Free Ballin’

HOUSTON ROCKETS: Is there any doubt that the Rockets are going to set a record for taking charges?  Well, of course there has to be some doubt, unless you know where one can find charges-drawn stats, current and historical; I don’t.  Whatever the case, drawing charges is clearly a huge part of their defensive strategy, [...]

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Regarding the article I linked to in the previous post.  Michael Lewis doles out lots of really worthwhile information, in this article (and Moneyball) but when he goes off on his own to make statements, he frequently falls flat.  After discussing how tricky it is to properly valuate players, and how Daryl Morey thinks the [...]

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Tonight is the highly anticipated first game for Free Ballin’ for the ’08-’09 season, between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets. I’m excited, and I’m also meeting Jake (with whom I’m riding-sharing to Dallas) at the game; his girlfriend had tickets. Of course I also need to find a place to stay tonight. [...]

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I went online to get tickets last night, but I didn’t feel like paying Ticketmaster $17 for $10 tickets, so instead I just went to the Ford Center early this morning.  Too early.  OKC doesn’t wake up until noon on Sundays, and the Ford Center’s box office didn’t open until 1PM. Actually, all OKC downtown [...]

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