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Discussion in 'December 2008' started by Dlev59, Dec 8, 2008.
Maybe we have to tone down our expectations a bit, stop using the 04 standard.
First, I read two boards before I post. One of the two (the older) I found filled with lots of great, and accurate, observations about the game. The other had some good stuff too. I really appreciate it. I love reading about the Pistons. Great to get a win. Yeah, we gave up way too many points. Small ball was a whole lot of that. One, they came inside on us over and over again, right out of the gate, scoring easy points right and left to stay with us. Two, the matchups were not good for us when we went small. Rip guarded Granger into a career best, what 42 points or so. Small ball ain't working at all on the defensive end. So far, our defensive average with this new starting unit is at about 110, crazily unacceptable. Now, Curry did go away from small ball, for the most part, for the 4th quarter, and for most of the 2nd quarter as well if I recall. Jason Maxiell played a lot in this one, and collected several offensive boards. Nice to see him make a couple of free throws too and can an outside shot. All very much needed tonight. All of his minutes were along side Dyess. This is important. Sheed did not play in the 2nd quarter. That is a great thing. Keeping his minutes down will be key to getting anywhere come playoff time. I see someone is calling it small ball when Stuckey plays small forward, which he did for a moment when we started the 4th quarter. But hey, we had JMAX and Dyess in the game, and Stuckey is actually no smaller than Afflalo, so well its maybe small ball, but not quite really. At least not near so bad as going with no power forward in the game. We scored a lot of points for sure. AI got the scoring going, getting 9 of our first 11 points. His highlight was a bucket made and the and one, followed by a steal and a layup when Indiana tried to inbound the ball. Well, that and his pair of continuation three point plays, taking a hit and still making his shots. AI scored just under 20, and had 12 assists. Pretty darn good game. Nope, it ain't his D that gave them all those points. He did fine guarding Ford, who is short as him. Continuing on with the excellent scoring from our guards. Rip gave up a ton of points. But that does not make him a poor defender. He is simply not a small forward. Not by any stretch really. Its been ugly these past two games watching him struggle with Butler with Washington and then tonight with Granger. He is overpowered something fierce. Now, Rip also scored well in both games, 28 tonight. Is he getting more points playing small forward? At small forward, he does have less ball handling chores to do. But hey, seems Rip scores plenty at shooting guard too. All those points he gives up is too much a price for maybe a point or two more he maybe is getting from playing small forward. It ain't working. Stuckey had 8 assists with about 20 points or so. The surprise? Four triples made on five tries. They were leaving him open, and he made them pay. Several nice drives in too. His defense was good enough. Nobody can complain about his production so far as a starter. PS, the Washington game was his first loss as a starter. And one more guard did a lot of scoring for us for the time he played. Bynum. He hit his outside shots, and got inside some. Pretty impressive and he plays solid D too. Tay got inside for a couple of scores, but he took and missed quite a few outside shots. Sheed hardly shot the ball at all for most of the game. He did miss a few before connecting on some cruch time hoops, including a triple. But hey, with our guards shooting so well, there are only so many shots to be taken. Herrmann only played a few minutes to end the 2nd quarter. Not enough to where the other team could focus on him, thankfully. Afflalo played quite a bit in the 1st half, did not score, but played solid D as usual. He only played a few minutes in the 2nd half, but was used as a defensive sub in the close finish. He iced the game finally with a pair of made free throws. (Which put us up 4 with .7 seconds to go.) Amir did not play. Let me see. Grading Curry. One, way too much small ball, using a starting unit that does not function on D. Very poor. Playing Stuckey, very good. Afflalo got enough time, so did JMAX. He left out Amir, so he only gets a B for developing our young players. And I think I am being generous as I believe Amir is going to be very much needed if we are going to win it all this year. Oh, and I made it a B instead of a C, because Bynum also got some good minutes. Overplaying players? AI played too much. Amir could have played some of his minutes, reduced our minutes with small ball that way. Dyess scored 12 points in his first 10 minutes. For sure, he gave us some bench scoring. I still remember though that a lot of people in the past have pointed out that JMAX and Dyess form our weakest defensive pair of bigs. But hey, compared to small ball, its great, like a breath of fresh air. After smelling rotten veggies for like two weeks. And at least we did not overplay Sheed. Not even close. Dyess so far has concentrated a lot on scoring inside, although he did can a few outside jumpers today as well. But remember, if he is fading away on his jumper, he can't help with the rebounding. More inside stuff please. Dyess is not what he was, but then again, the league is not using as much beef inside these days. Go to the basket more Dyess. We finished the game with AI, Rip, Tay, Dyess, and Sheed. As far as I am concerned, we can just go ahead and use that as our starting unit. No, its not near as good as starting Amir instead of Dyess, but small ball is utterly terrible. Maybe that is what Curry is trying to pull in the first place? Finding an excuse to start Dyess? Yes, Stuckey had a fine game, but someone, amongst our guards, had to sit. Don't say Tay could have sat either, as he was very much needed in the game to help guard Granger. So, we avoided small ball at the end of the game, and won it. Maybe Curry will get the hint that small ball does not work. The whole game featured us being ahead, by about 6 points or so, thru most of the game. In other words, every possesion was important. Good way to keep our players focused. Again, great to see a win. GO PISTONS!!!!!
A win. A win. But we are not a Western style high flying offensive act. Our offensive firepower is quite good. The execution has smoothed out. But sooner or later we hit a snag (AI turnover or a bit too one on one). Meanwhile the opposing team is running practice drills on whoever is in the game. We lose 6-10 points at the bat of an eye. We have all seen that happen. Sorry, our players are not that bad defensively nor can I blame small ball alone. The coach has to be called out. The defensive scheme doesn't work. It needs to be changed so that this team can compete at its righful level. AI and Rip are doing just fine together. Hope those threes by Stuckey are real. If he can shoot then he will probably become a star. The Pistons can score. But not enough to be able to simply outscore teams. Bad execution doesn't explain that (defense). The intensity was there. The scheme is flawed and needs to be changed no matter who is on the court.
Our defence is still horrible, but I will take the W. Kudos to Rip and Stuck.
Our guards scored 79 points in the game (WB/RS/RH/AI/AA). AA was fine, but the other 4 all had great games at the same time. And Stuckey's shooting display was exactly what he needed. PG's need to make the other team pay for guarding against the drive. He really needs to continue to establish that he can shoot this shot and get it on the scouting reports. Bynum also did more than his usual with several J's from decent range. AI had one of the better games since he's joined the team. The best part about his play was that he seemed to actively be looking for Rip and especially Dyess when he drew defenders. In the first dozen games or so, he seemed to only pass when he hit a dead end. Now, it looks like he is planning his passes out during the drives. I'm sure it has to do with learning how his teammates tend to react and where they float to. Dyess and Maxiell were both very solid offensively. If Curry would have pulled another benching of both Amir and Max, then we would have ended this game with only 2 offensive boards. But thankfully, MC did insert Maxiell and he got us some extra possessions. Tay and Sheed were lousy. Not literally lice infested, but pretty poor with <30% shooting and 2 fta's between them. Now to the negatives- Who is this team? Are we watching a Detroit team? WTH is the coach doing? We are a small team to start with. Sheed is a PF who is our starting center. So, in the ECF, is Tay really going to be guarding KG? We're going to have Rip on Pierce? Stucky on Allen? And AI on Rondo? It's so stupid, I can't even carry on typing... Is Sam Mitchell ready to get back into coaching?
Very good last paragraph. What won't fly in the playoffs should not be happening right now.
I'm pretty sure Ben will start off on KG and then they'll come at him with Varejo. LeBron will take Pierce and they'll put West, Gibson and Williams on Rondo. The closest Tay and co will come to the ECF will be seats 1-5 row 2. Do the Pistons even have a defensive philosophy outside of man to man? Best I can tell it's man to man on an island. There's no other concept beyond don't get beat.
why abandoning 04 standard was in case of Flip unforgivable but with MC tolerable? Besides, MC himself promised before season that he will bring intensity back My only hope is that in practices they now try to get offense going and after this they turn attention to D. Simply step by step. Both Cleveland and Boston play above 04 Pistons standard now.
I was really expecting our defense to be our calling card this year. I was envisioning 10 point halftime Piston leads where Curry would spend the entire break screaming at our guys for giving up a layup.
That 04 team would have beaten both Bos and Cle in a 7 game series. I think you are really underestimating how great that team was. That team could consistently win on the road and we won the championship in less games overall against better competitiion. In that year we beat the defending ECF champs, the team with the best record, and Shaq/Kobe in their prime. I really think that team could have beaten some of the all-time great teams in a 7 game series. Just my opinion though.
I've been saying the whole time that dyess may need to start and I was laughed off the stage, lmao
Thing is I want to see Stucky continue to start which begs the question of who would you bench? I am ok with this starting line for token purposes so everyone's ego can stay intact but you can substitute earlier. Yea the defense was not always there but it was in the 2nd half of the 4th Q which it the important thing. Team needs a lot of work so you can't expect everything at the same time. Stucky hitting those 3's is more important than how they played D for the 1st 3 quarters. You know how huge that was? If he keeps it up then he will be almost impossible to guard. Speaking of D - I think Stucky is already at least on par with CB. Also relating to chemistry issues after the trade is how Rip is back - had his best game of the year and was clutch in the 4th Q. What kept this game from going in the direction of the last 2 when Indy rallied was Maxiel and Dyess. Both had some huge plays in the 3rd and 4th Q which beat Indy back down from taking the lead and kept them in check while the Pistons O was able to pull away again.
I had this feeling also. Based on What Curry said, and the LOVE PF showed.
Dyess should absolutely not start. However, compared with the small ball lineup we are using, it would be a lot better. Please note, Dyess played the whole 4th, with JMAX or Sheed along side him, and we gave up more points than in any of the first three quarters. Not good. Dyess has no lateral movement, and no way you start him along old man Sheed and make Sheed injure himself trying to cover the guy. Unfortunately, small ball is far worse. Here, we have Rip, Tay, and Sheed all ready to go on the IL for overdoing. That still does not make it right to start Dyess. At the start of the season, it was debated a lot about who should start amongst Kwame, Amir, and JMAX. A lot of people thought JMAX is the one who should be starting. I still say it should be Amir, but JMAX is my next choice. Edited to ask: who would you sit right now to put another big in the game? I'd choose Rip.
Well yeah Rip or AI. I believe one of them has to go to the bench, however it may destroy the team sadly.
I'm seeing Tay needed on the bench.
I see where you are going, with our line-up currently constructed I dont know how tay is gonna fare against other 4s in the league. However, since the move he hasnt had to guard the other teams best player Carron Butler and Danny Granger. In the long run this may be the break that Tay needs to stay fresh in the playoffs.
Rip is playing better at the 3 than Tay is at the 4. I might even argue that Rip is playing better than Tay at the 3. So the question is, if Stuckey is better at the one, and if AI is better at the two, and Rip is better at the three, then is Tay better on the bench next to Curry, with his seatbelt on?
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Hispanic Heritage Month spans from September 15 - October 15. To commemorate the month, we are recognizing important hispanic women who have laid the paths to social change in the United States.
Juanita Diaz-Cotto
Dr. Diaz-Cotto has authored several books advocating for Latinas and other people of color including Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice: Voices from El Barrio and Gender, Ethnicity, and the State: Latina and Latino Prison Politics. Under the name Juanita Ramos, she compiled a set of oral histories, short stories, and artwork in the book Compañeras: Latina Lesbians. This anthology, originally published in 1987, was the first of its kind, providing an outlet for Latina women to speak about their experiences. Dr. Diaz-Cotto now teaches at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is a Professor of Sociology, Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies (LACAS), and Women's Studies, as well as the director of their LACAS program.
Gloria Anzaldua
Anzaldua self-describes as a "Chicana/Tejana/lesbian/dyke/feminist/writer/poet/cultural theorist". After receiving her Master's from the University of Texas-Austin in 1972, she taught a course called "La Mujer Chicana." Teaching this class engaged her with feminism and queer theory, which fueled her later work. In 1977, disappointed with the lack of representation of women of color, she began to focus on her own writing, which included her involvement with the Feminist Writers Guild. In the 1980s and early 90s Anzaldua published two books, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color and Making Face Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color. Anzaldua received the National Endowment of the Arts Fiction Award and the Lambda Lesbian Small Press Book Award.
Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Sotomayor studied at Princeton University as an undergraduate and went on to obtain her law degree from Yale Law School. She was a New York County District Attorney's Office prosecutor and worked in private practice before she was nominated to serve as a federal judge by George H. W. Bush in 1991. She was then nominated by William J. Clinton in 1997 to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Justice Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court to fill Justice David Souter's seat. She was confirmed in August 2009. Justice Sotomayor is the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the first Hispanic Justice.
Felisa Rincón de Gautier
Rincón de Gautier was a woman of many trades. After high school, she became a pharmacist and before moving to New York City to study fashion design. Upon returning to her native Puerto Rico, she opened a flower shop. Rincón de Gautier was always a strong supporter of women's right to vote and was active in the suffragist movement. She was involved with the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico, and left the party in 1938 to assist in the organization of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico. In 1946 Rincón de Gautier was elected mayor of San Juan, making her the first woman to serve as the mayor of a capital city in the Americas. She pioneered the implementation of preschool programs, which became the inspiration of the Head Start program in the U.S. Rincón de Gautier also made great strides in revamping San Juan's public health system and established its School of Medicine. After her 22 year term as San Juan's mayor, she served as the American Goodwill Ambassador under four U.S. Presidents.
Frida Kahlo
Kahlo was an influential and prolific artist active in the 20th century. Her story is fraught with tragedy: polio, a terrible bus accident, and many surgeries; despite the catastrophes she faced, Kahlo was an avid painter, using her life as inspiration for her work. Kahlo was very political, actively demonstrating her support for communism. She married painter Diego Rivera, but was very open about her bisexuality. Kahlo is viewed as a feminist and a pillar of strength in many communities.


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South African President Thabo Mbeki who has been attacked for his lack of leadership in dealing with the anti-foreign riots which have swept his nation, is now being forced to confront questions about present handling the crisis. Two weeks have passed during which time rioters have attacked immigrants, burned their shacks, and, in some cases, killed these innocent people, but the president of the nation apparently has other things to do than visit scenes of the violence and offer reassurance to the afflicted. According to Olmo von Meijenfeldt, of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, "a strong appeal to the South African people from the president would be very welcome indeed."' He noted Mbeki has a distant style of leadership, and he is not the sort of man "to put himself in the forefront."
Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils admitted the government knew tensions were growing. "Of course we were aware there was something brewing. It is one thing to know there is a social probelm and another thing to know when that outburst will occur." Of course, it was no secret there were tensions over foreigners getting jobs in a nation which has extensive poverty, but that was even more cause to take proactive measures to head off the problem.
Moesties Mbeki, the president's own brother believes "the current government has lost its credibility." His brother failed to exert leadership during the ongoing crisis in Zimbabwe and his comment that no crisis existed made him the laughing stock of Africa.
The African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will most probably become the next president of South Africa. Unless he initiates vast programs to deal with poverty, there will be other riots in the coming years.


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Arsenal midfielder Rachel Yankey's goal helped England to their first victory over the United States for 22 years on Saturday.
Hope Powell's side were already a goal to the good when Yankey, England's second most capped player, rifled in a wonderful second against the two-time world champions at the Matchroom Stadium.
Kelly Smith broke forward through the middle and laid the ball out to the left where her former Arsenal colleague was waiting, unmarked. Yankey took a touch to compose herself and gave goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart no chance by drilling an angled drive into the top corner.
The US did pull a goal back but England held on to record a confidence-boosting 2-1 win just under three months before the start of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Faye White and Ellen White also featured while Steph Houghton was an unused substitute.Copyright 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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Discussion in 'December 2011' started by roscoe36, Dec 18, 2011.
7:00 PM EST TV: FS Detroit Radio: 97.1 The Ticket
Cleveland by 7.............
It's the battle of a life-time. Super-collider vs the super-flopper. Pistons by 6
no chat tonight?
Attempt at creating a chat: http://envolve.com/s?4no1
Are there any reliable internet broadcast links?
If you have Google Chrome, search for "Google Chrome Live Sport" plug-in
Varejao is introduced last. I guess he's the franchise player in Clev now.
Well, that was a good win I guess. Our starting lineup was Knight-Daye-Prince-JJ-Monroe and they looked really good. I wonder if that lineup will survive in the regular season though. Stuckey coming off the bench was not bad, but pairing him with Bynum was horrid. The bench was terrible altogether. We had Maxiell and Wallace paired up for a while with Bynum, Stuckey and some other guy in there and the entire thing ground to a halt. Without the need to guard anyone not named Bynum or Stuckey, the Cavs packed the lane and completely took us out of the game. We need a scoring big bad. I cannot believe I am saying this, but the way the team is currently constructed, CV is more useful than BG. Iyyyk. I gotta go take a bath after saying something like that. There were some terrible lineups on the court today. I can only hope that Frank was experimenting to see what various combinations can do on the court. The thing that was amazing was our interior defense was at its worst with Wallace and Maxiell in the game together, supposedly our two best big defenders. The scrappy frontline of JJ/Monroe/Daye did a better job defensively. At least that's how it looked to me. Knight is very good. But, he's still a tad raw. He looks like he'll improve though, and if he becomes the player that I think he will, he's going to own this team by the end of the season. Daye's time has arrived. If that kid doesn't play 30mpg every game, I'm gonna lose it. Take away minutes from Bynum or CV or Gordon or Stuckey or Prince. That kid needs to be on the floor. Especially when Knight's running the point. *THE* stat of the night: .909. That was our FT% last night. We hit 30/33, with Wallace and Maxiell the only ones missing FTs. Knight, JJ, Daye, Monroe, Bynum and Stuckey were all perfect from the line. Probably a fluke though.
I see a lot of Small-Ball (3 Guards with Tay or Daye at PF) in our future.
Lots of fun to see a Pistons win. I watched the game with my son, and although this is just a preseason game, with no meaning at all other than for helping to define the role of players, we both cheered intensely down the stretch of this one. I can see Vernon Macklin making our rotation, immediately. Thats a decent 9 man rotation, just got to find someway of dumping CV and BG. Bynum, to the good, hit 2 threes in that 16-3 stretch that got us back in the game in the 4th quarter. And he got that key offensive rebound in the last minute that was vital, good heads up play there. But we need an assist guy as our backup point, and Bynum got one of those while turning it five times. Sure, if he could consistently nail those 3's; but so far he has shown no such consistence. New coach, I won't give up on Bynum just yet. Lets at least give new coach a chance to help Bynum work on his consistency from the outside. But nothing I saw tonight changes my mind on using a 3 guard rotation, Stuckey, Knight, Daye. Stuckey made a truly horrible unit work in that 2nd quarter, keeping our slight lead for quite a while. Stuckey ended up with 10 made free throws to none missed. A lot of points from Stuckey driving to the basket. But look at who he had around him: non player Wilkins at small forward. The non-offense of the century combo of Ben and Jason as the bigs - and Bynum. Nothing to work with, amazing he operated at all under the circumstances. In the 2nd quarter, he came in with our starting unit for a while and looked even better - he was in during that 16-3 run I mentioned. Daye started along side Knight as the shooting guard. As a shooting guard, and as a defender, he did just fine. (Especially compared to Pistons poor standards of guarding the perimeter.) As a 2nd guard, he failed pretty miserably with 5 turns to no assists at all. Still, he co-led the team in blocks, was 1 off the lead in rebounds, and again led the team in points. You put Daye in at shooting guard, and you basically got yourself another big in there. Very smart idea, and the rotation thing out on the perimeter - that is a team thing - Daye will do just fine in that. I liked Jerebko, rust and all, but he should be getting minutes at small forward, where, as Tay's replacement 2 seasons ago, excelled the most he has ever as a Pistons. Tay's backup at small forward is the perfect role for this guy - and puts yet another big in there (for the 2nd unit in this case.) Tay played the first half only in this one. We got a fine start to the game with this starting unit of Knight, Daye, Tay, JJ, and Monroe. Ben Wallace also only played the 1st half, and pretty much just with that terrible unit I mentioned above. Jason Maxiell, yes he was one of the guys out on the floor during that run. But man, as much as I appreciate his toughness inside, he has got to do better in defensive rebounding. Knight did not show much in the first 3 quarters, but helped win the game in the 4th with some scoring, some assists, and that knock-a-way in the last 8 seconds that led to our steal - and 2 clutch free throws made by Daye to win the game. Speaking of clutch free throws, who did not notice the 4 consecutive down the stretch ice in the veins free throws made by Monroe. Our starting unit came back to end the 2nd quarter, not so good, count it to sitting too long for some of that unit. To open the 2nd half, starters not so good at all, but note Tay was sitting now and Wilkens was in there -= who so far I can't see much of use for in the league. Anybody know different, let me know. Here is a rotation, just my way of thinking of things: Start Knight, Daye, Tay, Ben Wallace, Monroe. 2nd unit: Stuckey (Daye & Knight take turns at shooting guard for 2nd unit), JJ, Macklin, JMAX Spare players: Find another guy like Macklin so we are immune to foul trouble up front. See if we can sign Arroyo to help run practices. Sign someone as close to Afflalo's skill set as possible - an extra 3 point threat and a fine perimeter defender. Dump the rest of the team. (includes Bynum, CV, BG, Voskul, Wilkins.) Note, I changed my mind on keeping Bynum around. Since he should not be playing, he should not even ever get that opportunity to get more consistent on 3's Also of note, if you think I am hard on Bynum for his turns while not so hard on Daye - Bynum is suppose to be a point guard.
You know, our reports match pretty darn closely. On Maxiell and Ben Wallace being so bad on defense, remember, those two were in there as we had no offense at all besides Stuckey - and yet we kept the lead for quite a while. Pretty good feat, not one done by a poor interior defense team. Other than that, we seem to agree on quite a lot, especially in how hard it is to determine which is the worst player between CV and BG. Tough one indeed.
As I watched the game I couldn't help but think of how much of a waste of money (and talent) Ben Gordon is. If I have to have an undersized defensively liability of a guard coming off the bench on this roster, I'll take Will with his heart, hustle and $3.5Mill contract over Ben and his $11.6Mill contract. Last year Joe claimed that Charlie had trade value from many teams around the league (yeah....whatever), well if that's true, trade him for Capp Spayce, PLEASE! Trade Chuck and amnesty Ben Gordon and let's just hold onto the $15Mill in Capp Spayce and just see what happens.
I like it! As the years go by......you start making more and more sense.......One of us is evolving! I missed the first half, came in with about 7:00 left in the 3rd. I like the starting lineup with Ben too, start him, see what we can get and then bring in the versatile JJ. With Tay, JJ, and Daye on the court together you have a lot of length, versatility and 3 guys who can switch on defense. I like bringing in Stuckey as the backup PG and SG (been saying that for 2 years now). However I still like bringing in Bynum to speed up the game from time to time and provide some instant offense.
I liked the crunch time unit of Knight, Bynum, Daye, Jerebko, Monroe.
Without even seeing him play, I knew that Vern Macklin was gonna be lee's guy this season.
Super Collider!!!
At least his head is up.
Macklin played yesterday? I watched the game yesterday and I swear I didn't even notice him.
Why is it this thread is still consider preseason and the 1st preseason was considered loss???
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03 March 2013 , 10:06 AM by Rob Minshull
An investment banker and a lawyer - in fact, he was a partner in major law firms and also the director of a publishing house - John M. Green has led a busy life.
He is still a board member of two stock exchange-listed companies and he is a well-known business writer and commentator, with articles appearing in a variety of publications in Australia and overseas including The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Age, and, in the UK, the Financial Times.
John is also the co-founder of a publishing company called Pantera Press and - somehow - he has found the time to write three novels. His latest novel is published next month and it is called The Trusted.
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Homeland Security devotes extensive resources and energy in the struggle to prevent foreign born terrorists from entering the nation. Heck, we still take off our shoes in an airport because several years ago a terrorist on an airplane attempted to light his own. Yesterday, in the quaint terrorist locale of Raleigh, North Carolina, a man, his sons and four others were arrested on charges of planning a jihad here in America. Daniel Patrick Boyd. who two decades ago trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan and went on to fight Soviet troops in Afghanistan, converted to the Muslim religion and persuaded his sons to join him in a holy war against the infidels. The group is charged with providing material support to terrorism.
Boyd left his Raleigh mosque because it was too moderate and gathered around him a group that wanted to do strike a blow against those who represent the evil West. Boyd's mother who lives in Maryland termed news about the jihad, "weird to me." Most probably it is equally weird to neighbors and friends of the man who harbors anger at those who do not fit his definition of being a "good Muslim."
Since we have to remove our shoes because of some nut case on a plane, does news about Boyd mean we no longer can travel to North Carolina?


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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Stabilization of the U.S. Mortgage Finance System
W. Scott Frame
Financial Economist and Policy Adviser
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Rotary Club of Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.
December 15, 2008
Thank you all for inviting me to speak to you this afternoon. This is a real privilege.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have become the subject of a great deal of attention and controversy. The source of this dispute lies in the institutions' unique federal charters that allowed them to become exceptionally large, profitable, and politically powerful. Recently, however, Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's exposure to risky mortgages compelled the federal government to intervene to stabilize both institutions and mortgage markets more generally.
Indeed, on September 7, 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship by their federal regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency. And concurrent with this action, the U.S. Treasury entered into "senior preferred stock agreements" with each institution, obligating the federal government to inject up to as much as $100 billion each in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Little did we know at that time, but this action would only be the first of many public-sector capital infusions for financial institutions.
In my remarks this afternoon, I will first provide you with some background about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then I will describe the sources of financial distress facing these two systemically important institutions, outline the federal government's steps to stabilize them, and present some evidence concerning the effectiveness of this and other recent federal interventions in secondary mortgage markets. At the end of my talk, I will offer some principles for federal involvement in these markets over the long term.
Who are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
Fannie Mae's roots are in the Great Depression. The National Mortgage Association of Washington, as it was first known, was created within the federal government in 1938 to allow geographic diversification and improved credit availability. Its business was to purchase FHA-insured mortgages from financial institutions around the United States. Fannie Mae was subsequently spun off in 1968 as a publicly traded company as a way to reduce the federal debt during the Vietnam War. By contrast, Congress in 1970 created Freddie Mac, which was owned by the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks and the savings and loans that were members of these banks. Freddie Mac became publicly traded in 1989 as part of the resolution of the thrift crisis.
Hence, today Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are quasi-public/quasi-private financial institutions, which are often referred to as government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs. On one hand, each was created by Congress and maintains an exclusive federal charter. On the other hand, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This unusual governance arrangement resulted in two, often opposing, corporate objectives: fulfilling certain social policy goals and assisting related political constituencies and maximizing shareholder value.
By law, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are limited to operating in the secondary mortgage market. Their participation in this market takes two forms. The first is the issuance of credit guarantees against mortgage pools, called "securitization." And the second is leveraged investment in mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. As of June 30, 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac together held almost $1.8 trillion in assets and had another $3.7 trillion in net credit guarantees outstanding. This $5.5 trillion in obligations slightly exceeded the $5.3 trillion in publicly held U.S. Treasury debt at that time. It also reflects about one-half of all U.S. residential mortgage debt outstanding.
Hence, while Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's federal charters limit the scope of their activities, the scale is tremendous. One important reason for this is that the charters also confer several statutory and regulatory benefits that result in the capital markets viewing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac obligations as being implicitly guaranteed by the federal government. Examples of such benefits include Treasury lines of credit, the ability to issue government securities for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the ability to use the Federal Reserve as their fiscal agent.
The perception of an implied federal guarantee conveys a subsidy on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, part of which is translated into lower mortgage rates for consumers. These perceptions have also insulated Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from market-imposed limits on the institutions' size and risk-taking. These features were well understood by the federal government, which created a regulatory structure for the two institutions in 1992. Unfortunately, this structure proved deficient in many respects.
Sources of financial distress
As we are all aware, housing and mortgage markets have become increasingly stressed over the past two years. This stress has led to significant dollar losses at a variety of financial institutions, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The losses borne by the GSEs emanate from four places.
The first source of losses is the write-down of the value of private-label mortgage securities backed by subprime and so-called Alt-A mortgages. (Private-label mortgage securities are those not guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae.) Holdings of such securities likely reflected a couple of factors. One is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac faced distorted risk-taking incentives because of the perceived implied federal guarantee. Another factor was the federal requirements that mandate a certain percent of each institution's business be devoted to affordable housing.
The second source of financial distress at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been a substantial increase in provisioning for expected mortgage-related credit losses. These expected losses are associated not only with subprime and Alt-A mortgages but also prime loans.
A third problem has been a loss in the market value of each institution's holdings of their own mortgage-backed securities. An unusual and unforeseen widening of the yield spread between Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities and 10-year Treasuries has led to mark-to-market losses. This widening is believed to be primarily caused by the financial market turbulence, although the aforementioned credit problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have also likely played a role.
Finally, following the imposition of the conservatorship, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wrote off so-called tax-deferred assets in line with accounting conventions required of other regulated financial institutions. This write-off was also caused by dim prospects for positive profitability any time soon.
Total losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the past four quarters have been about $67 billion. While significant, these losses are modest relative to each institution's overall book-of-business. The problem was that both institutions were extremely leveraged, leaving little room for error. This point had been made previously, most notably by former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Bill Poole.
Earlier this year, debt investors became increasingly concerned about the financial condition of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These investors also sought clarity from the federal government about whether bondholders would be shielded from losses. The attendant uncertainty caused a dramatic fall in Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's share prices during June and early July. In response to concerns that the two institutions would be unable to rollover their debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson requested that the federal government be given broad authority to invest in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That provision was included in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in July 2008.
Government intervention
During August, the U.S. Treasury studied investment options and sought third-party opinions about the financial conditions at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury also engaged the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in discussions about the legal and operational hurdles to government involvement at one or both institutions.
On September 7, FHFA Director James Lockhart, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at a press conference. These officials outlined a plan to stabilize the residential mortgage finance market that included placing both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship and establishing new Treasury-operated liquidity facilities aimed at supporting the two institutions—a mortgage-backed securities purchase facility and a standing credit facility.
By becoming a conservator, the FHFA assumed the responsibilities of the directors, officers, and shareholders of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Also, new chief executive officers were named to act as agents of the conservator.
Concurrent with the conservatorships, the U.S. Treasury entered into a senior preferred stock agreement with each GSE. The purpose of the agreements is to ensure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac maintain positive net worth going forward. If the regulator determines that either institution's liabilities exceed assets under GAAP, the Treasury will contribute cash capital equal to the difference in exchange for senior preferred stock. Each of these agreements is of an indefinite term and for up to $100 billion.
In exchange for the senior preferred stock agreements, the Treasury received from each Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $1 billion of senior preferred shares and warrants for the purchase of common stock representing 79.9 percent of each institution on a fully diluted basis. The agreements also included various covenants.
Effect on mortgage rates
The intent of the senior preferred stock agreements was to provide comfort to Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's senior and subordinate creditors and holders of mortgage-backed securities. This action, in turn, was expected to lower and stabilize the cost of mortgage finance. Of course, the senior preferred stock agreements had significant negative consequences for stockholders.
The initial market reaction to the federal intervention at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was tighter spreads on each institution's debt and mortgage-backed obligations. Related to this, conforming mortgage rates fell by about 50 basis points. These market reactions, coupled with a relatively smooth operational transition, suggested that the imposition of conservatorships at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was, so far, a success.
However, by the first of November, mortgage rates and yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac obligations had climbed back to preconservatorship levels. Policymakers searched for additional tools to lower and stabilize the cost of mortgage finance. In response, the Federal Reserve announced November 25 that it was establishing new facilities to purchase up to $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae, and purchase up to $100 billion in debt obligations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
Looking ahead
The federal intervention into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac consisted of both the imposition of conservatorship regimes and the senior stock purchase agreements. Congress will likely need to pass new legislation to move these institutions out of the current arrangements. Today's consensus is that the previous public-private business model is inherently flawed and unstable.
Indeed it is unclear what role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will ultimately play in the U.S. housing finance system. And the reasons for this uncertainty do not solely rest with the two enterprises. The financial distress at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has occurred along with significant and well-publicized problems at private mortgage insurance companies, monoline bond insurers, and a host of mortgage originators. The federal government has stepped in to fill some of this void. FHA-insured mortgages have increased as a share of mortgage originations, and Ginnie Mae securitization activity has similarly expanded. Hence, the federal government may need to redefine its role in supporting secondary mortgage markets.
Secondary mortgage markets can help reduce mortgage rates by increasing liquidity, allowing geographic diversification, and encouraging competition. The federal government played a historically important role in developing these markets—both directly through Ginnie Mae and indirectly through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However, based on my research, I conclude the reliance on secondary mortgage markets has probably been excessive, owing to a couple of factors. One factor was regulatory capital requirements for GSEs and depository institutions that encouraged more securitization than otherwise would have been the case. Another factor was the weak mitigation of the numerous conflicts-of-interest inherent in the originate-to-distribute model of financial intermediation.
Looking ahead, I think it would be helpful for the federal government to develop a set of principles to guide its involvement in secondary mortgage markets. Among other things, I believe that policymakers should reassess various public policies encouraging homeownership, reconsider the mechanisms relied upon for ensuring the flow of funds to mortgage markets during times of stress, revisit regulatory policies that act to distort financial risk-management decisions, and require that any interventions are made transparent by accounting for them in the budget process.
The past two years have been a time of extraordinary upheaval for U.S. mortgage markets. In my opinion, the associated adjustments are likely to continue in 2009 as the new Administration and Congress take the lead in further action to stabilize our nation's mortgage finance system.


text: After watching just 3 quarters of Detroit pummel this team, it got me thinking. I have been reading a lot about anti-tanking and all of that rubbish, including on this forum. So where do Charlotte go from here? Obviously they can't win enough games to be a contender this year. So its irrelevant what happens. I feel sad for this team. I played for many months on a losing team and it sucked. We only won 25% of our games because we were simply outmatched. I hated it. They have had no support, their coach obviously can't cut it. I personally want this team to hit big in the lottery and take home sweet sweet Davis juice, or at least MKG/Robinson. They need competitors on their team. What are everyones thoughts?


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Below are directions to Washington University in Saint Louis.
From the airport, Lambert St. Louis (Airport Code: STL)
Driving from the airport
MetroLink (commuter train)
Metrolink, St. Louis' light rail commuter train system, has two stops on the Danforth Campus: Skinker station, located at the north-east corner of Skinker and Forest Park Parkway near One Brookings Drive, and University City-Big Bend station, located at the north-west corner of Big Bend and Forest Park Parkway near the Village.
To reach these from Lambert St. Louis Airport:
MetroBuses also stop outside Malinckrodt Center on Forsyth. Please visit the Metro St. Louis website for the latest schedules and routes.
When planning your route via online map services (Google Maps, etc.), choose your destination on the Danforth Campus:
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)
1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center
Forest Park Parkway & Throop Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
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Drivers with GPS devices can enter these coordinates into their devices for detailed directions to campus from their current locations.
From Lambert St. Louis airport
Heading west on US40/I-64 (from points east of campus, including Illinois)
Heading east on I-44 (from points west of campus)
Heading north on I-55 (from points south of campus)
Heading south on I-70/I-55 (from points north of campus)
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Hello fellow Zammers. My wife has decided that I have enough armor costumes and have all the fun so she wants us to build her a Zam. I will have pics to post soon as I have been working on what I thought would be the hard parts....helmet, guantlets, shin armor, all those ornamental parts...ect.
Turns out that the project as we broke it down has given her most of the challenges, namely the body suit and vest.
I would like to know what most of you have decided to use or already worked with for the neoprene and leather. I have been to our local Tandy leather store and believe I may have something that will work for the vest, but my wife is having real trouble finding the right neoprene. I know there was the ZIA neoprene run previously, but I hope there is something out there that works pretty much as a substitute or this project will come to a screeching stop after such a great start. Did I mention we found the Pradas right out of the gate so we are really excited right now. The skirt is also proving to be not that difficult so if any of you professional Zammmers could throw me and my wife a bone on the neoprene, We would really appreciate it.
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The Musharraf state of emergency has most probably destroyed any vestige of popularity he had within the nation of Pakistan. It has brought to the fore Benazir Bhutto is gaining enormous popularity as the leader of opposition to Musharraf. This creates serious foreign policy problems for the Bush administration — do they continue support for Musharraf or do they switch to Bhutto?


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yes last night i was discussing the same point with my about iPhone 5 sales. It will give huge profit to Apple
I could not get android because I want an iPod. iCloud and iTunes match works too well.
The camera is improved, processor is improved, resolution is improved (through a larger screen), speakers are improved, siri is improved...they improved almost every aspect of the phone while making it thinner and lighter. Sure, it may not LOOK much different, but from year to year the macbook pros don't look very different either...but it only takes a few minutes on a newer one to see that they are indeed improved every year.
Keep in mind that Apple has also improved the iPhone for four straight years while not increasing the cost of the phone.
BTW, where do you live? I'm just wondering where you are paying $800 for an iPhone. Even the unsubsidized iPhones in America don't run that much. I guess the 64 GB models will. In America, if you sign a contract with one of the big 3 carrier (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) even the 64 GB iPhone 5 is just $400.
With that being said I did pre order the i5 and will get it this Friday because it is a good upgrade from i4. If I had a i4s I will say I would not spend the money for I don't think it is a goof upgrade between the 2 phones.
The person I was talking to is upset with Apple's business model so he (she?) chose to use the word "exploit" as if Apple is doing something morally wrong in how they choose to release their products. Almost like there's something evil about being the most successful tech company in the world. Do you see evidence of exploitation in Apple's method of releasing products? I certainly don't. Sure, it's frustrating when Apple waits two years after 4G is available to finally put it in their phone, but that doesn't mean they're exploiting customers.
And with all that said, even with Apple holding back they're still releasing phones that are just as good if not better than the leading competitor.
EDIT: After posting all that I looked up the definition of "exploit," and most of the definitions make the word synonymous with "use," so in that light I can agree that Apple does use/exploit people for profit...but then again so does every other profitable business. Whenever I hear someone use the word exploit it is usually used to describe an immoral use of something.


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After spending several months browsing several star wars fan sites/ modelers; I have noticed a need for Pepakura files. It seems many are scattered and hard to acquire. I have intention of creating several armor sets, and am currently working on the Neo Crusader armor alongside my Canderous project. I have already exported the different armor pieces from the game models with the exception of the Boot tip covers and will be unfolding them all in the next couple of days.
For the moment, the files I have finished are on my personal server and will be moved soon.
Completed helmet models are as follows
1 Piece Neo-Crusader file is here:http://www.chinneth.net/neo/neo_Helmet.pdo
In order for the helmet to meet CRL, I have created a separated version with a portion cut away:
The file is currently located here: http://www.chinneth.net/neo/neo_HelmetCRL.pdo
I am also working on Modeling an accurate version of the DeathWatch/Pre-Viszla helmet.
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Muhlenberg County lawyer Brent Yonts keeps the traditional, defined benefit plans for new hires as opposed to a hybrid plan proposed by Senate Republican floor leader Damon Thayer that mimics a 401-K like method. Yonts' bill demands that the General Assembly pay the actuarially-required contribution to the pension system beginning in fiscal year 2014, and then would be prohibited from suspending that statute. In addition, the General Assembly could alter future benefits for new hires. It also provides a mechanism to keep the cost of living adjustments (COLAs) Senator Thayer had wanted to repeal. In the clip below, Rep. Yonts laid out the conditions for how the COLA's would work:
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kdialog application is already part of your system. This apparently harmless program has got some quite impressive moves and can provide the 'ilusion' of visual programming. In fact, if you thought bash scripting was limited to that boring terminal, you are in for a ride.
kdialog is an application that provides a framework of messages and prompts that can be triggered from the command line. It is similar to
zenity under GNOME, but more powerful and flexible.
As a quick example, let's create your typical "hello world!" message using
kdialog. Open a virtual terminal window and type the following command (Using single quotes here is important to avoid any kind of expansion).
kdialog --msgbox 'Hello World!'
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Now, that doesn't look very useful, does it? A command that can trigger a GUI message? What for? Well, the good news is that we can use the many interactive options
kdialog provides, get input from the user and build our script around it. By doing so, we would be able to write simple GUI "applications".
For the purpose of this article, I created a very short script that builds a simple menu and triggers certain specific actions based on the user's input. Note that this script is only an example, designed to show a bit of what
kdialog is capable of.
The idea is to present the user with a simple welcome popup. If the user chooses to continue, s/he will be offered a few options to choose from. Each option will then trigger an action. Should the user choose to exit, a goodbye message will show up.
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The menu above is clearly too simplistic but remember this is only an example. Just be creative and find options that make sense for you.
I have entered the code from this simple script below, so you can review it and be sure it's harmless.
#!/bin/bash # Simple script to play with kdialog options function AppMenu () { # Display menu and interact based on the user's input var2="$(kdialog --menu "Please, choose from one of the options below:" 1 'Open a File' 2 'Listen to Music' 3 'Watch Videos')" if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then # If the user did not cancel, find out what s/he chosed case $var2 in 1) # open an open file dialog kdialog --getopenfilename /home/shred;; 2) # open Amarok amarok &;; 3) # Open the video file the user picked up with VNC var3="$(kdialog --getopenfilename /home/shred/Videos)" if [[ $var3 ]]; then vlc "$var3" & fi ;; esac else # Show the text message in file 'text_message.txt' # Note that text_message.txt should be under the same location as the script! kdialog --textbox text_message.txt fi return; } # Main Program # Welcome the user, allow for early exit if not interested kdialog --title "Welcome to Switchbox" --yesno "Welcome to Switchbox, the script that will let you choose what to do. \nPlease, click OK to Continue or CANCEL to exit" # If the user decided to continue, present a menu if [[ $? -ne 1 ]]; then AppMenu fi
If you want to see how this script works (remember you should be using KDE or at the very least have KDialog installed) simply copy the script text below and paste it into a new text file (which you may create using kwrite, gedit or whatever your favorite editor is). Save that file as
KDialog.sh. Right click on the file you just saved and go to Properties > Permissions tab. Click on Advanced Permissions button and tick all three options for user. Once done, simply double click on the script icon to run it.
Surely this script is far from being an example of optimum coding, but my aim was mainly to show that with a bit of creativity,
kdialog can help push our scripts a long way. The idea is that scripts don't necessarily have to be restricted to the command line. As long as the functionality and interactivity is not extremely complex, we should be able to handle most of it using
kdialog. Ultimately, this would allow us to have users with absolutely no understanding or interest in technology running a script and not being intimidated by it, perhaps not even knowing they are indeed running a script.
Once again, find the right use for you and have fun!
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I was wondering if some of you can guide with your wisdom. I'm just starting to venture into photography as a business. I've had small jobs for family and friends but now I've been asked to do a Christening for a "real" client.
This is my equipment list at the moment:
18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR
105mm f/2.8VR
...and that's it, still working on building up my gear. I was considering renting but not sure what to get. Renting a flash was my first thought but as I read other posts, people mention that many churches don't allow flashes. Then I though of just using my 105mm but since I have a be a good 15ft away from the subject, it kind of worried my that it might not be the right choice. So a fast lens and high ISO seems to be the popular choice for many. Do you guys have any experience or suggestions?
Also, since I am still rather new at the business end of this, how much should I charge? How would I figure out what is a good fee, considering my lack of experience. I don't mind charging a lower than normal rate but don't want to discount the time and work involved with the shoot. Oh yeah, how do guys go about selling prints to your clients? Do you use a service link "Zenfolio" or "Smugmug" to accomplish this?
Sorry for the barrage of questions but any help is appreciated.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by dba, Oct 28, 2009.
Ok, maybe I was forgetting what a student of the game he really is.
They could have got the teacher and instead opted to hire the student.
This is all about Jim Buss, trying to be the man and not listening to Mitch Cupcake and the other advisors who said they should have gone back to the Zen Master Jackson. Probably thought that Phil would eventually take his place if he pulled two more rings out of Kobe. He probably was already anticipating Phil putting a ring on sis Jeannie, which he has done and then Jim would definitely move down the food chain. Since they believed they had to fire Mike Brown, they may have been better off with Bernie Bickerstaff who was 4-1 during his short interim stint. Either way I am enjoying their free fall
For how badly it's going, can you imagine the shambles they would be in if they had brought Phil back in? Don't forget, they brought D'Antoni in because his system is a superior fit with the Lakers' talent. This is fun.
With Phil, they'd probably be winning already.
The local Lakeshow pundits are saying that they rushed Howard back to soon. . I am sure you heard the sound bite from Kobe yesterday where he indicated he was trying to find Howard under the hoop, but it's throwing off his game ..........of hoisting up 24 shots a game....
The recurring Lakers implosions are one of the fun aspects of this league.
Oh really? You mean spurning the all-time leader in NBA championships for a coach that hasn't won a title, was coming fresh off a coaching debacle and knee surgery wasn't a good idea? But I thought they said D'Antoni's system was a "better fit" with the personnel? In my mind you gotta go with the coach with the better fit, regardless of whether they've actually won anything or not.
I love watching the Lakers fail terribly. Whats funny is how bad their position is if they fail to make the playoffs. No picks, no howard, no tradeable assets. They will end up in a hole for about 3 years. I would hazard a guess that there was more to it than just 'fit' but having said that, you cannot argue that Jackson would have been winning with this team. D'Antoni is a good coach.
I also think they would be winning with Jackson. The "better fit" is purely in the mind of an owner who doesn't want to pay any more money.
The Lakers have their own afternoon show or daily segment on ESPN right after PTI..where the analysts try to figure out whats wrong them....they just aired it. Mitch Cupcake just gave D'Antoni a vote of confidence......kiss of death if they don't make a move by all star break....but they don't want to pay three coaches this year, so a player will probably moved and probably his name will be Howard or Gasol.
Couldn't agree more. Reminds me of Flip Saunders. Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe debate the Lakers' woes - Grantland
Looks like the last 10 posts to this thread should have been broken out to another thread called The Laker Depreciation Thread And oh by the way....they lose again tonight as DHoward reaggravated his shoulder and went out near the end of the second qtr and never returned. There was a supposed pregame spat with Kobe, but not confirmed. Next loss? Utah Jazz on Friday and then the Thunder on Sunday.
Really enjoyed reading this, thanks for the share.
Sorry, my sarcasm wasn't coming through there. When the Lakers hired D'Antoni over Phil, I thought it was totally ridiculous that they cited D'Antoni's "system" being a better fit than Phil Jackson's as the primary reason for the hire. What Phil Jackson "system" were they comparing D'Antoni's to? The only system I saw Phil Jackson run for decades was the "WINNING THE MOST NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ALL TIME" system. You expect me to believe that D'Antoni Saunders, the loser who just washed out of a coaching debacle in New York (now at the top of the East under his former assistant) after years of not being able to get over the hump in Phoenix, has a better system than WINNING THE MOST NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ALL TIME? In his best years with a two-time MVP and multiple current or future All-Stars, he couldn't crack the NBA Finals. Topping out with multiple conference championships in several years is good enough for DetroitPhoenix, its not good enough for the LA Lakers. That's why it was ludicrous for the franchise approaching an otherworldly luxury tax payment to pick an also-ran for a coach over the all-time NBA championship leader. Did I mention that Phil Jackson has the most NBA championships of all time? And he was by all accounts on the verge of agreeing to come back and coach the Lakers? It doesn't get any dumber than not hiring that guy back, in my humble opinion.
Nice article, thanks. Very good take on Gasol. And of course, this... Simmons: You left out "And someone who shouldn't be playing as much as Pau Gasol." There are two types of coaches … 1. A coach who looks at his players and says, "How can I put these guys in the best position for them to succeed?" 2. A coach who looks at his players and says, "How can I use these guys to make my system succeed?" Now, think about the mind-set driving Coach No. 2: He's basically saying, I'm here only because of my system. I can't actually coach. If you give me the wrong players for my system, it doesn't matter — I will keep using the system anyway, because Plan B would be coming up with a more inventive way to coach these guys. And I can't do that. I'm not good enough. So if it's OK with you, I'd like to go down in flames with my system. That's what D'Antoni did in New York (cut to Knicks fans nodding vigorously), that's what he's doing with the Lakers right now, and that's what he'll be doing when he's coaching the Minnesota Lynx in three years.
Mike Brown failed because Princeton relies on movement. D'Antoni fails because his system relies on constant PnR's and 15 ft shooters. The triangle offense relies on constant, constant movement. It worked so well for Jackson because at the time it was exploiting weakside gaps. Those gaps do not exist anymore, especially after the defense rule changes.
My impression of Jackson is that he modified the triangle offense to fit his personnel. The triangle was a starting point for him, I'm sure, but you can't tell me that he won his last few championships running the triangle offense.
Lb made the players fit his system... And has a history of making the gm get guys to fit it shortly after he's hired.
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