Kallis vs Sobers, Donald vs Steyn, Trott vs Pollock

[uvelocity]

Cool story bro (Y)

Fair dinkum talk about arguing about something on an internet forum which wasn't even anything to do with you PEWS. ftr the above is what got to me. Marcuss completely and deliberately missed the point of what I wrote, and instead of offering something intelligent writes a smart arse comment at me.

Benchmark was correct, what other kind of reply did it deserve?

On the topic, if you have a look at the matches they played against each other to date, on several occasions Ponting was the man to stand up and win the game for his team. That is the point I was making.

Now you want to call me a fool and a poor judge, and attack a backhanded retort of mine as ad hominem? Back in your box tiger.

 

[Prince EWS]

But when their numbers are similar, it can be a factor which makes you prefer one player over another.

Prefer? definitely. Think is actually better? Nah.

 

[Burgey]

Prefer? definitely. Think is actually better? Nah.

Yes it does. When it's that close it matters as much as how much belly button lint they have to the third decimal place.

 

[Jarquis]

Fair dinkum talk about arguing about something on an internet forum which wasn't even anything to do with you PEWS. ftr the above is what got to me. Marcuss completely and deliberately missed the point of what I wrote, and instead of offering something intelligent writes a smart arse comment at me.

Benchmark was correct, what other kind of reply did it deserve?

On the topic, if you have a look at the matches they played against each other to date, on several occasions Ponting was the man to stand up and win the game for his team. That is the point I was making.

Now you want to call me a fool and a poor judge, and attack a backhanded retort of mine as ad hominem? Back in your box tiger.

You're still missing the point.
Complete failure to consider the respective bowling attacks that each batsman had to face in these games.
Complete failure to consider the respective quality of the rest of the batting lineups that each player was a part of.

 

[uvelocity]

You're still missing the point.
Complete failure to consider the respective bowling attacks that each batsman had to face in these games.
Complete failure to consider the respective quality of the rest of the batting lineups that each player was a part of.

jesus wept

Part of it for mine is the team record. These are always more important than averages.

Of course we rate Australia's team more highly, but how many games between the sides did Kallis do it himself and win it?

 

[Jarquis]

jesus wept

Yeah and the unbolded part of "How many times did Kallis do it himself and win it?"
Well, probably less than Ponting because he had a much harder task of it than Ponting did.
Besides, judging them solely on what they did in matches against one another is ********.

 

[Burgey]

I'm enjoying this argument. It's like a stats argument without those annoying number things.

 

[uvelocity]

Yeah and the unbolded part of "How many times did Kallis do it himself and win it?"

Never.

Well, probably less than Ponting because he had a much harder task of it than Ponting did.
Besides, judging them solely on what they did in matches against one another is ********.

fmd what bit of 'part of' do you not understand?

Kallis has some attributes ponting does not, like quality fast bowling. You can't compare them based on their bowling alone either, but it's certainly part of it.

Anyway yeah Burgey is right.

 

[benchmark00]

Meh; he made a particularly ****house post and I called him on it. Don't see how that makes it a flame war. I have no problem with him in general (quite enjoy his posts in tour threads); I played the post and it was awful. Something that particularly grates me.

Played one post, didn't play the other.

 

[Prince EWS]

Played one post, didn't play the other.

Actually called it crap several times in my long post. No way was it anywhere near as bad as uvelocity's though.

 

[benchmark00]

Actually called it crap several times in my long post. No way was it anywhere near as bad as uvelocity's though.

Did you ever consider that the reason it brough about such a response was because it was epically **** as well and deserved such.

Someone dishes it out, gotta take it in return.

Would love for the mods to look at the source for once, not just look at the retaliation.

 

[Burgey]

Did you ever consider that the reason it brough about such a response was because it was epically **** as well and deserved such.

Someone dishes it out, gotta take it in return.

Would love for the mods to look at the source for once, not just look at the retaliation.

Garry Nelisen used to say "You've got to look at Genesis, Mr Burge. Not just Revelation".

 

[benchmark00]

Garry Nelisen used to say "You've got to look at Genesis, Mr Burge. Not just Revelation".

Prefer listening to Genesis itbt.

 

[uvelocity]

Genesis - No Reply At All (Three Sides Live) HQ - YouTube

 

[Burgey]

Prefer listening to Genesis itbt.

Haha. You'll get to know the GILP in good time, you poor sorry bastard.

 

[benchmark00]

Haha. You'll get to know the GILP in good time, you poor sorry bastard.

Will send your regards.

 

[smash84]

Actually called it crap several times in my long post. No way was it anywhere near as bad as uvelocity's though.

itbt that retort was extremely funny from a neutral POV. Just saying, (in the mould of Burgey )

 

[Prince EWS]

itbt that retort was extremely funny from a neutral POV. Just saying, (in the mould of Burgey )

You think everything is funny though. It might have been funny if Marcuss was having a cry, but he wasn't; he was just being a dickhead.

 

[benchmark00]

You think everything is funny though. It might have been funny if Marcuss was having a cry, but he wasn't; he was just being a dickhead.

But yeah, it's all swell to give a spray to someone retaliating to the dickhead behaviour

 

[Prince EWS]

But yeah, it's all swell to give a spray to someone retaliating to the dickhead behaviour

Marcuss had a point that was relevant to the discussion though; he was just expressing it in a dickheaded fashion.