Comments on: A Eulogy for the Knicks of Isiah Thomas http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/a-eulogy-for-the-knicks-of-isiah-thomas/ More Stories from The Wages of Wins Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Isiah Thomas Tax « The Wages of Wins Journal http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/a-eulogy-for-the-knicks-of-isiah-thomas/#comment-57399 The Isiah Thomas Tax « The Wages of Wins Journal Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:41:08 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=771#comment-57399 [...] A Eulogy for the Knicks of Isiah Thomas [...] [...] A Eulogy for the Knicks of Isiah Thomas [...]

]]> By: GoldShammGold http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/a-eulogy-for-the-knicks-of-isiah-thomas/#comment-56429 GoldShammGold Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:47:43 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=771#comment-56429 Dolan also spends time performing as the world's worst self-indulgent white blues musician who thinks he's a bad ass because he did coke rehab at Hazelden. If there were a wins-produced stat for this endeavor, Dolan would be a notch below Vanilla Ice. Dolan also spends time performing as the world’s worst self-indulgent white blues musician who thinks he’s a bad ass because he did coke rehab at Hazelden.

If there were a wins-produced stat for this endeavor, Dolan would be a notch below Vanilla Ice.

]]> By: Hardwood Paroxysm http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/a-eulogy-for-the-knicks-of-isiah-thomas/#comment-56406 Hardwood Paroxysm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:06:32 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=771#comment-56406 I would point out that generalizing professional writing and blogging is a dangerous road to go down. Yes, obviously, the quality of writing in New York Magazine will be superior to that of most bloggers, but that doesn't warrant a generalization that, while not outright stating it, does imply that professional journalism is of a higher quality and standard than any blog effort. There are good beat writers and bad beat writers, good columnists and bad columnists, and good bloggers and bad bloggers. Some do their research, and some throw out controversial opinions in an effort to make themselves sound like they have something interesting to say. The Wages of Wins Journal provides fascinating analysis based on a statistical model and I'll put it up against most of the "This hero has heart" tripe you read in the dailies any day of the week. But to lump all professional journalists together is dangerous, as is lumping all bloggers together. I don't claim my "work" to be any better than that of the lowest beat writer. But I do resent the implication that because my degree path happened to not involve the necessary blubbery and cocktail-party mingling involved with journalism, I don't bear any comparison. It's probably true that bloggers don't take the time to analyze the work professional writers do, but at the same time, writers don't take the time to appreciate the phenomenal amount of work that even below average professional athletes commit to. That said, there's a reason Wages of Wins is constantly linked from my blog, and I really enjoy the work. I would point out that generalizing professional writing and blogging is a dangerous road to go down. Yes, obviously, the quality of writing in New York Magazine will be superior to that of most bloggers, but that doesn’t warrant a generalization that, while not outright stating it, does imply that professional journalism is of a higher quality and standard than any blog effort. There are good beat writers and bad beat writers, good columnists and bad columnists, and good bloggers and bad bloggers. Some do their research, and some throw out controversial opinions in an effort to make themselves sound like they have something interesting to say. The Wages of Wins Journal provides fascinating analysis based on a statistical model and I’ll put it up against most of the “This hero has heart” tripe you read in the dailies any day of the week. But to lump all professional journalists together is dangerous, as is lumping all bloggers together. I don’t claim my “work” to be any better than that of the lowest beat writer. But I do resent the implication that because my degree path happened to not involve the necessary blubbery and cocktail-party mingling involved with journalism, I don’t bear any comparison. It’s probably true that bloggers don’t take the time to analyze the work professional writers do, but at the same time, writers don’t take the time to appreciate the phenomenal amount of work that even below average professional athletes commit to. That said, there’s a reason Wages of Wins is constantly linked from my blog, and I really enjoy the work.

]]> By: MarkT http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/a-eulogy-for-the-knicks-of-isiah-thomas/#comment-56405 MarkT Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:24:14 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=771#comment-56405 There's not a whole lot new in that article, despite 6000 words, unless you're not a real NBA fan, which may be the case for the readership there. I have never seen QRich play a good game for the Knicks. Lee and Balkman are good role players. Randolph is a bigger, sloppier version of Ron Artest, at best, and I would love to see the two of them play on the same team. It might be the first team in history to have more than 10 coaching changes in a season. Crawford has had some amazing offensive displays this year but it's probably no coincidence he has never played in a playoff game. Still, he is not afraid to take big shots and therefore is someone I think anyone would want on their team, like Vinnie Johnson in days gone by. The Knicks need a good point guard and center. Those are the two most important positions to become a winning team, I think. Look at the HoF and 50 best of all times lists, for example. For that reason, adding an OJ Mayo makes sense for them. Mayo also seems to have the mental toughness to handle NYC pressure. There are no immediate impact 5's in this draft. Lopez could become a mediocre 5 in the NBA and DeAndre Jordan has the athletic potential to become a star in a couple years, but reminds me of Eddy Curry in attitude and projects like them do not thrive in the NYC media environment. There’s not a whole lot new in that article, despite 6000 words, unless you’re not a real NBA fan, which may be the case for the readership there.

I have never seen QRich play a good game for the Knicks. Lee and Balkman are good role players. Randolph is a bigger, sloppier version of Ron Artest, at best, and I would love to see the two of them play on the same team. It might be the first team in history to have more than 10 coaching changes in a season.

Crawford has had some amazing offensive displays this year but it’s probably no coincidence he has never played in a playoff game. Still, he is not afraid to take big shots and therefore is someone I think anyone would want on their team, like Vinnie Johnson in days gone by.

The Knicks need a good point guard and center. Those are the two most important positions to become a winning team, I think. Look at the HoF and 50 best of all times lists, for example.

For that reason, adding an OJ Mayo makes sense for them. Mayo also seems to have the mental toughness to handle NYC pressure. There are no immediate impact 5’s in this draft. Lopez could become a mediocre 5 in the NBA and DeAndre Jordan has the athletic potential to become a star in a couple years, but reminds me of Eddy Curry in attitude and projects like them do not thrive in the NYC media environment.

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