The Goliath Bias: Roy Hibbert & The Future of NCAA Basketball

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An Intro to What Was Written Before: Isiah Cannot Be Larry; Cut Your Hair; Hibbert, Neither Athletic nor Smart
Published 3/25/2008 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
... inches shorter than he on a free throw and garnering a foul (as if taller players, knowing their inherent size advantage, attempt to snatch a rebound over a shorter player in front of them). Andy Katz said, “You must have rules, discipline,” then muttered something unintelligible and said Hibbert’s name. The implication being that Hibbert can neither follow the rules nor does he have the discipline to stay out of foul trouble. But consider this from Cosellout’s article on the Hibbert-foul trouble phenomenon: Vitale ...

An Intro to What Was Written Before: Isiah Cannot Be Larry (Donnie Walsh Goes to the Knicks); Cut Your Hair; Hibbert, Neither Athletic nor Smart
Published 3/25/2008 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
... inches shorter than he on a free throw and garnering a foul (as if taller players, knowing their inherent size advantage, attempt to snatch a rebound over a shorter player in front of them). Andy Katz said, “You must have rules, discipline,” then muttered something unintelligible and said Hibbert’s name. The implication being that Hibbert can neither follow the rules nor does he have the discipline to stay out of foul trouble. But consider this from Cosellout’s article on the Hibbert-foul trouble phenomenon: Vitale ...

Cheap Shots #122
Published 3/26/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Foul] What maize and blue people (read: Michigan fans) like. Damn Scandinavian stoicism. [EDSBS] Sad, sad story: HS cheerleader goes in for breast surgery, dies. [Sports by Brooks] Useful reminder that race and racism are still highly visible in sport. Highly recommended. [Sports on My Mind] Concerned about how centers tend to get really ticky-tack fouls in college ball? Call it the “Goliath effect.” [Cosellout] Interesting insights from a former baseball HOF intern on its new president. [One ...