tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post1409555925010368486..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Kolzig To Start Against ThrashersJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-17046275772131537982008-02-03T06:52:00.000-05:002008-02-03T06:52:00.000-05:00Cardinal Sin? Not really - the numbers are there ...Cardinal Sin? Not really - the numbers are there for all to see. Far from a sin, the technique is employed to emphasize the point one is trying to make. I could have included a range from 0-100 on GAA and stretched the chart horizontally to "show" that Olie's numbers aren't tailing off all that much, but that wouldn't quite make my point, would it?<BR/><BR/>Bottom line: the numbers don't lie, JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-80433086667827601352008-02-03T06:27:00.000-05:002008-02-03T06:27:00.000-05:00Naughty naughty, JP. You've committed the Cardinal...Naughty naughty, JP. You've committed the Cardinal Sin of Data Charting: Fiddling with the scale so that the chart does not start with "0" at the bottom.<BR/><BR/>For instance, the line showing Olie's plummeting save percentage winds up near the bottom of your graph, exaggerating the drop-off in his performance and giving the visual impression of complete goaltending incompetence.<BR/><BR/>The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1939728369569853482008-02-03T03:13:00.000-05:002008-02-03T03:13:00.000-05:00You can't say Olie lost the game tonight.You can s...You can't say Olie lost the game tonight.<BR/><BR/>You can say that Lehtonen won it.<BR/><BR/>And that "Dive" on Semin was atrocious. I cringed. My dad(a non hockey person) looked up, and when I said they called it a dive, he himself said something to the tune of "that's bullshit."Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-49715541184879713482008-02-02T15:37:00.000-05:002008-02-02T15:37:00.000-05:00BTW, could someone email this post to Tarik?BTW, could someone email this post to Tarik?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-44793341585749466642008-02-02T13:39:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:39:00.000-05:00I think that all proves Obama's in for a big Super...I think that all proves Obama's in for a big Super Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, that wasn't polling data?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1009421964700587312008-02-02T13:18:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:18:00.000-05:001) One has to at least wonder IF perhaps the decis...1) One has to at least wonder IF perhaps the decision on who is getting the start in goal wasn't 'suggested' by someone other than Boudreau?<BR/>2) Even the choice to continue to not dress Eminger after the Hanlon firing seems to have come from above. After all its not like the guys who were playing in place of Eminger(Erskine/Schultz/Jurcina) were playing Norris caliber defense.FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-49187233016609023182008-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:00yea i dont really know what to say about that, exc...yea i dont really know what to say about that, except they better effing win. and if they dont, it better not be olie's fault, cause this is the last straw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com