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March 31, 2009While We’re Waiting aims to be the round-up of the recent WFNY-esque information for your morning viewing. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.
Oh ye of the MVP debate: “According to PER, the top 5 players – in order, are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant. […] Now, I know your answer is, “but Kobe plays in the tougher conference.” Except, he doesn’t. In years past that was true, but now the East is the tougher conference. I know it doesn’t look like that given that the East has two teams with losing records in the top 8 and the West will have a team at close to a 60% win-loss record who doesn’t make the playoffs. However, it is the teams below that that artificially inflate the West. The worst team in the NBA (Sacramento) and 6 of the 7 worst teams overall play in the West.” [Lang Whitaker/SLAMOnline]
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Kerry Wood’s on Twitter. Okay, not really. But if he were, his tweets would definitely help pass time until the ninth inning. [’64 and Counting]
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This is what I like to hear, albeit pure speculation: “At this point, we should probably just ignore Wade, Bron, and Bosh when they’re asked about the future. James just messes with reporters, Wade’s the good soldier, and Bosh is too polite to regularly let it smolder like he wants. For the record, on intuition and common sense alone, I figure James stays, Wade too but only after JO’s replaced with quality, and Bosh might even be traded to Cleveland by next spring.” [Bethlehem Shoals/Free Darko]
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On the tryout front: “Ohio State star running back Chris “Beanie” Wells is scheduled to visit the Baltimore Ravens’ training complex today, his agent said. Wells also has visits planned with the Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos.” [Aaron Wilson/Carroll County Times via James Walker]
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Could 2009 be the year of The Joe Smith? “I’m feeling very good about Joe Smith, the reliever the Indians picked up from the Mets. The sidearmer is so tough on right-handed hitters. In 6 1/3 spring innings, he has whiffed nine, allowing only three hits and one run. He missed the early part of camp with a viral infection, which thankfully has cleared up.” [Terry Pluto/Plain Dealer]
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1 more week, one more week till opening day
bosh on the cavs would be disguesting… i have had that same feeling too that wade and bron will stay and bosh wants out
That first article is really great, especially for stat geeks.
I watched Joe Smith a lot with the Mets and thought of him as one of the few bright spots in their pen last year.
Not only that, but Joe Smith might win an NBA Championship in 2009 as well.
It’s tough to get excited about baseball with the Cavs heading into the home stretch. I figure I might check in around the all-star break.
The Tigers just released Gary Sheffield. HAH!
I was watching some of the Tribe game last evening and Baskin was talking about that Smith kid and how in college he was not given a baseball scholarship and was actually cut from school team his freshman year. Now look at him.