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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 23, 2015, 10:58:53 PM »This game is like getting into a road rage flip off fight and then meeting up at the next 10 stoplights with the guy.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Marshall Henderson
« on: April 21, 2015, 08:36:37 PM »Yeah MIR is MIRing all over this thread right now
When reading a fun thread and then seeing the T-Wolves logo I go from
to 
in about 2.1 seconds.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Predict K-State's Win Total for 2015-2016
« on: April 11, 2015, 08:04:25 PM »Will the home court winning season streak end next year?
I'm sure you guys have been over this before, but I had to check the online media guide to be sure that we were over .500 in 99-00.
Sure as crap.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Predict K-State's Win Total for 2015-2016
« on: April 11, 2015, 07:26:26 PM »
Will the home court winning season streak end next year?
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: OFFICIAL WELCOME MARCUS FOSTER THREAD
« on: March 27, 2015, 11:55:07 PM »
I hope UW still lurks. I miss him.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Help SD Bet Hoops For NCAA 2015
« on: March 27, 2015, 06:05:24 PM »
Where's Tonya?
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Help SD Bet Hoops For NCAA 2015
« on: March 27, 2015, 05:55:14 PM »
What's everybody like tonight?
I'm going with:
UCLA +8.5
Louisville -2.5
Duke -5
Michigan State -1.5
I'm going with:
UCLA +8.5
Louisville -2.5
Duke -5
Michigan State -1.5
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: The new and now only oscar Weber replacement thread . . .
« on: March 08, 2015, 04:20:26 PM »anyone who didn't pick underwood is kicked out of this thread.
I definitely want Underwood. Here's a question:
Just imagine that oscar got fired at the end of next year :erection:
Are there any schools that you could realistically see Brad going to after this season that would make it tough to hire him next year?
The longer oscar is here the less available Brad becomes. I know everyone knows that. Just saying.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: hey look at this
« on: March 08, 2015, 04:00:21 PM »
Every person I show this to loves it even if that person isn't a KSU fan.
The dance tunnel at 1:02 is so fun but now it makes me really sad
The dance tunnel at 1:02 is so fun but now it makes me really sad
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Rankings thread, yeah I said it!
« on: March 07, 2015, 02:15:14 PM »
Maybe a luke but did anyone else see that we got two votes this week in the Coaches Poll?
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
Doubleyou Tee eff????
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
Doubleyou Tee eff????
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: We're slow, we're stupid, and I'm developing a drinking problem
« on: February 21, 2015, 03:30:46 PM »I said this early in the season and today just underlined it. oscar is finally reaching his goal of turning us into a mid/low level Big 10 team. All we're missing is an extremely slow, uncoordinated, white, and most likely Polish 7 footer.
The unpolished Polish post player
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Bearly competing; Baylor ADV
« on: February 21, 2015, 03:25:07 PM »I underestimated oscar. I didn't think there was anyway he could get fired this season and he just might get it done yet.
yeah I didn't think he could do it, either.
I'm mad at OU right now.
You should be mad at Marcus. It's entirely his fault those wins happened. #isthiswhatyouwantedmarcus #huh
True. Marcus, you shouldn't behave like that. #ThisIsOnYouMyMan
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Bearly competing; Baylor ADV
« on: February 21, 2015, 03:18:19 PM »I underestimated oscar. I didn't think there was anyway he could get fired this season and he just might get it done yet.
yeah I didn't think he could do it, either.
I'm mad at OU right now.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Maui 2014
« on: November 23, 2014, 09:20:28 PM »
Durtpue Toiletbreakers
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Beach Slapped; LBSU ADV
« on: November 22, 2014, 03:58:45 PM »They beat GW handily, guy. You're so weird.
2012-13. We did win though.
The cats whipped GW's ass in 2013. Beat them close on the road in 2012. Like I said weird.
I meant he was talking only about the 2012-13 season.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2306/year/2013/kansas-st-wildcats
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Beach Slapped; LBSU ADV
« on: November 22, 2014, 03:48:40 PM »They beat GW handily, guy. You're so weird.
2012-13. We did win though.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Hoops Handicapping -- 2014-15
« on: November 21, 2014, 09:27:53 PM »
Yea I took it. We'll see what happens. Let's go Cats!
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Hoops Handicapping -- 2014-15
« on: November 21, 2014, 05:57:47 PM »Perhaps you're right. I remember both games well. The second one was hilarious.I say over as well.
I wouldn't touch the total. Not sure why it's at 143.5 as last years to games were 129 & 90. So if I were to play it, I'd lean under.
The sample size is probably too small but both teams are scoring well right now and neither has played good D.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Hoops Handicapping -- 2014-15
« on: November 21, 2014, 05:28:26 PM »
I say over as well.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Top 100 player watch list
« on: October 29, 2014, 11:18:19 PM »gipson would make a great stretch 2 in the leagueBleep yeah he would! Big 12 defenders don't let him wander 23 feet from the hoop for a reason. He'll either bury it if given room or he'll blow by you while flexing and making train noises.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Hoops Twitter/Facebook Post Thread
« on: September 19, 2014, 04:21:23 PM »
I'm getting that shirt for hoops season.
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: August 18, 2014, 07:13:10 PM »
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post?id=7839
The Royals' bullpen got some needed relief Sunday, in the form of 12 runs of offense. So Greg Holland wasn’t required to crank up and do the thing that's his equivalent of Superman jumping into a phone booth, and Wade Davis didn’t have to ease his way into his work. Kelvin Herrera, who hasn’t allowed a run in almost two months, did take an inning, his fastball reaching 100.2 mph, his sinker averaging about 95 mph.
“These guys are something to watch,” Royals bullpen coach Doug Henry said Sunday morning, and Henry gets to see them up close, all of their habits, their different routines.
The Kansas City bullpen is probably the difference between the Royals between in or out of first place in the AL Central. While Tigers manager Brad Ausmus has had to wade through uncertainty all summer with a struggling bullpen that ranks 27th in ERA, the back end of the Kansas City relief has been nearly pristine of late. Since June 25, Holland, Davis and Herrera have a collective ERA of 0.47, with 34 hits, no homers, 18 walks allowed in 57 2/3 innings -- and 73 strikeouts.
Henry pitched in relief in 582 games in the big leagues over 11 seasons, in an era when he and others were expected to be in the bullpen at the outset of the game, regardless of their roles. But this is a different time, Henry noted, and the Royals' late-inning trio does its work like a lot of relievers these days, preparing in the early innings in the clubhouse and trainer’s room, stretching, loosening. By the time they make the trek to the bullpen, in the fourth or fifth inning, they are prepared to pitch.
Herrera tends to work in the seventh inning, and when the phone rings for him, Henry said, Herrera will throw nice and easy for the first five tosses, “like he’s lobbing the ball in there. And then all of a sudden,” Henry said, “here it comes.”
As in, fastballs close to max velocity. After throwing about 10 fastballs, Herrera will begin to mix in other pitches, such as his curveball and changeup. But for Herrera, the primary weapon will always be the fastball at close to 100 mph, and he is ready quickly.
Davis, a starter for much of his professional career, takes a little longer, with his first 10 tosses at about 70 mph, Henry guesstimated. But like Herrera, he quickly ramps up, firing his next five or six fastballs in the mid-90s. Before Davis is ready, he will want to spin a couple of curveballs, to get the feel for that pitch, and when Henry sees that, he can report to the dugout that the right-hander is ready to go.
Holland has more experience as a reliever than the other two, so his routine is cemented. He begins to warm up with seven or eight or nine tosses nice and easy, and then he spits his gum out -- a turning point in his preparation for an outing, like the Hulk’s eyes turning green. After that, he starts to fire the ball, working in his slider to both sides of the plate. After 15 pitches or so, he'll flip the ball to Henry behind his back, and he's ready to go.
As he passes Henry, he will put his pitching hand on Henry's right shoulder, walking forward and stretching his arm one last time before going through the door and heading onto the field.
The Royals have played a lot of close games of late, Henry noted, and the three relievers have been needed. But the bullpen should continue to be a weapon for Kansas City, because of how it has been used: Only one Royals reliever, Aaron Crow, ranks among the top 54 in appearances, and Davis leads the bullpen with 53 1/3 innings -- tied for 38th. Kansas City is closing in on its first postseason appearance in 29 years, and the bullpen is at the forefront of that drive.
Here's a look at the Royals' big three and their average fastball velocity (via Fangraphs). Kelvin Herrera is at 98 mph (ranked second in MLB), Holland 95.9 (11th), Davis 95.5 mph (13th).
Elsewhere, a Royals prospect has been promoted to Triple-A to pitch out of the bullpen, as Andy McCullough writes. We are at that stage in the season when contenders are preparing for September’s big league promotions.
The Royals' bullpen got some needed relief Sunday, in the form of 12 runs of offense. So Greg Holland wasn’t required to crank up and do the thing that's his equivalent of Superman jumping into a phone booth, and Wade Davis didn’t have to ease his way into his work. Kelvin Herrera, who hasn’t allowed a run in almost two months, did take an inning, his fastball reaching 100.2 mph, his sinker averaging about 95 mph.
“These guys are something to watch,” Royals bullpen coach Doug Henry said Sunday morning, and Henry gets to see them up close, all of their habits, their different routines.
The Kansas City bullpen is probably the difference between the Royals between in or out of first place in the AL Central. While Tigers manager Brad Ausmus has had to wade through uncertainty all summer with a struggling bullpen that ranks 27th in ERA, the back end of the Kansas City relief has been nearly pristine of late. Since June 25, Holland, Davis and Herrera have a collective ERA of 0.47, with 34 hits, no homers, 18 walks allowed in 57 2/3 innings -- and 73 strikeouts.
Henry pitched in relief in 582 games in the big leagues over 11 seasons, in an era when he and others were expected to be in the bullpen at the outset of the game, regardless of their roles. But this is a different time, Henry noted, and the Royals' late-inning trio does its work like a lot of relievers these days, preparing in the early innings in the clubhouse and trainer’s room, stretching, loosening. By the time they make the trek to the bullpen, in the fourth or fifth inning, they are prepared to pitch.
Herrera tends to work in the seventh inning, and when the phone rings for him, Henry said, Herrera will throw nice and easy for the first five tosses, “like he’s lobbing the ball in there. And then all of a sudden,” Henry said, “here it comes.”
As in, fastballs close to max velocity. After throwing about 10 fastballs, Herrera will begin to mix in other pitches, such as his curveball and changeup. But for Herrera, the primary weapon will always be the fastball at close to 100 mph, and he is ready quickly.
Davis, a starter for much of his professional career, takes a little longer, with his first 10 tosses at about 70 mph, Henry guesstimated. But like Herrera, he quickly ramps up, firing his next five or six fastballs in the mid-90s. Before Davis is ready, he will want to spin a couple of curveballs, to get the feel for that pitch, and when Henry sees that, he can report to the dugout that the right-hander is ready to go.
Holland has more experience as a reliever than the other two, so his routine is cemented. He begins to warm up with seven or eight or nine tosses nice and easy, and then he spits his gum out -- a turning point in his preparation for an outing, like the Hulk’s eyes turning green. After that, he starts to fire the ball, working in his slider to both sides of the plate. After 15 pitches or so, he'll flip the ball to Henry behind his back, and he's ready to go.
As he passes Henry, he will put his pitching hand on Henry's right shoulder, walking forward and stretching his arm one last time before going through the door and heading onto the field.
The Royals have played a lot of close games of late, Henry noted, and the three relievers have been needed. But the bullpen should continue to be a weapon for Kansas City, because of how it has been used: Only one Royals reliever, Aaron Crow, ranks among the top 54 in appearances, and Davis leads the bullpen with 53 1/3 innings -- tied for 38th. Kansas City is closing in on its first postseason appearance in 29 years, and the bullpen is at the forefront of that drive.
Here's a look at the Royals' big three and their average fastball velocity (via Fangraphs). Kelvin Herrera is at 98 mph (ranked second in MLB), Holland 95.9 (11th), Davis 95.5 mph (13th).
Elsewhere, a Royals prospect has been promoted to Triple-A to pitch out of the bullpen, as Andy McCullough writes. We are at that stage in the season when contenders are preparing for September’s big league promotions.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Just got called to buy tickets
« on: July 22, 2014, 07:16:09 PM »Take it to the weak eyes thread, grandpa. There isn't a bad seat in there.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Will Michael Beasley be the face of the heat?
« on: July 13, 2014, 12:04:03 PM »Take the E8 top 6. Add JO, Hoskins, Massey, Cartier, and Angel, Gip, and MF later.
It will be hard to get these guys over the next three drafts when they're picking last in all of them.