Comments on: Hey Ma! I’m Graduatin’! http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/07/01/hey-ma-im-graduatin/ We Ain't Playin' Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:31:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ben hampton http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/07/01/hey-ma-im-graduatin/comment-page-1/#comment-235 ben hampton Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:04:41 +0000 http://www.writingthepine.com/?p=1109#comment-235 I love the fact that soccer has made its way to the pine! I love the fact that soccer has made its way to the pine!

]]> By: fivetoolplayer http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/07/01/hey-ma-im-graduatin/comment-page-1/#comment-218 fivetoolplayer Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.writingthepine.com/?p=1109#comment-218 Someone needs to grade your pick: A- : Half-grade deduction for shamelessly plugging an Illini product but kudos for a good analysis nonetheless without too much homerism. Bonus points for choosing someone that will literally and figuratively graduate but any bonus points gained are cancelled out by your inability to narrow it down to a single choice. HYDS. Someone needs to grade your pick:
A- : Half-grade deduction for shamelessly plugging an Illini product but kudos for a good analysis nonetheless without too much homerism. Bonus points for choosing someone that will literally and figuratively graduate but any bonus points gained are cancelled out by your inability to narrow it down to a single choice. HYDS.

]]> By: writingillini http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/07/01/hey-ma-im-graduatin/comment-page-1/#comment-212 writingillini Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:47:17 +0000 http://www.writingthepine.com/?p=1109#comment-212 Great picks guys. I'm gonna grade them now: HometownHero - A+ - original pick and you made a strong case for his "graduation." Although I'd argue his success at Cincy had more to do with Coach Gilmore's job at defensive line.. Google him if you don't know who he is. The Final Word - B - At first I thought this was a lame pick, but you're right, he is a legitimate candidate to "graduate" to the next level. He'd be working on his PhD rather than his Bachelor's though. Not really sold on him being a clean player, but he will win his fair share of games and championships at UK. PineTimePlayer - B+ - Sold out by picking the popular topic of the past week, but made up for it big time with that awesome last sentence. PTP comes through in the clutch yet again.. Damn you.. I wish I had thought of that line first. Pinesol - B- - What's worse than selling out by picking the popular pick of the week? By picking something that's already happened! Cain would have been a good candidate if this article was written 3 months ago during spring training. Anderson - F - Are you kidding me? Oden? Ok.. his offensive growth may have been stunted from the injuries.. but how do you justify the fact that he has more fouls than any other statistical category? The guy is a fouling machine and is a factor in the game maybe five minutes per game, tops. At this point, his ceiling as a pro is that of Udonis Haslem. His ceiling for health is Yao Ming. YJ - A- - Would have received an A but was deducted half a grade because of his blatant UNC bias. Felton has a boatload of potential and it seems like he just hasn't found the right system to play in. He's getting tossed around everywhere in the lineup and there hasn't been a defined role for him to play. I think if he gets traded (very likely), his chance to "graduate" to the next level quadruples. FiveToolPlayer - A- - FTP's fascination with roofs are just flat-out weird. Deducted half a grade for shamelessly plugging his former article, although it is admittedly a well-written piece. If you haven't read it yet, you should read it: <a href="http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/05/11/just-add-a-roof/" target="_blank">http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/05/11/just-add...</a> Great picks guys. I'm gonna grade them now:

HometownHero – A+ – original pick and you made a strong case for his "graduation." Although I'd argue his success at Cincy had more to do with Coach Gilmore's job at defensive line.. Google him if you don't know who he is.

The Final Word – B – At first I thought this was a lame pick, but you're right, he is a legitimate candidate to "graduate" to the next level. He'd be working on his PhD rather than his Bachelor's though. Not really sold on him being a clean player, but he will win his fair share of games and championships at UK.

PineTimePlayer – B+ – Sold out by picking the popular topic of the past week, but made up for it big time with that awesome last sentence. PTP comes through in the clutch yet again.. Damn you.. I wish I had thought of that line first.

Pinesol – B- – What's worse than selling out by picking the popular pick of the week? By picking something that's already happened! Cain would have been a good candidate if this article was written 3 months ago during spring training.

Anderson – F – Are you kidding me? Oden? Ok.. his offensive growth may have been stunted from the injuries.. but how do you justify the fact that he has more fouls than any other statistical category? The guy is a fouling machine and is a factor in the game maybe five minutes per game, tops. At this point, his ceiling as a pro is that of Udonis Haslem. His ceiling for health is Yao Ming.

YJ – A- – Would have received an A but was deducted half a grade because of his blatant UNC bias. Felton has a boatload of potential and it seems like he just hasn't found the right system to play in. He's getting tossed around everywhere in the lineup and there hasn't been a defined role for him to play. I think if he gets traded (very likely), his chance to "graduate" to the next level quadruples.

FiveToolPlayer – A- – FTP's fascination with roofs are just flat-out weird. Deducted half a grade for shamelessly plugging his former article, although it is admittedly a well-written piece. If you haven't read it yet, you should read it: http://www.writingthepine.com/2009/05/11/just-add...

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