February 2012
21 posts
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Anonymous asked: How much does Jill actually know about basketball compared to other women?
What does $109,756.10 buy you?
Andris Biedrins’ per game salary: $109,756.10
For Joe Lacob, $109,756.10 bought him 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, and 0 blocks in 16 minutes of action.
With that money, Lacob could’ve bought 21,951 Jeremy Lin autographed cards two weeks ago. Today, at their current going rate ($200), he could’ve resold them for $4.4M.
(I know the price wouldn’t be the same if...
What does $109,756.10 buy you?
Andris Biedrins’ per game salary: $109,756.10
For Joe Lacob, $109.756.10 bought him 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks, and 4 fouls in 11 minutes of action.
With that money, Lacob could’ve paid 1/7th of Jeremy Lin’s salary and still had $6,097.70 leftover to throw at strippers.
Anonymous asked: it's not the same because you have a better chance if the numbers are grouped together.
Range
I was at a function yesterday where there was a raffle. Tickets were 5 for $20. I overheard somebody say, “You have a nice range of numbers.”
What the hell does that even mean?
If you have numbers 1, 42, 67, 89, and 112 or a “nice range” of 10-14, your chances of winning are exactly the same.
The Last Time the Warriors Had an All-Star...
The NBA All-Star Reserves were announced today and to nobody’s surprise, the Warriors will once again not have a representative. They don’t even have a representative in the Rising Stars Challenge this season, which was always the highlight of All Star Weekend for Warriors fans (e.g. Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry).
For those that don’t remember (and I don’t blame...
Anonymous asked: How many hits do you get a month?
$109,756.10
Andris Biedrins’ per game salary: $109,756.10
Andris Biedrins’ production has gotten so bad that I wanted to start a segment called, “What does $109,756.10 buy you?”
For Joe Lacob, last night $109,756.10 bought him 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals, and 5 fouls.
With that money, Lacob could’ve bought every resident of Inglewood, CA a McChicken and...
Anonymous asked: I think it's funny that people are now starting saying the Warriors should blow up their core/tank/etc to keep their pick, rebuild like the Thunder, etc, when you've been beating me over the head with the same thing since last season.
Have the Giants Done Enough in the Offseason?
Other than a bounce-back season from Pablo Sandoval, things couldn’t have gone much worse for the San Francisco Giants’ offense. Buster Posey missed four months, Freddy Sanchez missed 3.5 months, Pablo Sandoval missed seven weeks, Aubrey Huff, Andres Torres, and Cody Ross were non-factors, and they had Miguel Tejada, Brandon Crawford, and Orlando Cabrera going through the turnstiles at...
Digging for Value: Super Bowl Prop Bets
When the New England Patriots opened at -4, I loved the Giants and the points. Now, at -2.5? I don’t have a clue. Not even a lean. I don’t even have a vested interest really in either team. I’m still bitter about the 49ers loss two weeks ago against the Giants, and I don’t want Tom Brady to tie Joe Montana’s four Super Bowls because Joe and I go way back.
Super Bowl prop bets? Different story....
The Internal Battle of a Warriors Fan
When I was a freshman in college, I took an introductory psychology class. We learned the basic stuff, you know, degenerative brain disorders, operant conditioning, and the one thing that stood out to me – the Marshmallow Test.
For those that aren’t familiar with the Marshmallow Test, it is a test given to children to evaluate their ability to defer gratification. In the original study,...
January 2012
16 posts
Anonymous asked: Neither Monta or Steph can be the best player on a championship team? You must not watch basketball. Steph is the next Steve Nash and Monta should be considered on the same level as Rose.
Playoffs? The Numbers Just Don't Add Up
Here’s my first post for Bay Area Ball. Just a quick hit about Mark Jackson’s post-practice quote about making the playoffs…
We’ve heard it since Mark Jackson was hired: the Warriors will be a playoff team. After today’s practice, with his team 6-11, he stood by his prediction.
“Absolutely. We have everything we need to put together a great run and a stretch of winning...
Anonymous asked: Would u start brandon rush over d.wright?Do u break apart the big three with a trade? If so which one?How do u feel about j.Tyler closing the game tonight instead of Andris? Start udoh over Andris?-kathy
Bay Area Ball
Along with writing for KNBR, I’m also going to start writing for the new Bay Area Sports website, Bay Area Ball (from the guys that brought you Warriors World). Follow us on Twitter @BayAreaBall and like the Facebook page to get updates!
Anonymous asked: What's your favorite song?
Anonymous asked: You're crazy with this tanking nonsense. The Warriors are much better than what their record shows.Your method is next to impossible to execute.
Me: I want to take a picture of the Yolo County sign.
Jill: Do it
Me: But then I’d have to pull over to the side of the freeway
Jill: YOLO
Anonymous asked: How was your game yesterday? How many points did you score.
You're a China!
I recently started working with kids and I’ve found out that some of them have an interesting view of Chinese people.
A few weeks ago, a girl thought I was Mexican. She told me to take my glasses off and then she had the :O face. “You’re a China!!!” *laughing hysterically*
I didn’t really think anything of it. Yes, I’m Chinese and not a China, but she’s...
Bullets
For New Years Eve, I went to this party at Fort Mason Center. It was one of those buy-a-ticket-and-drink-as-much-as-you-want-events. I think it was the defining moment of my drinking career. It’s like when a baseball player realizes that he can’t get around on 95 MPH gas anymore. It’s like when a basketball player is pump faking under the hoop when there isn’t a defender...
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Defending Kwame Brown
Since Kwame Brown (Kwame Worthless, as my brother refers to him) missed four straight free throws tonight, I’ve received a couple direct messages on Twitter, a message on my personal blog, and an email from a friend all essentially saying, “I thought you said Kwame Brown was good and that the $7M the Warriors gave him wasn’t that bad of a contract.”
Firstly, I never said Kwame Brown was good; I...
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Sell the Farm
Alright, I know I’m beating a dead horse, but according to Adrien Wojnarowski, the Warriors are being aggressive in their pursuit of Dwight Howard. I hope the reports are true and that the Warriors are willing to take a “gamble,” but based on how the Chris Paul negotiations went, I doubt it.
Wojnarowski mentions in the article that,”Most teams aren’t willing to gut rosters to get Howard only to...
Since Christmas
We’re 10 days into the NBA season so it’s about that time where I usually mention that the Warriors would be better off tanking to get a good draft pick instead of being a middle of the pack team with no direction and no hope for ever becoming a contender. This is also about the time where I mention that the Warriors first round pick looks like the third or fourth guy off the bench at best...
I’m pretty sure I’ve asked this before, but why do girls walk around freely in a bikini, but won’t be caught dead in their bra and underwear? How is it not the same thing?
December 2011
16 posts
Anonymous asked: I stumbled on this blog and was like I wonder if that's the same Scott that used to like Nicole Raya. I remember back then you loved sports more than anybody I knew. I see nothing has changed.
Anonymous asked: I remember you had a blog post about how you and Jill went to San Jose I think your freshman year on Amtrak to go to a Monta Ellis autograph signing. Now you're asking him questions at Warriors media day. Think about that for a second.
Anonymous asked: I just wanted to let you know that I email my friends the link to your posts and they've started emailing them to their friends. Keep up the good work!
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Argumentum ad Populum
A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it.
Just because the popular opinion is to hate the Kwame Brown signing, that doesn’t make it a bad signing.
Kwame Brown is not Tyson Chandler, he’s not Nene, he’s not Marc Gasol, and he’s not DeAndre Jordan, but he is a serviceable backup center that can rebound and defend the post.
Kwame Brown...
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Initial Thoughts on DeAndre Jordan Offer Sheet
I believe the Clippers are going to match the 4-year, $40M offer sheet that the Warriors offered to restricted free agent center, DeAndre Jordan. But just for kicks, let’s assume the Clippers don’t:
Using the amnesty on Charlie Bell, an expiring contract, is shortsighted. The Warriors would have about $19M committed to the center position with Biedrins on board. Add in Monta’s $11M and David...
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Valley
“There is then, literally, nothing to describe it. I have exhausted all available options. I can recall nothing else that I have coveted for two decades (what else is there that can reasonably be coveted for that long?), nor can I recall anything else that I have desired as both man and boy. So please, be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack...
Anonymous asked: You always mention OKC and I know OKC is your second favorite team but I'm wondering what is the best move that the OKC GM made?