published by Jonathan on Fri, 04/07/2006 - 12:35
It won't last long, but (for today at least) the Pistons, Tigers, and Red Wings are all in first place in their divisions.
published by Jonathan on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 22:27
From YouTube, footage of the 2006 slam dunk contest (turn down your speaker volume if you want to avoid hearing the explicit rap lyrics):
published by Jonathan on Sun, 03/26/2006 - 18:25
Some Cal basketball fans played a prank on a player from USC by IM'ing him, pretending to be a co-ed from UCLA. Humor and embarrassment ensued. See the summary at dvorak.org.
published by Jonathan on Sat, 03/04/2006 - 22:29
It's 4th and goal in the first quarter of a football game. Should you go for it or kick a field goal? From a story by Robert Roy Britt on MSNBC:
...the decision is consistently botched, according to a new study by David Romer of the University of California at Berkeley. In a series of case studies, Romer found coaches to be overly conservative, opting for field goals in situations where, on average, choosing to go for a first down or a touchdown would up the odds of winning by 3 percent. In particular, Romer found that when faced with fourth-and-goal on the 2-yard line early in the game, going for a touchdown is the much wiser choice. While the field goal is a near certainty, getting a touchdown in that situation has about a 43 percent chance of success, he calculates. And failing to score a TD at least leaves the opponent deep in its own territory. But in nine case studies of this situation, the teams booted against the odds. After doing a whole bunch of complex math, and considering things like momentum and field position in more than 700 real NFL game situations, Romer concludes that whenever the chance of a touchdown is statistically 18 percent, that's the better choice.
published by Jonathan on Sat, 03/04/2006 - 21:43
This afternoon us boys watched Lipscomb play Belmont in basketball on ESPN2 for the Atlantic Sun tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament. Lipscomb had a short shot at the end of regulation to win it, but missed. Belmont then won the game in overtime. Since they were the number 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun after the regular season, Lipscomb gets the consolation prize of making their first trip to the NIT. Too bad they won't be going to their first NCAA tournament instead.
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