March 2012
22 posts
Extending Matt Cain
Leverage is key to any negotiation. In the NBA lockout, the owners had all the leverage. True to form, the owners were able to strong-arm the players into an unfavorable deal.
The Giants are in an interesting situation because their leverage in contract negotiations is fluid based on what happens with Matt Cain. Cain is eligible to become a free agent at the end of the 2012 season. Tim Lincecum,...
February 2012
23 posts
A Quick Glimpse At The Top-Seven Sweepstakes
The Warriors’ fan base is split into two different factions. There is the faction that believes the Warriors should try to make the playoffs and there is the ever-growing faction that thinks that every win is actually a loss because it moves them closer to losing their top-seven protected first round pick.
But let’s face it: Any forward-thinking, rational fan is logical enough to realize that the...
Bay Area Ball Giveaway
And the winner of the pair of Warriors tickets from the first Bay Area Ball Giveaway is…Kelly Lee! Congratulations!
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Bay Area Ball Weekly Giveaway
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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,...