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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Ever notice how crazy ideas always seem a little less crazy after a couple of margaritas? We can blame a good bottle of tequila for inspiring a small group of people to start BR, way back ten years ago today, under the BART tracks in a funky part of West Oakland. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We pretended not to be unnerved by the fact that our decision to kick start a mini-movement to help pit bulls was born on April Fool's Day. It's now the official start date on our government docs.
'The Fool represents the "every person" - the essence of us all embarking on the journey of life, self-discovery and mastery. He is the innocent, the whimsical, the "inner child" mixed with the "inner sage" that lives down deep inside of us all. He faces life and his journey unafraid, trusting, the perfect example of total and utter faith that all will be well, that every experience has a deep essential meaning. He trapses along the crags of life, regardless of any hidden peril or disappointment, his eyes are turned to the heavens and he knows that he will be kept safe and whole along his travels.' - June Kaminski
And how about that little dog that always shows up by the Fool's side?
To all the fools out there that are silly enough to believe what your heart tells you is true - Happy April Fool's Day. We love being on this journey with you and look forward to many more years of dancing on the cliff's edge, on behalf of all the lovable blockheads that first lured us into this big adventure.
I originally started doing this research to see how bad the Mavs have been in the 3rd quarter this season because that seems to always be the point where they collapse. As I was doing this, their 3rd quarter problems didn’t seem as drastic as I had originally thought but some good did come out of this. I noticed the biggest difference came in the wins and losses. In the games they have won, they average 26.3 points per game in the 3rd, in the games they have lost, they average 22.8 points per game in the 3rd.
- RED= Mavs OUTSCORED by opponent in 3rd Quarter and LOSE the game- 20 Times
- Yellow = Mavs OUTSCORED by opponent in 3rd Quarter and WIN the game- 11 Times
- Green= Mavs OUTSCORE opponent in 3rd Quarter and WIN the game- 29 Times
- Pink= Mavs OUTSCORE opponent in 3rd Quarter and LOSE the game- 8 Times
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- Of the Mavs 30 losses, they have been outscored in the 3rd quarter 20 times
- Of the Mavs 43 wins, they have outscored the opponent in the 3rd quarter 29 times
- The Mavs average 24.8 points per game in the 3rd Quarter this season
- The Mavs allow 24.3 points per game in the 3rd to their opponents this season.
- In the Mavs 43 wins they average 26.3 points per game in the 3rd Quarter
- In the Mavs 30 losses they average 22.8 points per game in the 3rd quarter
