tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post1061513509306365075..comments2023-12-18T10:59:59.316-05:00Comments on The Shamrock Headband: NBA Preview: More Entertaining AdequacyHamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730761690025682358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-45454438308067948422007-09-25T11:28:00.000-04:002007-09-25T11:28:00.000-04:00i hear your complaints about miller, there is defi...i hear your complaints about miller, there is definitely proof to back your statements. yet i'm still feeling miller and the sixers this year, and yes, i have always liked him, despite his vanillaness. maybe i'm wrong.Tim Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432803404275268770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-89508905932936787072007-09-24T18:07:00.000-04:002007-09-24T18:07:00.000-04:00Wow, that is a quite a comment.Just an NBA/Clipper...Wow, that is a quite a comment.<BR/><BR/>Just an NBA/Clipper fan who still feels acute Andre Miller pain from, as you said, a rather talented 27-55 team. There are always excuses when you look at the record from a distance, but if you watch him play on a regular basis it quickly becomes clear that Miller himself is a big part of the problem. He's the perfect player to highlight, actually, in an examination of "adequacy." He was productive and looked good on bottom-dwelling Cleveland and Philly teams, but when he's supposed to step up and make a difference on the Clips or Nuggets, he can't cut it. I doubt Philly fans are very happy with him, because the Sixers could have taken Maggette and change (Clips wouldn't give up Livingston) for AI, and my guess is that they took Miller instead because they wanted to keep losing to have a shot at Oden/Durant (alls well that ends well when you're green). Miller is the kind of guy who helps you win just enough games that you end up drafting... adequately.<BR/><BR/>And did I mention that he has less than no personality? That's actually a big part of the problem. Sorry, but the guy was just plain toxic, and solid, fun Clips like Brand, Maggette and others couldn't withstand the horror of pairing Miller and Olowokandi with Alvin Gentry coaching. Scary.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the three amigos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-76520842894614004872007-09-23T22:04:00.000-04:002007-09-23T22:04:00.000-04:00best comment everbest comment everTim Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432803404275268770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-59751952098000047022007-09-23T18:43:00.000-04:002007-09-23T18:43:00.000-04:00this knicks team is something else. all the talkin...this knicks team is something else. all the talking heads will have you believe either yay or nay on their potential success, but i beg and plead to take my stance...complete neutrality. the knicks will be kind of good and kind of bad. the knicks will play baskeball and then play hockey. mr. thomas is terrible mr. thomas is brilliant. kevin garnett should be on the knicks kevin garnett should be on the celtics. <BR/>what's next for you guys as a franchise?<BR/>we're looking to stay focused and unfocused.<BR/>did you win tonight?<BR/>we won then lost<BR/>metaphorically?<BR/>and actually.<BR/>do you like playing basketball?<BR/>and hockey i like but mostly basketball. i like mostly hockey.<BR/>what do you think of the knicks chances?<BR/>they're fifty fifty.<BR/>do you believe in democracy?<BR/>yes. and oligarchy and autocracy and theocracy.<BR/>at gunpoint, do you consider yourself a religionist?<BR/>i like religion to the extent that i don't like religion. <BR/>are you a culture vulture?<BR/>i go to a lot of museums but then i go to abercrombie and fitch<BR/>do you think the knicks will win the title?<BR/>if the other eastern conference teams don't win the title, THEN AND ONLY THEN will the knicks win it. the knicks will win the title when hell freezes over.<BR/>metaphorically?<BR/>and actually<BR/>so what do you think?<BR/>marbury will lead them to the promised land<BR/>a championship?<BR/>israel<BR/>so you are a religionist?<BR/>zach randolph is moses circa 3000 b.c.<BR/>pre-red sea or post-red sea?<BR/>post, old friend, post. moses was more confident after he parted the red sea. i like to think of zach's transition from portland to new york as his own little parting of the red sea.<BR/>metaphorically?<BR/>yeah<BR/>who's your favorite player?<BR/>gil arenas and kedrick brown<BR/>why?<BR/>humor and hype, leaping ability and religion.<BR/>favorite gospel?<BR/>john in the winter, almost always matthew otherwise<BR/>you don't like luke?<BR/>he's too much. more of a south american appeal. i like peace, too, but not that much<BR/>and matthew is more of a dictator?<BR/>no, he just told it how it was. we all look to him for references to the old testament. matthew's jesus was an encyclopedia or quotations, he loved reforming the old text with his little snippy peace-loving platitudes<BR/>what's next for the knicks?<BR/>we want to take this thing as far as we can. i don't know if there's ever been this much hype for a season. there's not that much hype for this season but we're still excited for it<BR/>who's the most boring person in your life?<BR/>anyone who bears resemblance to me or who was in a frat<BR/>are you interesting?<BR/>neither interesting or interested.<BR/>you have always taken an anti-frat stance. why?<BR/>that's a good question. frats make me feel uncool and i need to feel cool so i can teach adding and subtracting real numbers<BR/>favorite number?<BR/>i can't answer that.<BR/>favorite trinomial?<BR/>x squared plus 15x plus 9<BR/>that doesn't even factor into two binomials!<BR/>yeah but the coefficient on the x squared term is 1, so the the quadratic equation substitution process is fairly easy.<BR/>who's first in the atlantic?<BR/>either toronto philly boston new jersey or...<BR/>or the knicks?<BR/>or the knicksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com