45% is good for the type of player he is - a big who can stretch the floor all the way to the three point line. That's why genghiskhanull referenced TS% which accounts for 2s, 3s, and FTs taken and made instead of just FG% which doesn't care about where the player took the shot.

I don't have an active block yet, but let me just say that it's pretty interesting to see how some sports personalities are so onion-skinned considering all the backlash they're actively courting with scorching hot taeks and broadside volleys to athletes and coaches. I would've thought that a thick hide is something…

Probably a mix of YouTube and torrents, along with then-audiences in the 90's to early aughts tuning out and/or wanting to see only a few select matches, so they don't find much value in shelling out $60 up front. That said, 700k subscribers in 5 months is a pretty good number, and I'm not sure it constitutes a…

Or better yet, Disney!

"I have faith in people's ability to tell this is a work of fiction and to enjoy it for what is brings to the table" - And then you have all these companies and schools paying Boone to come over and talk precisely because they thought the movie is factually true. If they knew the bland truth of things, they probably…

Sorry, it just came across that way. My bad, must be sleep deprivation gnawing at my brain. I think the lopsidedness with the SB and the like comes from forcing a conference format instead of just seeding the best X teams regardless of conference and division. It could be that The International may also be in need of…

Are you suggesting that Valve bake in rubber band mechanics to make the games always close?

It's bound to happen, I think. Even championships in other sports leagues can end up with unpopular finalists (see: 2003 NBA Finals).

You will find no arguments about me about the skill level (and even perhaps inborn talent by way of superior eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity) that's necessary to play e-Sports at a high level. This includes all that you've mentioned. It's not an easy thing these pro gamers do. I'm not against e-Sports being…

We can also assume the same for any big site. I don't think advertisers expect 100% of page views to translate to 100% of ad views on that page. Even 10% is a good number if the baseline total is at 10 million+ views.

I'm curious if the one who placed the opening date on the poster is American or not. The oversight is understandable if it was a non-American who did it. As harrowing the events of 9/11/2001 are, it's not exactly a date that's imprinted on everyone the world over, especially as we move further in time away from that…

Thanks, I'll check those out. I do agree that e-sports is still in its infancy, and eventually some pros will get around to designing proper training regimens that include physical workouts to enhance their gaming skills or to limit injuries down the line.

We probably have different ideas as to what construes an actual uniform. Most jersey-wearing fans I see are limited to just a jersey, without the pads, helmet, cleats, and spandex(?) bottoms that football players wear.

Here is where I have a problem with people minimizing sports they actually only have a general idea of. Even auto racing at the highest levels require their drivers to come in at a certain weight otherwise they'll slow the car down. There's a physical regimen that F1 drivers go through that the public isn't usually…

Of course it is required. You're not earning a tour card if you don't have muscles to make those long drives.

I take it you don't follow golf, so you're excused if you didn't know that Tiger Woods barreled through the competition in his prime because he had physical gifts his competition didn't have. What took three strokes for the average pro to hit the green of a par five, he can do in two or even one.

I can't speak for bowling, but I do know that golf has a lot of strategy that goes into it, only it doesn't translate as well when viewed as a spectator. The lay of the land, how confident you are in hitting a fairway off a long drive instead of playing it safer and go for a medium shot, how the wind will change the…

From how I understand Ghostwise's original post, he's not against gaming becoming mainstream, only that it doesn't have to force itself onto ESPN programming alongside more athletic endeavors. Gaming is already mainstream, if we're being honest, and there's a reason why Google is rumored to have already bought Twitch…

Not really. People who wear jerseys don't do so in order to look like the player whose jersey they're rocking (disclaimer in next paragraph).

See, e-sports isn't even the most "un-athletic" thing that ESPN airs. I'm wondering where the Twitter rage is when ESPN shows the yearly hotdog-eating competition every fourth of July.