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By Chris Harris at London Colney
Jack Wilshere and Bacary Sagna both played 90 minutes in a training ground friendly against Chelsea on Wednesday.
The duo have started under-21 fixtures this month but, until now, neither had completed a game since recovering from the long-term injuries that hampered them last season.
Wilshere operated in an advanced midfield role and, encouragingly, was still making driving runs through the Chelsea defence in the closing stages. Sagna was as composed as ever, playing the first half at right back before moving into a central role after the break.
For the record, Chelsea won the game courtesy of well-taken goals from Billy Clifford and Islam Feruz. But the only number that matters from an Arsenal perspective is the 180 minutes that Wilshere and Sagna shared.
This was another important staging post on their road back to first-team football.
An experienced Arsenal line-up at London Colney included Andre Santos, Francis Coquelin, Andrey Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh, while Emmanuel Frimpong got another 90 minutes under his belt following his recent return in the Capital One Cup.
John Terry was the stand-out name in a youthful Chelsea line-up, although he was withdrawn at half time.
Wilshere was straight into the thick of the action on a bright, blustery afternoon, harrying opponents from his position just behind the striker.
Frimpong and Coquelin were also lively in Arsenal's midfield but it was Sagna who fashioned the home side's first chance, linking up well with Serge Gnabry before the German winger stung the palms of goalkeeper Jamal Blackman.
But his opposite number was busier in the first half. Damian Martinez got down well to deny Patrick Bamford and made an even better save from the Chelsea centre forward after a fine through-ball from George Saville.
Bamford had got in behind Santos before testing Martinez but the Brazilian was soon in action at the other end, forcing Blackman to save at his feet after a well-timed run into the box.
Chelsea just about had the upper hand and they opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Bertrand Traore showed delightful control to bring down a diagonal ball and then crossed from the left. Arsenal could not clear their lines and Clifford rifled the ball high past Martinez.
Clifford and Bamfield were linking up well and the latter almost doubled Chelsea's lead just before the half-hour mark but could not get enough purchase on his shot, allowing Martinez to save.
Arsenal came back into the game before half time and almost levelled when a flowing move involving Santos, Arshavin and Frimpong ended with Gnabry's powerful strike flying just wide.
Arsène Wenger made three changes at the break, replacing Martinez, Sebastien Squillaci and Chamakh with James Shea, Carl Jenkinson and Chuba Akpom. Shortly after the hour mark he made three more as Santos, Coquelin and Arshavin made way for Thomas Eisfeld, Nico Yennaris and Jernade Meade.
Chelsea also made wholesale changes and Arsenal gradually exerted a semblance of control in the second half.
Four minutes after the restart Arshavin's cross was only half-cleared and Akpom's towering header was nodded just over by Gnabry. The same player lobbed Blackman after a move down the left but the ball was hacked away before it bounced over the line.
Wilshere himself went close to an equaliser in the 65th minute, surging into the box and forcing a low save from Blackman. It was a sign that Wilshere's trademark "burst" is gradually returning.
Akpom drew another decent save from Blackman and then scooped a difficult chance over the bar as Arsenal pushed Chelsea back, but the visitors found a second goal with 17 minutes left.
Traore had sounded a warning with a jinking run that ended with a shot into the side-netting and the visitors scored with their next attack, Aziz Conteh crossing for Feruz to guide a header past Shea.
Wilshere and Frimpong quickly wrestled back control of the midfield and both were making driving runs into Chelsea territory in the final moments. But the nearest Arsenal got to a goal was Akpom diverting Meade's excellent cross over the bar from close range.
No matter. On this occasion, the result was of secondary importance.
Arsenal: Martinez (Shea 45), Sagna, Squillaci (Jenkinson 45), Miquel, Santos (Meade 63), Coquelin (Yennaris 63), Frimpong, Wilshere, Gnabry, Arshavin (Eisfeld 63), Chamakh (Akpom 45)
Chelsea: Blackman, Cesar (Kane 45), Christensen, Terry (Pappoe 45 (Saville 88)), Nditi (Conte 45), Ince (Angban 45), Clifford (Swift 45), Saville, Baker (Musonda 45), Traore, Bamford (Feruz 45)
Goals: Clifford 23, Feruz 73Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Marylou Errico doesn't understand why there aren't more women working in concrete. The people are friendly, the pay is great, and you're not stuck at a desk all day. So what's wrong with this picture?
Construction is a secret that women don't know about, and Errico and her company, Allied Building Products Corp., are trying to change that. Errico has been an outside sales representative at the building materials distributor in Rochester, N.Y., for seven years. "Why are there are only three women doing what I'm doing in all of New York State?" she asks.
Errico has been surrounded by the construction business almost all her life. "When I was growing up, all the neighbors had some kind of construction business, whether it was site, concrete, or masonry," she explains. "I always loved the big equipment. I still do, only now, every once in awhile, I get to ride along."
Spreading the word
Errico wants other women to have as much fun as she does. She visits local high schools and community colleges to tell students about a construction career's advantages. She reminds students that a career in concrete construction is more than just being a laborer or a flag person, although these jobs are also important. This world also includes architects, engineers, project managers, sales people, accountants, truck drivers, and dispatchers.
Women are not aware of the opportunities that concrete construction offers, according to Mike Brigida, Allied branch manager and Errico's supervisor.
Allied keeps women in mind when it recruits for open positions. But at schools, women who show talent in math and the sciences are being directed into the medical or scientific fields. Construction is never mentioned as an option. "We are only getting half of the audience when we are interviewing for a position," he says. "We know that women can be as good as or better than men in these positions, but they aren't out there applying for the jobs. We want more options and more diversity in our workplace."
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350 SBC build for Jeep. Need Help !!! Intake, carb, cam, efi and mileage.
Hello. This is my second technical post here on this awesome site, Since the other went south, to a discuss about some Regal alternator's, But then again I really appreciate them answer whom came into the other thread ! before it turned into a Buick Regal 2.5 alternator spagetti thread :pimp:
Here's the thing. I'we recently came across TBI 350 SBC engine. as in a matter of fact. I don't know anything about the engine aside from that it came out of a Suburban.
My plans are to put this engine into a CJ-5 Jeep that's on 38" Mudder tire's and I am going to use this Jeep mostly for trip's, highway and off-road. Because of where I live I need to drive on the highway for hours just to get to play in snow/sand whatever. So basically I need to get as good gas mileage as possible.
The Jeep itself is around 3500 lbs. and as mentioned above is on 38" tires and I will be using TH-350 Transmission with stock converter. The Jeep has 4.10:1 gears in the Dana axles. What about my gearing is it somewhere in line with what I'm going to do, As from what I'we seen I can't go much lower (higher numerical ratio) I'f I'm going to run that 3 speed transmission and get somewhat decent mileage, and thus having fairly light Jeep compared to other's running similar tire size's and 350 engine's. It would just be good to run the 4.10's with an engine that has somewhat of good low end power ?
Are there any modifications i could do to the engine, to get the gas mileage as low as possible ? I'm open running both TBI or small carb.
The engine is as above mentioned a Bone stock 350 TBI from the Suburban truck. I am going to run exhaust manifolds that hopefully will run into dual 2.1/2" exhaust (or what do you recommend) ?
I had thoughts about running an Aluminium intake manifold with good Quadrajet over the stock TBI system. and then i would change the ignition to GM-Hei. would you recommend running an MSD ignition box with the HEI for improved spark and durability ? what do you say about that, would the stock HEI be acceptable or would it need some tuning ?
I would like to use them Swirl Port Tbi head's, no matter if I go the 4bbl route or vice versa. Because what I really like about them is that the are supposed to have 64cc combustion chambers and 1.94"/1.5" valves, I mean though there are plenty of better heads out there, these are by far not the worst set. They seam to run out of steam at around 4500 rpm, which is completely fine for this application as I'm only seeking for good mileage as along with good low end torque, also they seem to be good for mileage which is a BIG plus for this application. Also I'we heard that going with an early 4 barrel manifold would need some modification's around few bolt holes. Is that true ? Because of '87 cast iron head's having a bit different bolt holes/pattern/angle...
So to give it to you easy, I would like to get as good mileage as i possibly can without having to tear the engine around completely. So the Biggest thing i would like to do for now is to MAYBE change the camshaft. It seem's this model of engine (1988) accept's factory equipped hydraulic roller camshaft, and accessories. But then again If it's better for me I would like to go to maybe a good Aluminium Intake Manifold, and small 4 barrel carburetor or Q-jet, and HEI distributor with MSD ignition box for hotter spark, and therefor maybe better mileage !
If I'm not clear on some things, Please ask.
The bottom line is I need as good mileage as i can get along with low end torque and reliability.
So Before I do anything I would like to discuss it a little here, I now about the search button and all that, and believe me I'we tried to search, but as they say "every application is different,, I thought It would give me the best result just to ask them experienced Jeepers.
Also one thing to consider... That's what would be realistic gas mileage for a Jeep like mine on the interstate 50 Mp/h limit. some say I would be lucky to get 15 Mpg... Also considering what would be acceptable vacuum for the engine, when running at 50 Mp/h on the highway ? I'm assuming as high as possible but what would be realistic for an original cammed Small Block Chevy that's driven 60.000 miles ?
Here are two picture's so you can get a picture of what the jeep would mostly be used to. (the muddy picture is just there for fun, this is not heavy mud as you can see, just basically a dirty water)
Greetings from Iceland.
Any Jeepers here ?
i think that you have some of your information wrong, the swirl port heads produced by GM were amoung the worst performing heads they ever produced. i think you want the vortec heads these are the best performing heads that GM ever produced, you would be looking for either the 906 or 062 heads castings. these would even help you with gas mileage as they have an extremely efficient burn chamber and take full advatage of all the fuel in the cylinders during combustion, and they can be had for a few hundred $.
above would be my strongest recomendation
next you mentioned 4.10's with 38" tires (without doing the math) that is about like running a 31" tire (most stock truck size tires) with about a 3.23 gear, it's a little small to me i would look more into a setof 4.56's or 4.88's but then again that would reduce you mpg's. with running the 4.10's i wouldn't look at a cam with any more than 212 advanced duration otherwise your bottem end will be soggy. and yes you have a hyd roller cam in it. personlly i would scrap the TBI/FI and go after a performer or RPM intake with either a 650 holley or if you can find a good 750 Q-jet then i would go after that, the trick is finding one still in decent condition cause to buy one brand new will you about 500.00 vs 250-300 for the holley.
above would be A sugestion as well, but really i am always in favor of rebuilding the motor before you put much money into it. here is a quote i've heard many times "you wouldn't build a castle on a foundation of sand"
That Quote is awesome :) and make's good sense too !
Well that's just what I heart about them swirl port heads, thus they would deliver good low end power along with good mileage. I'm not building a race car motor so I would really like to keep the stock heads. It's only because here in Iceland you can take the dollar price an multiply it by 2. That would be nearer the price for me, to have the part's shipped over seas and all.
I could get a Holley 600 vacuum carb. for good price here in Iceland, it's supposed to be in good condition, other vice I'm kinda a Holley guy so giving it a rebuilt wouldn't be a problem at all, I'we never messed up with Q-jet though, just like them because of them small primary's !
Wouldn't Performer or similar intake be better choice for me ?
Because we're only talking about rpm range of 0-4500 !
So I would like to get as much low end grunt as possible with what i have. and it must be good to use with stock stall converter and get good mileage.
Best regards.
From Iceland.
you would really like the added power from the vortecs but i can understand the budget constraints. if you have a local machine shop then i would recomend having them do some bowl work on the heads this will help with the flow. i'm a holley man as well so we're good there and a 600 will do just fine since you really dont plan on turning over 4500 or so. oddly i like the Q-jets as well they are good for fuel economy but in my experiance once they go bad and you rebuild them they wont ever be the same again. i used to have one in my old camaro years ago and i ended up rebuilding it cause the accelorator pump went up and i did a pretty good job rebuilding it but it didn't last long and i had to rebuild it again within another 18 months. well it went bad again shortly after and that is about the time i ended up rebuilding the whole motor (.030 355) and used a holley 650 vac sec carb. i never had another problem with the carb agian.
Ok, I'm not sure about if there's any machine shop here in Iceland who can do decent valve jobs, here in Iceland, we're like don't have any thing at all that would ease us hotrodders the life here, for example here is no shop yet that can do balancing on rotating assembly's !!!
So I think in this budget oriented build for good mph, I must just use what I have, since I'm only looking for good low end power, decent mileage and reliability it might work like a charm.
So you advice me not to go to Q'Jet because they tend to go bad after short time !
Greetings from Iceland.
Do any other Hotrodders have an opinion on this engine build ?
Nice Jeep's there :thumbup:
My thought's would be to go with the Edelbrock Performer Plus Cam kit, I think that is very well matched for what you are going to do with your Jeep.
Partner this cam with Performer intake manifold or GM aluminium one with small 4bbl (600 cfm 4160 Holley) and you will have one heck of a low end brute motor that would be good on gas too.
But then again these are just my thought's, Not sure if other hotrodders agree.
Where would the jeep spend most of its life in?
For off roading I would keep the efi. EFI will work perfectly no matter what angle or elevation your jeep is in but I would change it to TPI instead of TBI with vortec heads as mentioned above. Also as mentioned above you would be better off with 4.56 or 4.88 gears but that's only if most of the time you would be off road. For highway, leave it as is or change to a carb with the 4.10's. Either way with the lift and tires you have mpg's will suffer.
Any vehicle built for too many different applications will not be perfect at any of them so try to build it for the application where the vehicle will spend most of its life in.
Yes I'm was aware of that I wouldn't get 25 mpg, But then again someone said that 15-17 mpg wouldn't be far out if everything is in good condition.
My Jeep is not the typical American show built Jeep. you know, with 10" lift-kit and so on. But then again I'm running on these big 38" Mudder Radial tires.
Similar Jeep to mine, as you see here, these are not lifted to the sky !
Where I live, The Jeep would be used more on the street/road, as I need to drive for hour's just to get to play off-road, when I go in trip's. and it's just as simple as that, more mileage = more you get to play in the snow :)
Then would it be better for me use a decent carburetor on a good, well flowing intake manifold ?
Would you guys recommend any Camshaft that would be good for my application, where good low end torque and decent mileage is a must ?
I would NOT use a carb in this application. If you want good 4wheeling, reliability, and MPG's then even a TBI unit wins over a carb.
Don't go over 215º on the intake duration as noted and no more than 220º on the exhaust (about a 5º split). A good set of long tube headers helps a lot and in that climate/driving I would DEFINITELY get the stainless ones.
I would expect about 15MPG off the details you're describing.
Really a good low buck combo (low buck for around here) would be a Vortec 350 with a zz4 cam. Clean up the head castings a bit, slap on a set of stainless headers and get it tuned and you'd have a VERY reliable engine with great mid range and mileage.
Right now I'm kinda not going to the Vortec's because this is supposed to be budget build. I've heard that IF an after-marked intake manifold is used then you need to modify the bolt holes a little, is this true ?
So the Edelbrock Performer Plus camshaft would suit my needs very well ?
Or maybe the Crane 266 Energizer cam, 210/210 @50. .440 Lift. What's mainly the difference between single and dual pattern camshaft. also what would be acceptable vacuum with a mild camshaft such as these ?
Last Jeep I worked on had 350 SBC. with 272/284 Crane Powermax Camshaft 216/228 @50" And I wasn't satisfied with the low end power in that engine, that was also with 38" tires, 4.10 gears and 3 spd auto trans. That was a mildly built motor with ported #993 Heads, 1.94"/1.5" valves and Edelbrock Torker Intake Manifold. It also had Holley 600 cfm 4160 vacuum carb. The exhaust was "rusty" long tube headers lol with dual 2.1/4" exhaust if I remember correctly. It had acceptable power 2500 and up. I'm thinking it was soggy down low because it didn't had acceptable compression for that powermax cam, It did OK mileage wise if i remember, never checked tho.
Anyhow this is not a thing I want to lend in now, thus it begin soggy down low !!!
Greetings from Iceland.
That Jeep was soggy down low because it comprised of the parts that everyone gives away as they aren't that great, collected together they are still not that great. As far as the Vortec goes, around here it is the easy way to do a budget build, you can get a Vortec longblock for less than $500, for another 5 in gaskets, cam, and some minor stuff you have a 400hp engine that runs excellent and will give you 100,000 miles if tuned properly.
Is there any possibility that I could build a brute low end motor with the long block I have now, Including the swirl port heads ?
That would not be soggy down low and would work well with the stock converter I have ?
Because the matter of fact is that here in Iceland, we don't have many vortec engine's at least not in salvage yard's. and as you know you can multiply the price of the vortec's by 2 at least, to get the price that they would cost me to get, here in Iceland.
Another thing is I don't need 400 Hp in the Jeep, though I know it would be fun :thumbup: 250-275 are just awesome as long as i can get some what of decent mileage !!!
Here on my home we have another thing that we use for drag race, and that includes Big Inch V8 and whole lot of horsepower :thumbup:
If you want to use your long block then use it, you can get 275hp out of even swirl port heads. Bowl work helps a lot on those heads because that's where the choke is, if done properly they can actually work quite well, but that is a lot of time and effort to get there.
I'd stick with the TBI, bowl port the heads, run 4VR pistons and a cam with about 215/215 duration on a 108LSA 6 degrees advanced. I think Isky makes something close to that. Headers are a MUST. probably the single best thing you can do for both power and mileage. That setup, even with a stock TBI unit and intake should be good for 275hp and plenty of torque. Its basically a stock rebuild with flat top pistons, bowl work, and a cam swap.
If you have poor gas quality I may use dish pistons to keep the compression down to 9:1, BUT this will affect you low end torque and throttle response.
These are some grate ideas... :cool:
I will let you know how this all look's like when the engine comes into the garage and I will open it up. Then again we'll know way better what it is that I have in my hand's.
Will update this thread when I begin to tear the engine up.
As curious as I am, I ran a search on summit for a camshaft you recommended and this was the closest I came up with - http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ISK-201264/
You say to have it installed 6° advanced, aren't these "off the shelf" cams advanced from the factory ? also if I need to advance it from the box isn't that a sign I should just get a smaller cam ? (I find the rpm range on this particular cam rather high for given duration 2000-5800, is that in line with stock converter) If I go with the TBI wouldn't I need to have the computer reprogrammed?
Doesn't it apply that the hotter the cam get's in duration the less mpg i would be getting ?
Also what muffler's do you recommend ? I don't wan't it to be crazy loud, just have a very mild tone, barely noticeable... Since It's going to be used for long straight drive at the road / 50 mp/h, had my thought on running dual 2.1/2" exhaust, is that too big ?
Again, thank's for these grate ideas :)
Appreciate them a lot
Greetings from Iceland..
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by roscoe36, Apr 25, 2008.
On the Loose: Larry Brown Any guesses where Larry will land? Chicago? Cleveland? The Low's house?
Chicago, seems to a good place for Larry. Team full of youngsters who he can coach up, but the brass may be hesitant because LB is a carpet bagger. Chicago gets either him or Carlisle.
I don't know if I ever told this story here, but a few years ago, I found myself paired up on the golf course with a guy on the board for the Chicago Bulls. It was during the contract negotiation with Scott Skiles after he made the playoffs the year before I believe. It was when the negotiations were getting combative and Skiles was threatening to walk. Anyways, I just remember this guy said something like "he thinks he %%%%ing Phil Jackson, he hasn't done %%%%." At that point in time, I thought that the Bulls should sign him at all costs and it was eye opening to see how the guys on the inside were really irritated with him because of his over inflated ego. The only reason that I bring this up is because if those guys didn't like negotiating with Skiles (when he was 1 step above a nobody), then I'm not sure they'll be able to go through the process of dealing with LB, who is pound for pound the most irritating employee on the planet.
I've always wondered how much of NBA negotiations are done with the prospective employee actually in the room and how much is done with only the agent. Most people aren't all that comfortable in salary negotiations and if you're paying an agent all that money, the temptation must be to turn him or her loose and get out of the way. Does the player or potential coach even know everything that is going on? Hmmm... Larry Brown and Ben Gordon. Uh, no. If LB shows up, BG will get traded before camp starts.
I'm sure all of the negotiations went through the agent, but the actual person still agrees to go along with the aggressive strategy. Those agents must be pretty relentless dudes. That is a good point about BG. Also, I don't think LB would be a big Tyrus Thomas fan... or vise versa. There are some other players that would really fit his system though: Hinrich, Duhon, Gooden, Sefolosha.
Yeah, despite the failures of this year, there is still a good core there (Don't forget Deng.) and ample trade bait. Gordon and Thomas might get them a good big man or a strong two guard. Blend in a good coach and you never know.
I think Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown should open a school to train coaches. Some featured courswork could be: "Don't Ever Quit: 10 Easy Steps to Getting that Buyout You Need" (taught by Brown) "Pick 'n Roll: Pick at Everybody and then Roll to Your Next Gig (taught by Brown) "Positive Persona: How to Convince Others You're Headed in the Right Direction Despite the Bottom Line (taught by Thomas) "Foul! Hiding Your Indescretions by Saying the Right Things" (taught by Thomas) The Davidson Connection: Establishing a Pleasant Relationship with the Boss (co-taught by Brown and Thomas)
LB needs to hold out and wait to see how Flip folds his cards the next 7-8 weeks. If Flip fails, Joe and Mr D will need to just suck it up and bring back the only guy that can reel the egos back in and discipline these guys before father time takes over. After all Flip waited out in the Palace parking lot for 4 months waiting for the Pistons to can LB.
L.B. doesn't strike me as a "Turn him loose" type guy. I'm pretty sure that he'd insist on being very involved in any contract talks. I really hope that the Bulls aren't interested in him and he ends up going to a team outside the Pistons' division at least. I think that Brown would do VERY well with that young Chicago team before wearing out his welcome and being forced to unceremoniously resign with a fat severance package.
The NBA expert on first and ten thinks the two most likely spots for him to end up are atlanta and denver if denver fails to win the series... he said AI and the rest of the players will ask for larry brown? That seemed like a stretch but if that talent there ever learned disipline and defense.... scary... unless brown would trade half the team away lol.
That doesn't seem too far fetched. Iverson really wants to win it all and this is probably his last and best chance (this bunch in Denver, not this year). And LB is the only guy who's gotten him to the finals before. And you're right - way scary. You can bet JR Smith will be gone if Larry shows up.
Would L.B. wanna be the dude who shoves his buddy Mike Woodson out the door in the ATL? Denver makes sense. They love him out here! I CAN'T picture the likes of K-Mart, Carmelo Anthony & JR Smith playing "the right way" though. If L.B. makes a Mile-Migh comeback, I expect a grip of roster moves.
If I were God, I couldn't make this happen fast enough.
Just curous, why do you guys always get hung up on LB trading guys away? He's not the GM. He wasn't here and wasn't anywhere except maybe Philly where all he did there was get a one man team to the finals. He doesn't have any power to trade anybody. He can ask till his hair falls out, but the ACTUAL GM gets to make that decision. I just don't get it.
No, not the GM, but surely he would have some input. You don't hire someone of that stature, and pay him the kind of money he is going to want, and not listen when he says that some guy doesn't fit in the system he wants to put in place.
B/c once he's in there, he makes his feelings known. The GM is afraid that if they don't comply, then LB will make life difficult for everyone by going on strike.
THat's like saying Saunders could have a fit because Joe didn't give him all jumpshooters once he was hired. It just seems like all these assumptions and attributes only get applied to LB, but get explained as though every coach has some sort of input. They guy is the coach, he has no power above that. Plain and simple. No GM is terrified that their coach doesn't have the guys he wants...they'll just fire him and hire the coach that will coach the guys he has.
That's hardly true, the guy has been a coach for over 30 years. No one is afraid of his opinion. LB has to be one of the 1st people in history to be completely hated for succeeding and for what he may or may not could have possibly or not so possibly have been thinking or may have wanted to think if he was so inclined as to have the audacity to have thoughts or not have thoughts that might possibly be attributed to him through the talk radio, newspaper, or fan forum sphere of reality or not so much reality based on what you are or are not willing to believe based on your thoughts (or unthoughts), wishes, or desires, which may or may not revolve around your love of a particular basketball team vs. your own thoughts on what people should or should not have done based on what they really may or may not have done based on your point of view or desire to accept. That is, of course, if we were talking about something real.
That was a helluva long sentence, Low. I do agree with you that it's not realistic to expect that LB will come in and demand that half the roster get traded, or whatever. But I do think he and any potential GMs he talks to will consider how much he does or doesn't like the roster that's there. It wouldn't be all that surprising if (for example) he said to Denver, "I'd like to work for you, but I don't think I can make it work with J.R. Smith."
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The wife and I picked up an SUV full of water, pet food, soap, TP and, various other canned stuff this evening.
Its so close I can taste it.
B O will be using this to try to stay in power
He is to chicken shit to start it here
Even with his "Peoples Army"
We don't have anything really left to pull out of the MAGIC box to keep ISRAEL from doing what they have to.
Report reveals U.S. steps to restrain Iran to forestall Israeli attack - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Germany to sell the same modern submarines to Egypt as they did gave as a guilt gift to Israel.
Israel not happy about it.
The German government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to Israel after media reports said relations between the two countries had been damaged by an unconfirmed deal to supply Egypt with two German-made submarines.
Muslim brotherhood is in good relationship with Iran, and Egypt needs oil, I bet it will be german submarines to be traded to iran for iran oil. With Iran building the nuclear warhead, and having these submarines, they will be able to hit anybody in the world.
But only once.
How quickly people forget...
The German arms dealer who originally sold the subs to Israel was imprisoned by the W. German Gov't for doing so !!! He fought back and was released by that gov't. He by the way is a serious gun guy !!!
VD in AZ
IRAN pooring stacks of equipment and ELITE personnel into SYRIA.
Right next to......ISRAEL,
Iran sends elite troops to aid Assad regime - Telegraph
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Obama is scared now, he knows no president was able to win re-election if no kissing anuses of the zionists! He learned that from Bush the senior failed re-election when Bush came out strong against jewish settlers in west bank in summer of 1992 and then lost to unknown governor Clinton.Quote:
President Barack Obama intervened directly to amend the Democratic Party platform and restore references to God and Jerusalem as Israel capital.
Israel is like 51st US state.
Oh shit,,,, what did I miss here, I thought yomamma already told us during the last election we already had, what,,,, 56-57 states,,,,, the ones he'd visited so far!!! :lol: :lol:
What a joke,, lets wait justtttttt a bit longer,,,, I'm-a-nut-a-job,, is going to push this thing till it blows up in his face anyways,,no matter who says or does what. He wants to be a marter,,, give it to him I say,, the marter of a glass covered parking lot,,, help Israel SMOKE HIM NOW!!!!! WTF I say give him his 47 virgins or what to fuck ever and be done with it,,, going to happen anyways,, eventually.
Be done with it once and for all and sort out the UN's bull shit later!!! Should dump one on them too,,,, if they weren't here,,, IMO!! commie bastards
Otherwise this will end up being the longest post on any,, one,, subject in the history of the world!!!!! :wow: GEZZZZZZZZ!!!! 86 friggin pages,,,,worth!!! CHIT,,we got as many opinnons as members :lol::lol:
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I need some advice as I am a novice and most the people here are experts on hand guns
My wife just got her ccw permit (we live in North east Alabama)I own a ruger 22 sr and a M and P 9c -I love them both My wife wants a small lower caliper hand gun. She is petie and is uncompfortable with higher caliper handguns. So i hopped on line and typed in .22 then .25 caliper handguns. Low and behold I came across the baby Browing .25 caliper pistol. I like the Browning name, everything I read said they were really good guns, and it would be like owning a peice of history as they w made in the late 50's and through the 60's. My wife really liked it also. I was all set to buy one and I read a sentence in a review that basically said " I would not carry a round in the chamber cause if it was dropped the gun could go off." does that mean they have no safety? or does that mean the safety isnt very good.
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I take Jax over the field behind our house every day and at different times due to work schedules and the last few days there has been a woman over there with a doberman off the lead, now at first I didn't think nothing of it cuz being responsible myself if Jax was violent in anyway he would stay on his lead but this dog comes running over to Jax and nearly takes a bite outta him, luckily I grabbed this dobermans collar and just held him till the owner came over. She then had the nerve to have a go at me for restraining her dog saying that he won't hurt ME but he don't like other dogs.
My response to this moron was that I'd rather her dog bite me then my dog and that she needs to keep him on a lead if he isn't dog friendly... I was fuming and poor Jax was terrified, he refused to go over the field today
I just can't wrap my head around letting her dog off his lead in a well known dog walking location if he hates dogs
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This kind of sensibility is the very thing I wish more apbt owners had. I'm glad to have read this comment from an owner.
|If you have two pit bulls attacking and all you have is a knife, well, I give the woman with the knife a badge for courage and strength. It can't be easy to kill two attacking dogs with a knife.
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I seen this story on Facebook and my first thought was "is it even legal to carry that kind of weapon? " It isn't where I am. My second thought was based on the description witnesses gave that this woman just kept stabbing them and stabbing them, the owner couldn't even get to the dogs because a knife was flying everywhere. I just feel that most situations are one extreme to another and there isn't any in between. If someone wants to protect themselves and their dogs that is fine, but stabbing them over and over and the owner was there almost immediately? That woman had a lot of anger inside her.
The owner is trying to deflect the blame. The dogs should have been contained better. That's why they are dead.
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The comedic part is she's all she didn't have to kill my dogs. It's the very same logic that happens when the parents of some guys who decide to rob an ABC store at gunpoint use when they show up on the news saying oh the clerk didn't have to shoot them. Yeah he did. Maybe next time train your kids/dogs better.
As far as this story, did anyone see the video?!?!? Where do they get these people?!?! Wow....
Although I do believe a dog's personality depends a lot upon its environment, it also depends on the breed's genetics as a whole. A dog will revert back to its instincts, and APBTs especially have been known to be aggressive. That being said, if a Pit is raised with love and is properly taken care of then the odds of them reverting back to what they were bred for is seriously lessened.
But, all in all, dogs are unpredictable- especially bully breeds such as the APBT.
I've met Pits that are just as sweet as my late Labrador- would never hurt a fly and thrived off of love and affection from humans and other animals. One day, one of those Pits saw a dog she didn't like across the street and went on the offensive and attacked- they had children so unfortunately they had to get rid of her after that even though she had no previous incidents with aggression. Then there was my old friend's pit who (unbeknownst to any of us) had been beat severely on several occasions by her roommate and now has to be kept away from children and strangers in general because she has a lot of fear aggression towards humans.
Anyone who owns an APBT should be cautious of the risks that come with them. Beautiful breed, but not trustworthy to be wandering around unleashed regardless of how well you think it would behave. Then again, I don't believe anyone should allow their dogs to wander off the leash, even if it is a totally harmless little dog. Just my opinion- too much could happen.
Oh, and if another dog had ever attacked my Casey I would have done anything in my power to stop them. Same goes for Maia. My pup is my baby and I would protect her to any length that I would protect any other of my loved ones. It's sad that two dogs had to die so violently, but had the owner been a little more watchful or had a better handle of her TWO Pits, she could have saved their lives instead of watching them get stabbed to death in self defense.
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All good points, thanks!
What you said about the types I mentioned saying "It's all in how you raise them" is what I meant about misinforming. True, their circles are pretty closed and not far reaching. And, I do agree that the further-reaching messengers, enthusiasts and such, are the most dangerous. They're just so extreme with their 'big teddy-bear' message that I personally don't give them much credit; and yes, that has a reverse affect for what they're trying to do.
Back to the seedier types- my fear about these folks is that they tend to want the biggest, most aggressive dogs and will breed for those traits effectually 'contaminating' the gene-pool for the average seeker. For that reason, I (IF I ever decide to go with an abpt) will not get one from a local shelter. That goes against most of what I'm about concerning animals. I'd find a reputable, highly-recommended breeder with an excellent track record. I just wouldn't chance the kind of aggression and possible screws loose in what might be found in a shelter.
I could be misguided in my fears though. I really don't know. I've never had one and have zero experience with them.
I think that pits are very popular, they are intelligent, loyal companion dogs, that appeal to a lot of people. It is therefore impossible that none would land in the hands of decent, responsible pet owners. In fact, I believe that there are many responsible pit owners. And these are the people who, being loyal to the breed, work hard to try to improve their image.
Some of what they say is kind of dangerous, babysitter-dogs, and "it's all in how you raise them." Frankly, I disagree. I think some of it is genetics too. But in their efforts to fight BSL, they needed to dispel some of the general cautions that really should be considered when you buy any formidable breed of dog, and specific cautions for breeds that were created as a breed to have certain traits. And some of the people out there, truly don't believe their dogs are capable of doing what some of these dogs have done.
So breed-enthusiasts sometimes are working against the breed by trying to improve their image by how they go about it.
I think the ignorant rednecks (whatever those are), and the crack meth-heads, are pretty self-absorbed, and are not hanging around the internet, dog sites, trying to improve the breed. They react when something happens. If a dog chews up a kid, they will generally be shocked, will maybe shoot the dog or have it euthanized, but I just don't think that they know too much about the problems with the breed.
The only evidence I have on this is that they continue to allow the dogs to run loose or otherwise attack children, adults, dogs, chickens, etc. I think you must really have your head in the sand to not have heard of any animosity toward the breed or why, but I think that they just brush it off, "yeah, I know people are scared of them, but..." and maybe they parrot the well-used, "it's all in how you raise them", or "they just have a bad rap."
So I do not believe that it is ignorant red necks or crack-methheads that are spreading misinformation about the dogs. I think that it is probably the responsible pit owners and fanciers that are guilty of that.
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While I have never encountered an aggressive pit on the streets, I have encountered a loose dog in my yard that had just sport-killed two of my chickens. When I stepped towards it, it growled at me, in my yard, at my coop! I had no weapons so I just growled back a stared it down. It eventually left. I felt sort of silly, but it was all I had and it worked.
Some chicken keepers get real serious about dogs coming around and have no problem dispatching them for raiding the coop/yard. The motto there is shoot-shovel-shut up. There is absolutely no pity there for loose dogs. And a lot of them own dogs as well. I know that is totally different than this story, the only similarity being the lengths one will go to in order to protect their own.
I'd have had no problem taking aim at that dog in my yard and even AC said we're so close to the city limits that they wouldn't have made a peep about my dispatching the dog. In fact, the guy(s) that came out said that the dog was a danger to me, my child, other animals, etc. and we have every right to protect what's ours.
I think the owner of the pits was irresponsible. The statement she made about the woman stabbing them and that she shouldn't have killed them is riddled with denial. It also sounds as though the knife wielder has had trouble like this before, possibly from these same dogs, and was prepared this time.
All of this business with pits being all lovey-dovey and just big teddy bears is misleading and somewhat dangerous. Not just anyone should own this breed. Around my parts, it is mostly crack/meth heads, ego-driven 'gangsta' wannabes, and ignorant red-necks (the ignorant ones, not all!!)that have pits. And they're the one's going around spreading the redeeming word about pits. Scary.
|The comedic part is she's all she didn't have to kill my dogs. It's the very same logic that happens when the parents of some guys who decide to rob an ABC store at gunpoint use when they show up on the news saying oh the clerk didn't have to shoot them. Yeah he did. Maybe next time train your kids/dogs better.
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On Fox News, Andrea Tantaros and Dana Perino suggested that the Obama Administration was trying to "crush the job creators" by imposing a $15,000 fine on Peter Schiff for "hiring too many workers." However, Schiff's fine was imposed by a private entity.
Fox News Hosts Falsely Suggest Obama Admin "Demonized" CEO For Too Much Hiring
Tantaros: Based On Testimony From CEO Schiff, "The Message Of This Administration" Is "Crush The Job Creators." On Fox New's The Five, co-host Andrea Tantaros suggested that Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, was being "demonized" by the Obama administration for "hiring too many workers." From Fox News' The Five:
PERINO: There was a CEO, Peter Schiff today, talking about how as a job creator, he is the CEO of Euro And Pacific Capital -- Euro Pacific Capital -- that he was actually penalized by the government for hiring too many people. Check this out.
SCHIFF (video clip): You're looking at somebody who is sitting here, who was actually fined, and I would be happy to talk my experience. I was fined $15,000 by security regulators because I hired too many people. Because I hired too many people, I incurred over $500,000 in legal bills defending myself because I hired too many people. Because I hired too many people, I've been on a hiring freeze, ordered by regulators, for three years.
PERINO: Andrea, that doesn't seem add up, but he's testifying under oath. So --
TANTAROS: It doesn't, but that's the message of this administration. They really want to crush the job creators. Look, you can't hurt -- you can't stick it to Joe Six Pack's boss without it trickling down and eventually hurting Joe Six Pack. OK, the rich guy is the one that does the hiring. These rich millionaires and billionaires are the ones giving everybody jobs in this country. I don't know why that's demonized. And it's not going to be a winning message in the end. It's not, because we need employment.[Fox News, The Five, 9/20/11]
Schiff Has Acknowledged That He Wasn't Actually Fined By Government Regulators At All
Schiff Says FINRA Is Actually Responsible For $15,000 Fine And "It's Not Technically The Government." During the September 20 edition of On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, Peter Schiff explained the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), not the government, was actually the party responsible for the $15,000 dollar fine. From the show:
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN (host): Let me ask you a couple quick questions. Who are the regulators? What division of the government?
SCHIFF: Well the government -- well the SEC is part of the government. But the securities division which I'm a part of --
VAN SUSTEREN: FCC or SEC?
SCHIFF: is regulated by FINRA --
SCHIFF: -- which is a private self-regulatory organization, but the government requires me to be a member. So it's not technically the government, but the government requires me to be a member of this organization in order to be a broker and a lot of the regulations though that FINRA is enforcing come from Washington.
One of the worse ones was the Patriot Act. The anti-money laundering provisions of the Patriot Act cost me a fortune. And basically they turned me into an unpaid IRS agent and FBI agent spying on every one of my customers and if any of my customers looked like they're doing something suspicious I got to turn them into the government, and if I don't turn them in, that's a crime.[Fox News, On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, 9/20/11]
Schiff "Accept[ed] and Consent[ed]" To FINRA's Finding That It Violated Applicable Regulations. In 2010, Schiff signed a FINRA "letter of acceptance, waiver, and consent" finding that Euro Pacific Capital had violated industry rules. The letter stated that Euro Pacific Capital "accepts and consents" to FINRA's findings "without admitting or denying the findings." FINRA found that Euro Capital had materially changed its business by more than doubling its sales staff without approval from FINRA in violation of National Association of Securities Dealers Rule 1017. From the letter Schiff signed:
Respondent hereby accepts and consents, without admitting or denying the findings and solely for the purposes of this proceeding and any other proceeding brough by or on behalf of FINRA, or to which FINRA is a party, prior to a hearing and without any adjudication of any issue of law or fact, to the entry of the following findings by FINRA:
Between May 2008 and February 2009, EPC [Euro Pacific Capital] implemented a material change in its business operations by increasing its staff of "associated persons involved in sales," as that term is defined in FINRA Interpretive Manual 1011-1 ("IM-1011-1"), beyond the "safe harbor"limitations set forth in IM-1011-1 without first obtaining approval from FINRA as required by Rule 1017. [Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 7/28/10]
Schiff's Company Had Been Fined For Violating The Same Rule During The Bush Administration. According to the FINRA "letter of acceptance, waiver, and consent" that Schiff signed, FINRA had previously fined Euro Pacific Capital for making a material change in its business without first obtaining consent. From the FINRA letter:
In December 2008, EPC entered into an AWC [acceptance, waiver, and consent] with FINRA that imposed a censure and a $37,500 fine for violations of NASD Conduct Rules 3010, 3011 and 2110 and NASD Membership and Registration Rule 1017. ("Rule 1017") The Rule 1017 violation was based on the EPC's failure, from October 13, 2001 through November 28, 2005, to file an application to obtain approval from FINRA for a material change in its business operations. Specifically, EPC received customer checks throughout that period, thereby increasing the firm's minimum net capital requirement. This increase constituted a material change in business requiring the firm to file a continuing member application with FINRA. For this Rule 1017 violation, EPC paid a $5,000 fine. [Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 7/28/10]
Fox Has Been Echoing GOP's War On Regulations
AP: "The House Republican Agenda This Fall Will Focus On Repealing Environmental And Labor Regulations." On August 29, the Associated Press reported that repealing regulations would be a priority for the Republican Party. [Associated Press, 8/29/11]
Fox News: "Regulation Nation" Programming Will "Expose How Excessive Laws Are Drowning American Businesses." [Media Matters, 9/12/11]
Fox's Assault On Regulations Has Taken On Child Labor, Workplace Safety, And Civil Rights Laws. As part of its week-long special targeting government regulations, Fox's "straight news" program, Special Report with Bret Baier, listed "jobs regulations" that supposedly "adversely impact ... small business owners in a real-time way." However, the regulations listed by Fox include vital statutes that are the bedrock of 20th and 21st Century worker protections in the United States. [Media Matters, 9/17/11]
This item originally incorrectly interpreted Peter Schiff's testimony that he "was even fined fifteen thousand dollar expressly for hiring too many brokers in 2008." Schiff's company was fined in 2010 for actions it took in 2008. This item has been revised to reflect that. Media Matters regrets the error.
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I suspect the answer is no based on my quick perusal of CZ's site, but is there a CZ model option for 1.) DAO and 2.) No manual safety?
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I suspect the answer is no based on my quick perusal of CZ's site, but is there a CZ model option for 1.) DAO and 2.) No manual safety?
Ugh, just one model? It's not even a compact/subcompact model which would make more sense given that DAO is highly valued for concealed carry. Just doesn't make sense to me.
Well there's always a Sig 229 DAK...
Yeah, I'll probably get the H&K P2000sk LEM. I did like a few things about the CZ line though - how the rails worked, the low slide profile, the incredible ergonomics, etc. Oh well... maybe CZ will eventually wake up the the American concealed carry market.
I own a Cz75 Shadown and a 2075 RAMI in 9mm.
After shooting these guns, I definitely like carrying cocked and locked. The first shot is the most important one and DA action is tough to train for once you get used to those really sweet Cz triggers. I have been carrying a Kahr PM9 which has one of the sweetest DAO triggers you can find, but I can't get my speed up without losing accuracy now that I am used to shooting the Cz for IDPA all the time. If you train DAO all the time, then that's okay, I guess but you really are missing out on one of the key features of a Cz...the SA trigger.
My opinion is to get the 2075 RAMI Metal Frame with Manual safety if you want a carry gun. Order it from the Cz custom shop and get the competition hammer/trigger job done to it and it will be suweeeet trigger. Once you train with it, you will never go back to DA.


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by LA Dre, Apr 5, 2009.
He will become another "Christian Laettner or Eric Montross' kind of player in the NBA.
Oh man! ...Now THAT'S some good comedy!
I kind of get that impression too.
I say somewhere in between those two and Brian Scrubaline, Scot Pollard or Austin Croshere... Ok I will give him a little more credit and rate him right above Jeff Foster...
I don't think Hansbrough will be a bust, simply because the expectations for him at the next level aren't all that high to begin with. I doubt he even gets taken in the first round.
Nah man, Jeff Foster used to kill the Pistons with the Pacers a few years ago. I think I remember him getting a 10 pt, 20 rebound game at the Palace in the 2005 playoffs. That guy has my respect. By the way JZ, Christian Laettner was actually a solid pro and had some really good seasons with the Timberwolves early in his career. He was also 6'11", 230 lbs with great touch. Hansbrough is like 6'7" and he relies on pure brute strength to score... that won't cut it in the NBA against bigger and longer opponents and he has no athleticism to speak of. Laettner was picked third in his draft. I think it's silly to compare the two IMO.
I've watched a lot of film on him and he is something else, worthy of the first overall IMO
I'd like it if we had another Bill Laimbeer in the league. Go get em Tyler.
I'd take him as a low 1st rounder or high 2nd rounder. Dude has a lot of character. He's a hard worker and seems like the kinda player that would thrive on proving everyone wrong. He's definately not the most "athletic" cat but he has that "it" factor that winners seem to have. He's no Trent Plaisted, but he might just prove all of the haters wrong.
We could deal toronto second round and detroit first round for a lower first round of Bucks,toronto or Nets to have Earl Clark or Deman Derozan? I don´t see him playing but is the position we need in roster,a center decent starter i think it´s imposible without lotery. Our second round must be Sergio llull,PG starter or Real Madrid desplacing to the bench Raúl Lopez to the bench this year. 21 years old,hard play and good shot %. If Dumards pick Sergio and let him one more year in Real madrid playing in elite team in acb league and euroleague in 2010 could sign him paying escape clausule as salary(second round has no problem of limit salary first year). Sergio LLull is a young and fastest calderon but with more usa player,less classical pg like Jose Calderón.
Brilliant observation Carlos!
We have #15 in the draft. I was looking at Earl Clark. He seems to fit the bill. There are really no highlights to go off of though.
Joe's dilemma will be do you take the best player available at 15, or the best big man?? In other words are you looking at the best center or PF to address your needs or look to an Earl Clark who may or might not be the best to adapt and fit right in. Clark is a Josh Smith prototype according to the ESPN Insider, but I could not find any videos on him yet. here are his stats Earl Clark Stats, News, Photos - Louisville Cardinals - ESPN If Tay is still around next year, he can start and then transition the position to Clark mid season and Tay can be his back up and the fresh defensive stopper when we need him slow down Lebron, Wade and Pierce
The Pistons got 3 2nd rounders to go along with #15. Joe is going to have to work hard to trade all those picks away.
Is that #15 official?
I believe so, it is based on the final record.
Yep the Pistons have the worst record of the non lottery teams and owned their 1st round pick. We will have to wait and see if Joe decides to trade it or not.... Phx has the best record of the non Playoff teams but finished ahead of the Pistons interms of a better record so they would get the 16th pick.
I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I get the feeling Joe will end up picking someone no one ever heard of. Joe's high picks are usually very obvious and often iffy (people know about who he's gonna pick weeks before the draft, usually a virtual unknown at first, like Stuckey).
Joe looks for diamond in the rough like Jerry West use to do, but Joe's only draft pick to pan out was Tay in 2002 and now Prince is getting raked over the coals seven years later as if his best days are waaaaaaaaaaaaay behind him. His only lottery pick was a bust {Darko} and all of the other midround and late selections have not lived up to Joe's hype and evaluation and the jury is still out on Stuckey... We will give him credit for the Memo second round pick in 2001 as he was there to help win the 2004 ring and he has been a nice starter for the Jazz since his departure.
i bet joe trades this year's 1st round pick
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Roy Williams
Opening Statement:
"That was a weird game. In fact, going to shoot around and finding out that I'm not going to have Marcus [Paige] was a shock to say the least. And when you go to shoot around and you find out you don't have Marcus and Dexter [Strickland] was not at shoot around because he had a class assignment today... But to do that and Dexter have about a six hour class thing today and come over and find out that Marcus is hurt and he's going to be the starting point guard is a little bit of a shock to him. Their lineup was hard for Brice and Joel to get out on the floor and guard. They're freshmen. They're going to get better. I told them they came here at 18. They'll probably be here until they're 55, and sometime between now and then they'll be able to guard guys out on the floor. But that's what made us go small. We did that in the Butler game and it helped us. We didn't have P.J. [Hairston] against Indiana, and it probably would have helped us there with some other things. Offensively, we did some nice things. We have guys who can shoot the ball. James Michael [McAdoo] is making baskets inside. We're stretching the defense, get Dexter a couple of drives for a layup, get P.J. a couple of drives for a layup and a bunch of three point shots. Defensively, we weren't very good. But we've got to continue working on it. Everything looks pretty when the ball goes in the basket, except when the other team's got it and we keep giving up good shots for them.
On UAB coach Jerod Haase:
"Jerod [Haase] did a great job. His team was ready to play. One kid, 44 [Jordan Swing], we were trying to guard him like crazy, he was five for five from the three-point line. That team worked their tails off, and it really doesn't surprise me. I knew that was the way Jerod would coach them.
On UNC's offense:
"For us looking down and having six guys in double figures. Brice [Johnson] kept us in the offense in the first half. He was our offense in the first half, and then the three-point shooters started making shots in the second half. To shoot 72-percent basically, to shoot 11 three-point shots, that's pretty impressive on the offense. But got to get a lot better."
On using a small lineup:
"When teams went small against us in the past, we had John [Henson] or somebody who was experienced and could slide his feet or going all the way back to Tyler Hansbrough because Tyler had the best feet of big man I've ever coached. Right now it's more difficult for Joel [James], Brice, those guys to get out there. They'll get better at it. I hope we won't have to go small out of necessity like we did against Butler, but today we went small because I thought it would help us. We'll play that lineup. It's hard to guard, but we've got to do a better job on defense protecting the goal."
UAB Head Coach Jerod Haase
Opening Statement
"Obviously, anybody that knows me knows I'm disappointed. There aren't moral victories. At the same time, I was proud of our guys, I thought we played with some grit. Carolina did make some shots and part of that, I think we need to guard better and defend better. Our depth isn't where we need it to be and I think we wore down in the second half. But again, I think we did some good things and I think we can learn from this tape both good and bad and hopefully we can implement them as time goes on. To say that it was strange and awkward playing against North Carolina is an understatement. I never knew what it would be like to feel that way but once the game got going, I was very into the game trying to get our kids to play the best they possibly could."
On what it was like returning to North Carolina
"The weird thing is, I had been the head coach of the JV team for five years, so being out on the Smith Center and coaching and calling plays was not foreign to me, but being on the other bench certainly was. The whole evening and afternoon, it was just a little bit odd."
On North Carolina's second half shooting
"I told those guys afterwards I thought they liked me better than that. They shot the heck out of the basketball and it's going to be fun cheering for North Carolina when they do those kind of games and hopefully from here on out it'll be against somebody else."
UNC Players
Brice Johnson
On being confident
"I feel myself getting more confident every game. It's still a learning process for me now. I've got to keep learning as the games go on."
On the competition between him, Joel James, and Desmond Hubert for a starting position.
"It's pretty intense. It's just us going at each other and at the end of the day it's Coach's decision to put in whoever he wants to start. We just have to do whatever he says to do."
On the difference between his abilities and Joel James' and Desmond Hubert's.
"Joel (James) and Desmond (Hubert) are a little bigger than me, so they bring a little more size, but I bring a little more quickness."
Dexter Strickland
On what he was doing well
"Finding guys in their comfort zone. I work out with those guys all the time and I see where they like to shoot. I think it was very important for me to get the ball to that area, so they can get their shot off."
On both coaches running similar plays
"It was kind of frustrating because they knew what we were going to do. We were trying to do something different. It was frustrating but we got through it."
On poor defense for the team
"I can't make any excuses. We just have to do better and work as a team. All five guys have to get back and play good team basketball."
On when the team found their rhythm
"We just stayed focused, we didn't panic. We kept our composure as a team and we had a great outcome."


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