Welterweight Champion Carmen Basilio jumps into the arms of his handlers after knocking out Tony Demarco in the 12th round of their 1955 fight. (Hy Peskin/SI)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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Bulls still dangerous without Derrick Rose, but championship hopes dashed
Derrick Rose tore his ACL late in the Bulls' Game 1 victory over the 76ers. (Brian Kersey/Landov)
The NBA playoffs got off to about as bad a start as possible on Saturday, as Bulls point guard Derrick Rose suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee during Chicago’s 103-91 victory against the 76ers. Rose, who will also miss the London Olympics this summer, sustained the injury with about 1:20 remaining and the Bulls leading by 12 points. The Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau has long been known for overplaying his core players, and though he’s far from the only coach who would have had a star on the court with a double-digit lead and under two minutes left, he will face justifiable scrutiny for what happened in Game 1 in Chicago.
Playing without Rose won’t be anything new for the Bulls, who went 18-9 when he was out this season. They also outscored opponents by 8.2 points per 100 possessions when Rose was on the bench, according to NBA.com. Only one team put up a better figure: the Bulls, who outscored opponents by 9.3 points per 100 possessions for the full season and a whopping 10.6 when Rose was on the court. In addition, point guard John Lucas III emerged as a reliable backup to the backup (C.J. Watson), and the Bulls’ defense is so good that it at least keeps them in almost every game.
That’s the main takeaway here: This is still a very, very good team, if a dispirited one, and Chicago could well be playing in the Eastern Conference finals a month or so from now. The Bulls should remain heavy favorites against the scoring-challenged Sixers, and they would have a realistic chance against the Boston-Atlanta winner in the next round. Calling that series a “toss-up” might actually be a bit insulting to the Bulls, though the Hawks might have both Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia back by then, and the Celtics have been one of the league’s top teams since the All-Star break. Chicago was 2-1 against Boston without Rose, and the Celtics’ one win was a down-to-the-wire thriller.
But this is obviously not the same Chicago team, and in the hothouse of the playoffs, where teams are rested and defenses are attuned to every possession, the Bulls are no longer quite equipped to win four straight series. The Bulls’ ability to generate offense against elite defenses was always going to decide their postseason fate, and without Rose, they are vulnerable to droughts. Chicago scored 107.6 points per 100 possessions with Rose this season and 102.3 points without him. That is roughly the difference between the league’s second-ranked offense and an average one. Chicago shot 46.8 percent with Rose on the floor and 43.9 percent when he sat. They shot more accurately from three-point range, earned more foul shots and generated more attempts from the restricted area with him in the lineup.
That the Bulls scored at a decent rate without Rose is a tribute to the skill of their big men, Luol Deng’s work as a secondary creator, the presence of two shooters whom defenses must chase (Kyle Korver and Richard Hamilton) and the precision with which everyone runs Thibodeau’s effective (if predictable) sets. Chicago knows how to create space without Rose through passing and player movement.
Teams have reached the NBA Finals before with the combination of an all-world defense and an average offense; the 2009-10 Celtics and the mid-2000s Pistons are the most recent examples. But going that route removes the margin for error, especially against competition as good as the Bulls will have to face along the way. You need some margin for error if you’re going to run a Celtics-Heat-Spurs sort of gauntlet.
This is a shame, for too many reasons to list here. With Rose, the Bulls might be the best team in the league. And if that’s the case, the championship favorite has been crippled on Day 1 of the playoffs. Chicago appeared ready to round into playoff shape offensively, too. The team leaned heavily on Hamilton in Game 1, and the veteran guard responded by making 6-of-7 shots and 6-of-6 free throws for 19 points. Thibodeau played Hamilton and Korver together more than usual, and he used the Korver-Hamilton-Deng trio for long chunks in small lineups in which Deng played power forward. Those three had played only eight minutes together all season before Saturday. Philadelphia’s small lineups enabled some of this tweaking, but the point is that with Rose and Hamilton ready to go after injury-plagued seasons, the Bulls were primed to become even more dangerous on offense.
If the playoffs unfold as most expect, Miami’s path to the Finals just became a lot easier. Boston could also end up the big winner here. At their best, the Celtics play defense just as ferociously as the Bulls do, and their new starting lineup, with Avery Bradley at shooting guard, has been destroying the league. The Celtics fear neither the Hawks nor the Heat, and they have proved before that they are capable of raising their game in the playoffs. A healthy Hawks team doesn’t threaten the Heat, but it does threaten the Bulls.
It’s far too early to address this in detail now, but suffice it to say this: An injury to any player, even one of the league’s half-dozen best, does not tarnish any other team’s title run. The league’s history is filled with championship-shifting injuries to superstars and role players alike, going back to Bill Russell’s getting hurt in the 1958 playoffs and touching just about every franchise that has ever advanced deep into the postseason. Losing the reigning MVP in the first game of the playoffs obviously falls on the more catastrophic end of the injury scale, but it is still part of the same general equation that determines each year’s champion.
But that’s a discussion for another day. For now, let’s watch these Bulls — these selfless, hungry, determined Bulls — rally around their fallen leader and push as far as they can. And let’s wish last season’s MVP a full recovery.
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20 Colleges Not Worth Their Tuition In 2012
As the class of 2012 prepares to graduate, another group of bright-eyed youths are anticipating beginning college life this fall. But many face the daunting challenge of affording it.
With the cost of a four-year degree escalating, many parents (and students) want to know they're getting good value for their education dollars.
So how do you know if you're getting a good return on your investment, or ROI? PayScale recently crunched the data of more than 850 colleges in the U.S., examining both in- and out-of-state tuition, when applicable, and what grads typically get back in lifetime earnings.
The calculations are based on the average amount that alumni of their respective colleges earned working -- minus the total cost of college -- and the amount they would have earned as a high school graduate.
The result is a list of winners and losers -- and as you can see below, some of the 20 colleges with the lowest ROI have recognizable names. But with any list of winners and losers, those institutions that ranked at the bottom have their defenders, as comment posted on PayScale's site show.
One graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, which finished dead last in PayScale's rankings with an ROI of -$189,000, said that he "wouldn't change a thing" about his educational experience.
"The skills that I learned through my degree program are incredibly valuable," said the student, who identified himself as Chris Brinlee Jr.
Others chimed in, arguing that PayScale's methodology is flawed. Noting that the survey multiplied ROI by the school's retention rate, "h.spaeth" argued that "It comes as no surprise then that all of the top schools for "ROI" are private schools with high retention rates."
For more on which schools scraped the bottom in Payscale's ratings, check out the list below.
Rank: 1229 (tie)
Lewis & Clark College
2011 Cost: $189,100
30-year net return on investment (ROI): -$132,000*
Annual ROI: -0.3 percent**
Lewis & Clark College
2011 Cost: $189,100
30-year net return on investment (ROI): -$132,000*
Annual ROI: -0.3 percent**
Rank: 1229 (tie)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA)
2011 cost: $119,800 (out-of-state)
30-year net ROI: -$132,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA)
2011 cost: $119,800 (out-of-state)
30-year net ROI: -$132,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1231
Flagler College
2011 Cost: $103,700
30-year net ROI -$134,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Flagler College
2011 Cost: $103,700
30-year net ROI -$134,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1232
Concord University
2011 Cost: $97,120
30-year net ROI
-$135,000 annual
ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Concord University
2011 Cost: $97,120
30-year net ROI
-$135,000 annual
ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1233 (tie)
Cedarville University
2011 cost: $119,400
30-year net ROI -$141,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Cedarville University
2011 cost: $119,400
30-year net ROI -$141,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1233 (tie)
Columbus College of Art and Design
2011 cost: $153,300
30-year net ROI -$141,000
Annual ROI: -4.6 percent
Columbus College of Art and Design
2011 cost: $153,300
30-year net ROI -$141,000
Annual ROI: -4.6 percent
Rank: 1235
University of Illinois at Springfield
2011 cost: $115,100 (out-of-state)
30-year net ROI -$143,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
University of Illinois at Springfield
2011 cost: $115,100 (out-of-state)
30-year net ROI -$143,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1236 (tie)
Anderson University (Indiana)
2011 Cost: $144,300
30-Year Net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Anderson University (Indiana)
2011 Cost: $144,300
30-Year Net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1236 (tie)
Jackson State University (JSU)
2011 Cost: $85,450
30-year net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Jackson State University (JSU)
2011 Cost: $85,450
30-year net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1236 (tie)
University of Montevallo
2011 Cost: $72,140
30-year net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
University of Montevallo
2011 Cost: $72,140
30-year net ROI -$148,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1239 (tie)
Marywood University
2011 Cost: $165,900
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: -7.8%
Marywood University
2011 Cost: $165,900
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: -7.8%
Rank: 1239 (tie)
University of Montevallo
2011 Cost: $100,700 (Out-of-State)
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
University of Montevallo
2011 Cost: $100,700 (Out-of-State)
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1241
Jackson State University (JSU)
2011 Cost: $117,900 (Out-of-State)
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Jackson State University (JSU)
2011 Cost: $117,900 (Out-of-State)
30-year net ROI: -$161,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1242
Nazareth College of Rochester
2011 Cost: $151,800
30-year net ROI: $-166,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Nazareth College of Rochester
2011 Cost: $151,800
30-year net ROI: $-166,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1243
College of the Ozarks
2011 Cost: $104,200
30-year net ROI: $-176,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
College of the Ozarks
2011 Cost: $104,200
30-year net ROI: $-176,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1244
Meredith College
2011 Cost: $142,100
30-year net ROI: -$179,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Meredith College
2011 Cost: $142,100
30-year net ROI: -$179,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1245
Medaille College
2011 Cost: $130,100
30-year net ROI: -$184,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Medaille College
2011 Cost: $130,100
30-year net ROI: -$184,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1246 (tie)
Judson University
2011 Cost: $151,100
30-year net ROI: $-186,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Judson University
2011 Cost: $151,100
30-year net ROI: $-186,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1246 (tie)
Seton Hill University
2011 Cost: $160,200
30-year net ROI: -$186,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Seton Hill University
2011 Cost: $160,200
30-year net ROI: -$186,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Rank: 1248
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
2011 Cost: $176,900
30-year net ROI: -$189,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
2011 Cost: $176,900
30-year net ROI: -$189,000
Annual ROI: less than -12.3 percent
*30-year net ROI: The total income of a graduate of this college will earn in 30 years of working, minus what they would have earned as a high school graduate and the cost of college (including tuition, room and board, book and supplies).
**Annual ROI: This is the expected value of the earnings differential divided by the weighted cost for a 2011 graduate, annualized to represent the percent of expected ROI received each year after graduation.
**Annual ROI: This is the expected value of the earnings differential divided by the weighted cost for a 2011 graduate, annualized to represent the percent of expected ROI received each year after graduation.
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2012 NBA Playoff Schedule
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/04/26/2012.playoff.schedule/index.html#ixzz1teMXznza
All times Eastern Standard.
| Game 1: Bulls 103, 76ers 91 | HENDRICKSON Game 2: at CHI, Tue. May 1, 8 p.m., TNT Game 3: at PHI, Fri. May 4, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Game 4: at PHI, Sun. May 6, 1 p.m., ABC Game 5: at CHI, Tue. May 8, If Necessary Game 6: at PHI, Thu. May 10, If Necessary Game 7: at CHI, Sat. May 12, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
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Game 1: Heat 100, Knicks 67 | THOMSEN
Game 2: Heat 104, Knicks 94 | THOMSEN Game 3: at NYK, Thu. May 3, 7 p.m. TNT Game 4: at NYK, Sun. May 6, 3:30 p.m., ABC Game 5: at MIA, Wed. May 9, If Necessary Game 6: at NYK, Fri. May 11, If Necessary Game 7: at MIA, Sun. May 13, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
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Game 1: Magic 81, Pacers 77
Game 2: Pacers 93, Magic 78 | FORRESTER Game 3: at ORL, Wed. May 2, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV Game 4: at ORL, Sat. May 5, 2 p.m., ESPN Game 5: at IND, Tue. May 8, If Necessary Game 6: at ORL, Fri. May 11, If Necessary Game 7: at IND, Sun. May 13, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: Hawks 83, Celtics 74 | DOLLINGER Game 2: at ATL, Tue. May 1, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV Game 3: at BOS, Fri. May 4, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Game 4: at BOS, Sun. May 6, 7 p.m., TNT Game 5: at ATL, Tue. May 8, If Necessary Game 6: at BOS, Thu. May 10, If Necessary Game 7: at ATL, Sat. May 12, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference First Round | |||||||||||||
| Game 1: Spurs 106, Jazz 91 Game 2: at SAS, Wed. May 2, 7 p.m., TNT Game 3: at UTA, Sat. May 5, 10 p.m., TNT Game 4: at UTA, Mon. May 7, TBA Game 5: at SAS, Wed. May 9, If Necessary Game 6: at UTA, Fri. May 11, If Necessary Game 7: at SAS, Sun. May 13, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
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Game 1: Thunder 99, Mavericks 98
Game 2: Thunder 102, Mavericks 99 | POLK Game 3: at DAL, Thu. May 3, 9:30 p.m., TNT Game 4: at DAL, Sat. May 5, 7:30 p.m., TNT Game 5: at OKC, Mon. May 7, If Necessary Game 6: at DAL, Thu. May 10, If Necessary Game 7: at OKC, Sat. May 12, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: Lakers 103, Nuggets 88 | JENKINS Game 2: at LAL, Tue. May 1, 10:30 p.m., TNT Game 3: at DEN, Fri. May 4, 10:30 p.m., ESPN Game 4: at DEN, Sun. May 6, 9:30 p.m., TNT Game 5: at LAL, Tue. May 8, If Necessary Game 6: at DEN, Thu. May 10, If Necessary Game 7: at LAL, Sat. May 12, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: Clippers 99, Grizzlies 98 | MANNIX Game 2: at MEM, Wed. May 2, 9:30 p.m., TNT Game 3: at LAC, Sat. May 5, 4:30 p.m., ESPN Game 4: at LAC, Mon. May 7, 10:30 p.m., TNT Game 5: at MEM, Wed. May 9, If Necessary Game 6: at LAC, Fri. May 11, If Necessary Game 7: at MEM, Sun. May 13, If Necessary | ||||||||||||
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