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It will be interested to see…

It will be interesting to see how it plays out. If Nadal does hold on, he will have the pandemic (and Djokovic’s decisions related to it) to thank.

-I don’t like the medical…

-I don’t like the medical timeouts, and I agree that Federer has not employed such gamesmanship throughout his career. However, Nadal employs stall tactics every single match, refusing to  play at the server’s pace and frequently taking too long between his serves. Just ask Shapovalov.

-Djokovic was defaulted from a major tournament that he was likely going to win for hitting the linesperson. While it’s reasonable to dislike his on-court demeanor, it’s not an unfair competitive advantage.

-His off-court behavior during the pandemic has been undeniably troubling and has rightly affected his reputation, but it doesn’t have any bearing on his on-court results

-The pandemic has almost certainly hurt rather than helped his major tournament  count. He’s won the last three Australian Opens and Wimbledons in which he’s competed and has missed each due to the pandemic

-If his positive Covid result was indeed fraudulent, then I hope Australia sticks to the three year ban. However, again, this has no bearing on his on-court results.

 

Nadal is less than a year…

Nadal is less than a year older than Djokovic. Those two have aged together; Nadal was just especially precocious, and Djokovic has had better longevity.

But the age difference with Federer is meaningful. 

Fitness and conditioning is…

Fitness and conditioning are some of the most important aspects of tennis. Missing tournaments due to injury is directly related to a player’s ability to consistently maintain a high level of play. Getting deported was Djokovic’s own fault, but it has nothing to do with tennis.

Nadal’s absences were also on hard and grass majors, as he’s (especially recently) seemed to prioritize the clay season and the French Open. Again, directly related to tennis.

Edit: even still, Djokovic’s titles at the French Open would absolutely be less remarkable if he hadn’t had to go through Nadal to get there 

It's poorly worded

but step 7 is "The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representative." This seems to be where overall record comes in. It also makes sense that they'd first consider head-to-head records amongst the tied teams.

Upon reading

You are right. He (and I) misinterpreted the first tiebreaker. The wording is not entirely clear, but your interpretation makes more sense.

The three teams are tied precisely

because they have the same conference record.

You are right

MSU does not need to lose twice. It wouldn't even come down to a tie between two teams if involved in a 3-way tie with MSU and OSU. Both OSU and MSU would be out based on total record (both teams have a non-conference loss). Of course, the problem is that PSU won't lose again (and Michigan will)

No single finals

performance could be more impressive than those six, but Jordan always had a very good team around him, even though some choose to pretend he didn't. I believe Bulls were a 3-seed and a 5-seed in the two years he was gone.

Jenner

requested that he be referred to using male pronouns in that very interview. I'm sure that'll change soon, but I just wanted to let the poster know that he/she missed the mark in his/her attempt to be progressive.

He

He

Defense

Defense initiated contact. Defensive foul or nothing. If defense didn't initiate, then you're right.



But after all the no calls on wisconsins hooking fouls down low, it's inconsistent at the very least.

Can't believe

Can't believe Hayes hasn't been called for an offensive foul. Blatant hook literally every post move I've seen him make.

The defender fouled Appling

The defender clearly fouled Appling before the push-off

The research I've encountered

has primarily led me to conclude that it is exceedingly difficult to generate reliable estimates. Even if we accept that only 10% or less of rape charges can be coded as false accusations based on review of the evidence, it doesn't necessarily mean that the remaining 90+% were legitimate accusations, a point which is lost in the posts linked by Seth.

Not even close?

It will never get called, but because he gathered the ball with one foot on the floor, technically his feet would need to land simultaneously on the jump stop to be legal. It was a fair question, and if traveling rules were strictly enforced (which was the question), it COULD have been called. I don't have a huge problem with that not being called, because it it wasn't egregious. However, the amount of traveling that takes place (and, even worse, what people now believe to be legal) is one of the most frustrating aspects of the current game. The NBA is the worst, of course.

When did Lewan last play competitive basketball?

I doubt he'll even get drafted, let alone as a lottery pick.

Huh?

I assumed that the court was located in a swimming pool.  Aren't all women's sports played under water?

That's definitely

the guy. He's not from Ohio; that's just a Buckeye site.  As you see, he went to St. Thomas Aquinas (the "STA" that you see referenced), a HS Florida football power.

So Webb's gut feeling was right,

until it ended up being wrong.

Probably

why he said "in general" rather than "without exception"

I'm not sure

about the Pryor comparison, either.  I agree that the Pryor/Young comparisons are largely due to similar body types and stride length, and from what I've seen Gardner seems to be noticeably slower (or at least less explosive) than both.  Now, that's not to say he won't be a great QB.  I think he has the ability to become a much more polished passer than either Pryor or Young.

Or you

just gobbled up their cliches, true or not.

Does the player

get automatically ejected and suspended for the next game?

Right.

So coming off the bench like that is an infraction that violates the integrity of the game to such an extent that it is unjustifiable, regardless of whether the player saved the game for his team.  It seems that some feel the same way about Suarez's violation.

No, it's not a perfect comparison.

A perfect comparison would contain a foul that is viewed as an equally severe violation of the rules.  Comparing the punishment for pass interference with the punishment for this foul shows which one is considered a more egregious violation.  In assessing the hand ball, the impact of the violation is not all the matters.  The severity of the violation matters as well. Additionally, knowing what the consequences are and accepting them does not necessarily make the decision to commit the violation acceptable.

A simple example can illustrate both of these points.  Imagine a college football player running down the sideline with nobody having a chance to catch him.  What if a member of the opposing team who is on the sideline sticks out his foot and trips the player?  He knows the consequences of his action (15 yard penalty, ejection, and likely suspension), but he does it to save a touchdown.  The impact of the trip is the same as the pass interference penalty.  Would this be a brilliant play?  I imagine most people wouldn't think so.

In my opinion, what unfolded today was in between the above scenario and the pass interference scenario.  Whether or not you're okay with it is, in the end, a judgement call.  I, for one, am conflicted.

Mays is

distinctly more athletic than Williams. Most would agree about his poor instincts.

Sure,

I understood your point. I was simply saying that the fact some West Africans excel in the same types of physical activities does nothing to show that West Africans are, on average, as athletically gifted as African Americans. It does show that it is possible for a West African to be a world class athlete, but this could be shown for nearly any people group.

I do agree that it's a questionable (at best) assumption that something happened during slavery.

I agree that

this is likely a myth, but your post contains its own non sequitur. The fact that world class West African athletes exist does little to refute his claim.

Maybe people are being a bit too negative

but the kid certainly looks on the slow side for a D1 receiver. The breakaway speed just isn't there.

What do you mean that the kid "catches everything"? That he had some nice grabs in his HIGHLIGHT video?

Exactly

double post

Exactly

Michigan fans may find ways to really like this class, and they may do so for good reason. However, all the high school talent evaluators and recruiting services agree with Herbstreit. Talent wise, this class is clearly below average for Michigan. If it weren't for the unusually large size of the class, Michigan would probably be ranked even lower.

I fall somewhere in between--I'm okay with the class, but I wouldn't say I'm especially excited about it.

A simple

"you're right" would have sufficed, but close enough.

I'm glad

you can spit out the old cliche about getting two hands on the ball.
However, it's quite easy to imagine a high velocity pass that, even
with full extension, a receiver can only touch with the fingertips of each
hand. He touches the ball with both hands, yet it is nearly impossible
to catch. The second of the Clemons plays was close to this (not an
impossible grab, but I think you're wrong to argue that he SHOULD have
caught it).