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October 03, 2006
True Hoop Wiki.: Henry Abbott and a few of his loyal readers have created a Wiki aiming to provide simple, public access to pertinent information on NBA players. (more inside)
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 09:22 AM - 17 comments
Wonder if that rumor about why the Celtics traded away Ron Mercer and Chauncey Billups is pertinent info.
posted by yerfatma at 09:41 AM on October 03, 2006
This is the sort of thing that I wish more of the internet was like: group collaboration on information collection and organization. It also makes me wonder whatever happened to the SpofiWiki...
posted by grum@work at 11:04 AM on October 03, 2006
Don't go check. I wrote a lot of bad stuff about you. It was collaborative though.
posted by yerfatma at 11:17 AM on October 03, 2006
The question I have is do you think there is a cornerback on any team as bad as Ahmad Carroll? I haven't seen a reason why the Packers sould keep him on the roster.
posted by standean at 12:22 PM on October 03, 2006
Would that be Ahmad "2 Sweet" Carroll, PF for the expansion Abilene Packers? If not lets stick to the topic.
posted by gradys_kitchen at 12:32 PM on October 03, 2006
The question I have is do you think there is a cornerback on any team as bad as Ahmad Carroll? The Raiders have at least one. Nde Asamouah!
posted by LA-4-Life at 01:40 PM on October 03, 2006
I never knew there was a position in basketball called cornerback. That is why I enjoy sportsfilter so much, I like to think I know a fair bit about sports, but someone is always opening my eyes to new information. That, and I get to find out what's new with Greg Maddux.
posted by tommybiden at 01:51 PM on October 03, 2006
It's true. Spofi strives to be the Web's #1 source for new basketball positioning, creative Bonds-taunting, worldwide player-hating and Greg Maddux Crime Watch
posted by chicobangs at 02:39 PM on October 03, 2006
a position in basketball called cornerback I imagine it's the position that I ended up playing when I was kid. "Stand in the corner, back there near the sidelines, and don't get in our way."
posted by grum@work at 03:15 PM on October 03, 2006
Did a couple of passes on the Kenyon Martin page myself. So far, I like it. But the moment my edits are deleted... ...well, lets just say Greg Maddux will be picking up the White Courtesy Phone.
posted by lilnemo at 06:58 PM on October 03, 2006
Did a couple of passes on the Kenyon Martin page myself. So far, I like it. Looks nice, nemo. You may want to remove the stub part, though (if you can...I haven't delved too much into it yet. I leave tomorrow for vacation, else I'd spend all night doing the Mavs' roster). I used to live walking distance from KMart's old high school.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:05 PM on October 03, 2006
How do you add a player? I was aghast that Larry Joe Bird isn't listed as a player, only as a coach. I will be the dickhead edit Nazi, ensuring LJB's page simply reads: "GOD"
posted by yerfatma at 08:06 PM on October 03, 2006
At the moment, fatty, I think they're striving just for current players. Once they get those down, presumably, they'll go back the 60 seasons (or 100, I mean, who would really know?) and do some historical entries. In other words, man up and edit Rajon Rondo's page.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:04 PM on October 03, 2006
Rajon Rondo: Point guard. Apparently can play D.
posted by yerfatma at 06:47 AM on October 04, 2006
grum....thanks for my morning laugh!
posted by smithers at 08:15 AM on October 04, 2006
Here's you Rajon Rondo story.
posted by yerfatma at 12:11 PM on October 05, 2006
It started as a discussion about the difficulty of learning specific players agents, but quickly has grown in scope (but not size...yet) to include "previous coaches, teams, sponsors, and the like, all organized into sortable categories." They're also seeking volunteers to help fill out the site.