You guys need to read the actual blog: http://thebamboxscore.com/category/sport/basketball/nba/ It's obvious that BAM didn't test Bolt during his world record run. They used his top speed at 20 metres, and average speed at 100 metres. Not sure why they didn't just take his time at 75 ft, but I guess that was too imprecise, since there are no actual measurements. In any case, the point of Bolt wasn't to compare his top speed, just the start speed.
So his initial velocity was greater than 0? I went to Rice and think I get this whole Physics thing...then cf.net just blows my whole world apart. I thought the main point of Bolt was to show top MPH ever. I'm so f!cking confused. My life is so much simpler without bar charts...don't know how durvasa does it.
ok, sry didn't read this far. Yes, over 100m, Bolt's top velocity can be lower than his avg over his splits. so we all know that they've been measuring 100m dashes at 10m intervals for a long time. I can show you how the runners start deteriorating at peak speed, which is at about 40m or 50m. Chaos happens and they can't maintain perfect form. That is why Carl Lewis looked like he got faster at the end when in reality he didn't...he just maintained perfect form and top speed longer...while others around him were slowing down. Same with Michael Johnson...who possibly is the fastest non-Asian ever to wear golden shoes. So yes, top MPH at any moment can be below your average...but not for 25yd dashes...nor 40...if you are trying to hit top speed. Now, the question is...will DaDakota ever admit his gross stat errors and stop making the Jeremy Lin thread about him. so sad
No HP, I won't because I am not wrong, Lowry has not improved this year, his shooting % is lower, loved how you rounded down on the high side and up on the low side to make them seem closer brah, and his turnovers are way up. So for the roughly one more assist we are getting from him, we are getting 1 more turnover - yeah, that is improvement for sure. And his one on one D is ****ing horrid, he can't stay in front of my dead grandmother. I don't really care if you agree or not, it is the truth, and the reason I am not going to follow this up, your little passive aggressive b****y posting style notwithstanding, is because it is about Lin and I stopped because of that. Now, back to Lin..... The guy has a higher upside than any current Rocket PG, and the fact that the Rockets let him go is inexcusable.... Jeremy Lin has a chance at being a star in the league, no one on the Rockets has that chance....and isn't that what Morey is allegedly looking for? Too bad he has no clue what they look like apparently. DD
LOL ... high side and low side of the 1/1000th decimal position!. You're funny. The difference between shooting 0.4265 and shooting .4248 is negligible. To put it in perspective,he has shot 175 out of 412 this year. If instead he made 176 out of 412, his FG% who actually exceed last year's. Turnovers are way up, and that's a problem he needs to rectify. It should also be pointed out that turnovers are up league-wide this year, much as they were in the last lockout season. As far as defense, again I believe you exaggerate. I don't think he's a particularly strong individual defender, but it is worth checking against the evidence if you're going to go so far as to say he's an awful individual defender. In 54 ISO situations where Lowry's man either shot the ball, got to the free throw line, or turned it over, he scored only 0.59 points per such plays (which is a very low number, ranked 22nd in defense against ISO) and shot only 38%. He turned it over on 30% of these plays. If he's as atrocious as you suggest, he wouldn't be nearly as successful guarding in those situations.
Honestly it just looks like the graph is a bit screwed up, probably someone pklugged in a wrong number or something. BAM is a legit company. SLAM magazine was the one that pointed me to the article, and I think we can trust SLAM for basketball stuff. http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/03/life-in-the-fast-lane/
Lowry will have off-games, probably because he's the only Rocket who plays all-out. Start Dragic? Only if Lowry's injured.
It's pretty sad that you are rooting for the best player on this team to lose so you could prove your point. And don't even deny that, you suggested earlier in this thread that you know the truth and that people just "couldn't see it yet". So even when all facts point to the opposite of what you believe in, your "hunch" tells you that you know Lowry is overrated and will drop. You are just rooting for him to fail so you could prove your point. At this stage, I question if you are even a Rocket fan anymore, or if your ego just demands attention and the need to be correct.
So Morey didn't recognize talent in Landry, Lowry, Parsons, and your 2 favorite players, Aaron Brooks and Chase Budinger? So before anyone knew Jeremy Lin would be a great fit for the Knicks, you would've amnestied someone just to keep Lin as a 3rd string PG? Hindsight is a mofo. Of course Lin will be an all star next year, he's asian.
Yeah, let's just ignore the fact he's shown he can play at a high level and say he'll get in because of the asian vote. Racism.. Jeremy Lin is pretty much screwed if he don't, and screwed if he does; in the eyes of people like you. When people have an agenda there's no way to convince them otherwise through logic or reasoning.
So you're telling me that Yao Ming was voted the starting Center in the 2011 all star game because he could play at a high level... when he was in street clothes? Yes, he will get voted in because he's asian.
What does Yao Ming have to do with Jeremy Lin? What do they have in common besides that they are both Asian? Here you are again generalizing, lumping people of similar race together. By your logic, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi both should've been all stars because they are asian.
Yao was generally healthy at the beginning of seasons. Given how the all star voting is usually reflective of roughly the first 30 games of the season, I would say yes, he deserved to be an all star every single time he was voted in. The only real controversy was when he was voted in ahead of Shaq(who made it as a reserve) and even then he would have been the reserve if he wasn't voted in. Next time you make a dumbass comment, make sure your statements have at least a tiny basis in fact.
