tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post2600501295260174621..comments2024-02-24T03:37:22.662-05:00Comments on Seth Curry Saves Duke!: UAB Thoughts on Travel DaySPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786996249022843460noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-55087668453761292492011-01-07T11:51:49.192-05:002011-01-07T11:51:49.192-05:00Shane, shame on you for using "statistics&quo...Shane, shame on you for using "statistics" to back up your "argument". Sure, on paper, it looks like Duke's guards have an edge in a number of offensive categories. However, statistical dominance can be misleading. <br /><br />First, Nova uses a 5-guard rotation (Wayns, Stokes, Fisher, Dominic Cheek, James Bell) and tends to run its offense through whoever is hot at the time. Everyone's playing time fluctuates from game to game. <br /><br />Second, except for Bell, who was injured in the preseason and is still not fully healthy, have been the high scorer in at least one game this year. Stokes has been shooting over 60% from beyond the arc over the last 5 games, at the expense of Fisher's minutes and touches. You just don't know who is going to dominate offensively in any given game and they have all shown the ability to do so. No disrespect to your blog name, but Seth Curry doesnt get the touches or shots to take over a game (at least not yet). <br /><br />Third, Nova's guards play hellish defense that creates a ton of turnovers and keeps opponents shooting under 30% from the arc and under 40% from the field. All the guards commit to making a stop. I saw Duke's domination of K-State in November and was impressed by its guard pressure; however, I havent seen that level of intensity since.<br /><br />Theres no denying that Duke's backcourt is one of the best in the land. Nolan Smith has been one of the best guards in the country and Kyrie has shown the potential to be a great guard. Singler is ugly yet highly effective. We'll see how Nova and Duke handle Big East and ACC play and revisit this in March.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-33747149300079344732011-01-06T23:54:35.435-05:002011-01-06T23:54:35.435-05:00Dr. K, you will have your day in the sun on SUNday...Dr. K, you will have your day in the sun on SUNday. You were the only one to nail it. I hope your stethoscope smells like rotten fish. Strike that, I hope it IS a rotten fish. I hope you look down and it's a brook trout, and there's no good explanation.<br /><br />-ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-73107657540092909272011-01-06T21:51:19.949-05:002011-01-06T21:51:19.949-05:00Can I just say that I am totally disappointed I pi...Can I just say that I am totally disappointed I picked R Kelly's hot potato right on the goddamn button and all the glory was conveniently swept under the rug! Your white supremacist smokescreen won't foil my day in the sun!!! Aw crap, its already dark. I hope your farts stink like rotten fish.<br />Dr. KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-21572551109754541712011-01-06T20:46:44.073-05:002011-01-06T20:46:44.073-05:00Lot of great posts today, but given my comment fro...Lot of great posts today, but given my comment from several days ago -<br /><br />"OK, on top of all these funny comments, "Tom test" was hysterical. I hope we get to see his entire "learn how to use the interweb" sequence live, on this blog."<br /><br />- and now figuring out that Tom is actually Shane's step-dad, makes this priceless, just priceless! We are going to get to see Tom learn how to use the "interweb" right here on Shane's blog!<br />As to Kathy - I am sure you can back me up here Shane (and Tom!) that you do not want to get on her bad side - time for some serious grovelling, Craig J.sanfransoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058097803996671735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-11494457841172804812011-01-06T20:44:55.769-05:002011-01-06T20:44:55.769-05:00Tom you sound like someone everyone needs to hang ...Tom you sound like someone everyone needs to hang out with. Make this happen.Mr. Intriguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924550342688684217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-38539234364839292042011-01-06T19:16:05.113-05:002011-01-06T19:16:05.113-05:00Hey, what the hell, I ate the stuff! So I followed...Hey, what the hell, I ate the stuff! So I followed it up with eating the 4 pounds of Christmas cookies that my Asian grandaughter made with my "white supremacist" wife! I will admit I was turned on by the waitresses, though. Hope this comment gets posted. TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-64315040698351163662011-01-06T17:52:19.835-05:002011-01-06T17:52:19.835-05:00Accidentally deleted my mom's comment while tr...Accidentally deleted my mom's comment while trying to delete one of my own. Here it was:<br /><br />To clarify, I am not a white supremacist but my husband is. What is wrong with not liking fish??? If I took Shane to a dijon loaf restaurant, he'd make a scene shouting obscenities about the French and run out of the place. Does that make him anti-Gaullic? I just don't like fish! And Craig J., if I knew you you would wish I didn't - I am not even close to being old enough to experience the "fallout of WWII". Enough said - I loved today's entry!<br /><br />-KathySPRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786996249022843460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-31144807335478265392011-01-06T17:46:58.962-05:002011-01-06T17:46:58.962-05:00You can tell my mom isn't WW2 generation becau...You can tell my mom isn't WW2 generation because of her immediate ability to comment on this website without help. Tom (who also isn't WW2, but is a year older, so whatever) has been trying to comment for about a year now with no success. Also, I'm proud of my hatred for the French.<br /><br />Craig, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND, MAN. Let's look at the FACTS. First of all, I'm leaving Kyrie Irving out of this discussion. With him involved, it's not even close. I am going to count Singler, though, because even though he's sometimes listed as forward, he never plays down low and we always have two other bigs on the floor when he's there.<br /><br />3-point shooting:<br /><br />Stokes - 44%<br />Fisher - 26%<br />Wayns - 20%<br /><br />Smith - 41%<br />Singler - 40%<br />Dawkins - 54%<br /><br />PPG:<br /><br />Nova total: 44.7<br />Duke total: 49.9<br /><br />APG:<br /><br />Nova total: 11.8<br />Duke total: 8.0 (# diminished by Kyrie's role as PG, would be higher if we just did since he left, but I'm too lazy right now)<br /><br />Rebounds per game:<br /><br />Nova total: 10.4<br />Duke total: 13.4<br /><br />Turnovers per game:<br /><br />Nova total: 6.5<br />Duke total: 5.3<br /><br />FG%:<br /><br />Stokes: 48%<br />Fisher: 38%<br />Wayns: 38%<br /><br />Smith: 53%<br />Singler: 44%<br />Dawkins: 58%<br /><br />Getting to the Line:<br /><br />Nova total attempts: 191<br />Duke total attempts: 169<br /><br />Converted:<br /><br />Nova: 157, 84%<br />Duke: 134, 79%<br /><br />Steals:<br /><br />Nova total: 52<br />Duke total: 51<br /><br />In my mind, you can't look at those number sand say that the Nova guards are better. They have negligible leads in steals and a small lead in assists and getting to the line (which, again, is deceptive because of Kyrie's role and minutes before he got hurt, and Coach K's continuing attempt to work Curry into the offense at the expense of Dawkins minutes), but Duke is significantly better in every other scoring category. Plus, we board better.<br /><br />If you offered Jay Wright a wholesale trade, I bet he'd consider it a lot longer than Coach K would. And again, this is before bringing Kyrie or even Seth Curry into the discussion.<br /><br />-ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-16466687716998928262011-01-06T17:45:35.652-05:002011-01-06T17:45:35.652-05:00You can tell my mom isn't WW2 generation becau...You can tell my mom isn't WW2 generation because of her immediate ability to comment on this website without help. Tom (who also isn't WW2, but is a year older, so whatever) has been trying to comment for about a year now with no success. Also, I'm proud of my hatred for the French.<br /><br />Craig, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND, MAN. Let's look at the FACTS. First of all, I'm leaving Kyrie Irving out of this discussion. With him involved, it's not even close. I am going to count Singler, though, because even though he's sometimes listed as forward, he never plays down low and we always have two other bigs on the floor when he's there.<br /><br />3-point shooting:<br /><br />Stokes - 44%<br />Fisher - 26%<br />Wayns - 20%<br /><br />Smith - 41%<br />Singler - 40%<br />Dawkins - 54%<br /><br />PPG:<br /><br />Nova total: 44.7<br />Duke total: 49.9<br /><br />APG:<br /><br />Nova total: 11.8<br />Duke total: 8.0 (# diminished by Kyrie's role as PG, would be higher if we just did since he left, but I'm too lazy right now)<br /><br />Rebounds per game:<br /><br />Nova total: 10.4<br />Duke total: 13.4<br /><br />Turnovers per game:<br /><br />Nova total: 6.5<br />Duke total: 5.3<br /><br />FG%:<br /><br />Stokes: 48%<br />Fisher: 38%<br />Wayns: 38%<br /><br />Smith: 53%<br />Singler: 44%<br />Dawkins: 58%<br /><br />Getting to the Line:<br /><br />Nova total attempts: 191<br />Duke total attempts: 169<br /><br />Converted:<br /><br />Nova: 157, 84%<br />Duke: 134, 79%<br /><br />Steals:<br /><br />Nova total: 52<br />Duke total: 51<br /><br />In my mind, you can't look at those number sand say that the Nova guards are better. They have negligible leads in steals and a small lead in assists and getting to the line (which, again, is deceptive because of Kyrie's role and minutes before he got hurt, and Coach K's continuing attempt to work Curry into the offense at the expense of Dawkins minutes), but Duke is significantly better in every other scoring category.<br /><br />If you offered Jay Wright a wholesale trade, I bet he'd consider it a lot longer than Coach K would. And again, this is before bringing Kyrie or even Seth Curry into the discussion.<br /><br />-ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-86156049348454017142011-01-06T14:17:56.218-05:002011-01-06T14:17:56.218-05:00Happy belated birthday Shane!
Notwithstanding the...Happy belated birthday Shane!<br /><br />Notwithstanding the clear evidence that your mom and stepdad are white supremacists, I think their aversion to sushi might be generational. maybe its fallout from WWII. I dont know. You just don't see many people over the age of 40 at sushi joints unless they are aging hipsters that are desperately trying to stay "with it" (though i dont really know what eating sushi has to do with being hip, other than the fact that in any sushi restaurant there always seems to be a table of emo characters discussing post-nietzche existentialism or something. but that might just be Boston).<br /><br />as to your assertion that Duke's guards are tops in the nation? i'll take Nova's backcourt triumvirate of corey fisher, corey stokes, and maalik wayns any day.<br /><br />-Craig J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-418260574971759972011-01-06T12:21:09.416-05:002011-01-06T12:21:09.416-05:00Yeah anon, Miami was the ACC opener. And they play...Yeah anon, Miami was the ACC opener. And they play Maryland twice, so the big game (and the only one Maryland has a chance to win) on the road is saved for later. Plus, UNC is generally considered our rival, and I think we don't play them until February.<br /><br />-ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-55291212858569664672011-01-06T10:38:21.240-05:002011-01-06T10:38:21.240-05:00Um, wasn't there also that game against Miami ...Um, wasn't there also that game against Miami (FL)? The whole reference to "rival" indicates tongue planted firmly in cheek, but I'm still confused.sanfransoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058097803996671735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-17706280889282932052011-01-06T10:36:25.832-05:002011-01-06T10:36:25.832-05:00I think it is perfectly natural, and yes, also nec...I think it is perfectly natural, and yes, also necessary to take a picture of a sushi boat. You're going to be so excited when it gets developed. Might as well be a party boat for all the joy that photo will bring.Easily Amuse-bouchedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088178881271429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974487880746995076.post-51230403916992726742011-01-06T08:51:46.827-05:002011-01-06T08:51:46.827-05:00Whoa, whoa, whoa... Duke plays MARYLAND to open up...Whoa, whoa, whoa... Duke plays MARYLAND to open up ACC play? I thought the turtles were Duke's big rival! You don't play your big rival on the first weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com