Interesting read from Grantland.com

[garnermike]

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[bballbeadle]

The author of this spicy, sardonic piece seems to write about everything! Sports, film, politics, you name it. I loved it, and I loved his last line. This is well worth reading. Thank you for posting.

 

[IthacaMatt]

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I'm sorry but I find this guy incredibly long winded. He tries so hard to have a "style".

I mean, "the intersection between arrests and contracts" - I mean, what is that even supposed to mean? It certainly doesn't have anything to do with basketball, but beyond that, it just doesn't make sense.

 

[General20]

I thought it seemed to ramble about without any particular point or conclusion.

 

[orangehomer]

I'm sorry but I find this guy incredibly long winded. He tries so hard to have a "style".

I mean, "the intersection between arrests and contracts" - I mean, what is that even supposed to mean? It certainly doesn't have anything to do with basketball, but beyond that, it just doesn't make sense.

he was writing about the intersection of sports and real life, with real life topics including arrests and contracts, etc, he didn't mean an intersection between arrests and contracts. i enjoyed it, thought it was creative and more fun to read than 90% of the nonsenses out there.

 

[DNABB5]

"While the Orange have the swarming depth of a colony of agitated fire ants, this feat is mostly accomplished through coach Jim Boeheim’s screwball substitution patterns."

I like the fire ant metaphor, but I must ask if this makes sense to anyone. Is it even a grammatically correct sentence?

 

[orange79]

"While the Orange have the swarming depth of a colony of agitated fire ants, this feat is mostly accomplished through coach Jim Boeheim’s screwball substitution patterns."

I like the fire ant metaphor, but I must ask if this makes sense to anyone. Is it even a grammatically correct sentence?

Yes

 

[BlackSquirrels]

I thought the piece was overwritten, but I give the writer credit for pointing out that idea of blaming any decrease in performance on distractions caused by the Fine episode is a little wacky.

 

[Orangemen]

It was definitely over written, most pieces on Grantland are, but that doesn't make it bad.

It was an interesting read by a guy who seemed to be pretty well keyed into what SU is doing. You don't usually read that on national sites.

 

[MikeSU02]

Loved this comment about Waiters:

Canal Street version of LeBron James

 

[mountaincuse]

"While the Orange have the swarming depth of a colony of agitated fire ants, this feat is mostly accomplished through coach Jim Boeheim’s screwball substitution patterns."

I like the fire ant metaphor, but I must ask if this makes sense to anyone. Is it even a grammatically correct sentence?

Haven't read the article, but based on this quote its sounds like Bud P is writing for Grantland now?

 

[OttoMets]

"While the Orange have the swarming depth of a colony of agitated fire ants, this feat is mostly accomplished through coach Jim Boeheim’s screwball substitution patterns."

I like the fire ant metaphor, but I must ask if this makes sense to anyone. Is it even a grammatically correct sentence?

No.

"Swarming" doesn't really agree with "depth." Either way, that's not a "feat."

Sounds like another of those silly kids who love sports but are handcuffed by a limited grasp of English and let the thesaurus write the article.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Haven't read the article, but based on this quote its sounds like Bud P is writing for Grantland now?

Nope. Not one reference to a 'whiz bang' or 'bad fish' in the article. Can't be Bud.

 

[Knicks411]

Two best parts, from an analytical standpoint

When a team dismantles the Syracuse zone for easy dunks or open jumpers, one wonders why such successes aren’t easily duplicated. It looks simple enough: Pop the ball into the foul line area, then pass into the post before the defender pinches down or to the opposite wing for an open 3-point attempt. The problem is that Syracuse’s version is not the passive, lazy creature that every basketball player learns how to carve up in middle school. Syracuse has big guards, mobile forwards, and hulking interior defenders who can alternatively spring traps on the baseline, in the post, and on the wings. Training a dog is different when it weighs 700 pounds and has rabies.

I have often thought that when a team is dismantling the zone, it looks scarily easy.

In the second half, the Wolfpack charged back into contention. With Syracuse enchanted by its newfound perimeter-shooting abilities, NC State gobbled up long rebounds and turned them into easy transition buckets. A weakness of the no. 1 team in the county was revealed. Without a true post presence, the Orange can be convinced to hurl up 3-pointers, which makes it possible to counterattack their zone before its sticky webbing is set up. About five minutes into the period, NC State evened the game up on yet another Williams jumper.

 

[Knicks411]

No.

"Swarming" doesn't really agree with "depth." Either way, that's not a "feat."

Sounds like another of those silly kids who love sports but are handcuffed by a limited grasp of English and let the thesaurus write the article.

I believe the feat he was referencing was leading the country in scoring from your bench. Agree, not really written all that clearly.

 

[OttoMets]

I believe the feat he was referencing was leading the country in scoring from your bench. Agree, not really written all that clearly.

Ah, that's what I get for not actually reading the column. I'll let that be my first and last ill-informed criticism of the day.