Thursday, February 26, 2009

How Much Water Do You Need To Make One Latte

It's more than you think...

Nature's Great Events: now on Youtube

Just fascinating film making. I'd definitely sit down and watch this - like the Planet Earth series from a few years ago.

Their official site
There's more here

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Re: The Moneyball of Basketball

Vindication!  I've been saying this for years...he is a team-defensive killa.

Interestingly enough, right now Jamario Moon is one of the top players according to that same stats methodology.  Every Raptor is a plus with him on the floor, and every Raptor except for Bosh and Calderon is a minus without him.  Despite people calling him a tissue on defense and terrible at shot selection, he has that same effect on the team....at least from a stats point of view.

We'll see if Marion meets or exceeds expectations.  And files his TPS reports on time.

dp




The Moneyball of Basketball

While there's clearly some flaws to this argument (see Memphis wins pre/post Battier), it's still interesting.