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    I've been getting a few decent bucks showing up at this camera location lately(posted some of them here).This big 6pt. is the latest to get caught on camera.The color shot looks real nice.I can picture that pose sometime in the near future,only with a big swollen rutting neck/body.I hope this one sticks around.

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    Nice looking deer. Looks like he's eating well. Some of the picks I've been seeing the deer are showing alot of ribs.

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So I am curious what your daily 5 MF meals are. Do you stick to the same things, what are your favs, if you dr them up -how do you use them?

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1- Southwest Eggs (pretty good for powdered eggs)
2- Chocolate Shake 55 Appetite Suppresant (not strong enuf lol)
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I was doing shakes for breakfast a lot in the beginning. It was familiar - I used to have a protein shake for breakfast every morning. Then suddenly this spring I got sick of all the liquids - right now I want to CHEW EVERYTHING.

I did a lot of hot cocoa & cappuccino over the winter - both for breakfast or my after dinner meal.

This time of year I can't seem to get enough bars - I ordered 11 boxes last month, and I think I'll up it to 12 next month. I'm on the run so much in the summer, that bars are the easiest. I do lots of pretzels and puffs, too. (I bought a case and 1/2 of puffs when they discontinued them - I hope they last til they come back).

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1/2 c extra light olive oil
1/4 c lemon juice
1T mayo
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1/2t minced garlic--more to taste
1/2t seasoned salt
1/2t dill
1/4tlemon pepper
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put all ingredients in jar and shake well.Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

I cook some boneless chicken breast and then diced it all up and put in a bowl that has a lid.Add some dressing--shake and let sit for a few houses-i do this in the morning.Add the whole mess on top for a salad.This is to die for it's so good.Also can sprinkle on some blue cheese.
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Notes from Wayne Winston, part 2

Recently, 48MoH has discussed the struggles ofÂ San Antonio’s interior defense.Â Â Please seeÂ The Roots of Defensive Decline and The Root of All Defensive Evil for discussion of these points. Â But a struggling interior defense is often an indicationÂ of a prior breakdown on the perimeter, which seems to be the case with San Antonio this season, Manu Ginobili’s Manu-ness not withstanding. (He’s gone all ice cold clutch lately.) This post will look at the bigger picture, and my timing couldn’t be worse.

One point of interest from my recent conversation with Wayne Winston is whether George Karl is correct in his assessment that,

Defensively, they [the Spurs]Â are not a dominant defensive team as they once were. They used to be incredible around the basket. You now can score around the basket on them more than ever before. But theyâ€™re still solid. Theyâ€™re still sound, conceptually. (Pop) has tricks, he can mess with you. But they were so good for so many years.

We chart our baskets within five feet of the basket every night. Halftime, Iâ€™d go in there against SA and weâ€™d be 2 for 15. They just wouldnâ€™t let you score around the basket. Thatâ€™s different now.

They used to play two bigs. Now you can take Duncan away from the basket. You can take their bigs away and attack their smalls a little more. You take Duncan in the pick and roll, youâ€™ve got Bonner, or McDyess or Blair covering the basket. Thatâ€™s just not as good as it was when it was David Robinson, or Nesterovic or Mohammed or someone like that.

Winston provided these numbers, which may support Karl.

Player Defensive Rating
Tim Duncan -13
Antonio McDyess -8
Matt Bonner -8
DeJuan Blair -6
Richard Jefferson +1
George Hill +5
Tony Parker +5
Keith Bogans +6
Manu Ginobili +9
Michael Finley +12

First, what do the numbers mean? In short, when Tim Duncan is on the court, the Spurs hold the opposition to 13 fewer points on average per 48 minutes. TheÂ ratings are adjusted with respect to whom a player is on the court with, so it’s not a intended to rate man-to-man defense. It rates Player X’s contribution to team defense.

In the big picture, Winston’s numbers suggest that San Antonio’s bigs are holding their own. The perimeter players, on the other hand, are being exploited. This is where the Karl quote might help. Winston tells me it’s fair to assume the perimeter players’ ratings are lower than expected because they’re sometimes exploited during small-ball sets. Richard Jefferson tends to break even, or thereabout, which might help us to understand why he’s Popovich’s go-to small-ball four, although the Spurs may have put that experiment to bed.

But the Spurs’ defense is overwhelmingly better with two bigs on the floor, even if one of them is the oft-criticized Matt Bonner. I asked Winston how he accounted for Bonner’s stong defensive rating when most of us would characterize his man defense as mediocre. His response makes good basketball sense:

With Bonner in Spurs have Eff. FG % age of 55% with him out only 51%. I think this means when Bonner is in Spurs spread floor and get good shots. So less transition baskets for opponents. Our defensive rating is based on team points given up; it’sÂ not based on 1 on 1 defense. So if you cut your team’s turnovers and cut transition baskets you can have good rating even if your one on one defense is so so.

But let’s take a moment to consider Ginobili’s poor defensive rating, and, more importantly, what it means for the Spurs.

Earlier this year, I spoke with statistician Steve Ilardi concerning Bruce Bowen’s defense. Here is part of what Ilardi told me:

IÂ  just went back and looked at Bowenâ€™s Defensive APM in a six-year average model (all seasons evenly weighted from 2003-2009).Â  His Defensive APM number of +2.95 was 4th best among perimeter (non-big) starters/high-minute guys over that span.Â  He only trailed [Ron] Artest (+5.09), [Shane] Battier (+3.92), and (ironically enough) [Manu] Ginobili (+3.24).

[In Ilardi’s scheme, a positive defensive APM is good; Winston ranks in accord with the opposing teams points totals, and so a negative number is associated with good defense. So, I concede, this is not exactly apples to apples, but the numbers are largely consistent, despite the difference in presentation, in what they indicate.]

In other words, prior to this season, Ginobili’s defense was good, perhaps great. He was under-appreciated in that regard. But he can no longer be categorized as an elite defender–except when the game is on the line, and then he’s an elite everything.Â  Put thisÂ together with the loss of Bruce Bowen toÂ old age, and the SpursÂ are, functionally speaking, two perimeter defenders short of where they were last season.

Winston associates Ginobili’s falling defensive ranking with his ankle injury. This could mean that Ginobili’s defense is still recovering, as the highlight reel moments of last night would suggest. Or it could mean that Manu is not the same. I suspect we’ll get an answer for this question in the postseason.

It’s a fixable problem, so long as it’s recognized as a problem to fix. In the short term, the Spurs’ options are limited. Winston thinks their best chance of improving this season involves shortening the rotation–or, more precisely, 5-man units–to their best 10 lineups and giving them heavier minutes. The current team does not have many successful combinations beyond that.

  • Tyler

    Interesting piece. Well done.

    Not that we needed defensive stats to be back it up, but it appears to be pretty obvious – if Finley isn’t shooting well, he doesn’t need to be on the court.

    Also, one question – does this formula take into account the opposition, similar to adjusted +/-?
    My point is, could Hill’s and Bogans’ defensive rating above be artificially higher than others because they typically draw the opponent’s best perimeter player?

  • B.D.

    I find this kind of statistical analysis to be less compelling than that of the first installment.

    I would like to see defensive ratings (opp FG%, forced TOs, etc., not just +/-) based on 5-man units, weighted appropriately (if possible) to eliminate garbage time from consideration. My hunch is that the best unit is Hill-Ginobili-RJ-McDyess-Duncan.

    Agreed. They dont have any successful combinations. I agree that they are losing due to lack of a true center. This is why Duncan moving to 5 wouldnt be a bad idea. As for help, all they have on thier roster is Mahinmi, but apparently he is never going to play. Shame because I think that playing Blair at the 5 is ridiculous.

    This team is still good at what they do, but are just missing players. The guard play could improve. Parker and Hill are much closer to 2 guards. However, they could both really help thier tem mates if they would play a lil point as well. Get the ball to Duncan, Blair, Mcdyess, and Jefferson in the right spots at the right times. See the floor a little better and keep everyone involved.

    Bottom line is that the Spurs can improve. But, in order to improve, Mahimni and Hairston must play, now. Need Hairstons athletic ability and defense and desperately need a man in the middle.

    Take Dallas for instance. They brought in Haywood and Butler via trade. They didnt crap around with teaching them the system, waiting for them to gell, blah, blah, blah…

    They brought them in and put them on the floor immediately and in the process, made them feel like part of the family…and they are playing well. Seems like such a simple process…But, Hey…

    Guess this FO and Coach didnt see any value in Haywood either…

    Without a post presense to protect the middle…cant win in this years playoffs..

    Portand, Dallas, Denver, Utah, OKC, Lakers, …all tough outs…

    Hoping for the best though…

    Go Spurs….

  • td4life

    Even the two best perimeter guys (battier & artest) on the same team isn’t enough without size in the middle… i would be interested to see the ratings of other true bigs around the league, from Bosh to Camby, Thomas, Pryzbilla, etc.

  • B.D.

    Maybe the Spurs should make a run at Big Z.

  • idahospur

    This team just needs to keep, at least, 2 bigs on the floor at a time. Who are the bigs? Duncan, Bonner, Dice, Blair, Mahinmi. Sure Bonner isn’t the best but he is what he is, and he definitely should not play the 5 with someone like RJ or Finley at the 4.
    I still think RJ should come off the bench, let him play against the other team’s scrubs and maybe he can play equal. RJ isn’t going to run with Kobe or whoever is, so he should play against Vuyacheech or Luke Walton.

  • junierizzle

    I don’t need to crunch numbers to know the Spurs need another big in there.

    George Karl has confirmed what I have been fearing. Teams just aren’t scared of the Spurs D anymore. They know they can take it to the cup practically at will. Its hard to play D when guys can get lay ups.
    I’m tired of saying play IAN, so I won’t say it.

    Just look at the Mavs/Lakers game last night. Haywood didn’t play shut down D but just him being out there made it difficult for the Lakers. They even outrebounded the Lake Show.
    Having said that, I still don’t think the can beat The Lakers in the Playoffs.

  • Spursfanfromafar

    What I am not able to do is to reconcile Wayne Winston’s APM numbers with something like what says –

    This data shows that the only position where a Spurs player is less efficient than the opponent is at PF; that is the second big man along with Duncan.

    If all the bigs in WW’s scheme have +s, how is that at PF there is such a downfall.

    If both WW and 82games are consistent, this could only mean one thing – a large amount of on court time has been spent by the guards/SFs at PF – Pop’s crazy small ball game in other words.

    Or there is something about WW’s system that needs work.

    Basketballvalue for e.g. gives these ratings for +/- :

    which is a little bit more acceptable along with and the Small Ball theory.

  • NL

    There’s a reason Ian and Hairston don’t play yet…they’re not ready. Pop works with the same 12 or 13 players every day; he’s not stubborn enough to not play them if they’re out performing veterans on the floor. I know Pop has a bias for veterans but there’s a reason Ian only really played against the Nets, and I’m as big of an Ian fan as anyone. I’m hoping he and Splitter are this team’s future. Go Spurs.

  • Chris K.

    Now that Ilgauskus is out there, any thought to the Spurs making a play for him? He’s certainly got size. Similar, but better than, Rasho. I don’t think it would be difficult to integrate him in, particularly since Mike Brown is a guy raised in the Spurs organization, their defensive and offensive schemes probably have some similarity.

    …Although we all expect him to sign with the Cavs again…

    I think he would help us quite a bit, actually, and we ought to make a good faith pitch to him.

    This coach has everyone brain washed…Mahinmi played against New Jersey and played well…

    Hairston killed the D League and can flat out play.

    So, I guess we are to believe that Hairston couldnt give us Finley minutes? Bogans minutes?

    Are we saying that Haislip couldnt have given us Bonner minutes?

    Come on guys…This same coach gave Bonner an opportunity to play and paid him millions.

    Why not these kids? What harm could they cause in 10 minutes of play that the current role players arent already causing?

    LMAO…Its like a Go Pop Go parade everyday.

    Wanna know the truth, just look around the league. Besides, what other NBA coach wouldnt have at least tried to play the 6’10 Haislip, the 6’10 Ratliff, the 6’10 Mensa Bonsu, the 6’6 Hairston, or the 6’6 point guard, Marcus Williams….

    I just put that out there so that it is welll known that not all of the Spur Nation agrees with or even understands the logic behind anything that this coach does.

    Ex..Putting Bogans on Durant..Keep dreaming….LMAO

    Doesnt make us any less Spur fans, just frustrates the hell out of us to be losing because of it…

  • BlaseE

    @ BALLHOG and all else interested… lists players PER’s by position as well as the opposition’s PER. I have no idea how they assign the player’s positions so take that into account when you read this.

    Power Forward
    Duncan: 37.8 vs 13.3 (+24.5)
    Dice: 14.3 vs 21.3 (-7.0)
    Blair: 14.1 vs 18.3 (-4.2)
    Bonner: 16.9 vs 14.5 (+2.4)
    Jefferson: 13.8 vs 21.1 (-7.4) (-.6 at SF)
    Bogans: 10.6 vs 10.7 (-.1) (-1.1 @ SG and -4.9 @ SF, but relatively consistent in terms of PER’s…his offense suffers at SF though)

    Duncan: 29.7 vs 17.8 (+11.9)
    Dice: 18.9 vs 17.1 (+1.8)
    Blair: 23.4 vs 21.6 (+1.9)
    Bonner: 23.3 vs 34.7 (-11.4)
    Ratliff: 8.9 vs 21.5 (-12.6)
    Mahinmi: 19.2 vs 45.9 (-26.7 over small sample size, 1% of our total center minutes)

    I won’t include Finley in the lists, but his net numbers are +5.7, -5.2, and -15.7 at the 2, 3, and 4 respectively.

    Okay, that’s a lot of numbers. So here are some thoughts (some are pretty obvious, but the data confirms them).

    -Duncan is super awesome. Duh.
    -Blair is a rookie and slightly better at center, but his height or inexperience is hurting him on D. His defensive ceiling will determine how great he can be.
    -Dice can’t guard 4’s as well as 5’s, but like Blair is way more productive at the 5.
    -Bonner can’t guard 5’s but his offense nets us better than Ratliff’s atrocity.
    -RJ is our worst PF option.
    -Bogans is good on D.
    -Finley is a SG now.

    -From a pure defensive standpoint, the numbers say Dice at center and Bogans at PF would limit opposing front court production the best.
    -For offense, you go Duncan at PF and Blair/Bonner at C.
    -For net, you go Duncan at PF and Blair/Dice at C.

    So Duncan and Dice are the top option with Dice at center.

    For more:

    Anyone want to do this for the wing positions?

  • Tyler

    Ballhog –

    I don’t think anyone’s saying you’re any less a Spurs’ fan for voicing criticism – the last thing we need is yes-men for fans.

    Sure, Ian played well against NJ. But keep in mind, NJ is quite possibly the worst team in NBA history. And if you look at the timing of that game, I would venture to say his appearance was mainly an attempt to increase his trade value. Ian is also a foul machine and as was written about a few days ago on this blog, not fouling is one of the key tenets of the Spurs’ defensive scheme.

    I agree with you that Hairston should get some minutes – I think he at least deserves that chance. But being D-League All-Star in no way guarantees success in the NBA – the cards are still stacked against you in a big way. In the big scheme of things, when you look at how this season has gone, I highly doubt Hairston playing improves our record much, if at all. On the list of this season’s mistakes, Hairston not playing is peripheral.

    Haislip is 29. If he hasn’t stuck in the league at this point, it’s not because he hasn’t been given enough chances. The guy has not demonstrated he can play at the NBA level. He’s a human pogo stick with no basketball IQ. Sure, his highlight tape looks great, until you actually put him in an NBA system. Ideally, he needs to go to GS or Phoenix to have a chance.

    Also, I thought the combo of Bogans, Hill, and RJ played about as well as one could ask on Durant. Considering the role he’s been on, holding him to 5 below his average qualifies as satisfactory I think.

  • DieHardSpur

    BlaseE –

    All I got from that was – Duncan is a Bad Ass!

  • td4life

    the numbers you’ve posted pointed out the OBVIOUS, that Tim at PF, and Dice/Blaire at the 5 are our best combos.

    In terms of PER, Duncan is the league’s best center, in part b/c of the lack of league-wide talent at that position… because of his size, talent, and IQ, he is also a dominant PF– which is why small guys like Jeff Green, Al Harrington,etc are never a great choice as a PF, that guys like Pau, Bosh, KG, even Aldridge, and maybe eventually the likes of Tyrus Thomas are, if you can acquire such guys, always a better option; nevermind effing small ball.

  • Rick Ashford

    I give Pop the benefit of the doubt because, unless your name is Phil Jackson, he’s won more championships than anybody else in the NBA.

    Pop is not anti-youth. He plays Hill and Blair, as well as giving Parker an early role. He only gives those minutes to people who earn them, and he obviously feels like Hairston/Mahinmi/Mensah-Bonsu/etc. have/did not earn them.

    I’d also love to see what Hairston can do, but I also know that lighting up the D-League is not the same thing as being successful in the NBA. If it was, Morris Almond would have an NBA job right now.

    I know it’s frustrating for us to watch these players take so long to adjust to our system. I go through it too. Folks have called for us to strip it down even more, so that people can get going faster.

    But you know what? The two most complex systems in the league are in San Antonio and Los Angeles (Lakers). Guess where 8 of the last 11 championships have come from? The system wins consistently, so stripping it down reduces its effectiveness.

    Personally, I wonder if the strip-down job we did this year hurt more than it help. The new guys still had to learn a lot, but the older guys who knew it now had to second-guess themselves a lot more as they have to restrain themselves from running plays that are no longer in the playbook.

    I’m as frustrated as anybody (I shelled out for season tickets for the first time, and it’s disappointing to be paying that much money to watch an underachieving team), but I trust the front office and I trust the system enough to give them some slack. They made some gambles over the summer, and thus far they haven’t paid off. Hopefully things get better by the end of the year, and if not, then I fully expect them to do what’s best for the franchise.

  • Tyler

    Make that 9 below his average.

  • BlaseE

    My response was to BALLHOG saying it wasn’t a bad idea to move Duncan to the 5. My point is, that is a terrible idea unless you love Bonner. Or you want small ball with Bogans at the 4 with Manu, Hill, and Parker (not a terrible option for small ball).

    The whole thing isn’t about Duncan’s awesomeness which transcends position. It was about what positions Dice, Blair, and Bonner can play since physically they all seem more like PF’s than centers. It also shows Mahinmi and Ratliff sucked on D and O respectively and don’t deserve minutes/to be here, respectively.

    @ DieHardSpur

    I was tempted not to write because a cursory read won’t do anything. You really have to look at the positional numbers and compare them to that players numbers at the other position. Rotations are about balancing the rotation and realizing Duncan can’t play both PF and C and Manu can’t play both PG and SG at the same time. Who do they need to play with? What position do they need to be at with those players? The numbers I posted give insight into the answers to those questions.

  • greyberger

    quick note on position on 82games:

    It looks like they assign a few players a set position and sort the rest into positions based on who they play with. Tim is always the Center; the next biggest player on the court is the PF. If Tim’s not on the court Blair is the center; if neither Tim or Blair is on the court then Dice plays the 5.

  • rj

    so has hairston taken ian’s place on the bench?

  • td4life

    These numbers also indicate why we would be so much better with more (any?) centers (not named Mahinimi) on the team, with the likes of camby, haywood even przybilla, or Rasho, ftm, we would have more wins. If we had 2-3 defensive centers, one of which could swing to play behind TD, we’d be an elite team if healthy, all other things considered. This is our #1 flaw.
    Not coaching,
    Not even perimeter (including point guard) production. Which is our #2 liability. These two flaws are not the fault of the players– the guys we have are doing what they do, for the most part. The blame is with Pop and RC who put this roster together.

  • junierizzle

    They shoulda made a push for Haywood.

    I read on ESPN that Big Z is being sought after a bunch of teams. They only one they named was MAVS. I hope we hear that at least the Spurs made an offer.

    As far as the argument about NOT playing IAN. He must suck in practice or He only played good against The Nets because they’re the Nets.

    I am on the PLAY IAN team. I’m realistic and I know this guy isn’t gonna be a savior. All I am saying is that he can’t do any worse than the guys that are getting playing time. IAN has gotten minutes and he hasn’t exactly dazzled. He has travelled more than once. But that’s garbage time. It doesn’t matter. Besides if he starts a game for example, YOu’re not going to throw it into him on the block and tell him to go to work. He just needs to take up space and get easy dunks that MANU sets up for him.

    Hell, McDeezy and FInely went O-fer last night. IAN can go 0-fer too. But maybe with 8 rebounds.

    ANother thing is, IAN doesn’t have to score. He just needs to be out there trying to rebound. I’m sure he can at least keep a couple of posessions alive just by getting a finger on the ball.

  • Jacob

    So the questions for me are:

    1) who is going to be bought out that might help our perimeter defense this season?

    2) who is going to be bought out that might help our interior defense this season?

  • spursrocks

    i think poop has lost it, playing midget ball for the rest of the season wont work. i dont understand why the FO traded theo for money n 2016 draft pick? they should have traded for a center for our expirings!
    Look at haywood, he was a monster in dallas against the lakers last night, 5 blocks! 9 rebounds! 11 points! dallas is on a 5 win streak now. their is no excuse for us not to gell this time around. dallas traded for haywood and butler and they started winning games, we traded for richard n dice we dont win and start hearing excuses we dont gell blah blah blah.
    if the FO traded for haywood, he would have help our team big time!
    but too sad, even if we have haywood on our team POP will still use finley, the bogners(bonner n bogans), richard at pf and send haywood to the doghouse to play poker with mahinmi!
    fire pop
    hire coach K!
    hire aj!
    or hire jeff van gundy!(defense specialist, plays big ball)
    heck even sean elliot can be a coach better than pop

    Im hoping that the young guys get on the court. Just feel that they would give this team a boost.

    I mean, its not like we would lose a thing..

    Oh wait a minute. Let me pump my brakes..

    We would lose the 6 points and 3 rebounds of Red Rocket and the 4 points, 2 rebounds from Keith “The Kobe Stopper” Bogans…

    Again, ROFLMAO-

    Realistically, could Mahinmi and Hairston ever match that type of explosive production? Nahhhh…They are just D Leaguer’s. again…ROFLMAO-

    At least play Dice at 5 and Blair at the 3…No 3 could guard Blair….It would put him at an advantage…

    Finally, gotta love G-LO! He was nice in the OKC game. When that guy decides to play some ball, he is flat out nasty…

    What a block…Guess he has his legs back…

  • Bushka

    Guys I love to pretend that we could have any player out there too. Just look at the numbers in all the trades that happened though.

    The problem with trading for Haywood, was that he was attached as a sweetner in deals involving either Jamison/Butler/Stevenson.

    To get Haywood for instance you’d have to take Butler and Stevenson. Plus the 15 million bucks worth of cap space they’ll take up next year.

    The only thing the wizards wanted back was expirings.

    So you would have to come up with about 21 million in expirings or something special.

    Firstly say goodbye to Manu. Then find anotehr 10 million in expirings. Bonner + Finley + Mason would probably have gotten it done.

    Now does that win you a title?

    Because heres the news flash.

    You now have 70 Million in Salary committed to next season, BEFORE you look at resigning Haywood (because he is a free agent), and before you touch splitter.

    So if you don’t win, and Haywood gets a better offer from elsewhere (which he will) you can’t sign anyone else as a free agent because your capped out to the max, and you have given up all your flexibility for a team a gutted small market team.

    So you get Butler & Stevenson next year, No Manu, an exorbitant luxury tax bill & 25 million committed at the small forward slot between him & RJ.

    Then you have to start trying to use those expirings to trade for a big man…but wait!!!! It’s 2010 NO ONE WANTS to take on frigging salary and your lumbered.

    How many years can this franchise sustain 80 million dollar payrolls? We are not L.A & We don’t have Cubans depth of pocket.

    Take a long view guys. No one needs to be a genius to understand that. It’s how Pop Coachs the entire season.

    We rolled our die with the RJ trade. It made sense at the time to 90% of us (me included), we whiffed. Move on and stop the griping. We were never big time players on the trade market this year.

  • Bushka

    Just a quick reply ballhog.

    Putting Blair at 3 kills his production. He can’t defend speed because he needs to body his man and you just pull him away from the basket where he can’t board effectively.

    The irony is that if you played Blair at 3 you’d have to play someone like Bonner big minutes at 4 otherwise opposing teams would just stack the hell out of poor old Timmy without fear of getting hurt by the spurs 3 point shooters.

  • AWF

    Why don’t the Spurs go after Zydrunas Ilgauskas?

  • Hicksy

    I just think that Hairston will give us the same/better D and better Off than Bogans seems roughly same size but with better speed and Athletic abiltiy.
    I’m on the play Ian train as well, I know he’s foul prone (hard to stop that when you don’t get in the game!!!) but he give’s us that big defender.

    Call me crazy but I still believe this unit has BIG potential to win

    GO SPURS GO!!!

  • Jim Henderson

    Very nice. Thanks Tim & Winston!

    I think based on your analysis, the hypothesis that Ginobli’s effectiveness in perimeter “D” has been more limited this year makes sense (through perhaps age & injury – so that now he generally plays better more at the end of games).

    In looking at the plus/minus numbers of the players, I would suggest that the player’s likelihood of being on the court during more high-octane episodes of offensive/defensive transition type basketball results in the numbers not really being a true measure of what they’re purported to measure. In other words, the relationship between the “numbers” and the player’s effectiveness at team defense is not linear. There are other variables that must be considered within the context of the game itself.

    Just as an example, when Ginobli’s in the game the Spurs tend to play more up-tempo, more transition offense/defense, and I would say score more, and give-up more (Tim – it would be interesting to see the OFFENSIVE +/- for each player as well – and info if possible about offensive/defensive effectiveness #’s in transition). It can get a bit complicated, I know, but the point is, those players with positive numbers tend to be bigger/older/slower guys who are more likely to be involved in a half-court offensive scheme that’s going to give up LESS, but also score LESS per minute on the floor. So, is it a pure measure of player team defense effectiveness, or as much of a function of the degree of team tempo when a given player is on the court.

    I think the “transition” numbers may be distorting the measure a bit, and it would be interesting to flesh that out some. For example, I think the Spurs have been pretty weak defensively all the way around (perimeter, paint, transition). In other words, I don’t think the Spurs defensive problem is MORE a function of poor perimeter “D”, and we would therefore be making a mistake to FOCUS corrective action in that area in particular. Just a thought, I could be wrong.

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    I agree with this comment! Someone gets that Pop knows what he’s doing. I’m thrilled (no, I didn’t say he is perfect).

  • Jim Henderson

    Chris K.

    February 25th, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    I’m not real high on Z, but if we want ANY remote chance of making a decent run in the playoffs THIS YEAR, we MUST have another skilled/veteran big man. And Z’s the best available right now. So I’m not opposed to making a pitch, but obviously the Cav’s have the edge, and, can we even afford Z without waiving players that we still need?

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    You just can’t give it a rest, can you. You probably think Pee Wee Herman could have won the 4 titles with the players we had, and now that our players are not as good we’re struggling because Pop never really knew what he was doing anyway. And now it’s become obvious — he’s been exposed as a fraud, because before, he was lucky to be blessed with star players. It was all good fortune then, not good coaching whatsoever. Yeah, right!

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    Nice, sensible commentary.

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Yeah, let’s just blame Pop for everything, even for things he’s not fully accountable for (e.g., trades)! You and others just need a scapegoat, let’s just face it. Pop’s your “poster boy”. LOL.

  • Chris K.

    Link to a great article about the 2010 free agent class. By Kevin Peltonâ€™s numbers, Manu Ginobili is the fourth best free agent behind Lebron, Wade, and Boshâ€¦

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    You say:

    “At least play Dice at 5 and Blair at the 3â€¦No 3 could guard Blairâ€¦.It would put him at an advantageâ€¦”

    Who’s Blair going to guard, Rudy Gay, or….. perhaps just the matador?

    You say:

    “Im hoping that the young guys get on the court. Just feel that they would give this team a boost.

    I mean, its not like we would lose a thing..

    Oh wait a minute. Let me pump my brakes..

    We would lose the 6 points and 3 rebounds of Red Rocket and the 4 points, 2 rebounds from Keith â€œThe Kobe Stopperâ€ Bogansâ€¦”

    Obviously, there’s a lot more to the game than points & rebounds. How about allowing a lay-up parade from blown defensive assignments, how about throwing the ball in the first row one too many times, how about ……take your pick. Plus there’s a lot of intangibles that experience has over your “youth campaign”. In short, Pop knows what he’s doing.

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    Two weeks ago I proposed a trade for Haywood & Foye for Ginobli (all expiring deals that matched well on the trade machine). I thought it was worth a look, despite loving Ginobli, because I believed it was critical for us to obtain a big like Haywood to effectively compete in the playoffs. I left Butler out in an effort to simplify the transaction as much as possible (with the way Ginobli played last night I would have died pulling the trigger). I just want to say your post explained very well how difficult it often is to make a deal work. We all need to keep that in mind, and not complain over something we just couldn’t pull off (e.g., getting Haywood). I’m sure the FO looked at it, probably pretty seriously. It’s just a shame because he probably could of helped us, but it is what it is.

  • td4life

    Bushka is correcto… Haywood was out of reach during this season, given the Wizard’s agenda, and trading Manu was always a bad idea all along (as more fans are starting to realize). We were long shots for any exciting trade acquisitions this season… and the FO tried to get in on some of the action, but couldn’t seduce anyone with McD, RMj, RJ, or whatever expirings we may have dangled… a lot of it goes back to the trades this past summer (which seriously disappointed a minority of us, who felt it dramatically jeopardized the championship window of TD and Manu), but for the sake of arguement, since the moment has passed, it wasn’t Haywood who was the blown opportunity for the reasons Bushka detailed… yet, I think that the FO was, nonetheless, too conservative in overhauling the roster mid-season…

    Our only legitimate moves woulda been to
    (A) package RJ with a valuable piece… namely Parker, if he, in fact, has appeal to suitable trade partners. I think we can all see why Pop would be reluctant to such a move mid-season, especially this season while TP is injured and worth less (2 words).
    (B) be willing to sacrifice a large portion of our roster (expirings and the likes of McDyess) for the likes of Camby, and Tyrus Thomas (who are also expiring contracts, and also, obviously, coulda been moved for very little). A gamble? Yes. Worth it? In term of +/- values, Camby was rated highest on his team (the standing owned by TD on our team), and Thomas was rated 2nd (Manu’s standing. However, our Big 2 each have higher ratings than these counterparts, and than most of the players in the league, period.) A guy like Haywood could only be pursued by the Spurs in the offseason, although he probably gets better offers elsewhere, even if we create room to make him a realistic offer.

    I bring this up (again) b/c these are all guys who are technically free agents this summer, although the risk is much higher, as is the difficulty of getting them. At best, we probably only get one such player. Z is too big a financial risk to try to outbid for, given what he does and doesn’t bring, and what we would hope to do in the coming trading seasons. The Spurs, are only gonna make big moves if they think such moves make us contenders, Z may bring more than McDyess, but he’s not gonna put us in the same conversation with the elite teams.

    Our other strategies, such as trying to trade for Iggy and Dalembert, or Maggette, or Deng, or adding role-players such as Mike Miller, would arguably be as uncertain a play as we made last summer. (Now, if we could plug in several of those guys, including a high-quality big, THAT would be something special. But that’s a lot to wish for, and could still blow up in RC’s face.)

    The good news is, even RJ and McD are probably gonna start giving us more return on investment from here on out. I don’t see this group being an elite team, but hopefully they will put in a stronger showing on their way to an earlier vacation than TD and Manu deserve with their improved play this season.

  • td4life

    Hey, Popovich just figured out that Richard Jefferson is not a Power Forward, and now guys want to him to move Blair to the perimeter? Blair maybe short, maybe he hustles like mad, but we don’t want him to try to learn a position that he’s never played and isn’t suited for. DB is strictly an inside presence, and you can’t have 3 guys getting in eachother’s way down low. No way he guards 3s.

    DB is an inside guy, end of story.

  • New York City

    Bushka: Thank you for your well thought out argument as to why we were never in a position to acquire Heywood. Your well informed and rational opinions are a breath of fresh air.

    To all who have been calling for Big Z, let’s put this one to rest right now. Pretend you were Ilgauskas. What would you do?

    From everything that’s been reported, it seems that money is not an issue as he can expect to get the same amount no matter what team he signs with.

    What’s in it for him to return to Cleveland? Well, there’s the fact that he’s played there his entire career, his family (including a boy he just adopted) lives there, he knows their system better than anyone, the Cleveland fans love him, and they have the best shot of any team outside of the Lakers of taking home the championship this year. Ironically, they just got even better by trading him.

    What’s in it for him to sign with the Spurs? He doesn’t know the system. He has no connection to this team or this city, nor do Spurs fan have any connection with him. His role and expected playing time would be uncertain given the way Pops has been coaching this year (he may not even want to shoulder the role of starting center given his age and history of injuries). Instead of playing for the #1 Eastern conference team, he will be playing for a Western conference team in danger of falling out of the playoffs altogether. Instead of possibly winning what may be his only championship with Lebron and Shaq and retiring a hometown hero, he will get the honor of playing alongside Duncan and Manu in a first round exit as consolation.

    So tell me, if you were Ilgauskas, what would you do?

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Fair enough assessment. I don’t agree with all that you said because I’m not sure you’re willing to give up something really good to get something really good. You sometimes mention who might help us, but generally fail to be specific about who we might give up that would make sense to the other team. Granted, letting Manu go would be a difficult decision, for a variety of reasons. I just know there’s NO way we can contend in the playoffs with the team we have, but with a big that brings what Haywood brings to the table, along with a young SG talent, we MIGHT have a shot at making a deep run (this would include a number of things going right, including Parker getting & staying healthy fairly soon, the continued development of Hill, an uptick to RJ’s game more in tune to avg. performance over career, etc.).

  • New York City

    All this posturing by his agent of talking to other teams is to give him plausible deniability against accusations of collusion. Make no mistake, Big Z is going to retire a hometown hero in Cleveland. End of story. Anyone who believes for a second he would sign with the Spurs is not dealing in reality.

    Give it a rest already. It’s not happening.

    You people are ridiculous. Just because you want a particular player to sign with your team doesn’t mean that player will want to play for your team. Just because the salaries match up for some hypothetical trade on the ESPN trade machine doesn’t mean it’s a deal.

    This isn’t the forum for your fantasy league. If you can’t deal in reality, please go elsewhere. I for one am sick of it.

  • Chris K.

    I argued that it made sense for the Spurs to make an offer Ilgauskus, with the caveat that the smart money is on him returning to the Cavs. Maybe it’s a waste of time, but he can’t sign with the Spurs unless they offer.

  • Chris K.

    But I do agree that the percent chance of him signing back with the Cavs is probably in the upper 90’s.

  • New York City

    Chris K.: I wasn’t directing my rant toward you. Your comments are sensible. I was directing my frustrations at the less rational, more delusional among us. I’m just fed up with posts that don’t offer anything, waste my time, and clog up the boards.

  • Chris K.

  • Jim Henderson

    February 25th, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Fair enough assessment. I don’t agree with all that you said because I’m not sure you’re willing to give up something really good to get something really good (in terms of their impact on their respective teams). You sometimes mention what players might help us, but generally fail to be specific about who we might give up that would “really make sense to the other team” (e.g., if Thomas & Camby could have been had for “very little” we might have done it. But remember, Camby’s 36 yrs. old [he’s injury prone, and is already injured in Portland], and Thomas is known to have attitude issues. I’m sure Spurs FO believes it makes more sense to make a move for someone mid-season that one believes might have a chance to re-sign longer term (e.g. 3-4 yrs.) after the season, and someone without the attitude issues. Bushka’s analysis looked at the Butler/Haywood/Stevenson deal, and pointed out some problems with that more complicated, expensive proposition. Even if we could have figured out a way to make that deal, we likely would not have been able to resign Butler & Haywood, but possibly Haywood &/or Foye if we could of made that deal).

    As I’m sure you’re aware, nobody really wants RJ right now at that contract. Same for Parker with his contract and injury issues, which have been on and off since last year. Other than Ginobli, the only other expirings we have worthy of mention is Mason (3.7 mil) & Bonner (3.2 mil.). Not the most tempting trade bait in my estimation, and McDyess (not an expiring contract) with his less than scintillating play at age 36, later this year. And the way Manu has played since about a week before the trade, we may not even be able to afford to re-sign him in the off-season anyway.

    Granted, letting Manu go would have been a difficult decision, for a variety of reasons. I just know there’s NO way we can contend in the playoffs with the team we have, but with a big that brings what Haywood brings to the table, along with a young SG talent (I’m telling you, Foye is good & has upside), we MIGHT have had a shot at making a deep run (this would include a number of things going right, including Parker getting & staying healthy fairly soon, the continued development of Hill, an uptick to RJ’s game more in tune to avg. performance over career, etc.).

  • junierizzle

    You mean a player isn’t going to sign with the Spurs just because I want them too?

    WOW! what a mind job.

    Incase you didn’t notice. I’m being sarcastic.

  • SpurfromVI

    I agree with BALLHOG the young players (Hairston and Mahinimi) must play in NBA game situations to improve.

    Also, stats based mostly on garbage time minutes aren’t worth jack! Moreover, because of the small sample size (limited playing time), estimates of PER or any other statistic for Ian must have very wide confidence limits; thus, conclusions based on those stats aren’t worth jack.

    A combo of two 6-11 guys (one with young legs) guarding the rim can’t be worst that the combos that are being used by the spurs in games. I’d like to see Ian gets some minutes with Tim. Let him learn from the master in a real game.


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Darcel McBath back, 1yr deal according to Maiocco

Originally posted by xjrillx:
Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
i dont get this move, we have a ton of backup Safeties. (Trenton Robinson, CJ Spillman, Dahl, Thomas, Taylor and now McBath) talk about competition.

Taylor? Who is this Taylor you speak of.

you must be a new fan
This McBath dude was highly touted back in the 09' Draft. He was projected to be a 2nd round choice by some. Maybe with the right coaching, he'll become a steady player for us. I still re,e,mber that huge fake FG stop in the SB, we still lost but it was a heads up play nice on McBaths part.
If it were upto me,we'd draft 2 Safetys and just have: Whitner, Spillman, 2 rooks, and Dahl.. I wouldnt have signed Dahl tho, but hey he's here now. The Mc. Baths, Thomas' and Taylors of the world need to be flushed off the roster.
GOLDSON WHO!!!!!!!!!!!! ZOMFG!
Originally posted by defenderDX:
you must be a new fan

Im not a new fan and didnt know who he was talking about because currently there is no taylor on the team.


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A couple questions..

So with how the 49ers have set their roster up and with the salary cap. Is there a chance we can go after Byrd in the offseason next year to sign him specially with the Bills having trouble signing him to a contract.... seeing as in we can move Reid to SS and let Whitner walk... and im not sure how trades exactly work in the NFL but what about trading Whitner and Rogers or Brown for Byrd?

and my second question is how is the 49ers Oline depth? we seem to be pretty deep everywhere else
1) We do not spend big $$ on secondary - so not happening

2) Oline depth is a pretty big unknown. We have guys that our coaching staff has liked, but they remain unproven commodities, other than Snyder who's our current swing tackle.

P.S. these are significantly different topics, so it makes sense to be two different threads, for which we already have.


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The Bhagavad Gita, also more simply known as Gita, is a Sanatana Dharma or Hindu scripture produced from the colloquy given by Sri Krishna to Arjuna during the Kurukshetra War.

Chapter – 1: Arjun Vishaad Yog [Total Verse: 47] Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra.

Chapter – 2: Sankhaya Yog [Total Verse: 72] Contents of the Gita Summarized.

Chapter – 3: Karma Yog [Total Verse: 43] The Eternal Duties of a Human Beings.

Chapter – 4: Jnana Yoga [Total Verse: 42] Approaching the Ultimate Truth.

Chapter – 5: Karma Vairagya Yoga [Total Verse: 29] Action and Renunciation.

Chapter – 6: Abhyasa Yoga [Total Verse: 47] The Science of Self Realization.

Chapter – 7: Paramahamsa Vijnana Yoga [Total Verse: 30] Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth.

Chapter – 8: Aksara Parabrahman Yoga [Total Verse: 28] Attainment of Salvation.

Chapter – 9: Raja Vidya Guhya Yoga [Total Verse: 34] Confidential Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth.

Chapter – 10: Vibhuti Vistara Yoga [Total Verse: 42] The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate Truth.

Chapter – 11: Visvarupa Darsana Yoga [Total Verse: 55] The Vision of the Universal Form.

Chapter – 12: Bhakti Yoga [Total Verse: 20] The Path of Devotion.

Chapter – 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga [Total Verse: 35] The Individual and the Ultimate Consciousness.

Chapter – 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga [Total Verse: 27] The Three Qualities of Material Nature.

Chapter – 15: Purusottama Yoga [Total Verse: 20] Realization of the Ultimate Truth.

Chapter – 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga [Total Verse: 24] The Divine and Demoniac Defined.

Chapter – 17: Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga [Total Verse: 28] The Three Divisions of Material Existence.

Chapter – 18: Moksa Opadesa Yoga [Total Verse: 78] Final Revelations of the Ultimate Truth.

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Shanghai, China’s largest city, is an exciting metropolitan city with an intriguing cultural diversity in architecture, history, food and people. With its large influx of Europeans who made their home here in the early part of the 20th century, Shanghai became known by the 1930s as one of the most exciting, sophisticated cities in the world. Today, some parts of Shanghai (such as Old Town) are distinctly Chinese, while other parts (such as the French Concession) feel like a Parisian Boulevard.

In the French area, The Bund is well known for its exciting fusion of Eastern and Western styles and culture. At the centre of the Bund—China’s most sought after waterfront estate—stands Bund18, a fashionable mixed-use entertainment complex, housed in a stunning 1923 neo-classical building that won a UNESCO award of distinction. Here you will find some of the city’s top boutiques restaurants, lounges, nightclubs and exhibition spaces with unparalleled panoramic views of the Huangpu River and financial mecca of Shanghai’s financial centre in Pudong.

If shopping’s your thing, merchants include Cartier, Patek Phillipe and Zegna. Dining options are innovative and diverse, from Sibilla Cafe for lunch to Tan Wai Lou’s nouveau-Chinese dishes, and the modern French cuisine of Mr & Mrs Bund. Chef Paul Pairet creates imaginative dishes in a chic environment – at my visit, I was blown away by the prawn steamed in a mason jar with lemongrass, and the lemon tart cooked whole inside the lemon for three days, and served inside the lemon rind! Once the night is underway party in style at L18, where trendy lounge music plays in an artistic environment; or head upstairs to Bar Rouge, a rooftop lounge with the hottest DJs in town against the incredible Shanghai skyline backdrop.

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MADISON - After Friday's ruling upholding Act 10, local politicians and political groups have responded to the court's decision. Below are a few of the responses.

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald spoke with 620 WTMJ's news team about the decision -

"I feel good obviously about the ruling, to have a federal court uphold the legislation that I ushered to rule with the governor and with my brother the speaker. We were hopeful that it would withstand the federal challenges first off, not to mention whats still going on in the circuit court here in Dane County, but I think that this is a huge victory for those of us that knew with federal law that the legislator has the ability to not only monitor but to send a clear message that we have the ability to not only organize and figure out who does not have that ability.

"Today's decision by the 7th circuit kind of confirms what we've been saying from the beginning which is we believe that the law is constitutional period and that certainly was addressed again by the court."

Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson's response -

“Today’s ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is an immense setback for Wisconsin’s middle class families who are already suffering a lack of job creation,” said Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson. “After half a century of labor progress in Wisconsin, upholding this divisive legislation will only hurt Wisconsin’s working, middle class families. The 7th Circuit’s determination that the calculated protection of political favorites and the targeting of political foes is constitutionally permissible is a sad deterioration of our Wisconsin values.”

Republican Party of Wisconsin's response -

Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Joe Fadness released the following statement regarding the 7th District Court of Appeals ruling to uphold Act 10:

“Today’s court ruling is a win for Wisconsin. The decision shows that Governor Walker and leaders in the state legislature were right in their decision to protect taxpayers. Act 10 helped put Wisconsin back on solid financial ground without increasing the tax burden facing our residents and job creators.

“For far too long, activist judges in Madison have attempted to hold the state hostage with their clear bias when it comes to legislation. With this ruling, we can rest assured that the will of the people prevails over the influence of national public sector labor unions.”

Rep. Pasch's response -

"Today, Assistant Assembly Democratic Leader Sandy Pasch (D – Shorewood) released the following statement regarding the Seventh Circuit Court ruling that upheld Act 10 on narrow legal grounds.

“Due to the actions by legislative Republicans and Governor Walker, our last legislative session will go down as one of the most divisive and polarizing in our state’s history. Today’s court decision serves as a stark reminder that legislative Republicans and Governor Walker rammed through extreme and highly partisan legislation that ‘rewards friends and punishes opponents’ and has consequently been tied up in courts at taxpayer expense.

“Regardless of today’s ruling, our constituents clearly don’t want to be paying for the work of their elected officials through legal fees. Rather, they have demanded that we roll up our sleeves, look each other in the eye, and genuinely work together to address our communities’ critical needs and priorities in ways that don’t abuse political power or betray public trust.

“Both Republicans and Democrats alike campaigned on promises of bipartisanship, creating jobs, and supporting education. My hope is that my Republican colleagues will work with us on these very real and critical issues and move away from the ideological favoritism and political punishment that plagued our state under their leadership this past legislative session.”

Sen. Darling's response -

"This is great news for taxpayers. It brings certainty to local officials who have been in limbo, waiting to see what happens as this issue was dragged through the court system.

"Act 10 was crucial in turning a $3.6 billion deficit into a $342 million surplus without raising taxes. The reforms contained in Act 10 saved thousands of jobs and allowed teachers more say in the classroom. Furthermore, it saved millions in health care costs by allowing local districts to use the free market.

The nation looks to Wisconsin for reform. Now that Act 10 has been declared constitutional in its "entirety, you can bet other states will follow suit."

Senator Miller's response -

“I am disappointed in the decision. Wisconsin has had a long tradition with freedom of association and was the earliest adopter of collective bargaining rights which resulted in relatively good relations between workers and public employers to the benefit of the people of Wisconsin.

"While I had hoped for a different outcome from the courts, it shows that we have work to do.”

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, released the following response -

“The appellate court upheld all of ‘Act 10’ as constitutional. The court relied on principles established in Foundation-supported U.S. Supreme Court victories which have held that union bosses have no constitutional power to force workers to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment, or constitutional right to use government resources to deduct union dues or fees from workers’ paychecks.

“The court’s decision strikes a mighty blow for individual workers who do not want anything to do with an unwanted union in their workplace. Unfortunately for Wisconsin government union bosses, the constitutionality of Right to Work laws has long been a settled question. We’re happy to report that the court rejected the union lawyers’ frivolous arguments and ensured that thousands of Wisconsin’s civil servants will continue to labor free from union coercion.

“No Wisconsin public worker should ever be forced to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. Now it is time for Wisconsin’s legislature to protect that right for Wisconsin’s private-sector workers and pass a private-sector Right to Work law.”

One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross's response -

"The court acknowledged the rationale behind Gov. Walker and the Republicans' attacks on worker rights was to gain partisan political advantage – just like their gerrymandering of legislative districts and restricting voting rights. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s boast that Act 10 was designed to prevent President Obama from winning Wisconsin’s Electoral College votes were specifically cited as unseemly."

United Wisconsin executive director Lisa Subeck's response -

“We are extremely disappointed by the decision of the 7th Court of Appeals which has upheld Scott Walker’s anti-worker Act 10 legislation. Act 10 was proposed and passed as a blatantly political maneuver to tip the scales in favor of Republican interests.

"Today’s decision tarnishes Wisconsin’s proud history as a pioneer of workers’ rights. It is a slap in the face to our public servants and the workers who fought so hard for the right to collectively bargain. Today our state has taken a giant step backward.”

Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Mike Tate's response -

“We continue to believe that Scott Walker’s Act 10 is divisive, harmful and polarizing policy that sought to reward Walker’s political allies at the expense of working Wisconsin families.

“Even the federal appeals court that today upheld Act 10 on narrow legal grounds noted that the principal provisions of Act 10 fit the description of legislation that 'rewards friends and punishes opponents.'

“Regardless, nothing about Act 10 has created Wisconsin jobs, as evidenced by our recent ranking of 42nd in the nation in job creation. Today’s ruling should serve as a reminder that Scott Walker’s first priorities in office were acts of political favoritism, and not plans to fulfill his central campaign promise to create 250,000 new Wisconsin jobs.”

State Senator Leah Vukmir's response -

“This is another huge sigh of relief for Wisconsin taxpayers. This ensures that we will be able to move forward in balancing our state’s $3.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes on the citizens of our great state.

“Now that Act 10 has been validated, we can turn our attention to growing jobs and improving the economy in Wisconsin.”


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The Hyundai Santa Fe

While the overall style of the Hyundai Santa Fe’s body may not be particularly appealing, this vehicle does a have a few good qualities. The Santa Fe lineup consists of three vehicles: the GLS, the SE, and the Limited. The GLS has a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder engine that gives an impressive 20 miles per gallon in the city and 28 when driving on the highway. The 3.5 liter V6 SE version delivers a decent 20/26 mileage, especially considering the whopping 276 horsepower. The Limited version comes with a new audio system. Prices range from $21,845 to a little over $30,000.

The exterior
The Santa Fe is a crossover SUV that looks like a tastefully safe family car. There is nothing sporty or dramatic here, just practical, useful and sensible. The appeal is somewhere between that of a minivan and a station wagon.

The interior
Both Bluetooth and USB come standard on all flavors of the Hyundai Santa Fe. The Bluetooth hands-free is integrated into the steering wheel as in higher end vehicles. This is definitely worth a look for the tech-fans who are in the market for a crossover utility vehicle but are on a budget. The instrument panel has a cool blue lighting as an accent that give it a luxurious high-tech feel. The Santa Fe has lots of cargo space since it has no third row. It has roughly 34 cubic feet of room for luggage. Fold down the second row and that cargo space goes up to roughly 78 cubic feet. The rear seat is moderately spacious and should be able to seat five. Leather is standard in the SE and Limited.

Safety features
In addition to the six standard airbags, the Santa Fe comes with side-curtain airbags and electronic brake force distribution which helps drivers keep control in situations where braking is difficult.

The power-train comes with a 10 year, 100,000 mile limited warranty. The new vehicle limited warranty is 5 years/60,000 miles.

The GLS is less than powerful and may not be very useful for towing anything. The relatively powerful SE is a distinct improvement in this respect. The steering is responsive and it does not sway too much when cornering. Overall, other than slightly long braking distances, there is nothing notable, either good or bad, about the Santa Fe.

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Seven Favorite Things: Thanksgiving Outfits from Fancy French Cologne

While yoga pants may seem like the answer (with turducken or tofurkey on your mind), we suggest going with something slightly more elegant this Thanksgiving. Whether you're feasting with family or friends, dress up for dinner with one of our picks from the local e-boutique, Fancy French Cologne.

Seven Favorite Things: Pot + Pantry

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. And that's just the beginning.

As you prepare for holiday parties -- whether you're playing or gifting the host(ess) with the most(ess) -- stop by the Mission's Pot + Pantry for fun kitchenware with local flavor. Take a peek at our top picks.

Seven Favorite Things: Christopher Collins Fall 2012 Collection

Last night, local designer and Project Runway season 8 star, Christopher Collins, revealed his Fall 2012 collection to an exclusive crowd at his Nob Hill boutique (1112 Sutter St.). We put together our favorite looks and spoke with the gorgeous young designer about his new line, SF favorites, and his newfound love for Rihanna.

Seven Favorite Things: Fall Picks from BellJar

This week we're featuring the fall fashion harvest from the Mission-district boutique, BellJar. The selective shop prides itself on housing only "gorgeous little things", which currently includes autumn must-haves like bright outer layers by Pendleton for Opening Ceremony (#1), silky apparel by Charlie Jade (#2, #4), and crystal statement jewelry by local designer, Claire Hummel (#5).

Seven Favorite Things: D-Structure's New Online Shop + Two Must-Attend Events

D-Structure part apparel shop, one part art gallery, and one part intimate venue for cool local events -- and now add ecommerce destination to that heckuva cocktail recipe.

 The Lower Haight multi-purpose space (that also goes by DSF) launched a new e-store last week with their staple selection of men's t-shirts, plus a big new focus on womenswear. Here are our women's picks for the Indian summer (fingers crossed) ahead.

Seven Favorite Things: Uniqlo Men's & Women's Wear + the Scoop on the New Union Square Pop-up!

The cult-loved Japanese clothing chain, Uniqlo, just made their much anticipated West Coast debut -- a bit early and via pop-up.

Yesterday, they opened doors to the Uniqlo Pop Up Experience (117 Post, at Kearny), a tech-inspired teaser shop, generating hype for the opening of their Powell St. flagship store later this fall.

Look of the Week: Women's Essentials for This Weekend at Outside Lands

Look of the Week: Women's Essentials for This Weekend at Outside Lands

As you prepare for Outside Lands, remember it's part mega summer concert, part serious local food fest, and part hipster fashion show.

To make sure you're looking your best, we pulled together a few, fun essentials for this weekend, including:  comfy-all-day wedge sandals (#4), a crossbody bag (#3) to keep those hands free for rocking out in the pit (or Instagramming photos), a killer poncho (#6) for the inevitable evening chill, and a kitschy flamingo throw (#7) to sit back and relax on all day long.

We don't know about you, but we can't wait. See you at Outside Lands!

Seven Favorite Things: Conifer's Summer Sale

Summer sales are heating up around the city. This week, our sale spotlight is on Conifer, and includes:  printed pieces from Lauren Moffatt (#1, #3), a Steven Alan dress (#4), and an essential Clare Vivier tote (#5).

Seven Favorite Things: Unionmade Semi-Annual Sale

The good men at Unionmade have launched their semi-annual sale, which basically means, it's a damn good time to shop for menswear.

Look of the Week: Statement Belts to Elevate Your Look

STILL WORKING! Look of the Week: Statement Belts

Belts are an essential piece in the modern female wardrobe. They easily elevate ordinary looks by creating shape, supplying texture, and adding color.

Still, to many, $100+ is a bit much to spend on a belt. I beg to differ. I've always believed it's smart to invest in quality accessories that you'll use over and over, for years to come. After all, ladies, how many times have you said to yourself, "I'd have to wear a belt with it."? (Not necessarily a bad thing!)

Get the most out of that hip-hugger with a fabulous statement belt -- here are the top seven currently on our radar.

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NYC CAN Files Legal Memo Defending Petition's Legality
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NYC CAN Files Legal Memo Defending Petition's Legality

September 21, 2009

Today the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN) filed its Memorandum of Law with the New York State Supreme Court, beginning a 6-day countdown until the historic March For Answers to be held on September 27 at 2pm. The march will start at Battery Park and work its way towards Ground Zero, the New York City Clerk and the State Supreme Court, before arriving at City Hall.

9/11 family members Bob McIlvaine and Manny Badillo, and Daniel Sunjata, star of Fox's "Rescue Me", will address thousands of supporters of the proposed referendum to establish a new 9/11 investigation. Other speakers will be announced over the coming days.

NYC CAN's 52-page legal memo comes nine days before a final determination will be made as to whether the referendum for a new 9/11 investigation will be on the NYC ballot this November. So far 80,000 New Yorkers have signed the petition calling for the voters to be able to create a local commission to conduct an impartial investigation of 9/11.

NYC CAN has posted the legal memo on its website. Click to download.

If you would like to volunteer to hand out fliers or to help organize the March For Answers, email volunteer [at], with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

On September 27, 2009, let us take to the streets in the THOUSANDS on behalf of the families, first responders and survivors of September 11th and the 80,000 New Yorkers who signed the petition. As the climate ripens and public opinion continues to swing in favor of a new investigation, this is our opportunity to send a message like never before. If we stand together, we can alter the course history.

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NYC CAN: An Open Letter to All Celebrities Who Want A New 9/11 Investigation

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September 27, 2009 2pm Battery Park

80,000 New Yorkers have signed a petition to place a referendum for a new 9/11 investigation on this November’s ballot. Over 100 victims’ family members are leading this call, and are joined by dozens of first responders and survivors.

The city government is now attempting to silence the voice of the people by challenging the legality of the petition. NYC CAN, the sponsoring organization, is not backing down, and a legal battle with the City has unfolded. Click to read NYC CAN's legal memo.

In a truly democratic society, this monumental democratic statement and subsequent attempt to silence the voices of 80,000 voters would be widely reported in the media. In our society, such monumental efforts only register if they have the vocal support of people like you.

Now is our chance. This Sunday, September 27 at 2pm, supporters of this historic initiative will march from Battery Park past Ground Zero and the State Supreme Court all the way to the steps of City Hall.

At this critical moment in the pursuit of truth about 9/11, we ask you to join us as we MARCH FOR ANSWERS. Now is the time to stand UP and stand WITH the 80,000 proud New Yorkers who have courageously said YES, we MUST investigate 9/11!

Your single voice can allow for the voices of 80,000 New Yorkers to be heard, which in turn will bring unprecedented legitimacy to your voice when you call for a new 9/11 investigation. Together, we can take a giant step toward justice and accountability.

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Considerations for Flexible Autonomy Within BDI Intelligent Agent Architectures

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This paper discusses issues related to autonomy within BDIbased intelligent agent architectures and applications. One advantage that agent-based applications built upon formal theories such as BDI (Belief-Desire-Intention) theories have over standard application implementation paradigms is their explicit implementation of some of the mentalistic states, such as goals, that are typically associated with autonomy. To capture the intuition that autonomy represents independence from external influences such as other agents, we define autonomy as the level of separation between these external influences and an agent’s internal structures, considering not only goals, but also intentions, beliefs, and capabilities. Taking an existing BDI architecture (JAM) as an example, we measure the existing autonomy level for each of these attributes and then introduce and discuss ideas related to architectural modifications and programming practices that support flexible and perhaps dynamic modification of an agent’s autonomy.

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Cost-Effective Evaluation of Acute Viral Hepatitis

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Viral hepatitis infection is a global public health concern associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Extensive serologic testing to identify the cause can be expensive; it may even be unnecessary if patients' epidemiologic histories and risk factors are closely evaluated. Selective serologic work-up is the most cost-effective approach to confirming a diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis. Ahmed and Keeffe propose an approach to diagnosing viral hepatitis that includes the use of demographic information, epidemiologic features and risk factors to narrow the number of serologic tests used in making the diagnosis.

Of the more than 500,000 cases of acute viral hepatitis diagnosed in the United States each year, 32 percent are caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), 43 percent are caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), 21 percent are caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) and 4 percent are caused by unknown types. The severity of illness associated with HAV increases with age, with up to 70 percent of infected adults having clinical symptoms or jaundice. Fulminant viral hepatitis A has a higher mortality rate and is more common in persons more than 50 or younger than 5 years of age. The source of HAV infection usually is unknown, but risk factors include interpersonal contact, day-care centers, international travel, food/water-borne disease outbreaks and injection drug use. Some type of fecal-oral transmission is almost always present with HAV because there is no carrier state, and the virus is present in much higher titers in the stool than in the blood. Transmission of HBV occurs through sexual activity or other exchange of body fluids. Infectious virus can persist in dried blood on surfaces. Acute infection generally resolves, but chronic hepatitis with acute symptoms may develop in 5 percent of patients. Risk factors for HCV include injection drug use, multiple sex partners, interpersonal contact and blood transfusion, but the cause is unknown in most cases. Titers of hepatitis C are much higher in blood than in other body fluids, including saliva, breast milk and semen.

Multiple serologic and virologic tests can be used to accurately diagnose acute and chronic viral hepatitis. One approach that appears to be more cost-effective can be used in patients who do not present with fulminant hepatic failure or chronic viral hepatitis. For the algorithm proposing this approach, see the accompanying figure. Because most cases of acute viral hepatitis result from infection with HAV or HBV, initial laboratory studies should include serologic testing to exclude these two viruses. If these results are negative, further testing to rule out HCV is indicated. If these initial laboratory studies fail to detect viral hepatitis, other causes of hepatitis, such as alcoholic hepatitis, drug toxicity, autoimmune hepatitis or Wilson's disease, should be considered.

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The authors find that their algorithm provides a cost-effective approach to identifying the etiology of suspected acute viral hepatitis that will not jeopardize patient management.

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▪ Americans are living longer than ever, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that in 2003, the overall U.S. life expectancy was 77.6 years. The life-expectancy gap between women and men continued to narrow with a 74.8-year life expectancy for men and an 80.1-year life expectancy for women. The preliminary age-adjusted death rate reached an all-time low of about 831 deaths per 100,000 people. Experts attribute these numbers to significant declines in mortality from the country’s leading killers, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

▪ Athletes may want to stick to sipping water on the sidelines. Study results published in General Dentistry have found that sports drinks are more damaging to teeth than cola when consumed on a regular basis. Researchers found that noncola drinks caused up to 11 times more damage to teeth than cola-based drinks—with sports drinks, bottled lemonade, and energy drinks topping the list. Cola drinks commonly contain phosphoric and citric acids, but sports drinks contain other harmful additives and organic acids that can advance enamel erosion, according to researchers. A previous study by the same author found that tap water and root beer are the most tooth-friendly beverages.

▪ Prenatal mercury exposure may affect a person’s pocketbook later in life. A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has found that lower IQ levels caused by mercury exposure in utero cost Americans $9 billion per year in lost lifetime earnings. Researchers found that 4 percent of babies born each year in the United States (about 180,000 births) have mercury levels between 7.13 and 15 mcg per L, which can cause a 1.6-point decrease in IQ points. This amount of IQ loss could cost a person about $32,000 in lifetime earnings because of missed educational and employment opportunities, according to the report.

▪ Can maternal obesity double the joy at delivery? Results of a study published in Gynecology & Obstetrics showed that women who are obese before becoming pregnant are more likely to give birth to fraternal twins. No link was found for identical twins or triplets. After adjusting for maternal race, age, parity, and height, researchers found that significantly more women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 gave birth to fraternal twins than women whose BMI was in a normal range. The tallest women in the study were also more likely to have fraternal twins, but the link wasn’t as strong as it was with obese women.

▪ Can smoking lead to suicide? It’s possible, according to a study recently published in Archives of General Psychiatry. After adjusting for suicidal predisposition and prior psychiatric conditions, researchers found that current daily smokers had an increased risk of suicidal thoughts or attempts compared with never daily smokers. However, past daily smokers didn’t have an increased suicide risk compared with current daily smokers. This association could be attributed to lower monamine oxidase activity in smokers, according to researchers who concluded that further neuroscience research is needed to prove whether smoking can independently increase suicide risk.

▪ E-mails: house calls of the 21st century? The New York Times reports that health insurance groups around the country are paying physicians to answer patient e-mails as if they were conducting a regular office examination. According to the report, physicians say that the time they save using e-mail allows them more time to spend with patients who have a greater need to see the doctor face-to-face. At the same time, patients find e-mail more convenient, faster, and more comfortable than office visits. Industry experts say that fraud and privacy infringement have not been a problem so far, and government officials hope the initiatives will encourage physicians to switch to electronic health care information systems, which they say would cut down on mistakes and improve patient care.

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