Raymond Felton seen yawning during Knicks

[Fat Kat]

Both from tonight. Smh.

Wow

Looks like someone took those gifs and wrote a story.

http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/raymond-f ... hemselves/

[Dbloc123]

Fat guy in a little coat, Fat guy in a little coat.....

[HixNixKnicksTix]

From How Stuff Works.com

Yawning:

The physiological theory: Our bodies induce yawning to draw in more oxygen or remove a buildup of carbon dioxide. This theory helps explain why we yawn in groups. Larger groups produce more carbon dioxide, which means our bodies would act to draw in more oxygen and get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. However, if our bodies make us yawn to draw in needed oxygen, wouldn't we yawn during exercise? Robert Provine, a developmental neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a leading expert on yawning, has tested this theory: Giving people additional oxygen didn't decrease yawning, and decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in a subject's environment also didn't prevent yawning [source: University of Washington].

The evolution theory: Some think that yawning began with our ancestors, who used yawning to show their teeth and intimidate others. An offshoot of this theory is the idea that yawning developed from early man as a signal for us to change activities [source: University of Washington].

The boredom theory: Although we do tend to yawn when bored or tired, this theory doesn't explain why Olympic athletes yawn right before they compete in their event or why dogs tend to yawn just before they attack. It's doubtful either is bored [source: Patterson].

The brain-cooling theory: A more recent theory proposed by researchers is that since people yawn more in situations where their brains are likely to be warmer -- tested by having some subjects breathe through their noses or press hot or cold packs to their foreheads -- it's a way to cool down their brains. What does it matter if our brains are cold or hot? Cool brains can think more clearly; hence, yawning might have developed to keep us alert [source: Nagourney].

another article about world class athletes yawning before events.
http://running.competitor.com/2014/01/training/making-the-case-for-the-pre-race-yawn_36250

[three2theD]

I have to laugh at people who are trying to make this into a big deal. Just because he yawned doesn't mean he wasn't paying attention and wasn't focused. He looked like he was focused, but lets not let any facts get in the way of some good character assassination we got going here.

What fact are we not allowing to get in the way? That he's been terrible? That he's the worst starting PG in the NBA? Character assassination? He's been killing himself all season. The fans aren't doing it, his play is.

The fact that he looked like he was paying attention despite the yawn. What does his play this season have to do with people acting like his yawn some sort of Greek tragedy?

[dakomish]

You don't let Lin walk away for free. And btw all these Knicks fans that are bringing him up now were not saying dick last year when [b]he sucked[/b] and literally was another no-show in the playoffs.

The third best player in that team sucked? So how sucked was that PLAYOFF team when we don't count Harden and Asik?

this statement is very difficult to understand, last season:

felton: 13.9 with 5.5 ast, 2.9 reb and 1.4 stl per game
Lin: 13.4 with 6.1 ast, 3 reb and 1.6 stl per game.

Yes Lin was injured in the playoffs but if he "Sucked" last year, what word will you use to describe Felton this year?

I think Felton has been horrible. And Lin was not the 3rd best player on that Rockets team - forgot about Chandler Parsons????????????????

[ghostowl]

You don't let Lin walk away for free. And btw all these Knicks fans that are bringing him up now were not saying dick last year when [b]he sucked[/b] and literally was another no-show in the playoffs.

The third best player in that team sucked? So how sucked was that PLAYOFF team when we don't count Harden and Asik?

this statement is very difficult to understand, last season:

felton: 13.9 with 5.5 ast, 2.9 reb and 1.4 stl per game
Lin: 13.4 with 6.1 ast, 3 reb and 1.6 stl per game.

Yes Lin was injured in the playoffs but if he "Sucked" last year, what word will you use to describe Felton this year?

Those numbers for Lin, are from playing through (1) injury recovery (2) not getting to play as Point Guard with the "no PG system" that Houston has (3) playing as a spot-up shooter, told to sit in corner

You can't compare those numbers.

[Woodsanity]

I really wish that I was wrong about everything I thought was a bad idea when it came to the Knicks like signing Felton, letting Lin go, signing Bargs, firing Grunwald, etc....