The Swamp

howard 3-1
Shirley 2-2

Shit.

Churlish and unnecessary? Maybe. Maybe I read too much into the "not suicidal" part.

2 people throwing lacrosse balls? Where the fuck do you beach at? 5 people in two separate groups. Am I missing a joke here? I should note that this is a fairly redneck section of beach too - right across from a trailer park. Big, nice condos too, but generally the rednecks greatly outnumber the no...

Well, I found myself refreshing Twitter all weekend looking for updates, so I guess I care. Despite the complex relationship Scottie had with most of us here, I am very happy that he's OK. I think being pissed at him now is a pretty natural response. Maybe if I knew more about what led to that Tweet...

That looks nasty. Broccoli has no business being anywhere near a good sandwich.

I wonder how Scottie would react to someone else publicly threatening suicide, going silent for a few days, and then saying he/she was OK and not suicidal?

Random observations at the beach yesterday in North Carolina:

3-4 different groups playing with a soccer ball (including my sons)
2 different groups throwing lacrosse
1 group tossing a football
1 pair tossing a baseball
2-3 playing some sort of beach paddle hitting thing

rass wrote:My wife started treatment for bronchitis today. We leave for Vegas on Wednesday...

Oh man. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Rex 3-0
howard 2-1
Shirley 2-1
Pruitt 1-2

I saw this on the NCAA official FAQ ... Why can’t a student-athlete compete immediately after transferring? Requiring student-athletes to sit out of competition for a year after transferring encourages them to make decisions motivated by academics as well as athletics. Most student-athletes who are...

Poorly worded on my part. Pressure D is meant to speed up the other team. Create extra possessions. Teams like VCU already play higher possession games, so shorter shot clock likely won't affect their games, at least not in terms of # of possessions. They'll more likely play a more conservative D, b...

Syb 2-0
rex 2-0
Ryan 2-0
howard 1-1
Bensell 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Pruitt 0-2

I shouldn't have missed the word. Got lucky on the city.

Alright, so March is done and I can now complain about that last Godfather answer. The famous "no respect" scene from those movies is the Fredo scene in The Godfather II , right? There's nothing that I can remember like that in The Godfather . I realize that the question also included the ...

Less possessions if offenses are better at waiting for a high percentage shot and defenses are better at not allowing high percentage shots by over-committing. Exactly. I really think a shorter shot clock will create many more teams playing a pack-it-in defense and so you may not really see too man...

All components of shooting are basically unchanged over the past 15 years or so, and offensive efficiency has if anything gone up over that period. This despite the fact that every year, new teams are added to Division I that generally weigh down the overall talent pool. What has definitely happene...

Good thoughts. I would have bet against the IU - UK comparison you cite, so count me among the baffled. Is this an anomaly having to do with those two teams? Or is there data showing a larger pattern? Well, one data point is that despite announcers every year complaining that nobody can hit free th...

The best is the guilt you feel when your dog goes near it and you think everyone else will assume it was yours. When a dog goes to smell another dog's poop, what info does he get out of it? Or in the case of my friend's dog, whether he wants to eat it. My dogs have no such decision to make. They wa...

I almost drove my car into a tree this morning listening to Mike & Mike talk about how broken college basketball is. They were responding to, and agreeing with, Geno Auriema's assholic rant from yesterday. They both agreed that the Tournament is great - nearly perfect even - but the regular seas...

My kid got me with the taped spray handle. Twice. The first time, I was going to wash my hands after just cleaning up copious amounts of dog puke from our front hall. So I was already pissed. I went and changed, came downstairs to start making dinner and promptly did it again! In hindsight, that's p...

If Paul hadn't stepped on Curry's foot, he wouldn't have fallen down. So while the move was nice and all, I think it's being a bit overblown.

It's gotta suck to be 7'0" and NOT play professional basketball.

Bensell 19-3
rex 16-6
J-Lo 14-8
Chedda 11-11
Shirley 10-12

Sigh. I guess if I knew my movie years better. I thought of the correct answer and figured it was probably what they were going for, but pictured a much more appropriate scene in a different movie. I'll avoid spoilers here.

I'm actually a little surprised Trimble is staying. He had a hell of a year for a freshman, and I have to think he'd have been drafted fairly high.

Just giving you shit.

I'd rather your dog shit in the street than in my yard, thankyouverymuch.

I think Rick Barnes is unfairly criticized as a coach. He has been successful - and not just by getting blue chippers - everywhere he's been. His problems at Texas may have been a mismatch between his style - physical defense, relatively plodding offense - and the kind of elite athletes he was able ...

wlu_lax6 wrote:Saint Kitts and Nevis 12, Turks and Caicos Islands 4.

I bet that was a fun one.

If I moved to one of these places, would I have a shot of making the team? I mean, these countries have the equivalent populations of a small US town (50K and 30K).

Just helping out Bengal again...

That is glorious.

tennbengal wrote:I assume everyone saw the unholy thing Curry did to CP3 last night?

You know, this site allows links and even embedded videos!

I loved the roar that rose from The Clippers' crowd even before the shot went in.

I Googled her after and realized that I didn't know a damn thing about her or her books. Never read one. I recognized her name, but that's it.

Bensell 18-3
Syb 15-6
howard 15-6
rex 15-6
J-Lo 13-8
Pruitt 13-8
Shirley 11-10

How the fuck did you guys know that? At least my wrong answer matched two of the contestants.

Having boys and reading a lot of dinosaur books to them when they were little, I immediately knew that was a Styracosaurus. Granted, doesn't everyone know what a triceratops looks like? And that that dino doesn't really look like one? You have to wonder how something like that gets through all of th...

What's strange is that there are quite a few Jews in St. Louis (I personally know of at least a couple). Maybe that's just around Wash U, but still. I'm guessing the rest of the state has a lot fewer, but it's not like being Jewish is completely unheard of.

It is mind-boggling to me how much money was spent on a three-minute commercial that has minimal opportunities to air on television, simply because it is there minutes long and it would be hard to keep it coherent if edited for time. Aside from those during Adult Swim (I figure the only way I won't...

If you ignore that this is one giant, mega-corporation clowning (ha!) on another, this is a pretty awesome commercial.

Am I allowed to laugh at Degen's story? Because it's pretty fucking funny.

brian wrote:Tom Izzo is a wizard. It would be scary to see what they could do if they paid for blue-chippers.

He really is incredible. In fairness, Pitino's tournament record is pretty amazing as well.

But they totally botched their last two possessions. On the penultimate one, Grant simply started too late. You have to start that drive with at least 8-10 seconds on the shot clock, not 5. Kentucky is too good on D to assume that in an established half-court setting, you're gonna get your first ch...

Man, I wanted Notre Dame to win that so badly. It would have ruined my brackets, but it would have been worth it. But they totally botched their last two possessions. On the penultimate one, Grant simply started too late. You have to start that drive with at least 8-10 seconds on the shot clock, not...

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