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text: Everyone knows we cannot rely on Lee to be our center...stating it again in this thread is beyond redundant. The only people asserting that Lee will be at center are the ones attacking him. Lee needs to play at his natural position, PF. Once that happens we should see Lee's stats improve further and his weakness on D be less of an issue. While Lee is not a great defender his deficiencies are magnified by playing out of position. If he had a defensive center playing in the paint then Lee's lack of D would be mitigated. I do agree as of now, Gasol is the better player but Lee is on par with his passing. That said, Gasol has reached his ceiling and we know what his limits are while Lee has not and is still improving.


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Casey's feelings on the ball toss via Doug Smith:
http://www.thestar.com/sports/basket...ee-bucks-92-86DeRozan rifled the ball the length of the court and into the stands, a move that should have earned him a technical foul but became an automatic ejection when the ball he threw wound up in the stands.
Thats one of the growing moments for him, Casey said of DeRozan. No matter how tough it gets or how much frustration sets in, fatigue, whatever it is, youve got to buckle up and roll with it.
This was a teaching moment for him and thats part of his maturity process. When youre the man on the team, youve got to be responsible.


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Innovation may be the hottest discipline around today - in business circles and beyond. And for good reason. Innovation transforms companies and markets. It's the key to solving vexing social problems. And it makes or breaks professional careers. For all the enthusiasm the topic inspires, however, the practice of innovation remains stubbornly impenetrable. No longer. In The Little Black Book of Innovation, long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. In his trademark conversational and lively style, Anthony presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential differences between types of innovation, and illuminates innovation's vital role in organizational success and personal growth.
This unique hybrid of professional memoir and business guidebook also provides a powerful 28-day program for mastering innovation's key steps:
With its wealth of illustrative case studies and vignettes from a range of companies around the globe, this engaging and potent playbook is a must-hear for anyone seeking to turn themselves or their companies into true innovation powerhouses.
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First book I audio read following from my Innovation module. It does cover most of the topics in Innovation.
Not too detailed but worth reading it. I have made note of some good points.
Good for people who are ready to apply Innovation in their lives.
"Great Innovation Overview Summary"
The book was well organized, practical and actionable. It gave valuable suggestions for additional reading as well as techniques to put in to motion everyday.
Engaging, but not over done, performance by Sean Pratt.
"Highly Executable!"
Full of clear, implementable steps. I found the book to be extermely practical, different from the theoretical approach of most books on innovation. And I believe this was the exact intention of the author.
"Great information and useful procedures"
A great book for any entrepreneur or product designer looking to define and apply innovation towards a goal. I like how the innovation process is broken up into phases like a project.
"fresh ideas"
I enjoyed this book and it provides fresh ideas on how to innovate. A good book to revisit.
"Instructive AND practical"
I found this book both instructive and practical. It's one of those that tempts me to buy a hard copy so as to lift quotes. In fact, I'll need to listen through a second time because it is so thick with practical application. I plan to introduce it to my staff (church staff).
This is a great book on innovation with a step by step guide to create a framework to innovate. Excellent!
"great easy to follow recipe innovation reference"
the book combines several great processes for innovation. it's laid out with examples of their application as well.
"Just a simple introduction to innovation"
The second half of the title and the first chapter overpromise the contents of the book. Many repetitions between chapters. Maybe the word "little black book" of the title should be interpreted as "you will get very little clear advice as everything is still in the black box".
"Tres tres bon"
J'ai adoré ce livre, j'aimerais en avoir un volume 2. C'est inspirant de voir ce que les gens font.
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Young Tax Lawyers: Panel Discussion on 1031 Exchanges
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The San Diego Chapter of Young Tax Lawyers is hosting a program on 1031 exchanges. Panelists Bill Exeter and Phil Jelsma will provide an introduction to the topic and discuss important issues for young tax attorneys. Students are welcome to attend. The event is free.
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Anyways, she posted a couple of days ago about a nightmare involving stuff gushing from her bathroom ceiling. This reminded me of a story involving the bathroom in our first apartment after Joe and I were married. Which then reminded me of another story involving that same apartment. I allowed Andy to pick which of the two she'd prefer me to share first and so of course you shall first be blessed with the story involving my nakedness. Just a warning that this post may have a "squeamish" quotient that has nothing to do with aforementioned exposure of my body.
Here goes...
It was May of 1999. Joe and I had lived in this craptastic awful little apartment since our wedding in August of the year before. After almost a year of obnoxious neighbors, fire alarms, attacks by killer bees, kids peering in our bedroom windows, seepage from the ceiling and almost being electrocuted by our stove, we were thrilled to be moving soon to a newer, nicer apartment.
A week or so before the move, our "home" an obstacle course of boxes, Joe was at the sink shaving when I stepped into the shower. I turned on the water and reached up to adjust the shower head. This is because Joe is much taller than I am and just like he never puts the toilet seat down, he also never readjusts the shower head. Anyways, I reached up and the shower head felt... fuzzy. Wait, what? Fuzzy?
As I pulled my hand away from the offending fixture, I realized there was a millimonster on my hand. I don't know what other people call them but I call them millimonsters. They are furry and have eleventy bajillion legs and they run like Olympic sprinters.
I did what anyone would do in my situation. I screamed like the girl I am, flicked that beasty off my hand, stepped in the toilet on my way out of the shower, grabbing my towel mid-stride and demanded that Joe take care of the situation IMMEDIATELY. He gallantly killed the savage predator and then scooped it onto a fly swatter to dispose of it outside. I, of course, followed him, still ranting and raving like
"OMG I hate it here. I am so glad we are moving out of this HOLE of an apartment!!! This place SUCKS!!!" I screamed at him as he tossed my assailant into the yard across the parking lot.
It was at this point that I happened to realize I was outside, in my towel. Also outside? A small U-Haul, a young girl, and what appeared to be her mother. The girl sort of waved. "Hi, I'm moving into 3a".
What other response was there? "I'm sure you'll love it here."
P.S. My most heartfelt apologies to Andy for making her think she had missed something serious and throwing her into a tizzy. And I totally mean that because I have been in exactly that situation before and it is not fun.


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Famitsu still reputable?
The question is,
Are Famitsu still a reputable source for game reviews?
All Famitsu scores here
From a number of forums that I go around, I've developed my own views for Famitsu and I would like to hear yours. I wish I can read Japanese so I can hear how 2chan boarders' view their most respected news magazine.
So what do you think? In these past years Famitsu have given some questionable review scores, especially when concerned with Square-enix published games.
|2009-02-09, 10:00
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Aside from RPG section, I found that their reviews are always reasonable.
They may be exaggerated about FFXII a bit, but I think that game deserve high score, just not that high.
|2009-02-09, 12:31
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As for the scores, RPGs generally tend to do a bit better than expected (and Square Enix happens to release many of them), largely because it's such a prominent genre for the industry.
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Famitsu is known to be a magazine very influencable when it comes to notes. How to say that, it's depends at how much money the editor give to Famitsu...You don't read Famitsu for the notes but for the article.
|2009-02-09, 17:49
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Famitsu is the best when it comes to games!!!
However, it doesn't really influence what games I buy or play though. Their score system is good. There is nothing wrong with Famitsu's scores for Square-Enix games. Square-Enix games are quite good in most cases. Actually, Square-Enix used to be my favorite game company until more recently; its now second to Atlus.
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So The Last Remnant(38) and Blue Dragon(37) vs Lost Odyssey(36) and ToV(35). DOA 4(39) vs SC4(35). Their pro evo compared to fifa scores are questionable too. It's a bullshit mag when it comes to scores. >_>
Though every gaming website became bullshit in my eyes after giving GTA IV 10's. <_<
|2009-02-09, 18:34
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Their scores are sometimes are incomprehensible (9 for Haze? What the...), but if you read their reviews most of the times they nail down the major pros and cons of a game (like in Last Remnant's case, or like in White Knight Chronicles' one). The score depends on how much they value both cons and pros. In Last Remnant's case all the technical glitches were considered pretty almost irrelevant and they rated it that high because of nice battle system it has. Which is also why they rated WKC not so high (which has a pretty much not-so-great battle system).
|2009-02-09, 20:15
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Famitsu and other magazines are only good for the lastest information and scans. Reviews are so-so, because it is alway subjective and the taste of the reviewer always determines the outcome/score. Apart from just looking at the numbers, the review itself, texts content, are interesting and important. Without reading the text the numbers don't mean anything. So i never got the point why websites just put up numbers without a summary from the reviewer.
|2009-02-09, 22:30
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Apart from what other people have brought up already, do note that Famitsu writes for the Japanese audience.
So the question becomes... how does your taste line up with the typical Japanese player? For the vast majority of western gamers, it won't line up at all, and thus looks like their scores are BS.
As an analogy, it would be like a typical Japanese player looking at a western magazine, seeing perfect scores for a game like say, Halo 3, and think that while it might be a great game, it's far from perfect.
|2009-02-09, 22:52
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Well Famitsu gave a 10/10/9/9 for both Call of Duty 4 and Fallout 3, which made perfect sense imo and I appreciate them for that. So yeah they do appreciate some of the western gems albeit mainstream. What I don't agree are their reviews when it comes for Squeenix stuffs especially the recently technically glitched Last Remnant.
|2009-02-10, 03:56
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Ever since they gave FFX 39/40 their reviews have been suspect to me. Giving FFXII 40/40 only sank their reputation even further. Seriously, did they actually PLAY that game? All the way through?
|2009-02-10, 12:14
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Giving Fallout 3 a 38/40 is strange, since the game isn't even good.
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FFX is a very good FF and had very good score everywhere. Personnaly it's my fav FF. Anyway as I said in my previous post, Famitsu is not read for their scores but for their articles and their scoops.
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It's a good game, albeit like Kusa-san said, it's not really like the Fallout of before. If you enjoyed the previous Fallout games, you will probably have a few mixed reactions regarding on what has been changed (i.e., everything).
That said, I still think it's a good game, deserving of the praises by the gaming community. It's not the same Fallout I remember, but it's better than what I had initially expected to be a Fallout mod of Oblivion.
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Based on the trailer, I think Fallout 3 is sort of like Fable 2, except that it is FPS yet at the same time it is also one of the better Western RPGs with awesome graphics.
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Personally, I have only played the original Xbox's Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel and I didn't find the game to be appealing at all. The only reason why I bought it was that the game only costed 3 bucks. The graphics aren't very good either.
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Fallout 3 is ok, really. You can play it in 3rd person or 1st, by switching the camera. Apart from that it is actually a good transition from the old isometric 2D game. The V.A.T.S system kind of feels like the old system transfered into 3D.
The first two games were developed by Black Isle Studios and you should be get it in a boxset under a tenner, and it runs virtually under any PC, it was a DOS game afterall.
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Garcia off crutches, but no timetable for return
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Avisail Garcia was off his crutches and putting weight on his right foot on Thursday for the first time since he bruised his right heel last Saturday. However, he has no timetable for a return just yet, and there's no certainty he'll be back by the end of camp, a week from Saturday.
"I want to feel nothing [painwise] before I start playing," Garcia said.
A bigger concern than missed time now is a lingering injury that sticks with him into the season. He does not want to play for a week and then feel it again, he said.
Even if Garcia returns soon, he appears unlikely to win a reserve job in the outfield. His return next week could end up deciding whether he's optioned to Toledo or begins the season on the Major League disabled list.
V-Mart could see time behind the plate this season
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Manager Jim Leyland is focused on having Victor Martinez be his primary designated hitter this season, but he isn't ruling out the former All-Star catcher getting back behind the plate at some point.
In fact, he sounded very much as though he's anticipating this when the Tigers don't have the DH slot to use.
"Eventually, at some point, if he's real healthy, he could catch a game in Interleague Play," Leyland said. "That's down the road. I don't want to make a big deal about that, because we've laid low on that. But is it a possibility? Yeah, down the road.
"It is going to happen for sure? I can't answer that, but I think it's a strong possibility. If you felt like there was some nasty, nasty left-hander and Victor was healthy enough and you felt like you weren't risking anything, you might do it. And he'll want to do it, I know that."
Martinez has not caught in a game this spring, and probably won't, but Leyland said he has worked out behind the plate.
The Tigers had Martinez catch some games during Interleague Play two years ago, shifting Alex Avila to third base on some days and completely sitting him on others. That, however, was the old format, in which Interleague games were concentrated into one weekend in May and a few weeks in June.
This is the first year Interleague games are spread out over the full schedule. The Tigers' first National League series comes up in late April, when the Braves go to Detroit. Their first games in NL cities without the DH will be on May 7-8 in Washington, and another two-game set comes up at the end of that month, in Pittsburgh.
After that they don't have to worry about NL rules until late August, when they visit the Mets. The big worry, though, will come with the regular season's final three games, in Miami. So it's possible the American League Central could be decided without the DH in play.
Given that, it makes sense that the Tigers will not rule out the idea. It also makes sense for Detroit to field the best lineup it can in the most important games, whether that lineup includes Martinez and/or Avila.
Dombrowski says no deal proposed with Padres
LAKELAND, Fla. -- While trade rumors continue to swirl regarding Rick Porcello, one particular suggestion caught a decent amount of attention on Thursday afternoon. It was a tweet from MLB Network Radio host Jim Bowden, citing a Tigers source, that said the team had proposed two offers that were rejected by the Padres -- one for their closer, Huston Street, the other for reliever Luke Gregersen.
President/general manager Dave Dombrowski, however, told the Detroit News he hasn't made such a proposal. In fact, he said, he hasn't proposed any Porcello deal.
"It's simply not right," Dombrowski told the paper. "Does it mean I don't listen? No. You always listen to what people have to say. Is it going to happen? Most likely not."
That backs up what Dombrowski said to reporters last week, that the uptick in trade talks is mainly teams reaching out.
"It's more people calling us at this point," Dombrowski said at the time.
A report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch included the Cardinals among the teams taking a look at Porcello, who's competing with Drew Smyly for the fifth spot in the rotation. Porcello hadn't allowed a run all spring until surrendering an unearned run in his seventh and final inning on Wednesday in a Minor League start on the back fields at Tigertown.
Two knees, two tales for Berry, Dirks
LAKELAND, Fla. -- On the day Quintin Berry re-entered the competition for the fourth outfielder, back after missing most of the week with tendinitis in his left patella, Andy Dirks was out of action while the swelling lingered in his right knee from Tuesday's collision with the left-field wall.
Dirks was hoping he could be ready to play as soon as Friday. As of Thursday afternoon, he was on the travel list for that day's game against the Nationals in Viera, Fla.
Berry was able to alleviate the soreness in his knee through a combination of stretching and medication, and said it has been a "trial and error" process to find a program that works.
"As long as I keep it loose, I should be fine," Berry said.
Alvarez has become a bullpen contender
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Two days ago, left-hander Jose Alvarez was supposedly about to get stretched out for a starting assignment at Triple-A Toledo. Now he has all the appearances of a contestant for a second lefty relief role in the bullpen.
He's still in big league camp, and he's on the travel list to pitch in relief on Friday against the Nationals. Whether he's in serious contention for a bullpen spot is something manager Jim Leyland isn't telling, but he isn't downplaying what the lefty has done.
"I think it's fair to say he's made a good impression," Leyland said.
Alvarez has piled up seven innings of work, with eight hits, one earned run, a walk and five strikeouts. Most of his appearances have been in late innings, when teams usually have their reserves in, and almost all of them came in the first half of camp. If he pitches on Friday as scheduled, it'll be just his second appearance since March 8.
Leyland making one last push to prepare players
LAKELAND, Fla. -- When manager Jim Leyland said that the last week and a half of camp will go by quickly, with so much to do, he wasn't just talking about player evaluation. The Tigers are undertaking one final stretch to get their players ready for the season, through both fundamental work and full games.
Leyland put his pitchers through another round of fielding practice on Thursday afternoon, a drill that usually gets lost after the early days of camp. Moreover, he plans on having his position players run from home to third at game speed before their next home game, on Saturday.
"We'll have everybody run a triple," Leyland said. "That's a long way from home to third, and that's what you've got to be able to do. We'll do some things to loosen up before, but we will run one triple for endurance.
"I'm not being funny. We've talked about it before."
It's something Leyland says they've done. More often, though, they've run singles and doubles, then run from second to home.
As for playing time, Leyland plans on playing each of his regulars for nine innings three times before the team breaks camp. With that in mind, almost the full roster will make the two-day trip to Port St. Lucie and Jupiter on Sunday and Monday to face the Mets and Cardinals, respectively. The one exception will be Prince Fielder, who will play on Sunday but not Monday.
"You could conceivably go to Minnesota on Opening Day and play 12 innings," Leyland said.
Rondon sees effects of adjusted delivery
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Bruce Rondon gave up his first run in six outings since making an adjustment to his delivery two weeks ago, but the bulk of the damage came on ground-ball singles through a group of Minor League infielders.
Rondon pitched Thursday's ninth inning with a five-run deficit and got a hard-hit flyout deep to center field from Rick Ankiel. Once J.D. Martinez fought off a 100-mph fastball to flare a line-drive single to right, however, Houston put together three straight singles, the last of them a ground ball to short to plate a run.
Rondon kept the damage at that with an inning-ending double play after following a 99-mph fastball with an 88-mph changeup to put Marwin Gonzalez in an 0-2 count.
"In fairness, he was working with a little bit of a younger catcher there [Curt Casali], and he was stuck on a little bit of fastball," manager Jim Leyland said. "I mean, he did find out what we've talked about all along -- 100 means nothing up here unless you have something else to go with it. You have to throw something else over the plate, and I think he has that capability. I think he's been showing lately he has the capability to do that, so that's OK."
Leyland wants better command from Alburquerque
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Manager Jim Leyland was looking for better command out of his high-strikeout specialist, Al Alburquerque, after his three-walk, four-run, one-out performance last Sunday. He didn't see it on Thursday night.
"No, I did not," Leyland said. "I saw some hanging sliders and not very good command at all."
Statistically, the command was better, in that there no walks. From a damage standpoint, though, he gave up a leadoff single and a two-run homer, both off sliders.
Alburquerque was having a very good spring up until last weekend, putting together eight innings of one-run ball on four hits with 12 strikeouts through last Friday. At this point the Tigers have to figure out if this is a brief blip, a mechanical issue or something else.
Whatever it is, Leyland didn't hide his displeasure, even if it wasn't directed at Alburquerque.
"Some guys need to step it up," Leyland said. "We'll find out. Performances are starting to get evaluated. It's getting late."
Worth noting
• Hitting coach Lloyd McClendon became a March Madness reference on Thursday afternoon during CBS' broadcast of the Michigan State-Valparaiso game. After the first TV timeout, the screen displayed quick facts about Valparaiso, including notable alumni. McClendon topped the list, followed by Bryce Drew, the school's basketball coach, who hit the buzzer-beating jumper to beat Mississippi in 1998. McClendon said that he heard about the publicity soon enough.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I figure if I put together a setup to make cheddar I have the equipment (minus forms) to make many cheeses in between.
Cheddar is a staple in our home.
Knowing that a good cheddar needs time to age and my stomach needs cheese I going to explore.
it will age till Christmas I hope


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[Geechi Suede]
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And then I slide up in between the ziggy butt-ocks
And all of that yeah
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If the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District wants voters to approve a $40 million bond to expand and improve facilities, November would be a safe bet, according to consultants hired by the district.
The district's student population has increased by 42 percent over the past seven years and is expected to swell by 20 percent over the next six years, according to a demographic study done in March. To avoid overcrowding, more classrooms need to be added to each of the district's seven campuses, according to an expansion plan the school board is scheduled to review Wednesday.
"We recently added 28 classrooms, so the community might feel, 'Didn't we just do this?' and the answer is, 'Yes,' but we continue to be a very popular destination for families with school-aged children," Superintendent Michael Milliken told The Daily News in a phone interview Monday.
A bond measure needs a 55 percent majority to pass. Last month, San Mateo-based Godbe Research conducted telephone surveys of 15,132 likely voters and found that 66 percent were willing to pay $18 per $100,000 of assessed property value per year, generating about $50 million for the district.
More respondents were willing to support a lower tax rate. About 68 percent said they would support one at $15 that would bring in $40.5 million, 71.9 percent would support one at $12 that would bring in $31 million, and 71.9 percent would support one at $9 that would bring in $22.5 million.
The district will need at least $35 million and possibly $40 million to accommodate the projected student population growth, Milliken said. The increase of 20 percent, or 730 students, is a moderate outlook. But it could range as high as 40 percent, according to Lapkoff & Gobalet Demographic Research Inc.
"There's a possibility we'll get more students than the medium projection provides for," said Milliken.
District staff has also suggested spending some of the bond proceeds on new technology, an artificial turf field and track at Ralston Middle School, new classroom furniture and upgrades to portables in use at some campuses.
According to polling done by Godbe Research, voter support for a $40 million bond measure dipped to 65.4 percent for a November 2015 election and rose to 68.5 percent for a November 2016 election.
The board has until Aug. 8 to place a measure on the November 2014 ballot. The decision will likely hinge on the volunteer effort needed to secure voter support and "fatigue" that may exist in the community, which renewed a parcel tax last year and approved two measures totaling $60 million in 2010, according to Milliken.
If the board doesn't move forward with a measure, the district could tap a $4.5 million capital facilities fund to lease temporary classrooms as a short-term solution, Milliken said. The district could also borrow money to begin work on permanent classrooms and seek a measure in future years to pay off the debt.
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Julyan if anything will serve as an awesome practice partner against Lowry.
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
I can't believe there's an 8-page thread on Julyan Stone.
nba.com has Julyan Stone as RFA. Is this an offer that Toronto is doing and waiting on Denver to match? Or is he an UFA and nba.com has it wrong?
Julyan Stone is the next magic johnson
We need to come up with a sarcasm font.
I decided to do a bit of research on our new PG Julyan Stone. If follow draftexpress than you all know about the article he has every year called"Just by the number" article. An article that breaks down all the players in that draft class by numbers and position. Our newest raptor didn't do so well in the scoring departments.
He was last out off all the guard in the 2011 draft in Point Per-40 Minutes Pace Adjusted with 9.1. Came last at Three Pointers Attempted Per-40 Minutes Pace Adjusted with 1.6. Third from the bottom in Three Pointers Attempts Per Field Goal Attempts with 0.25. Seventh from the bottom in Free Throws Attempted Per-40 Minutes Pace Adjusted with 4.2. One of his positive the offensive side was his Free Throw Attempts Per Possession. Where tied for first with Kyrie Irving 0.48. In True Shooting Percentage he was in the middle of the pack with 56%
He did extremely well in categories that matter to be a PG!
He was top 10 in Assist Per-40 Minutes Adjusted with 5.6. He was second last in Turnovers Per-40 Minutes Adjusted with 2.0. Which is just AWESOME! I know all you die hard Calderon fans are going to love this. He was first in Assist to Turnover Ratio with 2.83. The good just keep coming. As he was first in the probably the most important stat. The "Pure Point Rating" where he had 4.41. Where other than Darius Morris he was heads and shoulders above every other guard in the 2011 draft.
Apparently this is what he is known for. The stats don't point the contrary. He was first in Rebounds Per-40 Minutes Pace Adjusted with 8.0. Middle of the pack when it comes too Steal Per-40 Minutes Adjusted with 1.6. He was top 5 in Blocks Per-40 Minutes Adjusted with 0.6.
So what have we learned? Well i learned that he will not lead our bench in scoring. That opposing players will go under every screen with him. We've also learned that Juju is a defensive point guard that would rather get others good shots than himself. That he also does it very efficiently. I think I might be more excited to see what he brings to summer league more that our own rooks.
Julyan Stone to be on Summer League squad.
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lol. no more Julian Stone.
Twitter - @thekid_it
I guess thats why Buycks got signed, so that leaves the Kabongo project dream alive!
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