Tank at Tank Game Thread: The Ship Be Sinkin 2/6/12 7pm

[Illuminaire]

Dude, the two of you need to get it over with and screw already.

Believe me, I'm over that BS. The guy is arguing just to argue. Needless to say, I'm way inside the heads of a couple of posters around here and I'll stop feeding the trolls.

Vote of hands - who here thinks I'm a troll?

[DallasShalDune]

Not I said the cat.

[Severn Hoos]

Dude, the two of you need to get it over with and screw already.

Believe me, I'm over that BS. The guy is arguing just to argue. Needless to say, I'm way inside the heads of a couple of posters around here and I'll stop feeding the trolls.

Vote of hands - who here thinks I'm a troll?

Hmmmm, let me get back to you on that one.....








JUST KIDDING! - we love you, Ill - don't stress yourself about it.

[fishercob]

Illuminaire, you don't need to dignify comments like that with a response. I love reading your stuff and you know it.

[Illuminaire]

Illuminaire, you don't need to dignify comments like that with a response. I love reading your stuff and you know it.

Awww, Fish..... so, what are you doing later?

[JonathanJoseph]

My last comments on this ridiculous train of thought.

Wizards 2012 versus playoff teams: 1-17, win% of 5%
Average margin of defeat in those 17 losses: 15.1 points
Number of losses with a margin < 8 points: 3 losses, or 17%
Number of losses with a margin of < 10 points: 6, or 47%

One would think this data allows us to draw definitive conclusions. My apologies for giving posters the benefit of the doubt being able to interpret nuance and understand the difference between drawing conclusions and absolute facts. Flew too close the sun I guess.

[JonathanJoseph]

Dude, the two of you need to get it over with and screw already.

Believe me, I'm over that BS. The guy is arguing just to argue. Needless to say, I'm way inside the heads of a couple of posters around here and I'll stop feeding the trolls.

Vote of hands - who here thinks I'm a troll?

The Wikipedia definition of troll:

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

Your posts on this topic certainly qualify.

[fishercob]

My last comments on this ridiculous train of thought.

Wizards 2012 versus playoff teams: 1-17, win% of 5%
Average margin of defeat in those 17 losses: 15.1 points
Number of losses with a margin < 8 points: 3 losses, or 17%
Number of losses with a margin of < 10 points: 6, or 47%

One would think this data allows us to draw definitive conclusions. My apologies for giving posters the benefit of the doubt being able to interpret nuance and understand the difference between drawing conclusions and absolute facts. Flew too close the sun I guess.

The obvious conclusion to draw from this data is that the Wizards suck.

[Zonkerbl]

That pot is black!

[Illuminaire]

How can my posts possibly be off-topic or extraneous when you started our exchange and all of my comments were directly in response to yours.

The only way that's even possible is if your comments were originally off-topic/extraneous.

Meanwhile, no one else thinks I'm being inflammatory, so... yeah... roflcopters man. Roflcopters.

[tontoz]

My last comments on this ridiculous train of thought.

Wizards 2012 versus playoff teams: 1-17, win% of 5%
Average margin of defeat in those 17 losses: 15.1 points
Number of losses with a margin < 8 points: 3 losses, or 17%
Number of losses with a margin of < 10 points: 6, or 47%

One would think this data allows us to draw definitive conclusions. My apologies for giving posters the benefit of the doubt being able to interpret nuance and understand the difference between drawing conclusions and absolute facts. Flew too close the sun I guess.

I counted 17 playoff games and 8 losses of 10 or less. Combined with their 1 win they were competitive 9 out of 17, roughly half the time. `

So do you really think that the Bulls are better with Rose on the bench?

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

My last comments on this ridiculous train of thought.

Wizards 2012 versus playoff teams: 1-17, win% of 5%
Average margin of defeat in those 17 losses: 15.1 points
Number of losses with a margin < 8 points: 3 losses, or 17%
Number of losses with a margin of < 10 points: 6, or 47%

One would think this data allows us to draw definitive conclusions. My apologies for giving posters the benefit of the doubt being able to interpret nuance and understand the difference between drawing conclusions and absolute facts. Flew too close the sun I guess.

The obvious conclusion to draw from this data is that the Wizards suck.

I was aware that the Wizards had played a difficult schedule. They have played 18 of 25 games vs playoff teams.

--One different conclusion is Wizards are 5-2 vs non-playoff teams.

--A second is the Wizards are 3-5 in games coached by Randy Wittman.

An assertion I will make is that their schedule will be easier than it has been for the rest of the season, because they have played the tough opponents early. The fraction ¹⁸⁄ ²⁵ converts to 72%. However, only a little over half of NBA teams make the playoffs.

Washington has had to face Philadelphia and Chicago multiple times. They've had to face Orlando and Denver. They've faced some toughies. Perhaps the Wizards won't end up looking quite as sucktastic when all is said and done.

Yes, the team does suck. However, the coaching change came at a good time for teachable moments and with easier opponents on the schedule.

[Dat2U]

The Wikipedia definition of troll:

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

Your posts on this topic certainly qualify.

Seriously, can we get JJ his own thread? Any thing he posts would go in that thread and I'd promise never to click on it.

[dobrojim]

Ill, you're not a troll.