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“Arrogant and kinda stupid”

Posted by Michael.

The above could apply to many people, certainly, but in this case I’m labeling Roger Clemens and David Stern.  If this were on Slashdot, I would file the post in the “people in glass houses… category” or something like that.

Basically, if you’re going to file a libel-like suit, you’d better be damn sure that you the other guy doesn’t have anything on you.  In the case of the Roid-ket, he had no business claiming “defamation of character” when he’d already had multiple affairs, possibly one with a 15-year-old, and another with John Daly’s ex-wife.

Now it comes out from the NBA ref who got caught betting on/fixing games that there were other refs involved, and that multiple playoff games were affected.  Why did he disclose the info now, in the middle of the NBA finals?  Because Stern just filed a suit against Donaghy for $1mil… as if he didn’t have anything to lose.  Not only is Stern a bully and an asshole, but he’s also a dummy.

  

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  1. Michael Says:
    June 13th, 2008 at 1:44 am Using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 on Mac OS Mac OS X

    For anyone interested, I recommend these two articles: an and a parallel study of certain fixed games.

    And finally, a nice assessment of coaching quality (or lack thereof):

    The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich. He is without peer in terms of how well he manages a game, as well as prepares his team. It’s really not even close, he is just that much better than every other coach in the league. If you are ever unsure of what the correct strategy is in a certain situation, look to the Spurs. If they are doing it, it’s probably the right strategy.

    There are a lot of coaches who do a poor job with what I call the mathematics of the game, but to be fair, maybe they are better at other aspects of their job like motivation or player development.

    However, I have a hard time believing that Doc Rivers could ever make up for his in-game strategy with his ability to motivate or develop players. I would like to have seen how the Celtics would have fared this year if they didn’t hire Tom Thibodeau to install a great defensive system. If Popovich is the guy you lean to if you are unsure of what to do, Rivers is certainly the guy you look to if you want to know what NOT to do.

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