Re: Athlon Sports NBA preview...

[W <titans@ihug.com.au>]

Kestas,

They do sell regional copies... I think our "world" edition will feature
Shaquille O'Neal on the cover again, though I will tell you when it comes here
if it has major Celts coverage.

W

Kestas wrote:

> ...has Paul Pierce on the cover! Moreover, of the three article headlines
> on the cover, two are about the Celtics: one says "No Pitino? No problem.
> O'Brien has Celtics on right track"; the other is about the 1976 Champion
> Celtics.
>
> Lots of good stuff inside, including predictions that actually make sense
> (i.e., I agree with them :>). Of special interest to the Walker vs. Pierce
> debaters is their 2000-2001 scoring efficiency index. They divide players
> into 9 categories according to their scoring effiency and utilization of
> that efficiency by the team. They range from "elite scoring efficiency,
> optimal utilization" to  "low scoring efficiency, over-utilized". Pierce
> checks in at #6 with the highest, "elite...optimal" rating; Walker is near
> the bottom, in the "low...over-" category. They also predict 3rd team
> ALL-NBA finish for Pierce. I haven't perused it all yet, but their
> attention to the Celtics and other interesting tidbits convinced me to buy
> it - something I haven't done in years for reasons that should be obvious
> from my annual rants about NBA previews and sportswriters in general. Am I
> being naive, and they're just selling "regional" versions of this magazine
> tailored to the fans of the regional team?
> Kestas