Good stuff Bob-

1. Is Scottie Pippen the biggest joke NBA hall of famer? 3rd greatest sidekick ever behind Ed McMahon and Robin Quivers but HOFer? Would he have been a HOFer is not for MJ?

2. thoughts on Tim Donaghy? Other refs in on it and he's just the fall guy or he got exactly what he deserved?

I like the idea, but I'm not sure 1. it's best for Haralabos' career and 2. He wants to be on the Podcast. So I'd hold off on that.

I'd go on the podcast for sure, I really don't see any downside. I plan on watching some NBA tonight. I'll take a picture of my media room and upload it tonight.

Bob

why would this be any different late in games as opposed to mid-game? seems equally valuable regardless of time

posts like this ^ are why 2p2 sucks. and instabanning people who make the best post in a thread is a great plan.

how about getting on our tz podcast?

I've long argued that you shouldn't pull guys out of the game when they're in foul trouble, as long as they don't play timidly on defense.

I think coaches need to understand how often their guys foul, and the likelihood of your guy fouling out of the game. A smart player isn't going to pick up his 5th or 6th fouls, a player like Melo might pick up his 6th at the worst possible moment in the 4th quarter.

You can think about it like this: a possession is a possession whether it occurs at the beginning of a game or at the end of a game. If your player doesn't foul out of the end of the game, and you sat him due to foul trouble, then you didn't get max usage out of him. How many more minutes out of your star could you have gotten? The answer is probably a function of foul rate or the average number of minutes he plays per foul committed throughout his career. Conversely, if he fouls out, at least you know you got the max possible minutes you possibly could out of him.

Yeah this is a bit of an underrated point. Your PFs don't carry over and you don't get extra credit for having 4 v 5 when the game ends.

You mentioned you haven't been playing much poker and you admit to not being very good online. Since this is a well here goes....

I wish you would give me your online chips.

[throws loose change at monitor]

Not that type of well?

Serious question.

Why did you name your site "Alone In The Corner"? Have you tried to get haralabosvoulgaris.com from the current registrant?

Not a question but if you have the time I think you should do more in the media. BPS and other appearances were both informative and funny. The Circuit podcast you linked on your site is a riot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7qhizZEC0

I haven't tried to get the domain name, I own harlabob.com I am a big fan of wide open corner 3 point shots thats why the site is named aloneinthecorner

I think it is great you have such high regard for the environment.

How can you justify taking societal educational resources and wasting them playing games instead of trying to find a cure for cancer or a slightly greater return on those societal resources spent.

Thanks

The value of good FT shooters is going to be higher at the end of the game if the other team is fouling to stop the clock. Conversely you want players that can drive and create fouls, increasing likelihood of quick scoring chances and stopping the clock.

I've really enjoyed your well.

Is that a Jack Russel Terrier on your alone in the corner website? I have one--he's crazy/awesome.

Thanks for answering my questions. Especially the one about the 3 traits of poker players.

Best of luck getting the NBA job you want.

Media Room;

Hey Guys here is some info and pics on the media room;

http://aloneinthecorner.com/post/536...ed-on-2-2-well

Pics for those too lazy to click;

Yes thats the famous Coltrane (of coltranedog fame). He was actually a pretty mellow calm dog, then I traveled about the world for a year or so and my Mom looked after him, at which point he became bat****. I had him nice and calm submissive for a good year or so until my gf and her puggle (LUCY) moved in, he has since gone back to being completely insane.

What is your take on the Live Betting? Where you can buy/sell adjusting lines during the game.

Back when I was betting I'd have loved for this to have taken off on a bigger scale, kind of like the way I am told it happens in Europe on Soccer.

Other than that I really have no opinion on it.

great well so far haralabos, thank you for doing this...couple questions:

1) what does someone like n.s. do that enables him to be so successful across sports? this specifically is referring to applicability of framework/data analysis/theory that presumably crosses genres...

2) can you share an anecdote of when you were younger (perhaps elmentary school, high school, etc.) that you feel reflects a moment of realization that you were somehow more well-suited to risk-taking ventures than some of your peers.

thanks,
dlpnyc21
ps. plz say hi to s.s. for me (went to college with him)

That is a great answer to a terrible question.



If you have any interesting "bad beat" sportsbetting stories that you wanna tell, I'd like to hear them. Any ridiculous backdoor covers, betting errors etc.?

Love the well.

Cool. I have a Jack as well. Putter. He loves to go golfing. Only 1 place in l.a will allow it but I sneak him on some courses...

do you think you would be more effective as a head coach or as someone working behind the scenes?

Not a big blog reader but that baby's getting bookmarked.

read the thread before posting questions imo.
this exact question has been asked and answered.

crap! sorry haralabob. i read most, but not all!