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The old municipality didn't have arms; it was discussed in 1940 with
the High Council of Nobility, which adviced against it pending the merger
into Ravenstein. There is a Herpen Coat of Arms in the Koffie Hag album, erroneously
based on the Cuijck arms (or instead of argent).
The Herpen arms is based on the van Herpen family, a branch of the Cuijck family. Later the Lordship of Herpen was renamed "Land van Ravenstein", after the seat, and came in 1397 in the possession of the Dukes of Kleef/Cleve, in 1630 to Pfalz-Neuburg; occupied by the French in 1794, in 1800 awarded to the "Bataafsche Republiek". The "Land of Ravenstein" consisted of: Ravenstein (seat), Uden, Bedaf, Volkel, Boekel, Zeeland (the village in N.Brabant), Velp, Reek, Herpen, and Schaijk.
Source: communication by Marcel van Westerhoven.
Van Goor's Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek van Nederland, 1968.
Jarig Bakker, 28 Apr 2005
The municipality of Herpen existed from 1810-1941. In olden days Herpen
included the whole Land van Ravenstein, of which it was the nucleus. But
the Lords of Herpen built a new castle and a puppet-town along the Maas
river and called that "Ravenstein". Herpen had to play second fiddle.
The aldermen of Herpen used a common seal, and versions of 1522 and 1651 showed the shields with arms of the former Lords of Herpen (from the Van Cuijck family) and their successors, the counts, later dukes of Kleef. According the Armory of Bellenville it was already in the 14th century red (two desses and eight merlettes) on silver. In 1940 the (presumably NSB) mayor of Herpen tried to get those arms confirmed, but he was too late.
The Noordbrabantse Commissie voor Wapen- en Vlaggenkunde advised in 1992 to have that coat of arms introduced as village arms. After a while the municipality of Oss granted that wish. The flag is according to the arms.
Willem van Ham, 7 May 2005
Arms: argent two fesses and eight merlettes, placed 3:2:3, all gules.
The "Stichting Carnaval Herpen" (Herpen Carnaval Foundation),
organizer of the yearly local carnaval, presented on 19 May 2008 the
carnaval flag, offerred for sale. The flag is in size 1 m x 1.5 m,
divided red over black (the village's colours) by the ascending diagonal,
with, in the middle, the Herpen Swan outlined in white and the words
CARNAVAL and HERPEN, in white letters, above and below the swan,
Sources: this webpage, big image, photo of the flag on stage.
Ivan Sache, 13 May 2009


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According to Ha'aretz correspondent Amira Hass, the IDF has been conducting mass arrests in the West Bank, between 10 and 30 every day. Twenty-four of the arrested are members of the Palestinian parliament from Hamas' Change and Reform party. The number of those arrested since the kidnapping and murder of the Israeli teens has already exceeded 1,000. The Palestinians are convinced that most of those detained have nothing to do with the kidnapping and that these are mainly political arrests for purposes of intimidation and revenge.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Tens of thousands of young Palestinian men have experienced arrest, torture, loss of employment, and have been unable to protect their parents, partners and friends from arbitrary and repressive treatment from IDF Occupation forces. The surprising thing is that despite this inhumane and emasculating treatment, few Palestinians have engaged in acts of violence or desperation.
I've argued that acts of desperation can be self-destructive. Many Palestinians will suffer for the acts of the few Palestinian Hamas extremists. But since Hamas activists have come to believe that even if they do nothing they will still be targeted, some are saying that acting out violently against the Occupation is the only thing that can restore their dignity since nothing will restore their land. I think that this is a mistake for Gaza and the West Bank. Sometimes I think that Hamas doesn't really even care for its own citizens in Gaza -- they care more about showing that non-violence will never work to challenge Israel's occupation, and they are willing to let the people of Gaza pay the price, namely the invasion of Gaza by the Israeli army with the inevitable consequence of many more than the 220 Palestinians already killed in the past two weeks.
And yet, it is hard to deny that the Israeli Occupation is so repressive and dishonoring of Palestinians that some young men have taken to violence, while others see those acts as the only thing that can momentarily give people a relief from the emotional depression of years under Occupation generates. Yet the violence against Israeli civilian targets has pushed the politics of Israel even further to the Right.
For those of us like myself who care about the well-being of all people on the planet, not only my own Jewish people, but all peoples, the high toll of Palestinian civilians is horrifying -- more than 1,000 civilians already wounded according to Palestinian sources, and 250 Palestinian civilians and two Israelis dead. This will likely lead to more Hamas terrorists.
But not only is the war stupid from the standpoint of Jewish self-interest, it is also immoral in the extreme. None of this would have happened if Israel had been serious about negotiating an end to the Occupation. But as Prime Minister Netanyahu made clear in his press conference last week, he never intends to give the Palestinian people an independent state of their own.
Israel must end the invasion, stop its bombing of Gaza, free the Palestinians it has arrested in the past years, and abandon its insane policy of seeking security through domination. This approach may work in a dictatorial regime for a little while, but even in those circumstances, the repression only works for a limited period (ask the former leaders of the Soviet Community party).
Instead, Israel needs a generosity strategy, not only agreeing to a Palestinian state in the West Bank, the release of all Occupation-related prisoners, getting the US and its Western allies to provide a massive reparation fund to support the new Palestinian state until it achieves economic and political parity with Israel, share Jerusalem as the capital of both an Israeli and Palestinian state, an end to teaching hatred and racism in its schools and media in exchange for Palestine doing the same, but also agreeing to allow 20,000 Palestinian refugees a year to move to Israel each year for the next 40 years in exchange for Palestine allowing Israelis living in the West Bank to stay in their settlements as law-abiding citizens of the new Palestinian state and subject to Palestinian law and court system (just as Palestinians living inside the pro-67 borders of Israel are subject to Israeli law and Israeli courts).
If Israel could apologize for its part (partial, not total) in creating the Palestinian refugee population, create jointly with Palestinians a Truth and Reconciliation process similar to that done in South Africa, and accept an international force to police the borders and protect both Israel and the Palestinians from the inevitable extremist attacks by Hamas and Israeli settlement fanatics, and -- most importantly -- if as the more powerful party in the struggle Israel can act with a genuine spirit of open-heartedness to the Palestinian people in seeking to help rebuild all that it had destroyed in Gaza and the West Bank, its spirit of generosity would within less than 10 years undermine the hold of Hamas on a large section of that fundamentalist group's political base in both the West Bank and Gaza.
The fundamentalist hold on populations of the Middle East is based in large part on the widespread perception that Arabs and Muslims have been systematically disrespected and humiliated by the Western colonial powers and an Israel that is perceived as the cutting edge of this humiliation. In the Middle East, particularly among Arab communities, there is no stronger "weapon" to dislodge that sense of humiliation than for the US and Israel to shift from a strategy of domination to a strategy of generosity and genuine caring for the well-being of "the Other."
And, doing so would bring Israel back in alignment with the unequivocal demand of Torah: "when you come into your land, do not oppress the stranger/Other -- remember that you were the Other in the land of Egypt." So, yes, Hamas would start to lose a major part of its constituency within a generation if Israel became famous not for the power of its army but for the power of its compassion, empathy, generosity of spirit and open-hearted repentance for its part in having hurt the Palestinian people.
Otherwise, stuck in its own fearfulness, unable to acknowledge its power and still seeing itself as the victim, and hence relying on bombings, assassinations, jailings without trials, and periodic invasions of Gaza, Israel will not only help Hamas to grow into a permanent majority in the Palestinian world, but also will put in danger Jews around the world whose knee-jerk support for our own people (understandably, since this is our own extended family) is increasingly perceived as an endorsement of repressive policies.
This focus on the psycho-spiritual dimension of the struggle and the need for a strategy of generosity is precisely what Tikkun brings to the table through our Network of Spiritual Progressives and which you'll find sorely missing in most of the analyses whether from Israeli, Palestinian, European or American political analysts, editorialists, politicians, and media reporters and even leftie protesters.
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An elderly Connecticut woman who experienced the second World War first-hand was arrested this week and charged with sixth-degree larceny and breach of peace for removing three signs depicting President Obama with Adolf Hitler's signature mustache.
"I just got very angry that they would do that to [President] Obama's image," 80-year-old Nancy Lack of Hebron told NBC Connecticut.
The posters were supporting the campaign of controversial perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche, and called for Obama's impeachment.
The message wasn't what got Lack so hot and bothered — it was the casual use of Nazi symbolism. "My generation went through the Second World War," she said, "and Nazism is about the worst there can be."
Lack collected the posters and put them in her car as LaRouche supporter watched. "I said, 'Make sure you get my license plate," she recalled.
As for her arrest, Lack was surprised but understanding. "I guess I deserved it. I stole the posters," she told the news outlet.
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The Memorandum Opinion of Leonard Eugene Perry dated May 13, 1999 holds that three products used as lagoon innoculants, called M.S. 2.5, LG 54 XTRA and M.S. 2.2, are exempted from tax pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 6358(d) because they are a "fertilizer" to be applied to land the products of which are to be used as food for human consumption. The three products each meet the definition of "commercial fertilizer" as defined in the Food and Agriculture Code section 14522 as each product contains 5 percent or more of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, or soluble potash, singly or collectively.
In the Matter of the Petition for Redetermination under the Sales and Use Tax Law of LEONARD EUGENE PERRY
For Petitioner:
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Mr. Kevin Kelley
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Senior Tax Counsel
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This opinion considers the merits of a petition for redetermination in the amount of $4,886.87 in tax for the period January 1, 1993 through June 30, 1996. The Board heard this matter on March 17, 1999, in Sacramento, California.
Petitioner is a sole proprietor engaged in the business of supplying biological products and services to the dairy industry. In providing these products and services, petitioner purchased lagoon innoculants from an out-of-state vendor. These innoculants, more specifically three products called M.S. 2.5, LG 54 XTRA and M.S. 2.2, are substances used to break down solids and improve the fertilizer quality of manure. The innoculants are applied to manure wastewater held by dairy farmers in lagoons. After treatment the wastewater is drained off and used to irrigate fields. The solid matter at the bottom of the lagoon is dried and used by the dairy farmers as fertilizer on their fields.
The Sales and Use Tax Department (Department) concluded that petitioner was liable for use tax with respect to the lagoon innoculants that he applied to the dairy farmers' lagoons as part of his service business. The Department further concluded that whenever the lagoon innoculants were sold directly to the dairy farmers, the sale was subject to sales tax. It was the Department's position that the lagoon innoculants were purchased primarily as a catalyst to improve the quality of the cow manure as a fertilizer.
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Done at Sacramento, California, this 13th day of May, 1999.
Johan Klehs, Chairman
Dean F. Andal, Member
Claude Parrish, Member
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So yes, this is Bono. I used a reference photo from a couple of years ago--it's small and was taken by a fan or paparazzi--and I couldn't for the life of me find any information about it (if anyone knows, please tell me!).
I liked the light on his face here, and I needed his glasses to be such that I could paint his entire nose first before adding them, something that doesn't happen as often as you might imagine. Then I cropped the photo so that all I'd be painting was most of his face, and after a couple of hours of painting, this is what I came up with.
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A mysterious illness in which people experience painful muscle cramps or paralysis with no apparent physical explanation may be rooted in the brain. New research suggests the brains of such people do in fact function differently from normal brains.
Psychogenic diseases — once referred to as "hysterical" illnesses — have severe symptoms that strongly resemble nervous system illnesses caused by nerve or muscle damage or genetics, but show none of these characteristics. As a result, such diseases are very difficult to diagnose and treat. But sufferers of these diseases show unique patterns of brain activity, researchers report today (Feb. 25) in the journal Brain.
Many of the traditional brain-scanning tests show normal results in psychogenic diseases. "It has been extremely difficult to show these patients are abnormal," study author and neuroscientist James Rowe of the University of Cambridge told LiveScience. Understanding the brain mechanism behind these diseases will enable them to be diagnosed and treated sooner, Rowe said.
Rowe and his colleagues studied people with two different forms of dystonia, a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract painfully and involuntarily. One group had normal dystonia resulting from a gene mutation, whereas the other group had psychogenic dystonia with no obvious cause. [Top 10 Mysterious Diseases]
The two groups, plus a third healthy group, were given PET brain scans, which use a radioactive chemical to measure brain activity based on changes in blood flow. The participants underwent the scans with their feet in a resting position, moving or in a muscle contraction related to the dystonia (healthy participants just contracted their foot muscles voluntarily). The scientists also measured the electrical activity of the leg muscles so they could tell when each muscle was active.
The psychogenic group had markedly different brain activity compared with those with normal dystonia or no dystonia, the results showed. Patients with the psychogenic form of the illness showed activity in regions of the brain called the cerebellum and basal ganglia (areas important for movement control) and had decreased activity in the motor cortex (the region that generates muscle commands). Patients with the genetic form of the illness, by contrast, had an opposite pattern of brain activity in those areas. Both groups of dystonia patients had different brain activity from the normal group. Together, the findings help uncover the origins of psychogenic diseases in the brain.
Despite many differences, patients with the psychiatric and genetic forms of the disease had similar brain activity in a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, a region responsible for paying attention to the body's movements. Some previous studies have suggested that abnormal function in this region was a marker of psychogenic disease, but the new findings show this pattern of activity is not a unique indicator.
Psychogenic diseases are common. About one in five patients that see a neurologist have them, Row said. Psychogenic dystonias are a good study model, because scientists can compare them with forms of the illness with a clear-cut genetic cause. Understanding how psychogenic dystonias differ could enable earlier diagnosis and treatment, Rowe said.
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Industrial Organization
Theory and Applications
488 pp., 6 x 9 in,
- Hardcover
- 9780262193665
- Published: January 17, 1996
- Publisher: The MIT Press
- Paperback
- 9780262691796
- Published: January 17, 1996
- Publisher: The MIT Press
This upper-level undergraduate text provides an introduction to industrial organization theory along with applications and nontechnical analyses of the legal system and antitrust laws. Using the modern approach but without emphasizing the mathematical generality inherent in many of the arguments, it bridges the gap between existing nontheoretical texts written for undergraduates and highly technical texts written for graduate students. The book can also be used in masters' programs, and advanced graduate students will find it a convenient guide to modern industrial organization.The treatment is rigorous and comprehensive. A wide range of models of all widely used market structures, strategic marketing devices, compatibility and standards, advertising, R&D, as well as more traditional topics are considered in versions much simplified from the originals but that retain the basic intuition.
Shy first defines the issues that industrial organization addresses and then develops the tools needed to attack the basic questions. He begins with perfect competition and then considers imperfectly competitive market structures including a wide variety of monopolies, and all forms of quantity and price competitions. The last chapter provides a helpful feature for students by showing how various theories may be related to particular industries but not to others.
Topics include: the basics needed to understand modern industrial organization; market structure (monopoly, homogenous products, differentiated products); mergers and entry; research and development; economics of compatibility and standards; advertising; quality and durability; pricing tactics; marketing tactics; management, compensation, and information; price dispersion and search theory; and special industries.
At last, an IO textbook for undergraduates (and beginning graduate students as well) which utilizes game-theoretic analysis throughout but relies on easily digested examples. I look forward to trying it out on my students.
Stephen Salant, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
This book presents the main ideas of modern industrial organization, many of which are explained without using calculus. Only the ability to follow logical arguments is needed for these sections. Oz Shy also provides a very nice introduction to topics which are typically not covered in other texts, namely the basic results about compatibility and the choice of standards as well as a concise analysis of specific industries.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Rockets vs Lakers Game #35 Post Game Thread
164 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Lin's turnovers would be cut down if he does not do the following:ReplyDelete
1) Pass to Asik
2) Pass the lob pass to Marcus Morris
3) Pass the long lob pass on a fast break
4) Give up his dribble
5) Get caught in mid air driving and having no outlet pass
But that is all part of Lin's game. You have to take the good with the bad. The Rockets are an uptempo team and they are always pushing the ball for a faster pace. You can see that they got into their rhythm the 2nd half when they were playing faster and got the Lakers to play a fast pace game. In the end, the young guns outlasted the Lakers. Nobody can really keep up with them unless the other team runs the same pace as them.Replies
In my opinion the passes to Asik are like long term investments. It's building trust with Asik and encouraging him to keep trying despite failure. I think that's Lin's style.Delete
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Two of those TO were to Morris. Both time the ball hit Morris' hands without being deflected by defense. The 1st one, Morris wasn't able to hold off Metta (I think), got pushed and lead to TO. The 2nd one, JLin pulled up jumper at the key but decided to pass to Morris under the bucket. The pass was so good it fooled everyone including Morris, ball hits Morris on the hand and bounds out of bounds.Delete
It's funny -- Jeremy didn't make a single TO on the Hail Mary Lob Pass for months.Delete
And then he makes FOUR in the past two games. He's so darn good at forcing passes with minimal daylight, he's gotten overconfident.
How about 19 POINTS, 6 REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS and 4 STEALS??? DAMN.
And most of that was the second half only!
#1-3 are "good" turnovers. The plays that lead to them are encouraged by management, who play by their own set of stats so they are not a problem.
#4 is questionable. He keeps his dribble as long as anyone, so for Lin to pick up the ball, I'm thinking it was probably a good idea.
#5 Drives me crazy. Not as much as him stepping on the 3 point line, but hopefully as he matures he'll stop doing it.
SA and OKC can keep up with us. I'm not certain about GS, not sure how real they are, but looking forward to our matchup with them. Like the announcers said, no one will want to face us in the playoffs.
Good post. Its all Lins game and the good comes with the bad.Delete
Cant blame it all on Lin. Lin/Asik have worked well on occasion. Remember the night Asik had a new career high? He can do it. If Asik could catch and score better - Lins TO would go down and his assists would go way up. Same goes for other guys who exclusively score by receiving Lins feeds.
Those long passes are simply what makes a fast break. Yes - his passes werent that good today - bad decision to pass when TD (I think it was him) had two opponents on his back. But - most of the time those are brilliant passes. Sometimes you are hot - sometimes you are not. He has to make those decission in the blink of an eye.
5.) Yes - he sometimes goes up with no way to pass. But - even the anouncers have mentioned that this is one of Lins assets. He is one of the few who can make those passes. They dont always work and he sometimes loses the ball - not always though.
I read an article the other day. The author wrote than Lin is a risky player at times. The author also said that he likes Lin -> no risk -> no gain.Delete
I don't mind the risky passes, imo it takes cahones to dial it in as much as Lin does.Delete
The pass to TD was a total misread, and what was that pass to Morris about when others were open and Metta was all over Morris, that was such a defer move.
I bet when he got yelled at during the timeout, McHale probably told him "STOP DEFERRING DAMNIT GO GET SOME!"
But, for the past 2-3 games he hasn't gotten cherry picked because he was half asleep, which was great :)
That jump pass to Morris, that was artwork, Morris need to expect passes when he's cutting to the rim. Honestly I was faked out and I was watching the game lmao, all of Lakers was like "wtf where did it go?!" they were staring at the rim!
And Morris probably is like "OH SHIT!" when the ball magically appeared in his hands LOL!
See, to me a true risky player is a guy who DOESN'T take risk!Delete
It's easy to get a mistake free point guard and have him play risk free mistake free WIN FREE basketball in the NBA.
I think it's far better to take a chance with a guy like Lin who'll risk himself to win than to be "reliable" with a guy who is consistent only in his inability to break games open at the NBA level.
IMO the ROX and Lin especially needs to keep throwing those half/ 3/4 court passes (because Lin is best at it) until that pass is no longer effective. What I mean by that is even if they turn it over a few times, it keeps the pace of the game up, tires out the opposing teams because they are not used to our pace, which leads to lower FG on opposing team's offense, slower on their defense too.Delete
Until the opposing team can actually pick off enough of those long bomb passes to hurt the scoring board, the long pass is a really effective play for ROX. By extension, since Lin doesn't get that many chances to shot, he gets to freelance in transition on offense while Harden is on the court.
Also Lin is absolutely at his best in the open floor when running the break going back to his pre-linsanity daysDelete
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I like your idea of passes to Asik as a longterm investment and I agree. I just hope Lin doesn't force it if Asik's game just isn't there that night. And I wish his teammates would return the favor to Lin more often. Seems like they're finally beginning to come around now.
Absolutely, ride those full-court passes like Secretariat haha!
Plus it boggles my mind why such a young team with the fastest pace game doesn't do more alley-oops. Jeremy's been doing it (and doing it really well) regularly for every team he's been on except for the Rox! That should be a staple along with the full-court passes. Somebody made a good point about Harden not being able to cut towards the basket due to being double-teamed but what about everyone else?
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:04 AM
The reason he doesn't do alot of alley-oops is because we do not have any bigs who can play above the rim like a Blake Griffin, Jordan, Lebron, Tyson, etc. All the Rockets bigs are pretty much soft and cannot go up and dunk the ball. Those passes will happen much more if they get a PF who can do that. Also, those passes need to be practiced because it is a timing and precision pass. You need personnel who can do that to practice with and so far I don't see any in Houston.Delete
Admittedly, I've never dunked (nor will I ever be able to!) in my life but I always thought that if you're able to do follow-up jams (not tip-ins but actual 2-handed dunks on a rebounding ball) you should be able to do alley-oops. And we've definitely seen follow-up dunks by several Rox players. But I guess the pros just make it look easy! I was thinking like half the Rox would be able to do it, lol. I could've sworn I've seen Harden do it at least a couple times. Oh, and I wouldn't consider Greg Smith to be "soft" either. If anything I'd think he could alley-oop for sure! All the people you mentioned get crazy airtime and have sick dunks, but I don't think you need all that for an effective, no-frills textbook alley-oop.
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 6:41 AM
888, that's where you are wrong. It takes certain precision, leaping ability, handle and some athleticism to perform those type of alley oop dunks. A perfect example is Wayne and Lebron. It also helps that both the person passing the alley oop pass and the person dunking the ball are on the same page. It takes timing and some practice to get it down. I believe that Greg Smith can do it, but he is still raw. The other players like Asik, Morris, Paterson, Parsons and Harden I don't believe can. I remembered that Harden attempted to do an alley oop to Lin and it failed. Timing and also knowing the person you are doing the alley oop to helps.Delete
Did some searching and found some oops! Gotta love Youtube. :)Delete
Against Hornets
Against Bobcats
Against Suns
Against Blazers
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- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 7:24 AM
Good find, but the first Harden video against the Hornets is not an alley oop. Noticed the trend though, you don't see alot of Patterson, Asik or Morris. Also, most of those alley oops are on the fast break where you have a 2 on 1 situation. It seems like this year the Rockets aren't playing like that.Delete
It is actually easier to dunk via the alley oop if no one is guarding you than it is to dunk yourself. However, on the PnR in lots of traffic, it is not easy at all. There you need to be a big guy with athleticism like Tyson or Dwight or amare back in the day. You're not going to see Westbrook do many dunks on the PnR.Delete
A great game. I do agree with the commentator that kept saying Lin needs to find a way to attack the basket without taking so many hits. Not sure how though... maybe he should learn some moves where he jumps off both feet.ReplyDeleteReplies
He should imitate Harden, just like he did against the Cavs.Delete
You hold the ball low with your arms outstretched and when defenders reach in, you flail your arms up to create contact and draw the whistle.
Jeremy did it once last night, but it's new for him. So I expect to see it more and more as the weeks/months/years drag on. Harden can teach him in practice! And Jeremy can teach Harden some non-PnR playmaking.
In fact, Harden imitated Jeremy with his fake-jumper-for-a-pass tonight!
You notice the fake jumper too? That was soooo funny.Delete
Awesome via! Its good to see JLin getting sassy out there :)Delete
Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketballReplyDelete
Video: Jeremy Lin and-one over Sacre.
Robert is not having a fun night.
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First Laker Game Highlights from footwearfoot:Delete
Due to technical difficulties, Joy Dunk Club episode one can be seen here:Delete
The Joy Dunk Club [Episode 1]
Thx @888, I keep mixing up my links haha.Delete
Haha, my pleasure via. Given the high volume of links you graciously post for us, your turnover ratio is really good! Plus now I know you're not a bot. :)Delete
Jeremy is Molly Ringwald! Ahahaha. Loved the John Hughes analogy. James Harden= true love. These guys are funny. I enjoyed the 1st episode. Looking forward to the next one. Good show.Delete
Curious, the Laker's coach Dantoni knows JLin well, how did he run Lakers against JLin? Experts here can you talk about it?ReplyDelete
Watching the second half is like watch the old Linsanity games.Replies
T'was like old times...Delete
I don't remember seeing JLin hugging Woodson when he played vs Knicks, right? Dantoni would not feel bad losing to JLin I guess.Delete
They did good first half getting back in transition and forcing Lin to pass a lot. How much you wanna bet this was D'Antoni's idea?Delete
However I think they allowed themselves to play at Rockets pace 2nd half, which was a huge mistake. McHale did great resting Lin 1st half so he came out strong often beating Lakers on transition, and going small really helped imo.
Harden on JLin strong 2nd half: "He opened the floor for everybody...As long as he's aggressive, we have a better chance of winning."Delete
D'Antoni on the Lakers' crappy D: "We have to keep people from just going by us. I don't know how many pts they got in the paint."
Steve Nash on reaching 10,000 career assists: "It's really hard to enjoy it right now. ... It's the farthest thing from my mind."
Kobe Bryant on the Rockets' offense: "Dribble-penetration hurt us quite a bit ... They really spread us out and break us down and go by us."
I like the fact that even Harden tells Lin to play aggressive, and acknowledges the fact that when Lin is aggressive it just becomes an easier game for everyone!
Awesome, methinks they are REALLY starting to gel very well!
mutual respect from this two (jeremy and d antoni) and notice the new pre-grame ninja bow or something among lin, harden, and chandler LOLDelete
Kobe on JLin's 19-pt, 6-reb, 5-ast, 4-stl night: "He seems to play extremely well against us. I don't know what that's about."Delete
Haha love it...But I wanna see more of their kung-fu shake!Delete
Teamwork is teh win!
How about Kung-Fu Rockets?Delete
"The Rockets relentlessly attacked the rim, exploiting the short-handed Lakers' inability to consistently clog the paint. Harden, Lin and Parsons penetrated at will in guiding the Rockets to a scorching 55.2 percent shooting effort from the field and their fourth game this season with at least 60 points in the paint." Lakers had 44 points in the paint.Delete
"The Rockets improved to 9-1 this season when Carlos Delfino (19 points) nets at least 11 points. ... Delfino has shot 61.3 percent (19-for-31) from 3-point range over his last five games. ... Houston is now 10-2 when Harden scores at least 30 points and 15-3 when he connects on at least 45.0 percent of his field-goal attempts."
Tas Melas @TasMelasDelete
Carlos Delfino making some great faces on his three balls tonight. #Rockets #Lakers pic.twitter.com/LyxZR5WV
7:08 PM - 8 Jan 13
Mr. D'Antoni is a classy guy. Woodson didn't even stand up when Jeremy went over to shake his hand. I hope things work out well for Mr. D'Antoni in LA although it must feel like deja-vu for him with all those injuries piling up.
"it must feel like deja-vu for him with all those injuries piling up."Delete
- Time for [Lin]Sacresanity?
Lakers hired D'Antoni instead of Phil Jackson bcos of Nash.
JLin Highlights vs Lakers Jan 8, 2013ReplyDelete
Quick summary and some thoughts:ReplyDelete
- I had thought Rox was in trouble with Kobe only scoring 8 all game in 3rd, it meant Nash was in charge and distributing the ball well...Ahh how wrong I was...Kobe tries to take over 4th and well shot as well as expected when he is cold, good for Rox :) Kobe looked all kinds of pissed off...
- Lakers picks are just too good, JLin had all kinds of problems defending Nash through PnRs. I wished Rox had someone who can set picks like Lakers can
- Asik ineffective again...2 bad games in a row, can't feel good warming the bench.
- Morris need to look for passes when he's cutting to the rim, that one pass landed in his hands yet he knocked it out, what a great pass on Lin's part
- OMG can you step on the line some more JLin? Enough with the long 2s, you would have been 3/5 from the 3!
- But he is starting to dial in the jumpers more and more
- Good call on McHale going small 2nd half
- JLin is just fast on the rebound and even faster in transition to the point that Lakers defense were seldom set and results in easy points, he needs to exploit that some more
- Lin seems to travel more this year, although I don't really care about the TO in garbage time, he was doing so good juking the Lakers bench and then...Travel :/
- Linsanity 2.0 is warming up, loved that and 1 and yell from the floor! With that scream he signaled Lakers defeat, notice they didn't do well at all afterwards
- Another hot night for Delfino, nuff said
- Parsons did ok, still forcing shots, but some great dishes
- Some crazy dimes from Harden, catching Lakers with their pants down 2nd half
- Really liked how Patterson boxed out and opened the lane for Parsons, exact same move he used for Lin couple games ago. Don't understand why they don't do more
- I liked the setup when Lin was out in 3rd...Delfino and Patterson really spaced the floor for Harden, allowed him to beat his man and cut to the rim for a quick dish from Parsons for an easy layup
- Harden still can't d, or won't d, refuses to take a charge, Kobe gets by him at will, but he was doing great helping on PnRs though
- Lin leaving Meeks open is not good...Did he put away all 3 treys on Lin?
- Really good call on McHale's part to go small 2nd half, 18-2 run pretty much ended Lakers, with Lin and Harden BOTH scoring 11 points each in 3rd q
- I REALLY REALLY wanna know what McHale says to them in the lockers during half time...Boy they sure played different coming back, quite a few games recently where they come back BIG in 3rd...Which is a lot better than beginning of the season where 3rd quarter they used to give up major points while they played very well in 1st-2nd quarters.
Awesome win, 5 in a row, hope lin and his team mates rest well for tomorrow against New OrleansReplyDelete
I think JLin is like me, when only the deadline getting so close, then comes the urgency and energy! That is why he alwyas produce 80% in the second half!ReplyDelete
[Fellowship of Christian Athletes]ReplyDelete
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wow! 'just came in and so glad to know we won and that our boy JLin had a pretty good game. :)ReplyDelete
so, he turned it on again in the 2nd half after being a non factor in the first half? that's what i got after reading the posts here...
Let the streak roll... Let's go JLin! Let's go Rockets!Replies
We were about to break out the rope in 1st half. Lin was playing like he was lost.Delete
McHale deserves the credit here, I think he did a good job rotating Lin, allowed him to reset and Lin came back out strong 3rd half.
Er I meant 3rd quarter.Delete
I really like McHale's substitution patterns. If both Jeremy and Hardens are on, he allows them to play separately in the first 3 quarters and rotate TD with the two to maximize off/def efficiency. If either one goes cold or tired from a b2b game, the man would get a longer time on the bench to refocus and rejuvenate.Delete
In the end of the game, McHale would throw all TD, Harden and Jeremy on the court and start out-running the opponents, and due to the proper rotations, they would have the O AND the D for the final burst. There IS a reason that the Rox are so good in the final minutes.
Yep! Totally agree Hans!Delete
McHale is dialing in the rotations, just as Jeremy is dialing in his jumpers...
Going to be good when the rest of the team catches up, and chemistry to get even better.
haha.. @ kenoshi , That seem to be the mood in the early goings of the game. Some posters were all but ready to jump on our boy again. It must have been frustrating... lolDelete
But , JLin must really have a knack at letting it all loose in the 2nd half. :)
And 'glad that coach is dialing the right signals now. He seems to get it going for the team now. 'hope the streak continues...
Let's go JLin! Let's go Red Nation!
Hans - not sure if JH, TD, and JL will work for all teams... but I really liked TD as on-ball defender with JL coming over from to help with his quick hands or playing passing lanes. Nash wasn't nearly as effective in 2nd half IMODelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:23 AM
McHale did make good substitutions in the game. He is sending a clear message to his starters that he will pull them if they aren't up to the challenge. I believed that in McHale's mind everybody can be benched except Harden. You never see him bench Harden even when he has a bad game because Harden is always in attack mode even if he has a bad shooting night. It's something that Jeremy needs to learn from Harden. Jeremy always has a history this year of starting slow and deferring to his teammates. I believe that is what he believes in and will continue to do. He wants to get everybody going first before he gets going, but his thinking is wrong. If he is aggressive early then it will definitely open up some lanes and easy makes for his teammates.Delete
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Retweet this to Demand @CSNHouston THIS CAN GO NO LONGER
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The M-V-P chants have started in the Toyota Center with James Harden at the line. He's got 31 points, 9 assists & 6 boards.
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Thanks via. Lin on the floor screaming is definitely a reminiscence of the good old Linsanity days.Delete
:) JLin has at least 1 steal in 14 games straight, his longest streak, incl 4 steals tonight vs. Lakers.Delete
This Rockets team~ReplyDelete
Lakers' inactive salary matches the Houston's $51M payroll if you include Mike Brown.Replies
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With final missed FGA Tuesday, @kobebryant passed John Havlicek for most missed FGA in NBA history, combining regular + postseason (15,296).
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highlight by footwearfoot:ReplyDelete
Oh btw.ReplyDelete
I didn't think Rox can do this beginning of the season TBH, was hoping them to struggle at .500.
Yes I know its only 34 games but we're a few games away from half way point. Go Lin go Rockets!
In other news, Portland is 1.5 games behind :/ReplyDelete
Grrrr shooo shooo go away Portland!
Looking forward to the re-re-match tho :PReplies
Portland Trailblazers are a good team in the West. If there's any team that deserves to overtake the Rockets in the standings, it's the Blazers. The only way to stop that is to keep on winning.Delete
BUT, Houston is only 2 games behind Warriors and 3.5 games behind Memphis. If Houston keeps the streak going this stretch, they might make it to 4th in the WC! Now whether they can maintain that position, that's another thing. :)
If Delfino keeps up his hot 3-pt shooting and Lin's jumpshots continue to improve, Rox can avoid Portland's shot-blocking big men and kill them with perimeter shooting. Parsons, Harden, Patterson, Morris and Douglas all decent-ish from downtown (~36%, 40% for Toney). Am I crazy? Sorry, I still have a lot to learn from you guys!
Knicks defeated by Rockets twice, who was defeated by Portland twice (should be once but due to bad coaching, happened twice), who defeated Knicks last week...Delete
Just read Jeremy's first TIME magazine interview in 2009 -- and now I understand what he means when he said (Steiner interview last year) that he plays well when his mom is in the audience LOLReplyDelete
"By the time Jeremy was 5, Gie-Ming was taking him to the local YMCA in Palo Alto, Calif., to play ball in a kids' league. For Jeremy, it wasn't exactly love at first sight. "He stood at half-court sucking his thumb for the entirety of about half his games that season," says Jeremy's older brother Josh, 24. "It came to the point where my mom stopped going to watch his games." Then Jeremy asked his mother Shirley to start coming to the Y again. Before Shirley would commit, however, she wanted to know if he'd actually try. "He responded with something along the lines of 'I'm going to play, and I'm going to score,' " Josh says. She showed up, and Jeremy scored the maximum number of points one player could amass under the kiddy-league rules. "From that game on, he just took off and never looked back," says Josh.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1953708,00.html#ixzz2HSHAZA7b
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God I love that fake jumper-pass to Morris...Lol seriously I was looking at the basket and so was rest of Lakers, and Morris was like what the heck where did this come from.Delete
BTW this highlight was very indicative of the night JLin was having, notice almost 80% of the highlight was in 2nd half ;)
And Beardy - just seconds later - tried that new trick of Lins :) COPY CAT!!!Delete
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Wow - Beard-Sanity is official :)Delete
Rox backcourt duo production vs Lakers: 50-14-12.Delete
I missed the 4th quarter. I read somewhere that the team did really well after McHale decided to go small.ReplyDelete
Tongue and cheek but here's another way to put it. Rockets started to take off after McHale benched Asik.
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Isn't he going to Taiwan with Lin in the summer?
Landry is somewhere, crying inside...
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Hilarious... One you go LIN you never go back?Delete
LOL thx via that was awesome, Landry so sad :DDelete
Come on people! That isnt "bromance". Thats simply "guy love" - as explained here:Delete
You mean a tulip? JKDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 11:43 PM
lol, it's just two metrosexual guys getting real close to each other...no need for Fields to be jealous about :>Delete
@wil - But you said it's just guy love..!Delete
[clever, smh]
I linked to the video to calm people down. Some people dont get the joke. Some over-do it. There is a bromance thread on clutchfans. Someone referred to Lin as SLUT :) Thats over the top :)
hahaha, you guys are really funny!Delete
I'm happy that we manage to snatch a win. I guess JL need to learn to maintain his aggressiveness thru out the quarters rather than later in the quarters.
I dont have problem McH sitting JL, he is good in strategizing games. He might (guessing here) have thought, since DAntoni know how JL plays and moves the floor, he might have planned well, on shutting JL down. SO with McHale taking JL off the floor, Lakers plan would be void. who knows...maybe that was the plan. as long JL plays his minutes, I'm happy.
ANd welcome to those who came on board recently. cheers
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[clever, smh] -> "You mean a tulip?"
Sorry I was unclear.
And you're as quick-witted as always. :)
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:35 PM
* about the "bromance" ;>Delete
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Pxxx Kxxxxxxxxx @PxxxKxxxxxxxx
Just had a convo with Jeremy Lin in the elevator. Didn't seem so enthusiastic about playing the Hornets tonight.
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Who is that?Delete
Random guy.Delete
Apparently they had a plane scare...
Anthony Nila @AnthonyNila
@bull50 @MuellerGreg definitely @JLin7 was one….i'm just saying…..it was like if Deke was back saying "land this bird"!
10:14 PM - 8 Jan 13
Greg Mueller @MuellerGreg
@AnthonyNila @bull50...oh man, @jlin7 was screaming?? Comedy!
10:16 PM - 8 Jan 13
Greg Mueller @MuellerGreg
@AnthonyNila @bull50 @jlin7 But with Deke you could never understand what he was saying. #cookieMonster
10:16 PM - 8 Jan 13
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@AnthonyNila @bull50 @MuellerGreg @JLin7 Glad you're all safe!
12:09 AM - 9 Jan 13
probably just being tired thus , the unenthusiasm...Delete
true. That later revelation [explanation] gives it context. Nothing like facing your own mortality to tamp down your eagerness to shoot a ball into a hoop.Delete
* through a hoop.Delete
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Daryl Morey @dmoreyReplyDelete
What an effort by the team.70-41 transition pts edge! @JHarden13 @ChandlerParsons @JLin7 @pdpatt @cabezadelfino all balling tonight #BeatLA
10:57 PM - 8 Jan 13
Ric Bucher @RicBucherReplyDelete
Leading the NBA in scoring was for showboats, not championship-caliber teams, but looking at who is leading the http://sulia.com/my_thoughts/...
1:05 AM - 9 Jan 13
teams are adjusting knowing that lin loves to lob it on the break, even into the post. he needs to adjust and quit throwing them when they're anticipating them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:38 AM
Here is what McHale said about Lin and TD in his post game comments:ReplyDelete
(On Jeremy Lin's play) "Jeremy did a much better job just being more aggressive. Jeremy, at times, can get caught being in no man's land and that's kind of a little bit in between. He's much better when he's passing early or thrusting to the basket and he did a better job of that. He handles the ball quite a bit, James (Harden) handles the ball quite a bit, so they're going to have some turnovers. Seven starts to get a little excessive. We found a way to work our way around that and score enough points. Our league has evolved into a lot of defensive pressure. That was really the thing for a lot of years. We put a lot of offensive pressure on you to score because we keep on scoring. That's what they were doing to us. They stared off that first half and I was like "guys, we gotta get our defense down, we gotta keep running, we gotta keep being active. It was a high scoring deal."
(On Toney Douglas' play off the bench) "Toney has been fantastic for us. Toney just brings great energy. Toney hasn't been in the league a ton of times but he's a pro. He just goes about his business. He's scrappy, he gets up, he's defensive for us, he changes the tempo a lot. He just has been great."
Again, I think McHale believes in Lin, but if he sees Lin doing something he doesn't like then he is not hesitant to pull the trigger and insert TD. I don't believe he will bench Lin for a whole quarter and in the 4th. He understands that in order for the team to be successful than Lin has to be aggressive and successful. I believe he is pushing Lin and wants Lin to own up and show glimpse of Linsanity in spurts throughout the game.Replies
I've got mixed feelings about this.Delete
On one hand, I want Jeremy Lin to come out firing and DESTROY teams in the first half.
But Lin knows himself best, and he does his damage by setting guys up in the first half to get them going. Then in the 2nd half, he goes "Linsane" when opponents are getting tired.
All I can say is this: It's working, so don't change anything.
Kobe on Jeremy Lin's 19-pt, 6-reb, 5-ast, 4-stl night:ReplyDelete
"He seems to play extremely well against us. I don't know what that's about."
my theory - it's GREAT,SWEET payback time for this:
"Lin could've been a Laker long before that. In fact, when the Lakers were drafting 58th overall in the 2010 draft, Lin's family was given reason to believe he would be their guy. Instead, the Lakers used that pick to draft power forward Derrick Caracter, whom they gave up on Tuesday – waiving Caracter right in the midst of Lin-sanity.
The Lakers remained in the running to sign Lin as an undrafted triangle offense under Phil Jackson, but he wound up getting a free agent, even though he didn't seem a natural fit for the partially guaranteed contract from the Golden State Warriors after showing impressive tenacity in a stunning head-to-head battle with top overall pick John Wall in the Las Vegas summer league." a lot of Lakers fans were high about him. Kupchak was high on him. even Phil Jackson was high on him...and kaboom! as a many fans said, Jeremy was "another Phil Jackson casualty sacrificed on the altar of the Triangle."
its payback time for those teams who overlooked him lolReplies
Hmm, interesting to see your take on incorporating the many threads in young Jeremy's career.Delete
I like to think that Jeremy is a big game hunter. He knows the media market and the business of the NBA. That is to say, national interest has a cacophonous effect around the LA and New York market. By performing well under these circumstances, he can turn the noise to a more euphonious effect to advance both his professional and spiritual aspirations.
And Kobe talks in double speak--he understands Jeremy's big games against the Lakers. Kobe going against Jeremy in practice everyday would be great for Jeremy's development--hone Jeremy's aggressiveness.
Before the season started, I wrote that the Lakers signing Nash without Grant Hill would mean that the Lakers would be "greyhounded".Delete
When Nash was on the Suns, either Shawn Marion or Grant Hill would guard the dangerous perimeter point guard scorer. Nash would switch to the small forward on defense, or Nash would stick with his man and receive fleet footed rangy help from Marion or Hill.
On the Lakers, they have no fleet footed rangy athletic defender to cover Lin. Thus Steve Nash is left out there "alone" to try to stay with a bigger, faster, younger, and springier opponent in Lin.
Lakers owner Jim Buss (son of Jerry) gambled that trading out Bynum for Dwight Howard would erase Nash's defensive inabilities. That would be the case if Dwight Howard had typical Dwight Howard footspeed. Of course, we know that Dwight Howard has been injured all season and didn't even play in yesterday's game. Dwight Howard is one of those fleet footed max contract shotblockers who ordinarily would be deterring Lin from penetrating at will. But even foul trouble from picking up perimeter guard penetration can knock Dwight Howard or any other center out of the game.
Any team with an aggressive scoring point guard like Lin is a horrible matchup for the Lakers, even with a healthy Dwight Howard.
Jeremy learning from the BEST:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 6:48 AM
The Rockets will have a tough task tonight to win against the Hornets after playing another back to back game. They had a tough time last time and was able to squeeze out a win against the Hornets. Gordon is back and Ron Jeremy Lin has the tough task of guarding Vasquez again. Last time he shut down Vasquez for the first half and I am sure Vasquez will make some adjustment against Ron Jeremy Lin. Hope it will be a good game tonight and hopefully Rockets aren't playing on fumes.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hornet beat the Spurs few days ago, so the confidence thing is still there. I wouldn't take Vasquez lightly. James should play tight D and don't let Gordon blow by him.Delete
Oh, LET General Greivis shoot at Lin all he wants.Delete
As long as Lin doesn't get into foul trouble, General Greivis shooting means that his teammates aren't shooting. Since General Greivis is the point guard, let him fire as long as Asik doesn't overhelp and leave Robin Lopez to crash the boards.
I'm all for General Greivis doing scenes with Ron Jeremy.
anyone of you guys caught Clutch the bear smashing a cake on a spectator dressed in Kobe jersey? obviously a stunt, but I didn't find it TOO funny. is Clutch losing creativity on how to entertain Rockets fans?ReplyDelete
Sorry Clutch, but Rumble is the bad-ass NBA mascot now...Replies
Nobody can beat my Phoenix Suns GORILLA.Delete
The Gorilla is more entertaining than the Suns themselves this season.
I haven't even followed the Suns, they're so bad.
What enrages me is that they could've had Jeremy Lin. He'd have turned that Suns team around, unlike Goran Dragic who the players are sniping at in the presses.
As a Phoenix Sun, Jeremy Lin would've been starting alongside sharpshooter Jared Dudley, potential 20 ppg scorer Michael Beasley, solid offensive power forward Luis Scola, and proven center Marcin Gortat. Markieff Morris (Marcus's twin who actually has more game than Marcus) would be a bruising inside power forward. Wes Johnson would've been the scoring swingman off the bench. Sebastian Telfair would have backed up Lin.
The Suns have WAY MORE TALENT than Lin's puny Rockets. Had the Rockets kept Dragic and the Suns gotten Lin, the Suns Rockets records would be REVERSED.
Lin not in my hometown of Phoenix....grrrrr.....
what's going on with dragic, khuang? who's been sniping at him, and what are they saying? inquiring minds want to know!Delete
Let him have CAKE!Delete
Gortat has been openly complaining about Dragic not getting him shots, and usually when one guy complains like that there are other guys complaining behind the scenes.Delete
Things have gotten so bad that the Suns are openly shopping Marcin Gortat. He was supposed to be the Suns franchise center, but that is no longer the case.
On boxscore stats alone, Goran Dragic looks like he's having a comparable season to Jeremy Lin. But Dragic's more expensive Phoenix team is FLOUNDERING while Lin's minimum wage Rockets are FLOURISHING.
To see the dramatic difference between Jeremy Lin and Goran Dragic's respective abilities to elevate teammates, look at the play of Marcus Morris this season vs the last two seasons.
A few months ago with Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic as his highly acclaimed point guards, Marcus Morris was a DNP on his way out of the NBA altogether as a guy that just could not play.
Now Marcus Morris is an INDISPENSABLE winning contributor as the starting power forward for Lin's Rockets. That's because Jeremy Lin constantly finds Marcus Morris open early in games and tries to get him going offensively. Also, Lin's help defense allows Morris to hold his own against battleship power forwards like Zach Randolph.
The personal stats look similar between Goran Dragic and Jeremy Lin, but the WIN LOSS RECORD does not.
Gortat was the apple of Morey's eye at one point. Like Pau, I think the ship (rocket?) has sailed for their usefulness to our team.Delete
As a Phoenix Suns hometown ex-fan, I also resent the Suns owner 's moves to be mediocre and profit-centered by selling multiple draft picks and being cheap. I stopped watching long before they traded Steve Nash.
The big reason they picked up Dragic was because he was marketed as the next Steve Nash before they gave him up the first time to Houston. I don't think they had any plans to sign "unproven" Jeremy Lin.
Both Dragic and Lin were once released by the Suns and the Rockets but I think Rockets got the better deal because Lin simply makes his teammates play better and he has more potential as game-changer in his 3rd season than Dragic in his 7th season.
Hey, everyone.ReplyDelete
I am new to this site, but find it awesome!
There is a channel on YouTube that is dedicated to being the number 1 fan of Jeremy Lin on YouTube. After each Rockets game, they do an analysis of the game and Jeremy Lin's performance. The channel is called Conservativenewmedia on YouTube. You can go here to see the most recent upload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHVQh__CDXM&list=UUrrm1J44dQuTrlH0ZvhzTnQ&index=1Replies
welcome, Tuan Vu!Delete
You can tell that both CNM brothers are great Lin fans although I couldn't stand listening to the yelling brother. The other brother's analysis has been progressively better and balanced in Jeremy's performance every game with the good and the bad.
Loved the insights on Jeremy Revenge Tour against those who tried to punk him in the early season when he's not healthy. I believe only Westbrook, Parker are left on that list. Most PGs (i.e. Irving, Grievis, etc.) now know it's not easy to score 1-on-1 against Jeremy and they had to get their numbers using screens or against Douglas to look somewhat "good" in the boxscore for casual fans.
Welcome , Tuan Vu.
Enjoy the ride! :>
Welcome, Tuan Vu! ^^Delete
Preview: Houston Rockets [21-14] @ New Orleans Hornets [9-25]ReplyDeleteReplies
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfoDelete
FROM ELIAS: Hornets host Rockets tonight. Would be 1st team since Lakers in '09 to beat each of the 3 Texas teams in a 3-game span.
9:21 AM - 9 Jan 13
JSports Syndicate @SyndicateNTN
@ESPNStatsInfo Won't happen. #Hornets #Rockets #NBA
9:26 AM - 9 Jan 13
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Thanks for the post via :)Delete
I particularly like this line from the article -
"The Rockets are unique among NBA franchises in recent memory in that they have managed to skip the rebuilding phase and assemble a playoff worthy team composed of inexperienced players in a single offseason. "
- "unique" for me translates to "miraculous" , if we have to go by JLin's thinking of why things happen the way do in his life.
I remember they were practically written off by pundits at the start of the season. The author himself admitted - "I for one, thought the Rockets would be a bottom-ten team.."
But, look where the Rockets are - in the mix with the top ten teams.
'just saying... :)
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Agreed. Preseason picks had us around 26-28 depending on where you were looking.
This might be unfair to Sampson (because McHale would have had to have gone through the same period) but if we were to extrapolate McHale's winning percentage for the whole season... home court?
Even better for us, as good as we are, we all know we could be a lot better. Seriously, who thinks Lin has reached his potential?
Certainly , Nom.Delete
The best is yet to come...
Greg Smith: I Have a Big Chip on My Shoulder for Not Getting DraftedReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for this. He was already my favorite "new" kid, but this interview just endeared him that much more to me. I could almost imagine how fast he was talking when he was giving his answers :)
For those who don't read it because they are more Lin than Rox fans (and there is nothing wrong with that), there were some interesting tidbits that are still relevant. McHale is involved in working out with them (down to using the angles of how your feet are set to get an advantage). Also, GS sees himself as a PnR man. He is 3rd in the NBA in FG% (we already know he's effective given his >20 PER), so while I'm not ready to say he will develop into the PnR complement Lin/Harden need to be devastating, there's potential. And get this - he's *still* growing (as in size).
Another interesting tidbit that is Lin relevant: the coaches don't tell him anything about his advanced stats. They just tell him what he needs to do. They don't want the players to overthink. Now I been thinking that the only thing holding Lin back was mental; not in a headcase RW way, but in overthinking, worrying about consequences, living up to expectations, etc, that kind of thing. It would be interesting to know if Lin doesn't get the advanced stats, or if he does (Battier, for example, did, not just of the Rox but of the opposing team each night. He doesn't get that in Miami, so not only is our management progressive in this way, they are in tune with the individual player).
Finally, I like how he talks about his teammates. You can tell there is respect there. We won't have any personnel issues with this guy. I loved seeing him "raise the roof" last night from the bench when the Rox got going... kinda wish he was on the floor, though.
I love Greg Smith. He has such positive attitude and is a great teammate. He's the kind of player I would root for. Hope he becomes a big star like Jeremy.Delete
There's good chemistry between those 2 [JLin + Ox-Strong.]Delete
McHale holding Smith back for the back end of the B2B today. I expect him to play major minutes -- especially if Asik gets off to a slow start.Delete
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Dang you're just full of good links today. So what the article did mention re: Rox is that we have the highest expected points per shot of any team in the last 13 seasons. No more coach bashing on offense, we're as potent as it gets. What the article *didn't* mention is that our actual points per shot... are even higher than our expected. Despite what our eyes may be telling us, we are overachieving (and if you believe in the math and in reversion to the mean, there may be some ugliness forthcoming).
So given this, I'm not sure anyone has to take more shots, take less shots, or even "better" shots (although I still hate iso). We just have to make more shots to make the offense better. Even then, I'm not sure we have to do that... I've written about my beef before so apologies for repeating myself, but any major focus by the team has to be on defense. It may very well be that we handcuff ourselves in that department because of the way we play, but that's I guess another discussion.
Defense <- bears repeating [many would agree.]Delete
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[For anyone interested]ReplyDelete
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
The Maloofs are finalizing an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Hansen-Ballmer led Seattle group, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.
10:39 AM - 9 Jan 13
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
The Seattle group's plans, with support of the NBA, is to play two seasons in Key Arena before moving into a new Seattle arena, sources say.
10:47 AM - 9 Jan 13
[Wages of Wins]ReplyDelete
NBA Power Rankings for the 2012-13 Season volume #3: Love Hurts
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpressReplyDelete
Patrick Beverley's decision making skills in the pick and roll are like night and day from college. Intensity level is off the charts.
10:42 AM - 9 Jan 13
NBA D-League @nbadleague
Recent assignment by @HoustonRockets, Patrick Beverley has 6pts, 4asts, 3rebs in just over 14mins for @rgvvipers #showcase
10:53 AM - 9 Jan 13Replies
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpressDelete
Patrick Beverley's defense, transition, and p'n'r skills are NBA ready, but it looks like his 3-point shot isn't calibered to NBA range yet.
10:58 AM - 9 Jan 13
Patrick Beverly is so NOT ready for the NBA.
He ball watches, he gets beaten off the dribble, he doesn't fight through screens, and he's a shoot first point guard.
I am NOT SOLD on Patrick Beverley. I want to see more court sense from him. He's only going to be a practice player if he doesn't improve his reaction time.
Just wait to be proven right, KH. :)Delete
[Young legs...]ReplyDelete
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
Per Synergy, the Rockets already have more points in transition than the Knicks and Blazers *combined.* Fun team.
6:09 AM - 9 Jan 13
What is Lin's career record against the Lakers?ReplyDelete
SI: A perfect fit in Utah, Millsap may find himself elsewhere soonReplyDelete
JLin highlights vs Lakers Part 1 - 1/8/13ReplyDelete
Part 2 - 1/8/13


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Before you begin to think that this price range still sounds too high, you must first consider that a designer diaper bag will most likely last much longer than a generic cheap bag because it is made out of better materials. If you want to get the longest use out of your bag, it is wise to choose one that is made from materials that can handle the wear and tear that comes with raising a child. It is a good idea to keep an eye out for bags that are made from vinyl or faux leather, so that they can be easily cleaned.
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|Guardian Cubs flatline on Dath'Remar Alliance
I just realised I completely romanticised my adventures in flipping [Guardian Cub]s. According to my MySales data, I only sold the one, but it was a fantastic deal.
The cubs went on sale at the start of November, and as I previously reported dived from 25k down to under 6k inside a week. I immediately wanted to see if I could flip the little beastie, even though it was an inevitably declining market (down to the flat line at 4k we see on Dath'Remar today). There is just something exciting about someone laying down cold hard cash ($10 US), popping it on the auction house to make some in game coin, and then flipping it for a profit with nothing but a couple of mouse clicks.
So I waited (as promised) until the first cubs dipped under 5k, and pounced. I managed to relist and sell for 7742g on 15th November, for a cool 2.5k profit. Awesome.
Now here's the romanticising... I had planned to write a post about flipping the cubs, but as milestones crumbled, patches came and went, the event of transmog and gold making on a new server... it got lost. So finally, I came back to it and went into research mode to accurately boast about my exploits. One sale. One $#@%ing sale. I had to laugh.
So I still have a couple of cubs tucked away that I bought at bargain prices from the auction house. Borgthor learned one, which just could not beat the satisfaction of my Hyacinth Macaw for my 750k milestone later on. Now that the price has flatlined, I might even have a go at flipping one or two, over on the less populated horde side.
What was your experience with the Cub? Were you tempted to flip one? Did you buy one from the AH as a status symbol of your in game gold making prowess? Have you even learned one?


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Monday, February 7, 2011
Valet Girls (Rafal Zielinski, 1987)
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this and radioactivelingerie are my top 2 blogs.ReplyDelete
I watched and enjoyed this on netflix instawatch... thanks for the heads up one it. I made me think of Scenes from the Goldmine and The Running Kind wich are both 80s LA music industry flicks, along with the TV series Party Down and the Noah Baumbach fllm Hi Ball which also used the series of parties as a setting.ReplyDelete
I know this is cheesy 80s comedy, but it's about time for someone to make a film revisiting the lives of the people in these films circa 2011
@Nadoone: Thanks, Nadoone. :)ReplyDelete
@Iren: I've always wanted to see Scenes from the Goldmine.
And judging by the blurry poster on IMDb, The Runnin' Kind looks amazing.
Yum Yum: I am going to be covering both Scene from the Goldmine and The Running Kind on my blog later in the year.... I think the Running Kind will be something that you like.ReplyDelete
Holy shit this movie is entertainment. You're rocking to some 80's fashion and sounds, and there's a quick cutaway of Ron Jeremy dancing, just as an example.ReplyDelete
I contend that Elise Richards plays a nurse in the W.A.S.P. video "Love Machine", but I have been unable to confirm it. Unfortunately, this and Trick or Treat are her only movie roles. Too bad. She has amazing eyebrows, but Hollywood seems to be a bit anti-eyebrow.
Scene From a Goldmine is a bit like Satisfaction but L.A. glammed up a bit. If that doesn't sell you...
It is on Netflix instant watch in the U.S., but I don't know if Canada gets the same titles. Hopefully, when you search for a movie on instant watch in Canada, a prompt doesn't come up saying "did you mean 'Strange Brew'? 'Cause we got that one eh. It's good! You should watch that instead." P
At first I thought Ron Jeremy's appearance in Valet Girls was limited to one scene. But subsequent viewings have proven me wrong, as he's in the background of almost every scene.ReplyDelete
I couldn't help but notice that one of the Valet Girl scenes you uploaded featured Elise Richards. Anyway, your off-beat contention explains why you uploaded that particular scene.
Yeah, it seems Hollywood frowns upon utilizing people with interesting eyebrows.
I wonder if they have Nightdreams 2 on Netflix instant.
Bob and Doug should be on our money.
If Bob and Doug were queens, I think we could make that happen. They just need to loosen up a bit, maybe a Moosehead keg instead of a 12 pack. ;)ReplyDelete
I am surprised -- nay, shocked into semi catatonia -- that you did not review nor list Graydon Clark's "Joysticks", which is an '80s classic. You may want to give it a watch. (Of course, if you saw Joysticks but just didn't like it, I fully understand...)ReplyDelete
PS: My now ex-wife played one of the punk females that assisted the evil King Vidiot with his various and sundry exploits.
I'll definitely add to "Joysticks" to my "to see list."ReplyDelete
Oh, and when I do, see it, that is, I'll make sure to keep an eye for the female punk henchwoman.


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by Wilma Kahn
Real frozen custard―any custard―is a food made with eggs and a milk product. Hence, eggnog is an uncooked custard, flan is a cooked custard, pumpkin pie is a pumpkin custard, rice pudding is a rice custard, cheesecake is a cream-cheese custard, and ice cream made with cream and raw eggs is a frozen custard.
A new ice-cream stand in Portage claims to serve "real frozen custard." This boast is puzzling, since salmonella has made raw eggs unsafe to eat. On the other hand, people still drink eggnog, whose eggs have somehow been rendered harmless. Perhaps they have been powdered, pasteurized, or zapped with radiation. Is this how eggs in this new "real frozen custard" are made safe? Or is it egg free and, therefore, not custard at all?
Despite misgivings, I decided to taste this frozen custard. The minuscule serving was overpriced, and the consistency was that of compressed pudding. Nevertheless, this place gets plenty of business, making me doubt that its customers have ever eaten the real thing. If they had, they would never accept this oafish substitute.
My mother loved frozen custard. In 1957 she began saving S&H Green Stamps to purchase her own ice-cream freezer. Week after week, my sister and I dutifully licked and pasted the stamps into their books until Mother finally took them to the S&H Service Store to trade for the ice-cream freezer.
From the outside, this machine resembled a tall grey bucket, while inside stood a steel canister, and within that, a series of paddles called dashers. On top of the machine was a heavy steel cap attached to a crank. How, I asked myself, could ice cream come out of that?
Mother assembled the ingredients―light cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. She beat them together in a big bowl and poured the mixture into the metal canister. She placed the canister in the bucket, inserted the dashers, clamped down the metal cap, and poured cracked ice and coarse salt all around the canister.
Word spread on the wind that Mrs. Kahn was making frozen custard. Neighborhood kids abandoned their games of hide-and-seek, their swimming, and their castles in the sand. They stood sandy-footed in swimsuits, watching us crank the freezer.
The cranking was necessary, Mother told us, to turn the dashers to keep ice lumps from forming in the custard. So we cranked and cranked as the cracked ice melted and was replenished then melted again. As my arms and those of my siblings wore out, other children pitched in. When the crank was nearly impossible to turn, Mother told us to keep cranking. Finally, the crank refused to budge. She removed the metal cap, and we gazed at the frozen custard inside.
My mother carried the canister to the kitchen, where she pulled out the dashers and placed them in a bowl. When she had scraped off most of the frozen treat, she passed the dashers to a lucky child to lick clean. Mother dished up servings into grey and yellow Melmac bowls then handed them around to all the children. By this time, our imaginations and hunger had grown into a giant icy bubble of excitement. I spooned into my mouth something pale yellow, cold, sweet, soft, slightly granular, melty―delicious.
Real frozen custard, as I know it, does not hunker down in a Styrofoam bowl, heavy as cowflop. It comes from my mother's own ice-cream freezer. Real frozen custard, like life, is an ambrosia that takes planning, saving, cranking―time―and it is eaten quickly, before it melts, for it is as ephemeral as a snowflake on the tongue.
Mother's Frozen Custard Recipe
- 1 gallon Half & Half (4 quarts)
- 6 eggs * **
- 3 ¾ c. sugar
- 3 T. vanilla
- 1 ½ t. salt
Beat eggs until light. Add sugar ¼ c. at a time. Add salt, H & H, and vanilla. Crank freeze.
* Most frozen custard recipes call for egg yolks, not whole eggs. Whole eggs may have given my mom's frozen custard its distinctive taste and texture.
**Remember, raw eggs may carry salmonella, a potentially deadly illness.
Wilma Kahn is a writer and writing teacher living in Southwest Michigan. She wrote "Lake Erie," which was posted on Writer Site and subsequently Freshly Pressed.