I'm not sure why you're discounting the value of TS%. It was developed precisely to better quantify scoring efficiency by taking to account how many points a player scores and how good he shot the ball from the field and from the charity stripe. If ever you get around to looking into it, you'd see that Love's TS% last…

That is a fantastic GIF.

This is so true. Cap feels like... Cap. Iron Man feels like... Iron Man. Ruffalo's Banner feels like... Banner. And so on. I don't see how one could say that any of Marvel's movie characters (limiting this to strictly Marvel-produced films) is an absolute deviation from the comic book characters they were based on.…

What's wrong with winning a championship now? Winning just one will already validate the moves CLE has made. If Wiggins does not pan out offensively, LeBron has one less target to pass to and diminishes the value of his tremendous playmaking ability. Love, an already-established good shooter all the way to the three…

Moving to MIN should help Bennett. Though I'm not exactly optimistic about his ceiling as a player (I don't mind being proven wrong down the line), playing in relative obscurity in MIN as opposed to being highlighted by association to LeBron in CLE (you know the media will descend on CLE) could help him grow more…

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.