Recent content by Celph Titled

Guthrie vs. Hudson...Jesus Christ.

SI's Contrarian NBA strategy: https://www.sportsinsights.com/blog/2014-15-nba-betting-public-report/ tl;dr: road dogs playing in conference and getting less than 35% public support cover 58% of the time, sample size 528 games.

I was inconsiderate and cir###vented the language filter and Rude had to deal with people flipping out because they see a real bad word.

I could spike when I was six.

God Help The Girl OST in near-permanent rotation in the minivan. I gotta fight to listen to anything else.

And Zach Lowe.

I have a crush on Emily Yoshida.

Kind of painting a pretty large area with a broad brush, no? Big difference between Blackhawk and Richmond.

Seems like our Huskies are up to something.

The answer is, indirectly, linked in your signature.

The singer that Xabi was allegedly goofing around with: Oh hey, puppets!

Yeah, this too. Your Dortmunds, Atleticos, and Arsenals are still 99% of the way up the food chain.

Just as in baseball, at some point it makes more sense for a club's long-term health if you cash in a player for money instead of letting him walk when his contract is up. It's not ideal, sure, but a savvy team can find replacements and not be slowed down too badly by the loss of a huge star.

Obviously a couple of their big signings have come right out of Dortmund as of late, but I think they (as well as most of the massive clubs) are pretty agnostic as to who they're picking players from. You're taking a player from a rival, but you're also handing them a crate of money.

I found a ranking system (based on betting odds) for the Top 100 teams in Europe. No clue how valid this is, but it seems to at least look somewhat plausible upon first glance. Interesting that a couple of Championship teams rank well ahead of several EPL clubs...