tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post5523575698661036263..comments2024-03-26T02:16:22.309-07:00Comments on parinella's blog: Value of a top playerparinellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-40483707458333498162011-05-26T21:29:04.441-07:002011-05-26T21:29:04.441-07:00paga what?paga what?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1123091974515903082011-04-04T13:09:39.290-07:002011-04-04T13:09:39.290-07:00Certain types of zone D can certainly cause a &quo...Certain types of zone D can certainly cause a "superstar" to have a huge effect of defensive efficiency<br /><br />My league team when I first started playing had a superstar level (at least compared to the skill level of the rest of our team) player - we played a 5 man cup with him playing the deep-deep man behind it.<br /><br />I guess the question is really what's average - the entire defense basically assumed that nobody could throw a decent hammer over the cupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-52721394831239205712011-03-29T07:13:57.470-07:002011-03-29T07:13:57.470-07:00Warren Buffett could pay enough extra in taxes to ...Warren Buffett could pay enough extra in taxes to save any number of "worthwhile" projects (say, NPR with its $90M). Yet he thinks that his money is better managed by letting Bill Gates' foundation solve problems.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-44620969805044993822011-03-28T08:47:02.936-07:002011-03-28T08:47:02.936-07:00If one person pays more in taxes, that accomplishe...If one person pays more in taxes, that accomplishes nothing.<br /><br />If all rich people are taxed more, you can tax the middle/lower classes much less and/or reduce the deficit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-22325550005599971392011-03-25T20:32:00.642-07:002011-03-25T20:32:00.642-07:00As far as your parenthetical goes, Brecht says, &q...As far as your parenthetical goes, Brecht says, "Was ist Einbruch in eine Bank gegen die GrĂ¼dung einer Bank?" (Think of taxation as breaking into the bank. . .)<br /><br />But my other point was that the players considered the game's best (look at the Huddle's fantasy draft, for example) vary quite a bit in their relevant characteristics for this scenario. A player from the Florida system would probably do the best with it, since the set-up would most closely approximate their normal style. But the morale issue might worry me a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-9321090487750832762011-03-25T19:05:15.156-07:002011-03-25T19:05:15.156-07:00I was just picking an extreme example to show that...I was just picking an extreme example to show that "average" is hard to define when there is a large range in the data set. If there was a Bill Gates in ultimate, his team would win every game 15-0 unless he was playing Warren Buffett (who, by the way, is so convinced that really rich people should be taxed a lot more, so why doesn't he just pay more himself?).parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-533923908416182542011-03-25T18:49:43.976-07:002011-03-25T18:49:43.976-07:00I was thinking that the difference in zone would b...I was thinking that the difference in zone would be less than in man because zones require a lot more teamwork, but I hadn't thought of the possibilites of focusing the defense on the player.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-88216716437888299642011-03-25T17:59:21.280-07:002011-03-25T17:59:21.280-07:00Are you suggesting that the difference between a t...Are you suggesting that the difference between a top-level player and a player on a low-finishing regionals team is comparable to the difference in wealth between Bill Gates and some guy who owns a Kia dealership out on I-95? I don't see it quite that way. My intuitive feeling is that the winning percentage would depend a great deal on the <i>type</i> of elite player in this hypothetical pickup game. In particular, an experienced coach and student of the game would be the most likely to influence the outcome, especially if coupled with a patient and calm manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-45434486879734094802011-03-25T15:06:03.912-07:002011-03-25T15:06:03.912-07:00As a thought, what if, instead of playing man D, w...As a thought, what if, instead of playing man D, where each defender has approximately the same effect on the disc (i.e. near or away from the play the play), the superstar's team plays zone or junk, allowing him to disproportionately be near the disc and make plays. Do you think this would increase his defensive activity?#28https://www.blogger.com/profile/03307842362413937083noreply@blogger.com