I saw the Mavs beat the Warriors last night. I was impressed again by Klay Thompson. Which is weird. I saw him play a couple times at Wazzu without being impressed. He's passable but not great at defense. Same with his passing. His handle is probably below average. He's not tall (listed at 6'7"). But, jeez, he can play for me. Pretty shot, and can get it off so quickly. I don't remember noting such a quick release.
Normally, I don't even use that phrase for bball players. It's more of a QB thing.
Brandon Weeden has a pretty quick release. He is very accurate in the pocket. He's the kind of QB I would normally like. But, I don't. I think he's Tim Couch. I think he's going to fail. I would not draft him until about round 4.
This is what I do. I'm constantly in sports talk radio mode, grading players. It must be what millions of other sports fans do, too. Because I've always done it. Because fantasy sports couldn't be the megaindustry it is without us doing it. I'm saying we did it before fantasy sports and someone figured out a way to profit from us.
I even do it at high school games.
Why? Why do I feel the need to judge each player relative to every player in my mental rolodex? Why do I judge their performance against my mental projection of their ceiling based on my perceived understanding of their abilities?
I guess I just don't know. Fawesome, Jim. Ask a cool question and don't answer it well. I think that it's just part of me. That if you knew the answer, you'd understand why I love sports so much when it has no bearing on my 'real' life. I'm enthralled by the competition and conflict, whether that be team vs. team or man vs. himself.
I'm going to big concert tomorrow. I'm not that psyched. Yet I spend a couple hours a week watching recorded amateur singers on 'The Voice.' So, clearly this obsession with judgment bleeds past sports. And, again, I must not be alone, for reality TV as we now know it has gotten huge not just on voyeurism but on competition and analysis.
Wondering begets wondering.
Just know that you shouldn't pick up Weeden, even in your dynasty league.
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Was trying to make small talk with my basketball coaches a few weeks ago. I said something like, "Klay Thompson is good, huh? I didn't see it in college, but wow." They all looked at each other, laughed, and were like, "yeah." I think it was either 'look at the academic guy trying to talk basketball', or it was 'yeah, dumbass, he's good.' One of the two.
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