposed to be neutral, every thing he said was from a lakers pov.. f/e: clippers make a good offensive play, he go's "well that is what u don't want, that you let them open the defense like that." Should ad least add in "if u hare the lakers" somewhere in there imo.
I'm a bit annoyed actually, my league pass subscription should give me the home team announcers, last 3 home games i gotten the national tv noobs 2 times. That van gundy dude... so terribad.
I may be in the minority, but I like Mike Smith. Seems like he's approached his announcing career like his playing career. He wasn't blessed with natural talent or charisma, but he's worked hard to control the things that hard work can control.
He digs deep into the game notes and supplements them with well-researched extra stats and little-known facts, talks to the opposing team's players, coaches and announcers to get the other perspective and does his utmost to be a good straight-man for Ralph. He also interacts with fans on social media, running his own little competitions for giveaways - which the FO must love because it reflects very well on the franchise.
He may not have the cache of a big-name ex-player, but he works his nuts off to do his job to the best of his ability... and that deserves respect.
Ralph is just gifted with a lot of charisma and has the experience of having seen more basketball than perhaps anybody working in the league. A true legend.
We're lucky to have them both, in my opinion.
I have grown to like Ralph and Mike, but sometimes they lose me. Watching the Clips and Ki gs they both are going on and on about how great Joey Crawford is. Joey Crawfors is too old and is absolutely terrible with his "all about Joey" act. I wonder how can someone be so knowledgable about the NBA and make not only one wrong statement but continue that theme throughout the entire game.
If there's one thing about Ralph and Mike I do dislike, it's that they're "homers" for referees...no matter if there's a bad call against the Clippers (I'm talking something real blatant), they'll applaud the referees.
Joey Crawford is an obnoxious and self-centered referee...I hate the Spurs, but I can remember that game from a few years ago when Crawford tossed Tim Duncan out of a game simply because Duncan was sitting on the bench and laughing, while Crawford looked towards his direction.
I've pointed out several times over the years that since Chick Hearn died, Lantz's analysis (or lack thereof) has been exposed for being nothing but cliches and obvious observations.
I have NBA TV and I feel that Ralph and Mike are the best. I actually like that Ralph and Mike are "homers" sometimes. They are Clipper fans, and sometimes they have biased opinions, especially on those 50/50 calls. This makes me feel that they are watching the game with me.
They are not that much of homers though. What I dislike about some of the other announcers is that the bias is just too much. Ralph and Mike are fair with a appropriate touch of homerism.
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A nice tribute to Ralph. Can't post links, so you have to fill it out.
youtube. /watch?v=cMWWwspdFZM
Anyone else miss the good 'ol days with Bill Walton? That was some entertaining stuff!
I honestly don't watch any other team play.. so I could not say.


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If you look at the top 8 teams, in the west... They are really good. I could see, even OKC getting knocked in the first. But, what team should the clippers, go up against..
Me, the teams i'm scared of in the west, that the clippers, might face could be houston and dallas. Even though dallas is in the 7th, they are good. Houston, because of dwight. He is the best center. The team i wish we go up against, i think should be, goldenstate, and portland.
This is what i think
On the contrary for me, don't know why, but GS has our number so AVOID Golden State, we beat Houston 3 times already, and Dallas never really challenged us we beat them as well, those are my picks.
Houston is by far the least of our problems. Goldenstate shouldn't be a problem! Blazers, I'll like that match up. In the end, it shouldn't matter who we face. If we have our game face and defense together that shows we belong here and not just pretenders.
we allow golden to take advantage not that we can't win because I feel in a series we can. We choked a lot of times and that was extremely frustrating. Our problem are protecting the paint and the 3line.
I'd love Houston or Mavs. Those would be my first two choices...Choose the order if you like.
I WANT MEMPHIS, OR GOLDEN STATE. I'm not scared and neither should they be. I remember MJ's Bulls having to get through Detroit and Boston before they started winning Chips. I know GS and Memphis hasn't won anything, but as far as being a thorn in our side, Memphis, GS, and SA fill the bill. If were seriously going to talk about the Clippers being able to get to the Final's and being able to win it all. We have to beat one if not all of those teams just for the confidence to believe that they have what it takes. I think they can beat Memphis and GS no problem, I know they've lost to both teams this year but regular season wins can be circumstantial and really don't hold much weight going into the Post Season. I Believe in this team "Right Now" more than I ever have at any point of my Clipper Fandom. This team has what it takes to beat anybody, so with that I'm not scared of nobody. So Who should they want to play, I don't give two craps, because were going to beat anybody they put in front of us. NOW MAN THE HELL UP, THIS IS NO TIME TO BE SCARED.
i want us to stay n the fourth seed because we get
to go against Houston then if PHO or Dallas defeats OKC
we would go against one of them
in other words, lets AVOID GSW haha
Post season are as much matchups as anything else. Few teams matchup well against every opponent you can throw at them, so sure, a more favorable matchup would be nice. Dallas and Houston seem favorable, and I don't mind Portland.
Why would they Phoenix or Dallas just beat OKC though, and why is GS automatically winning their first round matchup?
I'd like to win as many games as possible, but I can see the debate. While the most wins means HCA, if you get a bad matchup and loose earlier, having HCA against the #3 seed for example becomes irrelevant because you're out. Still, control what you can, your wins, and let the rest play out.
Can't go in scared of anyone, and no team has such a matchup advantage against us where we're hopeless
If we will go up to 2 the possibility is Memphis, they might dislodge the Suns or Dallas, but looks like they will be in 7 or 8 at the end of regular season. if we are in number 3 possible is Warriors and if we are at 4 Portland or Rockets. But I think whoever is there we will play and try to go to second round. I don't care.
One of the things that really worries me about the West is that three of the teams (Houston, Portland, GSW) rely heavily on three pointers and could get really lucky in a series and pull an upset if they make a high percentage of their shots.
Houston is more like us - shoots a lot of threes but doesn't mAke an elite number of them
Anybody. By then Granger and Big Baby will be accustomed to the system. Jamal will be healthy, hopefully we'll get JJ back. CP will play with a chip on his shoulder no pun intended..
This thread is stupid, if we are a championship calibre team we go into every series with the mentalality to win with no fear regardless of the opponent, really SMH
Houston,Dallas or Phoenix.
Dallas,but it's not like it our teams choice. I just really want to face someone that will play basketball, not play MMA fighters.
My thoughts are exact opposite as yours... Dallas and Houston are probably the best matchup for us. Mavs don't got any athleticism, I can see us beating them in 4-5 games. Dwight is the best center, but it's not like he produced these stats by playing against players with similar physical attributes as him every game. I believe DJ can limit his impact. And as much as Harden can put up points, he gives up a lot on defense. With Cp3 on, I can see JJ or Crawford just shooting open 3s entire series.
Blazers, Suns, and GS are dangerous, but I wouldn't mind playing them. Nobody can stop Blazers offensively when they're hot, but they can't stop anybody defensively either. Suns would be intriguing since I don't think anyone can keep up with Bledsoe / Dragic's speed, but they got nobody else who can step up and produce consistently. GS is a Blazers team that can play very good defense. Only way we lose to them is if they can somehow play consistent offense for at least 5 games.
Only team I'd avoid is Memphis. They're the only team that doesn't need to double-team Paul and Blake. Conley, Allen, Gasol, Randolph are all capable of guarding our stars 1 on 1.
I know it's nice to just chat about the team and sports and all that and that what ifs are quite fun but this thread seems a bit weird. Who SHOULD we face??????????? We all know it doesn't work like that so why waste the energy.
Houston, Dallas or Portland would be a dream!
Anybody who thinks GSW, MEM or PHX would be any easier clearly hasn't watched our games this season.
How is Houston or Portland more ideal, they have marginally better record than us, the West is so stacked there are no easy matchups, it would be a tough run from round 1 to the finals for whoever that can get that far
Mullens has chunked to 3s in the 2 minutes I was watching this Philly-Orlando game. Sadddd. This guy is just terrible
Mullens belongs on tanking teams
We should try and play the lowest seed possible bc that means we are playing the best we can going into the playoffs. Don't worry about strategically playing a certain team. Remember in 07 when Dallas purposely lost so they would get to play golden state instead of us in the first round and then eventually got knocked out by them? That Is the kind of BS you shouldn't be concerning yourself with in sports. Go out and play like you're going to beat anyone every single night, which we can.
Anybody but Memphis. It's not that I don't think we can beat them, but Blake and CP tend to get hurt vs them. They try to beat up Blake and they hound CP.
We need them healthy throughout the playoffs.
Bad example. They didn't worry ENOUGH about playing a certain team. They tanked to get their worst possible matchup, a Warriors team that had already swept them in the regular season that year and was going to be playing with house money.
That's why all the people saying matchups don't matter are wrong-headed. Do we really want to face Memphis again and watch as the refs allow their thug players to injure our team? Do we really want to face Golden State and watch as Curry hits every bullshit three on us and the refs allow Mark Jackass to get away with his bitchmade tactics? Do we really want to face the Spurs again and see CP3 disappear and Pop's system dismantle our defense? Those are the three teams we need to avoid at all costs because I really don't see us beating them. Doesn't make us a bad team or a pretender, it's just that every team has teams that they don't match up well with.
We are 3-0 against HOU and 1-1 against POR with them needing a miracle 3 to send the first game to OT.
Conversely we are 1-2 against GSW and MEM and 0-1 against PHX (at home). Now as much as PHX might be an anomaly (we'll find out this week), if you're telling me you'd rather face the thugs who damaged our guys the last 2 years or the team we're 2-6 against in our last 8 games, as opposed to teams we've practically owned recently, I think you need your head examined.
Of course there are no "easy" matchups, but some are easier than others for the Clippers. Isn't that, after all, what this thread is about?
Clippers should just try to get the best seed possible so they can get home court advantage.
Golden State
somebody probably already said this but i think we have a good chance of beating anyboday in a 7 game series. the only teams i see giving us problems are the warriors and suns.
I don't think we should "try" to face a specific opponent. I think we should just win as many more games as possible, and head into the playoffs with the mentality of championship team looking to win it all.
I don't really get why most of you are afraid facing GSW....they have a predictable offense which is of course curry...if we shut him down then we win...i bet chris paul could do that no problem..i know clips played bad last game with them but we played back to back it was a schedule loss...
My head is fine, hows yours? we are also 1-1 against OKC so does that make them a preferred matchup as well lol
You are kidding yourself if you think hou/port will be a cakewalk compared to those lower seeds, their overall regular season records are on par with us and suggests regardless of past success are still very good teams and capable of beating us in a PO series more so than memp/phx/gsw.
Anyways since you mention it this thread is weak, to suggest we want a preferred matchup is to acknowledge that we are not good enough to beat any team at anytime and if that is true then we are not going far even if we make it pass 1st round.
Personally I rather see us face our demons, beat them and get that monkey off our backs so we can push on and challenge WCF.
No they tanked the second to last game so that they wouldn't be facing us in the playoffs. They wanted GSW over us. They sat their stars against GSW so they would get the win they needed to have a better record than us.
Anyone but GSW. Playoffs is all about matchups, and we match up terribly with the warriors, they have our number, plain and simple. Other than that the only teams I'm scared of in the west are OKC and SA. Portland would be a tough series but I think we can pull it out. Houston/phoenix/dallas would be ideal
Are people actually arguing over this? The teams that make the playoffs in the West are all gonna be tough, why argue about it? We whooped Memphis in the regular season last year, but didn't mean anything in the playoffs. Every team will be tough, regardless of what happens in the regular season.
I think the point is to state who you think will be better opponents based on your opinions. Why jump all over people you disagree with?
How is that different from what I said?
Avery Johnson was an idiot and ended up intentionally getting their worst matchup in the first round, which is why they had one of the biggest playoff meltdowns in NBA history. They should have been MORE concerned about which matchups were good for them and which were bad in order to avoid choking to a Warriors team that owned them in the regular season AND playoffs.
I want to face Memphis, then GSW, then SA, then anyone from the East. What better way to win our first championship then beating those teams? Ultimate bragging rights and one hell of a story!
That being said, I hope GSW doesn't even make the playoffs! Living up north, I can't stand their cocky for nothing fans. I'm sick of that stupid bridge logo too
I don't like Memphis because win or lose, our guys always come out banged up.
HOU HOU HOU HOU please!!
LOL, they loss today!, so much for the #FULL SQUID. That would be so embarrassing if they miss the playoffs all together. But yeah man this is what they should be hoping for. If this happens I'm going to Talk Mess all year long like we just won 10x Championships, Basically I'll act like a Heat fan.
No one. No team outside of the Thunder or Spurs scare me at all. Try to grab the 2nd or 3rd seed and get HCA. That Is all. Only the Griz trouble me slightly since I am afraid they might injure our players.
Barring a disaster or extremely hot shooting every game the Warriors have a very very slim chance of winning. They have a mediocre offense. Even a terrible offense at times when they shoot poorly.
Once again... nobody is saying any team is a "cakewalk".
And no, Houston's 0-3 record against us and overall record does not suggest that they are capable of beating us... it "suggests" that they are capable of beating many teams, but would probably prefer to avoid the Clippers since we appear to hold the key to beating them.
Memphis and GSW have beaten us 2/3 times each... better than their overall records against the rest of the league, which "suggests" that they present particular matchup problems against a better overall team.
Personally, I don't think we have any "demons", but that's not to say it wouldn't be better for our guys to win a series in 4 or 5 instead of 6 or 7 and come out injured in the process. Both MEM and GSW have employed dirty tactics to beat us in the recent past and I believe that they would have no reservations about doing so again. Would we be favored to beat them? ...absolutely. Would it be a war of attrition that might damage our chances in SUBSEQUENT rounds? ...probably.
There's a reason that great coaches like Pop and Doc talk about health being the number one factor going into the playoffs. It stands to reason that the longer a team can maintain good health during the playoffs will only increase their chances of going further.
If you can't comprehend the concept of good and bad matchups that's fine, but there's no need to bash the entire thread because others disagree with your opinion. Considering how "stupid" and "weak" you think this topic is, you sure don't seem to have a problem chiming in with your own 2 cents.
Last team I want to play is Memphis just because they're dirty and will try to hurt guys on the way to their vacation. GS is not a good first round match up for us and they look like a lock for the 6th seed. Would be happy to end up as the 4th seed and play Portland or Houston with OKC in 2nd round. We probably move up from there but a lower seed in this case is probably better for us.
Spurs are scarier than OKC for me so again the 4th seed would be better than 2nd or 3rd seed.
Hmmm... surprise, surprise...
Rockets fans don't want any part of the Clips in the first round.
...but maybe their playoff thread is just "weak" and "stupid" too.
I browse that forum. Rockets fans are piss scared of us and a lot of them actually prefer to face the Thunder or Spurs over us. I remember seeing a poll where the Clippers placed first as the team the Rockets don't want to face in the playoffs.
We do matchup very well against the Rockets. The Rockets love chucking 3s and we are very good at guarding 3s. The Rockets play fast but we arguably do that better and our transition defense is great. The Rockets turn the ball over a lot. We get a lot of fastbreak points off TOs. The Rockets have Dwight. DJ usually limits him.
The Rockets are weak at the PF spot and Blake can take advantage of that. Harden plays no defense. Redick and Crawford can take advantage of that, etc.
shooting teams can get hot, but they historically have limits. During last years matchup between GSW and Spurs Magic Johnson commented that the Spurs would win, and his reasoning was "what happens when all those shots aren't falling?" Magic touched up on a crucial issue that shooting teams may win some games with the 3, but eventually that shooting can't be sustained. As much as GSW and Portland can pose a problem I do feel that in series we can beat them. My greater fear is more of Memphis, who plays dirty style of basketball and wins the game by the free throws. still as others here have mentioned I want to face Memphis and GSW to let those franchises know they don't own us
Best case: Houston->Portland->spurs/OKC
Realistically: Houston->OKC->Spurs/Blazers
As our path to the finals. I think we match up incredibly well with Houston and Portland. If we're 4th, I hope OKC gets Memphis to wear them down.


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I bought this postcard today in the lovely town of Rye, East Sussex. It is of St Bartholomew's Church in Horley, Surrey. The card was posted on the 26th June 1905, the name in the bottom right-hand corner is W. Wilkins, who was probably Walter Wilkins, who is recorded in the Kelly's 1911 Directory of Surrey as a stationer in Station Road, Horley.
My 4x great-grandparents Henry and Catherine GASSON had nine of their children baptised here between 1814 and 1830. One of those children, James was also buried here in May 1830. After this the family moved to Nuthurst, Sussex where another five children, including my 3x great-grandfather, were baptised.
There is another reason for showing you this card. Horley is the town in which I now spend my working day. You can expect to hear lots more about Horley in the future, as I make the most of my lunch breaks (and my season ticket for the train).
I have previously written about their wonderful library, so I can explore their holdings further (not just Horley but surrounding parishes) and also visit the church and get some photographs. Eventually I hope to be able to find out where my 4x great-grandparents lived and pay that a visit too, if it has survived. I am sure there must also be other GASSONs that remained in Horley after my direct ancestors moved on.
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At the moment I have a Hewlett Packard printer/scanner/copier which serves most of my needs. It is a little on the slow side, and the software is not as user-friendly as I would like, but I can live with it.
The thing it doesn't do is scan slides and negatives. My parent's attic is full of slides, and I would dearly love to have digital copies of them. I don't know what the life span of a slide is, but it is a safe bet they won't last for ever and a digital copy would a better chance of survival.
Ideally my new scanner will be portable, or at least more portable than my current set-up. I envisage visiting relations (not just my parents) armed with my netbook and a scanner and just plugging them in and being able to scan anything that gets thrown at me, from A4 pages to slides and negatives.
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Silly me, why had I never tried these before? XD
Here are my reviews and swatches in video form:
Pics of the lippies. They look MUCH more high-end than the Round lipsticks which are made of pretty cheap plastic and these have a cute black lace pattern as well. As with the rounds, the actual color is encapsulated in the bottom which is great for storage.
And here are some hand swatches so you can get a fair comparison of the shades with each other.


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John and Cait…Plus Mick! A Guest Post on the Australian Baseball League
As we get ready to close out 2010, I wanted to reflect on a post from earlier this year.
Some of you may remember that I wrote a
post about one of our readers, Mick Floyd, a loyal Brewers fan from Melbourne,
who made his first trek to the United States
to visit Miller Park last July.
Thanks to e-mail and Facebook, Mick and I have kept in touch
over the last couple of months and when I heard that he was attending
Australian Baseball League games, my first thought was, "Maybe I should fly
there and go to the games with him so that I can report back to you guys!" But
then I realized that while John might have gotten the okay to cover the Arizona
Fall League, this vacation, er, I mean, work trip, might be a little harder to
pull off, so I decided to make Mick a guest blogger!
Mick attended the Melbourne Aces-Brisbane Bandits doubleheader
on December 22. His account–including an interview with his boyhood hero (and
former Brewers catcher) Dave Nilsson–is below. Thanks for covering this for
us, Mick!
Enjoy, everyone and Happy New Year-here's to a great 2011!
Baseball in Australia
by: Mick Floyd
As Milwaukeeans shiver through a long, cold offseason,
Australian baseball fans are celebrating the return of professional baseball
with the launch of the Australian Baseball League.
Kicking off in October, the ABL consists of six teams (one
from each mainland state capital, as well as Canberra) in a 40-game season and culminating
in the grand finale to be played in early February.
wettest spring since 1993 has played havoc with my hometown Melbourne Aces
early schedule, but the games they have played weren't pretty. The Aces dropped
their first five matches before a remarkable 15-inning, 6-4 win against the
Sydney Blue Sox sparked the team into life.
Since that classic match, the Aces have gone 6-2 and have
outscored their opponents 84-36. All of those games were played at home, the
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, and it is there I headed for a double header
against the Brisbane Bandits.
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, December 22, 2010
It was also a great chance to catch up with a name most
Brewers fans will be familiar with, "The Thunder From Down Under,"
former All-Star David Nilsson.
The most famous of the 28 Australians to reach 'The Show',
Nilsson blasted 105 home runs and 470 RBI while batting .284 over eight seasons
as a Milwaukee Brewer. Nilsson also holds the all-time batting average (.353)
in the original ABL, which ran from 1989-1999, played in two championships and
was involved as an owner and coach. He is better placed than anyone to judge
the new league as it approaches its midpoint.
"It's pretty competitive," said the man known as
"It's great, all the Australians playing overseas now
have somewhere in the offseason where they can get into the professional
routine of playing to the American standard, so it's been all positive so
Mick, with David Nilsson at Royal Melbourne Showgrounds (nice Brewers gear, Mick!)
While this is the third incarnation of a professional
Australian League, there is a key reason why this version will work where
others have failed – the support of Major League Baseball.
MLB will underwrite the league for at least five years with
the aim of producing a vibrant, self sufficient league.
"It's a long-time commitment for a new league and so
much can happen in five years," continued Nilsson.
"With the experiences learned from past leagues and
understanding of where baseball sits in the Australian sporting culture,
there's no reason we can't make it work and hopefully the next 5 to 10 years
can reflect that."
Now the manager of the visiting Bandits, Nilsson had a
bigger, more immediate concern – how to shut down the red-hot Aces bats.
The first thing that strikes you when you arrive at the
Showgrounds is the seven meter high blue fence in right field, just 300 feet
from home. At just 310 feet to left field and 370 feet to center, the
Showgrounds is certainly a hitter's park, a factor compounded by the prevailing
breeze out to center field.
Things get tougher again when the pitching staff struggles
with command. Despite trailing by just three runs in the middle of the 8th of the series opener the night
earlier, the Bandits bullpen allowed six walks in the bottom of the frame as
the Aces scored seven runs to take the win on the mercy rule. The bottom of the
eighth capped off a poor night for the Bandits' pitching staff.
"They're a pretty decent team," said Nilsson of
the Aces, "But we walked 15 last night so basically they're starting with
two on base each inning."
Nilsson would have been happy early on in the night's
opening game as Ryan Searle, a 21-year-old in the Chicago Cubs organization,
swept through the Aces in order in the first before finding trouble in the
Justin Huber, who has 45 games of Major League experience
and is now with the Minnesota Twins, singled and was brought home by Josh
Davies' fifth home run of the year. Paul Rutgers then drove in the first of
five RBIs for the night for a 3-0 Aces lead.
Josh Roberts answered for the Bandits with a three-run jack
in the 3rd to tie the game
before the Aces showed they could also play small ball, adding five more in the
home half of the inning.
The two teams traded blows over the ensuing innings, but
when Huber, who entered the game hitting just .149, hit a two-shot blast in the
sixth to extend the Aces lead to 12-5, it appeared the game was all but over.
Huber's two-run home run in the 6th held extend the Aces lead to 12-5.
However the Bandits made it interesting in the top of an
action packed 7th and final
scheduled inning.
Aces Pitcher David Miller retired the first two batters
faced before giving up Robert's second home run of the night. A pair of
singles, an injury replacement, two errors on the one play and a second home
run to Brad Dutton suddenly saw the Bandits reduce the margin to 12-10.
David Miller came to the mound and promptly struck out pinch
hitter Rory Rhodes to secure the Aces the win.
On a bright note for Nilsson's men, the three pitchers used
combined for just one intentional walk, a marked improvement on the previous
night's effort.
In the second game, former Boston Red Sox farmhand Adam
Blackley put on an exhibition.
The 25-year-old southpaw gave up just two hits (one each in
the first and second innings) and two walks while striking out 10, retiring the
last 11 Bandits he faced.
Meanwhile, the Aces bats continued to heat up.
The Bandits' Japanese pitcher Reo Chikada escaped a jam in
the first, stranding runners at second and third after the first two batters
reached safely.
He was not so fortunate in the second. With runners on first
and second with none out, Matthew Lawman reached safely on a well-placed bunt
to load the bases. Aces catcher Tristan McDonald then hit a double-play ball to
third baseman Brad Dutton who threw it away at first, allowing one run to score
and reload the bases, still with none out.
Chikada battled hard, inducing a pop out and strike out
before leaving a pitch up in the zone that compatriot Yoshiyuki
Kamei happily dispatched over the center field wall. Before the crowd
had a chance to retake their seats, Huber launched his second home run of the
night to give the Aces a 6-0 lead.
The home side added two more in the third, one in the six
and when McDonald grounded out for his third RBI in the seventh, the Aces had
their second mercy rule win of the series.
Mick and Ace Maverick, celebrating the Aces victory.
(Again, Mick, way to represent the Crew!)
The Aces capped a pivotal series by completing a sweep the
following night – again by mercy rule – and jumped to second place on the table
while the Bandits slipped to last.
While Nilsson may not have many fond memories of this trip
to Melbourne, one memory he will always remain
fond of was his time in Milwaukee.
"Sometimes when you're at a place, you don't realize
how much you like it and that's how it is for my wife and I. It was just
wonderful, the people are great, the lifestyle is great, the city itself, we
loved it, just loved it.
"I'd like to say a big thank you to the people of Milwaukee. When my wife
and I think about our time there, and think about how we were treated by the
whole town, we have nothing but good thoughts."
And 2011 should provide all Brewers fans many more good
memories as the Brewers embark of one of its most anticipated campaigns in its
"I always look through the box scores to see how
they're doing," said Nilsson. "They're still my team!"
The first Australian Baseball League was formed in 1989 and
disbanded under mounting debts in 1999. Despite surviving just 10 seasons, the
league was an excellent proving ground for young ball players with over 90
players going on to play Major League baseball, including notables Shea
Hillenbrand, Paul Lo Duca, Gary Matthews Jr, Kevin Millwood, Vernon Wells and
Tim Worrell. A number of former Brewers have also spent time playing in
Australia, including Mike Coolbaugh, Jared Fernandez, Gary Glover, Ben Ford,
Charlie Green, John Jaha, Troy O'Leary, Duane Singleton and Everett Stull.
Four of the 28 Australians to have played Major League
Baseball have played for the Brewers- Nilsson, Graeme Lloyd, Trent Durrington
and Grant Balfour, and former Australian Brewer farmhands to play major leagues
include Trent Oeltjen, Chris Oxspring and David Welch.