February 2012
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“Jeremy Lin might be the #2 PG available in this draft. He looks to me like a...”
– Ed Weiland of Hoops Analyst calls it in 2010 (h/t @fredwilson)
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More on the Inconsistency of NBA Commentators
Yesterday, I wrote a post comparing Stephen A. Smith’s reserved opinion of Jeremy Lin’s skills after his three breakout performances with Stephen A. Smith’s exuberant reaction to Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole after just two games early in the season (including one in which Cole scored only 7 points).
A quick recap of that post: About believing the Linsanity hype, Stephen A....
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Small Sample Size Case Study on the Inconsistency...
In his last three games, Jeremy Lin has averaged 25.3 points and 8.3 assists in leading the Knicks to three wins. This is what Stephen A. Smith, an NBA commentator, said when asked if he’s buying into Linsanity:
“Not yet, I’ve got to wait and see,” he said, very stoically, and if you know Stephen A. Smith’s body of work, this is a rare occasion, indeed. “He...
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January 2012
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“Reaching for the new is tilting at windmills; the goal is not what is new...”
– Paul Rand
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December 2011
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“My mother told me a story about the first time my father came to the house to...”
– Scott Campbell, the artist, from The New York Times
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Everybody in New York Hates Slate Reporter Who... →
The Internet rules!
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“Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don’t just throw in...”
– Kevin Garnett, complaining about, at least I think, the rushed training camp required to start the NBA season on Christmas Day.
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“Time shall teach him that the scholar loses no hour which the man lives.”
– R.W. Emerson, the inspiration behind my four-mile run today.