DeonG

re: Athletes Who Have Had The Most Unique Styles

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 11:33 pm

quote:
Ive seen Money May do that plenty of times

You're right. I stand corrected.

Start at 2:20 in this clip: Mayweather moves

re: Athletes Who Have Had The Most Unique Styles

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 11:20 pm

quote:
Ive seen Money May do that plenty of times

With Money May it's more of a hiding of the head behind his shoulder. Which is a move he invented, so it's unique in its own right, but i think it's more copyable than Ali's.

Unless you have video evidence to prove me wrong.

re: Athletes Who Have Had The Most Unique Styles

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 10:58 pm

quote:
Ali

Good call.

Young Clay/Ali got away with doing a lot of things "wrong". Like avoiding a punch by leaning back.

And then following it with a straight right hand. Nobody else since has even *tried* pulling that off.

re: Athletes Who Have Had The Most Unique Styles

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 10:52 pm

quote:
Ken Norton Sr

He fought a lot like Archie Moore. And then the old version of George Foreman incorporated elements of that style.

Athletes Who Have Had The Most Unique Styles

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 9:55 pm

Which athletes, across all sports, have played with a style that is/was completely their own? Or, in other words, complete the following sentence. We'll never see anybody else play like ______.

I'll start the show, and I'll quote Pete Sampras in support of my nomination.

quote:
"Mcenroe was so unique in the way he hit the ball. In the way that he served, and the way he volleyed, it was all touch and just beautiful to watch. I can't see another player in 50 years to play like Mcenroe. You're just born like that. You're just born with the hands and the feel and the anticipation. And the way he glides around is something that I've never seen before and probably won't see [again] as long as I'm living."

And Arthur Ashe:

quote:
"Mcenroe was the most talented easily. Great hands. He can do things with his hands that the rest of us have to think about doing. He doesn't have to think. It's instinctive and automatic for him. He is someone you cannot copy."

Go!

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re: Rolling Stone's Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 9:04 pm

quote:
Yeezus,

Jesus.

re: Help settle a bet...CFB

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 9:02 pm

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I don't follow CFB very closely. What did they do to deserve that kind of money?

Jones doesn't make 4.8M. Or, at least Tennessee isn't paying him 4.8M. He makes 3M.

re: Help settle a bet...CFB

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 8:57 pm

You win.

re: Floyd Mayweather makes fun of Manny Pacquiao in his Christmas card to the world

Posted by DeonG on 12/25/13 at 11:43 am

awesome

re: DoCho's Bowl Prediction Algorithm: Day 3

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 9:36 pm

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I started running mine the week of October 12, and tracked the results of all 4 models.

LINK

You can view the results there and use that data to cherry pick various angles as it breaks down the results into a lot of cross tabs.

Unfortunately, since pretty much all bowl games are at neutral sites the home/away breakdowns won't do much good.

You have the average score as 25.9-30.4. I assume the latter is the home team?

re: Why Country Music Was Awful in 2013

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 3:17 pm

quote:
It's funny cuz it's true

That was well done.

re: The Music Board Poster Profile and SmackdownThunderdome- All are welcome

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:54 pm

quote:
danman6336

Post gifs that make sense. Tia.

re: Who would you like to come back from the dead and make music?

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:41 pm

I'm a big fan of Bradley.

re: Rap God...

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:39 pm

quote:
Is this the greatest rap of all time??

It's really really good lyrically. Anyone who thinks otherwise is silly.

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re: Better "Dreams"?

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:37 pm

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List is bullshite until this option E is added:

Dreams by Gabrielle

F. Gabrielle - Dreams (dance remix)

Terrible quality. I didn't upload it.

Fleetwood still wins.

re: Better "Dreams"?

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:33 pm

quote:
A) Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

Not a close call.

re: The Music Board Poster Profile and SmackdownThunderdome- All are welcome

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:32 pm

quote:
Spaulding Smails

Gfy.

All I want for christmas is you

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re: What's your favorite Christmas song?

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:27 pm

re: Can Someone Explain Keith Olbermann's Show To Me? It Is Weird.

Posted by DeonG on 12/24/13 at 2:24 pm

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I have seen it a few times and have it on now in the background. It is old clips of old games from 30 years ago. What is the point? I don't get it at all.

What am I missing?

It is weird. It creeps me out.