That was a lengthy read, but definitely worth it

Posted by Cartman718:

I read this in its entirety after my cousin facebooked it. I LOVE IT.

ok i am warming up to the tmac trade scenario.........but not because of him........because of Battier

I would be open to....
Tmac + Battier + Artest for....
Steph + 2 out of (Harrington, Jeffries, Tim Thomas, Malik Rose) whatever Houston wants.

Or.....TMac + Artest for....
Steph + Malik

or....TMac + Battier
for Steph + Jeffries/TT/Malik

Is there some reason Houston would give up either player, especially Battier, for our garbage?

Michael Lewis writes some of the best articles about sports because he approaches viewing the game as a financial analyst rather than as a sports writer. I recommend "The Blind Side", a thorough analysis of Left Tackles. "Moneyball" was so revolutionary that when I recently re-read it, it was very boring because the ideas have been accepted as common place.

I hope someone in the Knicks front office reads this article. 1) so they can gain more insight into the Houston Rockets are won and 2) Donny Walsh comes off as a good ole boy who might not be at the cutting edge of statistical analysis and this article might spark some intellectual curiosity.

Liars Poker should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the culture on Wall Street that led to the current economic collapse. Lewis had an amazing article on the financial crisis in the NY Times recently:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/opinion/04lewiseinhorn.html?scp=5&sq=michael%20lewis&st=cse