The Best of Leon!
November 16, 2009
I have a new favorite comedy actor. J B Smoove, who plays Leon on Curb Your Enthusiasm. For fans of the show, you know Leon. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, here’s the best of Leon.
He was in rare form on last night’s 2nd to last episode of Curb. He had a scene with Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) that was out of this world hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5w02NvSyI
Leon, Bitches!
MJ Drew refusing to score a TD discussion
November 16, 2009
In the NFL, if a player falls on the ground, he can still get up and run. If a player falls down and no one touches him, the clock keeps running.
Hypothetically, if two teams wanted to ‘boycott’ a football game, they could run a play, have a player fall on the ground with the ball, have no one touch him and run out the entire 12 minutes of the first quarter while this player lays on the ground and does nothing (would take both teams to be in on this)
Now, i know sports leagues don’t like players making a mockery of their sport, so i’d imagine they will frown on guys trying on purpose to not score.
Do we know the parameters of the ‘delay of game’ rule in the NFL?
If Jones Drew layed on the 1 yard line and the Jets refused to touch or tackle him, could Jones-Drew have been penalized for delay of game?
All the NFL would have to do is institute some kind of rule that if a player stops his own forward progress and it not touched by the other team, he either has to get up and attempt to move forward, or he gets immediately whistled for delay of game.
This would be a nice rule they can institute. If a defense knew a player wasn’t attempting to score, they can just leave him be and that player gets whistled for a penalty for ‘delaying the game’
That would curtail all this nonsense of players who are not trying to score on purpose. That stuff makes a mockery of the game.
On to Week 11
November 16, 2009
1st glance at lines, lets get some early thoughts
Redskins +12 (too many points for a division game, will prob be around 10 on Sunday, skins win SU)
Bucs +11 1/2 (gonna keep going against the saints, bucaneers are much improved with freeman)
rams +9 1/2 (will be at least 10 on sunday, its just too many points to be laying on the road even tho zona is now a road warrior)
Predict These Lines
Browns @ Lions
Colts @ Ravens
Falcons @ NYG
NYJ @ NE
Chargers @ Broncos
Browns @ Lions -4
Colts -6 @ Ravens
Falcons @ NYG -3 1/2
NYJ @ NE -9
Chargers -3 @ Broncos
gynecologist College Football thread for week 12 (YTD: 53-45 +1.12 Units) First 4 unit play of the season…
November 16, 2009
2008 College Football : 94-64 +22.98 Units
2007 College Football: 83-63 +17.04 Units
2006 College Football :63-62 +0.97 Units
Redd shift, the Jennings report, and veteran Kidds
November 16, 2009
Redd shift, the Jennings report, and veteran Kidds
Milwaukee, known for its brewing, and as the city of festivals is starting to get some attention for their basketball team… again. The Bucks, apparently named because they “are spirited, good jumpers, fast and agile,” according to the contest winner R.D. Trebilcox who was partly responsible for the brand. Runner ups included the skunks, badgers, and beavers, which leads one to assume Mr. Trebilcox’s nomination was an easy pick. For his efforts, the native of Whitefish Bay was awarded a car, hopefully something better than the problematic ‘67 Renault Dauphine. The young Bucks experienced a wave of success in their early years, earning a title in 1971 and an epic 7 game trip to the finals in ‘74 which resulted in a loss to the Celtics. They continued with honorable performances especially up through the mid 80’s but have been a fairly lackluster team of late, winning their division only once since 1986. Now the rumors have begone, and fans are excitedly ushering in an optimistic 5 and 2 start. The Bucks welcome in the Dallas Mavericks, a perennial western conference powerhouse who has begun the season at a tidy 7-3.
The Dallas roster consists of a well calculated mix of veteran starters and, well, veteran role players. Lets face it, the Mavericks have a lot of skillful and fundamentally sound components, but they’re old. They’re as old as the Spurs in fact, as the average player is coming in at 28.7. But with age comes experience, and its the starting line of Dampier, Dirk, Marion, Kidd, and Howard who combine for 55 years of hard court battles. Arguably this forms one of the most grizzled, tested, and solid starting 5 in the NBA. The Mavericks have depth and talent in their role players as well, with last years sixth man of the year Jason Terry, JJ Barea the undersized but stellar back up guard and the utility big man in Drew Gooden. Its no surprise then when we see how well balanced Dallas has been, ranking 2nd in rebounds, 4th in point differential, and 2nd in free throw shooting. All this while being led by Rick Carlisle, a coach who’s only seen one losing season in seven complete years in the game. Its quite clear that we should all be expecting yet another playoff bound team this season.
Milwaukee has seen a few rough years, but after a rebuilding period it appears they’re on the up and up. Hakim Warrick was an excellent pick up in the off season, providing a high energy power forward capable of excellent shot blocking and high flying scoring. Andrew Bogut is proving his worth after spending much of the previous season sidelined with back issues. He’s put up impressive rebounding numbers at nearly 10 per game and just shy of 16 points on the offensive end. Michael Redd has had a slow start with only two games this season after suffering a knee injury on 10-31, but once healthy again he’s a very capable 20 point per game scorer. The real story for the Bucks though has been Brandon Jennings, who wasted no time in putting up 55 points in a win against the Warriors on Saturday. Jennings is averaging over 25 ppg and 5.1 assists as the league apparent breakout rookie guard. Every category in his stat sheet is off the charts to begin with, and while its an improbable pace for him to continue, his ceiling looks limitless and he has the potential to be a true star in the NBA.
A quick look at the match ups for these teams suggests that we are in for several lopsided one on one pairings. Bogut enjoys an edge in speed and athletiscm when compared to Dampier at center for Dallas. Dirk has an enormous edge at the power forward spot against essentially every counterpart in the league, as his outside shooting and turn around separation make him a top five most challenging big man to guard. Kidd will have his hands full with the much younger and quicker Jennings. Kidd’s style is aimed at assisting teammates, but Jennings potent inside out game is likely to have a greater impact on the overall score. Marion will be a difficult assignment for the Bucks down low as an athletic rebounder who excels in a pick and roll game. With no Howard and no Redd each team will lose consistent scorers, and each will need some help from their bench and role players (an area where both teams have shown competency). The true wild card in this game will be the back to back factor for the Mavericks. Dallas played a difficult and physical game the night before in Detroit and for an older team the lack of fresh legs could prove to be a serious stumbling block.
With Dallas enjoying a 7 to 3 lead in wins of the last 10 games played between these two one might not immediately realize that the Bucks have covered the spread in six of those games with one push. The most drastic trend is that of the over, covering in eight of the last ten matches. The line opened as Dallas being favored by -1.5 and a total of 190. I like the Bucks here to push the pace and take advantage of the older tired Dallas players in Milwaukee. The lopsided 1-1 match ups also suggest a free scoring game continuing the trend towards the over. Riding the high from their fast paced win at home on October 14th, now is a great time to take the Bucks for a minor upset in a high scoring affair.
Play: Bucks +1.5 and over 190
Great O’bama snapshot!
November 16, 2009
This is great!
Week 2 action…
November 16, 2009
Came out in the red (8-10) for week 1. Goal in my weekly threads is to end in profit for the week. The rest will take care of itself. This should be a crazy week. Gonna try and stay cool inside. 12io4j2w90
Monday action:
517 - San Diego +2 @ Pacific
519 - Fullerton +17 @ UCLA
529 - Colgate +27.5 @ UConn
Looking to play St. Marys also. Key players for SDSU are questionable to play. Any concrete info on White, Shelley, and Sheltons’ injury status would be helpful and appreciated. Not sure of the severity or if theres any chance they see action.
Is Railbird a winning player?
November 16, 2009
Lots of opinons out there…
Dude bets way too many games and has too many opinons…likes a lot of -400 tennis plays that often lose…just can’t pick enough little league games to overcome his losses in major sports…
His extreme predjudice against top teams and players often put him on the wrong side…
His golf record is horrible and his Olympic Props were a big loser last year…
But he is a good read on the forums…keep posting away….
Another way to look at this Belichick call
November 16, 2009
Here’s another way to break down this decision by Bill and to look at it a different way.
Lets say the Pats punt and get off a 45 yard punt. That means you are trading one shot to gain 2 yards for 45 yards extra for Peyton to navigate. Anyone who says that going for it was the wrong decision has to answer this question.
Do you think that Manning wouldn’t have been able to get to the Pats 30 yard line at any point in his drive?
Not score mind you, but to get to the 30. Because, if he gets to the 30, than the 45 yards is negated and you are at the same point in time (minus the minute that he would have taken to get to the 30) that you would be if you went for it and missed.
I believe all things considered, with the prevent D and how much momentum Peyton had and now much time he had, the chances he was going to get to the 30 were very very good. Now, like some have speculated, he wasn’t a sure thing to score a TD by any means, but he would have had an amazing chance to get the Colts down to where he ended up anyway, at the 30 yard line.
Psychologically, it seems like a bad decision because coaches very seldom do this. Your brain is trained to know that the right call is to punt, so when the ‘right call’ isnt’ made, your brain tells you ‘fuck up’
its important to understand that the Pats have at least a 50/50 chance to convert that 4th down and win the game right there. If you can win a game by gaining 2 yards on one play, i think you have to seize that moment and try to win it. You don’t want the game’s outcome hanging in the balance if you have one play to end that game.
Whether you miss the 4th down or punt it away, the game is still hanging in the balance, the winner is still unknown.
I think this play is similar to scoring a TD with 0 time remaining on the clock and going for 2 instead of kicking the PAT and heading to OT. The only difference is that if the Pats don’t convert the 4th down, they don’t automatically lose. This is something that’s getting lost in the shuffle. Its not a win or a loss.
my lock parlay 3teams [GET IN ON THIS]
November 16, 2009
#15097932: Parlay (2009/11/16 02:31)— Cleveland Browns ( +11 -115) —Portland Trail Blazzers ( +4 -110)— Atlanta Hawks/Portland Trail Blazzers ( U +189 -110)–5000 31714.18——————–my sucess rate with 3 team parlays is close to 54%. not great because I can do gooder. this one will hit. tail me and share wealthe and information. thats what these things are all about. 
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