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Manny Pacquiao bout was all but finalized for March 13 2010Editing by Sara Ledwith Stocks China RussiaThey've done a better job finding the dud75 million in 2010 and 11 million in 2011Iowa's Ryan Donahue was busy punting nine times for 339 yards a 37This is more important than finding a coachThat gets the Patriots to the third spot if they win out Well what happens to Bob Babich NothingGeorge Michael is seemingly always in troubleThe Trojans won two consecutive National Championships narrowly losing a thirdNot enough, to be sure, as they still lack a lot of discipline, but progress all the same. The Husky defense pitched a shutout against the Washington State Cougars, something they haven't done in 12 years, and that will energize the team.Statistically they haven't performed well this season, but looking at games like USC and WSU, there is potential there. There have been some pitiful games by the offense (Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State), but also some really good offensive games (LSU, Idaho, Washington State).The team did an excellent job in the USC game of coming up with the right combination of scoring the winning points and bleeding all the time off the clock so USC couldn't score.Worry about the Husky defense more in this contest than the offense. There are good skill players, and Locker's legs makes up for a shoddy offensive line at times.It really depends on which Husky offense decides to show up on Saturday.Look for this game to be a shootout, maybe not a high scoring one if the offense's stutter, but a game that will be decided in the fourth quarter.Also, remember that the Huskies upset Cal the last time the Bears came to Seattle.Food for thought.. (Reuters) - Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" marked 30 years on Wednesday since the fall of Pol Pot's ultra-Maoist regime, blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people. A handful of aging and infirm leaders from the movement are being tried at a joint Cambodian-United Nations tribunal three decades after their disastrous attempt to create an agrarian utopia ended. 
WorldHere is an overview of the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge.1953 - King Norodom Sihanouk proclaims independence from France, but soon abdicates to go into politics.March 1969 - Secret U.S. bombing of Vietnamese communist bases in Cambodia begins.March 18, 1970 - U.S.-backed premier Lon Nol ousts Sihanouk as prime minister while the latter is on an overseas trip.April 17, 1975 - Khmer Rouge seize Phnom Penh and immediately start emptying cities and towns in a bid to create a totally agrarian society. An estimated 1.7 million people die during their nearly four years in power.Dec 25, 1978 - Vietnam starts invasion of Cambodia after a series of increasingly daring cross-border Khmer Rouge raids.Jan 7, 1979 - Vietnamese troops occupy Phnom Penh, driving Pol Pot to the Thai border. The occupation is to last 10 years.May 1993 - U.N.-run election produces shaky coalition between Sihanouk's son, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, and Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge guerrilla installed as PM by Hanoi in the mid-1980s.July 1997 - Pol Pot ousted as Khmer Rouge leader.April 15, 1998 - Pol Pot dies in the jungle-clad mountain redoubt of Anlong Ven on Thai border.Feb 9, 1999 - Last Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender.March 2003 - After years of negotiations, Cambodia and the U.N sign deal to set up a joint "Killing Fields" court. Almost six years later, the court has detained five top cadres but no full trial has started.Source: Reuters(Compiled by Gillian Murdoch; Editing by Ed Cropley and Paul Tait) World. You remember kick-ball, don't you Two kids would proclaim themselves "captain" and the picking would begin. A smile would form on the first few picks as they walked over to their new team. A pump fist would follow as you heard your name picked somewhere near the middle. And a sigh of relief would come knowing youweren't picked last Being picked last stunk. In the NBA Draft not being picked first is like being picked last in kick-ball. It seems everyone who isn't the first to shake David Sterns hand develops a grudge against the team that passed on him.
While players use being "passed-over" as motivation to improve, it's left to us as fans to evaluate drafts over time to see if the teams made the right pick or not. When you take a somewhat early look back at the 2008 NBA draft a surprising leader for "BestGuard Drafted" is emerging. This will be donesolely based on the numbers. Nothing subjective like "leadership" will be taken into account. Anyone can argue the subjective; its tougher to argue the numbers. Each player will be ranked based on the following: Points Assists Rebounds Steals FG FT 3P Blocks Turn Overs Efficiency Efficiency over 48 min. The leader in the category gets a 1, next a 2 and so on. The player with the lowest average is the "winner". When I started this exercise I knew it would be a very close race. I was shocked to see how close it really was. I had to keep adding new stats to the equation much like peeling another layer of an onion back to finally crown a winner. That's what led me to theefficiency stat. NBA says that this stat is used by NBA coaches to evaluate a player's game performance. If it's good enough for the NBA coach, it needed to be used here. Theefficiency formula is ((Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks) - ((Field Goals Att - Field Goals Made) (Free Throws Att - Free Throws Made) Turnovers)) Efficiency over 48 min. is like a baseball pitcher's E.R.A which calculates earned runs over nine innings. Eff/48 shows a playersefficiency if they were to play the full 48 min of a game.
I doubt I have to explain the other categories although I will point out that the turnover leader is the one with the least amount of TO's. Now, the results based on stats collected from ESPN and NBA . Derek Rose Points 2 Assists 1 Rebounds 3 Steals 4 FG 1 FT 4 3P 4 BLK 3 TO 3 Eff 2 Eff/48 3 O.J. Mayo 2.54545 Derrick Rose 2.72727 Now, I am not saying that EG should have been the first pick or even that he is the bestguard picked that year. I am just crunching the numbers. Don't shoot the messenger. I know the results are somewhat skewed in that I am giving the same weight (a single point) to blocks as I am to steals. I doubt any of these players were drafted with an eye to being the next Dikembe Mutombo. It made sense toweigh each category evenly, however, so I did. Each team is no doubt happy with their pick, but numbers don't lie. One season and one month into their respective NBA careers the leader of the 2008guard pack calls Staples his home. Maybe you noticed that Eric Gordon and Russell Westbrook finished in a deadlock. So, why am I proclaiming EG the winner Alphabetical order, of course..
